HUTT AND PETONE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 6

HUTT AND PETONE

RAILWAY FACILITIES. Passengeri via the Manawntu iuie I'l-mi IN- Hurt Valh-y have l.ccn in '•oiivenienc.-d by tin- tr-jul.l 1 .' of nege-li-iiiii!; tin- distiinee sepn r:d m;' the uvo We)!ini't;.ii ;;c:ilion;;. U ua.s imped ili.-it ii-j M;.- ii ,-r; the 0.-.verimieJit took OV. I- ill .M;imiv. aI n line tin; miriy mail I rein would I- <'i..;iei,.-!ied i'rr-n .lie 1.(11111:1 oil iextend of the Tli'inul-iu M-.-li-iii. I !:ti; -mined in;' -.villi ihe lint two trains fr mi Hie llutt. ITiforrti.iHtely Ihe I.lollorie ae.-emino'lnli'm at the forma- slnti in ns found to he iii-rufUt-ient. in. perndt xneli an arrange monl, iiiid iiiiii 1 . ilu- new station is m-ecTed liiis (lilihailly will conlinue. In she meanwhile the ineon veil ie.iee mil'llh !.e avoided by allowing pas senders for the Alaimwatu to alight from the Halt train opposite the Tlinnidon stntian. Or, as an alternative, a special carriage might bo do laclied from the U utt "train and shunt, eil on to the .iiaimwalu. Either rnc-il ity would be appreciated by the numbers now using tho Wort Coast route. BEWARE TUB CORSE! Tho numerous picnic parties that rue now spending days amongst the bills around the llutt Valley are lidding tlit’ir pleasure sonit-whac marred by the difneultv of nrgolia: irig tho tracts of gorxe that surround their favourite haunts. This, iho most noxious of all New Zealand ].hints, has since last •season insidiously spread itself over hillsides and gullies, and is now commencing to (lireat’Mi bush areas on both sides of the valley. Much of it has spread from grounds of private owners, who should certainly be called upon to eradicate ii. Rut it is on public lands that the pest has become the greatest nuisance. Corse grubbing will need to become a thriving industry in the valley if the plant is to bo successfully kept in check. The Redone Citimi’s Band purpose arranrrin r c n mo-onlip'hb excursion on Port Nicholson for January Bth. A defective chimney in a house in Knight's rmul, Lower llutt, caused the building to become ignited last evening. 'The brigade extinguished the flames before any damage wan done. Tim following rinks from the Pc tone Club will take part in the AVellington Inter-Club Rowling Tournament on January Ist cud 2nd;—Jones, Coles. Wylie, 'Hr Rosa (s); Findlay, Cowie, pdy, Alexander (s): Firth, Smith, .Aicllniish. Scutlig.ito (s); R. Mc-Ai tlrur, Castle, Marsdcn, T. McArthur (s). Two valuable horses belonging to Mr A. Peters were killed by a special train shortly before one o’clock on Sunday morning. The horses, in company with about thirty others, wore being driven f.om tho stables to their paddock. They had just reached .the Belmont road crossing when the train approached. They aero valued at about £SO.