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Bishop On Modern

Marriage

CHANGES IN THE ABBEY GREATER

FOR CORONATION

Royal Chairs Of New Design:

Famous Tapestries

Decorations In Westminster The Bishop of Manchester (Dr. Guy Warman) has joined other Abbey for the Coronation will give leaders of the Church, including evidence of changed tastes since the Bishop of Durham (Dr. Hens the crowning of King George V. ley Hensch), the Bishop of Birm-writes a correspondent in the "Daily Telegraph." As one who ingham (Dr. Barnes), and the

took part in the procession up the Bishop of Coventry (Dr. Haigh), in

nave then, I have found the pro- expressing approval of Mr. A. P. Herbert's Bill to amend the divorce Dosed designs for hangings and

furniture very different.

RESPONSİBİLITY | law.

la 1921 the principal Naval Powers found themselves on the verge of restarting, almost un- wittingly, the naval competition which had been habitual before the War. They were successful in drawing back from that abyss by means of the. Washington Treaty. That instruinent, though it had defects, did at least prove effective for fourteen years preventing the race in naval armaments without detriment to the security of any nation; and, though its defects led to its even- ual abrogation, its success had shown how much

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Describing the present law as intolerable. Dr. Warman, in his diocesan leaflet, writes of the new Bill:

"It is true that it extends the grounds for divorce, but it at tempts to make them real and to get rid of the filmsy pretext upon which divorce is now grant- ed, and which is discreditable to English Justice and disastrous to the moral sense of the com- munity.

"The present situation makes light of the Seventh and Ninth

Commandments--("Thou shalt not commit adultery and "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour) and the Bill attempts, at any rate, "to better that situa- tion.

"The

Bill, moreover,

refuses

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS achieved by good will and a divorce for the first five years of

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genuine desire for the improve married life. Some think that will lead people to believe that marri- ment of international relations.

Thus it was that when the age is merely a five years' contract, Others, I among them. believe that Naval Conference, whose task ita marriage which has to face the was to devise means of retaining difficulties of the first Ave years NOTICE IS HEREBY the benefits of the Washington will not be lightly made, and that FIFTY agreement while avoiding its de- when it is made it will tend te GIVEN that the SECOND Annual Ordinary Gen-fects, assembled in London in December, 1935, the general cral Meeting of the Company

since its registration) will be hopes of its success ran high.

On that occasion the deleg Wednesday, 21st April--Semi-held at the Hong Kong Hotel,

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Weather permitting the re maining matches will be played off on the "following dates

last.

MORE GAIN THAN LOSS "Until the Bill is in its final form It would be foolish of me to make decision but, at the moment. I in- gain than loss in the Bill, and that it ought to pass."

Final Open Doubles (Fincher Hong Kong, on Tuesday, the tions of all the nations represent-cline to think that there is more and Hung vs. Wong and 20th April, 1937, at 11.30 A.M.,ed declared their Governments Lui or Cheung and Hung). for the purpose of receiving the devotion to the cause of peace

Friday, 23rd April-Semi-Final Open Singles (S.A. Rumjahu vs. Fincher). Monday, 26th April Semi- !

Final Open Singies-Lower half.

Report of the General Managers, Statement of together with a Accounts for the year ended 31st

October, 1936.

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The Register of Shares of the Company will be closed from

and good will between nations, and their belief in the desirability of continuing the eyetein of limi- tation of navies, even if not in the precise form which had hit- herto been in operation. They

Throne chairs for the King and Queen, upholstered in red velvet, will be a simplification of the his- toric "Knole" chair-the design being taken from the chair be- longing to Lord Sackville at Knole Park. These are being made in London.

The

faldstools, at which the King and Queen will kneel also being made in London, are finish- ed with red satin and gold braid and "tassels. Lining the frontals up the nave and in the transepts there will be an impressive Bro- catelle fabric. It is founded on an Italian design, and is carried out In blue and gold.

In place of the artistic symbols of the original design, oak leaves, the Tudor rose and the English crown have been introduced. The result is both dignified and bold.

The Brocatelle is being made at Braintree, Essex, and the gold braid and fringes in London.

"KNOLE" CHAIR DESIGN. Recognition chairs in the sanc- tuary, of a design based on the "Knole" chair, are upholstered in red satta. as are the chairs for the Duke of Gloucester, the Duke of Kent and Prince Arthur of Con-

naught. The faldstools are also finished with red satin, gold braid and tassels. All these are being made in London.

Chairs of the Peers and Bishops are very simple-plain blue with

corner the Royal cypher in gold. gold braid, and in the right-hand The Royal box and Queen Mary's box will have frontals of gold, very age declares that for a Christian

arms in the centre overhead, The able; separation, save for quite ex- couple divorce should be unthinkable in design, with coats of design of Queen Mary's chair has ceptional reasons, intolerable.

not yet been approved. The em- "We are told." He writes: "that broideries will, however, be 'done

in London. young people are thinking of mar-

Dr. Warman, referring to marri-

Tuesday, 27th April Semi, Thursday, the 15th day of April disclaimed for themselves anyjast as long as they want. It to last

Final Open Doubles Top

Halt,

Wednesday, 28th April-Final

---Open Singles. Thursday, 29th April-Final-

Club Championship.

Friday, 30th April-Final—

Open Doubles. Booking for all the above matches "(except Club Champion ship) new open at Moutrie's.

Entrance to Stand $1.-(incl. tax).

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The Prize Giving will take

after place Immediately

the FINAL of the Open Doubles,

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CECILIA COLLEDGE'S FILM AMBITIONS

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Wants To Follow In Sonja

'Henie's Steps

desire or intention of initiating new race in armaments when the Washington Treaty should expire in a year's time.

As an earnest of the reality of these professions, the Conference progceded to draft a six-year embodied in the agreement, London Naval Treaty of 1936, for the qualitative limitation of | warships and for the frank inter- change between the signatories of information regarding the new construction intended annually by each of them

That contention

riage as something that need only

and that they can lightly turn to the possibilities of divorce. I do not believe they fear the lifelong its fallure and its unhappiness."

character of marriage. They fear

A

QUEEN MARY'S

"DOUBLE",

woman

who bore such a Queen to

Windsor

striking resemblance Mary that guards at Castle often presented arms when they saw her, and who was a well- known character in the district has died at Windsor...

Naval Powers of the world with the solitary exception of Japan.

An agreement to prevent & race in naval armaments can

5,700 STOOLS » There are 5.700 stools, blue- velvet saddle seated and decorated with gold braid, which are for usc in the annexe, where I know from experience that the walt before the procession is exhausting. These are being made in High Wycombe and in Lancaster.

the last

The decorations in the annexe will be different from Coronation. In place of banners there is to be, à fawn "ackground of "Glamis" fabric, made in Dun- dee, and some of the Duke of Buccleuch's famous tapestries in gold mounts as mural decorations.

CORONATION

VISITORS

Hospitality For

Youth

The Coronation Accommodation Committee has received paticulars to let for varying periods during the Corona tion celebrations. The work of the committee is now mainly directed to inspecting the premises of which particulars have been received, and there is at present a good deal of modest accommodation that will be open to visitors at reasonable charges. The response to the com- mittee's appeal has been gratify Ing and shows, on the whole, widespread desire to help in an to urgent problem rather than make profit out of an obvious need. At this stage the supply on the registers of the committee natur- ally exceeds the demand, but that demand will inevitably increase as Coronation Day draws nearer. The purpose of the committee appeara to be well understood, but its status has apparently been confused in the public mind with that of a Government Department, for many correspondents continue to send the committee letters on which no postage has been paid.

of many more rooms

SAFETY

IN MINES

British Mission To

France

INQUIRY INTO EXPLOSIONS

Great interest has been aroused. throughout the British coalmining industry at the decision to serid technical experts from the Mines Department to France to inquire into that country's comparative Immunity from colllery explosions. The inquiry will be in charge of Major Hudspeth, Deputy-Chief In- spector of Mines, and will consist of a thorough study of the physical conditions in the mines, and of the regulations designed to reduce ex- plosion and other accident risks."

Professor W: A. Bone, of the Im- perial College of Science and Tech- nology, an expert on mine explo- stons, stated that French coalmines

"There is Laiti.

no difference in are very similar to those of Bri- their ability to explosion,” “he added, "but I do not know to what extent French organisation for ex- plosion prevention may be better chan ours. French coal is very much like that of this country: Pas de Calais coal, particularly, resembles that of the Kent coal-

feld.

WELCOME BY INDUSTRY "Although French mines may

comparative have enjoyed munity from explosions recently," Professor Bone continued, "they

have had some serious accidents in' the past. One of the worst ex- plosions ever recorded took place In a French mine shortly before the War.

SCOUTS FROM THE EMPIRE

"There is no doubt that our own There will also be in London for mining safety could be improved, different periods of the celebra- but one would not have thought tions a great number of young that the French mines were much visitors, attached for the most ahead of ours in accident preven part to well-known juvenile organ-tion. Much has been done in this izations. About 350 Boy Scouts country in recent years, but ac-

will be in London for the three in the framing of regulations as in from different parts of the Empire cident prevention Hes not so much enforcement. There are days from May 11 to May 13. their During that time they will have many cases in which, despite of- quarters in the Royal Horticultural Belal precautions, accidents have

acts of work- Hall, St. Vincent Square, and for

occurred owing to the rest of their visit they will he

men themselves. Risks are, un- the guests of local Scout troops.doubtedly taken at times by our The following parts of the Empire miners.” have already made arrangements

Trinidad.

The coal owners and the miners to send contingents of Boy Scouts in this country welcome the new to London-Australia. Barbados, investigation. Explosions are by British Guiana, Burma. Bermuda no means the principal cause of Cariada Ceylon, Cyprus, Gambla, accidents in mines, they point out. Underground haulage and roof Gibraltar, Gold Coast, Grenada,

falls cause more deaths than ex- India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Sou-

plosions. "Any atep which may re- duce accidents from whatever thern Rhodesta. St. Lucia, and.

cause will be carefully studied. WORLD INVESTIGATION The International Miners' Fe- deration is about to conduct ita own inquiry into colliery accidents by means of a lengthy question- to all coal-pro- naire to be sent ducing countries.

"Our difficulty always is to ob-. tata comparable data," an official stated. "Not only is it almost im- possible to get truly comparable figures as between countries, but we even find difficulty in obtaining similar statistics relating to two pits in the same coalfield.”

2000 Stewards For

Coronation Stands

About 2000 stewards have been Here there will be sufficient rout seata in gold for at least 80 per-appointed by the Office of Works zons-a welcome innovation for to take charge of the stands on the people waiting for the pro- Coronation Day. cession to begin-but though the design has just been approved, the order for their manufacture has not yet been placed,

The Crown Jewels will be dis- played on a specially designed" table, covered with gold silk and embroidery, its feet being small gold llons.

JACK HYLTON BOOED

Jack Hylton and his band, which is touring Central Europe,

The majority of these stewards will come from the Civil Service, but they will also be drawn from the fighting Services and Empire societies.

Each steward will receive a free ticket for a sent in the stand of which he is in charge, and he can elther use this ticket himself or give it to a friend.

All stewards will be on duty at 5 a.m. on the day of the Corona- tlon.

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The British mining industry is always anxious to proat by the experience of others, but it is be- lieved that safety conditions in this country are generally superior to those of other mining countries. The view was summed up by Mr. Laurence Holland, President of the Institute of Mining Engineers, in evidence before the Bafety in Coal- mines Commission recently:

Those who have morning dress will be allocated to stands occupied "I do not say that Great Britain has nothing to learn about safety The Post Office has been asked in coalmines." he remarked, "but that foreign countries to provide 150 stewards, and these T do say. will be representative of all grades. I have a lot to learn from us."

This agreement was not so

She was Mrs Helen Mary Lex. comprehensive any one of those who negotiated it would she wore a long coat and toque have wished; but at least it hat similar to those favoured by Queen Mary, and always carried represented the greatest common a walking-stick or umbrella. measure of agreement. It was the contention of those who Miss Cecilla Colledge, the young

advocated its adoption that it English holder of the world's

was fair, in that it made no figure-skating championship, hopes

discrimination but applied equally to have "a try at films" one day.

She sailed from New York for to all, that it would be detri- tome in the Queen Mary recently, mental to the security of none, after giving exhibitions in Canada, and that it would be of advan only be effective if it is binding

"I should like," she said before tage to the world as a whole by upon every considerable Naval was booed and whistled at by a he began his concert nearly an leaving, "to follow in Sonja Henie's preventing a new race in naval Power. Yet her expressed desire Budapest audience recently because by distinguished visitors.

for such an agreement did not hour late. He explained that he footsteps and appear in films. But armaments. Box Brst of all, I want to keep on skat would seem to be accepted by prevent Japan from withdrawing had been feeling unwell,

as an amateur for three or most of the world. Italy, it is from the Naval Conference four years, trying to retain" my true, has not yet signed the rather than discuss the details of title, and then I should like to have treaty in the framing of which any draft which did not embody a try at films."

her delegation took so, active and every feature of the not too lucid The experience, she added, would helpful a part; but she has ac proposals which she herself had

cepted its weightiest and most put forward. urgent provision that which The first step towards a new limits the calibre of the guns of naval race will be the adoption capital ships.

of sixteen-inch guns as the The substance of the treaty has largest that may be mounted, been embodied in the bilateral instead of the fourteen-inch pro- agreements which Britain has vided by the treaty; despite her negotiated with the Naval Powers withdrawal from the Conference which were not represented in it was within the power of Jepan Although she is only 30 years old the London Naval Conference; to prevent that step by s mere Fata Adilovitch of Traynik, Yugo-and the signature of those instru- undertaking before April 1 not slavia, has already given birth to mente, it is understood, is only to take it herself. Her definite Fata, who was married 12 years awaiting the definite conclusion refusal to give any such under- ago, has had two-set of twins and of the treaty itself. That the taking has been reported from now has given birth to triplete. treaty accurately fulfils the in-Tokyo.

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The Fourth Extra Race Meeting will be held (weather permitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Satur-

be exciting.

·MOTHER ́ ́AGED 30

Has Already Given Birth To

day, 24th April, 1937, comment ing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be rung at 17 children. 1.30 p.m.

By Order,

17 Children

C. B. BROWN,

Owing to her extreme poverty, tention to abstain from a new If the world, now finds itself Secretary neither doctor nor midwife at race in naval armaments, and once more committed to the folly Hong Kong, 19th April, 1937. tended the birth. Mother and does so without detriment to the of unrestricted naval competition 5201 children however are all doing individual security of any; seems there can be no possible doubt

to be the judgment of all the where the responsiblilty lies.

well.

Beichsmin of Propaganda, Dr. Goebbels, with delegates to the International Radio Conference. They are, from right to left; Admiral Carpendale, BBC Bir Erle Phipps, Ambassador to Berlin, Dr. Goebbels, Dr. Hambert, Radio Swiss, Dr. v. Boeckmann, Vice- eldent of the Conference, Chief of the Foreign Department of the German Radio.