CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5274, 3 June 1895, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT.

_ The first annual meeting of the Licensing Committee for the Christchurch district was held at the Magistrate's Court, at noon, to-dayj present— Mr H. W. Bishop, 8.M., in the chair, and Messrs T. Qapes, D. M'Lennan, £. Smith, J. C. Maddieon, F. Trent, T. M'Cl&tchie, W. White, sen., and W. Langdown. TBANSFEBSi The following transfers were confirmed : --Albion Hotel from J. Whittington to John Barlow; Terminus Hotel from F. j Storey to E. Carroll. ; The application for a traasfer of license f of the Tattersall's Hotel from D. H. Christie was heldover pending the decision ; of a charge in which one of the applicants , was interested. ) BENEWALB. i The following renewals of licensea were , granted :— T. C. Meyera, Waltham Arms Hotel ; Cecil Louieson, Hereford Hotel, ; Hereford Street j A. J. Lawrence, Club Hotel, Sydenham; H. W. Candwell, Cale- : donian Hotel, St Albans ; P. W. James, , Gladstone Hotel, Durham Street; E.Allen, Clarendon Hotel, Oiford Terrace; J. I £" lo T» Albion Hotel, Colombo Street: f W. Burnip, Criterion Hotel, Gloucester ! Street; H. Haddrell, Market Hotel, Colombo Street; J. E. Ingle. Centra] Hotel, Colombo Street; Jane Simmonds, Oxford Hotel, Colombo Street; John loovey, Star and Garter Hotel, Oxford wST?. ; «i.Y # P * Warnfir » Commercial Hotel Cathedral Square; C. Klingenetein, Al Hotel, Cashel Street; F. Arenaß. Cafe* de Paris, Cashel Street; J. O'Neill, Grosvenor Hotel, South Belt; J. W. Matthews, Richardson's Hotel, Lichfield Street : £. MNamara,City Hotel, The Triangle; * t. C « rißtie ' E °y al Q eorge Hotel, St Aeaph Street and East Belt; F. J.Fuohfl, Wellington Hotel, Taam Street; Thomas Chapman, Eailway Hotel, Manchester Street; J. Ashton, Imperial Hotel, St Street; P. Mohr, Provincial Hotel, Cashel Street ; J. Molloy, Qneen's Hotel, Cashel and Manchester Streets; John Carl, Empire Hotel, High Street- E Carroll. Terminus Hotel, Manchester Street and South Belt; C. Deal, Eotherfield Hotel, Cashel Street; Thomas Broadway, Shades Hotel, Hereford Street; Thomas Quill, Lancaster Park Hotel, Ferry Eoad; J. Kennedy, Sandridge Hotel, Sydenham : 5 ! ? har <* Hadfield, Crown Hotel, South o\IGA W * Pe » rc e. Southern Cross Hotel, South Belt; Robert Crichton, Carlton Hotel, St Albans. ADJOURNMENTS. The Chairman said that in the matter of several of the applications it had come to the knowledge of the committee that there were charges of breaches of the Act pending against the licenFees, and they would be adjourned until after the hearing of these cases. The following applications were therefore adjourned until June 24, at noon:— P. Burke, Burkes Hotel, Manchester Street; John For, Prince of Wales Hotel, Colombo Street; Annie Hall, Eastern Hotel, East Belt ; Jane Conway, Tattersall'a Hotel, Cashel Street; J. Neill, White Hart Hotel, High Street ; E. Eavenhill, Cavereham Hotel, St Asaph Street ; T. B. Gaffney, New Zealander Hotel, St Asaph Street; J. Hatfield, Eoyal Hotel, Oxford Terrace j C. Scultheiß, White Swan Hotel, Tuam Street} J. Mi Walker, Zetland Arms Hotel, Cashel Street. The renewal of the licenses to C. Burton for the Occidental Hotel and H. Priston for the Foresters' Hotel were adjourned to allow of some improvements being carried but to the buildings. COKEE'a HOTEIi. Upon the application of Thomas Popham for a renewal of the license for .Coker's Hotel, Manchester Street, being called

Mr Bruges eaid he appeared for the applicant, Mr T. S. Weaton said Mr G. Ritchie and himself appeared for all those who had signed a petition against a renewal of the license being granted, with the exception of the Eev F. W. Isitt and Mr T. E. Taylor. Mr Bruges asked for an adjournment, as the charges made against the conduct of the house in the petition were of bo general a nature that the applicant did not know what he had to meet. ..... Mr Weston objected to an adjourn* ment. • , :; . ■■"■.' ■ : ;• ■ : ■'■'- "■■•■ '- •■■■'•

The Chairman then read the petition. He said that what the committee proposed to do was to hear prima facie evidence in support of the petition. Mr Bruges wished .the petitioners to make the charges more specific ; at present they were in too general language. Mr Weston said a further notice of objection Had been served upon the applicant. Mr Bishop said it was open to the objectors to make general charges, and to afterwards Bupporc them in any way they thought fit. The general conduct of the house was called in question by the petitioners. If they were able to prove anything like some of their statements, the allegations if substantiated would form charges under the Police Offences Act, and would have to be dealt with by another Court. Until some evidence had been heard the committee was not in a position to express an opinion -as --to whether the case was one for it to deal with, or whether it was one which. came within the jurisdiction of the Magistrate's Court. If specific allegations were made, he thought the applicant should have an opportunity of meeting them in another place. Mr Bruges said the chargeß might extend over a series of years*Mr Bishop aaid he would not allow any charges to be brought before the committee which did not deal with the license held under the present committee. Mr Weston having aßked what mode of procedure would be adopted if the case were adjourned. The Chairman said that the proper course would be for Mr Weston to produce any evidence in Bupport of the petition, and then Sir Bruges could call rebutting evidence, and aleo evidence as to the general conduct of the house during the past year. Mr Weston then said he would agree to the postponement, and the application was adjonrned until June 24, at 10 a.m.