OUR VERBOSE MAYOR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1625, 17 December 1912, Page 8

OUR VERBOSE MAYOR.

Sir,—Referring to the meeting held at the Town Hall last Friday, it was advertised that Bishop deary would give an address on the Bible-in-schools question. Unfortunately for the large audience, we had to listen to Mr. M'Laren repeat his views, and had to wait IS minutes till he unburdened himself before introducing the speaker of the evening. It is about time that some kind friend would advise Mr. M'Laren the duties of a chairman, and advise him to reserve his remarks till after the sneaker of the evening had given his views. It was concluded that after Mr. M'Laren had effervesced in his opening, speech, that, seeing that the time was getting late before Mr. Wilford had proposed his resolution, our "wordy" Mayor would have allowed Mr, Hutcheson, the seconder of the resolution, to proceed with what.ho had to state in support, but before calling on Mr. Hutcheson Mr. M'Laron must hav« his say.. In his'(inductory)-remarks he mentioned that he was prepared to preside at a meeting if called to do so by tho Bible-in-schools supporters, and give them an impartial hearing, yet on his second speech he mentioned that there was a person behind the curtain suggesting that the motives of those who support the proposals are not sincere. Mr. M'Laren should.'know-tha} the chair owing to' hfs'ofncTal"position, and not from any weight his opinion would carry. . It is to be hoped that any future public meeting he may preside at in his ofhoial capacity as chief magistrate, that he will take a pattern from Mr. Wilford or Dr. Newman, who always filled the chair with dignity, and made their remarks when introducing the speakers brief and to the point. . Tho meeting was unnecessarily prolonged till a late hour, owing to the chairman talcing up so much time airing his views on the question. "To see ourselves as others see us. It'would from many a blunder free us, And foolisn notion." -I am, etc., TERSE. .