NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 15 February 1923

15 FEBRUARY 1923

Three British sailors from HMS Dublin were attacked by a number of Portuguese men in Lourenço Marques, now Maputo, causing serious injury. A Portuguese senator managed to prevent further injury before police and more sailors came to the defence of the attacked men.

The date of the Darlington by-election was set as 28 February 1923.

The situation in the Ruhr Valley, occupied by French troops, worsened and tensions were inflamed across Germany about the actions taken by the French Government. Members of the French occupying army had been threatened and it was reported in the media that there was a growing danger to their lives as armed opposition increased.