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DIVORCE LAW NEEDS REFORM

INTEREST OF STATE

IN MARRIAGE

NEED FOR REASON, FAIRNESS

AND GOOD SENSE"

(By Lord Hewart Of Bury)

Changes For Better Slight changes for the better

are no two opinions among those over a long course of years and

It is sometimes said that the feats mariage. Just as, în com- who were fighting for England at last meet with their reward,

State, as distinguished from the mercial law, after the making of on land, and in particular on the same way that attractive distant fronts. So immense had women, after a series of meteoric individual has an interest in the contract, there may be "frastra- festitution of marriage, andtion" of the basiness enterprise or {love: affairs, often been the prestige of the Eng-faithful, stubborn suiter whose must, therefore, especially for the adventure, so, too, in a totally dif lish Navy for a century, that

devotion has survived them all sake of the family and the chil-ferent sphere it is recognised that Hong Kong, Friday, Nov. 22, 1935 the ordinary landsman had

It was via the Ethical Move-dren, watch with a jealous eye there may be frustration" of the never imagined that any feet

with contract of marriage. that met it in blue water wouldgment that Lord Snell reached everything that has to do

who divorce. But what is there that And, if "frustration" be the Lord Jellicoe

be able to make port again Socialism, but unlike many Naval experts may explain that deduce a Left political creed from is singular or remarkable about ground of the "doctrine and the In like manner basis of decision, for what good Lord Jellicoe was, of course, this was ignorance, but the fact abstract moral principles, he is that incident? Governor of New Zealand for that Germany to day celebrates not of middle-class origin but be-the State has an interest in conreason is "frustration" in fact to 25 "an u-paid agricultural tract, in torn and in crime. be ignored in law except in cases four years, and he held all the that battle as a victory shows

What is the true inference from where it proceeds from ceadact-of- big positions at the Admiralty, the power of prestige, and it is

those facts if it be not that the one particular kind? Is there after distinguishing himself in quite likely that had the battle

law should, therefore, be in strict any transcendental magic in the sundry junior appointments been more decisive the war "DEVOTION TO THE RIGHT

accordance with reason, fairness statutes of 1857, of 1845, of 1923, But his name is memorable in would have been finished... ir

This gives him a foot in both and good sense, and not opposed for of 19252 history as the commander of 1916 instead of two years later. the British Fleet during those It was more like the old battles the camps into which the Socialist to them?

Party is broadly, divided With-

State And The Family few fateful days when the Ger-such as those in the West In- man Fleet was out at sea in the dies than the Nelson touch, out being, as most of the Socialist It may be that professors of have, indeed, been made... Some Great War. It has been truly and if no other result was pos- Party intellectuals to some extent | philosophy are stil-concerted, as fold law has gone where the oli said that of all the millions of sible it helps us to understand are suspect in the eyes of trade Aristotle was, with the question moans go But what sound ob men that took part in that the popularity of Nelson. the logists, he does not suffer by

whether the State is logically jection, it may be asked, is there the tradition of which is still so

too. Treat an identification with gigantic struggle he was

prior to the individual and the to a fearless survey of the whole their interests. only man who could in one vivid. afternoon by a single mistake!

He has kept as his association family. But nobody is likely to area of "frustration, unless, in The Battle of Jutland and its have lost the war for his side lessors are by no means "here with the Ethical Movement. There challenge the doctrine that, if the deed, marriage is to remain, for The thought of the responsi- bistory," for controversy still has lately been published a pam-State came into existence in or the unhappy minority, what John bility that then rested on one rages around the subject of the Phlet by him about its aims to der to make life possible, it con-Milton called "a familiar and co- man's shoulders is staggering, big ship and its relative value establish in the world a religiontinues to exist in order to make habiting mischief, without refuge but it is not likely, that at the as against the same amount of of devotion to the right apart from life good. Will anybody suggest or redemption"?

that the individual is utterly, and Some years ago when, in hap time he allowed his thoughts to money spent on submarines, supernatural sanctions.”

This is the very essence of himinal circumstances, to be subor-pier days, the question arose wander from the urgent busi- destroyers, "pocket" battleships.

and is reflected in his kindly,dinated to the State and the fami- whether the Government should ness at hand. Even so, it was and other small craft. And

ive in the House of Commons There is authority, and even what are called "facilities” for ecclesiastica! authority, for the the discussion of a Bill concern- proposition that the doctrine of divorce which had somehow the indissolubility of marriage 80 past Scylla and Charybdis in cannot be proved from the New another place, Mr. Bonar Law,

beted himself to make one of his proved? And, once it is under extremely rare cynical remarks. stood that marriage may some. He said he understood that; if

wanted times be dissolved, is it not a pure people really "How did you get on with Jean-question of practical wisdom. in they did without it.

[full view of all the relevant cir- The ardent young lover sighed.

cumstances, to determine in

the “I started of well,” he replied, "1]

so immense that few of us now there is the question of the tolerant acute if somewhat chilly would care to have shared it aeroplane bomber. In any casei personality.

He had to make sure that he the zeroplane development has

Would bring out of action in a made it likely that no future: Your Daily Smile! condition to retain the command commander will lack plentiful

of the sea the biggest fleet that information about the move- A well-known chess player is to be

the world had ever seen, pat-ments of the enemy, and that married after his next championship Testament Is there any other the Leader of the House, permit- ting to the test war equipment alone will make the next naval match. The girl has vowed she will quarter from which it can that was practically untested. war something new. The human lives at stake would! count up to about

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thousand, and how quickly they EXPLANATION OF

might be sacrificed is shown by the fate of the cruisers whose! deck protection had proved in-į adequate to stop the plunging fire of the enemy when Admiral Beatty had drawn it on his own squadron. The cost of that armada was not less than $300,000,000, and there would/ be no chance of replacing the A

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Shallow

said I was knee deep in love with interests of all what the proper her"

and sufficient grounds for divorce "Sounds all right. What was her ought to be? reaction to that?”

The suitor grimaced. "She promised to put me on her wading list."

Many seaside towns now Atores in turn are subdivided special model-yacht ponds. What!

The one

Contract Of Marriage

divorce,

Is that condition of affairs de- sirable? Is it really in the in- terests of the family or the State? discerning (and frequently apostolic) friend, Mr. A. P. Her- bert; seems to take the view that [divorce by anataal consent” is

Theoretical Case

Theoretical law it certainly is But is it not already, after (Continued on Page 3)

"BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley

To-day the "open sesame and not "practical politics" in Eng- the only one, is a particular kin land of misconduct. But the underly-|-- haveing reason for that doctrine ap broadside into electrons, protons and atomic objection that fathers have to them Pears to be that misconduct of not was, and a hundred other devlet These abdivisions of the is that they attract so many children that kind is something which del tails. may be left to those who atoms posses an electric charye

affects us. inhien

their penetrative trying to realise what the com-powers.. mander's responsibility was it in 1932 it was discovered that is enough to say that the whole there is a further subdivision of fate of his country and of the the atoms, which possesses no Allies was subject to the need electric charge of its own, and is that he should keep a cool head capable of packing together into and decide rightly.

|matter one quadrillion times as Another staggering thought dense as water. This ultimate is the speed with which deci-subdivision of the atom was called sions would have to be made a neutron. Its penetrative power In pursuit of Admiral Beatty's is extraordinary. If it were pos- cruisers the German Fleet bad sible to construct a neutron cannon. turned northwards; and in re-bal, which size for size would be ply to the news the main Fleet 200 trillion times as heavy as aj was steaming southwards. The hall of gold, such a cannon ball Fleets were approaching each could penetrate 75,000,000 miles of other at 40 milles an hour, armour.

the visibility was not too good,

and getting worse. There was LADIES' NIGHT" AT jalways a chance of mines, if new

torpedoes. A wireless message

giving the position of the lenemy, and showing that their

EUROPEAN “Y”

Admiral was also puzzled by Two New Lady Artistes

the drifting mist, was by some

neglect or accident delayed for

an hour and a half. At last the enemy was sighted.

Delight

"Ladies' Night"one of the

The details of the movements most popular social functions of each ship in the front-line conceived by the committee of the have been recorded not merely European YMCA was held for hour by hour, but minute by the first time this season last minute, and there have been night, and was voted a complete long and sometimes bitter con- success.

troversies about the tactics em- An excellent dinner was "fol- ployed. No layman is compe-lowed by an equally good and tent to give an opinion on so well-balanced concert Two art technical a subject, and it was istes, Miss Frue Lewis and Mrs. years before Lord Jellicoe and Marsh, made their debut at the Lord Beatty became reconciled last night, and were deser From documents since published vingly well received.

it is at any rate known that Miss Lewis delighted with se Lord Jellicoe acted on principles veral violin solos, while Mrs which he had previously defined Marsh, the "possessor of a beanti- in a memorandum that he had ful soprand voice, sang several submitted to the Admiralty, and well chosen pieces. Her rendition that had been approved by the of "Song of Songs", was particn- Board He made a half turn larly well received." with the object of so placing his The other artists were: M

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