NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 13 May 1923

13 MAY 1923

The Bolshevik Government in Russia stepped back from its aggressive note of earlier in the week, saying that the country was still keen on a trading relationship.

The Irish Government said that if the British asked for the deported Art O’Brien to be returned, then they would agree to that demand.

6 people were killed in a tram accident in Churwell, on the road between Leeds and Morley.