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Show BENAVIDES OPENS THE PERUVIAN CONGRESS LIMA, Peru, July 2S. Congress was opened toiay by President Benavldes. In his mepsaffre the president said Peru had strictly obeyed The Hajrue convention conven-tion regarriliiK the rights and duties of neutral powers In the European war and that nothing had occurred to disturb the friendly relations with other countries. The president added that last March there had been exchanged ratifications of a treaty between the United States and Peru which cemented their friendly relations. re-lations. The mesfage said the foreign trade of Peru in 1914 fell off 10J per cent and that the budget shows a deficit of 11,-514,155. 11,-514,155. ' . The president stated that the election of Jose Pardo as president of the republic re-public had been accepted by the republic repub-lic and that he would retire from the office of provisional president satisfied of having realized the objects he had in view. |