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Show CANAL BILL WILL SATISFY ENGLAND j Washington. Aug. 15. It is said no further protest will be made by Great Britain on behalf of English mercantile Interests against the Panama Pan-ama canal bill If it takes finally the form reported yesterday from the conference committee. The British objection was laid agalnBt discrimination of British shipping. As such shipping Is not now privileged to enter Into the American coastwise trade, which alone is to receive favored treatment in the canal, that objection Is overcome. over-come. It Is regarded as possible, however, that in deference to Canada the British government may be led to object to the prohibition against the passage of railroad-owned ships, but state department officials are confident objection will not hold under un-der the treaty as prohibition Is to apply to American vessels as well as others, and there could bo no charge of discrimination there. |