PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1435, 9 May 1912, Page 8

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) Palmerston North, May 8. In connection with the farm properly just purchased at Terrace I'lml as a site ior St. Patrick's College, the Very liev. Uoan Kegnault, S.M., Procurator' of Iho Marist Order, the Venerable Archdeacon Dcvov, S.M., and tho Hev. Father O'lfeilly, S.M., Procurator of St. Patrick's College, were in Palmerston yesterday. They returned to Wellington to-day. Bro'. A. Torslonson, P.M. of Manawatu Kilwimsing Lodge of Freemasons, has gone to Dimodin to represent his lodge at the annual Urand Lodge Coiiininiiiisttion. , The Congregational Church is holding a winter carnival and bazaar, which, is proving most successful. The Mayor and Mayoress of Pnlinorston are. to bu entertained at a social to be held on May - .'2. The pupils of the Presbyterian Sunday School at Awahuri have niade a. presentation to their teacher, Miss Weighlman, on the eve of her marriage. i Xo cafes of infectious disease were reI ported in Palmerston during April. I Permits for the erection of ten now buildings, besides various alteration? and i additions to existing premises, wre issued in Palitierston during the nasi foil' , v.vek?. Empire Day is to bo celebrated at All Saints' Church on May IS. The Salvation Army has engaged A- tillers* Theatre for *)ig meetings to bo held on Sunday next, which will be addressed by Major Colom, editor of the "AVar Cry." The weekly meeting of (lie I'alincrslnn Literary and Debating Societv was held la't night, when the subject. " That motor-uu-cs nrc preferable to trams in Palmerstou Xorth," was. discussed. Mr. C. F. Spooner led the alfirmativo side, and Mr. 11. M. Haycock led the opposition. A largo number of speakers took part.in the debate, and a vole token at the conclusion was in faviwr of (he negative. Xexl week (he subject for debate will he: "Should Bachebvs be Tn.wl:"

The usual nicrtinjf >il' the Borough Council was held last niclil. the Mayor (Mr. .1. A. Na>h) presidinp. 11 was decided lo send a remit, lo (he Conference of Local Bodir?, tlint municipal voting papers lie the same as at the general election, and printed in the siuie .way. 'I'he police intimated that they would be severe, on owners of doi|s which caused (rouble and danger to cyclists and motorcyclists. The Kngineer was instructed (o lay down Viirllu-r cycle tracks in various streets. The agent'of ill. , mnnnfuclurors of His , filter? which. !iavi< been on urdor from Kugland for some time for lite waterworks, wrote that owiiifc !ii the strike nt Homo ihe arrival of' Hit? fillers would bo ('.clayed for live. wecVs. Tt was decided jo coiisulfthe Borotf;li Solicitor tn to whether iiiterc-t on loan money could not be chained against thfi montifacturer for this iieriml. 'I'ltt! Engineer reported that sati'sfnciory prosrc-«s was beinu made with 1h.3 raisim; of the dnni at the Tirilca Head works, though same delay hnil been nau=cd by bail weather. , It \vys ilccidod to t'iike a jioll of ratepayers on (ho. question uf rai.-ins .CfiO.OOO fur tramway.-.-. The was instructed lo make a survey of Ilokmvhitu, with it view Hi extending t!io sewevni;e system In lhat parl of Ihe lotni. The matter of excliauqinc n section of land in (.'oleniiin Place for Mr. .1. K. Henry's section, or hikins; (lie laltor tindrr Him Public Works Act. was referred back to the Public Works Committee*