LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 44, 10 April 1930, Page 7

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.»i .■■ .• ~ .-.■•■ v ryrn ~w- i : Payishoners of SU James's are rexainded tihat a parish social will be held in St. James's Hall next Sunday eve'DEing after Evensong. Lig&t refreshments will be provided by the ladiesti'

A well attended' meeting of members •of the-No. 3 Co-operative Building Society of Petone was held last Friday evening in tie Oddfellows Hall, wtiefc an' appropriation loan of £600 was drawn by-No. 72 and £300 by No. 4.

At a meeting of the Eastern H<utt School Cmmittee held last week reference was made to the services rendered to "education in the district by the late Mi*. B. P. Rishwbrth and a motion of sympathy .to the' Widow and family was passed. . •. - •.•'•.'

\On Saturday evenings it frequently •happens that a lengthy queue is formed at King George Theatre extending from the ticket box to the other side of the street. It. might be as well to point out that this is not Only a hindrance to

traffic but tlhat those wkd are standing oh thc'street are running a considerable risk. The theatre proprietors have -no control .'over" the queue when it ferms in the streot and it is .'rather remarkable that. the police or the traffic inspectors do not direct the queue to formtl own ,the Ifootpath as" is done in Wefll-

ington,

The Hutt Municipal Band will hold a gala in the Kecreation Ground onEaster Monday for the benefit of the band's uniform fund. Tihere will be a

number of side shows and"moTning and afternoon tea will be served. Hot water will be si^pplied free^ ~ "

Mr. Walter NasJi, M.P., has been advised by the Minister" of Education, the: Hon. H. Atmore, that Cabinet has apprq^d of a grant to enable additions' to»be effected at the _Randwick Epad SchOOl, . ; |

. Freda Shaw's physical culture classes will commence in St. James's Hall on Monday evening next. 3?ull particulars*, may be found in the advertisement.

The weekly ball competition of the Tyaiwetu Golf Club was won by Mr., E.. F. Warnes1 with a score of 86, 18—68. Other good cards were returned by B. Barker 70 nett and H. Firth. 72 nett. A stroke competitions will also be held next week-end. Owing to »his firm having entered into a <;ontraet with the Railway Department for the cartage of coal, Mr. V. E. Jacobson has resigned ihis position as a member of the Petpne and Lower 'Htitt G-as Lighting Board. V