_ )F THE


3Ut. the ■ ' Reviei\v


ivoted to Sir.


liat he regards things. The iian.y ways, axe not keen thing. Look • f..an any-


^ the position Phey want to 1 at the same teHgion in


^Hiat is Wrong >t be right in e is only one iicamon. But It hear of it. t the Coron.a- ivas at Worth- Chiirch there


1 clergyman a iwesencei qf


le man talked Roman priest, ly be Wong; It what struck ling about the vhile the same what is to all epudiation of Hilpits of the is not logical


and.” said this The strenuous f fashion. You lit. and U'hen. hardly be said e labourers in isurely way in heir job. In ir Government Ip the farmer, imental farms. •t to no expert re. You are (1 hugger-mug- lers. And in


failing: lack


. lack of care, is so satisfied •St article that tiiously when iistomer avants. . are, as far as led. in an un­ shown that it


. convea'ancing an example by-


itits from thfeir in your mind?”


:d me. “ I was They are the historic leaders


oble Lords and ronverting the


L-.-tot:il rc\dvnl eves. s off on anoth«"


|M(rioiism—fijih vith \ew Zea,- p.iirioti.sm as iin s much keener ihe .-Vnitipodes


of the Empire, onr elementary If you did the


ion able-bodied rrossion in New


^


lee We have a no. of defence, lin were to lose and Germany New Zealand- moment as to


ot defend their 1 German fleet ent from the lever will Neiv ;n dominatibn..


lin goes under, it once to the


rong in all the increase rathien


to be rafh'eL


You may ^vaJoe 1 if you oould slackness into might retrieve h labourers in''


nfarmigts, %i-l ler unpleasant ”— “ Review of


i


and ex-Prime ho is now re- bsence of 46 '1 being inter, ntpressions of himsplf


pj>lj\XBOSE LEAGUE GATHERING


at WHALLEY.


Sl’KliGll b y MR. ARBUTilNOT. Vesieibay uie members of tlie Cianbome


Hrhiuiuon of tire Primrose League (Black- to ihe number of 250 visited WhaJ-


vy and held a garden party


. '[jced at tliedt disposa:! by Mr. promolers had erected


a field Barnes,


two large


jiitquees on tlie field and they are to be ^plimented on their foresight, for, short- : ijtflore die time li.xed to commence a Lvy thmider shower deluged the groU|nd. file members—cltieily ladies—^uien assem- yej in one of the marquees where they ,-ere addressed by IMr. Gerald Arbutlinot, Conservative candidate for Burnley. jlr. J. R- Thompson, J.P., presided and


Kid letters of apolog)^ for absence from M


is. Verburgh and Col. Rothorford, wlio


ivas prevented from altending by his pres- ,,nce ivhh the Yeomanry on Salisbury Plain, jlr. Rutherford wished the Cranbome Habitation every success with an increase of memberslup, especially emphasising the need for tins in the interests of the empiiile at lire present moment. Mr. Thompson went on to exLeiid a hearty welcome to tlie gathering on their visit to lYhailley. The village had been adequately and variedly described in regard to its scenery, its his­ tory and its institutions, but it had been left for their Radical friends to give it a political description. At a, sale of work in a neighbouring .iQW|n the other week their Radical friends described it as “ a bigoted little Tory hole.” (Laughter). His only reply to that was that he sincerely wished there were a few more 'like it- (Laughter and applause). In that case they would not liave been saddled as they ufare at the present momemt with the most incompetent and dangerous Govemment of modern times. (Hear hear).' The pressing matter timong Conservatives, Mr. Thompson pro- ceediri, was the necessity for unity. They h.id the vexed question of: t.nriff reform in their party and a numbar of the jrarty were not in accord with' !Mr. Balfour on that subject. What he would say. however, was that such a muddle had been made ijn the country during the last three years that it was essential Constnialives should join in one purpose, that of ovlerthrowing the pres­ ent Govemmeint and placing the Conserva­ tive party iu jjower. (.-Ipplause). The bud­ get had Ireeu (.Inscribed a.s the best advocate 'or tariff reform they had yet had and it


the ,pQor was actually against the poor man, because imparted wiinies wient scot free. The most extraordinary claim made for the budget was .that it W’as a democratic budget. His idea, of wihat was dtimocratic was tliat wlliich required that eacli individual should pay according to his ability, but who would say tliat a budget wdiiich left champagine miltouched and wMiich raised the price of


’beer, which caused a, map tq pay more for, h:s whisky wiliile .the man. who could afford to pay for jxwt was let off, was democratic ? The same obtained in tlie tobacco taxes. He had in his hand a sJiilling cigar, the approximate duty on which iras three farthings, or one-fifteehth of its value. On Mhe other hand he bought an ounce of .‘ihag" for threepence, but did he pay one-fifteenth in taxation ? On the contrary llie yxiid a tax of twoi>erico halfpenny or five times the cost of the tobacco. The whole thing was a most monstrous addition to


■ the burdens w’liicli the working classes bad to bear, because be held that a main whli one pound a week had to i>ay more in pno- jxiiition regarding tivo .items of experidirture —^taxation and rent—'than any other citizen^ (Hear hear apd a.pplause)„ Nor wlieii ib'ey-


J came .to direct taxation could they say the Government had distributed the bunden on


'the broadest shoulders. It was not upon 'the .rich man Chat the biindiens of the .income tax and the super tax fell u])oii most Heavily, but iiyxi'ii the iniaii .with moderate means and in placing it upon his shoulders the Govemment lessened the oapacity of the nation to meet an emergency. Secondly


'Uh'ey were taxhig thrift and industry aiiid tlidrdly they ivere using capital as if it were income. Piersona.lly, he would not mind Ihigher income tax and death duties if the money was dei’oted to thia national debt, to docks, or to some housi.ng scheme. But it ivas being applied as Uhiey kneiv mainly for old age pensions wlhioli ought to be paid for from another source or not a.t all. If this proceduiie was to be permitted ivHere would lit all end? The very next time a Radical Government was in a dilficulty they would take a sti.ll larger proportlion of capital and sixi'iid it as income, which was but one rung of thie ladder that led to the bottomless pit of fin'anciail ruin. Nothing else could happen either to governments or to individua.ls who lived upon their capital. (He.a,r hear and a.p- .plauso). These proposals w’ere the result of that ]x>li.tical disease called Sociali.sm which lia,d been eti.ting like canker into t'lve body of the nation, during the la.st few’ years. It was mot proper Socialism, which m«inS seizing all t'he means of production in private hands for the benefit and use of


lud loeen further stated tliat tlLs would be the last of free trade budgets. It teemed with injustice on every side, being unjust to rich and ixxar, workman and employier alike, vand he had no hesitation in saying that if the present budget wa.s a fair repre­ sentative of free trade finance it was time irtenlion \ra.s turnied to some otlrer policy. (.\pplause). The Brimrosie League con­ sisted both of ladies a.nd geimtlemein and


its work was done week in and week out year after .year .ip a most unobtnisive Itslilon. It was not metely available a't election rimes, but th'e society laboured un gutdgingly a.n.d unwea,ryingly laertween general election and genersil election, npd 'ts usefulness bad been jvror’cd by the f.rct that the Libeiils had tried in- many ways to imitaite the League but they ha.d failed for <>iie simple reason—^that tliey ha'd not aiiv imjierial ])olicy like that laid down, by lord Beaccpslield whicli was as sound to­ day as in, the time of Disraeli. (Hear hear and applause). Introducing Mr. Arbuth- iK't, Mr. Thompson said at the fast election he fought a ga.lhuit fight .agai.nst great odds ill a constituferjcy well Wnow,n for its Radi­ cal .tendenoi’es. Since then he had conr tinned to make haulway and there was no doubt Ithat after the nex;t election, Ithey would be able to welcomie him a.s Urfionist member for Burnley. M.r. Arbutlvnot s,akl they bad in piower a


party' reituitned in a period of aberration on the part of the? electoralte who regretted fhieir decisi,on. almost from the very: moment it w'a.s given. Tliat party ha,d an. over­ whelming majority, but right from the out- .et thoy had blundered apd despite the lints they liad receivdd from I'arious quar- tirs. especially emphasised at the bye- dectiAns, they remained in p>ower and introduced legislation to increase the'ir own s.ilaries. Wlhat a.ti amazi.ng record the Government had.


..-It the last election, the


cotintrv heard -a. great deal itlxutt cheap, focid, but bv a. strange irony of fate the price of a.lmost every commodity had 1»- come higher during the regime of the pres­ ent Gm'cirnment. (Hdar hear). It was also said that Radical rule meant greater em­ ployment, but as a matter of fact unempl^v- ntelnt had reached the HigHiest point duripg the time thev .were in power—'that w'as dur­ ing tllielast t8 months. Again, ivo subject W


as more talked about tba.n economy and


now the Government came forward with a deficit of 16 millions and found it neces­ sary -to ra.ise the large.st shm of money?) ever required in times of ,]>eace. Y%e,rA


OP.


. Mr. Walter Long Was .at the head of Irisht- aff.airs i|hev never heard of murdered police- ?'*6ti, c.attie driving and other crimes, but^ no sooner w'as a Riadical G’overnment yn IKyiver than, these eruptions took place and' irirtead of e«ideaivouring to cx>pe with the situation tWe Government refused^ to ptose- eiite those 'politi;oians wlho incited the common people. Tnistead they had ]iealed the Crimes Act. the Arms ^ Act, which wxis to prevent file dissemination of firearms wholesa.Ie hi th'e dridtriots affected, and o.vervthing that could Be done of a h.ainmfiil riature lhad been done by the pres­ ent Secretarv for Ireloind. Tihe' trend of ie^kla.tion by the prelsemt Government' had Been' to punish their opimnents and they la,d followed exactlv the same course with regard to their finances. Their tax uipoTV 'x»r and'whisky’, ipstlMid of 'distributing the burden eqnallv as between ihe rich anid


•the commiiiiiiity. But those who advocated this cmise of a.ction. like Mr.. P. Show^denr, the member for Blackburn., bad never told them Wiha.t would happen wihen all these means of production had been seized. How' were they going to cany on tlretr n.ational trade, wHat ’ was to be thie rew'a.rd for ability, how was the .standard of production to be measured? All they said was that evervitthing nui-st Ix' turned upside dowin. It reminded iliim of the' song Socia,lists sung: O weMl lunii everyulvimg iqvside down. We'll turn evorytliing ni>side down-, Life will then, be worth living lYhen we've turned things upside doiVii. (Laughter).


The Gavenime'nt's, howevleir, was a sort


of hybrid .Socialism which mara'fested itself ill the taxation of land, being a direct attempt for the liyt time to do a.wav with ]>rivate owinorship of pro]>erty. Unless the Lords ma,de a, supreme effort to light this Sooia.lism they would convert a large mmi- ber of mem, t/i the Ijelief that they were •no longer a suitable body 'to form a second chamber of this coinitry. The lower chamb'er luid simply incorporated legisila- tiive proixisals in the Eiirance Bill to dodge the Upper Oiiimlxjr—.(he.ar hear)—and if this was iiermitted the country would prac­ tically be goveirneil mi the one chamlver principle so fan as this particular class of legislation was romcer.ned. He therefore urged them to make a stan.d on constilii- tinna.l grounds a.nd on the ground that t'he ]>oopile of tliiis country ought to have art op]iortrinity of expresfing their rlesire as to whetlher the future of this country was to Socialism or tariff reform. Mr.


.Arluiihiiiot wen.t on t(.i sta.ty, li.i,s fwrs about the navy, the Government having steadily reduced' the stanrlird laid down by the Admira.lty whein the last Govenimenit) wetiit from office. Germany had at the jrreseiit moment fnie rlor'ks capable of accommo­ dating a Dreadmought as against our one. Tile Cl'ovenment had brongdit this about merely to show a surjiliis on, their jirevioits budgets, and tlie only a'liswer they gave ilo the charge was that we could afford to mark time as we could always catch ii]i. Th'ev fltid not takle the necessary stejis because


free trade finance was not equal to it and bar-a.iise of the pressure of Ixxlies 'like th'e Gobdeii Oliiibi, iilie InteriKitional Arbiira- t'ioii League, and thie Peace Sriciiety. The Goveirnimemt had Iveen dominated l>y. the little navy party amvl with, tliie majority thev had Iiehind then'i tine Unirmist party'could do notliiing im the House of Commons. Bina their party could do a. great dle.il in the country iby rousing the imtion to a realisa­ tion of th'e present posation, of .affairs .and wth'eja tba.t had been done the Government would be compelled to rio work whicli they Hihemselves; bald proved to be neces,saiiiv. (Hear htar a.nd applaiuse). A vote (,'f iHa.nks to the ohairima'n a'lid


speaker was heartily acconde'd, after wlli'icli th'e ga.lih'ering adjoumerl to the n'dxt maiviuec vtlrei’ie te;i wa.s ptoridod.


..


RIBBLESDALE WANDERERS MEDAL COMPETITION.


Flayed on Frjdav: .Sailford Bridge Mills,


15,1 for seven ‘uickets (dec.); Waterloo Wesleyans, .47. 'rh-iyed on Wednesday’ : Sibeiriiain. Reblells,


30; Commercial Spinners, 36’ for six ■ wickets. •


1?HE CLiTHEBOE 1?IMES. PRIDAY, JTTKE H 1909. HURSTGREEN.


BASHi!kXL EAVES.


weather tho Wesloyans in this district lield thoir annual sermons on Sunday, the Rev. J. S. Baker, Chatburn, being tho preacher both


CHAPEL ANNIVERSARY.—In glorious


afternoon and evening. The services wore well attended. IMiss Bell Iveson of Rugglosmire sang in very good stylo the solo “ Wait and murmor not.” and Mr. David Wilson carried out the duties of accompanist throughout tho day. Tho chape, and buildings had a very neat appearance and tho approach to tho sanctuary with its flower-beds was much admired. The collections wore^satisfactory.


TOSSIDE.


te a ; then came tho children’s service at 2 o’clock, afterwards tho public te a ; and in tho


lowing tho anniversary services conducted by tho Rev. L. H. Gaunt, on Whit-Sunday, tho annual tea-party was held at the Congregational Church on Whit-Thursday. The usual order was followed, viz : a free lea was provided for tho scholars at 12 o’clock, followed by tho public


CONGREGATIONAL TEA PARTY.—Fol-


registered by l^Irs. Wright, sour., of Bolton Hall, during tho month of May :—


evening a public meeting was hold, at tho close of which there was tho usual supper. Favoured with fine weather, tlio event proved successful. Waggonettes, traps and other conveyances, brought a god number of visitors from Clitheroo, Great Harwood and otlicr places. Tho after­ noon service was conducted by llio Rev. W. H. Duerden, of Martin Top, which also presided at tho evening meeting. At tho latter, an interest- [ ing account of his experiences with tho Yorkshire , Naturalists at Nowton was given by tho Rev. \ W. Crombie, and a striking address on res­ ponsibility Avas delivered .by tho Rev. Geo. Huttloy, ..of Settle. At tho evening meeting special music was slmg by the choir, under tho leadership of Mr. Jos. Fell. j\Ir. Hanson, organist at tho Ciitheroo Congregational Church accompanied on the harmonium and tho pro­ ceedings terminated with tho singing of the Doxology.


THRONE AND COUNTRY. “ IMMORTAL ” FRED TERRY.


sportsman, and tho best of good feIlow.s—such is Mr. Fred Terry, tho subject of this week’s cartoon. I t is not too much to say that iVIr. Terry and his charming wife. Miss Julia Noilson, are two of the greatest favourites in Thontre- iand, and are beloved by everybody in London and.tlio provinces alike. Mr. Terry tells mo he has just renewed his lease of tho Now Theatre, by virtue of which ho will ro-open thcro early in January next (after an autumn tour) with ” Tho Popinjay,” tho new play by Boyle Lawrence and Frederick ^louillot. And further that in autumn, of 1910 wo are likely to lose our favourites for a while, seeing that they contoni- plalo making thoir first American lour under their own management. " You will remember 1 died in ‘ 'fho Heel of ” said Jlr. Fred Terry to tho repre­


Popular actor, successful manager, thorough


sentative of The Throne and Countiiv. one day wo were reheunsing this play, nml a member of my company came in from the street and asked tho call-boy how far tho rehearsal liad


Achilles ’ V


got. “ ‘Mr. Terry’s just <lying,” ” replied I lie l)oy.


‘‘ ‘Good ! I ’ve just time lo smoke a ciguroUe


before my entrance.’ ” Prc.seutly tho actor rclimicd and rejicalcd


tho question. “ ‘Still.dying !’ answered the l)oy. “ ‘Oh, I ’ll go and have anotlior eigareUo


then.’ “ Back lie came, but only (o gel lla'in’s


reply from tho call-boy. Finally, afler smoking fivo^cigarettcs, he askcil the boy a Hlllc wearily how far the rehearsal had gone. “ ‘ Still dying !’ answered the eall-ltoy. “ ‘Groat Heavens 1 ’ gasjicd (he actor, ‘ lie


must be immortal! ’ ‘’ THE MYSTERIES OF CONTANGO.


started dealing until they had grasped the mean­ ing of contango. Wlien J say big oiierator.s, 1 allude to the type of man wlio has become familiar to you through tho medium of tho Aincricnu linnncial. short story. You will nut have seen him in flesh. Ho is so inacces­ sible that if lie lived at the South Polo his man would have stamling orders not to admit’ Lieu­ tenant Shacklcton. .Anyone wlio can explain contango is a graduate vith honours in tho money market.


I doubt whether any of tlio big operator.s THE RULES OF PUBLISHING.


Art. They must bo popular. Iliey must have plenty of ” jiiot,” they must have a happy end­ ing, and they need licar little rclaiiou to real life of to-day. Tlicsc arc the imblisher’s rules (1 will not say all, for, thank Heaven ! there are ' still a few literary publislici;.s loft). Having | published tho book, the advertising manager . (who has not read it) proceeds to lake large j spaces in the jiapor.s, announcing boldly, tliat the latest masterpiece is now I'cady. It’ is on tho ' strength of^ tlieso advertisements tliat tho libraries buy, increasing their order in the ratio [ of the largeness of advertisomcnl.«. For it follows that tlie better advertised a liook is, the ^ more easily is its title remembered among tho hundreds of titles that are not advertised so t well.


Books arc written not with tho idea of serving I A TRADE UNION FOR JOCKEYS.


jnent, but out of respect for tlio priuciiilo of solidarity—that blessed word wliich ‘ King ” Pataud and liis follow leaders of the General Confederation of Labour lovo k> mouth. Up ■ till now jockeys and stable hands bad done with- I out a union. They have formed one. I t lias ! had a decidedly bad start, for trainers do not j relish the idea of having to deni with a trade j union wlien anything goes wrong in the stables • under their control. St’ablc hands and minor j jockeys have been disclia:* yS for joining tho - union, and have brought’ their grievances before tho ^linistcr of Labour. They arc bitter towards tho Englisli trainers, whom they liavo threntciicd to ” knock across the Channel.” Tho trainers have decided views on tho subject, as liave tho presidents of raco meetings, to wliom tlio idea of stable hands having tho power to strike just ns an important fixture is to take place is un­ thinkable.


in any other country. ^Vorkol^s of both sexes, skilled and luiskilled, comhiiio, not merely witli^ a view tn bettering their conditions of omploy-


There arc more trado unions in Franco than^


Eleven next week, I suppose wo shall liear again the stale old story that ho never was a- Tost


If Fry should bo omitted from England s ” TEST ” CRICKETERS.


connection to learn what precise moaning these critics attach to tlioir favourite pliraso. 1 sup­ pose tlioy mean that Fry does not belong to tlialf class of batsmen, who, wlioLher in form or not, would, ox-officio, so to speak, always ho soloetod (o ro])rosont England. But liow many ol tlicso iiatsmon liavo tlioro lieon '! Going tliroiigli tlio list of tlio loams winch have reiirosontod England since 1880, it is not easy to Imd any batsman who would always have been picked for Eng­ land, independent ol his form at tlio moment, with tlio exception of W. G. Grace. Possibly A. 0. Stiol n tlio early oiglitics, and Artlim Slirowshiiry at a later date, would liavo been yiiro of a placo in an England Eleven, wliotliei- tlioy linppcned to ho making runs or not, ljUt this is an open question.


10 days „ „ 31st.. 78 37 2.01 The total rainfall for tlio month lias boon 2.20 inches, and of this 2.04 foil during tho last nine days. Tho highest tomporaturo, 81 degrees, was registered on tho 21st, and tho lowest, 24 degrees, on tho 1st. There was frost on 7 evenings. Tho barpmoter was highest on the 4th, standing at 30.0; and lowest on tho 27tli standing at 29.0.


Week ending May 7th ... 09 „ „


„ Mth.. 73 25 0.17 „ 21st.. 81 25 ■ 0.00


AUCTION MARTS.


I black-faced owes, 23s. Cd to 29s, 3d.; ditto hoggs, 24s. to 30s., half-bred hoggs, 28s. to 3Cs.' 3d.; Cheviot shearlings, 25s. to 35s. 9d.; cross-bred sliearlings, 30s. to 37s.; lieifors, Cld.;^bullocks Old.; bulls 5ld.; cows 5id. Tuesday.—^Thero was a fair show and a good


C..CL1THEROE. !Monday,—An average supply of^all classes of fat stock, meeting a fair trade at tho following prices :—Lambs, 29s. to 42s. Cd.;


Max. Min. Inches. 2*


1: 0.05 COUNTRY LIFE.”


THE BUHVIVAL OK THE “ FITTEST.” Aftoi' all Groat Britain i.'s wliat she is


because, during the centuries, she has been readj' at any moment to stake her very existence, and to enter ujion struggle after struggle, each of which might have ended lu'r ('xislenec if .she had not come out viotorious'.


„„


ROMANCE ON THE STAGE. r


t


cattle, trade slow and very little domniid, owing to llie backward state of tlio weather. A few lots of owes and lambs met a satisfactory trade. Tluu’sday.—A nice show of dairy cows forward.


attendance of buyers. Trade, liowovor, was rather slow, except for tho bettor sorts. A total clearance was offocted. Quotations:— Calved cows up to £20 15s.; calved heifers from £12 17s. Cd. to £17 15s.; springers up to £18 2s, Cd. HELLIFIELD,’ Tuesday.—A small show of


weekly calving cow market tlioro was a good show of uowly-calvcd cows, but only a ligbt show of springers. There was a better attoii- danco of buyers, but trado was slow. Average clearance affected. Quotations: Best quality nowly-calvod cows up to £22 per head; otlior newly-calved slock from £IC 10s., springers ranging from £15 15s. to £19. .A largo show of stocic in tl»e Live St(u*k Auction Marl, comprising about 150 head of lying-off cows and about 25 bead of gold stock. Buyers wore well re- ' presented. 'I'lie demand for geld stoclv was very poor, and only a few sales were effected. Prices : Up to £12 12s. Cd. for strong cows, others from £C 5s. Tlio demand for bulled cattle was much bettor than for geld, but scarcely as brisk as at last fortnight’s sale.


Trade showed a slight improvement on lust week’s prices for smart young cows, other sorts vory slow to sell. Calved cows made from £13 to £21 5s. and heifers from £11 10s. to £18. GISBURNE MARKET, Wednesday.—At tho


REMARKABLE INCREASE.


OUOWTIl OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES AND TRADES UNIONS.


unions is sliowii ill tiio following lablo wliicli appears in a Blue Book issiictl hy tlio Local


Tlio growlli of fi’ioiully sociotios luiit U’li'Io


j Oovonnnont Board :— Orel. Friendly Societies Nuinbor of Jleiiilicrs. I'JOu.


1877.


Branches of Registered Orders


1,287,070


..1,528,211) Colloeting Friendly Societies


..2,43i),988 1872


.tniount ot Funds. 1877. £


100.7. .£


TRADES UNIONS.'^is Balanco of Nninbor of


3,220,072 5,211,052 lS,05U,0-t0 2,073,210 7,752,050 23,888,401 7,884,307


_______ 1,172,303


; 1850 to £200,000,000 in 1007, or from £1 Is. to i £4 15s. Id, per lioad of tlio population. ; Tho number, of children attending i>ublic schoois increased from 1,152,380 in 1870 to


'. 15,280,770 in 1007. Tlio Inconio Tax iu'1870-71 yielded £(i,30S,l25;


£1,502,031 to £2,()00,807.-


MR. R. T. MARSHALL’S TOUR. In receint timt's Mr. R. T. MaRHialJ,


juiw., has made a reiputalioiii. for bis Irish tour.s. Whether the conducted tour ,be successful or iio'c dtepeiid's largely upon the couductor and iiii the case of Mr. Ma.nshall ilvs ixipulairity with his clients ie> avidemce <tf I'he strides ha has ma,de in Ulvat diu'ectioii. Fuar the forthcom.ilug August holidays M.r. Marsha 11 agaiin araioiAices a week’s tour ini the North of Iirelanid at the cost of ;^3 —“ no e.Mlir.is ’’—including “ first class food and comfortable accommodation a.nd drives and mcitoiaiig during tihe wtefek.” -Tiliat tihe latfci.’ ii’-.id|urta,k.:lng will he ca.aried out to


Match player.” It would interesting in this ' the tetter can hardlv. l>e douhted after read-


ing the numorotts teStimonfia.ls Mr. Mart talin.ll received fnom “ more lihaiir satLsfilsil jxiltrons a.t th'e end of hiis tour of last year. TJile unrivalled beauty s[>ats of north Ire­ land Wiill be visilted, including the famous Giant’s Gmsew.ay, a,nd the ’ promised


-ilioliday. is of a sort that will bb looked back upoo with pleasuita in yeairs to come. .Till is particularly requested thtit iai.feinding, (IKatnons will fsook early. The neces-silty for tltils may eaally Ite imagined wlieai- it is pointed out \wlliait. a large amount of time and labouir aire expleuded in completing ■ thte anrangemeots. . -


■ ,


in 1000-7 it brougtit £32,002,412 to tiio'Ex- cliccjuer, tlio produco for oacli penny rising from


Tlio total deposits.in tho I’ost Office and trus­ tee savings banks increased from £20,000,000 in


1800 1000


,17,710,031 2,700,005 5,804,342


. 203,732 045,451


8,40'J,707


Jloiiibcrs. .gjfe., Incoine. end of year. t


120,077 107,200 000,872 1,102,147


.Annual I'unds )it


In siioech, as in action, tho puppets of tho j drama may bo far remote from life. They may speak in liaunting verso or sonorous prose, and yet oonvineo us of thoir reality, if only they speak all in the saiiio key and create about them the same atmosphere.


“ EACH TO HIS CHOICE.” In Groat Britain nearly every country­


man tliinks that the particular county in which he happens to be born is the most delightful and tlic most beautiful, or, at any rate, that it possesses some quality pcculiay to itself.


THE ROBIN’S RIDE. I think [lerhaps the following account


of a robin that elcotcd to build its nest in a child’s motor-ear may interest your readers Tho toy car stood inj^thegporch of^jny friend’s liousc at Furley, and while there it was noticed that tlicrc was a eolleetion of leaves in the hood, but it was not till the motor car was taken to the other end of the garden and put away in the summer house that the robin completed its nest undisturljed, for tho car was not used, the children being away from home. On their return, the motor-ear was taken out, and the boys were racing round the lawn, one pedalling tlie machine while the other ])ushed behind, when, lo tlicir astonish­ ment, a robin flew out from tlic hood. On looking in, a nest containing .six eggs | was diseoverccl, which, in thoir excitement, i the boys pulled out; but, happily, the iicst was replaced and tho car put liack ill the summci'-house, and, although two ei'gs were taken, the robin did not forsake iR biit continued to sit on her eggs, even though the motor-ho n was sounded and many a 'visitor came to sec her.


THE MAY-KLIES .AND 'rilE'CAT. On Sunday last t was"" witness of a


curious little' incident in the grounds of a golf elub, this time at Rerhill, near Wey- hridee. Burhill eourse lies in a beautiful old °park, in wliieh oak trees flourish luxuriantly. The mansion house, for­ merly, with the park, tho residence of the Dowager-Duehess of Wellington, makes a splendid and mo.st commodious club­ house, and on one side the flue old garden slopes down toJHic river Mole. On this lawn, on the hot afternoon of Whit-Sunday thousands of jray-flics wore dancing up and down in the air, pursuing feebly the ephemeral and rather vapid career which Nature allots to them. The few trout in the neighbouring Mole must have had a glorious'timc that evening and night, for I never saw the May-fly swarming more thickly. Enter upon the smooth-shaven lawn, were we were having tea, a charming grey’ eat, having a curiously speckled , coat and a bushy tail. Fuss had never scon a swarm of j\Iay-flies before, and the thing interc.sted I'ler amazingly. She bounded about the lawn, chasing the big flies in their curious vertical, monotonous' flight; and her leaps into the air were .as amazing as the swarm itself. Hie grace- fill movements of the cat, and the wondci- ful gathering ' of these epheraerida), so loved of trout, and anglers, formed one of those pictures wliieli linger in the mind’s eye long after the incident is psat.


WARY WITH MARY.


cUsen'Ssing ttio matrimonial affairs ot a couplo who, ttiongli recently wed, had begun to find tlio |


Jn tlio amiablo way of villagers tlioy wore


opined one caustic old gontloman. who bad boon j much to tlio loro in tlio discussion. Tlioy did | not undorstand eacli otlior; tlioy’d nobbut j knowedoachotborfora mattorof seven year.


voko ot Hvmon a burden. “ ’Tis all along o’ tliom liasty marriages,


interested listener.


“Well, lliat seems long onoiigli,” said an -


“ You wore certainly cnroliil, agreed l.lio>. listener, “ and did you find your jjlan succeiishd


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when you married “ Yo jump to conclusious,!’ said tlio old man,


“ I understood her tlien, so I didna’ marry lior 1”


body’s courtin’ lio canna bo too caroful. . Wliy, ' iriy courtship with Slary lasted a matter, of ninotoon year.”


“ Longono’7 Bali 1 Yo’ro wrong. AVlion a


BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND. TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL, ns


Rainfall in


sermons in aid of St. Joseph’s Schools were preached on Sunday at St. Peter’s, Stonyhurst. Solemn High Jlass \vas sung at tho morning service and a sermon was preached by tho Rev. Frederick King, S.J. In tho afternoon the usual procession of tho School Guilds was held to St. Peter’s Church. Tho procession, headed by tho Hurst Green Band, w'os’ quite up to tho standard of previous years as regards both num­ bers and splendour. On roacliing the Church a hymn was sung by tho school children, after which a sermon was delivered by tho Rev. Francis Irwin, S.J. At the end of tlio sermon Solemn Benediction was given. Special music was rendered by tho choir and tho collections were in aid of St. Joseph’s Schools.


ANNEAL SCHOOL SERMONS.—Tho annual


SLAIDBURN ATHLETIC SPORTS.


again spoiled by tho weather on Saturday. The sports usually tako placo on Whit-Moiiday but Uiis year they had to bo postponed on account of tho very inclomont weather. Tho open events, however, wore decided on Whit- i\Ionday, leaving only tho local events to- bo


J. Rawsthorno; 2, A. Franklancl ; 3, J. Howard. Half-Mile Flat Race (local): 1, ^V. J. Frank-


land; 2, F. Rigby ; 3, C. Tomkins. Stone Gathering Race (local): 1, W. J.


Tho aimual atlilotic sports at Slaidbura wore


CRICKET.


TO-MORROW’S MATCHES. RIBBLESDALE LEAGUE.


competed for on Saturday. Tlio results wore j as follows: Half-Milo Flat Race, boys under 17 : 1,


Frankland; 2, R. Rawsthoriio; equal tliirda C. Tomkins, R. Seed, A. Hanson.


(scratch); 2, C. Tomkins (8 yards); 3, F. Rigby (4 yards).


100 Yards Flat Race (local): 1, A. Hanson,


K. Rawsthorno; 2, T. Rawsthorno and J. Shuttleworth ; 3, W. Seed and J. Cowking. Wrestling, Heavy Woigiit (local) ; 1, J. Howard, Nowton ; 2, J. Bootlmmn, Nowton 5, fJ. Dawson Nowton.


Hanson; 2, F. Rigliy ; 3, W. J. I ’rankland. Wheelbarrow Race (local): 1, C. Tomkins and


Wrestling, Light Weight, (local): 1, A.


K.i'l)l:>l<;.sflale Wainlercr.'i i-. Clinlieroe. VVIiallcy V, Settle.


Burn,lev St. /Vndrews v. Barrow. Salidoii V. I’adiliam.. Da.nveii \-. Gmeat Hamvood. Read v. E.ilrby. ------- » ♦ •« « « • -------


NORTH EAST AMATEUR


LANCASHIRE LEAGUE.


Barrow “ A ” v. lYlialley “ A.” OlithlelriQe ‘ A ’ v. Ribblesdaile IVaiiider- efs“A.”


Wiaiddiiiigtoii V. Daryveii “ A.’i Railway Clerks v. Accrington. St. Peters. -------*♦*♦*♦♦-------


FRIENDLIES.


Rlekt Ma.rtoni v. Gisbume. Olitiliorcie Grammar School v. ChaitBuni. ------ ------------------


TEAMS.


^ CLITHEROE ; W. Crabuiee (capt.), ^f. Croasdale, H. Hartley, A. E. Dixon, W. lUtcliffo, F. AldelrSley, T. D. Bourn, F.


Shel’doai, j. Baxter, j . Clark a.nd Coul- thursS. RfBBLESDALE WANDERERS: R.


Hanson (capl.), J. Sherlicke., W. Dawson, J’ Windle, A. G. Dixon, A. Langshaw,


"r ^ 1 J. Brooks, W. Sanderson, J. Mitchell, j!


Robinson and Higson. Reserve, W, Astley. WHALLEY: J. Green (capt.), J. Feters,


W. Almond, J. H. Ramsbottom, R. Green, G. H. Boddy, W. Lakeland, W. Greenwood A. Hindle, W. H. Harrison and Waril.


❖ ❖ ❖ BARRUW; F. Dawson (oapt.), J. Good­


man, j. Wright, E. Standen, E. Elvedge, I . Washbrook, G. Walnisley, J. Everton, il. Goodman, R. J. Bamford and Hollin- rake. Reserve, H. Rogerson.


WiH.ALLEY “ A'’ : F. Wdiittaker, T.


Fetars, A. E. Ramsboitom, A; Meroer, E. Harniscu', T. Walmsley, F, Greenwood, E. Rutter, F. Walmsl'ey, T. Rutter and T. Dugdale.


B.ARROW “ A ” ; T. A. Fickup (capt.),


D. Taylor, W. Standen, B. Nutter, • J. Nutter, C. Everton, J. Fatefleld, G. Tenr jiunt, H. Rogerson, . A. Washbrook and W. Faitefield. Reserves, J. Feniviok and A. Smith.


.> WANDERERS “ A ’ : G. Clark (capt.),


H. Rushton, E. RothweM, J. Parkinson, H. Clark, F. Sherlicker, J. Speight, H. Clark, F. Sherlicker, J. Speight, H. Wood, J. Aloore, W. Astley and R. Jackson.. Reserve, W. Nutter.


-ff •> WEST BRADFORD : H. Hindie (capt.)


F. Jackson, J. Birtle, j . Wilson, J. C. Holgate, F. Holgate, j . C. Whittaker, J. Titterington, R. Harrison, R. Birtle and J. D. Chester. Reserves, H. Ince and C., Guest.


4. WADDiNGTON : W. Greenbank (capt.),


R. S., Southworth, J. W. Holgate, D. Walinsley, W. Finder,_H. Boothman, J. E. Greenbank, Jas. Tomlinson, F. H. Cook, W. Buniett, R. Whitlam. Reserves, J. Tomlinson, W. H.' Wigglesworth.


« « « CLITHEROE “ A ” : W. SmJthsaii


(capt.), J. DoMinham, J. Oddie, T. Harri­ son, W. Brierloy, W. Charnley.. R. Forrest, A. Detiliam, J. Clark, and A.. Ad.amsoii'. Rest:rves, W. Odtlio and F. Da.kin.


GISBURNE: A. W. Wingate Saul


(ixiipt.), W. Roberts, G. R. IVeyntes, F. W. Atkins, R. S. Atkins, W. Metcalfe, H .' W.riglhir, F. T'hurogood, R. Norcross, A. Fa.wcett and G. Ricbardsoni. Reserves. A. Burrow and F. W. Starki'e.


CLITHEROE GR.AMiM.AR SCHOOL:


I Eaii'le (capX). Mr. .Aitkhxrn. Mr. Griiulley, Mr. Colennm, D^':iham, Bulcock, Ains­ worth, H;ii’gre’;i.ves 1., Robinson II., Mowle and Daiica.stor. Reserve, Smith'.


INTERESTING “ PARS.”


(lUKSTION OF CHOICE. Btille: “


. Yes, I .am .single entirely from


choice.” Feairl: “ M'lltose choice ?” THE TRUTH.


• “ I haVln’l lxx’.n tal'kilng with him three


inilnute.s Ix'I'ore ho called me an a&s. What sort of a peirsc'ii is he?’’ ‘'Weill, I neveu knew him to tell a lie.”


lliie worst of Sixtiigolv is he never pa vs a.urthi’iTg,” said Gira,bble,s. “ Oh, doesn’t


iViH'AT HE P.AID. “


'he, firough ? Ask him to pay yoq a visit and see,” retorted Hicks.


' ' 1 THE .‘ARGUMENT.


doHDi the Bsid?’ Ddinurer (indign:i.ntly): “ Why, the main- nwTning tliie stea-mtiroileia waiMits us to call hint a chaufliatir,”


THE REASON WHY. • .


■ Wife: “ I .can’t U'nderstand, ,John,, .'vihyt you alwa.ys sit on tiie piotno stool, when-we-


'l’i:n’,e comiKuty. Everybody knows you" cannot play a note.’' : ’ Husband : “ lim well .a.wa.re of' ft, de.nr. • Nedith'e'r.ca.n.any-: one else when .Fm sitting tltere.’-’i'


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