Local and General

Hutt News, Volume 18, Issue 45, 7 March 1945, Page 5

Local and General

$ • By advertisement in this issue the Lower Hutt City Council invites all returned personnel who have arrived back in New Zealand since February Ist, 1944, to be its guests at the King George Theatre on Tuesday, March 20th and afterwards at a supper and dance. Tickets may be had on application to the Council officers, In view of the possible extensive alterations to the main stop-banks traversing Hutt City environs, th( question of widening and sealing th< * stopbank' used as a footpath betweei the Bridge and Whites Line is like ly to be deferred for some months. "How could you watch me and a the same time watch your speedo meter?" askfed the Traffic Inspecto: of a man charged with speeding re cently. "If it comes to that,' inter posed defendant's counsel (Mr. E F. Rothwell), "hotf could you watcl your won speedometer and defend ant's car at the same timers :

Pleading guilty to the theft of i t wheelbarrow, valued at £9, Edmonc fc Norman Connolly, who was arrestee at Talhape, was sentenced to 1days' imprisonment by the presidinj Justices, Messrs A. J. Gearing am F. S. Hewer.

the Massed Bands Demonstration, held at the Basin Reserve on Sunday afternoon, thirteen bands:— Pipe, Brass and Military—took part: The Hutt High School Band was represented and under Conductor T. Gray and Drum-major Hurley, gave ?, demonstration of marching to the delight of the fflbenpmenal audience! thousands of whom were unable, tc gain admission to the grounds. <Thf local boys again excelled themselves with their bright music, ahd broughi credit to their school.