BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 67, 21 March 1911, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

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CAPETOWN, March 20

■ The court of inquiry into the beaching of the steamer Palatina did not credit the supposition that she struck the Waratah.

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN APPROVE.

LONDON, March 20. Vida Goldstein, a well-known Victorian, interviewed, said the women of Australia approved of the militant methods adopted in England. <■

ABOLISHING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.

COPENHAGEN, March 20. The Folkething is renewing the law passed in 1905, abolishing the infliction of corporal punishment of criminals.

BRANDING CRIMINALS

BERLIN, March 20. Dr. Icard lias invented a method of branding criminals by means of a paraffin injection, causing a slight lump and lasting during a lifetime without injuring the health. • ■ <

A LIBEL APPEAL,

LONDON, March 20. The Court of Appeal decided in favor of Sir John Benn in the case where' the Stud Tramway Company were awarded £12,000 damages. The Appeal Court held that the attack was on the system and mot personal. Notice of appeal was given.

M. STOLYPIN

ST. PETERSBURG^ March 20

The Tsar has declined to accept the resignation of M. Stolypin, as President of the Council, owing to the Council of Empire rejecting the Electoral Bill, which, by firstly dividing the constituencies according to nationalities, was intended to transfer the power in the Zemstov's western provinces from ; the Poles to the Russians.