PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 664, 15 November 1909, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

; ; ; JBy Telegrapti.-Speciai CorrespbndenU.'. ~ ,'v'i-v- ---:-'"■' ' ..';' Patmerstori,^November.;l3;V: : ; •*; . There was a' crowded.audience at'tho Municii - ,~yi':' pal .llaU..,last''high't,'''when-'Mr..- -Palmer,' '0f.,-',.,;': Wellington;'gave a.lecture under, the.auspices :": of the Nayy ; Loaguo: The Mayor, Mr. J; A.r ;':'■/ ivash, presided,' and introduced tho. epeakcr,. ':.;.,V who said the 'loaguo had beem: organised; for'.'• •■':-? : - twclvo years, being .started by, several intrepid;'naval,men, who,'had' found .'at'.first groat diffi--";.'',■;>; ; 1 cully in keeping, the institution goihg.v?H»;;?;?:S considered tho action-;of-1(in Dominion- in■ offer* ■'; V'''tig a Breadnotiglst to-the Old Country was thr ; '??: best v thing tho colonials: had. ever:,done.; :'. The- ???■ address was illustrated with,some' fmo lantern :•!''?3 during the evening,' appropriate ;/,■ patriotic vocal items, were .rendered- by Messra. •'' :' laul Hockley, J.' Kbgcrsi and A.' V. Barnard.' ''- 1 : Captain Hewitt,-.E.N.,, gave a?short /f-' and the prizes, were.' presented to winners in ,'' ,':■' the essay competition;, che names of whom have ; '• already been published. ' ■;. ■•■;.■■'.-.■■■ r-t: ;."■?? At. the monthly meeting of the Terrace -End'--'7i ; ; bchpol Committee,;there were present: Messrs.' - ; ..';'•■ J- •■«• sh >>jairman), Walker,' Kibbic, Tre- : :•': gurtha; Zortt, Mathioson; and-. Jarreit,, It,was, V* -■ ■' .reply .to the Manawatu: Cricket--'"w Association that .whilo they? were in,- entiro ''<':-'; sympathy with tho.movement, tho Uad ( no funds, ayailablo to assist in i|Bocuriiur' -S: :; a coach.., to: teach' the ,boys. crickoii.. Tlw'i'- ! '#-; headmaster, Mr. P.. Pairbrotber, reported that >■ ■;' ■':; tte roll number,.was: 397,. highest attendance••;:fV--3(4,; .average 352... -The; inspector's-i' : report showed that the' year's, work.had. proved! most *-':■;' satistactor)-, and. ,tho teachers: were congratu- '. ! .\" ; lated success:; It'? was "resolved to- ■'■ ; '-' in ; prizes at. the annual'broak.up;''. v and .several; small: works were authorised. 'The" ? eo.mmittco-conei , atulatesV,th'o ! scliblarsand:their-r ;V :' ;: ' : !- teachers' on the ; ,success achieved in a largo''•."■' ; ; number.of classes;in' the schools' division' at '' ■■'*< the Jlanawatu A. and ,'P.. Association's'. show!" - ; kW; __At a- meeting, of ipabnerstdn' members' of the : ' ''•! '•' Ewstcred. Society 1 of 'Accountant^it^'o^- WA 3 iT I^ 0 Jl>o v 'argo.' voting power .pes- P --H: Kutherfurd, so' as to,;if -possible,' secure local':- '"&. representation,,on the council 'of. the society.?' i ?