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praying for a dissolution of marriage, wherein she alleges that he has been guilty of adultery.
And whereas the said A. B. has filed in the said Registry his answer to the said petition, wherein he alleges that you have been guilty of adultery with the said C. B., and prays for a dissolution of marriage.
Now this is to command you that within eight days after service hereof on you, inclusive of the day of such service, you do appear in Our said Court, then and there to make reply to the said answer, a copy whereof sealed with the seal of the Court is herewith served upon you.
And take notice, etc. (as in Form No 4).
No. 17.
PETITIONS FOR NULLITY ON VARIOUS GROUNDS.
(General Heading.)
The petition of C. D., otherwise called C. B. (give place of residence),
SHEWETH:
1. That on the
day of
at
in the
Colony of Hong Kong a ceremony of marriage took place between your petitioner then a spinster (or widow as the case may be) and A. B. of (give place of residence). The said marriage purported to be a Christian marriage (or the civil equivalent of a Christian marriage).
of
2. That from the said
day of
until the month your petitioner lived and cohabited with the said A. B. at divers places.
3. That the marriage was invalid by the law of the said Colony, for the following reasons (state reasons).
1. That the said C. D. is the niece of the said A. B., being the natural and lawful daughter of his half-sister S. D., formerly S. B., spinster.
5. That the said A. B. was at the time of the said ceremony of marriage and has ever since been and still is wholly unable to consummate the said marriage by reason of the malformation, or frigidity and impotence of his parts of generation, or hysteria or from some other physical cause the exact nature of which is to your petitioner at present unknown
6. That the said malformation, frigidity, impotence or other physical cause affecting the parts of generation of the said A. B. is wholly incurable by art or skill and will so appear upon inspection.
7. That the said A. B. has never consummated the said pretended marriage.
day of
when the said
8 That on the said ceremony of marriage took place between your petitioner and the said A. B., the said A. B. was and for some time prior thereto had been of unsound mind and incapable of contracting marriage.
9. That the performance of the said ceremony of marriage was procured by the fraud and contrivance of the said A. B.
day of
when the
10. That prior to the said said ceremony of marriage took place between your petitioner and the said A. B., that is to say on the
at
day of
the said A. B. was lawfully married to R. E., then R. S., spinster (or widow as the case may be) of (give place of residence) and that when the said ceremony of marriage took place between your petitioner and the said A. B., the said R. B., the wife of the said A. B., was still living.
11. That there is no collusion or connivance between her and the said A. B. with respect to the subject of this suit.
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