NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 8 January 1924

8 JANUARY 1924

An attempt is reported to have been made on the life of Mustapha Kemal Pasha at Smyrna.

Parliament met for the first time since the December 1923 General Election.

The Liberals confirmed that they would be contesting the by-election in the City of London.

Substantial damage was caused by a fire in warehouses stocked with tea and rubber at the Concordia Wharf in London, with nearly one hundred fire engines taking part in the attempt to put put the fires.