Foreign News: The Youngest Son

On Dec. 20 Prince George, fourth son of King George and Queen Mary, celebrated his 21st birthday. Under an act known as 1 Geo. 1. c. 28 of Aug. 3, 1910, the Civil List of Their Majesties stipulates for the payment to trustees of £10,000 ($43,500) a year for each son who attained the age of 21. When Parliament reassembles in January it will be asked to vote this sum to the young Prince.

Prince George is a lieutenant in the Navy, and, after the Prince of Wales, considered the most attractive of the King's...

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