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who appeared for Mr. Garrott, that I premises were disqualified why the Garrett had nothing to do with any disqualification was removed.
of the cluba on the premises, prior to October of last year. "Mr. Gar- rett hnd always borne a very good record. During twenty-five years' experience as a public-house licence holder nothing was recorded against him.
A successful appeal against a sentence of one month's imprison-
Sir Henry, addressing the Bonch, ment in the second division was said that this was quite a different made by Abraham Lowis Garrett, class of club from "the mushroom 62, described as a director of the club which arises where there is Lido Club, Newman-street, W., at drunkenness, disorder, and thlev London Sessions. Sir Robert Wal. lace, K.C, presided.
Mr. Garrett was sentenced by Mr. Mead, at the Marlborough- street Police-court, for selling in- toxicating liquor at the club with- out a licence. He was brought up following a police raid,
Mr. Eustace Fulton, who appear- ed for the raspondent magistrate, said the Lido Club was registered on Aug. 6, 1926, and was acquired in October of the following year by a company called Venice Limited, of which the appellant was a direc- tor, holding 100 £1 shares. Be tween Oct. 25, 1927, and Jan. 31 this year the balance sheet showed profits on the sales of wines of £2,734. In the month of February the gross profits were as much as £1,097."
The inspector mentioned that it had been disqualified for five years.
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"The Longer the Better" Sir Henry: It is like the dis- qualification of a motor driver's licence for drunkenness the longer the better.
The Chairman; This place ought never to be allowed to open again,
After a retirement for about half an hour Sir Robert announced that the justices had had the greatest ing." To show how profitable that difficulty in this matter." "They club was, by the summer of last desire to state," he said, "perhapa year it was in the hands of re-t is unusual, that the decision is ceivers and closed down. Friends the decision of a majority of the of Mr. Garrett put up some money, Bench. The whole Bench are un- and for the first time in his life he became connected with a night club in October of last. year. He was the paid servant of the club, being paid £5 a week.
animous in that they agree with Mr. Mend's view that fining as a general rule is an utterly inade- quate punishment, and that it is necessary for it to be understood that if people take one of these clubs and commit breaches of the law that imprisonment is the only punishment for them. The profits scom so great in these things that!
so utterly in- the fines scem adequate. The question the justices
"This case came before Mr. Mead," he said. "Mr. Mead, ac- cording to my instructions, on one or two occasions stated that in the next case before him he would send the responsible person to prison, Mr. Garrett happened to be the un- had to consider was whether that fortunate next person."
Sir Henry dented that they had general principle should be applied information that a raid was going in the case of an old man who had to take place. He suggested that carried on his business irreproach- each case should be decided on its ably for several years.
The majority of the Justices Individual merits. "Mr. Mead, no doubt incensed by the history of think that In spite of the view the premises, mixed the history of which all entertain, in this particu-) the premises with the individual, lar case exception might be made. and perhaps was under the impres-Instead of imprisonment, he will be stop that he had been associated fined the maximum fine, but which la considered utterly inadequate, of with the premises."
each summons, and will £50 on have to pay the costs. The house has been disqualified for five years, and we hope that no attempt to remove that disqualification will be successful."
Mr. Fulton related how on July 12, about. 11.40 p.m. police-officers went to the club. One of the party pald £2 108. to the reception clerk and signed the book, showing that he was introducing members. He was not himself a member. They went into the dance-room, where The Chairman: Sir Henry, don't about sixty people were drinking, you think he was entitled to take and they continued to drink in that into account the past history of the room and dance with instructresses premises, because
a man takes provided by the club at the cost of them knowing their reputation?
$ night.
Sir Henry: Mr. Garrett did not Finally they went down to another room, and con- know this long history, and he did tinued there until four in the not take the premises. He was put morning, being supplied with what-in by two friends.
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A correspondent, signing himself
ever drinks they required. Cham- The Chairman: Mr. Mend is en-"Labour," writes to "The Times": pagne at 30s, a bottle was provided.titled to take the history of the On the 13th the same thing hap-club into account.
pened, and on July, 17 a warrant | Sir Henry: Mr. Mead a few days was granted.
after gets another ease, a bogus club, and it gets a fine.
I am between 50 and 60 years. old and have worked for 30 years.
in British Colonies In the East and in bad climates. By hard work "It is quite clear, from what
and saving I have now retired and happened afterwards," said Mr. The Chairman: I was under the settled in my own country, Eng-. Fulton, "that by some means the impression that I had seen the state- land, with my wife and family, and fact that it had been granted bement made some time before that have brought home all my savings came known to someone conducting | fining was no use because you paid ļand invested them in British Gov- this club, because on the 17th, your fine and walked off with your jernment securities and industrials. when the officers, continued 'their fortune.
My income, therefore, is taxed as observations, they found it a much reformed establishment. No one was allowed to have drinks after hours, and only soft drinks were given after the proper time."
The names of forty persons were | taken, and only one said he was a member. The appelant said that he was in charge, and pleaded guilty before the magistrate,
Sir Henry: It is rather interest- "unearned." I would ask Mr. ing in this case to yee that the Snowden: Have I not earned it? takings for food from November to Have I not lent my earnings to my May, amounted to more than half own country, Government, and in- the takings for wine, showing that (dustry-the latter to assist un- there was a very substantial trade employment and British workman?| for suppers.
Mr. Snowden proposes to tax me Mr. Fulton: The complaint is further because I saved for old age that, when the restaurant hours and lent my savings as stated were over they continued to serve above, I cannot support a party drinks.
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