CATTLE MARKET AGAIN CLOSED
By order of the Privy Council, dated December 29th,
severe restrictions have again been placed upon holding of fairs and markets in
certain counties among them being Sussex and Surrey.
No market is to be held except under special license from
the Local Authority and all animals exposed must be slaughtered within six days
of the holding of the market, and not exposed for sale elsewhere in the interim.
The order reached Chichester on Monday [2nd January], and was
received with surprise, the authorities being quite unaware of the existence of
any cattle disease to warrant so extreme a measure. The Mayor promptly summoned
a meeting of the Cattle Market Committee of the Town Council, which was held on
Tuesday morning. The matter was discussed, and it was felt that to be useless
to attempt to keep the market open under such severe restrictions as those
imposed by the Privy Council. It was therefore decided to close the market
altogether until further notice.
A POSTMAN IN DANGER
Yesterday morning [4th Jan] a young man named Ayling, a
letter carrier, who had only recently entered the service of the Post Office
met with a somewhat alarming accident, which happily however, has had no
serious consequence. He was on his way either to or from South Bank, and was
walking along the edge of the Canal Basin, when probably owing to the frost, he
slipped and fell into the water. His cries attracted the attention of some men employed
by Messrs. Cover, Bros., who were somewhat surprised to find the representative
of Her Majesty’s Postmaster General executing a variety of gymnastic
performances in the water, with his precious burden of love letters and what
not floating about in various directions. He was promptly fished out, and as he
lodged at no great distance he quickly ran home and, we hope, got into bed. The
letters were also fished out, and later in the day were delivered at their
respective destinations.
CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE WORKHOUSE
On Tuesday Evening [3rd January] the children
at the City Workhouse, who now number between 40 and 50, were entertained to a
Christmas tree – a treat for which they are annually indebted to the energy and
kindness of Miss Molesworth. The delights of a Christmas tree need not be
enlarged on here. Children know them well, and we hope all the juvenile
population of Chichester have experienced them this year; elderly people look
back upon them with fond recollections. All will imagine therefore what a
delightful evening was spent by the poor children at the Workhouse.
More to come: watch this space!
