UPPER HUTT NEWS.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 12, 15 August 1929, Page 6

UPPER HUTT NEWS.

Partial Motor Accident at Alsatarawa.

A distressing fatality occurred on the Main Hutt Road at Akatarawa en Saturday evening last at 6.15., when a married woman named Florence Alton was knocked down by a motor-car and killed instantly.

Mrs. Alton was walking home Srom Upper Hutt, accompanied, by hex sister, along the Main Hutt Boad and when within a few chains of the interse3« lon of tthe Akatarawa Boad and Mam Hutt Boad they met two cars approaching from the opposite direction. it ?s fctated that when twenty yards from deceased one of the cars swerved . ovt from behind the front car and while passing the front car struck Mis. Alton fracturing her skull and killing her Instantly. Dr. Tweed, accompanied by Constable Joss, of Upper Hutt, was quickly on the scene, but could only pronounce life to be extinct. Tihe deceased lady, who was born in" America sixty-three years ago, Tesided wi£h her husband, Mr. John Alton,, at Horse-Shoe Bend, Akatarawa, and was very widely known and greatly respected in the- district. " . Personal. Mrs. Phil Wilkie of_ Martinlborough and her infant daughter, are staying with Mrs W. Wilkie of Upper Hutt. Mr. Ralph Cox, at one time Postmaster at Upper Hutt and now Postmaster at Hokitika, is, witih Mts Cox, spending a short holiday with friends at Upper •Hutt. Mr. Doug. Thomas, teller at the local branch of the Bank of Australasia, has been promoted and transferred to the Bark's Masterton branch. Mr. Thomas will be leaving Upper Hutt at the end of this week. Bugby. Hii 2 Upper Hutt Senior B team was to have played Training College on Saturday last tout as the College team did not put in an appearance the local team won by default. The third grade local team met Berhampore and after a close game Berhampore won by 14 points to 12. Upper Hutt sixth grade team won from Melrose by 8 points to nil. Roger Anderson played the best game on the' ground scoring two tries and converting one. Soccer. Trentham met Miramar Bangers in the Junior B Grade, at Quinn's Post ground, Upper Hutt, on Saturday last. Both teams were good and t&e game was very fast and interesting. Rangers, who are leading .in the Junior B competition, had the better of the exchanges in the first half of the game, scoring twice. The second, tiald was more evenly contested and the local team was unlucky in not scoring en more t»han one occasion. The final score of two goals to nil in favour of the visitors was a fair index- to the relative strength of the teams. Porteous, in goal, was a great asset to the Trentham team, saving his side on several occasions when a score by Miramar seemed a certainty. Smith in the backs and Moore in the forwards were noticed doing good work for the local team every member of which played well. The Trentham team was as follows: G-oal, Porteous; full backs, Wood end James; three-quarters: Hepburn, Smith and Ashford; forwards: A. Frater-, Milne, W. Prater, Moore and Hill. The executive of the Trentham Soccer ' Club is endeavouring to arrange a match between a team from the "French ' warship now in Wellington Jiarbour, an I a local eleven to be played at Maidstone Park on Saturday next. The match, if it eventuates, will certainly be well worth seeing and the executive are to be congratulated in their effort to provide this "tit-bit" for the local Soccer fans. School Matters. It is to be noticed that there is a very great improvement taking place in the appearance of the local school grounds; no doubt the. work thaT is being done is the result of the donation made by the Home and School Association to the School Committee and shows '. what can ibe done toy organised effort. The School Committee have accepted the tender of Mr. E. H. Salisbury far the construction of a sand-pit^for -the use of the small children attending the school. There is no doubt, When completed, this will be a decided acquisition. Band Concetrt. The Upper Hutt Municipal Brass Band has arranged a concert to be held in. the Majestic Theatre, Upper Hutt, on Sunday evening next, 18th August, at 8.15. The programme is most attrac-

tive and includes five items by the Band, an instrumental solo, by Mr L. Neighbours, and song 3 toy Mrs Herscliorne, Miss McGee, Miss McQ-uire, Mr. MeGuinness and Mr. Dan1 Hopa, Wellington's most popular Maori siagor Those who are fortunate enough to hear these a-rtists are certain to fee satisfied with the entertainment provided. A silver coin collection will be taken at the doors in aid of the Band's

funds

Church Services

St. David's Presbyterian Chardi, Upper Hutt. Services for Sunday, August 18th: Upper Hutt 11 a.m, Wallaceville 2 p.m, Upper Hutt 7 p.m. Preacner, Eev G. W. Hunt.

Methodist Church, Upper Hutt 11 am and 7 p.m. Missioner W, E. Baigh.