PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 668, 19 November 1909, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(Bj CorrcSDondenU ' . ' ■ Palmerston, November 18. At a special meeting of shareholders of-tho Palmerston Bowling- Ureen Company yesterday afternoon, Mr. J. U. Scott presiding, tho resolutions passed!at a previous meeting amalgamating the Bowling Green Company and'tho Bowling Club were confirmed. : Beautiful weather prevailed yesterday afternoon, when tho first of the Wednesday cricket championship matches were, begun. In . tho High School v.''Phoenix match, the latter team put on 38 and 112, High School in their first essay scoring 40. In ■. the game between City and Phoenix B, the latter ■ made 51. Tho .City, team notched 41 in the first innings, and had lost five wickets for 51 when stumps wero drawn for the day. ./ '"'-■■■■ '■ _ ' , Yesterday a rink from tho Palmerston Bowling Club journeyed to Marton to do-battle with. Hie local club for theUixnn', Ckallongo Cup, which the latter, held from last season. Uho challengers were Messrs. H. Jlowlem, A. Pickering N. Malcolm, and V- J. Tasker (s.), and the visitors succeeded in bringing the trophy back to Palmerston,, winning the game by 23 to U Tho visitors were very hospitably entertained by "the Marton bowlers. . . ; .' , ■:. ' Mrs Lockharl-Fitzherbert, ot this town, has been 'appointed to judge a. number^ of the classes at the Kougotea Horticultural Society s Quito a number of are in WeUington just now, attending public lunctions. Messrs. K. S. Abraham, A. E. Bonnett,, and D M'Kenzio aro representing the Manawatu Employers' Association' at ■ the annual conference of the Federation ot Empjoyers Associations; Messrs. E. J. Armstrong; H. Haydori and L. G. West aro iiv tho city on lire Board business; and, on Friday, quito a largo deputation .of Palmerston representatives leave lo interview tho Hon. E. M'Konzic, with relcrenco, to the subsidy for tho proposed Hoko-' whit'u Bridge.. ;. ■ .-•