ANCIENT FORMULA
NOW QUITE OUT OF PLACE LONDON, Nov. 22. The decorum of the House of Commons was upset yesterday by a member's Use of a time-honored formula which proved, in this instance, quite out of place under modern conditions. Rt. Hon. Miss Margaret Bondfield, Minister of Labor, gave an answer which did not satisfy Sir Frederick Hall, Conservative member for Dulwich, Camberwell. "May I press the Right Honorable lady,"'began Sir Frederick, when he was interrupted by uproarious shouts of "No." Sir Frederick apologised and refrained his query.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17146, 31 December 1929, Page 5
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88ANCIENT FORMULA Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17146, 31 December 1929, Page 5
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