HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 778, 30 March 1910, Page 7

HUTT AND PETONE NEWS.

(From Onr Special Oorresjonfltnt.), r ;: ;v A "social" was held last evening ■to welcome the Revs. P. J. Cossum and 11. Cottom, : the: newly-appointed 'ministers to the Wellington first. circuit. There. , was . good attendance. Mr. Iruemaii, who .occupied the chair, extended a hearty ; welcome to the new ministers, assuring' them of the ,co-. operation and sympathy' of the i congregation. . ;A; varied programmo .was then • submitted, followed by addresses from the new ministers, after which supper, was dispensed by the ladies of the congregation.- The 'musical portion of: the' programme was as follows • —Pianoforte solo, Miss Avery; solo, Mr. , Chamberlain; . solo, Miss . Watkins ; pianoforte Avery; duets.Mr. and ( Mrs. Lewthwaite. '.' Miss Avery played tho acoorapaniments. An inspection of (the Petono Fire Brigade will be held on Thursday evening, when Inspector Hugo and 'members of, the Fire Board will, be present. . . '' ' , The first meeting of Mr. W. A. Russell's Hntt Mayoral campaign will be held in the Hntt Town Hall on Thursday night at 8 o'clock; The candidate will deal with borough matters generally. . . The'treasurer of 'the Petone Ambulance Wagon Fund (Mr. J. W. M'Ewan) announced at the oommitteo meeting last' night that the fund ' to date had reached £90 ss. 9d. Complete arrangements- were' made for the gala which is to bo held on Saturday afternoon. The annual "social" of the Petone St. Augustine's Girls' Friendly Society, whioh was held last night, was a great success.--. An interesting programme was presented, and games were indulged in. There wero about'l4o people present, and the Rev. i\V. Heron occupied tho chair. •At the Petone Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. 'J. W. M'Ewan, ,T.P., one offender, for drunkenness', was convicted and fined 55., in default 24 hours' imprisonment.