CHOPS & CHANCES

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XI, Issue 541, 2 May 1901, Page 19

CHOPS & CHANCES

There was no doubt about our worthy mayor s election.

I sincerely sympathise with. Mr Montgomery over his recent loss in the Waikino fire.

Large shipments of barley are being landed in Auckland from the South, tor the malting season.

Mr D. K. Leslie, of Te Awamutu, has sold out his interest in the hotel there to Mr Laurie, late of Ohaupo.

Enthusiastic Lady Blue Bibbonite (collecting material for her next lecture)- to brewer’s drayman: “Er —I understand there are some men in your calling whose sole liquor nourishment CO J*" sists of a quart of beer a day. Is that correct ? Drayman: “ I suddent be at all surprised, lady. Them teetotallers is a’creepin’ into every ]ob narradays.”

At the Carterton Magistrate’s Court on April 20th, Messrs Bish and Lindop, Justices, made some strong comments on the working of prohibition orders. Mr Bish said the usual thing was for a prohibited person to go through the streets with a bottle of alcoholic liquor projecting from each of his coat pockets !

I hear that Mr W. M. Cooke has purchased Mr D. Norden’s interest in the Prince Arthur Hotel. I anticipate that Mr Cooke will do well in his new venture. He has had. many year s experience of the travelling public in the Union Company’s service, and latterly has been assisting his brother, Mr Lindsay Cooke, in the manage ment of the Albert Hotel,

Burglars entered Flett’s Hotel at Waihi one morning last week, and took £1 worth of silver from the till. The iron safe which had stood in the office was removed into the back yard,’ but before the thieves could get any further they were disturbed by Mr Charles Flett, a son of the landlord. The burglars then abandoned their task, and left the safe in the yard.

The City of Auckland Licensing Bench will hold their annual meeting at the Magistrate s Court, at noon on Tuesday, the 4th day of June, Parnell Bench will sit on Wednesday, the sth day of June, at the Parnell Borough Council Chambers, and at the Borough Council Chambers Devonport, the Eden Licensing Bench will sit at noon on Monday, the 3rd day day of June.

It is reported that Messrs J. M. and J. Mowbray, who are connected with the Great Northern Brewing Company, have purchased Mr J. Patterson’s property, consisting of the Waiwera Hotel and estate. Extensive alterations and improvements are in contemplation, and no doubt this popular resort will be more freely patronised by the holiday-making public.

A publican was brought up in a Police Court somewhere in Otago, charged with permitting card-playing for money on licensed premises. The police witness swore that, looking through the window of one of the rooms of the tavern, he saw a company round a table playing “ nap.” Said the Magistrate, “ How do you know they were playing ‘ nap ?’ ” The policeman replied that they were playing with five cards each, and the man whose back was to the window called “ four.” The Magistrate, who was a lover of cards himself, became interested, and asked excitedly, “What cards had he?” “An ace and queen and two smaller trumps, and another ace.” “The case is dismissed. Fine the man fiveshillings fur not going nap.”