DIVORCE CAUSES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1842, 30 August 1913, Page 14

DIVORCE CAUSES.

A LONG-DISTANCE SUIT. The long-distance divorce caso, which was heard, before Mr. Justice Chapman on Saturday week, was mentioned at the Divorce Court yesterday, when his Honour delivered judgment. The petitioner was Beaumont Mapplebeck, boot factory manager, Wellington- (lato of Leicester), and tho respondent was Sarah Ann Mapplebeck, of Leicester. His Honour granted a decreo nisi, but ordered, petitioner to lodge with tho Registrar a draft for £5 in favour of Mr. Bulman, to make inquiries of tho police and other sources as to tho truth of a certain certificate- The decree 1 absolute could be moved for after the oxpiry of five months upon an affidavit showing compliance with his directions. His Honour added that lie adopted that practice where a man had changed his domicile to a country where his wife had never been. Mr. Wilford 'represented the petitioner. Decision was given in the case Samuel Champion v. Mary Jano Champion and Ernest Simonson, which was "heard a fortnight ago. Mr. A. Dunn appeared for petitioner, and Mr. Arrowsmith (Taihape) represented co-respondent. ■-Application for divorce was made yesterday beforo his Honour Judge Chapman by Alifce May Dalley, the respondent being William Nicholas Dalley. Mr. Wilford represented the petitioner, and respondent was undefended. A decree nisi was granted. A decree absolute was mad© on the formal application of Mr. AVilford in the case of Johnson v. Johnson. *