BENDIGO HOAXED.
♦ : A MYTHICAL GIFT. (By Cable—Press Aseociation-^Copyright) (Australian and N.Z' Cable Association.) MELBOURNE, April 20. Mr Hughes is indignant at the report that he proposed giving £15,000 to Bendigo. The statement emanated from the 'Mayor of Bendigo, who received an.unsigned communication purporting to come from € Mr Hughes. •■ The Mayor convened a meeting to- decide the allocation of the money. Mr Hughes stated that the matter had been referred to the police. Heknew nothing about it. Evidently it had been the work of some person for personal or political reasons. ' If the report were true, it would be one of the most shameful attempts to bribe a constituency in the history of Australia.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17125, 21 April 1921, Page 10
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