THE RISE OF LABOUR.
Parliamentary Gain. (Received 8.34 a-m.) LONDON, July 19. He by-election for the Come Valley .Division of Yorkshire resulted as fol"lras:— Mr.-Grayson (Socialist) 3648 Mr. Bright (Liberal) -- 3495 Hr.Wheelfir (Unionist) 3227 j Socialist majority ~ 153 [The-.most interesting point about this latest gain to the Labour party is that it is the .second in succession, as compared with a sl%ht tendency on the part of the iJbeiak sB Jose both .-to the Conservaines and tie. Socialists. As strengthened ty the latest addition, the Labour party am- numbers fifty-six members out of a Jonse of .670 members. Mr. GrayHi's victory means the loss of a seat to m Liberal... At the General Election Sr J. IS. Kitson was returned unoojasedj
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 172, 20 July 1907, Page 5
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