Sees More Ships As Only Solution for Plight of Old Town Bermuda Grave
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VOL. 4 — N&. stSi HAMILTON, BERMUDA, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1951 PRICE 6D HON. W.W. DAVIDSON Sees More Ships As FINED £4.10.0 FOR Only Solution For TRAFFIC__OFFENCES Convicted On 3 Charges, Plight Of Old Town Fourth Is Dismissed DAYS OF BIG By BETTY SMITH (Sunday Royal Gazette reporter) BOOM ARE The Hon. WHJiam W. Davidson, M.C.P., of Paget, on Saturday morning was convicted on three out of four traffic RECALLED charges involving his private car. He was fined a total of £4. 10. 0. His licence was endorsed for careless driving by The financial plight of St. the Wor. L. M. Minty, who gave judgment in Hamilton magis George's is directly attribut trates court. way on this particular night he able to the decline in shipping On the first charge, that of went to the gas station in Rich there and Hie remedy is more driving at night without lights, mond Road and then went to his the defendant was fined 10/-. He home, which I understand is in shipping, according to the as was fined £1 for falling to stop Middle Road, Paget. In cross- sistant Collector of Customs, ] when called on to do so by a police examination he did not seriously officer in uniform. contest, after hearing the evi Mr. Frederick G. Roberts, who A charge of failing to stop after dence df toe prosecution wit has been with the service since an accident in vrhich damage was nesses, that he was driving the done was dismissed by the magis car which was involved in the 1938 and who keeps a log of trate, who said that the defendant I incident. I therefore have not the all shipping coming into the might have been unaware that the slightest doubt that the defendant accident occurred, as it was slight. was in fact driving P-5678 at the port. The fourth charge, that of care time mentioned in Wesley Street Mr. Roberts, who reviewed the less driving, brought a fine of £3 in the vicinity of the Island history of shipping at St. George's •with licence endorsement. Theatre. P-5678 was the car in for a Sunday Royal Gazette re volved in the incident." porter, said; "I know that I am Slight Accident voicing the opinion of every - ATS the charges arose out of a Not Serious member of the Corporation of St. slight accident en the night of j George's in stating that we are With reference to the charge of grateful to Furness Withy and to September 29 when tiie car driven driviig without lights, Mr. Minty Watlington and Conyers for using Toy the defendant knocked the hub said that he had no doubt that Mr. the facilities of the port for the cap off a taxi being driven by Davidson believed that according Ocean Monarch. Wesley Hilgrove Robinson ea to the best of his recollection he "nevertheless, the Corporation Wesley Street near the Island had put lights on upon leaving the Theatre. Mr. Davidson denied all | cannot possibly recover from its Dinghy Club. The magistrate present financial difficulties un charges. said thai the area in whieh the less more shipping is diverted to Giving judgment, Mr. Minty accident occurred was well- this port—either cruise or freight. said, in ?,sirfc: lighted and- that the matter was "I feel that tt is most unfair Mr. Frederick G. Roberts, assistant Collector of Customs at "It will' be better, first of all, I not a very serious one, and he and unjust to burden the resi St. George's, is holding a shipping record of 1822, bound in to consider the question whether j fined Mr. Davidson lo - on the j dents of St. George's with any the prosecution bave proved be- charge. further increase tn taxation which leather and written in flourishing script. On his desk is a vond a reasonable doubt that the With regard to the charge of in ftae_ would Uo tittle to later vo!ume,,of shipping reports. defendant was about 8.10 p.m. on failing to stop when called on to The deputy mayor of Hamilton, Mr. ChSesley E. White, officially opened the tag day I alleviate the situation. Why are • Following the rum-running and Saturday, September 29th, driy-. do so, Mr. Minty commented: ""I for the Bermuda Sailors' Home on Saturday by buying a button. Susan Ingham pins the we to expect so much from so Rum-Running Boom ing the car which was involved in few in a community whose cruise-ship periods, came the an accident with taxi T-1259 in Continued on Page 5 button on Mr. White's coat, while Shirley Zuill collects the money. amenities are enjoyed by every- construction of the United States "Fortunately the plan never bases. Business in St. George's the vicinity of the Island cinema." | one in these Islands as well as all materialised," said Mr. Roberts, the visitors to Bermuda?" was greater than ever, brought Evidence of "and construction of jetties at | about by the employment of Penno's Wharf commenced. That thousands of men for the con Identification was during the time of prohibi struction of Kindley airfield. UNITY NECESSARY FOR WORLD'There is onl^•-V*y one solution, and tion in the United States, when | However, the Corporation did not Mr. Minty ruled that there was let it be known that St. George's ample evidence of identification, St. George's had a booming rum- I fare so well. Vessels bringing is not seeking charity as the running business. Small, fast, base materials ' were exempted and continued: "Four witnesses solution. Bermuda without —three of them policemen—have PEACE, SAYS NOTED LECTURER motor vessels called here regu from all port duties. historical background is doomed. sworn the car involved was The town, the Corporation, and larly, loading whisky, rum, and Revenue for "the Corporation other alcoholic beverages to be from port dues and wharfage P-5678 and one has positively whose was the next hundred all that is St. George's must be sworn that the defendant was the preserved. Make use of the port smuggled into the United States. has been negligible since 1939. years, Miss Forbes' declared that St. George's boomed. The Biggest ships coming to St. driver and entered up a descrip Rosita Forbes On the possession of the century to and you will see St. George's tion at the time in his notebook come to life. That is the solution." Corporation derived substantial I George's, although they anchored come would belong to that com revenue from wharfage on out in the harbour, were the which is a clear- description of the bination of nations which could During the present session of defendant," the House of Assembly, which liquors, port dues and warehouse | Bremen and the Hie de France. Visit To Bermuda establish a-permanent unity. The Bremen, with more than a Referring to the defendant's reconvened on Wednesday, one or rental for the storage of liquors WHAT WORLD NEEDS more solutions may be presented. during prohibition. thousand persons aboard, came in testimony, Mr. Minty said: "He In all the plans for world peace, nothing is so important 1935 and 1937 for Christmas says, 'About 8.10 I left the Dinghy as the need to establish unity, an illustration of which exists "What the world needs most at IA select committee was appointed "When prohibition was cruises. The llle de France came Club and drove in my car to the in Bermuda where Anglo-American relations are cordially and this thne," she said, "is unity. It during the last session to investi repealed, St. George's lost this in the spring of 1938. gas station in Richmond Road. I does not matter how much we gate the financial difficulties of trade. Nevertheless, prosperity do not remember driving through firmly cemented, according to the internationally - known may quarrel, tf we can unite the ' the Corporation of St. George's for St. George's continued with Wesley Street at any time. lecturer and authoress, Rosita Forbes, who reached the Colony next hundred years will belong and will present a report on its the introduction of cruise ships. Biggest To Dock Neither to my knowledge did I early on Saturday morning by B.O.A.C. plane from Lisbon. to us." findings. ' That was when the construction In 1935 the Reliance began touch any other car. I am quite Miss Forbes has returned from Mr. Roberts said the St. of Jetties at Penno's Wharf in the making trips to Bermuda, docking sure I had my lights on. I nearly Interviewed at the Castle Har she would be able henceforth to Georgians of the late 20's and at St. George's, and Mr. Roberts bour Hotel, soon after her arrival, a trip abroad with the firm belief late 20's really paid dividends. always drive in town with my add material about Bermuda to that Spain is the most important early 30s had far greater said she was the biggest ship ever parking lights.'" Miss Forbes declared that she had her extensive repertoire for foresight than at present. He was I to dock in Bermuda. The number always wanted to visit Bermuda country in Europe today. "It hi Peak Period lecturing and her notes for one of the few," she remarked, referring to the construction of j of trips made by ships into the The magistrate went on: "I because of its reputed beauty and have. no reason to doubt the ex articles and books.