QUARREL AT WANGANUI.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3470, 26 April 1920, Page 2

QUARREL AT WANGANUI.

‘SOLDIERS AND THE I\IAYOR

VVANGANUI, April 2.3

A most. unfm'tun-ate’ position 111:1.arisen in comlect.i(m with ~the entertzlilmlont of the ‘Prince of" \\":110.< at W:ulganui, and :1 kind of <loaGlock'hzls occurred between the president of the Returned Soldiel's' .~\ssociation. Mr “'ood.<,:lnd the Mayol*_. Mr C‘. E. \l'zlCk:ly. '

It appears that the Mayor Inmlo some I'omm'k during :1 meeting‘ of the Council in committee, which xv:-rs subso- ! quenfly conveyed by :1 (3.ollncillol' to '.\[r ‘“'()nfl.~‘. The I:lH'(_‘l‘. t'oolillg ztggriovod. dommnled an a;_)()10gy;, the pollalt_V of ref'lls:xl being the )I:1_yo1">' tl‘;l'ozltexwd ex<:,lusion from tlw diggel'.<’ 0111‘61'tnin1110111,’ \.\.'llich is to be attended for a time h_\"r'}l(~‘.l’rin('L' and suite. The Mayor has 1-c’r'usod to apologise, and ‘(.110 :11'1'i‘r11flv :1(1<)ptod by him was up‘-' pnwod by an exnm-gcucy meothlg of lhn Borough (‘uum*il. TllO l:lt’i'7."i' also passed :1 I‘o..<olntion ’;:ll=j.T I'11(‘ \lTl"6p'<>.<zll to pt-ownt the _\l'n_vur from zlcconl'panying the .l’rinCc -to thv eutel'l‘:lillnlCn'.; at the Opera, House was an insult to the h town itself, and could not be tolerated. Furthonnorc-, it was rcsolvo<l that if it 1‘ were {wl'sist7sLl in, the Very sfrongostl I{opl'esontations should be made to the proper -aut.ho'v:itios, and that it 311011141‘ he asked whether the Prince would] find pleasure in atteiiding an outertT2’linmonf Jnnrkod by such an insulr to his host‘.

The mutfor is one that is c:uls'nlg considerable comment in the town, but it is hoped that tho Ro’ml'ned soldiers will sink their difl‘.'el'c'ncos with the Mayor and give the I‘l'ince :1 truly diggers’ welcome.