NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 28 May 1923

28 MAY 1923

At the Conference of Lausanne, Ismet Pasha agreed that the Karagatch Triangle should be ceded to Turkey in lieu of reparations payable to Greece.

Austen Chamberlain, writing in reference to the “complete reunion of the Conservative Party”, said in a letter to constituents that “no opportunity was given to us to make our contribution to party loyalty, and no communication from the Prime Minister was made to me until he formed his Ministry”.

Viscount Grey, in a letter to Captain Robson who was the Liberal candidate at Berwick, stated that he believed the restoration of the Liberal Party to a strong position in public affairs is a most urgent and necessary thing for wholesome, sound and progressive policy.