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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1936,

GRETNA GREEN "DANGER" TO ENGLAND

Scotland Easiest Country

To Wed In ·

Edinburgh, Mar. 31.

RUNAWAY marriages in Scotland "a danger to the English people"-were denounced by Mr. C. B. Rooke, a London solici- tor, who gave evidence for the Church of England and the English Free Churches before the Marriage Law Commission here to-day.

Points, made at the hearing included:

Scotland is the only country where It Is possible to get married Ko easily.

Scots Inw makes marriage ensy because Scotland favours marriage.

The conflict of marriage Inw between England and Scotland affects England vitally,

Protection of parents is more important than protection of those wishing to be married. Parents know hest.

The commission was appointed by|

Sir Godfrey Collins, Secretary 'for} Scotland, arfaing mainly out of irro- gular marriages at Gretna Green,

Mr. Rooke referred to the outlet| which Irregular marriages In Scot-] land allowed to people in England, and maintained that the majority. of English people who availed themselves of the system were contracting forced marriages.

"A Mistake"

"As a family solicitor with con-" alderable experience of the divorce courts," he declared, "I am perfect. ly satisfied that a marriage founded on the fact that the woman is about to become a mother is not likely to be successful.

"In such cases it has to be recognised that a mistake has been made, and it is a further mistake to enforce marriage."

The churches submitted that the system of irregular marriagea was to be allowed at all the law should be so amended as to make such marriages valid only whore both parties resided in Scotland or if they had lived in Scotland for 21 days before the marriage.

"Altor Law"

Mr. Rooke spoke of the danger of English minors contracting runnway marriages in Scotland and suggested that a suitable Amendment to the Inw would afford profection to English parents and English subjects,

It was nt this point that Lord Morison remarked: Scots law makes marriage easy because Scotland favours marriage.

Mrs. Roberts, a member of the commission, asked if Mr. Rooke implied that the majority of marri nges, based on the expected mother- hood of the woman were usually unsuccessful.

Mr. Rooke: I do maintain that the majority of such marriages have turned out unsuccessfully.

Mrs. Roberta; I can think of at least six cases of such marriage which have been successful. Do you suggest that because of the ignorance of English people on the Scottish marriage law that law should be altered? ́

Safety Value

Mr. Rooke: Only na it affects English people and not as it affects those subject to Scots law.

Lord Rowallan said that if consent to marriage was with- held by parents couples had “the safety valve of coming to Scot- land to get married."

Mr. Rooke: I do not think such a safety valve is necessary..

Dr. James Watt, treasurer of the Society of Writers to his Majesty's Signet, spoke of Investigations he, hud made at Gretna Green.

"When I went there," he said, "I found the system in operation was very loose, though I have heard that things have been tightened up since.

No Register

"There is no adequate register of marriages, nor is there any statu- tory obligation to keep it, nor to seo that the records in it are enter- ed in the national register.

"I think those people who per form marriages for feo or reward should be able to heavy penalties if they do not see that registration is carried out."

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On Russian Lines MR. ORMSBY-CORE, First Commissioner of Works,

asked the House of Commons last month to vote auffi- cient money to allow the Government to set up an anti-gas school.

His department, he said, had scoured the country to find a property-away from towns and other centres- with sufficient park space. They had found it at Eastwood, Park, in Gloucestershire, fourteen miles north of Bristol.

The sum asked for provided for Iaboratories, technical stores, gas chambers, and scientific buildings where gases could be loosed and antidotes sought, on the lines of the investigations and discoveries made in Soviet Russia.

Mr. Lloyd (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office) said he could not accept a Socialist suggestion that it was a policy of despair. Any respirators issued by the

WATER RETURNS ⠀⠀

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The Mainland roservoles at the end. of March contained 351.75 million gallons, as compared with 322.00 #b |the same time last yeaT,

sumption was 101.66, by antimat, ed. population of 852,860, at a rabo The monthly return of the Water parod with a consumption of 163.60.

of 14.8 gallons per head per day com Department for March shows that the by an estimated population of 889,050 Island reservoirs had a total con-at a rate of 16.0. Lalchikok. Water Lant of 1,057.06 million gallons, as Boat Dock was supplied with a against 1,084.03 million gallons for additional 8 million gallons, April 1 last year.

A ten hour supply was given to all The consumption in milliona of districts daily, 6-11 am. and 4-0 p.mtly. gallons was 265.00, by an estimated March 1935... population of 428,400, making a reto The reports of the Government of 20 gallons per head per day, as Bacteriologist and Analyst show that ngainst a consumption of 274.00 by the quality of the water fe good. an estimated population of 423,000, at a rate of 20.0. An additional that 4.800 inches of rain have fallen The Royal Observatory reports amount of 111t million gallone was this year against 6.895 in the first supplied to Island vilages.

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