It is alleged in a Melbourne paper that a young man, whoso employer was '■■ dead against anything in the nature of a race," had recourse to marriage in order to obtain leisure to view the Melbourne Cup race-. "J fixed it all up in no time," the youth told a reporter friend. "Jessie is a splendid girl, and didn't mind having no long engagement to speakof when I explained matters. We surprised everyone, ourselves too for we might have gone on new thinking of -being anything but good friends ,i a really good reason like the Cup hadn't put the idea into my head. We are as happy as Larry now, and wou , d not cha e Flemington for Paris for our honeymoon if We cr.lilrl ". •>
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 252, 23 November 1903, Page 3
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126Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 252, 23 November 1903, Page 3
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