ESTABLISHED 1875. Manawatu Daily Times. The Oldest Manawatu Journal. Conducted by E. D. HOBEN. Published Every Morning. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1911 PALMERSTON AND THE CHOIR.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1360, 5 July 1911, Page 4

ESTABLISHED 1875. Manawatu Daily Times. The Oldest Manawatu Journal. Conducted by E. D. HOBEN. Published Every Morning. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1911 PALMERSTON AND THE CHOIR.

The Ohristbhurch paperß to hand yestarday afe lull of matters connected with the Sheffield Ohoirovei six columns in one issao bßfuie ns, and the Palaierston matinee ooinsß in for oomment. The Ohrhtohnroh Press says.editorially that il was a mistake to have a matinee at Palmerstou | becansa ik overworked ■ the Ohoir.! Yet in the same breath )f we ara told;that the Choir is on il an Imperial mission and is going baok au a liand of propagandists for e the Dominion. Why then should it be confined' to the ooastal oitiesV The trouble wag not with the Palmertton performance, but with trying ts gat in so;many at Wellington, as well. ThoiPrtss declares that the " critics desire to sue Dr Hairiss lose money. They djn't. They only « want to hear less talk about his losing it wlior ha obviously isn't. AN INCIDENT RECALLED. • A cable in; onr issne to-day respect- . ing the d(;ath of Lady Russell, recalls an incident that caused mnoh 1 tilb at the;time. Sir Peter Busssell n was a Sydney ironfounder and ironc monger in !a large way. A labour agitation vi'as set up among his men. He said that he had always treated them well and if they weren't satisfied he would close the business. The Bgitatiou (jontiuued, and to the 2 amazement of the men the then Mr Rnssall closed down all his works n and went right out of business. He '" was fouudtii and endowed the Peter g Nicliol Ruiisell Engineering School at Sydney I University. s