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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XLV, Issue 3175, 9 December 1927, Page 4

„ "The witness I wanted is unfortunately in gaol for breach of a maintenance order," said Mr Matthews during the course of an undefended divorce petition in the Supreme Court at Auckland, states the Sun. Mr Justice Reed saw the humour, of the position and accepted the evidence of law clerks. A party of boys recently (says the Whakatane Press) had quite an exciting experience at Ohope Beach. They were going roirod the rocks near the upper part of the beach spearing crabs, when one of them stuck a spear into what turned out to be a feeler of an , octopus. The head of the monster emerged from the water, and the boys struck it with their spears and sticks until they had killed the. weird creature. Then they dragged it ashore. From tentacle to tentacle the octopus measured Bft.

There is now more than one doctor to every thousand of population in Britain and Ireland. Only . America, with one doctor to every 735, beats this figure. A new light was thrown upon matrimony 8 and,its mutual rights in the Supreme Court at Wellington during the hearing of an undefended action for divorce. The petition was made on the grounds of desertion, petitioner giving evidence in support of his action. He was represented by Mr W. E. Leicester, who proceeded to ask his client exactly how trouble arose between his wife and himself. "Oh, well," was the reply, "she treated me just as if I were a servant." Mr Leicester asked petitioner to explain his remark. "Well," replied petitioner, "she gave me a week's notice and then cleared out—l haven't sen her since." "A decree nisi," said His Honour. An unusual incident which modernised the old saying: "To kill two birds with one stone^,'' occurred last week at Invcrcargill. Two dogs, in direct disobedience of the warnings issued by the Southland Motor Association, were playing on the side of the street. Unheeded by them, their fate advanced towards them in the shape of a speedy car. . Just at the wrong moment one of the dogs dashed out from the footpath, pursued by the other, who was determined to get the last say. They were just in the centre of the road when they both saw the car which was almost on I them. The first dog tried to escape by keeping straight on—he was -struck by the off-side front wheel; the second thought safety lay in retreat, wheeled, , but was struck by the near-side wheel. Both were" killed instantaneously.