HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1990, 21 February 1914, Page 6

HUTT & PETONE NEWS.

..... ■ •■■'' (From Our B««<sW <loit«*poßiienl r iAt next monthly sitting of the EeWfto. Magistrate's Court,a nuiuber. of'casss seeking recover} , of overdue-, fates will be dealt with. . A boginning was made yesterday on tho enlargement ef tho batbhjg sheds on Petono Beach, and- it is ariticipated that the work will.be completed nest. week. •■■'■.., A benefit perfornianes - was given- last evening by the Maicotte Fietuie Cβ-. in His 'Majesty's."Theatre, Pptwro, ijti aid of the Petono Crietet Club's funds. Ite building was croivded te the doers, and it is understood tfeit iji substantial.sum will be handed over to the Cttub. Sesides several'pictu-re-pla.ys & OTOgrammo was-rendered by the following -.-t-Miss Matson and Master N. Brian.^Hjgliland , dances), Mr; W. Bewhyrst (piper), and Messrs; W; Miller and W. M'EwaH. (songs). ■ ' • A special meetinfi. of the Lowor Huti Borough Council will Bo leld at 7,30 p.m. on Monday,, for tho purpose of passing a resolution by. way of special order making and adopting a' eonsolidated buildiiig bylaw as drafted by the borough engineer and approved by tho-Works! Committee. An ordinary meeting of tho council will he held at tho conclusion, of-the special meeting. In connection with tlio Mmfsterial reception to.the Hon. A. L, Herdtaan at Upper Hutt .on : .Saturday, februarj- 28, tile "services of tho Wellington Central Mission Band (junior section, comprising some thirty boy players) have been secured' by the committee.. . The lads will journey to 'Upper flutt in the same train' (12.15 p.m.) as the Minister sn<t the civic guests. ••. ■.-■'. The annual "social" in connection with the Petonek Church, of Christ Sail--day .School was .held last evening in tho chapel, Sydney Street. ; There was a good attendance, and several (terns were rendered by the scholars, and an enjoj'able, evening was spent. Sir. H, ■\Vithington (superiatendeut) occupied the chair. .-.■.-.

JIB. A. J!. SAMUEL'S SPEECH, In'.his speech at ths JJ3'CBum Bta.ili lower Hutt, on Thursday evening, jjr. A. JI.. Samuel, who iJitends. to cofltest-j the.Hutt seat, stated that it.was tjttife a ' candidate came out : as a'Siijpo-rter of the i present Govorpmfsnt-, and that waa why he was standing. Affef ■re'ojeri'isjg on j the self-confidence of Mr, WilTord, which he' described ae . bordering-• on '•■ "colossal irnpudehce,'"' Mr, SgmaeJ ■ said; that, eighteen months agtt he' had. been waited upon bjvan iaflueatial deputatioß of Hutt residents- and asked to' Btan:d as a Govafnmeutca;ndidate. Mr. Orton.Stevens, however,, had haeu asked to "come but," but he- would not stattd. About two months ago Jir. Jlassey had' told! him (Mr. Sahuidi) that'tW matter of choosing "a ",Referin !i ean'did'ste. was in the organiser's hands, and had-said shortly '-afterwards '"that Mr. E. -P. Biinny' would bo" tho offieiat • can|id.ate. Mr. -Bunny,' however,' for domestic''reasons, had decided not io -stand. "I have been'given"'to'uride-rsta-tid,". said Mr. Samuel, '.'that I will- bo' tlio accpnted Government candidate. Pqojjle say I have the heart of a- jioii to tackle it,--but I am certain that I will make a cood' fight." It wfts tho duty, of the Hutt electors to keep in power the present Government. M-r, .Wilferd should bo put out, because he had played fast and. loose with tho Hutt electorate. The Liberal party would to-morrow form an unholy alliance with, tho Social Democratic party if it were not afraid o'f tho boomorang afterwards, In the 6peaker'e opinion thftro would) stioli bo only two parties in the Hoiise*— "Be-, formers" (the,only progressive- Mbemts.) and the "Revolutionarifes" (or Rn& Keds.j. Wliioh was- tho Lificfal-.jia.vty to-adhere to?. Jin Samuel .critieisedSir Joseph -Ward And Iris party for heckling-• tho Government duri.ng tl.i-e strike and making party eanjtal out of tho industrial unrest, instead-of helping the Government in its nmdcftWair to put down dieorder. Touching- oil navy matters, tho, speaker eSpresScd himself, in favour of tho policy of tlto present Government. Personally he was in favour of New Zealand going in for ft modern cruiser- costing , between £400.GC10 and; £500,000. . ■ ' Mi , .. Samuel stated that he would meet .the olcctorß in.tho Town Halt at- Lower Hukt at in early date^