MR. HUGHES IN DEFENCE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 186, 26 April 1918, Page 5

MR. HUGHES IN DEFENCE

OP A POLITICAL OPPONENT. (Rec. April 25, 10.40 p.m.) Melbourne, April 25. During the debate in tho House on Mr. Tudor's censure motion, Mr. Hughes (tho Prime Minister) said that no one would Jwlievo the statement made against Mr. Tudor in the Hash, bankruptcy case. He himself would no* believe it, if fifty thousand people swore to it. Ho characterised wash's statement as ridiculous and absurd. Ho did not believe thero was enough money in the world to buy Mr. Tudor. Mr. Higgs, continuing the debate, declared that the British Govornmest should be told that if the German colonies were going to keep the war going for an hour longer wo did not want these colonics.— Press Assn. • [Remarkable statements were mado in the Bankruptcy Court by Albert Nash, a bankrupt, in giving evidonco as to his oonnootion with the expenditure of a certain sum. Owing to investigations by the Customs regarding the gross price and the discounts dtdtutfd f<n Walker and Hall's goods, witness, desiring to placate himself with the Customs Department, went to Melbourne and entertained Mr Tudor, who was then Minister of Customs, at luncheon several times. He also presented Mr. Tudor's wife, through him. with certain jewellery, although Mr. Tudor was quite innocent of Hie reasons for these manipulations. Witness knew Mr.' Tudor through his (witness's) being formerly president of the Now South Wales Football League Nosh also stated that tho Now Zealand Governmeut interviewfd him regarding tho aross price of goods, and whether he was crediting unfair prices and discounts. |