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Show Chamberlain's Policy Favoring Colonies Colo-nies Declared Dead. London, Aug. S.The Daily Mail this morning says that it understands that the permanent officials of the board of trade and of the treasury have unanimously unan-imously advised against the adoption of Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's proposals pro-posals for giving the British colonies preferences based on the taxation of foods. The Daily Mail claims that this decision is a -death blow to Mr. Chamberlain's Cham-berlain's programme, - as it has little doubt that the premier will decide against him. 1 "Although- tho latter has a great following fol-lowing In the country,"- says the Mail, "he can hardly expect to prevail against the premier, the chancellor of the exchequer, ex-chequer, two ex-chancellors, the Duke of Devonshire and the whole liberal party." |