The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
.CURz0N TRYING ID
 SPEED UP TR[lH
Wants Limit Extension Pact To Stand To Credit Of
 Present Cabinet

LONDON, Jan. 5.-(By Associated Press.)-RealizinE that the present government is likely to fall from power when Parliament meets. Lord Curson is endeavoring. As did former Amba ssador Harvey, to leave his successor a clean slate before relin- 0nfshinr office. The British foreign n,inister. is endeavoring to hasten the conciasion of the Anglo American liouor treaty with the United States. as we'll as other outstanding mat ters, before he resigns with Prime Minister Baldwin.
 There is every prospect that the long drawn out exchange. Of views over the extension of the three-mile limit will be brought to an end be- fore a liberal or labor government comes in. Both Mir. Baldwin and Lord Curson ara especially anxious that this agreement shall stand to the credit of the preAent cabinet. as it is expected effectuaily te remove one Of the most frequent causes of irritation between the two nations.
 on the question of reopening the Newcastle consulate. which is the only other important issue outstand- ing, regret Is expressed here that the Likelihood of af early settlement is much less favorable than in the case of the liquor treaty. Unless Ambas- sador Kellogg Is able to effect a compromise with the foreign secre- consulate Is likely to remain closed indefinitely. Lord Curson is repre- sented as feeling that the British government would be humiliAting it. self if it publicly exonerated the two American consuls, whoss exequaturs have been revoked. a step which is one of the conditions set by Secre- tary Hughes for the re-establish- ment of the consulate.
 Neither is Lord Curzon willing that one of the dismissed consuls should be assigned to Belfast, which Is un- derstood to be the intention of the state department. It Is therefore probable the secretary will be obliged to leave the Newcastle controversy as q 1egacy to his successor in the foreign office. QUAIL ARE THRIVING
 The whirr of American quail will soon be a familiar sound to sports. men in Scotland if that game bird continues to thrive as it has done on a farm at Halleaths, Lochfnaden. Dumfrieshire. since last February when 25 brace were imported. Forty three of the birds were liberated in March. They proved to be extremely hearty and reared two broods. num- bering from ten to fifteen chicks. All are in a thriving condition.
 This is the first successful attempt to aeclimate American quail to the British Isles, number of previous attempts to introduce birds from Virginia having failed. The quail are of the species originally taken from the western states to Vancou- yer Island, British Columbia.
 BARD OF AVON IGNORED
 The people of London like to hail Shakespeare as the tie binding to. gether the English speaking peoples of the world. but they won't pay out their good shillings to see his dramas presented in the West End theatre. Several times since the war have they demonstrated their indis- position to patronize Shakespearsan productions, and now they once more have turned cold shoulder on the bard of Avon.
 Donald Calthrop withdrew Twelfth Night" and ''Midsummer's Night Dream" from the West End this week after q two months' trial.
 He does not intend to take the re- buff as final, however, and plans to try again in the spring.