PALMERSTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 3

PALMERSTON NOTES.

(Froni'Onr Special Correspondent.) : ; • Palmerstoni October 21. 'At a special meeting;of the Friendly Societies' Council last it ; was decided to hold the annual picnic.:,.at Ashhurst on;Ne\v Year-'s Day. r The Palmerston Brass Band gave an excellent concert last night in aid of I the Salvation Army's self-denial.fund. There was • a large audience, and :the band, under Conductor Conway, acquitted .itself 'well. -.; ~ {■-. The cantata, "David, the Shepherd Boy," was produced at .the Cuba Street Methodist: Church , last;, night by jthe choir, assisted - by' a number of vocalists. :.\The''.'cantata'.' was .-excellently rendered. A;'number "of, concert; items were also given:- -' .-.■-.- • :-;; ; ' Mr. and' Mrs. J. A. M'Leavey, of Whalcaronga, have left; on a month s sojourn at'Rotorua. './;/;': '". . :{.',■ The secretary for tho military tournament,' Captain Palmer, -has a communication from Vice-Admiral Poore stating that all' particulars in ;connectionwith the tournament had been made known to all the ships likely toib'iLiri New Zealand, waters during thetourna-. ment, and if circumstances permitted they would be represented. A letter, hag. been received from' Lieutenait-Colbnel Selheim. Assistant-Adjutant-General. of the: Military :Forces...Melbourne, tft; the effect that information .in. regard to':tho" tournament had been inserted in tliedistrict orders: Replies have' been .received from Colonel Purdy, Ma]'or;Sandtmann, Captains. Chesh'ey, Richardson,- Duigan, and- .Brown, and Staff : Sergean'tS' : ;Pea-' cock, Rose, and Brown, accepting!-the positions'-oi judges for. various ' events' at the tournament..' Considerable!;; correspondence is coining forward .'from -all parts of the Dominion ■ requesting .infor--mation on' various matters," and'from present- indications.. it; looks, as • if' the. tournament were Agoing to be ] Digger than;ever. ; ■-,- ■;.>.•;■• •..;: ;;v ;■ At the'-Police'Court to-day ;al[man named: Alfred Ewen. Pride was charged with stealing a bicycle,-, .the propertyof; 'Roderick Gibson,; valued..atij£lo.Accused'was 'till Monday. Kate Brady, ;c'onvicted.:'pf-..'vagrancy,; was sentenced to,"three .months:: ; im-, prisonmerit. ' ; -.'.. : : >' -.'■;.- '.;.-; ■-!• .'-;■" .;■'. A poll of ratepayers;-was-taken tor; •day. on- the proposals. to', raise .a; loan.: of £5000 for, a new:library; and -a; .loanof £2000 ; ' to"provide .swimming" baths; but L both proposals were : ,lpst- VTiti polling was very : small. .;.For., the library 232 voted for ahd\2B3Vagainst, and for theswimming baths; there-were; 231: for: and 313"■againstr.;/'; '-■■'--.'■;'-'•::) ;.% ':' At the annual "meeting: ofth© -Maria--watu . Caledonian . Society l -.to-night, thefollowing officers were elected:—Patron, Mr."P. Duncari-.-/-' .;v vke-presiderits, v ! Messrs: H' L:'Young,;G: v M'Dohald,;R.; Lloyd,- and J; Ellis:;.committee,iMessrs:. W-'S.' Dickson," 'J.: Thompson;..-J; B.i Gerrarid, D. M'Dowell; "F.'' S,'; M'Rae, I'tWi- M'Kenzie, >G.; Marshall; Buchanan,.- H. ; Mackay,': J.rDavidson, AV. Turner,; F. Jackson; handicapper, j.Mr.-' J.iCollhigwobd^;.v--; ;r-i'-'vKfc-'v ;: ! ,