Liquor and a Lady.
A startling illustration of the state of things existing in the King Country (where liquor is not allowed) was given to the House by the member for Egmont during the discussion of the Licensing Bill. The state of things that obtain there, he declared, bordered on persecution, and he recounted how a certain man got married, and took his bride home to a place called Te Kuiti. The very night of his arrival the constable went into the house, and searched it for liquor, and finding none he “ went through” the lady’s wedding garments. “ Had he a search warrant ?” asked Mr Taylor. “ Yes," was the reply. “He had a warrant to search every house in the King Country.” Mr Taylor: “ That’s a famous yarn." “ I pledge my reputation as the member for Egmont that it is a fact,” solemnly declared Mr Jennings, and he added that in another place the constable entered a man’s house and confiscated a bottle of whisky.
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Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1904, Page 2
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165Liquor and a Lady. Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1904, Page 2
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