1918-10-18 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

America's £10,000 for Maternity. A grant of $10,000 has been made to the Royal Free Hospital `by the American Red Cross Commission for the extension of the Maternity Department. It has "been decided to take over and extend the Maternity Hospital hitherto supported by the Dashess of Marlborough. This provides for the treatment of 20 patients, and it is intended to provide 50 [beda for maternity cases. It is also intended to provide at this centre midwifery' training for the nursing staff of the Royal Eres Hospital and other pupils.

Food Riots In Spain. The Paris edition of the New

·York Herald publishes a telegram from Madrid, according to which, the situation in Spain is growing daily more serious, owing to the scarcity of food and the incressed cost of living, the state of unrest being marked by frequent riots and collisions with the police. Da August 6. seven people were severely injured in a riot at Guadalajara, At Marois the unemployed marched în proces sion demanding work or bread." Similar manifestations hava tsken place in Osstellon da Is Plans, Castro Urdiales, Sarazones, Ciudad Real, Grenada, Bilbao, and Malags.

Ammonia from the Air According to Bir Willism Tilden, who upoks at, King's College recently, the Government have instituted investigations as to the best process of bringing inso use the nitrogen of the air, and combining it with hydrogen "in order to produce ammonis. Every owner of a plot of land, he proceeded, was asking for sulphate of ammonia, and the "Government ́ ́ ̈were about to establish a very large installation of the necessary plant. Women were taking part in scientifie investigation and discovery in increasing numbers. "I wish I could tell you something about " the work they are doing," said Sir Willism, but as it is chiefly secret work for the Government I cannot,"

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