FINANCIAL WORRIES

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 69, 14 December 1939, Page 7

FINANCIAL WORRIES

Olympic Games Boxer Files Petition ILL-HEALTH AND DIVORCE .Matrimonial troubles and ill-health are blamed by Edward Morgan, New Zealand boxing representative at the Olympic Games. Amsterdam, in 11)28, for , his bankruptcy. A meeting ot his creditors in Wellington lapsed through want of a quorum, and was adjourned sine die. His total debts, nil to unsecured creditors, were shown at £255/2/-, made up as follow's :—Wellington Hospital, £75/8/6 ; W. I’. Rollings. solicitor. £6-1/13/6; Mazeugarb, Hay. and M.ieAlister, solicitors. £56; Dagley. O’Doiiovan, and Arndt, solicitors, £2B; Mrs. Amelia E. Morgan, £2O; I’. Connors, £ll. In his statement, Morgan said, that at present he was suffering from injuries received in his work ami was getting £-1 a week compensation. He had been unable to work since November 15, 1938, ami doctors were unable to inform him when he would be able to continue in his trade as plumber. In 1928, the statement said, he represented .New Zealand at the Olympic Games- in Amsterdam and while there met Miss Norma ’Wilson, whom he married in 1933. They lived together for nine mouths when ho sought a divorce from her. The action' failed, mid costs were awarded agei-st him. He liud to pay into the Cour' to cover bis wife's expenses. This he borrowed from bis mother., The Cotai costa were approximately £I6X Last

year his wifi' proceeded against him for divorce on tiie ground of three years' separation. He borrowed a further £”■> from his mother aud paid it to his solicitor to clear him of any' further obligations to his wife. His former wife was now married to the man cited as corespondent in the first divorce proceedThe only money he owed had been incurred either through divorce cases or through ill-health. After he returned from the Olympic Games be became a professional boxer, and since he retired from the ring he had been in continual bad health. Wellington sportsmen gave him a benefit in August, to help relieve bis financial worries, ami the money was used in payment of debts outstanding to people who ii H <l assisted him. during his ilinesMia.