HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 913, 5 September 1910, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) . .'■ ':,'»' . ■ '. : , LONG-SERVICE MEDALS. , Prior to the Petone Navals smoke concert on Saturday, a short parade was held, for the purpose of , presenting long-service meclal;! to a number of the corps. , Colonel Bauchop, officer commanding the Wellington district, was present, and presented the medals to Chaplain-Major'J'. D. Russell,-Sergeant-Major Cruickshank,. . Sergeant -l'raser,' and- Sergeant Knight. .In doing so the Colonel said that the services-ren-dered by these; men niade'i him feej small, and he congratulated , them on earning such distinction. " In present-, ing. Sergeant H'ardham's long-service medal, Colonel; Bauchdp referred to his (Sergeant Hardham's) V.C.', and said that whilst in South..- Africa he had witnessed the: run:. which had earned Hardham the highest..distinction"in.the army, and had been present -when .'the Queen -.Mother '■ had ; , presented, the V;C. Colonel Bauchop further", '■' marked that, as a farrier in the; South African-' .war,: Sergeant -Hardham. had done.yeoman service. He- .congratulated, the company on having.in .'its ; ranks a -man whom, everybody.: v was iprbudof.; ;'..'. '■■;, .;•.; .:;v;:

; ST. DAVID'S, /Yesterday morning; at, St.. David's Church,- Petone, - the Rev. A; Thomson .ordained.Messrs. ;W. Smith.and J.'Corneas, elders v of-the church! ; ;''.-:'■ ■'':' The young; ladies of the :church- will' hold a concert on Tuesday evening -for', the purpose of'raising funds to build a class-room.'; .; ■:,'' ';■■;.■. . ;•'-■;;';'■•'';::;;,-': .'NEW ; HOTT\RIVER ;: BRIDGE/ )% ■■ ■' Tlie new bridge over the 'Hutt River, which .will connect Petone;,with ;' ; the' bays and Wainui, ;is ; now-'.; practically' 'complete,, with-the exception of'the" approaches. . The/approach'.'on-i-he'' Per tone side will; be constructed '.by' ,'tlie'i Petone ; Borough .'Council' : at. a ■ cost,-, ; of £2653,; ahoVwillj be. ;„with' : -a"s, soon'.as;.'the. Gcvernor-in-Councilv'-for-mally issues - warrants; apportioning'■'■ the 1 coat.to.the varipuVlecal bodies.::-.'■„•. ;•' :■ ';';,:■ ':; '; -\ petone nazals.".: ■. -V ;'m> ■ It has.been/decided by 'the' Petone ■Navals■ to.present:.*:challenge.shield for competition : amongst the' junior^cadets' of r fe;Hutt ; Valley.:'.". '■)■ ■'■'■ The company ; will.gouritbfcamp 'for' annual -training ■■■at Ngahaurang'a. Forts, about, the;.midcUeV:of;October; : vv-i:V;i;,?c.

:■ rho'.annual sraokb concert; in;;coriiiec- : tion -:with. -the PptorVe .NavalsV was held iii: the>Petone, Drill • Hall: on' Saturday' ■evening. ;" Captain .Bey'any''o.C.7' iodc'uf •pied-the chair; and -there ; was: a; gomimuster.% Many, visiting officers - : '..were, present,' .ariiongst whom:'-wore'; Colonel Bauchop; ;O.C. : ;district;; Colonel' Camp-; bell, /.divisional 'officer, , and ■: staff; :'CarP' tainßichardson,; :; : ; Captain Lynsky,".'; commanding 1 .'. v ju'uioi: .cadet-s,:':and;'seyeral, ; of. : •fleers':;':,. Lieut.,' Meredith;.'.' Wellington N avals; and.;'Lieut.';: Cullen;V;'Hastnigs ■ ■'A. short; .toast;' list;,was':gbiie ; through, | this .-being 'interspersed; With': ' songs'. and! musical -.items;//-.' During Vth'e evening Gunner .'Molo.;,;;■was; '..presented ■;'with; ; tne's-AVil{ord ''Cup v and ; . Medal, '.and Gunner'.'Walsh' with the Peto'rie/Navals' .Trophy;:'> -'.; : ■ r. ':-•§■ ;r- : ' ] .'/;,:'«/pv 'i*& •;.\'.-Dr. 'Ross;' of \ Petbiie, has/ accepted the ■position'.'of honorary/, medical:/officer,'.to ithe.Petone Navals;: •■'•:■"!■. - v/'/;--':;'■ -i.

/^,ThG ( ~pr:pgramine. ; .of : .' eyehts",,Vfp!:S t ,the; '.Hastings; District: High-;, ...School i;boys; who "will try 'conclusions'•■'.with;.the: Pe-' •fone.'Distnot.High School; ; ; boys/ this w'eeki .''is.i'as follows "'-—Monday, . football;/ Tuesday',, shooting' 'at : TreHtliam : ; ''Wed-: nesdayyv hookey; Thursday, On' 1 Thursday'/bveniiig the./' Hastings \-boys willbbtendered Augustine's Hall/: ;i;: '/:;..'>';,";'■■; ■'{-', "vi-"f."i'-=-j; ; : : :';'; : .:A ; : CRICKET,HONOURr?N •;;/- ; .' :|Mr. S. .Brice,is in receipt of a.lette'r from-..Messrs': >JUcock, and - ; C0., ; , which.states that the.bat,,won;by;hini rat:the-'Australian-New,' /Zealand' (match- last summer.iwas .being.forwarded;;''iThe':'bat ,was presented by Alcpck and 1 Co.'for the;highest;bbwhng.performance; ?;;::;i; ■■'■■ '■ At the - next ; m'ostingV of (the//Petohe Boiougk^Council : Councillor; Southgate will :move,; iii/licu- of .'notice:-; \ ''That ;a 'committee .be-'formed, to be called the: Legislative •;; Committee, to .watch 5 all legislation :whibh/may; : be,; introduced; into,, Parliament: affecting; local' authorises:" ■; ■;; - ,'•".'-' ■'" ■";..'.-■,■'.'■■:-.;.' '■';-'. '.";■■ ;/V ;