SAVAGE SUFFRAGETTE.
MR. CHURCHILL ATTACKED. " TAKE THAT, YOU BRUTE. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright ,London,, November 14. > Mr. Winston Churchill was alighting at Bristol station to assist in the Edward Colston anniversary, when Miss Gamettj a ' Leeds suffragette, traversed the police ( cordon and, shouting "Take that, you brute," brought 1 a dog whip - down "on his head with considerable force, '=; the lash sweeping across his face. ! Mr. Churchill grappled and struggled with his assailant on the edge of the platform, and, wrenching the whip from her, pocketed v it.' Miss Garnett was arrested. ;.' ":" / , I
• Mr.' Churchill, speaking at the anniversary banquet, said that stormy weather ' was coming, and the eraitf would have .to cope with the Lords, also the ladies. (Laughter:) In regard to the Budget, he expressed defiance towards the Lords and confidence in the Deoole. He declared that the House of Lords was offering battle on the worst possible ground for themselves.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14219, 16 November 1909, Page 5
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152SAVAGE SUFFRAGETTE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14219, 16 November 1909, Page 5
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