House of Commons
Wednesday, January 22, 1936
The House met at a Quarter before Three of the Clock, Mr. SPEAKER in the Chair.
Mr. Speaker's Warrants for New Writs
Mr. SPEAKER informed the House that he had issued, during the Adjournment, Warrants for New Writs, namely,
The University of St. Andrew's, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen, and the University of Edinburgh, in the room of Archibald Noel Skelton, esquire, deceased.
County of Inverness, Ross and Cromarty (Ross and Cromarty Division), in the room of the right honourable Sir John Ian Macpherson, baronet, K.C., called up to the House of Peers.
Death of King George V
Messages from Foreign Parliaments
I have to inform the House that I have received the following communications expressing condolence with the British nation in the loss it has sustained by the death of His late Majesty:
Telegram from the President of the French Chamber of Deputies to "The President of the House of Commons, London."
The Chamber of Deputies has learned with deep sorrow of the death of the noble Sovereign which has plunged the British Empire into mourning.
Faithful to the memory of the great hours wherein King George V stood by her side for the defence of right and liberty, France bows before his memory and shares the grief of the British people.
( Sgd. ) FERNAND BOUISSON,
President of the Chamber of Deputies.
Telegram from the President of the Portuguese National Assembly to the Right Honourable The Speaker, House of Commons, London.
Deeply moved by the death of His Majesty King George V, symbol of wisdom and honour, beloved of all His peoples, I. beg Your Excellency to accept the most heartfelt condolences of the National Legislative Assembly of the Portuguese nation, bound to your nation by a friendship of centuries.
I also beg to inform Your Excellency that the Session of the Assembly was to-day adjourned as a sign of mourning.
( Sgd. ) JOSE ALBERTO DOS REIS,
President of the National Assembly.
From the Chamber of Deputies of the Hungarian Parliament to Captain Right Honourable Edward Algernon FitzRoy, Speaker of House of Commons, Speaker's House, Westminster, S.W.1.
On the occasion of the death of His Majesty King George V the Chamber of Deputies of the Hungarian Parliament charges me to express our warmest sympathy. Every member of the representation of the Hungarian Nation is deeply possessed by respectful reverence for the noble virtues of the deceased Ruler of the mighty British Empire who was equally a great man and an exalted Sovereign. The whole of Hungary, whose sympathies for the English Nation are rooted in a long past, shares your most mournful loss.
Alexander De Sztranyavszky
Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Hungarian Parliament.
(Translation.)
Telegram from the President of the Argentine Chamber of Deputies to the Speaker of the House of Commons, London.
Buenos Aires,
21 st January, 1936.
I present to you and through you to the House of Commons of the great nation which is our friend the deep sorrow of the Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Republic at the death of His Majesty King George V, during whose memorable reign the bonds of the traditional and glowing friendship between the Argentine Republic and Great Britain were strengthened. I greet you with my most distinguished consideration.
RAUL GODOY.
(Translation.)
Telegram from the Chilean Chamber of Deputies to the Speaker of the House of Commons, London.
Santiago,
21 st January, 1936.
The Chilean Chamber of Deputies have decided to address Tour Excellency in order that through your intermediary the honourable House over which you preside with such dignity may receive the expression of this Chamber's sincere participation in the sorrow afflicting the great British nation on the occasion of the death of His Majesty King George V. May God guard Tour Excellency.
S. GUZMAN GARCIA,
President.
JULIO ECHAURRENO,
Secretary.
Telegram from the President of the Albanian Chamber of Deputies to "His Excellency, The President of Parliament, London,"
The Albanian People and Parliament associate themselves most warmly with the profound grief which has fallen upon the British nation in the death of His Majesty King George V.
In their name and mine, I offer to Tour Excellency the most sincere condolences.
( Sgd. ) K. KOTTA,
President of the Chamber of Deputies, Tirana.
(Translation.)
Telegram from the President of the Peruvian Congress to the Speaker of the House of Commons, London.
Lima,
21 st January, 1936.
The Constituent Congress of Peru, in its session of to-day, unanimously approved the following motion:
"The Diplomatic Commission, on the occasion of the lamented death of King George V, proposes that with the agreement of Congress a message of condolence be sent to the British Parliament expressing to it the sorrow of the Peruvian Congress at the grief which is afflicting the British nation."
I transmit to your illustrious House the condolences of the Peruvian Congress together with the expression of my best and highest consideration for Your Excellency.
CLEMENTE J. REVILLA,
President of the Congress of Peru.
From the Members of the Fascist Chamber of Deputies.
I am asked by the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies to forward to you the following telegram:
The members of the Fascist Chamber of Deputies have learnt with the greatest sorrow the news of the death of your Beloved King. On their behalf I beg you to accept and to express to the House of Commons the expression of our deepest grief and sympathy in this hour of bereavement for the British Nation.
( Signed ) COUNT COSTANGO CIANO.
GEANDI,
Italian Ambassador.
From the House of Commons and the Senate of Czechoslovak National Assembly to Captain FitzRoy, the Speaker, House of Commons, London.
Excellency,
On behalf of the House of Commons and the Senate of Czechoslovak National Assembly we beg to express to you and to the British Parliament our deep sympathy in the heavy loss your country has sustained by the departure of your good and beloved King His Majesty George V.
( Signed ) MALYPETR,
SOUKUP,
Speakers.
From the Jogoslav House of Representatives to Mr. Speaker, House of Commons, London.
Please to agree, Mr. Speaker, the expressions of the heartiest condolence of the Jogoslav House of Representatives deeply emoted by the death of the Great King George V.
( Sgd. ) STEPHEN CHIRCH,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
From the Norwegian Storting to The Speaker, House of Commons, London.
The Norwegian Storting want to express to the House of Commons their heartfelt sympathy in the deep sorrow at the death of your beloved King.
( Sgd. ) C. J. HAMBRO,
President.
Perhaps the House will think it right for me to send suitable replies to these messages.
Agreed.
Business of the House
May I ask the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury if he has any statement to make as to business for To-morrow?
The House will meet To-morrow at 2 o'Clock.
The Prime Minister will bring a Gracious Message from the King respecting the death of His late Majesty. The House will then consider an Address to His Majesty the King and a Message to Her Majesty Queen Mary.
Arrangements are being made for business to be completed so that the House may go to Westminster Hall to be present when the body of the late King arrives at 4 o'Clock.
After the ceremony in Westminster Hall the House will adjourn until Tuesday, 4th February.
There is no alteration in the business to be taken during the week beginning 4th February, which the Prime Minister announced to the House before the Christmas Recess.
It might be convenient at this stage to inform the House that as the House will meet to-morrow on a very special occasion, and as we have decided to meet at an earlier hour than usual in order to allow sufficient time for the speeches on the Address to enable us to get to Westminster Hall by a quarter to four, I think it only right that we should not proceed with the swearing-in of Members to-morrow, which might be inconvenient to the House.
Resolved,
"That this House do meet to-morrow at Two of the Clock."—[ Captain Margesson. ]
Members Sworn
Several other Members took and subscribed the Oath or made and subscribed the Affirmation required by Law.
Adjournment
Resolved, "That this House do now adjourn."—[ Mr. James Stuart. ]
Adjourned accordingly at Three Minutes after Seven o'Clock.