15 JANUARY 1916, Page 3

Sir George Reid, who is retiring from his position as

High Commissioner for Australia, has been returned to the House of Commons unopposed as Member for St. George's, Hanover Square. He was invited by both Liberals and Conservatives to stand, and he has stated that he does not attach himself to either political party. Mr. T. G. Bowles, who had issued an election address insisting on the one point of making a fuller use of the Navy, gracefully retired from the contest when Sir George Reid's candidature was announced.