JILTED A JOHN'OP.

NZ Truth, Issue 448, 17 January 1914, Page 3

JILTED A JOHN 'OP.

11 Introduced His Donah to a Pal."

Sloped tho Slop and Steered for Sydney.

An attack of appendicitis that laid .low a Chris tchurch John Hop a few weeks ago lias .culminated m quite a little romance. Until his illness the John Hop lived happily with his rather attractive wit'e and youngsters, and when his health had mended a bit "John" left for the North Island to recuperate, faking his wife with him. In Wellington h e foolishly introduced hjs Donah to a pal, and she, out of concern for her hubby's health, sent him on to Rotorua to "tak-2 the waters." .When he returned, strong m mind and m body, he collected a note from his lady, who intimated that she had gone to Sydney v/ith the other bloke, and that thje. "grass widower" had best return to Christchurch AISTD THE KIDDIES. The point m. the story is wbetner, if he feels disposed that way, the do- i serted John Hop, after the statutory , period has elapsed, could petition for a divorce and still retain his job m the "foorce." Some time ajro "Truth" published the report of a case where a highly respected John Hop who married an, equally highly respected lady, was tired from the "foorce" without a. reference, after six years' solid service simply because ». the la'Oy lie married did not mccl the approval of the department If the action of the man bumped reflected discredit 'on the "foorco' 1 because of absolutely no fault of his own, then it is equally likely that if this wife-deserted John Hop should meddle with the Divorce Court he will cast~a similar reflection on tht •'blue brigade" and receive a permit for 50 years' j HOLIDAY WITHOUT PAY. ■ Whether the wronged John Hop will /petition for a divorco or not Is,' of only a matter for conjecture, "But the fact remains that If a police-^ man comes into the slightest contact with the Divorce Court the tin-pot Police Department will consider its honor ruffled. If the Divorce Court is regarded by law as the only honorable way of righting an otherwise irrevocable wrong why should not a John Hop partake of its benefits with the same freedom as tho civilian?