Brewers and Customers.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 283, 3 December 1904, Page 2

Brewers and Customers.

(Per Press Association). ASHBUII'SON. Doc. 2. At the Magistrate's Court, before Mr Wnay, S.M., the Timaru Brewing Company was charged witfc * breath of the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act, 1895. The information was laid under section 33 of clause IC, which' (teals witti the illegality of sending into a no-license district liquor which may be intended for sale. The case arose out of recent proceedings against a man named Williams, who was fined £2O for keeping liquor for sale. About 18 gallons a week hod been supplied to Williams for « period of two or tfcree months. The defence wa* that tte comptuvy uwdorstood Unit Williams was a carrier and there was no reason to suppose ho was getting liquor for sale. The Crown Prosecutor (Mr Striogcn) contended that it was a careless proceeding to supply large quantities of liquor to ait unknown man, and that It was the defendant's duty to niakt inquiries. It had been shown that practically no inquiries were m«do. In giving Jwtament the miagdstrabe said the quaSuty of l*juor supplied was a factor « the case. Unless the brewer wW aware of the circumstances of tits nian to whom (he liquor was supplied the amount supplied w<»uld defendant had shown he was not wognisant of the circumstances*! ita consignee of tho liquor, and yS J> reasonable grounds to suppose tS f fcf W ?' smißßed tlle Ctt *> ««J hoped: Kiehard Nealon and Samuel Alexw aruier .boarding-house wort' ■charged with illegally Mr btringor, Crown Prosecutora£ 7 r^ fOl ' th « Police in bot n ° r cJeTIn Alexander's case two rccenSv-' recruit* constables who had^K drinks ™frt°? tainKi «« annus. The defence was that tfc»<- .' S* l » va »*•> supplied with real beer by mistake. Atowauler was fine *sj, j n Nea , on , g ca^ of the constables had stayed at tea house for a fortnight, and frapwS! ly bought liquor. H( > W preseate* jh'mself to be a. {ooktaTtoJ. rwork, and had worked for several |people «, the district. In company with the other constable he fcS bought and paid for drinks at Nealonji. The magistrate saw Bo reason to doubt that the two were men of good character, and beUVi<itna! ' H ° «"«

DUNEDIN, Doc. 2. At the Police Court to-day Willian. Henry Smith, a fc.woT w „ charged with sending quo.- to IVt ChaWs, i u a n ° bearing distinctly wrttten th«C uq« s o that t,,ey «*2S--liquor, 'lho case arose out <* . ™.d n .ude „„ Nelll-n premises, Port Chalmers, recently, whm kogs of beer we,* found. when spoken to, said he knew t'hmgof the matter, Id .Sed ?£: was put into kM* wr?.. *° bwp »"»> ~» lo S»"XS 1 "* soon as the w „„„ " ,0 °fflceai Graham 7.M Z, h !f "«** » •he bee,'],„d h«J . b ' WfUI evldeot ni.« 4i eon take >» aw«v witfc-