DIVORCE PETITION

Evening Post, Volume CXVII, Issue 106, 7 May 1934, Page 11

DIVORCE PETITION

A decree nisi was made by his Honour ' Mr. Justice Seed in the Supreme Court this afternoon in an undefended divorce petition in favour of: Matthew ; Henry Hardie-against/Millicent Hardie, respondentj'. aid % J6hii: jPqrter,.. co-rer sponclcnt, on thei grounds of adultery. Neither of the responding parties appeared, although the co-respondent had filed an answer pf simple denial of the allegation.' The jury returned a verdict for the 'petitioner, who'was granted the custody of the children. TEe'co: respondent-.was'.. ordered to pay costs. :

soinewhere''';aliouit/)tl?e'j present level. Failure to UoV.this' MJould'^hgain. bring about .depression of prices and. action by the British Government; to restrict imports.'? .-•-. •■'.•• .."'.' . , . '. , .

Thus,: according to Mr. Bruce, .lamb and mutton export at present has little room to expand, and Australia and New Zealand should agree with each other and with: Britain to supply the- "United Kingdom market,' . . ;.".: .

~ .It does not seeiu. r that any tentative figures of the shares of Australia and' New. Zealand in the .British lamb and inuttoii inarkefc have been, put forwards As, already: published, the • suggested butter shares are 100,000 tons for Australia and 115,000' tons: for New Zealand. • : -.- •■■ ■: -• ■>■ ... *■-■.■ ;

Mr. Porbes stated in Auckland that .Mr. Bruee was not returning to London •with any authority to speak or act for New Zealand shbulct negotiations bo commenced with the British government. ' v .. . r '■' '". .".-'.'