HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 622, 27 September 1909, Page 5

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From' Oar Suecial Besorler.) . ■ ■ —r —r* — ■ ..-,,:• ':■ PETONE, TENNIS CLUB.. In presenting the annual report of the Petone Tonnis Club, the committeelrepprts'a decided improvement -in .'the ', club generally, as regards membership, enthusiasm, and success of" the team in the 6up : competition. Tho membership of the club lis ~a .very decided factor (owing., chiefly, to'removals),' yet the influx of new .members last season practically compensated: for tho loss of. active members of tho previous year, with-the-result that the credit balance is.slightly better. During the season,: improvements to the two: courts' were effected by : asphalting : a portion-of them and, after •the. termination, of the. competition matches, a working.bee was/formed-,'and the, result of tho ;men's eftoris.is 'a very satisfactory one, having: enhanced: the:courts very'much from a.player's.pointof view. The chosen ten. who represented: the club in • the . accounted;very well.for themselves, considering the number of. young, players who' took'part, and Petone finished. fourth in-'a 'field of -seven. At the different tournaments,-eight, trophies in all were won by the several members, of the, club. The committee advises that a team be again; entered forythe cup competition during the coming season. The prospects for- this season appear "to bo very good, and it is"expected that there will'\be a "larger 'active membership. .:;■■..

:-.::-,;".,- :';JOTTIKGS. : ~'■,:■:. -The monthly'meeting of the Hutt No-License League, will; „bo hold this , evening;^'when an address will be'delivered by the Rov.J. M'Caw, ;of Lower.-'Hutt.';■■<■ '.'■;'■ ; ;'-.-.•;, "' / i "\ '. ; , : The; Petone.',Navals,", : under Captain Ellis, accompanied :by the Petone School Cadets,' attended".church.«parade at. St. Augustine's' .yesterday morning, in connection with ".the. Dominion-Day celebrations.' Tho preacher was Chaplain-Major ".Russell.... , ■'~ . •■"„ ■} The bazaar in aid of the; funds of St'.Angus-' tino's Church, Petono, which has just concluded, .proved very successful, the .profit amounting to ~ . - : '>'■■:■'.-■ .The' Hutt and Petone Citizens' Brass Band, ; uhder Conductor Gruaf, played an, acceptable programme of appropriate-musio at,the Hutt .Recreation Ground yesterday afternoon. '■ The.Petono Bowing Club has decided to open the. season' on. October 16. ;. .;'-■.. : ;At ;6.17 a.ml yesterday, the Petone firebell ,'rang out.;, There' v was "nd fire,.'however, .the: alarm-being the result'fof a fault in a.wire." ' ■Mr. J. M'Gee,, of the Railway Department,' .Cross Crc&, paid a flying visit to Potono last, week. -,'/;';■ ,'■.'■ .. ■'• ■:'•..■ •'.', The Petone Brass Band played a number of. selections on tho Tetono Eecreation Ground yesterday afternoon. : -v ;;■;'';•, ; '■ ..