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that they were glad break-off and wend their Ways through the straggling township. The white children seemed pasty and wan. The coloured ones were undoubtedly the more vigorous. And that applied to grown-ups;

100.

Happiest People

Indeed, the most agile seemingly happy people I encoun- tered on Thursday Taland were Japanese, and no wonder, for the average earnings of a pearl diver amount to: 800 per annum, whilst not a few receive as much as £1000 for their diving work. They deserve all they earn. Every time they go down they

Photograph taken at Kai Tak Air Port yesterday afternoon following the arrival of the plane piloted by Capt, G.-B. §. Errington, who is seen on the extreme" right. Others in the pletare are Mr. W. F. Dudman, General Manager of the Far Bast Aviation Company, Limited (left) and Mr. R. Graham (cen- tre) engineer of the plane. (Photo by Illustration. News Agency).

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suffer from a devastating form of paralysis caused by the sudden pressure-changes when they are brought from the floor of the sea. to the surface.

Sharks!

Some of these divers have been known to remain below the sur- face for ten hours before they felt Suelently sure of their physical condition to give the final sigual

to be hauled above water. Some- times they are hauled-up dead after a shark has fouled the lines. But sharks fear the queerly garbed diver, and all he has to do when a shark approaches is to release a few air bubbles, and the shark will dart-off like a shot," Not al- ways, however, has the diver the

presence of mind to release the afr bubbles-then comes death.

this As I wandered through-

which cathedral

must be the smallest in the world of the Ang- lican communion, the kindly sub- dean, white-robed and black rope-

DIVORCE

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mig- progressive Ideas, represent the opinions of the working classes, as I have known them by intimate "personal contact. | I must remind Mr. Herbert that the clergy come in contact with many members of the working class in a very different way from members of Parliament, I would further add that if it is "impertin- eat" to doubt the wisdom, or judg-❘ ment, or knowledge of our legis-- lators. It is an impertinence very commonly exhibited by electors, even by his own constituents."

There are two points of impor- tance. I do not think that any ordinary reader will find an in- consistency between stating that

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He dew across France. ` Italy, Greece, the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt, Palestine, Arabla, Persia, India, Burma, Siam, Annam and part of China before reaching Hong Kong.

wuen ne .crossed the Mediter ranean on a stretch of 731 miles. he new at an average speed of 1881- iniles.

In the trip from Rutbah to Basra the machine went at an average speed of 206 m.p.h. for 800 miles.

The temperature in India was about 315 degs, and the average landing temperature at Allahiabad was about 112 dega. -

in Calcutta he went through

tropical rain and practically no v.sibility.

From Bangkok he was forced back to Akyab twice an account of bad weather. The average rainfall at Akyab was 8 ins.

The machine left Portsmouth on June 14 and arrived at Kal Tak

yesterday at 3.35 pm

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Cathedral Of Tragic Memories the Christian ideal is the absolute indissolubility of marriage and I climbed to the top of the hill realizing that it is not always pos- on Thursday Island through palm able to carry that out in all cir- In the course of his flight, "he groves, and looked down on the cumstances. With all due respect stopped two days at Karachi, one beautiful little grey cathedral to Royal Commissions, there has at Calcutta and two at Hanoi, which is the centre of the diocese of never been any doubt what Chris-flying at an average height of the Bishop of Capricorn. This cathetlan marriage should mean. The 13,000 feet. dral was erected "to the glory of God doubt and the variation of opinion and in memory of those lost in has turned on two points-how far the wreck of the British India as adultery is a legitimate ground for 'Quetta, 3484 tons, which, about divorce and how far at any parti- 9.14 p.m. on Friday 28th., February, cular time it is possible to carry 1890, struck an unchartered. rock out the Christian ideal. But there in the Adolphus Channel, whilst are few ir any thoughtful Chris- outward. bound from Bristians who would doubt what is the bane to London; and although in ideal of Christian life, or that the calm water and bright moonlight, more closely a country approxi- sank within three minutes with mated to that ideal the happier the loss of 133 Hyes out of a"total would be its social life. It may of 203 on board."

interest Mr. Herbert to know that the only two criticisms of my let ter I have had from Churchpeople,

The Service Cross of the Order consider it too liberal if I may use a very misleading term), of the German Eagle with Star was Apart from the religious ques-presented to Division General Villa girdled, told me the congregation tion, the issue as I tried to put it Santa. Honorary Governor Coral, totalled about twenty at the Sun-la that of social happiness. It is Minister Pirelli and Sig. Clanetti. day morning. and forty at the always the opinion of the people Chairman of the Italian Workers'

Federation.- evening services respectively. Not who call themselves marriage re-

Transocean News Service... big, but appreciative he assured formers that if only the rules are relaxed a little more; this or that hard case would be mitigated. In a

SEMI-MARTIAL LAW few years' time they discover that

IN PEIPING": they have created a new series of

Peiping, June 30. hard cases and demand further

Semi-martial law was enforced mitigation. From time to time I have been brought in contact with ¦ these unfortunate family differen- during the last two nights as A the names of two of the main ships, ces, and it always seems to me result of rumours that plain clothes "Sagitta" and "Silvery Wave." Then these poignant words: gs that cases of divorce and separa-men had smuggled into the city Air Mall for 'K.L.M. Service"

Four plain coloured men; 73 Yessels wrecked on cause very widespread unhap-from Tientsin to Tungchow to arrested and or foundered. "Followed by the piness. I am very sorry for hus-create disturbances. bands and wives who are separted clothes men were. quotation from Isiah, "Where

one another, but I doubt confessed they were in the pay of

Reuter. waters. I will be with thee."

make them less unhappy. The Even the baptismal font of this number of such cases In propor- cathedral was a compass-bowi tion to the number of marriages is 'saved

from the wreck of the not large. What legislation should "Catterthun," which foundered on aim at (if it desires the well-being the seal rocks off New South of the people) is not to relax the marriage rule but to create such conditions as will reduce the num- ber of divorces and unhappy mar- Far away I saw the coast-riages, and this it will do best not liae vanishing in a, mass of palm by relaxation but by strictness.

me,

of tragic

Truly a cathedral memories. Here was the inscrip- tion on another tablet:-"1899. In memory of those who perished during the hurricane off Cape Mel- vill. 5th. March, 1899." Then came

from

though passeth through the whether divorce would do much to certain disgruntled politicians

Wales.

Hospital Popular

trees, and placidly reposing on the sea-front of a little cove Was a red-roofed building on stilts. It was the hospital, and the coloured people love to go there. They get so much attention."

Fading Impressions

A siren pierced the stillnce of the morning.

Squatting on the jetty were several blacks. A few white men gathered to watch the ship leave. One had earned the degree of Bachelor of Engineering at a m famous British university.

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There must be some failures in marriage, there will be far fewer if legislation and public egfhion alike hold up the sanctity of mar- riage.

"Yours, &c.

A C GLOUCESTR: The Palace, Gloucester, June 12. (560 leading article on page 8)

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10 am., June 30, Barometer (at sea level), 29.77

Temperature, 87 F Humidity, 70 per cent.

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He thar 1 CRSP 509751 night, 60 F

hadn't practiced for many, many years. He watched the ship depart. || 812. Then he was lost in the racial Fross-currents, and through my glasses I watched him slowly wend Bua. his way along the jetty with the LET human medly. He wouldn't walk Mon, far. The day was hot, and the fire puls starts on the right hand Tues. side as you leave the jelly

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