EARL OXFORD
ASQUITH’S NEW TITLE. RECOGNITION OF SERVICES, EX-PREMIER’S ELEVATION. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Jan. 26, 9.20 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 25. Mr. Asquith, until he returned from Egypt, intended to re-enter the House of Commons, but lie has now decided that his health is not equal to a by-eieotion campaign. His heir will be his grandson, as his .son, Raymond Asquith, was killed in the war. The Observer, in an editorial, says: “The whole country will acclaim this crowning recongitioii of Mr. Asquith’s career in entering the House of Lords. It is not too much, to say that he is co rife ruing ' as welL a® receiving an honour. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
LONDON, Jan. 23. Recent rumours that Mr. Asquith had accepted a. peerage are confirmed after inquiry, though it lias not yet been offictiallv amionuced. It is stated that Mr. Asquith has chosen the title of the Earl of Oxford. Mr. A.squith’s decision, is attributed to the changed fortunes of the Liberal Party, and there is no likelihood of his re-entering the House of Commons. Mr. Asquith previously refused a peerage, also a garter. H,is acceptance now will facilitate the reorganisation of the Liberal Party.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 January 1925, Page 5
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