A LAST LAUGH

NZ Truth, Issue 1183, 2 August 1928, Page 4

A LAST LAUGH

Constable Still On; ■„';.■■ The Perch (From "N.Z. Truth's" Waihi Rep.) Because he considers the police "have a down" on his son, Andrew Ingram 'Southberg "has a down" on the police. QUITE recently, ' Constable,- Rimmer, 'believing Southberg's son to be under the influence, gave him the "tipto get away home. : The young "man mentipned the constable's advice to his father, and the latter set out m quest of the constable. ' He came (upon him m the 'street and aske'd-.him what authority he had to order .Southberg junior home, and talked, menacingly of teaching the constable a lesson. -■ When the constable was relating the facts before Magistrate, Paterson, 'defendant interrupted by stating that the .police were always pin-pricking his son and he (defendant) resented it.;' .■■ :_ • •■ .. - ■ ■-. : ••-. •\ "The first thing I did on addressing you," declared Southberg -to the officer, "was to point out the. fact that you were smoking while m uniform. 1 said I had a good mind to tell the sergeant, daughter). .Southberg, m evidence, said his son was>;;in trouble about two years ago, since when, Constable Rimmer and Sergeant. McLean were m the habit of reminding him of the fact and threatening to "get him again." ,He> (defendant), had been a respect-, ed resident, of the goldfiields for over thirty, years and that was the first occasion he had 'been m court on a charge of this nature. — • r :, He admitted that 'both he ; and his son had. taken a few; drinks that afternoon. He denied, however, having threatened to strike the constable. ' Andrew was fined £1 and costs for having threatened the constable both by words and mariner. ■.. WANTED SELL— Renovated .A. Riding Breeches, 7/6 each , at : Disposal Sales Depot,. Buckle Street,.•Wellington. Obtain order form froni Post Offipe,*; ■ .; ■ 'r, : '. . , ■•■.'..;■ ■■^'■-'■';] i