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NZ Truth, Issue 125, 9 November 1907, Page 6

Strangers, especially if they travel m America for a while, feel surprised when they run up a-gainst the New Zealand law for preservation of the peace. Henry Wheeler, who had iust arrived by the Mamari, got very drunk on Tuesday, and had a row with some people m the Palace Hotel. He went out for a few minutes and returned with a loaded revolver, which, by S i-cat good fortune, didn't explode. Magistrate Riddel 1 remarked that such a weapon m the hands of a drunken man was extremely dang-erous. Wheeler acknowledged this, but uieaded he had no idea he was going to get so I drunk. Apparently he didn't know the strength of the .swankey they sell m this country. At any rate his experience cost him 20s by way of fine.;