NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 17 April 1924
17 APRIL 1924 Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, stated that as regards to the Government’s foreign policy, he had never
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17 APRIL 1924 Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, stated that as regards to the Government’s foreign policy, he had never
Read More16 APRIL 1924 Germany accepted the experts’ report on reparation payments as a basis of negotiations. The British Government said
Read More15 APRIL 1924 The estimate for the provision of free travel for MPs between London and their constituencies passed the
Read More14 APRIL 1924 Elaborate police measures were taken for the protection of the Russian delegates at the Anglo-Soviet conference which
Read More22 FEBRUARY 1924 Dockers’ delegates discussed the terms of the provisional settlement, but failed to reach agreement, and another conference
Read More20 FEBRUARY 1924 The General Council of the Trades Union Congress meeting in London decided to pledge the support of
Read More19 FEBRUARY 1924 A Court of Inquiry was set up by the Government in connection with the dockers’ strike. The
Read More18 FEBRUARY 1924 Work at British ports came to a stop following the start of the dockers’ strike. Britain’s weakness
Read More17 FEBRUARY 1924 Noel Buxton, the Minister for Agriculture, visited Coventry Farm at Mill Hill in Middlesex to inspect the
Read More16 FEBRUARY 1924 It was reported that negotiations had broken down and a strike of the dockers was declared with
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