FEDERAL ELECTION.

Grey River Argus, 14 November 1928, Page 7

FEDERAL ELECTION.

SYDNEY PAPER PROSECUTED. (Received November 13, at 9.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 13. The Commonwealth Electoral authorities have launched a prosecution against the Sun Newspaper Ltd., Sydney, charging it with publishing an unsigned article commenting on a candidate, namely Mr Bruce ,the Prime Minister, on October 12. The case has been adjourned until Tuesday naxt . NATIONALISTS’ HARD LUCK. CANBERRA, November 13. ThU number of voters on, the Federal rolls for the ejection on Saturday total 3,457,5551 Women number 1,730,529 or 3503 more than the meui Only three States, Victoria. South Australia, and Tasmania, show an excess of women. "MELBOURNE, November 13. Major .General Forsyth, one of the Nationalist candidates for f b.e) Senate died last evening, after a brief illness from pneumonia /following influenza. He was aged 61. A difficulty arises in connection with the election papers ,on which his nam e is printed. Instructions will be given to the returning officers to delate it. As only two Government candidates remain for the three vacant iseats, Labour is assured of one.