IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 11998, 21 February 1903, Page 2

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copy right. Received ID a.m., Februaiy 20th. -LONDON, February 19.

Viscount Cranborne stated in the House of Commons that there was an understanding with Russia with respect to the integrity of Persia, which would not be repudiated by either country. Biituin had made a strong representation to Persia that the commercial treaty with Russiais calculated to hamper British trade. The Duke of Devonshire, speaking in the House of Lords, said that it would be unreasonable in the education question not to apply to London the same basis and principles as were applied in the rest of the country. Received 11.36 p.m., February 20th. LONDON, February 20. There are prospects in Brnssels of Russia ultimately adhering to the Sugar Convention. Mr Balfour, speaking in the House of Cominons, emphasised Britain's declaration that she would not allow of a suggestion to penalise the colonies to come before the Brussels Commission, adding that if the Powers introduce it they will be absolutely unable to coerce Britain. Received" 1.13 a.m., February 21st. Viscount Cranborne stated in an address in the House of Commons, that the firstproposal for co-operation in Venezuela emanated from Count Metternich and that the communication was mentioned in Lord Lansdowne's despatch of July 23rd. Mr Austen Chamberlain, in reply to a. question, thought that it would be possible to secure the use of the Marconi system when sufficiently developed for commercial 2>nrposes.