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Hongkong Daily Press

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IRREGULAR SCOTCH

MARRIAGES.

UNEMPLOYMENT “DOLE" SAID TO BE THE CAUSE.

• QUEUES. OF PROSPECTIVE BRIDES AND GROOMS.

LONDON (U.P.)-Irregular mar. riages" in Scotland are increasing at an alarming rate, according to Lord Buckmaster, who told the United Press in an exclusive inter- view that he was in possession of reports from Scotland showing that six such marriages daily in each of there are on an average of five to

the larger centres. Glasgow alone understood to record two thou- satdirregular" marriages year.

Reports seem to indicate," Lord Buckfaster stated, "that the Government dole is tending to increase the number of marriages. This is because a larger dole is given to married people who are 6.40 5.50 h explained.

ons of work than to single ones,"

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Lord Burkmaster's recent sue- cessful shepherding of the Ant Child-Marriage Bill through the House of Lorda has made him especially well-informed on the 7.88 whole subject of marriage laws in

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A Social Evil,

RELIGIOUS MANIA

MAN LOSES HIS PEACE OF MIND."

CORONER'S WARNING

CROOKS INVADE

LONDON.

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Fortise to $624 United Kingdom

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IN READINESS FOR TOURISTS. CONFIDENCE MEN ACTIVE.

Lostook (C.P.-Crooks and con.

"He was suffering from religiousfidence men from all corners of the mania in a profound feim/ 26.

world are congregating in London marked the Hackney offer, thin readiness for the approaching Edwin Smith, at

season and the American tourist angest of invasion," British and American Edgar Ernest William te, aged twenty-two, an account cler ways of travel on the continent and travellers who frequent the high- of Orford-road, Walthat, on the Atlantic have been amazed drowned himself in the Lento ser so many familiar Laces-faces read by the coroner contained the Yard and, the police of other coun

A note found in his cleibing and known equally well to Scotland following:-

tries in the West End hotels and saloons at the present time.

I cannot get peace of mind. I am guilty before God. Death is preferable.

He wrote in a note to his mother Don't worry about me. I am un- desirable."

said that his son had mat deep Mr. Thomas Staig, the father, study of the Bible, and had seven or eight different versions of it, which he would spread out on the table. He had recently become de pressed.

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Left His Church.

The Rev. W. A. Ashby, a mini- ter of the Central Baptist Church, Walthamstow, said that Staig was He considers the increasing mara member of his charch until 1926, riage rate among young receivers when he left after coming under of the dole unfortunate from the the influence of the International social point of view. This is be Bible Students' Association Staiz case many of them are living in was deeply religious in tempera straitened circumstances with littlement and wind. to look forward to and a conse quent despondency of which, he says, pften renders them unfit for the task of bringing up children.

Manner

He explained that “irregular marriages are those which taks placerbefore the sheriff.

They are merely the formal statement for purposes of recording of a state of affairs already exist ing," he went on.

It is a well known fact that ac

residue of notorious characters is always to be found in the popu resorts of London, but the num ber of them now is far beyond the normal. In one well-known saloon

One was a blackmailer who usually the other day there were five men. with international criminal records, operates with a pretty woman "as is accomplice, and with an scen- sional male companion.

An Old Trick. His companion on this occasion was a young man from the Domi- nione whose nefarious activities have been officially noted in ships in the Tropica and the Mediter- Tuncan Near them were two save individuals who specialise in prey

ngon credulous women tourists

The fifth who travel alone, faced man with a breezy manzer was an elderly, red- who is ready at a moment's notice Mr. Ashby said that hunder to become a retired Austraðan. fluence of two companions, and spend on charity, or a shy and stood that Staig came under the in- sheep farmer with a fortune to that ultimately their dominating rather bewildered New Zealander influence was terrifying to him anxious to be shown London by a ed him back into his church named crooks were still sipping Staig visited him, and he loom wealthy American. The two first-

diet of "Suicide while of unsound The coroner in recording ver-

mania was recognised as among the mind," remarked that religious chief causes of suicide..

cording to Scottish law a declara "Young people who go into this tion of marriage before witnesses sort of groove," he added, "want constitutes legal union.

watching A large careful number of shyster lawyers are handling under expert advice. and careful undertaking, Lord Buckmaster Sometimes a change of companion learns, to get people quickly marship, the development of some forma ried for a fee of $10.

of hobby, or some healthy reading to enlarge their mental outlook may help to take them out of the morbid groove."

The practice is to go before the sheriff with the contracting parties and two witnesses, sometimes en gaged hastily in the street, and have the witnesser swear they have previously heard the parties déclare themselves married. This is suf. cient to enable the sheriff to order the marriage recorded.

Declared-When Sober! "Frequently it happens that a large number of such weddings are performed at the same time," Lord Buckmaster explained.

"I am informed, that it is not unsual to see as many as thirty or forty couples lined up on one side of the courtroom and a cor- responding number of witnesses on the other. It is, I believe, the (Continued on next Column).

land Yard detective strolled in their midday cocktails when a Scot

they had slipped anokstrusively Before he had crdered his drink

away.

Plausibic Adventurers.

These predatory adventurers are

The British type often poses as an always well dressed, plausible and well-schooled in their various roles, ex-officer. Others are racing ex- perts" who profess to include among their friends many ent mea.

promin- with women, who haunt the public rooms of hotels most frequented by foreigners. The women are expen. sively attired, always attractive. and ready to pilot a likely "chent" or meet charming people. to a flat where he can play poker

Some of them "work"

Certain international crooks now

practice to swear in the witnesses in a group rather than individualy. "The name of a couple wishing to have their marriage recorded is in the west-end of London are called. The appropriate witnesses usually to be found on the Riviera step forward. one of the parties has resided in in the international trains de luxe They declare that or in Cairo. They are well known' the district the past three weeks; themselves married when in a sober, that they have heard them declare frame of mind; and they add that they know of no reason why the marriage should not be recorded."

After that, he understands, the sheriff is free to order the marriage

entered in. the books.

even between London and Paris- Lacquaintance of reputable well-to.dot where they endeavour to make the travellers.

More than one big coup in the south of France has been carefully prepared in a London hotel or saloon, where the victim. has been under careful observation.

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To-day.

(April 1.)

Easter Monday.. Bank Holiday.

Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley

H.X.V.D.C. Rile Meeting, Stone- cutter's Island.

Golf Easter Meeting, Fanling. Football:-Junior Div.: Chinese 1. Navy.

Cricket:-Second

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Queen' Theatre: "Detectives." World Theatre: That Royle Girl."

Star Theatre:"The Mirage.". Banzard Musical Comedy Co. "By Request," Theatre, 9.13 p.m.

Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Caraival Dinner "Dance: Penin- sula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.

European Mails:-Outward: Europe vid Victoria, B.O., and vid Siberia (Pres. Grant), noon.

Tuesday April 2.) Sale of Crown Land Kowloon Inland Lot No. 2184, 3 p.m.

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Hockey: YMCA. 1st XI, v. Recreio, King's Park, 8 p.m.

Tennis: Championship Doubles, Semi-final-Upper Half

Queen's Theatre: "Dont Marry."

World Theatre: "That Royle Girl."

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Queen's Theatre: The Awaken- ing."

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Tea Dances: H.K. Hotel and Pinaula Hotel, 4.30 p.m.

Dinner Dance: Peninsula Hotel, 8:30 p.m.

World Theatre: Sally, Irene, and mary."

Star Theatre: Johnny get your hair cut.

Bunvard Musical Comedy Co.: 3.12 p.m. "Clowns in: Clover," Star Theatre,

Ten Dances H... Hotel and Peninsula Hotel, 4.30 p...

Dinner Daoce Peninsula Hotel,

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Queen's Theatre: "Dont Marry" World Theatre: "Sally, Irene, and Mary."

Star Theatre: "Johnny get your hair cut."

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