PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 726, 27 January 1910, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

"A SUPERB BIT 01 , ACTING.-*

DUPING ONE'S BENErACTOE. s (By TelecraDh —Suoclal OorresDonfiont)

.; ,:; Palmerston?Nortly January, :;"■::■, /:. It. is :prbbablo that a-.numbeiiVqf-: Pah-y, ! ', ■' mersfon. players '/iriH'! take "part", in J| ; ' Christchnrcb. , Golf i-Club'-s'tqurnameni •'to-;';!?', ,bo "held ; at:'Eastef. :, ■ :;; ';-:;: ; : ; ".i;--ii ; :.';-', -^> ; i ; ':! ,/Henry -Alfred .'Raines' was' arrested'. yesHM" - ierday. on a'-'chorge. 'under i ■ruptcy: Act Vof failing.', to'.' keep "proper '•;'■■: books while ; in business as,;mercer: at In- ',§"■' ' verc'argill.7 E-aines, has been-a'resident : bf.'li .. Palmei-stonvfor ..the p[ast. ; .three i'mon_ths.''i|'. , : ; The,.', Manawatu. Philosophical! Society.;-|J-.. will:, bn. represented at the annual? meefci ijr. , -. ing of i.tho ; Now,''. Zealand Institute by: Iv; Sfr.'Kenneth Wilson," hon. eccretary:'- The!;; , - third Thursday in .March' has been , ' fixed, ■>■;.-■: by .the Manawatu Society for the r^op?n-; ; v ing 'of its lecture'-season.' The' : president,-,- 1 : Mr.. ,W. : ' ! R; Duraard;;;and ,; "'.-;;' Hoben,. have, beeh. appointed: to''draw .liii: z^, a. report at /-.the re'tjuest ; oi;the Canteis; ;: >, biiry. Institute' covering: references' -to the''" •'■ work'.of "tlie: local branch',of IM;.WeI-:^:- ; '' lington: ■Ac'climatisatibh". Society, '•■'and'. "of.j' :■ Mr. E..C.' Bruce in--regard-.to ganie or ,, ; 1 birds which• Bhould ' 'be.j;p'rotecteq; ■:.'!.■:'',;:S

"'. Tho'. secretary of. .'the'- Palmorston Fire.." ! , Board has been to .an'.)"--,' , -;' application':.frqmV.th'e;' fire ""brigade :for : : a ":J.'M '; grant': towards. 1 the.'.expenses,: qf,i€s '.dele- ;■>'..': cri to.''attending. .this' annual conference "to M'-) theT effect'that .thei.bpird; regrets .that 'ifs';..:.'. cannof'accedetp the 1 request;on aMouni-'\ of a. ruling!by .the Government..auditor. ;': that:such .a :grant 'would; be' illegal.• v -.; \j-' Theilocal -labour\ office .was very : .badly ■-.•'. ~.jf. taken'inai little .while : agoJ,' ; v It may ;not '■'■[ V ■■'- be .generally ■ in 1 Reserving.:'-.=..'/.• ; cases, where>.men: are ; desirous -of going :i' . to other/.places.;in search, 0f..-wort ;they V. , ;' are .; supplied with :■;railway^■ passes Vfree.,'.../. Recently ,a poor applicant, totally; blind,";-:'' :found ■ his] way ~t0 -■ the office' and,, asked■ '.''-. fora ticket to'carry where'a'.basketmaker-^he'gave the name "-,,:.' and ..address—hadjpromisld. him-, work. .'■,',■ The ; - applicant apjfieared.. to be '.in ■ such:, 1 ;.';; sorry, straits.'-an? -his .bona-fides'seemeii.i.. so genuine, ; that\the:local-inspeebbr. not only gave hiniTthe" ticket,' but gave him.. '. ' other .asaistance,.and "sent his clerk to help;.;'.'■...him '.down .the .stairs and vput'.h^m. in - the !.v; ■ |.- right.Vway., to find railway, station.'.'.::.;: : Then/, the:*matter, :-;as is.dono iii 'due'. '■; was reported .to Wellington, - : and :K". the officials/ thero'.- made,: inquiries, only ''yy to find that theri/was-no .such basket-,.'.: maker and no such.dddressj and that the' '. . man -was. not : blind at .all/ ■-The , local i ; ' dgcnt:says.it-was a'superb bit. of .acting, Vv;.: but all the' same. men had' bet-';' ter ..keep '; ayay j from.. his/office; in , fu- •' ,i /■' tu"re.,,-'.,\"-.-;'-'*':v■-,..: ,:'V ; . .'•■ / /v'''-'-.-' : v-";"^';:: ;

. ..Mr; David' Lovelock, well .'arid: favour- •*-..' ably' known, iu'vth'isj district,, has .joined, the: firm!>.ofMessrs; , ".!;-A. .Nash and Co;- .-.'.-' - Mr.-'A.; E.. Bennett,- manager -of -.thei'r';!' Union Timber Company,.and president of ; ;.the ~ Association, '• v ,' , is • laid-.up ; iii a private hospital herel- ■'.": --,'• : \' ■ .There .is no'.truth whatever in:'the-re-.:'' port 'that: Messrs. H. ■ Palmer "and . W.-.::. Stubbs : will :■ he. candidates • for . the nest ■ '■■ Mayoral . in- ; .Palnierstonv ! The/ , ''' present Mayor. (Mr.>'.T. A.. Nosh) and Mr. : W; T.::sWood,. v e3--M.P;V for, Palmorston," '■' candidates: r'':.'"■!,..,^-:.:..-.; ■' ■"'.

..:■■ The Oroua Bridge cattle case, in which' D. charged by..W. Pas-", sey, ia neighbour,;.with: stealing. tSvo : but locks,,-was .■ againi briiught i on 'at 'the Police.'' Court to-day: before. Mr D. Thornson;-' .S.AI.- ."After : ii ■' considerable amount "of evidence ''had been, taken, rac cused was: committed for trial, bailbeinz aUowcd,'.;'accused ria; JSIOO' and. tSvo sure-' tieslof iCSO each. : < l? *:r-: ,:'-■:"-