PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1222, 2 September 1911, Page 6

PALMERSTON NEWS.

(Fiom Oar Special Correspondents.) Palinerston, September 1. At the Poliea Court to-day, Samuel Bevnn was charged with having, b,v a falsi? pi'eteiiee, obSainoil from Robert Burnett at Poxton, the sum of Ms. and board lo tlio valuo of 10s. Accuyd was convicted, and fined .£!!, and ordered to mako good the prosecutor's loss within seven days. 'J'lie parent of a child who had neglected attending school properly was fined. "Memory—AVhat is it?" was thesubjec of a leeluro given by Sir Robert SI out at the monthly meeting of the Maiiav.'atii Philosophical Society last night, when there was n good attendance. The address proved very interesting, and, at its conclusion, Sir Robert was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. An address on a niineralogical subject was also given by Miss Soupor, who treated her subject very interestingly. She was thanked by the meeting. The local lodge of Oddfellows has set up a committee to arrange for its anniversary celebration. Vital statistics for Palmerston for tlio past month are:—os birth; 1(1 marriages; 15 deaths. "Field Artillery and its relation to other Arms,'*' was the subject ol ail address given by Captain Jlosv/orlli to the members cf file Manawalu Officers' Club last night. Tho lecture proved highly instructive. There are at. present 51 patients ill the Palmerston Hospital,' this number being one more than was the case at tho beginning of Augn;t. Yet another of our old colonists has passed away—-Mr. William llenry Eyre, who died this mnrning at the ripe age of S3 years. Deceased arrived ill Now Zealand just oil liftv years ago, and, for many yoari, was in business as a herbalist in Wellington. He took a keen interest in all that concerned tho welfare of Palmerston, especially in municipal matters, being a firm believer ill the efficacy of ratepayers' associations. His three sons are Messrs. R. Evro (Watson and Eyre), T. Evro, and W. Eyre, and three daughters, Mrs. IT. Collins (Nelson), Mrs. H. N. Vivian (Palmerston North, and Mrs. T. Collie (Palmerston North).