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GENERAL NEWS.

"The Queen and Child Welfare. 23 The Quren recently stiended a matines Kik: the Now Thestre organised to raise à fund towarde the initial cost of establishing. 8 day nursery for children in con-

•nection with the Shareditah School For Mothers, Hir Mijonty LS acoompanied by Princess Mary and by Prince Albert, who was in naval uniform. They received by the Earl of Verulato, "Viscotraless Grimatos, Lady Cynthia Colvilla, and Lidy Rowden, Sir Charles Wyndham, who lent the theatre for the

· occasion, and Lady Wyndham ›were presented to the Queen. A variety entertainment' was con- tributed to by" Min Gladys Cooper, "Mim Margaret Cooper, “Mr. Charles Hawtfey, and others. >Dutch Farmers Refuse German

Paper.

Amsterdam, Nov. 16-Difenl- ties have already arisen from the recëstesiablishment by the Datch „Government of the Export Gen- trale, to control Dutch exports.! The Export-Centrale gave Ger- many a credit of $750,000, for which Holland gets credit paper, which the farmers recsive in the form of obligations. Before the establishment of the Export- Centrale the farmers were paid in Datch money, but it is now wished that they should re ceive paper in part payment. They object on the ground the the Government should accept the riek itself. They say the farmere no longer export their own products, this being done by the Government, whereby the Government has already made several million. A rine (12 fɔriss to the pound] The farmers! declare that they have thus be- come Government officials, and! consider that the Government ought not to impose a risk on its' officials for a loan which it has itself. oocoladed. Accordingly the Dutch cheese trade, is now - stagnant,

Repatriated Prisoners,

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In reply to Mr. Home Willisms, who asked whether officers and men recently repatriated from Switzerland on account of their condition will be discharged from the Army if they so desire, and, it not, what kind of employment is -open to them, and how it is pro- posed to atiliz enok services sa they are capable of rendering, Mr. Macpherson states:-Under the sgreement with Germany repatriated prisoners of war may not be employed on any front al military operations, or on the linee of communication, or in occupied territory. Officers if permanently unfit for further military service are permitted to leave the Service. If they are fit for farther aervice sheir services are utilized either regimentally or otherwise. Any @pplication to leave the Service from an officer not permanently a fit is considered ca its merits. O.her ranks are medically exs mined, and if found permanently unfit are discharged. The 18 mainder are given farlough, sa soon as they are fit for it. At the expiration of the furlough they are sent to a reserve battalion. If they become fit for geners! service they are not included in pumbare available for overiesi. « Women Suffrage in Switzerland,

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development, has nevertheless from MONDAY, 11th February, Council the question of the eligi

declared in favour of disarms to THURSDAY 21st February, bility of women to serve on the

Colonel Archibald Young, V.D., mens in a recent irene of the 1918, BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE. Bo Order of the Board of Codhvile of Guardians, was, die- qanted, but the motion: was de-in a lecture in Edinburgh, men. Preuenische Jahrbucher.

for disarmamenti fested. Later when a petition for tioned a curious incident of the reasons he advances are as fol- Directors, aba extension of the municipal recent British advance towards lows: I am Tole to women, was received by Palestine. When the British troops oraan, in the Erst place, the the Grand Council, it was were approaching a certain town conomic burden must now really The cost (of) rejected on the pretext that in the desert a deputation of the become very great if disarmament

natives came out to meet them, does not come, it was not signed by a large The deadman of the deparation armamente) itself will be very enough number of names. There were altogether 8,771 signatures, asked for an interview with the much greater than it way before of which 6,882 were women's, British commander. In the course 1914, and even without that ¡of the 'ïnterview he urged the the state finances are simost | including housewives, teachers, industrial workere, etc. Daring Glaims of the natives to kind treat overburdened with the interest THE UNITED BRITISH IN. the preceding year the Bernement, and mentioned that he had dus on wer loans. In the sea- Santage Association: had held 65 brought with him a dcomment ond plecs I am for disarmament meetings in the Canton, in spite, showing how well and honourably because I hope rud believe that of difficulties of communication, they bad behaved on the let the conclusion of the war will They are not discouraged, how occasion on which their town was create conditions that can long etar, by their defeat. They have visited by European trcope. He be poonfully maintained, and

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Canton February 1, 1918.

GENERAL NEWS.

A Curious Incident.

German Professor on Disarmament Professor Lane Delbruck, the

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