It did not look, a few months ago, as though there were much chance of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded this year. It has recently been suggested, however, in the Norwegian and Swedish Press that it should be given to the Belgians the principle, presumably, that that man's the best cosmopolite who loves his native country best." If this is done, the money attaching to the prize will be devoted to t'e relief of distress amongst the Belgian refugees. The normal value of the prize is £5,000, but as it was! recently decided to make the awards in future in June instead of December. this year's prize will be worth 2,000, Tt is the fifth part of the jerest on the £2,000,000 left by Dr. Nobel as a fund for the five Nebel Priges. over the field, but Lord Ellen-borough, who heard the case, d cided that there was no trespa seeing that only the free air was concerned. On the other hand, the Cleveland City Council had to purchase the privilege of swinging bridge over the Cuyahoga River at a cost of 810,000, the owner of the land beneath claiming "a good and indefeasible title in fee simple to the air above, with the right to "li or lease the same." What about Wireless telegraphy Ifa belligerent airship violates a State's new trality by passing through the air, does a wireless message do so?
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