A FEMININE PROBLEM.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 211, 22 September 1916, Page 2 (Supplement)

A FEMININE PROBLEM.

"Never before :n my Court have ' had to deal with such large numbers 'ji women, many of them exceedingly young, as at present," said Mr. Cec I Chapman, the Metropolitan magistrate. when addressing a meeting of the new Constitutional Society for Women s Suffrage. Many foolish things had been said upon this subject, he added, and there had been a great deal of false sentimental excitement provoked among girls for soldiers and sailors, who often found i difficult to avoid attacks constant!; made upon them, in many cases by children. As to the "curious number of fannliedeserted and treated with neglect by mothers whose husbands are at tin. 1 front, and who have been 'themselves in receipt of quite large allowances.'' Mr. Chapman said it was exceedingly difficult to d : scovcr the cause in nian.y cases where there was no actual drunkenness. Many women's excuse was thai they were lonely.

"The truth is, 'he added, "that thev pride themselves on keeping themselves to themselves. I have never known i woman who comes 'nto my Court who does not keep herself to herself." \ black eve was the usual evidence if that fact.