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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 277, 20 October 1884, Page 4

CiioH-dstcliuf't'ti tl^ivoTec Case. ' > At the Divorce Court at Christchurchj on Wednesday, before Mr Jbstice Johnston, the case of McRae versus Mcllae was taken. Respondent was formerly a wine and spirit, merchant m ..Christchurch, and lJ was' -H^eir tfnowri- m tio'kitika. He has recently left' ChriWtchitrch, and did not appear to defend the action, either personally or by counsel. Petitioner, Jane Mcßae, was, previous to : her marriage, the adopted daughter of the Hon. J. T. Peacock.' She married Mcßa'e' at t;he Wesleyan Church,' St. Alßans, ; Un June,.; 1877, and had had two childr ren I>y him. i^hey liaid lived together at Holiitika and Christchurch cluring the last five ,'y^ ears. .At the latter .place for .tlir.ee., years, they lived m the Hon.. J. T. Peacock's house, and two,years m separate rej. sidences,tiHin August | la^t tbe pejtitionerdeft her > husband''sJiQuse,beicause she said he had ill-used hens 6 much thati she- was frigHtened to dive Mth ■ him.' : In : her evidence 1 Mrs' Mcßae said-i-" Respondent struck me three times ditring 1 th 6 lak" three' J mohths. : before : I lefj; 'the' Hou'sd'Mh the'firsl? >:i 6cca'siori ; h6 had gone to sleep m a separate room. , T wenTlntp the room to mak6 n'isiied' He kicked! -me oh •mi .<. '■/. v .J''i i i'l'-tnt'i tut: i •■;:;.•■ '.j. i the thigh with his heavy ; na.i|pd M bgot^.,, j,T,he t pairi lasted tw!o (pr'ihre^ , 4ays. > $$, jwas^ober at \the ,tin}e. : ThaJ<;samp pjg]?t he Jtook iiiaj , bpotj, and , with, it made a blow at my head; rl put up my., hand, and .rej- ' ceivedtthe blow *oh it from the heej of his boot. - Marks of the blow rej. < niaihe'd'for I sßve^al<'days. 1 ? < ; Ori' anoithef d^asioni,' Mrs McKae if said;refsp'dtident had' struck hdr' witli his fist 'between the Shoulders i*isd VidliintJthat she w^s fpc *.thfe : ,iiio!- : rrjent; :. , l It'was ' a'll^ge^ tn'ait derit Had committed adultery witft various women m, 1881-82-S4, and . had .hajj qne lUegJtijr^ate, child. ; ,li is ■ Honor granted a decree nisi* to t,ake effect three months after date. ;;; Jr.-? J mvi /i--r. ..i -•; ,-. - :«.<. ■ *"' | . !Ui :j.Tlie, »ai|«ray Ac^dent j HO- i-.-.i. ';■■ , .--li. ,i 1,»f./ , , .:■•;■■<• .«-, J ; 1 Auckland Herald. \ ,Xoo piych praise cannot be jcprde^ to the officials m charge of the Onehunga on Tuesday morning for the coolness and courage they displaye^nr<orepar^|g()for the collision whicfi they, saw was inevitable. ' ;Had their : presence -of miitd. failed i them* or had they on the implilse •faf Jthe.j moment, yielded tot ;the- in|■stin'ct' of selfrpreservatiori, and abandoned their post, the probability^ rf not the certainty^ is that a 'serious loss of life would be the result. But like true men, they calmly resolved to face death^ijath^r tha^n be traitor^ ) to their jddtjr^^Phe/^roeasure o^ their devflurais^lcf be* found by the fact tMat-'ha'd they acted' oitherwisei, , I a scene of mangled bodies s would have* been witiiies^ed/ anti-. mou'vni'ng been carried into niahy' a home. This we , feel sure is the, refle.ction which will find its'wjay'ti?" Jthe ii^art of all the passengers', as also of tlteijr frilatiVeJ andlofMhe coimmU^iti|rJ lap large, and^heic, gratitude and aptpreciatipn, of the moyal heroism of the men wh l o tnus prevented 1 a great ■disaster will be .cherished andmanii. fested' accordingly.' This rare I ' com•'bihatiori of bravery^ skill, and ccarl r dilation reflects the highest possible credit, o ; nj ; sfeerof)fic'ral§,ya'ndj)we hav£ no hesitation'- in saying that if those vof • . theiiu >numb.er • who- .behaved so nobly'Oh this >vqry s critical! occasion represeht^the character" of the ; railiway'emplo'yfes generally, the colony possesses' in' theih'a body of men of ■whom any country might well be proud. „j?g- ?v % -\' i 'file' Fourth Estate. < } '\; ... -•■ '" ,(, : ■ In introducing a Rill to amend the If filters an 4. %^papers ißegisf tration Act, 186&, at Ihursday" l^ ,«iftingii ofj.the. Hoftge,- Sir-Gteoifg^ ]H3tteytx po in.ted out: that the . !awji at ijpresenfc pr-evailing was bppr^geiyean its penalties^ for 'omission to> attach irnp'rhits. 1 M'T'Macaridrew suggested • 'th'at'a pWvisJon'shbuid' be added tp tne f Bill ? linaUtirrgf it compulsory thati qve^y 'writer m, a' 1 wspaper should| ''sign his ' ; ham c. Sir ' (reorge Grey, replied, that he had m his possession nQw'a'Bill fer that object, but he did not think it.pw.ould^.be; ady.is,ablq to hamper tb^e qmeas.u^e li.e^ad just| J introduced by embodying this pro-! posal m it. The Premier said the Governraefit would help to push the Bill on.^^He- suggested, amid con-j siderabjer^^rrirnent, .thdi parlia-, mentary specials* sih^iildj" 1 . also bej compelled i.to affix: theW :; names to* what.jtb^ey, jv'rotje.. i^om^ .pepple are 1 unkind enough, to hint that if the, la. ttpr,. suggestion, Wjere; .adopted, jn--jCjreased, facilities wpHld beioffered|to| hon^; members, to /bring., their names! pcominently before the public. , j .{■«/. • BAeiN& FIXTURESt-^ •* | . isi- •: .;|l) j.!.Nejw Zealand. ' Cotoher 28— Tai anaki J;6. 'Bpritisf J kebtingj 9— Wangantii jJ.Pi • Spring- Meeting ■ "Nov 10 — Wairarapa Sprinsj Meeting i -Nov. 11, 13, 14— Canterbury J.C. Springj Meeting ' Auoitlarid R.G. Sprinpil'eetifap;.: } Uov 20. 21- ANbl>ur|»n>S|irinar Meeting j Hoy 29— Takapuna J.C. Spring Meeting ! 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