PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 742, 15 February 1910, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

r_i 9 ; KITCHENER PREPAHATIONS. • 7, 1 ;;; Our; 'Special CqrresDondent.l' : ; \ j .i-.-i Palmorston, February 14. i ,'A' ; ''slight,' shb.ck';'of r e'artiiquakb':'wa9, felt 1 .here. about seven "o'clock this '•. morning. : Another tremor was felt- at 1.45. this after- . ■nodn;V/y' ; '-j The; fi'dv? Ir- his- - fare- , !,,woll,sermon io'd very, toge .congregation St.Andrew's .Church.last Inight. .. To-, i mght Mr; was bntertainid at'.'a faro:ivell "social";.in the "Municipal-Hall,.'at , there Cwas-aiyei'y. 14rge dtteiidaiice;' .'andl .a "presentation'.:wa3 iniade ! ; ljy: : the , .congregation.; of 'Sti Andrew'sW.'.Mr.-Jolly Jl'etivps. immediately- for, Ponsonby; Auck-: Md r ;( - : :; .\Vvv ■ . - 'Mr. L.Seifert . had about^ls.: acres of ; Iflaxj■ destroyed;XUj?. fire oh' hi's/Batiuifane . Jproperty on,' Friday;'::; fi Captain M'Murrayi{ ofr-.lthe's'Palmers'ton expeota that about.fifty, members 'of : his - corps' will attend ' the" Kitchener "■ .camp;-.. The Manawatu; Mounted' Hifles are' as.readily as could be d* sired.Vbut it is; anticipated that a.fairly' good; : nnmber,"will_ go■ into; (jamp.' ; . Most < of: the iMouited Rifles are young fanners* :and',the,present time.is a very awkivafd ')>iieffor".3rd^i]i^'°Mrk«:'w : ':i£ost>ianiiers; i are 'now'.busy, with harvesting and-other.' $ 'operations. The school' cadets . from'.this district', will muster'instrong ,'forcc;' - • -Saturday 'last' ;was'; the' Chinese 'New Year, and was. duly observed' ,by the Chinese in tlie 'Manamatu -district./' 1 i. ■ ! 1 .wThe.Pbhangina"branch'.bf.'.the Farmers I ,'. I .Union'held its' annnaL'.piciiio' at'ihe iFor- " 1 est: Reserve at'Komakb on Saturday.' The •weatKer. iwas. beautiful for' picnicking, and 'there ;:.was; ; a sveryi large . attendance"' of 1 I farmers, and; others, from ,the surrounding ; district. Games'of all kinds ivere. pro: -i vided for.V the.'ryouriger , : members, :..while •• the 'beautiful ' natiVe ;;bush"proyided;-'shol-ter : for the onlookers.- An.abnnclanco of refreshments was provided by the ladies, 1 .aud. altog'ether. a very enjoyable, day was ;spent.'f'-'V:,;- , : .:On;' : .- ; - ground i was .6ecu[iied. by..lorickotersj'Vtlia 1 principal game being the Saturday' championship match between Old Boys. A and, • Old Boys B. - The Matter batted fiistyrind', were disposed-,'of^'for-.65;' Holland:'con-' tributing 22 not ; out; The : . A• _ team' : knocked'up just, a century," Wakelm; 22, , M'KonziD; • 18, • Qaklejr;; 13J ' and Churchill 11 being ' the principal scorers. •' High School won; tlie. ' toss '~aga;inst': Longburn and. batted first, but did not make much of -a stand,' the board only showing 63 when the'last wicket foil. -Of this total Hannah contributed 26 and Young 12.•' Lbngburn responded": witli 80, Richardson" • mhking,.. ; .just-;. half ;; the " number. Lyall' (21) was the' only other double- • figure scorer. •\ ' There a good muster :of ; bowlers. : on the..; Ealmefstoni;,Md ; Terrace rgrebns: , on Saturday afternoon, .and some fine play was shown. A . rink/from , the .first-named club,' .comprising ;Smith, Haydon, Young,, ' arid J.,A..Nash.(s.)'.,.journeyed to Feilding to attempt to wrest the Dixon cup from the holders, there, but they ■ suffered - de-; feat by 22 to. 14; '-'M- "!i; -! : v " ,' - 1 . ■'-.The'■-second competition .'for >.the,;company's belt was ' fired by the. Palmerston Hides on Wednesday aiid Saturday. The weather on both days was iino and some good'scor'cs were put on. The ranges were 500 and .600 yards,; ten shots' at each, the " following being " the - highest scoresSergt." ; Stock, .',46—48—:94; Col.Sergt.', Perrin, 47—1-5—92; Pto". F. Mills, 48—13—1)1; Corp/ Kells,' Ki—42—Bß; Pto. Ashlev, 10—11-87; Pte. Lucas, 4C-U-87; Pte. •*Co6ki\«-41-85j- Pto;',Friend, 3842—80.' So far the; aggregates' Stock, /, 170; Col.-Sergt.Perrinv 178;f •. Pto. Mills 176, Corp. Kells 173, J'te. Ashley 173, Pte;''Cook-'l7l,- Pte.' Lucas 169.' : ; Very hot weather has been Experienced . here during the past'.-'few-days, aiid quite' a number of people have been prostrated "with the' heal'. Several .men employed, the contract" for the ereotiori of. the hew' lire brigade 'station were : so much affected by the sun's rays that the}- were compelled -to cease .work'.; r-"'; At the Police Court to-day a man namedGroves was' sentenced .to six months'. imprisonment .for obtaining " goods. under false pretences." Ho gave,his name as.Jas. l3rown, and stated that lie had b«n working for different firms Vi in Palmerston, ; .both statements, proving to bo false.