HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 647, 26 October 1909, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

. (rwnr Oar Hpcclnl/Beuorter.) , , | I'l. j ; ; ; n *: The following motion, pasied- by the. Christchurcli City Council, .was ro&d at .last. night s ] tneeting of .'the-'Fotcine ;BortughJ'X!ouncil:-T "That this -council' opinionuhatithe time has arrived when 1 universal . military .training:, should be adopted by the.Dominion. Council- : lor-Piper moved . that : th'e: letter'.be - received,. and :that, r in'the opinion 6f ; the council, they had CqiSiite-'enough' of their own-.affairs to attend to : Hvithout: interfering-m the policy of the State.-.'This was carried. 'Writing to 'the : Petono Borough. Council, Mr. 'XV' JI. WilfoM, acknowledged copies of replies'-received from local-bodies regarding/the amending of the Eating-Act,.,1908,'- (to- makeJ certain Government- property,, such-as. workers: dwellings;-rateable). -" He - had, ; 1 lie ■ stated, brought the matter before -'Parliament on three previous- o«:asioiis, but would, readily raise it 'agaihi-' ■ 1 "y>. ' : - At the Petone Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. Inglis and R. Mothes, JlP.'s, a young taan named D. Webster was'charged with'being a roguo and vagabond in that 'lie had.no visible means of support. . 'He was- convicted andOrdered to .come-'up/'for. sentence; when -called upon. V . '' The'' Mayor of Petone (Mr. MTSwan) has/been -appointed 'to represent' the Petonie Borough Coimcil'at.the' meeting of delegates to be' held in-December for, the purpose of electing Hospital. Trustees.' : A benevolent spirit-was attributed to the l Wellington Hospital Board by. Councillor Piper at last night's meeting.of the Petone Borough Council. .The board had written, stating the amount to be levied from the' board for the erection of the infectious-diseases hospital. "I believe it states -very politely," said Councilor Piper, " 'if our financial-circumstances permit.' Well,' we can, easily comply with that. ' The letter-can.be received." '(Laughter.)'. : 'l " ; A public entertainment ! under' the 1 auspices of the-.Hutt'No-License, : 'held in St., Augustine's ' Hall, Petone,fast -evening. The Hot. Mr.Williams,presided.-. A -.stirring address was delivered" by Mr; G. B. Nicholls, of the "Alliance'' Office, Dunedin,,and a musical' programme was rendered, the following contributing:—Miss Janie Kirk,.Mr. A. Wright; Miss 0." Sherwin, Sir.' House,' Hiss. Blakeley,. Miss Miller, Mr. Heyward. - Miss D. M'Ewen, and Mr. J. Delahunty. •