From Our Own Correspondent, Kingston, Out., July 16. United States commercial interests are trying to prevent the ratification of the reciprocity treaty betwen the Dominion and the West Indies by threatening the imposition of re: taliatory duties. From all accounts their efforts do not appear to be meeting with much success. The! threat is being made against the West Indies.
The Province "of Saskatchewan has just held a local election for! members of its Legislature on the straight issue of reciprocity, and the Liberal Government favouring this has been returned with an increased majority. This is a clear proof that those people who declare that the reciprocity issue is dead and buried are wrong.
The Minister of Militia has de clined to restore to the Americans] the old gun taken by che Br'tish at Bunker Hill, as the American Minister of War refuses to give any British or Canadian trophies of war in exchange.
A return shows that contrary to what is usually believed the men in the celebrated North-west Mounted Police consist mostly of those from the Old Country. The perototage is eighty-five, with the remainder: Canadians. While spligtioes are continually being made for enrolment by Americans who have served in the United States Army, none of them are considered unless they' have become naturalized Britis subjects.
Two men who were caught sinuggling Chinese across the Niagaral hiver from Canada into the United States disguised as negroes, have been sentenced in the Federal Cou-t to fines of $150 each and to serve
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