POLITICAL WIRES

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12222, 22 September 1896, Page 2

POLITICAL WIRES-

A ERICAS IN THE HOUSE. "GEORGE" v. "JOOK." TdE BLOOD OF THE McKESZIE'B UP. BLOWS NEiRLY STRUCK. [Br Ti!LEBBAPir.] [SPEOlili TO ChBOSICIiB]. WELLtNaTON, September 21. 1 After years of insult3 from tha Minister I of Lands, Giorge Hutchison turned today. John MeKenzia is vary fon 1 of alluding to Mr Hutohisoa'd residence as " The Rogue's Castle, 1 ' a term, I venture to say, not known by one ia every hundred in Wanganui— and at the Banking Committee this morning George hid hi? revenge. ! He had asked a question which the '• Minister said they would have t) get a I Juige of the Stipretni Court to properly answor, and to this Mr Hutchison r*tortsd, " And if he came here you would insult him." Mr Graham, cha'rmaa of the Banking Committee, managed to preserve the peace, but when the proca.dinga were over the fun started. The Minister for La^ds w>s proceeding along tho passage with Messri Ward and Graham, both diminutive meo, when " George" loudly a9ked where was McKenzie, who had dared him to repeat his statement outside. "John" was filing his pipi at the timn, bat away want pipa and pouoh and off came his hat and coit, and with a bloodthirsty look in hia fice— quite worthy of any of the clai he belongs to — " Jock " rushed at " Ge irgo." Mr Ward wai thrown off at once, but Mt Graham, though himpared with an armful of books and pipers, which he was loth to let go, hung on, and the Premier coming on the fccjne he, by force, reduced his colleaguo to a sense of order and decorum. Mr Hutchison remained cool and collected, as he alwuyj does, and Buffered nothing in loss of dignity. Beti are now laid that if " Greek moots Greek" "George" will come off victorious with hia training, as against MeKenzie'ij foroe handicapped by adipose tissue.