PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 10

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

SOCIAL EVENTS.. ' (By Tolcßraph-BDCCIaI Corrcsnondent.) , Palmerston, July. 29. • . A.i a meeting.of tho Management Committee of the Rugby Union held to-day it, was dccidod. after a lively debate to play tho final match foe the Hankins Shield at l'almerston on Saturday ilext. ... Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bennett, who have been .spending a lengthy holiday at I'alraorston, return to Auckland by,tho express train to-niorrow. ■ ... ...

Messrs. T. and E. Mugridgc, two old and esteemed employees of tlio Union Timber Company, aro leaving Palmerston this week for (Jhakune, where they intend entering tho sawmilling business. Mr. T. Mngridgo was a prominent member of : the Palmerston Rifles for a' number of years, and was ohe of-the corps' finest shots. .He held the ;champion 'belt of the company, and his services will be •' greatly missed :in future matchos. Mr. E. Mugridge' took a great interest in mpsieal matters, arid 'was' very popular in social circles. His departure from the. tmt-n. will be resretted'by a largo! circle of friends. ■ • ' " v ' / ;

iTho wholo of,the volunteer corps in the Palmerston.district were well - rtpresbnfed at the Mounted Rifles' orderly room last night, \Vhen Colonel Robin gave an interesting ad 7 dress on "War in General." ..Tbo, address 'occupied about an hour and a half, and tho speaker dealt with warfare froin .tho initial dcployriient of troops on-a theatre, of war right on to tho. final assault in the decisive battle in .the oampaign. ' The' of the latter, he £aid, dopended'' ' ontirely .- on the noh-comihissibned: officers.and icon..- ; A- general discussion-, -followed, .and" at Jits,,conclusion a heartjv'i'otd "of accorded to Colonel Robin. .

Tho', s'ncond aniiual ball "of tho Post and Telegraph officers was held at the Municipal HaM last:night and was: aj;brilliant success. 1 Both hall 1 and vestibule ,were tastefully and elaborately decorated. with liiiiiwrig, ferns, palms, Veto., and a hunder, couples took part in the dancing. The cominiltco, which consisted of Messrs F. J. CShisihblm, J. G.csfcro, A. G. Stanley,* Ij. Anderson,/B.'-M'Farlan'e, P. Jackson, K.'l'ayitt, W./' AV Churohlll (boh,: secretary)): are to bq' 'congratulated on the capablo manlier. in. ItyhjbhMibe'jf ■; carried out their du%si\^ ! }vas tastefully decorated:' withdraperies spemlly imported from "Wellington, while,, instead 1 of tho Usual long lable/ia'ispne§;bf littlotables (each to seat four):were! sbattbjrcd about the room,.:arid tho"uinovatioiy'w'as yotedja good 0110. : X' f; !) * ■' i .',= v i j- ; Between fif|.v.?'and ladies responded to Mrs. ElWocds's iiivitebjon'jo|meefc' at tho, Empire Hall yesterday to talio 'steps to brgariisb a juy'miilo; fancy-dress ball inlaid of the of iostit'ii,tii)g an. old men's homct iijfPalmirston.u Close* upon two hundred andf jfifty iJohildrnt yso''/attended, arid a short practice was; held .under the supervision'of Mes dames Wobd, jPnlme-r, arid Schwartz. The children acquitted themselves* very crcditibly for a first, attempt. Afterwards a meeting'of ladies-was: held, Mrs. 'Woods oconpying tjie ohair. Mellisli was appointed seoretaiy and,. Mrs. W, Rutherfnrd treasurer. •' After discussion it was resolved torpid thq ball on.the stage of tho "Opera Houso' abouilAugust 27.Largo numbers of offers of assistance in, the way of refreshments,etc., were receivod, among them being an offer from t'ho Manawatu Meat Company to donate the wholo of tho mkat for tho supper. Mr. Pallant also, offered to provide , a limelight for tho ball, ... ; : c '. '■; ■■■■' ■!!): 't ; '

' THE DOMINION SCOUTS; AND THEIR PALMERSTON BRETHREN. July 30. Yesterday? afternoon Messrs. Piranr, Bennett, and l''rasor (membars of; tho Wanganui Education Board),' and Messrs. ■ ' : ;Vcriion,. Opie; Voss,- add Hirseh (rciproscnting ,the Teohoieal school Board ,of Govornors) Diet to arrangovmatters in '.connection 1 with "the transfer of classM. froin tho. primary schools, and of the teachers and. students from the buildings which they' at- present occupy to the now Technical School. After discussion, all matters .were put on .a ; basia satisfactory to both bodies. x; "-V . . . .

Two young men were caught shooting without. i»rmifisibn on" property "at" Tiritea yesterday. On being turned off thoy'. - proceeded along tho road .to'Tiritea creamery, into Which they discharged a good: deal or their ammunition, smashing air tho windows and shooting, away .tho exhaust pipe fr6m':tbp side of the building. Ndt contont with this, they "went along 'tho road shooting at every; filing which they : came aoross, .and causing soino alarm to residents iri tho vicinity.' Tho mattor'has been placed in tho hands of tho police. . '■■ ■ ''■ .■' Jlr. D. Tliomas, of Kairanga, has informed the o'hairman of tho Koservoa Committee-of the Palmerston.Council that, ho will present a pair of black swans for tho lako in the Square as poon' as. it is:oomploted.' William. Stevens arrested yesterday for steajing four blankets from Andorson's boardiilghouso. He pleaded' guilty at tho Court this morning; and- was sentenced' to two ; months', imprisonment. •. It might he remembered'that some rnontlja ago a movement was' instituted to forni a volunteer coips consisting of ex-soldifirs (pHncipally those, who had served,; in the South African War). Tlio proposal wa3 received with apparent, enthusiasm by,tho authorities, but tho first check was Received when tho Defence Department hung, tho whole matter up for about' twelve months before accepting the' services of the first company, (totalling, 63) , with its headquarters in, Wellington. A Palmerston branch ~ was formed,'but tlie enthusiasm of its member? was damped when they found that they .ijquld hot .earn capitation. Recognising tho undesirable state of affairs,'tnoso at the'head <jf the movement hero ivrote to headquartet-6 about a month ago to obtain a definite'statement as to whether they could capitate, - it being perfectly useless to .proceed..-With, the matter' unless they were put on the feoting of the Wellington corps. Up to the present the Defence Department has not seen fit'to reply,' and ; matters are still in - abeyance, with, the result-that the local ex-troopers ajro arriving at the. opinion that all talk of tho onoouragemont of volunteers has no counterpart inaction.-.