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MINISTER’S CHALLENGE

THE HON R. SEMPLE AND CRITIC. PUBLIC WORKS AND VISIT TO AUSTRALIA. (By Telegraph —Press Association). WANGANUI, This Day. The Hon R. Semple, Minister of Public Works, has issued a challenge to Mr H. G. Jenkins, Wanganui, to attend the former’s meetings at Bulls tonight or Wanganui tomorrow night to prove statements he is reported to have made when addressing a public meeting in the interests of the National Party recently or “stand condemned as a coward and a liar.” Mr Jenkins, replying, comments on the delay by the Minister in issuing a challenge, saying “If his belated protest is a stunt to boost his travelling film show, or to put me at a disadvantage, the appellation of coward sits comfortably on his shoulders.” Mr Jenkins’s statements dealt mainly with Mr Semple’s visit to Australia and the administration of the Public Works Department. In support, he quoted newspaper reports and official figures adding: “Nevertheless, if I have done Mr Semple an injustice I shall immediately rectify it and not follow the precedent set by the Prime Minister in his statement concerning Savings Bank accounts.”

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 May 1938, Page 6

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MINISTER’S CHALLENGE Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 May 1938, Page 6

MINISTER’S CHALLENGE Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 May 1938, Page 6

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