THE REASON WHY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, 5 June 1913, Page 26

THE REASON WHY.

"Good gracious'” said the stranger, “I never saw so many saloons in my life. I’ve counted ninteen in this block. This is simply awful'” “Yes. I know it,” replied the man who was showing him round, “but it’s worse right here than anywher e else. Over on the next street the average is not more than ti /e t the block.” “Why are there so many here, then?” “You see, this is the street leading to the station, where people who live in our Prohibition suburbs get off the train.” —“Ohio State Record.”

At the annual meeting of the Licensing Committee on Monday all licenses except one (on the ground that the hotel was not kept up to the required standard) were granted. In the case of the Duke of Edinburgh and Wellington Hotels, the police reported that these premises were frequented and used by bookmakers. These reports, however, were not put in as objections. The Bench renewed the licenses after issuing a warning to all licensees that they were expected to see that no betting took place on their premises.