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The

China Mail

No. 26,076

DIVORCE LAWS

WHY HONG KONG HASN'T ANY

NOT NECESSARY HERE

Different Status in Some Other Colonies

ANTECEDENTS OF JURISDICTION ACT OF 1926

[Hy “L! Chung văn

Hong Kong has no divorce laws. Our sister Colony of the Straits Settlements (commonly referred to for convenience na Singa- pore) has-in a limited formi. India's divorce laws are more ad- vanced, approximating somewhat to conditions at Home.

Shanghai, not being a Colony, comes into a different category altogether, but it is interesting to know that His Britannic Majesty's Supreme Court in China was endowed a few years ago with divorce jurisdiction.

Our legislators know best whether legal machinery to obtain separation is desirable.

ABLISHE

1815

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

IMPORTANT COUNCIL END OF A SAD

CHANGES

MORE MEMBERS

TRAGEDY

THE PROPERTY

SALVATION ARMY CONTROVERSY

THE DEPUTATION

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IS THAT SO?

"UNOFFICIALS" MAY BE IN- MRS. MIAO'S DRESSES AND OBVIOUS INTENTION OF THE Thoughts Terse, Perverse—and Worse,

· CREASED FROM 6' TO 8

"OFFICIAL" "MAJORITY

JEWELLERY

TO

TO HER

HIGH COUNCIL

IMPRESSIVE, MEETING

London, Yesterday.

Twenty

“Break of 787.”

And heart

** Firát Houses for

- Mellon hava bear provided-where-

Keswick, Nesterday.

layers do not kite ar kag TRET

D A deputation from the High by the number of Unofficial mem- The magistrates have ordered

Council of the Salvation Army to- Some people, says 'a peper, solve bers of the Legislative Council can the property of Mrs. Wal-sheung, day visited General Booth, the aged their troubles best when in the be increased from six (the present Mao (nee Slu) Including various leader of the Army, and conveyed bath... . Others, on the other dresses and about 24,000 worth of to him the resolution passed un-hand, merely get into fresh hot quota) to eight.

This is one of several changes. Jewellery, be handed over to her animously yesterday by the Coun-water.

cil suggesting that he should retire Another is that the Official members brother, Siu Poy-lan of Hong Kong, from office. can also be added to by two, giving subject to the production of letters a total of ten, and thereby retaining of administration" the Government's majority of two.

Chung Yi-miao's property will be There are two kinds of Official members of the Executive and sold. -Reister. Legislative Councils, these being ex-officio (ie., by virtue of holding The outstanding reason why there is no such provision and certain positions) and "appointed". that, as far as is known, the subject has never even been dis-members. Included in the reforms cussed here is that there are very few people who live perman- which came into force on Jan. 4, ently in Hong Kong, whose marriage fundamentals are more, announced in to-day's "Gazette" un- or less similar to those of the British people,

CHINESE AND DOMICILE

Experts Ignored

Prior to December, 1926, India A few days later it was announced had power to grant divorces. There that the Government. "after/mature was an appeal and the Appeal Court | consideration," had decided that at Home gave a decision the effect there were insufficient grounds for of which was to Invalidate, in Great recommending an extension of the Britain, the decrees granted by the Act and the Secretary of State had Indian Courts to persons living in been advised accordingly. India but domiciled In Great Britain. (The Indian Courts had granted a number of decrees to per- sons who had subsequently returned to Great Britain before it was held ise the fact that that such Courts wore only com- potent to act in cases where the parties were of Indian domicile.]

Condiderable agitation in India followed. Then the Imperial Par. Hament passed in Dec., 1926 the Indian and Colonial Divorce Juris diction Act.

der "Additional Instructions passed under the Royal Sign Manual and Signet to the Governor," is the mak- ing of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs un ex-officfo member instead of appointed member.

It is commonly known that when H.E, the Governor (Sir Ceci Clementi, K.CM.G.) went Home on leave last year he was to take up with the Secretary of State for the Colonies the question of the constitution of the Legisla. tive Council.

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At this point, says the "Straits

The changes in the Letters Patent Times," it is necessary to emphas-of Feb. 14, 1917, published to-day,

a change of are probably the result.

Governors had. taken place between the receipt of the Colonial Office re- quest for an expression of opinion as to whether it was desirable that the provisions of the Act should be extended to the Straits Settlements and the Government's reply ignor ing the advice of these experts whose assistance had been sought, The new bill granted to the High attitude of the Roman Catholle and to recall the uncompromising Court in India jurisdiction to make Church to the whole question of a decree for the dissolution of mar divorce. We tread this delicate riage in cases where the parties to

ground reluctantly (the Singapore the marriage were British subjects paper adds) and with an earnest domiciled in Great Britain, provided desire to avoid any words which the grounds of the petition were in

may wound religious. susceptibili- accordance with the provisions of

ties, but It is essential that the

The New Bill

the law for the time being in force whole of the facts be taken into in England, and there was proof, that the petitioner resided in India consideration in reviewing what is

otherwise an inexplicable decision.

at the time of presenting the peti-

The Supreme Court of the Straits tion, that the place where the Settlements is only empowered to parties to the marriage Inat resided grant a divorce where the parties together was in India and that either the marriage was solemnised are domiciled in that Colony. In India or the adultery or crime complained of was committed in India.

Before the Act of 1926, therefore, the Indian Courts were only com-

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Illustrations

To, illustrate the injustice of this state of affairs as it affects persone

means.

Executive Council

At present the Executive Council consists of:-- Ex-officio:

HE, the Governor. (Président); HE. the General Officer Com- manding the Troops,

The Colonini Secretary, The Attorney-General, The Colonial Treasurer.

Appointed:

The Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy, C.B.E,

(Director of Public Works),

The Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North (Secretary for Chinese Affairs. In place of Mr. E. R. Halifax, C.M.G., C.B.E., who is proceeding

OUR PROMISE

OFFICIAL INTIMATION HAVING BEEN RECEIVED THAT, THE PRO- SECUTION OF CARVALHO, YEO, THE UTTERER" OF FORGED "TREASURY 'CHEQUES, HAS CON- CLUDED, THE MATTER 19 NOW NO "LONGER SUN JUDICE,

THE "CHINA MAIL" HAS, ACCORDINGLY, DECIDED TO PULL- ISH THE LIFE STORY OF THIS REMARKABLE MAN ON MONDAY, JAN. 14,

OUR PROMISE TO READERS WILL THEN BE KEPT: ITS FULFIL MENT WAS DELAYED BECAUSE WITHDRAWALNY THE

THE CROWN OF THE SECOND INDICT

AC- MENT (IN THE WATER COUNTS" CASE) HAS ONLY BEEN

MADE PUSLIO TRIĄ WEEK, -

• READ THE ASTOUNDING 'NAB-

·EATIVE OF CARVALHO YEO's CAREER. IN MONDAY CHINA MAIL

RELIEF FUND

LORD MAYOR OF LONDON'S STATEMENT

$

LARGER SUM NEEDED

There is a new movement against

The meeting took place at the beards. house at Southwold on the' Suffolk | hair-men! coast which the General has occu- pied during his illness.

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Alas, our gallant

"Gramophone Dispute Settled.” After the use of many sound-

The delegates were conducted to the General's bedroom. Advancing phrases. ing in single file each bent over the sick bed, clasping the General'e hand and expressing wishes for his recovery, The President then set before the General the High Coun- cil's resolution.

the postponed

Russia is reduced to ration cards. But does this mean that, she is rational at last?

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Senorita de Alvarez has bad, her It was agreed that decision should ba

first lesson in 'flying; but not her until Monday-British Wireless first in driving an object through ¡Service.

the air.

"The Obvious Intention"" Reuter telegrams state:

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Britain now leads in very small cara... In fact, Britain builds bonny babies.

The Sherlock Holmes stories may now be had in one volume. The ideal Holmes.

IN A LE

Parle is to have a street below the surface.

We have heard before of the Paris “underworld.

France has ordered her generals to dreas with magnificence, Most generals do on their night out.

The

centenarian cemetery superintendent says he has never travelled by motor car or aircraft- .... He prefers to cater for those who do.

A man complained that, being A company report describes a single, he could not get the dole, The text of General Booth's let-"Drop of More Than 220,000 and, being 49, he was too old to iter says that if he had been asked Gallons.”

Rather more than | marry... .. It looks as if the poor

fellow might be forced to work.

Some romances have a sad end, and some a week-end.

to resign. Instead of the Council a drop in the bucket. being convoked with the obvious Intention of depriving him of A show has been held by the power and appointing his succes- French Bulldog Club in London. sor. It would have been a very

The French bulldog should different matter, and personally he not be confused with the John Bull would not have regretted the re-dog.. quest. A few months must elapse before he would be able to return An English cat-burglar, working to his post. "Will you give me in Switzerland, used to pose as roof- time?"

mender. He is now to be taught to mend, not his roofs, but his ways.

He proceeds to propose the ap pointment of Council of Ave

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and state that he was prepared to

Any proposal from Russia may be appoint a commission to Inquire taken as died. PANI 20 into desirable changes of the con

stitution, as requested by Eva "$150 Lost on Golf Course,” ...... But some people even lose their tempers.

Booth's memorandum of October, 1927, which had engaged his con- stant attention until he was taken fll.

The "War Cry”.

It appears that 20,000 copies, of the "War Cry," containing General Booth's letter to the Council, ware

"Seventeen Editors Arrested.” But, for their papers, that arresting headlinel

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printed before the Council were Lady Oxford says, "Rest cures aware of it.

..... Oxford The Council immedi- are bad for everybody." ately took steps to stop the print- against the Rest. of Mayors at the Mansion House ing and ordered the destruction of

London, Yesterday. The Lord Mayor told a meeting

on leave after having acted as that despite the remarkable res-all coples run off. ... Colonial Secretary during Sir ponse to the appeals on behalf of King's Counsel has been retained Cecil Clementi's absence).

Coalfelds Distress Relief (on General Booth's behalf. Unofficials;

Fund, which is at present $465,000

Further Details

bers now or

The Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, K.C., LL.D.,

The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, The Hon. Mr. A. C. Hypes. Under the "Additional Instruc- of European domielle, the imaginary tione," the Secretary for Chinese спе may be quoted of a Affairs becomes an ex-officio mem- Woman of moderate petent to act in cases where, the living in

ber Instead of appointed member, Singapore, whoso parties were of Indian domicile.

The number of appointed Official husband gives her Indisput. The new Act extended the scope to able grounds for divorce before members and Unofficial members is Parties who subsequently went deserting her. Thrown on to her not fixed, because H.E. the Gov. Home, but of course, with the

ernor is empowered to appoint gwn resources, she is powerless to "such other persons" who are mem provises stated in the preceding act and is faced with the prospect paragraph.

her own living time to time. of trying to earn

are appointed from Can Be Extended

and, possibly, to maintain A Singapore did not go so far. It young family, in a tropical country

Legislative Council is interesting to recall that although 8,000 miles from her own people

The constitution of the Legiala- the Act was designed to meet is pro- unless assistance la forthcoming tive Council hitherto has been as fol- blem which had arisen in India the from wealthy friends or relatives to lowa:- following section was included:- enable her to return to Europe and

"His Majesty may, by Order in seek relief in the English Courts. Council, provide for applying the The plight of a non-European foregoing provisions of this Act, woman whose husband is domiciled subject to the necessary modified in England da even more hopeless tions, to any part of His Majesty's 'since she is without friends in the Dominions, other than a self- United Kingdom and the chances of governing dominion, in like man tracing the deserter to attempt to ner as they apply to Indie and, in enforce any order for maintenance particular, any auch Order in which may be obtained locally are Council may determine the court negligible. by which the jurisdiction con- ferred by those provisions is to In both cases if the new. Act came be exercised."

into force In the Straits, the women

Lawyer's View

(For the purposes of this sec- would be able to obtain freedom... tion "self-governing-dominion" means

Following the announcement of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Irish Free State, the Straits Government's decision Newfoundland, and Bouthern Rhode the matter was again discussed at Bia.3

the annual meeting of the Singa- What action was taken in the pore Bar and the following resolu Straits Settlements, how the Goy-tion was passed and a copy forward- ernment sought expert public opined to the Colonial Secretary:-"This Ion and then rejected it, are told by meeting disagrees with the advice the "Straits Times.",

given by Government to the Secre- tary of State and considers that the

Insufficient Grounds

Ex-officio:

H.E. the Governor (President), HE. the General Officer Com- manding the Troops,

The Colonial Secretary, The Attorney General, The Colonial Treasurer. Appointed:

The Hon. Mr. Cressy (Director of Public Works),

The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, CMG. (Captain Superintendent of Folie), TH

Theon. Mr. North (Secretary. for Chinese Affairs in place of Mr. Hallifax), Unofficials:

The Hon: Sir Henry Pollock,' The Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow, The Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotowall, CMG, LL.D..

The Hon. Mr. A. C. Hynes,

the

There has been a golf competition for policemen, who are always inter- ested even in the links of evidence.

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"Love interferes with women's work," said Miss Margaret Bond- feld. "What other work have they " asked the bad man.

A paper says that some of the' costumes at a big ball were "well worth seeing," What you could. see of thems

PuWhy must English actresses be such perfect ladies?' asks – a Broanse it is dramatic critic..... easier than to be perfect actresses, one would suppose.

"Here", said the waggish poul- try-man, as he seized a fat turkey with one hand and swung bis axe with the other, "is where.. I do my Christmas chopplug early!"

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"Turf Romance,” is a hoad- line. Yes: we have heard those They gen- romances of the Turf. erally begin, "I've just been told an absolute atone cert, for the

There has been a fire in a pillar-| 2.80.

It is thought that a new

including contributions from the Commander Eva Booth, who had Dominions and America the mag- not seen her brother, General Booth, box. nitude of the distress will neces since her arrival from America, coat of paint made it red hot. altate much larger total than motored to Southwold to-day and the Funds has yet reached.........

of the Fund would be revised in He added that the constitution

view of the national character it had assumed-Reuter.

was in the General's house when

"Fire at Rugby" is the headline

rived, but had not ezen the General, a fanatic for Soccer. the High Council's deputation ar- exhortation which is evidently by

A statement, issued on behalf of.

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Some people complain that the colour of the new notes comes off on their hands. Money after sticks to somebody's Angers,

A headline said: "$10,000,000

the latter by his nurse Brigadler A well-known pantomime artlat Lost in Wall-street." There seems Smith, states that General Booth boasts that this is his second to have been gross carelessness received the deputation calmly season with the same wife.

THE KING'S CONDITION"

"No. Change"

and wonderfully like the saint of God be la" He listened. Carefully

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The River Volga has overflowed,

London, Yesterday. ·

A bulletin 'issued at 8.15 to- night states:

The King had a "restful day and there is no change to re-

somewhere.

Prisoners in Sing Sing have

This is voted expital

and announced that he would reply and the villages along the banks | entertainments provided' and are on Monday. General Booth heard think it is Volga without being allowed to play games and to

smoke... of the Council's decision yesterday funny. evening from his wife and took it very calmly, only saying "I won

(7 km)

*Cold Fish Redressed."

der who is in this.” When the Saucily ? deputation arrived he prayed with

punishment!

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The detective who referred to

a coloured prisoner at London

deepest dye" used quite the right word,

them for their families and scem- "Motorista Object to Trees." A Sessions as "a scoundrel of the ed quite undisturbed by their state-rooted objection?

port in his Majesty's condition.ment.

Reuter.

RUBBER MARKET

SHARP, RISE IN PRICE IN LONDON

SHARES: IMPROVE-/

Londen, Yesterday.

Brigadier Smith added that she is Good-Bye to Grey Hair." convinced that General Booth will As the man aald when he became completely recover.-"//

completely bald ?

Eva Booth left the house shortly-- after the deputation with tears in her eyes.

Council's Nominee

It is noteworthy that Miss Eva Booth is mentioned as the Council's probable nomines for the succession, -Reuter.

TRADE AGAIN?

A feature of the London marketa to-day was the sharp rise, in the price of rubber, which jumped from THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WAR 9:1/16d per lb. to 10d. before react- ing to 94d.PER AN

IN SZECHUAN

WANESIEN NOW. CLEAR

£500 worth of jewels was found in the street by a lamp-lighter.

The bright lad.

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Burglars who entered a school got away with three pairs of boots. .... Soled again 1.

Mr. Cochran may charge 244. for a stall at his revues, but he faint- ed dead away when he read that: a seat on the New York Stock: Exchange sold for $116,000.

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Weekly Welleriant:----"Businară is looking up," as the man with the penny-a-peep telescope said.

"Marriage is Not à Brilliant A court witness referred to Joke," ories May Edginton. "the lady who hit me with a Rather a poor one, in fact. broom." with the enemy.

Sounds like a crush

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The European car industry is we see, "making rapid strides.". A Royal Naval communique" from].**.

...The car may even exceed the Wanhelen, on the Upper Yangtze speed limit. River, in Szechuan province, com Arms that General Yang Sen did de- finitely evacuate the port with his troops (to make a detour Inland pre- samably). It is hoped, the com-

The arrivals of rubber since the abolition of restriction have been much lower than anticipated and The Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, at the same time, trade demands

are increasing The Hon. Mr. W: E. L. Shenton. In accordance with this section, extension to this Colony of the in-

Rubber shares improved substan Under the changes, the Secretary tially in sympathy-British Wire the Secretary of State for the dian and Colonial Jurisdiction Act, for Chinese Affairs becomes ex-less Service. Colonies invited the then Governor 1926, is essential and should be done officio, making a total of six include of the Straits Settlements to take at once and that a copy of this re-ing the President. Appointed Off- into consideration the question of solution be forwarded to Govern- cial members must not exceed four London, Yesterday The State unique adds, that trade will re whether it was desirable that the ment with a request that the same in number making a maximum of Council at Buckingham Palaces hae sume at that port immediately with provisions of the Act should be be forwarded to the Secretary of ten officials. Unofficial members may Mr Alfred Eze as Chinese Minister

approved of the appointment of the casus bell removed extended to the Straits Settlements. State

Sir Laurence Guillemard, in turn, mu

Request for Reasons

Bought the views of the Singapore This more elleited a request for

Bar Committee and, after discussing reasons, and detailed a statements

the matter very fully, that body, a mers prepared and January, 1928, replied favouring Colonial Secretary the extension of the Act to the

Straits

not exceed eight in number, jar

In London. Router) Whereas the term "“Officer: Com- manding the Troopa”, has been used up to the present, the Additions In- structions zow call him de

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VARIABLE WINDS CE

"300 Speech from Canada." when a speaker is thanked for his ...We know now what is meant

valuable remarks."

Mr. Dennis Bradley hopes that women will "leave men their trousers.: Yes; after they have been through the pockets.

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It is announced that Mr. Hamry Ford is prepared to accept a sug gested Invitation to assist in a the Chinese Nationalist Government financial reconstruction scheme for

at Nanking. After, which he may have the job of reconstructing

doctor says our judgment is our finances.

often-at-fault because we do not sleep enough... Bustness'men. The Ranger Informs the Counelf: will now be ertising for sleep that the premies of ing partners,

Russia wives