PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1447, 23 May 1912, Page 10

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(By Telegraph-Special Correspondent.) Palmcrston, May 22. Albert Larson was arrested by Detective Quirke at Bunnytliorpo yesterday on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences at Wnnganui. Accused, it is alleged, represented lo a number of people that ite was a police constable collecting funds in connection with the, disaster. He will appear befeje the Court nt Wnnganui. 'A The local Mounted Hides left (his morning for Foxtail, where Ihey go into camp on the racecourse, for a week's training, George Aliman, of Palmcrston North, blacksmith, was abjudicated a bankrupt this morning on the petition of the Board of Governors of the Wellington College mid Girls' High School.

The annual Meeting of tho Manawatu Trotting Club was held last night, Mr. F. ,T. Nathan in the chair. The balancesheet showed n ereditof ,£l9 Ss. fid., which was considered satisfactory. Tho following officers were elected:—Patron, Jlr. D. Buick, M.V.; president, Mr. 1:\ ,1. Nathan; vice-presidents, Messrs. V. O'Connor, J. Goring-Johnston, li. A. M'Kenzio, ]■:. Wood, H. M. Simmomls. W. Beck, C. Louisson, G. M'Cartv, 11. I?. Cooper, A. J. Mnhon, H. G Hammond, F. S. M'Rae, and Dr. J. W. O'Brien; stewards. Messrs. S, T, Hunt, R. M'Dowoll, M. Holland, S. ]{. Lancaster, E. .1. Nash, W. Mouldon, H. J. WoodOeki, W. Price, G. White, ,7. W. M'C'arihy, W. Sutherland, E. Vino, S. Sanson, B. Kclleher, C. E. Edmonds, and A. Richards; treasurer, Mr. G. M'llroy; judge, Mr. H. Gillies; clerk of scales, Mr. W. Randall; timekeepers, Br. O'Brien. and Sir. P. O'Connor; auditor, Mr. R. Davis; secretary, Mr. Eric Watson. It was resolved to recommend tho committee to hold a trotting meeting in February, whether a. totalizator permit, was obtainable or not. Tho member's subGcript'ion was fixed at £1. Members of the Campbell Street Old Girls' Hockey Club held an enioyablo

"social" at the Foresters' Hall last night. ' Tiio arrangements wore carried out by: a committee comprising Messrs. Kcrslake, Tasker, Flyger, and MTKee-' man,' with Miss' Crump as secretary. Messrs. H. Palmer and"J. 11. Gray wore M.C.'s. The Hinemoa Ladies' Hockey team play '\V«llington Syrens at Wellington on June 3. Tho Manawatn Ladies' Golf Club held the monthly bogey competition yesterday in fine weather, with the following results:—Senior A—.Miss Slack, handicap 2, G down; Miss S. Abraham, B—7. Senior Tripe, 30—G; Mrs. Tripe, 2(> —8. Junior—Miss Watson, 2—6; Miss Waldegrave, 2—o.