ELOPING WIFE AND RADIO

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1930, Page 13

ELOPING WIFE AND RADIO

A HUSBAND’S ANNOUNCEMENT, Love which “laughs at locksmiths cannot laugh at wireless, as a man in Paris who eloped with the wife of his employer has learnt to his cost. The employee of a wireless dealer here recently disappeared with his employer’s wife, a sum of 150,000 francs and a portable wireless set. The dealer caused an announcement to be broadcast by wireless to the following effect: “MX, a wireless dealer, wishes it to be known that he will not be responsible for the debts of his wife, who has disappeared with-his money, and he is lodging a complaint for theft.”

The lovers, who wished to leave France, and were thinking of going to America, proceeded to Toulouse. When they got there they opened their portable wireless set in the hope of hearing a little music to inspire them in their romance, but the “musk:” had no charm. To their amazement they hoard instead M.X’s. announcement. Alarmed at the news, they immediately altered

their plans and returned forthwith to Paris, where they were discovered. MX was unable to take proceedings against his wife as the law doeo not recognise thefts as between husband and wife, but he took steps to have his wife’s lover prosecuted as a receiver of “stolen goods,”, The man was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment, and the payment of damages of one franc.