NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 18 December 1923
18 DECEMBER 1923
Sir John Lorne MacLeod, presiding at the Greenock Highland Society’s gatherings, referred to the distress in the Highlands and Islands, and said that the time seemed more than ripe for an impartial and dispassionate inquiry, by whatever Government was in power, regarding Highlands conditions in all aspects.
A circular has been issued by the directors of the North of Scotland Bank giving the terms of a provisional agreement with the Midland Bank for a fusion of their interests.
In the Greek elections, which passed off quietly, the Liberals have so far secured a large majority over the Republicans.
