PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1001, 16 December 1910, Page 4

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) Palmerston, December 15. The Palmerston Amateur Athletic Club .held an evening meeting on the sports ground yc-sterday,' when three events were contested. The ,220 yards handicap was won by the back-mark man, Wulden, from 7 yards; .Waters, 20 yards, 2;.Parker, 20 yards,' 3. Bight others started. Walden got to the taps first by a foot. The high .jump. resulted ill a tic between Waters (ser.) and Horn (3 inches), the stick being cleared at sft. lin. Eleven started in the mile handicap, which was wen by Moxon (50 yards), with X. Johnston (110 yards) 2, ,1). Park (70 yards) 3. The garden fete promoted by St. Peter's Ladies' Guild, and held in Mr. T. ,R. Moore's grounds, yesterday afternoon and evening, was - a great success. The weather wiis- beautiful, and there was a largo attendance/ Gcod business .was done at a number of'stalls, .while side shows also scored. welU During thef atternoo;. and evening the maypole dance and other dances were, given, • a concert progriwmi; w'as rendered in a specially-erected and fni'uishc-d_ "opera house," while ; !• e piny "Cinderella" was performed on" the' lawn, which, with"'" cither portions of the grounds, was lit with elcctric-iif hts. The' function will result in a substantial i/iufit. Although entries for the military tournament'do not • finally close till Hc-ember 17, already,very large numbers have b.tcn "sent-in, covering all divisions cj ilia schedule.. Up to the pr«=o:il the -following, hare entered:—Artillery: Sc. !■ Tusmaiiian A.F.A.; li Battery. Diuiedin T> Battery, _ Wellington. Engineers: Auckland, Wellington, Christchni-ch. A.united Corps: No. 1 Tasmanian, .1) and 15 Batteries, Waimarino, Manawatu, and Waikato Mounted Rifles, Dominion Scouts, and " Sodden - Horse. rlnfai;!:y even's: City, Zealandia, Post and Telegraph, ami College Rifles 'Wellington), College and Gordon Rifles (Auckland), Palmerston Rifles, No. 3 Garrison Artillery, Ashburton Rifles, WeiiingLon Navals, No. 5 Wellington field Avniulanco. Cadets: Xapior City,'Pehne District High School, St. Ann's, lVnerstcu Technical School, . I'oxlou, Cim,i'iell Street (Palmerston), and Palmerston Jjoy Scouts. At a mooting ,of the I'o'ir.uitteo last night judges for the various c.mnttitions were appointed. Constable Barry, of the Palmerston police, went under an operation for appendicitis at the icc:ll !ic:'.p-'-.>i yutcrday, and is now progressing well. ( About throe iiui'.drcd "ot tho Campfcrll Street School children, under me first assistant master, .Mr. C. ii. Warden, are actively practising items lor >iie arnual concert in connection with the school, which is to take place next week. A thanksgiving service in connection with tin- recent united mission, conducted by Dr. Henry, was held : n St. Andrew's Church last night! There was a very large attendance, and during the service soino eighty persons testified to the gerat good which they had received fropi tho mission. Mr. J. Wallace presided, and most of the clergymen of the town were also on the platform. The Australian artillerymen .who are to visit New Zealand and compete at 1 the Palmerston military and naval tournament on January 2 will be well provided with horseflesh. .Lieutenant D. Buick, son of Mr; D. Buick, M.P., has the matter in hand, and has secured a splendid teain

of hunters for the use of the Australians, vrlio have entered for most of the "mounted events. The horses, which are all reputed jumpers, are being .well schooled for the work that will be expected"of them, and if the Australians do not. distinguish themselves in this particular branch, it will not.be the fault of tho horses, which will be placed at their disposal. The Palmerston-North Fire Board,held its quarterly meeting yesterday,, but only routine business was dealt Tho superintendent reported- that 't<■ e b::gado had received 19 calls-to fires Crem July 1 to December 9. The loss on h:<'= was „SUS7 on contents' of ' buildings, and £'1301 on the. buildings.