PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1297, 28 November 1911, Page 4

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

IDy TelesriDli.—SDOcial CorresDondonU '. Palmmton Norlh, November 27. : Friends of Mr. B. Kssex, of Paliucrston, who has jiist returned froni a. trip to England, will regret to learn that lie is to enter a hospital in order to undergo an operation. At tho Police Court to-day, before Mr. , - A. D. , Thomson, S.M., James W. Lucas was charged with having driven a vehicle round a. corner at other than a walking .pace. Tho police stated thnt defendant had driven into I'alinerston from the country, and had taken the comer from itnngitikei Street into the Square at a fast fr'ot, A tine of 10s., with costs 75., .was imposed. F. Smith was charged with Laving left a train while in motion at Ashlnirst. Defendant pleaded suilty. It appeared that ho was tfavellin? on a train which did not moke Asbhiirst a Kloppiiig-placo, and. vis that was his destination, he junuisd off its the train whs puling ihi'oii!,'l) tho .station. Ho was lined 10.=.. with coftts Us.- - Somo little. (nm» back-the- shopkeepers of Palmsivtoii presented •> petition to tho Borough Council (for transmission to the proper authorities) asking that they should bo allowed to close their premises at noon on Wednesday, and, by way of compensation for the hour thus lost, to remain open till 10 p.m. on Saturdays. A reply has now been received'-from the Department of Labour declining to grant the request, ou tho ground that tUo Shops und Offices Act only allows of au alteration (by petition)--being made, with respect to tho hours of closing in the evening, and not. in the afternoon of the weekly half-holiday. ■• Tho result of the. Coronation Bazaar, which was organised by. the members of tho Roman Catholic, congregation "here, and Tan for a fortnight, has been gratifying to thfl promoters. It iva.-j in aid ciT the building, it being intended in Hie near future.to crert a now church, and. as a. result over 4':7f11) has been added to Hio fund. During tho past, two years the debt on tlio rhurcli property has been reduced by .SMflfl. At yesterday's services tho.ilov. Father f'oslollo mentioned thai tho present church would not accommodate'more than a Miird of the I'airnrirstnn congregation, and it was imperative Ihut a n»v,: church should to erected.