THE PANAMA CANAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1781, 5 March 1888, Page 4

THE PANAMA CANAL.

The London *' Times " correspondent at Psria telegraph! on Jii u»ry 23rd that a portion of the report made by M. R useett, wh > wan sent to Panama m 1886 by M. Dt- F ►ye net <>n behalf of the French Government, which the correspondent alleges the Government has be'e'ofors kept secret, hud beeu Tt.'^ report Buys the Prwianu can >1 ta entira<y feasible, but It is prt>bemattcal wh^cbeV the work will be tiuißh-d unless simplified. In any caae the work has reached tack a point th>u it ooaht i<ot to be aban-Soaed, and, therefore, France rather than effjr o^itriictiona, ought to assist as far as lie compietiun. M. onsaett oayg. however that before decid ug to Bsseut to a loan, the G< vurum^nt shnotd require a gaur'i.nttiK that the pr jack will be eimpllfi d. The correapon'ieut c;a ms that M. De Leseepa has shown iiatii-et willingness to an opt 1 1 c ri'Ot-Biary modificatione, and has slackened work oa the otoal during the past fifteen <n.<>ntha with that very o v j-otiu view. A dt-i-psich i>n Februaiy 3. d eaya there is ureat activity on bolt) a etiuns. At the important et*'ioa oi Cui«bra p'eparatioro are b- ing mado, tor aotn'e>ruifr-d w<irk day aud uigh Eieo-i'C li-br hss teen imroduciad th»/ I for thr- purpiae Other imp <naui- aocu.nj «- meuta have been made* m n>any poiu tV Age .ts of the U.mp-^iiy iq P»fi a v/er*< fipgoti*tiag with th« Da^H ido of the H.lght, according to latest advices, for the pro* mottng i:£ a JtJtl %Hn«uig aa ibsue uf » lottery-loan "t 5; 0 POO '»• oa.