20 MAY 1925
The King, opening a new power station at Parkside, said that electricity—by reducing the smoke of our large towns and by relieving congested areas—would benefit the health of the population.
Mr Baldwin, speaking to Members of Parliament on industrial welfare, said there was a need for the smaller amenities of life on the part of both employers and employed. He added that on three things they could build everything they desired: the will to peace, the will to co-operate, and the will to work.
The Prime Minister unveiled, in Hyde Park, a memorial to Mr W. H. Hudson, the famous writer and naturalist.
The Rent Restriction Continuation Bill passed Committee unamended in the House of Lords.
The Government’s Pensions Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons, the Socialist amendment for its rejection being defeated by 401 votes to 125.
A Brussels telegram reports that conversations are to take place at Malines, under the presidency of Cardinal Mercier, between Anglican and Roman Catholic theologians with a view to a reunion of the two Churches.