GORE.

Otago Witness, Issue 1917, 17 August 1888, Page 17

GORE.

Distinguished Visitors.— Hia Excellency the Governor passed through Gore yesterday for Dunedin by special train shortly In advance of the usual express. His arrival being unexpected, his Worship the Mayor was unable to receive him, nor was the Town Council prepared with any address . Constable M'Chesidy and Mr John O'Kane, however, did the honours for their fellow citizens, being the only occupants of the platform whilst his Bxcellercy stopped. Mr Justice Williams, and various members of the " Devil's Own" are said to have passed down to Invercargill at about 8 o'clock by the returning Governor's train, but as the train only stopped at the tank for watering purposes, and went half-speed pa*t the platform some of the prominent officials of Gore who were auxiously waiting on the platform to publicly shake hands with their intimate personal friends were grievously disappointed. Temper iNCE.— The monthly meeting of the Gore Gospel Temperance Society was well attended last Tuesday night. The Rev John Hobbs (Anglican; in the course of a speech said that they often heard a great deal of the drunkard's miserable home, but seldom anything about how miserable or how happy sober parents could make their homes. Where drink had got a hold over a man, instead of abusing him peop'e should remember that his power to resist was greatly weakened, and should endeavour, instead of indulging in abuse, to get him to exercise his will. Fear was a great factor in this way, and if instead o' prohibition orders, which were of little eff zt, a drunkard were sent to gaol for a lew days it wo-ild be better for him. He had been grieved to see men drunk on a Monday, take the pledge on the Tuesday, and drunk again on the Wednesday. This we. kened the will, and it would be better if such men were first of all to give themselves a trial of one, two, or three mouths before tnkingthe pledge. Legal.— The most interest'ng topic is the l'bel case of Palmer v Fraser, which comes off at Invercargill after the crimin?! cases are over, after which a small loci administration can come on. Anglers' Association-.— An angler's asaoc'at'ou has been est-blislrd here under the tiJe of the " Border Anglers' Association," a name derived from the fret fiat most of the members reside on the borders of O' ;o and SouthLnd. The officers are: — Preeident, Mr 'i. M. Bell ; hon. president, Mr H. S. Valentino, M.H.K. ; vicr-»)rt-.idents, Mr sors Smaill aud Godby ; committee, Ricssrs Anderson, Couperthwaite, Corrans, Nash, King, C M. Bell, D. Mill, K. ML'L^ren, M. Ha3t.ie, Jamc-a Smith, Wm. Marshall, J. Marzuhn, and T. Fisher, with power to add to their number ; secret-ry and trc -urer, Mr Cumberbeach. At the inaugural meeting it was incidentally mentioned that the se. son would commence on the Ist October and close on 15th April. The subicriptjon was fixed at 2s 6d. The trouble about differential rate 3 for fishing licenses in Ofc 30 and Southland was raised by Mr Olsen and dkcussed at some length. The advisablene3B of getting both Ot.igo and Southl .nd tocieuie3 to charge the s -me price for licente3 was urged by several members, and the chairman explained that the endorsing of license? on the present plan was a source of continual bother. He h-dt-ken step' with a view to getting permission for himself to endorse licenses that he Bold'on behalf of the Ot.go rssoc'ation. -Eventually it was made an instruction to the committee to t-ke steps with a view t > obviating this trouble in future by getting both societies to charge the same f'3. About 20 members were enrolled.