CENTRAL OTAGO

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21982, 17 June 1933, Page 16

CENTRAL OTAGO

ALEXANDRA NOTES (From Ouk Own Correspondent.) ALEXANDRA, June 16. LICENSING COMMITTEE. The annual meeting of the Central Otago Licensing Committee was held in Alexandra on Thursday. Mr H. J. Dixon, S.M., presided, assisted by Messrs E. Morgan (St. Bathans), C. E. Murphy (Alexandra), L. Faigan (Miller’s Flat), and William Jelly (Cromwell). Commenting on the general conduct of the hotels in the district, the chairman said the police report of the hotels was satisfactory. There were, however, several cases of after-hours trading. The following publicans’ licenses were granted:—J. Noonan, Bridge Hotel, Miller’s Flat; Ellen Niall, Hartley Arms Hotel, Clyde; Alexander Henderson, Commercial Hotel, Clyde; and G. B. Gollop, Rae’s Junction Hotel. A. D. Walmsley, Hartley Arms, Clyde, also applied for a license, but on the application of Ellen Niall b e ing granted, he withdrew his application. The following accommodation licenses were granted;—J. J. Conaghan, Lake Wakatipu Hotel, Kingston; J. A. Allen, Railway Hotel, Otureliua. The following publicans’ licenses were renewed: —D. Provan, Bendigo Hotel, Alexandra; M. M'Grath, Criterion Club Hotel, Alexandra; A. L. Norwood, Caledonian Hotel, Alexandra; Thomas Hotton, Royal Hotel, Naseby; A. J. Winchester, Ancient Briton Hotel, Naseby; J. C. Stevenson, Grand Hotel, Roxburgh; F, T. Blanchard, Commercial Hotel, Roxburgh; R. F. White, Goldfields Hotel, Roxburgh; Graham F. O’Neill, Etfjrick Hotel; L. Sheehly, Miller’s Flat Hotel; George Larking, Dunstan Hotel, Clyde; J. T. N. Grant, Commercial Hotel, Cromwell; A. W. Johnson, Golden Age Hotel, Cromwell; K. A. M'Kenzie, Victoria Hotel, Cromwell; William Young, Hotel, Bannockburn; F. Peacock, Welcome Home Hotel, Lowburn Ferry; Linton Mann, Wanaka Hotel, Pembroke; ]!. F. Murchison, Hotel Eichardt, Queenstown; C. S. Elms, White Star Hotel, Queenstown; B. Curtis, M'Bride’s Hotel, Queenstown; M. A. M'Carthy, Mountaineer Hotel, Queenstown; Hugh Ross, Junction Hotel, Arthur’s PoinJ; William Milne, Central Hotel, Arrowtown; W. J. James, Royal Oak Hotel, Arrowtown; M. F. Perkins, Commercial Hotel, Omakau; C. H. Drake, Jockey Club Hotel, Omakau; T. E. Tikey, Blacks Hotel, Ophir; J. C. Parnell, Shamrock Hotel, Ophir; W, T. O’Dowd, Vulcan Hotel, St. Bathans; A. R. Spence, Ranfurly Hotel; George Stanley, Stanley’s Hotel, Macraes; A. G. Oakwell, United Kingdom Hotel, Macrae’s Flat; E. A. Turnbull, Railway Hotel, Middlemarch; A. Smith, Strath-Taieri Hotel, Middlemarch. In granting the applications of DProvan (Bendigo Hotel, Alexandra), A. L. Norwood (Caledonian Hotel, Alexandra), and A. Smith (Strath Taieri Hotel, Middlemarch) the chairman stated that stricter supervision was necessary, as convictions had been entered against men for being found on the premises. Regarding the application of D. H. Jones (Hotel, Beaumont), the police report disclosed that 10 convictions for after-hours trading had been entered, and there was a suspicion of further after-hours trading. The following accommodation licenses were renewed: —M. A. Hunt, Albion Hotel, Luggate; M. O’Brien, Railway Hotel, Lauder; E. J. Williams, Hotel Nevis; W. J. O’Connor, Ida Valley Hotel, Poolburn; L. Tilbury, Moa Creek Hotel; Margaret Galvin, Shingle Creek Hotel; F. Donnelly, Newton Hotel. Matakanui; H. J. Forward Pass Hotel, Kyeburn Diggings; Alexander Watt, Railway Hotel, Ida Valley; M. E. White, Crown Hotel, Wedderburn; Robert Mee, White Horse Hotel, Becks; Thomas Holland, Otago Central Hotel, Hyde; J. D. Patterson, Cardrona Hotel; H. J. H. Lewis, Welcome Home Hotel, Long Gully; E. M. Knowles, Mount Earnslaw Hotel, Glenorchy; A. Keegan, Hotel, Patearoa; A. W. Stott, Claim’s Junction Hotel; Alexander M'Millan, Styx Hotel, Paerau; J. Morrison, Hotel, Waipiata; J. F. Pritchard, Hotel, Garston; B. S. Matthews, Chatto Creek Hotel. A permanent transfer wag granted to G. L. Blakely (Railway Hotel Oturehua). , . In connection' with the application of John Morrison for temporary premises at the Waipiata Hotel, which had been destroyed by fire, the chairman said he did not think sufficient diligence had been exercised in the re-erection of the new building. The applicant would be granted a license for three months. FOOTBALL. The following table shows the positions of the A Grade teams in the Vincent

SKI-ING. With the advent of hard frosts the snow on the Old Man Range is well frozen, and makes an ideal ski-ing ground. Several parties have made the trip on recent week-ends, and all report having had thrilling sport. SHOOTING ACCIDENT. While quail shooting yesterday Mr J. D. Provan had the misfortune to fall from a tree he-was using as a vantage point, with the result* that he fractured three ribs and lacerated the muscles of his right side. Mr Provan is confined to his bed, but is making satisfactory progress.

competition:— . P. W. L. Points Flag D. F. A: Pts. Alexandra 5 4 1 -i 52 17 8 Matakanui 5 4 1 — 45 25 8 Wanaka .. 5 3 1 1 47 24 7 Cromwell .. 5 3 1 1 45 11 7 Tarras .. 5 1 4 — 19 63 2 Clyde .. .. 5 1 4 — 10 53 2 Bannockburn . . 6 1 5 — 33 61 2