A DANCE AND WHAT CAME OF IT.
• PETITION IN DIVORCE. (By TelccraDh—Press Association*! Auckland, August .17. A petition in divorce, lodged by SUul« ley. Herbert. Carr, storekeeper, of Mar.y kopa, near Kawliia, for dissolution of his marriage with Eliza Carr, boardinghousekeeper in tho. samo district, was he-ard by Mr, Justice Edwards to-day. Desertion was submitted as tho ground for the application. The parties were married in 1886, and lived together at Kaitaia, Oneliuiiga, and Ivenqhaku, the petitioner keeping a store at the last-named placo and his wife a boardinghouse. There wera three children of the marriage, the youngest being.l 4 yeais of age. On oneoccasiou a dance was held at the bcardingboii--o, and respondent, it was alleged, had nearly every danco with a settler of the district, "She had nearly every dance with him, said the petitioner, "and iu the morning I pointed out that I could not countenance conduct like, that. She flew into a passion, said she wished I was dead, and t.hat she would not live with me again." Ho went on to say that she had never spoken to him since. Other evidence of desertion having-been given, n dccroo nisi, to be made absolute in three- months, waa granted. ' '
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1209, 18 August 1911, Page 8
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