PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 14

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

5 ; ;? -THE HIGH SCHOOL sporyrs::;-; - IBj ToUerapb.-Hpeclal .OorrcßDoadont.l ' -.;••'■- ';v': n. .''.:, //;Paim«r«to'n,-: Decern'ber.,lo.' :' ■■:,The \.i depth: .of - water, : -' at-/' tho .'■ Palmerston reservoir,since Inspectors-have;been;put omhas increased from thirty-two inches to-eight, feet.' i'he pressure, has,, also incroas'ed Jrom .twenty fo fniibh -more: Satisfactory, state'of .affairs.. ,' .'•» :.. ■ • -.v.; ■■•-'■.,■•.>;..■ ..'Mr. ..Clark'.' Allans sen.;; a' very/old' railway employee, died at'.Palmerston Hospital -today. He leaves ;:a family of tbrco sons and 'five .daughters.;/; ■;,';'."'/."'- : .'..;'.' '•-.'".'.•■' .:-■,'•.':• '■'■■■■■■,' o Seventeen', candidates nro -. sitting "' for 'the. Technical- School proficiency certificates.. Mr, Milne, (Education Board inspector) is conducting, the'examination.•"-"' ': •;•/. ■'-'.-,-' ■ Thefannnal sports 'in connection with the Palmerston'High'School took, placo: this afternoon, .in the presence of a verydargo! crowd of interested-spectators. .A, feature of the gathering'was the; fine jumping of Ernest Sutherland, who: broke the school record, by .three-quarters of an inch, .by clearing the bar ;at:sft.;;Other..events resnlted as Mile . walk—Luxford •'. 1, Barrowclough; and Fowler ;2,j time,;.BmiiiK 35:; 4-ssec. 100 yards, .under;.laV-Millar l, ; Rogers 2;' timeAvls : 2-ssec. 220.yards handicap (open)-Collins 1, H. Young Mime, 25 Usee. -Two niilo bicycle handicapGill 1, Pole 2; time,,smin. 38sec. Throwing ; the cricket ball—Bennett 1, - Fitt 2;' distance, 80' yards. 120 yards hurdles championship— Eghntoh 1, Mossman 2; time;.'; 20sec.C; High jump, under 16—Sutherland, sft. .(a -.school record); 1. , 100 yards handicap,'■' under- .14Johansen 1, Hobbie 2.. 100 yards; phampibn-' ship—Collins'l,' Mossman '2; time, 11 3-ssec. Long jump, uiider 16-r-Hodder 1, Rowlands' 2;distance,-; 16ft. 2in. : 100' yards handicap (open) —Collins 1, .Fitt.2; time, 11 l-ssec, 100 yards' .handicap,', under 16—Gills VI, 'Bradfield 2;> Oiw : mile bicycle. 1, Gill 2; /'time, 3min....52 2-ssec. ■ 440, yards handicap, (open)-' JJOW. I,;'.Johnston 2;--.time',:sß'3-ssec.' 220 yards handicap, under 1, Millar %■ timo/ 25sec. .120 yards hurdles': handicap Sutherland I, Vehriel '2; time,'2o's'ec.'.-880 yards handicap, under 16—Low-l.Hanna 2. 880 yards handicap (open)-Johnston 1, Collins 2; time, 2mm.olteec;-/:'. Tug: of ;war^-Winninf. .team: Bennett,; ,Collins, . Johnston," and LyonsTeachers ; \\; Board of •..-' Governors ;•, winners, leathers. -High; jump championship-Suther-■land,;-.4ft ~.uin," u Brimary'.'schools •' 100 ■ Vards-championship-Glcdhill. . ..Belay' race-Winning' team': Low, Barnard, Law, ■■. Hanna, Lang, and Alunro. .Long jump championship-Collins 1. Mossman .2; distance, 16ft: ,4Jin. . - Obstacle race-Low 1 button 2. Girls' events: -100 yards, under 16-M.. Hopkirk 1, J;: Knowles 2. ' 100 yards chanvpipnshirrrM; Hopkirk %■'s'.- WalthOr 2...'; 100,; yards, •imder '■ : lh-f. ''Walther ■ -1,.; J |Tairno^2.-, : 100-yards, -over-16-E. Collihgwbod .1, ,b. Jamieson 2. Hopping race and- back-, wnrds-11. Hodder :1, jli. ■ Jamieson : 2. Blind-foldVrace-E. Jamieson l; If; -Hodder and-A. bicycle race-E;; Dons 1, &.-Bett 2. f.Menagene race—E. Secker<-1 ,; ",T Fqwler,2. / ;Egg and ..spoon' race-VJ.': McDonald O ? U^-'''^,,'; DrlTin i. , :.'.noclcey-.'mn-M;'-briffiths.J, E. Collingwoocl' 2; (Ustahce,.'B4yds. Old Boys' events: Old 'Boys 100 yards'-handi-cap--Leary. ,2; time, 10 2-ssec; r;01d ■ Boys 120; yards.hurdles handicapVGardher' 1, - btaßpooloi 2, ; ;,440 ; ,yardsv handicap for' Amateur Athletic Association—Feed" I,'- M'Farland'-2 ■■■'■■' Theprizos to-be distributed at the breaking. up .of the Palmerston High School will be .pre-' sented to ..tho successful scholars, by Professor Kirk,' .chairnian of ..the' Professorial Board' .'of Y e K k nß --r£°lH\ M f ■J- Eutherfurd, chairman of; the High School: Board of .Governors, will preside over the; gathering.' • '...v. --..,;.. ;•:. ■ -:A .member of .the. local Society for.~tho •'Prerention ,'of ;Crueltyvto,'Animals' reportedtd the president.'Ot; the. society that-over forty -jiigs had ;been. crowded 1 into each, of the ' compart-; ments;pf -a, wagon-at the. -Palmerston-s'fation yesterday,; and ,that five: of, ; the- animals; were ; dead. It appears that :the; numbers: were not mo , ro ,,than ! is usually : put into .railway, vans, but ,the. great :heat.;.w.hich ; prevailed 'yesterday had'Jproved'disastrous.-:: ',:'.:'.. ';' ; \ -,- -| ■ i ;T )le ; .children {tho'': local'- 'Convent' bchbol.held-.their, annua} .picnic: at Tirit'ea'yeg'-' terday,-.and -had- a 'thoroughly enjoyable' l out ■ing, : ; the Jocality: proving, an .admirable.:picnic ground.',;.,. l,':v:,::.; v; .:>.:■■■■':•■:■: -'-f ■: ■„•• ;.*.';■;;;;. .-The.'ManiiwataLHorticiilturar'Society contin-' • : ued -its ;flower ■.show last :night, but- tho attoridance. was rattier meagre, there being several other attractions,on the same-evening. 'V- " y ",'!,% ,V s , ual;m , eet ) n 8 "f tho Palmerston i'-Lodgo of. Oddfellows"was held last night, Sioi C.tH. Gardiner,. N.p.' in the .chair. Oneneiv! in'om-' her was : initiated,,,ahd anotherjprOp'osed.'.Bfo. F,- ISeville.v.-Y.Gi.V.w.as:' appointed'; aV dolegat'o. i'to' : action/ the';FTien9ly-' Societies' r Council, I'and also a -member 'Of tho Tlall and BuildingV-fidin-'' mittee.'.; The.-installation, of -officers', will-': take place.next week; when Bro. H. 'Sharmah, 'Provincial G.M;, and Bro. J. Salek, C,S., wilhat- 1 tend to perform the ceremony. At tho conclusion of the business play in the euchre todrria■mprAJoxi'Bp.My:T..,,\yoad's .iTdphy.-.wa&'.con-■tinue'd,,'.an.d .Bro.' Eplfi securing a;.third':win was awardeditho'prrzo,'! .'f-v;'- ";',';', :'::'?,'^',s'*' < i' : " ;■'.';Thbrd; was;'a'. goo'd"'attend'anC'e''''at 'the'?or'gan : ' recital given,by./ Mr. C. W'...Noylor, organist of: St.' Andrew's Prdsbyterian Churchi last night; 1 and the: recital greatly, enjoyed.: :-Mr, Nay- ■■ lor i :gaye. J a; varied -progfamme,'and Mr.'iMpuricii. Cohen gave, .two vipHn/ solos, and in ■-potK v in-' stances'.he:.had to resporid to.encores.' !A vocal: ..'duet was -.rendered excellently by, Messrs. Marshall and -Pierard/'and Miss Paget had to re-. : spbnd to ah'''imperatree!Tecall,:for her very fine Veinflfering:o;fr7*p , ,.ThS't: ,Th6u: had Hearkened." ■The chbip/also-'cohtribhted several; itemsi. --.;