CONDUCT OF HOTELS

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 75, 25 September 1914, Page 8

CONDUCT OF HOTELS

A CASE DISMISSED. The licensee of the Hotel Cecil (Margaret M'Parland) was proceeded against in the Magistrate's Court to-day for allowing drunkenness on her premises. Mr. J. J. M'Grath entered a plea of not guilty. He said that the hotel was managed by Mr. Aldridge. Sergeant O'Halloran gave evidence ot a visit to the hotel made by him. A man, afterwards arrested for, and convicted of, drunkenness, Was talking to tho barman Tho latter made no attempt to eject the man. Mr. M'Grath submitted that the man was not sufficiently drunk for the barman to be aware of his state; also, there was no proof that Mr. Aldridge knew he was 011 tho premises. Mr. D. G. A. Coopor, S.M., dismissed the information. Inspector Hendrey said that the hotel was very well managed, but he hoped the officer's remarks given in the evidence, that the barmen were inclined to be careless, would be taken note of. Mr. M'Grath assured the court that any complaints made by the police would be acted upon immediately by Mr.' Aldridge. "I am not finding any fault'with the management," said Inspector Hendrey. "I just wanted to bring the facts out. Unfortunately, we have over 2000 'drunks' in Wellington each year, and it is well that cases like this should be enquired into."

In the July number of the Review of Reviews Mr. Stead discussed the breaking up of the Austrian Empire. In view of what has occurred since his summary of the situation, given in brief form, will prove interesting to our readers. Mr. Stead says: " What will happen when the Austrian Empire breaks up is, of course, pure guesswork, but the general anticipation is that Germany would seize upon the need of protecting German-speaking folk in Austria as a pretext to secure direct access to the Mediterranean via the Adriatic. Galicia would fall to Russia, Hungary would become a separate kingdom, and Bohemia a republic. Servia would endeavour to seize Bosnia and Herzegovina, whilst Italy should certainly take Dalmatia and attempt to secure the Tyrol. Unfortunately such partition would involve Europe in a general war which might set back the march of progress for decades. It might, it is true, be the Armageddon which will bring about the.end of all wars between civilised nations." George Thomas and Co. will hold (he annual sale of unredeemed pledges on behalf of M,r. 0. Griffiths, pawnbroker, 50, Lourtenay-plaeo, at the Fruit Exchange, Allen-street, on Friday and Saturday next, at 10.30 a.m. Messrs. Harcourt and Co. advertise a sale of the furniture and effects of General oirAlex. Godley, at 18, Oriental-terrace, on Tuesday, commencing at 11 a.m. The furniture will bo on vie«- on Monday af> tornooM tram 1 to 4 o'clock, and on the morning of tho tale.