PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 855, 29 June 1910, Page 8

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Toleßrarli.—Special CorresDonfonU Palmerston North, Juno 28. A most enjoyable concert was given by the pupils of the Convent High School last evening. The audience was composed principally of parents and friends of tile pupils, a large number of invitations having been issued. The programme of fifteen items was considerably lengthened by a number of encores, among those so honoured being Miss Dorothy Bagiiall (violin solo), Miss Eileen Grant (Irish dance), and an instrumental trio by ilisses D. Baguall (violin), A. Hainbow (piano), and ]!. Htansell (organ). Instrumental duets, recitations, dumb-bell drill, club drill, and fan drill, vocal solos and part songs, and choruses were also given, tl»' whole making up n programme which was thoroughly appreciated. An interesting debating contest took place Inst evening between the Palmerston Literary ami Debating Society and the Baptist' Literary Society. The subject discussed was: "Should Palmerston accept a Carnegie grant for building a public library?" Mr. W. Rutherford was judge and gave his decision in favour of the l'almerstou Society by 254 points to 213. The winners were represented by the Kev. Mr. More, and Misses E. Billeus, and J. Robertson, and the Baptist' Society by the R-ev. Mr. M'Donald, and Misses I'roclor and Wray. The monthly meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Commerce was held last night, the president (Captain Haydon) being in. tho chair. It was decided to heartily support" the Napier Chamber in its endeavour to bring about more favourable conditions in. the matter of public companies and similar institutions voting as ratepayers on local questions. Mr. 1!. S. Abraham wrote on tho matter of the present system of rendering telephone charges. He instanced a case in which his firm had been refused connection with Feilding on the ground that elevenpence iras owing on account which had gone astray, and considerable inconvenience had been caused by 'the action of the bureau. On the motion of Mr. .1. M. Johnston .it was resolved to write to the Minister pointing out: "That the present system oi charging and rendering particulars of bureau telephone charges is most unsatisfactory and calculated to cause general annoyance." It was generally agreed that the old system was preferable to the one now in vogue. It was further decided that, if n satisfactory change were not. brought about by the present protest's, a general meeting of members should be called to take Iho matter into consideration; and that tho general public should be invited to attend. It was resolved to defer tho question of renaming Palinerston till the quarterly meeting of members had been held; also to affiliate with the North Island Railway League and to fall in with the objects of that institution. The first-class girls of the Congregational Sunday School have made a donation to the funds of the nursing division of St. John's Ambulance Association. A presentation of a silver salver and silver-backed brush and comb has been made to Miss Ward by St. Patrick's choir, as a mark of their appreciation of the manner in which she has presided at the organ since she came to Palmerston. At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. D. Thomson, S.M., several owners of dogs were, mulcted in fines for not registering same, and also ordered to pay the registration fees. A number of cyclists were each fined 10s. for riding on thq footpaths, whilst the owner of four horses was fined for driving the animals loose along the streets. A rather interesting case to shopowners who have delivery carts was decided in a case brought by the local inspector of awards against a firm of grocers, whose delivery cart was out tiyenty minutes after one o'clock on the afternoon of tho statutory half-holiday. Counsel for defendant maintained that.thelirm was entitled to half an hour's grace (the same as at closing time on an ordinary day). Tho magistrate uphold this and dismissed the case-.