Report (Straits Settlements. Chinese Marriage Committee)



Digitised Book 3.137.174.216 (0)

1926

Report (Straits Settlements. Chinese Marriage Committee)

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This is a report of the findings of the Chinese Marriage Committee on the customs, rites and ceremonies relating to marriage among Chinese residents in the Straits Settlements and on the proposals for legislation regarding the validity, registration and dissolution of such marriages. The Chairman of the Comittee was D. Beatty.

Subjects

Chinese--Straits Settlements--Social conditions Marriage--Straits Settlements

Categories

Customs

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Creators
Straits Settlements. Chinese Marriage Committee
Subject
Chinese--Straits Settlements--Social conditions
Marriage--Straits Settlements
Publisher
Printed at the G.P.O., 1926
National Library Board Singapore, 1926
Contributors
Beatty, D.
Digital Description
application/pdf, 4079 KB, 34 p.
Table of Contents
Report -- Memorandum of dissent by Mr E. Kong Guan relative to paragraph 60 of the Chinese Marriage Committee report -- Recommendation by Messrs Cheah Kee Ee, Tan Cheng Lock, Loh Kim Swee, E. Kong Guan, Quah Beng Kee and Mrs Lee Tian Siew (Chuah Guat Beng) relative to paragraph 37 of the Chinese Marriage Committee report regarding the rights and privileges of a registered wife in case of the husband dying intestate -- Appendix "A" -- Appendix "B" -- Appendix "C". The proposed new marriage law of China (1913). (Hou Koung Ou's translation (1919) -- Appendix "D". Extracts from La Famille ... -- Appendix "E". Marriage certificate -- Appendix "F". Order in Council No. 23 of 1893. Recognition of Chinese laws.
Copyright
All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2005.