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ARRESTED AS A SPY. — * * ♦—


U l l . JEN K IN SO N ’S IIAiniOAVING E X l ’E lU liNC E S .


SOLITARY C O X E IN E in iX T AT RLTIILEIJEA.


One of the 14ij i-iviliiiu lui-sunors


liberated fiv>m Geraiau cauiiis a. few days ajj'o iy lilr. U.erbert Jeukiusou, i'onuerly a director of the Rrimrose R in g Mill, Clitheroe, aud well-known in th e town. Though well over m ilitary age, ho has been in the hands of the (jontnin.s since Augait 3rd las t year. Ho has related to a press representa­


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was on his way home when arrested. He travelled via Hamburg to Cassel, where ho was told ho had be tte r collect hia luggage and go homo through Flushing. Ueciding to re tu rn to Ham­ burg, he wa.s stopi>od eu route, hauled o u t of the tra in , seai-ehed and arrested as a spy. An officer took him to a private room, where he was .stripped, and, his iiockets having been emptied, he was allowed to dress, and then 3)laced in a. wooden shed with a .soldier slnnding over him from e ig h t in the morning u n t i l three in th e afternoon. Then a i>oliceman, who threatened to shoot him without compunction unle.ss he obeyed, took h im to Luiieberg, where on the n ig h t of August I t th , 1914, ho was flung into iirison and given solitary 'coiiflnemient. There was a ju g of water in the cell, h u t no foo<l. The following- day when he asked for food the gaolers only .smiled and when ho continued to r in g the hell a convict was sent in to tell him th a t th e hell was only for use iu case of fire. However, on each of the next nine d-ays ho was allowed two cups of eoifee and four small, round, dry cobs of white bread, fo r which 'he eventually had to l>ay 15 marks on his rele.ise. Ho wrote three letters in prison, and


Indeed, he


tive a graphic story of the privations he and l)is fellow-i)risouers have ex­ perienced. Mr. Jenkiuson, who served his api^renticeship a t Messrs. Crosses .and Winkw orth’s in Bolton, and lias since hold i)ositions in Redditch, Chorley, aud CLitheroe, went o u t to superintend alterations a t a in ill at Midhouse, in Alsace, and underi ord in ­ a ry circuiiLstances would have spent last Ohri.stmas a t his home.


(SIX) i l r . Jenkiuson got away on Beocm-


ber 0th. Un the Sunday n ig h t thoy were'instructed to ho in th e Uasiuo a t 0 a.m. for breakfast, which consisted of a cux) of colfee n o t fit to drink, thving to the intervention of th e American Embassy, a luncheon car was sent with the tra in , aud they were able to g e t a, X>retence of a meal which cost them three marks. Over the f io u tie r the Xjcoplc of Holland gave them a fine re ­ ception, aud gave them refreshments, tobacco, cigarettes, etc. They came home by F lu sh in g to T ilbury, aud the Red Cross jieoxile took them to an hotel, where they had supiK'r, bed, aud break­ fast. The sp ir i t of the camp was hue, aini overybody was agreeable. Tliose who are st il l there desired th e ir friends to know t l ia t they are a ll r ig h t , and could “ slick i t ” as long as they could get something to cat. I t was g ettin g worse every day in Germany. They had to have th e ir photographs on tlieir l)ii,ssiK)i'ts, and had to jiay I s : 9d. in English money for tliis. Englishmen who had a l l tl ieir interests in Germany and had not been in Eng-land for year.s, had to pay a ll tlieir rates and taxes whilst interned, and those who had not the money liad th e ir property seized aud distrained upon. There '"'as a groat scarcity of copper, anil iron money- wa.s being made, whils t jiajier money wa.s iu circulation in lieu of Is. and 2s. pieco.s. Tho.se who had moiiey had to pay th e ir faro home, and they would not allow bread, .soaji, or any .sort of woollen uiiderelothiiig or hlankets to he taken out of tlie counL-\-. All his hooks aud papers were retained w ith a X)romise to retui-n them when the war i.s over. ki.r. Jeiikin.son be­ lieves th a t he wa.s liberated owing- to tho fact th a t he had been twice o])eraled ui)oii tor a wasp s t in g behind th e ear. This took had ways, b u t ho -ivas en tire­ ly recovered. He was beartily glad to


lie home again.


T H E P A L A C E -♦ ♦ ♦-


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were a b le to buy food, beds, and cover­ ings. "Wo were ehch' given one towel and one bowl iu which to p u t our f ^ d . W o 'h iid to buy our own siioous, knivc\s forks, plates and pots.


I t has been


much bettor .since the militar-y au thor i­ ties handed th e government of the cainj) over to the civilians, h u t every improvement in' th e camp has been


icairied o u t with the money of the •Englislimen'who .vrere interned. / .


.T h e , food'supplied was one-.sixth of a loaf each, every m o rn in g ^ a b o u t 200 grama in weight. At midday wo had a concoction of souj)—^nobody knew what i t waa made of, and all we could say for i t ■was th a t i t warmed u.s. Most of i t was eini>tio<l into tlie a.shbin. M'e had no milk or .sugar. Sonic days we got a spoonful of jam, or ju s t one li tt le .sardine, or a xliecc of sausage. T h a t is vliat ib’o'prisoners lia'vo to live on. The


■had to l>ay live marks 40 jif. for his oorrospoudence. H js wife had been le f t in Cassel, and did not know what had become of him, b u t on being given his freedom ho retnriied to Cassel, where he was again dehuned. His wife loft fo r home on September 29th, 1914, ami he stayed on a t an hotel u n t i l Novem­ ber Gill, w'hcn he wa.s again_arre.sted and placed under solitary conflmunent. This time ho was given permission to have his foo<l sent in from, hi's hotel. There were 14 of them plao<*d togetl.rr, and thre e days later they were removed to Rnhleheii, sjieuding- tlii'ee nights on the way in a workhouse. Here tfiey wore allowed to ramble about in the day-time, and one of tlie party com- mittod suicide by drowning. Taken on to Berlin, they were guarded by 40 or 50 .soldiers with fixed bayonets until plaeoil in prison for another 14 days. The journey to Buhleben was completed by . tra in , and on th e ir a r r ival the prisoners within th e gates g-ave them a cheer.. , They were p u t into a hayloft, ■witli only three small wiadows, ba.ro floor, and l i t t le l ig h t. They could not s tand erect.. . They had to fetch theii* own .straw to lie on, and had nothing b u t th e ir own clothing to cover thein a t n ig h t . Eventually th ey were given wood sliaviugs inst.ead, and ordered to p u t th e straw, which liad been used for months, in sacks. This was taken away, and i t was th o u g h t i t wa.s utilized for baking bread, which was la te r given to th e in-i.-Kuiers, for a few weelco la te r th e ir bread w.cs full of long- pieces , of s t raw . ' I t was iinjio.s.sibie to eat th a t bread unless one wa.s (lesj)er- ately h u n g ry , though he had seen the time,when i t tasted good. “ This wont on u n t i l .the la t te r end of la s t w in te r ,” contiinied Mr. .Tenkinson, “ and wo suffered te r r ib ly in camp, h u t in lime authorities g o t-a bit lax, and wo


Entwisllo a t the Palace this week has been directly i-e.sijoiisiblo for large houses. As is well-known. Miss Eu- twistlo is a Clitberoe young lady who has made admirnble progress as a vocalist on tlio Vaudeville stage. She is well-known here, and ijopular and the raison d ’etre is her delightfully' clear, flexible, and powerful soprano voice, wbicb slio uso.s artistically. This week .she has been in p a r t icu la r ly g-ood voice, and her charming singing lia.s won an encore eneb evening.—’I’he liicture in-ogrammo i.s uj> to Ibo usual high .standard. F ir s t jilace best n ig h t was occuiiied by “ The T rap ,” a scu.sa- tional detective drama. Tho slory-i.s well worked up, luid only revealed a fte r mauy exciting- scenes, th e wliolo pal­ p i ta t in g with interest. A feature of the film is an intricate arrangement of devices for the caidure of th e detecti-y-e, who, how-ever—and of c-ourse !—“ wins th ro u g h .” There Is a. very iiretiy scenic film .shown, and the Gazette full of topical scenes. Then wo have a re- tui-n of Charlie Chaiilin. in “ H is elojie- m en t .” He has been absent from local scenes . for a leng thy jieriod and th is makes 'his apiiearniice more popular. What he does in the film .and what ho does not do mus t be le f t to tho T’eador to discover, b u t we can say th a t he is .as fun ny as usual—ivhieh means a great de.al. The faro .submitted should prove .“.atisfactory lo everyone and continued large houses o u g ht to be the ru le.—An advertisement elsewhere in this issue .speaks well of nex t week’s fare.


P A Y T H O R N E . GIFT S TO SOLDIERS.—To each of tho


f lanncl'body Ixjltrt, towelH, Hoap, tobat^co. <'ignr- ettofl, liandUerchicffl, writing pad, draught- lioard, inoutli organ, uwcetH, etc.


A U C T IO N ^ M A R T S . C LITHEROE.—Jlontlay.—Almost 1)00 sliL-op


nnd over 200 ciittlu worn lorwanl to-day. Ruyors wore proBont in s trong forcu, a n d thoro wao keen oornpotitioii for Bomo of tlio finOBt CIiristinuB meat. Boon for many years. An almost eom- ploto clearnneo wan .offne-ted a t tlio following prices Ewes, S Jd lp o r l l i ; 'lioggs lOid.; lamb lOJd.; licifei'B OJd-: ’ Imllocks !)d.; cows nnd


bulls 8d.-. Tuesday.—A Jightbi- supply of d a iry caltlo,


b u t a good company in iittondanco. good trado was


carried <m, the re su lt being a A fairly


good clenranco a t tlio following prices : CiiKod cows up to £28 fis., and culvod lieifois up to £24 jX'r head. Mr. C. Holgato awarded tlio prizes as follows : 1, E. F. .lacksoii, Clitlior io ; 2, T Tomlinson, Rend ; :f, .1. Rootle, West Bradford.


Bolclierrt who have gono from P aythorno ami Nowaholmo tho toaclior.s ami Hcholars of tlio Paytliorno Council school liavo during tho la st fow davH Hont a parcel containing hocUh. HcarvcH,


T .H E T I M E S , F R I D A Y . D E C E M B E R 1 7 1 1 9 1 5 C L IT H E R O E TOWN


CO U N C IL JO T T IN G S , --------------------


The Town Council have found it ex-


1,edieut to reconsider th e i r positiou ivilh legai-d to emplo.-yees enlisting, and a now .scale has been drafted and adopted. Tho new treatment, which applies only to meiiplfenug- a f te r November 23rd, is set out on the minutes of tlie Fi'uimco Committee as follows:—“ T h a t in the case of a married man employed by the Corporation enlisting- a fte r th is date (other th an as an ambulance man or a nurse) tho allowance to be made to his wife bo according- to the resolutions previously- passed so long as his pay does not exceed Ls. Id . per day, b u t if his ixiy a t any' time exceoils Is. Id . pei- day then from tlic amouut to he paid to his wife weekly uudor the pre.seiit resolution there shal l he deducted the amount of his weekly pay in excess of Is. Id . per d ay .” A turtliei- re-solution s tates: “ T h a t th e case of each uii- m;ii-ried man employ-ed by the Corpora- liou wli.o enlists hereafter and the case of each married man or each lady' em­ ployed by the Corporation wlio enlists or goes as an ambulance man or as a nurse shall be considered and dealt with on Its merits and th a t no allowam-e be paid to any employee of the Corpora­ tion, whctlicr married or single, unle.ss lio o r .she has been in th e employ of the Corporation six calendar months a t tho dale when he o r she shall enlist or en­ rol for service.”—o * o—


The Clithei-oe. Corporation iiave le-


ceived a le t te r from th e Ministry' of i lu i i i t io n s enclosing' a let ter signed by' th e (lirccloi- general of explosives supply' rec|uii'ing- Hie Coriioi-.iliou to .scrub llieir make of gas in such manner as may- fi-om lime (o time be dim-led by' Hie ^Minister so as to e.xlrai-t from Hie gas such ('(m.st.itueni.s u.s may be desired by th e Miiii.ster and to dispose of Hie materials thus extracted as direeted by the ifini.ster. —o > o—


A f te r passing a resolution th a t Hie


Borough Treasurnr (Mr. J . I I . 'raylor) Ik, not permitted to enlist, bis services being- regai-dod as e.sseuiial and indis- l>en.sable, tlio Corporatiou decided to allow bim to aUe.st, on Hie elear under- standing th a t an appeal will be made lo the kieal tribunal.—o » o ~


.suh-committno of the Town Council ap­ pointed to consider the luattei' recom­ mended : “ 'That Messrs. Jiunes Carlei- and Sons, L td ., be granted a lease of S alt Hill aud t|U:irrie.s for IG ycai’s from 2nd F eb rua ry, 19IG, :it Ibo re n t of .T lio per annum, tho lessees to bo liable for all repairs -ivitbout any exception for reasonable wear aud tear, to mark tho boumlnry between the property of th e Cor]ioi'iition aud th a t of Major Aspiuall, to allow the Coiijoratiou to maintain Hie small pox hospital t i ll the 2nd February', 1918, on the terms of th e present agreemont rchiting thereto, to leave one k ilh in good re],air (btit not to he bonnd to leave th e other kilns in b e tte r condition than they were iu a t the commencement of tho lease of 9th Novemlier, 189G, unle.s.s th e Corpora­ tion first p u t them in repair), to drain the back y-a.i\l’ of tho house and to pay


Rehiling to the lease of .Salt Hill, the


th e costs of the lease and co u n te rp a rt .” I t wa.s proposed by- Conn. Mus.son, seconded by the May-or, and unanimous­ ly resolved, “ tihat each member of the Council he supplied with a copy' of the original lease of 9th November, 189G, and th a t the consideration of the reiiort of tho suh-cominil(eo be adjourned ti ll


th a t has been done.” ---- o-»o— -


ii re.solution : “ 'r i ia t for th e purpose of a l lo in n g time lo persons who by' l oason of circumstances atti-ibutahlo directly o r indirectly to Hie present war are temiwrai-ily unable to pay the general d is trict rate jjrocneding.s for the ru- eovory of such ra te be deferred iu ac­ cordance witli th e provisions of the Rato l i ’i-oceedings for Rccovei'v) Act, .1915.”


The Finance Committee have pa.s.scd —o * o—


Aid. Hardacre and Roberts, Conns. Carter and Barker have been ainjoiiited


.a ,sub-committeo,.lo investigate and re- poi-t. as to tile condition of Hie dairie.s


aud cowsheds in tho IxiVough. —o » o—


The Gorporatidn having- slJcut more


on roiiairih'g the main-'i-oads tluiu they i'hceived“ft-bnt‘ the" Cdiinty Council, tlio' .Surveyor has been instructed to write asking for .'an inhrca.sed gi-aut.


StoRs arc being- taken to eJfect a


weekly bait-holiday-inVrespect of .sliojis occupied by glass\x n)id'i china dealcis, boot and shoo ddalqrs, clog dealeis, drapers, clothier.s andvouttillers, iailois and jewelleis respecliyely and a closing order ill respect', o f ' shojwoccupiod by g'lii.ss and f.'hiiia deiilei-s, Iwbt aud'.slioe


FIto PROtin V-'.l


Government .allow for each prisoner GO p f . , and though the price of food is ris in g , tho allowance has remained .stationery. Tip to, the end ;of October th i s 'y e a r the parcels sen t o u t to the wimp by friends of the xiri.soners num ­ bered 163,427; in November there -lycro 27,000,.-and this .month ought to ,bo a. recent. W lia t th e prisoners Sinnt ihost'i.s white bread, b u tte r , Swis.s milk, sng^ir and bacon, and if tb'ey' get th a t th ey will tak e -no liarm. They do n o t w.ant an y fa.ncy stuff o r lu x u r ie s .” ...


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I fnmfs OU FROM —xTwctfttTer pern*‘-'of l5ecemb«r^^| ‘ ^ '^l ‘n theV ' ’inxon utohu h jouMy


fluid to keep at bay Oouehs, Ooldn, Gore f^roatand Bronebitia Breatbeable Fepi ■are indiipeasable at Xmea tioM.


OfCht. Tepi BLiU- By- 4 iJ U


dTid|laxigs, Pc


'doSlei'S, 'clog (dealer.s, draiiers, cloth iei-s and outfitters, tailors, jewellers, jiawii- brokei's,. grocers and inillinei-s. i -1: —o* o— ,: ■


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: • IR-/. Laheasfer ' ha.s heeii, appointed !Pblice, Sui'g«mn .during the, ahseiice of


'it Js' IcaiyF.,,.- /-k


IDf.. Barker. —0 *0— As a result of tho refusal of the Watch


Committee to fiay an inci-oased rental for the Pob’ce Station, which is a. Lan-


'(iiisliii'h''County Council building, they li.avo received notice to q u i t by .Tune '30th.^-k C


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’The Chief Con.stablo is now.Tuspcctor of.;^Y'6igfhts-,and Measures for'Clitberoo.


P .S . Harrisou lias been gr.-inted a g ra tu i ty of To for hi.s services as Acting Inspector, and he will continue lo act


as additional InsjDeolov. —0 ^ 0—


'The W a tch Committee have iiassed a


vote of condolence and .sympathy with Mrs. P o l l i t t aud Mrs. Venn, th e wives of Hie constables who lost th e i r live,s throughi th e sink in g of a ti-an.siKii't in th e Meditei-raneau.


''rheir allowances


are to he continued six moiiHis ii'oni Octohei- 2Sth.


—o-*o— 'i’ho miiuagemeut of the Red Cross


IIo.spital have thanked th e Coi'iKiratioii for generous tre a tm en t iu regard to gas iKsed ;it “ Radeclylfe,” and a.sked for s imilar facilities for “ B a rra c lo u gh.” I t has been decided to supply gas and appliances for heating and cooking h.y u-a.s free for six months if the house con- timie-S to be used as a hosjiitiil, ;.nd tl ia t Hie mattm- he Hion reconsidered. W a te r i.s also io he .siifiplied free for the .same peiiod.


—o ^ o— The Coi'l>oi':iHou have granted a


ful'tlier lease of 14 years to th e Auction Mar t Company, wii-li- th e o))iion of a ful'tlioi- te rm of seven yeai'.s, at a ren t of .T20 ]>ei- y e a r and tolls.


W H A L L E Y “ Many hapxij’ rc lu rn s ” to P r iv a te


E rn e s t In gham , of King-street, Whalley who ha.s this week celebrated his tw'euly-lii'.st bir th d ay iu tho trenches. He has been out in F ran ce for over e ig h t mouths, and has -so fa r cscaiied


unscathed. LECTURE.-Tuesday evening’s meet­


ing- of th e We.sloy Guild was well a t­ tended and very interesting'. The Rev. F . J . Howdeii jii'csided, and the leeturc wa.s given by i l r . J . 11. Clegg, who had as his subject “ Memory and memories.” He treated i t finely aud the members Xnesent keenly enjoyed it. TH E P IC ’TURJiS.—Two prominent


features o f present-day cinematography are being in'eseuled a t th e Co-oxierativo H a ll—topical news aud serial stories. The publication of tho former has reached a high level of excellence. I f the release is somowliiit belated, a wise choice of events is jiivariably made, rendering' any li tt le delay immaterial, “ 'riio Eclair .loui-nal” exhibited a t each liei'l'ormnnco is a good example of this class of film and is always much ajipre- ci:ited. lu sei-ial pictures " 'I ’ho Black Box” and “ The Master K ey ” shown alternate evenings, are fii-.st i-afe ex- ani])les. Both liave gripping plots, and the actors are of the most callable. Situations of more th an average gripp­ in g powej- are liherally hespriiikled flii'ongh the sforii-s, and th e introduc­ tion of both lias lieen a wise provision. Oil Saturday last, chief item was “ Red Rose of th e .'Vpac.lie,” a convincing aud Ihi'illing drama.


.Vpart from the


topical, clevei- comedies were shown, “ •luck .Spraft's P a r ro t” and “ F a t ty ’s faithful Filin” were on old h u t populai- lines. Dudley B u x to n ’s “ John B u l l’s Animated Sketch Book” repre.senls a most acceptalile. iutimduction to the movie.s, and not only show a famous c liaricatu rist’s methods h u t reveal in all tlieir funniness his complete crea­ tions ■ On Tuesday' “ A Day- on the F o rc e ” was most inlei'csting, and “ A Story of a S tory” of compelling in ­ terest. ■ .Something was said about trashy books; much could bo said about trashy films. “ A discontented man” is not an unu.sual subject, bu t tho one portrayed pi-ohably takes the medal in this direction. “ A busy d ay ” found Keystone players uji to their old h u rr i- oaiie trick.s, and “ F a t ty ’s and Mahel’.s wash day” was on similar lines. La.st n ig h t the “ .star” wa.s ‘.'Mother’s B ir th ­ day',’1 a. domestic di-ania, on pathetic lilies—in the words of the average advertisement “ a film which pulls a t the heartsti'iiig.s.” Other acceptable fai'o wa.s submitted and promises are forthcoiuing- of fu r th e r excellent jiic- tui'es for Siilurday.


q uarterly report of the Co-operative Society, ju s t i.ssued, state.s:—The end of th e war is not yet in s ig h t ami we are s t il l adhering- to the policy decided on at.. ihV commencement with i-egai-d to tho prices of oni- commodities. I f we arc to maintain a dividend of 2s. fid. in the ]innnd hoth meinhers and -afficials will he called upon to ex e r t themselves L) the utmost. Tli<s total .sales for the ':1 weeks ended Deeemliei- 4 th , amount I .TG,72G 8s. od. Compareil with the ■jrrespondiug' 13 weeks of la.st year this


V CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY.— ’Ih o


•• COAGULINE ” Cliinii, &c.


T ran sp a re n t Cement for Gd., & 1/-. P o s t froc.^


A D U L T SCHOOLS. WOMKK'S.


pajHM* on ** Dreams,” in ]>laeo of ** Folk Ixiro ” iis ex|>ected. Tho Kubjoct was imido m o s t in- teresting.aml by tho aid of tho blackboard i t was sliown by w h a t o|xiratioii of tho mind dreams aro produced <luring slcei).


l ly underKtanding


amount .shows au increase of .£1,004 Os. l id . The average ca.sh pureh'a.se: per


iiiemhcr works ou t a t T9 15s. for the q uarter or 15s. x>er week, as ag-ain.st T8 18s. 9Ad. and 13s. 9d. resjiei'tively. 'I'lio iiicrea.se in the total amount of share i-ajiital over la s t quartivT is .£.510 3s. 5.\d. Total amount a t dato .£15.987 Gs.; a .'erage per member, .£23 3s. 5d. The halaneo due to dejKxsitor.s in the small s.aviugs department, i.s .£2,831 4s. 7.\d., an increase on las t q u a r te r of T149 8s. 3d. Meniher.s admitted du rin g tho q u a r te r 27 : 11 have withdr.aM-n leaving a momlier.ship of 698.


Colds. Of pro v en oflicnoy. Cliemists only.


“ LINSEED COMPOUND ”


for Coiiglls a n d fljd., 1 / l i , 2/9.


tho n a tu ro of tho lireamn, which m e a n t to \m- d e rs tan d something of tho composition of th e liuninn mind, imagination, memory, etc ., tlioy wore enabled to form some ju d gm en t na to how much reliance could be placed upon them. Tho Bible lesson went to shoAv how Je su s nceepted His mission us rovealer of tho F a th e r nnd h um an ity as a brotliorhood.


MEN'S. LuHt Sunday tlio Rov. J . W. Jolmnon gave tlio


li;c*turotto on “ H um an ity , wliat i t iH, how i t haH ariaon, w h a t i t may boconio.” Ho bogan by Baying t lm t tho Kubject, which wius a big ono, had boon tackled by philoBopherH of all ages. He d e a l t with tho iiiatorialiBtic view of Immunity, an d with .tho commercial rio.w. Tlio view tak en by J chub Christ of h um an i ty , th a t man wes th e g re a te s t work of creat ion, no ono d o u b t ­ ed. Ho emphasised th e fact th a t th e le a s t of h um n n ity was of g ro a t value a n d was making for d iv in ity . All pre sen t felt i t h ad l>oen a


re a l t r e a t to listen to his pnxxjr. Tho school is ag ain open to women n e x t Sun d ay when tho Rov. Dr. Pincliiu will give th o locturotto on ‘‘ J o h n Wesloy.’*


Lr.jst Suiulay Mr. C. M. Api>crley pav«i a sh o r t C L IT H E R O E SCOUTS.


ANNUAL MEETING AND R EPO R T.


AVAR SERVICES BADGES AAVARDED.


The an n u al meeting of th e Clithei-oc


and d is tric t Boy Scouts’ Association wa.s held a t the Cafe, Market-place, on AV'ednosday oveuiiig, the Mayor (Mr. J . M. Wliqiij) in-esidiiig. In the course ‘o f his rciiort, the


Secretary (Mr. S. AAhilmsley) said At the end of Octohor, 1914, we had in our association 1G4 scouts, 5 scout- ma.slers and 2 assistant scont-ma.stei'.s. The end of October of th is y e a r found n.s w ith only' 118 scouts, 15 cubs, G scoutmastei'.s ami 5 a.ssi.stant scout­ masters.


I a ttr ib u te Hie deiilelion


mainly' to three causes. F i r s t , th a t 20 of o ur hoys liavo enlisted ; sei-ondly, th a t tho sconlma.ster fiiul.s th a t i t Is e.ssentlil th a t wo maintain a high stamhu'd of efficiency and good conduct and to gam this end have geiitly lint liriiily insisted on a h ig h e r standard of discipline iHiiiig- h ron g h t io bear on o u r sco u ts ; and Hiinlly, th a t 4 of our scoulma.slers have enlisted ou t of a to ta l of six, and the inattention to th e lads hetween t.lie time of losing th e ir lo.ader and securing someone to tak e hi.s place has no doulit lieliied lo unsettle them. We have been fo r tu n a te in seenring dciiutics to take charge of th e ti-oop.s whoso scoutma.ster.s are with th e Colours, in the persons of Air. F . AVillis for th e 1st Olitheroe; Mr. Al. Hindle lo r Hie 1st AVlialley, and Air. J . W. F a r re r ;is a.ssi.slant scout- ma.steii for the 1st AAmddingtoii ; and Air. .lames AValm.sley ivho wa.s assistant scontniaster is now a ctin g a,s .scout­ master in jilaco of L ieu ten an t Gradwoll. F ive of o u r troops liavo had the good I'ortuno to enjoy th e ir an n u a l cami) either in th e couiilry' or a t th e sea.side and was as usual very h ig h ly apiirc- c.ialed by th e hoys. The scoutmasters who yvero in charge a re to he con g ratu ­ lated on th e fact th a t th e re has not in any instance been a case of had conduct or th e s lig h test accident. The .scout.s have no t had th e oiiiiortuiiities fo r as much imiwriaiit work as la.st year. 'They have, however, done much useful work amongst which may be mentioned: handing over .£36 to Red Cro.ss aud other war funds, and d is tr ib u tin g .some­ th in g lik e 15,000 handhills, letters and circulars in connection with the war. The Proficiency Badge work has


miller the circumstances been fairly .satisfactory. In the Jroc.ent examina­


tion for these hadgn.s, out of a total of 48 tests wo had 41 pa.sse.s. This average speaks well for the zeal and iiainshikiiig; in terest of th e various scoutmasters. I would especially like to congratulate Air. Trimhy- on the fact Hiat a member of his troop sa t for six examinations and passed them all. I t i.s, however, rat her disajipointiug to find th a t only' 21 of our scout.s h.ave .so fa r made an effort to seoure Proficiency Badges. I t i.s with no .small measure of ’ pride th a t I announce to you th a t headquarters have awarded AVar Service Badges to 35 of our scouts. AA'e have arrangeil a Scouts’ Football League for th e troops in onr area, scoutmaster Robinson has kindly cou.senlod lo }Ct ;i.s Hon. Secretary. Mr. F a r re r has quaranteed to find some g-ood fr iend to th e movement to jii'esent a. cui> which may bo comjieted for each year. In conclusion, I wish to offer my hearty and siucero thanks to th e scoutmasters and th e gentlemen who have taken temporary charge, for th e i r a.s.si.stance and co-oiieration d u rin g th e year. Following this report, accounts of the


work of th o various troops were hem'd, and i t wa.s pleasing to note th a t the fin;iuc.ial iiosition of a ll wa.s .satisfactory. Air. G. E. Robinson wa.s added to Hie


Executive C-ommittee. A hearty' vote of tliank.s was jias.scd


to the secretary (Air. S. AValmsley), the treasui'cr (Air. H. H. AVhoeler), and th e .scoulma.ster.s, on the proposition of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. G. AI. nonder.son, both of whom referred to the excellent work of th e officials. The officers were re-apjiointed. A vote of th an k s to th e Chairman for presiding concluded tho.meeting-.


, W K IT EW E L L . ------ « « « ------


THE BRITISH ARMY.-On AVo,l iiesday evening last Mr. A. 1>. McKw,,I


gave an mtere.sting and insti-uctivi. lecture in AVhilewell school, on “Tl,, B r it ish A rm y .” He was at homo ii, his description of the many- .sliih-.s whici wore thrown on the ca’iiviis and diV coursed eloquently on the histoi-i,-7l b attles presented to the eyes of Ids hearers, e.g., Cae.sar’s landing-, the last, s tan d ; Norman Conquest; AVins of the Roses; th e Boyne; Bleiiheiin ; sciilino- of tho h o igth s ; Delhi; Ciiwiipne; |„7,.l;. now; Tol-el-Kleber; Oimliiniian, ami many o th e rs ; in all fiftv sildes, kimM,. lout by Mr. S. I I . Benson, I,aiit,.|-a Lecture Bureau, .Kiiigsway Hall, la,a. don, AA''. There wa.s a crowded aud’iem-.. 'I’llo popnhu'ily of the leclurei- wa^ proved and also his liherality iu defiav in g a l l ex])enscs in coniiexion with tfa,


of h um an i ty iu AVliilowell, young luon willine- and able to help otjier.s by" Uiei','.


lecture. He i.s a young uiaii of ])i'onii.ss and if ho pursues the even tenor of hi.s way h o 'm ay :ittaiii th a t position whii-h will Iirocui-e for him .£-i00 peraiinuiii which sum i.s Saerq-Sanct, from iiieonai tax o r any deduction for his i-oiuitry’s enici-geiicy; although we don't hidiAv,. th a t ho is :i man th a t would “ .slii-k in his .siihiry” in toto on seeing- sufferimr h um an i ty round about him. The Viein- said he was proud to see such sp-cimeii.


mental jxiwers and liberal a.s.sistani-e m h ard cash, l ie advised all young nieii in tho iiarish to emhroider in i.lio phyl-.'.etui-c.s of th e i r minds those Itoyal words wlu’i.'li echo down the corridi.c-.su;' time. “ Seest Hiou a man diligent in liLs Inisiiioss' ho shall stand Indiiii- Kin g s; ha shall not stand hofore ohscun. m en .” Provorhs xx ii, 29. He also e.x- Xire.ssed tho wish th a t .some of the yoninj- men—^tvho yvero dobarred from goiuo in th e yvai-—would tak e ixiunige and n-ivn the adilrc.ss on .soino AVediiesday even ings a t tlio Bible Cla.ss in the nmii fu tu re .


I ’he Chairman also tliankeil tho A’ icar of Chipping (Itev. G. Tinn-


iinson) for his potent aid and coniidi- monted him on his dex tetity in tin- ra.aniimlatiou of his laiiteni. lu coin­ in g to AA'hiteyvcll, ho mus t have Imriii- iu mind th a t yvell-kiioivii .story ni


Rohiiisim Gni.son— “ 0 Solitude wlien- a io th y charms”—for he rvas iilways


yvilliiig and ready to como over ami help his neighliour a t AA'hiteyvell, who is .so fa r removed from the i-lang of maohincry and th e tliroli of commeri-e, liv in g iu the midst of those iM-erlastiug hills, th e ir je-.velled a.sjiect mantled in th e i r robe.s of yvhito, yvhicli ai'e now behold in th e ir fn-e-eniinent grandenr and glory', fit onililc.m of Etoniitv— These are th y glorious works, P a re n t of Good, Almighty, 'I’liine this univoi-sal frame, Hoyv yvondrous fa ir Thyself hoyv yvondrous then. —Tho Vicar of Chipiiing- sa.id that he yvas alyvays jilcased to come and see iiiiii help his fr iend tli'e Vicar of AVhitewell in hi.s isolated tliough beautiful on viroimients.—'The Rev. F . E. Chinoj. of Clitheroe, in seconding the vote of th an k s .said th a t ho yvas g-hid th a t -Mr. Mcend had gained such a tcinpcrani-e regiment as tlio Goldstrenm Guards, and ho remarked th a t i t was not th e yvear- in g of tho uniform or tho drill tliai made a man legally a sokliei', lint the vohmtai-y enlistment aud accejitance by tho King', etc. So to be a soldier of the Loi'd Jesus Christ, as Captain of our s:dvation a man mus t v o luntarily—for there Is no conscription there—give himself to H im and be accepted by Him and th en comes d rill, viz.. “ Knee drill, i .e ., priiyer, manual of ins truction, i.e.. th e Bible. Uniform tb e open coufe.^ion of Chris t and tho g arm en t of salvation. Cleanliness, namely, a clean. Hfo in and ou t and obedience to our Lord .Josu.i Christ... He was glad th a t tho A'icar of AVhiteyvell had .such a gyiodly-neiglihimr as Mr. 'romlin.soii, the A^icar iit Clii|i]>- in g , to come over and hel;» him.—A very 8ucce.s.sful evening yvas hronglii to a close by th e sin g in g of the Nalioind


-“H O L D U P Y O U R HEAD! ' The sergeant yvas very' luigry'—a sliiti’


of mind common lo sergeants. TL' recruits he yvas drilling listonoil to hi«> yvith a kind of grim admiration, teiu- pered a little by a modest detomiiiiatioii to profit by the invective. They yvi-re a curiously mixed company, dniyvn from idl avocations; country lired many of them, and yvith that stooii of the shoulders yv'hich is tho gift of tlio plongli and the harroyv. And it that very stooi) yvhieh had irritated tli»


sergeant. “ Oh you—you—you A l oomiKiny ol


'en d s !”


’is Alajesty’s 1st Regiment of Iaa IivI.


]\f\ ko


boots.” seeking of


’em, bajwwltHl., for


speclator.s—“ look a t of


’o wants H e


a feeling, those single in


Number Nineteeu,” tl ia t


th e whole k i t ,” “ is


th e re were no ’em I


glared to p u t


Number tho ran k


down


vi«'tim. he


**T»n<>lv ni “ Ixx>k a t


, Hang- ’ ciii.


em


ho coutiniUHl, addressing- tlio wide dome of tile sky,


luunau .Every maa


’is head iu lu^ the rank>


‘‘The he added,


deelarod, Seven.


further


judgiup to tin


le f t deserved some divStinction. ‘ V no t a 1k)w-wow,” Siiid the sarea.s a sergeant, .^‘you’re a man. You don ’u n t th o Germans with your nose, xui


don’t smell tliem—leastways h u t you dou’t. You see ’em eves and ’ear ’em with yor cars, d up y e r ’e a d . ; F o r the ten thons.and and


th ir ty -s is millions times, ’old up ’e a d .‘‘’—‘'T h e Sunday a t Home.


CHRIS


j.'X-NE S l i t AUCI


p l k n t v ! N show


Hie farmers <| (lie Ch:ristiiKi-l the Clithei-oep in o n i iu g - Ni i-onsHluto 11 i-' ,-e])tiomilly gl


Wii-S :) large at| iJl liarts (if


J'armors -uf >1 strong .foree


chilly -siila- *>'| (■aU'SCtl ami celcrit.v.


figured (iroiiil farmers of th i q uality and ( | eheep were ail th e shearliiig'.- sheep for tlie finished aninil on them. Tfl graced any sl'| fed pen boloiii whose exhihi!! meanial v;dui| iTfi'e ei-o.ss-hrc of quality, y- had four u-olll g-ood a.s aii;-| AAMiillakev li-i| cl-.i-ssc.-.- with .sf cxliibil-s, and second. All iiuality. Bnt the -sho'L


.-liccp on vievl juaj-kalily ■


Tho-c ■"'ercl ■


‘i i


and is i-eeogn'i| Lauoashire. T


and desfiite tlj foddei- the .stil fit. A.s in tli-l fed exluhits w|^ and quality.


th.'i.t of recent terest has bet| cattle locally.I miirkisl innirq been better h ami it is hut ai-e not goiiigl are also pa.t| stock reariHl tend in onel furfhei- impnj the local brei There was a| Scotch eattlef thritig'h the s | a jileiitiful and all the e.' be.


The best


hlue-grey pi tipliiiig the ln| had taken al


shows in the a magnificeiE qtialitv fie.sh.f AyMttakcr all pion, a beast I to the ehauiiT The same ex| of fat. heifers wero blue poll at luaiiy shovl fd' e.veii qualil Mention shj


Mr. C. Dawsij laud Soots, marked abiliti cattle and tlnj -n'ere marvel twe of the h| to- find, del beautifully Bhu'kburii. stime credit all and carried i! Scotch hcast.sl a notable ai'r:| Easily the


111), isitt' luis been fed


A-n cxx>erieinj be “ a. model t-ainlv one meeting one L portioned, till plenty of got tti-m as marbj a.-; any lieifi! lieLfcr seen il £31 n.fid wasi AAfe- bave li


detail all till c an eoiifidenl


gems and al breeders and| fi-n- .slice]). Blaekburn; nnd foi- catl Clitlieroe, art They did Hn|


I’ R lie.st pen


S la id b u n i ; B es t pen


1, R . AVhl Collinge, Sr Pen of sixl


Bradford. Ben of h-oii


AVaddingtonf


son, Ba.sliall| c.‘0rtt-05.


cl


ing to Mr. R I young, hhu'k|


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