DRUNKENNESS IN INVERCARGILL.
, BT-TELEGRAPH—PRESS ABSOCIATIOX. INVERCARGILL, July 27. In regard to the statement made by Mr Hartnett, manager of the British football team, about drunken men he saw .at Invercargill, the Mayor states that while he cannot dispute the evidence of Mr Hartnett's eyes, he (the Mayor) saw no drunks on the day of the match Britain v. Southland. He points out that because of the football match rind unveiling of the troopers memorinl, there was an exceptional crowd in town, and he states also that at the : football dinner Mr Harnett expressed himself opposed to No-License. The Mayor concludes: "His opinions oh this question, -so strongly expressed to me, may have influenced his otherwise good judgment."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9153, 28 July 1908, Page 5
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117DRUNKENNESS IN INVERCARGILL. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9153, 28 July 1908, Page 5
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