PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1508, 2 August 1912, Page 9

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(Ey Telegraph-— : Saecial CorroSDonilenU Palmerston N., August 1. The annual meeting of tho 'lfcrrace End Bowling anil Tennis Club was held at the pavilion last evening, when there was a largo attendahce. of members and Mr. C. F. Spooner (president) occupied the chair. The annual report stated that the receipts amounted to ,£4O more than tho previous year. Twenty new members were elected, and the following officers .were appointed:—.President, Mr. R. H. Sollitt; viee-presidents, Messrs. S. Ayling, B. Martin, and J. Harris; secretary, Mr.C. F. Spooner; assistant-secretary, Mr. P. M'Hardy; treasurer, Mr. \V. Mundv; committee, 'Messrs. Turner, Jones, Sutcliffe, Sinclair, and Stubbs; green superintendent, Mr. E. H. Sollitt. Donations for competitions for tho coming season were promised by the president, cup £a 55.; Mr, D. Craig, gold medals, value »C 5; Mrs. • Rawlins, J!l. There was a large attendance of members at tho Palmerston Working Men'; Club last evening, the occasion being thf presentation of nrizes won in tile animal competition. These were presented b\ the president. (Mr. A. J. Mahon). as follow:— Billiards, A class: W. Bartlett, 1 E. J. Kasli, 2; special for breaks, .1 O'Connor, 1; Bertiuist. 2 and 3. B class T. Billing. J: C. W. Navlor, 2; E. JanK-s 3; T, 1?. Kelling, ■!. Cribbage: f. White head, 1; C. Gattsche, 2: I". \\ells, 3 Euchre: F. Jewell, 1; J. .Kroupa, 2. Vo cal and instrumental items'were rendem and a pleasant evening passed. A. pot of tar boiling over was the caus.i of an alarm on'the fire-bell last evening It. appears a resident on \\alde£?ravi Street was lieatin- some tar when tin stuff boiled over ami look fire. The fir; brigade was prc-entlv on the spot, and th« blaze was extinguisncd before much dam age was done. Th-e vital statistic.- for Po.lmeMon fni ( (ho month of July are—Births, 35 j marriages, IB; death-. 10.