Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-02
NEW LICENSING LAW
Caused Annoyance to One
Of It's Framers
DOWN IN: T!R,A4NsVAAL
NEwsPAPERMEN HAVE A TASTE
OF REAL COURTESY.
M. dc Blowitz's Career Under Disad-
vantages - Arranging for Big
Automobile Track.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
LONDON, January p. 1908.
The new licensing act, of which 1 wrote
last week, is creating havoc among the
topers OF England, and incidentally Is strik-
Ing out in unexpected directions. An Incl
dent In connection with the act Is affordln2
much amusement among legal circles and
the clubs. The latest victims of ths
''drunkards law" are the lord chancellor
Nord Halsbury. one, Of the trainers Of the
bilU and the master of the rolls (5ir Rich
ard HEM CoAeres). On their innocence
their lordships went down to Brighton last
Saturday to play golf on the fine links
there and proposed to use the local club
house. ''F '1. 's
The practice of the club, as of most other
clubs. has been to elect visitors staying III.
the town for some time as temporary mem
bers on payment of a small fee. But when
Lord Halsbury and Sir Richard, attired tn
golfing suits and furnished with the neces-
sary 'clubs." arrived at the club house and
intimated that they wished to do round
of the links on the usual conditions, a dis
agreeable surprise awaited them.
The steward was very sorry. but under
the new licensing act that was no longer
allowed. This was an Interpretation Of the
and the master Lord Halsbury was under
stood to say that 1t was nonsense: ana
what better authority could even steward
require? That official. however, was DEF
legal expert. but he knew his orders. ana
explained that he must carry them our.
So, in high dudgeon, the two Judges nnai-
ly had to accept defeat and retire BY THIS
time the steward knows, no DOUBT, VINO the
gentlemen were whom he instructed ON the
law. for the lord chancellor mas written 70
the clubs secretary drawing MS attention
to the Incident, and. declaring that the act
was never Intended to interfere III sucn
case as this.
The clause which vexes the souls Of the
club officials and the 4ord chancellor pro-
vides that club VIII be struck on the reg
become members within forty-eight hours
of nomination. Legal views are somewhat
divided as to WHISTLER this includes hon
orary members. The bulk OF opinion. how
ever, seems to beiethat the admission OF
than those Of forfyzeight hours notice
would render a club liable to be Struck
OFF, :" and clubs dounntf incline to take I'M
necessary risks.
Legal wits are pictuflng an appeal under
the act coming before the lord chancellor
and the master of the rolls. and counsel
explaining that the exclusion of temporary
members from golf frlub house was evil
IDENTIFY not intended under the act. 1t
would be difficult to imagine the lord chan
CSno1 AIoWElnS aWIuuy duu OUScTtlAS
his most official manner:
I'VE have nothing to do with the inten-
tion; we have to tal6e the law as 1t stands
II you want to alter this law you must go
The Joke Is very much on these legal
lights.
Newspapermen Surprised
Whenever English newspaper correspond
ents go out Of England on missions con-
nected with their work they are surprised
at meeting with courtesy and facilities that
they never dreamed of asking or Of obtain
Ing In their own country. The men who &C.
companied the Prince and Princess of
Wales around the world found this true,
and 1t Is being repeated in the case Of Mr..
Chamberlain's visit to South Africa.
A special feature of the program Is the
railway arrangements made not only for
the comfort of Mr.. Chamberlain, but also
Tor the convenience of the small army of
reporters who are accompanying him. The
pressmen are. 1t appears. accommodated
with q special train. which runs generally
Just In front of the colonial secretary's spe-