A TONIC THAT “BITES.”
CHEMIST CQNVICTFD. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Dec. 12. The sale of a “liquor” known as “Key brand champagne cider” without being licensed, formed the basis of a prosecution against Alexander Eccles, a chemist, at the Police Court to-day. The police submitted an analyst’s report stating that the cider contained nearly 15 per cent of proof spirit. Defendant said he stocked cider mainly an account of its tonic properties. It was a pleasant medicinal drink. The magistrate said it was a beverage, and although perhaps a good tonic, was none the less an intoxicating draught. The defendant was convicted and ordered to pay costs.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 December 1924, Page 5
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108A TONIC THAT “BITES.” Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 December 1924, Page 5
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