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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 329, 1 February 1902, Page 1

While England has allowed the pernicious Little Englander and pro-Boer the utmost liberty of speech and action, Brother Jonathan has profited by scoring a path of thorns in the Philipines. The American Government has passed a law that any person who utters seditious words shall be fined 2000 dollars, or u go up” for two years. Treason is to be punished with death. If every word of sedition spoken in England and the colonies was paid for at the rate of tour hundred odd pounds, Stead and Co. would bo bankrupt years ago, or would be doing time aggregating thousands of years. Of course, it would be evidence of further brutality on the part of England to stop the war by hanging a few thousand traitors, but America is trying it, and she has led us in many other ways. The following matches have been played on the Gisborne Bowling Club's green: —Nicholas, Nasmith, W. Pettie, Hennessv 15 v. Score, C. Rosie, Martin, Humphreys 0 ; O’Meara, Williams, Lewis, Holland 26 v. Morgan, Siddells, Dixon, ; Matthewsou 10 : J. Rosie, Orr, Robertson, I Ambridgo 18 v, Harris, F. Pettie, J, T* Witty, Sidebottom 30,