HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 923, 16 September 1910, Page 9

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

rfrom Our Special Correspondent.) 0 — ON BIBLE IN SCHOOLS. THE -WORDING OF !A CIRCULAR, • The monthly meeting of the Petone West School ; Committee was held , last evening. present were: Messrs. Castle '(chairman), Burridge, Snow, Davis, Parrant, and' Mayiiard. It was resolved to tCnce the garden plots iu tho playground, the money to ue drawn from we concert fund. Mr. Burridgo was deputed to supervise tho work. . Mr. Burridge asked the chairman if tho Hutt aud Petone Ministers' Association had received any authority to circularise the district in reference to giving Bible readings in the school after hours. The chairman replied that : a motion giving the necessary permission to the association had . been passed. 1 "Then,", continued ' Air. Burridge, "1 wish to enter my .emphatic ..protest' against this Bible teaching.; Tho ministers have' exceeded their duty,, and. they are taking a mean advantage of the parents of the West End. School pupils in distributing these pamphlets. ■ Mr. Bedingfield (headmaster) said that he had received several complaints from parents ,-about, the matter. ■ ■ Mr. Davis said that it was an insult, to the intellect of the parents and an insult to the committe'c. The motion passed by the committee allowing the school to be used for religious instruction was l'ight and properi but. the ministers-had exceeded their duty in using these circulars.

Mr. Evans (secretary), referring to tho minute-boolt, stated that,. at. previous meetidgs the committee hod passed a,resolution allowing the school, to be used for: Bible instruction, one,"day a week, after school hours, provided, that the atteiidahco was subject- to; parents' approval, and that the matter of ; arrangements' be left in th 6 hands of the headmaster. Tho speaker, thought that thoro was nothing objectionable in the circular, which simply states: ''I do not desire my children to remain for Bible lessons 'on Tuesday afternoons. Signed, etc.". The chairman remarked that most ptopie objected to the word "not." If the circular had been worded 'differently no harm would have been done. ' ,

HUTT.FLOWER. SHOW.'. • Yesterday, afternoon' and evening th« Drill Hall at Lower Hutt was again well patronised. A programme of music'was supplied by Mr. Woods' orchestra.:. " ' AMBULANCE WAGON. ' A meeting of the controllers of the" Petone ambulance wagon fuiia was neiu last night. The- Mayor (Mr.J.". W;. M'Ewan) presided. Several 'lists were handed in, the totals on these amounting to ill. . It ,was decided to forward'a letter of thanks to the Petone: Palace Theatre. Company, in recognition. of the benelit carnival recently given in aid of the fund. - ; -.i. It was resolved to: invite quotations for the supply of air beds, pillows, etc. '< LODGE AFFAIRS. . .; The Hope of 'Petono Lodge 'of Good Templars'held its weekly' session in the Ranturly Hall ,on Wednesday. .Bro. Dcnby, "C.T., presided oyer an excellent attendance.. Two'/ now ' ..members, -were initiated, and .a . number proposed. for next:, meeting. After business had:' concluded,' the lojlge wont into harmony. Next session the town and country "lodges, will bo invited,' .and a .visit to the Pioneer. Ludje will be niado,ou..Mouday uight. SALE OF GOT&-

..A' salo of gifts,' which was organised by, the ineiisbei'S of the Ladles' Guild, was commenced, in the l'otono , Wesleyan Ohuroli on! Wednesday afternoon. The object is'to raise funds for, tlio-Church .Building .Trust. Last evening the •. sale was'co'ntiiiucd, tho attendance being e.\cellent aud. business,, brisk. ,A capital entertainment progi'ammo was -provided, and interesting .'competitions I .'arranged. The'various stallholders were as follow — Plain stall, Mesdame's: Learner, Wakehiiui, Rent, Sussex; fancy stall; Mrs. Asher and Miss Godber; sweet stall, Mrs. und tho Misses Blakeley; ilower arid produce stall, Mesdames lvibblewliite and Steam; refreshments, Mesdaiiies Miller, ;M'Ewen, Tredonnick, Kckering, and Miss Miller. The jumble stull was in ' charge uf tho W.Y.M.I. In the cooking • comiietition' prizes were awarded to Mrs;. H. G.. H'ay-' ward (sponge; cake),/Mrs. Tredenhick (bread), Mrs. 'C.- Wakeliii'.(scones)", Mrs L ' B. -.Saunders-(scone's)and' Jits.'Hitchings (toffee). /-- : '■ '' '"' ,' ;

HUTT VALLEY. GUN CLUB. , : : There was a very good attendance at tho. Hutt Valley: Gun; Club's "shoot" atTaita on Wednesday, the weather being perfect. ,R. Philp and JF. Gadsby tied.for first place' in- Hie live bii'd. eyent, with six kills ■■ each. Fourteen competitors Mhot , in. the clay pigeon event; and Messrs. W.. Tullock and H. Hancock tied for first- place, with 18 kills'.each.:■■■ They divided the prize, which-was, a ss. sweepstake. In thu sliuot-oIT for Mr. J. Young s trophy '(clay'.pigeon, contest), Mr. : W. ; 'I'ullock, after an exciting'finish, was tho winner, - '

-.■■■ NO-LICENSE LEAGUE.' Tiie, quarterly: meeting of the Hutt Valley No-License League was held this weejs. The president (tho I(ev. A. T. Loaiher) occupied the chair, and a good lepresentation of workers was in evidence. It was decided .to secure a suitable amount of printed matter'for circulation throughout the district.' The resignation uf Mr. ,Wm. Sussex (secretary), who ;is obout to leave for Auckland,-,was received with regret. Considerable, discussion took place on; the matter of engaging an organiser, for next year. Subsequently it was,resolved that Mr. Sussex be.requested to accept the position, as from January 1911. i'he appointment of a new secretary was referred to.'tho executive