A PAINFUL SCENE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 163, 4 August 1909, Page 2

A PAINFUL SCENE.

AT A IJAUIiOIt 110AU1) MKHTIXIi. CIIAIttMAX CllAljiliXCilil) TO FKIIIT. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, Tuesduv. A painful scene took place at Ihe close of (he Harbor Board's meeting. Jhe chairman (Mr. Barclay) had ruled a notice of motion by Mr. Belcher out o order, when tile latter, at the. top ot his voice, exclaimed: "I'll hand this (sonic papers) to the Press and von'll !Tv!.t "" a,inK - V0 " hllJ

The el,airman called on him to with(IIWW the remark, which he did Mr. Heleher then said: "You' rule the oil out Of order?" and the ehairclos!,i:'"" SH '" re,l: th ' L

Mr. Belcher cried: "Bight, oh. right oh! and sprang to I,,'s feet, shouting, Now the business Is finished, I'll give y™, ( ,u,;„T" fttest flog^; r » n/'Ti" wn,k ">» t" the rear of the hall, said: "You're plaviii" the 001. Air. Belcher made n sound like the cackling of a fowl-cviilently the imitation of the mumbled way in which .Air. lin relay made his remark. Mr. Belcher said: "You're a d

Mr. Barclay: "Tf you call me that afro in I'll throw an ink-bottle at you." There was a pause, during whicli Mr. Belcher moved towards the chairman's seat' in a menacing fashion. Mr. Barelav threw his pipe, which missed Mr. Belcher, but struck a reporter. Mr. Belcher then jumiied iuto the middle of the floor, and striking an ntitude like ft pugilist, he shouted: "Come out here for ten minutes and I'll give you tic il—flt'Sginß yon ever got jn your life; coine ens come out for five "minutes,"