CABLE NEWS.

Colonist, Volume LV, Issue 13648, 13 February 1913, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(From tlie Sydney "Sun.")

London, February 1. The" suffragettes have started a new variety of propaganda. They have induced a firm of publishers to Mbw a>, series of "Votes for Women"'novele, and the first on tho list is by Axabella Kenealy. The title of the book will be "The Poodle Woman," and it will demonstrate how the' injustices of the present man-made laws affect women in courtship, marriage, motherhood and indnstary. ' " ■■■ j It. is estimated that the British Medical Association >spent not less than i £3,000,000 in fighting the National Insurance Act recently'brought into oper-

ation.' . A Bill has been 'passed by the Legislative Assembly in Oregon tinker which all male applicants for, a y marriage license must undergo examination as to their phj-sica! 'fitness. ,Similar legislation lhas been introduced in the State of Idaho. j ' :. .

The rather curious circumetanoes in which thiree youtlis died from plague Have just been reported. The lads were apprentices on a steamer trading to the East. !fPhey carried with them. » pet rabbit, to whose quartere it was found that rats had obtained access. The boys were in the habit of fondling the rabbit, and during the vessels last voyage to England ill contracted plague and died.

The Kaiser, acknowledging his birthday oongrattilations, dijclares that Germany's progress' teaches tihe world what people can achieve, who put tlheir trust in God and give ;+,heir last life blood, and last possession to' king and country, freedom- and honour. A curious accident held, up all the electric tram traffic in a principal Berlin thoroughfare. A ema-rtty-dressed, young lady /was- -crossing .tiie street when the high heel of one of'-her-shoes, boeainc. weclged in the elotline from which the trams get theirVcurrent. Tho hee] broke off, and in some,way interfered with tho power, and A line of cars a-mile long had to. w<ait until t3ie obstruction was found and removed.