1965 - 60 years ago - August Part 1
2.—At a meeting of electors at the Town Hall Mr. C. A. E. Goodsman was elected a Centenier of St. Helier in place of the late Centenier H. E. Aubin.—Two visiting Frenchman whose 26 ft. yacht was holed after collision with the foils of the hydrofoil Condor I in St. Helier Harbour this evening were accommodated by the Bailiff, Mr. R. H. Le Masurier, at his home.
3.—The hearing of the action before the Royal Court in which Jersey Contractors Ltd. are suing Mr. C. Wright (trading as Renoufs Ltd.) for over £6,000 in connection with the settlement of the account for the building of nine flats at La Haule, was not resumed today owing to the indisposition of counsel for the defendant and no date was fixed for its continuation.
4.—St. Ouen's Parish Hall was packed this evening for the presentation by the Constable. Mr, E. W. Vautier, on behalf of the parishioners, of a magnificently carved oak presidential chair to the Senechal of Sark, Mr. W. Baker, to mark the quarter centenary of the colonization of that island by natives of St. Ouen.
5.—Tons of hay, straw and over 1,00 boxes of seed potatoes were destroyed when fire swept through a granite barn above the stables at Les Avenues, Trinity, this afternoon ; the barn was completely gutted but no one was hurt.—Despite teeming rain, today's Country Horse Show and Gymkhana at St. Mary was a great success, nearly 800 people attending. attending.
6.—A sentence of three year's probation was imposed on 34-year-old Leonard Frederick Saunders, of Birmingham at the Royal Court after counsel had made a moving submission against the 12 months imprisonment asked for, a condition being that he repay the amount of money he had obtained by fraud.
7.—In variable sailing conditions, yachts of all classes have good races at Gorey Regatta.
8.—Annual service of remembrance held by the Old Contemptibles' Association at St. Andrew's Church; it was revealed that Capt. H. A Wallis, the treasurer, would shortly be leaving the Island for health reasons.
10.—Sentence of death was passed by the Bailiff on 27-year-old Dublin-
born Anthony Oliver Lynch at a brief sitting of the Full Court today ; accused had pleaded guilty to the murder by stabbing of Madeleine Mabel Fox in Stafford Lane on the night of Thursday, March 18.—Out break of fire at Corbin's furniture store, Minden Place, at 4 o'clock this afternoon causes damage estimated in the region of £30,000 ; the fire was brought under control in two hours.—At an inquest held on the body of Mr. David Ferguson Gentleman Hunter, the 58-year-old visitor found dead in a hired car after it had collided with another car on the road near St. Brelade's Parish Church, it was stated that deceased had a very bad heart and could have died at any time ; a verdict in accordance with this evidence was returned.
11.—Following strong protests by Commodore Shipping Services, Local agents for the ss Lisieux, against the sudden weekend decision to reduce the vessel's weekly sailings between Jersey and St. Malo from three to one the French company agreed to restore the Thursday services.
12.—St. Brelade's Fête and Water Carnival, held at St. Aubin's in glorious weather; among other outdoor events was the J.M.C. and L.C.C. sand race meeting at St. Ouen, inter-insular rifle shooting at Crabbe in which Jersey defeated Guernsey by 18 points to gain the Lt.-Governors' Trophy, and two open-air concerts at Springfield given by Donovan, the " folk poet " and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders in which the attendance reached 2,000.
13.—The 20-year-old youth, Clive Edward Thurlow, who was killed on Thursday when the car he was driving mounted a bank at Mont de la Rocque, St. Aubin, and plunged 150 feet into the valley below, had been disqualified from driving since March ; he was using the car without the owner's permission and prior to the crash had consumed a considerable amount of alcohol ; this was revealed at the inquest today, when a verdict in accordance with the evidence was recorded.—At West Park Pavilion three out of the Island's five contestants took the placings in the regional finals of the " Miss ITV " Bathing Beauty Contest sponsored by Channel Television : the winner was 17-year-old Miss Karen Elizabeth Cornish, a local girl and maid of honour at this year's Battle of Flowers.
14.—Fire broke out in the engine room of the oil tanker Anthony M in the early hours of this morning but was quickly dealt with as the Fire Service were already •in attendance, having been called to pump out water in the engine room ; the generating equipment suffered severe damage.—Final day of Jersey Rifle Association annual prize meeting at Crabbe.—Finals of the annual tennis tournament played off in brilliant weather at Grands Vaux.—At the J.S.C. pool the men's team defeated the Army Swimming Union by 44 points to 22 ; in the water polo match played on the Sunday the A.S.U. gained an 8-7 victory.
2.—At a meeting of electors at the Town Hall Mr. C. A. E. Goodsman was elected a Centenier of St. Helier in place of the late Centenier H. E. Aubin.—Two visiting Frenchman whose 26 ft. yacht was holed after collision with the foils of the hydrofoil Condor I in St. Helier Harbour this evening were accommodated by the Bailiff, Mr. R. H. Le Masurier, at his home.
3.—The hearing of the action before the Royal Court in which Jersey Contractors Ltd. are suing Mr. C. Wright (trading as Renoufs Ltd.) for over £6,000 in connection with the settlement of the account for the building of nine flats at La Haule, was not resumed today owing to the indisposition of counsel for the defendant and no date was fixed for its continuation.
4.—St. Ouen's Parish Hall was packed this evening for the presentation by the Constable. Mr, E. W. Vautier, on behalf of the parishioners, of a magnificently carved oak presidential chair to the Senechal of Sark, Mr. W. Baker, to mark the quarter centenary of the colonization of that island by natives of St. Ouen.
5.—Tons of hay, straw and over 1,00 boxes of seed potatoes were destroyed when fire swept through a granite barn above the stables at Les Avenues, Trinity, this afternoon ; the barn was completely gutted but no one was hurt.—Despite teeming rain, today's Country Horse Show and Gymkhana at St. Mary was a great success, nearly 800 people attending. attending.
6.—A sentence of three year's probation was imposed on 34-year-old Leonard Frederick Saunders, of Birmingham at the Royal Court after counsel had made a moving submission against the 12 months imprisonment asked for, a condition being that he repay the amount of money he had obtained by fraud.
7.—In variable sailing conditions, yachts of all classes have good races at Gorey Regatta.
8.—Annual service of remembrance held by the Old Contemptibles' Association at St. Andrew's Church; it was revealed that Capt. H. A Wallis, the treasurer, would shortly be leaving the Island for health reasons.
10.—Sentence of death was passed by the Bailiff on 27-year-old Dublin-
born Anthony Oliver Lynch at a brief sitting of the Full Court today ; accused had pleaded guilty to the murder by stabbing of Madeleine Mabel Fox in Stafford Lane on the night of Thursday, March 18.—Out break of fire at Corbin's furniture store, Minden Place, at 4 o'clock this afternoon causes damage estimated in the region of £30,000 ; the fire was brought under control in two hours.—At an inquest held on the body of Mr. David Ferguson Gentleman Hunter, the 58-year-old visitor found dead in a hired car after it had collided with another car on the road near St. Brelade's Parish Church, it was stated that deceased had a very bad heart and could have died at any time ; a verdict in accordance with this evidence was returned.
11.—Following strong protests by Commodore Shipping Services, Local agents for the ss Lisieux, against the sudden weekend decision to reduce the vessel's weekly sailings between Jersey and St. Malo from three to one the French company agreed to restore the Thursday services.
12.—St. Brelade's Fête and Water Carnival, held at St. Aubin's in glorious weather; among other outdoor events was the J.M.C. and L.C.C. sand race meeting at St. Ouen, inter-insular rifle shooting at Crabbe in which Jersey defeated Guernsey by 18 points to gain the Lt.-Governors' Trophy, and two open-air concerts at Springfield given by Donovan, the " folk poet " and Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders in which the attendance reached 2,000.
13.—The 20-year-old youth, Clive Edward Thurlow, who was killed on Thursday when the car he was driving mounted a bank at Mont de la Rocque, St. Aubin, and plunged 150 feet into the valley below, had been disqualified from driving since March ; he was using the car without the owner's permission and prior to the crash had consumed a considerable amount of alcohol ; this was revealed at the inquest today, when a verdict in accordance with the evidence was recorded.—At West Park Pavilion three out of the Island's five contestants took the placings in the regional finals of the " Miss ITV " Bathing Beauty Contest sponsored by Channel Television : the winner was 17-year-old Miss Karen Elizabeth Cornish, a local girl and maid of honour at this year's Battle of Flowers.
14.—Fire broke out in the engine room of the oil tanker Anthony M in the early hours of this morning but was quickly dealt with as the Fire Service were already •in attendance, having been called to pump out water in the engine room ; the generating equipment suffered severe damage.—Final day of Jersey Rifle Association annual prize meeting at Crabbe.—Finals of the annual tennis tournament played off in brilliant weather at Grands Vaux.—At the J.S.C. pool the men's team defeated the Army Swimming Union by 44 points to 22 ; in the water polo match played on the Sunday the A.S.U. gained an 8-7 victory.
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