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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17217, 7 December 1923, Page 1

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BItJTLSH ELLCTIOAS. LO-VDOL. December 6. -Mr Winston Churchill's defeat by Mr Pet hick Lawrence, the husband of the Suffragette, was announced at. midnight, and caused an immense sensation in Trafalgar Square, the London theatres and restaurants and other places where the results were announced. Two and a- quarter million iisteners-in heard the results. The state of parties is:— CCLYSLRVATJ VLB . 43 LIBERALS . . . . .18 LAdUUK . . . .jo I.NDKPENDL.M’ . j The returns opened with one Liberal and one Labour gain as iolMAiN CHESTER EXCHANGE SEAT. BARCLAY (Liberal) . 22,218 STOCKTON (Conservative) Tree Trader) . . 10,-119 WAKLI ILLU SLAT. SULK WOOD (Labour) . 79G6 ELLIS (Conservative) . . 7340 LASS LX (Liberal) . . 4640 TILL WAIXI.NO TRAGEDY. WAIIII, December 7. An inquest ou the two schoolboys, ( has A. Stewart and Kelvyn McLean, who were shot at Waikino School, house on October 19 (in connection with which John C. Higgins is now under arrest) was held this morning, before the Coroner, Mr Wallraut. After hearing the evidence, which traversed the story of the tragedy, the Coroner returned a verdict that deceased Stewart and McLoau were shot at Waikino by John Chrrrtoplier iliggins. It is understood that Higgins will be charged at the Police Court in the course of a few days.