"RUINING MANY DANCES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 164, 14 July 1930, Page 7

"RUINING MANY DANCES.

4 DRINKING IN THE COUNTRY. | HOLE?.:? INSTANCES AT j ELTHAM C.IiI'LLCF.X SAMPLE "EAIPTIEi-a j Country dances and the contention: that Tarariaki is beina ruined tnrougu; the prevalence of driiikimr and us eii'ec"s I up.'iu vijiiiiu' people sinou-lmsr tlwni wacti | by" members of .EUham <.'i;>!iiry d'ouneil on Saturday. i h>: ixruin-; : iM'.- ! aa tiie fix' vt u::\ z | although tiie council does not dcen-e: country ilana; hal!<*. it entirely approved •it -he New Zoaiand Aihanoe a ".is: i«u» in j halls where drinkina ta.k;> phice. *• Drinkixiyr U reacbinyr a, ba.i p;idi and i i- ruining many dauce-," -aid Mr. R. d.. Ivnueky. "\ears ano :f a man cam 1 to j a dauoo under the induemie of donor lie j Mr. \V. K. i arter. "and a.t 01:1 hail watii :u to other-. In another case -en to .:hi!'Sr"ii ha.l found '.)* 0:11 pry bottles the j plentv i.if empty i,ottU-« around taej had-.'" -aid -Mr. <dd'--r.i. "In one in-taneej the bottles had nor. been emptied pro- j perly. and some children who sampled! the contents became "-tunned. ••ft verv serious for the youus people! of the country." -aid Air. (barter, "lliey are invited to drink, with serious consequences.'" The chairman considered the resnrey!biiitr ilevolved upon those conrlnccintr functions, ddiev should taiee steps to keep a.way t'no.-e under the influence of Ibpior. "The police have hud to be called on occasion-." said Air. Gilford. He auued that it was very ili'Fieuit to hanulo tne : rrobmna as. urinkina teak place ont on :