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QUESTION OF EDUCATION,

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CAST OUT OF THEIR TEMPLES AND BEHEADED, Affer 1925, writes a solicitor The now kingdom of Serbia, the in a Home paper, the law will sative republic of Czechoslovakia,

For the last half year, the. provido a very reasonable dis-Rumania, Bulgaria, as well as Kuelin district has not seen any tribution of property for those Poland and Austria, are all as-fighting. Shong Hong-yin has who do not make wills, and the signing a prominent part in boon driven off, according to: ordinary man may find that national development to educa-some reports, to the mountains without any effort on his part, it tion and, in proportion to their some days distant in the north- makes the will ho wants-unless revenues, are sponding considor-west, and others report him to be retired to that haven for distressed of course, he wishes to give able sums upon it. One might, leaders-Shanghai, legacies to charities or persons speaking generally, describe the who are not relatives

The present regime, undor the system of education most insituted a number of reforms, headship of Li Tong-yin has in- On the whole though, even if favour as of a practical utilitarian Tae most notablo one is the the new rules of intestacy no character and a feature of it is abolition of idols. With the quite satisfactory, it is better to the recognized value of possess-the ancient gods met with a fexception of a favoured very few make a will, for executors can ing.a knowledge of English.

violent and in all the large. deal with property more quickly

A systematic attempt to teach centres, at the hands of squids English and the formation of an of soldiers. Some of the idols and easily than administrators. English college is shortly to be were consigned to a watery grave In such caso the more appoint-taken in hand in Hungary, ac-in the river near by, others wore niet of executors by a properly cording to reports. This college, decapitated, and yet others worn attested will is sufficient, and it which it is hoped will be ready stripped of their coboy and left will bo their duty to sell the by next January, is to be under out in the street to shift for the control of English professors themselves. Temples are now estate and distribute the proceeds and will be affiliated to Aberdeen utilized for other purposes, most- as directed by the new statuto. University whither dgly qualified for markets. One building This, of course, includes all the students may proceed to obtain which formerly housed a realistic their degroos. The full details of model of holl, is now used, for a land, and the heir is abolished. the scheme are not yet complete market for old Iron, second-hand Wills settled by lawyers are but the fact that the Government clothes, etc. In some of the likely to become much shorter is launching such a plan and smaller towns the gods were more and simpler, because some of the financing it shows the value the kindly treated. The devotees long clauses now found in them authorities attach to a knowledge quickly hid them in mountain can be incorporated by reference of English and English education. caves to wait for better days.- to a statue or statutory forms The action of the Hungarian, C.D.N.

issued by the Lord Chancellor. Government at the present time Take the case of a testator, who is all the more remarkable when had a son whom he regarded as the financial and educational

a spendthrift, and wished to be-position of the country is realix- neft without allowing him to ed. :

thom to the rule of

tiske his legacy and squander ft. While the Treaty of Trianon or oven to charge . Once the assured the independence of Hun- lawyer would insort a longthy gary, it nevertheless deprived her provision enabling trustees to of two-thirds of her territory and retain the capital and, in certain about three and a half million circumstances, to pay the income Hungarians (Magyars) subject- to the pan's wife or children or ing other persons. Honcaforth the Czechoslovakia, Rumania and trustees may simply to directed Jugoslavia, into which countries. to hold on protective trusts

it is to-day impossible, or at any for the son, and a section of the rate extremely difficult, so in- now Trustee Act is incorporated troduce Hungarian books owing with the whole formula complete.to the existing oconomic condi

Probably some testators miaytions "batween them and Hun- not like this kind of legal short-gary,

hand and will profer that the In Czechoslovakia un ordinance effect of their wills should appear was passed in April, 1921, forbid clearly on the face, rither than ding the circulation of all printed: have to be sought in statutes or matter that had appeared in Hun- printed forms. Such people can gary since October, 1918. Since continue to have will as before,December, 1921, all importation but the scheme will be advisable of prass products into Rumania if a will has to be ninde in a from Hungary has been prohibit groat hurry.

ed: In Jugoslavia the introduc- Hitherto there has been a rigid tion of Hungarian books was rule that marriage revoked forbidden until 1921, since which will..

date books may be imported, but The old law still holds good of are subject to high customs a will made in the ordinary form, duties, thus making the books but it is now provided that a will very expensive, while the difficul- made in contemplation of a par-ties in obtaining permits to enter: ticular marriage shall not be re- Jugoslavia are so great that Hun- voked. But the fance my note garian publishers cannot open that marriage to a lady other up business connections. than the one mentioned in the The exclusion of these books will rovokes it as bofore, so that and periodicals and the prohibit if he has the misfortune to being of free literary and scientif jilted, and quickly consoles him. intercourse between the people: self, which sometimes happens. of Hungary and the 3,500,000 his death will not send his money Magyars, who speak the same in the wrong direction.

language and have been educated

The new intestacy makes fair under. the same educational: division in the normal case be- system, is a serious blow to the tween surviving spouse and progress of education, and the re-, family, but in a special one it sult is already being manifested fails to do so. This is where aby a cutting down of educational mian has saved few hundred facilities; for example, all the pounds, being left a widower with law academies and a large pro- a young family, marries again portion of the secondary schools and dies shortly after. In that have been suspended. Every case his wife takes everything and energy is directed toward main-1 may send her stepchildren to the taining schools of natural science workhouse. A man in such fand the arts in general, though circumstances should certainly this prejudices other branches of mako a will, for his widow might learning, Under these exception- it her tarn som marry again and al difficulties, therefore, which his successor might wish to get confront those concerned with rid of the children.

educational progress in Hungary,

In the converse care a mother it is all the more remarkable- nned not be uneasy, for the law and from the English-speaking imposes the same burden on hor point of view all the more flattor. husband in respect of her shiling--that a decision, to start an dren by another man as of his English college should have been

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