The Archive · 1934

Chinese Women Secure Equality Recognition

Nanking, Nov. 14.

The Central Political Council this morning. decided to request Legislative Yuan to revise Article 29 of the Criminal Code on a basis of sex equality. The decision was the result of strong agitation by women's zations at Nanking and Shang-because the article provided imprisonment for married women con-viered of adultery, but omitted to make the same provision regarding Reuter. honour of the British Minister the same evening. To-day, Sir Alexan-Ger called on Rear-Aamiral Li Shih-chia, Commander of the Mamoi Forts.

Sir Alexander will stay here for four more days, following which he will Teave for Canton. by way 2 Amoy and Swatow Central News.

Tue Central Government, according to a Peking report, has decided extend financial assistance to the Poking municipality to the amount of $25,000 a month to be sppropriated from the earnings of each of the following railways: the Pekin Suoyuan, Peking-Hankow, Tientsin-Pukow and Peking-Mukden.

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