HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.
—V — ' "PETONE NAVALS ENTERTAINED. I The Petono Jjavals wero last night enter- ■ ■ tallied:by a .representative gathering of. the ; citizens of"Petone,\ presided: over by Mr. J. ■ jW.' r M'Ewan (Mayor),; in: recognition of; their - fino performance in winning tho.Garrison-AN Shield for.the. third year in- ' > Succession.j.-:\.V,.•■;'> ! 'A M , Amongst, tho officers present were :-^Liou-,•,v tonant-Colonel' Campbell • • (O.C. Wellington'. ! •Division), G;A.V.; Captain Richardson, Cap- : : . tain Freeman, and - Lieutenants Ellis, ' Price: ■. and Robinson (Petono Navals),, Captain Roes- ■ (Hutt Valley: Rifles), , and,- Captain Samuels • j : ■ (Hdretaunga Mounted Rifles). '.' During, tlie e'vehirig an illuminated address , ■ was presented'to tho'corps by His. Worship : on behalf of tho citizons. Tho address read •• • as follow s.— . . " To tho captain, officers, non-commissioned officers,-and gunners of No. 2 Division, Now Zealand Garrison Artillery Volunteers, rotone v Xavals. . .-... .... " Wo, tho citizens of. Petono. desire to ex- >• press-prido -.and gratification: that, for threo years in succession you havo vron tho Gam-■ . - son Artillery. Efficiency Shield,. in ' competitive:^.;' t 95: per cent, of marks for all 'hand?..;-'You-have added to this remarkable-, r achievement by also .taking, pride of placo this - year,- amongst all tho Garrison . Artillery/"::, \ corps of the Dominion : in having won the. • Garrison i Artillery • shooting trophyj: with: the phenomenal, performance., of making every y>: shot fired by, 'all squads 1 scoro a hit.' vla.-'-v----addition :to tiie renoivn which you have ' - brought to Potono by these' military sue- ■ cessos, .your public-spirited actions as a corps in frequently sending out to the rescue and -: saving human-lives merit tho'deop appreci- ■ ation of your fellow-townsmen..
t • " We desiro you to accept this testimony of tho high esteem m which your corps; 19 . held.by tho people of Petono as a recognition.- >■ by them .of the: unselfish Sand:, - patriotic';.'; motives winch must havo dominated every \ man of-the corps to onablo' sueh unprecedon- .:;. • ted results to follow their efforts. ' Tho 'people ■ot -Petono • offer thoir heartiest 1 con-' : , gratulations. ■ : : . ; "(Signed) J. W. M.'EWAN (Mayor).' " R. W. SHORT, ■ , "Secretary of the Committee." Captain-Freeman replied ,on behalf of tha . .corps. v- : ■ •■.' 1 :■;' • -Mr. T. M. Wilford) M.P., in responding to ' , tho toast of Parliament, proposed by Mr. y . R, jMothes," roferred to the extraordinary ad-' . varied mado .111 conncction .with garrison and - .■field artillery; during the time.thoy.had been , under the. supervision and guidanco of. Cap-. tain Richardson, an advanco that was nothing ■ short of wonderful. (Cheers.) .' Referring to Major Head, the speaker said the officer would- find - a service ready and willing to ' lparn. The' men.' would bo on tho ' look-out «■ for progressivo ideas which' Major Head>would ■< doubtless bring to the aid of his task.' : : ■■ Tho following toasts were also honoured' " Defoiico'Forcos," prpposod by Major Kirk '■ and responded to'by Colonel Campell and Captain Richardson; "Kindred Corps," pro- ' posedi by Lieutenant Prico and responded to by Captains Samuels and Roes; "Ex-Navals," proposed by Captain Freeman and responded to by Mr. R; Mothes; "Local Bodies, pro-' posed by Dr. Ross and responded to by Air. W; .Hardmani'V.C.
;'A ;J?otone- residont wont ; on : Tuesday to ' .meet his wilo.at tlio railway station, taking----'••••• • hor eoat and umbrella with him/ which ho loft iii tkb waiting-room until tho arrival of > tlio train. ' When tlio train arrived, tho um. brolla and coat were missing. Yestoiday tho " polico executed a search warrant at a liousa occupied by! a .man named Kerr,. and tho /-f ' ; missing articleß \vero found, in his room. 1 ' -Kerr was arrested, and this morning lib was < brought beftiro Mossrs. Mothes. and Inglis '■1> ■. - J-P.'s, and fined £10* in default three
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 235, 27 June 1908, Page 7
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