TROUBLE IN TEA ROOMS.
All early morning disturbance at a Papak lira tea room had its sequel in., tlie Papatoetoe Court yesterday when three young men, William Smith, James :• Smith: and Matthew Osborne were charged with disorderly behaviour on Sunday, June 23, about 2 a.m., also with causing damage to a door. Constable T. Holland said he was informed that some young men were causing a disturbance and 011 his arrival at the tea rooms one of the men wanted to fight. He heard a crash of glass and suddenly tlie men disappeared. He then ran across a grass paddock and intercepted them. _ The proprietor of the tea rooms, Thomas George Smith, said the conduct' of the men luul not been satisfactory, and he had been compelled to refuse admission to one of them. On several Saturday nights he had had trouble. Mr. S. D. Rice, counsel for Smith, said the accused was a prominent footballer and had been particularly well entertained .that, evening. He was annoyed at being refused supper, but had expressed his regret and had promised not to cause trouble again.
Each of the accused was fined 20/ and costs.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 158, 6 July 1935, Page 10
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