PROLIFIC POTTER PROHIBITED.

NZ Truth, Issue 250, 9 April 1910, Page 7

PROLIFIC POTTER PROHIBITED.

John McDonald (not the • possible Mayoral candidate) is an elderly gentle-' man who doesn't do much work on behalf of his family. Last year he. was prohibited, but a couple of months ago this order; ran out, and John took to shikkurmg at a great rate. He looked on the pot much .and often, and when blither y he went home and used most awful language, .which had the effect of-nearly breaking up his happy home, which was run as a boarding house by Mrs McDonald. DuriPg the Eatlei holidays John became more than oidinarily- obstreporous and started to knock the family gods about. : Therefore, his son, who was .m the country, was telegraphed for, and came to town. On April 1 John appeared at the Dunedin Police Court and. had a prohibition order -taken out against. him-