EAST COAST NEWS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1615, 30 November 1905, Page 3

EAST COAST NEWS.

JVHANGARA’; [(From -Our Own Correspondent * Nov. 28. iODg spoil of vory unsatisfactory A . f ‘°; '®Jbioh oontinuod up to ft wook weathor, evor yono in thoir shearing 8BQ, ?-Z things have changed vory op ® r ? { w the belter for this week past, a continuation of the stsady “". nr j v winds prevailing. lately, wo may be fortunate enough to get a oonlmued fina soelf, which is greatly required and wnnld b° ro.ry mao h appreciated. One or two of ib° plocea in the district have managed somehow to pull through tboir shearing, but on the largor stations tboimproved weather conditions are being advantage of, and with luck ton days or so should soo nearly all the dip of the distriot safely in tho bale. The roads in the district are all in good order. Tho Pakorao tivor is orosaablo at almost any state of tho tide. r A mob of over 40 horses of a real good ' stamp from Puatao station passed here on Friday evening last on the way to town, in charge of Mr Hinton; also on Sunday a fine mob of bullocks -from Mr Murphy’s Waiau station, in charge of Mr Lougher; and still another mob of a Hundred bullooks from Mr Bu3by, Tokomaru station, in charge of Messrs Gray and Cameron.

TUPAROA.

(Prom Dur Own Correspondent.). Nov. 25.

On Tuesday night, the 21st inst., tho Hou. Jamas Carroll delivered a political address in Hayes’ Hall here, Mr K. S. Williams oooupying tho chair. The hon. gentlemen’s , discourse ohiefly ooucorned the Maori laud question. The Opposition “also received a fair share of his attention. That side of the House he designated as oritios, denying them any constructive ability, but on the othor hand giving them bredit for great destructive capacity. In Ibis he differs not from othor politicians. Dn thing worth noting in Mr Oarroll’B iddreas wsb his absoluto avoidance of itaiistios. The speeohes of most politicians fairlyibristle with figures, addition and iubtraction, constituting the Alpha tnd Omega of their dissertations, but he hon. member did not weary his mdience with such erudite matter. Ie evidently agrees with that man rho stated there were three kinds of 68 —lies, infernal lies, and statistics. | Mr and Mrs Arthur Kirk gave a social ip Wednesday night, which was well atjnded by local residents ; also many from Art Awanui and Waipiro Boy. Daooing is kept up until aa early hour. Groat inks are due to Mr and Mrs Kirk for *ir efforts to provido suoh an enjoyable /ening. ■ vTbe Maupiri was here on Monday last, ild shined upwards of 400 bales of wool, he was expected to oonnect with tho ?apshu at Wellington.

,TOKOMARU. | from Olur Own Correspondent.) \j l fa November 27. J (fr Wednesday (evening last the k J. Carroll addressed his conhere. It was the largest U( Heal meeting ever held in TokoM : u, quite a number being unable to goats. He had a .most attentive Sfcfc,- enthusiastic hearing. A number |4‘ >uestions wejre asked and promptly Ivered. A unanimous vote of v i ks and confidence in the Govern- . }v, * was carried with acclamation. Mr ‘. hjjr aarsh, J.P., was "unanimously Ad to the chair, and in introducing >/■■ W. gentleman made an excellent ■=; Ws %in which he pointed out many good works of tho present Gov>(ont, which he said was a record ■ many ways. After the address dance was held, and all f taking part appeared to enjoy ij," '■ I (selves thoroughly. Mrs Bu~ jujnan kindly lent her piano for the iccasion. Mesdames Buchanan, Green, Bigley, Connelly, Jamieson, Wilson, fc’airlie and Berry contributed pastry ind other good things for the supper, Mrs Perry as usual managed the sup-* >tsr arrangements splendidly. Mr T. Sorter sang and Mr Sheridan recited; Urs Perrv and Misses Ball and 3’Bryan also sang. About 2 a.m. a nost enjoyable evening was brought » a close,, Mr C. McCracken has made a start vith his contracts, and should be well hrough by the end of the year. Jessrs Hewetson have a number of nen working at the shed at Te Ariuiu, vhisiashould b 9 well finished before Christmas.

THE CANDIDATES. (To the Editor Gisborne .TimesJ. gi rj The Coast electors have now sard the throe candidates for political snors, and are in a position to judge ! the merits of each. Mr Wall, who as first in the field, impressed us with is honesty of purpose, and although st a fluent speaker, nor a born leader ■‘ men, yet convinced his audience i'at he knew his. subject, and that he O'- 11 be a good man for district. He knows what side he a on. He is dead against the Govern* nent, and considers that the time is ipe for a change. Mr Clayton, who 3 generally termed the “ squatter's nan,” whatever that may mean, is jonsidered by many a smart man, but bis box of tricks consisted iin the same old Opposition dodges we have listened to since 1896, mal-administration, suggestions of Tammanyism, an outspoken denunciationjof Seddon and his “ dumb dogs,’’ plus the Opposition cry of the moment that the .Government has no land policy, and that their Native Lands’policy is rotten. As an Independent Oppositionist ho is in a position of being able to criticise to the fullest extent. It is generally accepted that it is easy to criticise, and Mr Clayton would do better if he criticised less and spent more time in formulating and expounding the .policy of the Opposition. One point scored by this candidate was the smallness of Government grants to the Waiapu electorate remesented by a Minister, com-

pared with the Bay of Plenty, represented by Mr Harries, one of thf leaders of the Opposition. I notice that Mr Herries makes quite a boast of the fact that he has got so much for his district, and infers that it pays to return an Opposition candidate. Let the Hon. Mr Carroll look to it when he is returned Jto Parliament _ for the fourth time that the Opposition have not this to say of him at the next election. The boasts made by Mr Herries anfi others give him a grand opportunity of securing a big lot of the “ loaifps and fishes ” during the next three years. It seems a curious thing t&t the Opposition on the one hand accuse the Government of a “ spoils to ' the victors ” policy, and on the other boast of the amounts they have got out of the Treasury. That Mr Carroll will be.,returned for the Waiapu constituency appears to be a certainty. In his Coastal jaddresse s he has given us - what might be termed the philosophy of politics, and has proved that the time is not yet for the swing of the ’ political pendulum. He has pointed out the beneficent and excellent legislation of the Liberal Government, and has Bhown that in following the lead of .the Right Hon. Mr Seddon he has helped the cause of humanity, and hae been proud to bo a co-worker with on< Of the men of the ago; Mr Carroll > address was a good account of hii stewardship aa our member, and a

f tho same time showed that by votiDg for him we will be voting for the ' continuance of a Government, that in spite of his record, is still worthy oi a further tenure of office. _ That we cannot do bettor than again return Mr Carroll at tho hoad of tho poll is the opinion of Yours, etc., East Coast Elector.

y ADVICE TO MINISTERS. I (To the Editor .Gisborno Times.) I Sir,— 1 * If Christ came to Chicago ” was i a book that created a big stir iu America, r . and in the English speaking world. “11 f; Christ came to New Zealand would be , a good subject for an abler pen than . mine to take up and make a book of. , The writer of such a book would suroly ' find that many ministers of the Gospel ■ are neglecting their work, but they are in a number of cases subordinating the question of the salvation of man through Christ to the question of nofficense. If those ministers who are at the head of the no-license movement in New Zealand had bent their energies and undoubted talents towards creating a religious revival throughout • the colony, I think they would have been serving their Master much better, and would have got better fruits from their labours. “By their fruits ye shall them.” What i is the condition of New Zealand to-day ? Gambling is indulged in to an enormous extent, the nation as a whole is drinking more alcoholic liquor than ever, the I social evil is rampant, and true followers of Christ are few. A religious revival would do more to check evils than any legislation that could be passed to abolish the totalisator, or to prohibit the drinking 1 of intoxicants. Therefore let the mini- I sters of the Gospel devote themselves to I a religious revival. —I am, etc., Rustic.

ME LYSNARS’ ADDRESSES,

Coast people will be pleased to learn that Mr W. Douglas Lysnar is to give a course of addresses along the Coast on the disastrous effects of prohibition. Coast people will no doubt be glad to hear both sides of the question, and in Mr Lysnar they will have one who is quite a different stamp from the well-paid Yankee bounders, who have been having such a good time in the colony.