HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 715, 14 January 1910, Page 5

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

" IFrom Our Special OorresDondant) ■ ;; »V ■■ v ' Lieutenant Herd, of' the . Wellington Garrison Band, hits been appointed coil- 1, ductol' of the Hutt. and Petone .Citizens'. Brass Band, Vibe Mr.- J. H. GrUar, re--1 sighed. . The police' have,- taken in hand: the recent. fife .ill. Mrs. Gaynof's iifcocotipied house, Fuzherbert: Street, Petone.. 1 . Incendiarism : is' suspected,: owingvto ,; the. fact .that a. holo. had been bored through' the outer will of the house, and that the fire ofiginated'between the.'lihihg and tho weather boards. . A small outbreak of-fi're. in a 'shed; ht the'. rear . of. Mr.' Hi/'Gosse'sresidence. Lower . Hutt, brought Sut- the local bri-. gade , a t 10.30 yesterday' morning. Little damage was done, 4s the flames .were suppressed almost immediately. , The alann was telephoned froni Messi-s. Strand Bros.' mill' to the, iminiclpal buildings, ; and thenoe to the fire brigade station. .' • . Acceding to the Tequest of tho Maydr of Petone, (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) a number of citizens met. last , evening ; for tlie purpose of. devising a plan to raise, funds to enable the, Hutt and I'eione Citizens' Band to attend the contest at Wanganuii - Those present 'formed themselves into a committee, arid decided .to Canvass the district,with subscription lists. The. tjuefetion of holding a bazaar in bid of the band funds wa9. deferred for a fortnight.'.