NEWFOUNDLAND.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 43, 14 November 1907, Page 7

NEWFOUNDLAND.

A DISSATISFIED PREMIER. DJ TELEGRAPH—MESS ASSOCIATION—COPYMGHT. St. John's, November 12. Sir Robert Bond, Premier of Newfoundland, has been severoly criticised for not attending tho Governor's dinnbr on the King's Birthday.

1 Under date September 24, the St. .John's correspondent of "The Standard" puts, the caso re the fisheries from tho Newfoundland Premier's point of view as follows:— " Referring to tho declaration by tno Promior, Sir Robert liond, that the new "modus vivendi" botv/cen the British .Government and tho United States respecting the Newfoundland herring fishery was a disgrace to British diplomacy and a shamoful sacrifice of the interests of tho people of tho Colony, it is now apparent that that declaration was no mere exaggeration. The Premier was evidently not in a position, nt tlint time, to give his reasons for the strong denunciation of tho agreement, but to-day's ' Royal Gazette' reveals tho full truth of ths shameful treatment meted out to this Colony, for it contains an Order of the King in' Council, made at Buckingham Palace on September S, under Section 1,. Act 59, George 111', cap. US, virtually suspending the Constitution of this Colony, and purporting to prevent the service of legal process on British .subjects'' shipped as part crows by tho Americans in defiance - 'of tho local statute, and when fishing in the territorial waters of the Colony,

" In view of this Government having undertaken to rovert to the "status 0,110" prior to 1905 ponding tho decision of Tho Hague Tribunal, this action of his Majesty's Government cannot but be regarded as a shameful and cruel humiliation 'in tho Colony-. I saw the Premier to-day after tho publication of the 'Royal Gazette,' when he said:—'You will now bo able to judgo if my former remarks wore too strong. For the past three weeks my Govornment has been doing everything possible to prevent this Order from being promulgated, and I havo informed his Majesty's Government that, whether tho Order was promulgated or not, this Government would still uphold tho sovereignty of its laws by issuing authority to local fishermen to sell to Americans and others, thus placing the Americans in tho samo -osition c.s they wore in before the dispute arose.' The 'Gazotte' was only issued this evening, and, therefore, it is. too early for me to say what public opinion will bo; but it may be accepted as certain that an appeal will bo made to tho other self-govorning ColoniesHn reference to this outrage upon constitutional government. In .view of the Government of this CoWiiy undertaking to placo American citizens in the same position as they occupied prior to the commencement of tho dispute, the Imperial Government will find it difficult to justify its conduct."

Thero .was n Rood altondnnco at tlio evnngclistio mission, conducted by tlm Hov. .). Fhmiigan, in tho Donald M'Lean Strcot Primitive Mothodist Church last night. Tho missioner will Jccturo to-night in the Donald M'Lcan Strcot Church on "Scenes from my Jjifo: both Grnvo and Gay." Tho lecturo commences at 8 o'clock. Ticket-holders only will bo admitted until 7.50. Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice, will preside. Mos?rs. East and East, auctioneers and estate agents, advertise in this issue particulars regarding tho salo of a farm yroporty in tho Thames Valloy.