To work on Keith Road Schools but do not start work owing to Mr. ____ getting his papers for embarking to the war. I expect mine. Mr Pearce receives his papers (19/Wednesday) but none for me.
Sunday 16 August 1914 – dull & showery
At Quirts 9 am. To Cambie St. grounds to see the militia assemble for Church Parade attended by Mrs Quirt. Home to Quirt’s at 10:30 am. I go to Methodist Church with Mr Quirt. Myrtle is away at Ocean Bay. Leave Quirt’s at 3 pm for Lynn Valley. At Neat’s for supper. In evening I to Church. Reverend Hooper preaches. Sermon on “memory”. Back to Neat’s & home at 10
8:30 pm.
Saturday 15 August 1914 – very hot
Working ½ day Keith Road Schools
Sent papers to Mrs. Graham.
Steamer Ancon is the 1st vessel to pass thro’ Panama Canal from Atlantic to Pacific. The Ancon is owned by the US Government.
French advance in Northern Alsace
*SS Ancon- The first ship to officially sail through the Panama Canal during the canal’s opening ceremony. The Ancon was later used at the end of WWI to transport American troops back to the US.
Friday 14 August 1914 – very hot
Working on Schools Keith Road. Hugh Neill calls in evening & has chat – feels lonely
The heat is very intense.
German Cruiser Leipzig is outside Cape Flattery. HMS Rainbow is in Esquimalt, also Shearwater & Algerine.
*HMS Rainbow –An Apollo-class cruiser originally built for Great Britain’s Royal Navy but was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1910. The Rainbow was brought into Vancouver to assist with the Komagata Maru incident; it also patrolled the west cost of North America during WWI.
Thursday 13 August1914 – very hot
Working at Keith Road Schools. Receive letter from Ernest of Gosport. Very little news from the scene of War. But Germany is getting the worst of it. England has over 50 prize vessels i.e merchantmen
John Neat calls.
Wednesday 12 August 1914
Sent letter to Mrs. F. Graham of Graham Island.
Working on Keith Rd School. Mrs. Hugh Neill & children leave Lynn Valley for Ireland via New York on 4 pm train. Germans lose 30,000 men in the assault on Liege Forts Belgium
Tuesday August 11th 1914 – very hot
At work on Keith Rd. School
Germans pile up their dead in stacks of 30 at Liege (Belgium) then set fire to them.
Germans lose a submarine, sunk by the English Battleship, Birmingham
Also a destroyer sunk by their own mine.
Monday 10 August 1914 – very hot
Start work on Keith Rd. School
Imperial Reserves in Canada are called to England. Canada is preparing to send 21,000 troops (volunteers) to Europe. Lord Kitchener wants 100,000 more men for the war.
To supper at Hugh Neill’s
*Horatio Herbert Kitchener – A famed British Army officer who fought in the Boer War as well as WWI. He was Secretary of State for War at the start of WWI, organizing the British volunteer army sent to fight Germany. He was killed in 1916 while on a warship, HMS Hampshire, that hit a German mine.
Sunday 9 August 1914 – very hot
Up at 9 am. Dinner at 2 pm. Have a lovely time & enjoy a quick rest in afternoon. Supper at 6 pm & enjoy the company of Mrs. Bell. In evening, to Fetherstonhaugh’s & stayed till 9:30 pm. The girls are at Edmonton on vacation. Introduced to Mr. & Mrs. Mac Murphy. Home to Lynn Valley at 11:30 pm.
Saturday 8 August 1914
Working on house in morning. In afternoon to Theobald’s & Quirt’s. Left Vancouver at 6 pm for Burnaby. Arrive at Fetherstonhaugh at 8 pm. Leave 8:30 for Wagstaffe’s where I stay all night. Arthur Junior is not at home. Charles Germyn calls in morning regarding timber on Lots 3 and 4, District Lot 2087
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