British By-election

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 30, 2 June 1923, Page 6

British By-election

WOMAN ELECTED FOR BERWICK: Jr,. iV- —-- i i« 1 Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.10 a.m.) London, Jane 1. The Berwick election" resulted Mrs Philipson 12j000 Captain RoKsim (Liberal) 5,858 MriOliver 3,968 There whs wild enthusiasm at Mrs Philipfion's filial meeting, when she spoke' in thp ( Corn Exchange. Afterwards the actress and her husband (whose unseating owing to the act of an agent caused thevacancy) were placed in a car decorated with scarlet ribbons and dragged through the town by forty sturdy fishermen. Dense crowds cheered frantically, Rival processions with bands diet and indulged in a stand-up fight.