DIVORCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12861, 20 May 1905, Page 3

DIVORCE.

j United Prpßß Association.— By KlccLric ' . Telegraph. — Copyright. London, May 19. The nioce&an Coiifcivnci', by IGO votes to 71. resolved that tin- law ougiht to l".c amended so as to pnx-Imcltj re- marriage by tht> Church of any party to divorce during tho life-time of the othur party. Syci-ncy. aiuy TO. The Women's Liberal Conference passed a resolution strongly favourins; uniform divorce laws throughout tho Commonwealth, aird of the grounds for divorce being- mr.de e-qiial for men and women. Statistics wore qtuoted shvwiirgthe proportion of divorces to jui'arrta'g-TO was : — "Wcstualia, one in 555, QtieenslaivL 0m 1 iv HJo, South Australia '100, Victoria 7-1. New South Wales 3(5. Careless mothers were most blamed for unhappy marriages. Tho 2>repo'ndmintT of opinion Was that divorce is too easy.