"THE MAN WHO DIGGED A PIT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 25 April 1913, Page 8

"THE MAN WHO DIGGED A PIT.

AN AMUSING INCIDENT

BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-^COPYRIGHT (Received April 25, 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 25. The Melbourne Argus is responsible for a much-appreciated joke at the expense of Mr W. M. Hughes (Federal Attorney-General), champion of the re-cently-passed legislation providing that political articles during an election^campaign must be signed. Mr Hughes sent a couple of statements to the Argus commenting on the utterances of Mr Joseph Cook, Leader of the Opposition. The Argus, in mentioning that tit had received the articles, said that Mr Hughes had omitted to append his true name and address, as required by the Electoral Act now in operation, and for this, apart from other reasons, the comments could not be published. It then proceeds to quote the Act for the At-torney-General's enlightenment.