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NZ Truth, Issue 869, 22 July 1922, Page 6

"Never sit down m a public house and avoid tippling" used to be an injunction to constables, displayed, With others, on cards m various watch-houses throughout the Dominion. But it would seem that the precept should be changed to read something like this: "Be careful when sitting down m a tramcar with a bottle of whisky m your hip pocket." i A. prominent police officer m one of our cities, while repairing to his home on the hills the other evening, sat down rather suddenly m a rather crowded tramcar. There was an ominous sound of breaking glass, shortly followed by a "drip, drip" to the floor, causing consternation to the officer and obvious aggravation to a somewhat bibulous person sitting nearby. "Mrs. Officer" had a ticklish task removing the broken pieces of glass from her hubby's pocket. Next day a "Jeaned and pressed pair of l)lue trousers fluttered m the breeze en the line outside the "official" residence. There may be a moral m the story.