MARRIED BEFORE TWENTY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1920, Page 4

MARRIED BEFORE TWENTY.

PARTIES IN DIVORCE COURT, DECREE NISI GRANTED. \ At the Supreme Court, New Plymouth, yesterday, before His Honor Sir Bassett Edwards, Albert Henry Frost, farmer, of Tariki, petitioned for adissolution of his marriage with Lilian Frost, on the grounds of adultery.' Mr. R. 11. Quilliam appeared for petitioner, and there was no appearance foif; respondent. _ ■"' Petitioner said he was married to the respondent, then Lilian. James, on March 31, 1913. The marriags Mttifieate showed that petitioner, at that time was 19 years of age $& reifen* dent 17. There were two fchtldrejv of the marriage, one of whom ft(id' died. The whereabouts of the other, a girl aged about six years, was not known, but she was presumably with her(mother. Efforts made to trace respondent' had been unsuccessful. Petitioner had loft New Zealand in February,: 1917, for service with the Expeditionary Forae, and was absent till August of IMS. He had not seen his wife since he left mvr Zealand for the front. * On his return he had learned that his wife had given birth to a child (illegitimate). Evidence was also given by Margaret; B. Simpson, Commandant in the Saltation Army, matron of the Bethany Home, Napier, in 191$, and now itationed at Dunedin. His Honor granted a decree alii t« be made absolute in three months.