IVY'S OUTING

NZ Truth, Issue 1191, 27 September 1928, Page 4

IVY'S OUTING

Mystery Woman Now

A Bride

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Gisborne Rep.) The bare announcement that i Peter M alloy's "temporary' bride" had become a permanent wife- y might be slightly misleading. The young lady who, a few weeks ago, so kindly gratified Peter's desire for "a night out" certainly has been formally wedded, but " ■■'■ TT was not Peter whom she led to the x altar. The bridegroom was : a Chinese. Peter, it will be remembered,' picked the young : lady up m the street and chartered a taxi for a country Joy- . ride, which included a round of hotels. Unfortunately, the visits to the hotels resulted m Peter coming before the court on four charges, which included being on licensed premises after hours, obscene language, etc. Peter was stung for £8 m fines, m addition to the extras which the night out cost The taxi-driver, Alexander Francis Littler, also appeared before the court and had. two black marks entered against his name. But the woman in'the case, described by the police as "a fancy woman, who really isn't fancy,"! , remained a mystery. - She is a mystery no longer. When charged with being on hotels after hours, and aiding and abetting In the commission of the offence of supplying liquor after hours, the young woman answered to the name of Ivy Myrtle Somerville. . .-'■■■'- Ivy Myrtle she still is, but -the Somerville has been changed to something with an Eastern flavor. "...,,.'. On the day that Ivy made her bow to the court she became the bride of a son of Confucius. Her first appearance, however, was not her last. Magistrate Lewey being absent she had to submit to a recall and when she stood m the dock the following day the. dismal story was unfol-ded. Senior-sergeant Mac Lean, who prosecuted," suggested that it was quite unnecessary to repeat the facts of the case. -V; "I have already said some hard things about this young woman," he said, "and now she has gone and married a Chinese," he added. Lawyer Jimmy Kirk also considered that it was a case where few words were needed. The offences were admitted, but all Ivy had done, he said, was to accept drinks when they were given to her. , Confirming the story of the mar- - riage he urged the magistrate to be as generous as possible with his wedding present. After listening to a not too favorable report from the police omcer, the magistrate said he would adopt the suggestion. - Ivy's little outing cost her £2 and costs*