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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1920.

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In the twenty-six weeks" he said, we scheduled 373 flights. to and from Faris. Of these we managed to complete 303. The sirty-eight which bad either to be cancelled or 'in' which the machines did not reach their destination, were handicapped by

and helpful speech. (Heat, hear.) the one adversa condition which

If women would refare more of still prevents ging, namely, the VOTES FOR WOMEN OF 21. [of their sex to Parliament it would the gifted and talented membary obscuring of the route by thick mists or foga.

be for the welfare of, the country. "This condition is not irremed-

In the House of Commons on Viscountess Astor (Sution. February iable. We can see the time com-Rother Valley, Lak) moved the with cheers, asid she had not 27th, Mr. Grundy Plymouth, C.U.), who was receiv- ing, ever by next winter, when second reading of the Repre-intended to speak, but she felt, scientific organisation, will enablo us to fly safely on days when atsait it would amend the Act of some one really ought to say sentation of the People Bill. Heafter hearing the debate. that present it. is reasonably 1918, and confer the franchise on something on behalf of the men: bazard us to ask a pilot to 15.

women on exactly the same there had been so many gallant THE FIGHT AGAINST FOG. terms as men. The age limit of |defenders of the female sex. The whole of our technical 30 years for women would be (Laughter.) She admired the staff are now concentrated upon reduced to 21 years, the limit cearage of the hon member for! combating fog There are two which applied to men. The Bill St. Rollox (Mr. G. Moray) He problems to be solved. The first sought to secure political equality had only said what a lot of mem- is when a pilot has ascended not only between the sexes, but bers thought, but had not got the above the fog bank into clear air between all classes. It was pro-courage to say. (Laughter.) He to guide him accurately to his posed to abolish the occupational was, bowever, deplorably wrong. destination. The second is, when qualification and the qualification It was not for the sake of the he has arrived above his aerod of women as wives of local women that she wanted the Bill; rome, to guide him down through government electors, and to place it was for the sake of the country. the fog and to be also certain of the whole franchise for both sexes If she thought this country a safe landing on ground which and for both Parliamentary and was entirely governed by material the fog may be abscuring heavily. local government purposes on the considerations she should say

"What we are actually doing single basis of residence, except Take the totes away from the to-day is to find by experiment in the case of university electors. men. But it was not so. Women the perfected commercial system The effect of restricting the wo brought into public life and of directional wireless and also a man's Parliamentary vote to private life a sort of moral cour simplised wireless telephone wonen who had reached the age age which the men needed, and #bicha pilos can use quite of 30 had been to keep off the with all due respect to the men. easily while he is controlling his register the great mass of indus-she thought they liked it (Laugh- machine. In both of these directrial working women. The voteter.) As to the argument about tions our technical staff are con-was given to women in 1918 as aage, they all knew that woman fident of success, although a good recognition of their industrial at the age of 18 was far older and deal more experimental work is services during the war. He wiser in many ways than the Tel. still necessary.

placed their right to vote on an man at 25. (Cheers and laugh- "We are also making exequality with men on a higher ter.) Women developed sooner, periments with various systems plane than that. But only abour and they grew older sooner. of aerodrome illumination both one in 15 of the industrial working and it was only natural that at for night dying, which will short. women were enfranchised under 10 they sbould

wiser ly become absolutely necessary in the Act of 1918. Many industrial has a man at 25. Some bon. the carriage of long-distance Con working women were under 30,members were tinental mails, and also to main-and many over that age had not women forming themselves into a frightened of tain a service in fog. The main the necessary local government sort of sex combination. They point is to find by tests a form of qualification. Ninety per cent. I could not do it. Women disagreed High-ray which will penetrate of women at present on the jamong themselves just as much farthest in fog and then to arrange register were wives, and single as the men. (Laughter.) There the lights on an aerodrome in women were still largely dis-were a great many women who such a way that they will be most franchised. A section of the Bill were not pressing for the franchise helpful to the pilot.

remedied the injustice done to but women who were

a little naval and military voters who more advanced must help them on. "Our first six months service eceived the vote a 18, and then The country never in its life need- has proved definitely the speed of being demobilized before the led women's courage more than it asrial transport. In all weathers, age of 21 ceased to be registered did now. She only wished hon. on the mos: dificult

as voters. The Bill restricted members could see the letters the right of the voter to Voting she Jelimatically in the world, our

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qualification. The result would sands of these letters, and they hour. Not a single tnail has been to abolish the business role. were on a high level, and of soch lost. Where a machine has di The kentral effect of the bope, toth spiritual and roaterial. scended, or in cases where a Bight provisions would be tha!

One hon. member had referred to has not been possible, we have a political power would depend no: the Plymouth by-election as s land organisation which ensures on business or occupation" or sort of circas. She could tell that letters get through more

householding, but on residence.bim that the lady who was alect- quickly than ther would be the A man would receive a vote ed was not the clown. (Loud proinary post. Generally speak. because he was a member of the laughter.) She was not frighten- ing. even in foggy weather, ination and resided in the com-ed to talk at Plymouth about the possible for the aeroplane to fie munits, and woman would things that really affected men. The Undersigned AGENTS For

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of the nation's need during the war, want women in pubic life were in munition factories, in hospitals too late. There were certain re- "Although the experimental dispensaries and sanatoria, and forms that women wanted, and charge for an air-mail letter was in many other spheres, the coun- they were going to get them, for fixed at half-crown, experience try owed them a debt which it men's sakes as well as for their

Jefferson City. Mo. April 5- has shown that if an aeroplane could never pay, not even by own sakes. She was so fond of A blizzard in Missouri yesterday could be given a full load of mail-giving then the franchise at the men, and that was why she want- destroyed the entire peach, apple the fee can be very greatly age of 21 years. He asked for ed more women to have the vote. cherry and plum crops. Millions duced. If the Post Office guar support for the Bill also on the (Laughter.). It was really their of dollars damage was suffered, anteed the service a daily load ground that women were equal love for men that made women according to reports to the state from London to Paris of 600 lb. of to men in ability and intelligence, want to belp men in public life as board of agriculture. mails they could be carried by air and would use the vote with the well as in private life. (Cheers.)

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1 for Senator in Nevada. Her platform opposes the Peace Treaty and the League of Nations.

date the population of 253 out of Washington, April 3-Up to the approximately 14.000 in- corporated cities, towns and vil- lages in the United States announced by the census bureaus, practically all showed increases,

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at a cost of only a penny a letter. same common-sense as charac- Something bad been said about Cleveland, O.. April 4-The while some more than doubled in whilst with a guarantee of 80 Iterised the electors. Cries of the abolition of the double vote, Japanese birth rate in California population. Some of the larger of mail, the cost of aerial trans-

More, and laughter.) There but she did not think that was is so high and the standard of cities, including Chicago- and port per letter could be brought was no sphere in which women any objection to the Bill. She living so low that any immigra- New Orleans are bein prepared as low as three farthings. This were not on cost would be exclusive of expres met. They held similar scholastic possessed material things were would result in the ultimate des population. The New York port- an equality with bad not found that those who tion policy other than exclusion, for the announcement of the collection and delivery on land.

As soon as airways are folle ar,

degrees, and in medicine, science, better citizens than those who did traction of the American pop-folios afe almost alt i

literature,

tiu. and langu-not posses them. She put citizen-ulation in the west, if not in the arranged for night flying, we are ages competed successfully with ship on looking forward to the carriage men.

a higher plane than whole United States," said S. Washington, April 4--Govern In local administration material possessions. Very often McClatchy, publisher of the Sa- ment expenditures.exceeded all of mails in bulk from London to women were doing good work. As the possession of the things of cramento, California Bre in a revenue-by-more-that-$200,000,- continental cities as far distant their help was required in time of this world made us very callous speech bare to-day. The Japan 1000, during the first nine months as Rome and Madrid To-day,war, so it was needed in the time to the things that really mattered. ese have neither the ability of the last fiscal year, according letters posted in London

on of national rebuilding. The pro-(Cheers.) There was no reason to power nor desire, under their to a statement made public to-day Monday for Reme delivered until Thursday.

Da portion of women voters who had fear women. They were reason-government to become welcome by Congressman Mondell of

exercised the franchise showed able. Fear never won anything. citizens." carried by the night' air mail they that they realised their resposi- We did not win the war by fear.

Wyoming, Republican floor lender would reach their destination and bility and appreciated the right to As to prohibition, if the country

in the House. "Reluction of the be delivered on Tuesday. With have a voice in national affairs were ripe for that change we Martin, widely known woman ing the month of March was only Washington. April 4-Aane floating debt by $706,000,000 där. the guarantee of a full load this They had sent one lady member should have it, but she did not suffrage advocate, who acceleration in the service could to the House, whose presence think it was yet ripe for it I defeated several years ago for statement said.. Disaster can was a temporary improvement, the be obtained at a very small added grace and charm to the however, hon. members could see United States Senator in Nevada. not be avoided until we keep excess fee over and above the Assembly, and who earlier in this her post bag they would think to day announced her candidacy public expenditures within the sou ordinary rates of postage." week had delivered an educativo well before opposing drink reform. for the Republican nomination incomes of the gostermine

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