Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act 1913 Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act 1913 The Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act, commonly referred to as the Cat and Mouse Act, was an Act of Parliament passed in Britain under Herbert Henry Asquith's Liberal government in 1913. Some members of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU, commonly referred to as suffragettes) had been imprisoned for acts of vandalism in support of women's suffrage. In protest at being imprisoned some of the suffragettes undertook hunger strikes. The hunger strikers were then force-fed by the prison staff leading to a public outcry. The act was a response
Cat and Mouse (Ralph Williams story) Cat and Mouse (Ralph Williams story) "Cat and Mouse" is a science fiction novelette by Ralph Williams. Originally published in the June 1959 issue of "Astounding Science Fiction", it was nominated for, but did not win, the 1960 Hugo Award for Best Short Fiction. The story is set in Alaska. Its main protagonist is Ed Brown, a trapper who has just begun a winter's stay in the wooded mountains. He soon discovers a "hole" into another world. At this point in the story, the reader has already been told about the hole and the other world. The other world, named