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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2146, 23 March 1908, Page 2

Thci AVellington-Brindisi despatch of 14 th February arivod ill London on 20th Alarch.

The Annual General Meeting of tho AVcst End Football ulub will bo held in To Ran College this evening at 7.30 p.m.

In a reference to tho declining birth-rate,.'tho Perth "Herald” says, to whoop for a AVliito Australia and an Australia peopled by Australians, at a timo when there are few Australians coming forward, and the supply is altogether out of proportion to tho demuid, is as much a wasto of Wlioop .as 'is tho clucking of an % ancient lion Over a china nest-egg.

Air. Chits. Gowland has received tho following letter from tho Premier, in reply t 0 a communication regarding tho sorting of tho mails which arrive hero oil Sunday: “Dear Sir, — l,am in receipt of your letter of tho 3rd February, enclosing newspaper’ cuttings with reference to letters being sorted and placed into private boxes on Sunday evenings. In reply, I havo to state that 1 am making inquiries into tho matter.”

Mr. M. F. Bourkc, a prominent flaxmilor, of AVollington, who returned from a visit to tho Piako swamp, states: “Olio regrettable tiling I noticed was tho quantity of drinking and sly-grog soiling going on there. This is a matter which requires the attention of the police. It is no use the local force trying to cope with the evil, owing to the number of boats from Auckland and elsewhere that are carrying liquor to the natives and tho whites employed on the Piako swamp drainage works.” /

The Arbitration Court, which is sitting In Christchurch, was in danger of being "held up” one day last week for the want of a Bible. A medical practitioner who had been giving evidence mistook the court Bible for his notebook, and had disappeared in his motor-car before the loss was discovered. The court orderly was sent in ! pursuit, but the Bible was half a mile away when lie reached tho main entrance. Another Bible was procured from -the Supreme Court, and business was resumed after much laughter.

In the case AVetini Rikirangi and others against tho East Coast Trust Commisioner for the discovery of cer-> tain documents -and a decree for the payment of certain moneys which was heard before tho Supreme Court recently, it lias been decided to take tho case direct to tho Appeal Court. The judgment in the Supremo Court had been reserved. In the caso in which tho same plaintiffs sued James AA’rey Nolan, late solicitor to the Board, -and in which judgment went for the defendant, notico of appeal lias been given.

“Speaking from a journalistic experience extending over thirty-five years in this district, wo may say (remarks the Wftirarapa. Daliy Times editorially), that there have never been any labor troubles in tho Wairarapa; no disputes between masters and workers. All that wo have seen of late years have been manufactured in tho city of Wellington. It is Intolerable that a district like this should not bo allowed to manage its own •affairs, but that it should be placed by an absurd and ridiculous Arbitration Act at the mercy of Wellington agitators. Both workers and employers should kick against an outside tyranny if this description. It is time to decide whether this Dominion should be ruled by agitators who never do a day’s work, or by tho men engaged in tho industries of New Zealand.”

A resident of the Thames who ha 6 just returned from a visit to the King and Urewera Country states that through the instrumentality of the Maori prophet ltua the; prospecting operations of an Auckland syndicate, "which have been proceeding for some time, have been stopped. It appears that an arrangement was arrived at .with the natives that a concession should 'be granted -under certain conditions. Prospectin" work wis carried, on, but the results, though not altogether of a negative nature, as lias been stated, were not sufficiently encouraging or definite to warrant the,syndicate in doing more than continue to prospect. Whether tile natives become impatient or suspicious as tb the probability of the specific performance of the contract on behalf of the syndicate is not known, hut the filial result, was the stopping by the natives of further prospecting work on behalf of the syndicate. Now young natives have seized the pick and shovel, also the pestle and mortar, and the pan, and ore endeavoring to locate the precious metal. So far they have secured a. nice tail of antimonial and copper pyrites... ’ " . A rather unusual case came before the Arbitration:’Court at Wellington last week, when a tailoress, was charged with leaving her employment without giving 24 hours’ notice, as required by the. terms of the. a ward. Mr. Cathie stated that the case had not been brought on account of any ill-feeling, but merely to give a warning to other employees. This happy-go-lucky method of quitting employment was not infrequent. Where an employee did not give notice tint ho or she intended to leave the employer was greatly inconvenienced. In his own case work was hung in a half-finished state, and it was only by questioning some of tho other employees who might happen to meet the absentee that the true facts could be ascertained. Mis Honor Mr. Justice Sim .said this was the first case of the ■kind the <Sourt had had before it in .Wellington, Under the circumstances ' v, dy a small fine would bo imposed. but A disregard of tho requirements of iiwards m tins dnu,tiun in the future would be "Ah a fine commensurate with tut' IM * fence. Mr. Catliio stated -O Court that he intended to pay tlie fine 655) himself. , -

Afer the exceptionally dry summer) it is anticipated the winter will be_ an unusually wet one. To be well siiod enables man, - woman and child to defy the elements. Genuine bargains in boots and shoes of every variety are to be had at H. J. Andrew s Boat Depot, Gladstone Hoad. Mr. Ad lrew is leaving shortly for Aucklan j, and his large stock must bo cle ired. Come and see what liberal discounts are alloived on all lines’ 1 The misery of headache is quickly banished by Stearns’ Headache Cure, which promptly cures all kinds of headaches, and neuralgic pains as well. No on a should he .jyitjiout it. — Advt.