UNDER AGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11482, 2 September 1915, Page 5

UNDER AGE.

> | ORSEX FOR PERMISSION TO MARRY, ' ! At the Supreuio Court, "Wellington, ! on' Tuesday, Mr 0. C. Mazengarb applied to his Honor Mr Justice Hosking, pitting in chambers!, lor au order permitting a young man, aged nineteen, and a girl of seven teen, to marry. in [ .spite of an objection raised by the - young man's mother. t- lTe has sufficient income, I sec, * said lu's Honor. 1 -'Yes- vour Honor, replied counsel. Hi.s H oiior. intimating mat be : i should like to see the parties, counsel said that he bad ma do a similar ap- • j plication before Mr Justice Chapman I a. fo \v weeks ag'>, -Mid lie bad treated the matter summarily. He did Jiot I ! n.sk to .see the parties or anything. ' j His Honor': •• What was the diffi- ' l cully in that matter.*''' j "Xo father and no mother, reI plied counsel* "At h >a * t i they wore ! limb in a mental hospital. 1 ' . "Oh." said bis Honor, ''and what's th" mother's objection in this ease.- ■' AfcHv a matter ol age, I understand. Hi.s moilier thinks them both too you tig* tier parents <lr> consent. The voting fellow looks mo re l.ke j twentv-nine than iiniet.eei.tHis" Honor said that # he could not | decide the matter until the mother 1 had been telegraphed to, so that she ' might have an opportunity to speemci ally -i ite hei - objection. "Wo can t do anything till we get the answer tomorrow," added hts Honor. " 1 sup- - pose a day won't eooi the ardour ot , your client." , . , ' •■ [ lm|n> nor." i> j>bed counsel. with ;■ i ;s, smile. and iii in.' Mii e., ■ iiiraii'.eii id < iii'diiiely.