PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 760, 8 March 1910, Page 5

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

.... . ——irrr. —— .- MISHAP TO EXPRESS.TRAIN. ; THE : HOUSE STRIPPING CASES.: (From Our Special CorreßßoadenU ■ . • Palmerston, March 7. Beautiful weather and' a; musical. programme attracted a great crowd, of people to Victoria lisplauade,. on the bank ; 1 of. the. Manawatu River,., near, the Fitz- ' herbert;.Bridge,,yesterday afternoon.- Mr. • Black, the'Xcurator ■ of- the (.borough, re.serves,; has., the: Esplanade v in:, beautiful .trim-just ; now, and in the: prevailing/'.hot. , :,weather- the..native, bush has .a peculiar ; charm of .itsjown..; Mr. ,C.S. ; Pickering's : recently-formed orchestral band of about & dozen : players: supplied , ; ths other part uf. the entertainment, and the programme - played ,was . greatly . appreciated by, the .. large number of 1 people present. . The ftea kiosk," presided over by Mrs; Rawlins, had its votaries. The. Esplanade is jmow becoming a favourite resort on Wednesday: and.Sunday "afternoons.' \ I On the sports ground on Saturday ..afternoon ..two senior- cricket games were iin progress. In tho. match between Old Boys A and United, the latter., batted first and put on 184 runs, Goldspring 43, . Boon 23,. O'Connor 22, Cockroft 19, .Cox foot out)' 18. ...Old Boys -had lost-five. Jwiiikets for.; 54 runs' when 'stumps- were jdrawn-for ' the day—M'Kenzie ; 22,' Joun- . nnaux (not out) Hi. 11l the game be- , tween Old ■ Boys B '■' and-: ; Feilding, the fatter, eleven;:, notched 129, -Mason 25, Cobbo 31, Power 30, .Qld•|Bqys,B had,lost //Seven- wickets for" (S/'when play'oea'sed, .'Simmonds;23: being the only . scorer. - ". ,

:••• A special, meeting of ijfevPplmerstdn Borough Counalwas field "this ' afternoon i to: confer.; . with ' tho live. stock. nuctioDeers in' connection the .coun---fiil's . proposal that-tho . new- cattle-yards ■which.- the auctioneers propose* to v erect ahall be floored with ; concreted After discussing the. matter, ; notice' of motion was given ,to rescind the previous resolu- , bion. of the council' compelling the use •Df : concrete. .. . . : .The Auckland express; w'as.oyer-an hour And a, half late .in arriving, at Paliher- . jiton this .afternoonji-owingv to . a breakdown .of: |the : engine. somewhere, on the (Wellington- side. of ■ Otaki,ln vconsejquence ; of the delay .to ; the train, the . deputation which had arranged to • wait : lon -the-Hon.; J. 'A.. Millar; with-reference .to. the,. reinstatement : of.- the morning i trainsj from Waipukurau and . Masterton Lad; very ; little •. time: for 'their' interview, ffhe deputation, which, represented 'aU '"./the. business institutions .of ; the. town,- and : rw&B headed by ; the Mayor,(Mr. J. A. was introduced by iLr. VD. Buick, pLP. : As yiere was scarcely ; time to lay, lihe matter -before him, : &.•. Mjllar Ireadily "fell in/with the/suggestion, to send a" motor-car to Feildihg.for'him on :JWednesdlW■.> morning, this' car : 'to' bring 3rim to / ralmerston,' . where ,• he: ; could tgend ah hour, and hear what the.'depuNation had "to say. As . soon : as : he is •acquainted \ with . the', .l r eildiug 'rpro-"' : Fgramme;. Mr. Millar; .will, 'communicate' nrith the .secretary, of; the Chamber of r'Commerce. as to the hour at' which he ♦Trill be. able to come, to,;Palmerston on ;fiWednesday.. . ; 1 At a meeting of the. Palmerston Licensing Committee transfer of the [Grand Hotel from-T).'Thompson 'to G. Iffrevor ' was granted j' also temporary transfers of the Central Hotel from D. i*Moynihan to P. E. Wakema'n; the LongPburn Hotel from' G. Morgan to W.vGrati;' . \the Royal.Hotel from G. H. Foster to A. 1 Eogers; and tho Occidental Hotel tfrom W. Gran to s W. Hunter. ' Sub- . -Inspector O'Donovan reported that' there . rwere no,, complaints against any.'of the jjiofcels, - . .

At : ' the : . Magistrate's '' Court 1 to-day, jWilliam Daly. w;i<v, sentenced' to one month's imprisonment' for' .wife desertion., .Joseph Powolfca: WaS' broWjht iip on repmand yon five charges'of burglary and ifitripping . houses. The 1 .charges 'comprised breaking ami entering the residence ■of : Jas.- Eobbie oil' December .12, 1909, and stealing, thcrc-from' goods valued at J£7; bix-aking and' entering the ! residence f.of J. -B. 'Clarkson 'on Pebi'uary 6, /and stealing goods valued at £12; breaking and entering Mrs: H'ardloy's residence on January. 26, and stealing goods valued'at 1£50; breaking and entering E. 11. Kidd's Tosiderioe on .January 26, and. stealing goods_ valued at .£SO; breaking and entering ~N. J. Metcalf's residence on January' 24, and stealing goods.''valued at JCIO. A further charge of'breaking and entering '.the ; residence,of Harold R. Coope, and Btealing goods valued at £17 oil July 27, 1909,,' was also preferred: Evidence was given by the owners of. the property named; also by Detective Quirk and "Constables. King and Barry, and accused, who was undefended, was committed for trial. Next. Monday, a - charge against Powelka of .breaking and entering ■ the ' promises 'of Alfrcd : Dixon,butcher, on August 6, will be heard! It' is also stated ■ that he' will be charged with .breaking : and : entering "Miss: : Mackay's house.- Miss : Mackny was iiway ill Auckland on a holiday at the--time, and, .while there, her. house was destroyed by fire.' She-was surprised that there was no trace of certain articles in the debris, which, it is stated, have been found : ill accused's house.