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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 122, 19 November 1914, Page 8

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UNDEFENDED DIVORCE CASES His Honour Mr. Justice Hosking dealt with undefended divorce cases at the Supreme Court this morning. A decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months, was granted in the application of Mary Ann M'lntosh, who sought a divorce from her husband, Thomas Maxwell M'lntosh, on the ground of desertion. The evidence showed that the parties were married at the Registry Office in March, 1891, ...and lived together at the Lower Hutt. Three of the five children of the marriage were living. The wife in 1906 obtained a separation order against her husband owing to his drunkenness and cruelty, but since 1907 he had failed to comply with the order. Mr. T. M. Wilford appeared for the petitioner. In the suit in which Edward Renata Broughton sought a dissolution of her marriage with Rangiapoa, Broughton, Jacob Utiku being cited as co-respondent, his Honour made an adjournment sine die, as there was no proof of service on co-respondent. Mr. A. F. Ayson appeared in support of the petition, and Mr. H. E. Evans for the i - eßpondent. On the ground of misconduct, Edith Ellen Smith was granted a divorce agafcist Clarence Smith, to be made abso lute in three months. The evidence showed that the parties were married on 6th October, 1909, but had been separated for two years past and the respondenthad stayed a night at a private notel in Wellington with another woman. Mr. H. F. O'Leary appeared for the petitioner. Walter Percival Pines (Mr. H. F. O'Leary) sought a. dissolution of his marriage with Minnie Pines, on account of the latter's continued misconduct with other men. The parties were married at the Registry Office, but had only lived together a month, when petitioner came home one evening and found that his home was sold up and his wife was missing. Evidence was given by police witnesses that the respondent was leading an immoral life. The petition was granted, the decree to be made absolute in the usual time. Sarah Ann Hawes (represented by Mr. E. K. Kirkcaldie) asked that her marriage with Albert Hawes should be annulled owing to the latter's misconduct, desertion, and failure to maintain. According to the evidence the couple were married at Otaki in 1899, but had never established a home, the husband being a seafaring man. The respondent had not maintained the petitioner for fourteen years past. His Honour granted a decree nisi, to be made absolute in three months.

Messrs. E. Johnston and Co. will hold a sale of furniture ih their rooms, 157, Lamb-ton-quay, to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. At 1.30 they will sell a stook-in-trade of men's underwear, etc; also 43 bags of sugar, 10 coils of wire netting. , At 1.30 p.m. to-morrow Messrs. C. W. Price and Co. will sell furniture at the mart, 60, Latnbton-quay, and on Wednesday next the contents of eight rooms at 23, Devon-street, off Aro-street.