100 Years Ago

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

8 JANUARY 1924 An attempt is reported to have been made on the life of Mustapha Kemal Pasha at Smyrna.

7 JANUARY 1924 The French Senatorial elections have resulted in successes for the Government. Raymond Poincaré, the Prime Minister, said

6 JANUARY 1924 The media reported that there were political attempts to create a new centrist party with the support

5 JANUARY 1924 A strike on the railways is threatened by the ballot of members of the Associated Society of

4 JANUARY 1924 The Air Ministry announced that the Royal Air Force is prepared to engage during the current year

3 JANUARY 1924 The Prime Minister’s reply to the City of London Conservative and Unionist Association regarding the political situation

2 JANUARY 1924 The King, replying to a New Year’s message from the Lord Mayor of London, expressed his confidence

1 JANUARY 1924 The New Years honours list was announced. Lord Inchcape was created a Viscount and Sir Frederick Banbury