ARMY V. STAGE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 1352, 15 June 1907, Page 3

ARMY V. STAGE.

[ " The stage coniplained of the faithlessness of the army in a breach cf >romise case that came before the London Sheriff's Court not long ago. The plaintiff was Miss Rosa Phillies Keys, known on the stage as "Rose Sullivan," niece of the late Sir Arthur Sullivan, and she .was awarded £l£o damages, with costs, against Henry Vivian. Ackland, •of the 2nd King's Own. The young people first met at Colchester* when Miss Keys was playing in Florodoro. 5 ' Love sprang up between them, and over 100 letters were written. When they had known each other only a few weeks Mr Ackland wrote : — "There are only two people who really do know how. fond we are of each other ; one is me and the other is my iearest.'.' : ' 'HftlgfcHj' In regard to a photograph he wrote : "By the way, when.you have the next one taken, get the man to take you so as not to look in any way like a professional person^ sO't^at I shall be able to show my people what a darling little girl you are. Not that I am in any way ashamed of. you, darling, but you know what my people are," Extracts from other letters were*. — "When the head of a stamp looks to the right it means a kiss, so look out." "Yours, darting, = always, with; as much love as will fill the Atlantic." "With ten million kisses." When joking about the number of letters he was writing, •he .wrote, "wouldn't people laugh < if our 'letters were read out inCouH?" There was loud laughter in Court at this. "I am afraid I should not be found if mine were going to be read," he added. "Now, isn't that strangely prophetic?" commented Mr Lambert, counsel for plaintiff. "He is not here." The plaintiff, an attractive yourvg lady, said that the defendant offered her marriage three or four days after they first met, and, added Miss Keys, "of course, I accepted him." He made her presents, and took her about in motor cars and to luncheons. \ He told her that in about twelve months' time he would have a commission and £800. A year. Mr .Lambert: Wore you aware tkat he was only a corporal? — I did rot know it at the time. He told me his father had risen from the ranks, and wished his sons to- do the same, as it made men of them. , The under-sheriff, remarked, in summing up, that the jury, after seeing

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the lady in the box, could not be surprised that the defendant fell heels over head in love with her.