Show british perils on sound that is if the united states raise no objection one alion enough AD THE REIT american I icart ia parn io lie tf the raging western frees to the british to sound slay 20 the canadian government haa receded a cablegram from tha imperial authorities stating that ork on the pacific coast ile deuces will aixa begun thia summer the homo government has always been keenly alid to the importance of fortifications on the pacific const especially ally at and the terminus of the canadian railway last year the british admiralty an officer to niale a careful examination of alie coast of british columbia between vancouver and with the object of deciding upon antea for the erection of batteries commanding the entrances to auget sound and protecting mault ICe commendations mero arcade but not liing was done until lately when the british government stirred up to activity by the renewal of negotiations at washington begird ing the beann sea question decided that work on the coast de fences should be begun at once lion G L foster minister of finance to a reporter today to day regarding the statement published in alie san francisco papers to the deflect that the british government was contemplating a scheme for transforming the entrance to enget sound into a second gibraltar said the expression second gibraltar was too strong but it was the intention of the canadian and imperial authorities to ma te great im ments in alie de fences of the sed board ports and especially the americana object he said to our establishing batteries commanding alie entrant 0 to enget sound why let them haild aarts farts on the opi osita side of the straits |