WOMAN & “WINE”

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 May 1927, Page 4

WOMAN & “WINE”

"A JOLLY SHAME.”

(Special to “Star.”)

AUCKLAND. May 13

“So here you are then. You did not appear last week. Now what have you got to say about breaking your prohibition order?” said Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., to a smartly-dressed woman, who was charged at the Police Court to-day . with procuring liquor, while prohibited. “It is no use us trying to do something for you if you are going to break that order. This is the third time you have broken it now,” said the Magistrate. “Do you know that I can send you to the Inebriates’ Island for this?”

“Yes, you told me that the last time I was up here,” the woman said rather cheekily. She added that her husband had held a threat over her head. “Your husband came home and found a. bottle under the bed. There was whisky in the house, tod.” Mr Hunt told her. “That’s not true. I never drink whisky. It was wine,” she said. “I don’t believe you,” added the Magistrate. “Why, I nursed and brought up my three boys on stout.” she further stated.

Mr Hunt: If 1 fine you, your husband will have to pay it. You will be convicted (ind ordered to come up for sentence within six months. If you get drink again and come up here, I will send you to the Island. The woman wheeled round and went away grinning. “So she goes away grinning,” said Mr Hunt. “She won’t grin the next time. It’s a jolly shame her husband’s home being broken up like she is doing.”