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NZ Truth, Issue 1213, 28 February 1929, Page 5

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Some "Wild Day" Incidents MARRIAGE— ARREST (From "N.Z. Truth's" Sydney Rep.) Wednesday: Had a wild time with old school friends. f Thursday: Ditto. . Pay-day: ' Arranged for his marL * riage. *' Saturday: Married at Mosman 1 (Sydney) m the morning; arrested at night. — Ford's diary (unofficial). - THIS was the whirlwind programme r of. Geoffrey Harrington Ford for - December 19-22, as related by him to a sympathetic court at Sydney the - other day. £ In all the glory, of festivities Ford 1 omitted to repay £4 of Ambulance Art ) Union's money which was m his possession, and on his wedding night he t was arrested by Detective-sergeant i Sadler. ' , Keen and alert m appearance, with a . surfer's bronze and a surfer's build, , Ford, a well-dressed and well-spoken ) young 1 man, made a statement after . pleading guilty. , | "I had a wild day on the Wednesday with some old school friends who had heard of my imr pending marriage," he explained, "and somehow or other the Thursi day was a wild day, too. "On the Friday I had to make ar- • rangrements for my marriage, and on the Saturday morning I was married at ■ Mosman Presbyterian Church. "About midday I rang Mr. Mitchell, ' of the Ambulance Art Union, with the ' idea of telling him that I would call? on the following Monday with £4 due . from the sale of tickets for the Art i Union. His office was closed, however. ; I have the £4 with me now, and will i be glad to pay it." i Mr. William's permitted himself a smile at the predicament of the young and careless, and let Ford off with a i £5 fine.