LOVE TURNED COLD

NZ Truth, Issue 1035, 26 September 1925, Page 4

LOVE TURNED COLD

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(From "Truth's" Special Christchurch Rep.) It would hardly be expected that divorce proceedings would have birth at the People's Palace, Christchurch, an institution controlled by the Salvation Army, but such a position was brought under the notice of Mr. Justice Reed at Christchurch this week.

; It was a cross-petition. action, with Elizabeth Silvey as the petitioner and William John Silvey as the respondent; > ■'■■":-••■ The marriage of the partias took place m 1905, and the union resulted m a family of two. "NOT WANTED." Elizabeth came to New. Zealand m 1920 to join her husband, and on arriving at Christchurch went to the People's Palace. v-". ! At that time the respondent was working at Ciilyerden, but when he came to the Palace he gave out the information that he was finished. ; -The petitioner tried to persuade him "not to be silly." but she

gathered the idea that she was not* wanted, when she arrived m New Zealand. Her husband went back to Culverden, and had not answered her lettei's and had not been seen since. DIDN'T EVEN KNOCK. A son of the petitioner said that at the People's Palace his father bowled m through the door without even knocking, and said he was finished. The son had not seen him since the door closed. The decree of divorce asked for was granted.