MAWER v. MAWER.

NZ Truth, Issue 584, 26 August 1916, Page 6

MAWER v. MAWER.

Rennie the Rascal. Charles Henry Mawer, Waitepeka, sought divorce from Sarah Ann Emily Mawer on the ground of the tetter's misconduct and desertion. David Rennie was cited as co-respondent Petitioner said they were married at the Registrar's office, Dunedin, m 1897, and went to Tasmania for a time. They returned to New Zealand, respondent arriving back six months earlier. When he returned he noticed a GREAT CHANGE IN HER. Ho went to work at Balclutha, and while there, he heard certain rumors regarding his wife and David Rennie. She visited petitioner at Balclutha, and he questioned her about what he had heard. She said she liked Dave Rennie best, and she asked petitioner to divorce her. Ho said, "No." Up until 1907, ho had been sending her money regularly, but as she refused to come and live with him, he stopped sending her any. She then instituted court proceedings for maintenance, but he ignored the summons and ho heard no more about it. Mrs. Edith Slmonsen said that she knew tho Mawers. In 1908 she kept a boardinghouse m Wellington, and Mrs. Mawer and David Rennie came and stayed at her place as "MR." AND MRS. MAWER. They occupied the same room from ..April to November. ' Johanna Wilkinson al«o gave dence.Decree nisi granted, with costs against "Dave" on the lowest scale.