PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 837, 8 June 1910, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

LICENSING" BENCH MEETS. ißy Telegraph.—Special Gorresbondent.? Palmerston, June 6. .At the Police Court to-day, Charlee Hutton, for failure to comply, with an order to pay 15s. per week towards the maintenance of his wife, was scptfepced to one month's imprisonment in ; Napier Gaol. William Prentice,' David j Munro, and George Shaw were fined 20s. eacli for exposing sheep for sale "which "were infected with parasites. ( . The annual meeting of the Palmerston Licensing Committee was ■ held to-day. The police report on tho whole ,of .the * hotels in the district was favourable', there having been only one prosecution during the year.- Sub-Inspector .! O'Donovan stated that the number of persons arrested for drunkenness after 10 o'clock at night was G9, and he asked that the''attention of licensees should be,, called..to this-fact, with the idea~of pre.yeatijig-.it as much as possible in the future!' The committee intimated that at the' next annual meeting they would, in considering the 11 o'clock licenses, give"'serioua consideration to the number of ''arrests after 10 o'clock for drunkenness. It wasa matter that the licensees had in their own control,' and the decision of the com-, mittee on the subject would depend a great deal on the number of arrests'mads during the year. It was only fair, to tha'i. licensees that they should know -tliis;A fj.. conditional license was granted to W. p. J".. Overton for a booth at ths coursing grounds during the progress of ' ''tiio - Waterloo matches this month. A nuin- . ber of transfers and renewals w&e. granted for hotels and three wholesale. licenses issued. At the Supreme Court to-day the case,. E. J. Campbell versus P. J. Hennes-sy (both of I'oxton), in which plaintiff claimed JESOO damages in connection with a collision. between defendant's motorcar and plaintiff's trap, was partly heard and adjourned till Wednesday, Judge Cooper having to leave for Wellington this afternoon in connection with the - swearing in of the Chief Justice as Act-ing-Governor. Tho llanawatu Savage Club "held its monthly korero on Saturday night Toa J. A. Sash presiding. An excellent pro- . gramme of vocal and instrumental musio was rendered, and a very pleasant time . was spent. During the ovening Mr. E. D. Eoben, who founded the club, was presented with a valuable biscuit barrel,. . as a token of esteem on the occasion of his marriage.

June 7. It is expected that fully half the flax* mills in the district will shortly close down for the winter. Several millers, however, are finding work for their handa in grubbing toitoi, draining, etc.

At the conclusion of the business at the weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the Manawatu Uugby Union last night, Mr. J. T. Pawson, a vice-president of tho union, presented Mr. E. D.' Hoben (president) with a pair of cut-flass pickle jars in a silver frame, aa a token of esteem from the committee on! the occasion of his marriage.

Considerable interest, is being taken itt the bov scout movement in this town.. A) small committee has now been set up toarrange for lectures and other meajis of: making .the weekly parades of tha boya interesting. Tho lectures or addresses mil include such subjects as applied mechanics, defence, and travel, war history, the arts of peace, etc., down to cooking. Captain Peach, scout will give the first lecture, and will be followed at the weekly parades by Messrs. M. A. Eliott, E. D. Hoben, Dr. Martin, Adjutant Palmer, and Captain Jickell, The scoutmaster, Mr. Whalley, is getting a splendid corps of boys together.

There was a large attendance ol members and a number of visitors at the weekly ' meeting of the Baptist Mutual Improvement Society last night. A debate on the question, "Is a White Australia Desirable?" proved interesting, and was decided in the affirmative. Tha society has' challenged the newly-formed Literary and Debating Society to a de« bate, which will probably take place ifl a few weeks''time.