PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Telegraph-Special OorrosDandenl.l . Palmerston, September 15. Tho executive of- the Palmerston North Fire Board/, at'a meeting yesterday, accepted the tender.of tlio N.Z. Clotting Factory for a supply of 1 uniforms.' Other, tenderers were:—A. Levy, ; Wellington Woollen Co., Cathie and Sons, and Collinson and Cunningham. A, bottle'was picked, up in the gorge a few days. ago containing an envelope on whicha mossage was'written announcing that somebody was "tired of life." It whs palpably a hoax, but, the police, to Make • doubly sure, mado investigations, and failed in any way to connect v tho. writing with tho owner of the signature. .' . .' ; , ". The inquest touching thodeath of George Eamsay .Taylor, who was found dead, in a small cottago in Kangitikei Street yesterday, was held before the , Acting-Coroner (Mr., A. D. Thomson, S.SI.) this morning. Sergeant Stagpoole represented the police, and Mr. H. G. Moore appeared on behalf of the. relatives.. Dr. O'Brien deposed having seen .deceased in a small cottage in Raugitikei Street yesterday at noon. Ho had been dead about an hour, and was lying on the .floor on somo sacks with a .portion of an .old grey , blanket ovor him. There was no furhituro in tho liouso. The causo of. death 'iwas heart: failure and senile decoy; accentuated by alcohol and exposure. H. G. Moore, solicitor, said that ho.had known deceased for over forty years. Ho was formerly a . grocer in a large way in Oamarli, where'his family still reside, lie received money i'rom tho family from time to time, and his mode ■ of, living was entirely of his own choico. The last amount received by him on behalf of deceased was £7, about ten days ago. Witness only gave him £3 of that amount, which he received about the middle of last week. A verdict was returned in accordanco with tho doctor's evidence. A pleasing ceremony took place at the conclusion of the boxing exhibition at tho Manawatu Association's gymnasium last evening. This was thq presentation of a memento of the committee's esteem to Mr. G. Watchorn, who leaves Palmerston this week to represent New Zealand in the welter class at. tho Auslrulnsian amatelir championship meeting', at Sydney. The gift was handed over to Mr.'Wntciiorn by Dr. O'Brien' who, 1 as usual,' made, a happy and appropriate speech. Tho doctor stated that they were all proud of Watchorn'n successor in boxing. Ho had acquired all Ms

! knowledge in the Jlanawatu, and tlic as?ocla- '• tion had taken a spccial interest in his career. ' Speaking as an Australian, ho could say conscientiously that Mr. Watchorn had nothing to fear from amateurs in his class on tho other side, but should lie not win there was; not tho slightest doubt that he would' do credit to New Zealand. Tho presentation'was suitably 'acknowledged, 'the recipient stating that he would-do his best to worthily represent the Dominion at the meeting