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 cause. Public attention was drawn to the subject, and opportunity was afforded for placing logical and temperate statements of the Suffrage question before the people. The contrast between the violent vituperation of the Anti-Suffragists and the reasonable argument of the Suffragists was greatly in favour of the movement.

Early in the session of Parliament Sir John Hall gave notice that on the motion for the committal of the "Registration of Electors Bill" he would move, "That it be an instruction to the Committee to make provision for the extension of the Parliamentary Franchise to women." But like a wary and experienced general he deter-