HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 572, 29 July 1909, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Our Special. Reporter.)

HUTT BOWLING..'AND .TENNIS .CLUB., ■ The sixth annual.;meeting of the ?Hutt -Bowling and Tennis, Club. \yas held last night;. Mr. H.'• J." ■'H. ; Eliott,presiding over"a,-,largo.attend-ance of'-meinbers. I '' ■ '.-. '' ':'"':.■■_ :.-'.• : c laie'annual-report and .balance-sheet (already published)":. were read and: adopted'/ after ;. a lengthy, discussion. / : .' ',-:'.■'■' : • '■'.■'■'• ■' It was mentioned, that the. amount outstanding had been ireduced by. fourteen guineas. ■.Sir. W;' Csllendor ' proposed/ .amidst applause, i that Mr. AV; , Hendry be elected president. Complimentary references" to, Mr. Hendry were made by, Messrs. G. AUport and Orion Stevens, and,he was unanimously elected. Other v officers were elected as follow:—A/icepresidents, Messrs. C. Trovetbick,: G, Allpbrt, and C. Hollard; : committee, "Messrs!. Orton Stevens, Eliott, Callender, Macaskill,',' Eddie, Sladden, Barlow, Jackson, and Pole; sScretarvi Mr.. E. P. Bishworth,,. ; vice Mr. J. .p.. J. Murphy,-resigned;'treasurer, Mr. ,W. Jblliffa; Mr. H. E. Kempthorne. The patron is' Mr. John Duthie. Messrs. Trevethick and EishwortK were elected to represent: the club on- the Wellington Centre of the Bowling Association, and Mr.-AV.. Hendry on the Northern Bowling Association. Mr. Jlishworth was also elected delegate ■,to.'tho- lawn Tennis Association. "' . ' •.'.'. . . ,".• '-.'.'. ■ '■.'■■:-'. . ..-■..

.... . . ~■ ; •JOTTINGS.; \■■ . ,•' •,- ; : .' A meeting oi the Hutt Park Committee (was tohave been held last evening to go into questions of -finance, but only the chairman,, Mr. H. Baldwin attended, and' the 'meeting: was postponed until: nest week. ''■",'■ '\, ■'■''■ ■ Speaking at a meeting of the Hutt Borough Council, Mr. H.' Baldwin mentioned'that: tlie council's contribution 'to charitable. ! aid- .and hospital funds this year would! be.over-j>looo, including , -.the subscription to" the Infectious Diseases Hospital. ■''. . .- " '

THE PETONE BANDS. . •. A conference ■ was h'sld at-Petone last knight between members of tho various, loca'l 'bands with a. view of effecting an amalgamation. The Mayor (Mr. J. W.M'Ewan), presided over a good attendance. \ ■ '-S '.; ■■ '■—,-. ■.".'■ '. ■■'.' ..'The. -proceedings were ,' very . /harmonious throughout, , .and! the Mayor: was i.deputed :to interview the conductor-x>f the ' P.et'pne '. Band (Mr. B. W. Jones) and discuss the amalgamation .question -with' him. ..-' Mr. ; M'EAyan .will call a further meeting after.'the interview.'"■: Mr. P. Cairns, ou behalf of the - Citizens' Ban'd, .proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Mayor, for presiding, and to tho .Petone Band for The , seconder, 7 Mr..; Hutchison, said that oven if no amalgamation ,took place, the friction of tho past should cease. The motion was carried . ; unanimously. Mr. M'Carthy returned the compliment on behalf of the Petone Band." The Mayor-also replied and advocated a spirit of conciliation.