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Essences BurnTeaspoons of essences were set alight in the Special Federal Court today to prove that they contained a large quantity of alcohol.'Ilif test was marie riming the item 11ik of two chm ge* against Hubert Cecil Marlborough maim-fartuilng iIkiiii-i u[ Vicimw-load, rmimimiyne.MuMi.oroiiKii |iicaried not atilltv to ii chniRc of conveying Ultra pirlis nboiji in a cm on Nnvcm-l:ir t HU! hiiri having live gal Inn*, of illlf ii spirit in til*. pO'M'.H-tou «t ii Cttmpcrdawii garage Herbert McLennan r-pnlor Cur-irni.s investigator. sntrl lie vftted •lie garage with Mmlboroiiijli on Nnvemliei III. mat saw it large number r.[ imply casks mill drums, two gas ring*. a sumII quantity ol grain, fl e doyen empty oolite', and u keg containing live gallons of spoilHr asked Marlborough what I 111- tplru was. and he replied Perfume made from u gallon of plain while Hpirlt. 4t) Hi essence .nut sufficient wafer to make up I lie live g illotlh ‘Mill thorough denied lie was ihUlllinK spirit or selling p, sUui McLennan Alter Mi (.leorge Ainsberg ifoi Mnrlboioughi irieii 10 set a tea-spoon of es-.Ticc alight, Marlborough Ignited ■ am plea of vn ilia almond, rrd cherry aipoi •wine esseneeK.Witness SatisfiedMr Ani.'thcrg 'In McLennan Are von now satisfied thnl these eM-ence.s contain overprot f spirit?hurst, about 5 pm M Novem l»ei U.The cm was drivii l»v a man named Anderson and in Klixn-beth Huy-road stopped near American servicemen in whom Marlborough appeared to beckun i arid s|K-nkCon.slnble Wilson mid he tia Mmlbonu gh hand * bottle t jii American lieutenant When Marlborough was qu*M.lnnad I !••• American said. It’s n«i use fool*11K 'oil gliys IP* u bottle ol clninipayne »nlt;1 | was going to I l.ai him 35 hob for It .'*Robert .lames Munnion, senioranalyst of the Customs Department said hr analysed n sample taken frorn the tive-gallon keg ai the garage and another contained in n bottle la tie I led Hlu'k \ White WhiskyThe wlittkv contained :tr. pm cent of ethyl alcohol equlv.iJei.i Hi ill 5 i—*i rent prool spirit, and had not tven prrduced t.v in'-'hods required bv Hie Distillation Act Tin* sample from Hie keg wic h r*‘ii colored, cloudy, spirit non liquor containing 49 8 per ni proof spiritIts odor had a nauseous qualify about It. Mu: in'on added Further hraiing ari.|ourn**dSheraton Furniture PolishHenutifles vnur furniture*
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Sydney Sun
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Jul 20, 1945
Page 8
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