NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2134, 28 April 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

INEBRIATES IS BARS HOW PAR IS LICENSEE UABLE? (Br Jclcisrspii'-Prcfs AsgoflftttoiU palmers ton Worth, April 27. A judgment of interest to liotelkccuers lias been delivered hy the Magistrate (.Mr. l'oyiiton}. Childs, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, was chatgc.d with penmiting drtokenii.ess, alsfl with selljug liquor to an intoxicated poi'sffli. 'I'ho son e.f defendant was acting as barman and supplied tho liquor. 'Ha was convicted.. The defendant was absent. 'Hie Magistrate saW that in order to toftlso tho licensee liable, tho sale ijius.d m to an intoxira'ted person, not to. a sober companion who shsrtited for hi'm, »s in tlio present case, 'unless it was. clear that the sober man was the agent of the other, Tho law had been clearly set out by the judgment of five Judges. In the second eWjgc, pcrmiLtiuij drunk-, enness, the* law required kfiowledgo on tlio part of the licensoo or his servants that there was a drunken person on tho premises. Tii..o barman sworo he did pot know that the- man was tirurtk until after ho had served him. Both cases wouM accordingly bo dismissed.

UNION THAT STRUCK, APPLYING FOR AN AWABD NOW. Shrtstehuroh, April 27. _la tho Arbitration Court, Mr. F. Coopor, for tho employers, objected to an award for taxi-drivers ori the ground that tho Canterbury Drivers' t'nion had been on strike. Applications fer awards in December had been refused for some reason. Mr. Hunter, for the union, contended fhat this trnlon-'-S registration wag not «nd; though penalties ? vwe provided In oaso of a union Striking *,si<? Court would not refuse to mate 40 award when. an. had fust expired. Tho Court promised to consider th/ point.

OYSTERS ANO «50 FINE. MOVE TO lESTtbE DECiSIoK. AuokUind, April 27, Recently a member of the. e&w of th> pleasure yacht .Rawene was fined £6 and Bests for picking oysters out of season. The Bawcne was not seized lit 'the- Oustarns TJtepajtenetft, as tie miner (fiij■fflrd) -JjiGtiPtook to hand the yacht 1 .ove.f should, the. Department rewire him to do SQ, ija'tiw 'Gifford Was informed ttia'fc the Aiihis.ter of Ou's'toi.ns had imposetl * ■fine Of £§0 iippu the owner of the yacht/ as an.alterriptivo- to confiscation of tho ye.s'sel. Gifttad paid the few.. Local jachtsrpen .are reported to be. moving in the matter n'i remission of the-Shu; and (Jifford will probably taw action to test the legality of the proceedings. FORGERY CONFESSED.. pghetfJit, April 27, John Cee.il Jlercer, alias Cosack, was ■charged a* the Police Court this, meriting with forging ft cheque, for £39; also with stealing tho safiio cheque at :Po;ten.iMn and another cheque far £1 s's., a pockotbook., and a number 'of .postage stamp's-, the property of. Christopher D'agg, boteikeepcr. 'The evidence showed that accused called on Alexander Garden, outfitter, p.ftreha'sed goods to th:© value of £13 odd, and tendered. &s payment the cheque-'for £39 add ohdoiseil it In Garden's presence in. the name of €. Bagg After en'denee asc-used pleaded glifky to forgijigj jfflt not- gflilty ©' theft. 'Howas.io.inttiiitcd for sentenc* for forgery arid for trial for theft. GAMBLING IN A HOTEL, . , . GrejjirjoiitH, April 2*., At : ttie' "*'itagistrat«''s : ' Court Mo-da J' Robert Knight, 'licensee of tiro Trafalgar Hotel, was charged with allowing ga.'mbling op 'his .premises.' A constable, seeing a fight m the bar at 3.45 a,m. on Friday, made investigation. He entered the top story arid carcie downstairs w& ■found defendant in tho room watching three men playing sna,p->poker and money ori the table. Aeahvifction was recorded, a .fine of £7 being imposed, 'flio license Was not endorsed as the players wore all boarders.; and it was * first ofehc.o. LUMPERS* FACTIONS* punedih., April 25. It is understood that at a meeting of the Waterside 'Workers' IJnioft last night the ■office-bearers appointed by the ArM-. tratioiiiste were tjhrown eut oil a vote of Uo-eatrfid'eiiea. 'There- exists, however, a considerable sfnount of dissatisfaction among a number pf niembof s who were not notified of the meeting. COAL OUTPUT, W«'«tport, April .26, . Tim coal output last yceek was as fok lows:~Wc.stport Coal 'Co., J.2,GOM«»s liowt.; coke, 67 tons 14 cwt, Wcs't-per't-Sioekioit—3osl tons 5 owt. Scd* donviile State U ino-»-833 ton 18 ewfc... Crbyrnduthi April .27. The coal export from. G.roymoiith last weol'c amounted to S'W.7 tons 8 cw't,, as follows ;-*■Point 'Efeabefch, 3144 tons '!) ewt.; Liverpool, 1924 tons 18 c»vt, ; Pfiparo.a> 1313 toh&; -BlaclArtV 3246 tens; Brurtner, 5288 tons 18 ewt. SU CC ESSFWI WAN OA'Nll I CARNIVAL. Wanganul, April 27., Tljo lialance-sheet in cenndction with' the rcecivfc .Queen of the Canikal was presented this evening and showed that the Waiigaiiui Beautifymg Society'-g funds will benefit to the extent of £1130. BRIdADESRIEN'S IDEA. . Clifjstqhgroh, April 2. _ At a meeting of delegafces of tlw. v "»r''* ■cm fito brigades in the city and district, held this .afternoon, it .was decided to form a- Ganterhury Fte Bncades' A«soeiftiwn» , the main object biiing to hold com.pctition.s. TO BURN THE BARRACKS" Chrisiobgrch, April 27, Aft attempt fl'as inado oil. /Saturday to bum tire Ehtt K.dward Barracks, ■pliaspherns Wng sinread mi the wooden ; walls. The Fire 'Brigade \vas called out to gcruh it eff. HOLLAND'S FRIENPS, Apitj 27 % The 'VVes.tpo.rt Bra'iic'li..of the Saciflil Democratic Party has telegraphed, ask., jn* the Prime Minister to re'.nij't tn« sentence oh Henry Holland on tho -plea that )m is a permanent cripple and v suffering ill-health at tho present time. THE CISfi&BWE PORT. (Jisbornej April 2". Tho Gkhorno'llarbow Boarf has been notified -b.v its banhem vft London tliat its harbour lonM of £2OO>«M, gnar; anteed *t s.per cent, par, >™s wswed on Aferil 24. Applications ima wii April -2t ■