PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 125, 19 February 1908, Page 10

PETONE NEWS.

$ The-Petono No-License Leaguo held a meetiiig in ; the St. Augiistliiers-Hall last-evening, the Rev; ,; W. A. Keay''presiding. Mr. Keay was elected unanimously as ' a vice-president -of the League,. atod;l3Si®.» Q. Watkins was elected "to'assist the secretary with tho clerical work. The entertainment jprogramnie was-pro-vided by' Mr. W. 'J. 'Reside, with the aid-of a magnophonc, all H-he items being wellr applauded.-: v ~ ~ ■ A - good- r crowd :of . turned out in Petono "to see the'Tlur'd"Wellington Battalion of School Cadets, numbering some 250 strong, march through on their way to the Ilutt Racecourse. They are a fino lot of boys, and were the,i-brass.-band (all boys), which playgd .until .the pip.q :band took up ,the . lead. •Alajbr.Burlinson.,was,'in .command;of the Battalion, which comprised companies .froni Levin, Otaki. Johnsonvillei'. Lower .ilutt; and Petone. The 1 * , visiting.; i QadeJs. were Imet'at the railway' statioji by;-the local' boys,-'under Cnptain Bed-, dlngfield.-Ther-following: are the handicaps for tho Petone Junior Athletic Club's events, to be contested - ■'ojßjthgr Ifecreatipn - Ground to-day :— Mile ' "Eyaii si"?.,' '"Cairns, and Smyrk ■ 15vds. 1 .,FraBCi',iTliompson,'.lI.,Rynn, Allen and 'Gou?Jw 20yds;ri J:',; Young 'and ,E. Price, 25yds., :Guthne : t nnd Deyinp..;.4oyd6.,. H.. M- .Nankeyilleir 45yds; 1 Taylor- i'GOyds. 50yds ■ race (first, J.. W. .Cairns Iyd. Smyrk 2yds., Gougll 21yds., Price 3Jyds., Taylor syds. Second heat—J. Ryan Iyd., Allen 3.vds., Guthrie 3yd5.,,;11. 3Jyds., Devine arid Barr syds. Third heat—Fraser Iyd., Young 2yds. 1 , Ryan 3yds.. M. Nankeville and -♦Wallace Alissnx Fraser and, Hardham : ; areitho hlindi'cap'pei's.'. r .'