COMPULSORY MARRIAGES.
Kings of Siam apparently do not believe in the wisdom of allowing single women to drift unattached about the country. In certain districts after a girl has reached an age where her securing for .herself a Husband is considered doubtful, she becomes a "daughter of the King." That is, the King takes upon himself the task of settling her suitably in life. His process is quite simple and to the point. He proceeds to the Siamese penitentiary and looks over the various prisoners. There is a law in Siam that any prisoner can obtain his release by marrying one of this class of girls, and* naturally enough, any prisoner whom, the King picks out is not likely to be backward about consenting to the. ceremony. Nor does it make any difference if he is married, for the men of that country are not restricted to one) wife.
As far as can be learned, there is no allowance made for the inclination of the girl in question. She has failed in her mission in life as far as she herself is concerned, and she must abide by the decision of the king.
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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 1 October 1913, Page 3
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