NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 27 February 1925
27 FEBRUARY 1925
The King’s health continues to improve. He had a much better day, following on restful night.
The Scottish Grand Committee to consider the Church of Scotland (Property and Endowments) Bill had a stormy first meeting on the question of the nationality of the Chairman. There were several scenes, and an adjournment was made until the question of chairmanship was settled by the Chairman’s Panel Committee. Later it was announced that the Chairman’s Panel had decided that Sir Cyril Cobb should continue as Chairman of the Committee. The Socialists will accept this decision.
Air Estimates for a net expenditure of £15,513,000 – a net increase of rather more than half a million over last year’s expenditure were discussed in the House of Commons. A completely new experiment in the field of air defence this year is the introduction of non-regular units, comprising four auxiliary Air Force squadrons – two of which will be located in Edinburgh and Glasgow – and two special reserve squadrons.
Speaking at Walsall in support of the Socialist candidate, Mr Ramsay MacDonald, referring to the Political Levy Bill, said his party would put up a fine fight. Polling takes place to-day.
Arthur Henderson repudiated the suggestion that Mr Ramsay MacDonald was to be superseded in the leadership of the Socialist party.
Proceedings at the opening of the Miners’ Conference at Blackpool were quiet. Mr Hodges explained the policy he has been advocating in the coalfields, while delegates explained the attitude of the districts to the wages agreement, and submitted suggestions for ending or amending it. An adjournment will be recommended to enable the Executive to consider the district proposals in conjunction with the attitude of the owners.
Strong criticism of the Clydebank factors was made at the resumed sitting of the Rents Commission in Glasgow.
Captain Elliot MP speaking in Glasgow on the relief of unemployment, said Local Authorities in Scotland had found that the employment of direct labour was unsatisfactory in many respects, and that the best course was to let the work out to a contractor.
An electric tramway car, becoming out of control on the North Bridge, Edinburgh, collided with a standing car with considerable force, causing injury to a number of passengers and shock to others.
The South African Legislative Assembly has adopted, by 71 votes to 47, a Labour motion urging that the King should not bestow titles upon his subjects residing in the Union or its mandated territories.
