HINDU SUES WHITE WOMAN.

Shannon News, 21 March 1924, Page 2

HINDU SUES WHITE WOMAN.

A PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. The story of a Mohammedan who visited his homeland to divorce a native wife in favour of a European, who married someone else during his absence abroad, was related to Mr W. G. Riddell, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court Wellington, on Wednesday, when’ John Kara, described 'as an agent, proceeded against ' Mrs Eva Briscoe, of Shannon, in respect of her separate estate for the recovery of £IBO. The statement of claim alleged that about April, 1922, plaintiff- deposited the sum of £l5O with for safe keeping, and that a request for its return had not been complied with Further, it was alleged, defendant, during the same month had contracted to marry plaintiff on his return from India in 18 months’ time. He returned in August, 1923, to fulfil the contract, and found defendant married to a third party. Plaintiff claimed £l3O, together with the sum of £SO, representing, portion of ms return from India. In evidence, plaintiff said he- first met defendant in 1920, and in SePtember of the following year they went to Christchurch and lived, there together. The night prior to bis departure witness gave defendant £loo. He returned to New Zealand in July, Harriet Briscoe, tie fend ant, said she had married her present husband on March* 31, -1923. She knew plaintiff, and had been associated with him in Christchurch He had told witness that he wanted to visit ins parents in India as he had been in the Dominion for .14 years, and staled that he would be away lor about 18 months. Mr O’Regan .- Did he ever give you £150? Witness: No. . , , . In delivering his the Magistrate said plaintiff must fail on the travelling expense item since it seemed, he would have returned New Zealand in any event. Theonlj matter which offered any difficulty was the amount of £l5O, and as against the statement of defendant, there was the evidence of three witnesses that the money had been paid over. Although the course might be somewhat unusual, he proposed to consider the question of defendant s maintenance during plaintiff s c..h senoe of 15 months and that amount His Worship fixed at £IOO. Acoordin glv he entered'judgment'for Phuntiff far the balance'. £3O, togethei with costs.