CANADA

Otago Witness, Issue 2993, 26 July 1911, Page 29

CANADA

OTTAWA, July 20. Giving to the serious delays in the completion of the census, the Redistribution of Seats Bill is not likely to be ready before November. Probably the general election will be postponed until the Redistribution Bill is law. The German naval officers belonging to the cruiser Bremen, which is now visiting Halifax, criticised the Niche, saying that it would be useless in. wartime. The matter was reported to the Government, and representations were made to the German Consul at Montreal, who apologised for the indiscretion. Admiral Kingsraill then issued a statement setting forth that the Niobe, which was purchased about two years back from the British Admiralty, was merely a training ship, and neverregarded as anything else. Interest is waning in the reciprocity debate, and there is a poor attendance at the sittings. July 21. Sir Wilfrid Laurier has decided to ask the House to meet in the mornings with the object of wearing down the Conservative opposition to the reciprocity proposals. July 23. The Minister of Justice scouts the idea of a general election in Canada for at, least another session. The statement is taken to indicate that the Government has not abandoned the hope of wearing down the Conservatives who sit in opposition. .