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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 48, 30 November 1899, Page 20

Mr. A. R. Barolay invites the electors of Dunedin to meet him on Friday next at the Drillshed, North Dunedin, and on Monday at the Wesleyan Hall, Woodhaugh A monster meeting is to be held on Tuesday evening at the Garrison Hall.— **, Wheeling says that—' The day of cheap single tube tyres has gone in America, and although a few cheap and trashy tyres continue to be sold, there has been a considerable change for the better, and the preference for good grade tyres is noticeable.' The same is equally applicable to Australian cyclists, ninety-nine out of every hundred of whom swear by the detachable Dunlop tyre, on account of its reliability and ease of detachment. — „,% Visitors to Queenstown will find first-class accommodation at Mcßride's family hotel. This well-known establishment is replete in each department with every requisite and of the best quality obtainable. Patrons may rest assured of receiving excellent attention, combined with civility and home comforts. A porter attends the arrival and departure of steamers, and fir^^asa hacks and vehicles are kept for the convenience of exoursioni^l^^* • An important notice with regard to Mount Goo? Hermitage and Hanmer Springs appears elsewhere in this issue. The hotel ia still in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Ross, and Mr. Clarke will act as guide up to the end of February. The huts have been provisioned to meet the wants of tourists and climbers. For invalids afflicted with rheumatism, skin diseases, etc., the baths at the Hanmer Springs are ample, and the sanatorium has accommodation for visitors. A new building for board and lodging at lower rates will be ready about the beginning of the year. There are other houses where ample accommodation and excellent rooms may also be obtained. — „.% Messrs. Dwan Bros., hotel brokers, Wellington, report having sold the following hotel properties :— Mr. Robert Darroch's interest in the Club Hotel, Lambton Quay, Wellington, to Messrs. W. Manning and R. Baker, well known in commercial circles in this city; Mr. Henry T. Hawker's interest in the Rainbow Hotel, Kaiwarra, to Mrs. Goldfinch ; Mr. William Piper's interest in the White Horse Hotel, Ngahauranga, to Mr. James Woods, an old Wellington resident; Captain W. G. North's interest in the Terminus Hotel, Picton, to Mr. Bernard M'Guire, late of the Ranfurly Hotel, Wellington ; Mr. John Hunter's interest in the Central Hotel, Otaki, to Mr. John Simpson, late of the Railway Hotel, Woodville; also th« purchase of the Tavistock Hotel, Waipukurau, for Mr. George Ross, late of the Panama Hotel, Wei lino-tan * * '