MIXED MARRIAGES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 116, 8 July 1911, Page 5

MIXED MARRIAGES.

Q AN INTERESTING COURT CASE. (For Press Association.) Auckland, July 7. An interesting case, illustrating the result of mixed marriages, occupied Mr. Kettle at the S.M. Court to-day, ,vhen a man named Ivan Tyhernegovslvi was charged with having attempted to leave Now Zealand without making adequate provision for his wife and family. Air. Hanna appeared for plaintiff, and stated the couple were married seventeen years ago, and there were four children. There were two sous in Auckland, while the other two were in Blenheim. He asked for tire control ;>f the ether two children and an order of 20s per week. Mr. Stringer, who appeared for defendant, explained that the two children a t Bleu heir,, were being brought up as Protestants and the mother was a Catholic. Mr. Kettle said that if the husband and wife were living together he could see no red son for leaving the two children at Blenheim. Witness said the children were being kept at Blenheim free of charge.

Mr. Kettle: What is your real reason ? Witness: The priest interfering. She will not allow the children to be reared in the Protestant faith. Mr. Hanna: This question of religion is always cropping up in these cases. The wife; He promised that the children should be brought up as Catholics. That is in writing on the marriage certificate at the church in Wellington. Mr. Kettle: If that is so he should stand by his promise. It may he a wrong thing, but I will try in every way to vi revent these children being reared as Catholics. The wife: His promise is written in the church at Wellington. Mr. Kettle; Is that so? Defendant: It is seventeen years ago. ] remember a verbal promise. Mr. Kettle: Why do you want to break that promise? Defendant: Because I see things differently now. Mr. Kettle said the real trouble was that the man wanted to go back noon the promise made at his marriage that any children should he reared iu the mother’s faith. Defendant said that as soon as lie could afford it he proposed to institute proceedings for divorce. Mr. Hanna said his client would else have instituted proceedings for divorce were it not that she was prohibited by the tnets of her faith. The case was adjourned for a week.