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THE WEAKER VESSEL.

Of course, it is Hanboth 'wh owns up to the murders that hin wife committed. Lord Care.. When is a Wife Coerced.

arguing in favour of a reform of the law so that a women conspir Eve, after all, came off best in ing with her husband to commit that matter of apple. Adam's a crime may be held responsible "The woman tempted me," was for her actions, says it is certain- ruled out of court. It was parly not true now, if it aver was, fectly irus. She did tempt bim, that every woman goes in fear and she has been tempting him of her life from her husband. ever since, but he is not allowed to Lord Buckmaster opposed the use this as an excuse or even to change on the ground that though. mention it as a possibility. Man women have the vote, buman is always the sinner, the betrayer, nature is unchanged. Of course, the tempter, the tyrant.

what Shakespeare Bays is not evidence, but he is commonl reputed to have known quite a lot about human nature, and it

difficult

be

to

God

BOS

It would really take a Nietzsche to find words picturesque enough One Step to describe how woman has "pat Fox Trotter" on man. Because, tak- would

ing an average, she cannot lift so among bis characters. heavy s trunk (or pretends she who would act the part beloved cannot) she, as the weak always of the British legal tradition do, appeals to physics! force. -be wife who, in horror Man is stronger, therefore it is and fear, and in love and loyalty, always bis will that prevails, and obeys the murderous or other she must be protected. Adam criminal behests of her husband. I made the single slip of saying The woman tempted me," and Eve ever since has been

Waltz

1+

USE OF THE BIG STICK., There is a suggestion in the Taming of the Shrew that the big saying "The man compelled stick makes women both obedient me" and getting all

the and loyal, but Katharine is hard- sympathy into the bargain. But ly the sort of person to be driven man is at last showing signs of to crime against her will. Her restiveness. In England he is sermon wifely obedience beginning to remember that bristles with conditions. Britons never, never, never shall be slaves, and the House of Lords has come to a decision that it is not right to hang the hus- band for the wife's murders.

and

commit

on

we say, "There were, giants in But when we read Shakespeare

those days." It would not do to legislate as though mankind were Shakespearean portrait gallery.

are for the mutable

It is strange to reflect that in & Laws British Court of law Lady many for whom he had such Macbeth would get off without a

an aristocratic contempt, not for scratch. According to Sir A. the supermen. Though Lard Cave Quiller Couch, Macbeth is the aays that every woman does far greater more tragic not go in fear of her husband, figure of the two, but it would that is not to say that there are only go against dim the more to none who do. The husband, who plaad in court that the witches has not an idea except at the per- pat illiberal ideas into his head mission of his wife is a very com and that his wife was really the mos phenomenon, but not so com- prime mover in the murders mon,se to fail to attract notice. which it Wan unfortunately The wife who is an automaton found necessary to

moving at the will of her husband Imagine poor Macbeth before 13 30 common 25 to & British jury and Mr. Justice cite no remark, except occasion- Darling His Lordship:

She ally one of commendation. The suggested doping the sentries Oriental ideal is that of a woman Why did you not take her to whom her husband is as a god back to America, where they are all teetotal" (Loud laughter in court.) Lady Macbeth would simply stand in court and wash TEL. 132%. her bands of the whole business. The good old plea that she was a wife and therefore non compos mentis would work in the miracle that all the spices of Araby bas failed to perform..

Sweetheart of Sigma)

Chi

Dream Girl of Pi.K.A.

AT

ANDERSON'S

OPP, WISEMAN'S

AVENUES OF REMEMBRANCE.

Italian Way of War Commemoration,

OX-

he for God only, she for God in him." and some carry this so far that it is not merely a case of going in tear and participating in crime. Just as a metaphysician knows that the omnipotence are & 'standard that is above criticism, 80 too there are women who accept their husband's will as the

actions of

And for that matter there are men as mentally subservient to their wives.

But Lady Macbeth, though a | absolute standard. King Victor's son and hair, the very progressive woman, evident Prince of Piedmont, spent balfly harboured the old idea of pat- a day in

ting the blame on the husbsod. Florence, to open Avenues of Remembrance which Macbeth, it is true, had dark have been planted at various desires, but philosophically re- responsibility of deciding by The law saves the judge the points on the outskirts of the marked that if he were to be king, ruling that all women are sub- town, writes an sercer corres-be would be king anyway, with- servient as noto God." Indeed, pondent. Each tree bears the out troubling himself as to the the law does not look with name of an Italian soldier who fell means. But Lady Macbeth, as favour on judges using their during the war, and ten tall soon as the hears of the prophecy critical faculty for any other cypresses on the historic Piazzs of the three weird sis Santa Croce surround the statueters and of the coming of of the evidence. The judge has of Dante, and commemorate the the King. has the whole mur-not-power, when a man is found ten Tuscans whose heroic deaths der improvised in her mind. Yet, guilty of murder, of saying that earned them the gold medal for when Macbeth, who always pro. he was not responsible, and valour. Here the chief cere- served the instincts of a gen-giving him a light sentence. mony took place, and the Prince tleman, says that such things are He must sentence him to death. Was received by Arch- not done, she turns round on him bishop of Florence and the clergy

with, of Santa Croce.

the

What beast was't, then, A brief service

That made you break this

enterprise to me? When you durat do it, then you

were a ma

was held just inside the church, of which the great centra doors were thrown wide open.

5

Wherever avenues had been planted, Mass was said in the open air, and it was noticeable that even in districts once the fiercest baunts of Communism. there was reveret attention. and crowds of men stood barebeaded near the altar.

The care of the Remembrance Avenues, which are being planted all over Italy, has been handed over to the school-children of the different localities, so that they' may never forget those whose the sacrifice has saved their homes and kept their country free. In Florence last Monday children were the predominating feature of the scene.

RAIS AVENGE SLAIN KIN, Liverpool :-A Cat iL Goldstone home here killed huge rat. The next night, seven rats came and killed the cat.

FRECKLES, AND HIS FRIENDS

7

WE FLYS BY LIKE

LIGHTNING

HERE WE ARE

THREE DAYS

LATER

IN

CALIFORNIA@

VÉVE BEEN JANAS" JUST WADEQPUL WEATHER, BASE

SEEMS GOOD TO GET OUT HERE

ANLLY FROM ALL

THE COLD,

BEN

IT ISNT VALF BAD,

ER?

Out in the Sunland

WELL, SO THIS IS TAGALONG I'VE NEVER

And, to be more than what

you were, you would

purpose except the examination

Recommendations to mercy are effectual, but they are not within

it is improbable that any discre the prerogative of the Court. So

tion would be left with the judge as to whether a woman in any case was responsible for the crime she committed in company with her husband. That would be for the jury to consider, with the The female of the species was necessary recommendation if they more deadly than the male, thought the accused was a sub- yet the infatuated Macbeth, ex-missive wife, Japan Chronicle. horted to be a man, replies,

Bring forth meu-children only;

undaunted For thy

mettla

Be so much more the man.

should composa Nothing but males.

And then, after Macbeth under her strong compulsion, has done the really big murder, she cries,

SEEN YOU BEFORE, TAG-

WON'T YOU KISS YOUR UNCLE BEN?

Iufirm of purpose! Give me the dagger.

T

The sleeping and the dead Ara but as pictures.

DEATH OF FORMER

FAR EAST EDITOR. San Francisco, March 23,- Mortimer L. Stewart, former editor of the Manila Daily Bulletin, former director of prisons, and

recently in the insurance business, who came here from Manila for bia health few months ago, died to-day.

BY BLOSSER

AREN'T YOU SONS

TO GNE UNCLE BEN

A KISS, DEAR?

I'LL KISS YOU, AN' YOU KISS HIM,

ALOM!

ZUKA SERVICE.

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