PERSISTENT LOVER.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 59, 10 March 1923, Page 19

PERSISTENT LOVER.

LEGAL BAN ON THE MAJOR'S COURTSHIP. DAY-TIME MEETINGS ONLY. The love affair of Major Ralph Lubbock, a member of the well-known English family of that name, and formerly a constable In the Maritzburg Borough Tolice, and Mlsa Louise Vogel, the daughter of a resident of Maritzburg, is causing interest and amusement in South Africa, says a Durban dispatch. It was stated In the Supreme Conrt that In September an 1 order was made final, by consent. Interdicting the Major from having any conversation with Miss Vogel. The father stated that in order to prevent his daughter, from seeing (he Major, he took her to Illove Beach, but in October Major Lubbock followed. It was alleged that he had been continually seeing the girl, and In November he wrote saying that bis divorce In England had been made final, and requesting that he should be permitted to enter into an engagement with Miss Vogel. FATHER BARS DANCES. Following an interview, Mr. Vogel agreed to the engagement, which was to be followed by a speedy marriage, subject to the conditions that he was not to see the girl except during tbe day time, that she was not to see him in Durban, except in the presence of her mother, and that he was not to be allowed to take her to dances. Another condition was his production of proof of his divorce in England having been made final. Major Lubbock desired to publish the engagement in the newspapers immediately, but Mr. Vogel would not consent. It was alleged that, In spite of his undertaking to abide by these conditions, the Major had been continually meeting the girl, and had also failed to furnish the proof of divorce. * A rule nisi was granted against respondent, calling upon him to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for disobeying the order made in September. NOT A COURT OF LOVE. When the case was balled, counsel stated I that the parties had agreed to the order j being slightly amended, by providing that the Major and the girl should be prohibited from corresponding with each other, and that the matter be adjourned sine die, tbe Interdict to remain In full force. Mr. Justice Tatham expressed doubt as to the competence of the Conrt to amend the order in view of his feeling that it perhaps had no Jurisdiction to mnke the original order, and his doubt as to whether It had any right to interfere in love affairs. I Counsel thereupon agreed to drop the amendment to the order, and by consent the case was adjourned sine die, the Interdict to remain in fnll force and effect.