100 Years Ago

18 JANUARY 1924 The debate on the Address in the House of Commons was resumed by John Robert Clynes, who

17 JANUARY 1924 Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Lord Jessel and Lord Darling, all new Peers, were introduced to the House

16 JANUARY 1924 The King’s speech at the opening of Parliament stated that proposals to give effect to the conclusions

15 JANUARY 1924 The State Opening of Parliament took place. The rail companies and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers

14 JANUARY 1924 Efforts to avert a railway strike were being made by the General Council of the Trades Union

13 JANUARY 1924 It was feared that there would be a railway strike and the trade unions said that it

12 JANUARY 1924 Negotiations in connection with the threatened railway strike were opened in London between the railway managers and

11 JANUARY 1924 Whilst in manoeuvres off Portland Bill, the British submarine L24 was rammed and sunk, with the feared

10 JANUARY 1924 The swearing in of Members of Parliament continued in both Houses of Parliament. In the House of

9 JANUARY 1924 John Henry Whitley was re-elected as the Speaker of the House of Commons. At a Socialist demonstration