More than one-third of the crews of British ships are foreigners, including 43,403 lascars. For years Alador Pataky, of Budapest. sought the ideal woman—in his opinion a Venus-like creature of ample form. His patience was rewarded. He married and the trouble began. His wife 1 did not share his ideal of beauty and I began to starve herself into slimness. After four years, she had reduced her weight by four stone. Herr Pata *y sought a divorce —and obtained it. A husband has the right to control his wife’s weight.” said the judge.
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Taranaki Daily News, 27 January 1934, Page 13 (Supplement)
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