NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 16 July 1924

16 JULY 1924

Before the Finance Bill passed report stage in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer moved a series of new clauses in fulfilment of undertakings given in Committee. These were added to the Bill. One requires companies to state clearly on dividend warrants deductions made in respect of Income Tax. Others provide exemption from Entertainments Tax in the case of agricultural shows, industrial and art exhibitions, and certain charitable entertainments.

David Kirkwood moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a Bill to provide for the removal of the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey to Holyrood Palace. The motion was opposed by the Scottish Secretary of State, Sir John Gilmour, and Lord Apsley, but was carried by 201 votes to 171. The Bill was read a first time.

The principal delegations to the Inter-Allied Conference arrived in London. The Conference opens to-day, and will, it is stated, last a fortnight.

The show of the Highland and Agricultural Society was opened at Perth, when there was a representative display of Scottish stock. In many of the principal sections competition was keener than usual, and in some cases umpires were called in to make final decisions. The number of persons who paid for admission to the show was 25,533 compared with 37,735 at Perth in 1904.

Lord Leverhulme, who presided at the resumed general session of the International Advertising Convention at Wembley, described advertising as a necessary arm of business. The Earl of Balfour, who also spoke, referred to the early days of advertising, and mentioned the part which advertising could play in the revival of trade.