MAYOR AND COUNCILLOR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 819, 17 May 1910, Page 2

MAYOR AND COUNCILLOR.

A MINUTE OF CENSURE. A "breeze" occurred at last evening's meeting of the Petono Borough Council. As soon as the minutes had been read, the Mayor (Mr. J. V>'. M'Ewan) recalled the fact that, at the previous council ; meeting,- Councillor E. J. Southgate had ■ referred to the Mayor's action in order- j ing that a certain letter (ro playing j i grounds) should not be sent out as ■ "high-handed conduct." The Mayor • asked if Councillor Southgate was pre- ( pared to make any apology now. 1 Councillor Southgate: Certainly not.. The Mayor: I undorstand you do not' intend to withdraw the words. Councillor Southgate: No.' The Mayor remarked that the standing orders providing for such a case were clear and distinct. As Councillor Southgato had refused to withdraw the words, it was his duiy as Mayor to ask the town clerk to record on the minutes the following censure: "Councillor Southgate having refused to withdraw, explain, or apologise for the use of objectionable language, when called upon to do so, is, therefore, guilty under the standing orders of contempt of the ruling of the chair." This would be noted in the minutes, together with the Mayor's expression of regret that duty compelled him to censure Councillor Southgate. Councillor Southgate: I take that as a compliment, your Worship. The Mayor: That will do, Councillor Southgate. Tho council then passed on to other business. IF IT HAD NOT BEEN FOR LAXO-TONIC PILLS, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MY GRAVE. "I have suffered for years from constipation, and sluggish liver, and always felt sick and ill," writes Mrs. Annie Noll, Robert Street, flindmarsh, Sx\. "For the constipation I regularly took opening medicine till I got in that state I could not stop taking medicine of this ki'nd. This had the effect of weakening mo considerably. My liver also worked badly, giving me a dull pain between the shoulders, and makiivr 1110 s'iUow in appearance; It is hardly an exaggeration to say I tried every medicine going but Laxo-Tonic Pills, and, instead of getting better, I was getting worse nil Hie time. One day I was picking up some papers when I saw laxo-Tonic Pills advertised, so I thought 1 would try them, and got a box at once; now I am quite cured. If it had not been for Laxo-Tonic Pills I would have been in my grave." In the above account of Mrs. Noll's trouble, wo see clearly the evil resulting from the uso of unsuitable medicine. It was not until this lady used Laxo-Teniic Pills that she derived any appreciable benefit. All who suffer as she did should givo Laxo-Tonic Pills a trial, and tlicv will benefit as she did. Price, IOJd. and Is. Gd.—Advt. " s I