22 JULY 1922, Page 1

He then affirmed his own ignorance of anything in the

nature of money transactions. " There is no Prime Minister, either of

to-day or in the past, who has any knowledge, when names are submitted, as to who has contributed to the party fund. The Prime Minister has to judge on the record of public services as placed before him." Among the other speeches the most striking was that of Mr. Ronald McNeil, who brought serious accusations against Lord Waring and Lord Forres (formerly Sir Archibald Williamson), two of the new peers. Lord Waring, who was in the Gallery, called out at one point, " That is a false statement."