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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 7, 3 October 1907, Page 9

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THE DIVOHCK LAW. "A SHORT CUT." , New Plymouth, October 1. Tho conjugal . rights restitution short cut to divorco again came un■aer tho lash of Judge Dcnniston, when, dealing with a "Failure 1 to comply," caso to-day. ."All you have to do, 1 ' ho said to petitioning coiinsol, " is to provo that tho farce has boon regularly gono through, that cach.sido has Togularly'perfprmed,its' share of the farce." . . 1 Petitioner ■ then stopped into tho box, and the followiag exchange' took place botweeii,him ..and' the judge.:— Your name? —Arthur John Taylor. You'yare petitionerP-r-Yes. . ' You'vo got your decree?— Yes. Your wife hasn't returned to you? —No. And you want your divorce?— Yes. His - Honour: Well, you can have it. . ■, CRRISTCHURCH Y.M.C.A. FUND. ' OVERSUBSCRIBED BY £354. ' " - Ghristcliurch) October I.' Tho, Y.M.C.A. twelve days' canvass 'for £15000 for the ercction of a large -and up-to-date building for tho association closod to-night, when it was •announced that the amount required had been .oversubscribed to the ex.tent of £354. Tho amount collected "to-day was'£l73o.!. SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION. Ghristchurch, October 1...'. Tho Cantorbury Philosophical Insti-, tuto; who are organising a scientific expedition to the Auckland Islands,, have decided to invito Professor* David, 'of Sydney University, to' joirithe party'as geologiirt;. THE 'FRISCO SERVICE. Auckland, Octobor 1. In the. course of an interview with tho master of the steamer Fororic (Captain D. 'A. Gardiner) a reporter was informed to-day that if tho cargo service inaugurated by the Fororic proved succcssful there was every possibility that Messrs. Andrew ~Wicr and Sons, the owners, would put on the most up-to-dato boats to> carry on the passenger traffic between • San Francisco and Sydney via Auckland. SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP. ' phristciiurch, October 1. Webb, tho 'champion sculler, who arrived from the North Island to-day, stated that'-tho matoh with Tressider for the Championship of the World would bo rowed on tho Yt'anganui River in February next. After dojng some preliminary practice Webb intends to undergo two months' hard training. „ PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Diinetlin, October 1. At a meeting of the Dunedin - Presbytery to-day tho Rev. Jas. Chisholm , (Roslyn) was nominated ns Moderator of the General Assembly. A call from Carterton congregation to Rev. A. L, Thompson (North Taiori) was sustained and accepted.