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Show SIR JOHN SEVERELY REPRIMANDED. Tha Promtar Ilrlrrn to Dr.prrate Mean-lira, Mean-lira, to fav. Ilia (tovernm.nu Ottawa, Ont., F'cb. 5. A local paper pa-per says it is understood that Sir John MacDonald received a severe reprimand repri-mand from tha British government yesterday yes-terday for having made public the text of the proposal of reciprocity he has made through the British government to the government of the United States, before it reached the authorities at Washington. The paper excuses the premier on account 'if the desperate means ho is driven to to save his government gov-ernment from ignominious defeat when it goes before the country for vindication vindica-tion of its policy next month. |