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SOCIAL INSURANCE CHILD MARRIAGE IN MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE

IN ITALY

RELATIVES OF TUBERCULAR TURKMEN TO BENEFIT.

PALESTINE.

A PHYSICAL AND MORAL

DANGER."

COMBATING DISEASE AND JEWISH GIRL OF TEN SOLD

ILLNESS.

Rome (U.S.).--Social insurance in

TO ARAB.

IN RUSSIA.

SIGN HERE, PLEASE |”

EQUALITY” OF THE SEXES.

People who get married and divorced in the new Russia are doubtless stirred by the anme

DEATH SENTENCE IN

MINUTES.

CONDEMNED A THANKS THE JUDGE

Daly four and a half minutes elapsed from the time a man, who pleaded guilty to murder, stepped into the dock at Liverpool Assizes

emotions of love and hate, joy and until he was sentenced to death.

The man was Joseph Reginald sorrow, as people elsewhere. But Victor Clarke, alias Kennedy, aged very little of it shows on the ear- 21. wireless engineer, of Hilgay,

Italy has reached a high grade of development during the last five or six years, and in many respects better than thâss desorbed in Miss face. The United Press correspon-orfolk, and he was charged with

Jerusalem (U.F.):-That condi tions governing child marriage in Palestina are in many respects no

Italy is well in the van among Mayo's "Mother India," is implied European nations in this depart in a statement by Dr. Rosa Welt ment of state organisation. This Straus, an American woman who country was rather late in coming organized in 1918 the Palestine's into the Bold of social insurance Womer's Equal Rights Association against unemployment, sickness, dis- and immediately after began her Ability and old age, but extensive campaign against child marriage measures have been taken of late to In denouncing this abuse, Dr. An act of Straus declared that the Brit and remedy past neglect.

dent has just spent some hours in one of these depots of fulfilled and mattered loves. So far at least as outward appearances are concerned, the thrill seems to have run out of these major human events. The process is short and painless, with- but any formalities or riganiaroles. Obtaining an automobile or dog

the murder of Mrs. Alice Fontaine, a widow, aged 47, of North Brook Street, Princes Park, Liverpool, on December 23th, and with the, at- tempted murder of her daughter, Miss Mary Agues Fontaine, aged 10.

Horn-Rimmed Glasses.

1910, amended in 1923, made a foremost paragraph in protective license is, in most countries, a more horn-rimmed spectacles.

system of contributors old-age and disability pensions compulsory for Industrial workers.

The Ministry of National Economy recently announced that the con dition of the available funds and the experience obtained in the matters is so favourable as to justify a 75 per cent. increase for small pensions maturing after five years insurance and an average increase of one third for the others. An additional in crease of 10 per cent, will be allowed for each dependent child in the case of all pensions.

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At the present time, it has been calculated that more than 100,000 persons are in receipt of these pen-

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legislation of children ought to aim against the "sery real danger, physical, mental and moral, öl child marriage."

Dr. Straus cites recent case where a Jewish child of ten was sold by her eighty-year old father into marriage to a middle aged The purchasing Arab of Acre. price was £30.

"This brings to the actice of the public the horror of existing con- ditions. Such cases happen and are happening, and still no law has been framed to protect these unhappy children," Dr. Straus

declared

At the beginning of the British

Clarke stepped boldly into the dock with his hands thrust deeply into his overcoat pockets. He wore impressive and more complicated

As the indictment was being read he laid his hands on the dock rail business than marrying or marrying in Moscow. You get into after a hurried glance round the line, without even bothering to re- In answer to the charge he re-

move your hat and overcoat, and wait for one of the clarks to call plied in a loud, steady, voice, "I

next!" Then, having answeredead guilty,"

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Court.

a few simple questions and signed. Justice Finlay: You thor your name, you go home with your ghly understand that you are new life's partner or your new pleading guilty to a charge of wilful freedom. Apart from the waiting, marriage or divorce is a matter of five misates - 4-

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Legal Comment on Life.

On Leonchevsity street is one of the eight Moscow buraux for regis. tering marriages, divorces, births and deaths. The depot consists of

in each of them a clerk or two be three drab looking rooms in a row, hind a rough table. Sitting in the first room, where the divorces ate

second, where births and deaths are

being registered, sad into the third, where couples are being married.

Every pair of newlyweds, as it births, the book of deaths and emerges, walk past the book of finally the registry of divorces. But presumably they are too occupied with their new happiness to think about the unsavory implications of this legal comment on lile. A and or cynical smile, though, can be detected on some of the faces of the men and women in the divorce de Partment as they watch the happy the snowstorm outside. pairs retreat through the door into

what the only sentence can be murder, and thoroughly understand

which follows that?

Thank Yon."

Clarke: Yes, my lord.

Mr. Justice Finley: You havé thoroughly and clearly thought it over and understand?—Yes, my

lord.

Mr. Justice Finlay: Very well. In reply to the Clerk of Assize, Clerk said he had nothing to say,

Clarke appeared to be unmoved passed. With a curt Thank you, my lord," he turned about quickly, walked to the stairs, and disappear- ed below.

[The shortest murder trial on record in England was at Manches ter in November; 1995; when a man who pleaded guilty was sentenced to death in four minutes. James Frederick Stratton, aged 98, #33 condemned in six minutes at the Old Bailey in March. 1997, when he pleaded guilty to killing a typist in a train at Hackney.]

sions. The decision of the ministry occupation there were no civil laws attended to, you can see into the A. the death sentence was being will have the effect of increasing the concerning marriage, the religious sums derived from insurance pen-courts having exclusive jurisdiction In this matter. The Rabbinical sions by 40 or 50 per cent and in

court consented to raising the some cases by as much as 90 per minimum marriage age of girls to sixteen, and the association was Sources of the Increases. The report on the subject states

stos promised that no license would be issued to girls below that age. that the increases which it has been

Women Interested. possible to grant are due to "the

Nevertheless, child marriages state of the money market, which continued and continue,"

Dr. has allowed of permanent invest-Straus states. Sometime ago we ments at five and a half per cent. marriage of a child of twelve to a made a desperate effort to stop the instead of four per cent. to man far above middle age, and economical management which has though we were supported by a high reduced "general expenses, and to

government official and the Chief Rabbi, the child was married. The the fact that disability claims arise man had the law on his side.* less frequently than was foreseen when the actuaries, worked out the

scheme."

Social insurance is one of the basic ideas in the Fascist concep tion of the labour problem, and is covered fully in the Labour Charter, which enunciates it as a defizite obligation and right of workpeople The funds provided by the nation wide system of social insurance have, incidentally, benefited the national economy in a direct way, several works of a national and re- constructive character having been financed with funds held for social insurance.

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Under Physician's Treatment Two Weeks-Grew Worse-Doctors Insist Remoring Boy to Hospital and Gave Very Little Hope of Recovery. Jenis Brooks, son of Mrs. John Stockton, and Modesto, She final- T. Brooks, 1904 H. Street, Modesto, y grew so bad that I had to keep Calif.,

U.S.A.. Auffered with "her in a darkened room. I keep typhoid fever, for two weeks under her under constant care in the for nearly two physician's and nurse's care grew darkened room

.Mother becomes months. A friend then told me ateadily worse. alarmed over safety of her son about the Herbalist, Yee Poo Lun, and is induced to try the POO ON and the Foo On Chinese Herb Social Insuranco invested 539 CHINESE HERBS TREATMENT Treatment. I had no faith in million lire in railroad construction, treatment of this kind, as I have housing scheme, land reclamation, for Typhoid. Result-Instant re- lief and absolute "cure in short tried so many kinds of treatments electric establishments and muni tine. Mrs. Brooks said:-

cipal loans. The total capital thus invested in national work is now calculated to be in the neighbour hood of 3,000 million lire.

My boy Jenis was in bed suffering from fever and chills, he was treated by physicians for two weeks gith what they called typhoid fever, he could not eat and had severe pains in the stomach; delirious, stomach was bloated; be was kept in ice packs and rubber ice mattress and attended by "a trained nurse; he did not show any improvement but became worse so other doctors were called in for consultation. They all insisted on removing boy to the hospital and did not give much hope for his re-

covery.

In 1927, the National Fund for

During 1928, & further great step in the matter of social insurance was taken by Italy, which, it is claimed,

gories. the Herbs and the Herbalist and

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When Both Appear.

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both parties to the arrangement. Marriage requires the presence of Divorce, on the other hand, can be obtained by one, not merely in the absence of the other but even with out his or her knowledge. Any has A Resolution submitted by dale-band or wife may receive a rubber- gates froin Palestine against child stamped postcard any morning in tween two Oxford Colleges. Mag-

Legal warfare is threatened be marriage was adopted by the Inter- forming them they have been dalen and Merton are involved in national Woman's Association for divorced. *7. Suffrage. and Equal Citizenship

a dispute which dates back to held in Rome in 1923. It condemn

Tudor daye, says the Daily Express. ed child, marriage as "one of the Only where there are children ià In 1517 the president of Magdalen grent obstacles to the physical and it necessary for both husband and made a reckless agreement with intellectual development of women

wile to appear. They put on re Merton College that when a presi- in the countries where it prevails" cord their agreement as to the cus-dent of Magdalen died or resigned and requested the Mandates Comtody and support of their off the college would do fealty to Mer- mission of the League of Nations to spring. If they cannot agree, the ton for certain lauda in the Oxforil- consider the question of child mar case is sent to the courts to be shire village of Chalgrove, and riage in mandated countries such as straightened out. The divorced would also pay the sum of 166. 8d. Palestine, with special reference to wife may retain ber ex-husband's the age of consent which should be name only with his express per fixed at sixteen, and preferably at mission and no question is ever asked as to the reason for divorce eighteen years.

that is considered a private affair."

Similarly the Convention against Traffic in Women and for the Pro tection of Children Was dade famliar with conditions in Pales tine, the Palestins Association launching simultaneously a vigor. ous legal campaign against other social evils in the country.

Palestine in this respect is be hind Egypt where two years ago the minimum legat, age for mar riage for girls was fixed at sixteen

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In marrying, the man dad woman of the state of each other's health. are asked whether they are aware They are warned that if they hide

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Magdalen has now decided that what might have been right for the past four hundred years is wrong is 1929, Merton, with the dignity not to hear the compisining voice. of tradition at its back, pretended

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"At the moment certain domes. and doctors in vain, but in despers- tion I decided to try the Poo On

from one wiother any venereal dis Chinese Herba. At this time water

enses, they are subject to imprison- tie conversations are going on be was running from her eyes exces-

ment. The bride is given a choice tween ourselves and Merton," said of keeping her own name or adopt an official of Magdales. sively. I gave her the Poo On

ing her husband's. In some CASES,

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indeed, husbands have taken their All that has happened is this. some wash. At the end of a week

wives names. There is absoluts Professor G. S. Gordon has recently the matter running from the eyes places her in the forefront of years. In Palestine, the women cquality of sexes in this regard. been appointed as the new prezi- stopped and almost at once

a civilized nations, in this respect.wers told they could have the law.

It is no crime in Moscow to dent, and the college has refused marked improvement took place. That was the system of compulsory amended if the three religious com divorce scan after marriage cases to make the usual payment. She continued to improve very insurance against tuberculosis, now munities-Moslem; Christian and of marriages that lasted only a few "It is extremely unlikely that. fast and her eyes began to "clear

this dispute will reach the High up. A short while after I started extended to all operatives working Jewish, would petition for such an hours are on record. But the au

"in "industrial establishments; the

amendment. This procedure Pthorities watch closely men who Court. We have great hopes that giving her the Poo On Herbs ahe premiums being almost entirely paid Straus describes as a Hard and marry and divorce with suspicious our own legal luminaries will be was entirely cured from this discase and her eyes, were back to normal by the employers. It is the inten- laborious way but we have not speed. If it appears that the easy able to fight it out."

tion of the Government to extend given up the fight for the general laws are used as a means of de

A report is current that Merton so that she should see as good as this form of insurance to other cate abolition of child marriage in frauding women, the man is pro-College intended to par in the

mandated countries."

becuted as an ordinary criminal bailiffs on the Chalgrove property. "I was recommended and insist-ever I am certainly thankful to

Buch cases, however, are rare. The This report may have been circul- ed upon by Mrs. De Lemos to try

man's legal responsibility to sup sted to intimidate Magdalen, but the Poo On Chinese Herb Treat am positive that Poo. On Herbs ment, as she had been cared of & Absolutely cured my child's eyes.

Thousands suffering from catarrh, employers' contributions; & number 1925, the premiums received by this port children, whether fathered in Magdalen is made of sterner stuff L RONDON & CO., LTD. complication of diseases by them.

great deterrent. The Soviet law threat of bailiffs. "I made up my mind to give bronchial and lung trouble, throat, of new tuberculosis sanatoria will insurance body, which is one of the wedlock or out of wedlock, is a than to be intimidated by a mere the POO ON CHINESE HERBS cough, asthma, hay fever, malaria, be built throughout the country, largest in Italy, amounted to Lire makes no distinction between legi. The lands at Chalgrove mention- trial; after the first day's trent stomach trouble, indigestion, con while existing hospitals and clinics 237,053,00. In 1926, the figure was timate and illegitimate births--con-ed in this dispute are known to ment the fever was very much re-stipation, gastritis, piles, diarhoea, will be reorganised and remodelled. Lire 250,325,000, while in 1997 the sidering all children legitimate, History as Chalgrove Field, where The benefits extended to the insur. amount received in insurance pre and all parents (including the uRoyalist and Parliamentary troops duced and he began to have an fistula, heart disease, eczema, scro-

fula, female trouble, nervousness, ed are in part made available for mimas by the company referred to appetite and slept well at night.

insomnia, obesity, kidney, bladder their families, the principal being reached Lire 304,940,000. The full sured ones) responsible for their met, in battle on June 15th, 1643: trouble, Bright's disease, diabetes, that a tubercular relative of an returns for 1928 are not yet avail-post and education.

neuralgia, dropsy, insured person living in the same able, but the provisional figures in- rheumatism,

In the bureau visited by the cor- Family life is thus enormously amore pyorrhea, epileptic fits, paralysis, house is as dangerous to the general dicate that the increase has been tumors, ulcer, pimples, dizziness, welfare as the tubercular workman woll maintained. During the first respondent, an average day's work stable among the peasants than

himself,

six months of 1928, premiums for a consists of about 25 marriages and among the city population. The headaches, and many other chronic

Social insurance against accidents value of Lire 100,140,000 were receiv. about 30 divorous. Figures for the necessity of keeping the peasant health and happiness without poi-has recently been extended to theed by the National Instituto of whole city are in about the same land boldings together, and the From the first of strength of the church in the sonous drugs or the knife, by the balillas" or the Fascist boy 144,205,000r the corresponding six Jacuary to the first of October, a villages, explain this contrast in

Insurance, in comparison with Lire proporting. scouts, the vanguardisti," or months of 2027.

period of nine months, the Soviet large measure training corps for the recruite of the

capital had 20,423 marriages and

Statistics for the whole, country blackshirt" army, and the child. The principle of social insurance, 16,347 divorces,

show the same general "contrast. ren of the Italian schools. The insisted upon in the Labour Charter

Smaller towns and the peasant Complete figures are available only YEE POO LUN, Chinese Her-question as to what constitutes an may now be considered one of the districts show a sharp diminution for definite large sections of the balist, Managing Director, over accident for which compensation pillars supporting the structure of of the number of divorces e com country and only for the year 1927.

can be claimed is very carefully the syndicol twenty-five years' practical ex

co-operations" Jaw,

taking the province of Moscow, Federated Bories Republics, show Perience in America curing the defined in the ordinance issued by which regulates all the relations bepared with the marriages. Thus, The European portion of the sick with Chinese Herba Main

the president of the National Balilla tween employers and employees.

there were in the same period 6,809 823,380 marriages and -247,761 Office: Modesto, Calif, L.B.Alastitate. Generally speaking, ac Further extensions of the prin marriages and 4,274 divorces in divorces for the year of this total, Hong Kong Offee 02, Queen's cidents occurring during physical cipal may be looked for in the small towns; in the peasant villages the villages have 823,844 marriages 83.75 for three months. My little girl, & years old, in Head Central, 1st floor. Entrance, exercises, or drill, or in execution fature, for instance among the of the province there were 14,530 and 142,985 divorces but the large aome way contracted a disease of 68, Queen's Road Central. Office of orders give the right to claim country's agriculturists, especially marringce but only 5,232 divorces, cities have 29,088 marriages and $7.50 for six months.

when the extensive integral land re | In other words, whereas there are 80,930 divorces; the rest are in the the eye that was gradually making Hours: Daily 9 am to 12.20 p.m., compensation, her blind. I immediately took her 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, 10 am. Figures issued by the National clamation scheme gets under way about four divorces for every five small towns. In Ukraine during $15.00 for a year. to an eye specialist for treatment to a p.m. Evening Hours: 0.20 Institute of Insurances, show that and provides work for hundreds of marriages in Moscow, there is only 1927 there were 330,079 marriages but there seemed no way to stop pm to 8 pm by appointment private insurance is gradually ex thousands of agricultural labourers about one divorce to every three maz-and 55,367 divorces. Soviet Armenia the approaching pain and blind-only.

European Lady in atten- tending throughout the country. In in undertakings that will be partly riages in the neighbouring villages in the same year had 8,110 mar-

industrial and partly agricultural. (Continued on next Column). (Continued on neat Column).

riages and only 650 divorces, mess also tried a specialit in daños,

After five days treatment the fever was cured and after a few more treatments the boy was ab- solutely well and playing around the yard and eating heartily, and was able to go back to school, and feels as well as he hover did

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