THE COMMONWEALTH.
— » TARRED AND FEATHERED. (By C#hl»—Preas Automation —ConvTiAt.) (Australian and N.Z. Oablo Association.) JIELBOUKNE. Dtx-omber 8. Mr J. K. Mc-rHiugall, an ex-member of tlio Labour Party in tho House, or Ttepresontatives, wlio admitted writing offensivo verses about soldiers, was seized by a party of returned men at his homo near Ararat. They stripped and tarred and feathered liim, nna released him in tho crowdcd stroets of Ararat. MeDouccall wroto a poem at tho time of tho IJf-er war, but during tho great war it was frequently •republished. It refers to soldiers as "sord'.d Idler* who would murder for a fee," and adds:— "Hog-soulod and dirty-handed, Yo soil yourselves for gain, And stand for over branded Red felons after Cain." MEMBERS' SALARIES. PERTH, December 8. Tho Legislative Council passed tho Bill increasing members' salaries from £300 to £400 per annum.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16701, 9 December 1919, Page 7
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