DOMINION NEWS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXIV, Issue 3229, 7 June 1924, Page 5

DOMINION NEWS

DRINKING BY WOMEN.

LICENSING BENCH TAKES ACTION

(By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, this day.

The Christehureh Licensing Committee has taken a firm stand on the mattor of facilities being granted for women to drink in hotels. At yesterday’s meeting the chairman, Mr H. Y. Widdowson, S.M., said the Committee was surprised to find several hotels provided special facilities for women. It was not necessary to discuss tho question of women being entitled to drink as well as men, but there would have to be certain rules. The Committee had set its face against facilities which would encourage women to stay about hotels drinking. “The Committee has absolutely set its face against it,” .concluded Mr Widdowson. EAST COAST RAILWAY. IMMEDIATE VOTE URGED. (By Telegraph—Press Association) OPOTIKI, June 6. The Chamber of Commerce last night unanimously adopted a resolution urging the Government to make provision in the Estimates at the ensuing session for immediate construction of the Tana-atua-Opotiki section of the East Coast railway, which was authorised by Parliament nine years ago. The Chamber also resolved to suggest that this section be constructed by contract. THEFT OF £350. CLERK PLEADS GUILTY. (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 6. Albert G. Maddock, clerk, employed by Smith and Smith, Cuba Street, pleaded guilty to defalcations of £350, and was committed for sentence. ROYAL SHOW. LEVY OF 2 PER CENT. (By Telegraph-;— Press Association) DUNEDIN, June 6. A conference of A. and P. Societies agreod to pay a levy of two per cent on membership subscriptions to the Royal Society, and also agreed with the proposed amalgamation of the Council of Agriculture with the Royal Society. The proposed federation of South. Island Societies was discussed, and a committee was appointed to go into details. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT. SOLICITOR ARRESTED. (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH,'this day. A Christchurch solicitor, Lionel Lancelot Hitchings, has been arrested at Rakaia on a charge of embezzlement. Hitchings is a young married man. He was formerly employed by Messrs Duncan, Cotterill and Co. He is charged with fraudulently failing to account for money received by him. The first charge involves a sum of £ls. Other charges arc being laid. A DIRTY DAIRY. OWNER FINED £lO. (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 6. In the Magistrate’s Court, to-day John Telford, dairyman, was fined £lO for failure to keep his dairy clean. The evidence showed that samples of milk from defendant’s dairy disclosed dirt.