Political Notes

Premier Baldwin was closeted with the King for three-quarters of an hour. It is understood that Mr. Baldwin explained the course taken by the Cabinet in reference to the reparations problem.

The Cabinet is expected to send a note to U. S. Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes on the twelve-mile limit of U. S. territorial waters. It is understood that Great Britain will agree to the temporary extension of the limit from three to twelve miles in the case of the U. S. A. only, recognizing that such a step is necessary to counteract the activities of liquor smugglers.

Captain Wedgwood Benn, D. S. 0., Liberal M. P. for Leith, delivered an impassionate plea for housing laws that will require all apartments and rented houses to be fitted with baths. He stoutly denied that the bathtub is a luxury.