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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2230, 24 October 1908, Page 4

“The Opposition has not been the opponents of the workers, but has been invariably on the side ol the workers,” said Mr. Clayton during his campaign speech last evening. On Thursday and Friday next, the Salvation Army will hold its annual sale of work at the Citadel, in Gladstone Itoad. Auction advertisements relating to to-day’s sales by Messrs F. S. Maleolm and Co. and Miller and Craig appear on our eighth page. A meeting is called for to-night at 7 o’clock in the Nodicense League office of young -men willing to form a young men’s branch of the League. Open-air addresses on the nolicense question will be given at the Sievwright Memorial this evening, at 8 o’clock, by the Revs. L. Dawson Thomas and Mr. Grant.

“Everybody will have a suspicion that there has been political ‘jobbery’ over those small grazing run leases,” said Mr. Clayton amidst a shower of applause last evening. The members of the Poverty Bay Beekeepers’ Association are invited to meet Mr. Robert Gibb, Government Apiary Inspector, at Townley’s Hall, at 2 o’clock this afternoon.

“There is not a man or woman in Poverty Bay that will say that a nasty taste has not been left in the mouth by the political influence controlling the small grazing run leases.” —Mr. Clayton’s applause-earning remark last evening.

The Chancellor of the British Exchequer announces that it is in contemplation to prohibit by law the use of hop substitutes in the brewing of beer in the United Kingdom. A bill for the imrpose will be introduced at an early date provided general assent is secured to put it through during the' autumn session.

One of the most notable instances where the Opposition did good was their action during the passing of the Land Bill of 1906, when they fought for the preservation of the freehold.” —Mr. Clayton last evening on the work of tlie Opposition party. The following local post and telephone offices will close from 10 a.m. on People’s Day of the A. and P. Show, viz., Makaraka, Makauri, 31atawkero, Muriwai, Ormond, Patutahi, Waerenga-a-hika, and Hangaroa. Waimata Valley is to close all day.

The latest addition to the list of New Zealand newspapers hails from Geraldine, Canterbury, in which flourishing country town was published, on Saturday last, tlie first issue of the “Geraldine Mail.” The new journal is very creditably turned out and may be congratulated on having made a decidedly good start. “Tlie McNab clan was a great fighting clan, I am told,” said Mr. Clayton last evening. “The New Zealand representative must be a poor scion of a noble house, for he lowered his colors on the Land Bill of .1906, and he did not fall with his colors.”

At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., a native, for a first charge of drunkenness, was convicted and fined 5s with 2s costs, or 24 hours’ imprisonment. A man named James Allen was convicted of a third offence within six months and was fined £3 and 2s costs, or seven days’ hard labor.

“I think that they are being sufficiently cared for by the Minister for Lands,” said Mr. Clayton last ifight at his political meeting in reply to a suggestion that the members of the Hawke’s Bay Land Board, after the way they, had acted over the question qf the grazing runs, should be put in a glass case, marked “This stele up with care.” It is interesting to note that the Stadium at Itushcutiers’ Bay, Sydney ,where the boxing contest between Tommy Burns and Bill Squires took place recently, is composed solely of West. Coast white pine timber, of which 'upwards of 200.000 superficial feet was used in its construction. West Coast white pine was also extensively used in the rStadium at Melmourne, where the Burns-Lang contest took place. The case of Ewen Cameron (Mr. Stock) v. Win. Thos. Rogers (Mr. T. Alston Coleman), claim for the recovery of a filly, and damages for alleged detention of same, was advanced a further stage S.M. Court yesterday. The evidence of a native, Fineamine, was taken to the effect that the filly was the property of the plaintiff, and the case was adjourned until November 4tli for further evidence.

The City Band will give a concert on the Waikanae Beach oil Sunday afternoon, when the following programme will be played: March,“Punchinello” ; selection, “Songs of other Hays”; waltzc, “Alicia”; Grand March, £ f Soldiers’ Chorus from Faust”; selection, “Gems of Modern Melody”; march, “Guard do Corp.” The band also intends holding tin open quartette competition at ail early date for brass instruments.

In connection with the Self-Denial Fund of the Salvation Army, Adjutant Dickens informed a. “Times” representative yesterday that, liis annual appeal has met with a gratifying response, and present indications are that Gisborne will again hold, a, very creditable position in regard to the support given to this important branch of the Army’s work. The Adjutant states that* subesriptions wilL be accepted up till Friday next.

A meeting of gentlemen interested in the formation of a Chamber of Commerce was held at the Farmers’ Union Club axioms yesterday afternoon. Mr. John Townley occupied the chair, and there was a small attendance. A draft of the rules and constitution was submitted tie the meeting, and it was decided to form a Chamber to bo called the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce. As the number of gentlemen present was small, it was decided to adjourn the meeting until after show week. '

The appointment of a dog ranger and the inaugurating of the dog pound is no doubt the result of such a number of dogs straying about apparently wthout owners. Under the circumstances it behoves those wlio have valuable dogs or one which they prize for other reasons to remember that this week it’s dog chains for eight pence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, twenty-fourth inst. only, . ___ '