ISLANDERS AND INTOXICATON
Magistrate Warns Against Drink (NZ Press Association) AUCKLAND. Feb 2 Young islanders are normally decent men until they oecome intoxicated, said Mr J W Kelly, S M.. in the
Young islanders are normally decent men until they become intoxicated, said Mr J W Kelly, SM. in the Auckland Magistrate's Court today “Unfortunately they cannot be stopped when they have been drinking.” When Kavi Kanivatoa aged 21, a Niuean labourer.
was in his normal senses there would be no need for orobation, but when he had been ‘empted into indulgence in liquor neither probation officer nor policeman could stop him. said the Magistrate He sentenced Kanivatoa convicted last week of injuring Koko Leota McCarthy in such circumstances that had death beep caused he would have been guilty of manslaughter, to one month in prison. It was the second time that Kanivatoa had come before the Court on a charge of assault, said the Magistrate, and he suggested that he take out a prohibition order
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29739, 5 February 1962, Page 6
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