ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO Saturday April 2 1921
Sparks and flashes
Summer Time comes into force on Sunday. Before retiring to rest on Saturday night the ‘nock’ should be put forward an hour.
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An evening service will be held in the Free Church on Sunday when a missionary address will be given by the Rev Alexander Dewar, South Africa.
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Lorne Street UF Church choir are giving a concert in Drumlemble Mission Hall on Thursday evening, 7th April. The proceeds are in aid of the hall funds.
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The sale of work organised by the Dorchas Society of Lochend UF Church, and held in the Church Hall on Wednesday, in aid of Foreign Missions, realised the fine sum of £145.
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The local schools re-open on Tuesday after the Easter vacation, and parents and guardians should note that classes for beginners will then be formed, enrolments being made on that day.
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An Commun Gaidhealach is showing a friendly interest in the Campbeltown Highland Gathering, which comes off on the 8th inst. Mr Neil Shaw, the organising secretary, is coming here for the event, and in the singing competition will judge the Gaelic language.
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Old comrades of the 8th Argylls are organising a farewell benefit concert to CSM J M’Murchy, DCM MM who has decided to try his luck in Australia.
The concert will be held in the Victoria Hall on Saturday evening on the 9th and all who know the gallant ‘Jock’ will wish the project the best success.
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Operations for salving the gold bullion lying where the armed liner Laurentic sank off the north-west of Ireland in 1917 will soon be resumed. Some of the treasure was recovered last year, but unlike the grog which was salved in Kintyre shortly since, none of the yellow stuff has come ashore on the West Coast of Scotland so far.