PALMERSTON NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1049, 11 February 1911, Page 3

PALMERSTON NOTES.

(By ,Telegraph.-Speclal Correspondent.! -1 Palmerston North, February 10. I Sister Lohergan, St.-""John. ':' AinJ bulance nurse, gave a demonstration last night to the members of tho nursing 'division on various matters per-' jtaining to nursing." --An instructive discussion-followed. : '• ' " ■ ' The Rev. Bro. F/M'Donald presided at,a meeting of therLoyal OrangoLodge last night, when matters to'be brought; before the Grand Lodgo session: iiii Christchurcb at Easter were discussed.! It was reported that tho efforts to' form a second Orange Lodge in Palmerston had proved successful, and an ap-; •plication for a warrant is to;be sent to tho Grand Lodge at bhce. ■,•';'■': -'''■-< ■'■'-■ ■•■ The Railway Department is makingsatisfactory special train arrangements '■ for the north of Palmerston'for the band contest, which opens '• here nexti week. The official reception of the visit ing bands will take place on.afternoon, when the whole twenty-two: bands competing are to assemble!.m the ' Square and.march to tho showgrounds/ where all; tho "competitions will take! place. The arrangements are well for-\ ward for the contest. Two hun'drcdi and thirty-fivo entries have ..been! made for the solo < competitions. ' At tho Police Court to-day, before j Mr. G. Woodroofe, 3.P., a man named': Frederick Allen Richards was brought' up on a charge of sheepstealihg \;at Himitangi, near Foxton. \The \ sheep, sieged to have been stolen .belong to'; Messrs. Barber Bros., of Wellington";and are valued at £5,-' tho ..number. being ten. Accused/was remanded'.till j Monday next, bail' being,.- allowed j ac-'c cused in £100 and one surety, of similar ■' amount. .. ■-:''■'■' r'ih&, Mr. A; Clarke," of the firm v of Clarke ; and Thompson, met' with a painful'accident to-day. With-severaLothers, he" was getting a case of plate-glass, "■ weighing about 15cwt.,,,0ff a ; trolley, ! when 'the case overbalanced, and 'Mr.;': Clarke' was crushed .under: it,\ receiving . such injuries that ho will be laid up for some time. Fortunately no bones were a broken. ;:\ "■•:-> '.;\Vy\ '-;■/: Messrs. Fisher and.Gore,'of.Welling-:;; ton,' have entered.- for the competitions 7 of tho Palmerston_ Tennis Club, which.; commence next Friday.; It is • expected -,- that Parker, the Australian 'player/; will also' bo taking part, -as -he- sentfor an entry form.-" ; •■ \'". ; ;' The delegates who have been attend-o . ing the Rechabite Conference at-Napier'i broke their return journey: at Palmer-.! stqn to-day, and were entertained/tb'-, night by "the local Rc-chabito Lodge, at % a "social." A good programme of.vocal.: and instrumental items was: rendered, i\ and several addresses were given. !Th«: ceremony :was a'most enjoyable one. '••.'■• a ■_.. Messrs. 1 Rutherford' and \- Anderson/5| members, of tlie committee of the Aubk- 1 land: A. and- P.; Association, 'made >:&';\ minute' inspection of. the Manawatn"] Showgrounds to-day, and will go <m, to :] Masterton to-morrow, wherejthey."will■] go over the new showgrounds' at; Sol-"' j way, their, object being to gain;' inforr. ; l raation , that will "assist \ the -northern j association in remodelling its grounds." 1