YOUNG EARL’S ROMANCE.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18999, 23 October 1923, Page 12

YOUNG EARL’S ROMANCE.

ENGAGED TO POETESS. BOYISH ESCAPADE RECALLED. The announcement of the engagement of the Earl qf Kinnoull to Miss Enid Margaret Hamilton-Fellows recalls a fleeting ‘romance'’ of last year. Lord Kinnoull only attained his majority tins spring, and returned to England about six weeks ago from South Africa, where he had been sent by his mother after news of an intended secret wedding had leaked out. He met his fiancee a fortnight after his arrival, and the mutual attraction quickly ripened into affection. Miss Hamilton-Fellows is the only child of Mrs Hamilton-Fellows, of Tangley Park, near Guildford. She writes poetry and is an excellent dancer. It was in May last year that a tall, dark woman of handsome appearance, gave notice to the Marylebonc register office of an intended marriage between George Hay, bachelor, insurance agent, 23 years of age, and Esther Dulcie Trewartha, widow, 23, of Baker street. 1 , , Doubting the man a age, the registrar asked for ft birth certificate. Later it was ascertained that Hay is the family name of the Earl of Kinnoull, and when he called at the register offee he was asked to get a copy orchis birth - certificate from Somerset House. Subsequently the Registrar-General issued an order withholding the certificate should either of the parties make application for it. The whole affair was described as a “joke” bv the earl's family, but four days later ho left on the Edinburgh Castle for South Africa. , ~ Mrs Trewarlha-Sutle, the young widow m the case, was expected to join the ship—she had expressed her intention of doing so—and in that event Viscountess Dupplin, the Earl’s mother, intended to cancel hia passage. However, Mrs Trewartha-Surl© did not put in an appearance, and later in the day she left London for the Continent. She stated that she still considered herself engaged to the Earl, and it was conjectured she would proceed to Madeira and join the Edinburgh Castlo when the vessel arrived there. Instead she returned to London, and on Juno 9 sailed from Southampton for the Cape. She was asked if she was following the carl, and she replied: “No, not exactly, although I should not be surprised if we bumped up against one another “In that event, developments may or may not follow, but in any case the earl will ’ come of ago next year, and will then be entitled to please himself.” 'the announcement of the carl’s engagement shows that he has don© bo.