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jper Frees Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 24. The New Brighton case, o£ supplying liquor on Sunday, came before the SuI preme Court again to-day. James, the ! licensee, applied for relief from the forfeiture of his lease on account of the endorsement of the license. James had been convicted because he had served travellers on several occasions during Sunday, and. Afr Justice Denniston held that a traveller was only entitled to be served with liquor immediately after his arrival. Counsel for James argued that the endorsement was not due to fraud, but to a bona, fide mistake, and therefore that the forfeiture of the lease should not be enforced. The decision was reserved. DUNEDIN, April 24. At the Supreme Court to-day, the case of H. J. K. Massey Lawless again came up. Mr Fraser, the Crown Prosecutor, said that the writ was the usual writ executed by the Exchequer Court, and defendant appeared to be properly in custody. If any application was made for the release of defendant, the whole of the. circumstances would have to be investigated, as to how defendant excused his action in having declared that he was worth the amount of the bail when he was not. Mr Justice Williams decided that defendant must remain in custody, he not having paid the £IOO, the amount of the estreated baiL j
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Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3551, 25 April 1901, Page 3
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