HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 317, 2 October 1908, Page 10

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL. of v i is [ t 1)6011 P ai( l- to the new Technical v school building, Petone, by members of the Education Board 'with; Mr. - D. M'Keuzie, chairman of the v Petouo School. Committee, to form an idea as to.- its suitability for secondary .classes in the daytime, in' addition, to . serving the , purpose for which it was built. The opinion was held that at- least two rooms could 'be used conveniently for day or night, classes. ■ It is understood that the proposal is strongly opposed in Petone. LECTURE BY' CAPTAIN RICHARDSON. A-most instructive; and interesting lecture was given by Captain G. 5... Richardson at the Petone Drill Shed last evening to members and ex-members of the- Petone Naval A.rtillery Volunteers, under Captain Ellis, a number of-'Petone citizeiis, arid' some.fifteen High School 'cadets, under Colour-Sergeant Mills: The subject was,.-"The TJ.S.A. Fleet." Before.dealing with his subject,:'the speaker briefly iddressed . the- cadets,/ and expressed his gratification at their-presence. No doubt, he hoped, they would, later on, be drafted into tho Volunteers, and take-up the defence of their country; . He would ;iike, to see them at the garrison artillery ' caiiip '••: later - on, when lie would.' be pleased: to : give them instriictipn/in gunnery. •; ' : Captain-' Richardson revitewpd ■■■ the - condi-. tions of the British position in the.Pacific, and Britain's dependence upon Japan; i while he - : might have that . 'England' would have-been-allied 1 to : America, yet there'was no doubt that Japan,-, as the stronger 'naynl Power, could -be relied :-on« to ''assist should the need- arise. AVhile Englaftd believed\in taking the.boy and trainingjhhn thoroughly in all branches; tho Americans/on the other hand; would • take men from ( thc\bacßblocks and- train them'"in-:one 'particular branch, with the result that 'the'man* tool?;one position at.a gun arid- became most efficient; but he. was very-little use otherwisoJ With the British; if the" engineer was "knocked oyer,"-, .another officer was'able to talie his -\>lac.el',. ■ - ;Captain Richardson then' referred' to: a' conversation'be had had with one of the American sailors. While in. plain -clothes, lie asked some questions'about 'guns, but. got some very strange ' answers; : tin'. all'"cases the sailor appealing to his : " friend "Bill." , -1 Captain Ellis, on behalf of'the men, ten- ; dered Captain Richardson his be'st thanks. "Several; shooting prizes were'';distributed - after the lecture. .Gunner May received, Mr. T. M; Wilford's Cup and: a gold inedal ,from the company. a teapot ;-and ; -wueV- : Grunne,r a . silver medal/awhile a: nuriiber of prizes were also distributed. '" ' , ' \

After a service of 23 years*' in- the Lower Hutt Post Office, 1 Mr. J.i G.i Pfice, postmaster, retires on Saturday nest.'?; The '66? casion was marked yesterday, by" the by- a-presentation to the retiring bfficer:and Mrs., Price. A silver-mounted walking-stick Tips-'! presented to-Mr. Price and' ; s ■ silver' cruet to Mrs. Price, whilst good wishes wera offered by. all. An enjoyable concert was,arranged yesterday- evening by. Mrs. Watson Maude and her pupils hi'the Town Hall. -Messrs. Bell and Saunders and Miss, H. Jensen also assisted. There, was a , attendance, and every item . was woll ! received. '.The' 'object\bi •:the concert was to raise funds for'the organ fund of the• Methodist .Church;. • v ' A well-attended-meeting of members -of the Hope of Petone Good Templars was held in ' the Ranfurly Hall on Wednesday evening. Bro. 'Denly, C.T., presided.- . It. was-decided to hold a picnic on,, Lalxmr; day, and Bro. Traile announced thaJK he would give a' social evening, next Tuesday. The lodge .then"went into harmony.;, Bros-. Boiiishie, Denly,''Kinsley, . Einlay, .N.* %d J. W. M'Ewan, Mahon.v. Parker, Trailn,:at,d Quinn, Sisters Beale, Fuller, Hanford,- ani■Kinsley contributed to the;programme.-,, ' . The : match between the Working-. -Men's Club and Junior Club, which will.bo played to-morrow, promises to be a good game. The following .teams have >,been picked:'— Working Men's Club: Te Puni; P. Ryan, Lusford,. Sharp, Wood, Sullivan, Hardham, Caldwell, Driscoll, M'Masters, Hanna, Abbott, Nut-tall, Craig. "Junior Club: G-: Fogden, Miller, Jos. Ryan, Jas. Ryan, W. Evan, Thomson, J. Cairns, Price, Sliaralow, Barr, White, M. .Nankivell, M'Gee, Drummond. At the anuual meeting of the Petone Junior . Club the .following, officers were elected for the coming year:—President, Mr. Eraser; vice-presidents, Messrs. Jeuness, Lynskey, and Lodder; .treasurer, Mr. M'Gee; secretary): Mr. C..List; starter, Mr. .Hardham Messrs. Fraser and M'Gee; timekeepers, - Messrs.;, Inglis _aiid ■ Upton; committee, Messrs. -J. M. Cairns, Taylor, A. Selwood,. Holgate, Guthrie, and G. Finlay; delegate to Wellington Centre, N.Z.A.A.A., Mr. M'Gee. Mr. Lynskey was asked to wait on the Petono Borough; Council at its next meeting to secure one of the football grounds on the recreation ground for the club's use. It was left to the com-mittee-to appoint.judges. A .vote of thanks was carried for the way the retiriug.committee had "worked. - ■ A meeting of the members of the Petone Rowing "Club was held last evening, and it was decided to open the rowing club's sea: son on-Saturday, October 17. The first heat of tho trial fours will lie rowed on the evening of October ,7. . Nominations _ are now being received, and the crows'will be drawn on October. "4. ..,; The following crews have been selected 'to represent the club_on thei opening day' of the" Wellington rowing sea-f son, to be held,in Wellington, on October, 10: —Veterans' Race: -Mr. ;R. Mothes (stroke), Mr. Satinders (3), Dr. Ross (2), Mr. Lowin (bow), and Mr. R.. Moore (cox); inter-club senior fours: J. Bonner (stroke), B. Tremain (3), H. R- Sliardlow (2). W. Sharon (bow). . Intfci-club junior double sculls: A. White (stroke), I. Parrant (bow), Intor-club double, sculls ■ senior:, J. Bonnci (stroke), B. ; Tremain ; (bow): '.