1974 - 50 Years Ago - September 2024 Part 1
2.—-—Mountainous seas and gale-force winds lashed Jersey’s east coast this morning leaving a trail of destruction from Gorey harbour to St. Catherine’s breakwater for the second time this year. At least three valuable boats were smashed against the rocks until they were nothing more than drift wood, and several other craft suffered minor damage after dragging their moorings and pounding against harbour walls. Jersey’s new Lieut.-Governor General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick, GCB, D80. MBE. MC., was sworn in for his five-year term of office at the Royal Court this morning.
3.——Sir Desmond- Fitzpatrick was formally introduced to the States at a special sitting of. the House. He made it clear to States Members that he intends to take an active interest in Island affairs.
4-.—-A working party under Deputy Fred Le Brocq. has recently been appointed to look into the vexed question of treatment for young offenders in Jersey.
5.—-Food prices in Jersey rose 35 per cent in the quarter ended on August 9, and although this rise was not as high as in the previous quarter, the price differential between Jersey and the, UK rose to 12.7- per cent.
6.—A DC6 belonging to Delta Air Transport burst both tyres on the port side when landing at Jersey Admort shortly before 10 o’clock this morning. Bringing 42 passengers from Antwerp for a day trip -to the Island, the plane remained on the runway for 15 minutes before taxing into one of the runway exits. Both tires started to come off the rims and replacements will have to be flown into the: Island before the plane can depart. The passengers, though unharmed, were a little shaken, and were disembarked while the plane was still on the runway.
7.—After a nightmare 12-hour battle through hurricane-force winds and " horrific " seas, the one thousand Jersey-bound passengers on British Rail’s Sarnia got within sight of St. Helier Harbour early, this afternoon, only to find that the ship’s master had ordered “about turn and back to Guernsey." The decision was made, Canptain Paul Baker said later, “ because to go any further would have but the ship at risk. As we rounded Corbiére I could see we couldn’t make it—it would have been-impossible to get the ship into harbour.”
10.—The restrictions on the use of water imposed in June—using hoses to water gardens or wash cars. topping up swimming pools. etc.— are lifted from midnight tonight. M-r. Rodney Clarke, engineer-manager of the Jersey New Waterworks Company, said this morning that the decision had been taken at the company's board meeting yesterday. But he stressed that the Island still had a water problem, with 35 million gallons less in reserve that at the same time last year.
11.—Two States Members, 9 local union officials, a director of a shipping company and a chairman of the Jersey Agricultural Marketing Federation flew to Southampton this morning in a bid to solve the problems caused by the Portsmouth dock strike—a situation described by TGWU regional officer Mr. Ernie Allen as a “ tragedy ”
13.—The Jersey and Guernsey Savings Banks have announced that they will amalgamate from November next year. The banks will become the Channel Island Trustee Savings Bank, as part of a nation-wide reorganization of Trustee Savings Banks in which 1,550 branches will be arranged into 15 regional groups . , '
14.—A dockers strike at St. Malo means that over 60 cars bound for there from Jersey will be stuck in the Island over the weekends. The cars should have left last night on the Commodore Shipping services cargo vessel Norman Commodore, but they seem certain now to stay in Jersey until Monday morning at the earliest. It is believed that the next meeting to try to resolve the dispute will be held on Monday afternoon.
2.—-—Mountainous seas and gale-force winds lashed Jersey’s east coast this morning leaving a trail of destruction from Gorey harbour to St. Catherine’s breakwater for the second time this year. At least three valuable boats were smashed against the rocks until they were nothing more than drift wood, and several other craft suffered minor damage after dragging their moorings and pounding against harbour walls. Jersey’s new Lieut.-Governor General Sir Desmond Fitzpatrick, GCB, D80. MBE. MC., was sworn in for his five-year term of office at the Royal Court this morning.
3.——Sir Desmond- Fitzpatrick was formally introduced to the States at a special sitting of. the House. He made it clear to States Members that he intends to take an active interest in Island affairs.
4-.—-A working party under Deputy Fred Le Brocq. has recently been appointed to look into the vexed question of treatment for young offenders in Jersey.
5.—-Food prices in Jersey rose 35 per cent in the quarter ended on August 9, and although this rise was not as high as in the previous quarter, the price differential between Jersey and the, UK rose to 12.7- per cent.
6.—A DC6 belonging to Delta Air Transport burst both tyres on the port side when landing at Jersey Admort shortly before 10 o’clock this morning. Bringing 42 passengers from Antwerp for a day trip -to the Island, the plane remained on the runway for 15 minutes before taxing into one of the runway exits. Both tires started to come off the rims and replacements will have to be flown into the: Island before the plane can depart. The passengers, though unharmed, were a little shaken, and were disembarked while the plane was still on the runway.
7.—After a nightmare 12-hour battle through hurricane-force winds and " horrific " seas, the one thousand Jersey-bound passengers on British Rail’s Sarnia got within sight of St. Helier Harbour early, this afternoon, only to find that the ship’s master had ordered “about turn and back to Guernsey." The decision was made, Canptain Paul Baker said later, “ because to go any further would have but the ship at risk. As we rounded Corbiére I could see we couldn’t make it—it would have been-impossible to get the ship into harbour.”
10.—The restrictions on the use of water imposed in June—using hoses to water gardens or wash cars. topping up swimming pools. etc.— are lifted from midnight tonight. M-r. Rodney Clarke, engineer-manager of the Jersey New Waterworks Company, said this morning that the decision had been taken at the company's board meeting yesterday. But he stressed that the Island still had a water problem, with 35 million gallons less in reserve that at the same time last year.
11.—Two States Members, 9 local union officials, a director of a shipping company and a chairman of the Jersey Agricultural Marketing Federation flew to Southampton this morning in a bid to solve the problems caused by the Portsmouth dock strike—a situation described by TGWU regional officer Mr. Ernie Allen as a “ tragedy ”
13.—The Jersey and Guernsey Savings Banks have announced that they will amalgamate from November next year. The banks will become the Channel Island Trustee Savings Bank, as part of a nation-wide reorganization of Trustee Savings Banks in which 1,550 branches will be arranged into 15 regional groups . , '
14.—A dockers strike at St. Malo means that over 60 cars bound for there from Jersey will be stuck in the Island over the weekends. The cars should have left last night on the Commodore Shipping services cargo vessel Norman Commodore, but they seem certain now to stay in Jersey until Monday morning at the earliest. It is believed that the next meeting to try to resolve the dispute will be held on Monday afternoon.
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