MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 23 May 1919, Page 4

MAGISTRATE'S COURT.

OPUNAKE SETTINGS,

CHARGE AGAINST LICENSEE.

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At the Magistrate's Oourt, Opunake yesterday, before Mr A. Crooke, S.M Alfred Charles Walshe,«licensee of the Opunake Hotel, was charged that he did on Sunday, April 13th, allow liquor to be consumed on the premises by Arthur John Crawford, Walter Scott Dudley. I and Edward Le<wis. He was ateo i charged Vith keeping open and with selling liquor on the same date to the same persons. » ' , Mr ODea who appeared for the licensee and for Crawford, Dudley, and.' • Lewis, contended that the licensee could ""- treat his bona fide guests and that Crawford and Dudley wer e such, Lewis being a lodger. The drinks were supplied in the licensee's private parlor. The Magistrate accepted this contention and dismissed the informations against the licensee and also against the three persons for being on licensed premises. CHARGED WITH THROWING A STONE. Arthur John Crawford, who was defended by Mr ODea, was also charged with throwing a stone in Opunake to the danger of the Rev. Charles Strand and-others. The stone was thrown on April 13th, a few days after the licensing referendum. The stone rolled acrossth© road into the water table and did not cross the footpath on which werepassing the Rev. Strand and three or four todies. Counsel for the defendant submitted that as the stone did not reach the footpath that there was no> case to answer.

The Magistrate said that he agreed: and dismissed the information.