PALMERSTON NORTH.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 810, 9 September 1887, Page 12

PALMERSTON NORTH.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Palmerston North, September 2. The Committee of the Racing Club last night decided to hold only one day’s meeting during Christmas week. The Sheep Department decline to retain the services of Mr Simpson, inspector, in this district. Palmerston North, September 3. Two accidents happened in the Gorge last week. Mr Brodie was gored in the thigh while driving a mob of young cattle, and Mr Nelson received two severe kicks on his calf and thigh from a vicious horse. Mrß Richards met with a peculiar accident at Ashurst yesterday. Her two little sons were playing in the passage of the house when she fell over them and broke her thigh. The Rev H. E. Copinger, Anglican minister, leaves here next week for Australia, en route to England. Captain Mowlem’s residence near Stony Creek had a narrow escape from tire. He was awakened by smoke in his room about 4 a.m., and discovered the wood work of the fireplace was quite burnt away. Another five minutes and the whole house would have been in flames. Mr R. Cobb, a well-known prize sheep breeder, purchased a farm on Stony Creek road, about five miles from here, of 500 acres from Mr Cummings, at £lO 10s per acre. September 6. The Caledonian Society here made a start last night, when the officers and committee Were elected. A gathering will be held on New Year’s Day, on the Show Ground.

A very stormy meeting of the Birmingham Small Farm Association was held last evening, lasting about seven hours. It would be libellous to publish the real facts of the row, but it is very evident that the funds have been administered in anything but a satisfactory manner. It seems a great pity that this prosperous settlement should have been retarded in the wonderful progress it has been making simply through faulty management. Mr Thynne’s address at Otaki last night is described as a mild exhibition of statesmanship. It is not expected here that he will head the poll. September 4. The sequel of the stormy meeting of the Birmingham Small Farm Association came off to-day in the Resident Magistrate’s Court, when the Secretary and Chairman were sued by the Union Bank for the amount of an order issued by the surveyors, and accepted by the Secretary. After the ease had proceeded to some length the defence was abandoned, and judgment was recorded for the bank. Mr Thynne is evidently no novice at electioneering. He held a meeting of Natives at Otaki last night, and a committee was formed to assist his candidature. The Palmerston football team try conclusions with Wanganui on Saturday. The local team is usually a county one, but the Feildingitea refused to join in the match, and this is ascribed to pique at being defeated for the cup. Another very old settler on the Rangitikei line, Mr Swainson, is reported to have departed this life. No authentic details are to hand, but he has been ailing for some time. It will be remembered that a brother of his narrowly escaped being injured when the attempt was made in London to blow up the Home Office with dynamite.