HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 636, 13 October 1909, Page 5

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

:• (From Oar Special Reporter.) - ♦— 7— f EX-NAVALS* ASSOCIATION - .. The .annual report of the ' Petone ex-Navals' Association,'to be.preeehted at' the .trieeting tonight, 7: elites ;that,'.the, affairs of, the 'as^ocia* • : v . tion . during ; the, -past, year 'have /proved 1 satis-' . ' faotory»7thongH; iV :Would be' weil -.for ,the : in- • ooming committee' to = devise -seine 'means ;of :in--7 : ducing"members ';tp take/a active* part 'in ... the - association's - work. .The''year "was started ; with accredit. 9d., and it lo^ °ses~ - ; with >,£9 ; 10&\ 11 d; ..to ;the good.. , A.' : sum of -<57 Ips. was expended, in fitting; a pleasure V boat, l •. donated . by ; ; the ;Petpne Navals. report thanks "the' Navals for ..this and "v, other'.assistance/ . Thev act : of the year euchro p a rties; x a rifle "match, against Won by,' the ;latter,? the'-;annual.; cutter race / for -"a, trophy, and,th.e card-tournament, for the .Hurit Cup (in ofj.wliich;jComjwtUipnß 'Petone beat the • 'Wellington^Association), the .annual, concert, .Md a Morris-tubi3 match,, in .which occtipiod• secqnd-l place, "the;Hutt ; , VftMpy' Rfaos winning, and the Petono Navals ; .; / A benefit: concert for' a, case. at was , also .-organised ;by .the com;mitteei.and;a:sum;of .il9 4s; ; 3d. obtained. The : 'coramitteje vtenders .its: thanks .to v all ; the .ladies whovassistedat the/card; parties,/and to the ioUowing,>who..donated trophies, etc.;— Mr. and -H^-Palmerv'Messrs Jeff. Davis, I». V• -'S. G. Boss, "and F. ••v;:-'.vfj'Morns-tube competition .w&s won y. .. by^ilr.. WV Gwilliam •wjth : G3.. points; • The re- • PPrt Mncludesvwifh ( ah expression of thanks to Finlay, and < JOTTINGS " v.; attractions.:- ftt feetone, provided tie ® e C, wl !V ;^: - a (cricket <m.atch, Petone - « j l liecre'ation Ground, fae ..F' lr e:Bngade , s','demonstration ajjd 'com- , petitions.;.:• -v, . . •, v ■ iw o^i si? rb F t 'Terrace,: Girl School '(Wdi ' ! ; lSw at ' Mo l n i a y nights ;meeting of the: Lower . inuU'iiprough the use of .. tne recreation reserve for October 29 •• ■ J . 1 J, Wilkihs ,at * s ' : Hutt.-. Court 'on Monday,- Andrew ' ; :^ h ? so , n -- was . barged.■wit h '--being drunk and Pf-«>e police.: On ; thi, VJV-:.-Mionnatioii';iho\ was- convicted and discnargsd, and on .the second fined 20s; V. Va ' ! °y,'Homing, Pigeon :Club held ;■ t, j • race of the : setison front'Gisborne on - " s ■ "' a - ' ro Phy . presented, by . Mr: , Welch, ;™o : president; of..:the .club. .The Gis ' >or n 5 in,calm-.wed» ■ • : » the. winning : bird, Mr. M. J.' fVry fc^AA^MoV.^ a / !^,, !® d 'W '' at 1,51 p.'" ; .i(£i u u followed at'an interval : of one attained bein» 95.6.78 yards/ per . rain'J- •.^5 fl ,^ a , s '. l f« e nly .contested, fewer >• hpin'g timed in within very ' sugntly .oyer one. minute : of the 'Winner. •■'The ;■; waiiKS of; the club, are duo to. thechief officer . .. of the Maheno, who, kjndly '.undertook the care . and liberation^of;the birds. : _Th e 'orioKet season -was opened..at Upper . Eutt..on .Saturday afternoon .with a' match mimed , v.-.sinjjfi After an exciting game, ~ the married won by three J runs. '/The ecoresr ; w<ra;-Marricd,' 77 (W. Greig, senr,, single;: 74 -(Jowett. 27,.and , Phillips ' U), . bornall qowled "well;-for.; the' winners, ■ and ''JS™'- 1 ?• i' Mab^jr,'and Duff for • the :bachclors, . There: was a large attendance, ini!luding.';many