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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 191, 20 August 1901, Page 1

Naturally, Mr Seddon is very angry when he reads that two manufacturers in Dunedin have closed down, and arc clear, ing out of the country, while the whole industrial interest of the colony is in a state of unrest and terror. But he must not blame the Conciliation Boards for this. The fault lies with the law which has created this unrest and terror. Only this week, an uncanny feeling has been created in Auckland by the story that the timbermillers of the province are talking of closing down for three months, while the mining industry is quite stagnant, and threatens to be much worse, This is not the work of the Conciliation Boards. It is the effect of the law passed by Mr Seddon. —Auckland Observer, Our Wairoa correspondent At a meeting of the non,-corns, of the Huramua Mounted Eifles, held on the 12th inst„ it was deoided to hold thenfirst grand annual ball on September 11th, 1901. Corporal Beckett was appointed assistant secretary tothe Quartermaster. The prices were fixed ?,t 5s double ticket and 2s Cd extra lady. The question of music was left in the hands of the Quarter-master to arrange. The Masters of Ceremonies are Sergeant-Major Hewett, Quarter-master Sergeant Cosgrove, and' Corporal Beckett, It was decided to send complimentary tickets to all officers of the East Coast Battalion. That great illusion, “ Pepper’s Ghost,” Belongs to days of yore, h e smartest conjuror cannot boast He’s puzzled people ruoro. Many ailments nowadays Are just as tricky sure, For coughs and colds we’ll sing the praise Of Woods’s Great Peppermint Cure.