HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

'.' ■■ damage;; :bt : . aetulert:- "•■ (From Our' Special OorresDondorit.) :. Ata' meeting, of the Hutt'Park Committee .last .evening, ' when there : were present: Messrs.::,' Baldwin . (chairman), Hacaskill; , Barlow,- Mllwan, and South'gate, some strong/complaints we're madeconcerning ; the damage '.caused', to the trees andlawn by/. tlie'D. Battery horses; during the recent training camp. ..The caretaker's report on - the matter was endorsed by Mr.; Squthgate, who had made a visit of.inspection" to ''the,' park. { 'On hie motion'. it'.'was 'Tesblve'd"t(i ( %ite to, the Defence Minister (Sir Joseph Ward), , drawing . attention.: to; the complaintj. arid claimingy.damages extent.of i£ls. Permission, to :;use theparkjwas grante'dtq the-Taita School, for the annual school picnic, l which Iβ to-be lield.to-day.■■ '■: ,<

■:■ " T?HE AMBULANCE WAGON. ■;,• , A meeting of .ladies interested, in , tie. 'Ambulance. SVagon Eund;yeas,held, in.the Municipal Buildings.at, Petorie,last evening., • ■ Detailed arrangements. were.. made for taking up collections on Ambulance Saturday. '■'■ A■ letter .was received from the EeV. '■ Father Maples intimating that ho would assist. in . furthering the;v proposal to; establish, the.-proposed wagon.. Sub-, scription: lists were .distributed '■'aniong those.present. !For the conTenience of.tTie public, a list.Tfill.be; left at .'.the council offices.■■•/■ ; '' : ''■■•'>•"■!• .■■.'--'•i.-.-' . •:.' ■;■.■';.'■ r , '"--

~ OPETONE : JTTNIOK; CLXIB., , ;'■',.- ■The following -'handicaps' .have; been declared 'in .the ■ Petone ""Junior Atheltiq Club's 120 JyJlrds 'and) one mile ' events, which' are'to. be run this, evening:—l2o yards.-rFirst heat: 'Wpodyer, scr.; Fraser, 11yds.; Parker,'l2yds.;.House, 13yds:; M. Eyan,. 13yds.; .'Smith, 15yds.; : JTEwan, 19yds.'Second "heat: Strickland', 7yds.; Thompson, 12yds.; Hagany, 13yds.; Price, 18yds.; "ioe" Eyan, 15yds. Third' heat: Bold, '..■-'loyds.';" Power, ; 12yds;;' Xoung, 13yds.; Gore, 13yds.; W. Eyan,'. 15yds.; Elbe, 16yds. : One mile-. Bold, dOyds.; Price, 40yds.';'. Young, 70yds.; Smith, 80yds.; Eraser, 80yds.; W. Eyan, 90yds.; Parker, 90yds.; Gore, 90yds.; Thompson, 100 yds. ;' : M'Ewan, 120 yds. -V

At a recent ;mee'ting of the Petone Fire. Brigade, it was : .decided to;take ;no; action in the matter of ■ supporting the' proposal-to hold the United .'Fire Brigades' demonstration- Hutt. in 1911. . Fireman Shardloiv. was appointed to represent the,brigade at the annual conference,'ito be held .at Hastings, on. . -, Mi-.'.J. W. llTSwan (chairman of'■ the Hutt. Valley .-Tramway Board) has received official information that the forms of ■ application in connection with the loans under .The ~Statß.: Guaranteed Advances ;,Act 'aw in the hands of , the printer, .and a supply will'..be forwarded as uoou as available. : llr.. MTUwan haa written to tho chairman- of the. State Guaranteed Advances Board (Sir Joseph Ward) in reference ' to' the ' Tramway Loan of. £88,000, and it is , ,understood that the. matter will be ofiiciaUy. dealt with as: soon, as tho ; regulation application, has .been, received. ... .. .

The,bazaar to" be held under the auspiqas of Hie Hutt Valley No-License League will be openefl at 3 p.m. today.by Mr. I. M. Wilford, M.P. . :