The Licensed Victuallers' Gazette

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XV, Issue 862, 13 September 1906, Page 20

The Licensed Victuallers' Gazette

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The Christchurch Licensing Committee last Thursday, refused to grant the application for conditional licenses at the New Zealand Exhibition.

In the local Police Court last Thursday a young man who was charged with refusing to quit the Carpenter s Arms Hotel when requested to do so by the licensee, was fined £2 and costs or seven days’ imprisonment.

In the Blenheim licensing district it has been ordered that 20 hotels be- repaired, but nine were to be rebuilt, two years were given for rebuilding.

Constable Wild, who is. retiring from the police force, was presented last week with a purse of sovereigns by the residents of Te Aroha.

At the Parnell Licensing Committee’s quarterly meeting last week the application for a renewal of the license of the Newmarket Hotel was deferred pending the hearing of charges of Sunday trading against the licensee.

A startling incident took place at a fashionable hotel in Switzerland last week. During luncheon time a Russian young lady, stated to be a revolutionary, shot a guest at the hotel. It is now stated that the unfortunate victim was an innocent visitor who was mistaken for a prominent Russian official. * * * *

The Thames Licensing Bench while being of the opinion that, certain conduct of a licensee of one of the hotels was not a breach of the Licensing Act, they deemed it an unwise proceeding.

Mr J. W. Shaw, of the Grand Hotel, Te Aroha, has called for tenders for the re-painting of the hotel.

Mr Jacob Christmann has purchased Mr James Brunton’s interest in the hotel at Mangawai.

The area of the Exhibition dining-room is 97ft by 38ft.

Several grocers in Dunedin were before the Court recently for the offence of not having printed over the doors of their premises, the fact that they held bottle licenses. Fines of 20s and costs were inflicted on each offender the prosecutions being the first of the kind that have taken place in Dunedin.

In regard to the fire escapes attached to the Royal Hotel Victoria Street, two members of the Licensing Committee stated at the quarterly meeting, held last week, that they had visited the hotel, and after examining the fire escapes, considered that nothing further was possible.

A deputation last week waited on the Lord Mayor of Sydney, asking . that the City Council should assist in the temperance movement by posting up placards concerning the nature and effects of alcohoL In reply, the Lord Mayor said that before the Council could do this special legislation would be necessary. He would refer the matter to the health committee.

The Habitual Drunkards Bill, which is being introduced by the Minister for Justice, provides that after a certain number of convictions have been recorded against a person he shall be deemed to be an habitual drunkard, and the Court may have power to commit him to such institutions as the Salvation Army homes, or other suitable places, for certain periods. Should they leave such institutions without the authority of the Court, the police will be empowered to arrest them, and bring them before the Court.

Four times more Irishmen reside in the United States than Englishmen.

In the Whangarei Police Court last week, Sergt. Drake said in reference to an offender, that it was no use issuing a prohibition order, as accused could procure as much drink as he wanted through the agency of others.

There is apparently no limit to the powers that members of some licensing committee’s imagine they are allowed to exercise. The latest is l from Wellington, where the committee wish it to be made known that in all hotels the washing of glasses should be • with hot water. Strange to say they do not stipulate for any degree of heat for the water, nor do they mention in what sort of water other highly useful adjuncts to hotelkeeping are to be washed in.

The stories told about the late Sir Wilfrid Lawson are numerous. Once at a friend’s, after playing with the little son of the house, he said: “Well, my boy, we’ve been great friends,. but it’s odd we were never introduced. I don’t know what your name is, and I’m sure you haven’t the shghtest who I am.” “Oh, yes,” said the small boy, “I know you very well. You are the celebrated drunkard.”

In Wellington last Friday, at the quarterly meeting of the Newtown Licensing Committee it was indicated to the licensee of the Park Hotel that the license would not be renewed at the annual meeting, unnless the house was conducted in a better way. The police report stated that too much drunkenness was seen about the premises.

In the local Court last Friday a prohibited person named Walter Charles Kisby was fined £2 and costs for being found on licensed premises.

During the financial year ended March 31, Chinese arriving in New Zealand paid in poll tax.

From the Cook Islands it is reported that owing to the abundance of oranges at this season, which are much used for bush-beer making, considerable drinking has been going on among the natives, a number of them having been fined.

The quarterly meeting of the Thames Licensing Committee was held at noon last Friday, Mr R. S. Bush presiding. Transfers were granted as follows Royal Hotel, Thames, from J. M. West to W. A. Cullen; Junction Hotel, Thames, from Mrs McKay to J. B. Hooper ; Exchange Hotel, Thames, from A. M. Tracy to N. Sanford ; and Golconda Hotel Coromandel,, from the Official Assignee to J. Lynch, senior.

The refusal of the Christchurch Licensing Committee to . grant a conditional license to the Exhibition, is viewed with great disfavour. at that city-, and both the morning papers have taken the Committee severely to task for their action.

The no-license district of Ashburton continues to supply cases against the licensing laws. Last Friday, a: the Magistrate’s Court, the S.M. convicted John Kilgour on three charges of selling and one charge of exposing- liquor for sale at Mount Somers, and fined him ,£3O on one charge for selling. A week was allowed to pay the fine, failing which six weeks’ imprisonment. James Smith was fined 40s and costs for bringing liquor into a no-license district.

To replace the present Cornwall Arms Hotel at the Thames, the owners, The Campbell Ehrenfried Company, intend to erect a new two-storey building of twenty-two rooms, costing £llOO.

In the Wellington Licensing Court last week considerable discussion took place over the application of Mr A. McVinish for the license of the Post Office Hotel. The police object to the present building, while the solicitor for the owner said that they did not want to rebuild at present, and mentioned that Mr McVinish had lost a considerable amount of money at Invercargill through being thrown out of a hotel on no-license being carried there. Eventually the whole matter was postponed for a month

Mr Thos. Rupert Carroll, whose photo, appears in this issue, has been engaged in hotelkeep’ing' for twenty-four years. His first venture was “The Supreme Court,” of which he took possession in

February, 1882. Finding, however, that town life did not agree with him, and acting on medical advice, he acquired a farm, whereon he erected a building suitable for conversion into a ; hotel. This was some eight miles out of Gore, and ■ subsequently known as “The Stoney Creek Hotel.” It was opened on ■ Ist July, 1884. Host Carroll conducted the business throughout to the "entire satisfaction of police and public, and he and his charming wife endeared themselves to all with whom they came in contact. Whenever a concert was got up for charitable purposes, and no matter in wffiat part of their district it was held, Mr and Mrs Carroll were sure to be found rendering their able vocal assistance. Unfortunately for our subject, his hotel was. just inside the northern . boundary of’ the Mataura Electorate, and in 1903 prohibition was carried at Mataura. A ffiost remarkable thing about this confiscation of Mr Carroll’s property, is that at the local booth (which was within f six chains of his hotel) 85 per cent; of the votes .cast were for “Continuance,” showing the esteem in which Mr Carroll was held, and that the locality required the hotel. However, certain booths at the other end of the electorate (some 30 miles away) voted, “We don’t want it, ” which fact inclines one to ask—is-. this really “local option?” Mr Carroll shad now to seek a fresh field for his energies, but before leaving, he was the* recipient of three distinct expressions of esteem — at Otama, Mandeville and Gore. ' Reference was made at .these, to the loss the districts were about to sustain through his departure, he always having’ taken a leading part in’ Agricultural and 'Horticultural Shows, and every public and'private matter for the good of the districts. As will be seen by an advertisement appearing in another part of our paper, Mr Carroll is now in 1 possession of that beautifully situated hotel , known as “The Aparima,” Riverton, where he has made himself a valued member of society and likewise many friends. He takes as formerly an active part in most of the local institutions, being both a Borough Councillor and a member of the Harbour Board. Intending visitors to the charming seaside resort of Riverton will do well to place themseves under his care. Being also a keen enthusiast in all that pertains to sport, shootists and anglers may rely on receiving valuable suggestions from the genial host of “The Aparima.”

In Blenheim last week at the quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court the . report from the Health Department on the hotels in the district was read, also a report of experts appointed by the Hotelkeepers’ Committee. It was decided that 20 hotels be repaired in accordance with the reports, but nine, including the Royal and Masonic, were ordered to be rebuilt in accordance with the resolution carried last sitting. Two years were given for re-building.

In Christchurch last week, Sir John Hall, referring to the importation of Japanese rickshaw men for the Exhibition, said, “It is a very distressing thing that men should be used as beasts of burden.”

AN UNWISE PROCEEDING.

In the Thames Licensing Court last week the police reported regarding the Salutation Hotel, that a lookout was constantly kept for the police, that bottles of beer were planted in the yard and outbuildings by arrangement for men coming off work at night; and also that bottles of beer were sent to a cottage near the hotel, which belonged to the landlord, for the convenience of men coming off shift at midnight, and that these men were in the habit of calling at the cottage on the way home from work, and sitting on the verandah drinking beer. Mr Miller, for the licensee, stated that his client denied that any particular lookout was kept for the police, and pointed out that in any case it was no breach of the law to watch the police. He also denied that bottles of beer were kept in the yard, but admitted that this had been done formerly until the police objected to it some time ago when the practice was

discontinued. With regard to the last charge, however, he admitted that bottles of beer were sent to the cottage, but these were ordered by the men when they were going on shift in the afternoon, and were sent to the cottage before closing time. . The men then called for them on the way home from work at midnight. Mr Miller pointed out that nd breach of the Act had been committed in any way. This opinion was upheld by the committee. At the same time they advised' the licensee to discontinue the practice, which, though not a distinct breach of the law, was at the same time an unwise proceeding.

NEW HOTEL BUILDING.

At a quarterly meeting of the Thames Licensing Committee which was held last Friday, the police report stated that the alterations and additions to the Cornwall Arms Hotel ordered by the committee had not been carried out or even commenced. Mr Clendon on behalf of the owners, explained that the delay in carrying out this work was no fault of the CampbellEhrenfried Co., who were the owners, as they had instructed their architect, Mr Currie, to proceed with the work immediately after the last meeting of the committee, in June, and the fault really lay with Mr Currie, who, from press of business, has been unable to carry the work through as quickly as the company would have liked. The plans, however, were now ready. Mr Clendon pointed out that the company were doing far more than they had promised as they were now going to build a new two-storey house of 22 rooms at a cost of £noo, whereas they had only agreed with the committee to spend £5OO on improvements. Tenders would be called for the work at once. The committee accepted the plans submitted and ordered the house to be completed in four months from date, with such fire escapes as the inspector should think necessary.

WELLINGTON TRANSFERS.

The quarterly meeting of the Wellington Licensing Committee was held at the Magistrate’s Court last week. Present: Messrs John Smith (acting-chairman), R. A. Wright A. Rand, E. C. Jones, and Geo. Petherick. Consideration of the granting of license to A. McVinnish for the Post Office Hotel was postponed for a month (under circumstances reported in another column) The following transfers were granted: Foresters’ Arms, A. E. Brunette to W. Moore; Shepherds’ Arms, A. Gillespie to P. W. Corby ; Oriental (now Palace), John Henry Pagni’ to Geo. Edwards. The committee sanctioned the change of name in the lastnamed case.

WITH HOT WATER.

The acting-chairman (Mr John Smith) of the Wellington Licensing Committee stated at the quarterly meeting last week that the committee considered that the public conveniences at all hotels in the district should be at any rate nearly adequate to requirements. In many cases they were not so. The committee wanted landlords and owners to do the best they could in these matters, and also desired the police to furnish a report at next meeting as to. the state of the conveniences at all the hotels. Another matter the committee wished to be made known was that in all hotels the washing of glasses should be with hot water.

THE GUEST HOUSE OF THE COLONY.

In reference to the refusal of the Christchurch Licensing Committee to grant the application for conditional licenses at the Exhibition, Mr Munro (Chairman of the Executive Commissioners) stated to an interviewer that the Committee had failed to realise the fact that the Exhibition was the guest house of the cvolony for the time being, and, being so, should be governed by the unwritten laws of hospitality, and not be dominated by local and party considerations. As the Committee referred to is entirely a prohibitionist one, Mr Munro has evidently completely failed to grasp the true inwardness of prohibitionists. If he did so he would know that the question of guest house means to them nothing, laws of hospitality written or unwritten are foreign to them, while the subduring of petty, local, or party considerations would be as to take the breath of life from them. He little knows the New Zealand prohibitionist.

..RESULT OF

Inquiries made in Oamaru by the special reporter of the Dunedin “Star” have resulted in the discovery of the fact that if you know how to set about it you can in that town with reasonable, security, purchase liquor in any quantity within the gamut that is bounded by “a small

taste” and “a skinful.” The reporter says: “Of the existence of regular sly grog-shops in Oamaru—places where liquor is kept in more or less bulk and regularly retailed to blokes’— it is absurd to pretend ignorance. ; I wds told of one such place by half-a-dozen people in the space of 24 hours; even the details of its peculiar methods seemed to be almost common knowledge. And I saw enough to satisfy myself about if. I was assured on very good authority that one person had disposed of 50 dozen bottles of beer during the first fortnight of prohibition. As a stranger I was inevitably a person to be suspected by the grog-seller, and it was not surprising that I failed to make my way into one of the biggest groggeries of the town. But I made observations all the same; and I think I know the look of ‘empties’ in a sack.”

THE UN=DESTROYED STAMP.

Notwithstanding that offences against the Beer Duties Act are easily preventable, every now and then it is found that carelessness in minor matters lead to expense and trouble. In the local Police Court last Friday, Michael O’Connor was charged that on August 13, at Aratapu, he knowingly withdrew beer from a 36-gallon cask without first destroying the duty stamp. Mr Skelton appeared for the defendant, and explained that O’Connor took all blame but he knew practically; nothing about the breach. O’Connor thought that one of his men had neglected to destroy the stamp. Mr Mays said that O’Connor had written explaining the matter, and he took all the blame in connection with the case. The defendant had acted very frankly in the matter. Mr Dyer said it was “more .a bit of carelessness than anything else,” and fined the defendant and costs.

NO WOMEN CUSTOMERS.

Last week the attention at the City Licensing Bench was directed to the adjourned application for the transfer of the Grosvenor Hotel, Hobson,street, from Alexander Schulze to Edward Yarde-Buller, the police reported that the house had been conducted indifferently in the past three months, during Buller’s conditional occupancy. A number of semi-intoxicated men and women of illfame were found on the premises on the occasion of a surprise visit by the police, a few nights ago. Mr McVeagh appeared for Mr YardeBuller.

Sub-Inspector Gordon said the report was made more as a warning to the licensee not to allow these people to frequent the house.

Mr McVeagh explained that Mr Buller only went into the house four months ago. He had been in a couple of country hotels, and they had been conducted to the satisfaction of the police. As Mr Buller was a stranger it was very difficult for him to discriminate between the undesirables. He had decided that the only way to overcome the difficulty in question was to absolutely refuse to supply women at all.

Sub-Inspector Gordon said he believed the house would be conducted better in future.

Mr Aickin said they had had several instances of new men getting into trouble by giving drink to women of ill-fame and thieves.

Mr Casey : Do you think a hotelkeeper is so simple as not to know the difference between that class of women and respectable people? Sub-Inspector Gordon: Some of these people are very, difficult to distinguish. The licenseT was then granted.

A REGRETTABLE DECISION.

Mr G. L. Munro, Chairman of the Exhibition Executive Commissioners, spoke in support of the application made to the Licensing Committee for a conditional license to sell alcoholic liquors at the Exhibition. He said he had attended, to put the matter from the Exhibition authorities’ point of view. The Exhibition was clearly a colomal undertaking, and was international in character. Invitations in the name of the colony and under the hand of his Excellency the Governor had been sent to all the nations in the world to participate, and a very great number had decided to send representative delegates. That being so, he thought it would be agreed that it would be inhospitable and almost unkind to place a restriction upon those people as to their mode of living whilst they were practically the guests of the colony. Beyond that, it was desired to extend a reasonable convenience to hard-worked exhibitors and attendants, who would be working very long hours. Then there was the question of the comfort and convenience of the unofficial visitors from all parts of the world and the colony. He thought it was only reasonable that

provision such as they had been accustomed to in their own localities should be made for those people. The foregoing remarks applied to the restaurants only. With regard to the wine licenses, all previous colonial exhibitions had had the concession granted. Very many exhibits were coming forward from South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales, and prominent amongst them were wines. So far as he could judge, the exhibitors were displaying these wines for the purpose of promoting trade, and they were under the impression that the same privilege would be extended to them as at previous exhibitions. He had a feeling that if that was not granted, they would withdraw their support from the Exhibition altogether, and that would mean a large loss ,as the three States mentioned had taken in the aggregate 20,000 feet of space. It was not intended to use the wine kiosk as a wine shop at all; the suggestion was that the control would be practically in the hands of the Exhibition authorities. Each exhibitor would supply the wines he was exhibiting, to be acquired at such prices as would just cover the cost, and after the expense of running the kiosk had been met, any surplus would go to the Exhibition authorities. That was the arrangement made by the exhibitors. After the luncheon adjournment, the chairman announced the decision of the committee. “With regard to the applications for conditional licenses,” he said, “I have only to announce that the elected members have unanimously, decided to refuse the licenses.”

The committee comprise three prohibitionist clergymen and two prohibitionist lawyers, and were elected at the last licensing poll by a large majority, their “ticket” being ten o’clock closing.

ALTERATIONS COMPLETED.

At the last annual meeting of the City of Auckland Licensing Committee, various alterations were required by the police these alterations having now been completed to their satisfaction, the Committee at the quarterly meeting held last week approved of the following licenses : —City Hotel, Walter Stimpson; Criterion Hotel, Robert John Ware; Fitzroy Hotel, George Taylor; Metropolitan Hotel, Lindsay Cooke. Prince of Wales’ Hotel, David J. Jackman; Royal Hotel, John Morrison; Thistle Hotel, Patrick Quinlan; United Service Hotel, Ann Maria Coombe; Star Hotel, Albert-street, H. S. Elliott; Suffolk Hotel, F. J. Littlfe; Robert Burns Hotel, A. J. Stephenson ; Rising Sun Hotel, John McKean; Newton Hotel, H. H. Dyer.

LOOKING FORWARD.

The “Auckland Star’s” correspondent in Christchurch telegraphing one day last week said that in view of the possibility of a dissolution oyer the land question the “Times” urges the Government to introduce a bill providing that in the event of a dissolution of Parliament before the expiration of its three years, a licensing poll shall be taken after the expiry of three years from date of the previous poll. Licensing polls could be taken thereafter every three years without respect to the date of . the general elections. Apart from the fact that amendment of the Act is needed to obviate the difficulty arising from a dissolution” divorce of the Parliamentary and licensing polls would be attended, the “Times” thinks, with good results. It would rid the Parliamentary election of a rather undesirable element of excitement and bitterness, and convert the licensing poll into a straight out test of active public opinion on the continuance of licenses.

A BLOW TO THE EXHIBITION.

The Christchurch Licensing Committee has refused to grant the application for conditional licenses at the New Zealand Exhibition. The committee comprise three prohibitionist clergymen and two prohibitionist lawyers, and were elected at the last licensing poll by. a large majority, their “ticket” being ten o’clock closing. Mr Munro (chairman of the Executive Commissioners), when interviewed this evening in regard to the decision of the Licensing Committee not to grant conditional licenses for the Exhibition, said that it would be a great blow to the Exhibition. The financial effect would be very serious indeed, but the charge of inhospitality and want of consideration to guests, visitors, exhibitors, and attendants was a much greater and more serious matter in his opinion. The Licensing Committee failed to realise the fact that the Exhibition. was the guest house of the colony for the time being, and, being so, should be governed by the unwritten laws of hospitality, and not be dominated by local and party considerations.

PARNELL LICENSING COMMITTEE.

The quarterly meeting of the Parnell Licensing Committee was held in the Borough Council Chambers last week, Mr H. W. Gavin presiding in the absence of the chairman (Mr R. W. Dyer, S.M.). Transfers: The following, transfers were granted :—Ellerslie Hotel (Andrew J. J. Myer to E. Parris); Panmure Hotel, Panmure (George Hyde to Ronald Cameron).

Newmarket Hotel: The police report concerning the Newmarket Hotel, which had been under observation for some time, was favourable until Sunday, September 2nd, on which date the police entered the house and found two men at the bar with drink in front of them. As this was going to form the subject of a Magisterial inquiry, Sub-Inspector Gordon suggested that the licensee’s application for renewal be deferred until after that inquiry. This course was agree to by the licensee’s counsel Mr McVeagh, and decided upon by the committee.

HOTEL FIRE ESCAPES.

The matter of fire escapes on no ! .°J buildings was referred to at he meeting of the City Licensing Committee last week. At the annual meeting held in June it was suggested that th? fire escapes at the Royal Hotel might be improved. Mr McLean, who appealed lor the licensee to-day, stated that the owners were prepared to adopt any practical suggestion that was made, but the escapes seemed sufficient, and no way of improvement had been suggested. The chairman (Mr P. E. Cheal) and Mr Graves Aickin, members of the committee, stated that they had visited the hotel, and considered that nothing further was possible. The stairs and ceilings were fireproof, and the hotel was one of the safest in Auckland. An escape at the rear was unnecessary, in view of the facility with which the stairways could be reached. The committee decided that nothing further was necessary. In connection with the fatality caused by the bending of a rail at the Newton Hotel, the chairman remarked that pot-plants were sometimes placed on the fire escapes. This might be a source of danger, since anyone escaping from a fire might trip on these and fall over the guard-rail. He believed that it was in stepping over a pot-plant that the son of the licensee of the Newton Hote stepped on the lower guard-rail, which was not ri vetted, and which bent and precipitated him to the roadway.

CITY TRANSFERS.

At the quarterly meeting of the City Licensing Committee which was held last week, the following transfers were granted : —Ponsonby Club Hotel, Edward Quinn to Henry Arthur Lloyd ; Wynyard Arms Hotel, David Morrison to Frederick Freeman; Edinburgh Castle Hotel, WilFam James Brew in to William Thomas Watts; ’ Britomart Hotel, William John Baker to Joseph D. Fischer; Aurora Hotel, Samuel Sarah to Samuel Kahn; Star Hotel, Albert-street, Isadore J. Rothschild to Horace S. Elliott; Carpenters’ Arms Hotel, David Walker to George Hyde.

WHY THE DELAY?

The City Licensing Bench had before them last week the case of the Fitzroy Hotel, in Wakefield-street, George Taylor licensee, the police reported that the house was very badly conducted. Sunday trading was strongly suspected. Several drunken persons had been recently found on the premises. The private entrance now complies with the Act. A

summons had been issued against the licensee on one of the charges.

Mr F. Earl (who appeared for Mr Taylor) challenged the report. He said if his instructions were' correct he would, be able to show that the action of the police towards this licensee had been tyrannous, oppressive, and amounting absolutely to depreciat.on of character, and such conduct the Licensing Committee, he was sure, would not countenance. He had six Witnesses, and he was prepared to go on with the hearing oi the objections. Sub-Inspector Gordon: A summons has been issuea against the licensee, and the licensee will have an ample opportunity of ventilating any grievances he has in the proper Court. Mr Earl: I say, again, the conduct of the police towards my client amounts to positive persecution, if my information is

correct. Sub-Inspector Gordon: Your information is wrong. Mr Earl said he had witnesses to back up his statements at any rate. Was it fair treatment, on the part of the police, that a summons on a charge alleged o have been committed on August 9, should not be served until September 3. The Chairman: It is the duty of the police to state everything in connection with these houses that they know. Mr Earl : Certainly; but is it not 'he duty of the police to take immediate steps, and not wait a month, and so prejudice my case before the committee Sub-Inspector Gordon said the case had been submined to the Crown Prosecutor, and he had taken the steps which he considered proper. The police were not concerned with the actions of the Crown Prosecutor.

The Chairman suggested that t.'e case should stand over. Mr Earl said it would not be fair to his client. Sub-Inspector Gordon: Mr Earl can show his hand if he likes, but we ar 3 not going to. The Chairman said that he 1 bought t* e case should stand down until the charge had been heard in the Court. The committee’s, action would be greatly dependent'upon what the charge was in the Magistrate’s Court, and how :• was decided. The committee decided that the cj*e should stand over until the cha ge hud been disposed of in the Court.

LIVER LETTERS.

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