MIDNIGHT PARTY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 379, 22 March 1932, Page 5

MIDNIGHT PARTY.

Beach Frolic Leads to Arrest. SCENE AT MISSION BAY. (Special to the “ Star.”) AUCKLAND, March 22. Mission Bay, Kohimarama, was the rendezvous of a number of young men and women, who staged an open-air party on the beach. The party was broken up by the police about midnight, two men and two women being arrested, the names and addresses of the others being noted for future reference. What occurred at the party was told at the Police Court, when Michael Lisman, aged twenty-six, clerk, Joseph Redvors Boyle, aged twenty-nine, carpenter, Yvonne Wheadon, twenty-seven, and Dollie Patard, twenty-three, appeared, each charged with behaving in a disorderly manner while drunk in Mission Bay Reserve. Each pleaded guilt}'.

Detective-Sergeant Kelly said the Auckland police received a complaint by telephone from a resident of Mission Bay at 11.30 and. as a result, Sergeant Claasen and Constable Molloy were sent to see what the trouble was. Singing in Chorus.

“ They heard men and women singing in chorus, to the accompaniment of a gramophone, and some of the women were screaming. The sergeant was met on the road by the complaining neighbour, attired in his pyjamas, and there was no necessity for him to point to the place where the trouble was occurring. The party was being held on an area marked * Parking prohibited ’. A motor-

car found there was examined. In it were five empty riggers which had contained beer. There were also several other empty bottles. Five men and five women were a little further away on the beach. Near them was found a two-gallon keg, half full of beer, half a bottle of wine and other empties. Clothing was scattered about the grass and jazzing and other frolics were being indulged in, the women screaming loudly in their antics.” “ The woman, Dollie Patard, was mixed up in a case which occurred at Remuera some time ago, when your Worship referred to the matter as disgraceful ”. Mr Hunt: I remember her. Mr Kelly: She is married and lives at Pokeno. She came in for the weekend, and I think she ought to get back as soon as she can.

This is What She Does,

“ Yes, the last time she came up to the city for the week-end, too,” said the Magistrate. “ This is what she does,

goes out with other men to a partjl Patard: It was all right; they were friends of my husband. Counsel for Lisman said he was distinctly unfortunate last night, as he was unacquainted with the others in the party. He met a friend in Queen Street early last night and was invited to a party. Foolishly, Lisman went When he saw what it was like he left the others and sat in the motor-car, where he was found by the police. “Did it get too rough for him?’ 1 asked Mr Kelly. (Laughter.) Counsel: Probably. He realised whal the people were whom he met there He did not take part in the frolics on the beach, and did the next best thing by going and staying in the car. Mr Hunt: Why didn’t he walk homfl if there was no bus? “He went there because he was sick,” suggested Mr Kelly. Counsel: However, he has never been in trouble before, and I would ask thal he be leniently dealt with. “ The whole lot will be fined £2 each, or seven days’ imprisonment,” said Ml Hunt, who refused counsel's applies tion that Lisman’s name be suppressed