14 JUNE 1913, Page 3

A by-election took place at Wandsworth, one of the largest

constituencies in the country, on Thursday. The Unionist majority was enormous, 6,337. At the last election (December 1910) it was 4,614. What makes the figures all the more remarkable is that the poll in December 1910 was heavier by nearly 5,000 votes. It is interesting to note that Mr. Samuel, the successful Unionist candidate, kept the topics of Home Rule and Welsh Disestablishment in the forefront, to the exclusion of practically all other questions;