HANAWATU

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 74, 20 December 1919, Page 12

HANAWATU

(From Our Special Correspondents.) The Palmerston North Borough Council lias resolved to Approach the ratepayers fur their sanction to raise an additional sum of J!10l),000 tor the completion of tlio tramways ana electric lightine schemes, as per revised estimates received front the electrical engineer, Mr l!\ Black. At lhe,half-yearly meeting of tho Loyal Mailawatu Lodge, M.U.1.0.0.l 1 "., tho election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows;—l.P.N.G., P. G. Bro. T. Bruce; N.G., Bro. S Wright; N.G., P.G.. Bro. li. S. Watsonj E.S. Bro. T. A. Rodgers; \Y., P. 0., Bro. J A. Wimskill. The newly-elected officers were dulv installed by L.M. Bro. 11. fharmnii. assisted by P.G.'s Bros .T. Brackenridge, J. W. Sharman, W. IT. Couburn. and J. "Hughes. The other positions filled were:—L.M., P.P.G.M. Bro. H. Sliaiman; sick visitor, N.G. Bro. S. Wright; auditors, P.G.'s Bros. T. Bruce - and W. 11. Coubum; delegates to district meeting, Bros. T Bruce, 11. Sharman. iind-S. J. AValson; Friendly Societies' Dispensary Board delegation, Rros. H. Slmrman and S. J. Watson. Nominations for». district; For Prov. G.M.. Bros. T. Jforam (Loyal Ohakuno Lodge; DG.Jt., Bro. T. Bruce; Management Committee, Bros. T Bruce, H. .T. Sliariiian, T. Webb, If. S. Watson, and S ,1. Watson. Tho i-npointments wero made:—P.G.. Bros. J. 11. Sharman; 1.G., Bro. I. 15- Bain: R.S.W N.G., Bro. 11. Sharman; L.S.. Bro. N. .T. Cox; to V.G.. B. W. Newland; L.S., Bro. H HPalmer. It was decided to place P.G. Dro. J. Brrsanti's name on tho merit board, and to present him with a framed past officer's emblem, and P.G. Bro. R. S. Watson with a framed members' emblem. , . . Mr. Stark, the well-known hydro-elec-trical expert of Christchurch, was in Palmerston North yesterday, and mndo «n inspection .of the borough with tho Mavor and counrillors A memorial tablet, in memory of tlio late Caotain Harry Palmer, will be unveiled in All Saints' Clurch to-morrow. Tho Palmerston North Borough Council after long deliberation, has decided to establish its own fire ano: accident inS '\u'7he^Palmerston North Police Court vesterday, a; juvenile offender who was cl,arced with the theft of money to tho extent of i! 22 10s. Sd„ and a metal watch valued at 7s. Gd.. was remanded to appear before the Magistrate to-daj. Tho police stated that the lad was an escaune from the Weraroa Training ]<arm. Hp had come to'town, and entered a dwelling, from which he stole the money nnd watch. With the money he bought cl" thesand other eoods, an<V w* in tho act of buying a railwnv M,it when ap pHiende.l l>v Constable Ferguson. Two further escapees froni JoUh Wilson and .Tames Boyce, were ehnrced with breaking and entering a dwelliiie at Shannon on Deeember U nnd stealing goods value*_a• Tliev wero remanded until Decemuer