ACCOMMODATION REFUSED.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 821, 2 April 1910, Page 3

ACCOMMODATION REFUSED.

LICENSEE HELD TO BE JUSTi FI ED.

Auckland, March 30

Mr Kettle, S.M., gave judgment this morning in the case of the police versus Llewellyn, licensee of the Royal Hotel. Defendant was charged with refusing accommodation to Henry Temple. The case had occupied the court several days, and excited much interest. Mr Kettle said the evidence sufficiently justified the licensee in refusing admittance to Temple. The latter admitted he had nothing to complain of when staying in the hotel previously. Taking into consideration his remarks to the waitress about the conduct of the hotel and the food, then his remarks in the vestibule when he made himself a nuisance to the licensee and people in the hotel, his Worship considered the licensee was justified in refusing the man admission again. The Magistrate characterised Temple’s repetition of the remarks in the bar of the hotel, and applying them to the wife of the licensee, was a gross, malicious, and cowardly insult to the hostess, and that if Flewellyn had known of his conduct on that occasion he would have, been justified in taking Temple by the scruff of the neck and kicking him out of the hotel. The Magistrate could not understand why the police had not taken the case up. Sub-Inspector Hendrey remarked that it was probable the matter would go further, and be heard in another place.