PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 569, 26 July 1909, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Tclegrapli.-Specml Correspondent.) Palmorston North,-July 20. Colonel Robin is to address tho Officers' Club'at its!next-meeting; on Wednesday, ■ on' the duties of all .ranks and' branches -jj{ the sorvico on .tho field ofbattlcy and .has invited officers and noncoms. of all.classes to attfcnd.; Captains Peach and Palmer visited Wellington last week in/ connection with tile military t-ournament, and received promises of assistance from tho Acting-Primo Minister ancl tho dcfenco authorities. and officers • of the Australian . squadron. ■ Inquiries, arc doming to hand from as far.soutji.a3 Temuka and as far north; as. Waikato from companies and troops, wishing to participate in the tournament. ; A driver employed by Mr. S. T. Hunt riiet with a painful and;peculiar-accident'. While .ho was standing alohgsidri his- lorry, tho horso suddenly , turned 'round,- and 'tho shaft struck .the man on tho.'skle'and broko a rib..;Mrs. W: T. Wodd is going to hold a-fancy dress ball in aid of tho Old Men's . Homo. Mrs. A\;ood intended to '.do so . some, tirao back, but, owing to numerous other calls,on the publicpurse,. decided .to postpono her good intentions. Committees havo now been' l formed,. and ; tho- movement will- rcceivo agood start. Tho Mayoress (Mrs. J.'A. Nash) Gas., also intimated nor intention of holding a similar function; - • , Membors of. t-lio Palmorston Fire Brigade have sighed on . under. tho now; agreement .with 'tho, Fire T3oard.. . ;