POLITICAL NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1843, 25 August 1906, Page 3

POLITICAL NOTES.

(Special to Times).-

A SUGGESTED NEW INDUSTRY. WMiington, lest night. Apropos of Mr Gray’s q rrstion about the granting of a bonus to encourage the manufacture of printing paper in Now Zralaid, 1 learn that Mr It Tibb, o( Christchurch, ir prepared to llratacumpaDy with a capital of JGSO.OCO if Government will grant a bonus and give him corlain ccncessionF, enabling him to use some of tho eofs waste timbers in eortaio areas of tho West Coast of the South Island.

MIXED METAPHOR

Mr Hogg’s ip-relies aro romarkublo for their uartipbor, which is, as a rule, very much mixed. Ho computed tbo Oppon tioo yesterday to a skeleton army. In thr noxt sentODce they wire a fewshipwrcckid mariners. Roferouco to a ship prompted Mr Hardy to srmrtly into jocc, “What has your ship doco for you?” at.d there was laughter ut Mr Hogg’s expense, because be was ono cf those who expec.ed a port folio. , ~ n Our ship was nover hotter uiannod, retorted Mr Hogg. Mr Jas. Allou : " Which is your ship ! (More laughter) Mr T. Mackoez o: " It< a scow. (Another laugh.) ~ , Mr Hogg went on to state that a 1 tne Opposition wc.o gone—" gone Ike tho old tom eat who got in the way of the aaUSDgcmanufacture'.” . . At this choice diction members lough: a srratu. hut Mr Hogg was n.t y,C satn-fa'.d, and Mr Misery was comparod to tbe last rose of summer, left blooming alouo, and a man who, owing to the loss of his followers, represented 11 nudity in a most expressible shape.’*

THE CONFIDENCE THICK. Two of t*bo Northern ivctubors wmo I'O oontly t ilun in by i\ pltuisibln young 111*11 wlui tend said ho was ii son of Me Colvin M.M K. 0. o Government supporter pnit his passage on tho atrongfeh of bin roproscntiitione. Tho young limn finding himself in n oabin with another legislator nuo oodorl in borrowing jC'-i Loin hi to. 0l nr rivnl at Wellington tho legEl itors loarnrd fr. in Mr Colvin Hint they htul been the victims of thoicotvn oredulity and goucro aity.