The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 13 1905. MR CLAYTON’S ADDRESS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1583, 13 October 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 13 1905. MR CLAYTON’S ADDRESS.

Friend and opponent alike can well af ford to compliment Mr Liaeant Clayton ot his speech et Gisborne last night. Hi elearly proved bis ability to Btnrdily up' hold the cause which he is espousing, and gave every promise of beiog a worthy opponent for the Hon. J, Carroll to try issues with. Although Mr Clayton modestly claims that he is only a novice at speaking to such meetings there is tbat about him which stamps him as a candidate not to be under-rated by any veteran campaigner. He is a fluent speaker, a close student of Imperial and colonial politics, Gne who has the patience to wade through that dreary publication Hansard, and who loads up with pleuty of good emmuoition before he goes out on the Bkirmieb. In sportiog parlance he will

continue to improve on bis preliminary canters. He was able ifco score off every interjector, and is without doubt the strongest Opposition candidate who has taken the arena in Gisborne duriDg the Seddon regime—a very long time as we all know. Mr Clayton has taken our advice, and refrained from any remarks that might be deemed to bo a personal reflection on the Hon, James Carroll, and now we would, in a friendly spirit, offer him a further hint, that be should in futuro devote less time to scolding the Government and the member for the district—they have been well lessoned by long experience of that sort >f thing—and eeek to convince the people is to how they would benefit by a change. Jowevor, we heartily congratulate him on he success of his meeting at the chief eniro of the electorate."

Entries for the show olose to-morrow night.

Messrs Bain Bros, have several important announcements in this issue. Messrs Williams and Kettle hold a olearing sale on account of Mr E. F. Grey, Bivorside, on Tuesday next.

Tho Oity Band gives an open-sir concert to night in aid of bandsman Bannister.

Thirty-one applications havo boon received for tho Dunedin Town Clerkship, including several from Australia.

Two hundred eattlo and 1000 shoep, for South Africa, send by Mr G. P. Donnelly, havo boon railed from Hastings to Wellington for shipmont. The chopping competition to have boen held et Ormond on the 21st inst., has boon postponed until the 24tb, the first day of the Show.

A cricket match will be played tomorrow afternoon at Waorengo-o-hika between the Te Bau and Waereuga n-hika College students.

The annual general meeting of the Poverty Bay Cricket Assooiatian will be held at 8 o’clock to-night in the Masonic Hotel.

A oommiiteo mooting of the Poverty Bay Caledonian Sooiety will be bold in tho Farmers’ Union Club rooms at 8 to-night, when important business will be dealt with.

In connection with the Baptist Church a grand sooial will be given in Townley’s Hall this evening at 7.80. Befreshmeots will be duly provided, and a first-dess programme of songs and recitations will be given, Mr S. T. Stanton notifies that he is removing into new premises next the Library, Peel Street, and will opon there tomorrow.

When Mr Lissant Clayton was criticising the Liberal Association ciroular last night, he pointed out that Mr Seddon bad on two occasions opposed women getting the franchise. “ Quito right, too I ” roared a mescaline voice at the back.

Entries for the wood-chopping competition at the A. and P. Society’s Show will be recoived by Mr Con. Neenan, of Ormond, as well as at Mr H. M- Porter’s office.

The committee of the Te Karaka Lawn Tennis Club have deoided to hold a social on the 19th instant at the King’s Theatre, Te Karaka, in aid of the funds of tbs club. The club have lately secured a suitable ground for a court, and it is anticipated that this will be ready for play by the commencement of next season.

Seeing tbat the elections are so close at band, and the supplementary roll is being completed, it behoves all electors to see tbat their names are on tbc roll, fer we havo heard it whispered tbat some electors havo signed enrolment forms whioh so far have not for some cause or other been plaoed either on main or supplementary rolls.

Mr W. Lissant Clayton called at the Times office after the meeting last night, and asked us to mention that his omission to move the customary vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding was quits an oversight, owing to Mr Clayton being a novice at speakiog at publio meetings aDd overlooking the matter. He wished to apologise for the omission. Mr McConeohy, representative of the Manchester Ship Canal Company, addressed a gathering of members of Parliament in favor of direct shipments to the Midland counties in England by way of the Manchester canal, and urged that it would be advantageous to New Zealand to make shipments in this way. A market, to begin with about 20,000 caroases a month, could be established in a year. Tho secretory of the Gisborne City Band, Mr A. M. Pickford, has received a letter from Dr Morrison-in regard to Mr Bannister, a member of the band, who has been in, the ..hospital suffering from rheumatic fever, hut is now convalescent. Dr Morrison has recommended a trip to Botorua, and suggests that the baud might arrange a concert to defray the expenses of the trip. The concert to be given in Gladstone road this evening is in aid of this object. The following programme will beg submitted:—Quick step, " Ballarat City " ; selection, “Mikado”; selection, " Eip Van Winkle ” ; march, Argandab ” ; grand seleotion, “ Messenger Boy ” ; selection, " lolanthe ”; selection, “ Eunaway Girl ’’; quick march, “ Kalgoorlie.” A collection will be taken up in aid of the invalid bandsman, and it is hoped there will be a liberal response from the publio.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday Mr Barton, S.M., gave judgment by default for plaintiffs in the following oases : Bobert Colebrook (Mr Sainsbury, on behalf of Mr Blair) v. Tamate Marutu, JE2O 4s 4d, costs ;£3 8s 6d ; W. T. Baymond v. B. Cogar, £1 14s 4d, costs 5s ; George Bobb (Mr Chrisp) v. Weneri Poputene, £9 4s 7d, costs £2 Os 6d ; Kaiti Boad Board (Mr Warren) v. John Colbert, £2 15s Bd, costs ss; A. Zaebariah (Mr Brightl v. Patrick Collins, £5, costs £1 8s 6d ; E, G. A. Beynolds (Mr Chrisp) v. Jane Brown, £3 7s lid, costs 10s. In tho judgment summons case of Aonie Vowles v. Angus Boss, Mr Bright, for defendant, stated his client was willing to pay, but his circumstances did not permit it. Defendant gave evidence that his wife had been in constant ill-health. He was willing to pay 10s, aDd 5s a month nntil the debt was settled. His Worship made an order for immediate payment, to be suspended provided debtor paid 10s into Court and 5s eaoh mouth until debt and oosts, £1 17s 6d, were settled.