THE BRISBANE WEST END CLUB

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VI, Issue 310, 2 July 1896, Page 10

THE BRISBANE WEST END CLUB

An application by the licensing inspector, for the cancelling of the licence granted to the West End Club, was heard before Messrs W. Yaldwyn, W. Stephens, and — Clapperton, J’s.P., at the South Brisbane Police Court, on Friday, 19th inst. Sub-inspector Urquhart, licensing inspector, conducted the ca a e, and Mr L. E. Groom (instructed by Messrs King and Sachse) appeared on behalf of Mr Ferdinand Nathan Simonsen, manager of the club. Senior-constable Long, of West End, said that complaints had been made to him about the club, and he himself had seen people going into and lying drunk out-ide of the premises. He had frequently seen butcher boys and hawkers enter theclub,and had on one occasion to report on the manner in which the club was conducted. Constable William Armitage deposed to having seen women, boys, and girls going into the club with jugs. He had aho seen people leaving the premises with bottles, and had, on three different occasions, taken the bottles from them. Louis Youngman said he became a member of the club on -the payment of Is. He

had seen persons who were not members of th® club supplied with liquor. Samuel Winterbottom said he was one of the committee; could not remember all their names (10), nor could he remember the name of the president; Simonsen was the secretary, and he was also treasurer; had attended four or five committee meetings in eight months; did not know the owner of the property; had never seen any lease or account for rent; subscription reduced from 21s to Is when Simonsen took charge ; had seen a written balancesheet ; could not say if copy had been sent to the members. The Bench decided that the registration of the club should be cancelled.— Queensland Licensed Victuallers' &azette.