PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 717, 17 January 1910, Page 6

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

/AEROKCANiI?G; t. ff[ ;:-: : ; ffioin', Our'.Special', CJ6rresp6ndeni:) '/.■ ;.. :HK'': 7 :i5:' : " ; ." ; -Auck-, land,: -been an ■:'on .the'.: Palmerston.' Show. .Grpunds::fpr. the. past.two.-imonths,-made: •seyeral,. : trials yesterday' 1 afternooni'-SvTheir; 'aeroplane: ! is. ; a; irantrivance .'■ composed -.' of :■ riigKtVtalfeM,"V^e% - Sa)id;' i oalico, : . :> thiriy" :fei^';loiri^''mgb.t/feet'imghi' s ;Md"fpflr'"ieet' supposed: ,tb.-;b^:;,cbntroUed;:and.Vsteered:by. : meansi :of;',rbpes;working'hinged-flaps-iat the' ei-'r :treme:-.ends.-;.-:": .Yesterday's: triiils.;consisted: .m..'attMhij^:':the:;structuMvto;:a,;puggy, : : ■of;.horses,;:at -:the 'end.Jpf. a;lbrig.:rope!; /irerej^s^^'g^lbpj^vftfi^le^h'-V^of'TtHe 5 oval ; against- the .;'wind,',and:.iif. ; sufficient pace,was got. up-the aeroplane, would rise, 'fromrf.the* ground' l ! fexoctly .theiisame .as ■ 'a boy• running'againSt"ffie'?wifid7:with -a; kite..i-In .fact,;:tnis: is exactly : .wKat: the ' structure; ; On: one. "occasion; thb' concern rose'- about' ■'jien;;.fept : ; : ifrpm-Jjtbe 'ground vand" sailed? Jalbng: about : eacb.V.of ; ;fcmWop.\.fivei.,iTials;!.jwb.enx'.-the: .structure"':came' , to:-the ground/sometliing 'went:? astray, : ' which ''toolc'- ,-a , .' ;,time:-;.ta ,;, pnt-,..right,: and the "of ;1 ;tired,',imost of..themifleaving i the;/grounds' 'bef ore ;the: trial iwas ;,cbinDleted. '■':. On. /one -. occasion"' the-'awwlane': lifted sengers' a' couple .of feet;frpin-.the!' ground,; ..but.Y.when-v'it ; (auched; : : earth iagairi, ; 'so: :much'; damage iwas: 'done,'vthat Vthe" , trial; .'was abando.ned-f6r;the;day, ; -and-,a motor--■'cai,'?w)iieb.'-'%as.tiiir : wainjigrf't6!'-.tiJie' : '.it'' ' ronn.d;.the i grounds V at;: a-' 'greater.; speed;: •yrss nbtfattached. It' : is-understbbd'that' 'a ! -,i|almerstoni! inventor .'i.s.'b'aildiiij;-'an' .aeroplane ;iit :wMch;;the:}power*will',-be : attached ;to; the/."machine. :; : J; ; ; j

, ..The-:fire:-;;b"rigade jwas;}Called'- out, at: 11.30;Vthis...,:morning'':-to/,a; , -grass;"fire in GKuich ■'■ S fce et. u -The ■ fire;' -w-as |<_prevented; froßiVlßpreMng'tpibuildings/'fTne:, alarm : : pii;-:'tlie'(;Bre^&ll^cips^- ; .:'m'ariy'''-,'pebple'-Fi».'. .make.; a'.' hurried- eiit- from: churches. ,

I-,A :petitibh : ;.is.being; signed-.asking "the' :tbrpugh'• : :counpilv , td appoint, Saturday ifor:the~.statntbry -half-holiday^'.- ■;■' ■:.;,,....,-..

■ ;'TOOTNTEERS':- WOEj£ " i ';':i)^;;;;'i:j ; -SRaimetstpnjNii: January 15/ .'.■'■ S The Palmerstdff Gnards 'held'.' a daylight parade .'afternobn, -,'at ;';which' :there;'.,was,:a.v l yery ■ gpod-j muster. •;■•■■ Cap&in l : M'Murray;:':with:;iLieufe:VAllen,(,aud • ; Wil-' : Tras ; in. cpmtnand.'.'.The afternbbn and evening'.:were devoted mostly to' .drill-.- , •ingithe;men in' outpost, duty. ; ' A camp, was;formed'under;service conditions, the. men : having, to "provide .what sleeping ao-:. oommodation they.; could, improvise on ;thb grounds, ;bnly'.oilclotlis and overcoats .be-' ing fallowed. Being ; colonials, there was .little or;no.: difficulty4n; this:;respect ;'Of; couree', the inight - was short; r.as'-.the;corps > ■ncar'ly'' ! ''j.3o; : :ian'd':then' ;they:;Werq,on.-parade' again"at'. 1 -o'clock' ;this -■ morning, : when: ? B) -)gtl6& deal -.of field ■filing" and'.judging of .'distance-;.; were in'dulged in.'; The experience (of /'camping, out. underv'the.V conditions .'■mentioned- was newvtb'. , 'm'bst'/'of )'the< company ,'--butV they, all- entered into:the,: spirit :of-. the. thing with.'mucli heartiness, and,rather: thb.'novelty of, it."; ■ The corps''will at\its next , parade..fisv.on a,Vdate; when;it -vrill. march.;over.'the.:ranges from 'Palmerston "to ;Pahiafaia;''so. ; as■ ■to'-gam - experience, in : route'itniSiching..' , : Captain",;"M i llnrray.' is !'drillirig">liiß!nien'reiry/'thoroughly. >V;.>r- ; :. ;; ! .:Tlb'^'amiiil-;iAstaUati'bn«''aF l Jofficere of, thb r'LbyaT-".Orange.Lodge.(took I .place .on : Thursday'.evening/ , Eepresentatiyes 'from FeUdingjarid.-Toung Britons,; as well as theiliadibs'-iEodge, .-.were:;present. -The District' GJi.i: Brp.'.:Hunter,:: : assisted: by, P.M.'s Bros.'Archer, and Strong, installed :.the. following ; officerSV-W'.M., Bro;': H. : Jackson j>• D-M;,- Bro.• J. . Cos; : ) eecretaryj Bro.'. li. ;Hallam; treasurer, Bro. ;W; Hun..ter;; chaplain, :.Bro: J:: , : Fostefi:'deacons,: Bros. Edge;and: Ellis;.: guard; Bro. Benjamin; :.-tyler,. Brp.-! .Mitchells ,v,;Aiter ; /_the: installation'. ceremony'-'., a' y banquet was ,held, ; at-..wh.ich'the' .usual , loyal toaife were duly' honoured,:. aid tt , pleasaiit evening: ,was spent-with'songs and rebitations. The annual Grand lodge sessions : of' the;.in;stitution:!:will' be held ;■ at' Auckland '; at ■Easter,: and from 'reports received it',ap'pears'.thero has been a;largo increase in 'the .membership,, and' that -several new lodges have been opened in both:, islands.