MANAWATU

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 113, 9 November 1921, Page 3

MANAWATU

(B*> MIEORA^W.— SPECIAL 16 IHB POST.) FALMERSTON NORTH, 7th Nov. At a shooting competition for Senior Cadets in the . Palmerston North, > Levin, and Feilding districts, conducted by the Defence Department, the area championship was won by Corporal F. Bendall, of No. 16 Company, with 154 points, seoond) prizel being secured by Cadet F. R. Lewiß, No. 23 Company, with 149 points, and third prize by Cadet E. A. Wildbore, Noi: 50 Company, with 140 points. The Goldingham Cup, for a teams matoh, was won by No. 16 Company (Palmereton North High School). ' The new infant division of the Roman Catholic School in Palmerstoh North was officially opened on Sunday afternoon by Archbishop O'Shea, in the presence of a large number of* people. In the course of his address, his Grace mentioned that of the total cost of £2500 the sum of £1245 had already been subscribed. A ac-llection for the building fund taken up subsequently resulted in £157 3s being subscribed. , ' Tha Revi W. Bullock, organising secretary of the Church of England's Men's Society in New Zealand, gave an address in All Saints' Church on Sunday afternoon on "Liberty and Loyalty," when ' there was a good attendance of members. Special anniversary services were held in St.' Paul's Methodist Church on Sunday, the preacher in the morning and afternoon being the Rev. H.i T. Peat, M.C., of Marton, and in the evening the Rev. G. S. Cook, minister o£ St. Paul's. All the services were well attended. Frederick Courtney was charged aii the Police Court this afternoon with the theft' of ,a pocket-book, containing £10, at the show grounds on 3rd November. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was committed to the Supreme Court ior trial. At the annual meeting this afternoon of the St. John Ambulance District Nursing Guild, officers were elected as follow — Chairman, Mr. .J. A. Nash, M.P.; treasurer, Mr: J. A. M'Lcavey: secretary, Mrs. Aichisan ; committee, Mesdames L A. Abraham, Hanna\, Hewitt, and Spooner. The repre^entatrv os of the nursing division on the committee are Mesdames Gill, Coles, Morgan, Withers, and M'Murray. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £96 3s W. At the Magistrate's Court to-day, several defendants were fined amounts ranging from £2 to £10 for failing to render re turns of income to the ■ Commissioner of Taxes. ' , : When dn the journey to Wellington this morning, Mr. Ma6sey told a Standard reporter at the railway station that the question of the deviation of the railway at Palmerston North was among the matters to come before Cabinet this week, and he woulf very shortly make a dofinite pronouncement on tho subie"t Bth November. At the Supreme Court this afternoon, the hearing was. concluded of tho case in which John Joseph, Launders was charf»«l with the theft of £17 from. Alfred Hill, of Woodville, and with having received the money knowing it 'to have been dU honestly obtained. After * retireroi-r' nf fifteen minutes the jury found acci Bt.iJ guilty. Sentence was deferred Members of the Luncheon v.'lub to-dh? discussed the best.mean of disposing '>f New .Zealand's produco on tlio London market, the matter being opened by Mr. R. S. Abraham. During Jic rou-~e of the discussion one member stated that h? had spoken, on the »üb}<3Ct to L'lr Ihomna Mackenzie, and suggested thit no better man could fill the position of director of a icentral clearing house in Lon \on for New; Zealand produce than a,ir Thomas The latter had replied thit, it he »ct> appointed he would noed th» assi-timp ni a thoroughly experienced man, who knew the market, and that a hr=t class secretary would also bo needed Tni? expense ci such an agency would be from £4000 to £SQCO annually. At a meeting of tho Man. v atu iroree Board of Control, Mr T A Naih, M P , stated that if tti© Highways Bill went through Parliament, the vio-^e rotj would be taken over by the Go/eminent The next annual championship n retin/* of the Wellington Provmcia' Lawn Tennis Association will be held on the Palmerston North Club's lawns in Linton-street, commencing on 2nd January next. Councillor S. R, Lancaster ha« been ap pointed to act for tho Mayor (Mr J A Nash, M.P.) during Ihp laltei'l; absence in Wellington on Parliamentary busmen The bullock used in tho guessing com petition at the Mnnawatu Sho« las) -nook weighed 94941b. The winner of tho com petition was Mr. J. R Temperlpy (\sh hurst), his guese being 9501b. while Messrs I). Bennett (Kauwhata) and L II Clap ham {Tokomaru), who tach guessed 9511b, were second.