HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1215, 25 August 1911, Page 9

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(Froni Our Sp2<*ial Correspondent.j ROLLS FOR THE ELECTIONS. J[r. Mothes, returning office- for the Hutt electorate, toM a reporter yesterday morning that it would be quite two months before the rolls.for the general election were to hand, Ho explained that nothing could be done for a month with the new boundaries, and it would talco fully a month before tho rolls came frari tho "printers. ',' . ■ : . . - LICENSED VICTUALLERS, ■•' -'. Tho Ijutt Valley" Licensed-Victuallers' Association held a meeting this. week when: preliminary. '■. arrangements ' wot made for the forthooqninj lieenSiig. eke tion. It wns unanimnnsly resolyofl to ii no way inierfcro ' wiih : 'pc-liticsi' but. t< confine" the organisation strictly to th' li&ensing question. YOUNG AUSTRALIA LEAGUE. Members of the Young Australia L-:aTu< paid a visit to Petono yesterday mnrn ing, and were shown over the Gear Cc-m pany's works. The lads displayed keei interest in tho various departments whicl were explained to thorn, and were appar ently eager to accniirc-information regard injf the Hutt Valley generally. At al events they asked all manner of question: about its industries and ..output.

HIBERNIAN , BALL. ' By way of winding up the season, the Hibernian Society held a ball in the Pctone Drill Hall last night There.was au excellent attendance, and a.most-en-jbyablo evening was spent. /:- SCATFOLDING GIVES ..WAT: ;; ;: ; While engaged ' in, painting tho Oddfellows' Holl.at Potane yesterday,\Mr. • E.Pointon met with an accident. Tho scaffolding.on which ho'wiis working suddenly- gave way,' aiid. Mr.' 'Pointer■■■ fell heavily.'to 'the ground, 'ai'distance' of about' eight feot. Hv was severely shak<?ii, and' it is feared some injury- has'be*n-done to the spin?. Tho sufferer was conveyed to bis homo and medically attended.