Hastings Chronicle

Proposed Hastings Bill From the Hastings Observer of 01/01/1910

Hastings Council put forward a Parliamentary Bill to give themselves the power to construct additional water supplies, and to make provisions for health in the borough.

Forthcoming General Election From the Hastings Mail of 01/01/1910

For the forthcoming general election, Arthur du Cros, the sitting Tory MP, had been adopted as the Tory candidate and Robert Tweedy-Smith was by the Liberals. The election was to be on 15 January.

Suffrage Debate 03/01/1910

The local Women’s Suffrage Society had an opponent of their own sex Miss Helen Boulnois in a debate with Miss Mildred Ransom, one of their own champions.

Girl Burnt to Death 03/01/1910

Death of a little girl, Louisa Kathleen Cruttenden, from burns. She was the daughter of Charles and Esther Cruttenden, of 123 Athelstan Road, Clive Vale.

Winkle Club Treat 03/01/1910

About 400 children in the Old Town were entertained to dinner on Monday 3rd at the Fisherman’s Institute by the Winkle Club, in the annual treat.

Brisco Estate Price From the Hastings Mail of 08/01/1910

Replying to Councillor Blackman at a Council meeting on 7 January, the borough accountant stated that the Corporation had purchased the nine acres of land of the Brisco Estate for £18,000, and the remaining seven acres were then rated as ... (more...)

Socialists Not Backing Liberals From the Hastings Mail of 08/01/1910

A letter in the Mail from Alf Cobb denied any rumour that the local organised socialists supported the candidature of Liberal Tweedy-Smith in the coming election. The position of the Social Democratic Party was made clear in the manifesto it ... (more...)

Meagre Left Meeting 12/01/1910

There was somewhat meagre attendance at a meeting held under the joint auspices of the Church Socialist League and the Independent Labour Party in the Market Hall, George Street on Wednesday 12th, chaired by Mr MB Reckitt. The Rev NE ... (more...)

Tory MP Again 15/01/1910

The general election polling day of Saturday 15th resulted in a Tory victory: Arthur du Cros 4,634; Liberal Ronald Tweedy-Smith 3,833. The majority was 801, a reduction of 217 from the by-election of 2008. There was no Labour or SDP ... (more...)

School Caretaker’s Suicide 17/01/1910

The Ore School caretaker hung himself. The well-known George Farroll, of 27 Grove Road, a lamplighter and the caretaker of Ore Village Schools, was found dead in his bedroom. He was in weak health.

Distress Funds Needed 24/01/1910

The Distress Committee was in urgent need of funds, with 733 applicants registered as unemployed, and dependants numbering 1,826.

Wife’s Suicide 26/01/1910

Annie Buss committed suicide by gassing herself to death. She was the wife of John Buss, carman and contractor, of 29 Priory Street.

Serious Shop Fire 27/01/1910

An unexplained fire caused considerable damage to the printers and stationers premises of Messrs Randle and Sons, 15 and 16 Queens Road. Although the fire was quickly subdued, the toy department and library were completely destroyed and the premises remained ... (more...)

Hastings Bill: Details From the Hastings Mail of 29/01/1910

A poll on the proposed Hastings Bill was to be taken on February 4 after a resolution to that effect was agreed at last week’s Council meeting. The Mail editorial talked of the very serious significance of the prompt ... (more...)