PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 551, 5 July 1909, Page 8

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

: :•. (VROU OOn-fitBCUI.' , .1 E, PALMEESTON. [ :,,■'•Following upon, a happy suggestion made,. I the Palmerston Orchestral' Society-wired _ a fsum of £3 3s. to the funds.of, the Alfred Hill tbonefit concert hold in Wcllingten last Monday. Mr. Cohen, conductor of the society, is now, in; receipt of' a ;ieply from Mr. Hill, stating, ; that ho was deeply touched .by so spontaneous 'and substantial an expression* of sympathy from his.musical friends in Jalmorston, and ;that ho would ever, hold tho act in- grateful imomory. ' „ , E ,;,'lt was "ladies' night'' ,at tho Savage Club f oil Friday ■: night; ! . and ;; thero was.- a. [largo-attendance.i I)r. Martin, Chief Savage, ,An oxoollont musical programme, compiled by Mr. H. Palmerj contributors Sbeing Messrs.; H; 1 Davies, Jeffries, H.., Ij.|iYoung, H.- Palmer,Jickoll, ( Newton,; , arid IMiindy/ who j'sahgj'-arid Mr. Scottj who _ret'citedr . During : th'o; evening Mr. R'. 'Davies, fhon; sccretary, 'was , presented ywitli a gold [representation of.tbe Mere of Tane,,the badge lof tho club, opals , forming tho eyes of tho imerc. Tho mere - was enclosed . .in an f-ivory- - casket, •- bearing ~a ; ~;gold. plate, ' suitably inscribedj tho whole forming a very j.handsomo and -unique gift. < Tho presentation c was made in 'recognition of: Mr. Bavitis's seri vices-to tho club during tho .last year.. , : ' Tho monthly meeting • of the Women's I Christian 'Temperance Union : was , held-, on ; Friday afternoon in tlio .Baptist. Church; i'-Thero was a, fair attendance of members pre-; | sent.' Lett-ers -'were; received • from, Mrs; -Sid-; f dells, - New-, Zoaland supesrintondent ;of ?narRooties/; and Mrs;, '.-Harbutt,: . Now, = 2!ealand teuponntondent'of mothbrs' meetings. Both i I these-departments of> work, are .being; taken,| f op by tno local branch.. -A letter was read i ?from> Miss Powell, advanco guard for-Mrs. SKatherino Lent Stevenson,■ ■of ■:. the.;; United I 7 States of An>erica,;who is'touring the world, pand; -is-' to bo -, in 'Palmorston- North nearly > in: {'September' next. - Mrs. , : Stevenson,, .'as- ;, a :- teachor,;- preacher, and writor, has,attained: a : • world-wide .reputation. 'A committee was sot j.np to mako arrangements to have , a luncheon ;,'booth and a rest , room' for mothors at tho Spring Show. Several niembers sjpoko strongly 5. against tho boxing 1 exhibition :in -,tho ' Opera , ■■ House held'recently, and the following.resolus.tion was carried: "That this union views with (" concern the growing fascination of pugilistic. ;. and considers them; demoralising j. and opposed ;to . true sport and -manlinesß. , ...Congratulations wore expressed towards unions who had .earned vNo-License in " |;;tteir}to?ivns^: ;;i i:> |, Tho twenty-seventh.annual meeting of the !f,Palmereton North ,Firo Brigade was held at j?,thq;Central Station on' Friday nighty .Super•i, intendent ■C. ' C. 1 Warnor- • presiding -■ K good' attendance, l ,, of members.-' . The :report and-Balance-sheet, for; the; year 1 , was prcsen- .- by - tho' secretary,.,; Fireman Hitchings, t'and,-showed 'that,.the-.brigade chad..passed '■• through a- very successful *year. Tho report Hhat"; dnringiJthe year fiitho ibngade 'ihad lost the 'services of Supert intendent Tmgcy after twenty-fivo years' ser|f:.vico;: Fireman Lovoioy Bixteen -..years' ".-ser-. vice, and several other firemen; also that | Mr.'vC. C. of the "Wellington ; Bri1/ gade, had been" appointed: superintendent' and by: tho Fire Board, ;tho-latter., no-. p as , secretary , ;ofthe , brigade, •Fireman. E.* | Hitclmigs being 'appointed; to-fulfil :the ,posi- ?, tion. i;: Tho bngado had -.undergono many If-'changes '.under the . now J-management, . 1 and t was,now up ,to'■ its;full strength.-.; The-num-;i . bor of fires attended dunng the/year was f ;40, the • most serious being .that ;in; tho Royal I Hotel block. The library had been, put .on f-a sound ■ footing, having' been >, thoroughly r reorganised and i Drought; up .to t date., ';The |, balance-sheet; which:, was adopted,' showed a j- credit' balance on tho library account of £30 ; 175.; lid., and the-members';account ;of '£12f ■ lis.: 4d; Votes :of -thanks were to !>'Fireman''Hitchings for ,his'services as. hon.. I'-'secretary, to FiremanvMilvcrton .fiir. services f, rendered to the ,hbrary,.'and.'toi.Mri: R. 'N.: for his services) as : auditor./-. <',vel6otion 1 of'"a connnitteo 'for,!, the,;-,ensuing, year resulted in the froturn;of>Firemen - E.' l-i ;jjittle, R;: Rush; G- Pjodge,:Secretary Hitch-., s'-ings, "and ithe ofißcers ,of./the"brigade, rFires' man Hitchings were re-elected secretary,- and b Deputy-Superintendent Barnard treasurer; j :: -Iti was iecided :to present the .medals-and, ! service bars camed during the year at the next,social to be held in?a,fortnight's time. !• It .was decided to hold a meeting, of the fa Social Club on Wednesday, reorganise;l>; and make now orrangoments in. connection f-: with the management of. the; Club.: <•' ; Sydney Hansen, alias ■' George -" Mosgan, v pleaded not guilty at the ;S.M.::Oourfcon Satur- ; - day mormng to achargeof being a-rogue-and i; vagabond, and. also > with having' obtained : 9s.:'from tho' reliovingf officer, :. F;. Aisher, Iby fake and fraudulent: representations. Ser- ' 'geant Stagpoole prosecuted.:. He said that accused went to Mr. Aisher. and represented ;■ that "ho was receiving, work: from the local {•"Labour 'Bureau, and: that he had a job to f "goto, but .required, assistance'to get tbero; f -Accused, on the strength -of his represents; !-: tion to Mr. Aisher, got tho necessary as6istance, but did ■ not trouble any./further, i obout getting work; At tho timo tho repre- ') ■ scntatr.ons wore made. to 'Mr. Ais!hor, ; acK/ cused know .perfectly; well that he had not I got. work-from the: Labour. Bureau, consoquently he was,guilty of .making falso repre--s; • eentations. : F. " Aishor, . rehevmg officer, 5 ' gave ovidence substantially iho. same as' the vof tho case by the prosecution., i; 'He added .that accused had got a written i;., -notice to be at the. Labour Department's offt/i'fioe .yesterday morning/ but he did.not ;appear. ; Witneas'Bubsec|uently ; saw accuscd ir. l' tho town, and on asking why he- did -not prof sent. himself at the: Labour Bureau accused p , said he had been to Mr. Culver, but the lat- ,'" - tcr was not- thoro. ■ ' Witness knew that *tho i : . statement', was., untrue, and thaji the; man,: ■' - having got- tho .money, did not intend to j > proceed to -tho.-work open; for him. Witf ■ iioss 1 had: considered ■: accused 'worthy of as--5"! sistanoe because it had been told to him that: } accused supported his sister.- and family; W. s:J. -Culvor; local representative of tho La- ;.. ,bour Department, said accused camo to him t - and asked for-employment, which witness, ( .•':on; 'Mr. .Aisher , s representations, agreed to t /. find for him: at Waitotara.. He sent ac- " cusod a note telling him what to do, but he f' did not turn up, at tho offipo. as instructed. . It was untrue,,as stated, by.: accused,-that he tvi; had 'seen.:witness earlier 'in ~the ■ morning. ! :. Evidence was given by Mrs., Madden is ,to p' accused-staying; at her boa'rdinghouse at the r. vcost of the relioving officer. Dotcctive Quirke j:; - gave ovidence as to accused being one of the h class who travelled the country socking as--1 sistanco, but rcfusina work. Accused denied < that ho was not looking for work, and said }■ ■ho was suffering from a:strained heart. He I-; had just beon, discharged from tho Wangar |: nui'Hospital on; that account. - A sontcnce f ~:-of three months' hard labour was imposed t ' by the presiding J.P., Mr. Gascoigne. t LEVIN. t'v ■ At tho Levin S.M. Court on Friday,: bofore Mr. A. D. Thomson,. J., W.. Thompson ;suod v D. S. -Papworth for the prico or a small f / printing machine, which the plaintiff,claimed j,; to have sold to the defendant.. After hearting evidence on both sides, tho S.M. found l - that a 1 sale had taken place, and gave judg- ; ment for £32, the cash price, and 30s. costs. ' Dr. Boranoff lectured on Friday.' evening in tho Century Hall' on "Christian Martyr-' i!.: dom in Russia," and •by request ..consented to repeat tho lecturo on Sunday evening afi'.. tor tno church services. !; ; Tho:Firo Brigade; social and dance on Frif day evening wag well and proved a highly-sucoessful function. Mr. Archie h - M'Mmn; .of, Palmereton North, :provjdod excellent music for. tho; dancing, while "extras" were played by Miss Butt and, Mr. ! Dixon. Tho M.C.'s. wero Firemen ■W.' M. Easthopo; - and ;J. . Follas; Refreshments f • wero supplied by Mr. 'W. H. Wilson, and t great credit is duo to Mr. J. M'Taggart, Ff the socrotary of the brigade,.for the success , of the gathering.; ■ Mr. L. Nation^. during an interrai, obliged with a song. Thoro was a ; large turn-out at the weekly meetins of tho'Y.jjLC.A. Boys' Department ff on Friday oroning. Major Lidd?o,'a Crimean [ voboran,- addressed the lads on "Our Em- [ piro: the Way,,to Keep it.Strong,", whichi■ was listened so; with rapt attention. Masf " tors A. Gray, and C. Jennings gavo a re- >'■' citation and a Reading ' rwpectiyely. I Tho weather'in Levin on Saturday aftor- : noon was of a most boisterous naturo. A biting cast wind'was accompaniod by heavy downpours of rain, causing tho greatest in- ■ ; oonvcnienco to thoso obliged to bo out of doors., All football • matohea wero postiponed.:-