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DEAF AND DUMB WILD MEETING POLIMEN PRESENT
Rowdy scenes, which terminated in the wildest uproar, were witnessed at the annual meeting of the adult Deaf and Dumb Society last night.

Mindful of the disturbance at a previous meeting when the dismissal of Mr. H. V. Hersee as welfare officer, [unclear] police officers watched proceedings from the rear and were frequently compelled to caution rowdy members.

The annual report announced that Rev. O Poynder had been appointed successor to Mr. Hersee, and his splendid work had already endeared him to the deaf and dumb community. His knowledge of the needs of the afflicted had been responsible for the promotion of several efforts to which the council was giving its consideration.

As an amendment to that clause Mr. Gordon Winn moved that Mr. Hersee’s departure was a great loss to the association and hoped he would be turned to retain his former position.
Although the amendment appeared to be carried, the chairman, Mr. William Brooks, subsequently expained that only financial members were allowed to vote, and those financial members present had rejected the amendment.

Disorder broke loose when it was announced that the amendment had been lost, the audience gesticulating wildly and the [din] drowned all efforts of the committee to restore peace. Intervention of the police however somewhat restored the situation.

PADRES PROTEST

When Padre Davidson of Toc H [unclear] allied  himself with Mr. Hersee in the dispute [unclear] to speak, he received a remarkable ovation, but he was ruled out of order by the chairman. Padre Davidson declared the matter should be the subject of a public inquiry, and trust the board had only the sympathy of a very small minority.