NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 30 June 1924

30 JUNE 1924

Saad Zaghloul Pasha, the Egyptian Premier, made a declaration in the Chamber regarding Egypt’s claim to the Sudan, which, he said, they could never abandon. He expressed disappointment at the attitude of the British Government, and said he could not negotiate on their basis. Saad Zaghloul Pasha announced his resignation of the Premiership, but King Fuad refused to accept it.

By 456 votes to 26, the French Chamber voted the Ruhr credits. 43 socialists voted for the Government, whilst 61 abstained.

The new French Government have announced their principal proposals in regard to the amnesty to be granted to French subjects sentenced for military offences during the war.

General Hertzog encountered difficulties in the formation of a South African Cabinet.