IN DIVORCE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1943, 22 February 1919, Page 1

IN DIVORCE.

WANKLYN v. WANKLYN. At the Palmerston Supreme Court sittings on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Chapman, in an undefended divorce ease, Cyril Bernard Wanklyn, of Poxfon, sought a dissolution of his marriage with Gertrude Wanklyn on the grounds of misconduct with Thomas Carrington, of Awakino, labourer, who was joined as co-respondent, in June and July of 1018. ' ‘ Petitioner was represented by Mr Cooper. The other parlies were not represented. The petitioner deposed (hat he was married to the respondent in New South Wales on March 15th, 1912. They afterwards came to

Hew Zealand and lived at Poxton. Parly in 1918 they went to Awakino. Respondent stayed in Carrington’s boardinghouse at Awakino, and the petitioner went to a camp ten miles distant, where he had a bushfelling contract. His sojourn in the bush lasted about five months, and on his return he had reason to believe that respondent had been misconducting herself with the son of the boardinghousekeeper, one Carrington. Later his suspicious were confirmed. William Contis, a llaxmill hand, gave supporting evidence. His Honour granted a decree nisi, with costs against the co-respond-ent on the lowest scale.

De KIDDER v. De KIDDER

A motion lias been filed with (lie Resist ear of the Supreme Court for a new trial in the divoree suit William Cdward de Ridder, petitioner, v. Alien do Ridder, respondent, in which aeliou the ])elitioner was granted a decree nisi. The motion was lilcd by Mr Hollings, solicitor for the respondent and co-respond-ent. Mention was made of the cause in the Supreme Court on Thursday, and His Honour, Mr Justice Chapman, commented that according to t| the usual procedure the application ? should be heard at Wellington. ’ However, he would not decide the pidnl until the motion was formally moved.