M.P. KNOCKED OUT.
VIGOROUS BATTLE IN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT. United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CAPETOWN, February 7. Senator T. Boydell, formerly Minister of Labour knocked out Mr Marwick member for Illovo, Natal, in a corridor of the House. Both had attended a meeting of the Empire Parliamentary Association and were leaving the committee room at noon when Mr Boydell stopped Mr Marwick in a corridor and demanded an apology, referring to criticisms made in Parliament on Mr Boydell’s administration of a sugar estate on which a “poor white” experiment had failed. Mr Marwick refused to apologise and attempted to brush past Mr Boydell who hit him in the face. Mr Marwick replied with a blow between the eyes. Mr Boydell drew back and administered a knock-out. Mr Marwick fell heavily and was unconscious for hall an hour. When the House met, the Leader of the Opposition, amid tense silence, raised the incident as a question of privilege. The Speaker suggested that a Select Committee should co-operate with the Senate. The Prime Minister accepted the suggestion and notice was given for Monday
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18489, 10 February 1930, Page 6
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180M.P. KNOCKED OUT. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18489, 10 February 1930, Page 6
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