EARL AND THE GIRL.
. LONDON. June IS. In connection with the marriage of Earl de Clifford last March to Miss Dolly Merrick, manageress of the Manhattan Club, in Piccadilly, he was charged with making a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining a marriage license, in which h3 gave his age as twenty-two, instead of nineteen, and stated his name was Edward Russell, and his father's name Jack Russell, and that he was an engineer, earning his own living. Earl de Clifford, in evidence, said that if he had given the correct particulars he would have required his mother's consent to the marriage, which would not have been given. Counsel appealed to the bench to take the romantic view of the case. Earl de Clifford fell in love with a charming girl and acted openly. The-Court held that the action of Earl de Clifford was inexcusable, and fined him £50 with £10 10/ costs.—(Sydney "Sun.")
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 144, 19 June 1926, Page 9
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