SINGING A SONG.
OBSCENE WORDS USED. TWO STEWARDS FINED. Going down Prince's wharf about 1 clock this morning on their way to the s.s. lonic, two stewards were singing a song, some of the words of which were of the obscene variety. Constable Patterson heard the broadcast, which was particularly loud, and he gathered both In. This morning, at the Police Court, Alfred Sparrowhawk (20) and William Lampard (21) each pleaded guilty to charges of using obscene language. After telling the men they were liable to twelve months' imprisonment for such offences, Mr. W. B. McKean, S.M., fined each £2 and costs 5/,
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 43, 20 February 1929, Page 8
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103SINGING A SONG. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 43, 20 February 1929, Page 8
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