THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Nothing is being left to chance in the event of Germany refusing to sign the Peace Treaty in the time prescribed. In addition to the fact that the Allied Armies on the Rhine are ready to march at a moment’s notice, other precautions have been taken. One of these is the nature of a surprise. It concerns R34, the giant airship which has been stationed on the Firth of Forth. The adventure upon which the big dirigible was expected to embark in attempting to cross the Atlantic has been substituted by a very different mission.

50 years ago

The sail training schooner Malcom Miller paid an unexpected visit to Dundee last night. She was bound from Antwerp to Aberdeen when it was decided to put into Dundee for 254 hours. She berthed at Queen Elizabeth Wharf in the early evening and will sail at seven o’clock to night. Apart from the five permanent members, the crew includes 39 boys, aged between 16 and 21, who are on board for trip lasting a fortnight. Captain Collis, who commands the schooner, said he like to give the boys two or three ports of call during the trip.

25 years ago

Snooker world champion Stephen Hendry walked uninjured from his Mercedes car yesterday after it was involved in a collision with a motor bike on the A823 Dunfermline to Crieff road. However, the motor cyclist, airline pilot Ewan Davis, from Drum, Kinross, was taken to Perth Royal Infirmary with bruising and a broken leg. The accident happened about 11.35 at the entrance to Gleneagles Hotel, where Hendry is a member of the golf club. It is understood that he and his two travelling companions all escaped injury.

One year ago

Councillors in Dundee want the owners of a historic mill to face criminal charges for levelling the building without proper consent. The planning committee agreed unanimously to report Craigie Estates Ltd, owners of the former Halley’s Mill, to the procurator fiscal for demolishing it last month. If the prosecution was to prove successful then they could face a fine of up to £50,000 and even two years in jail. Craigie Estates maintains a building warrant granted them permission to raze the building on safety grounds.