pr London, Apr. 30.
What is widely known as "the other woman bill" got the third reading in the House of Commons yesterday with the Attorney-General's blessing, although it was a private member's bill.
The measure compels a testator to make a reasonable provision for the maintenance of his own family.
It arose originally from a number of cases in which an estate was bequeathed entirely to the other woman, leaving the wife penniless.
The bill sponsored by the National Liberal member for the Harwich division of Essex, Mr. Joseph Stanley Holmes was passed without a division.—Reuter.
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