HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 950, 18 October 1910, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(Prom Onr Srecial OorresDondent.) ;i; ■.' After seven.months of ing concerts,-; skating- carnivals,.-and football matches—the committee in,charge, of the Petone ambulance : wagon .undertaking had the - satisfaction ofi realising their ambition- on the Petone Recreation Ground ,6a Saturday. Mr.-.'iV.M. '"Wilford, M.P. (who was'. accompanied by. Mrs. Wilford), in; officially handing ...over the .van, said' that .he felt pleased to .'perform a ceremony of. 'this. kindi',.and .'Petone .people should -be extremely .gratified .on. having, obtained such a useful : and handsome .asset-'to a district that needed it so much..; Mr.. Seed, 'District Superintendent of.the, St. -John Ambulance -Association, con-' gratulated the Petone residents, on hav-. ing; so. willingly subscribed to, a useful, .and..well: Constructed van. '"Indeed,", con-, tinued Mr. Seed, "it is a', credit to ..eyeTy-: one concerned."; Mr.; MTSwan.'(Mayor of Petone), in. accepting \'. ehe; :wagon on- .behalf '■;„ .of .Petone, said .that'-. he had ample proof, of .the.■ vehicle's necessity, : through' : ■',.- cases - ; .:-that had ;conie; under his .notice,in the past. He would say,: on behalf of the committee, that.it was their intention to ! allow the use. of van gratis to anyone who was % in need of it.,; Subscriptions,;' of. course/ would' always' be welcome, for .maintenance.-: and to meet/the cost. of : running: In. conjunction ivith. the ;."handing-over ceremony,", an' ambulance field-day;, was <held. v Results'were as follow:—Firstjaid, single-handed, W. Cox '■' (gold medal. presented iby Mr. Wilford): 'First.aid;,for ;team's of four men,. St.' John Ambulance, Wellington divisioil. ... ■ -.; ; '■;•■•■ , '■'..- ■'"'. -:|

Mr.'Haseldeh, 5.M.,. presided at 'a sittia x'.of .the Petone Magistrate's Court yesterday :'•'-' morning.. ■'.'-. : Charles ! ;_ Rodgers was' .'charged . 'with procuring .'■■-■ li-~ quor :duririg' ; tEe 'currency.:' of, ~Va prohibition order,- and. a fine'-. of: 40s.' :■ was lmposed,'- : in.defaultrfourteen.days' imprisonment..: J. L; Morrison proceeded against King, Bros., ..claiming £6. for the ! use of a wall for advertising purposes. ■, Judgment; was -given .for plaintiff for' the' amount,' with' cost. 105.,' arid solicitor's': fees £1, 6s, George Carver was charged with' wilfully damaging: a' plate-glass;.door .on, September:' 27. . Accused,- who'.was..fepresente.d by'''Mr. not guilty,; arid after hearing evidence the'..case; was dis-; .missed. : Judgment;.;for. plaintiff' was given in the following;cases o'ugh Council v. George. Humphries, "..£4 18s. '9d.,. eost's" 65.; J.' W. .M'Bwan, v.: J: Walsh, ,£ll 7s.i.cpsts 155.; - same v. ;F. I -Butterworth, £4 55.; Griffiths and Jones v. J Mrs. R.-deinins,' Is;, costs lis. :-..;. '.^O

-At .Elma.'.in "the,;: ; , Cascade ..Mounitains,' •Washington,','_ '. a'^-'fourteen-roonied: house; has been" built -'.from a : single.: ; fir -tree, which. contained, 40,000, feet of, serviceable"tirilber.--.■,•.:-' ~'-'i.-. : .'.v-'.;.';'....■:..,.".5' ;'.:">vi',