13 APRIL 1925
M. Briand has been offered the French Premiership.
The Earl of Balfour has left Beyrout for Alexandria. Twelve gendarmes were wounded in the Damascus riots, as well as a rioter and a carriage-driver.
Sir Thomas Hutchinson, Bart., ex-Lord Provost of Edinburgh, died suddenly in Edinburgh from a seizure, which occurred while he was on his way to attend the forenoon service at St. Giles’.
The body of the climber who went amissing on Ben Achallader has been found at an altitude of 3060 feet.
It was announced that, owing to plague restrictions, the visit of the Prince of Wales to Nigeria had been cancelled. The announcement caused intense disappointment in Nigeria, and it has since been decided to carry out practically the full programme, although the landing will probably be made at Port Harcourt instead of Lagos.
The Panchan Lama, or Living Buddha, received in audience at Peking 500 representatives of the world’s most important religions.
The Independent Labour party Conference opened at Gloucester. There was some criticism of the National Council in reference to the Zinoviev letter affair and complaint that nothing had been done by the committee of inquiry set up by the party. The critics succeeded in carrying the reference back of a clause in the report relating to the matter. Later, after rebuking Mr. Shinwell, who raised the question whether it was not a vote of censure on the Council, the Chairman assured the Conference everything was being done to probe the matter. Confirming this, Mr. Maxton, a member of the committee, declared that there had been no desire on Mr. MacDonald’s part to prevent searching inquiry.