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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3787, 11 February 1908, Page 4

Cupid fluttered through the musty air of the Christchurch Police Court room on a recent morning, says Truth, twanged his silver bow, and sent two hearts off rejoicing to the registry office, there to be made as one. The swain, a young man, occupied the rather hopeless position of defendant in a suit for arrears for maintenance, and the complainant was his erstwhile lady love, who badly wanted the arrears. But when the glance of the defendant, roving round in search of a friendly face, encountered that of the girl, smiles were exchanged, and then the pair beamed on one another. The defendant explained that he had been willing all along to marry the girl, and she set forth a tale about stern relatives forbidding the banns. “ Suppose you go outside and talk it over,” Mr Bishop kindly suggested. They did go out, to return in a few minutes, and the lady made a blushing announcement that they would, with the permission of the Court, hie themselves off to buy the ring and find a parson. The Court expressed its general disapproval of such hastily arranged affairs, but indulgently allowed the course of true love to run smooth in this case.

At the preliminary hearing of the charge against M. Lemoine, a French engineer, of swindling Sir Wernher in connection with an alleged secret plan for the manufacture of diamonds, the accused man made a statement. He testified that, after holding his manufactured diamonds, three months for microscopical examination, Messrs Beit, Wernher, and others at the head of the diamond trade, ratified his agreement with Wernher, and paid him ,£30,000. Great drapery sale now on at Watchorn, Stiles and Co.’s, where millinery, children’s hats, fancy straws can almost be had for the asking.—Advt.

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