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CANADIAN ELECTIONS. CONSERVATIVE GAINS. MINISTERS DEFEATED. SIR W. LAURIER RETURNED. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) (Received Sept. 22, (5.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, Sept. 21. All the Ministers excepting, the Hon. William Pugsley, Minister . finPublic Works, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Premier, and the Hon. Frank Oliver, Minister for the Interior, have been defeated. There are sweeping Conservative gains in British Columbia. All Conservatives and twelve Nationalists were returned in Quebec. The Hon. William Templeman, Minister of Mines, was defeated fcr Victoria. LAVISH PROMISES. DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE STATES. LAURIER'S RETIREMENT. (Received S?pt. 23, 12.30 . a .m.) OTTAWA, Sept. 22. A significant feature of the elections is the defeat of the Ministers. Lavish promises had been made ; n various cities that great public wo. -s would be undertaken if Ministers wer e victorious. •'Sir Wilfrid Laurier is unwilling to lead the Opposition in the new House and his retirement is practically decided. There is great disappointment in the United States at the result of the election. LATER. CONSOLATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT. CANADA'S VENGEANCE. THE ATTEMPT TO SEVER. ENGLISH PAPER COMMENTS. (Received Sept 23, 9.10 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. The Westminster Gazette says there are many grounds for encouragement and consolation in the result of the Cana !ian elections. It does not consider that reciprocity conflicts with the Imperial connection, but would rather see Canada reject it than support reciprocity with the intention of weakening the Imperil tie. fThe Pall Mall Gazette says that Canada's vengeance has fallen with terrific weigjttt on the fatuous politicians who lent themselves to a policy of sub-division. "We can afford to thank Sir Wilfred Laurier," the Gazette continues, " for past work as an Imperialist, but since his last desperate throw for office he has (ailed to star." The Pall Mall Gazette further states that the Borden-Bourassa alliance is purely an. opportunist one, ,nd that the Canadian Protectionists are "(ready to sell anybody or \ anything in order to secure votes.

BORDEN AS PREMIER. (Received Sept. 23, 10.45 a.m.) OTTAWA, Seat. 22. The Governor-General will probably remain longer, than was intended in order to form a new Government. Mr Borden (Leader of the Opposition) will be asked to accept the Premiership immediately definite official returns of his election are available. The result is still doubtful as a recount is necessary at Halm s. FEELING IN AMERICA. THE ANNEXATION SPEECH. WHEAT MARKET RISES. NEW YORK, Sept. 22. Tho United States Press blames Mr Champ Clark's annexation speech as being the cause of defeating reciprocity. Mr Clark says that President Taft's speech on the subject of the parting of ways did more to defeat reciprocity than anything- 'else. There has been a sharp rise in the Chicago wheat market consequent on tbe defeat of reciprocity. MR CHAMBERLAIN'S MESSAGE. (Received Sept. 23, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22. Mr Joseph Chamberlain in- a message to the newspapers, congratulates the Canadians on repudiating the reciprocity agreements, and adds that the victory in favor of preference to England is, mcst satisfactory. A CANADIAN OPINION. (Per Press Association). AUCKLAND, This day. Mr Beddoe, Trade Commissioner for Cun. da, interviewed 0 n the subject of the defeat of tbe Laurier Government. said that as the election was probably fought on the question of reciprocity with the United States the Conservative victory must mean that reciprocity proposals will be killed, as it was requisite the agreement be approved by Parliament id the States and Canada. Mr Beddoe said that the change in party would not involve a change of Canada's Trade Commissioner in New Zealand. As to the effect of the change in thei aspect with reepeot to re procity, Mr Beddoe said that had the agreement been carried all the natural products of this country, which were the same as those to lie admitted into Canada from the United States free, would also have gone in duty free. Mr Beddoe has receiver! a cablegram statins; that six Ministers are defeated, and that there is no doubt that tbe Liberal party has been defeated.