LIQUOR SUPPLIES

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 32, 10 December 1943, Page 5

LIQUOR SUPPLIES

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The sequel to a complaint following a beer party at Te Teko led to two Maoris being prosecuted in the Whakatane Court last Tuesday. The first Lizzie Harino was charged with having assisted one John Hollo Hryers with the commission of an offence oil September 11 last, by thy supplying of liquor to a native. Sergeant Farrcll said, the police first became acquainted with the facts when the defendant complained to tliexn that her hand-bag had been missed since the evening. Further investigations resulted, in the prosecutions being brought forward. Defendant other than for her weakness for liquor bore a good character. Fined £2 and, costs 30s.

Eddie Warbrick on a similar charge in connection with the same offence, was fined 30s and costs in-, eluding witness expenses (54s Gd.

Farming Industry and Essentiality The farming industry has put itself, offside in its request. for manpower by having refused to have the industry declared essential, said the chairman of the. Auckland District Council of Primary Production, Mr R. Clark, when the council was discussing the reported inability of fanners to secure labour. A mejnbcr said he had not known of one farmer in his district securing a man, although the names of many soldiers being released had, been furnished. An officer of the National Service Department said that while there were now few farmers left 'in the armed forces' it was still possible to get a man j-eleased if lie were nominated by a fanner.

Outsizes in Army Boots Outsizes in army boots., specially made by a Duncdin firm engaged, in war contracts, have recently been manufactured for native troops in the Tonga Croup. The consignment consists ol' (>•*> pairs, made up of sizes 11, 12 and 13. These hardy islander's, used to bare feet all their lives, certainly could not now be accused of being too big for their boots!" Incidentally, there is an authenticated case of an infantry soldier in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force who was sent back from the front line to base in Egypt as unsuitable, for a line battalion because in the desert it was impossible to fit him with standard army boots. He wore size 11.