A DRINKING CLUB
DIVORCE COURT DISCLOSURE. .By Telegraph— Per Press Association..! AUCKLAND, November 14. A remarkable ’ story of the operations of a Drinking Club in the nolieense district of Taumarunui, was told in the Divorce Court by Olive May Haigh, who petitioned for divorce from Percy Haigh, on the grounds of habitual drunkeness and cruelty. She said that while iu Taumurunui her home was made the headquarters of the .. “Tui Club 1 !- -whose- members used to order five or ten gallons of beer every week-end, and gather round the keg until all were more or less drunk. If anyone was still sober he would get a bottle of whisky, paying, 2os. His . Honour—That was after - drinking the barrel of beer. , Witness —‘Yes. Petitioners’s step-brother said some of the men would .get .so drunk .that they would have to' stay the night. After hearing other evidence Judge Smith said the case was clearly established and granted a decree nisi.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1930, Page 5
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158A DRINKING CLUB Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1930, Page 5
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