PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1113, 28 April 1911, Page 2

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

9—. (From Our Special Correspondents ■ • Palmerston N., April 27. Thi! all-absorbing topic hero just now is the result of the borough and harbour board elections which, in several ways, gave surprises. Tho poll is looked upon as u distinct triumph for the policy of the previous council, in that the Mayor was returned unopposed, and live out of six of the previous , councillors were • also returned.. Tho Citizens' League had two of their ticket elected and, to come second to top in his first effort, is distinctly creditable to Mr. ]?. J. Nathan. Mr. £. 3. Armstrong, who headed the poll, is a veteran ■in public life, having served on public bodies for thirty-three successive years. He is 77 years of age, but is as active and full of energy as anyone on the council. The result of thfi Harbour Board election was no surprise, as it was generally anticipated that Messrs. Cobbc and Cohen would be returned. > The usual meeting of the Oroua Lodge , of Druids was heln last night, 13ro. W. . Cutler, A.D., presiding. One new morn- ,• ber was initiated, one joined by clearance, and another was proposed. Voles of condolence were passed to two members who had suffered recent bereaveI ments in their families. The Social Com-'; mitteo reported that it had arranged to hold five dances during the winter. The official numbers given by the cen- [ sns enumerator, Mr. C. E. Shortt, for j the borough are 10.857, being an increase of 750 on the previous census. At a , drawing of the local Starr-Bowkett. Society last evening, one share of ,£IOO 1 was drawn by Mr. \V. J. Row, and three shares of ~£lOO each by Mrs. I. Essex, all being free of interest. A public meeting is to bo held here on •Tuesday next under the auspices of the Palmerston Ministers' Association, to celebrate the Bible Tercentenary. The Mayor will preside and addresses are to be given by the Revs. Messrs. Itoscher, Doull, Spence, and. Hird.