LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 11, 7 August 1930, Page 7

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In a drastic moment Little's seem to have taken the forcible step, of final stock reduction by means of a week of law price bargains from all departnients qf^.thPi.jstiJre. When you realise that D'^ii^arWrSM^foi^y^'g^ mc bargains you will at once see. the •advisability of paying a visit" this

week.

Mr. C. B. -Robinson, of Whites Line, reports that for the month.of July tii& rainfall was 4.8* inches Oja 21 days^ the iniiiinijum fall; was .73. iiiehes; on the 29th. r For the eorre&ponding period year S.-77 inches fell On 20^ days. :

; The Hutt Labour Party wishes to thank-' those who gave. goods' for their jumble Sale. Owing.tq tWdistress in the district it was -thought advisable to hand the goods over to £he Bed, Qrpsa Society fpr distribution among ;nece»Bitious cases. ■'; :

Attention is drawn to the announcement of tile Salva-fron'Army?s -territorial .. Commander,' Commissioner John Cunningham's first visit to Lower Hutt next Sunday. - At 3 p^m the Commiasioner •wrhb, during his 40 years r service as an officer in the Salvation Army com. manded the forces in the Dutch East Indiejj,: will' giyie^an interesting lecture on -the missionary work operating in frhat! Qountry. His Worship the Mayor (Sir. Alex. Robert) will be in*the ehaiT.

All wireless enthusiasts: and people interested in radio are invited to te present at a lecture which •will be given. one of Neiw Zpalicncl's leading authorities on : this atiibjeet.' Next Monday evening :;Mr"' A.' Gdbbs, the Chief ■Telegraph Engineer for ""New 'Zealand, will give :a" lecture '.\ ' in the baptist •Church Hall, .Ptoiri Street at ?.4$L '-His; leetureVwill be all the' more interesting because of a 'practical dejhoil&tration with a set used by MrJQ Gibbs. A ebllection will: be taken up towards the ;Church'9;btiilding fund. . .. When, one ' of' tii?i' Government. buses • wsts' pVoc6eding ftlorig Hautana Street, from' Wellington about mid^day on Saturdayj, it gollided wit-h. a motdT lorry owing to ithe line of vision in the road being obscured by another. Vehicle^ The b^pnnet of the .bus was badly d.amaged and some springs broken but the lorry escaped serious damage. Fortunately there was only, one passenger in the bus At-the time and-no-one was injured. ■