PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1123, 10 May 1911, Page 6

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

THE IRISH CAMPAIGNERS. '

(By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Palmerston, May 9.

Captain Mounsey presided at the annual meeting of (he Palinerston Rifles last night. Tho annual report and balancesheet (the- latter showing a credit balance of <SUG 16s. 3d.) were adopted. The following officers were elected:—Secretary, Corp. Ball; custodian, Sergt. Stock; Shooting Committee, Col.-Scrgt. Perrin, Sergt. Stock, Corp Pratt, Bugler Dilkcs, and Privates Gefl', Tromainc, Cook, and Gill. Lieut. Louisson tendered his resignation, which was acccpted with regret, members expressing their appreciation of his services to the rorps. Corp. Ball was presented with the trophies which lie had won during the past year at shooting. After tho meeting a farewell "social" was tendered to members of the corps who are resigning under tho Defence Act. A very enjoyable evening was spent, and a retiring secretary (Sergt. Bell) was presented with a handsome din-ing-room clock.

The Home Rule delegates—Mtssrs. Redmond and Donovan—arrived from Napier by motor-car "about eleven o'clock this morning, and were met by members of the local committee, and welcomed by the chairman (Mr. E. 0. Hurley). They were afterwards entertained at lunch. * They left by the afternoon train for Wanganui. The third member of the party (Mr. Hazelton) arrived by train this afternoon, and was welcomed by tho Mayor and members of the committee. He was entertained at dinner to-night by Mr. I?. M'Nab. To-morrow night Mr. Hazelton will give an address on' Home Rule.

A start_ has been made with the survey of the Native reserves in tho town for tile purpose of dividing them into building sections, and these will shortly be placed on tho market on long lease.'

Mr. P. Buiek, M.F., and Mrs. Buiek left to-day for Napier, where they will spend about a week.

The Kairanga County Council has donated fifteen guineas to the funds of the St. John Ambulance Association.

The Methodist Congregation of Ashhurst is about to build a more commodious church there. The new edifice will bo erected in a more central situation.

At .the S.M. Court to-day. before Mr. A. D. Thomson, S.M., Gilchrist and Kidd sued H. B. Bayliss for .£3B, balance of commission on the sale of defendant's farm, X 6 beinj paid into Court. Defendant disputed the claim on tho ground that he had not agreed to nay plaintiffs 2$ per cent, on the saie. After hearing a considerable amount of evidence judgment was given for plaintiffs for the i amount claimed.

The council of the Palmers! oil Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting last "night. Present:—Canhin. Haydoii (president). .Messrs. J. A. Xasli, V.\ Devine. and R. Gardner. The question of a bond for Palmerston came up for discussion, but it was decided to hold the matter over until Sir. Goldingham, who had the matter in hand, could be present. A communication was received from the General Post Office regretting that the names of users of the telephone bureau could not be placed on accounts for the convenience of hotels and large firms, as the present system provided all reasonable information. In rcplv to a letter from the chamber suggesting that the goods train leaving Palmerston at 4.45 a.m. for Woodvillo should stop at intermediate stations, the Minister for Railwavs stated that this (rain already took passengers, but it was a goods train put Oil to relieve the traffic, and if it had to stop as suggested the stoppage would entail an extra sixty tons of haulage. The other alternative was to reverse this train with the one which left Palmerston at 5.30. The rhamlier thought that this would be gelling "out of the frying pan into (lie fire," ami decided to leave the matter alone. The secretary wa.s instructed to remiud the Post Office Department that the chamber had not yet received any reply to the complaint that local subscribers io the telephone exchange had not been put on tho same footing' as Wellington subscribers. A communication was received from the General Manager of Railways, declining th placo' n statimimnsler at Hangiotn Railway Station, as I hero was not sufficient, volume of business there. A letter from the Dannovirke Chamber regarding bankruptcy laws was held over In tho next meelin? " A rather sharp shock of earthquake was felt here at 1.5 this morning.