PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 929, 23 September 1910, Page 2

PALMERSTON NEWS.

(3y Telcßraiih.—Special Correspondent.) ."'■ . Palmerston, September 22. i ■ At the Police Court, to-day ,a;se'amaa- ..,- named William Buchan Barlow,.;who -had ~'': been. arrested up the. Pohangina .Valley,'.;. the previous day. -by Detective Quirke, '. '■■. on a: charge of deserting from the. war-- '- ship Pioneer, while she was' in ; Auckland--■: last. May, was brought up and! admitted ,'■'. his identity. -He was'remanded tiU ; next: '•: day. - ••■;■. .- -, '. . .':.■■■•■,,'-.■ '■■-~. ,•■ Mr. E. H.' ..Wh'alley, ivhd -. initiated the ; boy scout movement in Palmerston,- has.;.:.",' been-elected .coininnudervof the, Techni--.','-.: car School Defence-Cadets, and Messrs..;,-. 1)\ D; Opie and Wi:. Kells, •' lieutenants. ;'• .. The corps how numbers between fitty: and ~.•' sixty, Jarid. "- should' Quickly become effi- ■• i "■ ■ cient, as most .of the .members :haye had.'■", ' experience as..': school cadets. Drill'.- in-' : ■'.', struction will be: at : once commenced. .At the office 'of ■ the Manawatu Licensed '} Victuallers' : -. Association., yesterday ...after-..:- : noon, : Mi-. ' ; !W. ; • H." Overtoni vwho'- has just ' ;/'.- sold out of.the Princess Hotel at Terrace.•::'•'';■' End,..was the.recipient .of a presentation,. ;;;; which took .the. form' of -cigarette-/,' ■/■. case; with inscription, -and, an... amber--'.; cigar-holder- arid-:case; .as'a--.mafk-,bf'\lhe r : : .■•; esteem. of 'the meuibsrs- of:' the.'assbciar.- V tion. - Mr. W. Devine, president, of;.the.;." _ : association,iriiade ,r the .presentation,';and-:/-, : in; doing -so referred - , to .Mr.'"..".Overton's ,: ;•■'•-. good qualities, as a' hotelkeeper, arid.ac- ;. corded him the;.hearty-' good .'wishes-of,- . the ■■;association', for 'his 'future'"welfare. 1 ' The; remarks were fully endorsed by; Mr.":. Charles Louisson. ," : ; :;. ; .'J. ; -:; : , ■ ';. ■: •' A; heavy gale: of: wiiid yesterday after- ; noon iprevented •.the'; Palmerston "Giin Club continuing ; they-match-.which -was-'■'■■'■—": begun ' last vSaturdajVibut;.-should ."/the . . weather permit, the ."shoot" ;will.be con- ; 'turned next; Wednesday: :y?C : r-K'^' : : : H--i '■ '. Lieutenant -Hawkins/, of the Palmerston .'•' '■'.. corps of ;,fhe '"Salvation" Af-mV,: who has been' transferred to"".;Parnell, ■Auckland,*';..-'"' left for thatdistrict yesterday; "';': A hum-: '.>"-■" ber .'of-friends' assembled .'at- the -railway h;\-. station, and gave him; a "hearty '"send- .',,.'-.': off." ;: : ,v- ; ;.;: v;-. ■■',:;'::■-.■•;*;; :/ r. '~.• -'..;:'.V ■ The ;"Zulii War" was; thersubject -•'.■;'. a . very ;• interesting- address-delivered--.at";;;'. ..the. Mahajwatu' .Otficejs' Clup.Ola'stj.uighi-' f' by .' :Dovey. v r."After '■'. the" address, a', discussion took, jilace :aa '; .. ■ to' how; best' to; promote■;the i interests $t ".1. the .club,, arid, the ' following:-.snggestiona,.-.;' were made That' local .'officers .be',en-;.-':"-. cburaged'tb /give;: lectures or,.rea'd'papers.-,*,'-" ■ on-military' subjects ;.-(2)> that -meetings ,V-.' of the ..qlub' be. iheld;' monthly .during "the - I:;.. sumnieri'an'd. bi-morithly'during'the ..win-:'!''.-' tar; (3);.. that. a military; library -be ,'estab-;: A \: lished.v (4); : , that officersvof;ithefheadquaj-.,jy' : ; ters' stafl-':be' ; asked: to. lecture/a's-v'oftea ','•.: as .possible;-.debates -to'.fbllo\v?the ; :ieo-,;.-.~ tures;'(s)'-that, a',ball'or; social'fuhctibh'.'', bb. .held bnce : monthly.',"' Fof-' ; 'ther:hext Xj.. four, meetings.ji .the : : ", were, ■;:; arranged:—"Outposts)'', v.' Captain ''. ' Peach; . "Kules. :.of,. Service' and General,. -,j '-,', Conduct: of ;Omcers,":v'idjutiiht-Captain : Palmer;. "Mobilisation;". Colonel-Pringlej"v/ and /'.Working" Out: Schemes, on .a' Map/' '■■;'.'■: Captain.'.War3en. ; '-.',' 1 ; : '. I ,.f' - '{.■■•■'' '■ \~:l '■'_ ■/.'lt thatv:" the.v.Palmeriton:.y..; "bowlihg" green:.,wili:.be;, opened-.early next ■['■/' month-.--. --The green:.is-already. 1 in';fine.-:,,'''"; order.; •;.-."' -':-V'-.--'--.;.' ; .;'. ; -'->>V- r '" : ;0 ; ; ■•■"•■':'', ' A -nie.eting -of '.ratepayers.- to•:;considerj? .- of,the'formation of-a.river:;-:: lioard .;is.j to be., held..' next.. ■ ;.\.. .' :: ■'-.'/■:>':','l'-j-'S'. x ;v ; ''.-':%'■■' '':?''":■ ; .A l; :large, party^frbni ;.the ■;;] Lodgb \ of; ; D'raids ■'■ visitedvßo'ngdtea.■!'last: , ..' night, and- gave -a; concert ; ' in .the-'" hall : : lhere,;inaid of ,the funds bf;.the;.Rong6-:. ;.' tea^Triumph;Lodge..;Bi'b..P.:Pycroft: 00-.' ■■ capied..the : cliair; and'afme programme.-:;: ,wns'rendered,.comprisihgi.sbngs;by ; ,Misse3- ; ;'.:■ Pycroft,. Mumford, ahcTiClementsj ■'-.. ;. Messrs.' -J; L Hanly.v'and' ; .T... Butler;. duets-: -: ? by- Misses; : Muhifo'rd 2andjPycroft;.; -; : : i-icssrs. Sedilon and Bum; dances by .two ':- litile-girls ..(the Misses.; Jack), ;.which .were;,>! encored; ;■ monologuei' entertainment'- .by .; ■■: ■ Mri^rello>yesj:.;-vioUn"---s6lo7.> i Mastet:';i.Sea-\''-' i . : ' don;;; trombone isofe -Mr.?Elliott;'.V and>' '.■'■' humorous iteinis,.by,.MivP.""'Eadie.,.After;'.:;- ; no- cbhcert'-'ah I "'enjoyable i dance '■\ras'.-'--'--.'- : - held.;;-: y ; -.,>. !>. V> ; ,.;>;, ;;;;."::-.;-;;;■ i. :., The ...death 'is. .anno.uncgd .of ; Mr. John;' ;; Daltoii; of , ; Kongbtea, ; : a't. ; .which;.took .placeV-in- : a 1; private ;hospital-;;;-.; in Palmerston.iKprtli-tjfiis'{morning. ; De-; \. •„>. a nativei-'ot'-Kilkenny,-': Ire- .;;-,: land, and, at theingelJofilS-ireafe,^came.:: t ■,ou.t..to^tke".'-Yiot6risn w !oW -foUowing year.-,he ;j/. -where : vhe"i followed; upiifiiining'VfbrJ-sbma.": .-> ten years..; - He ';- nui, .working: ohV.the.'Wanganui' Turakina :: "•?; railway , line for; fe; '..Ee -.'was-.;'.--.■■.-■ afterwards engaged■';' in-K-flaxmilling; at;-'.-'-'-''i ■years.-ago; he .to'bkviip;-;farming-.;at s Eohgo- vi V; .tea,Yjiy]\e'h!.; ,-'•.<•. ;:ever;ASince; .'.■-'/{; ;' ters," lieiiig' -, biiaihniihT oi hewly-foi'med": \; i Oroua Drimage Bdard;;;was"; hvelve; years ,;;;■ a. director" ■ of the ;ftoWbtoa vDairy, .Cbm-:.) -•;< ■pauyi five, year's oh the Manawatu; County'; %'•> Council, -and.' t«n -years' a'.'member ;6£". the.; '-: K-ongotea; -CehiStery-'.Committee.:.- : .:'/"- .-,■;;-;'