PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 946, 13 October 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

. ■ .{From:Our Special/tiorreepondcht.V ~: ,;':■; Palmerston ,Npi;th, October 11. • At.'a meeting, ofthe Naval .and.-Military, , Touvnament Committee last .higllt (Cap-tain-Jickeir in the;; chair) ■ arrangements fbrY.the ".next , '.: tournament -were. advanced afurther/stage;.; It w.as.resolvedthat com-, petitors in infantry-events must.hot havo held-a higher rank than; cornpral.;. The' displays'at.night '.will'-'include an "All - Nations", group, in /.which , .'all. : tho - uni-■Jbrins'.-of all the. armies, of. the-world, ivill .Ije; represented.;. There'■-willalso : bejmilW. :tary- statuary . pictures,- and '".''a".) figure, march depicting a. battle scene.. . Included in the daylight ■ displays. (in , ; , addition to those by.thenavals.and, artillerymenj'will; be: : ari,exhibition- of 'company, drill .By cadets, "cutting the lead/; by a section 'of. the Manawatu; Mounted Bines/- ! and. tent-pegging- with ■ .swords.- '■;. It.'-was■ "■;resolved to write- to'.,a number -of •.officers; thrbughoutrthe^Dominion^asking^them- , , to; act'. ; as.-:judges..'. Special .afrangemeiits' an»; ■being Kmade: in i connection- with i the; lighting;,of.:thegroun'd<at;V.night..:;,;.;,-:'.;., '. At- a meeting of.. the ; Council--of;, the Palmerston Philosophical, Society;,it■;,:;was, decided/to hold-the annual-meeting-;about .'the middle bf, November.-' Mr.;R.'.M'Nab.i is ;tb'. give/a/'lecture- before'-the,, meni'hers-pf-;the''Bo6iehr, on; October.' , 2o",,' the" subject, of ■ which will ;fce! - "The. latent "-."discoverieS; ' regarding To , :. Rauparaha's raid [ 'on.. Aka-roa.-in 1830,' i and; :the' ! l>'ench,raceV.for the'same place in 1840."' 'It was reported that• a large,number;.bf newi.eihibits. had I been; .received ;for..:-the;;:;:nius'eumV;in-., 'eluding, a-;number. of..greenstone.:; ornaments- and:;implements,:regarding -.which. Mj ; .•".'Waldegrave .is ..to. rive,- ait -. ■.address before-the society 'at ; ;.a future'.date.,,.'., ■Atjthb'usual meeting;bf;-Court iMana-f 'watu/'A.O.F.', last,night,'it'.Tiias/decided, to-convene a special meeting;of members." to, consider■ ■ the report7of ■the/ Friendly, 'Societies';.Council,■oh..the' question;of ;the. establishment of ■a.Friendly; Societies'.'dispensai?.. new:'candidate .was', -pro-; ■posed.' i-.i''}--:-:":. '■ '■■■':'.■;,■:•;':v..'-.;-'/';;■';■?"•■' - ;,^--■-; .;;-..'.;,v-^;. : ; vv'':;l: -oOotbber;.,!?.-'-.

'■' The offioiai , opening ! of .the. : Palider^ton : ■bowling-green'will take, place7onr.Ootbbef 19. Some forty new .members , have; joined the. olub • this...year.:; The-. opening '■■■ of. .the, Terrace green,: which ,was .only formed last : year, will ;take> 9. This-clnbrhas.aleo a number;.of;aew,mem- '■■' -. ; ' ; .■'..''•''.■; •:■.':.■■'■;■:;/:";■ ■:¥'':'-y.\- V'.,The .Terrace' End SchooliGpinmittee' met last , .evening, '-Mr. J.in: the" absence 'of (Mr. , J;.:.:a. .■Nash',; wBo: is-bn'.ff visit to-Auckland.'-*.The Wanganui Education Board; imtiraa-ted that ' would| : De/made,.to .'improve"-the "acoustic, properties pi : the .robin , -which. .had. been added ' to the , school' duringithe Christmas holidays: Thei -headmaster;:(Mr. :FI;. Fair-; brother).repbrted. the'roll,number >as : 420, average attendsince , ':B79.-'- j pne.'hundred' books hadbeen- procured. for the-library! . Minor- repairs were./needed .at- the; school. -The'.'.boys/wefe granted 30s..''.for.cricket, material.:. :;Messrs. Lewis and , Walker were, appointed.yisitore for thei.erisuiag^monti.',. .At;>the; ordinary ; meeting- : of,-the;Orpua .Drjiids'last night- five riew>'mem-: bers TCereidni tiated,':and : ; two'others-pro-■ pose^..'A:.D. 1 Bro.'T..;:Hai;-riman';-was' appointed ■- to : represent \ the'-. Lodge ~; aty'the OddfeUows*..-centenary ,::celebratiohs;:'i:-.'v ■■- At;yesterday's , meeting "bf-the/.Gerieral Committee." of. the Manawaiu Association; ; a. : vote.-.of ''.condolence .'was. passed'to.yMr. - Hugh-- Gillies; and-:-family' .m their.T'ecent,bereavement.. :-'.':ri; ..■.: ;': At-one.-o'clock;thisimorning was;.Jsoiindedwon; the; fire.-'boll-'for :-a.-fire-m an bld'ehed.in-Grey Street'on.the Native Reserve; .held -hy the PiiWio' Trustee/ and; ; for -some ; time, : linoooupied: ■:. The building ■ was■) completely destroyed. ;There was.i'no insurance on the :;buijding, ; ..'.•'' ■}Xi\ a) meeting of. business : people last, night, it. was Idecided observe uniform closing-•■hours 'for ;all:':shbps, iiiVthe'borbugh; p : .''A- : motion■' was■'.carriedVthat'-.the shops' close .at; 6 -p.m.-on five days,'-12.30 -on Wednesdaye, and 9.30-on. Saturdays, and a; committee, was set up to'-promote a ,: quisition to this.effect