1931-04-28 — Page 3

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931.

HAVANA AS DIVORCE BRITISH LEGION AND

RESORT.

HAIG STATUE.

Easiest Way to Domestic Plea for Something

Freedom.

APPEAL TO AMERICANS .

"More Pleasing.”

HORSE OPTIONAL.

The path toward easy divorces, Major J. B. B. Colien, the legless which for a decade has led to Paris, M.P. for the Fairfield Division of Reno and Mexico, has another turn-į Liverpool, who is Hon. Treasurer of ing leading to Cuba, where now the British Legion, suggested at a sixteen causes are allowed. The meeting of the South Eastern Arca

West- old law hardy allowed legal seguru Council of the Legion at tium. It forbade sveond marriage minster that neither of Mr. A. F. and

it virtually Hardiman's

IWO designs aitised divorce suits for that reas B. In the, nld law there was the unmistakable stang of church dictation.

consequenty

Sponsors of the law which went into fleet last year indicated that it was this situation that they

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it

statue of Earl Haig should be ac cepted, and that the commission should be put to open competition.

"In some ways the accond model better than the first: in some ways worse," said Major Cohen,

"It is worse in this way-the first

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sought to change. After Spanish statue. I believe, never pretended to rale in Cuba ended and the republic portray the figure of a herve. was proclaimed there was an in- think the sculptor had some mediate movement to abolish the gorical iden,

alje-

old law, barristers say. That it "But the second looks so much was too early to attempt so radical; like a horse that you realise what it a horse

a step is now self-evident. Opis, and that it is not like ponents fought it down UIL each that anyone of us has ever used. attempt with the result that its

Race Pleasing. partisans did not succeed in passing "The face of Earl Baig himself is a new law until 40 years later. quite pleasing, although it makes him look thirty year younger than he was.

"To my mind-and to the minds or most people who have seen it--|

delivered the

The divorce Inw was expected especially to appeal to citizen of the United States. According to attorneys who have made a special study of it, Americans need only the seulptor has not be present in llavana long enough goods. to have a transcription made of "I am wondering whether the best' their marriage certificate and to thing that could possibly be done--. grant power of attorney to their am not saying this discourteously counsel. According to one of the would be to pay the bill to leading divorce lawyers of Havana, artist, and to put the statue out to when this is accomplished, the open competition throughout the, attorney petitions the court of first country, to see if we could not get instance which reviews the evidence something better and more pleasing. and recommends the case be heard, applause.)

this

before the Audiencia tribunal, don't know that the statue which corresponds in Cuba should necessarily be an equestrian LO A Superior Court .in the one. It might be one of him United States, The attorney islanding up with his hands behind. empowered

present the his back, as we so often saw him, testimony, le needs only to or it might be one of him sitting at assure the court that the plaintiff, a deak."

intends establishing legal residence] The chairman (Col. C. F. Grant- in Cuba. This is sufficient. The ham) recalled that he commanded plaintiff may stop at an hotel forja native cavalry regiment in India two weeks, then return home simply at the time when Lord Haig was to await the process of law.

Inspector-General of Horse.

The plaintiff may choose the "It was my duty to buy horses," specific grounde or basis for the be said, "and

1 if

had action if he or she chooses. But, dared to buy any like even this is not essential in Cuba. these two, or had shown him a man The attorney, in the last analysis, sitting on a horse like these two will follow the simplest and easiest things, I should have been kicked route to freedom, it is pointed cut.out of my job by Lord Haig."

Grounds for Divorce,

(Laughter.)

Resolution.

The present law grants a divorce when one or both parties are guilty It was stated that the following of cruelty, habitual drunkenness, resolution would be put to the con- cruelty to children, non-support, ferance later:-

desertion, mental cruelty, habitual "That this conference is of the gambling and incompatibility. All opinion that neither of the suggest- of course, are flexible. The charge ed statues of Lord Haig submitted need not have originated in Cuba, by Mr. Hardiman represent the it is said, and Americans are not Field Marshal as he was known to required to live on the island for all who served under him. any considerable length of time.

They suggest that neither be ac

It is necessary for plaintiff or cepted, and that the commission defendant to make court appear-should be put to open competition unces only when both parties make throughout the country with no re- a joint application for divorce on striction as to the statue being ground of mutual consent, In this equestrian or otherwise."

case the court requires both parties|

to request the divorce. They are HIDING BOY BURNT.

required to make three appearances

at intervals of six months cach,

which means that, under this plan, FRIGHTENED WHEN FIRE BROKE dissolution of marriage requires one year.

not

Other Easy Ways.

OUT IN HOUSE.

A four-year-old boy, Percy Although this is obviously an Frederick Shearman, was killed in easy way to obtain a decree, it is a fire which destroyed his home in as rapid as other available Montgomery Street, Hove, recently. methods. The attorneys Dow His mother escaped with minor specializing in divorce and their burns but a lodger, Mrs. Dorothy ranks are swelling-aasert that Armstrong, aged 42, was trapped in divorce can be obtained through an upper bed-room and was badly court procedure in approximately burned before firemen rescued her four months.

with ladders.

Sentiment in Cuba, where there The firemen then forced their way still are some who doubt the wisdom to the kitchen, but no trace of the of such a liberal law, la divided, boy could be seen. Under the existing conditions the Eventually he was found hidden churches have not expressed an under the bed in a front bedroom. opinion. In Cuba, where the church The mattress and bedclothes were onec virtually drew the boundaries, burning furiously, but the boy was a religious marriage ceremony is untouched. illegal unless it is performed also suffocation.

Death Wan from

by civil authorities. From this Mrs. Shearman was washingi one may see that Cuba Is hewing to clothes in an out-house when she the line in its separation of Church saw amoke coming from the kitchen and State policy.

where her boy had been playing.

One group there is fostering a She tried to reach the kitchen, but movement to grant every possible was driven back by the flames. She facility to the divorce-seeking for maid:

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eigner. It would establish a stand- "I broke the kitchen window to inx

committee on information try to get Percy. My hand was through the

Bar Association; cut and my arms were burned. shorten the time required to make could not get into the room. the preliminary action, and. "The boy must have become ultimately abolish personal appear frightened when the fire began and ance of the couple who apply joint ran upstairs to hide under the bed. ly for divorce" under the mutual My two other children were both. consent, clause. This group is made at school at the time."

up of English-speaking lawyers,

some of whom campaigned for the

new law. They expect soon.. ta

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were formed, one in the Punjab and clubs own their own aeroplanes, Service and also to be trained as another in Madras. Ninety-three most of which were purchased dur- } ground 1èngineers pilots were trained during the year ing 1930. This is a very promising "His Highness the Maharaja of and over 7,500 hours were flown, sign as one of the objects of the Jodhpur is now being trained by the making a total of 11,500 hours since Aero Club is to encourage pilots to Delhi Flying Club and is showing flying training commenced in Janu- take up flying purely from the great promise of making a very

good pilot: ary, 1929. From the number of in-sporting point of view; to do wojen

We hope other Ruling "There was quiries we get it is evident that the

a marked increase Princes will follow his example:" and embassies with "complete In- Another argle that is said to

desire of Indians to take to the air during the year in the desire of peo formation on, divorca in Cuba. have interested Americans is the

The Manitoba Agricultural Col. Cuba's new law may become low attorney's fea mentioned by Speaking at the annual meeting is steadily gaining ground.ple in India to take up flying-from- something of a boon to persons in the cliqué of legal. men who of the Aero Club of India and Three flights were made by the sporting point of view, and alege is planning to hold short sach States New York, where are specializing in such cases. Burma Mr. H. A. Same, who precid-Indian pilots, between. Britain and number of pupila approached the courses for farmors and at pre

both parties have closedly: 3800, unless there are cir- "We can,

congratulate country flying is being carried out professional pilota, largely with the to commence in March, one in the scandalous behaviour. A check of cumstances to necessitats a higher ourselves on the work carried out by club members in their own Ides of securing employment Teulon and one in the Dauphin the recent Inquiries at the Cuban charge.", ".

during the year:

new clubs seroplanes. Seventeen members of eventually fi the Indian State Air districts.

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Nearly 100,000 tractors baya In been sold in Western Canada the past twelve years, and of this total, more than half went to farmers in Saskatchewan, accord

In ing to the latest estimates.

than three years more

5,000 threshers have been sold in Sas- katchewan, half the total for all Western Canada. In the past five years, Saskatchewan farmers have purchased 6,000 combines and the

was 9,000. Out of the 2,046 threshers sold in the West in 1930, 826 were bought in Saskatchewan.

divorce la obtained only after one Their fee, they say, in aproximate-ed, and I think comituntenia and great deal of cross Club with a low, to be trained, as sent has arranged for two courses total for the West in that peried

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