DISTRICT NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 47, 18 June 1915, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

CLEVEDON.

WEDDING BELLS

9 HULL-GREENFIELD

A very pretty wedding was solemnised in All Souls' Anglican Church on the 9th inst., the conbrating parties being Miss Greenfield, fourth daughter of Mr a d Mrs Greenfield, Swiuton, Yorkshire, England, and Mr David Hull, only son of Mr and Mrs D. Hill, London. The Rev. W. C. Wood officiated.

The bride was given away by her trither, Mr A. GreenfHl. The ycung couple Bre very popular in the district. Tre trier ds of the bridegroom, undir Mies Brown, arranged palms ahd ferrs irside of the Church with pleasing effect. As the wedding entered, the Wedding Hymn was sung by a large congregation. The bridesmaids were Miss Frdrfa Wallis, Miss Edith Greenfield, niece of the bride, and Mits s Winnie and Jeao Denton. The bride wore a charming d.ees of crepe de chene, trimmed with Brussels lace ar.d pearls, and she carried a bouquet cf narcissi and white roses. She also wore a handsome gold bargle presented by the bridegroom.

The bridesmaids were dressed in cream silk and carried bouquets of violets and asparagus fer . Mr George Dow acted as best man. An elaborate wedding breakfast was given in a marquae in the grounds of Mr Denton's farm, pating. Mr and Mis Hill were the recipients of numerous present 3, the bridegroom receiving a handsome Bllver tray from his ft Hew worker?. The young couple left by motor fo' Papakura and thence by train for Kawao, where the honeymoon is being spent.

The evangelastic meetings being conducted in the Presbyterian Church by the Kev. Morgon Richard?, cf Howick, were being well attended. Large congregations were present at the three services on Sunday ,'ast. The mission will continue every evening with the exception of tomorrow (Saturday), until the 25th inst.

A working-bee ol men are energetically topdrefsing the Clevedm Croquet Club's lawns.

DRURY. The function engineered by the Drury laoies in aid of the Hospital Ship Fund eventuated on Wednesday of laot week, and was a distinct success socially and financially. The committee who cariied out the arrangements consisted of Misses Kugg, Bremner (2), Hamilton (3), Girdwood (2), Appleby and f Mrs Fjfe, with Miss G. (Jossey as tecretary and treasurer. The entertainment was of a free and easy nature, and was a source of enjoyment to young and ild. Games of divers kinds were provided for all who wished to participate in such dissipation. Musical selections were rendered by Miss McNaughton and Mrs Lodge, and their ert'oits were thoroughly enjoyed. The piece de resistance uf the evening was a fine cake pre sented by J. 3nd J. Rugg, and between tbe guessing competition as to its weight and the sale after it had been donated back by the winner, Master Whitelaw, brought in the handsome sum of £5 i>3 Sd. Thiß, including the receipts at the door and the remits of smaller guessing compelitnns, brought the proceeds up to the vicinity of £l3. Mr Glasson, who on behalf of the adiee, returned thanks in a neat and brief speech, appealed to the audience to make the total up to £2O. The appeal was rot in vain, so that when a few minutes after the secretary announced that the evening's takingß was £27 2s the ladies felt that they had done very well in t'lfir first attempt tj help the Hospital Ship Fund. A good cup rf tea and scones and cakes wera handed round, and all enjoyed the al frecso meal. A word of praise is due to Mr Swan, who took the heavy end of the log in preparing the tea *nd c:herwise helping the ladie?. This gentleman is one of th2 willing workers et all Buch functions. Mr A. Bremner made a very popular salesman and his dry sayings were full ot wit aud humour. Altogether, the evening was of a most enjoyable kind, and now the question that obtrudes is: What are the men going to do? The Drury Brick and Tile Works will soon be once more throbbing with activity. The manager, Mr Thompson, has taken up his residence and is getting everything in order (or an early start. May he have all the success he deserves, and it will be great. ♦ PATUMAHOE. The Mauku Farmers' Union held ] a euchre social on Monday of last week in the Patumahoe Hall, when there was a very good attendance. The social was in charge of Messis H. Taylor and S. Kowe, who very successfully carried out their duties. The ladies kindly provided refreshments. Miss M. Runciman was Buccesiful in winning the lady's prize with eight games, and Mrs Zinzan was awarded the consolation prize. Mr J. B. Goldsworthy won the first prize for men with eleven games out of thirteen games played. Messrs N. G, Litchfield and K. Wright tied for last place, and in the play-off Mr Wright lost and was awarded the consolation prize. There was keen competition among the men, as no less than four others scored ten games.

On the invitation of the Mauku Farmers' Union, Mr Donnan, the Government Agriculture Instructor, gave three very instructive and intereating lectures on three successive evenings in the Patumahoe Hall last month. The first leeture was on selection of dairy herds and the others on the treatment of different kinds of soils and rotation of crops. B The weekly dances held in aid of the Patumahoe Tennis Club are proving a great success, and a good sum of money has already oeen added to tbe funds since they started. The local creamery closed down at the end of last month, and now the manager, Mr N. Cotter, is busy overhauling the plant in readiness foi the expected boom season in the spring. Tbe Tuakao and Mauku senior football teams met on the tatter's ground at Patumahoe on Saturday,

and a very interesting game was witnessed by a large crowd of spectators, including a fair number of ladies. Mr R. Fulton*, of Puni, acted as referee. Tbe visiting team won by nine points to nil.

THE MAUKU HUTEL

LICENSE RENEWAL AD JUURNED.

At the annual meeting of the Franklin Licensing Committee held yesterday, Mr F. V. Frazer, S.M., presiding, Mr Thos. B. Bailey applied for the renewal of the lic?nse of the Mauku Hotel, Patumanoe. Mr Endtan (Messrs Endcan and Holloway) appeard in support of the appli"ation oi behalf of the owners, Campbell and Ehrenfreid, Co., Ltd, Tha Pulice report s'atfd that a portion of the hott 1 was very old, and unfit for hahitalnn, and accordingly the owners should be asked to have new premises built so as to meet the requirements of the district, the residents having also petitioned to that effect.

The chairman mentioned that at last year's meeting the committee con; birred that the tremia-s required tj be rerovated or ret'uilt, but they decided to take to adion urtil this year in view of the Licensing Poll intervening. They had also been of opinion that if the Licenisng Poll proved favourable a publican's licersj should be issued for tha house instead of only an accommodiation license, th 3 rame entailing an ircrc-as.d fee of about £5 Mr Frszer stfrled that the Committee had received a cpy oi a petition, signed by nearly 200 residents of the district, that had be-n sent to the owners asking that a new building should Le eree'ed, and complaining that the present premises were out ot keeping with the requirements of the locally. Mr Endean inform d the Committee thnt Mcs rs Campbell, Ehrenfried an:i Co. (the owners) did rot consider that the leceipts warranted outlay for a new buildin?. Ihey maintained that the accommodation. v,as sufficient to meet the requirements of the district. It was susgest d in the petition that as the h:tel would be close to the Patumahoe station on the Waiuku lire a new building was ell the more necessary. Messrs Campbell, Ehreni';ieJ ard Cu., however, understood that the site of the station had tot been definitely fixed, but if circumstances warranted it twelve months hence would pri bably be prepared to put up a r.ew building. Mr Joseph H?rry, as one of the petitioners, endorsed the statements mads in the petitijn. Tbe present hotel, le said, was quite inadequate for the ne°ds of ths district. Part of the building was erected some 50 or 60 years ago on the hanks of the Waikato river and was subsequently removed to Patumahop. He could authoritatively state that owing to lack of accommodation men had had to be put out m an outbuilding to sleep, Teams of cricketers and many commercial travellers had been unable to get accommodation. Tbe house wa3 very well kept by Mr Bailey, but it was not possible under present condition s for him to keep it in Euch a way as to secure people (stopping there. Mr Henry remarked in conclusion that if a new building was not provided the local people would boycott the hotel. Mr Rowlands (secretary of the Brewery Co.) stated that Mr Potter (architect) already had instructions to prepare plans for improvements, but they desired to wait until the site of the statiun was fixed. His Company objected to be forced to buil I a new house at the demand of the local people, whose vote moreover was evenly divided between License and No LicensP.

The chairman suggested that a nice inviting new building would prevent votes being cast for Prohibition. Mr Rowlands replied that such would only be a gamll 3 , and that he added that his company, although prepared to do what was right, objected to be "dragooned" into a new building at the behest of the signatories cf the petition. Addressing Mr Henry, Mr Howlands aiked if his experisnce had not been that the Brewery Company carried nut their duty. Mr Henry replied that he suppored Mr Rowlands alluded to a request for drainage improvements, which were executed at a cost of £lO to £ls, but a gocd hotel meant a very different cost to £lO or £ls, and It appeared as if the company objected tu face the expenditure.

The chairman believed that the Committe would not feel inclined to renew the license unless the owners gave an undertaking to effect substantial improvements. Mr Rowlands informed the chairman that a new building was rather a big order, but if the Committee required it such would be built. The Committee then retired, and on returning into Court, the chairman intimated they had only dealt with the petition simply ad an expression of opinion from the signatories. Thev had, however, acted on the police report and had decided to adjourn the application for the license until the September meeting, the owners in the meantime to submit plans for improvements. The Committee considered that if the business justified a license a license justified a decent building. It was also the Committee's intention, if they renewed the license, to issue a Publican's instead of an accommodation license. Mr Endean urged that instead of adjourning the renewal of the license the same should be granted and the Committee sbculd accept Messrs Campbell, Ehrenfried's undertaking to submit plans and carry out improvement?. The chairman stated that he personally was prepared to accept such an assurance from Messrs Campbell, Ehrenfried, who, he found, could always be relied upon to carry out their undertakings.

The Committee took a vote as to renewing the license subject to the undertaking as mentioned or of adhering to tneir decieion to adjourn the renewal of the license, and the latter found favour by three votes to two.

The chairman in announcing the decision arrived at Htated that he had not voted as he had left it to the elective committer to determine the matter. GLENBROOK. The name of Mr .John McKinney, son of MrJas. McKinn n y, of GlenDrook, is included in the recent list of "wounded" in the Dardanelles operations.