PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 97, 14 June 1911, Page 5

PERMITTING DRUNKENNESS.

A : LODGER’S POSITION. (Pv.r Press Association.) Timaru, June 13 Mr Day, S.M., gave judgment today in the case of Tasker, hotel-keep-er,' of Fairlie, charged with permitting drunkenness on his premises. The defence was that the n an got drunk elsewhere, and that, acooiding to law, as a lodger he had a right to ho on the premises even if drunk. The Magistrate said the facts were clear. The man got drunk there. As to the law referred to, a more recent decision than counsel had mentioned said that the man was legally on the premises, but, he continued, it could not be contended that a licensee would not be liable for permitting a lodger to gamble on the licensed premises. To his mind it would bp a scandalous state of the law' if, a publican could, with impunity, ' supply' unlimited liquor to a lodger and allow him to become drunk on nis licensed premises. Defendant was fined £5, and his license endorsed. J THE PELOTAS SAFE (Per Press Association.) Wanganui, June 13 The harquentine Pelotas, which was swept out of the river mouth along with a tow-boat, owing to flood wat ors on Monday night, lies in a safe position, about a quarter of a mile ‘Vein the north mole. She is on a sandy beach, hut two anchors nc holding her safe. Tho weather Ims ruxkialod, and an effort is to nade to-nionow m get tho vessel off, THE BLACK PAMPHLET. AUTHOR’S BANKRUPTCY. ''(Per Press Association.) Auckland, Juno 13. There was special interest in a mooting of creditors of William Pierrepont Black to-day in anticipation of some developments in connection witli tho authorship of the famous Black Pamphlet referred to in last session of Parliament. The only creditor present was Richmond, tho principal -jicclitor, who was represented by E. J. Oavoy, of Wellington. Black, undei examination, stated that no person hacked him in running the “New Zealand Leader.”. He published the matter about Sir Joseph Ward in Inis paper, and afterwards in pamphlet. About '20,000 copies of the pamphlet were sold. He got between £8 and £lO per thousand for the pamphlet.A spiritualist and socialist of Wellington presented him with a Joe-ament, whicli’he published in the pamphlet. Ho denied having got anything out oi tho pamphlet, except what it brought by its sale. He denmJ that he goiyany piofit out of tho pampalet. He gave away dozens of copies to men out of work. Ho was now canvasser for a paper organised by his vile, winch 1 produced £2 5s to £2 Ids per week, of which he, as editor and canvasser, got five shillings a weelc pocket money. All he could offer re liters was one shilling weekly. 'Jhe meeting adjourned sine die P aiding instructions to Riciim m l from his princinal.

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