CONVICTIONS FOR SUNDAY TRADING

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 93, 12 January 1918, Page 7

CONVICTIONS FOR SUNDAY TRADING

MAIIBLE BARS AND OTHERS,

„ Ni/ieteen persons were charged in the. Magistrate's Court yesterday liei'ore Mr; S. E. M'Carthy, S.M., 'with Sunday'trading. Practically _ all the marble bars iu the city were involved. The following wero convicted and lined 20s. each; with court costs 7s.:—Hugh G. .Webb, Lambton Quay; William Collins, Courtcnay Place (two charges), Frank Clewer, Courtcnay Place (two charges); Violet Duffy, Cambridge Terrace; Jessie Davies, Willis Street; Marble Bar, Ltd., _ Manners Street; Harry Davis, Cambridge Street; Jessie Dew, Willis Street; Walter Ronald Gates, Willis Street; Gottfried Anton Jorgensen, Willis Street (two charges); Kathleen Lucas, Manners Street; Nina Morris, Cuba Street; Annie M'Laren, Manners Street; Horner Oliver, Willis Street; Elizabeth Mary Nind, Courtenay Place; and Bartolo Paino, of Rona Bay, for selling fruit and vegetables. . _ . The case against William Crossley, of Rona Bay, for selling soft drinks was dismissed, tlio Magistrate" holding that .it was necessary to servo visitors to tlio Bay with Tlio Bay traders were differently situated to "tlioso in tho city. The cases against and Phillip Webber were withdrawn.

CASE IN DUNEDIN.

Br Telegraph-PressAssociation. Dunedin, January 11

' It was argued in the Police Court to-day that the sale of soft drinks, ice cream, strawberries and cream, etc., was not an oil'cnce against the law, but satisfaction by vendors of a public necessity. Mi. Young, S.M., decidcd Wt, not being a light meal, the ply of thoso articles by l themselves was not' a work of necessity.- The specific matters before the Court wettj three charges against Edward Soarle of keeping an American bar open for /tho purposo of trading on' Sunday. Defendant was fined £1 and costs on eacli information. ' ' ■