‘UNPLEASANT EVENING’ FOR AUST. ENVOY
SINGAPORE, June 6. The leader of the Australian goodwill mission to South-east Asia, Mr. MacMahon Ball, received a torrid time from tho other guests at an official dinner at .Johore Bahru. Mr. Bali was the guest of the United Kingdom Commissioner-General in South-East Asia, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald.
Speaker after speaker rose to attack what they called Australia’s _ recent “brutal” application of the “White Australia” policy. Leading Malay, Chinese and Indian political and community leaders were present. > Mr. Ball, before shaking hands all round before leaving, said to Mr. MacDonald: "It is usual for a guest when departing to thank his host for a pleasant evening. Might I, on this occasion sir, thank you for an unpleasant evening.”
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22658, 8 June 1948, Page 7
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