STRONG LANGUAGE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 960, 29 October 1910, Page 4

STRONG LANGUAGE.

• « A PARLIAMENTARY INCIDENT. At least a section of the House waa mystilied last night wlion the Prime Minister broke off his speech and some- ■. ; what heatedly said: "if those words were meant' lor me, 1 move t'nat they be. j taken dowri." ' ; Mr. Rhodes- (Ellesmero), who waa , % walking down a passage towards the centre .of tho Chamber, stopped and . V: smiled back pleasantly at tne Prime . Minister. He said ho Lad just received . » a note and had been speaking to . another member about it. Tho House relaxed and for a few minutes tliero was animated conversation. The Prime Minister was not satisfied, , however. "I heard an lion, gentleman /; say: 'It's a damned lie,'" ho declared. ; "If the words are meant for'mo they ; should be taken down. I understand tho language was used, and that it was; the hon. member for Akaroa." (Thero ia no member for Akaroa,) ... A member: Was it the member for Patea? . , ■ . Mr. Pearce rose from his scat very suddenly and denied having used suck words. ■ ■; Tho Prirao Minister said :he muss ao:ept that statement. , , . Mr, Pearce: I never an y f llso * l svords or made .such, a statement; atSir Joseph Ward: Well, I accept jour statement. Mr; Buick, who sits immediately behind Mr. Pearce,' said ho had not heard him use the .words. , .., Mr. T. E. Taylor, who sits immediately in front; said he' was pretty quick of hearing, and: he was satisfied Mr. .. Pearce did not liso the words. ■ Sir Joseph Ward: Did you hear any otlior momberP ' 1 ~ ' • Mr. Taylor: That is another matter. If the words were used they had lio reference to wliat the Prime Minister was saying. . Something happened, but I am not prepared to say the plirase, , was used. Mr. Pearce certainly used no such words. • • The; Prime Minister resumed ; niß speech. 'V' • ..." • ■ — /'