DIVORCES AT HAMILTON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20595, 20 June 1930, Page 14

DIVORCES AT HAMILTON.

.THREE DECREES GRANTED.

[]3Y TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Thursday.

Two brothers wero involved in two undefended divorco cases heard in the Supremo Court to-day, ono as petitioner and the other as respondent.

Harry Vivian Holmes (Mr. R. A. Singer) sought a dissolution of his marriage. with Elizabeth Sinclair Holmes. Evidence was given that the parties were married in March, 1920, and had lived ii'{ To Awanuitu. There were two children of the marriage. A deed of separation was entered into early in 1927, and tho parties had not lived together in the intervening three years. A decree nisi

was granted. Lillian Holmes (Mr. S. S. Preston) petitioned for a divorce from Ernest Holmes, of To Awainutu. The parties were married iri April, 1920, and they separated on May 14, 1927. Tliero was one child of (lie union. A decree nisi was granted. Counsel, in reply to (lie Judge, said the petitioner in the first case and the respondent in the second case were brothers. Jt' \vas later mentioned that two of the parties took part in a doublo wedding. Unusual circumstances wcro recalled in /the divorce petition in which James West wood Colo (Mr. 11. J. McMullin) sought a divorce, on the ground of separation for (ho statutory period, from Violet Florence Cole (Mr. J. F. Strang). Petitioner said he knew tho respondent when lie was in England. Ho came to New Zealand in 192/1, and on January 10, 1927, she also arrived in New Zealand, and they were married three days later. On May 13, 1927, respondent gave birth to a child, and she admitted to petitioner that the father was in England. The parties then separated and did not meet again until May, 1930, when respondent admitted having given birth to another child. Counsel for respondent said the facts as outlined by petitioner were admitted by his client, who said she had no ground for opposing the petition. A decree nisi was granted.