9 MARCH 1925
Conversations between Mr Austen Chamberlain and M. Herriot in Paris on the problems relating to European security and a possible guarantee pact are reported to have been of a friendly character.
A political crisis has been averted in Ulster, the government having agreed to proceed with an amending bill to embody in the education act of last year the arrangements for religious instruction in schools desired by the Protestant Churches and the Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast.
Among the questions which will come before the League of Nations Council at Geneva are several concerning the northern port of Danzig, recreated as a free city under the League protection. The questions relate to railways, customs, telegraphs and postal facilities, and the like.
Dr Marx (Centre), Herr Braun (Socialist), and Dr Jarres (Centre parties) have been chosen as candidates for the Reich presidency. The Republicans will not put forward a candidate.
Germany’s reparation payments in February amounted to £9,268,000. Great Britain’s share amounted to £1,087,000.
Prince Lvov, who was Premier of the Russian provisional government before the advent of the Soviets, has died at Boulogne-sur-Seine.
Sir John Gilmour, Secretary for Scotland, speaking in London on the housing question, said alternative methods of construction must be borne in mind, and he was confident that if all the interests would show a spirit of reasonableness and commonsense a solution would be found.
Mr A. J. Cook, secretary of the Miners’ Federation, speaking at Worksop, said that they were going to get a living wage by reason, he hoped, and by force if necessary.