OVER THE RANGE.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 1586, 11 June 1920, Page 3

OVER THE RANGE.

£The " Times " car leaves Pelmerston North at 4 o'clock each morning, and runs via Aokautere and Woodville, to Dannevirke, and returning via Te Rehunga and Kiritaki to Woodville, Pahiatua and Balance, and thence to Palmerston North via the Gorge, 105 miles each day. The Notes below are supplied by our Travelling Representative, with headquarters at Dannevirke. Office in Ward Street, or Box 155, Dannevirke.] DANNEVIRKE DOINGS. Magistrate Free presided over the sitting of the local Court on Thursday. Eric Goodall, Stanley Baker. Ada Cuff, Jean Cuff, Neil Neilsen, Martin Ryan, John Tomlie, Lucy William, Winifred William, Claude Davey, Fred Scott, S. Jackson, Mary Gray, Thomas .Herbert, and Alfred Trembath were each fined 10/ and costs 7/, for cycling on the footpath. For having no lights on standing ear Clifford Thompson was lined 20/ and costs 7/; E. Johnston, stock at large, 10/ and costs If; S. Anderson 12/, Samuel S. Quinn, similar offence, '2l/; John W. Hood, failing to register car, 27/. Mt and Mrs H. Graham have returned from a lengthy tour of ihe north. Miss Burdett, late secretary of Knox Ladies' Guild, was presented by the members with a set of pearls. At Knox Church, Miss M. A. Lily Stiatfoid, youngest daughter of Mr J. A. Stratford, sen., of Tataramoa, was married to Mr Wm. S. Ellis, eldest son of Mr Thos. Ellis, of Ruawai. Miss A. Ellis was bridesmaid, Mr D. Stratford best man, and Rev. A. Grant officiated. The new home will be at Ruawai. North Auckland. Girls' hockey—St. John's B 5, High Scnool If 1; St. John's A 1, M.I.A. S; Woodville 4, High School 2. Football.—Seniors: Old Boys (li) v. Woodville (nil); Excelsior and ftuahiie, a draw, no score. Juniors: Old Boys and United, a draw, no score. Thirds: Woodville and Old Boys, no score; Excelsior (3) v. Hiprli School (nil). A war memorial was unveiled at Whotulrura. Several representative men delivered addresses. There was a large gathering.

New .Masonic Hotel, Dannevirke; Makuti Hotel, Makuri; Hotel, Woodville. —Applications for renewal adjourned till next meeting', in order to comply with various requirements. Andrews' Hotel, Dannevirke, renewal granted, on condition that the health officer's wishes are attended to. Weber Hotel.—This is a new hotel, and the police gave a very satisfactory report concerning the building and the manner in which it had been furnished. In all cases, except where otherwise stated, renewals and transfers were granted. The W.F.C.A. wholesale license was also renewed. WOODVIIiLE WHISPERS.

James Kyle, a young ma.i, was charged before Mr S. L. P. Free, SM., in the Magistrate's Court on Thursday, with assault, in that he caused bod>ly hirm to Chas. Clark King, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, on- May 3rd. The case was adjourned till Saturday morning, accused being on bail. Jos. O'Brien was fined 10/, in defa ilt 4S hours, for drunkenness. Dannevirke now being included in the Tahiatua electorate, the hotels in tha; town were yesterday included in those dealt with by the Pahiatua Licensing Committee at Woodville. PAHIATUA IdCENSING COM/MITTEE. The annual meeting of the Pahiatua Licensing Committee was held at Woodville on Thursday; present—Mr S. L. P. Free, S.M. (chairman), and Messrs J. B. Westlake, Geo. Goldfinch, J. H. Fair hurst, A. Ross, and Wm. Snell. With regard to the Post Office Hotel, Woodville, the police report on the structure was adverse, stating that the premises were in the same condition'as at last annual meeting, when the license was renewed conditionally on a new building being erected by June, 1920.

Inspector McKinnon represented the Department, Mr Noble (Masterton) appeared for the owners, Dwan Bros., and Mr Patterson (Dannevhdce), for the licensee, C. W. Grenside. Constable Skinner deposed to the general conditions of the premises and alleged several unsatisfactory features. New wallpaper had been put over old paper, and the floor of the kitchen was on the same level as the backyard. He considered it an old ramshackle, and it was poorly furnished. He mentioned certain defects, sanitary nnd otherwise. The tariff was 10/ a day, and he did not think.the hotel came up to the required standard.

Health Inspector Wallwork, who had inspected the building in company with Mr Middleton, senior inspector, gave a very condemnatory report of the building. There had been very little improvement done since he made his report. He was outspoken concerning- the lack of sanitary conveniences, and the general appearance of the hotel, declaring a man could go through the floor. Senior Inspector Middleton. who examined the place on May 10th, deposed to abundant evidence of the activitv of the borer. He commented on the state of the sanitary conveniences, and the fire escapes. The hotel was infested with the borer.

Dr. Dawson, of Pahiatua. said the hotel was in about the same condition as when he had examined it two years ago. The hotel, he admitted, was not of the best, but the tariff was lower than other hotels. He considered various alterations were needed to the building. He thought it a very hard thing on an owner at the present time to have to build a new hotel. He made various suggestions for improving the premises, but agreed that the health inspector's was correct. Arthur Bland, painter, enumerated several repairs and renovations he was carrving- out at the hotel. He considered it in a sanitary condition. Mr Noble pointed out the difficulty of re-building the hotel at the present time, and the restrictions imposed by the war regulations. The committee decided to adjourn the application for a license for three months. It held that the building' was not in a good state of repair, and ordered that several repairs and renovations should be carried out, The committee recognised the difficulty of rebuilding at the present time, but considered the repairs were very necessary.