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cwrship is being sharply criticised. On the whole, public opinion, so far as it is reflected in the newspapers, is against the University pundits, described by one London journal' as the sturdy myrogy- nists of Cambridge," At the same time,

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it is fairly well agreed that tho' House of SURGEONS IN CONFERENCE.

|Commons" acted rightly in declining to Several hundred delegates have been make the anti-feminists admits the sex, usefully engaged this week exchanging which a considerable section of members desired to do on the debate, oo the Uni- idens about the seisnes and art of hen-versities of Oxford and Cambridge Hill. ing. They have come to London from all

The attitude of those in power at Chap parts of the world on the peensinii of the bridge is not exactly clear to the man in sixth triennial Congress of the Inter the set. Since 191s women have enjoy national Society of Surgery. From thee the University franchise. Women and sheir colleges are at Cambridge and will reports presented and the papers that remin; and the women are giving and have been read by various delegates attending lectures and taking examina- there appears to be scarcely any limit to tions. Even the titular degrees are open to them. The present issue, therefore, is the operative achievements of skilled ner edcitional nor academie, but practitioners where the human body is plitin. The objection is to permitting concerned. The President, Dr. MacEwen, wemes to have any share in the control of for instance, gave details of bone graft the University. That is the preserve of ing, showing that it is comparatively easy men alone, and it is sought to perpelunte to transplant young growing nude, bone: From one person to another and thus make a solid limb.

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It is said that at London Liniversity, where women havé bad equal rights with small pieces of bones were inserted betion has been help rather than a hind tween the muscles of the arm of a boy of rance. Those who claim to know are say. three years to supply a shaft which was ing that before many years the Cambridge Backing. The fragments united to one authorities will accord to women full another quite firmly, and the shaft thus participation in the control of the Uni built up enabled the arm to function, the versity, and will do freely what some bohe growing along with the growth of have tried to force them to lo now ander the bally. The patient developed into a the direction of Parliament; It is there healthy man who served in the war, and fore's case of wait and see, as Mr. now has a wife and family..

Asquith would say. was DOCTORS DIFFER.

From the point of view of the general public the most interesting personage at

If affairs in China are not put right the Congress was Dr. Yoronoff, of monkey it will not be for want of nulvion on the. gland fame. He explained his discovery |

and the method of transferring glands art of great, wise, and eminent people from a chimpanzee to a human with sur-hors who profess to know all about it. prising result-men of 75 recovering the But as happens in the case of illness. rgy and vitality, they possessed at a where no individual is concerned and for 30 It wng anid. buwever, that Dr. Voroucff's scientific work had not received the full measure of credit it deserved be cause of the sensational use made of his discovery by the lay Press, while even the musical-halls had made capital out of it. The tendrucy was to regierd it as a joke.

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doctors are consutted, opinions apt to differ. Opinions differ in the in the body politic of China, same way when it comes to curing the

Sir Sydney Olivier combats a recent ditorial article in the Spretator which urge that foreign Powers ought, to take over the government of the country so, as¦ to preserve the lives of foreign residents. Sir Henry Lucy continues to give the His point is that anything, of the kind is! world side-lights on political personages bad- a practical policy because, for one (although he has retired from active work thing, Chit so far as she can be said as a Lobby corrapondent at Westminster. to have a corporate will and spirit cer All the years he was writing the Parlia, Itainly does not want this," and the reason mentary sketch for the Daily Nee, rodí, chi China, “is happier ands es com. contributing "The Essence of Parliament"pared with much of Western civilisation. in Panch he kept a diary, and it seems, aceciding to her mild epicurean stand- to be an inexhaustable mine of stories and atrdatter without it." This is an argu incidents about men and affairs.

In his latest book. "The Diary of a Journalis," he says that on one occasion! Mr. Lloyd George, then Chancellor of the Exchequer was left behind by his chauffeur on a well-down Surrey golf links. Through the mistake the great little man was obliged to plod home on on foot, a distance of some miles. At length he was cheered by the sight of a building fairly well it up in front." He recognised it as the County Lunatic Asylum. Surely he would get a lift here In response to his summons at the front door the hall porter made his appearance and sharply inquired the object of his call. Lloyd Georgs explained, and asked for assistance to complete his journey home. The partër shook his head and pre- pared to close the floor. "But," said the wayfarer, I am the Chancellor of the Exchequer." "Yes, yes," said the porter grufly we've got six of 'em inside. You go out of the gate, turn to the left, and you'll get home before morning." THE PRINCE IN THE WEST.

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of the bandits with which we are now! familiar fail to alter their state of mind. It reins a little unfortunate that this scheil of thought offers ne guidance as to what is to become of the foreign rus sidents in China exposed to the perils that surround them. Apparently forelge. residents must take their chance I refer AUTHORISED CAPTITAL to the subject to emphasise the fact that SUBSCRIBED AND PAID UP

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wrs new since then was the fact that Prince of Wales. There is no end to his coatmet has practically been entered into public activities. King George works with the Marconi Company under which hard. too, but the Prince

to be the Government operators will work the always at it. He has returned to London Company's stations and their own, and from a tour of the West Country, and, the revenue will be pooled. The Company although you would not get a hint of the esite to handle messages for the whole of fact from a perusal of the newspapers, I the British Empire as well as foreign am told by a journalist friend, who went countries. the round of the tour as special corres. pondents are wont to do, that His Royal Highness enme back thoroughly worn out. In the course of a week he visited every place of note, aw everybody worth seeing (and good many who have a claim to that distinction), and had hundreds of talks, with all sorts and conditions of people, and thousands of handshakés.

The Prince of Wales, looks upon it as all in the day's work, so to "apenk, but

Ar might have been expected in view what an ardeal it really is! It means of what has been said and written on that all the time he must be tuned up to the abject from time to time during the concert pitch, to stand the gaze of cu

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