“ONLY HAD FOUR DRINKS”
BUSHdAN FINED FOR DRUNKENNESS. The drinks served to customers in Wellimton were severely criticised by a must annoyed bushman named Frederick Reinaid Walker, aged 43, who pleaded guily in the Magistrate's Court yesterday to his third offence of drunkenness. "I oily had four drinkfa,’’ said accused, In explaining how he came to be inebriaed," and then I took the count. (Laugher.) I wasn't getting boozey drunk or anything like that, but they simply knocked me. I was arrested on Saturday afternoon, but I wasn't bailed out mtil Sunday. I am telling you thia a that you will be as light on me as you can. I've lost my job over it, anl I can’t say how I came to be as I wis. It wasn't as if I couldn't have stood he drinks at any other time, but well, ] don't know, I only had four, of them, and they must have, been the sort o: drinks to take effect." The Magistrate (Mr. J- H. Salmon, S.M-): This is your, third offence of drunk>nness within six month o -. However, t will take into consideration the fact hat you have spent twenty-four hours in the lock-up. You will be fined £l, ii default forty-eight hours’ imprisonnent
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 116, 14 February 1928, Page 7
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