SLY-GROG SELLING.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18584, 3 June 1930, Page 4

SLY-GROG SELLING.

AUCKLAND RESTAURANT RAIDED. By Telegraph—Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 2. “This is one of the worst in the city, so far as sly-grogging is concerned,” said Sub-Inspector Shanahan, at the Police Court £his morning, when Joseph Urlich, proprietor of the Royal Cafe, was charged with selling beer without a license. Urlich, for whom Mr McLiver appeared, pleaded guilty. “On April IJ,” said the Sub-Inspec-tor, “Constables Poll and O’Carroll went to the restaurant and had supper. Shortly after 10 p.m., they were supplied with six bottles of beer, for which they paid 6/-. The restaurant was raided by Sergeants Campagnola and Brenchley on April 19. When the Sergeants read out a search warrant to Urlich, he told them there was no liquor in the place. Tm going to make a thorough search anyway,’ said Sergeant Campagnola. ‘There is no liquor here,’ said Urlich. When the Sergeant went upstairs, he found four bottles of beer. Urlich then said: ‘Oh, well, I may as well tell you. It is in this room here.’ In the room were found 136 bottles of beer, 35 bottles of stout, 10* bottles of wine, 5 bottles of whisky, and two decanters of wine, and 75 empty bottles, as well as glasses. There is a taxi stand oiitside the restaurant, and we have good reason to believe that there has been a considerable amount of drinking going on by the general public,” said Mr Shanahan. Mr McLiver said that Urlich had been in Auckland many years, and had never been in trouble before. Three dozen bottles did not belong to him, but to a man who lived at Ohinewai. "These Dalmatian people do not drink tea; they prefer wine,” said counsel. “The liquor had been kept in a locked room. A relative of Urlich's was returning to Dalmatia and the liquor on the premises was to be consumed at a big farewell send off. This, however, was spoilt by the police.” Mr Hunt, S.M., imposed a fine of £SO, in default three months’ imprisonment. Seven days were allowed in which to pay the fine. “Look here, if you come up again for this, you will get three months straight out,” the Magistrate told him.