HUTT AND PETONB NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2306, 13 November 1914, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONB NEWS.

(From Our Own Correspondent,) The members if St.' James's 'Choir (Lower Hu'tt) held'another of their musical" evenings at the rosidence of Miss Parsons, Pretoria Street, last evening, and spent a veT.y enjoyable time. The Pebi'io Salvation Army has jiist concluded' its self-denial appeal. The amount collected in Petono, exclusive of Lower .Hutt and. Hutt Yalley, was £85. This is considered most satisfactory in view of tho many other_ calls that are being made upon the citizens. ■'The Picnic Committee in connection with the Binployees of the Getjr Company, has decided to donate the profits of.'its-next-'gathering to the Belgium. Relief Fund,' A special effort is to be put forth to make the function attractive, and it is understood that ! the I'etone schools will be asked to close for tho day. Tho amounts collected by the Petone schools for the Belgium Fund are as follow:—Main School,- £27 Gs.; Petone West, £20 2s. lid. ;■ Koro-Koro, £2 75.; a little girl, 3s. 7d.; total, £49 18s. 6d. Three sympathisers have since brought this .up"to £50. { ..' The examination of tlie members of tho newly formed: Ladies' Ambulance Class at Lower Hutt will take place , next Tuesday evening.