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THE NEW HOUSE OF LORDS:

Are Women Eligible?

TELEGRAPH.

One possible consequence of the reform of the House of Lords on the lines of the Government resolutions has bean genera ly overlooked, writes a lady cor- respondent.

Under the scheme outlined, would women be eligible to sit in the Upper Chamber?

FRIDAY.

1929 SEPTEMBER 1,

GOWN FULL OF SURPRISES

.If

TOU Bre

searching for

It seems there is a possit lity that the answer may be in the fashionable points. here is a

affirmative.

On the surface, there would dress that will give you all of appear to be no reason why

women should not be eligible the - round neckline, odd under Section A, which provides

Members elected sither directly

or indirectly from the outside,leeves, side drapes, irregular

or under Section C, which pro-

vides for Members nominated hem, low waistline.

by the Crowa."

Women would, of course, be inaligible under Section B, which deals with "hareditary pears elected by their Order," in view jol the judgment in the Rhondda

case.

It will be noticed that the word used in the resolutions is

member."

LORD CHANCELLOR'S VIEW. Lord Birkenhead, in giving judeinent on Lady Rhondia's

ENGLAND'S RECOVERY AFTER THE WAR.

petition to sit in the House of Fewer Deaths & More Births Lord-, made clear the legal paint that

Than Ever.

alcohol followed later by their relaxation." It is pointed out that next year's figures will show further increase the as-ociation in real, though such increase wil a peerage held by a peeress Mare children were born in 1920 be probably lessened by the effect! in her own right was ose to which than in sop other gear sinca civil, of tndustrial depression in reduc in law the incident of exercising registration of births was in ing the consumption of alcohol.

The marriage figures reveal the right to receive a writ was stituted. Infantile mortality

extraordinary changes during not, and never was, attached." touched the lowest figures known,

war. The first He also found agains: Lady and the general death rate had and since the Rbondda with regard to the not been as low for over half a effect of the war was an increa disputed construction

the century. As a consequence the of the marriage rate in 1913. The Sex Disqualification (Removal nation set up & rerther record, high-water mark of the war dis Act, which enacted, that a per the natural increase in popala.urbance shown in the number of

widows marrying son shall not be disqualified byition being the largest known in young

of

ment

STE

sex or marriage from the exercise the Registrar-General's deport reached in 1919, and declined in 1920. In the year 1912 the Lum- fot any public funtion."

Would either of these two objec. tions apply to women elected or

nominated!

Many people are inclined to think not.

CLAIM FOR ELECTION.

THE BIRTH RATE.

The number of divorces. brain. ed in 1920 was nearly double that in the previous year, and nearly treble that of any exclier date.

In the same year the number of, ber of widows under the age of marnages was beyoal preceden, twenty-five marrying again was a reminder of the flourishing state represented by the figure of 91. In 119 the proportion rose to of trade and the general pra...... perity which immediately follow. 1071, and in 1920 F-1 to 63). ed the war. These extraordinary * Astong"ago" as fecimber has indications of the hit of th representatives of organisa-country are to be found in the tions of women, organised by the Annual Report of the Registrar National Union of Societies for General for England and Wale Equal Citizenship, waited oo the for 1920, which was published Government Whips and put be-during the week-end. The figure 44fore them the view that women set out are:-

should be eligible for the tetorm- ed House of Lords on the same terres a isen. and that the methods on which members were to be elected or appointed should not have the practical affect of excluding women.

It was promised that there views -hould be put before the Cabinet Committee which was then con-

idering the question.

Births-951.75%

thousand.

or 25.5 per

Deathe-465,150, or 134

per

thousand. Infantile mortality-8) per

thousand. Natural increase of population

491,652. Marriages during the year- 379,932, or 20.2 per thousand, The report, which contain 5 Since the reading of the Res- closely packed pages, points out Colutions in the House of Lordy that Wigan hid the highest

one of the Governmen: Whips has death-rate (1.1 per million): informed women inquirers that he followed by Barnstar with a foes not take the view that the A serious general feature is the form of the Resolutions disposes increase of women dying in at the claim of women' to sit in the House of Lords.

HOLY PLACES OF

PALESTINE.

New Draft Agreed to. Detailed study of the Syrian and Palestine mandates was com pleted by the Council of the League of Nations at St. James's Palace.

The report paints out the CAD tion must be exercised in_accept- ing the toned birth-rase fizure of When the Squre of 80 per 1,000 deaths of infants is related to the corresponding births instead of to births reciatered the rate is rais- ed from 89 to 55 But even this is much below the corresponding rate for any previous year (91 in! 1916 and 1915). Nearly all the decline recorded is soon to bare: occurre i during the second half of the calendar year, even afteri discounting the effect of the great reduction in diarrhoeal martality.

The total number of illegitimate births remains fairly constant. while the tutal for legitimate births fluctuates, thus giving a The war raised the proportion. variable ratio between the two.

which was 645 per cent, in 1918. as against an average of 3.95 per cent. at the beginning of the c-b- carefultury. The 1920 figure was 469 per cent, a movement towards the old level.

childbirth, almost entirely oxing to sapliz causes. This danger to our mothers is being combated by Sir George Newman and his staff but it shows the need of cleaver

more conditions and nursing.

The death rate from tuber. culosis was cooxiderably lower for the year than that of any previous year on record. and the ground lost in the progressive reduction of this form of mortality owing to the rise sociated with The Marquis Imperiali inform the war and influenza has been

The figures for 1920 give supe port to the theory that nature succeeds in restoring the balance between males and females which war tends to destroy. An excess of male over female births is normal, but the highest recorderi ed a telegram from Rome informber of deaths from malaria basuras reached in 1875. In 1919 1.043 boys to 1,000 girls, the ing him that the Italian

largely increased to 230 2.9

d the Cococil that he bad receiv-substantially regained. The num- ratio in the years of peace was

Government, immediately it kn.w against 62 in 1916. but there this ratio had risen to 1,060. In

io MISTAKES THAT MOTHERS

MAKE.

that the French Government

Road evidence that the 1920 it dropped a little to 1,052. wished to discuss the Syrian fection was incurred abroad. i mandate at this meeting of the Messia deaths doubled Council, had arranged for the two

number. Governments to get into touch in order that an explanatory ex- hauge of views might take place on certain points.

CANCER MORTALITY. Cancer mortality show higher crude rate for both sexes

Many mothers give their chil- dren solid food at too early ad se and say proudly that their babie considerably higher than for 1911- eat everything that grown up these negotiations with France14. The increase on the stand-people do," when such a course is had been completed he Was

ardised rats is confined to those | almost certain to bring on indiges authorised to give bis approval to aged forty-five and upwards. tion and to lay the foundation of the Syrian mandate.

There was a slight increase in much ill-health. After this statement it appear-1926 in the crude mortality from Others administer harsh nkus-

As soon as he had word that in 1920 than it did in 1919, and

ed that there were no other syphilis, but when this is analys- eating purgatives, and thus make objections regarding the Syrian mandate, and as A reguit dis-ed there is actually a decline, due the little ones fear medicine, at the cussion was begun on the Pales- possibly to recent improvements same time irritating and injuring in our equipment for treating theirdelicate stomachs and bowels. tine.mandate. This discussion

venereal diseases. The deaths centred mostly on Article 14 for the safeguarding of the Holy from pneumonis were the lowest recorded for the past fifteen Places.

years.

Absolutely no mest should be given a child until it has reached the age of 18 months, and then

As a result of a detailed ex

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