DRUNKEN TAXI-DRIVER
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30 Days Hard-Labour, And Licence Cancelled
(By Teleertiuli-
CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Thirty days' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed on Frederick Henry Hookham, a taxi driver, who was charged to-day with being intoxicated while in charge of a car. Hookham 's iiceh'ee was cancelled aild he was declared unfit to hold one for two years. A traflic inspector gave evidence that he was ealled to the scene of an accideht On Fridsiy Higlifc Und hoticed that llookham was under the influence of liquOr. Hdokham droVe wittiesS to the council chambers where the lfitter took charge of the car and drove Hookham to be examined by a doctor. "When Hookham was driving the car he turned" to the lcft and put his lcft hand out in tront of witncss who was silting bcside him. Hookham aduiilled having had six .dflnks.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 144, 6 July 1937, Page 7
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143DRUNKEN TAXI-DRIVER Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 144, 6 July 1937, Page 7
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