A WICKED GOLFER.

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1916, Page 1

A WICKED GOLFER.

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A case relating , ro I/- ji'iyiu-;- .-.. golf came before '.\!r :-. i , .'. .Wr/a; ;V S.M., yesterday, Willhm \V.;;'f\: : being charged under the c:t>■ !iy-!.i-.\ absolutely prohibiting the pk'.y'.ir.. ... golf on !ho municipal links on Hi:::.; > Mr J. OShoa :i;>|'o.:n d fv ti: >. ; poration, an,! .Mr J. .1. A: .'J;- , :'.! .':> the defendant. Reginald Thomas !l.'.!"s. '■:;'••:; i!:- ■• 3f the Berhampor;.' iI.--■ ■-l =-■. s.?: : i'.yi :■ October 20 he s:iw t!v. :'• i' ;: ' i;, playing golf there. On being ;>.-'- ---\o cease playing, dci'fii.l:i;■.: \v.-:':-. ■• n going on. Prior to the passing ■. he by-law, golf was on :- :- municipal links by l'-'..r;:e i:;t:i;';o •■>; people. Witness knew tint, en ::!'. '.he surrounding I'nlc> ;;r::j' w.i:. , ;■ ' ; ' being played on Sundays, y--. 1 :-! , ,:';:■■ ", a greater extent ;!ia-i o:i j :>..- v, '-. lay. He had ho'-n in c-vy.- :<■> of •.'•■ 'inks on Sunday, ;>.n f j is: , d :'<-''.vr no'ited anything objeciioii.r.ile. His Worship: Xothin;; in ;lie k , .;:;;, 1 of a nuisance? V/itness: No, sir. The witness went on to say i!ii< Saturday and Sunday h:'.d I-eon ;'i: ■ two best days at the m\i;i::.•!])a! !:; ; : ; . before the passing of the r,■■•■>v by !.> w No charge was rnndr- :ni S.:;u!ay. T'.i'class of people who :•;: n;h' i :ii ;i 'in'prior to the passing of tiie by-iaw w:..- ,- ---very select. X:: ron;:'i:::nu !i ; i boon nia-le by (he authorities of {■<<' Levin Home or .Moiii.;- .mi.v!,! , - lh-.n , in the vicinity. To Mr O'Shca: W ; s;i ! !. ( kp.cw that the eoiH'.."ii '.r.i ,! ive'\ r-.! complaints from the °rr % f'>y;ori"n .irphanage. The defendant, who is :i ;>-of-.■ : ;: ' a! accountant, admitted b :v'n- '■."- beratcly played golf \'v: rh~- \)\\-;■■■,-,. , ■of testing the validi'v c. r t!:■> ':; law, as he had b"cn I'llvi;- \' ilr'.i i : ; • by-law was ultra viren. I!. , :-.\: r.i •• ! three times a week on th' , Ink.-. 1". ■ fore the last by-law v. as :\ .>•:•■■ people went oti i!ie links on ;-'•!:■. than on any other day. The :>< .>;' ';■ who played on Sv.nrlays \v,'r;> ]■:•■:: '.'<]■■ business and pvofi'ssio":*:;'. \ petition presented to the Tin- i.'.>;;ucil protesting against the of Sunday golf, contained si-iu hires. Decision was reserved