PROVINCIAL NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 515, 24 May 1909, Page 6

PROVINCIAL NEWS.

(rROM Oira SPECIAL OOIUIESF INDENTS.) — - —* — , ■■ ■■- ■■ PALMEItSTON. 'At a mooting of. tho Palmorston North Brass Band on Friday night Mr, F. Meyriok was appointed bandmaster pro torn., vice Mr. 0. Pickering, resigned. Tho rulos drawn up last wcok by tho committoo wore rovisod and hnally adopted. The 'Mayor (Mr. J. A. Nosh) interviewed Mr. Robert ll'Nab on hia way to Wellington on the Main Trunk express on Saturday nftornoon in roforenoo to tho lecture to be delivered hero dealing with univorsal training. Tho date has now been definitely fixed for Juno 7, and arrangements will bo made for othor speakers to follow at the conclusion of Mr. M'Nab'e address. Mr. M'Nab spoko In high terms of pi}i6Q of the attendance and enthusiasm of the people throughout tho whole of the Auckland district. At some of tho meetings it was Impossible to gain admittance into the hall. It is expected that tho Opera House on the oc; casion of tho lecture will hold a very large audience.

Mrs. Ellen Fitzsimmons, whose death at.Ratimoi on May 19 was recorded, first took up h«r residence in tho district at FibherberfWest in tho rear 1871 with her husband, and participated in tho hardships of tho early pioneering days. In the year 1881 her husband was drowned in attempting to cross the Manawatu River. A man in his employ also perished at tho same time. At the present time there are only four li-ring of the first batch of pioneers —Messrs. W. Akers, G. Engels, Munro, and Coborough. Tho last-named gentleman left Htzhorbert for Fiji about 1875, but holds property in the district at present. Mrs. Fitzsimmons had four of a family—two daughters and two song. The two daughters are dead. She owned the property in the possession of Messrs. O'Connor Bros. atWhitmbre for some 20 years. ' The wide-world spread "of the Chamber cf Commerce movement was well illustrated at last night's meeting of the local council. Communications were-to hand from chambers great" and small, distant and near. There was a magnanimpns missive from the august London body.: inviting Palmerston toJsend delepates to the-Empire Conference at Sydney, and immediately following it was a querulous complaint that Featherston had been .overlooked by recent conferences, and a request ! that it be put m tho way of communicating with kindred oodles.. Tve-put it in the way of commnnieating with'every known ohamber," explained the secretary, amid smiles, fho merchants of tie hpamsh town of Barcelona have recently formed a chamber,. and evidently thought it S !in ,t o ™ Mnierstpn of their-enter-pnse, while] tho Netherlands Chamber forriT.Jkf' n W s meetil) g"of the Council of the M^Swf of Comme W tte president, Mr. J. M. Johnston, referred to Industries Week, and WfillfSf S "^^S , ¥• in SS JPfo £\ u^ 1 'ha' »'similar display might .be he dm Palmerston. North in mner. show week, , There • was V. great deal .of ignorance abroad .us to the: variety; and extent of the manufactures of the Dominion, and and he was eerUm that people had not ■_ the slightest idea <of *hat was made m their own cotmtrj-. • He believed that it would be possible to arrange a.display hntTi" lmee t0 in the cife, «? Pf™ a F 95 & smaller scale. Mr. Hoddor f?°shtthe one, and suggested that the Retailors' Association should' be asked h^ d ' Mr - Haydon considered that the matter should be taken up.im1{ a 'ft ? that a should bo ■ interview the retailers.' T*'^ n? . e that the,secretary -nrrite to the Christehurch and Wellington; committees,; and get information on-the onethbds of running the week and' the possibility of -getthose committees. Mr, Nash, considered it was too late' this year te ! run i the week .successfully: : Kr. Eliott said that very few; people really knew what was manufactured inthe Dominion. A good deal of -English was made here. Mr. fcribDons thought that nearly'everybody-in the country knew: what, was manufactured in New Zealand. It. was eventually decided that tho secretary write , to the. secretaries of the Wellington, and Christehurch: Committees asking for lniormationVi and it was also decided to interview the Holiday Association and the Eβtailers Association to ascertain what support was to be obtained.- , ' ■ . .w .

t T £° 6,, ? 6 tyvrt will' open beforo Mr. Justice, Chapman on Tuesday. As already stated, there is no criminal business. Tho following is the list of civil and divorce cases:—Civil: William J. SkUnars v. Fred. Robinson, "possession ; of racehorse .Rangihaeta, or value ,£400,' and .£320 damages, etc. (jury case); L. M. Horroeks v. Theodore West, damaged (jury case); D. Thomson v. Samuel S. Meson, rescission of contract and refund of moneys paid, or £lttX) damagee (jury rase); Harry Cornelius and others v. David Crewp and others;. Iris'Ralston v. Henry and Annie Baker, alleged-dander, claim for iB3OO damages; James J. Bice v. John Johnston and Jesse J. Hills, speciflo'performance or damages £500; Jesse J. Hills v. John Johnston and J. G. Rice, specific performance or damages £100; Sly Bros. v. J. H. Hankins and C. A. , Ixraghnan; ( John O'Meara •v. the Mayor, councillors, and burgesses' of the borough of Feilding, Appeal from the decision of Mr.. A. J). .Thomson, 5..M.,. : at. .Feilding. Divorce: Cordelia Maud V Hall v. William Robert Hall, on the ground of habitual drunkenneee and orpelty (jury caee) ;> Walter Garbutt v. .Gertrude .Garbntt,' adultery; C. T. Gray v. Emily' Gray and R. Kobertstein, adnlteVy; Prank G.. Milne v. Martha Milne and' Francis 1 S. Olderehaw, .adultery; Clara Richards v. J. K. Richards, motion to discharge order for alimony; G. : C. i\ "Shnte v. D. O. Shute, motion re security to permanent alimony. '■". ' ■...- .' ..." '. ' : :