Folkestone
Express 27-11-1915
Local News
At a sitting of the Folkestone Bench on Wednesday,
before E.T. Ward Esq., and other Magistrates, the licence of the Prince of
Wales (beerhouse), Guildhall Street, was temporarily transferred from Miss
Weaver to Mr. Claude Banks.
Note: Date is at variance with More Bastions.
Folkestone
Herald 27-11-1915
Wednesday, November 24th: Before Mr. E.T.
Ward, Lieut. Col. R.J. Fynmore, Mr. G.I. Swoffer, Mr. R.J. Linton, Councillor
G. Boyd, Councillor W.J. Harrison, Mr. E.T. Morrison, and Col. G.P. Owen.
The licence of the Prince of Wales, Guildhall Street,
was temporarily transferred from Miss Weaver to Mr. C. Banks.
Note: This is at variance with More Bastions.
Folkestone
Express 15-1-1916
Wednesday, January 12th: Before E.T. Ward,
Lieut. Col. Fynmore, G.I. Swoffer, R.J. Linton, G. Boyd, R.G. Wood, E.T.
Morrison and J.J. Giles Esqs.
The justices granted the transfer of the licence of the
Prince of Wales beerhouse, Guildhall Street, to Mr. Claude L. Banks from Miss
Weaver.
Folkestone
Herald 15-1-1916
Wednesday, January 12th: Before Mr. E.T.
Ward, Lieut. Col. R.J. Fynmore, Mr. G.I. Swoffer, Mr. R.J. Linton, Councillor
G. Boyd, Councillor R.G. Wood, Mr. J.J. Giles, and Mr. E.T. Morrison.
Mr. L. Banks made an application for the transfer of
the licence of the Prince of Wales beerhouse, Guildhall Street, from Miss
Weaver to Mr. C.L. Banks. Granted.
On Wednesday at the
Police Court the following licence was transferred; the Prince of Wales
beerhouse, Guildhall Street, from Mr. C.L. Banks to Mr. C. Stay
At a sitting of the Borough Magistrates on Wednesday, Mr. G.I. Swoffer presiding, the licence of the Prince of Wales beerhouse was transferred from Mr. C.L. Banks to Mr. C. Stay
Folkestone
Herald 21-4-1917
Friday, April 20th: Before Mr. G.I. Swoffer
and other Magistrates.
Claude Latham Banks, landlord of the Prince of Wales,
Guildhall Street, was summoned for permitting drinking in prohibited hours.
Defendant, who pleaded Not Guilty, was represented by Mr. A.K. Mowll.
P.S. Sales said at 11.50 p.m. on April 16th,
he saw a light in a rear room of the Prince of Wales. He knocked at the door
and asked if anyone was on the premises. Defendant said “No, only the wife and
kiddy. Why?” Witness said “I have reason to believe you have”. Defendant then
said he had a few friends in. Witness entered the premises, and in a rear room
saw three civilians and a soldier sitting at the table. Defendant said they
were his guests, and the soldier said “We have been having supper”. Witness
said he could not see any sign of supper, to which defendant replied that they
had had supper some time before. On the mantel he found two pint glasses and
two wine glasses. One of the large glasses contained about half a pint of beer.
The landlord said “That`s mine”, and drank the contents. The other glasses had
evidently had mineral waters in them. Witness took the names of the men and
said he would report them for a summons. The soldier said “This is a bit of red
tape; worse than being in France”. Defendant said “Don`t make it too thick; it
is most unfortunate. I would have given anything for it not to have happened”.
By Mr. Mowll: Defendant showed him a bottle of ginger
wine in the bar, and said that was what the men had been having. He was not
satisfied that the glasses had been used for ginger wine. Defendant told him he
had invited the men at 9 o`clock.
By the Magistrates` Clerk: The room was not a public
one. There was nothing of any kind on the table, and there were no marks of
glasses.
P.C. Whittaker corroborated.
Mr. Mowll submitted that he had no case to answer, and
pointed out that the section under which the action was taken said “Any person
who sells or exposes for sale”, whilst another section stated that the Court
must be satisfied that a transaction in the nature of a sale was about to take
place. This, he suggested, had not been proved.
The Magistrates decided to hear the evidence for the
defence.
Defendant stated that he and three of the other men,
whose birthdays came near together at the beginning of April, met at the
Hippodrome on the previous Saturday, and arranged to have a birthday supper on
the Monday. Witness provided the supper, which was laid in his own private
room. Nothing was provided to drink with the supper, but later the men had some
ginger wine, and witness had a glass of beer. Witness offered to show Sergt.
Sales the remains of the supper, and he replied “No, I am perfectly satisfied”.
By the Chief Constable: The fifth glass must have been
either removed with the supper, or have been on the floor.
Pte. W.T. Tillings, Royal Fusiliers, corroborated.
At this point the Bench dismissed the case, with a
caution to licence holders that they ran great risks by giving these little
suppers.
Folkestone
Express 28-4-1917
Friday, April 20th: Before Mr. G.I. Swoffer
and other Magistrates.
Claude Latham Banks, landlord of the Prince of Wales,
Guildhall Street, was summoned for selling drink during prohibited hours on
April 16th. Mr. A.K. Mowll appeared for the defendant and pleaded Not
Guilty.
P.S. Sales said at 11.50 p.m. on the 16th he
was on duty, when he saw a light in a room at the Prince of Wales, Guildhall
Street. He knocked, and on the defendant appearing, he asked him if he had
anyone on the premises. He said “Only the wife and kiddie”. Later, he said he
only had a few friends, and witness said he would see them. In a room at the
back of the bar, witness saw four men sitting at a table, one of them being a
soldier. Witness asked them what they were doing there, and defendant said
“They are my guests”. The soldier said they had stayed to supper. Defendant, in
reply to the Sergeant, said he invited the men about 9 o`clock. The room was
described by the landlord as his private room. On the mantelshelf there were
four glasses, one of which contained about half a pint of beer. Defendant said
that was his. The other glasses had apparently contained “minerals”. He took
the names of the men, and said they would be reported for being on licensed
premises during prohibited hours. The soldier said “This is red tape; I`d
sooner be back in France”. Defendant, when told he would be reported, said it
was most unfortunate; he would not have had it happen for anything. He was very
sorry.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mowll: The house was properly
locked up. Witness was satisfied that the men were not there for supper.
Defendant showed him a bottle which contained non-alcoholic ginger wine.
By the Clerk: There were no glasses on the table.
By the Chief Constable: The glasses were within reach
of the men sitting at the table.
P.C. Whittaker, who accompanied the last witness,
corroborated.
Mr. Mowll submitted that there was no case for him to
answer, as it had not been proved there had actually been a sale.
The Bench ruled that the case must proceed, and Mr.
Mowll called the defendant, who, giving evidence, said it was arranged to give
a birthday supper party, but this was put off because witness was ill. However,
the four of them met at the Hippodrome on Saturday, and arranged to meet for
supper at his house on Monday. They occupied his own private room. For supper
cold beef, mixed pickles, and bread and cheese were served, but they had
nothing to drink at all for supper. After the repast the supper things were
removed into the kitchen. After supper his guests had a non-alcoholic ginger
wine. They had not played at cards. The soldier told them about Vimy Ridge,
where he was wounded at the previous battle.
Cross-examined by the Chief Constable: He did not
remember saying to the Sergeant when asked whether he had anyone on his
premises “No, only the wife and kiddie”. All his guests left the premises at 8
o`clock, and returned at 9 o`clock. Witness charged nothing for the supper. He
was sure they had nothing to drink with the meal. After the supper they all
drank ginger wine with the exception of witness. The fourth glass must have
been removed with the remains of the supper, or been placed on the floor. The
time after the supper was spent in conversation, and he was surprised how
quickly the time went.
By the Clerk: The civilians had been customers of his
ever since he had had the house – about 18 months. They were invited because
their birthdays were all close together. They did not have a party last year.
The soldier`s experiences were the topic of the evening. He had to “call time”
on beer at 7 o`clock that evening, because he only had a certain amount of beer
to sell per day, and had to keep it down.
Private William T. Tillings, who was one of the party,
said the landlord arranged the supper as they were leaving the Hippodrome on
Saturday. He was wounded at Vimy Ridge on May 23rd last. He had a
pass which entitled him to be out till midnight.
The Chief Constable: Didn`t you find all this
conversation rather dry work? – Not particularly.
How many glasses of ginger wine did you have? – Only
one.
Did you have anything to drink with the supper? – No.
Rather dry, wasn`t it? – Yes, it went down rather dry.
The Chairman here announced that the majority of the
Bench held that there was not sufficient evidence to justify a conviction, and
the case would therefore be dismissed. They, however, wished to caution licence
holders about “these little supper parties”, and hoped this sort of thing would
not happen again. Let licensees think of the risks they were running.
The following licence
was transferred at the Police Court on Tuesday, Mr. E.T. Ward being in the
chair: Prince of Wales, Guildhall Street, from Mr. Barber (sic) to Mr. C. Stay.
Folkestone
Herald 28-7-1917
Local News
Folkestone
Express 18-8-1917
Local News
Folkestone
Herald 18-8-1917
Local News
At a sitting of the Borough Magistrates on Wednesday, Mr. G.I. Swoffer presiding, the licence of the Prince of Wales beerhouse was transferred from Mr. C.L. Banks to Mr. C. Stay
Folkestone
Express 2-2-1918
Friday, January 25th: Before Mr. G.I.
Swoffer, Councillors G. Boyd and E.T. Morrison, and the Rev. Epworth Thompson.
Charles Stay was summoned in respect of a breach of the
Lighting Order in Guildhall Street, and the case was adjourned till the morrow,
defendant not appearing.
Sergt. Burniston said that when he called at the house
the defendant remarked to him “Oh! You go to h---“.
Saturday, January 26th: Before G. Boyd and
E.T. Morrison Esqs.
Charles Stay, of Guildhall Street, summoned for a
bright light at the Prince of Wales public house, whose case was adjourned from
the previous day, now appeared, and he was defended by Mr. H.W. Watts.
The evidence given on the previous day was repeated and
the defendant and his daughter also stated that no light was showing from the
room.
The Magistrates imposed a fine of £2, there being a
previous conviction for a similar offence.
Folkestone
Herald 2-2-1918
Local News
On Saturday at the Police Court, Charles Stay, occupier
of the Prince of Wales beerhouse, was fined £2 for a breach of the Lighting Order.
Folkestone
Express 31-5-1919
Friday, May 23rd: Before Lieut. Col.
Fynmore, Col. Owen, the Rev. Epworth Thompson, Messrs. Collins, Condy, and
Blamey.
Mr. Charles Stay, of the Prince of Wales beerhouse, was
summoned for allowing a child to be in the bar during opening hours. Mr. H.W.
Watts appeared for the defendant and pleaded Guilty.
Inspector Sales said at 12.45 on May 18th he
saw the defendant`s son serving customers. Defendant said the boy was 14 last
December, but witness said his information was that the lad was 13 years of
age. Subsequently Mr. Stay produced the birth certificate, which showed that
the boy was 13 last December.
Mr. Watts, addressing the Bench in mitigation, said on
the day in question Mrs. Stay was away, and defendant had the services of his
son, a Boy Scout, honestly believing he was 14 years of age. The boy had not
been in the bar since, and Mr. Stay was sorry the mistake had occurred.
Fined 10s.
Folkestone
Herald 7-6-1919
Wednesday, June 4th: Before Mr. A. Stace and
Mr. W. Hollands.
Mrs. Mary Ann Williams was charged with wilfully
damaging crates and bottles, value about 7s. 6d., the property of Mr. C.L.
Verral, of 38, Foord Road.
Mr. Verral stated that defendant came to his premises
drunk on Tuesday evening and asked for drink, which was refused. She then said
“If you won`t ---- serve me, I`ll throw these over”, and deliberately pushed
over the crates. Witness followed her up to Guildhall Street, where he gave her
into custody.
P.C. Whitehead stated that in company with the first
witness he went to the Prince of Wales Tavern, where defendant was in the
private bar. He took her outside, and told her he would have to take her into
custody, at which she became very violent.
Defendant said she was very sorry, but as her sight was
bad she fell over the crates.
The Chief Constable said defendant had a very bad
record, there being no less than 21 previous charges against her.
The Magistrates sentenced her to 14 days` hard labour,
without the option of a fine.
Folkestone
Herald 27-12-1919
Local News
We regret to announce the death of Mr. Henry Stocker,
who passed away after a brief illness on Sunday last, at his residence, Lilford
Villa, Cheriton Road, in his 71st year. Deceased, who was a Londoner
by birth, had resided in Folkestone for over thirty years, and up to the time
of his retirement held the licence of the Prince of Wales Tavern, Guildhall
Street, having previously been proprietor of an off licence in Foord Road. The
deceased was a shrewd man of business. He was a member of the Sandgate Lodge of
Freemasons, and in politics was an enthusiastic unionist. In the later years of
his life he took a keen interest in gardening, and was passionately fond of
flowers, especially roses. He leaves behind him a widow and six children. Of
these three are abroad in the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Another is
a well-known employee at the Post Office. Genuine sympathy is expressed for the
widow and family.
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