MISCELLANEOUS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 75, 21 November 1912, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS.

(By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright.) (United Press Association.) ' Some of. the London Board schools are teaching the children how to escape the motor traffic. Mr John Burns has prohibited the use of exhausts or cut-outs on motor cycles with a view to making the London streets quieter. Senator Champ Clark, United States, favours granting independence to the Philippines. The Democrats are likely to introduce the measure the coming session. At a representative meeting of the Medical Association held in London, it was decided by 9290 votes to 9269 to inform Mr Lloyd-George that any further proposals for meeting the profession’s objections would receive the Association’s consideration. Sir John Collie, Government nominee, has resigned from his position on the Advisory Committee under the Insurance Act. He intimated that his presence thereon after the medical profession’s decision was possibly open to misconstruction. Mr' 1 Daviclge, architect, gave a lecture with demonstrations cn the townplanning of the Australian Federal capital with a view to establishing representative garden cities. Tne Townplanning Association will be lecturing in Australia in 1911. This is not connected with the visit of Professor Morton, of Liverpool, next year. The Progress Club’s luncheon in Vancouver in honour of tire Australians

was a great success. Members of the Provincial Legislature gave a welcome to the team. Mr Bohrsman, manager, replied stating that he would be glad to come once more where the National Anthem was sung from the heart. He felt as if he were coming home.

A London detective gave evidence that Parrott, who was recently arrested as a spy, was conversing for two hours with a German at Ostend, and nobody else, until ho returned to England the same night. In his application for leave prior to going to 'Ostend, he stated he was going to Plymouth. The-hearing was remanded. •Forty lives are reported to have been lost in a hurricane in the town of aLa Mar. A vessel arriving at Port Antonio reports that the town was practically destroyed. The Governor has despatched a special train to the stricken district and a detachment of artillery to afford aid. A hundred houses were levelled.