A SCENE OF DISORDER
CANDIDATE PREVENTED FROM SPEAKING. Or TeleeraDli-l'n™ 'Awoclatlon. Dunedin, December 1. Tho Town Hall in South Dunedin was ciowded to overflowing to-night, Mr. Vi. P. Black, the Independent Labour candidate, being announced to speak. A vote of no confidence in the chairman (Councillor M. Jiradley) was carried, tue grounds being that he had "scabbed on the Labour Party. The mover of tho motion then attempted to take ho chiar, but Mr. Bradley held his ground and pushed 'his opponent from the platform. The sceno of disorder amidst which this little, comedy was enacted coutinued without intermission for about an hour. Tho chairman endeavoured to make himself heard abovo the hooting and bawling, and eventually stated that he had no alternative but to declare tho meeting closed, and in doing eo expressed the hope that they would be British enough to sing tho National Anthem. Whether in the uproar tho 'chairman's request was heard or not may bo doubtful; it is certain, however, that it was the signal for renewed hooting and general disorder, amidst which the meeting broke up. '
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 58, 2 December 1919, Page 8
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182A SCENE OF DISORDER Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 58, 2 December 1919, Page 8
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