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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th, 1927.

JUDGE LINDSEY ON MARRIAGE.

PROBLEM OF DELINQUENT YOUTH LAID TO DISCORD IN HOME.

MORALS OF COMPANIONATE" WEDLOCK 'UPHELD.

Divorce Expense Cited.

LAST OF SINGAPORE'S TRAMS.

WHAT THE TRACTION COM- PANY HAVE DONE:

A TRIBUTE TO THE ROAD. MAKERS.

SINGAPORE, Sept. ist.

bruction to those in and about them.

OSAKA LOAN.

TAKEN UP BY MITSUI RANK

TERMS OF ISSUE.

August 25th. Arrangements for n loan af Y73,000,000 have been completed by Osaka City with the Mitsui

we

MYSTERIOUS SEA COLLI-

.SION,

CLAIM AGAINST "SEANO BEE.**

HEARING AT SINGAPORE.

"Get me right—I am against) of 200 divorces to 1,000 marriages,

SINGAPORE, Sept. Jst

free love and trial marriage. The would be paralyied if ho knew

As a result of a collision at sea, advocate companionate marriage, that in his own country the No tears are likely to be shed Bank. The loan is to be issued at an action was commenced in the which is real, old-fashioned matri divorces are 400 to 500 out of 1.000 when, on Sunday next, the last two per cent. It is to be paid off in Mr. Justice Deane, and Mr. A. E. Y93.50 and bears interest at 8.8 Supreme Court, Singapore, before mony, with marriage by the priest marriages. Take a look at the of the old trams of Singapore passeighteen years from the date of McDonnell, asessor, for damages, and preacher. Havelock Ellis has statistics of Portland, Sap Fran to the scrap heap.

arising out of the loss of a written indorsing my views and ciec, Denver,

issue by yearly instalments, Kansas City, A year ago, 53 of these barbarous

the Nonia, E. C. Wells cabled a two-column Detroit, Memphis. There are hun-vehicles were cavotting through our

Negotiations were begun with tongkong known American financiers for the. Ioan, which was mysteriously run down statement, supporting my contendreds of divorces to every 1,000 strects, threatening death and des- but they failed to materialise owing and sank whilst on a voyage to tion and declaring that he goes marriages.

to discrepancy in terms. In view Muar, at the latter end of last your.. of the fact that the cutstanding much further than I do,"

To-day the Traction Company is loans borne by the city were issued The plaintiffs allege that the Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver What is wrong with divorce by operating 68 efficient trolley buses at from 1.93 the terms for the new Seang Bee was tho' vessel' respon was speaking to a representative mutual content where there are no plus the two relies of a past that issue are considered hard, but Mr-sible for the mishap. The casualty. of the Portland Oregonianze children! You can't compel two

Kinami, Deputy Mayor of Osak cently. This man of small gure people who are incompatible to live may well be forgotten; and on whom the Osaka Jiji is of a dit has also been before the Marine with an unusually prominent, bulg together, although there are excep-Monday anyone contemplating the ferent opinion. No loans of 70 million Court of Inquiry, ing forehead, restlessly moved tions caused by religion or specific installation of a seaside hut, or yen can be arranged. he says, on around his apartment in the Hotel conditions. Husband and wife enn

terma more favourable than

Mr. E. A. Stevens appeared for Portland as words poured in ages a divorce ea ily by subterfuge; some other form of the simple tile, havs accepted in this instance. the owners of the tongkang and torrent from him. He spoke with fake charge of cruelty and the will have the chance of taking these Many reports are "afbt as to the the Hon. Mr. C. Everitt for the the fervor and enthusiasm of a aca-appearance of the defendant.

vehicles off the hands of the Trac- reason why the negotiation with erusader, for the judge is crusading

cwners of the Seang Bee, the China foreign financiers wera dropped in With one nesistant at 810.000 a Bon Company-for a consideration. favour of Japanese bankers but the and Southern Trading Company, against incompatibility in domestic year, I could handle all the diverer relations.

euses in Portland and I'd reconcile

Their removal marks the disap-reason is simple enough. The Judge Ben Länd÷ey, father of the percent of the couples. The pearance also of the tramway track Yokohama loan issued this spring juvenile court and court of domestic people here who are seeking along the Selegis Road-Brus Basah Osaka did not care to subsit to that the collision was solely caused

brought in Y89 at 6 per cent. and relations, authority on delinquent divorces spend hundreds of thou children and who knows more sands of dollars en lawyers when Road section, a considerable job on such conditions. The Mitani Bank by the negligent navigation of the about the trials of marriage and divorce by mutual consent would which the Municipal Roads Depart came forward and accepted the Seang Bee, by the defendants or trial marriage than any other save that vast fortune.

terms. The bank will issue the loan jurist, is on a vacation, he ex-

and from, at 04 or 941 against 933 received their servants sometime between the plains. He says that he takes these

by the municipality, but the margin hours of midnight on. Monday, vacations so he can work to raise

goes in discounts, advertising and October 28th, 1926, and 1:30 am. en money to fight the Ku Klux Klan,

commission. Taking all things which ousted him from the bench

together, we may congratulate our the following day in the vicinity of of the juvenile court after he

selves in the favourable terms Tanjong Tohor, Malacca Straits. founded it 27 years ago, as he de-

secured," says the Deputy Mayor. off-Pulau Undan. clared.

Some criticism is beard, however, The weather was overcast with among the members of the Mani continuous rain, light and variable cipal Assembly, and some of them winds and a moderate sea, have started investigations which Nonia was proceeding in a norther may have an interesting develops direction for Muar and carried ment, especially as the election are part and starboard lights. As the near at hand. Japan Chronicle.

Companionate marriage."" plained the judge," is an old term, but somehow many people have aa idea that it is something immoral. It is nothing of the sort. I want to improve the domestic, relations

ALEX. ROSS & CO. (CHINA), LTD. and do it legally.

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BOLK LICENORES FOR CHINA

HONG KONG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. HEAD OFFICE-ST GEORGE'S BUILDING.

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Allomony Hanters Rapped. "First, I want to abolish the laws prohibiting birth control, which laws have caused bootlegging in contraceptics and have ruined the lives of millions of wives. I

want the state to give the latest scientific information to married

women.

"Second, I want divorce by mutual consent, where there are no children.

"

ment concentrates on

Monday next.

If couples have children that they do not want, they will not feel like providing for them. A father Additions In Contemplation, of 10 children told me that he did not want any of them, nor did his

The Traction Company expect by wife. He was not in a position to about the middle of November to properly care for them nor was have 75 trolley buses and to in- he disposed to. Birth control crease

this number by gradual Science now has a 100 per cent. in- stages until, about the middle of fallible contraceptic, which, under 1923, they will have 90 vehicles" on law, should be available to mar- the road. ried women and thus save wives from injuring themselves, becom ing neurotic wrecks, which leads to quarrels, and discord.

would meet such

situation.

Road-Making Efciency. People are inclined to take things for granted. We may therefore "Statistics prove that a majority emphasise that whatever the Trac- of the delinquent children are not tion Company have accomplished children of divorced homes, but out of undivorced families, where there to meet public transport needs an has beer bickering between the par- they have done a good deal and ent. It gives the children a wrong idea of marriage. The younger done it well-the progress recorded generation is wire, as it must be so far would have been imposible with necking parties, but I can't bad, not the Municipal Roads Do say that it is worse, because more partment pushed on vigorously frank, than the evil-minded older with the rond re-construction

There is generation.

a great schemes.

With the experience of other with the coming years. "I don't places in mind, some people were change coming in the sex situation know what the change will be, but of opinion that the trolley buses, it is coming Times are changing: running or practically the same

THE ADMIRALTY STAFF.

WHY LARGER THAN IN

PRE-WAR DAYS.

ECONOMY IMPOSSIBLE IN SCIENTIFIC WARFARE.

Statement of Olaim. The statement of claim states

The

Seang Bee appreached the tindal and the crew of the tongkang beat empty tina to attract the attention of these on board the Seang.Bee.

Notwithstanding, the Seang Ben kept on her way and sank the tong- kang. The crew were thrown into the water and by clinging to float- ing timber they kept afloat and shouted for assistance.

The plaintiff claims damages for the loss of freight and loss of the Turo of the tongkang from the date of the casualty to the date of judg One of those periodical attacks ment and costs, reference to be upon the bloated staff" at the made to the Registrar to assess the late. The new familiar, arguments Admiralty has been in progress of amount of damages.

Collision Denied. hare again been urged as to why

The statement of defence denies that the Sering Bee collided with

on the economic status of the par- "Third, I want alimony based ties concerned, on the man's ability to pay and the woman's ability to conitions are changing.. We are in tracks week in and week out, would the Navy of 1927 wants such an

earn

vent women from marrying gan

in

living. This last will pre- a forest but we cannot see the forest cause grooving on the roads. But infinitely bigger staff than it did the Nonia in the vicinity of Tan- with a view to apearing, him for because we are surrounded by trees: no such trouble has been experiene in 1914, when in materiel it was jong Toher at the time stated, or

ed and none is anticipated. This least 50 per cent. bigger, and

personnel about 30 per cent. bigger, work put into the roads.

about reduction and economy, the

alimony when she is capable of making her own living. It will prevent much injustice that now exista in alimony awards.

Moral Stand Defended.

at any other time or place.

Alteratively the defendants say

I want to better the domestic is a striking tribute to the sound and why, in spite of all the talk that if in fact the Stang Bee did

that ?"

Daca for Old Rails.

in the statement of claim, such col-

Admiralty really appears to be collide with the Nonia as alleged What becomes of the old rails? doing so little towards setting its lisica was caused solely by the Hundreds of tons of them must own house in order? The explana regligence of those on board the have been torn up from the streets. tion which has been offered in onia in that they failed to carry Then they vanish. But they have Parliament is that the great growth the necessary lights for a sailing still a role to fall. They are sold of scientific methods in warfare vesaci under way at night.. by the ton to estates for use in demands a corresponding degter want them for various purposes of that the whole of the

bridge work, and to others who of investigation and experiment, Timer.

The case is proceeding.-Struite

bloated

SEA DISASTER ACCUSĄ-

TION.

SHIPPING DIRECTOR IN-

COURT.

AN OVERLOADED" SHIP.

relations; I want to make marriage attractive; I do not want to tear it Anything immoral about those down or abolish it. Because I use three propositions demanded the the term companionate marriage. I judge, cocking his head on one side have been called all manner of like sparrow, while his eyes shone. things, I have told you just what "If they were universally adopted, it means-good, cld-fashioned mar- wouldn't married life be happier ringe, by priest or preacher; birth No married couple is completely control of scientific character; and continuously happy, but it is divorce by mutual consent and see possible to bring about conditions that alimony is based on economic reinforcement, and a large propar- staff" is really effectively employ where there will be less bickering conditions. Anything immoral in tien of them are shipped awayed, and that to reduce it would be and quarreling in the home."

How many people realise, we won- to sacrifice efficiency. This line af Bachelor Army Deplored. A few days a court decision in der, that these rails-at least those reasoring is rather analyngous to "Do you know that there are Colorado ousted Judge Lindsey of them that formed part of the that which the Prime Minister cm- 10,000,000 youths in this country be from the juvenile court bench. original track-bear the legend ploys upon the subject of national tween the years of 21 and 31, and "I wasn't thrown out on account

Made in Germany "!

economy generally. Nothing as it that 6,000,000 of these are unmar- of my ideas on companionate mar-

now exista can, in fact, be spared. The Boycott and Its Results. ried? Why don't they marry? They riage," said he, for 5 per cent.

The fact is that various depart. are not all he virgins and she-vir- of the people of Denver believe in Practically it has died a natural which came into existence during What of the trolley bus boycott?ments and sections at the Admiralty gins. Millions are chaste" and I my views on this subject. It was death. The weekly takings of the the war us essential fetsures of war advocate chastity. But it stands the work of the Khan. They swept Traction Company are now very organization "are now being conquiry into the loss of the steamship The recent Board of Trade in- to reason, that there is much pre- Colorado like a flood in 1924 and nearly what they were before the tinued. In other words, during Fastway had a sequel at Cardiff miscuity." Why can't we say: 'Come almost everybody joined it. I boycott opened five months ago. on, you young fellows, and get mar- didn't. They put up a fight on me The Company have suffered finan ing its war machinery, rome of Police Court, when Watkin James

peace time the Admiralty is retain Marriage isn't a prison, and I won by some 300 or 400

Williams, You can have children or not. If majority. Then they dug up some been felt by the public who have ployed in the role for which it the versel, was accused of

zecondary effect has which, at any rate, cannot be em Penarth, the registered manager of cially, but

aged forty-six, there are no children, there can be irregularities in a presinet" that mis:ed the development which was created. divorce by mutual consent, and if was 100 per cent anti-klan, and should and would have occurred the question has been asked as to Thus, for example,

Unlawfully sending the steam- there is divorce alimony will be the whole precinct was thrown out, during these months.

what the Plans Division can find

ship Eastway, being & British adjusted fairly and according to and that cut my majority to the

Both toycotted and boycatters to plan? For a long time past the

ship registered at the port of what is right. With a proposition vanishing point. The case went

Cardiff, from Norfolk, Virginia, like that put up to the youth of the into the courts and I was ousted by have fe't the effects of this foolish Plans Division has been engaged land, I do not believe that they a vote of four to three. The judge made up and the Company are set Geneva. Is this to be regarded as movement. Arrears have to be upon work in connection with

to sea in an unseaworthy state so that the lives of the master would hang back from marriage as who cast the deciding vote was a ting about their task valiantly; but one of its legitimate functions!

and crew were likely to be en they do now.

kan judge who bad been one of the if section of the public should be Suppose there had been no Plans

dangered: Divorce is increasing. A min- organizers of the secret order. A foolish enough again to hamper the Division, would not this work, just istor in New York said I was a klineman appointed someone terrible man for advocating com-auceced rue and he will hold until to suffer the consequences.Straits carried out in the Admiralty with that Williams WAL

company's hands they must expect whatever, it may be, still have been panionate marriage. He pointed the next election 301 am taking Time with horror to conditions in Russia a vacation, earning money to fight where there is free love, and said that there were 200 divorces out of evory 1,000 marriages. A New York paper wired the for tateinent And the nationally famous judge and I replied that if the minister smiled optimistically at the future. was shocked at the Russian rate-Oregonian.

ried.

-END OF A FAMOUS-OLD

TOY-SHOP.

WHERE QUEEN VICTORIA BOUGHT DOLLS.

to

the Kian and try to get back on

м

the bench which I eat the ITALY'S TOURIST TRAFFIC. next election."?:

AMERICA LEADS THE WAY.

BONE, August 13th Americans top the list among the

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of

Mr. Pratt, who appeared for the Director of Public Prosecutions, enid one of the out putting an undue strain upon managing directors of the St. Mary any particular department? Of Steamship Company, owners of the be always immediately prepared for sel left Norfolk, Virginia, under “course, I the ides is that we are to Eastway, and last October the ves

war then the present organization charter with a cargo of coal for or the Admiralty justified. But Pernambuco (Brazil). -:- this idea does not quite reconcilė

Loss of Life. with the efforts in which we have been playing a very active part at said Mr. Pratt, to show that when "Evidence will be given later," Genera for the past fifteen months the Eastway left Norfolk on Octo

often caught her-royal-eve, and that world's tourista visiting Ataly, says to reduce our naval armaments.ber 13th with a cargo she was so

the future Queea stopped her car- riage there and bought dolls for her heart's delight

Legends

There is only one precept upon

tary Record.

United Freu message. During June, 3,138 foreign tour which national economy will ever overladen as to render the lives of ista entered Italy, and of this total, be effected, and this is by asking these on board unsafe. She foun- 3,918 came from the United States not what we want, but what we can dered off Bermuda on October 22nd, Among the other nationalities reafford? It is only by approaching with the loss of the lives of twenty It is best not to inquire too presented in this tourist afflux, the problem from this point that three of her crew of thirty-five. A traditional link with the child- closely into the Victorian legends of were 1,700 British, 618 Germans, we shall come to realize what we

Evidenco will also be given re- hood of Queen Victorin will be Paddington. One for example, 766 South Americans and 310 can do without, whether at the garding instructions. Williams gave broken when, the combined post credits the naming of St. Peters reach. There were 1,304 visitors Admiralty or in any other Govern- to the master of the vessel instruc office and toyshop at the southern burg place to the shipment to that from Central Europe and the Balment department. Navel and Mitions which could only be

compiled end of Queen's-rond, Bayswater, is city of loads of gravel from pits kana.

with by the vessel being overload- ed." closed for ever. The old row of that lay along the back of this row The figures show that more pr brick cottages, one of which houses of cottages. This fact is that St. eigners are coming to Italy this the toyshop, is to be pulled down, Petersburg-place owes its name to year than last, in spite of the im- and new shops and fints built on the visit of the Allied Sovereigns to proved value of the lira and the high cost of living months of its sit. The post office will be re- London in 1814,

During the first opened further north, but the toys However, this row of cottages, -alns one may buy them no more. with shops built out over what were It is said that the youthful Trin-once little gardens; is old enough to cess Victoria, used often to drive havo greeted the amall Princess, out from Kensington Palace along and it does no harm to imagine that what is now. Queen's-road, but what the present toyshop once contained was then called Black Lion-Jane. It her and her desire to buy à per. is said too, that this old toyshop-fectly ladylike-dall.

this year, 40,000, foreigners entered Italy as against 44,240 in the cor responding period of 1926. The in- crease in the figures is chiefly repre- sented by the greater number of tourists arriving from the United States

THE DUCHESS OF YORK.

COLONEL-IN-CHIEF OF K.O.T.L.L

The King has apvroved of the appointment of the Duchess of York to be Colonel-in-Chief of The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. D

Mr. Pratt added that in these cir- cumstances he alleged that Williams was a party to the steamer having gone to sea in an unseaworthy con- dition

Williams was represented by Mr. Norman Ingledew, who, stated that he had a complete - answer to the charge.

A remand was ordered Williama being released on bail of £500 and ore Eurety o£ £600,