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Show Bachelor British Officers. An Interesting discussion is going on in tho Indian press on tho subject of tho growing disinclination of young ofllcers to undertake tho responslbili-ties responslbili-ties of matrimony, and tho controversy has raised the question as to whether the married or tho bachelor officer is the better. On ono side it is urged that a young married man Is keener, steadier and more rellablo than his less fortunato unmarried comrades, yet many commanding ofllcers have a strong objection to their subalterns marrying, their contention being that it detracts from tho efficiency of a regiment reg-iment if many Junior officers are married. mar-ried. Tho commander-in-chief in India is ono of those who object to young officers offi-cers marrying, and in accordance with this principle his two aides-do-camp who are about to enter tho wedded stit'- will bo obliged to leave his Ice. Tho married officer dot-a u support tho mess, but his expenses In other ways are about three times as much as when ho was single. Tho item of clothes for himself and wifo is, It is urged, moro than threo times as largo as when ho had only to provide for himself. |
