PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 779, 31 March 1910, Page 9

PALMERSTON NEWS.

SEARCH FOR POWELKA. (By Telegraph-Special Correspondent.) Palmerston North, March 30. ■ No frace has been found of the missing prisoner Powelka, but tho police are keeping a sharp look-out for him. It was stated positively' that ho had been seen, .at Ashhurst, and three constables .went in search, but tho statement proved incorrect. It is also stated that ho has been seen at Manakau. It is rumoured that spurious sovereigns and half-sovereigns are in circulation in Palmerston. ...-■■ : Liabilities in. tho bankrupt estate of Ernest C. Thomas, tobacconist, Palmerston, total .£375 155.. Tho following are JV.o ' unsecured ' creditors:—Wellington: Sargood, Son, and Ewen, .£3O 17s. Gd.j. J.' :Myers and Co., £8! 10s.' Palmerston:: Barraud'and' Abraham, .£l2l 7s. fld.; Gas Company, £1 Us.; Bell, Gully, and Cooper, ,£3 ISs. 2d.; P. Bell, .25; C. Waldegrave, £W. Now Plymouth • J. Avery, £23 os. Dunedin: A. L. Field and Co., .£3O 3s. 3d. Te Horo: B. Collier, The secured creditors (include: L. Flyger, Palmerston, £2H 18s. 9d., value of security i .£SO. Tho assets include: Stock in trade, book debts, ~£l3, estimated to pro; duce ,£10; surplus from securities, £2i Is.' 3d.; deficiency, £lil Us. sd. . Over. a hundred Mormons have congregated, in .Palmerston. A very large proportion of them are Maoris. They are on. thoir way to a' conference to be held in Groytown. : • -, , Oroua Lodge of ■ Druids (Palmerston) held their ordinary meeting , last night, Bro. ..A. G. Lyall, A.D.,in the ohair. There was a. large .attendance of members, including, visitors .from Auckland and Gore. - One ■ new. member was initiated and seven "more were proposed. It was decided to hold a competition on ritual work,' for a medal presented l by Bro. A. Jack. At. the. .conclusion of the ; business, the third- round of the euchre tournament was played.' _ Those interested-in organising a'benefit, concert, in aid. of the fund to send Mr. C; -Lemington. a blind resident of the town, to England,■ have'' arranged to , hold the entertainment on April 8. -;A splendid-programme-is', being got together, which should of itself attract'a large audience. . ' .' ; , The ■ local Court. of "Foresters held a most successful dance last night, the nrst of a series to bo held during tho winter months in aid of the hall fund. • _The balance-sheet to be submitted to the annual meeting of members of the Manawatu Golf Club shows that the re..ceipts for tho year amounted to .£568 including ,£l3l brought: forward'from the previous year. ,In the; expenditure there were items: .£6O for new. greens and .£SO .paid off debentures. The course has'been extended' by- about a - thousand yards .which makes it 5800 yards. ■~ : .'A social and danca in aid'of the proposed :Old 'Men's 'Home Fund is to. be held on April 5. ' • , . ■ - '