HOTELKEEPERS FINED.
(United Press Association.) WOODVIItLE, Jan. 31. At the Magistrate's Court this morning three hotelkeepers were fined in sums varying from £1 to £2 for permitting shouting on December sth. The offences were admitted formally, but it was urged that, it . being race day, the hotels were busy and breaches of the law were inadvertently committed. Tho police stated that the hotels were well conducted, and~tnat ther<? had been np previous convictions. The Magistrate said the fines would be; light, of the police evidence and the fact . that there were no previous convictions, but if the offenders came before him again severe penalties would be imposed.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 27, 1 February 1918, Page 5
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107HOTELKEEPERS FINED. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 27, 1 February 1918, Page 5
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