Show liberals are victorious in a bye election london april 5 the most sti aking overturning ot a unionist majority among the numerous recent defeats in by elections ft as recorded at brugli lon today when gerald loder unionist recently appointed junior lord of the Tica sury was defeated by fi vil liars villiers Vill lers majority atio the conservative majority brighton in the pat 20 years was never less than 2000 sir loder was seeking election reelection re at this time on his appointment as junior lod 0 the treasury the election turned almost together on the financial question the liberals did not expect to win but would hae been well satisfied with a reduction ot the hitherto consistent conservative majority london april 3 the house 0 commons tonight was the scene ot a remarkable demonstration based upon abo defeat 0 a government candidate in the by election for brighton a constituency which for twenty years had not failed to return or unionist candidates for parliament by majorities of 2000 and upward tho house had been engaged in ion ot a resolution declaring theat in liew 0 the peril of which the ot the kingdom are exposed by the too great dependence on the united states aa the source of supply of cotton and tho good results of operations erat ions already undertaken by taie british cotton growing association the house desires to express its appreciation of the benefits by the encouragement afforded by the government to the association ot cotton growers and looks to a continuance of good offices as essential to the speedy development of the resources of the colonies while a somewhat desultory and uninteresting debate was dragging on there was a rush of opposition members from the lobbies shorling shoaling sho aling with joy over the liberal victory an fn brighton the liberal candidate being E villiers villiers rs is in nas the cry which was l with great premier balfour who was just then entering the house was greeted with shouts of resign resign colonial secretary lyttleton who had been speaking when the came afar the had been quieted continued say in grince 1902 the production of cotton inside the british empire had trebled treb jed the government he added had not reland its efforts looking to a further increase he trusted that lancashire would assist the work moie liberally in the future the resolution was adopted mr balfour quilted the house almost immediately on a motion to adjourn an extraordinary scene occurred mr lloyd george advanced liberal said he had intended to question the premier ontjo fate that has befallen a member of the administration at brighton he complained that on receding rec ehing notice the question would be raised the premier had deliberately left the house the premiers discourtesy to the house ho bald was of bensh e several members spoke supporting mr lloyd gaorge and declaring the government ought to resign winston churchill said it looked the beginning of the end and hat it was retribution for its shams and shuffles and for the manner in which the inc mier had treated parliament sir alexander ackland representing the government on treasury bench having declined to accede to the request to addoum till monday in order to enable the to consider its position the house adjourned amid loud opposition laughter WITHOUT SLEEP the capacity of the great napolean for going without sleep Is well known but even he had to succumb at times to the need of rest indeed it Is a notorious fact that no huiban being can survive without occasional periods of sleep levei tb eless here is living today a man of whom it Is stated on good authority that he has not slept a manuto for ten 5 ears and yet retains his health and sanity unimpaired his history Is that twelve years ago he was in photographic work to which he devoted with such zeal and enthusiasm hat for several days and nights lie took no rest then insomnia set in and becoming alarmed he consulted physicians their advice however proved and then came the discovery that the loss of sleep had produced no effect his biala and nerves remained unaffected his appetite good and he was actually increasing in weight since then his case lias excited great interest amongst medical men several of whom have kept him under close observation yet he was never seen to sleep end there seems no loom to doubt his continuous one can only conclude that he has periods of complete mental and bodily inaction which serve in place of actual sleep Cas Beirs journal HE BORE you warp out on last night ou yes but bow ald you know it you acet with a leverse who been to ou no on 1 simply noich that you had our cot giong bide out I 1 |