NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 25 March 1925

25 MARCH 1925

On the second reading of the Consolidated Fund Bill, Mr Austen Chamberlain addressed the House of Commons on the question of European security.

The Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert, with King George and Queen Mary on board, sailed from Leghorn.

The Prince of Wales, speaking as the guest of the South African Luncheon Club in London, said that he hoped during his visit to South Africa to gain a first-hand knowledge of their problems and to see for himself how they were being faced by the two virile peoples who formed that Great Union.

The Prince of Wales made a tour of inspection at Wembley, and expressed the hope that this year’s Exhibition would have great success.

Nominations took place in the Northern Ireland General Election. There were twelve unopposed returns. Polling takes place on 3 April.