A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 March 1916, Page 5

A DRAMATIC INCIDENT.

GERMAN AND ANTI-GERMAN AT NEWTOWN PARK, ' (From the Dominion), At about 4.30 p.m. on Friday, during the progress of the St. Patrick's Day sports at Newtown Park, Madame Doeufve (vice-president of the Women's Anti-German League), Miss Beatrlo* Day and others were engaged in "distributing the league's anti-enemy literature;, when in the course of her peregrination round the Park Madahie BoeufVo met a pleasant-spoken man, who, with another, was pacing the ground "I have one of those papers," said one of the men. "Would you mind giving mo a dozen more?" he astted, Under the impression that it was bit intention to assist in the good worki Madame gladly complied. With that the stranger took from her the bundle of papers, and, tearing them into shreds, threw them at her feet, saying passion* ately: «* '■ ''You are one of the Irish race! Ho*' can you behave so!'' Madame, who is a member of the old Jameson family of Dublin, at once blazed out: " "ion! You're a German! 'Whatever have been Ireland's differences with England in the past, to-day w« are , proud to stand side by side with our English brothers!" Miss Day also burst in, and the altercation began to draw quite a'crowd. Dr. Cahill was attracted by the trouble, Q.nd knowing the ladies, at once seized the man by the collar, asked what tie meant bv insulting the ladies, and demanded his.name, which ha declined to give. ' Then Inspector O'Doriovaiii intervened, and pacified the crowd, who looked M though they were prepared >to make it hot for the pro-German, i The young fellow who had beah walk'* . ing with tho man came up to Madame Boenfvp afterwards, apologised for hav- / ing been with the man, who he said was a German, and a well-known 144 > ventor. ' • Madame JRoeufvc states that the ltfsuit was probably premeditated,- as the league had been interesting itself in the man, who was a clever electrician and inventor, and believed that they had prevented his leaving the Dominion on a! recent occasion. ' "I am an Irishwoman, and am proflß to bo one, and I know there we ft lot of fme Irish people in W*lli".eton," aaid Madame, "but I regret to say that German influences have been „ : v .-«rk among them, represented by n„.,, r,?o D le m this man, who should hav« Itwa interned months ago! What is ti ( « jrood of endeavoring to kill (Termini trade and rouse up recruits when men Vi allowed