GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 1 July 1914, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

-—_« ANTI-VIVISECTION. BY ELECTRIC TFXEGRAI'H COPYRIGHT. PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. ■Received Julv 1, 10.35 a.m. LONDON, .Tun©.3o. The .Grand Committee of the House "of Connmons rejected the Bill prohibiting; vivisectional experiments on dogs, which passed its second reading by 122 votes to 80 in the House of Commons last April. WOMEN EMIGRANTS. Julv 1, 10.33 a.m. * LONDON, .Tune 30. Sir George Rcid (Australian' Higln Commissioner) presided at a -meeting of the British Women's Emigration Association., He toaid a tribute to tha association's useful worfr ini encouraging women's, emigration to Australia. WORTH RECOCNISED. LONDON, June 30. A Court of Investiture was held at St. James' Palace 1 yesterday, when liis Majesty the King knighted Dr. Douglas Mawson, and decorated a number of seamen for gallantry, including the rescuers of those on the Yolturno, and Scoutmaster Vowles in connection with the sinking of the Mirror. HEAT WAVE IN ENGLAND. Received Julv 1. 11.30 a.m. _ LONDON, June 30. A heat wave" is oppressing England, 84deg. in the shade being registered in London. THE WIRELESS REGULATIONS. v BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COPYRIGHT. TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES. LONDON, June 29. In the House of Commons Mr.. J. E. Redmond (Nationalist member for Waterford City) asked why the wireless regulations were restricted to ships carrying over 50 people. Hon. J. Burns (presidentof the Board of Trade) replied that the Bill merely gav-e effect to the proposals at the recent convention. Probably it would bo desirable at some future' date to re-cons-identhe, matter. THE CORSET CASE. LONDON, June 2J. .Addressing the jury in the corset photograph case, Mr Justice Sutton said that photographers' liked to take, portraits of distinguished actresses, jockeys, singers, criminals, and, a. long way after theim, lawyers and jfidg<!S. The jury found in favor of Sandow and that there was no libel. In this case Miss- Jiane Wood, a. m-usiohall artiste, sued Eugene San-; dciw,. proprietor of. among other things, the Sandow corset, for libel for publish-' ing her portrait as an advertisement for his corset. This, she said, was done without- her consent, and conveyed a' wrong., impression, as she had never worn a Sail daw corset.