LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18015, 6 March 1924, Page 16

LYTTELTON NEWS.

Magistrate's Court. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Messrs W. T. Luster, J.P., and F. Knights, J.P., it first offender ior drunkenness waa fined 10s.. Harry Lee, a fireman. in the Waicnarino. pleaded guilty to having used obscene language in Norwich quay. He was fined £l. Licensing Committee. Xlia quarterly " meeting ci the Lvtioiton Licensing Commit leo waa held yesterday. Present —Messrs H. V. W'iddowaon, S.M. (chairman). J. Richardson, :ind O. Bradley. The chairman said that, the police reports in Rg&rd to th*e various hotels showed that had- been vrell conducted, with the exception of two. the Royal Hotel, Lyttclton, and the HeatL-cota Arms Hot-el. Tho former was stated to have been fairly well conducted, while the report on the Houthcoto Arms was th*t it hod been badly conducted. Complaints had been reived of Sunday and »ftcr-tou.r trading being c-arrr d on. Men were been hanging l about the locality on Sundays and after hoars, showing thut n, certain amount of .trading was carried on. On January 2Sru the licences, Edward Bull, was fined £lO and costs lor having \is premises open. for tho sale of liquor after hour 3- and also fined £1 and costs for exposing. liquor for sale. On the eanie date threo persons were each fine-l 20s and costs for beinp on tho premises after hours, A copy of the police report would b© sent to the licensee of tile Heathcote Arms Hotel, who would lie requirad to Rive an assurance that the hotel would be better conducted in the future, otherwise he -would have to transfer tha license. The matter would bo considered at the annual meeting of the committee. Thomas R. Hughes (Mr F. "\V. Cowlisha-w) was (mated a transfer of the license of the Motropole Hotel, AJroroa. from E. H. "Wharton. A. transfer -"-as al«o printed Henry "W. Thompson (Mr P. W. Cowlishaw) from Henrv. Ostler in respect, of tho Marina Hot-el. Sumner.