Bellis's Broken Bonds

NZ Truth, Issue 1018, 30 May 1925, Page 10

Bellis's Broken Bonds

Short Spell of Married Bliss,

The . echo of a war-time marriage came into the Divorce Court at Auckland before Mr. Justice Reed, when Mr. R. E. N. Matthews outlined the petition of Doris Lillian Bellis, and asked for, a dissolution of her marriage; on the ground of desertion. Doris Lillian said she was married to, the respondent on January 13, 1916. That was five short days before Ernest Arthur sailed away to" render his service to the Empire. They stayed m the capital for these few blissful days as man arid wife. Hubby was away for two years, but when he Returned home he did not come near her and she saw nothing of him till 1920, when she" made an appointment with him at the G.P.0., Auckland. They co-habited that night and had a long . discussion over their future plans. The upshot was that he went away the next day on the understanding that he was to tell her if he would make a home for her. Since then she had had no further communication with him. , He was now at Taihape, where hhre r had the custody of the child of the marriage. Petitioner's mother, corroborated /the separation of the parties. ■ ' . Mr. Alan Moody appeared .for the husband on the question of custody of the child. Mr. Matthew's, said that they had discussed the question of custody and it was agreed to allow -the child to remain with the parents of the respondent as at present. A decree nisi was accordingly granted, tri be moved absolute m three months.