LIVED AS STRANGERS.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17503, 10 September 1928, Page 6

LIVED AS STRANGERS.

IN SAME HOUSE. A MATRIMONIAL ESTRANGEMENT. Having lived as strangers in the same house, where they occupied separate rooms, for the past seven years Dennis Howies, a railway employee of Otahuhu, to-day endeavoured to terminate this intolerable state of things h> applying for a divorce from his wife, Margaret May Howies, who resides at Norlh.cotc. The petition was hoard at Hamilton to-day before His Honour Mr Justice Blair. , . , Petitioner* Dennis Howies, said tie married respondent in Australia in October, 191.1, and after living at Brisbane for a time they came to New Zealand, where he became an employee of the Railway Department. There were three children of the marriage. Seven years ago owing to a (inference, bis wife and be occupied separate grooms in tlie same bouse, and they had continued ever since practically to live as strangers. On May 14 last lie wrote to his wife telling her of his Iransfet to Otahuhu and suggesting that they should endeavour to start alresh in new surroundings and resume their early relationship, lie also saw her twice and endeavoured to effect a reconciliation, but she told him she never wanted to see or hear of him again. He was anxious to have his wife hack, and was prepared to make a home for her near his work. The petition was adjourned to enable corroborative evidence to be furnished.