Saturday, April 9, 1853 Southampton - Tuesday evening, a public meeting was held at the Victoria Rooms, to advocate the cause of peace principles and substitute arbitration instead of war. Henry Vincent attended as a deputation and addressed the meeting with his usual eloquence. The chair was taken by the Mayor. The meeting, which was very numerously attended, passed the several resolutions, and adopted a petition to parliament unanimously. A shock of an earthquake was felt in Southampton yesterday se'nnight, Mr Borrett, a borough magistrate, who resided in the neighbourhood of Mount Vesuvius during the last eruption, and experienced the earthquakes accompanying the phenomenon, states that at a quarter to eleven on the night in question, he was in bed, at his residence, Blechyden-terrace, reading, when he was startled by a noise, and felt his bed move with a slight sinking rocking motion from east to west three times, and he was convinced by his earlier experience that the shock he had felt was that of an earthquake. Winchester - Wednesday, the Rev. F.N. Thornton, rector of Chilton Candover, delivered to members of the Mechanics Institution a very interesting lecture on "Savings Banks and Friendly Societies". The subject was treated in a way that imparted not only valuable information, but a good share of amusement. The lecturer quoted the saying, "Catch your hare first" and which it was not his business to explain how to do, but rather, when the hare was caught, the means of preserving it to the best advantage. Savings' Banks he recommended as the safest investment, the security in that case being in John Bull himself. With regard to Friendly Societies, the system adopted was that of framing rules based on the most authentic statistics of morality, sickness, &c. and of the impossibility of small clubs applying it, as their numbers generally was insufficient for the averages taken and calculated upon Saturday, April 11, 1903 Winchester - How to get your new Ration Book. 1. Fill in page 3 of your present ration book, inserting full name and signature. See that this is done in any books you take for others. 2. Go promptly to the Distribution Centre nearest to your permanent home address, taking your present Ration Book, at the times shown. 3. You must re-register with your butcher and grocer this year. 4. Keep the leaflet issued with your Ration Book. It tells you how to get any extra rations to which you may be entitled. Winchester - A married prisoner, with a child, costs the taxpayer nearly £400 for every year he spends in gaol. The wife and child cost at least £156 a year to support, whilst the "bread winner" costs £220 a year for his keep. These facts were given at the 150th annual report of the Hampshire Prisoners' Aid Society, in Winchester on Thursday. The report went on to say: "In these circumstance, a subscription to the society may be a good investment financially." The report showed how during 1952, the society helped 665 prisoners at a cost of £666. "Some released prisoners are like flotsam in a stream. A small eddy may decide into which channel they will drift. This society, by its action, tries to divert such human flotsam into the right channel." Southampton - Confidence in the future was the key note in the annual meeting of Hampshire Cricket Club, held at the Polygon Hotel, on Tuesday. Justification for this confidence came not only from the annual and financial reports and the review of the ability of the present playing staff, but also from the announcement that Roy Marshall, the West Indies Test Cricketer, had signed a contract for Hampshire, and would be playing for the county this season. "He is now only 22, and has many years of cricket ahead of him," said Mr Eager, Club Captain, "and I need not remind you of the century that he scored against us in the tour of 1950." Friday, April 14, 1978 Winchester - The Queen's Press Secretary, Ronald Allison (46), who leaves Buckingham Palace at the end of this month, started his career as a journalist in Winchester. Son of a Southampton schoolmaster, he joined the Hampshire Chronicle as a junior reporter in 1952. His successor at Buckingham Palace is Michael Shea, former Director General of the British Information Services in New York. Winchester's Policy and Resources decided this week that council houses should be offered for sale to tenants at a discount of 20 per cent. The decision to do so was made on the casting vote of the chairman, Colonel George Carpenter-Garnier, after the committee split evenly by nine votes to nine. After 50 years as proprietor of Winton Motors, Mr. Hugh Ludford, has sold the business. From Monday (April 17th), the St. Swithun-street garage will be owned and run by Messrs. Henlys (S.W.) Ltd. In a message of appreciation to his customers, Mr. Ludford said: "It is with pride that I am able to claim that a few of our customers have been with me for as long as 48 years and to them in particular I must say a very special thank-you." Alresford - When a new taxi rank comes into use on Monday, it will be something of an historic "first". It is the first time that Alresford has had an authorised rank; the first time that taxis have been licensed in the town; and it is the first official taxi rank in the Winchester City Council's district to be created outside the city itself. Before the Second World War, four or five hired vehicles were often found outside the Town Hall, but they were not licensed. In fact, they didn't have to be in those days. Since then, some private hire vehicles have operated in the area, but these have to be based at private premises and cannot ply for hire, unlike a licensed taxi or hackney carriage. Now, space for three local license holders have been set aside at the top of Broadway on its eastern side. --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.470 / Virus Database: 268 - Release Date: 08/04/2003