NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 118, 20 January 1915, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND NEWS

■ SELLING SOFT DRINKS. SUNDAY TRADES- FTNLD. (By Telegraph.—Pressv Association! DUNEDIN, Jan. 19. An interesting ease centreing roan the selling of soft drinks on Sunda I was lien..l at the Police v Court tlii | morning, when a shopkeeper wa j charged with having kept open Im* pre I mises, at St. Clair,, for the purpose o J trading. Wlien spoken to by the polic I the defendant alleged he was quit | within his rights in keeping his she i open for the sale of soft dunks. Fo the prosecution it was stated the who! question was one or whether sellin. soft drinks constituted a work of nce.es sity or not. ,Tb*re had been magistei ial decisions in somewhat similar cases but these were conflicting. The Magistrate, after commentinj upon the practice elsewhere, said de fendant had. been guilty of a breach o the law, and fined him £l, Defendant' counsel said his client wished to get : decision from tlie .Supreme Court anc leave to. appeal was granted. "T" •' TAU HENARE. i ON THE OTHER FOOT. AGAINST HIS WILL. WELLINGTON Jan. 19. Information was received in Wellington to-day to the effect that a petition was lodged yesterday, and hag been accepted by the returning officer,. against-the return of Tau Henare tot

the Northern Maori District seat on BOOKMAKER FINED. CHRIS.TOKERCH, Jan. 18. Frank Walton, on a charge of being a bookmaker and belting at Meth- , veil Races, pleaded guilty, and was fined ££o. The police said accused and his brother were conducting a side show when the offence was committed. FATAL CYCLE ACCIDENT. ■■' ' ./" DUNEDIN/ Jan 19. Chits Lane, a single man', aged 28, while-riding'a'meter cycle at Milton, last night, c.cllided with a trap. \lh sku i mts fractured and he liied this morning. •..•••■"';'