PETOXE AND HUTT.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1909, Page 2

PETOXE AND HUTT.

THE ROWING SEASON. For the first time for a number of years, the elements wero decidedly unfavourable on Saturday last for the opening of the Petone Rowing Club's season. The stiff southerly made it necessary for the club races to be postponed, but the formal opening ceremony was proceeded with. In /declaring the season open, the patron, Mr. R. Mothes, made mention of the fact that, thanks to the successful issue of somo 120 debentures, the club had been enabled to. purchase three now boats. After referring to the crowing popularity of the club, Mr. Mothes said he would venture to state that it possessed a couple of young rowers who were coming men — men who would in time bo able to hold their own with any oarsmen. The patron concluded by thanking the members of the city olub who were present at the fuuotion, the Navals, ex-Nav-als, and the Petone Brass Band. The visitors wore then provided wiri after noon tea, in the course of whioh selections were rendered by the band. HERETAUNGA BOATING CLUB. Office-bearers in connection with the Heretaunga Boating Club have been elected as follow : —Commodore, Mr. H. Brown; vice-commodore, Mr. R. K. Griffiths; rear-commodore, Mr. D. Keir; treasurer, Mr. J. Colquhoun; secrotary, Mr. J. A. Maedonald ; trustees, Mes-rs J. Mudge, W. J. Taylor, and A. Bittle ; auditors, Messrs. D. Bodingfield and M'Dougall; handicappers, Messrs. M'Dougall, J. Woods, and T. Davis'; starter and judge, Mr. Nuttall; committee, Messrs. Taylor, R. Jenkins, A. Bittle, M'Dougall, W. Bird, and W. Jenkins. COURT CASES. . Tho monthly sitting of the Petono Magistrate's Court was held this morning in the Oddfellows' Hall, Petone, Dr. M'Arthur, and Mr. Win. Inglis, J.P., presiding. James Ashby pleaded guilty to a charge of being found on licensed premises during the currency of a prohibition ordor. Defendant was convicted and discharged. On a charge of supplying liquor to a prohibited person, Charles Nelson was similarly dealt .with. Two juveniles were concerned in tho '. next case, one bringing a charge of assault against tho other. One had challenged the other to a fight, in which both had participated. The case was dismissed. Charged with being tho owners of wandering? animals, J. H. M'Millan, F. Moreland, and H. Anslow were each fined ss, with 9s costs. Mr. Kirk appeared for tho Borough Council. Judgment for plaintiff was givon in the following oivil cases : —Ada "Higginson v. Edward Waldon, £2 5s 6d, and costs 53 ; E. Mills v. Hugh Mullanoy, £1 15s, and costs ss. In a judgment summons case E. G. Pomton was ordered to pay £9 15s 9d to S. E. Carter, on or befpre Ist November, or in default undergo seven days' imprisonment. In tho case A. W. Boden anj Co. v. Harold Lockwood, a olaim for i>4, no order was made. , MISCELLANEOUS. Petone Navals paraded in strong force at Fort Kelburne on Saturday afternoon under Captain Ellis and Lieut. Price, when mombors further acquainted themselvos with tho various branches of their important work. Good progress is being made with the erection of Mr. J. T. Bengo's now concrete building at Upper Hutt, which is being built to accommodate an extension of Mr. Hazlewood's business. This morning's frost was fairly sharp in somo parts of tho Hutt Valley, and slight damage to early crops is reported in those localities. Yesterday Miss Clairo M'Donald, of Sydney-street, Petone, was admitted to tho hospital, suffering from a broken leg— tho result of a fall on Saturday ovening. "Well, don't get the otamp any more," remarked Dr. M'Arthur, S.M., when addressing a delinquent at the Petone Magistrate's Cpurt this morning. . The defendant had put forSVard his temporary physical disability in extenuation of having been found on licensed premises during he currency of a prohibition order. I am always working in the water, your worship, rejoined the offender. "Hot. water?" facetiously enquired the magisrate. I work in salt water," explained the defendant, in all seriousness. "Well, you are in hot water juefc now," remarked nis Worship. Defendant, jn eld n.an, again attempted to explain the true temperature of tho water in which he was accustomed to^ work. "Well, well, stiok to salt water, and when you get the oramp go into the ohemist's shop and my friend Mr. Inghs (a member of the bench) will fix you up." Tho accused was convicted and dischargod.