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Grey River Argus, 5 October 1934, Page 7

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THE RISKE CASE Order for Maintenance (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. (»••:.,her 4. Tn the case in .which Doris Elizabeth. Riske, the divorced wife -f Marcus Riske. sought to revive .i u order foi maintenance made by Vl r .lust re Ostler, Mr Justice Reed tcd; ( \ made an order for the payment of 15s per week, payable, four* weeks in advance. holding that she w.is in a delicate state of health, ami unable to support herself. She was without means, and had iro fr ; en K<o help hei Leave (was reserved for Marcus Riske to move for i variation on I roof th'a,* his former wife had become possessed of means oi was enrifng. or that Riske hinvelf was unable to make the •lavmonts ordered Costs totalling £5 5 s were al owed Ihe former wife. EX SOLDIER’S THEFT. LENIENCY SHOWN. WELLINGTON. October 4. L< niencv urged on beha’f of James Robert Dunnett. with the rreiici' oi the Probation Officer, foni <’ a i»* SDonse from Mr Stillwell. S M. in the case in which an accused aged 39. clerk, with five children pleaded guilty to the theft of £35 °s 9d from the Wel.ingfon Aero Club, I,\ whom he was employed. Counsel sa d that ao-usp.l was discharged from the Armv with neurasthenia ami nervous exhaustion. ard some months ago when examined by si doctor was advised to f’ko a rest (lire but was not aide ’o this owing tn having to keep his tain’lv Two years’ probation wa* allowed with the condition that a prohibition order be taken out, and resti ulion made, as fixed by the Probation (’ffi Mr Stilliwell remarked ru.n liquor w;as the last thing that a mar with shell shock should touch.

Accused had never previously been in (trouble.