1918-12-10 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

NOTICES

American War Contracts.

US. Government wär contracts involving hundreds of dollars have been rendered of donbal akatun by a decision of the Comp troller of the Tessary that orders are not legally executed unless actually signed by re sponsible government contracting agents and the contractors. Hǝ refused his approval for a cosnosilation; all agreement, with no lose to contrrotara, whereby it was proposed, la abandon thensanda of war supply contracts. Many of the contracts affected were giren over the telephone.

Japanese Royal Betrothal. The Imperial sanction to the betrothal of Prince Yof Kares to Princes Masako Nsabimoto is published. The marriage will take places on Jan. 21, 1919.

Liquor Traffic In Africa. Whaavat may be the fate of Germany's possessions in Africa the Power to whom the destinies of the natives will be confided will have seriously to take in! hand the problem of the liquo traffic. "In a pamphlet issued by the Native Races and the Liquor Trafo United Committee, Usp. tain Harford, BA M.O., argues that the time has come for the termination of the traffic, the war having made possible what otherwise would have been a difficult and delicate problem to solve. The Allies have the matter in their hands. France has been active in recent years in dealing with the spirits trade, Belgium has declared for pro hibition in the Congo, and no difficulties are likely to be raised by Italy, Portugal, or Spain. Enough injury has been done to the natives by Datch snd German g, and if the future, is to be made tolerable for them, Captain Harford contende, there most be no sabstitution of obesp Britieb spirits for Germsa or Ditch, All alcoholic liquors musi be banished.

Officers' Widows Housing Scheme.

The King and Queen have each subacribed £100 to the fands of the Housing Association far Citera Familise following a visit which the Queen made to 8. Mark's Court, St. John's Wood, where the Sasociation has provided its first block of t for officera' widowe and disabled officers. The asscoiation at pre- Eent has under construction a block of 10 te at Hampstead, and has purchased six houses at Cheltenham, which sleo will be converted into fists. It has bren practically decided to acquire blocks of house for the same purpose at seaside places where there are good educational facili. ties for the children.

The inarcal Klaced is Murals XIV.

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