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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947.
POLLAY
STAMTE
MAN ON THE BOARDS: "GIVE HIM ONE WITH YOUR PICK, CHUM, WHILE I'M HOLDING HIM."
And are the British
getting down to it?
BY THE
WAY
by Beachcomber
FT has occurred to me that the overall situation re- quires an Integration of effort, functioning through controlled schedules,
1
One cannot have too much of n good thing, as the man in Lyons said after dining at Morateur, Gar- cin, Fillioux, Debilly,. Sorret, Legros, the Ambassadeurs, and one or two other restaurants. A redundancy of schedules means, on a long-term view, a multiple planning, “Vānis covering all circumstances, I am driven to this conclusion by the stantling news that "Mr. Strachey's
my (it has to be "experts")
that housewives ard serious- ly worned by the present food siringencles." Now that this dlı- covery has been made cannot we have a White-papër" about le” Dan and Stan
THE Eeneral opinion about the Tremendo-Trivost fight is that Trivett nyill win If he can get close enough in to reach his opponent, but that Tremendo will win if ha has time to move his curious rock- Ilke body and get his fists into play. Gus Futtermere said: "It will be te a fight between a blob of mer- cury or an electric cel and a lump of limestone." Work that out sports- men.
New post for Sir Ewart?
ITH the autumn bare employers, transport and fuel decision to modify its housing figures from one of Britain's HEAR that Admiral Sir Ewart two months ahead services and so on, are work- programme for the present basic industries-shipbuilding. Hodgson is likely to be in chargo- Britain is squaring up ing hard to complete all ar year. With the most urgent of Work in Britain's shipyards is of the new power station which is to the vital task of making use rangements for introduction on housing needs of her limited fuel supplies in October 1 when the winter fuel completion, Industrial require- level since 1922, and according over Lots-road
the beauty of St Paul's now nearing now running at the highest to offset
Cathedral. When the Admiral took the coming winter. Sir Stafford season begins.
ments are capable of being to
Power Station, it private estimates output was almost unknown, Cripps. President of the Board -
But his Various methods will be used given greater, priority than may reach 1,000,000 tons this breezy manner and the extintorred to of Trade, has put the position, to produce maximum benefits, before. Unless some of this. year, in a realistic nutshell by des- in particular industries in in- industrial building is
Although this possible ship in which he lived cribing it as urgent as it was dividual factories, Among these quickly, production and exports of the industry's own target of the Admiral used to climb to the done achievement is only two-thirds Chelsea Embankment, soon sent up the sales with a a rush. Every day in the period before D-Day." will be day-shift hours adjusted may suffer.
one 1,500,000 tons, which was top of
of the building to take o To win what he calls the in different factories, so that
cording, and to signal to passing "Battle of Balance of Pay-
inspect the gas men he used to leave barges. When he went ashore to ments," a great constructive effort is needed by the whole nation.
This active policy gives some based on adequate supplies of some planta atart after the encouragement in the battle, steel, timber and other mate morning electricity peak and which has got off to a good rials, it is very near the target others before the afternoon beginning with some cheering set in the economic survey: peak; some factories working Already there have been con- staggered day abifts, others crete developments which show night shifts; the Introduction of the challenge has been accepted rota schemes. Without stag- and that battle stations are gering, it is certain production being taken up. The Trades would suffer and supplies of Union Congress, speaking for fuel for domestic use would be organised labour, has given drastically cut to below the valuable aid towards surmount- minimum health level.
ing two basic problems. It has'
approved the adoption of in-
a caretaker aboard the Saucy Mrs Flobster (his ship).
DIVORCE and REMARRIAGE
R. P. H. LOYD, Bishop
of St. Albans, has at- ̈ tracted to himself much
ventive schemes for increasing ON the minimum coal produc- production. It has also backed tion target of 200,000,000 up the Government's decision to tons for this year, Britain can make staggering of working just get through the winter. publicity on account of his hours compulsory; and em- Getting through is not, how-statement that he did not give ployers who do not comply are ever, enough now. If there are permission for the marriage in liable to severe penalties. to be any advances in the bat-church of those whose divorced
These two actions are
of. tle of the balance of payments, partners are still alive. great and useful significance, the overall industrial output
This statement raises issues for they show that organised must rise above the present of great importance, and Dr. labour is ready, as in the minimum objectives. Stagger-Loyd probably realised, when
By JOHN KINGSLEY
he made it, that he would ut- tract much criticism to himself. But it is far from true that Dr Loyd stands alone. Many
But
'However excellent the intentions of those who urge that the Church shall remarry some divorced persons, in fact such remarriages would inevitably be accepted as a compromise with the devil,'
by
CLAUD MULLINS former Metropolitan magistrato
I have no doubt that the
unlikely case of there being one party to a broken marriage who really is innocent-I. have seldom seen one amid the thousands of cases that I have had to try—then that party is at least guilty of marrying without due prudence. That is a serious offence from the moral or religious-point-of-view..................
How many times are innocent"
refuse to permit these remarriages, Church? If twice, why not three or when they are asked by their clergy they remain the innocent": pariles? four, or more times, provided that
second World War, to drop long ing will get maximum benefits schools of thought in the standing tenets and ideas and from an electricity production Church of England, and many nokey of the Bishops should be to parties to be remarried by the adapt.. itself to meeting those which will break all records bishops, hold the same opinion needs which are in the national this year.
strongly. interest.
Recently published statistics
Until 1937 the so-called in- Furthermore, the TU.C. has show that the demand for
nocent
could demand divorced impressed on Government the electricity has risen by 70 per remarriage in the church of his married in church usually contrast days it is supremely necessary to
party urgent need of bringing up to cent since 1939, and is still date its programme for 1947, rising. The latest estimates or her parish, while the so the innocent"
wife wants a divorce. It is the duty church lato contempt. If they accept rotten idea is abroad that when a teems to me that the nging the of the husband to supply evidence
and thus accept the role of the so- "innocence" as a justification for a called guilty party; if a husband re- second marriage in church. fuses, he may be denounced as lack- ing in chivalry.
on the basis that cach
The modernists
lo give sanction to them.
No, the whole cono:ption of remar- Thos: who believe that
some riage In Church is an affront to the persons should be re standards of conduct that in these
and the "gullty" uphutd. as set out in the economic sur- put consumption this year at called guilty party could only party. This shows a naivete shat is
extraordinary.
Further, what is to be done with vey published last February 37.310 million units, of which do eo if he could find an Angli-
those innocent" parties who only and now so much out of date. 419.1 percent will be used by duct the service. Since 1937 no petitioner and which defendant is judges allow their own admissions of can clergyman willing to con- The decision which party is to be suceed on their petitions If the trial A comprehensive budget of the factories, etc., 33.7 percent economic situation as it is domestically and on farms, and Anglican clergyman is com-
often a matter of arrangement. A misconduct to be paised over? It today will, if it is possible to the balance of 17.2 percent by pelled by law to remarry any
will be in serious danger of prepare it, prove a valuable offices, shops and traction and divorced person, or to allow his stimulus to extra effort;
public light undertakings.
church to be used for that pur- Corresponding figures last pose. year were actual output 34,658 Power of Bishops THE dificulties, of course, are million units, spread as to fac-
many, and it may not be pos- tories etc., 50.6 percent, domes put the Act which made this big sible to prepare a completely tic etc., 32.3 percent, and offices change was silent about the revised survey and new targets etc.. 16.1 percent. In 1945, the powers of Bishops. The question of which will stand good even one output was only 31,381 million marrying divorced persons during or two months after compila units, of which factories took left by the law to the conselener and tion. But, especially now that 56.1 percent and domestic and good sense of the clergy. But that the Planning Board has started farming 28.2 percent.
does not end the matter its work, the effort is worth A £75,000,000 two-year pro- clergy. making. Additionally, it might gramme of re-equipment and prove invaluable as a stimulus enlargement of electric power to keep the public informed as plant construction has recently major changes in the tater been launched to help meet the doubts about the wisdom of episcopul nocent" party should have
This
being the position. I have. YET the claim is put forward by The State is right to permit sincere Christians that the divorce, and remarriage.. but the national field make revisions ever-increasing demand
a right Church has to persist in its high for declarations that under no circum- to be remarried in church. current. This programme, which stancer will they authorise remarri
standards. Divorce is an enormous As to the question of stag- has high priority, means inci-nun during the lifetime of a partner, parties in cases of divorce or separe the intentions of those who urge that are rarely any innocent evil today and, however excellent be gering industrial working hours, dontally a bigger strain on For by law the decision rests with on, and I doubt if any lawyer of the Church shall remarry some the Government's rogional Britain's already over-taut the clergy and, therefore, such de- experience in matrimonial cases diverted persons, in fact such re- boards for industry, which in- building industry.
clarations in effect deprive the clergy would disagree, It makes of their undoubted right to seek It is an old maxim that it takes cepted as
marriages would inevitably be ac- clude representatives of labour, clear, however, the Government guidance from their Bishops.. P.M.
two to make a quarrel. And in the devil.
a compromise with the
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DEEPLY regret that in holding Party, promises to give the other these opinions I am separating "freedom" if he or she wishes it. mysuit from many old friends in the
Churchmen's many letters and hear much evid- which I have been a member since
my Domestic Court work I read. Modern
Union, of
ence from parties who had Ideas World War I. (I was chairman of its like these.
Council for one year.) But I can Is the Church to entangle itself see no justification for those who in auch sordid happenings!
are modernist in their theological opinions making any concession to those who have shown themselves to bo modernists in morals,
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