The Archive · 1938

Octogenarian's Decree Nisi Made Absolute SPECIAL TO THE "N.CDN."

London, Dee. 6

The decree nisi, granted Sir Frank. Swettenham, octogenarian ex-Colonial administrator, last May, has been made absolute. The decree dissolves a marriage, which has lasted sixty. years, Ai Sir Frank Swettenham's decree was the last in the first series, of insanity cases under the recent Herbert Act, which extends the grounds for divorce by including desertion for three years, cruelty and habitual drunkenness and incurable insanity of at least five years' duration.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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