Breach of the Licensing Act.
. ....'' - .rNAPiEKJ March" 8, Marion Auisebropk, of ? ths Shamrock JJotel, .was charged,withpermitticg dice' throwing for " a shilling in and the wmw shants." ;/Counsel for defence contended that there was no case to prove that throwing dice was an unlawful game, but the S,M. held that under a statue of George 11. it was so held and he. inflicted a fine of £2 and costs. The conviction is to be endorsed on the; license. There was a further charge of allowing a prohibited person to be on' the premises^ and though the defence alleged that they ordered'"him off and refused to serve him, a fine -of £5 was inflicted on the same defendant.
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Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8605, 9 March 1897, Page 4
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116Breach of the Licensing Act. Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8605, 9 March 1897, Page 4
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