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THE HONGKOng Telegraph, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1 936.

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Dictionary of Marriage

letters from Bedford owners all THE marriage rate is in-

over the world have shown that creasing. In Britain it and guide for 1936

the Bedford is popular wherever was 21.6 per 1,000 for the it goes. Why this success ?

For, in designing the Bedford third quarter of last year--` ` [range. Vauxhall experts studied

overseas conditions at first hand, the highest recorded except They learnt what was wanted in for similar quarters in 1919 trucks from the very men who were going to use them, And there is a world-wide!

and 1920.

organisation to mako Badford We are approaching an- service and genuing sparcs avail-other summer. Will its able everywhero.

Tested at every stage in the figures exceed those of last famous Luton works in England, year, when 220,378 persons proved sound and reliable on the roughest work in the world, the in England and Wales had Bedford is a first-class invest- ment whatever the nature of

summer weddings? work!

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Will you marry--or are you wondering if you can afford to?

COURTSHIP:

For Particulars and Terms apply The act of wooing with inten-

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GARAGE Stubbs Road

The

tion to marry.

The following are relative at tinties:--A man with £10 a week said: "I spent an average of 30s. n week on presents and entertain ing my fiancee, for three months

Hongkong Telegraph. NOTES OF THE DAY

TUESDAY, APR. 14, 1936.

A WAITING GAME

PUBLIC WORKS

In placing on the Agenda of its 1927 Conference the question of The reserved attitude of the Puble Works, in relation to un- Italian Government to the employment, 1 International Locarno dispute has not escaped Labour Organisation of the League nolice. The Duce is playing a

of Nations is attempting a step waiting game.

He wants to see which will command widespread approval. The LL.O. has long how the cat will jump before

faith in th Meary of reposod committing himself to either the

Public Works AR L

of German. the British. or

the

alleviating unemployment. The French point of view. Prob-

Washington Conference of 1910 ably he has visions of Italy be

means

by F. G. H. SALUSBURY

ring cost me sixteen guincas. before we became engaged. The

"Thereafter the expenses de- creased to 10s, a week, because my

fiancee uude me save towards our home. I found that I spent less for myself on tobacco and drinks engagement than be-

during our fore."

last year we went to Italy and spent £150. We are still recover- ing from that,

"My husband has an endowment policy. We have not much left over after paying for clothes, fares, and income tax."

Now let Mrs. Y. speak. Her husband earna £6 a wook,

They pay 255. a week for seven- roomed house near his work, so he has no fares. "He gives mò £2 a week," she said. "I pay for all food, the baby's woolllea, my stock-, ings, newspapers, and 2s. 4d. for insurance out of that.

"He pays the rent, 2s. 6d, weekly for coal, 2s. 6d. for gas (including hire-purchase of the stove), ls, 3d. for electric light, and 45. for an endowment policy. I have a' 'perm" once a year for 10g.

"We save enough for holidays and clothes-well, not smart ones. But we're happy."

BABY:

The infant or child of either sex, Mrs. Y. said: "I went to hospital, We paid £2 12s. 6d, for everything. They charge according to your A man with £5 a week anid: "I

means. The pram was a bargain had anved $18 before I got engaged,

nt £5. 1 made all the clothes. but saved nothing afterwards Its cost dependa entirely on Some one gave us the cot." untit marriage. My wife agreed personal circumstances. The man Mra. Z. (wife of a £1,600-n-year on that.

with £10 a week sald: "We went man) snid: "She was earning £2 a week, of to a little place in Devonshire for was £20 a week and the doctor's "The nursing home which she gave her mother 108, fortnight and spent £27, In fees were She knew what I had saved.

cluding fares, but we were helped gether. The pram,

£30. About £80 alto-

think. wedding - present 14, and the cot about the same. "She said: "Spend overything by welcome self and on us having a good time you can now on clothes for your cheques."

Baby clothes were about £6, but Divide or multiply according to I had a jot given to me. before we marry. You'd rather you resources and friendly generosity. nurse I have now 258, a week."

I pay the paid, and so would ; it ulcer. And I'll save 1s. 6d, a week.

HOME:

· BRASS TACKS: Tor us'--which she did.

The foundations of a problem:

secris

"I paid five guineas for the en- gagement ring.'

♫

"

The residence of a family.

WAS

Flats, atlets, houses and mai- for raample, would a girl marry A girl earning £1 a week, and sonnettes. See advertisements any a man on-how much? sharing a flatlet with a girl friend. Where: similarly for furnishing.

Miss J of Preston, Lancs, said: [snid: "We went fifty-fifty on all Do not forget such taken-for- "I would marry on £3 a week if he outings. He was getting £6. 10s. granteds doormats, brooms, was a good Ind, of course. Things werk. We saved 207 over pols, spans, and kitchen cloths. On don't cost as much here as eighteen months,"

the

in £500-a-year standard allow London, and the neighbours are about £35 a roam MARRIAGE: Bat.

for house or kinder."

The ceremony by which a man and woman become husband and write.

The bare fees are as follows- In The Established' Church, by banns, usually El 1s. to the par sun, 58, to the clerk, 28. 7d, for the "marriage lines," A licence to dis.

pense

£1 165. to £2 128. 6d. according to general, and have a 'help'

with banns varies from

ing yet able to exercise a decisio, and pted a Recommendation which licence (which reduces the lapse I have one about

f

£2 14. 7d.

41 Б.

about £70 on

our holidays; but left off. I don't blame them."

mie

Fourteen London girls, working in offices, were asked would they BUDGET: marry on a week. Nine said: A miscellaneous collection of "No. It wouldn't be fair on either matters which aggregate into a of us." periodical financial statement. One said, "Yes, if I could keep on working, but it would be cruel Mrs. X. said: "My husnad has to have a baby. Oh, I don't know.". just over £1,000 a year, and I have One could not decide. Three sald £200 a year of my own. We have a "Yes," young daughter. I keep à cook- Miss L., who was engaged to a the diocese.

three subaltern in a cavalry regiment, days a week, who has meals in the said: "Our engagement was broken Before a register, by certificate, house. We pay £180 in rent and off because his father would not the cost la s. 7d., including rates. Wages, food, and laundry settle £300 "marriage lines," if both parties are £7 10s. a week; cigarettes, pay was a little over £200 a year, a year on him. His live in the same district and drinks and amusement 25s., more My father could have, given" 11, 7d. if they live in different or less.

£100 a districts; before a registrar by

year. I don't think his "My inst cocktail party cost £5; father liked me.”

every three .Mrs. R. said: "I'm sixty. We' twenty-one days, advised States to "co-ordinate the influence on the controversy.

otherwise, months.

brought up three children necessary, to one week-dny from "My daughter's day school He is obviously less concerned execution of all work undertaken the notice of marriage) the fees, 260 a year.

is £3 10. a week. The most money Doctor and dentist we ever had was £5 a week. But with its rights and wrongs than under public authority with a view including "marriage lines," are about £20 a year. We spend girls to-day want to start where we with the possibility of exploit-to reserving such work as far as ing the situation to his own practicable for periods of unemploy-

WEDDING DAY: advantage. The Italian Government". The 1926 Conference The day of marriage (above). ment would doubtless be willing adopted a resolution in favour of

A bridegroom's typical expenses, to lend its volee in support of organising Public Works so as to if married in

WHY NOT A QUIET QUARTER? the Established [the sanctity of treaties if the counteract the fluctuation of pri- Church, pre: The wedding ring.

Longue would first remove the vite business,”

1931 a must £3; the urida's bouquet, 17. 6d. THE noise nuisance is reWhat a blessed escape for those

presents to three bridesmaids, £8; sanctions brought

cognised as a serious matter. who, want peace; what a comfort to bear important Study was published dis- wedding garments, £12; peron' But what can be done about it, the wet-blanket kill-joys. It could for the cheerios to be left free of against Italy for the aggression using the efficacy of advance fee, verger, organist, and choir, in Ethiopia. The pressure of

Why not try, as an experi- surely be tried in one of the places these sanctions, so far from beplanning, in particular its cust; its

where a town-planning scheme la The bride's father pays for, say, 'ment, મ quiet Quarter for being carried out? Let one corner

cara at £1 each-£4; · för ing negligible, apparently irks effect on industry, and the question four"

flowers in the church, £5; for the

of a property, or some cul-de-sac, Italy more and more. Until the whether Public Works divert money reception of 100 guests, say £75;

be reserved for the Quiet Quarter. Locarno trouble is disposed of. from industry and trade. The for the bride's trousseau and wed it is not likely that the League general conclustoria were strongly ding dress?

to the favourable will be able to proceed to the

HONEYMOON: Public Works during periods of application of additional sanc-depression, as leading to increased An interval between singleness tions. The Duce has to thank employment bath directly and in- and the serious business of life. the new situation in Europe for directly, and exercising a beneficin}· a further breathing space, in psychological effect. The .L.O.'s which he has been able to accu-Unemployment Committee which mulate reserves of oil. While met in January 1931 during the sanctions are in being it is not depths of the World Depression, likely that Italy will do anything urgently invited Governments to to help the League Council in its undertake extensive Public Works present difficulties. She makes of national or international utility. no effort to take a large, states-Plans were drawn up for a series of International Public Works, in- manlike view of the case. Even

cluding in particular the improve- the holding of the Council meet-

ment of International communica- ing in London recently made her tiens. Not much came of this more critical of the League than scheme, and the World Economic ever. Meanwhile, there is, un- Conference of 1933, happily, evidence of a sharp under the influence of very restric divergence of viewpoint between tive theories, rather poured cold |Britain and France on the ques-water on the L.L.O.'s Ideas. Since tion of exercising fresh pressure then, however, Government after on Italy to secure a termination Government, that of the U.S.A. of hostilities. Britain wants to leading, has been converted to a bring the interminable wrang-

moro expansionist, policy, so that ling to an end, seeing the need of it is likely that the 1987 discus

slons will be both interesting and Italy being brought to respect of fruitful.. the League, us representing many States, which has definite-

execution of

which was

ly declared the Italians to be warfare, Italy attempts by waging a war of unjustified clumsy methods to involve Bri- aggression. Franco,

ON the thin by suggesting that poison- other hand, wants less pressure gaz has been supplied from brought on Italy, even to the British sources a suggestion extent of lifting sanctions, coupl-which is well labelled as being ing with this idea an investiga- utterly ridiculous. It seems tion into alleged Ethiopian atro-clear that the Italians are at the cities. The fact that Italy has moment still in a mood of de- obviously been guilty of using fiance, and until there is a polson-gas is completely over-change in this attitude, there looked. In answer to the allega-scems small prospect of a re- tions of inhumane methods of storation of peace.

each town? Artists' Quarters, Jewish, Native, and who knows how many other. Quarters are accepted in other cities as harm less--even necessary. Where would be the difficulty about 4 Quiet Quarter?

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark.

"Oh, we can't possibly, Tom. We just returned from our Enster holiday, and we'll need at least a week to rest up.”

No special buildings of any kind houses, perhaps a square of them, would be wanted-just ordinary roughly on the lines of a college court. An entrance gateway with a porter's lodge might be useful;. his wages would be paid from the rents.

Residence in the Quarter would, of course, be a privilege. The necessary restrictions (only concernd with pro serving quiet) could be no grievance. The strieter they were, the batter would patrons be pleased; they would concern no one else.

Management would be in the hands meeting at regular

of of rule-breaking

times; all

&c., and suggestions for improve. menta, would be dealt with by the elected

The mitte.

would be rather on the lines of a glorified elus silence room

a haven much patronised by members wanting to read or write in peace.

Hospitals and nursing homes would probably be among the first applicants for sites, but recreation grounds for eir staffs must naturally be ur- ranged for clauwhere.

Only abults would be eligible_for residence in the

Quarter. should be no grievance to anyone.

Thin. Small Sets, rentable for short perled by people with special work requiring concentration, might be a feature. All tenancies should be short, renewable where no complaint ngainst the tenant had

before the committee.

come Now quiet is the privilege of the rich and the old lucky enough to get into peaceful nimshouses and similar Institutions. But those for wheni quiot is really vital belong to neither these groups. It is our brain-workers who need quiet if they are to give of their best in the service of the com- munity. The loss will be ours if wa refuse it them,

It some experiment on Quiet Quarter lines were tried and proved a fallure, no harm would have been done, no expense incurred. But an effort

would

have been made to solve n serious problem.

Life may be easier for our great- great-grandchildren, but in our own generation it seems unlikely we shall. learn to grow, carlids

A. Mayo.