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Recently there was some discussion in aux enivans, says the Straits Time,"

This much, we think, would have to Rose of Austria's aims and policy, one about 'hinese marriage, registrativa. It began to take a rather Intile, personal he conceded, and would be willingly enn-could not help recalling the burning true and we had to close it. inat in doing joydad-that wo man should be allowed words which Gladstone, enjoying a perinil so we throw out a suggestion which we to bave more than one legal wife at any of greater freedom and less trepon- find has met with a good deal of favor one time. We are not asked to legalise

Our polygamy. Registration is to distinguish sibility." uttered concerning the Dual aeco the better class Chinese.

Monarchy in 1800, says the Daily view was this: There is at present far whether she inufriage is legal or legal Frames, Lenses, and Protection glasses too great a "diference of opinion ang and therefore marriage without registra. Chronicle." He delivered at Falinburgh the Chinese themselves to warrant the ion shall be illegal. As reams given the most utcmpromising attack upon aboye, the establishment of this clause that Power which he ever attered in ali Government in making the registration of law is necessary. The rules and forms his career. It is still remembered and

f marriages compulsory, bist on the other of registration shall be regulated 'an

|regarded as gratuitous. As a fuct, it was hand there is a sufficiently strong desireAsed by the Registration office. anong the higher grade and educated desire to emphasise that nothing in the provoked by the report, never denied, system you the that the Austrian Emperor had publicly Chinese in favour of registration to war Future of foreing runt the passing of a permansive law Chinese is contemplated. We compel expressal a wish for the continuance in

them to register births and deaths, be office of the Besconsdeld Ministry. ie, to provide the complete machineryase these vital statistics are considered

Austria, Glicstore declared, bad ever for registering Chinese marriages, leaving eersary for the public good. We do quite optional whether the parties to not wish to compel them to register war been the unfinching for of freedom. In macringe avsi themselves of the facili-riage, hut marriage in the greatest, event every country of Europe. Russia, I tea or not. We are told that this wouldja a man's or a 'woman's life and we am sorry to say, has been the foe of free-

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