RAJAH AND ACTRESS.
A SENSATIONAL CASE. MARRIAGE DECLARED ILLEGAL. . Delhi, Sept. 10. An action for maintenance brought by the Maharanee of Tikari against her husband, the Rajah of Tikari, a young Indian nobleman, of Bengal, was dismissed. Tho plaintiff is an Australian girl, Elsie Sitwell, whose stage name was Elsio Forrest. She visited India in 1904 in company with her husband as members of a theatrical company. Later the couple were divorced and Elsie returned to India, adopted Hindooism and married tho Rajah of Tikari. Tho judge, in dismissing tho claim, declared that the marriage with the Rajah of Tikari was illegal, because the plaintiff’s conversion to Hindooism was not according to Hindoo law, also because the divorce obtained from her former husband was fraudulent and without the jurisdiction of the court. Tho Rajah is now claiming for tho recovery of tho Tikari family jewels from the plaintiff. .As the Maharanee of Tikari in 1913, Elsie paid a visit to Australia, whore she dressed in Oriental splendour, entertained lavishly and created a considerable sensation.—(Sydney “Sun” cable.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIV, Issue 235, 11 September 1924, Page 5
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