HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

.. :;,'v.(From'Our;Own; Correspondent.•..;,. - ;- 'MTor-the :past,-.'six. months . the , educational' authorities; of ;.Petone . have been strenuously working ; for : the purpose of converting the status of. -tho present district -high school to -that- of a. high- school-pro-per/ ■vMr." ! 'Di-M'Keime, chairman ;of the, committee, ' has.; devoted ' much /time r to making: a house-to-houpe; bahvas," the out-, oome: heirig'that",some• 67:' parents .have undertaken .to send their ohildren to the; sohool;for:.:at ! least-; twelve jmonths..-; ters/that:-: have- passed -'between ' :M.r.. -M'Kenzie .and' nieiubets/of; the Welling-.ton-Education 'Board., are-very:encourage ■irig.-'ohe :in .-particular; from-. Mr. : JFielaV M.P.,> which:- -states:—;'F«t6no': is -ready for.-a'high-school, J and has- asked for : ohe. : v' The; building is ready - for the purpose,"'and,- therefore,;;the- : board .in passing its resolution-was;;.to<my mind,,doing 'an; act'of;simple.justice.";.;;;,/; :m.4: -■-:■ The guarantee forms;'.along."with a re-, quest,/praying' that; a::high '.school; pro-' pe'r'be'set-.'up.ih Price's-SuildingSj.-.have been -forwarded .- to : ; the' -Minister; :for Education, from; whom : an"- answer: is oxr ■ peotfd C y ■/. hi:.^ ,- :-;:;;■ ..;.;'- ilOWBE" HUTT --Police;. court) : .':; :;; ■■'\ At a' sitting :6f ,• Court; at Lower- Hutt yesterday ; morning, before, 'Messrs. -H.: -Elliot,';': G.' -A'. Chapman,: and G. r Cudby,iJ.P.'s, a young man named P. Simpkihs' was-oharged with using obscene language... Acdusod, .for..whom: Mr.. J.: J. M'Grath.; appeared;: pleaded .guilty.--' He . was '■' fined ,205.-, with costs 75.,-. in' : default seven {.days', imprisonment;;. ::/:; ;;;^V :y •;.;■ JOTTINGS. ,'^ ■'■ A"gymkhana and; open-air. concert in connection,'■ with St. Augustine's ■ Church will --be.'held.; on tho ■ Petone/Recreation Ground on Saturday;,, An'excellont pro-gramme'-6f novel' sporting events ...has been drawn up. Thechurch.choir,-under, the'eonductorship' of Mr;: Sherwin, :will I assist'at the concert in the evening.... 4Tho weekly-session lof the Hope of Petone Lodge, 1.0.G.T;, washeld in;the Ranfurly ■ Hall last - evening, when Bro. T.i .Tpwnsendi L.D.; presided' over a good attendance.. The lodge decided to hold a picnic>at"Maori Bank on Saturday. Tho 'iteiu for,the.-evening was a sisters' woodsawirig and nail-driving 'competitions,' which were Won by-Sister Smith and' Sister Moore respectively. /The.prizcs were ;two; .fine- 'vases, . presented" by.' Bros. 'M'Grath -arid-/Robertson, who wero' accorded a-vote'of thanks; : ' •'■'-.'-' 4 Thei athletic sports in connection with the Petono Junior Club weie postponed last :evening, "on account.of. rain. -Tho meeting will take place on Friday even-'' ing.;;--V-"f";" ;'--.-:;' ;'.' -■ V -'■'•■.'-•