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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2064, 26 April 1907, Page 4

Owing to a technical informality. the Hon. R. A. Lough nan, one of tin* lately appointed Legislative Councillors, has resigned. The point was whether he came under the terms of tho Disqualification Act through holding a Government appointment with in six months of his nomination. The prescribed term has now expired, and it is understood lie will lie re-nomi-nated in due course. • The four oldest surviving members of the Loyal Kgmont Lodge, 1.0.0. F. M.U., wore photographed on the site of the first The “subjects” ages were 75, 78, 70, and 84, a total of 316 years, and they all joined the Order within a year of the opening of the first Lodge in Taranaki 50 years ago. A debtor in a judgment claim before the Court at Wanganui recently, created no small amount of a massemout among those present with an assurance that he managed to keep himself, and wife and family of six children on the small pittance of £1 per week, Of this amount, 8s was absorbed in rent, leaving hut 12s for food and clothing, and the many other necessaries required. IN one of the family were at work, nor did the wife contribute* monetarily to the support of the home. He further stated that he was not running up other debts. Council for the creditor did not ask for an order under the circumstances. An endeavour is to he made immediately to form a branch of the Anti- ' Asiatic League of New Zealand n. Wellington. The league was Formed in Master to n a short time ago by Mr. John Cameron, who is its organising secretary, He is at present in \\ ellington, interviewing sympathisers, and it is his intention to ask the assistance of the Trades Council. When the Wellington branch is formed, the •executive of the league will be. set up in Wellington, instead of in Masterton. The league is seeking to attain its main objects through Parliament, and, with a sympathetic Premier in power, hopes to amend the Chinese Act of 1899, by raising the poll-tax from £IOO to £IOOO, with an effective education test. f |lf the Chinese climb over the tax, says Mr. Cameron, “then they won t getover the proposed education test. ‘An endeavor is also to he made to get the re-introduction of the Asiatic Restrictori' Act of 189G* to which the Royal Assent was refused. This Act concerned other aliens besides Chinese.