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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 22
January, 1926. Price 1½d.
THE LICENSING ACTS 1910 AND 1921
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the General Annual Licensing Meeting
to be held at the Sessions House Dover on Monday the 1st day of
February, 1926, at twelve o'clock at noon a proposal will be considered
in accordance with paragraph (b) of sub-section 1 of section one of the
Licensing Act, 1921, with reference to the hours applicable to the
Licensed premises and Clubs in the above Licensing District, and for
fixing within the prescribed limits in accordance with sub-section (2)
of section one and sub-section (2) of section two of the said Act, the
permitted hours for Licenses premises in the above Licensing District.
the Licensing Justices will at the above Meeting allow any person to
address them who appears to them to be qualified to give expression of
opinion for the purpose of ascertaining local opinion as to the above.
TRAVERS B. HARBY.
Clerk to the Licensing Justices.
Justices' Clerk's Office, Dover.
26th January, 1926.
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Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald, Saturday 13 February 1926.
CHIEF CONSTABLES REPORT.
The report of the Chief Constable (Mr. A. S. Beesley) for the year 1925
was as follows:-
I have the honour to present my third annual report relating to the
administration of the Licensing Laws within this borough for the year
1925.
Licensed Premised:- There are in this borough 112 premises licensed for
the sale of intoxicating liquor, the number being made up as follows:-
Full licenses, 69; Beer On, 7; Beer Off, 6; Beer and Spirit Dealers, 13;
Grocers, etc. Off, 6; Confectioners Wine On, 3; Chemists Wine Off,
7;Cider and Sweets Off, 1; 79 On; 33 Off. No licensed houses were
referred back on the grounds of redundancy, by the last Annual Licensing
Committee.
Alehouse Licence:- Of the alehouse licences, two are six-day licences.
Alehouse licences:- Six of the licences have been transferred during the
year, viz., "Jubilee" Public House, from Hugh Mackay to William George Tingey, on 7th January, 1925; Pleasure Gardens Theatre, from Frederick
Ralph to Ewart Cobden Potter o the 11th February, 1925; "Black Bull
Hotel," from William John Bennett on the 11th March 1925; 134, Sandgate
Road from Charles William Turner to Cecil Henry Martin Brooke, on 11th
March, 1925; Bathing Establishment from Edwin Willis to Ernest Alfred
Baker on 8th April, 1925, and the "Globe Hotel" from Henry John Butler
to George Chambers, on 20th May, 1925.
Occasional Licences:- Eleven occasional licences were issued to licence
holders to sell intoxicating liquor other than on their licensed
premises.
Extension of Licensing Hours:- 281 extensions have been granted to
licence holders, when dinners, etc., were being held on their licensed
premises. In no case has any abuse of the privilege been officially
noted, through certain complaints have been received.
Proceedings Against Licensees, Etc:- During the year three licensed were
proceeded against for breaches of the intoxicating Liquor Laws, viz:
1:- On the 10th February, 1925, Charles Frederick Hutson of 45, and 47,
Bournemouth Road, for failing to exhibit his name and nature of licence
on his licensed premises. Case dismissed.
2:- On the 5th July, 1925, Hugh Lawrence Forsyth, of the "Victoria Pier,"
for supplying intoxicating liquor during non permitted hours. Case
withdrawn.
3:- On the same date the same licensee was proceeded against for selling
beer on Sunday, he being the holder of a six-day licence only. Case
dismissed.
4:- On the same date the same licensee was proceeded against for
permitting gaming on his licensed premises (cards) and he was fined £10.
5:- On the 19th October, 1925, Annie Arthur, of the "Star and Garter"
Public house, for supplying intoxicating liquor during non-permitted
hours. Case dismissed with a caution.
Five persons were proceeded against for consuming intoxicating liquor on
licensed premises during non-permitted hours.
Visits to Licensed Premises by Police:- All licensed premises have been
periodically visited at irregular intervals by my officers during the
year, to see that the same were being conducted in a satisfactory
manner, and I am pleased to say that, with a few exceptions, no adverse
reports have been submitted to me. The number of visits made were 1,036.
Drunkenness:- During the year ended 31st December, 1925, 22 persons (15
males and 7 females) were proceeded against for drunkenness, of whom 13
were convicted and 9 discharged after being cautioned by the Bench. Of
those proceeded against 10 were residents of the borough, 7 soldiers, 2
of no fixed abode, and 3 non-residents. This was a decrease of one as
compared with the number proceeded against in the previous year, of whom
13 were convicted and 10 discharged.
Comparative Return of Drunkenness:- The following table shews a
comparative of return of drunkenness with Boroughs similarly situated to
Folkestone:-
Chester (Population in 1921, 40,802; Number proceeded against per 1,000
of population, 1.37; Scarborough (46,179), 1.01; Gravesend (31,171),
3.17; Bedford (40,242) 1.09; Oxford (57,036) 0.94; Ramsgate (36,561)
0.57; Margate (46,480) 0.516; Folkestone (37,535), 0.58.
Permitted Hours:- The permitted hours as allowed by the Licensing Act of
19221, have been fixed by the Licensing Justices for the borough of
Folkestone as under:- Weekdays, from 10.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m., and from 6
p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays:- From 12 noon to 2 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10
p.m.
Clubs:- Twelve clubs where intoxicating liquor is supplied are
registered under the Act. This is an increase of one as compared with
the previous year, namely, the "United Services Club," 84, Dover Road,
which was opened on the 14th November, 1925.
Conviction Against Club Official:- On the 10th July, 1925, John Charles
Neale, the steward of the "Druid's Club," Dover Street, was summoned for
supplying intoxicating liquor during non-permitted hours and he was
fined £5.The Secretary of this Club, John Standing, was summoned to show
cause why the club should not be struck off the register on the grounds
of misconduct, but, after strictly cautioning him, the Bench dismissed
the case. Two persons were convicted for consuming intoxicating liquor
on this club's premises during non-permitted hours, and the proceedings
for a similar offence against six other persons were dismissed. One
person was convicted for obstructing police in the execution of their
duty on the above mentioned premises.
Hotels and Restaurants:- Six hotels and one restaurant have authority
under Section 3 of the Licensing Act, 1921, to supply intoxicating
liquor with meals, for one hour after 10 p.m., on Wednesdays, namely; "Metropole
Hotel," "Grand Hotel," "Majestic Hotel," "Regina Hotel," "Esplanade
Hotel," "Royal Pavilion Hotel," "Central Cafe."
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In conclusion, I should like to express my appreciation for the ever
ready courtesy and fairness extended to me by the Bench during the past
year, and for the valuable assistance and advice of your Clerk, Mr. John
Andrew, which is always unreservedly at my service.
The Chairman: Would the Bench like to retire to consider the report.
The Chairman said on behalf of the Bench he would like to say the
magistrates considered the report to be very satisfactory. They noted
that the convictions for drunkenness compared very favourably with towns
of a similar size, and he hoped that would continue. They noticed with
satisfaction that the
officers had been about doing their duty, so had the law not been kept
they felt sure the matter would have been brought to the notice of the
Chief Constable and proper steps taken. The magistrates were gratified
to know that proceedings had only to be taken against ten residents of
the borough, and that in a town the size of Folkestone was very
creditable. It showed that open, blatant drunkenness had come to an end
in a town of that size. There had been a conviction against a club
official, and that was a serious matter, the only really serious one of
the year. There was only one point he was asked to mention, and that was
in reference to extension of licenses. Certain complaints had been
received, and comments were made by the Bench. He wished to say that the
Bench granted extensions of licensed for certain functions, the
extension was only for those taking part in the function, and was not
for outsiders coming in. The outside public were not allowed after
permitted hours. The magistrates were very pleased with the satisfactory
nature of the report.
The Chief Constable said with regard to the matter of the extension of
the licenses mentioned by the Bench he would like to say that he took
immediate steps to bring the remarks of the justices to the notice of
the persons concerned, and he was satisfied that the Bench would not
again have cause for complaint.
The Chairman announced that the whole of the licenses, with the
exception of the "Victoria Pier," would be granted for the ensuring
year. The license of the "Victoria Pier" would be referred to the
adjourned meeting.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 5
March, 1926. Price 1½d.
THE CLOSING HOURS
The Magistrates heard arrangements for and against the continuance of
the closing hour of 10 p.m. to be decided on by them at the Brewster
Sessions.
Mr. Shea appeared on behalf of the isle of Thanet Licensed
Victuallers Association. He said that during the Summer months the
population of these towns increased fourfold, and with the Summer Time a
permanent institution it was not dark now until ten o'clock, and most of
the entertainments in these towns terminated at that time, and the
Justices very rightly took this into consideration when they asked
previously for this half hour, and they allowed them to close at 10.30,
which conferred a great boon on the district and the visitors.
Mr. Rutley Mowll appeared on behalf of the Dover Licensed Victuallers'
Association, and applied for the extension of the hours for closing to
10.30 p.m., a privilege which he said they had granted many times
before. Dover, as an industrial centre, was entitled to receive special
consideration. In Dover, a number of men, whose work necessitated their
being engaged until ten o'clock, and that this privilege of keeping the
licensed houses open to ten thirty o'clock gave these men an opportunity
which they should not be denied, of some refreshment when they came off
their work at ten o'clock. There was a cargo boat, to mention one
particular case, and its shift came at ten o'clock; and indeed it was
impossible in an industrial district like Dover to avoid hardship unless
they granted some extensions as they had done in the past. There was a
special effort being made in Dover, continued Mr. Mowll, to attract a
larger number of visitors here, and with great submission to the bench,
if this extension was not granted it would not be helpful in connection
with this effort. He would remind the bench that the hours applied to
clubs, the same as to public houses, and all clubs in the district had
to deny their members any refreshment after ten o'clock which was really
nine o'clock in the summer.
Mr. Shea said he would like to mention that after mature
consideration the Folkestone Licensing Magistrates had decided that the
hours there should be 10.30.
Mr. Bradley said that was a miss-statement, he thought the Folkestone
magistrates only allowed the extra half hour during four months of the
year.
The Magistrates' Clerk said he had a lot of letters, which he did not
think it necessary to read, from secretaries of clubs in Dover. The
Dover Club, the Yacht Club, the Carlton Club, the friendly Societies'
Club, the Oddfellows' Club and the Commercial Club asking that the extra
half hour might be granted. There were no objections by the Police to
the extension of hours.
Mr. Scorer, on behalf of the Free Churches, and the Temperance Party
in Broadstairs, said that on the last occasion, the Licensing Justices
made an order for the closing of the public houses at ten o'clock; and
his submission was that there should be no extension until such time as
special requirements could be shown. On the last occasion the
Magistrates were equally divided, and being equally divided it was as
equivalent to no order being made. A lot had been said about Margate and
Folkestone, and he would like to point out that Ramsgate, which was
probably as near as Broadstairs to Margate was, had always been ten
o'clock, the extra half hour was a privilege which was only granted
where special circumstances could be shown. he did not think the summer
season was a particular circumstance which could be quoted in favour,
and with regard to people coming out of entertainments after the hours
of ten, there was always the interval when they could go and have a
drink. The young people of the particular district must also be
considered, and late hours for drinking, especially among women, were
not at all the proper thing, and should be guarded against. There was a
lot of unemployment about, and naturally there should be less money for
drink, and there should not be such demand for drink. he felt that the
applications in favour of the 10.30 rule were all on behalf of the
licensees. They had not heard anyone, in the form of a large employer of
labour or large bodies of working men, of citizens, coming forward to
say what a grave injustice it had been to take this half hour off. He
would have expected that they would have turned up to object. The
application, he felt, was not for supplying as existing demand, but for
promoting demand. he thought that the present order should stand for 12
months. There was some suggestion that the extension should be made for
the summer months, but, personally, he very much doubted whether they
could legally do that. He asked that the previous order be upheld.
The Rev. W. Holyoak, on behalf of the Dover Free Church Council,
requested that the order that the magistrates made in February should
stand. First of all, this was only the adjourned meeting of the original
meeting and although he was not a lawyer, he would likw to call their
attention to Section 10 of the Licensing Consolidation Act, 1910, which
laid down a rule in that regard. The Act of parliament of 1921 specified
that there should be no exception to the ten o'clock rule, unless the
special requirements of the district rendered it desirable. No special
requirements had been proven to exist in the Dover district. They had
been told that the Bench conferred a benefit on the Liberties, but there
was a petition before them which suggested that it had not been at all
appreciated. They had also been told that it was a privilege but surely
they ought to have that proved too. Dover had been referred to as an
industrial town, and that there were sections of men who came off work
after ten o'clock, for whom facilities ought to be provided. But there
were men who came off work in the middle of the night, and if the
argument held good in regard to one, surely it should in regard to the
other, and the houses would be kept open all the night long. Was it also
a fact that Westgate, Birchington and Broadstairs had any wish for the
kind of visitors who were so keen on drink up to 10.30 p.m. They were
well aware that if 10.30 was fixed for Public Houses, it applied equally
to clubs; but he would put it to the Magistrates that if they had a son
who frequented a club; if they would not be easier if his drinking
stopped at ten o'clock. he believed they got at the real public opinion
when they brought such questions home to themselves. The question before
the Magistrates was whether they had the requisite power, having fixed
an hour at 10 p.m. to vary it as far as this year is concerned. It might
have been easier if there had been a suggestion of a compromise,
but there had been no such suggestion put forward. He was not asking
them to consider the interest of the Free Church Council. (Laughter.)
He was asking them to consider the public interest, which included the
woman and children (hear, hear,) and the growing section of the working
classes who were taking a different view of the consumption of alcoholic
liquor.
Mr. Whyte, of the Kent County Temperance Federation, Maidstone, said
there were many areas throughout the country which could be called
industrial centres and not one of those had the 10.30 p.m. hour
operating.
Mr. Mowll said that Mr. Holyoak had raised a point with more temerity
than Mr. Scorer, who, presumably, should know more law (laughter.) He
had asked if the Bench had any legal power to alter the existing hours,
and the answer was that there was power under Section 12 of the Act of
1921.
Mr. Dolbear of the "Prince Louis," said that previous to the war, he
worked down the Pier, and he was only too glad after 8 hours of work, to
have the chance of a glass of beer. That privilege had been taken away
now from the men who come off at 10 o'clock. At ten minutes to ten,
first one bolted away and then another and then the "poor devils" got
caught and got the sack, with the result that the wives and families had
to suffer.
The magistrates were absent 20 minutes and on return the Mayor said:
I have to inform you the Bench have granted the extensions until 10.30
(applause). It will take effect from next Monday, 8th March.
The Licensing Committee then sat and considered applications for new
licenses, all from the Liberties. they are dealt with as follows:-
"Kingsgate castle Hotel," Kingsgate, St. Peter's renewed for five
years; The "Links Hotel," Reading Street, Broadstairs, refused; The "Ingleton
Hotel," Sea Road, Westgate-on-Sea, granted for a term of 3½
years; Ivor Bungalow, Lymington Road, Westgate-on-Sea, off licence
refused; Pitt's Stores, Linksfield Road, Westgate-on-Sea, off licence
refused; and The "Stores," Northdown Hill, St. Peter's, off licence
refused.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 11
June, 1926. Price 1½d.
LICENSING
The transfer of the licence of the "Granville Restaurant" to Harry
Barnett, late of the "Rose and Crown Hotel," Elham was confirmed.
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From the Dover Express, Friday 20 August, 1926.
Special Sessions for the transfer of licences were held at the Dover
Police Court on Friday, before Messrs. W. B. Brett, T. Francis, H. J,
Burton, and S. Lewis, when the following transfers were made:-
Mr. Rutley Mowll said he had to apply for temporary authority in
respect of the "Granville Restaurant," Sea Front. The licensee, Mr.
Henry Barnett, he said, died intestate on the 14th July, and he was
asking the Bench to grant temporary authority in favour of Mr. Barnett's
daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Emma Crew who had been managing the premises
for her father, and who was one of the prospective administrators.
The Bench granted the application.
Mr. Scorer, on behalf of Messrs Spiers and Pond, the licensees of the
railway refreshment rooms, Harbour Station, applied for approval of
alterations to the rooms. They were required, he said, for extra bonded
Stores for H. M. Customs.
The application was granted.
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From the Dover Express and East Kent News, Friday 8
October, 1926. Price 1½d.
HARVEST SUPPERS
The Bench declined to grant extensions from 10 till 11, for the
harvest suppers at Worth and Littlebourne.
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Kent & Sussex Courier 03 December 1926.
TONBRIDGE PETTY SESSIONS. LICENSING MATTERS.
Before the Court opened, the Chairman announced that the annual general
licensing sessions would be held on the first Tuesday in February.
The transfer of the Off-beer license at 40, Priory-road, Tonbridge, from
A. J. Walder to S. W. Larking.
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