BLASPHEMY
A. BILL THAT FAILED
[United Pressj Association— By Electra Telegraph.—Copyright.]
LONDON, February 25
In the House of Commons, a Blasphemy Bill was recently introduced by some hack bench Labour members, to prevent criminal proceedings being taken in any court for schism, heresy blasphemy, blasphemous libel, or atlio-
ism. '(’lie Bill was withdrawn to-day. The measure was recently read a .second time, but in the committee stage today, Sir Melville, the Solicitor-Gen-eral', said that the Government would insist upon an additional clause making it an offence to publish any scurrilous matter outraging religious convictions.
Mr Thurtle declared that this was very disappointing to the supporters of the bill. They would rather leave the existing law unchanged than accept the new clause. Therelore they would withdraw the measure.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1930, Page 1
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