BILLIARDS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 402, 11 January 1909, Page 5

BILLIARDS.

» t , ~v. ' , THE BOY GRAY'S BIG BREAKS. , (BI TELEGKAFE— PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPIBIOHT.) Sydney, January 9. Gray, the hoy billiard-player, made a break , of'4s4j' pf which 485 were off tho red. , VHUTT AND PETONE.NEWS. (moil OUB SPECIAL BEPOMEB.) » ■ , ' FIRE AT WAIWETTT. A fiye-rcomed dwelling-house at Wajwetu, owned and occupied by Mr. J. Hunter, was totally destroyed by fire between 1.30 and 2 a.m. yesterday. Mr. Hunter and tiro young men went to bed at eleven o'clock ■ leaving a small fire burning in the grate, considering it perfectly safe. Mr. Hunter was ~, awakened by dense smoke, and had just 'time to put on a few clothes and arouse his companions, one of whom had a narrow escape. Practically nothing was sared. The Lower Hntt Fire Brigade arrived, but the fire bad too firm a hold, and they could do nothing, Tho house was not insured, tat the furniture was insured for £180 in the - Now Zealand office, ilr. Hunter estimates his loss considerably above this amount. A ; valuable dog was under the house, tnd it was canght in sonio wire netting and bnrat to, death. . . , HERETAUNGA BOATING CLUB. The Heretaung* Boating Oleb, though still in its infancy, bids fair to become rery , popular with the pnblio of Petone. Their latest ' m_67« is an entertainment «f the workers in connection with the basaar lately held, taking the form ofia harbour excurN eion, on Saturday, at 2,30 p.m. fhe Forry Company will place the steamer Duchess at their disposal 'at the rate, of one shilling per-head. Tho club has decided to allow tho publio to participate in the trip should they so,wish at the company's rates. JOTTINGS. The first consignment of cargo has been landed on tho Potone Wharf, and tho stoamor Alexander landed 600 sheep for the Gear Company on Friday night. Inspector MacDonell, lato of \.ho Polico Department, is at present in Petone. Messrs W. Inglis and R. Mothes, J.P's., presided at a sitting of the Pctjne Police ■ Court on Saturday morning, when Honiana Pepuni' was charged with using threatening , behaviour to his mother, .vho asked that he be" bound over to keep (lie peaco. He pleaded guilty, remarking: "All thiough madness; the drink; since the tangi." Defendant was bound over to keen the poaco tor twelve months, and a prohibition order ifas mado out against him. • Tho Pclono Brass Band played a number »f -selections at tlio recrention ground josterday afternoon.