PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 6

PALMERSTON NEWS.

~ . OPENING OF NEW FIEE STATION; iFrom Our Special Correspondent.) : Palftierstori, August -31. At a meeting of the, executive of the Plamerston branch of the Political Reform League last night, further arrangemnets were made in. connection with the league's "social," which is to be held on. Monday, September 12. It was announced that .Messrs. Massey, Malcolm, Nosworthy, Guthrio, Hine, and Hemes, members of Parliament, would give short addresses, at the gathering, which is expected to bo a very large one.' ] "Impromptu speeches" were the programme • at ■• the ,weekly meeting of- the Literary and Debating Society last night, and. a;competition.was held.. Mr... J; 0. Young was judge, and the three .'. best speakers'were placed as follow:—It. H. Billens, ■80 points; J. ' Bobertson, 77; J. M'Connon,- 70- points. At the nest meeting there will, be-a;debating contest between Messrs. A. Buchanan , and J. Epb-i ertson on the subject: "That arbitration is likely to take the-place, of war,: in settling ' international; disputes in the future." . •. - -;. The local lodge of Druidft.held its quarterly summoned meeting last night, when there was a very .large attendance. Bro. F. Harriman presided. Four new members were initiated, and three other pro-r posed.- It was decided to .present- a shield for a card competition among the lodges.. After disposing of the routine ■business, a euchre match between single and married members was played, the last-named winning a close contest by two points. :. ■■■■ . ":. t ..' r . . : ; Mr. W. H. ,Overtbn; who has conduct-ed-the Princess -Hotel.here, for several years, has sold his interest. Mr. Overton took- considerable interest in cricket' and coursing matters, and the Palmerston Club-will especially miss him, as ho rendered the club' yeoman service.; ■'~" : . ■■■ . No fewer .than eighty-five entries havebeen received for the various competitions in' the- elocutionary;.and musical contests arranged . by' ■ the Palmerston Technical School;. It has been found necessary to ongage; the Opera House for a third evening, as-lit .will; be '• quite' imppssibleHo get through'this.large.number in the , ; two nights . originally : arranged. '-.' The .Palmerston Working' Men's Club has' arranged . for■ a visit from ••; the .draughts champion, Mr. A. -Jordan, who will.bq'here next Monday., ; , ■"• ,' . /The new fire brigade station :was officially by theVHon. D.- Buddo, Minister for ' Internal. Affairs,. who arrived by the;mail-train from l .Wellington, accompanied by Mrs. and :.■'■' Miss Buddo and. Mr.- D.. Buick, M.P.'for Palmerston, and' the Wellington members of the. Fire Board. ..The patty, were met at the station ;by : the chairman, of; the Fire Board :(Mr.-E. J. Armstrong): and taken ..'to luncheon. .■' Others' among.. the guests' were the Mayors of PalmerstonVand: Foilding, the chairman- of- the' Kairanga- CountyCouncil, the,'.officers, of.'.-,the Palmerston. Fire. Brigades ; Captain ' Sayw'ell,. of.-. the Feilding Brigade; Captain■ Dixon, of''the Masterton Fire Police, ";Mr., Trewin,. pfthe' Feilding 1 'Fire . 'Board,-: .Palmerston Borough councillors and '.officials,' ■'•■ and .others. . After the , luncheon 'Mr.'Buddo, in a short; speech; declared the,' building, duly opened, v He. expressed pleasure and surprise at.'6nding"such a ',fine" up-to-date station,', and .congratulated the. town and brigade fon- their which had prpvided this .convenience,!or: fightisg. the fireifiend. ■; Mr., Buick, M.P., I the Mayor,; and , the .chairman of the Fire Board also gave,. short addresses, in which the architect,(Mr.; L. G.J-West), caine ; . in for,com- : 'niendatipn... The .fircbell-was then-rung, and'.the -brigade,-under ' Superintendent Warner, gave- a ''demonstration of how. 'quickly the brigade'could begin.ivork .on a conflagration under,.the.new :Everything worked like clockwork, and:it was only afew. seconds, from the clang of the bell '.that brigade.; was \ tearing' along, the - street v to , the supposed, .fire. Afterthe, , opening ceremony :..the/A large crowd of; citizens present were: allowed to'; inspect , ,the' building,•■. and- were enter : tained■ at afternoon tea,"provided:by Mrs. Eawlins,' ,in the >'spaeipus ; ;billiard;and ;social;ropm in tho second story of: the station;'" ■'■ '■ '-,"■ .';;'■■' ;■' -': >'-,;■. .■'.■■■■:'.'■.■.■'..■:,