THE COURTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 250, 27 November 1909, Page 2

THE COURTS.

WINE OR MEDICINE? By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland, Friday. At the Police Court to-day tile first of a eeries of prosecutions against. Auckland grocers - lor selling Steam's wine without being licensed to sell liquor w*s heard. William Winn, the defendant, sold a bottle of the wine which, when analysed, was found to contain 20.6 per cent, of alcohol by volume, 16.7 per cent, by weight; 36.1 per cent, proof spirit was the strength of gooi! port wine. One witness said the flavoring essences were practically all spirit. Dr. Bamford said the question was of tile greatest importance to t!■«> grocery trade and would have fur-reaching Afeels. The preparation was a medicine, I with the contents on the label. It was ostensibly medicine, and the mere fact that it might be intoxicating did not necessarily make it liquor within the definition in the f/icensing Act. Mr. Gutten, S.M.. reserved hi K decision. : ,-,,-gj. HKAVY FINES. Mustcrtoii, Friday. At the S.M. Court this morning Emily Hnviland was lined .tsg and costs for keeping liquor for sale in a no-license area. William K. done* and Herbert Walter Jones, on similar charges, were tined Cl. r > each. TLLEC.AL TRADE IX LIQUOR. Ashliurtou, Last Night. '),.I.H V ~,,,1 Co.. Ltd.. were to-day fined £5 and costs fo r rcccivimr an order for liquor in the Ashburton no-licen«e district. I