HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

■ ... -- fc— .. (From; Our Special Correspondent.) Mr. Haselden, S.M., presided over a sitting -of -.tlio l'etono Magistrate's, Court oil Monday. ,C. ;. Rodgers-'; was fined 205., in,default sovon days' imprisonment, for. procuring liquor during the currency of a/ prohibition order. J". li. Morrison claimed £10 from J. Sharp for the. use • and occupation of ail advertising wall. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £3, • with : costs £2 - 16s. Mr. ; ; Ayson , - appeared for" plaintiff, - aiidMr. Jackson," for,';'; defendant.,. Judgment by. default '..was given '. in-; the following .'Bases ijrA.. AV; Bqden and Co. (Mr.- Smith) v. J. Kennedy, £-1 7s. 3d., with costs £1 .7s'.; J..W. M'Ewan"and Co.",'tf;:-S: Crowther,: £l-4s. lldi, costs 55.; Baine' v-R. Bond, £6 .lis:,'.costs,9s.: . State Guaranteed Advances Office v. G. Clement, £4 165.,costs os.; Griffiths and Jones v. G. A. Dolling, £2 3s.'-':3d.',' .with- costs 10s.; J. W. M'Ewan and: Co.-v. AV. Jxiw, £1 12s. 5d., with" costs 'ss. In the; 'judgment summons case of J. W.. M'Ewaii and -Co. ;v. /.Richard Arrowsmith, 'aii orderfor 2s. Cel. per week .was, made. : . ■ ;The , quarterly ■ meeting,of . the ■ Petone Fire Board was held yesterday afternoon, when tliore were,- present Messra. Mothes, Short, M'Ewan,' and "Mallard. The annual'' report of the chairman. re-' commended:, : the; extension' of;; electrio alarm ■. boxes • throughout; the., district, and referred in complimentaryjterms to tho promptness of .the brigade ,in'suppressing firos, particularly ; twpi in. Jacksoii Street. ,Tlio - report .was' . adopted: The superintendent reported that four calls to fires had been given during last quarter.'!:. The proposal. to extend . the electric alarm system to Korokoro,"at: an estimated cost of £30 was deferred, for the present. It -was resolved . .to: erect • -an'.'alarm- box- ..on'-', the.:corner, of Udy' and; Nelson - Streets,' at' a cost of £17.- The .system will also be: extended to th'eiGear Company's premises: at an estimated cost of £13. Tlie Gear Company's' bffer to charge-, accumulators by;direct wire at: a/cost of £8 per year accepted. The. trustees of the Petone Wesiey Church have decided to lay out a tennis court ;for the use of youiig people who are- adherents of the church. The court, which will be of asphalt, "will bo formed on the vacant section opposite the church. : ■ The annual bazaar in connection-with St. Augustine's Church, Petone, will be onened this afternoon' in the Drill Hall "by Mr. T. M. Wilford, M.P. The proceeds are in aid -of the church debt reduction fund. 1 Last evening the annual;' tea and "social", of tlio. Potono , Church of Christ Suiiday School was held. The arrangements- were ; supervised ■by Mesdames Huggins, Biittersby, Taylor, and Miss. Battorsby. Tlie. musical portion of tlio programme was contributed by tlio Misses 'Peas and Mr. Wright, while a number of items were also given by the school children. Mr. C. J. Hallard has forwarded a cheque for £2 2s. to tho Peteno Fire Brigade' in recognition of their services at the recent lire at Mr. Hollard's premisefl. '