HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 440, 24 February 1909, Page 10

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(from oue special reporter!)

_A .■Victuallers , Association? Kas'-.held-yesterday •mqrmngjj- the J J:- Palmer presiding^ver. 'As no in--timation, hu'd the No-Li-censfvpartyi.as vto whether' contestlnS; the Licensing Committee' election, it was decided'.to support , .the- candidature of the present members, Messrs. -W.. Inglis, John Cudby, ; Orton Stevens, J. Cotton, and H. E Ryder. . .

_At ,yesterday V. meeting of tha Licensed Victuallers' • Association, it was resolved to send a .message of condolence to Mrs. j. Sullivan, .who recently .'suffered'bereavement by the loss of her husband. ■

, _A. concert in aid of the Lower Hutt School -picnic'"fund: will be held to-morrow night. 'An .'excellent 'programme will' be. submitted and a-large v atteudance; is anticipated'. . The question of : a telephone exchange, for Petone was revived by Councillor Coles at Monday's meeting of tie Borough Council, and it was decided to take' steps.to get the signatures of persons willing to. subscribe. A, pleasant'pionio was held at Day's Bay. yesterday under perfect' weather; conditions' by , the Petone Catholic school pupils. About 400; picnickers' made the journey by ferry steajner and had an enjoyable outing. :Mr. -H. Kelly, a'well-known es-Petoneitei, and_ at present. residing at Oanifiru. S is renewing, old: acquaintances in the Valley... ' Last evening, the Petone Navals held, a parade in the recreation ground, and skirmishing practice took place. : . • ' >.. .The annual ''.cutter race for tho White Horse whisky trophy: between the Wellington and Petone ex-Navals, will bo decided on Saturday.

A .special meeting of tha Technical School Board was held,in;the newibuilding Ustevcning. for the purpose 1 ; of".ascertaining that everything would be in readiness for the opening on Friday night. The Rev. A. Thomson (cTiairman), J. G. Castle (secretary), Duncan M'lCenzie, Coles, Baldwin, and were/present. The director, Mr. E. Kingjiand of the teaching staif; also attended. On the motion of tho Rev. A. Thomson it was decided to, get' someone to clean out the buildinK, and put the furtjiture! in place in the -different rooms.' During the course of the, meeting, the chairman •mentioned that, owiiig to : serious illness, Mr. ;T. M. Wilford, M.P. 1 , would not bo able to bo present at tho opening. .