BIG BILL’S WELCOME
AUSTRALIANS THOUGHT HE WAS SCOTCH
SENT “COLLECT” CABLEGRAM
(Australian and N.Z. Press Association) CHICAGO, Friday.
At the reception given by the aidermen and the city council of Chicago to-day to the Young Australians “God Save the King” and “The StarSpangled Banner” were sung. The Mayor, Mr. William H. Thompson, who campaigns under the antiBritish slogan, attended on the Union Jack-draped platform, and said: “This is indeed a rare opportunity to welcome these splendid young men to Chicago. I am most assuredly glad you came to Chicago, and that Chicago has impressed you with its greatness.” The manager of the tour, Major Simons, in a witty speech said: “We feel very close to your Mayor, Mr.
Thompson, as he has such a good British name. I thought at first that he was Scotch. “When we made our plans to come to Chicago we sent him a cablegram from Australia, and got a long cablegram in reply, telling of the sights here. Jr few days later we received a bill for £5, as his message was sent collect. Then we were sure he was Scotch.”
Mr. Simons later was asked if the Mayor had refunded the £5. He chuckled, and said, “No, but let us call it square.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 654, 4 May 1929, Page 9
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