NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 24 January 1923

24 JANUARY 1923

Speaking at the Lausanne Conference, Lord Curzon stated that the Mosul Question should be referred to League of Nations and that the UK would abide by whatever decision was made by that body. The Turkish Government rejected the proposals as their policy was that the majority of people in the disputed territory wanted to become part of Turkey.

The GPO announced that they were not allowing holders of broadcasting receiving licences to move their ‘sets’ from location to location. The announcement came following how enthusiasts were moving their equipment to hold parties at the homes of others, which the GPO said was not allowable as licences were issued to a particular address.

There was excitement as there were preparations being made in Egypt to penetrate the wall of the Inner Tomb of Tutankhamun which would reveal his body for the first time to archaeologists.