PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1355, 5 February 1912, Page 3

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

<By Tolesranh.-Stwial CcrresDo n a cn i.\ Palmerston North, February 3 Gold medals have been dona 1 ?o the Manawatu Alotor Cycle Club bv Mc«r, Sloekwe 1 and Borgorsen for coriineUt'ion in a reliability contest between Falinor,n(i"ld, during next S" At the last m „ting of the club, seven e7J+JT mb ,? S ' >Rc]uding cue ladv, w/r" p„w" y, fhirt - v members'of tfc ebb took part in tho rnu to Foxtcn toof the Flaxmill Employees'- Ln:on was held yesterday, when there was a grod attnukraco. It was decided to take a ballot of members as to whether the headquarters of the union should be removed to Shannon or leta-.ned at Palmerston. A good deal ot discussion took place in respect to th» application of the union to the Flaxmillers Association lo have certain conditions ot the award varied, and it was (leciof-l to again approach the Millers' Association, with tho object of arranging a conference. A delegate from the Viligow strikers was present, at the meelinand it was resolved to vote J3lO towards tlie strike funds, with a promise of more assistance should it be required. The (lekgate is travelling through New Zealand with the object of securing financial assistance The largest train that has ever been CLspatched irom Palmerston was made up yesterday. It comprised 93 trucks of all descriptions, and required two engines to draw it. The. train was over a quarter of a mile long. During the Luster' holidays a law party ot l'almerstrnlans intend (o visit .he Iw.ganro National ['ark, and will imrke tho ascent of Huapchu and N'auruhoe. At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. I). Thomson, S.M., Matl'tew Connolley was again brought up on a cbarre of betting ou the Fcxton racecourse. Pecas:on was reserved. Charles Eric Parson, convicted at a previous sitting of stealing wino from 'two Palmerston churches, was onkTcd to come up for sriitencc when called upon. Leonard Harold Robinson, on a charge of. receiving (ho stolen win?, was ronvirtcd and ordered to pay the valu? of the stolen gosds, 205., the magistrate oxpmtin.g (he hope that ho .would not forget tho lesson. George Shaw, with a niiinbor of nhasos, pleaded jriiiltv to cbar-res ■ of stealing clothing from Kichard Webster, to th. - " value of .£2, and from James Tobin tj the value of M. Sub-Inspector Norwood s.iid the theft was particularly mean, as Tobin had given the accused a night's lodging. There were a sc:rc of previous 'convictions against him. Shaw was sentenced-tc> three months' imprisonment on each charge.—Patrick Sullivan, alias Holland, was convicted and sentenced'to fourtccu days' imprisonment with hard labour for receiving the clothing stolen by Shaw. The clothing was ordered to bo returned to the owners.. At the annua' meeting of Hi? Aokautore Sports Clnb, Mr. S.' R. Lancaster presiding, the report showed that there wore over £0 financial members, and the balance-sheet showed an amount to credit of ,Cl 2.' Twenty-eight new moiulvrs were elected, and it was decided to hold the annual sports on March 2£. Mr. S. R. Ilincftister was rc-elect-ed prosldint: Mcsii-s. L. R. Drvant. J. Kvle, W. T. T.ovolock, W. Gaw'ith, G. Shaw, and T. Scholes, vice-presidents: and Mr. T. I'. Helling, secretary-and treasurer. A committf* of about" thirfv was appointed to cam- r.'ut the iwst sports gathering. ■ A 'meeting of directors of various dairy companies was held at Palmerston yesterday lo meet Messrs. Hoist and Nielsen, 'rcprisentalivps of the Casein .Manufacturing Co. There were present representatives nf the Awe.huri. Glen Oroua, Bunnythonre, and Levin dairy companies, and , Mr. Cheetem of the Awahuri Coinnany, presided. After fullv discussing the'matter, and hearing a full explanation from the representatives o! the Casein Manufacturing Co.. if was decided (hat a number of dirrclors slr-uld visit the Waugaohu Factory, where a small plant for the manufacture, nf rasein is in operation.