LICENSING COMMITTEES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 53, 2 July 1903, Page 2

LICENSING COMMITTEES.

THE APPEAL OASES. PBB PBBBB ASSOCIATION. Wellikgton, July 1. In view of the uncertainty is to when Mr Justice Williams will be tbl« to reach Wellington, the Appeal Court decided not to take tto licensing cum this week. NEWTOWN HOTELS KEPT OPKN. The police paid visits to the Newtown hotels to-day, and made purchases of liquor with a view of future proceedings. All the hotels are keeping open despite thu r, fusil of the Committee to issue licenses. REVOKING A CLUB WUKTBR. ..^ A&HBUETON, July 1. To-diiy iho no-hc-nte regime begun for threo years, the licenses having lapsed at 11 o'clock last night. Although there was a large number of peopl ■ nhout the streets and frequenting the hotels last night nothing out of the ordinary occurred, and the polios cells were without an occupant during the evening. The kssjo of the railway refreshment rooms received a telegram from tbo Colonial Secretary icsiruoting him to close his bar without fail that nigbt, and the instructions were compliod with, -- The manager of the Ashburron Club also received a wire from the Colonial Secretary revoking the charter. A meeting of the executive of the dub was at once held, and it was decided to close the bir and csntinuo to sell liquors in the Club rooms in Order to test the right of the 0. lonial Secretary to revoke the charter, which was granted in 1886.

Donedin, July 1. The port hotels opaned this morning, but clo-:ed almost immediately. The Milton hotelkeepers closed last night pending the decision of the Appeal Court,

Nafieb, July 1. In accordance with the reduction vote five of the hotels in the town and port were closed to-day and the whole of the hotels closad at 10 o'clock to-night for the- first time.