A NEWSPAPER'S JOKE.
THE SIGNED ARTICLE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydnoy, April 25. , Tho Melbourne "Argus" is responsible for a muoli-apprcciated joke at tho oipenso of Mr. Hughes (Federal AttorneyGeneral), a . champion of the recentlypassed legislation providing that political articles during an election campaign, must bo signed.
Mr. Hughes sent a couple of statements to the "Argus" commenting on'-utterances of the Leader of tho Opposition.. Th'o
"ATgus," in mentioning that it had received them, says: "Mr. Hughes omitted to append his true name and addres9, as required by the Electoral Act, now in operation/. For this, apart from other reasons, the comments cannot be published,". Tho paper then proceeds to quote the "Act for the Attorney-General's enlightenment,
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1734, 26 April 1913, Page 5
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116A NEWSPAPER'S JOKE. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1734, 26 April 1913, Page 5
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