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Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1368, 1 February 1905, Page 1

Mr Reid iB shortly, as Prime Miniate) 9 to go to Hobart, to nfctond a conference 01 Federal and State Ministers. When he was last in Tasmania, Mr Reid was besieged at a dozen wnysido stations by Btrango men from the bush, who wonted to know where his dog was. At first he ignored the inquiries. Then, seeing jthas tbo people were really serious, and that they resented bis visiting the island without this creature of the cartoonists, ho in vented a score of explanations to account for its disappearance. One of them, thqt tbo dog had fallen into the boiler of t>> steamer crossing the Straits, produced ,'fxpressions of deep commiseration amorig a small batch of country people gathered on a platform aICDg the Emu Bay Company’s lino. But it was nothing like so effective a rejoioder as the retort which he made at Mount Lyoll. The meeting was packed Mr Reid arrived late. There was a ch «r. Then half a dozen voices, as though designedly in unison, called out : “ Where’s the dog, George ? ” The answer came with a flash : “Ho couldn’t stand the sulphur fumes,” drawled Mr Reid- And as sulphur fumes are the most pestiferous artificial production at Mount Lyell, the meeting took the pornt up at once. It was quite two minutes before the orator could proceed. But he had completely disarmed a hostile section of the meeting.—News. Wc are giving the best value and b'iggest variety on our Is table ever offered in Gisborne. J Literally overflowing with hundreds of new toys and dainty articles of every, description,—:C. Rosie avM .Co,