The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOV. 30,1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1615, 30 November 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOV. 30,1905.

Mt H. H- Wall ia to addteaa the electors at Hangaroa to-night. ' The Matawhero stock sales take place to-day." Mr W. Douglas Lyanar will, speak at Fatutabi to-night against prohibition. Mails despatched from Melbourne via Naples on October 25th, arrived in London November 25th. The completed Waiapn electoral roll shows a total of 8118, on increase of 1780 on the 1902 roll. - “Mr G. El Darton speaks at the Theatre Royal this evening, commencing at eight o'clook. His Worship the Mayor will preside.

The opening of the Tnranganui Bowliog Club’s green takes place this afternoon at S o’olook. All bowlotß and friends arc cordially invited to be present. The following unclaimed letters lie at the Gisborne poßt office:—J. Hardie, A. Patman, E. Perry (2), from New South Wales; G. A. Martin, J. Stephens, and J. Young, from United Kingdom. The following will represent Union against Te Rau to-day Laog, Ferris, Graof, Rice, Delaney, Davis, Sheridan (2), Melville, O’Hara, and Tattoraall. Emergencies—Pirie and Sime. The following will represent the County Cricket Club against United on Saturday at Waerenga-a-hika : Raymond (captain), HeffernaD, Lang, Jennings, Baty, Howard, 0. Smith, Kere, Holshier, O'Donnell, and Bert. Sharp ; emergencies, Evans, Aislabie and Lougher. The following will represent the To Rou Crickot Olnb against the Union Club this afternoon: W. Gibson, T. Gibson, H. GibsoD, Wynyard, Erekona, Pino, MoConnoli, Ellison, Wiity, Roderick, Gorman ; emergencies, Grown aod Ronga. The following players will represent the United cricket club against County at Waerenga-a-hika on Saturday afternoon nest: —Hallamore, Robinson, W. GibsoD, Gardiner, M. Sheridan, Massey, Dod?, Cato, Carr, Hill, and Sefton. Emergencies : Johneton, Coleman, Rutledge. Tbia mornmg’s Times is the last paper that will reach the Northern end of the electorate before the election. The attention of our Coastal readers is directed to several special advertisements dealing with the two contests. The Seoretary of Mr Lissaot Claytm’s Committee has received the following telegram from Mr W. F. Massey, leader of the Opposition : “ Letter reoeived. You may make it public that I acknowledge Mr Lissant Clayton as the Opposition candidate for Waiapu.” The Government has granted the County Council £4OO for the Waihnka Valley road, £250 for Puatae-Tuawhahi, and for Karaka to Poututu £3OO. on conditions that tba Couocil gives a like sum. | The Borough Council has received advice • of the granting of a further £4OO loan .for the abattoirs.

At his meeting at Patutahi last evening Mr G. E. Darton stated that a rumor had reached him that he was being paid the sum of £IOO by Mr W. K. Chambers to contest the seat Bgainst the Hon. James Carroll in the Liberal interests. He (Mr Darton) gave an emphatic denial to the statement, and explained that the whole cost of bis expenses was being borne by bia committee.

Mr Leonard M. laitt writes to nsjjfrom Timaru denying a statement attributed to him in regard to hotels in other parts of tho colony. He concludes: “I never made any such statement or inferred anything so monstrous. In 31 years I have beard of Only two hotels immorally conducted.” - The letter is dated November 24tb,

The Tarawora passed tho East Oapo going North at 8.80 p.m. yostorday. Mrs Wm, MoLoan, the wifo of ono of tho candidates for Wellington EoHt, dlod joatorday morning. Tho doaoaeod lady, who had oujoyod oxoollont hoolth, nttondod her husband’s mooting on Tuoaday night. On roaohing homo oho was soizod with I oorobrol apoploxy, and died about 12 hours ator; Mr MoLetiu, under tho oiroumI tanooo, placed himsolf in tho hands of his Bommittoc.

At tho Supremo Court, Invercargill, R. J. Soott, the well-known wrestler, was cbargod with wifo doaortion, Acousod wbb arroated in Australia. Ho wbb found guilty and released on probation for twolvo months. A civil case, 0. Hazzlct v. W. I Hendoraon, olaimiog £6OO damagOß for alleged elandor oontainod in a latter to tho press, was net tied by defendant admitting bo was not justified ia reflecting on plaintiff's character,, oxpiossing rogrot, and making a donation of five guineas to tho hospitul. Tho following orows have boon oboson to row in the Povorty Bay Club's doublo sculls :—O. Boyle (stroke) and B. Boyle, I J. Webb (str) and W. James, W. Haokott (str) and J. Robinson, .0. Somorvillo (str) and H. G. Rico, V. Somerville (str) and A. E. Lyford, W. Oman (str) and J. Start, Lon Tato (str) aud R. Somerville, Alf. Pool (str) and J. McConnell, T. Sheen (str) | and W. Burnand, J. Young (str) and T. I Toesdale, A. McConnell (str) and G. Douglas, W. McGuffie (str) aud E. Thaxj tor, R. Jones (str) and Arobie Poo'.