PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1433, 7 May 1912, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Tcleeraph.-SDeclai Correspondent.) Palmerston North, May 5. At the Police Court to-doy, before Mr. A. 1). Thomson, S.M.. n number of parcuts were final under tlie Truancy Act for not sending their children to school regularly. Arthur Stanley was remanded to Thames on a eharse of obtaining by ialse I pretences h from William Bomgard, of that town. i Potor Sohlargor was cuargod with ffliiin" to provide for the maintenance of his two children at the Wereroa Train ins School, the amount 'due being .£34. After hearing evidence, his Worship adjourned the case for five weeks. The St. Patrick's College authorities take possession of their newly-acquired site at Terrace End on May 31. Mr. Kichard B. Eobertson, who was found seriotislv ill in a Palmerston street last week, and died subsequently in the hospital, was an old colonist. Ins mo being 70 years. He was the father of Mr. E. 18. Eobertson, chairman of the Akitio Countv Council, and a native of Stanton Farm." Hrair Athol. PcTtli. The deceased arrived m New Zealand al*out 53 yeais airo. and vas on the soldfields' at lliiiistan. Ota so. and afterwards at Ross. Wetland.' Eventually he settled in Clin'stchnreli. and snbseouently removed to the Akitio district, beini one of the original settlers at Waikernrn. where he resided for about twelve years. _ Tie carried on farming pursuits at Akitio until up to about four years hto. when lie disposed of h :< properly and had snico been residing with his son. Po far verv fc-w <rood baps of came havi> been obtained in this district this season. Mr. D. H. Eait yesterday had the impfortune to damapre his motor bicycle and destroy a side-ear attached through an explosion of benzine. He was testin? the cparkine siinehiinism when the henzine ignited and flared up. The side-car was totally lest, but the injury to the bicycle did not extend beyond the destruction of the rear tyre. At a meeriiiir of the Mana<rahi 7'laxmill Emnlovecs' Union on Saturday, Messrs. E, 11. Palhousio, C. M. Brio's, and .T. E. Brown were nnpninted delegates to the conference of the New Zealand Federation of Labour on May 23. The non-Episcopal Churches of Palmcrston are endeavouring to secure a visit from the Chapman-Alexander evangelistic mission. , The Manawatu Golf Club held its first medal competition.' of the wason on Saturday. Tito best cards were returned liv It. S. Abraham, 95, handicap 15—SO; 0. Wilson, So—l 2-83; G. Sim, 91—10—SI; Anion? the juniors the best ear/Is were: G. W. Keelins. 113-10-10:1: G. Slack, 107 —3—10!; M. Waldegravo, 107—scr.—10".