1937-07-02 — Page 5

SEATS IN TWO ELECTIONS:UEENS

KEEN ST. IVES' FIGHT

London, To-day.

The Conservative Party re- tained yet another seat in the by- election held yesterday at Kings- ton-on-Thames, where the seat was rendered vacant by the ele- vation of Sir George Penny to the Peerage.

Admiral Percy Royds was the successful candidate, being return- his ed with a 9,915 majority over Labour opponent, Mr. G. H.-Loman, in a straight contest.

The Conservative majority at the General Election, when Sir George Penny was opposed by Labour and Liberal candidates, was 22,939. On that occasion the Labour candidate was also Mr. Loman.

Yesterday's

follows:---

balloting resulted

Admiral Percy Royds (C) Mr. G. H. Loman (Lab)

Conservative Majority

The figures at the General

were:-

Sir George Penny (C)

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Mr. G. H. Loman (Lab)

Mr. F. J. Powell (L)

Conservative Majority

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19,887

9,972

9,915

Election

32,953

· 10,014

-Reuter.

5,832 22,939

ST. IVES RESULTS

London, To-day.

The by-election at St. Ives, Corn wall, caused by the elevation to the peerage of Mr. Walter Runciman, Liberal Nationalist, was declared

Admiral Sir Charles Little, whose promotion to full Admiral- and re-appointment

C.-in-C. China Squadron, was announced in Hong Kong to-day, is shown above ·· with Major-General A. W. Bar- tholomew.

to-day after a recount, as follows: KING CAROL

A Beechman Liberal

Nationa-

list) 18,044, Isaac Foot (Liberal) 12,834,

Majority 210.

St. Ives was the ninth of twelve by-elections that were pending and Government supporters have won all nine. British Wireless?

HALF-KING HALF-PRESIDENT

Admiral Horthy's

Powers

Budapest, To-day.

S

VISITING ENGLAND

LONDON, TO-DAY. KING CAROL OF RU- MANIA WILL VISIT BRI- TAIN IN AUGUST PURE- LY IN A PRIVATE CAPA- CITY, SAYS THE “DAILY TELEGRAPH.”.

The main purpose of the visit, adds the paper, will be grouse shoot- ing in Scotland.

King Carol's six-day visit to Po land came to an end yesterday, says a Warsaw message, when the King and Crown Prince Michael left the Polish capital by special train for Bucharest.

President

The Hungarian Parliament has unanimously adopted the Govern- ment Bill regulating the election

Moscicki, Marshal of a Regnet and extending the Re- gent's powers. The Socialists left Rydz-Smigly and Colonel Joseph Beck, the. Foreign Minister, - were the ball before the vote was taken-among those who bade farewell to The new law atresses the Regent's the visitors at the station: Trans- independence of Parliament and Ocean. grants to him the right to send back the bill adopted by Parliament twice, each time within a month, for fresh consideration. After the third unchanged adoption the Re- gent must sign the bill.

The new law also grants. the constitutional powers of the Hun- garian monarchy to the Regent. Trang Orean

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