DIVORCE DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 90, 18 April 1939, Page 10

DIVORCE DAY.

SEVEN PETITIONS.

DESERTED HUSBANDS.

WHT 'WIVES IXFT BOHB.

Shortly after Christmas, 1928, b* came home and found that hie wife and family had gone and bad taken half the furniture, stated Thomas Archibald Oakes (Mr. Singer) in petitioning in tin Supreme Court to-day, before Mr. Juitice Callan, for divorce from his wife, Freda Oakes, on the ground of desertion.

Petitioner said they wore married in 1910, and had four children. At the time he wae a bread carter. He provided the wife with a comfortable home, gave her all his wages and they were happy until the two older girls grew up and went to dances. There was friction then because the wife went to dances with the gir/s. and often was late retnrninji home. This was followed by the wife's fieter and the sister's husband going to live at petitioner , * home, against his wishes and despite his protests.

He threatened to order them out, tnd the wife said if they went she would go. Then one nijrht he went home and found that his wife and family, as well as the wife's sister and husband, tad pone and had -taken half the furniture. He had since seen the wife and asked her to return to the home, hut ehe tad declined. She had applied to a magistrate for a maintenance order, wfcick had been refused.

His Honor granted a decree nisi, to be moved absolute in three month?.

HUSBAND'S STORY.

Henry Jackson fMr. Baxter), petitioning for divorce from hie wife, Done Jackson, said that they were married in October, 1919. When they were living in Turua in 1923, the wife visited Auckland for the purpose, she said, of seeing her mother who was sick. She did not return, and when he went to Auckland about 10 days later she refused to go back with him, earing she had found someone she liked better.

The case was adjourned to enable petitioner to submit corroborative evidence.

MUTUAL SEPARATION.

On the ground of mutual separation for a period of more than three Tears decrees nisi were granted aa follows: — Emma Georgina Attfield (Mr. Henry) v. Noel Courtney Attfield; Mary Ann Danks v. Peter Danks; Wilfred Ernest Begbie (Mr. Bainbridge) v. Doris Guinevere Begbie (Mr. Garlick); Ethel lama Smythe (Mr. Field) v. William Andrew Smythe. j SOLELY OH AFFIDAVITS. "The circumstances are unusual. I ace you have permission to proceed solely on the affidavits," commented bit Honor to Mr. N. A. Smith, acting for Bertha Cora Josephine Mary Marguerite Bone, who petitioned for divorce from Foster Allan Frederic Bone on alternative grounds of alleged desertion and adultery. Mr. Smith «aid he had filed another affidavit, and wae proceeding on the ground of desertion. After having read the affidavit, hie Honor granted a decree niti oa the ground of desertion. HAD HAPPENED BEFORE. They had been married in 1933 and lived happily, but in August last year his wife met him down town on per day, when he handed her his wages, and inquired when she was cosnag home, to be told she was not goto? home any more. This wae the narrative given by John Richard Barnes (Mr. Hart) in*petitioning for a decree agaiart hie wife, Cora Evelyn Barnes, directing her to make restitution of conjugal rights. When he went home he found the house had been "cleaned right out." , he said. He saw her and reasoned with her, but she would give no reason for her conduct. In December, 1937, she had left home and he had got a decree for the restitution of conjugal rights, and the wife had come back to him. Hie Honor: You hope it will be effective again?— Yes, sir. Petitioner eaid he had eeen his wife three times, and she had asked for money, but had declined to go back home. His Honor granted a decree for the restitution of conjugal righto within 14 days from the date of service.