BRIEF MARRIED LIFE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 192, 18 July 1925, Page 5

BRIEF MARRIED LIFE.

ONLY TWO DAYS TOGETHER. WIFE GRANTED A DIVORCE. AUCKLAND, July 15. Proceedings on a cross-petition for divorce were brought to a conclusion in the Supreme Court, when Mr Justice Reed granted a decree nisi in favour of the respondent. The case was heard on .Monday, the petitioner being Ephe Ingham (Mr Singer) and the respondent Mildred Ingham (Mr Hoare), who filed a coun-ter-petition. At tin 1 outset Mr Singer gave notice that his client’s petition had been abandoned.

The respondent said she was married to petitioner at the Dunedin registry office on November 13, 1913, and lived with him lor two days, when hr left her to go to Auckland. Three months later she wrote asking hint when she could join him, but he kept putting her off until in June, 1914. he informed her ho had no prospects of setting up a home at that time, but was savingmoney for the purpose. A month later lie informed her their marriage was a mistake, and advised her not to come to Auckland. In January, 191 o, she received a letter front him intimating that, he was still of the same mind, and she then ascertained he had enlisted in the Samoan Expeditionary Force its a single man. For this reason she was refused a separation allowance by the Defence Department.

After an interval of two years he met her at Palmerston North at her request, and said he would not live with her again as he had barely enough money to maintain himself. In April, 1918, when he was called into camp, sin again, made application for separation allowance, and was awarded £1 Is a week for about, six mouths. Despite many letters, commencing from August, 1920, asking her to divorce him. she refused, and a year later he said lie would divorce her. Tim. present proceedings were instituted in November, 1923, and she filed a cross-petition. There were no children of the marriage.

The proceedings wore adjourned to enable the parties to go into a matter affecting costs, and win it the case was called Mr Hon re announced the point had been settled. His Honour therefore granted the decree as stated.