PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 633, 9 October 1909, Page 7

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

BULLOCK IN A MOTOR GARAGE. THE RECENT POLL. ' ■ ffly Tblecrapli.—Spcr.lal- Correspondent.* Palmerston, October 8. • ' A meeting of the Hospital Day Committeo was held this, afternoon, tho Mayor presiding. A letter wis-- read from tho Hospital Board ■to the effect that it would prefer that tho money collected on' behalf of tho hospital should bo handed over unconditionally. Mr. E. Mowiem was appointed secretary, Mr. H. J. Canton ■ treasurer, and Mr. W. H. Colling. ■ wood auditor. It was decided that exemption badges be issued at 2s. 6d. each, and it was also arranged to distribute lists among flax mills, etc. _ It was further resolved to writo to the various churches asking them to make special collections in aid of tho fund. For collecting purposes tho whole district was divided into convenient sub-districts, -the Feildine district being allotted to Mr. C. N. Clausen. Whilst. a herd of bullocks was being driven along Rangitikei Street one animal rushed into. Scott s Motor. Garage through- an - open door, but inado its exit through a largo plateglass window: shattering it to pieces,--- -The ■ value of. the ,broken glass .'was M 2. ■_ The attendance at tho College Street State School has now - grown to an average, of 400 daily, thus- entitling.: the school to'Sanother teacher, and also a pupil teacher;. : • Tho Baptist' Church Choir met-at tho >; resi-\ ■dence-of Mrs. A. E. Whitehead last night;whon Mr.. J. 1 P. Moore, choirmaster,- was presented with a silver-mounted ebony baton as a mark iof general, appreciation of his services, especially in bringing the choir to such a state of efficiency that they won the recent contest in-, connection with, the Technical School comjpetitions.': ■; ' r •: - The rPost 1 and Telegraph Cricket Club has elected the following officers:—Patron, MrV'G Innea,•-president, Mr. W. T. Ward;' vice-presi-identsr Messrs.: S. A'yling, J. 'Louisson, and-W; ■K;. AJlafi; .-'secretary and treasurer;- Mr./-A. 'Kerslakej captain, Mr. W. Churchill;.-vicc-;raptaiii, jMr. -F. -.-_J. - Chisholm; /.committee, Messrs. Gesrro,., M Farlarie, ' Chisholin, Hammer. ' Stanler,. arid the and secretary;, It was- decided' to. enter a team . for the-Wed-;nesday competition.:..• - ■ Much satisfaction is expressed at.the'/decisiofr Pf the'•ratepayers yesterday to approve, a-loan, of ,-iJtOuO for'.the purpose of. taking ilp" the"present seven-irich, water mains and replacing them Witli ,a..fifteen-inch: pipe; • This will-be the means of more than doubling the supply from the intake to the reservoir, and should meet all requirements for quite a number of years. Tho town has progressed .at such a„ rate, and such £ ' demand has been made on the water/supply, l■ i i ", ecame ' imperative that something should be done to increase the service. There is, howover, .a feeling among a portion of'th'o ratepayers that the Borough Council'& spending, to.umcli money in a certain direction,!and they.had determined that ho more money would be .raised by,loan until: this was altered.- There mas,;therefore, some anxiety yesterday on,this POlDti-.;" ; ■[' . , \ ; : " r ' '*• j*; - annual-examination of the CoUm6 Street otatQ: School-begins on Monday next/'' .- -Boys' '.Football Club : Cup by. a dinner-last WW, at:which thore'was a vory large attendance., Mr. E. D.' Hobon - occupied the chair, and %■number;of. toasts were honoured; the .principal, one being .that of the donor, ot . the cup, Mr. It. S. .Abraham, - Much regret was/expressed that' Mr.' Abraham was unable to be present-- Mr.-H;-Muller referred.to'tlie services' rendered football: by .Mr. Abraham, outside.'tlio presentation of tli& Valriablo cup, morii parti-; cularly. in • the direction' of guaranteeing,: the union's overdraft of ,£2oo'. During .'the evening. a number of songs. and recitations ,-wero given.:; '/-,- .- .The annual meeting of members of the Palmerston ; Choral Society was held last. night; tho president, Mr. J.. A. Nash, presiding. ; The treasurer suhmittpd tho balance-sheet ; in conSEi Sf '' ' 110 --performance of' tho oratorio' i.Dt. Paul,' which showed-receipts £H3 12s.' Cd!, expenditure jCC4 13s. -Id., thus leaving a credit balance of £i 19s. 2d., which it' wasresolVed:to'dindo; eqnjilW- botween/ tho Plunket 'Nurse' Society and'- tne Nursing Division of the' St.-'John Ambulance': ; 'Society. Hoarty votes'b'f/.thanks,' v>_fro passeil to Mr. M. Cohen, conductor Mr. H. K. Swallow, secretary; Mr. W, H. Colling-' wood, treasurer, .arid also to tho'president. The resignation of ihe treasurer'was/received with regret. It was decided to go into, recess iintil February next, when another meeting I 'will ,be called 'and officers.elected, the present committeo to remain in'. tiU that .time./ > • .'/ i I'hp. stroko cpinpQtition.by. lady, members' of the Manawtttu Golf Club, resulted: in ; a .senior ui™.on tie between Mrs, F. S. M'Rae and Mrs., ~' .. Abraham, Miss Gillett winning -the juriior division./ The scores were':—Mrs. Abraham; 03 (handicap 15), 83; Mrs. M'Rae, 101 (18), 83; Mrs. 109, (24), 85; -'Miss Sybil Abraham; Ui,(2G), BSrMrs; J, P.',lnnes,'-103 (18), 93; Mrs.H. S.. Millsop, 111 (18), 03; Miss O'Brien, 118 (25), 03. Junior division! Miss Gillett,- 08 (scr.), 08; Mrs. St; C, Jouhneaux, 113 v?l), 102,-.and Miss Waldegravo, 113 (3), 110. : The Palmerston'Mounted Rilles paraded last night, and after/.drill Lieut-Colonel' Pringle presented Captain It. S'nliuer with his'captain's certificate, arid Captain Peach presented certificates, to ; Farrier-Sergeant J.. Duthie;' Sergeant A.-Faulkner,-' and; Corporals C. ' Robert and- G. Tucker;' >The' Pjiliherston Iveidertrjet/ which ' Uses; the : orderly/room for its practices;' afteriyardsjeiSte'rtaincd' tho corns with .abf niusic,.which'was greatly appreciated','ftnd a Visry pleajarit evoriing was spent. . ,r .It / is, oxpccted' that tho Manawatu'rßiigby u,nion;/which started ; the year/with a debit of will have a credit of over JGIOO with which to begin next j-ear's - operations. The'/attendances at tho,various matches, and more especially thoso for the Abraham Cns, were much larger than in previous years. ■■/■ 'V , "■/ A. very-enjoyable ontertainment was-given in tho Aokautero'Hall last night by the Linton Showflake'-Miristrels in the hall funds.' At: tho cflnclusion of the entertainment,'/tho hall was. cleared and a dance held, the music for;/which l was contributed by the .Linton .orchestra, and the "extras" were played by Miss M'Kenjie and' Mrs; Stewart. . , A man was arrested this : afternoon on a charge, of criminal assault. '/ :.