CLOSED HOTELS.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 311, 4 December 1918, Page 3

CLOSED HOTELS.

[to the editor-] Sir,—W. L. Fowler has once again risen in his wrath against the anonymous letter writer. I cannot help thinking much of the correspondence L.U.F. has with your worthy paper would carry more weight if he “forgot” to sign his name at the bottom, especially so j when he deals with the licensing > question. “Anti-Humbug” deserves I the thanks of the community for ( bringing this matter forward as it | is quite evident the law is being violated. The present vendors for the Trade have themselves, to thank for much of the opposition' they are experiencing to-day by the way they evade the restrictions placed upon them, by the Anti-Shouting,” “Six o’clock 'Closing” and even “Sunday Trading.” L.W.f. says : “fhe i police have had many calls.” Yes, | Sir, they had one early this week in j Heretaunga street, necessitating I the calling of a low tip dray in which to place a man so helplessly | drunk as to be unable even to sit- j up in it. Our police, like the rest of i the people of Hastings, arc more than willing to help all thej’ can, j during these days of need ; but to have 'to watch public house corners J and cart drunks to the police station j is surefv a condition of things which • even a member of a Licensing Com-1 mittee should object.—T am, etc., A. STEVENSON. Hastings, 4/12/18.