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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1621, 8 December 1905, Page 2

MeEsra Darton and Wall forfeit their deposits ofiGlOeashio the electoral contest. Id another column the Hod. James Carroll returns thanks to the electors of Waiapu. At a la-go meeting of tbo Turangauui Lodge of Druids last night Bro. G. E. Dart on was elected secretary by a large majority out of three eandida'os. The following playots will represent the United Cricket Club against Te Baa at Victoria Domain to-morrow afternoon Hallamore, W. Gibson, Robinson, Sefton, Gardiner, Cater, H. Sheridan, Massey, Ferris, Dods, Cato; ewtergonoies. Hill, Rutledge, Johnston,

Mails for Auck’aud pot Wanaka oloso

at 7 a.m. to-day, Mads for Napier, WeWngtin, und South per Rangrtiia cl jso at 3 p in. to day, Owing t 0,., the unusual block of work telegrams passing through VVollington yottorday suffetod J : ] hours’ diluy.

In cooneolion with tho fa'a'ity at Mobaka a verdict was returned that Jas.

McMillan diod through a rupturo of tho iutebtinos and mortification setting in. A tooord jourroy by motor-ear was mado tbo othor day between Napior and Rotorua. Tho oar lefu Napior at daylight, and roaehed Rotorua (156 miloa) at 9.30 p.m. Tho actual running time was ton hours.

Tbo Hoo. J. Ca roll has rooeivod messagoa of congratulation from all parts of tho oolony. Ono obaractorietio 000 from an admirer at Palmerston Noith reads! r Thou art thy mothor’s looking-glass, and sbo in thco boholds tho lovely April of her primo, whioh is Shakcspca-r, but in plain English means that your victory is that of tho nativo-born.

On Wodnosday afternoon Mr Hogbon, Aspoalor-Gtneral of Schools, who was a

through passenger t) Napior, came ashore and bad a long conversation with Mr W. Morgan on technical education and othor subjeots. Tho guestion of rural technical instruction was discussed, and Mr Hogbon | exprosßod himsolf plcasod at tho prospect I of something being done in that direction. Ho olso mado inquiries about tho proposed school at Haiti, and promised to look into tho matter when ho got to Napior. Tho Hon. J. Oarro'l has received tho following message from tho Premior “ Heartily oongratul ite you. Elootorß of Waiapu and throughout tho oolony bavo given tbo oanoo a big 6hove along to-day. I have over trusted tho peop'o, and they have nevor failod me. They are true to themsolves, to progress, and to humanity, and those who serve them faithfully never need foar.—R. J. SeddoD.”

Captain Chrisp and Mr B. JohDston, J.’sP., at the Magistrate’s Court yc -terday gavo judgment fer plaint'll by default in tho oases of R, H. Imago (Mr Siansbury for Mr Blair) v. Eparaime, claim £5 11s 2d, ousts £2 18r 6d ; samo v. Pohatu, clafm £8 8s Id, Co3ts £2 14s 6d; J. Whinray v. Patrick Sellars, jun., claim £9 Os 3d, costs 11s; same v. Julia Pound, claim £2 12s 6d, costs 12s ; A. H. Gilman v. Paku Teka, da'iu £5 Os lid, costs £2 Os 6d.

Mr D. 0. Hawkins, who was returning officer at Whatatutu, telephoned us last evening correcting a statement appearing in a local paper that it was claimed by the no-lieonse party that 19 votes should be added to tho Whatatutu total. The probable explanation foe the paragraph was that it was intended for Waingake instead of Whatatutu returns wore tho first to rea.oh Gisborne, and we are pleased to have tho opportunity of commending tho officers at that place for their promptness, and also on the correctness of the returns.

Special attention 13 redirected t> the forthcoming sale of Mangapapa lands. Tho offering will consist of 31 acres of first-class buildiDg sites on the OrmondWhataupoko road, Bit luted two miles from the Gisborne post office, ond connected with the bus soevioe. Messrs Williams and Kettle are selling the property on account of Mr W. J. MoCliskie, who has at last yielded to many requests mado to him to subdivide the pioperty. The advocates for c'oser sett'oment will welcome tlrs announcement, and a further opportunity will be offered the worker in the town of acquiring a home for himself on easy forma and at a very moderate value. Plans will bo available shortly. There was a very large attendance at the half-yearly meeting of the Lodge Turanganui, U.A.0.D., last night. Tbe following officers were elected -Arch Druid, Bro. H. Bright; V.A.D., Bro. 8. Broingan ; A.D. Bards, Brcs. F. Palmer and E. Pool ; V.A.D. Bards, Bros. B. G. Oiawford and J. Mouat; 1.G., Bro, E, H. 0. Mtlvillo; 0.G., Bro. W. Whinray ; Secretary, Bro. G. E. Darton ; Treat U'er, Bro. M. W., Ctßig; Auditor, Bro. H. Miller ; District President, Bro. 0. Nield ; Minuto Secretary, .Bro. J. Ea'on, Bro. J. Gcorgeson, who had given great s Refaction as secretary, retired owing to ether duties.

Some curious facts are supplied by tbe marriage statistics that have just been published, said a reoent Geneva message. The most striking of those is the frequency with which men in Switzerland marry women much o'der thau themselves. Thero are 8260 oases in whioh tho hueb md is ten years younger than his wife, and tho difference amount] to 16 years in 2352 cases. Id two oases two youths, ogsd respectively 19 and 20, led to the altar two blushing brides of 49 and 51. Another young man ol 28 married a woman of 75. A nativo of Berno, however, holds the record, for he recently married a spinelor of 85 summers, whereas his age was barely 27.

Thug the Premier at Christchurch : It had boon said that Wejllsnd was getting too much monoy, but dutiDg the last five years Auckland had got J 61,856,000, Taranaki ,6449,000, Wellington £1,129,000, Canterbury £911,000, Otago £1,478.000, and poor Westland £254,000. (A voice: “ Poor " Westland, and laughter.) These figures wero taken from the Public Accounts of the colony, and thoy were at the command of the Prose, which he hoped would read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, and not sin again. (Laughter.) As to the number of men employed, they founl the following comparisons Canterbury 493, Wellington 1122, Auckland 1481, Wo3tland 139 (Cries of •' Oh 1 ”) and then as to the two isla'nds, he showed the North Island had reoeived £1,371,000, and the South Island £1,175,000.

Every piece of licensing legislation and liquor reform had been resisted secretly by the Premier, said Mr T. Taylor in his final address to the eleolors. Every democratic proposal in the licensing legislation had been foroed from the Premier, and Mr Seddon hai nevor said anything rnoro brazen in his lifo than wbat he said tho previous night. The Premier was in sinoero when ho spoke, and if it would keep him in power to become a vio'ent Prohibitionist he would be one to-morrow. Tho Premier said that only two charges had been brought against the Government. [ Why did he not refer to tho Finomoa trip ? [A voice : “ I asked him theques tion and be would" not answer.) The Premier eaii that Ministers were allowed 30s a dry when tiavailing, but that was only whon thoy wore away on public businoss and to cover hotel expenses, Tho Prom'or bad no right (o charge 30s a day for tho Hinemoa trip, but tho t u'.h was that his greed and the temptation to put £69 in his pocket were too strong. The Premier never referred to an awkward question, and when he did he skirted all round it.

Speaking at Cbristoburch on tho State ooal mines, tho Premier said the net profit on tho Point El'zvbrth coil mine amounted to £17,351, and on tho Seddon-viil-o mine there was a loss of £6900. So that there was a net profit on the State coal mines for the first year of £11,256. (Applause) The original intention was to start them for supplying tho railways

and for State purposes, and to supply the householders to keep down the price. In Wellington ooal was now obtainable at

I 22s 61 per tin, whorras previously thoy hal to pay 38s and £2 per ton. Ho did not want to be aeoused of going about muking o!e.’t : on r edng promises - (orirs of “ Oh, oh !)—and if he told them that they were going to have a Siat9 coal depot in Obristohu ch, to bring down tho price cf coal by from 15s to 10s per ton, they would say he was doing it for a purpose. (Hear, hear.) Ho would give no promise, hut he would say that faith should be kept with tho Parliament, and the State coal mines Bhould be kept for the purpose for which thoy wore established, and Chiistohuroh and tho wholo of the colony should share in Ihe benefit tbeiefrom.