London, Mar. 19.
An abortive attempt to prevent Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtaining a final {divorce from her husband, Mr. Ernest 'A.'Simpson, was.the subject of proceedings in the Divorce Court to-day before Sir Boyd Merriman, the Pres-Ident.
Tt was revealed that, in December, Mr. Stephenson intervened to show Suure why the decree rust granted Mrs. Simpson at Ipswich in' 7 should not be made absolute. Later, hho sought to withdraw owing to lack of evidence, but the Atlorney-Gen-feral, Sir Donald Somervell, explaines to-day that the decree nisi could not be made absolute as long as the appearance of an intervener remained fon the fle, hence the necessity for these proceedings. pressure had been brought to bear on.
Sir Donald denied allegations that himself and the King's Proctor to prevent an investigation, and declared that there was no evidence to justify Intervention.
"The Judge n ordered that the appearance of the intervener be struck out—Reuter,
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