ERNEST WAS A GIRL.
TEN YEARS' PERSONATION. STRANGE SOHO STORY. DEATH REVEALS SECRET. (By Cable.—Fress Association.—Copyright.) (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, May 16.. ] Ten years ago the manageress of a ' famous little Continental cafe in Soho 1 gave employment to Ernest Wood, who j was introduced to her as a brother by : another employee who was later killed in the. war. I During the decade Ernest gave entire i satisfaction as ;in assistant waiter, but I when a few weeks ago Ernest was admitted to the hospital suffering from consumption, from which he died to-day, aged _•!. it. was discovered that Ernest , was a girl. ! No one in the enfe ever had the slightest suspicion during the whole decade lluil Ernest was a girl.— (A. and ' N.Z. table.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 5
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