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LIQUOR LAWS FOR AIRCRAFT.
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“CRUBL" NOTICE OF SUMMONS.
REGISTRAR AND FIRM OF" COAL MERCHANTS.
The Royal Commission on The Registrar (Mr. Shilton) Licensing held their firet publie passed strong comments at West sitting on November 5th, at the London County Court on a notice Board of Trade offices,
of summons which he described Lord Amalree (the Chairman) as "cruel and outrageous.” </ presided.
The terms of reference are:
There word several cases in which Messrs. John J. Tires, To inquire into the working of Limited, coal merchants, of Horn- the laws relating to the supply lane. Acton, sued for debts. A and sale of intoxicating liquors, representative of the firm admitt- and into the social and economiced that he was responsible for aspects of the question, and to sending out the notices. examine, proposals that may "be made for amending the law in England and Wales in the public interest.
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The Registrar--I never KAW such a thing. It is villianous, and intend to read. It to the court. In big capitals.It says,
Mr. O. F. Dowson, Assistant Final notice before Legal Adviser to the Home Office, ings in the county court,
proceed-
in evidence reviewed the licensing "To Mr.--, Argyle-place, Ham- lawa at present in opération.maramith.
Referring
the licences 1 horeby give notice that un- available for the sale of liquor less the sum of £1 08. Gd. due from in theatres and on board pas- you to J. J. Tima, Limited, of senger vessels, Mr. Dowson stated Horn-lane, Acton, be paid or a that no mention was made of satisfactory arrangement made for
aircraft.
the payment of same within sever "Aircraft," he added, "had not days from this date, I shall cause yet been placed in the Aame proceedings to be taken against position as restaurant cars in your in the "district County Court train, or a liner. When aircraft without any further notice what- lly over this country or over ever. Dated this 26th day of territorial waters they are subject September 1929.**
to our licensing laws no matter
Then you go on," he said "and how they may fly. Any aale of}
quote a seetion of un Act which liquor board would be unlawful has been repealed for many years how to show Plaintiff's power to The Chairman-The difficulty summons from any part of the would be to catch
epuntry to the County Court in his (Laughter.)
district,'
at the present time."
W
them.
Sweets As Intoxicants.
"You give as a penalty for not attending the summons a term The first Liquur Control Act,¦ of imprisonment not exceeding 40| Mr. Dowson pointed out, was days and print the penalty in big passed by Henry VII. in 1495. letters. Do you think that a pro- Under Edward VI. in 1552 un per thing to do?”.
Act was passed which really laid. The representative-Mr. Tinus the foundation of the present| instructed me to send them out. licensing system. Another Act
was passed in the reign of James
1. to further control drinking i and tipping."
Blue Paper.
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The Registrar-You conclude! with the phrase. "Penalty for non-
Mr. Dowson mentioned that in an Act of 1606 "sweets" were in- payment: and it is further enact eluded in the term "intoxicatinged that when the Judge shall have made an order for payment of Equor." This probably applied to money and such order be not com- liquor made from fruit and sugar plied with, the amount shall be re or from fruit and, sugar mixed, which underwent a process of coverable by execution against the goods and chattels of the fermentation.
be Ro Before the Commlaaton adjourn-Party, hút should there ed for luncheon a woman at the effects given, intrisorment for 40 back of the room asked: "Why daya."
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is the Scottish Commission allow-| ed to have a woman doctor on it, and not the English Commission? Is that the English idea of fair play?"
The Chairman said that was not a matter they could discuss.
In the afternoon the Commis- sion investigated the intricacica of "monopoly values" in licensing low, and adjourned until a laturi date.
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blue summo 11 paper you print the addud: "I am going to report asked if the debtor words "This term of imprisonment this to the Lord Chancellor. It one of the farme, not releasing the party from is a cruel notice. Do you send them out in all cases of coal debt."
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