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Show ENGLAND 10 SHUT OFF ALLLUXURIES ORDER TO BE ISSUED WHICH WILL PROHIBIT LARGE NUM. BER OF ARTICLE8. Find It Necessary to Prohibit Shipment Ship-ment of Bulky Luxuries In Order to Provide Room on Ships for Necessities. London. A far-renchlng order In council, which will totally prohibit importation im-portation into tho United Kingdom of a largo number of articles which come under tho general heading of luxuries, will bo iBBued by tho Drltish government govern-ment at an oarly dato. Among tho things which will bo placed under tho ban will bo automobiles automo-biles for privato use, musical instruments, instru-ments, cutlery of all kinds, hardware yarns, cblnawaro, fancy goods and soapB. Tho ordor will apply equally to all countries, Including tho British dominions and colonics. This fprccnat of tho coming ordor In UnunoIlyWaB given in an Intcrrlow by Walter Hunclman, president of tho board of trade Mr. Runclman admitted ad-mitted that nrttclos in addition to thoso named would bo placed on tho Jlst of prohibited Imports, but in advanco ad-vanco of the Issuance of tho order ho declined to say what thoy nro. Ho agreed that tho decrco would havo conBlderablo effect on exports from tho United States, but pointed out that H applied to all countries allko, and declared it was absolutely necessary to limit tho shipment of bulky luxuries luxur-ies in order to provide room on ships for necessaries. |