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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, 1989.

PEERESSES TO SIT IN

THE LORDS.

LADY RHONDDA'S CASE.

It has now been definitely established that peeresses in their own right can sit in the House of Lorda,

The decision was announced following Viscountess Rhondda's petition for a writ of saminogs to sit in the Upper House, which was considered by the Committee for Privileges

No opposition was raised by the Crown.. Lord Donoughmore presided and there were also present Earl Desart, Viscount Haldane, Viscount Cholmsford, Lord Hylon, Lord Wrenbury, Lord Phillimors, and Lord Askwith.

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Mr. J. 9. Tablet, K.O. who supported the petition, said the principal point was whether Lady Rhondda's sex disqualified | her from sitting in the House of Lords. The facta were very simple. Lady Rhondda succeeded her late father, whose peerage was created in 1913, he dying, a fortnight later. She had assumed the title on her father's death and bad borne it since without question.

In support of these facts formal proof

was called.

Laily Ehondda said she had no, brothers." On the death of her father abe' assumed the title of Lady Rhondda and had used it ever since without challenge.

The chairman asked whether the Attorney- General had any comment to runke

Sir Gordon Hewart said he had nothing to say on these points and facts.

Mr. Talbot then proceeded to argue that the Disqualification of Sex Act clearly applied to a case like this, and that the disability which had existed in the past was now removed and that Lady Rhondda was entitled to sit in the House of Lords.

The wording of the Act was in the widest possible terms and the matter before the Committee appeared to be clearly one which came within the scope of the Act.

The learned counsel aid it was clearly the intention of Parliaments to exclude women from the House of Lords. Women were admitted to the House of Commons and there was no reason, therefore, why they should be excluded from the House of

Lords.

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The Attorney-General, on behalf of the Crown, announced that he raised no objection to the petition, which was there- fore ranted.

The effect of this is that Lady Rhondda is now entitled to sit in the House of Lords. Interviewed afterwards. Lady Rhondda said she was delighted that the case bud gone in her favour.

Although there are about twenty! peeresses in their own right, only nine are eligible to follow the example of Vis- countess Rhondda. Half of them hold peerages by special patent, which dabars. them from sitting in the House of Lords.

This distinction arises from the fact that there were two methods by which a peerage was created by "writ" and by "patent."

"

The nine ladies whose poorages entitle them to take simillar'action to that initiated by Lady Rhondda are given below, together with the year from which the peerage dated :—

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Baroness de Ros (Countess of Darnley) 1264 Baroness Fauconberg and Conyears

(Countess of Yarborough)...

Baroness Furnival

Baroness Beaumont ...

Baroness. Darcy de Kaayth (Countes

... 1283

1295

1809

of Powis)

1332

1808

... 1431

Baroness Zouche of Haryaworth

Baroncas Berkeley

Baroness Wentworth ...

Baroness Clifton

1329 **** 1608

It will be seen, that the latest of these poerages was created over 300 years ago.

In the case of a creation by patent the title descends only according to the terms of the patent. Viscountess Rhondda bolds her title because, when the late Lord Rhondda was made a viscount in 1918 the letters patent gave remainder" in default of made issue, to his only daughter, the present Viscountess.

"EMPEROR OF SAHARA'S DAUGHTER.

The Paris correspondent of the Timer relates a curious story of a bridegroom who wished to disobey his mother-in-law's edict that the marriage should be in name only. The bride was formerly Jacqueline Bellieres, heir to six million sterling, the daughter of the late Jacques Le Baudy, the French sugar Eing, and self-styled "Emperor of Sahara," whom Jacqueline's mother shot dead. in New York two years ago, and was nequitted na the grounds that she was protecting her daughter's honour. Malame Te Bauly shared the fortune which was, however, tied up til Jacqueline, who is now seventeen, was married or came of age.

Hence she planned a marriage, which she stipulated should be in name only, with Boger Sudreau, a young American detective. After the marriage, Cupid stepped in, for according to Sadreau, the young couple fell passionately in love. The mother, alarmed at this, removed her daughter to a nursing home, alleging ill-treatment: Sadrean followed hot-speed in a motor car and at- tempted to carry off his bride. Her screame brought her mother to the rescue. next day he re-appeared only to find his wife and her mother had flown to Paris. Que is now wondering whether the bridge. groom is a detective with facilities to outwit the astute mother-in-law.

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