21 FEBRUARY 1914, Page 3

The by-elections held during the week have proved most satisfactory

to the Unionist Party, In Bethnal Green the Unionist (Sir Mathew Wilson) carried the seat by a majority of 24 (the Liberal majority had been 184). In South Bucks the Unionist victory was, of coarse, far more complete, the majority being 2,331 (Da Pre, 9,044; Mosley, 6,713). It is true that at the last election the Unionist majority was 225 higher, but in a poll of nearly 16,000 votes the difference is not important.