NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 29 August 1923

29 AUGUST 1923

Neville Chamberlain, the newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, said during an interview in Harrogate that private enterprise was reviving and a large number of homes were in the process of being constructed.

The Belgian note was published in response to the British Government’s stated policy on the occupation of the Ruhr Valley and war reparations. The Belgian Government said that they were grateful for the intervention of the British, but noted that there was no agreement between the Allies. Although the Belgian note didn’t contain any new breakthrough proposals, they suggested a private meeting between Allies in order to find common ground.