The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, DEO. 1, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1616, 1 December 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, DEO. 1, 1905.

. The Maiawhbro stock sales were'held -yesterday. At-crickel yesterday Union scored 156 and Te Rau 74 for two wickets. Some poetical effusions bearing on the election arelheld- over. 1

The eohool sports yesterday were iavorecl with beautiful weatheri V The rebe given to-morrow. ? Criticism «-very easy,” said Mr Darton dust-night, “ but I do not believe in taking a' .plank from a' building until I have what I believe is a better one to place there.’;’ AtrMang'apapa la?t evening Mr. Clayton' expressed himself ih'favor of women being paid the same rate of wages as men for equal service performed, / , / " This is the first time I heive addressed •nob a large meeting, and I was very nervous," said Mr Darton last night, " butwhen next election comes round- I.will have got over all that, and we will be ready a good bit earlier." " In my humble opinion Liberalism died in New Zealand with the death" of John Ba'lance,” remarked the chairman of Mr •Clayton's meeting', at Mangapapa last evening. ~?& • '.djhe Gisborne School Committee, in compliance with the request made at the school sports yesterday by the Hon. Jamas Carroll, have decided to grant a holiday lie the children ,to-day, .' A notice, to this 'effect appears in-another oolamp. Mr-W/Douglas'Ly snar, "will address a

public meeting at the.Theatre Royal tonight against, prohibition,’ audit /is., hoped ie will kbyte,an attentive ..hearing,!,.,;:; He in tan da t o deal wi t’h a'good deal of matter 1 '.hot alreo d y'to aohe d on in his addresses; : / Under the title of “ Prohibition v/ Imbibition;’,' the Rev. D. Parryannoupoaa that/ by request, he will publicly reply to Messrs'Lysriai/.and , Rees at Whinray’s Hall on. Saturday evening.

The following will represent Taruheru erickot.eiub against Te Bau on Saturday meat at Victo.riaiDomain :—Lasker, Torkingtoii,,Davies, Golding, Hodge,:Charles, WyOyatd, H.:E.'Clarke, Hogg, Fenwick, iWilliaths.' Emergencies : Reuouff, Garden/ ' ~ : -

■ .Keen interest was taken in the Makauri •road ! cycle raoe " yesterday afternoon Haeehe, SOsecs,.secured' first place by tan •-lengths, Anderson, SOsecs,- and Butler worth,' soratcb, made a greet fight for. -secondplace, racing wheel and wheel from: Makauri, the former -securing beoond place' by three inches. The -winner rode a 'fiudgesWhitwofth machine.

. A Dunedin telegram states Murray, an old resident of Waitahun'a, died-suddenly on Wednesday as he was. riding through his paddocks v lt is sup., 'posed that heart disease was the cause/ He leaves a widow and ' a grown-up family. 1 ■ /■ : ‘ 1 Mr Diliop, the: Government Candidate, addressed, a second meeting-^at. Wa|roaHe was accorded a splendid “deception. A vote of thanks in Mr Dillon and continued confidence in the; Government was -carriedalmost unanimously. 5 j'.-.. / A Press Association message- frour ’Christchurch yesterday statesA-board* ing ‘house in Sydenham, owrfed"bjr Mr' Pope,’ and ocoupied by Mr Christensen; was . completely destroyed by fire early, this, morning. The insurance/on.. the; furniture is £l3O in the Manchester, and that-on the house is not known.

/.A /country householder wrote- to the Auckland-' Education -Board, protesting that-kibcat : <teacheri had-been- taking an' .active pari/Hn politics, “ much to' the : horror of olfc established, residents.” If rvas"' pointed,'out that several jot - the B card's 'prominent' employes were active/ participants in' the electoral"campaign,“ and it did not interfere with the nolitical I views or actions of its,teachers;

The following p’ayers will roprosont Te Rau oriokct club against Tarahotu to* morrow aftornoonGibson, 'Gorman, O’Hara, Olsod, Fine, Erokana, Ellison, Brdwn, Bongo, Brownlao, Witty. v . Emergencies i Eosl, Fostor, Vincent,” ,

•• Aro you it) favor of all monoyed mon pooling thole oarnings ovory, your and | dividing then amongst those unable to work?” was.it^uest’o, peeked Mr Dar.ton last night. Tiro außWor was lost' amidst the laughtor,; The Mayor!, at last night’s mooting: At first it was thought there would havo bom ,a walk-.ovor ;• no one thought there .would bo so many would-be lawmakers in the oolony. Wo havo so many offering that it is our own faUlt if we do not Boleot a good one., (Applause.)

Rather-a clover, dodge, was workod at Mr Massey’s meetiflg at Pukeltohol A rumor had got about that Mr Me- J Cardlo’s supporters were going to pack tho back oHke hall and endeavor to upset the meeting. Before the front doors were opened tlje Judies were admitted by the ‘back’door,- and conducted to the back seats. When the [McOrirdleites rushed in they found they had to- occupy • thp.-front seats, to which they were ;i coiidiicted 'amidst the derisive laughter of the ladies.

Under the title of “Our lllustrous Premier," a i correspondent . writes a. long letter, concluding iiOhe ; .following pro-1 phetio s I rain " Tho 6th of Dooembsr will make doubters realise ftJiat behind the;l Premier there must.be a mystio force, for he will return to power upon a pedestal that has grown-higher and higher, with a 'scoptrbdn'his hands, around whioh golden laurels ave cntwinedVend he will but wave this wand, and there ahail be written bet" I ter laws,.than Mo3e|M»V#;2ii8 I,'StbOjlawS 1 ,'StbOjlawS bf) Christ, riiade th# commSh'-'laws bLithe" land. Then the millenium will be ao•oepto'd, and verily will it M-sala 'lhTat truth is stranger than fiotion,"- •

■ . Mr Barton, the enrpriso candidate of the eleotion, indulged in humor last night at the expense of the newspapers. '* Wo are not all getting fairly treated by these papers,” he said. " The Times briDgs out Mr-Wai', and no sooner have they got him running in‘good form than the Herald steals him. (daughter.) The Times then falls baok upoijiJrbß, jHjoifi^James-Oarroll, butnosooner have'they ; got him going than ‘ the Herald sioals him too. (Laughter) ’So there are only two candidates Jeft, Mr Clayton and myself. Now the TiMes is in a quandary. They would like to run Mr Clayton, but they are afraid to do so in base the Herald might steal iiim., (Laughter.) Now^fas r there is no ,ohance of the Herald etealing me, I am sure of the Times support.” (Laughter.) 'L’iterbn Mr that : ,e)ecj ‘tions oost money, and mentioned the advertising. 'j We havo two papers,” he added, “ one has always ..stuok:,t.3 the Liberal. jsidp and the other has been Liberal' -for' four days,” (Roars of laughter.) 111 -