A Whale Of A Prank
NAPIER, Mon. (P.A.) The constable blinked, rubbed his eyes and blinked again. But his eyes had not deceived him. Passing before his gaze, borne high on the shoulders of two perspiring men, was the bulky shape of the Bft-high jawbone of a killer whale. It: was 11.15 on Saturday night. The constable investigated, whereupon one of the men took to h’is heels, leaving the other in sole charge of the jawbone. Today John Michael O’Sullivan, 26, clerk in the Income Tax Department, pleaded guilty to wilfully damaging the lower jaw of a killer whale, the property of the Hawke's Bay Art Gallery and Museum, thereby committing mischief. I-Ic was fined £5 and ordered to pay £3 towards the cost of repairs. “It was just a drunken prank.” accused told the magistrate (Mr L. G. 11. Sinclair).
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Northern Advocate, 19 December 1949, Page 5
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