1937-11-25 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1937.

HUSBANDS TRY TO DODGE NEW DIVORCE ACT

They Ask Deserted

LOOPHOLE IN LAW PENALISES

THE WOMAN

Hundreds of husbands who deserted their wives years ago are trying to return to avoid being sued for divorce under the new divorce laws which come in operation next January.

is is scandal which is un- doing much of the good work of the new Act," Mrs. Seaton-Tiede- man, recretary of the Divorce Law Reform Union, said to the press,

can

IF THEY REFUSE

"The new law states that a wife 1

divorce and claim fur suc

alimony if her husband has deserted

her for a long period.

"Realising this, scores of ku- bands are making their wives to take them back. By doing this they are no longer deserters, ac- cording to the law.

Hand Over

The Money!

·I'm Damned If I Will'

A young man walked into

"If the wives refuse to take them the sub-post office at Lower back they are unable 10 for Addiscombe-road, Croydon,

divorce.

"Also, if the husbands have been supporting them, these payments can now be stopped.

"Already I have had many such cases brought to me. A woman whe had not seen her husband for nearly 10 years told me that he had not con- tributed a penny to her support.

"While they were living together he treated her cruelly and threatened her with a revolver.

"FANTASTIC"

"She had been looking forward to getting a divorce next year. Now her husband Is anking her to have. him back.

"IL IS # fantastic situation. When a man has treated her so callously she cannot be expected to welcome him with open arms, Yet the law says that she must do so.

"Only when married couples are i able to secure a divorce after three years of separation, can we be satis- fed that our marriage laws are humane.

reconciliation cannot be effected within three years then there is no hope. The mun and wife should be able to start afresh."

Sues Minister For

Damages

Magda Fontages, Mussolini's erstwhile friend, has led a suit

⚫ for 100,000 francs (about £700)

French

liek

damares against the Minister for the Interior. Her complaint is that since release from prison' following the ipublication of her diary that declar-

ed her love for the Duce she has) been "shadowed and molested by detectives."

last month, and pointed a revolver at sixty-eight-year- old boot-maker-postmaster Mr. C. H. Scudamore.

The man said: "tland over the money"

Mr. Scudamore said: "I'ra duned I will turned round and pressed

a bell-push on the wall.

bell-

When the man heard the signal to Mrs. Scudamore and a Kiri clerk in a room above-he ran out of the post office and excuped.

Girl Athletes Sought

As Brides

The Women's Amateur Ath- leilo Association is searching for new talent

Them Back

Take Them Wives To

Germany Rave Colonel and Mrs. Charics A. Lindbergh a hearty welcome, during the vial to Nazi air centres by the famed American fler and his wife. Above, the Colonel, indicated by arrow, attends the opening of the Lilienthal Sockty conference their on air measures, in Munich, The Lindys travelled in speelal plane.

62 Schoolgirls

Sterilised

AMAZING DISCLOSURE

Topeka, Kansas, Oct. 24.

Sixty-two girls out of the 148 inmates of the State An epidemic has deprived it of the Industrial School in Beloit, Kansas, are alleged to have scrvices of many running and

been sterilised!' dumping champions

It is an epidemio of marriage. "They seem to be in grent demund as brides," Mrs. M. Cornell, secretary of the Association, told the Press.

SIX STARS WED

"Since the Olympic Games, six of our leading members have married- Miss Eileen Hiscock, Miss Violet" Olney, and Miss Edyth Cooke, sprinters; Miss Josephine Mathews, long jumper; Miss Mary French, International cross-country runner, and Miss Violet Webb, hurdier.

The allegation has raised an outcry throughout the United States.··

This scandal at the reformatory was revealed by Mrs. Kothryn O'Laugh- lin McCarthy, a barrister, who was formerly a member of the United States Congress, in speech to the local Women's Democratie Club, whom she urged to protest to the State authorities.

"The pleas of the parents have not been able to halt these whole- Hale sterilisations, which are apparently performed as a punishment rather than as of special good to society," said Mrs. McCarthy,

"One girl was sterilised because she had a high temper,

RADIO BROADCAST

Sportsmen Talking: Relay On Association Football CHILDREN'S CONCERT

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Wavelengths on 355 metres (045 kc's) 31.49 metter (952 m.c's).

H.K.T.

12-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.

12.30 George Boulanger and is Orchestra, with Lys Gauly.

Hungarian March Potpourri (Pecsi- J'attends Prichystal)....Orchestra;

un Navire (Weill, Deval)....Lys Gauty (Vocal); Love's Loneliness. Tango (Bochmann); Nora-Tango Song (Boulanger)....Orchestra; A Selretion. Lys Gauly (Vocal); You Passed Me By-Slow Fox-Trot (Iless-Marak!); Once Only-Tanga (Benatzky)....Orchestra.

Time and Weather.

1.03 Faur-allade Op. 19. Played by Mme. Marguerite Long (Piano) with Orchestra conducted by Philippe Gaubert,

1.20 Light Orchestral. Fantome (Danider); Screnade (Sitesu)....Jean Lensen Passionec and His Orchestra; Casino. Tanze (Gungl), Op. 37)....The Bohemia | Orchestra,

Press;

1.30 Reuter und Rugby Weather and Announcements.

1.40 Gilbert and Sullivan Excerpts. "The Yeonen Of The Guard- Alas! I Waver To And Fro....N. Briercliffe, W. Glynne and P. Daw son: Is Life

..Derek A Boon?, Oldham; Here's A Man Of Jolly ....Chorus; I Have A Song To Sing

Lowson, George erinifred

Chorus: Patience If Saphir I Choose le Marry....D. Oldham, M. Green, D. Fancourt, M. Eyre, N. Briercliffe and Orchestra; When I Go Qui of Door....G. Baker, L. Rands: I'm a Waterloo House and Lealle Rands Young Man. Chorus of Giris; Finale, Act. 2.... Full Company.

1.56 Danco Records.

On The Fux-Trots-50 Rare: Avenue Selection....Victor Silves er and His Ballroom Orchestra; WaltzesMusic Of The Spheres; Mý Lucky Day Orchestra Mascotte;

Fux-Trots-Cause My Baby Says It's So: Night Over Shanghai (film 'The Singing Marine')....Billy Thorburn and His Musle.

2.15 Close Down.

8.05-11 Chinese Progra.nme.

5 Helay of the Dance Orchestra

from the Roof Garden of the long- kong Hotel.

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1. New Faces: 2. That Old Feel- ing: 3. Our Penthouse Avenue; 4. The Widow in Lace.

3rd

Interval of recorded dance music from Z.D.W.

.5.15

5.20 5. The Loveliness of you; Please Pardon us; 7. Afraid to dream; 8. You Can't have every- thing.

5.35 Interval of recorded dance music from Z.B.W.

9. You've got something there; 10. Love is on the Air To-night; 11" mother-Moonlight on the Campus; 12. Old

King Cole.

"It is horrible to think of these girls, all under 16, deprived of hood and the chance of a happy married life for no apparent reason, but it is worse to realise that eventually this may drive the girls to the streets." "It is almost impossible to

Mr. Will T. Beck, chairman of the Board of Administration in charge keep track of the weddings. But many of the reformatories of the State, claimed that parental consent was obtained of the athletes continue to run in in each case under statute and said that the girls thus sterilised were championship events after marriage." obstreperous or perverts and unit for motherhood--United Press.

Nine Women athletes leave Britain on December 4 to take part in the Empire Games at Sydney. Their ages range from 17 to 28. And they are all single-at present.

ĮSEVEN BABIES

IN A

Woman On

Hit

Cliff

FORTNIGHT With

Madrid.

In it she told of her visits to Mussolini's Palace in Rome, of the endearing way in which she address- After having already given birth ed him, of his replies, then of how to six children In just over u she was forced to leave Italy on the fortnight. Senora Conception Tu- Duce's orders, and she became l- dela, of Cartagena, is now expecting volved in the shoating of a former the arrival of a seventh. French Ambassador to Italy.

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At her trial on the shooting charge she was centenced to

months Imprisonment but was immediately released.

Soon afterwards she attempted to leave France, but was refused passport.

Alum. Clears Muddy Lako

Orlando, Fla. Tons of alum dumped into Luke Estelle here have changed the waters from a muddy hue to a clear aqua- marine colour. In June, 1938, the Causeway across the middle of the lake and muddfed the waters, mak- ing the lake Impractical for swim- ming.

Snake Fright Fatal

Apopka, Fla. Physicians here Bay Levi Elland, 56, died of tright. Elland was die covered by his wife unconscious in the kitchen of his home. A physician who was called found a deadly cornl nake on the kitchen floor. Elland, who died in a few hours, was not bitten by the snake but, died of fright, the physician said.

Just over a fortnight ago she gave birth of twin girls, and some ten days colled again later the doctor was when she bore another set of twins, girls also, but still-born this time.

Five days later the doctor was sent for again, as his patient was giving birth to a fifth girl, and then another girl arrived, but sull-born..

Hammer

Miss A. A. E. Godfrey, of Oaklea, Kilereggan, Scotland, was walking along a path at the top of Rock Walk cliff garden at Torquay recently when she was attacked by a man with a hammer,

He showered blows on her head, then, seizing her handbag, attempted to run off with it.

But it was fastened by a strap round her thumb.

Miss Godfrey's screams scared the man. Ile dropped the hammer and ran

The hammer was later found by detectives near the spot. Miss Godfrey, who is aged 47, was dazed by wounds on her head. She was found by a nursemaid, Icaning against the wall.

Scalp Wound

C Studio Children's Concert. 0.45 Marek Weber and His Orches Viktoria and Her Huestr'-Selec- fra with Les Allen (Vocal).

Is The tlon....Orchestra; Where Sun? (Redmond and David); Sweet Heartache (lm 'Hit Parade'); When Old Friends Meet Again (Tobias and First Poller)....Les Allen; Her Dance (Heykens); The Musle Comes (0. Straus); Tiny Tol (Fisher, Lot- ter); Waltz (Durand)....Orchestra,

7.15 London Relay Sportsmen Talking"

and Ivan 'Dixie Dean Sharpe.

The names of these two men are familar to every follower of Asso- ciation football: Ivan Sharpe is a well-known writer on the game, and Dixle Dean is the Everion and Eng- and certre-forward. To-day they will talk about Soccer generally, with special reference to the impend- ing Jubilee of the Football League, founded in 1888. It is hoped they will and time to discuss some of Dean's notable achievements.

7,30 Closing Local Stock Quala- tions and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.

7.35 Variety.

Organ-Bells Across The Meadow (Ketelbey); Down The Mall (Belion) ....Reginald Dixon; Vocal Duet Dancing Into Heaven With You; Chinaman (Schroder-Beckmann) ...Lilian Harvey and Willy Fritsch; Plano Crest of the Wave-Selection; Crazy Days Selection....Patricia Good Old Bossborough: Orchestra-Old Vienna Melodies (Pollack); 1. Times; 2. The Year's Wine....Edith brush-Lorand and Her Viennese Orchestra.

Police took her to Torbuy Hospital, where it was found that she received a scalp wound. It was not serious.

had

She

The first set of twins out of the six are the only children to survive.

Senora Tudela has previously given birth to three sets of twins--all girls. Miss Godfrey gave a description of her assailant to the police. Except for a slight fever, Senoru said he was about 25, of medlun height, with dark hair, greased and

ed back. He wore a dark blue sult." Tudlea is in good health.

Nine Years Apart.

-In

Same House

For nine years Mr. William Goodman and his wife Mariha had been living spari-in the same house, at Felsham-road, Putney,

"Their lives have been as miserable as asty two people's lives could be," said a solicitor, when Goodman was summoned at the South-Western Court for threatening his wife.

The husband agreed to be bound over.

The daughter, 22-years-old Betty Goodman, said:

"My father lives upstairs with his mother, and my mother and

I downstairs. Father buys his own food. We manage our house-

keeping apart froni hle V

"I wish things would turn out happily."

Lift Boy To Queen Mary's Rescue

B Time, Weather and Announce- ments.

8.03 Chinese Programme-Studio Concert.

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Close Down.

8.05-11 p.m. European Programme from ZEK, On a Frequency of 640 Kilocycles.

8.05 Variety,

London, Oct. 19. Dennis Dorman. lift-boy came to Orchestral Everything in Rhythm' the rescue when Queen Mary after-Selcetion....Louis Levy and His opening the "Silver Jubilee" exten-Gaumont British Symphony: Vocal- Rion of the West London Hospital on Wings; A Song Doesn't Care (fim Monday was temporarily imprisoned Mayfair Melody Dyrenforth-Smith)

(Continued on Page 5.) in -the gate could not be open- ed. He told the matran who was struggling with the gate: "I think I can fix it". He put an arm be tween the lift and the wall of the well and turned a wheel. The gale was opened und Queen Mary began her tour of the wards. Queen Mary won very calto and collected about "FI should it. All the suit was: think it in a short circuit". That is just what it was.

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