OR ELSE APOLOGISE
LANG'S ATTACK ON PREMIER
"VILE ACCUSATION"
United Press Association—By Elecirlc - Tel*.
graph—Copyright (Received 3rd June, 10: a.m.)
, SYDNEY, This Day. Unless Mr. Lang apologises to Mr. Stevens for having made a certain! statement reported yesterday, he will be proceeded against for slander.
The Premier at Eyde made the foregoing statement. '■..:": ■
"Mr. Lang," he said, "is reported to have said that I promised to restore buses so as to serve the interests of a wealthy bus-owner, and in- pursuance of his vile accusation he declared that this wealthy bus-owner me with a private car for my use." '
Mr. Stevens added: "There is not even a shadow.of truth in what Mr Lang says,, and the only way to make men like Lang sit up is to bring them, before the Courts of the land. If Mr. Lang will not apologise and admit he told an. untruth, I will issue a writ for slander and bring him bef 6re the Court and compel him to take ids medicine."
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1932, Page 7
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168OR ELSE APOLOGISE Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1932, Page 7
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