PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 746, 19 February 1910, Page 7

PALMERSTON NEWS.

THE "ALL NATIONS" 'FAffl. , •. (From'Our.'Special OorresDondcnU Palmerston, February 18. When the AU Nations'-Fair, was first mooted-by. the Mayoress (Mrs.. J. A. Nash) as a means to. raise funds to erect a .consumptive annexe . for women, at Palmerston; the sum aimed, at was ,£IOOO, but tho function lias "exceeded, tho' most sanguino expectations. Originally it was intended to hold' a two days' fair, but the proposal was. taken up so enthusiastically, . and assumed such proportions, that a third day .was found ■ .necessary. Even that, however, did not exhaust tlio store of goods contributed, and, the fair was- continued again , to-night. During the. course of tho fair, the , attendances inivo been large, and tho committee and assistants have, never flagged .in their attention to business. .. The result has been that nearer #1500 than .£IOOO will be raised for tho worthy .object set out, and this happy result must fie gratifying indeed to all concerned. .

.Mr. : W. L. Scott(president) occupied the, chair at the annual meeting of tho Palmerston Liedertafel last evening. TLo report, showed that the. Liedertafel hud £ a d •:a I ;.most j 'siiccessful season, its membership, having increased (especially as regards honorary members), while the concerts had been well patronised by tbo public.- The?balauce-sheet showed a small amount .tcr'credit;' :The- following officers ivere ; for the , ensuing year:— President, Mr. W. L.. Scott; vipe-presi-denv.JJr. Peach; secretary. Mr. R. A. duller;' assistant secretary, - Mr. C. H Ojirdenor; Mr . W;: Hughes: librarian, Mr; H.- D. Batchelar;>auSitor, m . s P|" cer Watson; : conductor, Mr. P. i i-committee, Messrs. Barnicoat,,ii.ceble,' and Lyall. A vote of thanks was. accorded, Messrs-C. W. Navlor and xl. Gunter, - for their- assistance in play:ng . accompaniments, throughout, the..sea-.

J^r° r ? ini % ,of' Loyal ■ Manawatu .Lodge >ot ; - Oddfellows was .held last evening,. Bro. ;F. N.G.,- in the oiiair.;. A considerable; amount of routine business, was transacted, after ■ which • the second .round in the lodge euchre'tournament was. played.At a rather thinly, attended meeting of ratepayers , to-night the. question of electric trams for Palnierston was freely dis-cussed,-and • amotion was . finally carried on>thp t motion, of Mr. E. D. Hoben, sccby Alr. r A. .-Buchanan,.' to -the effect viiat, the borough council, be, requested to go- into, tho .question of providing a system of transit not only- for -the borough, but for outside districts .'such, as Rongotca, Linton> and Pohangina. ;