A-Timaru barman is now in Ashburton, having beeneiiccessful inliia appli? • cation , for the position of steward to the Ashburton Club (says the Timaru Herald). This follows on Ashburton’s altered position,-regarding the Question of -license, : whi’eb 'i's causing much interest ■ ‘in Ashburton. Although the Minister of Internal Affairs has not actually removed the, suspension of the charter of the Ashburton Club and Mutual School of Arts, the committee is making arrangements tor opening ,the bar, which is being refitted. The'club has been told by the - authorities to act on the advice of its '■ solicitor. Ithas been informed, that it, ; cad open the* bar after the gazetting, of -"-the declaration of the licensing issue. There is some doubt as to the attitude the authorities will take, but the gerfiral opinion is that the action ? , ‘ of the club in opening the bar will be ,< ■ the subject' of a test case. Two wholesale wine and spirits merchants have • - opened branches in Ashburton, and are feeing well patronised. ]I : ' ' r J , Ol- :
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20582, 4 December 1928, Page 12
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