NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 24 January 1925
24 JANUARY 1925
A sitting of the French Chamber ended in great uproar. The disturbance, which lasted for a considerable time, arose out of feeling engendered by the defeat of a motion for the affichage, or public placarding, throughout France of M. Marin’s speech reflecting French sentiment on the question of war debt repayment.
A motion of no-confidence in the Braun Government resulted in a tie in the Prussian Diet, and, in accordance with provisions of the Constitution, which require that such a motion must obtain a majority of the total membership of the House, was rejected. An outburst by angry Communists followed. At the close of the sitting, according to another message, the Socialist-Democrat-Centre party coalition held a meeting, as a result of which the Braun Cabinet decided to resign.
Zahhlul Pasha, in an interview, complained of the manner in which the elections were being carried out by the present Government, alleging interference with Zaghlulists’ freedom of speech and movement.
Five fishermen were drowned as the result of the wreck of the Aberdeen trawler Ulster on the Kincardineshire coast during dense fog in the early hours of the morning.
Eight lives have been lost by the foundering of the British oil tanker Redline No. 1 in the Bristol Channel. The chief officer was the sole survivor. It is stated that the crew hailed from the Glasgow district.
Lord Balfour, addressing the recently formed Alumni Association of Edinburgh University, spoke of the increased costs of modern teaching, and appealed for funds to meet the University’s needs.
