CANADA.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1829, 30 April 1888, Page 2

CANADA.

xne Canadian Government is contemplating the appointment or a Commissioner to proceed to China and Japan, for the purpose of developing trade between the Dominion and thoßecountriea, Bep'rerentatives or Chinese bqns'es have beeri'in Montreal ordering for export during #}« next fb\v months Canadian cottons and woollens, which it is found can be laid down m China over the Canadian Paoiflo route on more advantageous terms {than either Eoglish or American goods of a similar class. Canada has put m a claim for a valuable part of the State of Michigan, U.S., on the ground that the present boundary is erroneous. The doubtful territory covers valuable fishing ground along the t'm)t River, and the ahip canal is built on Canadian territory m the- opinion* of : many A mericad engineers. 1; ' • f TheCanadiaa federalauthorities decided on Marce27th'to ask ' Parliament m two weeks to vote compensations of about 14,000, OOOdols to the Canadian Pacific railway for tho surrender of its monopoly olauee a9 regards Manitoba to "the NorthWest Territory and British Columbia. Prominent' Government supporters will oppoßO it. ' '*' Advices from Nova Spqtja a,nd Newfoundland (April 3rd) state that the secession movement m the province and tho and confederation movement m the colony has developed unexpected strength. The Government have been warned not to trifle with either agitation. The aim of the secessionist and annexationisfc metn,bera ia to form a separate confederation o£ the maritime provinces, 1 bri% Newfoundland into it', then go' over m a body ! to' the l)nile,d l States, 'leaving' the remaining provinces to ehift for themßejvesj7 YrftjjoqC a single open Atlaato port for a few months m the year,