The regatta of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club took place off Calshot, and visitors to Cowes were able to witness it even without the aid of glasses. The King was a competitor. He sailed in his 32-year-old cutter Britannia, and succeeded in bringing back with him to the roadstead his famous racer bearing at her masthead the flag of victory. The King was accompanied on the Britannia by the Duke of Connaught. The Queen left the Victoria and Albert to see the start of the race. The Britannia had succeeded in lowering the colours of such a splendid performer as the White Heather.
The Shamrock was in the race, but had retired owing to the death of the first officer, who had fallen overboard. Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht returned with her flag at half-mast. The name of the man lost was Theophilus Lewis, aged 48, who lived at Tollesbury, Essex.
It appears that he was engaged in attending to a sail and slipped off the bowsprit. The yacht passed over him, and he was seen in its wake immediately afterwards. A lifebuoy was thrown to him, but he disappeared and was not seen again.
Renault dealership for city
Messrs C.F. Carter and his brother Charles Carter have commenced business as motor importers and service station in Moray Place, adjoining Reilly’s Auction Mart. They will trade under the name of Carter’s Motors. The firm will undertake all kinds of repairs, car maintenance as well as fittings and accessories. Carter’s Motors have been fortunate enough to secure the sole South Island agencies for Renault, London and Paris. This famous firm hold a place in the motor world second to none with their 27 years of building motors, and they are outstanding leaders in design. Their range of manufactures are cars of 8 horsepower to 45hp and commercial vehicles from 5 hundredweight to 10 ton load capacity; they also manufacture fire engines, tractors (both wheel and caterpillar), rail carriages, omnibus chassis, motor-boat engines, semi-diesel engines, road sweepers, electric sets etc.
Getting streams in order
An ordinary meeting of the Drainage and Sewerage Board moved that the general policy in respect to natural watercourses be subject to the following specific reservations: (a) That any interference with natural watercourses by private persons should not be favourably considered by the board excepting for cleansing or the removal of obstructions; (b) That the board should not undertake works in connection with natural watercourses in private property unless such works are intended to fit in with and form part of some scheme of stormwater drainage of the district; (c) That when such works are undertaken on private property at the instance of or on account of the action of the owner, the full cost of the work should be charged to the owner in terms of section 12 of The 1906 Drainage Act; (d) That all such works shall thereupon be taken over and maintained by the board — ODT, 9.10.1924
Compiled by Peter Dowden
