CABLE NEWS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20085, 20 May 1914, Page 7

CABLE NEWS.

(United Press Association. —Copyright.) LONDON, May 18.

The Hon. Lewis ilarcourt, in opening cue Victoria League's Health Exhibition at the ■ Imperial" Institute. «aid he envied tho overseas people with their greater space and smaller populations, and their opportunity of dealing with social problems. The infantile mortality was lower in the Dominions than in ttio Homeland, but the latter was steadily improving. Harold Gorst is establishing a women's mock Parliament for the~purpose cf training women Jn Parliamentary procedure and discussing social and political questions. Tho Chamber of Commerce has withdrawn its support from the Empire trade-mark proposals, desiring to remain neutral. .

Lord Gurzon, in his presidential address .at the Royal Geographical Society, said that Scott's tragedy icast a cloud over tho brilliance of his other Antarctic achievements. If Shaekleton carried out his Napoleonic conception he would .add a final wreath to the others with which he was crowned.

The "Sunday Times," discussing army discipline with the development of democracy, says that a soldier must expect a condition that his subordination ; will be rendered to just administration, nob to tyrannical self-seeking, to aligiar*chy, nob to oligarchy. Tf this is the fact, the Army Council have failed to recognise i\ and continue to pursue e:ghteenth century msthods. The council would make good poker players, for Uuft; and mystery ai"e their tivo strongest cards. . .' SYDNEY, May 19. Charles Reade, organiser of the Australasian town planning; tour, leaves for New Zealand m the Maunganui on* Saturday. The Commonwealth Government has placed an order for a submarine depot j s»hin with John Brown and Co:, of Clyde-l-.ank.