PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 739, 11 February 1910, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

.' ■ .. ■ • : •;SCHOOL;:CONGESTION. ; .-> :' .: ;i (By Teleeraph.—SDeeial.' Correspondeat.l.., ;•; ■ . -s-. Pajmerston, Fobrua'ry 10/ v .'-. Very strong, 'comments wero\mado -at the .meeting;',of the' 1 CUambor of' Coranieroo: last night, on ; the, iria'deiiuaoy .of tho f: ■ accommodation:,, at '• tho ■ Palmerston Railway Station,' Mr. ".Clansert-espeoially being,'particularly .'severe.'in' his':';'condemnatioh of'tSo "sor'amblo. : 'to ;'.; obtain,' tickets which, every day : .tool; .place?just, before'the departure '..of.-'.'train's.-.'. : Now that a nnmber of, trains left ..the.-station:, almost together,!;the:-florigestipn;--; ati.'.tho' tiokeUboxos.. : wa's;''greatly iiltenaifled,'?. ho further provision' hiving. Jweii. made in this:.diMctkm. Aiid.it. was. not, only .in respect.to ; the'issuo of tiokets-.thattronbloi arose., At-tho;goods.shedland the parcels' ■office lities , ised;:-as dimply' disgrac«fiiK'.,';lt.'-\yas ; 'de-. ..cided '.t6!;'make strongir'epre'scnlatio'ns.' to, triri.Minister, for.';Railways?on.-the matter, at-tho earliest ..opportunity., -.;,-, .-,>'.;' 'i The : residents on. .the; western.--side' : 6l; the borough; and more.'particularlyjth'oie. living 'on tho Fpxton Line, where the ' population - is: •increasing' 'rapidly',' .'■ have been~ for 'a public.'school for that locality. The .'nearest school to Fox-; ton- Line, is that in Campbell Street, but '.this .-.has'.become -.overcrowded," n similar; state; of 'affairs; also vobtaining'ati- ;the, othor two public schools, of .the town,-,all? th'e ; committees having for.some;time becii. asking' for', more accommodation.'-Then the-shifting,'of .'the Longburn School fur-? 'ther.-from, Awap'uni' has'!made'.it incoii-' .yonierit for. a .'• number .of ohildvoh from that locality, so that,' taking "all' tho cir-: cumstances into' consideration, tho .restdohts?.of Foxtb'n"Xine.think' the time p oj)-: . portuho;?,to;:ask. .for',". a r new :school, ; At ~'.a ;meetirig. of;hbusehblders.''in'?.Blackbqurn's'-, Hall last .iiight; to:-consider'; the ,'at, whioh'Mr. : J.-. Nairn -presided,',a'.obm'mitteo comprising , Jlessre.' .T.- ; .TaniiesonJ J..P. Clausen', A.-.-Eickard, H..Young, J. D. -A. -Canton, -;'J. 'G.-,Mayo,',".and'. W. ,V;:„Kiugsleer:,;(6eerotary) was appointed to .take steps to ser, 'cure, the erection.of.,a'-school.".'.: . •..-The ' : Mtinawatu' Coufbihg""Club has dccide'd that tho Waterloo Cup.shall:b6'-iuh I 6n, ; June,2l, .22, and.-23.'''Mr.',,H. : C. Phil-, lips has been appointed" soerotary : of the club, vice Mr. H? J. Webb, who was accorded, a ?hearty , vote of. thanks for,, his, services during tho'timo'he has been' secfi retarjf;?'-';'"'": : ;.' ; ??'!'??'<'•' : -? ? -/' , ?'\',V???"':? " : ' There"was-a largo'attehdaricfl at the-Palmerstpn'.Bowling'Club's-green 'yesterday afternoon..; The--green was in.fine order,; and's6mo:'most enjoyable games wero 'played.'?;;Tho first 'matches'between the nowly-formed Terrace'End'Club and tho ; Palmer,stbn-' Glub '.'were : played; 'two rinks of"-'colts. from either ?club'. trying conclusions. ■;' 'Tho.'' Mmcrstori. 'teams .p'r6ved-.too';goo'd'ih both?cases, < and 'wontheir' ganieS •! by'-substantial' majorities;' ■Two contests,wero playwl'for'tho Picker-' ihg Pins,? the'-holders,OHaydpn,and" J."A'. Nash; being'vdefeatod''by.--Dixon and"■-. -C. Pickering'by : "2l to : 20."-',The'viotors'-were: itheh challenged'by; H.'Mowlem' and-Mal-' colm, but 'retained' the'- trophies by 17- to

■■/,' The : W e dnesday ; ohainpionship -; cricketmatches- ' were! continued? on;-the". •' sports ground- yesterday. afternoon ; in' beautiful weather. ■ ■' The • game" between Phoeni x and - City .Clubs' was ''concluded, the- match ending in a win for tho latter by 36 runs. Phoenix required.-101 to win, but were disposed of.for 63, : Kerslake:(l9)','and Donbeing the' only double-figuro.scor-' ers. ■ The.game.,between, High:,Schooi'and. Phoenix -A. was started. The. latter; going' in?fir'st;;put up 95,':^.-Eyre.(«),' Burgess. .(19), .'and Cockcroft''(l3),-being? ..'the scorers. AVhen. stumps were drawn-for tlie'day, the High ; Sohool.'teain had lost six,wickets.for 68 runs, Foote 19,-, ,Bennett,l2, and Young 12,, -A ■■;;■;, .:?-''■; .*■ 'A meeting ofthe.Manawatu Cricket?A»' sooiation was held last'night, ;Mr.'-..F. OB.: Watson? in.'the :chair,'.when ence was read ?fr'om'.'-:tho'i- ! Nbw - Zealand Crick'et??Coiincil in. referenco.-toiiniakiiif; arrangements for the accommodation -ot the' Australia'nV.Ele.ven?'when they ?visit, Palmerston' ori<:March:.l6;and. 17. '?The .lo.cal^association';was given a'ii'ce' hand in the. arrangements for .thb-matbii,;ahd any suiu?.realised' ; after/payment .of.;;ex-; penses'.is' to .go to the 'local 'association.? Wair'arapa.asked 'for. match at Mastertoh.'biit'it■ was',:pointed: out that that association owed Manawatu a game. . The application' of Tau'marunui for a match on.Alarch 26 at Palmerston was agreed?tb,; In respect-to' the Australian match,'it was decided, subject to the approval of tho visitors, to bat. thirteen men and field eleven. ' Other routine busi'. ness was transacted.- ,?'■':?'..';'' ?'• •■',;