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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16537, 10 November 1915, Page 6

It is not often that police stations are mistaken for anything but what they are, but the new police barracks at Hamilton, which are somewhat pretentious in appearance, were entered by a Swede named Henrich Larsen, on Tuesday afternoon, who, apparently under the impression that the building was the most modern of the local hotels,. asked for a whisky and He left somewhat disconsolately when informed (says the Auckland Star) that the law forbade the sale of intoxicants on unlicensed premises. The same evening, apparently still bearing a hazy impression that the building was an accommodation house. Larsen made his way into one of the cells, where, spreading out the police blankets, he proceeded to retire for the night. The bolt was drawn on him, and next morning, when the settling up came, ho found rhe tariff —10s and costs —a little higher than he was accustomed to pay for the luxury of a shakedown.

In conversation "wh,h an Ekctnhuna Express representative, a Nireaha resident mentioned a rather fine record, and one which for applied patriotism will take some beating. This farmer (Mr A. Woodloy) Ims four sons going on active service, and one step-son, and yet some farmers said that they could not spare their boys.