HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 883, 1 August 1910, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

>'S i "VFroni'bur'Spcoial'Correspondeaiti: ■;.'•.''. :■';■■. ' / I". '~ ".. : i ■ Last'Satiirday;afWnoi3n r ,iri:tlie : prt»- '■ ccnce of-'a very large gathering,' the, •Mayor of Petone,Mr; J. W. M'Ewan,. declared the Petone Palace -Theatre open for skating.; In the,course of his.' remarks, Mr. M'Ewan 'congratulated, the enterprising management on , sup-' plying a'long-felt-want,in'\ Petone. ;-,1.e----tone now could say. that they possessed' - the largest building of that kind in the y Hutt. Valley, having (when' comploted) a seating accommodation for, 1500 peo-, pie,' and a frontage -of 60ft.' i.and'.- a/'-'Y-depth of 130 ft. .The floor.;.(which was V "praised on all sides for its t escellonoe) ..;.-■ was thronged with skaters both in Ah& ■:■ afternoon:-and evening. \ A brass band .\ was in attendancel ..The. rink, will be open every afternoon aiid'evening till .- further .notice. :■' "■-,..', ■■;'.'.' ■ ~ :.'■ Despitei counter' attractions .skating ■■■■ at the Hutt "rink continues to'increase, . Saturday afternoon and evening.saw a. ■( large assembly of patrons who appre> . ciated the excellent facilities. _ The. ■ . management have spared no pains te: suit, the. requirements, of ■•.■.all roller ,' skaters. ■'.• ; . "'. .."■'. '''.'■■.;',' '-' ..';

MINIATURE, RIFLE RANGE.

-The following letter was received by. Father Maples .from'?the: Commandant of Cadets, in reference to .the.recent question^of a miniature rifle:range : in. the Roman Catholic sohool : ground, tor the-use of the school cadets at'Petonc:"I' take this opportunity .of officially thanking'you. for, your, generous offer to' allow/the cadets of tbo.Petone publio schools to use the proposed range: (on the Catholic 'school • grounds) should they so desire, and your 'readiness.to suffer inconvenience- yourself for tho. purpose-of providing facilities for the local cadets'to carry our ; what is,-after, ail. a very/important part-' of their training. - I-have- always' been anxious to procure-a separate raugo.m tho grounds of each .school where, possib c, but so far hare -not succeeded in ,Ictone, and the way in, which you-'ap-. predated ..the difficulty is .most •coniincndablc, aiid, unless' separate ranges can ho provided at .'each school,- your offer should bo an easy solution of the difficulty. Please also .accept ray. personal thanks for, your consideration in tlie matter.". .-':'' , ' . Yesterday.'. afternoon, to a', large' crowd'oh the'.Hutt Recreation Ground the Hutt' and v Petone citizens; ■ Band, under Lieutenant Herd..rendered'a delightful programme-of music, • '■