AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
A WOMAN USES A WHIP. [PBB PBBSS ASSOCIATION.] Received 1,11 a.m. Melbourke, May 1. The Postmaster-General had an unpleasant experience while attending a meeting of the Cabinet. He was called out to interviews lady,swho questioned him on his refusing to grant leave to a postal employee who had been chosen for the Imperial Bushmen. Mr. Watt refused to discuss the matter. The woman then proclaimed herself a Britisher, and accused Mr. Watt of being a pro-Boer. She drew a whip from under her cloak and struck him several times across the shoulders. Mr. Watt treated the incident as a joke.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 94, 2 May 1900, Page 2
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103AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 94, 2 May 1900, Page 2
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