PARENTS AND CHILD.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13700, 2 June 1915, Page 9

PARENTS AND CHILD.

(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. Most people will still remember the sensation that was caused m Auckland m February, 1912, by the action of Soren Marius Mikkelsen, a Dane, who abducted his B£-year-old daughter and kept her at'Howick for four or five days until, with, her hair » cut short and disguised as a boy, until rescued by. the police. For that offence Mikkelsen was fined £100, and now, three' years later, he is applying to the Supreme Court f«.r right of access to the child. The application was heard by Mr Jus tice Cooper at the Supreme Court this morning. Mr Moor appeared for Mikkelsen m support of it, and Mr Allan Moody to oppose it on behalf of the mother, Ann Petren Caroline Margrete Mikkelsen. Applicant made reference to his abduction of the child, and contended that he had been actuated by a, strong desire to promote her interests. He said his prime object m life was to promote the interests of the little girl. The mother, m an. affidavit, expressed the conviction that the father was endeavoring to obtain access to the cnild merely to annoy her. After counsel had addressed the Bench, his Honor intimated that he would take »n opportunity to see the child to ascertain whether it would be for or against her interests for the application to be granted>