A MILITARY DEFAULTER.
INCAPACITATED THROUGH
CIGARETTES.
IFrou Oob Own CoßnaapouDEKT.) AUCKLAND, October 2i A military defaulter who was summoned at the police court this morning produced a sealed letter from a medical man, remarking that ho was not well .enough to do his drill. "I suppose you do not know what : 3 in this," remarked Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., as he read the letter, "No,, your worship," was the reply. "Well, the doctor says that your sickness is due to. cigarette smoking," said the magistrate, "and for that reason exemption cannot be granted." "What am I to do, then?" inquired the youth. "Knock off cigarettes," was the magisterial advice. "It is better to do drill than smoke cigarettes. The one does you good and the other kills "ou." In answer to further inquiry, the youth said he was 20 years of. age. He was exhorted to take hold of himself and not let the cigarette habit take charge 'of him at his age. "Smoke a pipe if you want, to smoke," was the parting injunction from the bench.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15885, 3 October 1913, Page 6
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179A MILITARY DEFAULTER. Otago Daily Times, Issue 15885, 3 October 1913, Page 6
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