CHRISTMAS IN PRISON.
A WREATH OF HOLLY. "FOR THE CHILD'S GRAVE." LONDON. Dec. 22. When James Wykes, who appeared in the dock at Coventry, carrying a wreath of holly, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for being in arrears with maintenance payments, he held out the wreath to his wife, saying: "Take this to the child's grave; I'm spending Christmas in prison." The weeping wife, in accepting the wreath, protested that she did not wish her husband to be imprisoned.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19260105.2.87
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19217, 5 January 1926, Page 9
Word Count
80CHRISTMAS IN PRISON. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19217, 5 January 1926, Page 9
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.