seems as fav off a settlement as ever. The admirable control in which, until recently, the Turkish troops were kept seems to have broken down at last, and this morning comes news of a violation of the armistice by the burning of Greek villages. Judging by the by-election which has just taken place, however, the elators of Great Bri tain are' not quite so indignant with the lukewarmness of the Government on behalf of Greece as Mr. i In the Petersham di the Unionist candidate has been returned by a majority of 420. It is true that the constituency has of late years been strongly Unionist. In 1895 the Conservative candidate was returned unopposed, and even in 1692, the year of reaction against the Unionists, the Conservative candidate was returned with nine hundred votes to spare; but in 1885, before the Liberal ratty split up on the question of Home Rule, a Liberal candidate was returned. The result of the election has been a bitter disappointment to the Daily Chronicle and the pro-Greek party generally. They fully expected to win the seat.
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