PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 643, 21 October 1909, Page 5

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

i. .. C ;:':''~-HBy-.Telcgraph.—Special Correspondent.); . . Palmerston, October '20. ■ I A- oiUhß.lranawatu Flying' Club's a yacesfrom"Qtaki., and Marion to Palmerston 1 ' aro 'O. Rush's r A.themo;;l; -Mr.'H; (smith's Flash, 2; Messrs. ißobson-and\ 3. - There I were .-24. entries, and all 'were dose up at" the I :-T. H. . Richard's " bird, :1;. Mr:o. Basil's, 2; Mr. H. Smith's-3. f /rwentyrKvpu-birds./ Competed- 1 ■•' I When'- the '-Chamber of Commerce delegates f wero'boing:driven into-Palmerston'yesterday, •• one of-them, hailing- from -Canada, exclaimed 1 with, some superficial appearance of conviction: f .'■'Why,'this is the most up-to-date town I have t ! seen; in ■Nqw'/ Zealaid!" The -'remark 'was ' made f to a well-known member of the Borough Coun- s . cil,' .'and.; ,thb; '. latter repeated the "'statement i quits" proudly, atthe meeting of 'the citincil » last'nightV-|'' '- ' ' jr. s • Mr. ; J.'T.-'tang/ who is well known here-aa 11 a-former member of the firm of Beattie, Lang,' 1 and C 0.,: and' who. represented - the 'Palmerston ■ Chamber of/Commerce at the Sydney Con- ' ference, has. deoided to return 'to, the Australian > | bity 'and take lift'his residence.tbere. I.' -'f he Palmerston--bo'wliiig;' green was opened 1 this afternoon'by Mr. J. F. Tasker; president/of : .the club".. During , the .course of, proceedings a 1 large numw-r of trophies which .had been won ' • .during' tho previous season,'were'presented. „ Mrs. Tasker provided afternoon tea,- > and . a ! .match,- president v. vice-president, was -played; Five rinks took part, the former winning by , 95 points to, 90. ' ' ..• ' - Members of the - Palmerston Lodge of Druids i hayo . presented Bro.'E. Siddels irith'a silver ' cig»T case, as. ajmark.of appreciation of -liis 3 services',asjpianist.for'.the 'lodge.'''; • - ■ - r ;A„B.uccessiul 'salo was .'opened this afternoon i at St.-Andrew Church-HalK ', J The Manawatu Boxing Association have 1 arrangements for a- match , between J. Clarke ' fjo f -Leckie, to take. place 'on November 9. 1 . Watchorn and \Tancred have also been matched,' ' and endeayouis are being njade to secure men I to box snields and Havill. . ' ' .The _Mauawatu'X7cle test road race to-Wa- 1 nganui '' and back, took place to-day and re-' ■ suited as' follows:-<r. Coulter,(handicap 3min., « time 4hrs: ; Unfa); 1 j W, R; Bradley (Saaritam ! 'SOmin;, •ihrs. v 4Bmin.) 2; H. F. Graham (han- 1 didap 50miD.),-3. v- ;■ ' ' ... > V"-'.," /'A : '-T <