NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, 29 May 1918, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND NEWS.

A COUNCIL SCRAP. j RESORT TO FISTICUFFS* "“j NAPIER, May 28. During an interval between a spe* cial meeting of the Napier Borough Council to appoint a representative on the Tramways Appeal Board and a> meeting of the Finance Committee, Councillor McCarthy (Deputy-Mayor)' accused Councillor. Mulvanah of telling lies, whereupon Councillor Mulvanan hit Councillor McCarthy on tho jaw. Councillor Mulvanah fell,' or wag thrown back on to a chair, and Councillor McCarthy seized him, and said:. 1 “Will I knock him out?” Other councillors intervened, and the committee' meeting was adjourned by the Mayor.; RETURNED SOLDIERS ’ CONFERENCE. SECOND DIVISIONS DEMANDS DEPRECATED. AUCKLAND, this day. The Returned Soldiers Conference resolved that it is strongly of opinion the demands of the Second Division League regarding increased allowances are entirely unreasonable; further it is the duty of the Returned Soldiers Associated to deal with the question of repatriation of returned men, which. |s not within the proving £)f ihe Second Division League. FARMERS IN CONFERENCE. MASTEETON, this day. The Farmers’ Union Conference resumed this morning. The Conference approved of the Land Purchase Board acquiring areas of various qualities and size for returned men so that they may be able to take up holdings they are likely to be successful on. Most of the morning was spent in dealing with various matters in Committee. The Conference decided that stock auctioneers bo compelled to state the Barnes of vendors of stock put up for auction. U The following remit was lost: That funds.collected by the Farmers’ Union be set aside for agricultural scholarships be open to all Government secondary schools.