The Archive · 1935

UNIONISTS ASK M.P.. TO RESIGN SEAT

Glasgow, Jan, 7.

There was an echo to-day of the case heard here on December 24, when Mr. Herbert James Mose, Con: servative M.P. for the Rutherglen division of Lanarkshire, was fined £50 for contravening the Lotteries Act In relation to a. scheme under the auspices of the Modern School of Art in "connection with the Cesarewiteh last October.

'The Rutherglen divisional Unionist Association, at a meeting this atter-noon, unanimously decided to ask Mr. 'Moss' to resign his seat.

In imposing the fine on Mr. Moss Jon December 24, the sheritt reman ed that he did not think it was a lottery but a swindle, Another Conservative M.P., Mr. 'w. P. Templeton, member for the [Coatbridge division of Lanarkshire, }was also charged with the same offence and drew a fine of £25—

Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account