Seventy Divorces

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 193, 4 November 1927, Page 1

Seventy Divorces

K SUPREME COURT LIST FIVE petitions granted

fIE divorce list for consideration at the present Supreme Court tots ions stands at more than Ml

Because of the number of cases a tut was to-day made before Mr. JustwHerdman. J!?t undefended actions were disjcied of by his Honour this morning. Fiilure to comply with an order of TMtltutian of conjugal rights was the grrund upon which Lionel Charles Gets proceeded against Dorence Florae* Clews.

Hr. Fotheringham said the petitioner itained the order for restitution on Jm 27 of this year. It had not been obeyed. Petitioner said the only cause tor his wife leaving him as far as he

could see was because he took part in i motion picture. A decree nisi was granted. A decree nisi was granted Henry Herbert Lowe (Mr. Hogg) against Violet Jane Lowe for failing to obey in order for restitution of conjugal nghti. The order was made in Septemfer, 1927.

“VIOLENT TEMPER” "We were very unhappy and he had • violent temper,” said Gertrude Marnret Chamberlain (Mr. Allan Moody), ebo was granted a decree nisi against Thomas Chamberlain. Married in Dewnher, 1914, the parties were unhappy j®tfl 1922, when they agreed to sepa"He was too fond of the races when »could not afford it,” said Lilian •JJjTStonell (Mr. Luxford), who peti«ned for divorce from Harry Harrison imt v^* ley were married on August ® IJ2I, but were most unhappy. He always getting into debt, and on 19, 1924, they separated and had Jr uved together since. A decree nisi granted. 11181 w s.s granted Myrtle rr '^ r * ”^- llan Moody) against gun Hartigan on the ground of in-