HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1035, 26 January 1911, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From.'Our Special Correspondent.) ■ Yesterday afternoon members of the Pβ tone. Junior Club ran', off sports events at the local recreation ground. The following events were decided:—7syds. Race--1 I F ';V J , oo^? n ' 2 - Hile Handicap; Nankiyille, 1; M'Connell, 2. .- !Tljp mjiiithly meeting of the Lower;Hutt W.C.T.U. was held in the hall, Queen Street, on Tuesday, and was rir?<ii(l«l over by Mrs Janse'n. TheTppoEent of a representative to the' Electoral Council "suited in Miss, Dillon being' chosen to fi 1 tho position: Miss Knight received the appointment of white ribbon superintendent. It was reported that a number of poor families.had been visited and clothes distributed to the needy Nominations for the Dominion officers were as follow:—Mrs. Cole, presidentMrs. Peryman, cor. secretary; Mrs Mitchell, rec. secretary; Mrs. Bendeley, treasurer. Greetings were received' from tho Phoenix Lodge of ■• Good • Templars and reciprocated. A sum of £" Ss. Gd. was, passed for payment. The Hntt Valley Gun Club shot off-a £60 handicap on Tuesday. • S. Jensen, 2oyds.,-. 15 kills, secured'first prize, '.£4O and-a "leg-m'-''for the * Ballistite Cup* presented by the Nobel Ballistite? Company, Glasgow. Messrs; Coe; "Ballistite;", huUivan, Warnngton, and Brnsell," divided second, • third, and fourth money, ,£2O, with U- kills- each. F.ulk scores :-JOates, 21yd5..,3 kills; H. Jones, 21yds., C kills; W. lulnnster, 21yds:, 5 kills- S Scott, 21yds., 11 kills;' Tl" Hodge, 22vd*' 11 lulls; F. Gadsby, 22yds., 2 kills• A*' H. Coe, 22yds., U kills; J. Lawrenson;23yds., 11 till?; E. 0. Shallcrass, 22yds. 2 kills; N. ■ A'oilson, 24yds.,- 8 kills- A P. Hny.wood, 24yds., 13 kills; A. Scott °i yds., 13 kills; D. Sullivan, kills* E. Harrington, 21yds., M kills;- A -Alfred 24yds 5 kills; J. Robertson, 24yds., 13 kills; H. Hnncocjc. 24yds., 13 kills-' £ Brasell24.vds.l4 kills; A. Balfour 25yds., 13 kills; &..Jensen. 25yds, 15 killsW. Roberts,,.2syds. .2 kills; H. Tjillochl 26yds:,-6 kills; T..Skippage. 27yds., 8-kills' "Ballistite," 27yds., 11 kills; D. Eraser' 31yds.,' 7 ■■ kills. The first sweep was'divided by Joiies, "Hallistitc," and Robertson. The second.sweep was divided by Shallcrass, .Robertson, and Tulloch. The third, sweep, was divided by Shallcrass, Jones, Tulloch, Brasell, and Warrington. A successful shoot was brought to a clo«e' with thi;eo cheers for' Mr. Chadamus, the referee and handicapper. On Tuesday evening tho Petono branch of tho Church, of England Men's SocieN met in tho Young Men's room. An interesting paper on "Socialism from the standpoint of Christianity" was given bv the Rev. J! H. Sykes, of Upper Hutt Tho Rev. J. D. Russell opened the discussion, tho other speakers being Messrs. Fosters, Dee, Rogers, Frost, Morgan, Baxter, and M'Millen. The Rev. J. 11. Sykes subsequently replied and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded him.