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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1936.
THE HAWKERS' PROBLEM
To-day Is
*In his Devonshire home
Lt. Col. Hopton Marsh,
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late R.A., recently dis- covered these letters from Dr. A. J. Scott, who was Chaplain to the Victory at Trafalgar.
His vivid pen pictures are an eye-witness's ac- count of the immortal battle.
Dr. Scott was an inti- mate friend of Nelson's and was doubly valuable because of his remarkable linguistic ability.
TRAFALGAR
DAY
The Battle of Trafalgar reconstructed for the purposes of
Shepherd's Bush,
-the smoak did not remain there and you could even hear what Was Bald al- though the firing from it was in- cessant
You are to understand there was nothing rash in this action but a predetermined mode of attack
(actiled in Lord Nelson's mind long ago) was put into action- haul there been more wind think boyould now have been
He died in 1810 at Catterick, Yorks, to which
"Thank God" said he just be the Captain and talking to him alive and all the enemy would have living he had been ap- fore he died "I have done my about Anchoring the Fleet and been captured-let no one laugh.
duty" He carried with him the other matters.
at auch an idea-if you had known pointed by the Crown in iden of having shown the way to Just after the firing ceased he the man you would think as I do 1816.
his Country-animated the spirits expired and plainly in an effort to of Englishmen and depressed speak-he only knew of thirteen those of the enemy--he wished to of the enemy being taken posses- have received your thanks before sion of— .
OBSERVE had we formed the he died.
However useless it may appear line upon the old school plan it His remains are to be conveyed I wish much we had known of the would have been three or four to England-and after attending Capture of Villeneuve to tell him o'clock before the action would to this duty-I shall retire from of it before he died, it was what have begun, the enemy would have the busy life I have so long led he had so particularly aimed at edged to leeward towards Cadiz or and endeavour to make the re- as however the Frenchman never perhaps engaged our line then mainder of my days acceptable holsted his flag it was not yet wore in succession and retreated known that the Admiral. was this with them would have been a victory-tho' a drawn battle as it was the action began The last words of Lord Nelson by 12-although the wind was,
when we meet I will tell were "Thank God I have done my slight.
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Oct. 27th 1805 VICTORY At Night. Y dear Friend!
This is the first hour
I have been able to write for some days. Ever since the night of the 21st, instant the
God and man-
God bless you all,
A. J. SCOTT.
to
An aspect of the hawkers Ship has been a compleat "I shall ever love him"
problem which raises issues of wreck. 'It has blown a mujor importance is disclosed by
mittee of the Society for the
Victory Nov. 20th 1805.
taken-
you more of this most extraordin- I will send you a secret memo ary man-the most interesting of given out to all Captains twenty the discussion on the subject heavy gale of wind the
human beings while I have life days before the 21st Octr.---you which took place at Monday's whole time driving us down My dearly respected friend!
I have forwarded to you a. and memory, I shall ever love and will then judge of my dear Ad- meeting of the Executive Com- on a lee shore-we expect to copy of the Plan of the late regret him-I will not go on with miral's foresight I have also for
engagement-There may be some this.
your Album another writing of Protection of Children. In com- open the Gut to-morrow errors in the names of Ships &c. Geoghegan bore the very thick his which will make you love him &c. I have not however the of the fire-Your young friend on and indeed all ought to do so mon with other bodies concerned morning, as we are in tow heart to copy it correctly myself the quarter deck and forecastle, Not Decius, Codrus, or Scaevola with the relief of the needy, the by the Neptune-My dear I can think of nothing but our where indeed perhaps it was the loved their country better than he Society is able from time to
great loss and great though the hottest ever known almost all did-No minister ever better time
licences Friend I wish to tell you Victory may be it has been too our killed and wounded fell there understood the tone of the times to procurc
dearly paid for- for those who have
.e. 64 killed and 81 wounded. he lived in-My letter is written notho' not knowing how to
He lived for 'two hours after The middle deck was full of in a hurry-God of Heaven bless other means of making  living. It is now felt that it begin that the Country has being wounded and tho' in great smoaks noise and confusion-but you all
Your friend, the Government policy in regard gained the Greatest Victory that pain was as anxious as ever about the lower deck was clear and quiet
A. J. SCOTT. to hawkers is one of eventual ever graced its annals-it has lost what was going on-sending for in comparison to every other place extinction, an avenue for relief the greatest Herd-honestly I can- will be closed and the calls on not rejoice--you may--you have these societies for other forms of only to reget the hero, I mourn help will automatically increase. the loss of the most innocent{ In a previous comment on the subject, we expressed the view amiable man I ever met with-I that there are far too many haw-grieve for one I dearly loved and kera in the Colony. From the with the greatest affection. atandpoint of actual needs of the may now add (without the words community, we adhere to that accusing me of vanity) for one opinion. But we are prepared to concede that there are other con- siderations to be taken into ac
THIS MORNING'S POSTBAG
into the Church. Here he wor-
THE church of St. Teresa of field has recently lost its most
the Child Jesus at Beacons who loved me-
distinguished parishioner, Gil- Ford Was nol with usbert Chesterton, who spent the count; The hawking system, of Geoghegan (a midshipmian] was latter part of his life in the itself, is no solution to the pro- particularly exposed during the parish where he was received blem of poverty, nor can it be regarded as a satisfactory sub-whole battle and has come off shipped year in and year out, to stitute, partial or otherwise, for with some severe bruises and the great edification of all, and a poor law relief system. For contusiona he behaved excessive-it seems only fitting that the one thing, the issuing of licences by well and fought as if used to completion of the church which bears no relation to the measure i
was so dear to him should be carried out as a perpetual memorial to one whose name was its great glory.
of the Colony's poverty. If, as
is feared, the Government's in-
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ORRESPONDENTS
requested, when for- warding letters for publica- tion, to arrange whenever possible to limit the text to not more than 100 words. These columns are open to. all readors of the "Telo- graph" who desire to air their views on subjects of public interest.
The above example assumes one car and one pedestrian to be in- volved, but when other traffle has to be avoided the risks are greatly in- creased,
PEDESTRIAN.
Postage Plea
suggest that the restoration of cheaper postage should be made to coincide with the introduction of the new King Edward VIII postage stamps which, in view of the fact that Britain "has already issued hers, should be ready for distribution to the general public in
In connection with the Coronation of the near future. a beloved Monnrch. Thousands of homes and public buildings in the
The change to 3-cent postage for Colony will be decorated with flags focal letters and 10-cent postage for and bunting.
Home mail would bring a welcome reller to business men. Even if the being Government cannot restore the 10- ocent and 3-cent postage this year,
Already the markets me
tention is to eliminate hawkers THE action took place on the by а progressive reduction morning of the 21st the enemy in the numbers of licences 18 sall of French 15 of Spaniards As the cost of this completion is granted, there would appear our Fleet 27 sail. We had utterly beyond the means of the congregation, it is felt that an oppor- to be point in the conten-seven three-deckers they only tunity should be given to the many tion made at Monday's meeting three but their ships in general thousands who not only admired flooded with imported symbols that the authorities will either very large and carrying 80 guns. but loved Gilbert Chesterton, to have to assume full obligation for Our fleet attacked in two divi. show their affection and their grati- loyalty. Entreaties should be made it would be eminently fitting that themselves in to put a stop to this influx, before this reform should mark the yeat of care of the poor, or so increase sions one led by the Commander this tribute to his genius and his It is too late. the subsidies to charitable organ- in Chief-the other by Adml. memory. isations as to enable them to cope Collingwood broke the enemy's
tude by associating
To let people show their loyalty and pay their homage with foreign-
with the increased demands for line and as far as I can guess could be more worthy of him, nor stigma on the proceedings.
Surely no form of appreciation made Union Jacks will pince a
A
pro-
first-named help. The
alter-there were 19 sail taken-The more appropriate, than the comple-hibitive duty should be placed an native would be a tremendous Spanish and French Commanders tion of the building wherein he these Imports at once. undertaking so long as poverty | 1 in chief Gravina and Villeneuve prayed, and before the altar ot existed on the present scale. It&c. &c.
to argue that
which he lay, when he had given up his beautiful soul to his Creator, 10 receive the reward of his unremit- ting labour of love for God and His
Church on earth.
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BRITON.
And Sudden Death TN reading your several references to Trame fatalities in Hongkong,
Plans have been prepared by Mr. A Gilbert Scott, F.1.A., M.C. The total cost which would free the have noticed no reference to the completed church from debt is asti- relative distance covered at the mated at £10,000. Donations may speed limit of 30 m.p.h, and the time be sent to Monsignor C. W. Smith at available for action to avoid accident or to Lloyds Bank, Pennroad, Ben- Perhaps the following may explain to consfield, Bucks, murked Gilbert some extent why the Toll of the Road
is what it is. Chesterton Memorial Fund.""
Is all very well widows should be discouraged But from this ship, ever since from hawking, as the result musta wreek,.acparated from the Fleet be neglect of their children, but you must not expect the most the query arises what else they correct intelligence-All appeared can do to avoid starvation. ". In to me hurry, bustle, horror and the long run, an impression. will confusion above the lower deck-I be made on the problem by the never went higher than the middle raising of the standard of living. deck. On the Quarter deck Poop but that must, In any event, be and Forecastle where Geoghegan the Presbytery, Beaconsfield, Bucks; by either motorist or pedestrian. a very gradual process. A poll was the slaughter was immense tax might help somewhat, by the other decks comparatively checking the influx of the work-nothing-on the lower deck only less into an already overcrowded two wounded and strange to tell labour market, and, in course of by musket balls time, Ita effects would be seen in Here tho' fighting everything
But a higher wage standard.
was quiet. I was quartered be- the problem is one of immediate low with the Surgeon and after urgency. For this reason, it is Lord Nelson was wounded only to be hoped that the Government went up when he sent me two or will give careful consideration to three times
all the implications of any de
ARTHUR, Archbishop of Westmins- A car travelling at 30 m.ph, covers) ter, LAURENCE, Bishop of Northamp- about 44 feet per second, so that a ton. C. W. SMITH, FITZALAN, RUSSELL pedestrian who is first able to or KiLLOWEN, TREDEGAR, HOWARD BE observe a car approaching him 130 WALDEN, J. M. BARRIE, H. BELLOC, feet away has less than three seconds WALTER DE LA MARE, MARY DE NAVAR to make up his mind whether he no, J. W. DULANTY, PILI GIDD, shall go back, go forward, or stand Eric GILL, ROBERT LYND, COMPTON his ground and leave it to the car to MACKENZIE, ALFRED NOYES, G. BER- avoid him. Likewise, a driver un- NARD SHAW, J. C. SQUIRE, HALLIDAY able to see the pedestrian until he is SUTHERLAND,
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finite policy it may have in mind My head is all confusion even before reaching a decision which now-Ld. N. fell by a muaket ball may affect the livelihood of from the Top of a French ship Flags From Foreigners
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.usands of people and hamper alongside of ours-"He lived thre
190 feet from him has less than three seconds to make up his mind as lo what he thinks the pedestrian will do, and to act within that time accordingly. If, however, driver and pedestrian do not net in agreement,
the work of societies which are hours after it, & died in the TREPARATIONS are now being then one more accident is highly performing real social service. moment of joy for his Victory— mado for the local, ceremonies probable.
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Rhyme Request
I would like to read some more, of
the work of the author wha wrote the following. Could you help me to find out who he lo
Life is my love. I will know his
*heart,
His soul, his mind, his weakness
and his strength.
Study him, therefore, will I till at
length
apart
I know not him from mine own self
Wherefore I look on all-he showa
to me, Sights beautiful, sights evil, 'and
alghts sad,.
For naught in him unworthy fa,
or bad,
And all he is and has been, he
must be.
His hands are strong, and mine.
are pale and light.
Sometimes he grasps mine till they
ache and burn,
Yot
tuer from his wide gaze will
For I must know him in his cruel·
might
Sometimes we laugh, sometimes - together weep,
And then I know him quite, then
can I sleep.
Poon.