Word: parliament
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Queen Mary, celebrated his 21st birthday. Under an act known as 1 Geo. 1. c. 28 of Aug. 3, 1910, the Civil List of Their Majesties stipulates for the payment to trustees of ?10,000 ($43,500) a year for each son who attained the age of 21. When Parliament reassembles in January it will be asked to vote this sum to the young Prince...
...well-known London restaurant, the eight lady Members oif Parliament will sit down to a prandial celebration. Those who accepted the invitation: The Duchess of Atholl (Conservative), Lady Astor (Conservative), Mrs. Wintringham (Liberal), Mrs. Hilton Philipson (Conservative), Miss Margaret Bondfield (Labor). Those to be heard from were: Lady Terrington (Liberal), Mrs. D. Jewson and Miss Susan Lawson (Laborites...
...advice of Premier Mussolini, King Vittorio Emanuele adjourned the Italian Parliament. Great was the surprise throughout Italy...
Fascist Deputy Acerbo, Under Secretary of State for Internal Affairs, cast cold water on the national enthusiasm for a general election by saying: "To close the Parliamentary session does not necessarily imply the dissolution of Parliament. If dissolution becomes necessary in the future, Signer Mussolini will announce it in due course ., . . Mussolini has not revealed ; the fundamental reason for his action to anyone...
...Premier had asked the President to dissolve the Parliament, stating that the hostile majority made it impossible to govern. It was understood, however, that he declined to sanction the proposal. So the Cabinet resigned...