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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 29, 21 January 1929, Page 6

Bishop's Marriage Bans Th" P’«’ of St. Albans’ marriage ban on solemnising the marriage of the divorced or unbaptised has not nassed without controversy. A number ot Bishops and clergy were asked whether they preferred or not to comment on it at this stage. .he Bishon of Portsmouth declared that the Prayer Book rubric with its history, and the contemporary sense of its words were not intended for those not baptised. The Bishop of Hereford savs he is in entire agreement with the Bishop of St, Albans' The Bishop of Truro says the registrv office is provided for the purpose. The “Evening Standard’’ in an editorial states that perhaps the most curious reflection in the Bishops’ attitude is that it is much narrower than the Roman Catholic. There is no wisdom in it. Nay. the folly of the decision is apparent to all but the most narrow ecclesiastics. Mixed marriages are nnt prevented by such Episcopal blunders. Common sense brought the Church to its present discomforts. Officer Attacked by Natives: A port Moresby message stated that a State officer was attacked bv natives near Mount Yule while making camp. Shots wore fired over the heads of the attackers without effect. The officer rhon ordered bis bovs tn fi'-e into the nttgokers and two natives wore killed A shower nf arrows was fired mtn the onmp and large bode n< natives concentrated for another at tack. Attempts tn parley wore mod. bv the officer hnt arrows wore again thrown at him. After a fi'dit la throe hours, in which another ntffiw and one nf the defenders were killed the attackers withdrew.