PANAMA CANAL BILL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1519, 15 August 1912, Page 5

PANAMA CANAL BILL.

THE FEELING IN FAVOUR OF TREATY. FINAL ACTION AWAITEDBy Telecrapli—Press Association—Copyriehf Washington, August 13. Thoro is a growing feeling against tho adoption of tho Legislature's action to set asido tho Hay-Pauncefote Treaty affecting tho Panama Canal. Conferences between the Senate and tlio Houso of Representatives ore proceeding. The opponents of the provisions of the Bill, which give American ships freedom from tolls, are confident that they will seouro a modification of tho Bill. The British Government has lunflo no further protest, but awaits' final action by President Taft. The Canadian Government intends to join in tho British protest when it is made.

AUSTRALIAN INTERESTS. QUESTIONS IN PARLIAMENT. Melbourne, August U. In tho Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Deakin called attention to tlie American Senate's decision regarding the Panama Canal dues, and asked Mr; Fisher, the Prime Minister, if ho wWd communicate with the Imperial authorities on the question, which was ono of most vital interest to Australia. Mr. Fisher replied that he had observed the Senate's decision with regret. It was clearly against tho treaty hetween Britain and America, and involved Australian interests. Ho .did not think the present was the time to discuss tho matter. 'He-added that ho already Jiad expressed the Commonwealth's views on the matter to the Mother Country.

BIG LINERS ORDERED. COMING SHIPPING RIVALRY. London, August 13. The ' Royal Mail Steam Packet Company has placed contracts for four liners 650 ft. in'length, to go through the Panama Canal. A shipbuilding* boom is anticipated, arising out of the Anglo-German rivalry to secure Panama Canal traffic.

GERMAN PROTESTS. (Rec. August 15, 1.5 a.m.) • Berlin, August 14. Tho commercial newspapers warmly de-'nounc-e t the American interpretation of the Hay.Pauncefote treaty. . ■. POSTPONEMENT PROBABLeI FINAL ACTION NEXT WINTER. (Rec. August 15, 1.5 a.m.) London, August 14. The Washington correspondent of "Tho Times" reports that indications point strongly to the postponement of final action on tho Panama Canal Bill until nest winter.