TWO BY-ELECTIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 22, 25 July 1936, Page 9

TWO BY-ELECTIONS

BRITISH CONSTITUENCIES

(Received July 25, 10 a.m.)

LONDON, July 24.

The Balham and Tooting by-election j caused by the resignation of Sir Alfred Butt, following the report of the Budget tribunal, resulted:— Mr. Donald (Conservative) 14,959 | Mr. Miller (Labour) 12.889 Only 49 per cent, of the electorate voted. The East Grinstead by-election, fol- i lowing the elevation of the Conservative member, Sir H. S. Cautley, to the Peerage, resulted:— Colonel Stephenson Clarke (Conservative) 22.2071 Mr. A. Millett (Labour) 5,708 j At last year's General Election the voting in Balham and Tooting was: Sir Alfred Butt (Conservative), 22,013; W. D. Lloyd (Labour), 12.960.

The result of the East Grinstead poll at the last General Election was: Sir H. S. Cautley (Conservative), 29,440Mr. S. Seuffcrt (Socialist), 8097.

ture Corporation agreed, on representations from Mr. Kerstein, to withdraw the words "Attempt on the King's life" and "Attempted assassination" from posters and film sub-titles in connection with the Wellington Arch incident.

Statements published in the "Evening News" and the "Daily Express" arising from the proceedings against McMahon were the subject of an application on the part of the AttorneyGeneral for a rule nisi for a writ of attachment against the editors and publishers of the papers concerned on the ground that their comments gravely prejudiced the fair trial of the accused. The Bench, including the Chief Justice, granted the application, and the hearing was set down for July 27.