ICE-CREAMS AND CREAMICES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6902, 7 May 1929, Page 5

ICE-CREAMS AND CREAMICES

SIMILARITY OF NAMES LIKELY TO DECEIVE

The quality of ice cream dispensed by James Duhovieli, of Palmerston North formed the subject of a court, case in Palmerston North yesterday, when Duhcvicli pleaded not guilty to selling ice cream containing less than Id per cent of milk fat as required by regulation. Inspector Huggins stated that in defendant’s shop was a barrel labelled ice cream from which an attendant served a customer who asked for ice ci earn. Witness said he also purchased a quantity from the same barrel, the girl telling him that it was not ice cream let cream ‘ice and defendant later told him it was ice cream ice. drawing witness’s attention to a placard in the shop window which intimated that cream ices were on sale. In answer to Mr. J. A. Grant, defendant’s counsel, witness said there was no regulation covering cream ices. To Senior-Sergeant Whitehouse witness stated that tho girl did not tell her customer that what she had bought was not ice cream and she only mentioned the fact to witness after she perceived his intentions of taking samples for analysis. His Worship: What is the difference between an ice cream and an ice cream icef

Mr. Grant contended that ices did not necessarily have cream in them. Senior-Sergeant Whitehouse stated that he had seen printed in bold skinch lettering on the window of defendant’s shop, the words ice cream whereas the card referred to was in small lettering and stuck away in a corner.

For the defenco it was contended that if the "icc cream” purchased by Inspector Huggins was an ice as alleged by defendant, there was no need to have any specific quantity of cream in it.

Defendant, from the witness box, said he had been making ices and ico creams for 14 years but just before Christinas last had decided to give up selling ice creams and continue with the ices only. His ice cream ices were much the same .as ice creams, the only difference being that he replaced a Quarter of a pint of cream with half a dozen eggs. The mixture really cost him more. He had given instructions to a signwriter to remove the ice cream sign from his window but the latter had not done so yet. His Worship thought 'tho, window signs were misleading and tho (resignation of the commodity sold as ice cream ices likclv to deceive purchasers into thinking they were buying ice cream. If defendant wished to continue selling his cream ico mixture he had better call them "Ideal” ices and leave the word cream out of it. A fine of £2 with £1 7s 6d costs was imposed.