FINED £40

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 146, 21 June 1924, Page 10

FINED £40

SLY GROG AT EASTBOURNE

CHINAMAN'S EXTENSIVE

BUSINESS.

This is not the first attempt the police have made to detect this man. On other occasions he has been too cute, and refused to sell. Our success this time was due to the good disguise of the detective," remarked Chief Detective ivemp in tne Magistrate's Court yesterday in reference to a Chinese fruiterer named ,*. oun£ Ngar, who was charged with selling intoxicating liquor at Eastbourne without a license. ♦ /. £ hie£ Detective described a visit to the Chinaman's place, made by Detective Codding ton last" Friday afternoon, when for 2s the detective had been supplied with a fcottlo of beer. Later, senior Detective Cameron and Detective Coddmgton searched tha premises, and found 20 dozen bottles of beer, 20 bottles _of port,, and bottles of whisky. During the past 6 weeks the defendant had supplied to him 65 dozen of beer, 2 dozen of whisky, and 2 dozen of port. On the 29th May ho had 26 dozen of beer supplied; The Chief Detoctive said defendant had been carrying on an extensive sly. grog business, and between the oOtli April end the 10th Juno 54 dozen of ale, and 2 dozen of whisky had been taken to him. He submitted it was a case that re ;-jired a substantial penalty. The defendant had probably been doing better than some of tha hotels. There were still 33A dozen of empty beer bottles unaccounted for." Ignorance of the law combined with a stupid nature were the grounds by winch Mr. E. P. Hay accounted for Nsrar hayina kept the liquor. Counsel said defendant, who had been operating for only a few months, had been induced to sell the liquor by some of the residents, who had suggested that it would be a good idea, both for him and for them. ■. 4 i M?Sistrate {Mr. E. Page, S.M.) said he thouaht a substantial fine would ,f t 0, c im P°sed- It seemed the defendant had done business in a fairly Jarpte way. He would be fined £40 and ordered to pay ca,ts. Default was fixed at one month.

Counsel's application for time in which to pay the amount was refused.