ENGLISH NEWS

Grey River Argus, 23 October 1936, Page 4

ENGLISH NEWS

(Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) LONDON, October 20. '['he Erilington by-election, owing t n Mr. Eales' death, resulted: SquadronLeader Jack Wright (Conservative) 27,0(58; C. J. Simmons (Labour - ) 20.834. There is no change in the party representation.

For a distance of 54 miles one of the most modern highways, which is undergoing conversion to dual carriageways, with a space for footpaths and cycle tracks, will run along a 2'tOO-year-old Boman “fosse way.’’ The length of road concerned lies between Leicester and Lincoln.

Membership of till trade unions in Britain at the end of 1935 totalled 4,842,000 representing an increase of 272,000 on the total at the end of 1934. These increases following on those which occurred in 1934, have lifted the total trade union membership to the level of that of 1930, the increases in the last two years having more than counterbalanced the substantial reductions which occurred in 1931 end 1932.

Court mourning ends on October 21. Officials will discard their sombre clothing and black and grey ties, and Guards’ officers will discard their arm bands. The official black-edged stationery will be replaced by ordinary notepaper, embossed in red. The Royal Family will henceforth be able to attend balls, theatres, and dinner parties. The success of the concession to telephone subscribers of 200 free calls per annum, which came into operation on October 1, appears already assured. The Post Office announce that the number of calls originated in the London telephone area for the week ended October 10, reached a new high record only previously approached at Christmas of 21,667.898, and exceeded the total for the corresponding week last year by 2,749,120.