Foreign News: In Washington, In London

An Ambassador "is entitled to complete immunity from the jurisdiction of the local courts except in cases where he submits to or invites the jurisdiction of those courts."—Section III, Diplomatic Privileges Act.

His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the United States, Sir Esme Howard, sat with Lady Isabella Howard, last week, in the back seat of an automobile which purred through Washington, D. C., driven by their son, Henry A. Howard. As they swept past a streetcar, a small girl stepped off, received a glancing blow...

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