REUTERS' CABLEGRAMS.

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REUTERS' CABLEGRAMS.

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London, March 20. • Parlinmentary pnpors regarding the Viotorinn crisis nre issued.

Sir M. Hicks Beach declines to express an opinion regarding tho merits of the dispute, and hopos that mutual concession may bring about a settlement between thn two branches of the Legislature, and thnt tho British Government nnd Sir George Bowen will keep aloof from tho dispute. March 21. Tho oflieial dispatch respecting tho constitutional conflict in Viotoria is publishod. It shows that tho Governor's notion throughout is supported by tho Colonial Office. Tho Times soys it is clear Car* nnrvon's September telegram advising Bowen to follow tho advice of his Ministers was dictated by ignorance at homo of the material fact that this telegram shnped Ihe whole of tho Governor's subsiquent conduct, nnd that Hioks-Bjeeh continues tho policy of his prodeocssor. Tho Times dcolarcs that tho question raised in Viotoria must bo decided by tho Imperial Parliament (or tho roliofofthe other colonial Governors. Tho Times published a summary of tbe official text of the treaty of peuco. It consists of twenty* livo articles which agreo in substance with the- recent versions. Tbo loan indemnity is foortcon hundred and ten million roubles. Eleven hundred millions is ncccptcd in tho shnpo ot territory, leaving tho" payment of tbe thrco hundred millions subject to arc rnngement.