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Show Eai.ANii is uhout imitating the United ytales in the fyetem of carrying carry-ing traunaltantic mails between the two countries. At present her gov ernmeut gives subsidies to British steamship companies currying the mails to and from tho United Slates, but tbe postmaster general has noti-. noti-. fied the companiea that this systom will ceaee when the present contracts t expire at the close ol' Lhia year. For next year ho will adopt tho eamo system aa tho United Slates. The i mails -will be given Lo the quickest Bteamors, their speed lo be detur mined by previous voyitges. ' The pay i will bo the sea postage, the eftino as by the American system; - This ' poatatje is expected t) average about t$000 lor each voyage. The hu biddies .now paid amount to $550,000 in gold annually, so that, as in the case of the United StaU-s, i a considerable r Baviug will bo eUuc'ed. , j |