PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 567, 23 July 1909, Page 8

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

: ': :> ", :(By/Telegraph/—Special Oo'rresppndent.)

|.:r/:'-'v.:: ; '/-; : /',/';:'. : ,Palinerst6n;"; July:22/' . '/• A' eiichre. tournament: was"'.held;;between -members' "of k the '. Koferd and . Cuba Street iMeihoftßtiClubs/at. All' Saints? • Hall yester--'day;■: evening, and /was thoroughly /enjoyed'street ..won- the': tpur-'ham'eni.'awr--:a'^close/contest :,by'-one, game was "provided;-.by-' •■-. the -All Saints'• wno -proved to : be:,. excellent 'hbstsr"--it is'prbpdsed to'-hold a:return tour-■iiamen¥-at'the .'Cuba.Street Club,shortly. -,:'.;-.:. ; '-.vlt''.'is''stated' 1 that/over: £1000, worth ;/ : pf: 'sharesV.m/the.'/proposedilJarmeiV :W<>rli:sf- ,; navo*;; been' /-placed. this Vclistript, ' "the-works are. erected .'handy- ! fo ./palmerstont 'Nbm;':^;,- r .V:;:v;:,i^f l ' : Vi^-- ;^^:: ' : ' : "■'< 'TThe lcSl'Labbur'ißureau'.r'eports that;;tb,e,;i nuiflber./bf applicants for, work - greatly diminished as compared with what it was a" '. weeks 'sinco." rTo-dayy: large/ :numbei - . of .men: applio'd at,' the ; Borough .Council, office for_ work. Preference is being'given;to'married'men../ " ; :. •'.'■;■/' '■,'/' ."li is /reported/that' an.Australian oarsman hiisi decided_to accept .Whelch's.challenge to Irbw on the'Manawatu River, but his iden-'. Itity/nas'iiot'been^;disclosed/ :;;/.; •/',./■ ':}■ Thio/follbwing-ore the.names of the. judges ;who/have: accepted office for the. Manawatu 'A. 1 '- and "P. spring show- ; up :to date i—Here-' 'ford'cattle; : Mr. B. 'Chambers: (Havelock; Hawkejs Bay); Ayrshire, Mr. James Gault (Maiaura',' Southland); Lincoln sheep, ; Mr. Bv Kilpatrick; (Patutahi); Rdmney ewes,, Mr. G.'/N. -Hunt (Wakefield,'Nelson); Romnoy rarisj "Mr/ Waison Shennan : (Dunedin); Southdown sheep, Mr. W. 8.. Andrew, junr. (Southbridgo); collies, bull-dogs and-hounds, ; :Mr.> : J- 'Eorrax. (Wellington),; setters; \ spaniels,, -pointers,, and other, breeds,'' Mr.' Paul Hunter :,(Porarigahau); terriers, Mr. Gi R. -Hiitehison : (Auckland).// -../,.' / -,' "■■'\ Huntsmen /wero present in full force to attend'the call of/"tally-hp", yesterday. Exeeptibnally good weather favoured thoso who •ontoTed''inW^.tho'.' , .'spOT't'';of';' : thc:-. day,: and : there k'as/quite' a:large.gathering of.inter-, ested-spectators to vieiy flie'.hiint. Tho season is now well advanced,, bilt nevertheless interest, is as keen now aa at' tho /beginning. Thirty or forty huntsmen were present at the starting-point.. ; Tlio huntsman, Mr. Russelli'was"in. attendance,, arid'his dogsy were in/splendid condition.' Mr; J. A.-. -'Mitchell 'actbd.as/master of tho.field, and Messrs. G. Shannon and D. Bennett led tho drag. The ['Whipi was' carried ,by Mr. G. Green. .•'..-■'■■