HIITT AND PIETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 10

HIITT AND PIETONE NEWS.

« (From Our Special Reporter.) • A FAREWELL SOCIAL. Mr. and Mrs. W. G, Hancox, who hav deme excellent, work for tho Primitive Motlic ,dist Church of Petone, are' leaving to take ui their residence at. Newtown. Last night the 1 were■tendered a farewell social' -by the con gregation, of the Petone.' Primitive Methodis .Church. The Bev. C. E. Ward presided, am during ah : 'interval: handed to ''Mr; and .Mrs Haiicox a Bilver cake-basket from the congre Ration, and a' silvor siigar-bowl from .the ■Ln dies' Guild. Eulogistic speeches' touching th work done by Mr. and Mrs. 'Haricox ini th church wcro made -"by- the Rev. 'H. Shnrp Messrs. .Jansqn, Hesse, .and Clements. ,'Th (Svenihg's entertainment was : contributed to a follows:—, Song, Miss Miller;, song, Mr. Cham ■hcrlains recitation, .Miss, Waits; sonjj,- Mr.- Ma son; song, Mrs. Ferguson. .. .. . . JOTTINGS. The world and Petono, with his-wifo gener Ally and ■ his small children particularly, turned out last night to celebrate the annivcr sary Of the gunpowder plot. There were hull dreds of people on the beach; whioli was dottei tevery few yards with bonfires. The king, whi was not blown-up, has been forgotten; but GuFawkcs,- tho gentleman who failed to nut hf match to the powder, has yet a fame for tin child. ' In Nelson Street, Petone, yesterday, a , horsi attached. <to Mr< E. Steer's butcher's Cart took fright at a passing vehicle ,aud, a : por tion of the harness breaking, the animal started .'off oh a wild,bolt. It dashed: roum into .Jacksofl Street,■; ..demolishing a lamp.pos on its way and overturning the cart a .httii Inter.: Tho cart was badly- damaged and tin contents scattered, about the road, but for tunately both horse and driver escaped with out ,injury.. .-