Marriage by Proxy.— -In Dutch India there are young men so eager to be married that they write to their friends in Holland to find them wives. The friend selects a willing lady, conforming to the suggestions in the letter, A photograph is enclossd in the reply, and after the lapse of a few months a soiled left hand glove with a power of attorney, is received from f;he far away bachelor. The friend ip Holland marries the selected bride as a sort of legal deputy from the actual groom, and the young wife departs in the next Indian mail steamer to bring happiness to the lonely man in the East, The marriage is as binding as if the bridegrooni were sent, and it is never repudiated. ,
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Temuka Leader, Issue 1823, 1 December 1888, Page 2
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127Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Temuka Leader, Issue 1823, 1 December 1888, Page 2
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