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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 36TH, 1982.

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OUR LONDON LETTER. THE SCANDAL OF THE PRESENT DIVORCE LAVI", ECONOMY IN THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDANT.]

LONDON, September 1st

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THE DIVORCE LAW SCANDAL.

Before long something will have to be done, despite the opposition of the Bishops, to reform the Divore laws Public spinion does not ask for any weakening of the marriage contract, or that the facilities for slipping out of the | matrimauial knot should be made too essy: but there is rank injustco in rast un- ber of cases at the difficulty in the way of a divorce when such is needed to save human lives from absolute shipwreek.

working-class man employed as an engine

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THE ALTERNATIVE...

POLITICAL EITS-FLYING

The gentle art of political kitetiging i being practised by different parties and groups who, ure, each in their way anxious to discover what "the man in the street" is thinking about the next appeal to the country. Some have boldly called for a General Election in November, though the rensen for fixing upon that date is not quite clear. Anyway, the wish is not likely to be gratified in the absence of any dramatic development. The quithin Festinater fizette states that the Independent Liberals will, at all events, not be caught napping and that they will try to persuade the country to have done with the Coalition and

no consequence.

That system is at

"

its works when the Election comes." The amonat of pension needed shonki not be very serious, because the option generally expressed in almost any company i regaril to the political parties and future The subject has been brought pro-happenings is that we have had quite

elsagh of Coalition. minently into notice again this week hy best kind of compromise, with no sed certain comments from the Beuch. A

rinciples, al bulf the tins sont vital question to the nation is being shelved William Watson Wax driver named

Lecause members of the combination cant prosecated for perjury in the Divorce

agree even as regards essentials. There is Court some time ago, and was now sent

not much doubt that as the General Elec tion, wherever it may come the Conserva to prison. Lu passing sentence, which was unavoidable in the light of the evidence tives will club into power with a thumping Atherley Jones autioilly majority. This leaves one wandering what Justice observed that these perjury proscections will become of the Independent Liberals, were always taken against parsous For Me. Arquth is a back number politi humble circumstances. The rich somehow escape not becuse they are mare trathful ally, and the purer is so small as to be of There is a rumor that in the witness-bos relating their married efforts are being made to patch up a experiences, but, presumably, because they alliance with the Labour Party, and, of are able to employ eminent counsel who course, if that can be arranged there would know how to assist the parties they represent to akate successfully over thine a fairly strong Opposition of sorts.

FUTURE OF "THE TIMES." 100.

Some interesting speculations are being made as to the future of The Timer: I have already mentioned in this correspon. dance that interested political groups were trying to obtain un option to purchase the great organ of publicity, Nor "comes the news on the authority of Lord Riidell's paper, The News of the World, that Lord "That is unfortunately the position Northcliffe put u clause in his first will in which parties to petitions in the giving Mr. John Walter as option to Divorce Court are continually pur.A purchase his (Lord Northcliffe's, interest. woman has the alternative of admitting It was Lord Northcliffe's idea at ne time adultry or of going into the box and to create an endowment which would have committing perjury A man has made The Tits a national newspaper; and either to admit that he has committed a fortnight ago The Spectator published, alaltry or cruelty--both odious nets-scheme which the editor, Mr. Lee Stracey, or go into the box,... and perjure drew up at the late Peer's request. But himself. These Froceedings by the evidently Lord Northcliffe changed his divorce authorities, in my judgment,

inst turi out futile.". This is something that the divorce; authorities will have to think about before they prosecute poor people again. Such a pronouncement by a Judge cannot ignored. Besides, it is backed up by facts that are common knowledge. Recent cases are on, recond where people hare elaborate evidence of misconduct which has never happened, as the only way of getting marrage annulle. Yet the Church wink at such things, and strenuously opposes the only true solution of the difficult problem- a complete amendment of the laws relating

The Judge, farther remirked that he was not surprised that Watson had committed perry because the alternative was a continuation of his married Ife with a woman who was undoubtedly a person no bonest or decent man would care to live with. He priedesi ;

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to divorce.

mind.

The ho is publicly expressed that Mr. Walter will exercise the option, and that hig will reacquire his control of the historic journal founded by his ancestor, the first John Walter. In that case it will be interesting to see what change, if any, takes place in the attitude of The Times towards the Government; but those who ought to know are convinced the paper would return to its old tradition of neral support to the foreign policy of the country as adop tel by the Government of the day. SAFETY AT SKA,

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DR. WELLINGTON KOO MAY RETURN TO LONDON WU PET" FU AND THE COMMUNI

CATIONS PORTFOLIO.

The Asiatic News Agency Brya :-- it is reported in authentic quarters that after the dissolution of the existing Cabinet, Dr. Wellington Koo will return to his post of Minister to the Court os St. James, and Mr. Chu Chao Hsin, the return to his own post of Consul acting Minister in London, will either General in New York or be recalled to Peking for dusies. In fact, the vacancy caused by the absence of Dr. Wellington Koo from Lonion bas never been Alled, so there is an exit in case of his retirement from Peking politics. The Ministers who will not seek re-appointment in the coming new Cabizot are Dr. Koo, Mr. Tao Wen-kan,

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In

connection with

that.

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WEIHAIWEI'S WAR MEMORIAL.

FROM A FORRESPONDENT, ], When England makes her official, exit- Crom Weihaiwel there will be left behind many evidences and traces of her success. Territory during the past 14 jours. Dvo fut and beneficial administration of the most permanent will be the of the residents and summer visitors, to the memory of these who at some time, other, were resilent at Weihaise and who were killed in the Great War.

memorial erected by British subjects,

The monument is built, entirely of sub. stantial blocks of grey granite of local production, simple la design, inexpen sive, yet very vfiective.

The southern face of the obelisk, opposite the sea, Bears a general inscrip- tian recording the purpose fer which is has been erected; on the opposite side aro the nutes of oliers and ban-emission i

and Mr. Tang Erh-h who will retire simultaneously with Dr. Wang. believed General Wu Tei-fn will never allow

officers and toep of the Royal Navy und the fat portfolio of Commanications to be officers of the Chiness Regiment. The snatched from his hands, buse he chiefly scripti on the western sile peters to depends upon the monthly subsilies of this

boys of Weihaiwei School.

The ceremony of unveiling the inemorial Ministry for the support of his personal the eastern Lace bestes the names of 11 ph army; but in case of tenssity, Kao En-bung

was performed by His Honour the Officer will be sterificed in favour of Mr. Sun

Administering the overament ou the Thun-lio, who will then be transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the Chia lath just! There were sent Admital tungu and leave the Finance Ministry to the Sir A. Ditt and some of his oiliers; Pasting clique. As a temporary measure,bers of the joint Anglo-Chinese Commis

as to give His Excellency M. T. Ling; officials of Mr. Fan Lin-wei will probably be appointed sion, including Mr. Bertram Lilles and acting Premier shurt, so sufficient time for this President to in the hucal Administration; a guard of troduce the name of a permanent Prime honour furnished by the Royal Marines, Minister to Parliament for its con.M.S. Harkina Band; the company of the Indian soldiers and another of our mili downfall of the Wang Cabinet, itary police; papiis and staff of the Schooly

stated semi-officially

srepresentativo civilians, all backed by a s both Dr. Wang and Dr. K00 rved as large crowd of natives. The latter b Chinese delegates at the Washington under British rule witnessed, not infre- Conference to which China. had pledd quently, functions and crrentories con- voluntary disbandment of her superfluous ducted by the Foreigner, but it is doubt, solliery to the Powers. they strongly urged ful if they have ever beheld a spectackó army reduction as one of their platforms. so impressive and unique as this ablie Bot the Chinese military leaders, including tribute by the Briton to his honoured General Wu Pei-fu, regard the ides of drad-the military preision of the troop-dhibendment as practically asking soldiers, the Band's sukan music, the the tigers for their skins, or to stop their last post by its three buglers, the two Speaking from the steps of the now daily rice, so the present Government must minutes silence and the laying of toral monument His Honour said, Your Ex- go unless those foreign-educated State tributes at the base of the columi. Ministers actually desire to serve as mere

cellencies, Ladies and Gentlemer, and Boys of Weihaiwei School, the occasion puppets for the inilitarists.

for which we have come together this morning, properly regarded. is not only one for sadness, but also for rejoicing. There is necessarily sorrow for lives un- timely coded, many even ere their prime; but we should also rejoice at the example set us of duty dane, even unto death. Mr. Blum explained that the cost of the residents and summer visitors augmented memorial was met by subscription from by contributions collected by the Head-

INVESTIGATION OF POPPY CULTIVATION:

IN THE

WRONG SEASON.

Dr. W. H. Graham Apsland, General Secretary of the International Anti- Opium Association of Peking, writing to A few days ago you courteously published the Peking and Tientsia Times says:

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very kindly designed for the a note from tay International Anti-Opinn master from old boys of the School; that Association informing the public that not it was four Commissioners for the investigation Spunce of Messrs. Stewartsou and Spence, only had the Chines Government appointed Government, free of cest, by Mr. H. M. of poppy cultivation in the provinces of Shanghai: that when the subscriptions Fukien; Anhui, Shensi, Hujeh, Kausu, were being raised there was no reason Since the Court of Inquiry into the loss Sinking, Jehol, and Suiyuan, but had to suppose that the rendition of the send Territory was imminent; that he was of the P. and O. liner Egypt announced also invited this Association to its findings, with severe censure of the delegates to co-operate in this investigation sure the Chinese Government, whose LADY ASTOR, M... AS MISSIONARY.

Lady Astors little Prohibition Bill, which Commander, the Chief Officer, and also. I ad not say that this Association representatives have also kindly come generous this morning to do honour to our dead,” shore, many appreciated, extremely this she would like to pilot through Parliament, the Company's official on has met with nothing but ridicule in the things have been written about the resavitation and immediately informed the would preserve the monument and its newspapers. It is put forward in the quisponsibility of the Captain of a ship. Ministry of the interior to that effect und site, as the British authorities would have He had already said that they should of a perfect specimen of Democratic legish is something that nobody need envy promised its utmost support and endes vours to obtain dsgates. Foreigners in

be glad to have the examples of duty tion, but nobody with any sense-that is, waster-mariner, writing in the Mas nobody outside an institution for the care cheater Guardian, puts the case extremely each of these districts work for us, but one which these dead had set them. of the feeble-minded-could mistake its well. The captain has no voice in the to the present time all our replies, whilst He would remind them of the Ballard of the Revenge and the story of Sir purpose. Lady Astor wants to regulate the provision of the life-saving appliances he expressing willingless to help, are very fiquor trade, and her method is to base has to use, the organisation of the pas doubtful of any gain to the cause.They Richard Grenville who said as he lay ceutral board to decide upon hours for the seugers and crew, or the time and place all state that, the poppy bargest is over

man is bound to do." This sense of duty sale of drink, and say what shall be the of carrying out boat drill. etc. But as for this year and that investigation will be dying, I have only done my duty as a quality and quantity to be sold in a neigh soon as the ship este cf from the stage valueless; May and June when the poppy was probably the highest quality that they hourhood. There is also a host of other he has to assume full responsibility for is growing is the time for investigation. regulations propused, until it is not too whatever happens. He gets under steam in the South poppy is cultivated in the as Britons possessed and, perhaps, might land. "And as you boys of Weihaiwei much to say that, if by any freak of legis with a couple of thousand passengers Winter months, but North of the Riverightly be termed the Spirit of Eng

is almost exclusively a Summer flower. It is School pass by this memorial to brave" lative folly they were to be adopted, it would aboard, and immediately finds himself in he ss difficult for a man to get a pint of congested waters, liable to run into "fax, much to be regretted that the Government men, which records the names of so many while even the majority of the crew, has allocated & sum of $28,000 for this in of your old boys, I want you to think beer as it is to buy a pound of opium.

The real object of the Bill is to get in the say nothing of the passengers, know noth-vestigation which can only result in trying that it exemplifies this sense of duty, the thin edge of the American Prohibition law, ing of the run of the ship or anything at to find out where poppy was grown last spirit of England. It is also another proof of the truth of Kipling's song. If Mr. Pusayloot Johnson tried what healf of the boat-stations.."

blood be the price of Admiralty, Lord What would happen," asks this writer. could do in that direction, several times in

God, we have paid in full.* **** the last couple of years, but made no head-if the master, on leaving the stage dropped way to speak of The Englishman is not anchor in the river and mustered everybody going to be deprived of his favourite beverts the boats, and had boats swung out, st.. ago if he can help it. Least of all will be to satisfy himself that everybody on wr let a foreigner perform the trick for him. We now bare Lady Astor, as the Member for m uth, proposing to put a nice, harmless Bill through Parliament profess ing to set up Bourds of Management and Local Committees to say whether alcoholic drinks shall or shall not be sold in any par so-called ticalar orality. This is the Democratic touch., Every town' would pre- sumably decide to go "dry" or to remain "wet". But it requires no great effort of imagination to see how all the crank and busplies would over run the community to try to impose teetotalism upon all and sundry-and in numberless cases they would sure There is the object-lesson of what faraliism can do when organised against an easy going public by what has happened in the United States.

THE KING BAVES £10,000.

had some idea of what to do? He would be instantly dismissed, and every bed, exopt seamen, would support the disusul. Just imagine the injustice of it! He and he aloue is responsible for thousands of lives, and he has practically no authority over those that will help him in his matters responsibility."

This seems a fair and reasonable state ment of the case from the point of view of the captain of a ship. Under the present system it is obvious that there are some things fundamentally wrong, though it is not day to say what ought to be done to remedy the weakness in the system indicated above.-H.E..

UNEMPLOYMENT AT HOME.

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BRITAIN'S STEADY ADVANCE.

TOWARDS PROSPERITY.

Official figures published last month disclose the fact that more than 1,500,000 full-time jobs have been provided for the workers of the United Kingdom since June, 1921.

These figures are no dloquent testimony to the nation's steady advance towards renewed trade prosperity.

There were just two short quotations he would like to give. The first was in Latin,

Summum crede nefus animae praeferte

pudori,

Et propter vivendum, vivendi perdere

causas;

which might be translated, "It is the greatest of crimes to place life before honour and a sense of duty, and for the sake, of living to lose the reasons for liv.

"In June, 1991, 2,044,625 persons, were, according to official figures, totally un- ing employed. The Egures on September 11th, 1922, were 4,318,500, a decrease of 728,155,

The statistics of persons working on short time have been reduced in the same

น period from 034.788 to 60,800, a decrease of 873,080.

The decrease in the number totally un employed and the decrease in the number on short time, added together, give the total of fall-time jobs provided since June, 1991. The total is 1;600,141.

FIEUZAL GLASSES.

The other was from Funch:

It isn't the winning that makes tha

mil3,

But it's playing the game on the good

old plan,

As hard and as straight as a mortal can,

In fact, it's playing the game, Both were easy to think about, easy to say. To put them into practice, as the dend they now honoured had done, was another matter. Lastly they should think that day, not only of their honoured dead, but of the viven, the mothers and sisters, the women of the British Empire, who, perhaps, bore the greater burden in patient endurance, "And now I unveil God, whom we all worship whatever our bonour of the great and glorious dead." nationality, creeds or belief; and lo

Some time ago I mentioned the fact that

It is officially announced that un Mr. R. E. Harewood, of the Treasury, had beenlent to the King to act as Deputy employment in August remained bad, the Treasurer to his Majesty. The idea was to improvement which has been in progress Out of doors there is nothing so zestfal-this Memorial to the greater glory of carry out ecdhomics in the Royal House- since the beginning of the year not being

same rate as pre- and comfortable for the eyes as the light bold. The step was taken at the instance maintained at the of King George himself. As a result of viously. There was a marked improve reflected from green fields and trees, the Mr. Harewood's efforts many changes bavu ment, however, in the coal-mining in absorption of the ultra-violet and orange been fected, and I understand that a dustry, cone improvement in the pig

iron industry and iron and steel" ma raye by the chlorophyll of the leaves; saving of something over £10,000 a year facture, though there was a decline in hence the introduction of Fienzal Glass, has been brought about. Moreover, a the cotton-spinning, jute, pottery, and yellowish green in colour, which is pro- further saving is likely to be made during glass trades. The registered number of daced in several shades, and lenses made the next few months. The economies, unemployed at the end of August present and prospective, have been arranged was approximately 1,379,000, including of this may be worn ma & protection by the Psychology Section of the British without the smallest reduction or limitation 1,121,000 men and 174,000 woment; com over-seasitive eyes where it is desirable Association, last month, declared that it of any Court functions, or impairing the pared with 1,400,000 in July. The fall to tone down excessive fight and glare, is quite unnecessary to repeat parrot

suggestion. efficient administration of the Royal House in wages continued in August, the rd Fienzal lenses of say prescription is phrases to carry out a cure by auto- Dr. C. S. Myers agreed, und said he duction aggregaling, about £130,000 Either regular or Torie forms are manu The King has set a notable example to the weekly fulltime wages of over

hold.

"WARE *-* COUE THROAT,”

Cond throat is the new disease. Dr. William Brown, in his address to

his subjects to cut the cost according to 2,000,000 work-people. There was an in- Iactured by the Hongkong Optical Co., had known cases in which a headache constant repetition of the "Every day. the cloth. He showed his intention to give crease of £15,000 in the wages of 90,000 successors to Clark & Co., Manufacturing was cured by the Cous method, but the the country a lead by putting the Royal people. The cost of living fell yacht out of commission-months ago, and points in August to 79 per cent. above and Befracting Opticians, 63, Queen's and in every way" formula had pro now we have a further illustration."

the pre-war rate.

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