HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 102, 24 January 1933, Page 2

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

HUTT PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. Macarthy-Reid, Maori Bank, Upper Hutt, have beep spending a few days at the Terminus Hotel. Pictou. Mr. and Mrs. Morrell and family, Upper Hutt, have left for a motor camping tour of the North Island. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Woods, Dunedin, and their son and daughter, have arrived at Upper Hutt, where they will reside in the future. ■ Miss Nora Sanders' and Miss Madge Sanders, Island Bay, Wellington, have been staying at Upper Hutt during tiie week-end. •

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

Combined Doubles Event

Good entries were received for the combined doubles tournament in the Hutt Valley for the Jenkins Cup yesterday. The senior grade competed for the Jenkins Cup, and the junior grade for Mr. Walter Lee’s (senior) trophy. Play, which was on the Yankee tournament principle, resulted as follows: —

N. Edwards and Miss I. Shell beat O. House and Miss 0. Mawson, 9 —4.

. A Section.—Mr. W. J. Taylor and Miss E. Ashton. „ B Section. —Mr. Worry and Miss Has--1 c” 9 Sectlon.—Mr. Sherwood and Miss Smith. , I) Section.—Mr. Featonby and Miss House. Semi-final. —Mr. Taylor and Miss Ashton beat Mr. Sherwood and Miss Smith, B—B. Mr. Worry and Miss Hastings beat Mr. Featonby and Miss House, 9—3. The final of the senior grade was won by Mr. Sherwood and Miss Hastings, and the final of the third grade by Mr. D. McT.ooj and Miss K. Bartosh. UPPER HUTT BOROUGH Meeting of Council The Upper Hutt Borough Council met last night, the Mayor, Mr. A. J. McCurdy. presiding. Th re were present Councillors J. B. .‘wman. F. P. Keys, A. Howell, T. R. Jameson. J. P. O Flaherty, and G. 11. Guthrie. On the motion of the Mayor, Councillors Guthrie and O’Flaherty wore appointed to he a deputation to the Unemployment Board to present the council’s resolution protesting against the cuts in the unemployment allocations. It was decided tnat the Mayor accompany and introduce the deputation. . . . Reporting on the- activities of the Upper Hutt Volunteer Fire Brigade, the secretary. Mr. G. 11. Guthrie, stated that some remuneration should lie sought by rhe council from the Railway Department ror services rendered by the brigade. The secretary pointed out that the Inst two fires hail been on railway property, and had apparently been caused by sparks from locomotives. The council decided to a copy of the report to the Railways Department, suggesting that some remuneration be granted. „ . , . A vote of sympathy to Mr. John Snug in Ip’s illness was passed by the eoune 1. Mr. Craig is one of the original members of the first board of town cninmissioners. wli’eh was appointed in 1908. A complaint regarding tile encroachment of cattle on the Akntnrawa cemetery was referred to the overseer, wit.i power to act. WOBURN BOWLING CLUB Fixtures for. the Woburn Bowling Club for Saturday, I— —~-—f 28, are aS follow: — Senior Pennan. >v. Island Bay. Home. Blackmore. Dr. Owen. Bradley. Jndd ts.). Away: J. August, Forsyth, Rowley, Dempsey (s.). . . Senior Pennan, v. \ ictorm.—Home: Black. E. Cooper. Cook. Tamblyn (s.). Away: Taylor. Rowe, Cudby. Jones (s.). Junior Pennants v. Upper Hutt, j Home: Overend. C. Cooper, Ching, BearsI 1 Friendly v. Island Bay— Home: Robinson, Lawless, "Woods, Martin (s.l. Friendlv v. Victoria. —Home : I arkin«. Stanton. Whiteman. Shuston (s.). 11. August, Cameron, Robson, Thomson (s.).