PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1048, 10 February 1911, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

'■'.;'■' .•''•'. : ' THEI HOSPITAL. (By Telegraph.—Special Corf cspc-Edeht.l y :*':' •.'y ; Palmerston-North, February.9^);■;>'';■," ' Messrs. Rutkerfnrd and Anderson, mem- L : ■':• bers of the committee of the Aucklaut'-.?.-,.-.■'•■>.«.:■ and P: Association, aro in >; gathering information in connection with ■"■ y .the, laying-out of ttie~new-sh6w-'groundV ■ ; ■• at ■ Auckland., They are. to, make a. close ;.'.■"..;; inspection of. -the'- -PalmefstohV-T >Show Jy Grounds, "which, they assert,, are;,consid- '::;,' y: ered: amongst the most complete l and con-- ::;:/ >-.:. veriient.in ,the Dominion.;. :.;::', r.vv .;>:.■' ,; The Gisbofne-Brass" Band arrived '• this'":'; v . : . to take part_inythe:band-con-.- ', test next week. They wer|Tmet at the-". . station ; by: thbyPalmefston' : Bahd,?and -fy played' to their quarters.: >'•' .-:-■■: •':' .;■;' .; Mr."Albert7:Whiteheadrya"'we'll:fii6^ i - 'Palmerstoh- Nofth'i'.'iwhofrS/.^V .....; cently.'':underwent -a^seridus^~bpefatto_iii"^ ; 'y.? . is'making"good progress. 'The Palmerston '.HospitaV Boa'fdi;held,"Vv''' A : its monthly r meeting to ; .day,.;Mf. ;J;."G.,:.':.' : Wilson 'presiding:-' It .was resolved; support the protest of pital Board against the provisions ofj ; the V;: ; - Hospital and \ Charitable - Aid" : Act,''l9US,.; : ■; ~ providing for the election of .re'pres'entar+;,-./ tives "by "the people instead -. ( of by* they,:-. : jv. : ..:. local bodies.' The fepoft;bf'the'Telievirig?; ;V.,;: . officer -was read and .adopted.- ;-. of": .'££ . •'. niotion- was given' for-the-nextV meeting-y^ vas follows:—"That as'"sboh'as-pbssible ityy :y/- ■■ may be ; arranged that; this, board nieet;lh*".-;™'-" s '.'.. a board-room which may. be .'called'-1 the' : l.,r ;.'■ l -'.-'. Hospital. Board Room." : The '.•names' '"'of . T ~IU . Misses jr. L". Peterson "and T.'. E. ;Petef son'.'. .'T.' ;' were added to .the.'list of applicants:for"..lr: ; ' the .position of probationers.;:The'.quesV'.V.;.... tiqn■ of the board's'.position. in;refefence^ ■■-,'■.*:{'. -. '•■'; to'infectious diseases undef the;'n'ew Pub-' !':.<.V- : : lie Health' Act was brought np', : .and 'the '-J:;:'. "-:'■' secretary was instrncted' to inquire .from'..-v'"'o ; the Department;,what ,was : th6.position-in " :^-t .. : county councils ._ when infectious...dis4:l'fVv eases -broke: out in the' country: -Notice '::-." v .,: s of motion was given that patients' -fees .-'.-..-; at,the;hospital.;be.abolished,,and.the:h^6s-. 1 -i:-; i '■■ pital inade entirely freeV The opinion- :■' ':■:_-'■. was expressed,. howeverj that - this .'.coiild'-:,\,-i' not be done under the existing.law,.theivV-v charges- being, compulsory. ' 'Accounts £§. . : amounting .to were passed',for. pay-; !-"c" '"'■'■■■• meut.". A .; . -~.'■.":' '.;-"-':■.;"■•/":'.'■:'. V"-. ; ;Vj.'.-.; .:S : Y. The Mahawatu Horticultural -Socioty;B y\]jj- '.'■; if show' was continued' to-day. _. ThisVeven-;-: ~>.i ■'■'.■ ing there was a fair attendance. Mfr-W.'v-•;;.:: Short, King's Trumpeter; sev7 ; :f*, i>i ;: eral items,' which- .werel'a' ferclatioh' fo : --.\i ' his hearers as to what.conld"be done,:on ./."Ji ; this instrument. . '-fy;. -It has .been definitely arranged, that ■■;<■•£'■-:■":' Mr. W. D. Lysnar.of Gisborne, will give:;:"•«:;-■'-/ an; address ; : here on Thursday"next "oh y?.n£ ' : '/' the question of handling frozen ' meat: "'■•'.■iiW.'~- .'-i Mr. Lysnar will "also give: an address at ifv.'t: ■" Feilding' on Friday, both meeting being I; ..;:•; arranged by; the A..and'P. Associations.y r i-: ; ■'; Mr. ■■ T/ E.- Hodder; of .'■•' Palmerstony ; ?h. -.-:'■':' > leaves next week on a sixweeks'holiday ■.'■'.( trip to Australia.'. '.::.-;• ! '.'■ >-y- -' yy;r-vy:;;y. y The .Palmerston Motor : Cycle Club -is;.' :•:-■•'.. v, arranging for a hUI-climbing competition, .?-;";..", to take"place on Saturday':nextVThe^ma-:,-'>.:,:>'-:K : -''.- chines aro.to.be of thestandard roadster :."y::■.?; type. : A'.'number- of new : members--'hayevV-^-v;. :W joined the club lately, and .the foil, islbe-:CJ;;:;.'.'.7 coming a v vefy strong 'one.:: : "'*--'yO r ?yy,~Kyy' On the .-sports.., ground on Wednesday,"; :,:. in the championship ■':dficket ; matches, .' ,y;: ~',; Phoenix B beat' Phoenix" 'A: by -eight y; .' wickets, and High School-beat Manawatm:'.';-- ' Club by three wickets, yln " the" "y; -~ match," C. ' Toung, " the "High': School;y\ 'yy ::- player, put on the fine. score of 121, noty, :' • out. ' : - '.":;v !; :;:.y: K Vy-y '>"yi^ : "'i^yy' ? -Y\ ■A ■ match' between;; Vv-y-y---Dannevirke and.Ma'nawatu Cricket :Asso- ~:.:.' : eiations will be played at Palmerston;bul;'■;.-'..: , Saturday, and Pahiatua.will send a-team ,': : -f:: v over next Wednesday.' y .yj. :■•;:.. rOyyUY^y:;■'[■'■;■;