HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 99, 20 January 1933, Page 6

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

One case of infectious disease was reported in the Upper Hutt Borough for the period ended January 12.

The amounts collected from outside cob lecting depots for December was £l2Bo 2/6, reported the engineer-general manager of the Hutt Valley Electric Power Board, Mr. E. F. Hollands, to the board yesterday. Of that amount £385/18/- was collected at the board’s city depot..

NEW YEAR’S EVE CHASE

Cyclist’s “Dangerous Fun”

•‘it was New Year’s Eve, mid 1 was just out for a bit of fun,” was the excuse offered by Lionel‘Herbert Doughty, aged 22. who pleaded.guilty in the Upper Hutt Police Court on Wednesday to a charge of driving a motor-cycle at a speed and in a ’manner .Which might be dangerous to the public. • - „ .“It was pretty• dangerous fun, ■ remarked Inspector J. ■E. Ainsworth, of the Main . Highways Board. f ■ . Defendant was fined £2 and costs by Messrs.' P.‘ D. Davis and J. IT. Benge, J.P.’s. Z ; In his evidence Inspector Ainsworth said that he had chased defendant-from Upper Hutt to Maori Bank, where he hid-quickly doubled on his tracks and re-' turned to Upper Hutt at nearly 50 m.p.h. The town was crowded with shoppers, and Doughty passed through at a . high speed. When finally stopped, his. reply was: “Next time I’ll have a better'bike and beat you.” A similar charge was preferred against Percy Coutts, who did not appear. He was convicted and fined £2 and costs. On a charge of failing to pay the heavy traffic fees, Peter Robertson, carrier, was convicted and ordered to pay costs. SUCCESSFUL CARNIVAL Event on Petone Beach Profits for the Christmas and New Tear beach carnival held by the Petone Beautifying and , Foreshore Society amounted to more than £5O, reported the Mr. 0. Silbery, to the executive committee. Mr. J: W. McEwan pre--‘sided. The profit was considered very, satisfactory, as many showmen were unable to pay the rental. A vote of thanks and appreciation was passed to Mr. Silbery for the able way in which he had carried out his duties. A meeting will be held shortly to formulate plans of improvements to the

beach. HUTT PERSONALS Mrs. Macarthy Reid, “Totara,” Maori Bank, has returned home from a brief visit to Picton. . ' - ■ . Mias Kydd, of Auckland,' and formerly of the teaching staff of the Petone West 1 School, is visiting Petone. , ■•. The Rev. J. Lopdell has left for a holiday in the South Island. • HUTT BOWLING CLUB The following will represent the Hutt Bowling Club in the annual match on Anniversary Day against Eastbourne at Eastbourne: — Guiness, Grant. Capes, Burgess (s.); L. Watkins. Wood, Bock, E. Loung (s.) ; Arnold, Upton,"Fraser, .Stonehouse (s.); Murphy, Howe, Whitcher, Norris (s.); Ginger, Wilson, Hedging, Slinn (s.).