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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1188, 10 December 1924, Page 6

Charles McAsie was sentenced at the Police Court at Hamilton to seven days’ hard labour for having been drunk while in charge of a motor car. It was shown that defendant, when returning from the trotting meeting on Saturday, was driving a car all over the main road to Cambridge, swerving about and running into the banks. Constable Kirby commandeered another car, and set off in chase. Twice he got in front of accused, and tried to stop him, but failed. Finally he ran McAsie down a wrong road, and he hod to stop to return. Then he was arrested. His wife, who was in the car with him, had previously complained to the police of her husband’s condition, and the police warned him that if ho drove the car he would probably get seven days. Mention was made at the Citizens’ Lunch Club this afternoon of the fact that next Tuesday members would engage in the customary social Christmas hour and each was requested to bring a toy for presentation to ohildren in accordance with the Mayor’s scheme of distribution to little ones in need. ' A letter from the Mayor was read stating that, if he had not by then left on his visit to Australia, he would attend to carry out the distribution. Appreciation of the efforts of the Lunch Club in this connection in the past was i also voiced in the communication .