PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 781, 2 April 1910, Page 15

PALMERSTON NEWS.

ONE MONTH'S SHOOTING.

(By Tokeraph.-Spccial Corresnonflcnt.) Palmerston, April 1. Much satisfaction is .expressed liero at the decision, of the Hon. Mr. Buddo to allow a month's open season for swans, ducks, and imported game. As I previously mentioned, hares and quail have becomo very numerous latterly, and are doing a good deal of damage in the surrounding country. Though only four weeks are to be allowed sportsmen, no doubt their numbers will be a good deal thinned out in that time. ■

:..Thc fortnightly meeting of tho local. Lodge- of Oddfellows, M.U., was held last night, P.G. Bro. Pettell being in the chair. Two new members wore proposed: There were a number of visitors present, including two members of tho Stratford Lodge. At the conclusion of the ordinary business- tho first round of the quarterly euchre tournament was played. ''.';•'

At the Okoroire golf tournament, Mr. J. S. Tyeman, of Pahiatua, won tho championship gold medal from scratch. _He was also runner-up iu tho; driving competition.

The. bowling season was practically concluded in Palmerston yesterday with the end.of the 1 club's pairs tournament. The final for this was Spooner and J. A. Nash against E. S. Dixou (sub.) and Tasker, the first-named pair winning by 20 to 11. In the concluding game of the colts' singleß, Eraser beat Jelly by 14 to 12. ■ ~-•■ , : .'.'..

The Old Boys' Hockey Club will have four and twenty players in the field in the current season, and it has been decided: to enter two teams for the senior championship. The gold medal presented. by Mr.; F. E.. Watson will go ;to the most' consistent player in tließ team in the coming season, and a similar medal will be awarded to the most, consistent junior player. Messrs. Walkley, Cleaver, and Anderson, the delegates to the association, have been instructed to vdto against the proposal to arrange a: match with the English team which it is suggested to bring out next season, .as it is considered that the amount of tho guarantee required would not be covered by gate money. , The annual meeting of the Collego Street: Old Boys' Football ■ Club was held last night,' the patron, Mr. E. D Hoben, being in,the chair. The following officers were elected :—Patron, Mr G.D. Hoben; president, Mr. J. T. Parson |.-: vice-presidents, , Messrs' W Strang, ;,J. M'Kenzio, .A. Stewart, J.' Jewell, L. Seifert; J. Henley, ; J. S Watchorn, T.. Childs, and Mrs. Adams' hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr H' Apatare; captain, Mr. J. Jaraieson' delegates to Rugby Union, Messrs Hoben, Pawson, Manning, Tremaine, Apatere, and C. Lowe;'management committee, .-' Tremaine, Sexton, Jatmeson, Coutts, and Lucas. Twenty new members were -elected. : A meeting of tli e newly-constituted hospital board was held to-day: Mr. J (x. Wilson was re-elected chairman. Correspondence was read from the district nurse committee; to the: effect-that, a deputation would wait on t"e board toarrange about preventing overlapping in the work- of the committee, and; the giving of charitable, aid- by: the board, ite was left to the committee'to be constituted under the new Actfor such purposes... Thename of SV Bowman was placed on the-list; of applicants ;for the position .of probationer; Dr.! Putnam was appointed to.the medical stiff, vice J)r. Wilson, resigned, and Mr. TV. Stubbs -was appointed secretary, vice Mr. W. Rutherfurd, resigned. There were sixteen" applicants for the .latter' position. . The chairman said the, old most ; ,iinusuaLthing 'in Milding'over', so substantial "a 'legacy to the new board: in the. shape of a credit ,'balanoe : of .£7OO, which Satisfactory position was due in a great measure to the work of the'retiring secretary, (Mr. W. Ruthcrfurd).v

Mr. G. De Baylis gave a lecture on farm , .experiments at the technical school this afternoon. The attendance was not very large, the day beiug a rather inconvenient one for farmers to attend. 'Mr. Baylis' gave a most interesting and .instructive dissertation, which was listened to most eagarly by those.present. ; . ;. .: ~...:, The vital statistics for I'almwstoiv for. March'were: Births 36, deaths 9, marriages 18.; For ■ the past three months the :: numbers are: Births 109, deaths-34, marriages 38." . . ' : .. A young man suffering from delirinm tremens iiyas. before- the Police Court this morning, and it was foiind Decessary to keep him , in custody foi a week for medical treatment.; St. Peter's Church, Terrace End, will be consecrated by .Bishop, Wallis on ; May 5.- ■ . ■';,\' '- ■■ On March 1 last there were 4-1 jiationts in the Palmerston Hospital. During the month 45 were admitted, and 36 discharged. Five died, leaving 45 in the institution on April 1. ; •.-...-■ Mr. W. Stubbs, the newly-appointed secretary of, the hospital, will not assume, his duties till May 1; as he proposes to spend three weeks at Rotorua before taking up the work. Mr. W. Rutherfurd, who. has been appointed 'treasurer: to tho Hospital Board, will also continue as secretary for another month. ' : . •."■'■"-'• ' ■' ' At a meeting of the council of the Ayrshire Breeders! Associalion at Messrs.. Dawick .Bros.' rooms . yesterMr.. J. Kyle, president, in the chair, it was reported that over two hundred entries; had been received for the first volume of the herd book, and committees wore appointed to inspect &11 the entries. Correspondence was read from the Ayrshire Herd Book ciety of Scotland offering to • supply fifteen volumes of tho herd book free of cost,_ and it was decided to accept the graoious gift. It was resolved to ask the A. and P. Association to elect judges as far possible from the list of judges-of the'breeders , association. A number of new members were elected.