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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1618, 4 December 1905, Page 2

Mr Carroll speaks at Murewai tonight. Mr W. Douglas Lysnar addresses an anti-prohibition meeting at Tokomaru to-night. Mr G. E. Darton •will address the ■electors in Gisborne to-night. Wednesday will be observed as a holiday from mid-day. Factories need not close, • but a reasonable opportunity to vote must bo allowed to employees.

At otioket on Saturday, Tntubcru defeated To Rau and United boat County. Mnlla for Napior, Wellington, and South, prr s.s, Fauny, olobo to-day at 4 p.m. A mooting of subscribers to tbo To Karaka library is oonvened for Saturday ovoning noxt, Transhipmonta ox s.s. Waiwora and Devon ar.ivod from Auckland by the Tarawora yoaterday. The Mayor will proaldo at Mr G. E. Dalton’s mooting, to bo hold to-night in Hie Majosty’B Thoatro aftor tbo prohibition meeting. Caro must bo taken on Wednesday not to influence or adviso anyone how to vote, which may load to a fine up to £2O.

Mr Vile, tbo Oppcs’tion candidate for Monawalu, has domandod an apology from the Promier for alleged defamatory statemado by the latter at Shannon. At Napier on Saturday a writ o'ntmiog £5lO damagoß was servod on Mr Charles Sauudors (prominent in no-liobnao oirolee) at tbo inßtanoo of Mr lan Simson, of Napier. Tbo cause of tbo aotion is an allegation that Mr Simson bad been oonvlotod of Bly grog-soiling at Gore. Two young men are pationls in tho hospital as tho rosult of a powder explosion at the back of Mr Tullooh’s station last weok. They wore drying some powder, whioh was iguited by a spark. They received a vory Bovere shook, and wore much burned. Tbo tont was sot on fire, but in spite of tbeir injuries they succeeded ia putting tbo fire oat. They wore brought to the Whatatutu hotel, and vvoro given every care and attention, being subsofluently brought to tbo hospital. The oveniog service of St. Andrew’s Church was held last night in the Theatre Royal, when the Rev. JY G. Paterson leotured on, " Facts, pot fictions, about nolioonse : Why I am a patriot, a preacher, and a philanthropist ” There was a very largo congregation. The rev. gentleman dealt with the subject of no-lioonse in all its phases, bis address boiDg mainly a reply to Mr W. D. Lysnar’s statements in regard to the evil effect of no-lioense upon tbo community.