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(July)
Rotary Club Tiffin: Speaker Dean Swann on "Rowing South China Athletic Association Entries for Night Fete (Aquatio Sports) Close.
Queon's Crack:
Theatre: "General
World Theatra: "Double Cros Roads,"
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Star Theatre: "The Pagan." Central Theatre: Phantom of The Opera."
King's Thontre: "The Dancers Majestic Theatre: Twin Beds Dinner Densen at Hong Kong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.
European Malla. Inward: Europe ria, Siberia (Athos II.). Outward : Europe via Marseilles (Athos, IL) 2.30 p.m.
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MAN HAS NO PROTECTION AGAINST A VINDICTIVE WIFE.
UNFAIRNESS OF DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.
The other day I heard it said that mon with comfortable incomes are becoming increasingly shy of mar ringe, writes Sir William Thomas, M.B.E., formerly a Lieutenant for the City of London, in the Fleming Standard. I do not blame them. husband and wife is not such as to The state of the law as between
encourage any man to marry.
The law protects a woman agamat a vindictive husband. But a man has no protection against a vin-
woman, secure under her order for alimony, is enabled, to continue her vengeance against her unfortunate quondam partner until such time as he may make it worth her while to apply for the decree absolute. which will set him free from her.
for women to specialise in the busi
It is not uncommon in America
ness of scouring alimony. These women are known as alimony hounds." some unfortunate man for a few After having married
Craigengower. Kowloon C.ddictive wife, The, so-called equality months they scheme to create some Army Tennis Club ». M.B.K. between the sexes which obtains to South China Hong Kong C.C.day is in favour of the woman only Nippon Club Civil Service. "O" Division: Hong Kong C... and, in nine cases out of ted she Y.M.C.A., Civil Service v. Craigen has not grace enough to realise that gower, Radio Sports Club e. Chic
nese R.C., Kowloon Indians v. Club the equalising laws have been
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Lammert's Auction: "11a.m.; Dudden St. Furniture and Miscel laneous goods.
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passed by man,
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Shop Wife in Name Only,
circumstances under which he will commit misconduct with another woman, Then they file a petition for divorco, and having succeeded in obtaining it and the accompanying alimony, they proceed to find an other victim.
It is quite obrions to any intel easily create circumstances in home ligent person that most women can life under which a man will com promise himself with someone else, thereby giving the wife the excuse
If a man fails to carry out his duties as a husband his wife can work and obtain the aid of the law the costs of which process must be paid by the husband in any event. But what redress has ajete needs.
Queen'a Theatre: "General man against a wife who is lazy
Crack"
World Theatre?" Hell Harbor." Stor Theatre: Sunny Side Up." Central Theatre: "Phantom of The Opera."
King's Theatre; "The Dancers." Majestic Theatre: "The Singing Peony" (Chinese film).
European Mails:-Out war di Európe via Siberis (Tatsuta Maru) 8.20 a.m.; Europa via Marssilles (Patroclus), 10.30 6.m.
Ten Dance at King's Restaurant; Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel.
Tides:High at 3.53 and 1.40; Low at 9.01 and 9.10..:
Thursday. (July 9.) Chinese National Holiday, an- niversary of Northern Expedition: Public Auctions: Sale of Pro- perty at Lammert's Auction Rooms. "Lammert's 'Auetion: 10.30, a.m. 40, Humphrey's Building, Kowloon, Household furniture.
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unattractive and extravagant, and who has the ability to turn his home- life into a miniature Holl
In my profession [Sir William is a solicitor] I have had to son sider many cases where the conduct of a woman has positively driven a man into infidelity stop which he would never have considered if his home life had been in the slightest degree attractive." Having done this, she is able to go to the law, bring an action and secure permanent alimony from a husband to whom she has never attempted to be a wife.
"Alimony Hounds,” Women are naturally very much
mora
vindictive than are men. There are on the records of the
Queen's Theatre:" Common
A Theatre:
Sunny Side Divorce
Up."
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Star Theatre: "Hell Harbor." King's Theatre: Men' on Call." Central Theatre "Paantom of The Opera."
Majestio Theatre: The Singing Peony,
Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Peninsula, Hotels.
Once he has put himself in this position he is up against a very stern proposition: The divorce law of this country which is a weird" mixture of ecclesiastical laws, hus dreds of years old, with now addi- tions and amendments which seem to make them only more obscure and foolish is absolutely on the side of the woman from start to finis And a clever woman can, by taking advantage of the different processes possible, run up such a bill of costs. that her husband may cosily be ruined.
Innocent Man Pays.
But even if the husband is tho aggrieved party he is forced to pay his wife a proportion of his income pending the hearing of the case. She can apply for adjourn Court many cases where ment after adjournment simply for the wife, having obtained a decree the purpose of receiving this ali-: Hi against her husband, demony pendente lite, and I know therately omits to apply for the of one case where a year elapsed decree to be made absolute. This between the time of the husband's means that the husband is neither petition being filed and the case married nor free. The law allows being set down for hearing! Dur such a position to exist, and the
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