PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 744, 17 February 1910, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY .

(From Our Hijecial.' dorreeDondenU:

■■■'. ■ ~. Palmerstoti Norfh,-.Febraary-'l6. - ,|-i '•-"A good : deal,.of petty ; thieving- 1 seemeA.i" to; be '. going oi in Palmerston at pre-j ;JH sent, and it appears, to bo quite unsafeta' '0 leave ohattels out :at nigh.ts.;>;.Owhers.'Of. > poultry, too, hare suffered'fromUheide-, : predations of thioves.'and;bicycle-stealing. •' also ,seenis;to'be -fairly.'prevalent. Last -f'-y week',a ; routh'r.left;'hi3';m£ißhi4e':leaning. ;.r' 'against.'a;telegrapS.';pble_whilß''he!: l s , irept' : -.' ,, ''.. ■tSe/path-inyroht,of v'tuo.'b'iisiness ;pVe-'-'; .mises;;;of; his 'employer. . ■ 'so ■-.■ enjvVv": 'gaged a .man; yralked :iip/ jumped : on .the '•'.■■'.■■ 'bicycle and'.made.'.off. "''vim it,..right>l>e-.■--:«. ;foro;the, owners ■eyes.'; , ;''AnotherV.case'is,..'.' reported, wfere a inari'.-went-.intoVa 6file-j',; room;and priced, some second-hand bicy- ■.'./■ ,'cles,■ spw-, one^ ; which ho •thoiigh.would;'.' suit" him, inquired,-, the' price, ."arid, 'asked'vj ,*> if he' migh^^try.it, l^',. l !^ l^ tte'.V'V Appirsntly;he,.is;still,..tryinp'ati.*'' as neitner^the'machine.';^nor[the, would-be !.',:'. : : jurchaser Ihaye,been''Been siniceVvv^yithin•J.-'i. the lastvthreo .months^ three■jbi6yclßs;ihave', v V "lieen'.;: froni; Jiie'.' Borough.Council ,.'.?? _ Chamber'sjio.ne'of taken r ::'jV. : from''jab L insideJrobm.'. of _:'' : v :bnewas found'in a back'-street some. : daye '■[,•) 'afterwards. "''\ :C.-\a;-',l'-'-''' : --\ : \'-i'< *■'■■•'■■' '•'■ Prominent.; athletics: we;"/already...'enter-,V.'. ; ' •ing for letio Club's sports held.,bn ; ~;. 2,' amongi. theni^-being , S.'; A.i Murra^^nd ' .■ ': Harding., , ; :'X\>-'^,'^f'S: : -'y] u : '' ',' ': ■ ; A 'summoned meeting, of;the, Ealmerstpn',''; Lodge" !of,; Druids,'was'.-' , held- night-■-.;'': and;.was..very'largely A; , , r- ; ; Lyall;! : A;D., occupied:,.the.; chair. , . Four!,■>... ■new.V: memli'ers,::.were.-iinitiated' and others' : proposed.-,■'■• A'mongi.those ''present, V'. were';■ twentyj.'■'.iraemb'era-of.;tlie' llakinoV/.;? Lodge,' 'who. paid.';the',',Palmerston.Lb'dge;...< ",&' "fraternal; yisit,:,}THe, annual 1,.'.. 'Bheet'-''(showing, that the .funds,.now;.to-,- :; : . tailed: J32175) was' read.'and;.adqptea,:.and : ■:■■• the flnancial-position-was.considered,an extremely, .satisfactory, one.v.; The fjues.,'; >-?■ '.tion ' of.' the."•• erobtion .■ of • a .friendly 'iso-.jii-'.v' cioties-■; hall' was discussed,v;but the mat- 0 ter was adjourned, till,next; lodge night. , Ut tho conclusion of: the■ roiitino ness the visitors from' Makino'- and':. ; the.->v local' lodge ■■ played ••.a'- number'. ■ of, ganiea; ■ of cribbage and. cuchre,i the. visitors Twin-•{■.-:■ nihg> by' 25" games;:to ; 20. 'ii'-t .o>,^\:i.:-.^' k :;y At a meetingXof ..the committee -.of-the : - • r ;, Manawatu Coursing Club;last,night, ■Mγ..-.. 0 JC: Little, who 'is about to pay an ei-,. tended holiday visit to the Old Country;'•;■.■ was , .presented, .with-a valuable ipipe.;.Mr. ■- AV: H:. pverton, in making the oresenta-* :'■.;■■. tion.i ;spbke. of ; the service'-; .which',- Mr..:.-., ••liittlo had rendered to tho; Coursing Club, ;.7 and" the ' great ; interest' winch.: lie.' had v always. displayed,. in, its Mr.',£ . .Little,'-iiii returning 'thanks,' wished,. "the. : 'club",cvery success, more:particularly:in.i;its 'would. , OB." run.;.-; , .'■.: ■'■'"!■■'.. ':';■")■. i^. : . ■■'■:';■■ .'*':'■ ;.'jS

v - Captain Preece,; of this^town'; has'been, 'authorised,'!.to issue';certificates: class railway,.tickets '■. to all Crimeinij.:Jh-. :dian ; Mutiny,.and:,Ne\v ;Zealand:,war : vet-. ■ eraiis :', who.. propose': 'attending /the, .Kit. cheuer , camp.' ;..,.:.:... ',■;>■■ v;, ; : .:;'-'V \u.-j ';■