London, July 5.
The Rt. Hon. George Wyndham presided of the banquet held in celebration of the seventy-sixth birthday of the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, u.r. There were 112 gueste, including the Canadian Minister of Trade and Commerce, the Hon. George E. Foster, and Sir L. Start Jameson, Bt.
"The Chairman dwelt on the question of Imperial preference, and suid that the advent in London of London, July 6.
The Spanish Chamber of Deputies was prorogued after the passing of the Devolution Bill.
The Bill was opposed by many Liberals on the ground that it was making " concession to Catalan Home Rulers.—Ed.
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