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Hollywood is second to
ABYSSINIA
Abyssinia contains far value of which is carefully more ex-wives and ex-hus- recorded. This procedure is very bands per thousand of the necessary, as will be seen later. When the details of the presents population than any country and the dowry have been satis- or town in the world; not factorily recorded, the bride-so even excepting Hollywood. muffled as to be entirely hidden The late Empress Zauditu by clothes-is brought in and (Judith) divorced four hus- the couple are pronounced man bands. Her predecessor, the and wife in the name of Mene- lik. As a general rule the Empress Taitu, went one ceremony is performed by a better with five husbands- village elder, but occasionally a all divorced. The present priest is called in to give a tone Empress, Waizeru Menin, to the proceedings. divorced two husbands be-
In this form of marriage, fore marrying Haile Selas- divorce is still a matter of sic.
individual whim, Either party may make a complaint to an The abundance of spouses elder and all that worthy has to arises largely from the fact say is. "Menelik is dead", where- that Ethiopia recognises upon the divorco becomes effec three kinds of marriage, tive. It is no uncommon thing for an Ethiopian husband to starting with a simple con-
return home from work or tract that is governed neither hunting to find that he has been by sentiment nor religion. divorced during his absence. The m a n
Hongkong Telegraph that
Monday, May 12, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong
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THE preix "Special to the Telegraph"
indicate news which is strictly
cations 1010. Buch
The
wife's
is used by die tongkong Telegraph to chooses a "Every woman over forty alimony con- of one under the provisions of the Telecommuni-bride and if has been married at least sists
exact half of bears the indication aim is received in she is agree-four times if she has been the joint pro- Hongkong on the date of publication loyable to live married at all, and many perty, including
the with him, he
women of that age consider.
wedding
with a home, only just starting.” food, clothing,
the United Press Associations, who re- serva all rights and forbid republications,
either wholly or in part without previou
Arrangement
A NEW AIR AGE
THE BROTHERS CUNNINGHAM
biggest headaches. Andy-Adm. Sir Andrew Cunningham, 59 The Cunningham brothers-Alan and Andy-are Mussolini's (above right)-is commander of the British Mediterranean Fleet that sank five or six Italian warships in the Battle of Matapan and crippled the main units of the Fascist Fleet at Taranto last November. The current joke in the British Navy is that when Il Duce speaks of Mare Nostrum he means "Mine and Cunning- ham's." The Admiral, perhaps the British Navy's strictest dis- ciplinarian, has served so long in the Mediterranean that British sailors call it "Cunningham's pond.”
He saw service in the Mediterrancan during the World Wur when as commander of the destroyer Scorpion he carried out many during raids against Turkish shipping in the Dardanelles. Mediterranean after smashing through heavy German fire to His flagship, Warspite, 30,600-ton veteran of Jutland, went to the
storm Narvik Fjord, Norwegian iron ore port, last April.
Alun-Lieut. Gen. Alan Cunningham, 54 (above left)—is commander of the East African forces which swept through Ethiopia to Addis Ababa.
The brothers are said to have always been strong bùt friendly rivals, and entered keenly into a contest to see who
provides her that their matrimonial career å i v ision
presents. The could win the bigger victories against the Italians.
is
effected by three neutrals, pre-
found for any particular article, the article
WHAT IS A FLYING FORTRESS?
SOME people, with much and the Ethiopian equivalent and the share-out is so ingenuity, discover compensa- of a housekeeping allow- cise that if a quid pro quo tions in the ruin of central areasance. They settle down to cannot be. of towns that have been heavily married life without any itself is divided. This curious legal or religious ceremony custom gives the impression that bombed. One proposal is that and when either tires of the there may be something in the such space should be earmarked other, the marriage can be claim that the Ethiopians are forthwith as future aerodromes. ended by mutual consent, descended from King Solomon.
Great numbers of aircraft This is the normal form of should be available, after the marriage among the Gallas war, for conversion to civil (the subject tribe) and the purposes. If the
ordinary lower orders of the Am- British citizen's lack of air-harics. mindedness could be overcome (perhaps the events of the wur will achieve that result; perhaps not), there ought to be a great The civil marriage is marriage to lepers and sufferers in American papers and the news Defiant, which operate on the power- boom in air travel, both within rather more elaborate. It is relations as far as the seventh was received with great pleasure.
for
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The third form of marriage is strict religious ceremony, the rules for which are laid down in the intricate legal code of the country. This code is based on the Mosaic Laws. It forbids
from other named diseases, blood
enemy
'plane unfortunate enough to find himself in front of the
"FIFTY flying Fortresses--the Any
largest bombers in the world Fortress would feel the force of its
are being delivered to Britain." guns popping from every window, The Consolidated will presumably This announcement was made have the same guns as our successful
control principle.
driving force of these now bombers,
In winter weather especially it is ail-important for a bomber to be able
fly high. This
to escape the which extends up- A
Fortress? What are its advan-
Now, what ja a Flying the usual for bombers.
a
the country and far beyond it. frequently arranged by fri- generation; guardian and ward, Not much was known about these 5,000 Horsepower 1 Cent Buys Percussion Cap of a .303 Hitherto a heavy handicap in endly parents while the prin- spiritual relatives, foster re- aeroplanes, but the fact that Nearly 5000 horse-power Is the
been the lack of aerodromes in or near the centre of our cities. cipals are still infants. latives, and many other classes. they were fifty additional strong each of which is fitted with four This has meant that the busi-Adults using this form of its terms are so sweeping that weapons to strike fear into Nazi Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp en- ness man going by air from, say, marriage go through a pre- Abyssinian marriages could pro-But very soon they will be in the
only a small percentage of hearts was all we cared, about, gines-of-1260-h.p. A Complete .303 Round Edinburgh to London has foundliminary engagement that is ceed if it were the only form of news, and we shall read of the to
that the time saved in the A Complete .50 Round
journey proper is largely eaten far more binding than the marriage in the country. Into by the process of getting marriage itself,
Consequently, the religious raids they carry out over Ger- "freezing belt"
wards for thousands of feet, marriage is rarely used, even by many and Italy. For, make no heavily-laden bomber, with such a R.A.F. from the terminal airport to his
business objective. There have The suitor is represented the aristocracy. Of the Empress mistake, they mean an invalu- wing span as the Fortress would be been suggestions that landing by a guarantor who, in the Zauditu's four marriages, only able addition to our bomber weight of the Ice would soon In dire trouble if she got ice-bound. grounds could be established on presence of an elder and the the last was under the religious command. Lord Beaverbrook force her to lose height and come the roofs of railway stations, girl's parents, indicates what with the consent of the Abouna, bombers, so perhaps this is the mercy of AA guns. But there is codo. Divorce is only possible stated that we are short of down to impossible levels, of the from which local trains could the suitor can provide in the or Bishop, and then only for answer to our prayers.
no danger of this happening, for the take passengers speedily to their
way of presents and pro- certain specified reason. Alimony
Fortress has a "ceiling" well above destinations.
Undoubtedly there will be perty. If these suggestions is granted on the same basis for
I cannot divulge the exact figure, great opportunities reprove acceptable to the par. all types of marriage. planning, and the war-time ents, a promise to marry is
As a result of the heavy tages and disadvantages, if any? for the RAF. want to spring
surprise on the Nazis, but I can say bomber may have cleared the made in the name of Mene alimony, women who have been Not Mass-Produced that the boys who will fly these
married two or way for a great development of
three times
glants of the skies will be flying 1 Small High Explosive the use of peace-time aircraft. lik, and from that moment acquire a considerable amount of First of all, there are two "high, wide and handsome,"
makes of this machine, the older Experts in the R.AF. believe that But to plan is one thing and to the guarantor is responsible property, but instead of fighting one planned five years ago and defences will soon become so good execute is another. Many town for the fulfilment of every shy of these much-married
that bombers will have to fly much planning enthusiasts appear not promise made by him on be- ladies, the men pay ardent court the other in 1989. We are get- higher than they have been doing up 1 Large High Explosive to appreciate the many difficul- half of the suitor.
to them. Every woman over ting roughly half of each. till now. After all, anti-aircraft de- forty has been married at least Neither of these models is made fence is really only a few months Bomb
Should the prospective groom four times if she has been on the mass-production principle, old in Britain, and the experts are decamp, the guarantor's position married at all, and many women Hundreds of men and girls at Just learning what It's all about. is decidedly unenviable. He can of that age consider that their the giant Bocing aircraft factory be made to pay heavy damages matrimonial career is only just for the failure of his friend; he starting. may even have to marry the girl himself. Even after the marriage Does war of itself engender hatred? has taken place, the guarantor's It is argued that decent soldiers do not hate their enemics; that soldiers responsibility continues, but if and sallors of all nationalities have he has to make any payments to more of the spirit of good fellowship the parents he can recover treble than of enmity. It is only when hate their value from the errant is used as a part of I military technique and Inshed to a fury by lying pro-husband, always provided the paganda that opposing nations are latter can be found.
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ties and stringencies which will have to be faced after the war, and which may make progress towards ideal towns and cities much slower than all would hope
to see.
THE CULT OF HATE
filled with bitter animosity.
Unfortunately, an exception must
be made in the case of the Germans.
Long before the Nazis seized power
fancied
they conquering cives as a fighting
and
Allies.
The curious method of protect-
people, and therefore ing the bride's rights is most
of necessity filled with hatred of their successful in practice. Tho Intended victims. Under the rule of guarantor keeps his friend well the Nazis this hatred has spread to all tinte word and where they do not up to the marital mark and the despise, even their so-called husband, dare not involve the guarantor. in any payments on The German people have been sub- his behalf in view of the heavy jected to a poisonous propaganda for which their leaders are primarily fine he would have to suffer. responsible. But the people them- selves are not guiltless. There must
Allies.
From which it will be scen
be something seriously wrong with that the Ethiopian husband is the make-up of a nation who can seo so well tied up that he can hard- so many small nations overrun and ly behaving himself.
ruthlessly, despolied and not be the hotel Marriage, takos
The place at a feast. Every guost and think it proof of their greatness brings a prosont, the nature and
the contrary, they glory in outrages
and of fitness to rule the earth.
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Better Bomb-Sights
in America, serew every nut and
British scientific workers are en- every bolt by hand-machine, All the parts are individually tested gaged on the job now, and it is hoped to have some better defences very before they are assembled on soon. This will make the Nazis fly the floor of the workshop. When higher still, und with their poor completed, the huge machine, bomb-alghts, make accurate bombing. dwarfing all the bombers in the muitary objectives almost impos-
sible.
Whatever repercussions this. world, has a wing-span of 108- may have on the populaco It will 110 feet and an overall length of certainly keep the factories and about -80 feet. It weighs nearly workshops free to carry out produc- 50,000 lbs or about 20 tons.
The older type the real Flying
But, in this case, the reverse is not true. Our bomb-sights are much Fortress has a cruising speed of well, we have received a new secret superior to the Germans', and, as nearly two hundred and fifty miles
an hour; not so fast, perhaps, when bomb-sight from America. This ac compared with some of our new counts for our almost uncanny ac bombers. But the ability to cruise Mennhelm.
curacy when over Hamburg, Berlin, at this speed for over 3,000 miles is Greater Reich. You may be sure.
or other cities of the e most important factor. The later that these Flying Fortresses will have model, while retaining the long- all the latest devices that American distance range, has a top speed of brains have invented. So the higher 350 miles an hour, with the full bomb we go the better, -load of four tons.
Yes, the Luftwaffe is in for This will mean that these now severe setback, once the Fortresses bombers could fly to Greece, drop a are sent into commission. Larger few bombs there, run over to Rome faster, and with a heavier bomb-load or Nuples, and send down a visiting than any bomber in the air, they will card or two to Mussolini and come prove fifty severe headaches for home with plenty of petrol to spare: Nazis will try to tell us the Fortresses Gooring and his staff! Of course, the The
speed of the now
"Fortress," N which
the Boeing-24, or are poor affairs, but don't you believe will, maka. It almost it. They are all that is claimed, for impossible for any German fighter to tham-and more!, play tricks with him, and an Italian fighter would be left behind, grad se D. R. Fielding
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