INTOXICATING TONIC.
▲ CHEMIST CONVICTED. By Telegraph— Press Associati<in. Auckland, Last Night. The sale of a “liquor” known as "Key brand champagne cider” without being licensed, formed the basis of a prosecution agginst Alexander Eccles, a chemist, at the Police Court to-day. The police submitted an analyst’s report stating that the cider contained nearly 15 per cent, of proof spirit. Defendant said he sto<(:ed cider primarily on account of its tonic properties. It was a pleasant medicinal drink. The magistrate said it was a beverage, and although perhaps a good tonic, was none less an intoxicating draught. The defendant was convicted and ordered to pay costs.
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Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1924, Page 9
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105INTOXICATING TONIC. Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1924, Page 9
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