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Show im mm men be , British Gossip Busy With j. Probable Choice of Am-bassador Am-bassador to America, i.: : ' I.OXKi.V, Tf:c 17. The be5!cf is ' ,r fcrov.in in diplomatic circles th:it Viscount Vis-count Crey will nut return to Washington Washing-ton us Jh'itish ambassador, although there lj Is no Intimation of this off it hilly. Spei-u- f lation is bt 'innin as to who will be ' next ambassador, and Lord Reading's ji i name l.i ni'-ntioceu' fn-uhontly. !' It Is not known whether Lord Head ing would abandon the chief Justiceship for the ambnssador.'-liip, but it is well known that ho Is particularly fond of ; America, and of Americans, mid there are ; some who believe that he uauld like file post. Viscount Grey, whose early return to Falkland has been announced, has never formally presente I his credentials at Washington, and it Is assumed therefore, that he never turned over Lord Reading s letters of recall. The possible retirement of Sir Robert ' ' Borden from tile premiership of Canada recalls that (luring the peaco conference It was reoorted that he mijjlil be the next ' ambassador to the I'nited States. This is- was when the subject was discussed of - whether Ihe British dominions, notably i 1, Canada, should have separate ambassa- .: dors at Washington. There is some spec- ' illation In London that possibly, if t're-" t're-" lrder Borden's health permits, be nus'ht ' be named to the important post at Wasb-1 Wasb-1 ! lnston. |