A LITTLE BREEZE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 96, 27 April 1904, Page 2

A LITTLE BREEZE.

* - THE MAYOR AND MR SAMUEL. A DENIAL AND A CHALLENGE. "GROSSLY. MISLEADING STATEMENTS." "THE TRUTH* SIR." i There were a few minutes of warm work lust night in the Town Hall when Mr Samuel was speaking on the of providing l accommodation for consumptive patients. Mr Samuel said lie did not quite understand his position or that ol the meeting'. He wus not sure whether or not t'liey were there to discuss the mutter or merely to listen, Perhaps any remarks that he or anyone else might make in opposition to tine general feeling of those present would ill- ;.i<iii<»ht up later and 'discussed nt I lie liofipital and Cluiri Ln.bie Aid Hoard. At uny rale lie hoped that uny such discussion would not be characteri.si.-d by the temjier displayed by his Worship the Mayor at « meeting of alno-ther public nody where he made some grossly misleading statements—

The Mayor (from the chair) ; They were true, sir. Mr Samuel : Some grossly misleading statements— The Mayor : The truth, sir ; the truth. Mr Simiucl : Some grossly misleading statements—'l'he Mayor : They were true, sir ■ I defy you—ilr Samuel : Where lie made some gVossiy mis I audi nig stiatanunts—'l he Mayor: I dei'v you to prove tiiey were not true, Mr Samuel. £ challenge you to disprove what I wairl. 1 urn willing to resign and you can take iny place. Mr Samuel : His Worship Is suffering 1 roiii a mental delusion that lie was insulted— TJie Mwyor : 1 did not come here to be insulted by you, Mr Samuel or anyonu else. ' Air Samuel remarked that such treatment as had lieun accorded him with regard to the public meeting did not tend to i-itcoura'ge him to accept the Mayor's invitation to meetings. Then addressing the chair he said "Next time y-ou attack a man on account of iris opinions do not -do so in a meeting of a public body where there is no one to reply."' Tho Mayor : II the cap tits you wear it. Mr Samuel then went on with his speech.