SUNDAY TRADING.
SALE 01- SOFT DIIIXKS. [ By Telegraph.—Per Press Association, ! Duncdin, January 10. I lAn interesting ease, of having eon- • ducted the sale of soft drinks on Sun-! day, was heard in the Police Court this , morning, when a shopkeeper was charg- | ed with keeping open his premises at I St. Clair for the purpose of trading. ' When spoken io by the police, defendant alleged that lie was quite within his rights in keeping the shop open tor the sale of soft drinks. For the prosecution it was stated that the whole question was one. of whether selling soft drinks constituted a work of necessity or not. There had been magisterial decisions, on somewhat similar cases, but these j were conflicting. The magistrate, after I commenting upon the practice elsewhere, I said that defendant had been guilty of a breach of the law, and fined him £l. i Defendant's counsel said he wished to get the decision of the Supreme Court, and leave to appeal was granted. I
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 190, 20 January 1915, Page 2
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168SUNDAY TRADING. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 190, 20 January 1915, Page 2
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