A MILITANT M.P.
HITS INTERJECTOR IN THE EYE. When Mr. Reginald Pole BlraideU; member of the South Australian Assembly, was ! at a street meeting in Adelaido denouncing j the leaders of a deputation for noisy con- j duct in the Government offices, Mr. H. ''• T. Clarke, an ex-organiser of the United Labourers Union, interjected, calling the hon. member '" Liar !" and " Deliberate liar!" This -was too much for Mr. *Blundell Springing at a bound from the platform' he forced his way through the crowd 'and delivered a straight-right at Clarke's face. Ibis- was followed by a left jab at the same spot; and more punishment was coming, when the police interfered and separated the men. J^iu n T ?" V leedi ?S» »nd his left eye was badly discoloured. ■■:..; "I don't mind interjections," said the hon. member afterwards, •■ but I strongly resent being called a liar." ■ *■*
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15004, 28 May 1912, Page 8
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144A MILITANT M.P. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15004, 28 May 1912, Page 8
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