NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 28 June 1924

28 JUNE 1924

Speaking at a luncheon given by the Manchester Branch of the Federation of British Industries, David Lloyd George said he welcomed the announcement that there was to be a Governmental inquiry into the condition of trade. He discussed the prospects of British trade, and expressed his confidence in the British manufacturer and workmen.

A deputation of the National Federation of Building Operatives informed the Minister of Labour that they declined to meet the employers until the lock-out notices had been withdrawn.

It is stated in a Berlin telegram that the German Government will accept unconditionally the terms of the Allied Note regarding military control.

Saad Zaghloul Pasha, the Egyptian Premier, has expressed great disappointment with the British Government’s declaration regarding the Sudan.

The Portuguese Cabinet has resigned.