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Some curious facts are revealed} in the Registrar-General's faller report, issued recently, of births, deaths, and marriages in 1917, It is estimated, for instance, that there are 19 women to every 14 men, the figures being 19,625,700 and 14,085,300 Between the ages of 15 and 40 there are 9,542,655 women and only 4,492,927 men; It would seen, therefore, that it în something like twoto one against a woman marrying. The figures, it should be pointed out, are the estimated' civilian population,
Whereas most marriages used 'to take place in July, August, and September, the favourite months now are October, November, and December. Widows remarried în great numbers. Although young war widows affected the figures, it is clear that the war is not wholly responsible, for the total began to increase in 1912 Wid- owers, too, show an increasing fendency to take second wives. About half of the divorced people married again.
The youngest bachelor to marry was 15, and the youngest spinster 14. No fewer than 29 males married at the age of 16 and 389 at the age of 17, two of the latter] marrying widows. Twenty-six spinsters married at the age of 15, one of them to a widower; 187 women were 16 when they married, and of 1,201 marrying at 17 years 15 married widowers. The earliest second marriage of males was at the age of 19, and 3: widowaremarried at the age of 18.
Of 39 men marrying when they were turned 80, paly one, aged 81. had never tasted the joys, of matrimonial bliss previously, the rest being widowers; but out of 9 women marrying beyond that age two were spinsters. The oldest inant be married was a widower of 92, and the two oldest women were aged 85, one a widow and one a spinster.
A girl of 15 married a man of 40: one wife of 66 married" a -husband aged 24; another aged 24 took a busband of 16. A man of 70 married a girl of 20; others. aged 68 and 66,. wed with sweet 17, and 146 couples married when they were past 70,-
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Mrs. Cécil Chestertoni, writing in the Daily Express, says it was off the Dogger Bank that I witnesed one of the most impres sive scenes of my life. The night clothed. Physically the war has which Harry Vardon is the king of war. Reinvigorated. the St. was misty, the sea very smooth not touched the people--their St. Andrews without the Road Andrews Club-twenty years ago Suddenly a great German cruiser, homes are still intact. But in Hole, its troubles and anxieties, one of the most powerful societies blazing with light, shot past us spite of the stamp of German its joys, too. paradoxical it may in the world (the opinion is that followed by a line of steam tags, efficiency the railway bridges ANTICIPATED. be, would be unthinkable to the of that outspoken critic. Mr. each with its attendant sub-spanning the Canal are triumphs
stranger within the gate and the Harold H. Hilton) will probably marine.
Their appearance was of engineering skill-the land, A Golfer writes in the citizen of the city by the Northern begin again those attractive and amazing. What were they doing like the people, suggests a curious Edinburgh Evening Dispatch as Sea
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with there?
And then the mystery desolation-the virtue has gone follows There is indisputable A gradual increase in the traffic their rivals of Carnoustie that was solved. The cruiser took up out of them. proof that St. Andrews will soon returns has been going on for did so much to popularise golf 2 position. and began to signal For the most part they received. again come into its golfer king-months Busi on the Old among the younger portion of with her powerfni flashlight.us in silent enmity. Now and dom. In a measure the tariff Course perhaps has net reached the communities north and south Silent and swift came the answer again a man would spit as we returns point to the conclusion that congested ate that used to of the Tay.
Five British men-of-war broke passed--the Stars and Stripes that the Old Course is still trouble players who were never Since the last encounter, the through the mist. The bunch of now at our stern-and would; recognised as the finest golfing happy unless they managed to famous organisations have lost submarines were handed over: playground in the world. In the get in two rounds a day. At a many brilliant recruits. No class another act in the drama of Gershriek out a curse, but the general impression I received from these period of Allan Robertson, in the particular minute they must be of sportsmen responded more many's downfall was complete. days of Young Tom and Davie called else their enjoyment and heartily to the call of the country
There was a marked change in figures on the bank was that of a Strath, in the time of Old Tom their digestion would be injurious than the golfing lads of St. An- the German officials who visited still, almost frozen, hate. St. Andrews' was indeed the ly affected. The thing that mat-drewe and Carmenstie. They us at Kiel. They were civil. It was when we left the canal Mecca of golf. Professionals ters in these days, however, is were as eager to attack the Hun almost humble, in their demean and steamed into Kiel-Harbour there are who have challenged that there has been business." as they were anxious to prove our. One of the harbour engin- that I began to understand some- the statement that the Road Hole No one could truthfully affirm victorious in cup tournament.or eers give it as his opinion that the thing of what these people feel is incomparably the greatest two that St. Andrews lived by golf triumphant in medal competition, discipline of the German nation Germany has been struck in the stroke hole in existence. It is alone; nevertheless the prosperity For a brief interval, these clube was slowly disintegrating Very vitals of her pride. The" a hole that has discomfited en-of golf means the prosperity to will be the poorer in playing
Throughout our passage of the beautiful bay, akirted by softly trants ambitions for the amateur St. Andrews. That there will be strength and in numbers gêner Kiel Canal I was impressed by undulating hills, where the championship: it has blasted the a boom during the summer and ally, but these handicaps will die the curious apathy of the people. Imperial navy used to ride in all hopes of a distinguished profes autumn of 1919 is anticipated by appear with the passing of the The country, cultivated with the its insolence, is empty of sional in the open championship,all.
months and the progress of greatest care, was brightened by dreadnoughts. cruisers, and sub- it has been the, ruin of competi-i Rejuvenated, as it were, the the youthful Auchterlonies and burst of spring sunshine. mafines. Nothing remains. At tors' cards in the Royal and AnRoyal and
villages Ancient will come Greigs of the capital, and the The
skirting the the entrance to the harbour, the cient meetings; it has disturbed forth from the shelter that has Harrises and the Scroggies of the banks looked clean and well Kaiser Wilhelm's own, flies the the calculations of the artisan been occupied throughout the Tay-side country will bring fresh to do. The children keem-tricolour of France. Liberty on clubman eager to join the class of weary and nerve-wracking years vigour to the institutions,
ed healthy and comfortably the altar of despotism.
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