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100 Years Ago – 12 August 1922

12 August 1922 Reports said that the city of Cork had been taken by the Irish National troops after a

11 August 1922 The French proposal on German war reparations was rejected by the British Cabinet. Alternative proposals, supported by

10 August 1922 There was growing concern that the policies of France and the UK on the matter of German

7 August 1972 Edward Heath (in photo), the Prime Minister, met with union leaders at Downing Street to discuss the

9 August 1922 The Austrian Government sent a note to the Allied Governments saying that the country was in financial

6 August 1972 A petition requesting the ban on dissecting animals in schools received the support of 137 MPs. The

8 August 1922 David Lloyd George, the Prime Minister, said that if Germany failed to meet the commitments to pay

Jon Dean has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Chad in succession to Mark Matthews who will

5 August 1972 Geoffrey Rhodes, the then Labour MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne East, said that he had been sent death threats

7 August 1922 The Reparations Committee confirmed that they had decided to adjourn a decision until after the London Conference