EX-"BOOK" AND BILLIARD ROOM.
Peculiar Possibilities.
The question of whether an ex- ! bookmaker should be permitted to ! hold a billiard-room license exercised jthe mind of the new Christchurch City Council recently, and they for- \ warded his application to the police , for a report. The police report was j unfavorable, the saloon being dei picted as the resort of betting men, j and a place which offered facilities ' for gaming. Thereupon the Council i refused the license. Later, however, jthe Council gave the matter further j Consideration, and granted the li- ! cense. What is the meaning of it | all? One or two bookies have gone I into the grocery business m Christchurch, and one is stated to be ! studying- for the Church. Tt will be awkward if the lattor's tabernacle is later classed as a common gaming house, and the Rev.' fkey is refused a license to lay the double by marrying- people.
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NZ Truth, Issue 309, 27 May 1911, Page 5
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EX-"BOOK" AND BILLIARD ROOM.
NZ Truth, Issue 309, 27 May 1911, Page 5