HUTT VALLEY NEWS

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 183, 1 May 1933, Page 13

HUTT VALLEY NEWS

A reinspeetiou of electrical material in the east, harbour district, is being curried out by the Hutt \ alley Electric Power Board.

Tin- award of a two year's service bar to Assistant Foreman W. R. Langdon, of the .Silvers!ream Volunteer Fire Brigade, was approved by the Upper Hull Borough Council last night.

'The fifteen tires attended bi the Upper Hutt. .Municipal Volunteer Fire Brigade during tin- year ended April 27 comprised six properij tires, two chimney tires, six gorse tires, and one haystack fi re.

White pinjing liocltej on I’etuiie Recreation Ground ou Saturday afternoon, G. Watt, ol' I’etime juniors, received a severe i-ut, on the head from a hockey stick. He was carried off the field in a dazed condition, suffering from eoneussitm. He was taken home.

During tlie past year, three members of lhe U|ii>er Hutt Municipal Fire Brigade and thi<‘e members of the branch brigade at Silverstream attended Red Cross lectures given by Dr. F. W. Kemp, and in the examination all the members passed with honours.

Mucli damage was done iii the Hutt Valley by the recent severe storm. A large door on the old I’ctone workshops was blown down, and at Upper Hutt: a large blue-gum tree, fully 3() feet in height, was uprooted. The road through the Taiti: Gorge was plentifully strewn with rocks from the adjoining hills.

Candidates of the Civic League (IVtone) for the mayoralty, borough council. I’etone ami Lower llutf Gas Lighting Board, aud Hutt Valley Electric Power Board will speak ar a meeting in Um Oddfellows’ Hall. Petone. this evening. Full details are given in the advertising columns. YEAR IN REVIEW Upper Hutt Fire Brigade Details "f the operations of the Upper Hutt. Municipal Volunteer Fire Brigade during the period April 26. 1932. to April 27. 1933, arc given in the annual report of the brigade. At il smoko concert, the report states, long service honours were presented by the Mayor of Upper Hutt. Mr. A. J. McCurdy, on behalf of the borough council to several members of tlie brigade. A. life honorary member’s medal was also presented to Mr. J. Burns for past services. The brigade tendered its thanks to the mayor and councillors for the honours, and to Mr. R. Heald for the use of his theatre for tlie concert. 'The brigade competed in various events al tlie Hutt Valley fire brigades demonstration at Lower Hutt, at the annual sports meeting of tlie Ahiaruhe-Ponatahi Sports Club al Carterton, and at the United Districts Fire Brigades Association dernonstratiou at Carterton. During the year n -tin. water main was laid in Maidstone Park for practice purposes, and thanks were extended to the borough council for assistance in tins direction. One messenger was promoted to fireman. three members resigned, two joined. and one left on transfer. 'Well-at-tended drills were carried out regularly during the year. q'hanks arc extended in the report to honorary ineniliers for their donations, to Mrs. Clark ami Mr. Howard for their assistance at eui-hrc tournaments, to Messrs. T. "W. SJinn and Son for their gift: of two lirnnches for competition purposes. and to tlie Railway Department: for its donation of £2/2/-. SOLDIERS’ REUNION Social at Eastbourne To perpetuate (lie spirit of comradeship of the troops in.the last war, tlie eleventh annual reunion of returned soldiers was held al Eastbourne ou Saturday night. More than 80 ex-service meu were present. including representatives from Hutt Valley, Porirua, Paraparaumu, and the Wellington and Auckland associations. Mr. D. N. Isaacs presided. 'l'lte following toasls were honoured: "The King." proimsed by tlie eliairinan ; "New Zealand Expeditionary Forces.” proposed by Mr. O. N. (.Sillespic and replied to by Col. A. B. Charters, C.M.G., D. 5.0., V.D.: "Returned Soldiers' Associations." proposed by Major V. P. .Haughton and replied to by Col. Cowles ami Col. .Maetjuarric; "Fallen Comrades." proposed by the eliairinan. In addition, the toasts of "'l’lte Three Bills.” "Our Allies,” "’l'lm Navy.” and "The Press." were suitably |>ro|ioscd and honoured. Trumpeter Adam.- sounded "Tlie Last Post" ami "The Reveille.” and Mr. Ilarison Cook sang "Requiem.’ An excellent musical programme, arranged by Mr. llarison Cook, included items by Mr. Clement May. Mr. W. J. .McKeon. Mr. O. N. Gillespie, and Col. A. B Charters.

LOWER HUTT W.C.T.U. Address on Convention I Sixteen members were present at. the I monthly meeting of the Lower Huh I branch of the W.t'.T.L.. which was held i on Wednesday. Apologies were received from several members. The president look the devotions, and extended a we.leome to Mrs. Tanner, who gave an instructive address on the recent convention held at Invercargill. At: the conclusion of the address, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the speaker. Thanks were extended to Mrs. Hayes for the donation of a teapot. In addition to live books for the library. Mrs. (Jox. craft convener, exhibited a pair of knitted woollen slippers, and later instructed some of Hie members on their construct ion. The visiting committee reported one member sick, and others visited during the month. The treasurer reported £1 18/6 in baud to date. Afternoon lea was scried, and the meeting closed with the Benediction. LATE MR. J. M. LOMAS Tribute from Minister Peeling reference to the death of lhe late Mr. J. M. Lomas, of L'pper Hutt, was made by the Rev. G. W. Hunt in St. David's Presbyterian Church. lipper Hutt, yesterday. “Although of a quiet and retiring disposition.'’ said Mr. Hunt. "Mr. Lomas possessed many of those sterling characteristics so prominent in the life of early settlers. He was a member of St. David's (’lmrcli for lhe past twelve years, and to those who knew him best Mr. Lomas was greatly loved for his warm t'hrisliau sympathies ami breadth of outlook. , 110 gave ~l his musical abilities most ; treel.v in St. David's, ami his reverential | iulerpreta I ion of organ music and hymns : are among Ihe cherished memories of wor- * shippers al I his church. "To his widow and al! lhe members of liis. family, we. as a congregal ion. tender our deepest sympathy." concluded Mr. Hunt. As a mark of respect, the eongrega- ; tion remained standing for a few moments. LOWER HUTT MAYORALTY Mr. .1. W. Andrews, candidate for the Lower Hutt mayoralty. will address electors in lhe King George Hance Hall :il 8 o'clock ibis evening. He will speak in the Moern Hall at 7.30 o'clock to-morrow evening, and in the Epuni School at, s o'clock to-morrow evening.

EASTBOURNE AFFAI.RS Borough /Vlministration AIR. E. W. WISE’S VIEWS Exploratiou of every possible attune with a view to reducing exiieudil.ure was advocated by .Mr. E. W. Wise (Mayoral candidate for Eastbourne) at a meeting uh Friday night. Up to the end of Marell the adniinistratiuu costs to the borough amounted to £2309, aud Mr. Wise considered that a committee should beset up to investigate the whole of the administration costs, aud to ascertain what economies could be effected by amalgamation of certain positions and the distribution of duties in an endeavour to coordinate the working of the bus, ferry, and borough departments. In the bus department, Mr. Wise considered that the methods adopted were not conducive to economical working, and that, an overhaul was long overdue. The ferry service was the main means of transport, and the transport: officer, instead of driving buses, could do canvassing for picnic parties. A )/- return fare on the boats was advocated by Mi-. Wise. He realised that: by reducing the fare the boats would have to carry 5(1 per cent, more passengers to get Hie present return, but: the great, thing was to induce the publie to go to Eastbourne. The Sunday fare on the buses should also be reduced to 2/6 return, but the fare from Lowry Bay should be increased to 2/-. WorJts in Borough. The candidate reviewed the works carried out in the borough during the past two years, and iutiniated that he would endeavour to extend the sea wall southward as soon as finance could be arranged for the work. Other works which found favour witli -Mr. Wise were: Erection of bathing sheds on the Muritai beach, improvement to Butterfly Track, improvement to the present, dump, which would absorb all available labour in Eastbourne, and the erection of suitable conveniences, a shelter hedge on the sea front, better seating accommodation, and bulft-In coppers for supplying hot; water to picnickers ou the Recreation Ground. Eastbourne side streets were at present in an unsatisfactory condition, but little could be done in this direction until the completion of the drainage works. Dealing with unemployment, .Mr. Wise stated that, he was keen to provide as much work tis possible, and his ajm would he constantly to provide the unemployed will) work rather than dole.

Water and Drainage. Water and drainage were dealt with extensively by the candidate. As a member of the present Water and Drainage Committee, and the only member of the original Water Board of the council, he said he had taken the keenest interest: in all work connected with water and drainage. The investigations for a water supply in the borough cost about £7OO, but were unsuccessful. During the investigations a new council came into ofiice, and Mr. S. F. Fisher set up a Water ’ and Drainage Committee comprising Councillors W. F. Hornig, C. A. Rendle, A. Varney, aud the speaker. “By electing me as your mayor you will not be ‘changing -horses in mid; steam.’ ” observer Mr. Wise, “because if I Mr. Fisher went into office to 'secure water and drainage for Eastbourne, surely lie Would have made himself a member, if not: chairman, of Hint committee. It is my firm opinion that he did not think it was possible to procure water for Eastbourne, but he was fortunate in selecting tin energetic committee, which set out to investigate every possible source with the one object of water, in view." !■ j RELIEF OF DISTRESS i ___ Appeal for Clothing An appeal for clothing and footwear is being made by the Lower Hutt branch of the Red Cross Society. Tlie society is holding a drive for clothing and footwear on Saturday, May 13, and residents of Lower Hutt are earnestly requested to put their parcels nt (lie front door, or ou the veranda, at 1 n.m. on that date. The need is great, and all kinds of warm underclothing, socks, men’s working clothes, women’s and children’s dresses, blankets, overcoats, boots and shoes, etc., will be very acceptable. Boots aud shoes should be tied in pairs. A number of motor-ears are needed for the work, and those who can help in this way are asked to advise Mrs. John Mitchell, president (telephone 63—947), Miss Gray, secretary (telephone 63— 799). or the Mayor's Relief Committee (telephone 63—695). The society is most grateful to the residents for past assistanec. ami confidently looks forward to a generous response to this a|>peal. I TE ATAMAI LODGETo A lama i Encampment. No. 11. J.0.0.F.. held its monthly meeting in the Methodist Hull. Lower Hutt, the chief patriarch. C. E. Tanner preI siding over a large attendance. The visitors of tlie evening were lite officers and patriarchs of I’ort Nicholson Encampment, nnd included the following : Pat. F. Dales. C.P.; Pat. P. Loe. P.C.P.; Pat. J. Turner, P.C.P.: Pat. R. Mathers, S.W.; aud Patriarchs Mauger. McGregor, Miller and Ilnrdhum. The main object of the visit was tlie playing between tlie two encampments for (lie "Richards 500 Sliield," which was retained by Te Atnmai by file narrow margin of one game. 'l'ho tirst. nomination of officers for next term were received, and two new members were nominated. Greetings appropriate to (lie occasion wore exchanged between the two chief patriarchs. Tito business being concluded, the encampment wa> closed, and adjourned to an excellent supper. HUTT' PERSONAL'S — Miss E. Baber. Silvcrstream. is ou a t visit to Hawke's Bay. I Miss Eva Vigor Brown, Lower Unit, is on a visit to Napier. Mr. and Mrs. J. HelTer. Lower Hurt, have returned from a short visit to fVaikanac. Mrs. £V. D. Burton. Lower Hutt, who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. J. I Hanson. Christchurch, returned recently. 1 Mr. ami Mrs. AV. Lindsey. Mangaroa. j motored to Nattier for the blaster lioli- I days. | Mr. ami Mrs. 11. Selmles. Mangaroa. , spent the Easter holidays at Pahiatua. I Mrs 1.. Neighbours. Upper Hutt, reluri’cd recently from :: motorimr trip 'o j New Plymouth. Mrs. J. Blewman. Upper Hutt, who receiitl.v underwent a serious operation. Ims now returned io her home, and is milking satisfactory progress.