The London Times 10th December 1935
Posted: 01 Jan 2013, 16:02
Amongst other items of interest for the day there were 3 that struck me as being relevant today.Enjoy the brief trip back to the news interests of your grandfathers.
1. Judge & Young Drivers
Alaister Wildredge Jack, 18, van driver was convicted of dangerous driving after he knocked down and kill William Trodd. Mr Justice Humpreys fined him £20 and disqualified him for 4 years say that the case illustrated the danger of entrusting quite young men with licences for driving a motor car.
2. Rainfall in Thames Valley
Lord desborough spoke of the satisfactory effects of the £300,000 Thames improvement scheme. The works between Weybridge and Teddington could now deal with 7,000,000,000 gallons a day instead of the 4,500,000,000 gallons per day previously. If was accepted that abnormal influx of water would still cause flooding.
He added that the rainfall in the Thames area for Sept-Nov 1935 was 13.81 inches which was a record. The average was 7.94 inches and the previous highest was 12.25 inches in 1885.
3. LCC By-Election
East Fulham votes today on the London County Council elections. Although in 1933 the voters seem to have swung towards Socialism in 1934 the contests were fought along party lines and the results reflected the curious state of dissatisfaction with the Government which existed at that period.
1. Judge & Young Drivers
Alaister Wildredge Jack, 18, van driver was convicted of dangerous driving after he knocked down and kill William Trodd. Mr Justice Humpreys fined him £20 and disqualified him for 4 years say that the case illustrated the danger of entrusting quite young men with licences for driving a motor car.
2. Rainfall in Thames Valley
Lord desborough spoke of the satisfactory effects of the £300,000 Thames improvement scheme. The works between Weybridge and Teddington could now deal with 7,000,000,000 gallons a day instead of the 4,500,000,000 gallons per day previously. If was accepted that abnormal influx of water would still cause flooding.
He added that the rainfall in the Thames area for Sept-Nov 1935 was 13.81 inches which was a record. The average was 7.94 inches and the previous highest was 12.25 inches in 1885.
3. LCC By-Election
East Fulham votes today on the London County Council elections. Although in 1933 the voters seem to have swung towards Socialism in 1934 the contests were fought along party lines and the results reflected the curious state of dissatisfaction with the Government which existed at that period.
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