An Ancoats man was charged with attempted murder.Twenty one year old Samuel Hill quarrelled with his sweetheart nineteen year old Ellen McDermott who was admitted to Ancoats Hospital with injuries to the throat.
The prosecution told how Hill had threatened to do her in while they were out walking and four days later after a quarrel pulled out a razor and drew it across her throat before trying to strangle her until another man pulled him off.
As the Manchester Assizes opened that week, Mr Justice Bailhache expressed his surprise at the heavy load of cases which included six charges of murder, adding that he believed that there had not been so many charges in Manchester previously in any calendar year.
More deaths were reported from the Manchester Pals division that week.Twenty three year old Private Hughes from Oldham Road killed by shell fire in France, twenty one year old Private McKenna from Rusholme, Private Wood from Bradford who died of his wounds at Rouen Hospital, Private Dickenson, similarly of Heaton Park, of wound s while on observation duty,and Private Matthews of Pendleton who had worked before enlisting in Smithfield Market.
The effect of calling up the first eleven classed under the Services act was being felt at recruiting stations with many reporting that they were extremely busy.
Most of those that had come forward had gone into the reserve but a few had been taken fro immediate service.
It was reported that 10,000 women were working in the munitions industry across Manchester.The Manchester, Salford and District Women’s War Interest committee added that there was little doubt that after the war, work being done by women will continue to be done by them.
Precautions were advised about air raids with the Chief Constable of Lancashire saying that Manchester was regarded as a principle point of attack.News of any attacks would be communicated from warning stations to Old Trafford before being transmitted to the other boroughs. A meeting was held at the Town Hall to consider what measures might be adopted for the further protection of property.
Some people seem to treat the lighting order with absolute contempt said the Stockport Magistrate as the first cases were brought before him.A fruitier was fined 40 shillings for not shading three lights on his premises and an outfitter 20 shillings when the light from his shop window was shining into the middle of the street.
A Manchester merchant was fined after being found guilty of trading with the enemy.Molse Florentine of Deansgate was charged with sending forty five cases of white shirting to a customer in Vienna with the goods to be res hipped to Turkey.He was fined £182 and 10 shillings including costs.
A meeting was held of the Manchester Watch committee to consider future restrictions on the granting of cinema graphic licenses.The committee www told that there had been an increase in the numbers of complaints about objectionable films being shown.
