Notes and Events.

Manawatu Herald, 4 March 1893, Page 3

Notes and Events.

BytKe law of En gland eve 17 publican had 'to exhibit a noice , that his liquors are diluted or adulterated, if they should be. In London the police purchased a bottle of whisky, by the bye the police all over the world seem to have a good eye for whisky, the police in Taranaki having even been able to find the highwayman's whisky though not the man himself, yet it stands to reason that he cou'd not have been far off. However, this is beside what we were narrating The London police having obtained a bottle of whisky, purely for sampling, which is the general reason of buying whisky retail, found : that it was diluted 89 per cent with water ! This was most unsatisfactory to the force and they laid an information against the publican. It was proved in Coucfc that the publican had a notice, affixed under the bar clock to the effect " All liquor adulterated here, 1 ' and the summons was dis-missed,-the Magistrate stating he thought it strange that the publioan did not point to the notice when the •bobbies' were purchasing the liquor. We hardly agree with the Magistrate. How fortunate there ja notj.a«oji alaw here, or.if therejß how lucky no one takes any notice of it, - . ■ - - •