PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 589, 18 August 1909, Page 8

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

' 0 ■ — „ (By lclearoDli-SDeclal Corrcsoondcnt i Palmorston, August 17 The monthly meeting of tho genera] committee of tho Ahiwnatu A aui P Association was held to-day, Mr S. H, Lancaster in tho shair A letter was received from Mr. Frank Moaro, Kai Iwi, donating a prize of £3 3s for tho o& throe Yearling steers —Accepted T Tho report of the coi> ference of A and V. Associations held some' time back ft as road, and referred to tho subMmmrttces interested The chairman pointed out that nothing done at the,conference was binding ,With regard to the co-opeu-hve farm experiments, Messrs., Lancaster, M'Kae, Booth, Balsilhc, Buick, and Batcheloi iverd appointed to go into tho matter A (otter vvas received from the New Zealand Ayrshire Cattle Breeders' Association askingthe'pssociation'to select" then judges for Ayrshire cattle fiom tho list supplied by tho, Ayrshire Bieedcis , Association, viz , Messrs S V Burridge (Wellington), D Buchanan (Jacket town), G Carter (Ponnia), J. Gait (Southland), W P Harre (Rata), P lie land (Palmerston South), J ' Kyle (Fitzheibertf, A x M'Farlane (Dunedui), H H Olson (Taranaki), J Parlano (Cljiistehiirch), and C Woodley (Awapuni) The societal? of the' New Zealand Shten EreederY Association wrote offenng a tchnlle'rige shield for the best Lincoln ram at tho forthcoming show — Accepted with thanks coirospondpnde was as follow -—"From. Messrs. Bairaud and Abwham, Ltd., donating a t ttophy (value ten or tweho guineas) for, theimost points in fat, cattle, the trophy, +o be' won three limes --Accepted with thanks From Mr E Dover, applying for tho uso of the grounds foi tho , annual military tournament on thesame conditions as for the previous jcii Mr Johnston rao\ed that the lcquest be gi ant-ed It was tho boßinniiic of a ,veiy. large tournament; and he thought that they should encourage tho movement , - The chairman said that it was <i matter that should' leceivo consideration, ,as it was likely ta affect thorn very seriously. Dr Peach, who waited on tho committee in connection with the> tournament, stated that it was increasing w importance, and deserved encouiagenient It required a great deal of woikng up, and they had been fortunate m not making loss so far. They would have prof en ed to have held tho tournament after New Yeir, but that was not possible Mr. A E Russell said that, if the tournaraont injured the show, 'they sfioujd refuse it altogether Mr Balsillie tKbVight that-they should add te the motion a clause to tho "eiiect that tho date should be altered next yeai. Mr Johnston said that he had no objection to So tjiis Mr Wheeler agreed that the movemerit Should be encouraged, but it vvas undoubtedly a fact that the tournament was a rivil to the show He thought that it would properly l bo ' a fitting finale to the Easter manoeuvres Their first duty wai to consider their own sho\, Mr Eussell said that they should say definitely that tho grounds would not be granted at a date so close to the show another ye-w - He moved "That'the Tournament Committee bo informed that, owing to the'tournament clashing with the show, it would not be granted for that date in future " This was seconded by Mr Batchelor, and rarnted Mr. Johnston's ''motion (with tho addition of Air Russell's amendment) wis then carried A sad case of attempted suicide Vas reported this morning, the victim being a wellknown and highly lespected resident-of the town-Mrs Mary Grrancy r of Broad Street Constablo Silvester, who was called in, found Mrs Greanev in a verv sefious'condition as tho result' of a stlf-mfhcted wound m tho throit Tho uufoitunato woirfan was removed to tho hospital in a very critical, condition, and theie is little hopo of her recoveiy A farowell Eocial was tendered afc Bunhythotue to Mr and Mis Dick, who , left for Hurlovvillo on Friday, where Mr Dick has obtained an appointment During the,evening, Mr W B Duthie presented JVir Dick with a gold pendant on behalf of'•residents of Blmnythorpe, and Mrs Dfck with a silvci sugar basin and milk jug- > At a meeting of tho local Philosophical Society to be held .on Thursday evening, Di J M Bell<(dnectoi of> tho Geological Survey) will deliver;a lecture Entitled "Tho Heart,of tho Southern Alps " i,v At' , tho conclusion of xhe meeting of the High School Boaid of Governors last , night, 111 G Hirsch mentioned tho question of establishing a gymnasium in connection with the Technical School Hβ pointed out that the want of a gymnwium m tho town was greatlv felt b> joung people, and-he thought that they should make ah effort,to estaUish ono , The chairman (Mr W Rutherford agreed , with this view, but said that he did not know whore the funds were to como from It was all a matter of finance However, on tho iriotion of Mr Hirsch, it was raado arecommendation to the 'board' to-take- , tho question into considoi ation. __