HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 501, 7 May 1909, Page 8

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(FEOM 088 SPECIAL BEPOntEB.J .',■■''.";. '.■'.' )'. ' - ; .'■ ' ■ ; RAILWAY RIFLE f!LTSB.>" ; : ; '•.'. A number of railway men interested in the .formation of a Railway Riflo Club met in the Oddfellows' Hall, Pet-one, on .Wednesday .ovening.; ; ■' .".--.-'. The following were elected:—President, Mr. : G. Pearson; captain,, Mr. J., Wood; secretary, Mr., F. Wilson; treasurer, Mr. W.G.D. Evans; trustees, Messrs.Palmer,. .Smart, and Sherwin. These officials, together with Messrs. Clout, Wiren, and Henderson, were appointed a committee to draw up a set of rules. -' ;-.:/' .':.'■ /ROWING CLTJB SOCIAL. , : The annual smoke concert to . mark. the close of the Petone Rowing Club's season was held in the.,Oddfellowß , 'Hall on Wednesday night, and was attended by about 50 mombers. Mr. R. Mqthes: (patron) was in the. chair. ■ Representatives' attended from Wellington Rowing Association and Herotaunga Boating Club. Messrs. Burridgo, Canty, Croft,'. fharon, Smith/ and Tremam.". contributed .songs,. and there were other, items of ontertaininerit;' .On behalf of members tho chairman made wedding presentations to Messrs.. D. Byrnos,.;J. : .Collett, and. J.; Tot-; ley.v ■'.'• ■..,;''■; /.■;■•'-':.;.,': .'' : : :;;'■;':'.':,;■... ';■/■■'/ ';;.;, / -JOTTINGS.:: - '; ■ : For -plying- with 'an' unlicensed... vehicle,, James Brocklohurst was fined ; ss. at Petono Court .yesterday,, and Cecil-Smith was/, quired to pay a penalty of ;10s.. for-having caused a- disturbanco during: an entertain-, mont in tho Oddfellows'- Hall. . Messrs. Mothes :and Caverhili, J.P.'s, occupied the :: The Orchestral Society;.attacned to Petone Wosloyan Church has decided to carry on independently in future. ■■■ New officers have been elected, and practices vrill,bo continued as before. .... .■'.•'■■■"■■■'. ; '" '" :' ■/, '~ l r -' , ; The chairman (Mr. R./ Stevens) and Mr. Hubert Sadden wore tho the Hutt River Board who, attended_ the .meeting called for,last, night at Lower Hutt, and '. no business could bo tiransacted. ..On the:recbThmendation of the board's solicitor (Mr. E. P. Bunny), the ohairman. authonsedthat arrangements should' be, mado promptly to .obtain, signatures- of ratepayers ; for tho petition which asks, for,extension ■. 0f... the board's district. , ■-.. '.-.;, t, /The sale.of.work in connection with l'otono Church; of Christ, was concluded'last evening.. The result is-most, satisfactory, and the Sewing Guild will bo able to hand over a. substantial sum for the painting of the.chapel. ;': ■. : :'r-' : -'- : .'i--''-:^-'-