DRINKING FEAT
'■The drink's on the other foot—it should be him," declared a woman in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when it was explained to her that her husband was applying for a prohibition order against her because her drinking habits were destroying the peace of their home. She agreed to the making of the order, but considered that her husband should also be prohibited,
"No show,'* said the husband when Mr. J. H. Luxford. S.M., asked him if he would consent to an order. The correct procedure was explained to the woman, who returned to the body of the courtroom. Her husband left by the door near the witness-box, and as soon as she saw him going through the door she almost sprinted across the Court, ignoring the orderly's call to order. „ The reunion took place in the corridor. ,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 14
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139DRINKING FEAT Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 17, 21 January 1939, Page 14
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