"Westminster Gazette — Friday 9 January 1914 / Public gardens Association gives some money to extension of Wandsworth Common
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Westminster Gazette — Friday 9 January 1914
COST OF PRESERVING OPEN SPACES. At the monthly meeting of the Metropolitan Public Gardens Association, held at 83, Lancaster-gate, W., Sir William Vincent, Bart., 'ice-chairman, presiding, the report and financial statement for the past year were considered and adopted, showing receipts 2,058 17s. ld., slightly in excess of the income for the previous 'ear, and a largely increased expenditure of nearly 4,000, which had necessitated the withdrawal of the amount, l,lOO, held in reserve, and left a deficit of about 550, in the liquidation of which assistance is sought. The main items of expenditure included 350 contributed, and a further sum of 475, paid up under a guarantee entered into by the association, to complete the sum required, before the time limit expired, for the purchase of St. Peter's square, Hammersmith; l,OOO in the laying out of this ground and of St. Paul's Churchyard, Deptford; 250 towards the Crystal Palace Acquisition Fund, and smaller sums towards schemes for the extension of Valentine's Park, Ilford, and of Wandsworth Common, and for the provision of a playing-field at knight's Hill, Norwood, treeplanting, grants of seats and gymnastic apparatus in various places, and the maintenance of sundry grounds.
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"Eastbourne Chronicle — Saturday 24 January 1914 / PROMOTION OF THE STATIONMASTER
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Eastbourne Chronicle — Saturday 24 January 1914
PROMOTION OF THE STATIONMASTER.Mr Wm John Dolloway, stationmaster at the Westham and Pevensey Station, has been promoted to the corresonding position at the more Important station of Wandsworth Common. Mr. Dolloway has held his motet post for 12 years and by his ability and uniform courteey he has enjoyed the respect and good opinion or the passengers, as well as of the residents generally. He leaves for Wandsworth in about a fortnight.
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1914124South Western Star — Friday 22 May 1914
WANDSWORTH RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION.
South Western Star — Friday 22 May 1914 — "Connaught Park" etc
WANDSWORTI IRATEPAYERS' ASEOCIATION.
CONNAUGHT PARK GRUMBLES AND SUGGESTIONS.
Discussion of the state of the ttl acres of land recently added tn Wandsworth Common was the chief proceeding at a meeting of the Wandsworth Ratepayene Association, held at the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. It was stated by ono speaker that residents near the common were bitterly disappointed that the land had not born laid out as park. "Connaught Park' was sup gamed as name. Mr. H. .7. Lister (chairman of the association) presided. There were present IMessrs C. Worthy (hon. secretary), C. R. Bianchi, T. Devonshire, Ik. F. Thomas, .1. Musselwhite, .1, Heard, W. Robertson, C. H. Front, .1. R. Kennelly, .1. Plumridge, F., l. Slarmoy, S. H. Tribe, W. Lino, C.. 1. Webb and T. W. Critlin. Three new marchers were elected.
RAIL% AV TATIOV,
he hon. secretary reported that since the last meeting he had had a letter from the genera manager of the London and South Western Rail. way, stating that the company had carefully eonsidered the association's proposal of a station at Wandsworth Common, near Trinity road, but were unable to adopt the suggestion. Mr. Robertson thought that the association should persist. Fire hundred people had signed the petition for a station, and if each one contributed a shilling the 2.1 might act as an induce. merit to the company to open a station. Mr. Thomas said that a station would cost at least 1, tP. He lid not see why a halt should not be provided when the line was being electrified. Mr. Ilumnilire remarked that the company might be informed that if a station were not established the residents in and near Trinity road, would consider the advisability of asking the motor bur companies for a perviee. Mn Robertson: If the bums. are to come down Earlefield road I, for one, Phall oppose at, especially if my house falls down. The chairman said the proposal of a public contribution had not been eariously considered. He had not heanl of halt.. PO near the centre of London. Mr. Thomas. mined aml Mr. Robertson seconded that another letter be pent to the cons piny asking that if notation could not be provided halt should be made. The motion wa adopted unanimoualy. With reference to the arooriation'a puggeation for new railway tat inn between Pone', and Wpridaworth Town, the general manager of the London and South Weatern Railway Company had written that in view of the expenae that would be involved in conotrurtion, maintenance and manning, it gran not proikroell to in the matter. gam Putney Station it pointed out, was only:01 &dant from the mug. . It agretal, on the motion of Mr. l'himralge. ieronded I.y Mr. Thomas, that the letter boon the table. Irokssl 4.11 Answering an inquiry by the aociation, the Wandsworth Town Clerk had wntton internanp secretary that the Borough Council had been in correspondence . with the . National Insuranie . . . . . LbromissiOners and the Public Works Board with regard to the question whether loans could not be granted out of the funds of those boards to local authorities. The information obtained was that loans out of those funds could be granted to London Borough Councils only for the purposes, of the Small Dwellings Acquisitioa Act. I
MELEIHos IARk IWAD.
The Town Clerk wrote that the question of renaming part of Wimbledon Park, red with a view to avoiding confusion had been referred to a subcommittee, who would view the road . . . . . The cha;rman said She road seemed a Int of Chinese puule. (Laughter.) " . . . , , :sAVGIIT PARK." Mr. Thomas mowed: "That the Wandsworth Ratepayero' Asoociation are of the opinion that the piece of land recently added to Wandsworth Common should be named Connaught Park (after H R. H. the Due of Connaught, K.(.), and opened to the public as soon as practicable, and that the London County Council should lay out a portion of the land, not exceeding one quarter as a flower garden and also erect a permanent bind. stand within the added area. He said the added land should have a separate name, and 'Connaught lark' would be appropriate. He believed that a triangular piece of land had, for the time- being, been railed off as the site of a bandstand, but it wan so near Dorlcote.road that in case of illness the resident might have PIM for complaint. Mr. Bianchi seconded. He said he had always been of the impression that part of the land would be made &secluded flower garden. Mr. Robertson said it was surprising that the County Council should be content to leave a piece of public land without trees or oeats. Mr. Worthy replied that he V/lIA told on good authority that portion WW Ito be set out as a rock garden with a few trees. At a meeting if the Acquisition Committee a I.lea had been made for a bowling green. The secretary read a letter from Mr. Edwin Zvans, L.C.C., stating that be had done what he could to move the Parke Committee, without leacceon. This year's estimates would not permit carrying out of a scheme for laying out a park. More might he done next year. Mr Innons la visitor) said be personally ha.) eallected Pio towards the acquisition fund, and be felt he had taten money under false pretesee---(laughter)because he assured the au), scribers that the extension would be formed into apart. The inaction of the County Council had leituoed bitter disappointment. The present bandstand oite was within 50 yards of houses and sight lead to unbearable nuio-rice. Re was told that the stand would be put there because the ate warn near the refreshment rooms. If the bands were to annoy the neighbourhood for the Nike of selling County Council ginger.beer(laughter) — it would not be fair. Mr. Taylor (another visitor) said that inotea.l almaking the extension into a park they had left it desert, a treeless waste. Mr. Tribe sail he for one had understood that bandstand would be put in the extension. The resolution carried, one member voting against. "
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"Illustrated London News — Saturday 23 May 1914
GK Chesterton mentions WC in a facetious article. Mot very interesting
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"Westminster Gazette — Monday 15 June 1914
WANDSWORTH'S NEW PARK, Wandsworth Council will be asked on Wednesday to support a request that the piece of land recently added to the Common should be named Connaught Park, and that the L.C.C. should lay out not less than a quarter as a flower-garden, and that a permanent bandstand should be erected in the new area.
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ditto
London Evening Standard — Tuesday 16 June 1914
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"Coventry Evening Telegraph — Wednesday 17 June 1914
Trees and Lightning;. — The-two species of trees- — lime and elm — concerned in the lightning fatalities on Wandsworth Common Sunday are differently affected by the electric fluid, remarks the " Westminster Gazette." Trees rich in starch and deficient in fatty oils offer the least j resistance, while those containing pieaity of fatty j substances are rarely struck during a thunderstorm. The lime belongs the latter categorv, but any tree standing alone, was the lime beneath which the unfortunate chiltiren sheltered, .is liable struck, particularly when several people congregate together near its trunk. The elm should always be avoided during an electrical storm. Even more dangerous than elm trees are the poplar and oak tree?. The safest trees are walnut, lime, beech, and birch; M. Ftammarian failed to trace a single instance of the latter .having been struck lightning when collected statistics the subject some years ago.
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"STANLEY OWEN BUCKMASTER
STANLEY WC DRILLED MEN
Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette — Friday 20 November 1914
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THE POSITION OF DRILLED MEN House of Commons, Thursday.
The Speaker look the chair at 2.45.
RUSSIAN CONQUESTS. Mr Kin# aciked the Foreign Secretary whether the Russian Government had formally communicated JI.M. Government that the provinces of Lukovina and Galicia hud been annexed to the Russian Empire.
Sir Edward Grey; The answer is in the negative.
THE "IRISH VOLUNTEER.% Mr Hunt asked the Solicitor-General whether his attention had been called ah' article in the recent issue the ** Irish Volunteer in which it was stated that/or Ireland the only chance for her safety national honour was to cut herself free from the last tie which bound her people to English Imperialism and that the only path to glorious and happy Ireland was through the downfall the British Empire, whether this paper was organised ami financed the Germans, and whether the Press Censor would continue to allow these sort of articles to be published.
Sir Stanley Buckmaster said had not seen a copy of the paper alluded to. did not know anything of the history or organisation of the pap*r, nor whom it was financed. None Hie matter referred to was submitted to him. would certainly not allow% articles the kind mentioned published. Long Sir Stanley Buckmastcr: should have thought that was obvious. TERRITORIALS FAREWELL FURLOUGH. J. M. Henderson asked whether Territorials were allowed three days' furlough to enable them to visit their relatives before going to the front and had themselves to pay much as 42 and for railway fares to enable them to do so, and whether free railway conveyance could be arranged for them. Mr Harold Baker said the Army Council were carefully considering the question raised by his hon. friend, of which they fully recognised the importance. DRILLED CIVILIANS AND INVASION Tennant informed Mr Boyton that it was not intended to utilise the National Reservists, who had not been called and therefore they would not supplied with uniforms. Asked what would be their position in the event of invasion, said it would be the same as that any other civilians. Mr John Ward: Has the War Office no intention whatever using the different contingents which are now being drilled different parts of the country in case of invasion, and of recognising them? Tennant said did not know what contingents the lion, member was alluding to. John Ward: If the right hon. gentleman will to Wandsworth Common sometimes he will see thousands of men being drilled whom the War Office don't recognise at all. Bridgman asked whether in the particular case the National Reservists they could not be made use of in the event of invasion? Tennant: Ishall have to consider that. (Hear, hear.)"19141120