PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1081, 21 March 1911, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

« (By Tclceraph.-Spccial. Correspondent.) Palmorston North, March 20. At the Police ( Court to-day, bsioro .\lr, A. J), 'rnomson, S.M., a young man named John Sullivan was brought up on remand on a charge of stealing M 10s. .(tue property of Uric Thompson) trom a local notel. Accused pleaded not guilty, and elected to be dCait with summarily. Alter evidence had been given hy several witnesses, ,Sub-Inspector Norwood stated that, though accused had never been. convicted before, he was suspected ot committing several thefts. Money had been lost irom two hotels in which accused had staved whilo in Wanganui, and a bookmaker, who had been lriendly with accused, had lost X'oO under suspicious circumstances. Accused had done no work for a year, aud was described as a "racecourse Kue«ser" The magistrate expressed the opinion that the theft was very deliberate aud had been planned, and he sawno'reason for leniency. He would sentence the prisoner to six months with hard labour. Ellen Thompson was sentenced to a month's imprisonment on a charge of being an idle aud disorderly person. A number of cases of of borough and railway by-laws were heard and fines imposed. During the rush to the fire in Taonui Street yesterday, a motor cyclist came into collision with a little girl riding a bicycle. Fortunately the motorist was only going at a flow pace, and the co 12sequences were not tenons. Both riders were thrown, but cscapcd pra:lically mihurt. The Broad Street Methodist Church Choir has "The Crucifixion" in rehearsal. The annual picnic of St. Patrick's Sehoo. 1 is to be hold at Packnkariki 011 odnesday. A special train has been chartered. the Technical School Defence C'adet! went into camp at the show grounds today. Captain Whilley is officer command' "iffCaptain H. Whvte is to take up resi. deuce in Palmorston as brigade-major nl the mounted forces of the Wellington district. At the Hokowhitu range on Saturday, a match was fired between the Palmerston (iuards and Hides, the latter win. ning bv 027 points to St)l. the ranges be. ing 200. 50(1, and 000 yards. For tho winners, the three highest scorers were; Colour-Sergeant Perrin, ill); Sergeant Slock, 07; Private Cook, DO; and for the Guards, the three highest shots were: Private O'Noil, OS; Private Smith, 91; Corporal Gilsluin, 03. • The annual meeting of the Manawntu Rugby Union is to be held 011 tho last day of this month. Efforts are being made to brincr about an amalgamation between the Manawatu and Horowhcnua Unions. with a view to strengthening tho reprcsccir.live teains«