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Show Women In Australia. The franchise has formally been ex. tended to the women of Now South j Wales. Tho act of extension was as- j sented to last August, and tho toxt of j It was published tho other day. "Worn- en's Frnnchlso Act, 1902," Is tho title H of this net, by which tho right to vote j at elections of members of tho legls- latlvo assembly Is conferred upon H women. For that purposo the oxpres- ston "mala person" In tho parllamen- tar'y electorates and elections act of H 1893 is to rend "male or female per- son," and tho word "son" In tho definl- fl tlon of natural born subjoct is to read "sou or daughter." The act, however, H docs not enable or qualify a woman to bo nominated at any election or to H bo elected as a member. |