THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 22; 1937.
BISHOP MAKES PLEA FOR PENITENTS
Parliament Not To Be
Consulted
(By Hilde Marchant )
Unanimously the Church Assembly decided recently: (1) that all divorced people, innocent parties or otherwise, are to be refused a second reading of the marriage ser- vice; (2) that clergymen who disobey this ruling are to receive "the friendly discipline of the bishops"; (3) that the House of Commons is not to be consulted on these decisions.
Censure of tlie divorced rose to limit. He was Sir Franels Fre- Ita bitterest peak when Lord Hugh mantle, and he stuck to the point. Cecil, unwavering white-haired buche- for, crled:
"No one, who reads the Gospel can fall to know that the state of the divorced, who remarry, is one of adultery and not marriage. 14
The
hear,"
nudience rumbled, "Hear,
Bishops and clergy, unrelenting in principle, voted spiritual isolation for the "eccentric" clergy who defied this Church Inw.
"SECOND CHANCE"
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"For heaven's sake don't bring this matter before the House of Commons. Implore you. steer clear of them on this issue, They will turn you down."
Speakers were more forceful und more interested in this than on any thelp measures. They referred to
UN "cheer emarglage
mockery." "utterly unworthy." "a profunity," "a grave reanal."
The Assembly rose, having dis- They laughed down the Bishop of pussed twenty-three out of seventy- Truro, the Rt. Rev. Joseph Hunkin, jslx points on their agenda, only voice to plend for second chanco.
"Some of the divorced are genuine Christian people, fully repentant, ask- ing for the Church's blessing to a second chance.
fle was greeted with laughter and eries of "No."
The meeting turned down Lord Hugh Cecil's motion Ar take the measure before the House of Com- mons.
Exeltement centred on the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, Dr. Cusmo Lang. chairman, He waited to thei end of the debate before giving them } his opinion.
He had, with difficulty, limited the speakers to five minutes-like a ser- mon, many of the speeches dribbled on after the second ringing of the time-limit bell.
"PAINFUL CLASH" They applauded when he left his thair, took the rostrum, and said:... "Parliament would disagree with this measure.
have extensive knowledge from members them. selves, and they say it would be
They left unsaid their opinion on certain rents in Muida-vale." "the dubious moral reputation of They will consider that 112 the spring session.
Divorce
SURVIVOR IN PANAY BOMBING
Mr. James Marshall, well-known Amerlean contributor to Collier's and other magazines, who was seriously wounded in the Pinny bombing. Mr. Marshall was not too ill to file one of the best newspaper stories of the disaster on behalf of United Press.
Hardships: Commons
RUINOUS COSTS
BEFORE THE CASES
LONDON
REACH
Complaints that the Government were "merely tinkering" with the problem were made in the House of Commons last month when the proposed addition of two If the measure were rejected judges to the Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division would involve a most painful clash was discussed.
turned down.
between Church and Parliament.
"I think it would be better to leave It to the Church's own authority.
Those members of the clergy who insist on celebrating these marriages
The reason given for the addition by Sir Donald Somervell (Attorney-General), writes the Parliamentary Correspondent, were the growing number of divorce cases and the still greater increases expected from the passage into law of Mr. A. P. Herbert's Matrimonial Causes Act, It was obvious now that the meet-extending the grounds for divorce.
wrong
do to in marked churches, which suggests there is something with there marriages.'
The meeting cheered his words,
ing was unanimous.
It was argued by Mr. Clement Davies (Simonite, - Montgomery)
There were thirty-four members | of the general publie present-and that the addition would do nothing they joined in the cheering when the vote was taken.
All the speaker's aged,
were
M.P, SPEAKS
riddle.
It was an M.P, who gave, a short,¦ crisp speech within the five-minutel
lo sulve the problem of the mon of moderate means living outside Lon- don who found himself faced with heavy costs in bringing witnesses to London and keeping them there.
Davies, "but that is the system you Intend to perpetuale. It is a denial of justice,
"There is one law for the rich and one for the very poor. The very poor can have their cases tried on circuit, but those just above the poverty line declared Mir. fot£4_a_week_cannot.",
"ile is a ruined man before the t་འ་ __conies____ up,"
JOURNEY WILL BE CUT
BY 1,000 MILES
(By Victor Burnett)
Royal Air Force non-stop Australia fliers are to pilot their bombers over the least-known parts of Tibet next year.
im
Their course will carry them dver the mysterious Kwen Lun mountain range, traditional scene of the "Lost Horizon," over the site of the lamasery of Shangri-La
They will fly on what is known
as the Grent Circle course.
Great mountains would force them up to 25,000 feet and more. Storins of unknown Intensity might threaten them.
From Tibet they go on to Hong- This kong, thence to the Philippines, pass
appears longer on an
EXPERTS' VIEW
He moved that the House refuse to assent to the proposal and way of opinion that divorce petitions should be heard by judges of the King's Bench Division in London and every assize town.
This was seconded by Mr. Owen | Evans (Lib., Cardigan) and supported
by a number of members.
Members of alt
parties, ranging
from Sir Stafford Cripps (Lab..
Bristol, E.) to Sir William Davison
(Con, South Kensington), protested
that the Government were not tack- ling the problem at all.
Replying Sir Terence O'Connor (Solleitor-General) insisted that the proposal to add two judges had nothing to do with the larger prob- lords raised.
The Bill giving effect to the pro-
ture (Amendment) Bill-was given a second reading by 192-103.
type of roule is the shortest distance near the coast of New Guinea and | posal-the Supreme Court of Judica- over the curved surface of the globe, land at Port Darwin.
It Although ordinary map.
It necessary, they could make their STORMS THREAT Part of formation may fly along irst landing at Hongkong. In any the normal all-red route non-stop to case they would be in the air for two more than 10,000 Singapore. The Great Circle cuts days and covar more than 1,000 miles off this route, miles. Their machines are capable From Britain the Great Circle pilots 228 miles an hour and have an would fly to Northern Europe, Into immense fuel range normally. Russia, cross the muuntain that leads into Tibet.
barrier
A FAMOUS ETON FIGURE
"BEN" RAWLINGS
DEAD
Eton, Dec. 1. Benjamin John Rawlings, of Dut- thetroad, Slough, who for nearly 40 years was school messenger at Eton College, died in Windsor Hosplial to- day, aged 70. He had slipped in School Yard at the College, and, falling, bad fractured his kneecap, pneumonia supervening.
Known to every Etonion as "Ben," Rawlings had the duty of seeing that boys "billed" to attend the head- master for punishment kept their appointments. When the culprit was to be flogged, It was Rawlings who prepared the famous Elan birching block and was present while penalty, was administered.
the
He also acted as guide to visitors to the College and used to show about 10,000 visitors over Etón annually.
With all military load taken aul. and tanked to the Imlt, experts consider they can reach Australia
·without landing. In any case they could reach Hongkong or Singa- pore.
Invaluable lessons are to be learned The from a flight of this type. normal Australla route is well known, but the Great Circle roule might provide an invaluable alternative.
I understand that there would be no difculty in obtaining permits for the airmen to fly over the countries concerned,
WATSON'S
Protest
DUCHESS REFUSES TO BE "MUZZLED"
A scene arising out of the views of the Duchess of Atholl on the Spanish war occurred at the annual meeting of the Kinross and West Perthshire Unionist Association recently. The Duchess is M.P. for the constituency.
The Duke of Atholl, who was in the chair, asked the Duchess a question relating to the figures of last year's Spanish elections.
The Duchess replied that there was absolute proof that the Popular Front was recognised as having gained a majority over the Centre and Right Party.
Colonel Dawson said that he could supply figures. They were exchanging views when the Duke called the meeting to order.
Colonel Dawson rose and, bidding the audience "Good afternoon," closed the door of the hall behind him.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS HEAR “CALL”-
נח
Speaking
the Primate's "recall to religion." Canon An- thony Deane, of Windsor, sald:- *The results are noticeable in the universities, In the pubile distressed! schools, and in the areas, but the recall has not been no effective in the country. The country clergy are terribly dis- pirited."
The Primate, on the same sub- jeet, said: "We can no longer take for granted that this is a Christian nation. It is slipping away from many of the standards of the Christian fatih and the Christian conduct."
Of the Press, he said: "At the best, the Press of this country is on the side of all things that are true and good."
Limerick May
Cost £200,000
New York, Dec. 1.
A limerick threatens to rob Morris Volck, of New York, of a million-dollar. ( £200,000) Inheritance. Lawyer representing chai. lengers of this bequest of the wealthy Madame Domicio de Gama to her favourlie grandson to-day produced in court a letter containing the limerick. It proved, they argued, that Madame de Gama was of unsound mind when she directed the disposal of her fortune.
Morris Volck, to whom the letter containing the limerick was Bent, declared in court that his grandmother was not in the habit of writing limericks, but that tie and she often "swapped joken"
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FREEDOM OF SPEECH
During subsequent discussion, the Duchess said:
"If-you- muzzle-me-and-sag you- don't want me to be free to speak on this subject I shall have to ask my- self whether do ail uphold democracy, because the most precious thing in any democracy is freedom of speech."
The Duke of Atholl said to the meeting: "You surely don't want your member to be a yes-man."
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"QUITE FRIENDLY”
Later, the Duchess told a reporter: "When people at the meeting were asked if they wished to put any ques- tions to me, Colonel Dawson wanted to read some figures, and the chair- man, my husband, said he did nct think they were in order.
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"He persisted, however, and my husband then put the matter to the meeting. By in overwhelming majority (30
(80 to 1, the Duke says) they showed that they did not want the figures read, and Colonel Dawson then walked out. The perfectly friendly. In character,"
It was stated at the meeting that three members of the Executive Counell had resigned because of the Duchess' views. Colonel Dawson is one; the others are Sir Kay Muir and the Hon. Mrs, Stirling.
Women Live Longer Than Men
England and Wales are, be- coming healthier, according to the Registrar-General's statistical review of England and Wales for 10JG, issued last month. Points from his report:- Women live longer than men. Population tables show that the proportion of women to men living, steadily after middle- Increases
age. Figures giving ages of people at their deaths prove the safest years of life are between the ages of ten and fourteen."
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Birth-rate of 14.8 per thousand living showed a slight increase. There were 1,010 deaths per million from cancer, highest rate on re- cord, and an increase of 0 per million on previous year's figures. Accidental deaths (including rood deaths) increased to 300 per mil- llon, equalling record of 1934, Tuberculosis denih-rate was lowest ever; maternal mortality ngures well down.
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