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No. 22714. ** ****** HONG KONG. THURSDAY, MAY 14. 1931.

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

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To-day.

(May '14)

Ascension Day. Holy Thursday.

Legislative Council Meeting

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Queen's Theatre: Angels."

WOMAN BARRISTER'S VIGOROUS

PROTEST.

ANOTHER BLOW AT THE RIGHTS OF

HUSBANDS.

For centuries the policy of the, Hell's

World Theatre: "Enemy Beauty.” Central Theatre: "Rango." King Theatre: "Under Sus picion,"

Danees: Tea Dance at Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances, long |Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.

Friday.

(May 13,)

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Hong Kong Volunteers, Annual Dinner and Prize-giving 8 pm. Queen's Theatre: "Hell's Angels World Theatre: "Enemy Bauty" 4inean film).

Central Theatre: "Rango."| King's Theatre: "Under Sus pizion."

Dances: Tea Dance. H.K. lotol. Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, and Hotel Ceeil.

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The lending ense, it is true, is English legalists was directed to so far operative only in America, wards two grand objects in matters but I believe it would be just no of family law. One was to blend good law here, if a similar case husband and wife into one artificial i should be brought in our own Fro- aynthetic person-the husband. The bate, Divorce and Admiralty Divi- other was to secure that he should sion, and for the following reasons: not have to rear as his own his wife's child by another man.

The law relating to annulment of marriage was settled long ago. years before the discovery of The gradual emancipation of modern methods of preventing women freed from the husband's births. The law has not contem- control the wife's independent carn-plated, those practices, and has, ings and property, and released her their abuse.

therefore, provided no remedy, for Quite probably that (by the celebrated Jackson decision is the position which the Supreme of 1801) from having to live under Court of the State of New York has had to face, for its matrimonial her husband's roof.

law strongly resembles our own.

The Supreme Court of the State of New York just carried matters a step further by deciding that Mr. Alfred H. Kähn cannot oh tain the annaiment of his marriage on the ground that his wife has declined to bear him children.

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The more that women are releas ed from obligations the more a certain unthinking type of feminist rejoices. The fact that a married woman cannot be imprisoned for debt makes that sort of "feminist " hapy,, just it makes the. fraudulent woman trader bappy too. They join in felicitation like the bootlegger and the Prohibi tionist.

D.s

The fact that if a husband and

wife conspire together to commit arson, murder, or any other Felony,

and the husband alone carries out

The caso is regarded 18 straight forward test of the right of a wife to take certain mcnaures without the consent of her husband. The New York Supreme Court has the joint plan, makes another situa decided that wife has such ation delightful for abstract justice right, and that the right persists to bontemplate, for, as husband even if it violates any pre-nuptial promise to bear children.

The decision is momentous-even more momentous than the celebrated Jackson cher.

and wife are legally one person, and it takes at least two to make a conspiracy, the husband stande a ninety-nine per cent. chance of solitary, punishment.

Only in those rare cases where the Lawn Bowls:-First Divion.

wife can be got at as necessory Kowloon BG.C. », Civil Service, As matters now stand in Eng-) before the fact is sho in any real Craigengower C.C. r. Politi, Roland, it seems that a wife cannot danger. Exultation at these ano ercio . Kowloon Dock, Taikoo .•. Kowloon C.C.; Second Division Cil Service P. Craigengover, 11. Electric . Taikoo, Yacht Club r. Kowloon B.C.C., Kowloon

be compelled to dwell with ber malles is as the crackling of thorns beneath the pot: mere fool's laugh- husband; cannot corrced into ter. They make thinking women cohabitation with him; cannot be sick." made to pay into a joint home any part of her income; cannot be read only duty now left for a wife It looks very much as if the one

strained from the use of her hus- is not to be detected in adultery. Racing-Fifth Extra Meting band's surname, oven it divorced Short of that, she can do pretty

C Recreio.

(loppy Valley).

Queen's Theatre: "Hell's Angels."' World Theatre: "Enemy Eauty" (Chinese film).

Central Theatre: "Rango King's Theatre: "Under Sus- picion."

and however much she may disgrace hin; and cannot be proceeded against for a separation under the 1805 Act for desertion, cruelty or

drunkenness.

Same in England.

To add to all that, if aho evades

Rights of Women.

much what she will under English law. A few years ago one heard much about the right of women to maternity. Now it is the right to sterility which is formally confer red in the American State.

Birth control may be an excellent thing when it lessens the multipli- ention of the unfit, or gives babies a better chance of survival. But

motherhood, when her husband is healthy and is not poor, ne u mere matter of self-indulgent personal whim, what type of marriage is she truly fulfilling A position where woman takes all and gives nothing is below human dignity.

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European Mail:-Outward: many would say the major par- Europe rin Siberin (Pres. Madison pose the marriage cannot be an-

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