PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

'K-r^;-'V;::;,,;»:-:,;,;,:.--;';.;.:;.;:/. i ■V. '■] : {. SLY : GEOG ;AT TOKOMAEU;':.-;.-^ ' -;: (By.Telegraph.-rSpecia! Oorresnoriflent;) >,:/;." ;: .;•'■;..'...'.'. Palhierston, .October 3.. ::. Saturday • was;; most/ .unfavourable. •• for the opening, of the fishing' -there beingrain arid wind. Yesterday wasriiuch better, but the.rivers woro rather muddy, .-and iho .'great catofe wdre ilarge'numbers of ;people.;went"put' to'":trJ-; ; .their"luck. : - It is reported/ however, that ■there are plenty.of. good flsh'.in. the rivers.: .. ..-The .P^almerstqn,;Brass,;,Band; rendered :k y pro'gramme^of. ; music;.in"th'e. , Square yesterday, afternoon,. arid a very large' num-,. ber of; pepplp assembled to listen. :-•-. • / ; ; Mr.--C. Dawick, who has resigned his' position on the staff, of the Palmerston Gas 'Company; to- ; go 'into' .business.]/in Dannevirke, recently received a handsome Eresentatipn : from the eniployees ;as, '.a .mart of ;their : 'esteeniV" ;f,:;'-;''. v ,,'"'/ ■.The. annual distribution of prizes of the Palmerstori: Sunday. ; Union took -placed, yesterday, alternopn, when there was.; a . very large gathering. Addresses .were'."given by Mr.' J. Wallace, (president of the union), the ; Eev. T. Thomas, and ,the Mayor/ (Mr; J J. ',A.; ; Nash), the, last:nanied'presenting .the' prizes. ; ■■.-',..", *.';: . All the '6oryices.\ of- the -Anglican Mission,, which opened.; here •-, on , ; Saturday J ■night,-were;largely'.attended yesterday;'/• V/iThe.M'Hardy Cup;.in connection with,l :th'e Manawatu ;Golf Club's monthly' com- 1 petition; was won on Saturday by,G'. W.; Harden. The junior division competition ' was 'won: by '■■ W. E.. Bendall.":: ■:,;, •"...

..'. :;At:tho Police;■'G6urt.:.to-day, before Mi;v :'A : /I).;-Thomsony : ,S.3Ii,'.''a' man-'named Jolin ■Lancy was/charged witK resisting the policej (using .obscene . language,.: being I'burid- on licensed ■ premises during ; the currency of a prohibition order, , an«. damaging, a consta'ble's , uniform. He was convictedoii: all. charges.,. On .the eharges'of being drunk arid, being 'on/ licensed premisas- ,;he ; was .'discharged, . ; ;hav-. ing ■'';'■ been.■-.■;' iri ; ::--gaol - : since; 'Saturday. For V assaulting ; the ■ police ho. was fined 405., in default .seven,days' .imprison-. , ment. For' .using obscene, language, ;a sentence; of! U ■ days' imprisonment, with-'outvthe...option,.-;was.; imposed,.", andi';for damaging. ■ the constable's .uniform, he. was ordered to "pay damages. (255.)," in .'default 'seven ..days'/ imprisonment:., '..J. Thompson , ;was chafged with'.di-unkeriness and the theft: of, a, glass/valued at sd. from ;the/Central; Hotel.;, ; A 'plea'-.. of; not guilty, /';' Oil,.the/.latter, charge accused;. who /had. a/bad vrecbrd,: was. sentenced' to 1 seven", days" imprisonment.'.. C.-W. Lowe,/a youth, 19 years of age,; pleaded r not 'guilty to> a. chargo- of usingiimproper language to Arthur,Barker,/building contractor,' in Main Street. The. 'said that. there' was no doubt that the language complained ■oi Was used,; and , a;fine ;6f: J65 was imposed, in default .11 days' , imprisonment;.; Witnesses' expenses (lOs.) and Court costs.(Us;) were also allowed. E. Anderson pleaded guilty to ,'a : charge '.of leaving, his vehicle unattended, and: was fined-JOs., and costs .7s;• 'A/ ; Hutzback pleaded;guilty to selling ishbrt-weight bread. • Constable' Gleeson stated/that the bread was 20z.. lipflit. A fine of 20s, and.costs was imposed. ■■'• Jessie. I)alziell, i boardinghoiise-keeper ;as Tokomaruj was before.tho Court on three charges■ of•'sty grog-selling. : The-, constables, to whom accused had sold the liquor,; gave evidence, and also Sergeant Willis.:. /Accused gave-evidence' on "her own behalf, and also her .daughter and airian named John 'Anderson. The magistrate -held;.that; the /f or the defence was unsatisfactory, and accused was fined .£2O and costs on the first;case,while on the others she was convicted and discharged. ■ '.■'■.■- '•:'.-"-,■"•.;. '■■'■ r : '.'■■"■■;') ■■■.'.. :■'.'■ '