A GIRL WIFE.
CHARGE OF FALSE DECLARATION. By Telegraph.—Press Association Dunedin, March 31 At the police court this morning, John Alfred Watson and Pearl Gertrude Watson were charged with committing a breach of the Marriage Act by making a false declaration regarding the age of the female accused. They declared she was over 21 when her age was only 15. The girl's father informed the magistrate he was willing to allow the young couple to carry on. They pleaded guilty and were committed for sentence.
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1919, Page 5
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85A GIRL WIFE. Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1919, Page 5
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