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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. The British ciunniittee concerned with the celebration of the centenary of peace between the United States and Great Britain made public a manifesto expressing regret that since the City of Ghent, where the treaty of peace was signed, is occupied by the Germans, it will be necessary to postpone the celebration until the European war has ended. The manifesto expresses the hope that the unarmed frontier between the United States and Canada may long continue as an example to the world of the snTe defense of mutual respect and trust in the affairs of nations. Governor Goethals of the Panama Canal zone has arrived at New York -to spend the holidays. He is quoted as saying: "It has been estimated that it will cost ,000,000 a year to operate the canal. The receipts to date more than ,000,000 for the month of November show that our income will exceed the expense by a good margin. We are putting ships through in eight hours." A grave situation has arisen in this country as the result of the embargo placed by the British government upon the exportation of crude rubber from Great Britain and her colonies. An advance in prices is feared unless the embargo is soon removed, and idleness faces many of the 12r,000 persons employed in the rubber industry. The Arizona prohibition law will go into elToct January 1. The special United States tribunal at: Los Angeles from which injunctions were sought to prevent its enforcement refused to issue such orders. Apiwal to the United Slates Supreme Court will be taken at cnee. Mayor James Rolph, Jr., of San Francisco, has summarily dismissed from, ollice the entire lire commission lvecause of the removal by that body several days ago of Chief Thomas .Murphy without according him the right of trial as provided in the city charter. .Pittsburgh mills have, been offered orders from t!i3r European belligerent nations for 275.000 miles of wire, worth approximately ,000,000. . Kngland. France and Russia have been large customers of the Pittsburgh wire mills since the war began. An order in council, lias been issued prohibiting the transfer of British shins to foreign register unless a license for this purpose is obtained from the British Board of Trade. John Muir, noted naturalist, died in a Los Angeles hospital, aged 70. Both houses of Congress have adjourned until December 20.
