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Show BRITISH REPLY IS SENT TO KNOX Washington, Feb. 2?. The rejoinder rejoin-der of the British government 'o the last American note rcKardlns the . Panama zone tolls question was delivered de-livered today to Secretary Knox by 'Ambassador Rryce Though naturally natural-ly of great interest to Secretary Knox the will make no effort to cousidet it, but will alow the negotiations on the American side to he continued by his successor in office. It la understood that the British note, after a repetition of the former for-mer arcruments. in support of its original orig-inal contentions, contains a flat proposal pro-posal for arbitration of the Issue between be-tween the two countries, according to the provisions of the existing special arbitration treat between the two countries, which will expire In June. The note was read to Secretary Knox by Ambassador Brycc at the secretary's office and a copy was left with the secretary by direction of Sir Edward Gra It is withheld from publication for the present to afford i Secretary Knox an opportunity to lay 'it before President Taft, but it has been arranged that the note shall be given out for publication in the Sunday Sun-day morning papers in this country and the Monday morning papers in Europe, oo |