ANGLO-AMERICAN SENTIMENT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2396, 1 February 1900, Page 17

ANGLO-AMERICAN SENTIMENT.

LONDON, January 24. Captain Mahan, the celebrated American

naval expert, declares that America's war problems in the near future render a good understanding with Great Britain as too important to allow an impression to be created that the United States is ' hostile t6 Britain. He justifies the attitude of Britain towards the Transvaal.

AUCKLAND, January 25.

The acting-mayor (Mr Kidd), on behalf of the mayor (Mr Goldie), entertained iCaptain Tilley and the officers of the United States transport Abarenda by a gicnic to Blowhole Bay,~Waitakerei, West oast, on the neAv tourist route opened up. The officers of the Abarenda were greatly pleased with the scenery and drive through 10 miles of vii'gin bush. In responding to the toast <r Our Guests," Captain Tilley said the great trouble was that the United States, and Great Britain h?d not known each other ; but they now understood each other, and as they came closer together- and as America reached down to these colonies they would, have opportunities of being better friends, and that friendship would strengthen as they went on and would last for ever and for ever. Mr Dillingham, American consul, also made a capital speech. He said that during the past three years the imports from and exports to America had almost, if not quite, doubled. He impressed on the colony the importance of having a better dail service via San Francisco.