Afraid of his Wife!
many and varied are the excuses giveii dui-ing the Kearing of traffic i cases in the Magistrqte's Court, but', the most unusual lieard for a considerable time was that made by a cyclist iri the Christchurch Court when charged with' eycling with out a light. It was. stated that defendant gave some trouble to the police by refusing :t0 give his name, and when asked why by the magistrate ha said he was afraid his wife would take to him with the copper-stick if she found out, Tbe magistrate (Mr. E. D. Mosley) expressed the opiniori that th'e dis-, ciplinary measures practised by some wives were probably very good.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 364, 27 October 1932, Page 2
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113Afraid of his Wife! Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 364, 27 October 1932, Page 2
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