It may not be generally known that a person .does not neoessarily need to be .^^4runk nor to be a drunkard to have a order issued against him or 4* her. "If sufficient evidence is forthcoming th?t a defendant is injuring his health or ©state through excessive use or purchase of intoxicating liquor, a magistrate or justices may issue an order for twelve months, Maoris can be prohibited for life, Durinß a prosecution at the Thamei S.M. Court againßt a woman alleged to have "fractured" her prohibition order, tbe magistrate remarked:—Liquor is defined as beer, spirits, or wine, but the definition does not include a lot of fluid* th»t are intoxicating. If a person is found in possession of liquor while prohibited that i§ different, but it is not T^ sufficient to p^ove merely that a person was drunk to secure a conviction for a breach of a prohibition order. Wood's Great Peppermint Cure, For Cough, and Colds, never fails, Is 9d, 2s od.
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 26 August 1920, Page 3
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173Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 26 August 1920, Page 3
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