GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1936, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

NATIONALITY FOR WOMEN (United Press Association—By Electric T elegrap h—Copyright) j LONDON, July 17. The Women’s Freedom League’*) petition containing three . thousand signatures of women of Britain, tne Dominions, Bermuda and Ceylon, will be presented to the King through the Home Office on August 18, prajr ing that lus Majesty ask the respective Governments to adopt uniform legislation giving married women independent nationality in their own persons, similar to men and single j women. THE DUCHESS OF KENT LONDON, July 18. The “Daily Mail” learns that the Duchess of Kent will probably begin to curtail her public engagements late in the summer. She arid tlie Duke will then spend more time at The Coppins their country home, in Buckinghamshire, where the police, after yesterday episode at the Wellington Arch, have increased the police protection. GAS MASKS FOR PUBLIC (Received this day at 9.4.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 17. Addressing the British Medical Association conierence at Oxford, Doctor \Y. H. Wocdroffe revealed that at the end of next year there would be available to the public 20.000.000 gas masks of the type that would give one hundred per cent protection against any war-time gas. ALTITUDE RECORD CLAIMED. (Received this day at 11 a.m.) MOSCOW, July 19. The airman, Vladimir Kokkinaki, claims a world’s altitude record ol 36,627 feet.