SOLDIER’S DILEMMA
WIFE SUES FOR MAINTENANCE REFUSES TO COME TO N.Z. In 1915 W. J. Clarke, a member of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, became) engaged to an English girl, and on his return to the Dominion he built and furnished a house in Onehunga. He then went back to England, where he was married. The bride, however, refused, to come to New Zealand until after her first child was born. While waiting in England, Clarke obtained employment, but after the birth of the child his wife, influenced by her relaitons, not only refused to come to New Zealand, but, since Clarke returned to Auckland, sued him for maintenance. The case was heard in the Onehunga Police Court to-day, when Clarke was charged with disobeying his maintenance order. Mr. Holmden, who appeared for the defendant, said that Clarke was willing to pay his wife’s fare to New Zealand, and was taking steps to secure restitution of conjugal rights. He asked the Bench for a variation of the order. The magistrate, Mr. F. H. Levien, agreed to adjourn the case until September 3, when a further application will bo heard, with witnesses.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 437, 20 August 1928, Page 12
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191SOLDIER’S DILEMMA Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 437, 20 August 1928, Page 12
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