MANY WIVES

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 12 July 1923, Page 5

MANY WIV ES

I • • ) CHANGE EVERY TEAR. _ X \ BY CABLS—FBESB ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT (Received July 12, 9.30 a.m.) ATHENS, July 11. A strange story is revealed of a I Greek officer who had twelve wives, ( all living in the city and unknown to 1 each other." Captain Constantine Yassis, who was charged before a courtmartial as a deserter, confessed thatlie married a fresh girl annually. He first married when he was a corporal, ' stipulating that his wife must have , Bufficient money suitable to his rank, | arid was satisfied with the dowry of j £60 a year. Later he assumed higher .' rank and asked for a larger dowry with , each new wife. Thereafter he pro- ; moted himself at each annual wedding, I always asking a higher dowry. When j arrested he had just married a society ' girl with a dowry of £3500. —Aus.-X.Z. j Cable Assn. .