A LIVELY PARTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 228, 27 September 1927, Page 10

A LIVELY PARTY.

FAKM HAND FINED dßW,®| INTOXICATED WHILE Df CA^v' Thomas Whitneal Churches (2» farm hand, trill have to W'tti plough during the next two w : Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., besides fining M. £50 for being in a state of intwfcatliiil while in charge of a motor car Street last night, cancelled hia lieense for 24 months. Churches, who was not represent Wcounsel, pleaded guilty to the the Police Court this morning. Sergeant Calwell said that last nhlL a constable's attention was a motor car in Princes Street ThTJp contained a number of young Tniniw whom Churches admitted drivine fS® Edendale to the city. The party good deal of liquid refreshment, judiii* by the row they were making. .AeSS was "bordering on drunk" and w»g2 : ' : tainly not in a fit state to drive his car" He admitted that he intended back to Edendale. "What are you!" asked the ma*. I trate. ™ 'Tm a farm hand," answered Cbnrchet. Mr. Hunt: Whose car is it?—t is mine, and I drive my father into town every- 5 day. . "Well, you won't drive him into tow* for a long while," said the magistrate, when he fined Churches £50 and cancelled his license. "Three months to pay?" said accuse! ' "No, certainly not. Three weeks to pay," said Mr. Hunt.