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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16TH,

ATLANTIC

FLIGHT

WON ON

SHELL"

AVIATION

SPIRIT.

CAPTAIN J. ALCOCK AND LIEUT. BROWN

SEXES IN THE EMPIRE,

VITAL DEED OF MORË EQUAL.

Th

DISTRIBUTION,

TH

WOMEN WAR WORKERS

AS

COLONISTS. · པ

National Birth Eate Commission ang reveatly under the presidency of the #skog of maingham, and heard Mil- etter from Comuutesiater Pavig C. Liunt, director of the Faizzation "Departarnk of the Salvation Arity,

Commissioner Lamb sau that time! alow could prove whether the prevailing unemployment would be only a temporary plum at the transsin period, which in proved methods of organisation would) mon." He thought that if there, was a severe spell of unemployment and dis- dress, there was tip type of an improved birth rate, though i donht there would! bo huru nigratione It had been stated that the C classes were adding to the population in larger proportion than the Al class, burg in view of the ingreand publicity given to all masties pertaining to sex relationship during recent years he questioned very much if the C classes. Tared with the prospect of hard times. would ontinue to be so prolife The lark of hon-es would ale prevent many in the B1 and B2 clazzes from marrying. dad fente that ease also the birth-rate wald Milfor

The proportion of the sexes, which before the war was gausing grave itisquiet. ade, had how assinage a tenacing aspret: Shelly it promet d'all sorts of evils; in the sphere og jabetur i was bound to cause serious trouble. He was convinced that, in this vine of Empire reconstruction one jot the most vital contentions shouki he the question of more equal distribution if the sexes throughout the Empire Any plan u rendjustment which overlook? this newssity would have failed in une ut the must esential details. More egual distribution was necessary:

( 1rat men in the Overseas Dunia ions should have the opportunity of get ting married!

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(That there wight standard of home life in the Duminions higher affected.

(3) For the sake of the women, of the Motherland who were forced to the re pression of their maternal instinets. and

The opportunity of fulfilling their

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Lea & Perrins label and bottle are copied to such an extent that these precautions are necessary, in order to make sure that "you are heiner supplied with the arifinal and genuine Worcestershire and not one of its many imitations.

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natural destiny,

The progress of tannda and Australia

had been hindered to hack of adequate

female population, and in Australia and New Zealand attention had been "dirveted to a declining birth-rate.

MARRIAGE. OPPORTUNITIES.

The Salvation Army, by means of its Emigration Department had been doing Tuen to 183232 worn to settle fo the Over Dominions, and had migrated about 10,000 single women. The tailares did not meant to halt, if per cent Most of the girls had married well, and To per cent of those west to Canada bad abarred within three years" of their arrival..

At present the Migration Department was waiting for shipping facilities. They hree already bag applications trom han dreds of girls desiring to go to various parts of the Duintons. An analysis of a hundred cases, taken at random, showed that a large number of the young wonten had been employed during the war in maition factories, on the land and sin Mar werk genernily. They were mainly between the ages of F and 6, and the hiajority wished to go to Canada, Ontario being partieplarly favoured. Many" End Iris waiting to receive thein. "some fathers. others sisters and brothers, and.! not a few. sweethearts rely to marry

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Some of the reasons given for desering to vinigrate werd illuminating. A Paishy girl said she was tired of working in the toread milla. Three English Farmers' daughters reared on a farin, and iceMS- tomed to all kinds of tarm work and domestic duties, desired to make a way for themselves in Australia.

A Kentish vij lage maiden of some 26 summers wanted j to gen place in some tran where there would. I plenty of life." They repre sented generally a har type of woman bood, and would certainly de credit to the old country wherever they went.

It was probable that in future the pro portion of single women transferred to the Dominions would be considerably greater than it ever had been. It was expected that, there would be opportu nities oversca fur girls who had been work ing on the land during the war ur ent ployed in munition making, or in the

• various other occupations usually left to men. Many women who formerly might have beta considered, unsuitable for over- sea conditions would have gained experi ence and developed capacity for many forms of employment that would render them valuable citizens for any community.. THE EXODY'S FROM SCOTLAND. The housing question would have a big ffret on the birth-rate and on emigra Lion. It was esfinasted that there was a lack of nearly 400,000 houses in England and Wales njute It was reported that there would be a large exoday from Scot land when the shipping restrictions were removed. Was this to be wondered at when 47.3 of the population were living in house of one and two rooms, the pro- portion in Glasgow being 6 per cent. T Seltland's young men and maidens were favouring migration inore and mork, and the popumtion was declining perceptibly. Something should be done to make Scot- and attractive for her own people. Bun the bothy system still remained in the rural districts, only very slightly modified ; within the last 30 years, and in the cities, towns, and villages the depressing and barrack like tenement, fit incubator of the slum germ, continued to spring, up in all its unredeeming uglinesa: The Domin ions were benefiting, over much be was afraid, from the lack of civic sensitive. ness of the Scot.

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CASH ADVANCED AGAINST SHIPMENTS,

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