Licensing Breaches

Chronicle (Levin), 15 June 1948, Page 4

Licensing Breaches

Chayged with being on .licepsed premises aft,er norfhal trading hours, six residents of Shannon were e.gch AQnyfctnd and hne.d ^1 by Mr. H. J. Thompson; S.M-, in the Magistyate's Court,» Leyln, on Rri,4ay.4 They W.ejre Wilhum Thonison, David Harry Barton, William Gardnet, Ar-thur LewiLs McEwen, Davi'd I?avfe ,apd Richard Leurpionth. ■ C0hf5:t.abie B. Watkins,, of ' Shannon, tpid the court of a vfsit ne liad made to the Club Hotel.on the jnomfng ,of Sunday, May 16, wherie he found the defendants in the har. All had admitte'd consummg liqUOT with the excepfion of Davle. The licensee of the hotel, Jarries Lipnej .G.age, was cjiarged with selling liquor affer normal trading hours, Two other charges" of expoiing und npehfng liquor wer,e witMruwh by the police. He entere.d a piea of guiity.sergeant W. Grainger ^aid that the .ch.arge had ajrisen out of Constable Watson's .visit to the jhotel. Defendant ha'd taken ,ov.er the hotel on April 26. He had previously held a -licence on the West Coas,t. Defendant said that he had been working in the hotel on the morn-

ing of the police visit, whep he had; been appfoached by the other: defendants, One had wishe'd to use the telephone and others were negotiating business with hina. He' had supplied them with. liquor, fhough he ffeal.i^ed he .shpuM not, jhave'done so. Imposing a fine of £5, the magistrate said he ^hoped' defendant would take warning from the court action.