BRITISH FRANCHISE BILL
DEBATED BY THE LORDS. ITS REJECTION MOVED. ' (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian Press Assn.—United Service.) LONDON, May 21. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Hailsham, formerly Sir Douglas Hogg,. today moved the 'Second reading in i the House -of Lords of the Equal Franchise Bill, to give the vote to women at the age of 21, as in the case of men. He <said he looked forward to the time when men and women, equally sharing the burden of Empire, would slowly build up a democracy to which ■they were now setting the copingstone. Lord Banbury of Southam moved the rejection of the measure. He claimed that no mandate had been given for it at the last general election. After a lengthy discussion, in which the majority of the speakers opposed the measure, toe debate was adjourned. •
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Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17409, 23 May 1928, Page 7
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