PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 691, 16 December 1909, Page 8

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

j.; ;i : '": CFrbm Oar, Special Correarondent.) '■'•*■ "'V '•I: -:■>'-'. '':■•~ ' ,/'/Palmerstony December 15. ,: '-Messrs. Barraud';and/Abraham, of Talmers--ton, have imported a. very handsome and valuable • silver cilp-'for .presentation to, the Manawatu A'. l ''attd'l , . i Association..as a prized for most .points igainMi)iuifet:;.cattle:> B .trophy will | no doubt encourage, great competition ;in the classes for .which: it.is intended.' The previous trophy presented by this firm was won by Mr. FrankvMoore;-of Kai Iwi.- ; monthlyinverting..,of :the Terrace 'End School Committee'was held last night. -:Prc;. sent: Messrs. J;'A.'Nasfr (chairman),' Walker, Yortt, .Jarrett,: Tregurtha,: Setter, and Lewis. The'.report of tho headmaster,' Mr. T. lY.Fair-' brother, showed -the number,on'tho roll to be 400 : and - the,', 'averago.. attendance : 361;'• '..Tho school 'had'boon for proficiency; certificate's, ;but ,the : results were not.yet to hand. The annual prizes will bo presented on Friday evening by., the ...Mayoress (Mrs. J. A. Nash). It'; was decided to hold tho annual picnic on the'sports.ground,: if.it :can, be secured for the purpose f freo. of cost. ''..:'■ . ''•-■ vThe: Manawatu" Golf: Club proposes. to erect a;,club-house, on. the■ IJokdwhitu .linfr ,in'-time ifor., : ,iibxt..season.: The' ! 'strncturo will probably bo a:;two-storied one. ..' ;;- '.'.'., ~A: resident of. Dairaovirke, -Mr; Durrand,:has' nresented.a number, of r.carp for,tho!'Palmerston'Square lakelets..:' W' ; . l: ;; ':'' .''.' ■/•' ' .- ■At a,recentnieoting of -.tha committee of the All Nations' Fair'to: raise- funds to build a consumptive annexe at tho.; Palmers ton Hospital (the Mayor presiding), thodate of the fair was fixed/for February,!!!.. It was, decided; to add a,baby,show to the'programme, the ages to be between '.six and'cighteeni'months. A.consider-able-sum -has, already been collected, including £9 •''from'.' the .Taylor-Cairington' Company and ;£&" from tho Druids' football match. Messrs. Black and "Wcightman' were' nppdinted judges of the floral competition. 'Mrs. Grant reported that a'number of. Maoris from the Feilding das-. trict had. promised, to > assist' at tho fair by giving hakas and poi dances. The Palmerston, Ashhurst,- and Salvation' Army Bands are to bo;'asked to :assist,";and school, committees re ; queste'd' to'close ./th'q''schools : for half a ; day. Miss Glendinning'.roppfted'.that a.consignment of articles'.to the.'valuo of ,£7O, as 1 guaranteed bysthe Misses Glcfidinning,''was;'on tho-,-way <jut from Scotland. ; The shipping company was conveying. the parcel free,'and Mr.!D. Buick, M.P.,:.was arranging that it should como through the: Customs dnty free as it .was soley for tho; beuefit'of .tho'hospital... Mrs.. Mathie-son'-.was' appointed to tako charge of' the 'homo industries'section.; ;..■'.'•,'