Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3271, 17 July 1911, Page 4

Local and General.

Sons of Ireland loom large on the political horizon in New Zealand, according to Mr Hazleton, M.P.,_ at his meeting on Saturday niglitMr G. Laurenson, he said, had informed him a short while ago at a dinner he attended, there were five men' sitting at a table opposite him. The Governor, the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Speaker of the Legislative Council, and the Speaker of the. Legislative Assembly, and they were all Irishmen, so that they had Irishmen in the five most prominent position in New Zealand. Then there was the ActingPrime Minister who was half an Irishman, and the other half might be called' “smoked Irishman.” He thought that if Irishmen were such a success in New Zealand they could be a success in their own Land if given self-government. At the civic reception tendered to Mr R. Hazleton, M.P., on Saturday, he stated that though lie had been in many parts of the world be could say that he did not believe there was a country in the world where the general conditions of living were so good as in New Zealand. It must be very gratifying to those who carried on the affairs of the country to enter into social and political reforms that at Home the Imperial Government was attempting, not unsuccessfully, to follow. A good example had been set by the Governmentand people of this country. He hoped Ireland, when she obtained self-govern-ment, would to some extent follow on tlie same lines as New Zealand.

A high tribute was paid to the Press of New Zealand by Mr. R. Hazleton, M.P., during the course of his address at Chilton’s Hall on Saturday evening. As it was the last meeting lie would address in New Zealand he said that it was only right he should pay a tribute of admiration, and respect to the splendid manner in which the newspaper Press of this country had come to tlieir support. The envoys had experienced from the Press of New Zealand, nothing hut kindness nothing but fairness, and nothing but generosity. He rejoiced to think that in a great and democratic country such as this was, that public opinion was so well reflected in the Press, which he bad no hesitation in saying that the Press from one end of tlie Country to another, was a credit to the Dominion.

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Sir William Hall-Jones retires from the- New Zealand High Commissionership at the end of August.

According to Mr. Hazleton, M.P., the Irish Envoy, the creation of 500 new peers would not be acceptable to the present House of Lords. He told his audience in Chilton’s Hall at Saturday night that such a course would cause a great slump in the stock of nobility. They would have dukes quoted at three a penny. There would not merely be a slump in the stock of nobility, but a considerable slump in'the American market on the price of American heiresses. A branch of the Bank of Australasia is to be opened at Wairoa to-morrow, and Mr James Reedy has been appointed manager. The Bank’s paid up capital is £1,600,000: reserve fund, £1,800,000; reserve liabilitv of proprietors. £ 1,600,000—£5,010,000.

A sale of the leases under the Public Reserves and Domain Act, of subdivision of section 82, block 1, Waimata Survey District, wag held at the Lands. Office at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning; and resulted as follows:—Lot No. 1,. 18 acres 22.. perches, purchased by Mr D. Courtney, at upset rental; lot No. 2, 10 acres 34 perches, purchased by Mr C. Neenan, upset rental; lot No. 3, 10 : acres 3 perches, and lot No. 4, 11 acres 12 perches, by Mr Neenan, at £2o each lot; lots Nos. .5 and 6 failed to elicit abid; lot 7, 24 acres 20 perches, was purchased by Mr J. S. Allan at £42- 10s.

Mr. R. Hazleton, M.P., the Irish Ejivoy. asked his audience on Saturday night not. to believe that the Irish people could not lie trusted with self-gov-ernment, that they sought separation from England and the Empire. The argument was sometimes put forward that with their 4-1 millions of people they, were going; to advance on the forty add million people in 'Great Britain, capture London and Manchester, and then Edinburgh and Glasgow; and having conquered these in their- spare moments, annex New Zealand to the Irish flag;. So long as the Empire maintained command of the seas its supremacy would not and could not be challenged’ from- any quarter. The Press Association cables regarding- Ireland were the subject of comment by Mr R. Hazleton. M.P., at his meeting; on- Saturday night. He said that unfortunately, too often they had the position in Ireland placed before them in a misleading- manner by the garbled reports that came through the Press Association. Without any hesitation it was a public scandal that such reports should Be cabled out to this country. The true position of affairs was not sent out, and they were left as far as the Press Association could leave them with their false information regarding the situation in Ireland.

A portion of the ironwork for the truss steel roof for the Municipal tdetac power house, and the balance of the station buildings came to hand yesterday. Messrs J. A. Ni ml. the contractor for the buildings, and Messrs Darys, Third,' and Mitchell, co.-hi actors for the steel roof and iron-work-are to be commended for the pr..mptitnde they are displ lying m pr<ceecimg with the work. The iron vork required will be manufactured i.t Messrs Davys, Third, and Mitchell s tigmeering works. “You would not think whisky had got anything to do with education in Ireland,” remarked Mr. Hazleton during his address on tlie subject of Home Rule on Saturday evening. He explained that secondary education was supported by the Government out of money received from whisky duty. Owing to the increase in taxation and other causes, the consumption of whisky in Ireland had gone down by nearly one half and as a consequence the money available for education went down correspondingly. They thus bad the absurd and illogical position that in order to receive proper education the Irish people had got to drink whisky. A strong and novel attraction at the skating rink to-niglit will be the hockey matches on skates, for which there is a big entry. Tliis form of competition is most exciting to watch. As all the best skaters are taking part, the exhibition should draw a crowded attendance. A sly tilt at the fair suffragette by Mr Hazleton, the Home Rule envoy, served to form one of many bright interludes in his address on Saturday evening. He had, he said, been particularly struck with the number of ladies who had attended the various meetings which he had conducted in New Zealand. “If I stepped on the platform in England or in any part of the United Kingdom, I might become alarmed at seeing so many ladies present as there are to-night. I would be afraid they had come to heckle me on the question of votes for women.” The new Police Station at Rakatiroa. was opened on Friday. Constable Hall, who was transferred from Wellington, is in charge. Never before in the history of the world has there been congregated such a vast crowd of smartly dressed women "s was assembled last week in London, for the Coronation festivities. All ladies like to be smartl- dressed, but all cannot gratify such a. laudable ambition All Gisborne ladies can, however, afford to secure a smart tailor-made costume at half price at M. Neill’s, the lady draper.*