STIFF “DRUNK” TEST
A BUILDER'S TRIUMPH When a builder was charged at Feltham, Middlesex, with being drunk in charge of a motor-car, it was stated that he was asked to answer the following questions to test his sobriety:— What is your occupation? Do you know the district well? How far is it from Hounslow to Sianwell ? Draw plans of the Staines Road from Hounslow to where it intersects the Great West Road, giving the position of the turnings on each side the position where you are now. What did you do in the afternoon? Any celebrations? Draw plans of the house you say you sold in the afternoon and dra.w a section of the roof. Draw a plot of ground with 55ft of frontage and 4 chains deep. Put a house in the middle and show what margin you have left. It was stated that the builder answered the questions very successfully and the Bench dismissed the case.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 288, 25 February 1928, Page 10
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158STIFF “DRUNK” TEST Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 288, 25 February 1928, Page 10
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