YOUTHFUL WIDOWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 February 1924, Page 4

YOUTHFUL WIDOWS.

ROMANCES IN BIMTTMi i. E.VKUS. LONDON. Dvcetnbi r . Mole fascinating that m0.,1 novels is the vast literary work ■ now nearing completion by the Registrar-General--tin- tabulated results ami analysis oi the census, say- the ‘‘Unity CTnciiaTe. For the fit si time on recor;! the preliminary repin t on the census has been sold oul. and a kc-ond reprint found i,e|',;:i has a Bine Rook lliel v, il!i such a i crept ion. T he full rr-nii - . re being is-ued <111:11'i by 1 minty, and so lai as pieparalion ge< . 1 lie set ies L lilii.- lied. .Many are il'.c amazing Lo ts of overveav life u lie h only tin- census brings to light. 1 lie- 'sal - nihiTl ol ‘‘.surplus slows ibt in tan or throe counties tfieic are IV.'el' women than men. Monmouth 1- the county in which thete am 1 1 1 v. I women. the ratio lo IQOH men being 9:19. Bachelors ha.e the i/il-t choice ni Sums. wile re there a;. Igr.T v ; iwn to every lbbtf men. (to the la t eeiiso;, paper, for the first 11 iff. pa it i; alar, it ere asked as to div< re. An,wins to ins question 1 even I >CI fact that rue was divorced al the ll’ 1 r.ge of Ltb Many . n-o- tire shown of marriages lot •.eeu girl, of !‘d am! men of 70 or v■ ■ married to a. woman of bib ( l.io of .la- county la! les shows that hoy, of !■*> wore monied, liner of them being widowers ami one divorced ' Al tUr same ice lb girl- w ere niarrioil. In Louden t here were to the time age it. 100 or o' to . Ten of llm-e v < j,. Startling figure- are ; j-.om m ike t aides relating Lo hou-ui;;. In sourThe latent volume lo be L.-ited in the I,unity ;ri ies is that h.r No; !haitjpj on art .Til Germans living in that county. in,, position, of t.he -o.es is well shewn in lie- fact that the ptoporlaet ol wbioweis in til* minty i- I," per tent., while that of v.nr.vs is IS,”, per rent ns the lai tar. say, the Regi- m a ••-Genera I IL'll are in the age groups 2'>-a-soriated with the war.