SEQUEL TO PARTY
DISORDER IN COFFEE BAR TWO YOUNG MEN FINED [from our own correspondent] / " HAMILTON, Monday Pleas of guilty were entered by two young men, Harold Elles l'oster and Douglas Stephen Young (Mr. Johnson) in the Hamilton Police Court today to charges of behaving in a disorderly manner. Senior-Sergeant G. H. Lambert said the accused entered a coffee bar in Hamilton in the early hours of the morning and ordered a meal. There was some delay in preparing it. The accused became impatient, and when the meal came they turned the contents of the plates on to the floor, and one of them slapped the waitress on the face. The accused had had drink. Their previous characters were excellent. Counsel said the accused had been to a party, where they,had been "wetting a baby's head " Each was fined £1 and costs.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19371221.2.206
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22917, 21 December 1937, Page 20
Word Count
142SEQUEL TO PARTY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22917, 21 December 1937, Page 20
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.
Log in