London, July 24.
AL morning papers publish editoricomment on the passage, through ts final stages in Parliament, of th? Matrimonial Causes Bill giving effect, after a quarter of a century, to leading recommendations of the famous Gorell Report.
Unanimous tributes are paid to the fact and persistence of Mr. A. P. Herbert, who entered Parliament in 1935 as a member for Oxford University with the specific purpose of securing divorce law reform.
The "Manchester Guardian," while joining in congratulations to Herbert, considers it strange that legislation on a matter- of such importance should have been left by the Government to the initiative of 2 private member, and thinks it not tmpossible—as several other papers suggest—that amending legislation may have to be undertaken by the Government itself in the not far distant future.
An assurance of this character wa* given by the Solicitor-General in the final debate in the House of Commons yesterday.
The "Morning Post," which thinks that Mr. Herberts success proves hat public opinion in favour of this Jong delayed reform must have been much stronger than had been supposed, says of the Bill that there is nothing in it "to encourage divorce or to make it easier for the reckless and light-minded. There is nothing to derogate from the dignity and seriousness of marriage, but there is something to abate admitted and not uncommon cases of almost intolerable hardship in the present law."—Wireless through Reuter.
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Sat. Wood Joseph Crehan Bum, Alec "Craig Actress Maxine Jennings Curtis, William Carson British Weekly on Crisis in North China The "big tad wolt" of a city editor tries to play mean tricks on his re-London, July 25. porters but is gratifyingly foiled in Commenting on the Far Eastern the final scenes of "There Goes My situation, "Time and Tide," points out Girl" at the Metropol Theatre. Not that the' present Sino-Japanese crisis even two murders and a shot into in North China surpasses in gravity the shoulder of the heroine are able anything since the Manchurian into slow the brisk carefree pace of cident in 1931 this romantic comedy. Miss: Ann In the unceasing and deliberate Sothern and Mr. Gene Raymond Japanese pressure south-ward of the chase Stories for rival newspapers Great Wall, every incident raises the and each other by turns while.the questions whether it was accidents city editor chases them both with whether the Japanese a Youd outeries. The search for news to profit by such accident. is ruthless and many an, amusing it isa bluff to obtain a Sinner hold, scene develops as the news hawks are or whether the Japanese army and called upon to exercise all their regovernment deem the time propitious sourcefulness. Mr. Raymond 1s_ his to pursue their obstinate purpose, usual irrepressible self while Miss euphemistically described as "Japan's Sothern is far more dynamic than in mission to guide the Chinese people," most of her previous roles. Mr. Frank the weekly states.
Jenks' flat voicing of bald sentiments Japan has taken as much control of at odd points enriches the piece çon-North China as Nanking can allow, siderably. the journal points out. Another The first pictures to arrive here Manchoukuo south of the Great of the world heavyweight champion-Wall would effectively cut off South ship fight between James J. Braddock China. "If Peking became a second "and Joe Louis ar all that could be Mukden, what would prevent Nan-desired as far as clearness and com-king becoming a second Pekin; the pleteness are concerned. The picture journal asks. is really better than a ringside seat, Japan's determination to localize for the knockdown in the first round the incident would drive further the and the knockout in the eighth are wedge between North China and shown in slow motion. There was Nanking, the weekly remarks. It is certainly no mistake about that doubtful, it continues, if General knockout—a short right to the "but-Chiang Kai-shek could agree to the ton" delivered in a cool businesslike stand even if he desired. "China 1s more self confident, better equipped and in better fettle than at any tim since the revolution," the journal remarks. Japan is precisely deter-
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mined to do her short-sighted best
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to avert Chinas possibilities: she wants a weak and divided Peiping, July 23.
China which she can exploit to the gradual exclusion of all Mr. Wu Pei-shan, editor and pub-other interests, foreign or Chinese. lisher of the "Kwan Chai Chow the weekly points out Pao," or the "Weekly Outlook," was arrested by police yesterday and is Dangers Seen now awaiting court-martial at the headquarters of the Pacification Com-Nanking's suggestion for the with missióner of Hopei and Charhar on awol of troops, in the opinion of the charge of spreading rumours the journal, could have been carried detrimental to local peace and out but not when joined with other order, Mr. Wu is a native of Sze-conditions such as "sincere cochuen and a graduate of a local operation in the fight against Com-university, His paper has out sold munism," because China is sufficiently all the daily papers in Peiping dur-overrun with reckless Japanese ing the last two weeks because it oldiers. was not subject to censorship and It war develops, the weekly published' all the news and reports marks, foreign interests every Wwhich the bigger dailies were unable n China, as well as world peace, will to publish owing to the existence of be endangered. mwertial law regulations.—Reuter, China, it points out, can bide her time, whereas Japan with a hard pressed, population, feverish depend-
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not face the conflict with equanimity Peiping, July 23.
Four of the scores of Chinese plain clothes men who were arrested in Peiping prior to the outbreak of the Lukouchiao incident were executed at the Tien Chiao at 9.30 o'clock this morning. They were Vu Tze-san, Han Hsin-teh, Wang Chao-chin and Yang Cheng-chien. These men were arrested at the Chien Men Station erly this month. According to a proclamation issued by the Headquarters of the Pacification Commissioner of Hopei and Charhar, these men were guilty of disturbing the minds of the public and local order and peace with a view to at—tempting to commit robbery.—Reuter, Concluding, the weekly says:
"Japan's shameless technique applied to Manchuria gave a lead to faithless adventures which have bee followed elsewhere. Mr. Lloyd George said in the House of Commons this week that 'International perfidy has now become a habit, 'a policy and a boast' The desperate hope is tha jangsterism will in the end defeat itself before it destroys the rest of us."™—Kuo Min.
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