CHANGING ONE'S NAME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 141, 1 November 1912, Page 6

CHANGING ONE'S NAME.

; AT., T.liE ALTAR

Auckland, October 29

" At the Police Court ~tq-day, Edward . Rabbits (Mr MeVeaghj w^s,ch^rge4mt]i,... having made a false declaration by.s.tEvt:, jing to, the Registrar, that.,his.,name. •Robert Louis'- Roberta;'"-whereas..it was? , Edward Rabbits ~7 u ■' Recently Rabbits Was troubled in his

mind, as to 'the validity of his. marriage, and he consulted, the-clcrgyman who had ; officiated atthe-ceremony clergy-,, man advised him ,io.-see. the Regisljrarj who reported tp,, ,th£ ,Re^is-. ■ trar-Gj'cneral, with the result tliat' a prosecution was ordered^. appeared in Court! , lie f»ct» adduced in evidence were that Rabbits liad. !I fecta:e : # Afic&liMtiHfbm the South l this year, and liiad given 'out that lii'S' tiiiiiu; wa'B ' 'Roberit 'RoVerts. : :: H<? fiellitf with ;a - ,girl, aiid became engag'ed il to-h(jr , ;'» JJoitiice''-i o£ r the April 29, and defendant'was marrriei' tinier the liaiiiei :.&{ i Louis 'Rbbeiits on May 1. [.. Jar.;. toStd? en by.''iiiiy'. clfeM' 'w), % admjt the ,facts ••elicited' in l (?vicleric6. ' "Tn'.'tiiS :pwji i .iqincl, however, ''lie hfid T\o that ' there ! was no charge to answer. . Htf '.qiio ted ! English" 'authbritae's ' to•' 1 support ,his|,'e<intcntion that a man could changtf his name as often as "he liKed without ''kisi : 4 ParliimMt. ;•:_'

The: Magistrate said that-he concurred. ] with Icoirtselj j#<H!ght that it would) bo. •Jjetiesr.ilor.^tfee^ftrties. . a Supyeraß'iOouTt-d^Mi ; o%.9ii. : J ~iiiatt^j.; . At Wjestport. •fcs A ,^ase : him, and,.s.jKSfcjrpfpfpqd :tp. . the Supreme' Count,;' it' vjifca .^hrawn. ! pjit by tile-,-grand: jwy."., difference ip this iase, .tfip ;«W, had aUfered onJy,MMPTOffif- , r> . ,j .. /.Defptt'drtnt ; <to..:thfe Supreme JDwfe i°V;,H al - r ; -He ; a^" , ttfcft4c&. ttif facl^ ( ,ifl^vi4.ep ; f'e, r 'J»ut l ,ir<)s^;v.- i Ked'-hii defence; M.-was Laut iij hfe"o»n , l ßm»t}s.flfe^?o fi:) ;; r!f „ ~

' ''Oldj residents'; •oJu®'aik-ato yr&fcF *&«}' 'follihjing incident of the~early days:— The-'Marquis tjien touring New Zealand, and who was de. sirfrlii of visitiijg •in I «Wbridge,.j ft.orji and an { «aßort -,w*B ,:prqyided :'fer,.r,||Wa .. byv ~t«e authorities. . out ofte a'fl;erhoioji,:;and .ttere still some miles distant frpm,.the itsualf camping;.. plae ( ep 'Plainß.ii.Bart; of M .gsg aAi'ead some hours>Wo?i®h% tentsland: have-, every tfiiiig, fot! tlie' distinguishedW.fe;: ~nt - .S5"| .deavijiring to Teach. ,t.h?j£ lftttefs guides.; fl))sged;,t>e' .was Scarcely-surprising, as. the ionie of mo : bs-,o£,;wild .horses, and_ their,' tracks ..led in : -aft,. dircctiqns T the part-vf became 6epMst e A-i i. sAw™.3s ••• iirgM some stragglers, including the Mar'kiis,i reached the .camp, wt next, d,a.y pr.bcecded to Rotorua. It was not for a ciuplie of days afterwards. ;tl^};. jthe last 'mfciht>ers of the party-,.arrived, having severe hardships there! were no homesteads .or • .friendly Ifaoijis' to succor them. - Tiie Murn. trip t'o 'Cdmbridge was made without wjwap,- ' Mclf to the relief of those in charge.