ALLEGED GRAFT

Evening Star, Issue 19666, 20 September 1927, Page 5

ALLEGED GRAFT

LIBEL WRITS ISSUED HEAVY DAMAGES CLAIMED. Press Association—Ly Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, September 19. Air Wills, vice-president of lire Legislative Council, Ims issued two writs, each claiming LIU,OOO damages against Mr Mmahan and the ‘ Daily Guardian newspaper lor alleged defamation and alleged libel respectively, in connection with Hie bribery charges recently made. 1 \ cablegram from Sydney on September 1(5 stated that a grave charge alleging grate against certain unnamed members of the Parliamentary Labor I’artv was made by Mr P. >). Mina nan, Independent Labor candidate, who is opposing Air ufc Auburn. Air Minaban, in the course of an address, said that the alleged corruption occurred when the Liquor Amendment Bill was introduced in the State Assembly. On that occasion £30,1100 was distributed, some to _ Hus Legislative Council and the remainder to Hie caucus Ml iMinaban, in amplifying bis charges, said he knew that an enormous sum “of money for campaign purposes was held by the leaders of the Labor Party, and ho demanded an inquiry to enable the public to learn the sources of the money obtained, and tor what purposes. He added that everyone connected with the Labor Party knew that there was big money about, hut nobody knew where it was coming from. The money might be coming irong Russia, but nobody knew, as everything was very mysterious.]