LICENSEES WARNED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 689, 14 June 1929, Page 11

LICENSEES WARNED

bona fides of casual BOARDERS “NOT EVEN TOOTHBRUSH” A warning that licensees should make closer inquiries into the bona-fides of casual boarders, and not allow them to book rooms for the purpose of drinking after hours was issued by Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Police Court this morning. Frederick V. Horne, of the Albion •Hotel was charged with keeping open f n d selling liquor alter hours. Mr Leary appeared, and entered p. plea of ”°Pofice t evidence was that Sergeant r-iilloty had visited the hotel in the evening of May 3. and found a man earned Edwards drinking in an uprfnirs bedroom. Hl» name was not ’ ilia bedroom book, and he had said thatche got nothing to drink, although he had quaffed a glass of stout in front “Mli'rne's ''explanation was that the ro an was booked, but that in the six bustle at the time he had booked him in. the man’s name had been taken as Redman. The licensee denied that 1,0 had ser T ed with drink, although admitting that he would probably have given it to hull bad lie asked for it. Tho magistrate accepted tile explanation. adding that there was insutrtcient evidence for a conviction. He ~ave some advice to Horne, who had been described by Mr. Leary as an in.“perienctd licensee, and one who had been in the trade only a few weeks. "Tell your client,” he said to counsel "that he must make some inquiries when a man comes to book a room, and has not even a hairbrush or a ’toothbrush. Mr. Leary: In other words, if he is to bo perfectly safe, lie must see that the man has his toothbrush. A charge against T C. Edwards of being found on licensed premises after hours was also dismissed.