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Show TO SUCCEED ! PRES. GREY Ambassador Bryce to Fill Vacancy in Hague Tribunal Washington. Feb V Embassador Bryce's appointment as a member oi the permanent court of arbitration of The Hague is to fill a vacancy to be caused next August by the retirt-Iment retirt-Iment of the British delegations pres. idcin Hon Sir William Edward Grey, who will then be elght tears old. Ii is understood here to be tite Intention In-tention of the British government to oTilinue Mr P,rce in his preseir. post until tin completion of the Panama c nal negotiations. It is believed lha-the lha-the matter may be bi ought c. an amicable settlement directly between the two governments, or thai an agreement shall be reached or it arbitration before ihe expiration of t'ne present administration If that she uld appear impossible, jt Is expected ex-pected Mr Bryce will main In ;'v bington under the Incoming administration ad-ministration long enough to develop Clear! President Wilsons .ilituvkk when the negotiations may lie turned over to Sir Arthur Cecil Spring-lib e. i Sbould Ihe canal tolls issue finally (iTt. to arbitration, it is probable that 'Mr Bryce might be selected as one of the arbitrators. |