Working on the addition to house. No letter from Ottawa.
I go to Neate’s & take a pot plant.
I receive an invitation to tea from Mr & Mrs Neate. To Reverend N.J. Thompson’s at 6:30 pm. Stay for dinner & chat till 9 pm. Back to Mrs Graham’s at 9 pm.
Friday 6 November 1914 – rain
Working on the addition to house.
Mr Callow fails to keep his contract regarding purchase of Rifles & returns them to me.
I negotiate a trade with Mr MacColl of Fromme Co. He takes them for $20.00 and arranges to pay Fromme the money as I owe Fromme a Bill. Fromme is paid his Bill in full.
To Reverend N. J Thompson at 8pm
Thursday 5 November 1914 – rain
Working on my addition to house
Mr Callow called also Master Arthur Wagstaffe of Burnaby.
I gave the latter some feathers etc for Mrs Wagstaffe
Wednesday 4 November 1914 – rain
Working on addition to house this afternoon.
H.M.S. Cruiser Good Hope is sunk by Germans off Chilean Coast: all hands lost.
To Neate’s Residence in evening & took cuttings for Mrs Neate.
*HMS Good Hope and Battle of Coronel – The HMS Good Hope was a Drake-Class armoured cruiser built around 1900 for the British Royal Navy. On the 1st of November Good Hope was engaged by 3 German cruisers at the battle of Coronel. HMS Good Hope attempted to charge the German cruisers to better attack at close range, but was heavily bombarded by the German vessels. Eventually the forward magazine of Good Hope exploded, completely devastating the ship and causing it to sink quickly. All 919 men on board were lost including 4 Canadians. These 4 men were the first casualties of the newly created Royal Canadian Navy.
Tuesday 3 November 1914 – rain
To Vancouver
Sold my 303 & 22 Rifles to Mr Callow for $25.00. Made the transaction on the boat No. 3 Ferry.
To Wagstaffe’s Burnaby & stayed till 6:30 pm. Said goodbye to all. Wish speedy return etc:
Home at 9:30 pm. Had late supper with Mrs & Charles Graham & returned at 11:30 pm.
Turkey is at war with Russia & Great Britain.
Monday 2 November 1914 – raining heavy
Raining heavy all day
Packing up & doing odd jobs
To Vancouver & registered my title deeds & now they are kept in the vault of the Court House Vancouver.
To Quirt’s & said goodbye to the family also to Theobald’s.
Home at 10 pm.
Man named Fritz Johnson shoots himself on Draycott Road at Mr. Edge’s Residence.
Sunday 1 November 1914
No Church all day. Raining heavy. Neill called & I gave him Cress.
Jack Neate called to say good-bye
Saturday 31 October 1914 – Rain
Writing letters all morning at “Bessie’s”. I receive 4 letters from my ad in the paper.
I am busy sorting & packing my necessities.
Turkey’s warships bombard Odessa.
Friday 30 October 1914 – cloudy & rain
Raining hard
I write letters.
I visit Neate’s at 9:10 pm. Home at 10:30 pm
ǀǀ Charles Theobald leaves my company for good to join Naval Service at Esquimalt. 9 pm ǀǀ
Thursday 29 October 1914 – fine
Working on my house all day.
Charles Theobald receives a telegram from Ottawa – “To Esquimalt at once” for naval service. Telegram arrived 5:30 pm
Mrs Graham, Charles Graham & myself go to visit Reverend N.J Thompson’s Residence. The Women’s Auxiliary of St. Clements were there making comforts for the Canadian troops
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