In an effort to stop rum running, it is understood that Secretary Hughes made advances to Great Britain for coöperation in suppressing the traffic. The exact matter of the negotiations is not known. It is understood that Great Britain would decline to grant any extension of the three-mile limit. It is possible that Great Britain might notify the United States of ships clearing from British ports with large liquor cargoes. The suggestion that the Bahamas be placed on a liquor ration, however, is apparently not favored in the British Colonial office, as appears...
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