PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 678, 1 December 1909, Page 11

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

:>:■.■ ,r-']^ v.v,.;.-. •■ -*~ rr^~.' :^; cl ; ;-.' : ■' . UIJ., Tokßraph-SpiscJal OorresbondenU , ■ . ~i'; •■:.;,,K'■;{:;:'■.'■.••.■?■ Palmerstpni November 30. .•'. At "". a'ineeting;' at /which '■ representatives the'Palnior3ton,' I'eildiiig, Terraoe End,:Pahia-: tua, Shannon, and Dauneyirke Bowling Clubs were'present (Mr. J. A;'. Nash ■presiding),- it: was decided to forin a Manawatu Bowling Centre; .In; addition to'the clubs mentioned above, Levin,; Otaki, and '.Marton - haye.-al.so joined.: the .centre;' ■; Messrs. ■ J.- A.; Nash. and 'H.' ; Mowlcm''were. appointed interim chairman, and secretary, respectively. "Rules to govern the' centre: were:-, drafted,' and ..■will bo subtnittsd for- confirmation ■to -a future meeting of' the clubs. ■ ■ Tlicse provide,.principally'that «ach club shall; bf entitled to pnij ; delegate, and the' officials comprise president, vice- , presidents ,hon. : seoretary and. treasurer, and committeeV-that ...the subscription be il Is., and that 1 tournam'ents .be made self-supporting by levies on players.' . These tournamonts are to.be under, the rules of the Northern Bowling Association/-- ; V?;- v' : ■ '■■ : ■■■-'■' ■'• -f : '\ ■.''■'■ '' ' r .Constable: Connor, a popular officer ; of the Palmo-stoli, poHco' -force, lias Jjeenf. promoted to tlje, rnonnted : division at. Wanganui, and leavoefor his new, quarters next week. •;./'•.. .. 'Mr. A; , Williams, ~who-has forja considerable'., time :been"choirmaster of the Cuba Street Methodist Church, has resigned that position, as • he" has received an appointment in Masterton, and left for, that .tov?n, yesterday.: Mr. Williams's services as choirmaster, hero wero greatly appreciated,"■'.nud much regret'.is expressed at. his departure. .'■" : '. -. As ;the result of a ; visit to-the site fof tho rtroposed Parson's Ford Bridge, by, Messrs. E. W. Brown (ohairman, of the Pohangina County Connoil). 'J.' ,E.v;Fnlton, and D. .Sinclair, CiE.'s, Mr/ Fulton has agreed to supply, deigns; : Eβ prefers, a pile bridge to a suspen-. sioh .'structnre, and.it is probable . that tho council'.Lwill. call for tenders for tho work on th<wo conditions. ■ . ; - ; ...... . ' Forty-three candidates sit to-day for . the matriculation and junior university scholarship examinations. •■ ■. ;■■ ': ' ■ ■!' ''■ ■'■■ The Eev. : Q. \V. J. Spence, of Palmerston,has rccoivpd ithe s!>.d news of the'death of his. brother,-Mr. A. E. Sponco, after a.long illness.;':;;'.v-;:;' ~.;,.'" -{■■■■■ ■■•";'• . ■:'■■:-'-.A ':'■■■.[■■