PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 10

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

: THE "FAMILY tAWYER" CASE;. (By Tclcer&ph—Spnlal Correspondent.) .''.... ' Palmerston, September. 3. Judgment was givon by consent at tho Supremo Court yesterday, afternoon in tho J 'Family lawyer , ' case (Fisher v. Shortland), a claim for £370 for work dono in publishing the book. The order mado was that tho defendant pay £300, the plaintiff- to undertake to bind tho remaining- 1000 books for £70 if tho 500 already bound aro sold. Of tho amount of tho judgment £50 is to be paid in cash, .and defendant is to take IGO copies, tho proceeds of tho sale of whicli aro to go towards paying off the debt incurred. . -

■Wliam G. A. Wilks, of Aeh'hurst,\ labourer, lias-been.-adjudged'bankrupt on hi 3 own petition. . ; • .••■•.- ] A silver medal has been donated by Mr. Hobday for tho best collection of vegetables at'the Summer Show of the Mauawatu'Horticultural Society. ■.-■■.. A number of gilded farthings are now in circulation in Palnierston, and two' tradosI people in Rangitikei Street havo been victimised- with them. . Tradespeople ■ should keop a slisrp look-out on any • gold coin which'they receive at-prceMit,- ns tho •farthings,' which were taken for half-sovereigns at first sight, have every appearance of ■ being tlio geuuino article. ■ ■ :■■ Tho -Mayor recently communicated wiilli his Excellency tho Governor, who is commander of -the,military forces of New Zealand, askujg him to endeavour to '■ arrange for a contingent of men from tlie warships for the coming military tournament in Palraorston. .--A'-rcply -lias been received that his" Excellency has made representations to the proper authorities'concerning the matter, so that it is hoped now that thero will be a good representation of the Navy hero on tho King's Birthday: Some time ago, also, the Mayor wroto (through the Defence Department) inviting- competitors from tho Commonwealth to visit Palmerston for the military tournament,, and has now received fho following reply from Colonel Robin ;— "Referring to-year'letter of August 18, ad-" dressed.to the-Minister for Defence for tho. Comniomvealth 'of Australia, in support of an invitation by the committee of tho military ( tournament to bo held in Palmereton North m November-hoxtj' to'"tliC" Common--wealth military forces to nominate competitors from amongst members of that force, and assuring bucß as could como a cordial reception, I fiavo to inform you that your letter has boon duly forwarded under cover of a letter from the' Actiug-Primo 'Minister' of tho Dominion to the Primo Jfinistor of the Commonwealth, and 1. , trust will havo tlio effect of inducing competitors to mako the trip from Australia." ' /