Albatross at Te Karaka
A strange visitor to Te Karaka is an albatross that apparently was blown inland in an exhausted condition. The bird, which was noticed at 9 a.m. to-day on the property of Mr. A. E. Buckingham, had a wing-spread of 7ft. Obscene Language in Hotel For using obscene language just after he had been warned by a constable regarding his conduct in the Te Puka Hotel, Tokomaru Bay, a three-quarter caste Maori labourer, Frederick Nehu Naden, aged 43, appeared before Messrs. J. B. Stafford and H. H. Fairlie, J.Ps., in the Tokomaru Bay Police Court recently. The Bench took a serious view of the matter because the accused had been convicted previously on a similar charge. He was fined £lO, to be paid at the rate of £2 a week so that the matter might, be kept before his attention. Constable E. Wigmore prosecuted. In pleading not guilty, Naden admitted the use of the obscene words, but denied that they had referred to the constable,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20259, 29 May 1940, Page 6
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168Albatross at Te Karaka Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20259, 29 May 1940, Page 6
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