NEWS BY MAIL.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 January 1926, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL.

GUTENBERG BIBLE. RARE COPY TO BE SOLD IN NEW YORK. LONDON, Nov. 28. When the last of the late Lord Loverluiiine’s art treasures leave for the United States in the "White Star liner Homeric next Wednesday they will be accompanied by another treasure, the most perfect example of the Gutenberg Bible, which lias been in England only since July. The Bible was secured by Air E. Goldston, a bookseller of Museumstreet, AA’.C., after four trips to the Continent to search for it and a final dash by air to Vienna to secure it. The Gutenberg Bible, it is claimed, was the first book printed in movable type, and there are now only 13 complete copies in existence. The copy which is going to America is 170 years old, and was in the possession oi' the Alelk Benedictine Monastery, 17 miles from Vienna, for 300 years. It is to he sold by public auction iit the Anderson Galleries, New York, in February, with the Leverlmlme treasures.

MARRIAGE RUSH. LAWS OF THREE NATIONS COMPLIED AY nil. LONDON. Nov. 28. America "hustle” found practical expression in llie circumstances of a marriage v liieh took place in London yesterday. The bridegroom, Dr Clarence AY. Lieb, a New York surgeon, arrived in this country from the United States on Thursday and went to the American Consulate, Cavendish-square, AY., to arrange for an immediate wedding with Allle. Germaine Sakakina, the French adopted daughter of Air Irving SwanBrown. a member of the American colony in Ixunloii. He found the Consulate closed, in celebration of the American Thanksgiving Day, and as lie is to sail from Southampton to-day for New A ork lie had to compress an elaborate procedure into three hours yesterday.

The complicated provisions of the French marriage law respecting French people living abroad had first to he complied with. The parties next called at the Faculty Office, which speeded up its machinery to obtain the approval of the Archbishop ol Canterbury and to provide the necessary licence. Then a motor-car journey was made to the Paddington Registrar Office , .Harrow-road, W., where the registrar was ready to play his part. Waiting there was Air Russell H. Rhodes. American Vice-Consul, who attended as an official witness.

liv American law Airs Lieb does not become a United States citizen, and another visit had to he paid to the American Consulate to obtain a visa and documents enabling her to reside permanently in her husband s countrv.