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PALACE HOTEL. KOWLOON. Corner of itaiphang & Hankoir Roads,

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Cuisine under personal sapersision of the

Iroprietor..

BAR AND BILLIARD ROOMS...

TERMS MODERATE.

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Families on.

J. HOXBERRY,

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Received new shipments

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LAMB, MUTTON, BEEF, RABBITS,

HARES

etc., etc.

from Australia

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'ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN. THE NEW MEASURE TO ENSURE MAINTENANCE

Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Details of Bill to amend the bastardy laws, mainly

A MOTHER'S PLUCK. STORY OF A FOUR HOURS ATTACK ON BARRAOKE,

The plucky conduct of an Irish polica in the interests of the illegitimate children's wife is described in a com-

manication issued by the Irish Office. and also in favour of the mother, have Un a recent occasion, it is stated, a police beant-issued. It is borne, and Captain: 200 Irish Volunteers were concurratur by Lord Henry patrol discovered that a party of about Bentinck, Mr. George Loseby. The Bill adopts the reform for an attack on a Royal Irish Constabul gested recentes by Mr. Justice McCardio, |ary Barrack, and the patrol returned to and Legitimise children whow parents barracks and gave the alarm. At the time have afterwards married,

of the attack, which comnienced about 11 the Sergeant's wife and her three children were in barracks. The children were in bed, and the mother told them that a raid was coming of, and thas, shoir father said they must be brave, and apt make any noise. She pushed the bed into the safest part of the room, and lay down beside the children to give them courage and keep tham quiet.

The Bill beging by requiring, on the registration of the birth of an illegitimate child, the filling up of a special form by the mother or other person responsible for the registration, in which the name of the alleged father of the child has to be stated, and whether he has admitted paternity, and if an, to whom The names of wit nesses proving facts relating to the paternity are also asked for.

REGISTRATION.

UNDER VIRE.

The room in which she and her child- rea were lying was subjected to heavy gun and rifle fire. The window was shattered

The registrar of births is to perve, within neven" daya alterwards, a notice on the farleged father, requiring him to state wheby bulets, and the broken glass fell over.

ther he admits paternity, and, it he does, what provision, if any, he is willing to make for the maintenance of the child, and whether he wishes to enter into a special agreement to be filed as an order of the Court. A reply must made

days.

the bed and on the faces of the children. youngest child, a boy of five years, said They beps perfectly quiet, except when the

Pray hard, mummy, that they won't get into the barrack." Around the base of the wall of the bed-roem the raiders had

within red father's offer is approved placed 16 slabs of gun cotton, and. the!

If the

mother would distinctly hear the orders

She given to the attackers to carry out thair work of blowing up the barrack could also see the flame which leaped up when the raiders saturated a cart load of hay with petrol, and set it alight against the, gable of her bed-room.

by two justices, it will be incorporated into un order. If it is not approved, or if the alleged father denies paternity, "the clerk to the justices, or a collecting officer specially appointed, will take proceeding under the existing law. No compromise, dismissal by consent, or withdrawal of any proceedings ball be binding without the approval of the justices, after hearing the collecting officer

Asumisons may be served on the alleged father before the birth of the child, and if he then admits paternity, an order may be made forthwith,

for weekly

↑ "payments towards-viding appli

caat until her confinement, and for its reasonable expenses. If the paternity in such a case it denied, the matter mais be adjourned, but if after the birth the defendant is adjudged to be the putative father, the Court may order him to pay all the sums he would have been liable to

in the first instance,

MAXIMUM ORDER LÜB. -

The maximum order which may be made Against a father formerly 6s a week-is increased to 40. in the Bill... If the mother has means and is not providing uitable maintenance" for the child, she may be called upon by the collecting officer to do so, and, failing this, she, too, may be ordered by the justices to contribute a aom not creceding 40s, a week in addition to any sums contributed by the father.

It is also proposed that proceedings may be instituted by a married woman in respect of an illegitimate child, and the marriage of the mother to another man is not to prevent the institution` of affilia, tion proceedings against the alleged father of such a "child"

(Continued at foot of next column.)

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WOULD-BE HELPERS THREATENED. The attack lasted for almost four hours, and during all this time a constable was bombing and shooting from this room, and the noise was terrific. But she never lost her nerve, and managed to keep her children perfectly quiet, so that ber hus band and his men were able to give their whole attention to the defence of the barm

rack.

After the attack, owing to the shattered condition of the barrack, she tried to get shelter for herself and her children with a lady friend, but this lady received an talion Headquarters. anonymous threatening letter froin Bat

The Sinn Feiners are very bitter against this brave woman, as they say she should have tried to gat children have left the village and are stay ber husband to surrender. She and Eer ing temporarily with friends in another. county.

"Another provision is that, the registrar of births shalf notify the birth of every illegitimate child to the justices clerk, and the mother or person having the caro of such a child shall notify its full address within three months.

Every illegitimate child to be a ward of the local Juvenile Court, and this Court may appoint a guardian for it, either in addition to its mother, or in substitution for her. Proceedings in the Courts are to be heard in camera.

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

FLYING

AT

REPULSE BAY

TO DAY

(Saturday), June 5th,

Commencing 2.30

SAFETY: NO STUNTS.

The Macao Aerial Transport Company will give a demonstration, weather permitting, of plain and safe seaplane flying with <--

FIVE MACHINES

at Repulse Bay on SATURDAY and SUNDAY commencing

each day at 2.30 PM.

Passengers will be carried for short flights. Silver medallions and certificates of "My First Flight" will at a later date be given to all who participate.

Booking is at THE HONGKONG HOTEL, Main Office, and at REPULSE-BAY HOTEL, where particulars can be obtained on application.

C. E. W. BICOU,

Managing Director.

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Hongkong, May 29th, 1920,

FAREWELL OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS

MARIE

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Thursday, June 17th:-"THE DUKE OF KILLICRANKIEZ, BOOK Friday,

18th:THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY.""" 19th:-* OUTCAST."

Saturday.

AT

MOUTRIES

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NEWFOUNDLAND

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA

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ROME TO TOKIO

THE ROME-TOKIO Fiscut LIKE ALL THE OTUR GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS DE AVIATION WAS

ACCOMPUSHED THROUGHOUT ON

“SHELL” AVIATION SPIRIT

SMGAMORIK

THE "SHELL" LINES