ADVERSE VOTING IN WELLINGTON.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13102, 29 April 1908, Page 5

ADVERSE VOTING IN WELLINGTON.

A LIVELY MEETING. (special to "the pbesb.") WELLINGTON, April 28. At the School Committee ©lections last night, householders wont solidly against Bible Teading in schools. The ! advocates of secular education won all ! along tho lino; indeed, the advocates lof Bible reading were utterly routed. j At some of tho meetings feeling ran high. At Mitcheltown tho meeting was particularly lively. "When Mr G. W. Davies commenced (says tho '"Times") to nominate persons as candidates for the {School committee, Mr T. Tara-. I bacha declared that ho had been in j tho district for a number of years, and I said to tho proposer, 'I will have your gore before I havo done with you." Mr Davies continued to give his nominations. Mr Tarabacba: "You be a little careful, or you will see what will happen to you. You want to run the show, but not while I can move about. You can havo a go at mc if you like. You tlo not frighten mc by looking at mo like that." Mr Da-vies: "I do not want to dispute with you over the matter." * Mr Tarabaoha: "Well, get ont of it; we do not want you to rule tho roost hero." Tho Chairman: "This is against the rule." Mr Tarabacha: "Wo ask for a fair thing, and wo will act up to it. Wβ do not wont to threaten." Tho Chairman: "I "will act strictly in accordance with the Act." Mr Tarabacha (at the top of Ins voice): Are there any more sky pilots here? ,. Matters then became -chaotic, and voices arose in angry dialogue. Threats of punches and the police floated about, and at last a voice was heard screaming, -"Please address the chair." Mr Tarabacha: "I will dross you before I havo 3ono with you." The meeting then drifted into a discussion on Bible reading in schools, and a speaker was proceeding to cay lie had compared a few figures, when Mr Tarabacha yelled out: "Figures— we don't want your figures." Tho speaker, proceeding in his remarks, made reference to sectarianism, or something which was not acceptable to a female in the audience. She also became angry. ''You leavo tho Pope out of it altogether," frantically yelled Mrs Hayes. "You are mad; you are absolutely mad!" Mr Tarabacha: ■'"Wo came tore to elect a committee; we did not come to arguo about Christianity. Wo do not want to know anything about tho churches. If you did not havo a father . or motSer I had one, and she taught mc enough Christianity to carry mc on. I have forgotten moro Christianity than you know. Don't you touch the Catholic religion in any shape or form." Mrs Hayes: "Chuck him out; chuck him out I" , N

A Voice: "You are bringing sectarianism into it." Tho Chairman: "Wo do not want to discuss tho pros, and cons of tho Bible in schools at all; wo have had enough of it. Voices: "Hoar, hear."

Tho rumpus suddenly collapsed, and voting com. lencpd. . Mr Tarabacka was still ruffled. Ho sat on tho corner ot a desk and challenged Mr Dairies, who he considered had offended him, to go ontside. The cliairman suggested that Mr Taranacha should sing a song. Tho Toting showed tho feeling of the meeting on the Bible in schools issue,' all the old committee, who are strongly j opposed to religious instruction beins'i re-elected.