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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 394, 23 April 1908, Page 4

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr A. D. Thomson, two first offenders were fined 5s for drunkenness. Cr. Nash speaks at Terrace Fnd Schoolroom this evening, and at Blackburn's rooms, Foxton Line,»torfibrrow evening. 1 In a local yesterday regarding fines "or selling over proof "temperance" drinks up tho Main Trunk Line, the costs in each case were quoted as £33. That was a misprint for £3 Bs. Alfred K. Gibson, a single man, was taken to the Wellington Hospital j'esterday suffering from concussion of the spine, caused by a fall of eartii at the Hntt railway duplication work 0 . —Press Association. The tender of Watson, Eyre aud Co. has been accepted by the. New Zealand Brauoh, M. U. 10.0. F., for the printing of the reports of meetings of the Board of Directors and Biennial Movcable Committee. The sum of £96 was taken at the Caledonian sports on Easter Monday, about £3 less than last year. The deficit wap made up, however, by an increase of £5 in tho nominations received on the ground. The pairs tournament was concluded at the bowling green yesterday resulting as follows—Semi-final: Crawley (Greenmeadows) 17 beat Wylie (Petone). Final: Orawley (Greenmeadows) 21 beat Wilson and Haydon (Palmerston) 1. Mr T. L. Joll, of Taranaki, who was seriously injured in Wellington on Monday through getting off a moving car, was slightly better last night. His wife and brother went to Wellington by special train on learning of the accident.—Press Association. l It is anticipated that the entries for the machinery division at the National Dairy Show will be on an extended scale as compared with previous years. A number of Dβ w exhibitors in the working maohinery section are already making application for space.

The Philosophical Society have appointed a committee consisting of Messrs Vernon, Barnicoat and Greene, to go into the matter .of forming an Art Society in Palmerston North. Enquiries ure .to be made as to probable cost of an exhibition aud what room vyould be available. The first exhibition will probably be held under the auspices of the Philosophical Society, and if an Art Society is then formed of sufficient strength it will hold its own exhibitions. Mr J. A. Nash'e committee'met at the supper room of the Opera House last evening, Or. Clausen in the chair, to make final arrangements for the polling day. It was decided to ask that all vehicles, motor and horse, meet at the Central Committee rooms at 9 «*.m. on Wednesday. The situation was thoroughly reviewed in the light of the nominations and the reports to hand and the committee expressed itself as thoroughly satisfied from the evidence before it that its candidate would head the poll. It adjourned till this evening. This evening also Or. Nash will address a meeting at Terrace End aud to-morrow night another at Blackbourn's rooms, Foxton Line. /

The Philosophical Society meets this evening in the supper room of the Opera Honee, when Mr E. D. Hoben will speak on "Journals and Journalism." Dr. Cockayne, who was to have read a paper on the SubAntarctic Regions, found himself, owing to pressure of business, unable to do so, but has written to say that he will be passing through Palmerston North towards the end of May and will probably postpone his paper till then.'

His Worship the Major is developing as a humourist. He addressed a small meetiog at the Terrace End Schoolroom last evening, with Mr Harvey in the chair, and incidentally told them that, it was very wrong to ask electors to pledge their votes. Hβ admitted having done so himself as a yonng aspirant for municipal honours, but, he continued eloquently, "our forefathers bled for the ballot," and he was determined to uphold it in this election. Wβ don't know which to admire most in this deliverance, the delicious humour of the exponent of "Blue Henism" deprecating canvassing for votes or the reference to forefathers who never even heard of the Australian invention of the secret ballot having bled for it. It was too much even for some of the Esspxites—and they are pretty well salted.