PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 626, 1 October 1909, Page 8

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

IBj Telttrapli.—itpcelal Oorreioonaeat.l ■■ ■ Palmofston North, :'September SO.At a speoial .'meeting - of the "Chamber- of Commerce this.',evening, Mr. J.' M. Johnston presiding,- the- -sub-committee. appointed to make arrangements' to-secure ashort' visit to Palmerston of the delegates ;who have teen 'attending' -the/.Sydney 'conference, - suggested. that the local chamber should 'entertain; tbem 'at -lunelieon J arriyal;-by • the';first /ex-press,-from',■ .Wellington,-.and 7 then.-- motor-...the. visitors through'the' Kairanga 'and liongotea districts: .•'to'v'Feilding,.-.''where/,'afternoon' 'tea would bo • provided.' 'Thcr'delegates 'could then gb'on'by> theilAlncMand -express. 1 Mrs. R. D. ; .Hammer ton',; of Wellington', has consented to -the-. .needlework' exhibits at' the Mana'watu- A. and P. 'spring show. ' A man flamed-, Archibald'Jthir,'"who ' 1 was arrested at' Hokitik'a -on a - charge of- alleged theft • from; .the-.'-Longburh Freezing- tyorks, :whs brought' beforev-juftices of- the'-peace at the court to-day -'ann remanded- to appear before the magistrate: : ißail was' allowed m JGIOO,- and .too .-sureties of *<£56 eich'.; -There are four charges'against Muir involving • an' amoUnt' of .£IOO, in goods'and money.- * - The Mayor - haS - invited the. .council and citizens to mbet' ht the railway'stiition' on/Saturday to afceori a welcome to. the-Prime Minister on . his ■ way. to; Wellington. ; Exceptionally'heavy rain fell here to-day and to-night. ;- :, '• • At a i meeting -held in the Kairanga Hall last night, it .was .decided to tender the young ladies and bachelors. of' the. district,'* who"-had : previously given most enjoyable dances,,' a' re-turn-ball, - to be held on October 15. • .!■ A .euchre : .tournament, is to bo'held in the Kairanga Hall, on- Friday night, and will be followed by, a -.dance. In,- conneotion " 'with ' the"- ladies' championship of the.-Palmerston Golf Club,, the ■ fiist round ■ was -won' by • Mrs. L. -A. -Abraham,' who beat. 'Mrs." -L;. Seifert.. Mrs.' P.. Sim beat •Miss- O'Brien, . .Mrs. Mellsopbeat. Mrs. F. S. MTtae, and'.Mjss: Abraham beat Mrs. Warburton.;: The men's championship "has' got to the semi-final, A. and 7 Strang ha.ving -to ijiajr off to dccide' as: to who will meet. A. N. Barraud' in the':final;/'• <-' ; 'A-. quantity .'of- yearling - trout .reached /here to-day, 'They ; " are. to be distributed in the, streamsaround : /the district.- I - : ~ ' -The' first/shooting. competition of-'; the' sea-' son .by; the .Palmerston, ffiules' has' beeaptegnai' two ranges having/,been'.completed.' Corporal. Pratt'heads' the' score so- far "with-631 at' .500 and '600 yards.- ' Captain Mounsey. was next with -61, -.and'.(Private Chapman third, ,54. The competition ! is; for > prizes presented ' by: Mr. W, Cook and tile shooting' commits. On Labour Day. the. 'corps will hold an ull-day competition for. a nnfnber of trophies- - The 'showground' was occupied .yesterday af-' terriOon with a football rnatch, between teams representing the -Druids' Lodge and the tradesmen,of thelown. Both teams inoluded some of our best players, and good form;was shown,- but the Druids had-the best "of . the ,match almost all through;'and Won by-21ipoiiits to-; 4.> -.