A NEW NEWSPAPER BUILDING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 44, 21 February 1908, Page 2

A NEW NEWSPAPER BUILDING.

[BY TEI/EQBAPn.-^-FRESS ASSOCIATION ] HAMILTON, This Day. While passing through Hamilton on her return from Rotorua to Auckland Lady Ward declared to be "well and Iruly laid" the foundation stone of a new building for the Waikato Times. Afterwards Sir Joseph and Lady \Vard and 100 businessmen were entertained at breakfast by Mr. R. J. Pau.ll, proprietor.

In the Bendigo Divorce Court Emma Shiels petitioned for a divorce front Walter James Shi-els on the ground of desertion. There was. no appearance' of respondent. The parties were ■married in, 1900, and there was one child by the marriage. After they had been married a few months respondent said h&'was going to West Australia, as he would not work in the Bendigo mines. She had only received £9 from him, but since the last remittance she had not heard, from him, although she wrotp by every mail for six months. Subsequently, in response to an enquiry, she heard from hini from Timaru, New Zealand He then told her it would be no use inquiring for him, as he was going under another name. He sent the following in his letter: — "This is to certify that I, W. Shiels, the legally wedded husband of Mrs. E. Shiels, do hereby permit my wife to go where- she pleases, drink what she pleases, and do what sho pleases, and I furthermore permit her to keep and enjoy the company of anyone she sees fit. " I want h&r tq enjoyt life, as she will be a long time dead. An order nisi was granted, withouft .costa