PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 926, 20 September 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON NEWS.

. t'Prom Onr-Special. Oorrespondont.l Palmerston N,, September 19. Mr. T.P. Blake, a former resident of ;Whakaronga, who has been touring the world, has returned to-Palmerston and will probably take up farming again hr this district. The entertainment given by the children attending tho Fitzherbert East hchool'to parents and friends on Eri--7 e m!" ng last was a pronounced succcss. U. hero was a large attendance, arid besides the dancing (for which tho music was contributed by Miss M'Kr-nzic) a number of vocal ■ items were rendered.fauppor was also provided,- Mr. E. Lancaster -was ■an efficient' M.C. Rumour hath, it that Mr. W. Thompson, some years ago paster of tho .PaU taorsfon Presbyterian, Church, but: now engaged in farming in the Fitzherbert W es t district, will be a candidate for the Otaki seat at tho next general' elec.tion. . •-./ .',. . ■ 'iThe'tender' of Mrs. J.' Rawlins - for catering at the stands at the spring showhas been accepted by., the Manawatu A, and ;P„ Association. .-' , Lieutenant Hawkins, of'the Palmerston corps.of the Salvation-Army,- who has proved himself a very. earnest and popular officer,, was accorded a "send-off" at-ihe _barraclcs, special services beingheld. -.-. Lieutenant Hawkins has been transferred to/Parnell, and. Will bo replaced here by .Lieutenant Scheffule, of Queensland. ;.;,,..; ...The Palmerston Gun Club opened the season on Saturday afternoon on the old racecourse with a' twelve-bird handicap match; for trophies;.;- ,A large number of members competed, and thero was some good-shooting. The leading'scores were: P.--.. Jfeehan,'. 2i' (the possible); l-T. StockwelU 22; Geo. M'Donald, 20. Those who were ..unable:.to compete on Saturday, -vvill .continue: the fmatch. on Wednesday next. ■'..-'■•'.", :''- 1 At the Police Court: to-day,, before Mr: A. D. Thomson, S.M.,' a ; , man • named Frederick M'Keown, was , charged with travelling: on the railway : betiveen-Pal-merston and Longburn.without a ticket,' and also with ; attempting< to use' an old ticket. The short iourneyi- of :■ which the ordinary costis. sd.,;;cost him" in fines - and;costs, making it. a rather'-,ex-pensive ride. .A cabman, who -was. attempting to ■catch, a train in a hurry, Was fined 10s.,;' and i. costs■- for -, fu'ribus : driving, A female offender,' named Mary Mlvegnie, who has Ijeen before, the Wellington Court-many times, wasfined 20s; or seyeii ■- days'- imprisonment- for ..drunkenness'. About ■ a dozen cyclists 'were /each .fined 10s. for breaches of the - by-laws.'.- . ■ •