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LESSON SERMON.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, HONG KONG.

"God the Preserver of Man' was the subject of the lesson-Sermen in Ell' Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, June 14th,

The Golden Text, was-The Lord shall presseve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore, (Panim 121; 8) ((*

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THIS FREEDOM.

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freedom: But in one hotel in, Reno they will point out a grey haired man who has been sitting about the place for twenty years waiting for bis wife to appear and facilitato the divorer. That is always the nerve racking fear of the tempor ary residents of Reno. They are wondering if the other partners.in this great adventure will put in the required "appearance in the town, before the hearing begins,

Among the citations which com prised the Lesson-Sermon was the following from the Bible.I am.

Mondays and Tuesdays are the persuaded, that neither death, nor great court days in Reno, and those life, nor angels, nor principalities, anme evenings are usually gay with nor powers, or things present, nor parties and dances arranged by things to come, nor height, nor those who have revered their free. depth, nor any other creature, sirali i dom. Divorous have been known to be able to separate us from the bo fellowed promptly by other mar love of God, which is in Christ ringe There is a firm belief that Jeaus our Lord." (Romana 6, 38, marriages made in Reño ar 30.)

eternal. So the man who hopes to The Lesson-Sermon also included be free and the man who hopes to the following passage from the med may be found in the Christian Science textbook, same hotel gating at the same

Science and Health, with Koy to the

Scriptures," by Mary. Baker Eddy This is the doc trine of Christian: Science: that divine Love cannot be depriv ed of its manifestation, or object; that joy cannot be turned into Borrow, for sorrow is not the master of joy; that good can never produce evil; that matter can never produce wind nor life result in death. The perfect man-governed by God, his perfect Principle--is sinless and eternal.” (p. 304.)

BELGIAN CABINET CRISIS.

CATHOLIC LEADER TO FORM

„GOVERNMENT.

Brussels, June 6.-Belgium's latest cabinet crisis was solved to day when M, Jules Renkin, a leader of

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WAGE SYSTEMS ANALYZED.

SAFEGUARDS IN EUROPE

BETTER THAN US.

BENEFIT OF SOCIAL INSURANCE,

BRITISH ARMY IN ORIENT.

SPITEFUL ATTACKS IN BOOK:

STA

ÄLKY'S" INDIGNANT

`DENIAL.

C. Dunsterville to a series of attacks on the British Army and its officers appearing in a book published to-day under the titlo of "Blood and Oil in the Orient.”

Washington-A formal compari Indignant and contemptuous son of European and American denial was given by Major Gen. L wage policies, released by the In- terbations Chamber of Commerce shows that countries of the Cid World practically without excep tion have unemployment and other insurance schemes which are new the subject of heated discussion in the United States.

The

The author, Essad-Bey, describes himself as the son of a Baku oil magnate, who had to flee to Persia report is by Gino Olivetti, on the advance of the Soviet for- general secretary of the Confederaces, but returned during the later tion of Italian Industry Mr. Turkish occupation. Olivetti

that wages in the

Ho relates how the English were are considerably invited from Persia for the United higher than in the countries of the defence of the oil city," in August, Old World, and preconta detailed 1918, when no Englishman had figures to show the extent of the any further doubts of victory""" difference. On the other hand, he Later, wo road, the Turkish com- asserts that practically without ex-mander "asked the English general ception European countries pro- by letter" to leave Baku, and this vide unemployment relief and other social benefits, which materially add to the real wages received by work-

"Mental cruelty is the popular plea for divorco in Reno, and glance at the records show some ex traordinary examples of it. One drawing-room singer complained that whenever she sat down at the Such benefits are not given in piano to sing her husband left the room. Such silent cruelty caused the judges to grant her a divorce with, of course, substantial ali- mony.

America

Insuarnce Figures,

was done. Immediately afterwards there was a massacre of Armenians, totalling 60,000, according to the author, and the "pasha granted his officers permission to take part in the plundering also,!!

Officers and Wives.

The references to English army and policy in this melodramatic

The cost of such social insurance absorbs about £370,000,000 in England; 0,500,000,000 marks in Those who are criticised at the Germany; 1,200,000,000 lire in bridge table are numerous in the Italy, etc., the advantages of such narrative are almost invariably hostile, either actually or by im divorca court of Reno. Bridge is insurance to the labouring classes plication. It describes "numerous responsible for much wreckage in are considerable and consist both in matrimonial circles Incidentally, financial assistance and free up

marriages" between native women

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the shrewdness of some of those plies in kind. women who were featured by Anita Loos is seen once again in the wives

and English officers, and presents the reader with à fantastic story of these officers leaving their new- found wives behind in two railway

CHICAGO NEARS BANKRUPTCY.

MAYOR APPEALS FOR AID FROM STATE,

CITY EMPLOYEES UNPAID."

Chicago, June 7. Chicago's municipal finances, for years in a serious condition, appeared near- ing a crisis to-night as Mayor An- ton J. Cermak and his Council appealed to the state government for aid. " --

The Mayor admitted the city is facing bankruptcy and blamed the situation on his predecessor, Mr. William Hale Thompson. Mr. Cer- mak, candidate of the Democratic Party, defeated Mr. Thompson in the mayoralty election some weeks ago.

The Mayor said the banks had refused to extend further aid to the city government and that he was powerless to raise funds for even day to day expenses."

The Municipal government is simply bankrupt," the Mayor said, adding that more than 1,000 city employees are awaiting their pay. Mr. Cermak said the city's borrow- ing capacity already had been over-reached and that he could not blame banks for withholding cre-

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"Criminal Airmanagement." Earlier appeals to the State Legislature in Springfield had met with rebuffs and it was indicated

kindly to the city's latest appeal. the State regime would not take

all city districts said their con- Representatives of the rural and

stituents were opposed to the use "These social insurance systems, so widespread in the various coun

of aiding in the finances of Cook

located, arguing that the County unknown in the United States.

from a train as it departed. To "It is true that the more philan add a touch of detail, it is concedia by far the richest in the State thropic employers seek to remedy ed that "one single officer returned and that its finances should be in But the men themselves can be this shortcoming of American law later to call for his wife. The sound condition and would be were provoked into ingenious idens of by creating their own free will others were not heard of again.” "mental cruelty Some English-social welfare systems for their own Major-Gen. L. C. Dunsterville, men will applaud the judges who particular industry. In most cance the original of the hero, in "Stalky

the Catholic Party, succeeded in who discover the "mental oruelty" tries of Europe, are almost entirely carriages, which were detached County, in which Chicagoie

forming a Government,

M. Renkin, a former Minister of of their husbands simultaneously

Justice, Minister of Kailways, Miniator of Colonies and Minister of the Interior, is the new Premier. Ho reported to Albert, the King of the Belgians, that in the new Cabinet M. Paul Hymans is to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Hymans was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the late coali tion. He is the leader of the Liberal

Baron Houtar, a member of the Catholic Party, is again; to be the Minister of Finance, according to Premier Renkin's announcements of to-day.

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it not for "criminal, mismanago- ment which may be blamed on crooked politics and gang rale.''

A cities committee, member.

Strawn (who was head of the American delegation at the Chins extraterritoriality commission in Peking some years ago), has been studying the situation and ma "The book is obviously the wurk meet again to-morrow, Members` of an enemy, and one can only say of the committee indicated un- that most of these statements are officially, however, that they feel dictated by spite," he said to the case is hopeless, and that press representative. I was in Baku, and I recognies the tone of the Turkish partisan.

tion Government of M. Henri Jas- Branted a divorce to a man who theso take the form of special und Co.," who led the British ex ship of which includes Mr. Bilas. pleaded that his wife was not in-employment and accident insur pedition into Persia during the terested in his golf scores. Another ance."

war and was in command during claimed a legitimate Cose for The writer asserts that such tho British occupation of Baku, divorce because the girl of dat systems "cannot replace the advant categorically contradicted these as whom he had married now weighed ages. of a compulsory system of sertions. 17st 4lb.

Bocial insurance that looks after the needs of workers of all indus tries without distinction, regardless of the greater or lese economic power of the industries."

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Now that the states of Arkansas and Idaho have entered the divorce market there is a suggestion that the prosperity of Beno may decline. But the six weeks' residential qua- lification so eases matters that Reno is likely to become a centre for the mass production of divorcees. Per haps each centre will soon die tribute prospectuses describing the advantages and amusements

He adds that in comparing the high wages of the United States with the lower wages of Europe the factor of social welfare cannot be neglected, and eays in this respect

"As to the story about English officers leaving their wives behind on the railway, all I can say is

nothing remains but to "throw the municipal government into the hands of a receiver.".

One result of the situation has been a renewal of agitation for a city manager plan, which would

Whereas the American employer that I never saw a train all the provide for employment of an ex-

of labour merely pays the wagen of

of each divorce city. It is labour, the European employer possible to get a divorce by pays the wages of labour "sad, în mail order from Mexico. Provid- addition, pays on account of social ing the money is paid, the wife or

insurance an additional amount as husband who is to be divorced need his contribution to such insurance. not know about it until the stamped decren is placed in their hands. But a Mexican divorce is still a

timu 1 was there. They left by

steamer.

"Not one of my officers was married to native ladice, so far as I have ever heard: The whole story in the book seems to me an ill-natured invention."

"Blood and Oil in the Orient”

"Social insurance is thus an ex trn wage and by no means a negli gible one if it be borne in mind dubious affair; and, paradoxically that in Italy the burden of social was originally written in German, enough, the people who are casual insurance represents about 75 per and is now published in English by

about the formalities of their mar- riage are" usually sticklers for legal, of wages, more than 18 per cent, in England and 18.5 per cent. finality as regards their divorce.

in Germany." Divorce Dr.4/..

For those who wish to emulate the runaway divorce of overseas, I would recommend a dash to Moscow by German Schlafwagon. Moscow provides divorce in five minutes, and for a mere matter of four shil- finge

The names, ages, and ad dresses of the partners are entered in a book, and then a certificate bearing no more than a dozen words testifying that the marriago is now terminated is handed to the appli- cant, And you are permitted to

shake hands and even marry anyona

Nash and Grayson.

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"FAMOUS CONDUCTOR

SMACKED.

FASCISTS INSULT

TOSCANINI..

Milan-Signor. Toscanius, the famous Italian conductor, was at. Bologna asnulted by angry Fas cists because, he refused to play the Royal Anthem, and the Fax cist hymn at the opening of concert he had been invited to con duct

Mr. Olivetti further asserts that contractual safeguards in industry are much greater for European labour: than "American. Collective bargaining is widespread in Europe he points out, and with the excep tion of England, collective con tracte are regulated by law. In Geneva, June 8.-That the Lea A Signor Toscanioi was about the United States on the other gua of Nations should follow the to enter the Municipal Theatre F hand, urrions:

are email,

Soviet's example and institute a was jostled by an unruly crowd, Contractural, Bäfeguards,

Ove-year plan for world-wide re- and someone alapped his face. He, therefore, declined to conduct, the knows,” Mr. Oli. consti action, was suggested here to the

day, during the discussions on the performance and returned votti says, "These conditions do not report of the Labour Office,

Milan, obtain in the United States, where

"Workers cannot continue to live Afterwards Fascists organizuik

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elise in the vicinity who is available collective contracts are not regulat on promises when they are faced processions, which paraded the for the same sun and in the need by law and cannot therefore with hunger and despair," said the town and sang patrictic songs.

have the inclusive effect of legal Chilean representative, time-should you desire.collective contracts.”

But for those seeking the read Eldorado of divorce I can only sug: gest a trip forth of the Arctic oir ele. There, passions cool and even freeze. The Eskimos have enjoyed a perfect form of divorce for many years. No legal notion is necessary and no indiscretion on the part of either of the contracting parties They simply separate, and there the

Signor Toscanine, who is regard "Twenty-five millions of unem-ed as an autoorne in all matters of In Europa, ko points out, wo ployed urgently demand work music, says Reutor, deolined to remarkable institutions have grown which employers are unable to offer alter his programme. He onim. up under collective contracts: paid owing to the bankruptcy of the ed that the conductor was dolo ar- kolidays, and compensation in case present system," declared the Bel- biter of what should be played, and

refused to accept diclation.

Signor Toscanini is 64 years old, He conducted the "New Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall last May, when he w touring Europe with the crchestra...

of dismissal. Clauses providing for gian delegate. holidays or for compensation "in The representative of the Nether case of dismissal, he asserts, are lands Government drew extensively. very rarely met with in collective from the recent Papal encyclicals contracts made in the United on Labour for an emotional address

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