PROLONGED CHEERING
CHURCHILL IN HOUSE OF COMMONS . Rugby, March 16. Mr. Winston Churchill, on returning to the House of Commons this morrting was greeted with prolonged cheering. Mr. Cnurchill shook hands with Colonel Clifton Brown, and congratulated him on his election as Speaker. .«■ Mr. Churchill also shook hands with Admiral James, recently elected member for Portsmouth. Miss Elion Wilkinson, on entering the House with the aid of a stick, as a resu.t of a recent accident, was greeted 1} Mr. Churchill: “Was your journey really necessary?” and the Prime Minister’s use of the famous British railway slogan provoked loud laughter. Mr. Churchill’s first duty was to ask the Speaker for a long question period—which the Speaker granted without, he said, creating a precedent —in view of the unusual circumstances of the earlier debate. -8.0.W.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 64, 18 March 1943, Page 5
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