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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 74, 20 December 1917, Page 6

"Tliero are 85 Dutch ships in American harbours with a carrying capacity of over 350,000 tons, all practically interned for the present. They nave loaded with cargoes totalling 150,000 tons of foodstuffs and an equal amount of cattle feed. Not tone may sail for Europe. Why?" says the "Chronicle's" New York correspondent. "America is detaining them because it refuses to recognise the remarkable agreemont between Holland and Germany fixing the percentage of exports which shall go from Holland to the Central Powers. Washington's immovable decision is that no American foodstuffs or food-producing material shall be permitted Holland, or indeed any other neutral, while fats aro entering Germany on the present basis. America takes the position that Holland cannot expect aid in feeding Dutch cattle to product fats for Germany. While Holland clings to such an agreement in order to obtain coal and other commodities from Germany, she must depend on her own food resources."

A£ tho annual prize day of a certnin school tho head boy roso to give his recitation. "Friends, Romans, countrymen," he vociferated, "lend mo your ears!" "There," commented tho mother of a defeated pupil, snceringl.v, "that's Mrs. Biggs's bo.v! Ho wouldn't be his mother's son if ho didn't want to borrow eomotliing."