28 NOVEMBER 1941, Page 4

By-elections in Ulster are of some interest in view of

signs that the strong official hold of the Government on the electorate is being shaken. Seven months ago, it will be recalled, the seat vacated by the death of Lord Craigavon was won by an un- official candidate, who defeated the official nominee. Now another election is pending in Willowfield, a Belfast constituency, where the official candidate is being opposed by the leader of the Ulster Labour Party. The latter, I am told, has good prospects ()' success. His victory, if he did win, would have no special bearing on relations between Ulster and Eire, but it might affect con-

siderably the political situation in Ulster itself. jANUS.