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White Lion (2) 1940s
Folkestone Herald
12-4-1941
Local News
A Sergt. Major who has been recommended for a commission
appeared before the Folkestone Magistrates on Friday last week to answer a
charge of stealing a mirror.
His battery commander described the taking of the
mirror as “an irresponsible prank”, and the case was dismissed under the First
Offenders’ Act, defendant being ordered to pay 15s. costs. The accused was T. Sergt. Major Edward
C. Cave.
Herbert J. Samways, licensee of the White Lion,
Cheriton, gave evidence that there was a mirror, valued about £, on the wall of
the hotel lounge. He saw it there last Saturday night, but he could not say whether
defendant was in the lounge that evening.
P.C. Barrett said at 8 p.m. on March 31st
he received information that a mirror was missing from the White Lion Hotel,
and following enquiries he saw Cave in the presence of his commanding officer. Defendant said “We took the mirror but
not in the light of theft. There were three other men with me”. Witness said the mirror was lying on
the floor by the side of defendant’s bed.
Defendant’s Battery Commander asked the Magistrates to allow the case to
be dealt with by the military, but the Bench would not acquiesce.
His Battery Commander, a solicitor, said although
in law it was a case of theft, the motive was not theft in the ordinary sense
of the word. It might be more properly described as an irresponsible prank.
Defendant told the Magistrates that he went to the public house with several of his friends. He had just been
granted leave and they went there to celebrate. They had several drinks and were rather merry and
he removed the mirror from the wall. On the night the police officer called they were
considering how they could restore the mirror to its owner, realising that it
was not “playing the game,” but they were rather “stuck” as to know how to take it back.
The Battery Commander said defendant enlisted in
May, 1939. In four months he was promoted from lance-bombardier to troop sergt-major. He had done extremely well
and had been recommended for a commission in either the R.A.O.C. or the R.A.S.C. because of his knowledge as a
mechanical motor engineer.
The Chairman (Alderman
R.G. Wood) said the Magistrates had decided to dismiss the case under the First
Offenders’ Act on payment of 15s.
costs.
True Briton (1) 1940s
Folkestone Herald 4-1-1941
Local News
On Wednesday the Folkestone Magistrates agreed to the transfer of the licences of three public houses from the tenants to
Mr. R. P. Rawlings, Managing Director of Messrs. Mackeson and Company, Ltd., Hythe Brewery.
The houses concerned were the South Foreland, licensee,
Mr. F. Jordan; the Alexandra, licensee, Mr.
F May; and the True Briton, licensee, Mr. D. Martin.
Agreeing to the transfer
of his licence, Mr. Jordan said he was doing so providing
that when it was renewed he would have an opportunity of taking possession
again.
Mr. May said the same, adding that under the present
circumstances the Brewery were welcome to the licence. It was stated that Mr. May had been
provided with another licensed house.
Mr. Hebden Phillips, of Hythe Brewery, told the
Magistrates that all the applications would come before them again some time. The
Brewery Company, he said, hoped to re-open all the houses and the tenants would
be able to make application for the licences again. Everything was "all
fair and Square"; it was done by arrangement with the tenants.
Note: These transfers are not listed in More
Bastions.
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