DRUNK AT THE WHEEL
MAORI LORRY-DRIVER FINED
(By Telegraph.—-Press, Asiociation.) :, ' ;-' •' HA WERA,.'December 13. A'Maori, Thompson' Waiwiri, aged 20, pleaded ■ guilty- to a charge of intoxication while id charge of a motor-lorry, and was fined £20 by Mr. J. H. Salmon, S.M.. today, and prohibited from holding a licence for twelve months. It was revealed that Waiwiri had never held * licence. He admitted having 15 bandies of beer in a few hours at Manaia township prior to a collision with a stationary' vehicle. He contended that the collision ■was due to defective steering gear. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds, never fails.—Advt.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1933, Page 18
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103DRUNK AT THE WHEEL Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 143, 14 December 1933, Page 18
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