The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBOBNE, JUNE 7, 1906. MEAT SCANDAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1767, 7 June 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBOBNE, JUNE 7, 1906. MEAT SCANDAL.

It is a pity that the Wellington. Times should bavo given spao3 to Mr Moore’s story msking allegations against soma unspecified meat wo.ksaod butohers. It is true that denia's have been promptly given, but when a misrepresentation has been first given to the public it is apt to keep on trav. lling, doiag damage' long after it has been disproved at thesouioe of origin. The horrible revelations being made in Amerioa should cau-o New Z»alandeis to be thankful at the improve ments during the last few years in regard to supervision of slaugbtorhousrs and other depattments.of the meat trade. Mr Mooio seems to have bad his reasoning oepacity affected by reading so much of the American disclosures that some papers have beon wallowing in at tho ixpense of their readers’ appetite. The worst featuro of Mr' Moorb’a attack is perbapß the most pleasing. He has made his clarges, so sweeping'as to be sslf-oondemnatory.. Some people might believe a little of what he said, but he has said so much that no one on believe it true. However, anything teodirg to damage New Z?tltna’smeat trade should bo closely watohed. Our cablegrams shovt that the Admira’ty and War Office are in futuro to refuse to place their tinned meat contraols tlsewhere than with the oolonies, and it is very desirable that the New Zealand trade should be kept free from blemish or slander that cannot be rightly understood by people at a distance.

Mr D. J, Barry returned ■to Gisborne yestorday. Malle dospatohod from Melbourne via Brindisi on May 2nd arrived in London on Juno Ist.

Mails for East Coast ports per Haupici olobo at 9 a.m. to-morrow.

Tho Matawhoro stook sales will be bold io-day.

Mails dospatobod from Auokland via 3an Franoiaco on May 4th arrived in London on Juno 2nd,

Mr Bullen, Inspector of Factories, left last night to tain up his appointment at Palmerston North.

Tho Frasertown correspondent of the N.Z. Herald states that about 20 of the Waikaremoana nntivos followod ltua, the Maori " prophot," on his return to Ruatuhuna, and aooompany him thonoo to Gisborno.

The J. C. Wiliiamßon Gomio Opera Company oonoluded their Gisborno eoaton labt night with another eplondid hones. “ U'.opia, Limited,” was staged in the Company's beat style, a .d proved a great attraction, the large audience being entouaii a io throughout. Under date April 12th a London correspondent writes :—” Mr W. Mao Lean (Gisborne) landed at Liverpool early last I month alter having oome from New Zealand by way of Canada and New York, oroßsing the Atlantio id the White Stas steamer Cedrio. After spending a few weeks bore, Mr Mao Lean will leave for South America ; next South Ahioa will be visited, and then Mr Mao Lean will embark for New Zealand ” Tbo trams to represent the Eia Kaka v. West End Hockey Clubs this afternoon will be piokod from the following players: —West End : Allen, Glover, Wilson, Wepiha, Boderiok, Bushnoll, Brown, Pine, Wi Friday, Smith, Parnell, Johnstone, Heke, Hakowai. Eia Eahe. Bright, Pettie, Somervell, Mann, McLernon, BartoD, Grant, Garrett, Hamilton, Reid, Parker, Nolan, Woodward, Beere, and Walker. Play starts at 3 p.m sharp. Mr J. Martin will referee. At a meeting of the Wanganui Lioansed Victuallers’ Association held on Tuesday a resolution was passed deprecating the aotion taken by certain Obristchuroh hotelkeepers in reference to the application and interpretation of section 421 of the Licensing Aot as calculated to inflame public opinion and prejudice the interests of the licensed trade hereafter. The looal A°sociation wore legally advised that any person is entitled to be on licensed premises during hours when it is unlawful to sell liquor, provided satisfactory exp'anation is given.