London via Bombay, March 12.
Telegrams from Ottawa state that, after a debate extending over several weeks, the House of Commons has" agreed to the second reading of the Bill providing for the building of a local Car Navy. The House rejected, by votes to seventy-four, an amendment proposed by Mr. R. L. Borden, K.c., leader of the Opposition, to the effect that Canada should conto a deputation urging that decisive action be taken to enforce reforms in the Congo, said that he could not agree that the situation was hopeless. Belgium's new pro-the old, but Great Britain would gramme showed a great advance on
not recognize the annexation of the Congo until some improvement became apparent.—Reuter.
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