PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1548, 18 September 1912, Page 4

PALMERSTON DAY BY DAY.

(From Oit SBecial Gorre'uon'dcnt.) Palmerston, September 1". The Palmerstoit Cliaiiiber of Commerce has appointed n cbinmittee to inquire into i ihe exports of flux, wool, meat, butter, cheese, etc., and also into the imports ol (soft goods-, machinery and hardware, i. m6tor-car3, etc., fo far. as this district is concerned, with the object of furnishing information to tlis British Trade Ccimnis- ' fiion 1.-hen it comes to New Zealand. The

! setting m> of the committee is in response to' a- latter from the Minister for Internal Affairs. 1'." , -

|. The commit toe of th'a' Men's' f-'oei-vl Club lias leceiveil-it letter from J.ord Islington, ..-who is'patron- of.the elivb, infimatiiif he villrocommeml his snccnwor (Lord Liverpool! to become patron of the club. Tlie■'secretary of iheManawatu A. ami P. Association'(.Mr. W..T. Penny) retur'n- ■ fd' ye.iterdav from a vi»|t , .tovthe i.Ajiekland- • di'sfriit; wh'ere ho lias been, ctiaf'asjiiis for .exhibits; for the next show: of his as=ocia--f.ion. 1110 was very successful in his, mission; and tli.-) snoe'ial .sliow. stock trains to l>i fun to fhff ralmerston Show'aT-ailikely .-to , Wlrirgely made use of. ' The Technical-School Sports Club held its arinual nicjting last eroilini;, when the folltfwinj? ■ offi'f-ars wer« elected:—Committc«, Messrs. Parker, AitehisonV.'Ciinnine- : hnmc. Sne&:l, and Barnard: secretary, Mr, "W. ifockiiii;; treasurer, Mr. F. I)'. Op'ie. The annual sports gathering -rt-ill be" hold .-on Novem&r 11 \