It is very seldom that a drunken man goes to the police station and gives himself up, but this is what a man did at Newton a few days ago, says the/ Auckland “Star.” He was in* chargeof a lorry and two horses, and after taking considerable liquor during the day he came to the conclusion that ho was drunk. He drove to the Newton police station, tied up his reins, put a. chain on one -wheel of the lorry, and then went into the station. There hftj told the officer in charge that ho was drunk and that he wanted Xj be looked/ up. And he was drunk, and he wasg ; locked up. Next morning the man w&jgi convicted of drunkenness, prohibited*, and discharged. ;gf
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2700, 3 January 1910, Page 5
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126Page 5 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2700, 3 January 1910, Page 5
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