HUTT AND PETONE

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1046, 8 February 1911, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE

NI-WS. I'l/rnNt; WOOI,|,KN Mll,l, ' INDI'STtIIAIi I'NIOiV, A union of hoi'licih coiini'cli'd villi the IVlmii' Woollen Mills having hci-n formed nnil rcjiisleird, n gcni'i'iil niccling of I lie employers mis held in SI. Augustine's Hull. I'l'tone. Inst evening. There was n lingo nlli'lmliiiii-c. Mr. D. .M'l.aren, M.l'., pii"*ideil, nml ni-soeiiilril with liini on I In' plalliii'in were Messrs. I', Muir I'MMlelary of the Wolliiiglou 'I'liiioressi's' I'liion) iiiol W. (!. Hviiiis (,-ecrelaiy of I hi' Aniiil||iiiuiili'd Society of Hngiiicers). Mr. D. M'liiiren s.iiil il gave liini great pleasure lo he prcM'ul for the purpoM' of eniolling new lucuihci's, Mr. M'liiiren Ilil'll pt'oceeileil to refer lo the work of iiiiiani'alinu. The inleulion was In have Til eel 1 nl!' in all ,ilislricfs Ihroughoul the coiinlry. wllli unions formed in cue li rriilre, I .it I on il wn,s I heir object lo have I lie wliolo Imiuuil up in one fedenillnn of woollen mill employees for Iho eiilire Dominion, Thai, wns'n. policy thai, had linen pursued in the case of other classes of workers, mill hiul pnivwl very succe-sful. It wn:i not. the desire of the promoters of the union lo incite hilter iinlag'.inisni iH'lween em(ilti.ver;. ami employees. All 111 nI- wlis rei|iiired was thai I hern should bo n fair mill just dial lis bi'lHeeii employer and employee. Al lliis singe a. ielegiam from Mr. Netell nas mid conveying liis best wishes lor Iho succcss of fhe ineeling. Oilier letlers Here also read Iron) women workers in Iho iiioveuienl. one being fi'ino a girl in rivcipl of only 'Js. (Id, per week. Mr. MM.arcn went on lo explain lioiv far the movement hail progres.ied in tlio matter of rules, reitulnlions, ele. 110 hail a Idler from the rrglslrar l.i llie elTeel thai the rules had been neeeplcd. 'J'he whole tendency of llie labour niovemenl. in llie Dominion was in the direction of federation. Mr. M'ljiren thought n resolution should be passed Ibanking Urn Kuiapoi Woollen .Mills I'nion for their support, nnd also Mr. Novell for his sterling services ill inaugurating tlio movement.

The fallowing officers were enrolled:— l'residenl, Mr. P. Muir; tee ret a ry, Mr. W. (I. llv.ins. It was announced that 81 had been enrolled..

Mr. Jivans Ihankcd tlio ineeling for the honour done him in appointing him president. II was ncecssary lo have every employee in tlio union.

, Mr. Muir, the newly-appointed secretary. said ho hoped it would be a. strong union, and saw every indication that such would be the case.

I'ETONE TECHNICAL SCHOOL. A meeting of the managers of tho Petono Technical School took place last night. Present: Messrs. Thomson (chairman), Baldwin, Southgalc, Hayes, M'Kenzie, Duncan, 11. Findlay, J. W. M'Ewan, .louts unit Castle t (secretary). A cheque for .I'i.'i was received from the Gear Company towards the funds of, tho school. Messrs. .1. G. Castle and G. Duncan were appointed representatives. Tho Wellington Woollen Company forwarded a donation towards the funds amounting to .£5. and intimated that Mr. Ttanisden would represent tho company on tho board of managers. Mr. Eustace King, M.A., B.Sc., wrote agreeing to teach the continuation classes of the school oil tho same basis as last year. A sum of <£3 10s. will bo tho contribution from tho Scddon Memorial Model Fund controlled by tho Petone Workshops contributors!, who have appointed Mr. D. M'Kcnzie to act on tho board.

In reference to tho recent appointment by th-o Education Board on tho Technical School Board oi' Managers, tho chairman moved the following motion: "That tho 'members of tho Petono Technical School Board express their surpriso and regret that, through some evident misunderstanding, one of tho board's present representatives, Mr. J. W. M'Ewan, Mayor of Petone, should not. again have a peat as one of the representatives. As one of tho two gentlemen nominated by tho. board at present represents tho railway workshops, this board would respectfully nrgo tho Education Board to tako such steps as will secure a continuance of Mr. H'Ewan's valuable services to! the Petoue Technical School Board."

GOOD TEMPLARS. The usual weekly meeting of the Phoenix Lodge, J.0.G.T., iras held in the W.C.T.U. Hall, Queens Road, : Hutt, last Monday. In tho .absenco of tho C.T., Bro. Martin,' E.D., of the llope of Petono Lodge, was requested to open tho lodge, Bro. T. Townsend, G.E.S., arrived soon after and chaired the -meeting through. Bro. Trice, J).C., and ))h>. Read, D.S., put in an appearance and wero well received. Both of them addressed the lodge. A nciv member was initiated, and Bro. Townsend installed tho officers as ho had been, previously invited to do by tho L.D. Tho following aro the odieers for tho present term:— Bro. W. Williams, C.T.j Sis. I'ederson, V.T. (re-elected); Bro. Robertson, S.; Bro. Wilson, .1.5.; liro. W. Jones, C.: , Bro. A. Skinner, M.; Bro. Walter Skinner, S.G.; Bro. E. Williams, sentinel; liro. Smith, D.M.; Sis. A. Williams, A.S.; Bro. W. Smith, I'.C.T.; Bro. W. J. I'. Skinner, Jj.l). and E.D. The new officers briefly returned thanks. The district officers wero appointed as ' follow:—Regulars. Sis. Pederson, Sis. A. Seagar, Bro. Hartley, Robertson, W. Jones, E. W. Skinner; alternates. Sis. William (2), Bro. Wilsoii and A. Skinner; trustees, Bro. W. Jones, Hartley, S. Skinner. Harmony was then indulged iin. tho following contributing items:—Bro. Head, reading; liro. Robertson, song; Bro. Denby, recitation. The visiting brethren wero requested to convey the greeting of the jodgo to their various lodge's. A very profitable and enjoyable session was brought to a close at .10 p.m.

SPORTS. On the Recreation Ground this evening tho l'etone Junior Club A.A.C. will hold an open meeting. Events will bo 12flyds. and BSoyds. Koine good contests aro anticipated. The following are the handi,.np<;_lio Yards.—First heat: Hubbard, scratch ; Bold, oyds.; Davies, 7yds.; Joe I'van, Svds.; Young, 9'.yds.; T. Price, loYds.; Nankivell, 13yds.. Second heat: Poole, Iyds.; Erase;-, Gyds.; J. Corson, 7vds.; E.- Price, 9yds.; W.' B. Ryan. 9J yds.; Guthrie, 12yds. Third heat: Cunningluime, -1 '.yds.; M'Kwan, fiyds.; Parker, 7vds.; Picot, 9yds.; Ashton, 10yds.; Ilattersby, 12vds. fw) Yards.—'Wilton, scratch; Baxter. svds.; Eliffe. 15yds.; Gore, ;isvds.; M'Ewan. -tOyds'.; Nankivcll, •Iflyds.; 'Johnson, 15yds.; Price, 50yds.; M'C'onnell. 50yds.; Young, 65yds.; W. Ryan, 05yds.; Davis, 70yds.; Guthrie, so'yds.; Battersby, 80yds.

NOTES. Last night tho Oddfellows' Ilall, Petoue, was well tilled to witness tho performance of the local Hockey Minstrel Troupe. The whole of the proceeds willbe devoted to the Pctone Municipal Band's contest fund. Tho following contributed In- the programme:—Misses (ilading, llorne, Walsh.' -Masters Pollock (2), and (ilading. .Messls. M'Kwaiu Wood, Nntlall, (Hailing. Chamberlain, Wallace. Kayo, Jones (21, Kudos. -Jlrs. Pollock played the' accompaniments. The performance concluded with the contest selection "i'allstali" by tlio .Municipal Band.

Mr. I>. A. Wright, M.P., will address the No-T.iconse league's monthly meeting at Pctone next Monday nighl. At ■tho request of a number of residents Mr. 11. Haldwin will stand for tho posiiinn of Mil vol- of Lower Hull.

Tlio bazaar to bo hold in conncction with (he Jlutt Fire Itrigaile's uniform fund, will be opened by Mr. T. M. Wili'oril, M.P.