GOLF NOTES.

Shannon News, 18 July 1924, Page 3

GOLF NOTES.

SHANNON y. OTAKI. The first inter-club match to be played o.n the Shannon links tins year Will he held to-morrow afternoon when a team of ladies and a team of men from, Otaki will meet corresponding local teams. The match is tamed to start at 1.15 p.m. sharp and local play, ers are requested to be on the course as soon as possible after 1 p.m. Men will play 18 holes, ladies 12. The ladies’ team will be as follows: Mrs Saxon, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Hosking,' Mrs Morgan, Mrs Nelson, Mre Goodwin. Men: Saxon, Morgan, Gagliardi, Seifert, Anderson, Grainger, Dr. MacDonald, Dinnie, Johnston, Grylls, Reinke, Spencer.

band. He had never known the defendant to ask his sister to come away and live in a house away from family interference. Donghi had been working on a contract, buit he could not say what wage he earned. He was not given to drink.

Albert Edward Donghi, deposed that after being first married he and his wife had lived at his father’s house at Waipawa, where they had been quite happy. He had come to Shannon as the result of his father-in-law writing that he wished his wife to come down and look after him. There was another sister at home, but she went to school. He Was working at Mangaore and earned from £ls to £2O per month. He had lived with his father-in-law and paid half share in the cost of the up-keep of the house. This arrangement had lasted for some time and then they had meals separ-j at ely. _ He. denied having ever struck i his wife. On one occasion his father and brother-in-law had come into his 1 bedroom, as the result of his wife! having called out because he had I pushed her. His father-inrlaW had ordered him out of the house and he had gone, his wife refusing to accompany him. He was willing to have his wife return to him and could get a house from his father in Waipawa.

Cross-examined witness denied having ever acted with cruelty towards his wife. He maintained that the witnesses for the plaintiff were telling lies, when they stated otherwise.

On the occasion when his father-in- j law came into the room, there had . been a baby sleeping in - the. room, and it was when his wife was getting up to attend to this child that he had pushed her. It was incorrect that he had not given his wife money. He had paid the household accounts himself only on such occasions as he bought food on Saturday afternoons. He always gave the food to his wife when he brought it home, but had locked away in a bag.' lunch which he cut for the following day. He had always Provided his wife with sufficient clothes. He admitted threatening to leave the house once whilst he was Shannon, but this was the result of his receiving abuse from Ms wife’s people. He had left his father-in-law’s house on June 12th and pad asked his wife to come to Waipawa with him on this occasion.

To Mr Adams: He had never stopped his wife’s credit. Counsel for the defendant held that the case was one for reconciliation. Both parties were young and might come together. Defendant l was fond of his wife and as the cruelty had not been proved— The Bench: The only thing that has been proved is that he does not seem to know how to treat his wife. I will make an order for a separation ami 30s per week maintenance.

THE “ALL BLACKS.” When leaving for Sydney, the New Zealand Team took good suprdies of O-tbl (for embrocation) and Fluenzol as a. means of warding off sore throats and influeTwn.