London, Jan. 24.
Telegrams from Paris state that Madame Curie, who sbared with her husband the honour of the discovery of the properties of radium, has been defeated at an election to the French Academy of Sciences. She received twenty-eight votes to thirty in favour fof M. Branly, the pioneer of wireless telegraphy and the inventor of the coherer.
The question of the election of a woman to the Academy influenced the voting—Eclusive Service. against the ratification of the Declaration of London.—Reuter.
The Declaration of London was the outcome of the International Naval Conference in London in 1909, Cer-to search and seize esses, neutral o tain concessions in regard to the right
traband of war, were made by the British suspected of carrying con-delegates, This action was, at the time, the subject of some criticism,—Ep. tion of the Deolsration of London agitation against the ratifica-Tan, 25.
is widespread, oer The " Westminster Gazette announces, apparently anthoritatively, that the Declaration will not be ratified, until it has been submitted to the Imperial Conference.—Reuter.
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