PALMERSTON NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1210, 19 August 1911, Page 13

PALMERSTON NEWS.

(Bγ CorreEDondent.l Palmerston, August 18. At tho Palmerston Presbyterian Church on Sunday, September 10, tho Hon. G. Fowlds will present tho prizes to the successful competitors in this district iu the recent Wellington Sunday School examinations. The Rev. D, Hird, president of the Manawatii Ministers' Association, has been ordered by his medical adviser to take- a complete rest. Tho Borough Engineer, Mr. S. Jickell, who has l>een on. an official visit to the Nelson waterworks, has returned to Palinerstoo. At tho Police Court to-day Marx Olsen, about twenty years of age, was charged with breaking aud entering the office of Murray, Thomas and Co., Palmerston, on the evening of August 15, and stealing a, cash-box containing a cheque-book, papers, and Is. in money, and with obtaining from Miminea MaTcc, by means of a valueless cheque for £i,' a watch-chain and other goods, valued at ,£3 and Us. in money. After evidence, accused pleaded guilty, and was remanded to the Supreme Court for sentence. John Owen, alias Dorro, Rowe, and Lucy, was brought up on remand, charged with having atuvnpted to murtlor Augustus Percy Easton, at Moutoa, Foxton, on April 21, 1906, over five years ago. It is alleged that Uwen attempted to murder Easton by firing at him with a gun, and, later, bv hitting him on tho head with an exe. 'Owen disappeared, but he left a means of identification in his finger-prints, and these have been found to correspond with those of a man arrested a few weeks ago for disorderly conduct in Auckland, ami sentenced to three months' imprisonment. Accused was committed for trial to n™ w a fa j, rl y lengthy list of cases to come before the Supremo Court, which opens hero on Monday. These Include five criminal chaises, nineteen civil cases, bu S ,-n« tT"' b! ! nI F u P%. and other business The criminal charges aro against Cornelius .Murray, James M'Kenf' Jfedenck- Richard James Kendrant, alleged assault causing actually bodily harm; Pone Amim, alleged theft from tho person; John Robert M'Gregor and Alexander Stanley Dickson. alleged assault and robbcrj-j Frank Bedford, alleged BPsan t and robbery; John Stella, alleged killing and theft of a pi>. Loyal Manawatu Lodge of Oddfellows nek! its ordinary meeting last night, V.G. uro. U. Dilks presiding ovor a good attendance. It was reported that three otiiccrs of the lodge wcro on the sick list. % n< ? v .roomfcor was initiated. Word has been received from Mr. H. Palmer, who, it will be Tomeraberod,,lias I been laid up at Laimeeston for some, months with mi attack of typhoid fever, « J ,O T,™ 1 Mrs> Palmer will bo sailing for Nfiw Zealand next week. Mr. Palmer is now making good progress towards recovery. "Should the status of woman be raised, making her equal politically and socially with man?' was tho subject discussed at tiro weekly meeting ■ of tho Dehatins SocKty last mijfht. Several members of the local branch of the W.C.T.U. attended, and took part in tho debate, which was quite lively at times. At tho conclusion of tho discussion n vote w.is tikcn and resulted in the affirmativo of tho question by a majority of eight. Scr«l..Majw Browuina. who w.hs struck on the chitei by n football while watchin? a game on the Show Grounds over a week aqo, is still in the hospital, but is progrewinsr fnv«uraWy. Mr. M. M'Neulis. who was hurt by fallui.tr between two railway carringEs at tho Palmerston station on Wednesday nitfht, is also making a prood recovery. Mr. ,1. .7. Whitehead presided over a ineotir? of the committee of the Palmerston Horticultural Society last night, when it was decided to adopt the recommendation- of. the Ladies' Committee to add further classes to the schedule. Tire Ladies' Committee was to mnko arrangements in connection w''l pftor-. nnon, ten. at the show, and ?»-. F. j. Nnthnn undertook to amiurp rn entertainment in connection with tj-. exhibition. _Tt was reported that U\p Tarb'es' Committee .had met, and apnoinred Mrs. T'. A.' Abraham' secretory, and Mrs. Tripo tr'fsnrer, and .Miss Murray's nanio was added to the committee.