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NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 2

Beak Bishop Is sitting fairly heavy on C'hristehurch drunks just now. .The other dny a third offender In whisky division was awarded 14 days' gaol. Doubtless, a record of 34 previous convictions somewhere m the ages behind the last six months did the oracle.At the Christchurch Police Court, a "puflick lydy" denied having behaved m nY grossly, indecent manner at one o'clock In the afternoon close to the main promenade or the Christchurch Domain. "Where docs she Hvo?" the S.M. asked. Sub-Inspector McKinnoh replied she was "cither living with a man or a man whs living with her — he wasn't sure which!" The lydy reckoned tho police* story was all moonshine, thrown up to blacken her character. She was quite respectable, and expected to present her sleeping partner with a "worthy" cnild on November 31. "H'm! That's a queer time of. the year," tho S.M. commented. It was pointed out to the woman that h6v net was very hlgh-kilted, and she was sent to guol for six months to recuperate. The 'male party to the Indecent act got nway altogether, although the S.M. remarked thai he would like to have five minutes with him, and the police were urged to try and arango the meeting.