HUTT AND PETONE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 853, 27 June 1910, Page 3

HUTT AND PETONE.

1 (From Our Own Correspondent.) I ■ .——j I A.N ANTI-TRAMWAY LEAGUE. 4 It is tin l .intention of a number of s ratepayers of Lower Mutt to form a • Him Vuilry Aiiti-'J'i-amway Leayuc. A ' meeting will bo hi-ld in the local .1 own , Hail to-ui-hi. when Major M'Donald, \ .Mr. ,r. \Y. jieiule, and several other 1 Hiitt rau'payi'i-s will speak thu 1 pniposi'il lavinii down of a traiuv.ay ;l trad; "lor tii\- \ alloy. Major M'Donakl will also move a resolution cmbodyni;; % tlic suljstaiice of the objection to tlio sclieiuo. Jt is also understood that a meeting , will be lii>li! on the same lines as that ■ at the IJutt in St. Augustine's Hall, 1 IVloue, on Tuesday night. The promoters of this meeting iiicludo :i liniii- ' lier of those employed in the J'etone ; Railway Workshops' ;l As a poll will be taken for thg : rSo.OOU loan on Wednesday next, if 1 keen light is anticipated by the antiJpiiglicrs. j ST. DAVID'S CHURCH, PETONE. :i Anniversary services were held in St. David's Clmieli, I'etone, yesterday, - nioininir sorvice being conducted by L . the Kov. J. Gibson Smith, of St. Andrew's Clnirch. Wellington, who tool; 1 for his text Psalm 137, 5 and 6, and 1 preached an eloquent sermon to a r large eongregatio'ii. A juvenile choir, , trained by Miss Thomson, sang an an- . them, eniitlcd "Holy Saviour." The f address at the afternoon service was , delivered by the Rev. A. Thomson, on'iniv fo tlio, indisposition of the l!ev. Mr. CoUoni. The service at night was e.-indiicted by the pastor, the Rev. A. Thomson, who took for his text Isaiah So, i: "Behold, I have given Him for a witness anil loader and commander ; lo the people." The choir, under the 5 leadership of llr. Rennie, rendered the ? :<i!tliem : "Sock Ye the Lord." Mr. ■ JJennie ably presided at the organ. The singing of the children was a feature at all the services. i ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH. t Yesterday morning the Petone : N'avals and Scouts assembled at the 1 railway station, where they were joins oil by others arriving by rail. The • parade, headed by the Petone Brass i Band, then marched to St. Augustine's - Church to attend Divine service. 1 Special hymns, suitable to tho occn- • sion, were sung, tho service being rendered by the Rev. A. 11. Heron; and the setting of the. chants and canticles being of a very bright and , hearty character —Jackson's music being used. The preacher was the Veil. Archdeacon Grace Chaplain Major, of Marlborongh, who took as his text 11 Timothy 2, 3: "Thou, therefore, endure hardness as a good soldier of t Jesus Christ." The preacher emplia- - sisetl the necessity for cliaracterf building to the attainment nf profici--2 cm:y in matters connected with the i- vnlinireor movement, and showed how 1 ono who took little or no interest to . be well informed in connection tliere- - wild only became a wastrel in tho ? cause in which he was enrolled. He - mentioned many points in character- - building, which, he said, wore npces- , sary in order to become ai good soldier 3 of Jesus Christ, such as valour, ohedience, tcni'ioranrp, diligence, and hon- - our, all of which were equally applio--5 able to temporal as well as spiritual - efficiency, oiling many incidents of a , pathetic and patriotic character to il--3 lustrate his remarks. Thu attendance ; was jjnod—few seats bi'ing vacant. Tn i the evening the archdeacon again , occupied t'-- pulpit, when tho members - nf the male and female lodges of the - Lnyal Oransre. institution were present, and in a very' forceful sermon tho preacher placed the duties nf those belonging tn the institution before them, urging charity of thought and action towards those who differed from them in their religious views. The church was crowded, and a very bright service ? was rendered, tho hymns being of a - character suitable to the occasion. JOTTINGS. ' On Saturday morning a first offender 1 for drunkenness was convicted and ' fined 55., in default 2-1 hours' imprisonJ ment, at the I'etone Police Court, bc- : fore .Mr. R. Jlntlies, J. P. ' A movement is on foot to form a L Hutt Valley Poultry, Pigeon, and • Canary Society. It is understood that a meeting will bp hold shortly to bring I tho niiitti'r to a head. I The I'etonc Salvation Army meeting 5 yesterday took the form of a service of song. Mrs. Adjutant Greene took the connective readings, and the congregation was large and appreciative.. The rendering of the hymns was very effective. A special meeting is being held tn-nHit. Councillor Jones has given notice that he will move at, 'this evening's 5 meeting of the Petnnp liornugh Coiin--5 oil:— "(11 That the engineer be in--1 structed to prepare an estimate as to the l _ cost of forming a track in the Domain. 1 Also cost of erecti:u; couple of .sort:? o\\ ' present track. (2) That the necessary 1 stops be taken by this council to 1 negotiate with the Railway Depart--5 ment, as to the advisability nf plant--1 inir trees and shrubs on (Tip more uii- '' sightly slopes and waste ground Ipjiil- • ing from the railway yard to the Hutt J Road."'