Dag vriende QUICKQUIP:-" Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own."- Georg Christoph LICHTENBERG. ON THIS DAY:-1616:-Explorer Walter RALEIGH is released after 13 years from the Tower of London and told to seek gold in Guyana. 1703:-Akō incident: 46 of the 47 survived Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death in Edo. 1902:-In the British House of Commons , Prime Minister David Lloyd GEORGE suggest that there are as many as 30 000 armed blacks in British military employ in South Africa. 1904:-Fietas, Johannesburg, a mixed population area, is evacuated and burned to the ground. 1915:- Albert EINSTEIN publishes his general theory of relativity. DEATHS:-GROUND formally PEARCE born BECKETT Joan Cordelia 2 Sept 1925 - 14 March 2019 . Mother of Ivan, Lesley, Peter and Cynthia. Mother-in-law of Diana, Jane and Teddy. Grand and great-grandmother. Memorial Service at Durban North Methodist Church ,Durban North on 22 March 2019 at 11:00am. BELL 031 301 4793. HUTCHINSON Brian Stanley 9 Oct 1938 - 18 March 2019 x Jenny. Father of Jill & Trevor, David & Karin, Susan and Michael and Shona. Grandfather of James. Sarah, Graham, Emma, Hannah, Grace and Thomas. No Service on request. SMIT John 6 May 1927 - 16 March 2019 x Pat. Father of Linda, Mike and Frank ,their spouses, grand and great-grandchild. THOMPSON Derrick Duncan 10 July 1945 - 18 March 2019 x Sue THOMPSON Father of Michael and Caroline. Father-in-law of Brett and Joanna. Grandfather of Jessica, Madison and Matthew. TROUSDALE Rose Mary x Tom TROUSDALE. Mother and grandmother. Memorial Service at Trinity Methodist Church La Lucia at 10:00am on 22 March 2019. MEMORIAM:- None. Gegroet uit Durban ten minste 'n koeler wind heeldag. Rita Quebbemann.