Mr. P. 8. Crawley and the Question of Hawkers' Licences Mr, Paul $. Crawley, local mane ager for the Velvet Ice Cream Cox, appeared before Mr. N. E. Lurton, the U. 8. Commissioner, on Saturday on two charges, that ts, hawking ice cream without a licence, and further, selling ice cream without a proper licence. Mr. F. J. Schuhl appeared for defendant, while Mr. John C. Howard, of the Health Department, prosecuted.
There was no great dispute about the evidence and the facts of the cases, a full account of which was published in these columns at the time the case was heard in the Mixed Court against Mr. Crawley's vendors. At that time Mr, Crawley, on behalf of his employees, accepted full responsibility for the sale of ice cream in a theatre on Carter Road. At. the second stance, in view. of Mr, Crawley's statement at the previous hearing Messrs. Spiker and Zau told representatives of the Health Department that the Court would not en-terrain any further eases until the whole matter had been heard by, the American Court.
At the Saturday' session, Mr. Howard gave evidence that he hed bought Arctic Bars on July 26 and 28, which Mr. Schuhl, for defendant, told the Court he accepted as facts, admitted that Mr. Crawley had 10 hawkers' licences, and that he had later obtained 15' more, which ha however, not been approved by the Health Department, and would be revoked this month. In reply to Mz, Schurl's question as to why these 15 licences should not be. granted—if Mr. Crawley were entitled to one lieenee—Mr. Howard replied that the interests of public health in Shanghai would not permit such large number of Heences.
In moving to have the action di missed, Mr. Schuhl argued, J, that. defendant's agents could sell ream without a licence in the same
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