PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1151, 12 June 1911, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

~ 3 (By TeleffrapU.-SDCcial Correspondent.) Palmerston North, June 11. A man named David Lauder was arrested here yesterday by Detective Quirke on a charge of stealing tools from Wellington of the value of ,£ls. Ke will lie remanded lo Wellington. The loxton Harbour Board is to meet here on Tuesday, when the question of purchasing the Foxton wharves from the Government will be gone into. It has been definitely arranged to accord Lord Islington a civic welcome when ho arrives in Palmerston to open tho winter show. A very handsome silver trowel is to be presented to his Excellency at the teremony of laying the foun-dation-stone of St. Paul's Wesleyan Church hero on June 20. When the nnnnal election of school committees took place Ihe householders of Ashhurft refused to eket a committee owing to a dkuyreement over financial matters with fhe Wanganui Education Board. A meeting is to be held on Monday evening to c\6:t a committee. Heavy rain on Saturday put .a stop to the golf matches on the Hokowhitu links. Palmei'stoii North, June 10. The Mauavatu Coursing Club has had a very high compliment paid it, in having again boon allotted the competition for the Waterloo Cup. This is the first time ia the history of .New Zealand's big coursing fixture that the running of the cup has been allotted to the samo club two years in succession, and is a tribute to the excellent management of the Manawatu Club's popular Eccrotarv, Mr. A. H. Rogers. • During the past few weeks there has been quite au epidemic of measles in tho town and distn'.'t, so much so, indeed, that the hospital authorities considered it necessary to stop people visiting that institution. However, there are very few rases about now, and visitors are ouco more allowed to see their friends in the hospital. The programme to celebrate Coronation Day was drawn up. at a meeting of citizens last night, the Mayor presiding. AU the military, including the various cadet corns, will assemble in Coleman Place, and, headed by the Palmerston and Salvation Army bands, march to the band rotunda in the Square, where the following will be the procedure:—"Unfurling tho flag, Royal Salute, singing of the National Anthem by the school children, the Lord's Prayer, singing of hymn "Old Hundredth," Scriptural reading, speeches by tho Mayor, Mr. D.. Buick, sl!\, and Captain Haydon (president of the Chamber of Commerce), hymn, "Praise the Lord," speeches by tho Revs. Hird and Hoschcr, singing of the National Anthem, Benediction. The Mayor and Colonel Pringle were appointed to make all arrangements. At a meeting of delegates of tho town s-chool committees last night, a deputation, comprising Messrs. R. Gardner, and T. B. Hoilder, and the Rev. T. T. Thomas, was appointed to wait on the Borough. Council to endeavour to induce that body to give three picture shows in aid of the school funds of the three State tchools. Mr. J. M. Wilson, of the Government Land Valuation Department, who has been promoted from this district to Wellington, wns presented last night by friends with a handsome silver tea service and tray for Mrs. Wilson, as a token of esteem. Mr. Wilson acknowledged the gift on behalf of his wife, and a number of toasts were honoured. The Manawatu Caledonian Society met last night and made a presentation lo Mr. G. M 'Donald, a most energetic member of the sonietv. of a valuable cafe of pipes, as a token of their esteem. Much regret was expressed at Mr. M'Dcaald's departure from the district, and ae I and his family received the hearty good wishes of all present. Mr. M'Donald has ' taken tho Rutland Hotel at Wanganui,