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FROM NDS.


TiiM.u. news


k:m. oi' 1 . \Vilson-st.rool. lu i b is . i l i i ' . r . I ’riviit.c III.Ill illi.',| from wo-inuiv;


I ...... i i 'li'S 'i- iim m,,n l i i i i i . lit' l•'lMli.>,c•ll^\•le«,


l l i i - r . l i i i . i l i i - i l ol’ \Vfni7)<lf( liirliiMiliii's yet.


I l l l l l . w ill) Wll.s I'Xllcptiy,, 1 i l l ( ' l i t liiMoc, I'.nijfirab'i) '|•\^l■:lI \|i;ir.s : i”-(> amj l i l . - i - r ip i iv i '


I l f lit:,. ,„i.


e d u c a t io n COMMITTEE.


- ♦ ♦ ♦ s


Chairman on County Council P ro c e d u r e .


Gotiii. A. TT. .Mtt.s.soii pro.sidcil ni tlin.


monthly inooUiiit- of tlin, Clit heron hldiiciitioii C'omniitloe hold at the. Town lliiill yo«tnrd;iy iilTenioon, iilinre hoinn'


al.so in-rwont Aid. A.. Bohcirts, C. T. Mitnhnll, T. T. AVhipp, Conns. W. W. Whifo.sicle, .-V. Tl. Cottiiui. -J. Tioolli- mau. Revs. E r . Rohin.snu and E . Tl. ■Vtiperii'v, -Mr. C. Al. ITondoison imd


'm i<s CaVr. ATTT-TX D AXC E Il.E'l.’ Li R X S .


Tlin School .Vtlcndunco Ollicnr fMr.


.1. Dowhurst.) ro[>oi‘ln i l that, Iho iivorn<ro atinmlanco fo r Iho. month wa,<. f i i l l - t i in o


scholars 111 por eonl,. and in f i in t s imm tlvo. yoars i.'f iino 87 por onni.


ATI) GRAXT. if was roitortod ITiiit ,T820 -Is. had


Ix'on .rneoivod. ns iiisfilinont of Eno Grant.. T;EC*rURE OX ATiCOlfOL.


III! iho proposition of Aid. A hipp,


.sonondnd hy .Vld. Bobort.s, imrinission was ariintnil to a Band, of Tlopn Tin ton lorturnr In pivi- a loclnri'i on idoohol from Ilfo sninitlilic point, of view, lo


.seholars of Ihe t'nurth skunlards and higher cl'asse.s.


T f lE (dJATRALAX'S RECOli'l’ . At. tho Inst meeliiig- the Committeo


■•S I'll [ I l l l l l i l l iiu\<i'


llu* iiiii.lin‘;ik Ilf Will’, li». Ilirsl t;ii iiii.swiT Ui« c^iJJ, ji'himl with tlm iirst iki i..\I)i'ri('iii-jw ill l.•]■os.'iup' Wl'I'C iiiiuli- tile- .Mihjtsw


locliliii’, ami thi;i w.-i puh litlis a”'i). ] lo Illlll Ixion •111 ui'fk-, ami lika Uki nail ill ii> had wii.iKwsnd Tim iiiapiiificcnt work l.va.1 [iriiistal hy iho Ooiii*


■I'l: only limt. ww4^.,ind, nil in 1 !• l•llp(llri■np■ gMJi.-.


Inins a ft nr a vniy fioivn llinvn i.s vnii'-on im lH>liovn |i ilii-i nnpiipviiK'iih that rni-oivnil tin- wounds fatal. Tlin. ilwpotst 111 hi.s rol'iit.iiv'o.s.


•JO lint


yniirs of ag'o, llu.' wns i> wifn i~ Inft. with, fwri


|l ili-t rim's (Inalli roil now I’arliin.'on fWhi.si. \ h''v).


-iisliifn Jli'niiamii. Iwnrtli (Tiillilin-toil). liliiot |. Knp'iinoiil. lanihiMl dill I row). I/niyiil


In a.sJiirn Rnninioiil. f.'layioii. or Gramfjvr


|nl) Kinp'.s Koynl Hiflo.s. h'. -I. W'liTn (Viofcoriii-


I'l Liiiinasliirn Ron-iiuont.. |nlinn d *11 rlc-.^trni.'t). Fiiini l(nnininiit.


sir'll d.nw .Moori. K.ixip* .s 1*.'.


Jipnr iWi’i-l. lirinLfoixlf. Byal I’ iflns. ■iilinn. of tlin Oaiiadiiin


anthori.sotl the Chairman, Clerk and Alwlieiil flllieer to iitlend a nonforeneo botwnou the County Council and rojiro- sniilativo.s of Iho viirious e(hieiilioit authoril.ie.s of tho Connty, with rofor- •,Micn lo tlio (piosl ion of the iTontment of tuberc.nlosis iind incntiilly doloHivo


school nliildron. Tho Chairman ropartod that, ho and


'ho tlm nii'cnlar of At ‘Life of a Rabbit.’ — « « « —


C01TR0H.VT, CR.VBTKEH OX Blb'E IX 'I’TTE il’RE.XCITES.


Alls. Crahlreo has favoured ns with


tho followiua' xsxliacl.s from a. lotlor slio rocontly leceivod from her son, Corporal •T. Crahlroe, the [lopitlar Clilh.oroo oriekolor and Blackburn B.ivers goal- koo]iov. Wo wiMil illlll (ho l.roiichos on Aloiiday


night. What a night! Tt was awfni. Tt had heon I'tiiiiing oil llu, Sunday and Alondny. You have n torrihli- [laclc In lake when going inln life Iremdies. •Yboiit, hiil'f a mile friini. the lire Irencli we. enter a commnnieatiiiii ireneh, wliioh is I'xivorod at tho' hiiKoni willi ladders. AVo wore in this .sann- cnni- miiIIieation ireneh nn Eriday night. \vh(“ii it. was ejuile dr.y. But the rain liiid inade Ihe water rise aliove the iacldors and they had got ipiile Inuse, ov'e-rtiirning' if .vnii .slipped on the side. Tho mild was kiioo dei-p. To make nniHers worse, iini)llior Biillali.ou wins coming out of (he, trenches and wc met (hem. Iialf way. ^Ve hail lo lean against tile miuldy sid(- of the ii'enoh, whilst I he.y sipieezed ( li.i otlgli. 1 wins simply one mass of mud a.ud wet. through. AVheii y'ou tirri.ve in Uie. lire ti'cneli, it is rathe.r dilVi-ionf. Tnsl<'iid id. being ling' in (he grnnnd ns If was at the h_e- g'inning', (liere i.s now ii harriende. in front iiboilt 7 feet liigli., eompiiseil nf


eartli and sandliiigs. 'This hiirrieaile is very t.hii.'k and bill lot proof.


l.Tmlor-


iii'a’ih tiro till- dng'onts, into whiidi you have,


ill g'-'j when c|V diit.v.


forrilily low iiinl .vnii have to erawl yonr stiiniiich, not on viiu]' kuci's.


Ahoiil. 0 leot h.v (i


n [irnlitninar.v mooting' ot ro]iresoiitatn o.s | of


tho (pioslion involved was cunsidered so unsii.ii.sfiietory


and va.g'ue J . 'T. Travks-Clegg- to do. II. E. I hat and


iiiii'S the ri'iireseiilidives were told what thev


lus nstmlly hnlipenod at had


con., carried mm .


lu'iul or tail of wind Mr. Clare said. was only aflor satiou


alisolnicly imiHissildc Iho inx-eting'


Ihe Chairnnin I'or llie with Jiav


{.TiirO, ns Clerk was [iresrid. siieh iiiei'l-


it wa... I


tho .snh.serpient meeting' presided


(,hn Clerk iittemled Hin ineeling and al.so , | (, ^ i,.s mure like the li.le of a ralihii hnnian hidng.


noii'i'otinlV horongh, ni which | tlin Connty ronneil on |


Tlie.v are in on


hoing nhle to go in ieet.


'I’he .N.C.O.’s diigniits are slightly lietlor than ilie. Eriv.iti-s, as they are liiiiii'ded. Bui


( he soniier ( lie war i.s over the heller, t[mu


.ft- was a tieaiitifnl


I dav on T’liesda.v and miide it very .: iilihisiinl, hilt Inst night it. pinireil down until (! o'l'lnok this m.iii ning. I was nn


decided to attend at Bre.slon for an cx- | pliinalion. Mr. Mr. nmi


.V rosoliilioii was tin-


cillors vot.ing'iind they who had aUciidcil rh Miincln-sler mceling mil it was


Cnnnly Coun­ voting', ns


lo iniihc It


in convi.r- and


the


Tuhori'-ulosis Ollicer llkil he ft he Cliair- imiii'' found wind the [n'oposdmn real was. Mr. Clare told lliom they \voiild have to


th 'it (he 'o lin lt is t ic . education and i i i i r s - : ;i|'(,.rnii(in. l.hov liked if or not. .v sclie;iiie whether


! duty from 1. o oliie-k to •» a.ni. 1 go on j duly again tn-nig'lit fnnn 1 I n'l'lnck In I 1 n'clci'k. I have In clitinge the sentry 'every liOiir. The .N.C.O.'s liiive not to i go oil sentry duty. They cacli liavi; two ■ him is" duly during llie niglil.


llieir duly is to cliiingc (he .seiilrios. T.ach


. seiiiry does an lniiii'’.s duty. There an i 1-1 nieii nn id a lime in em-li I’lainnn (tiO


' men). Nun gi't ver.y liitn. sh'ep, to ' liverviine has tii he lined n]i liehind tin ■ trench fu r iiho u i ha lf an li'm ir id dawn i f : il)0Ul •! <* i i l( t rk )


;u h 1 :i,u;iiu Bo also delelared . into a sn p p r rt Ire n i ' l i "U ... ' genius as the IT n l i i lin e . i|„. i . r in a i l ie r s .


i (7 ii'rliiek) as aitiieks an- nflen made al. ■ lliese limes. We have Iho Inirhed win- ! in front (if iho Ireneh in ropair nnw and i again during tin- niglii. 'khe nin ' daugoioiis (inio will ho wlion tin- ad van hiikos iiliioe. Oiir I’I'.ilonn w^is niovoil Ironi'li nn the Wediiosili "'


. . .


in i '-o f tho t iib e ro i ilo s is children wa.s . jiis t ■ |l,^. |:,.„ut Ire ne h, and is t wice, as ila (ho same thing'.


su"-g'cslions and went on In sa.v that It j , iii,v , - iiic n ( s of the men can lie .--ccii ... wcmld he iid v is iih h - io fa ll ’ .suggestions.


Cmin. Alii.sson h r io lly n iit lin c d H n '! s ty le . D ug intn the grniind and I i ic rm i i i i


m " ' i l k ' ke !


niaking- aceoinniodathin fo r 7-i pnl- monar.v p iit io n ts and ‘


Th e ( fm in ty was nn ly 2oH n n ii'p iilin o n a i'y


so that it. was eletir they did not e x iie i'l iiu v "'rent rospon.so. A no the r mooting' w.'i's (n bo hold, and though ho comsidorei tho C o illitv C o u ne iT s suggestion a goml one. he t l ' in i ig l i l they .should know ex- i i i ' t ly Ihe. jio s ilio n liefore ile c iilin g .o


.K’in- On the propo.silinn id: (m it ii. t\ nUe- ,,


sidc. socondod hy A id . R o b o r ls , Uie Chairnian was apiwiuled t lio Cnm- in ilto e 's roiire fienla tive on Ibe n iin - enuntv Iioroug'ks* comiu.illoe.


MJ'IDTCAT, S E B V T C E . Th e receipt of :E4'2 8 s. ild . from tlio


Boaid of Education in p r l paymoni b ir the .scliiinl uiedieal sei'vioo was re ) i i i r lo i l . The Boai'il also sanctionod the airango-


inoiits made. .Mr. Appoi'loc asked what p ropoiiion


wa.s tho g ran t ot the amount o.xpendoil. T in - Ib iru iig li T re a s i i r i - r sintod it "a s


iihout a th ird . T'ia- Cliaivnnin said i f tlm X f } ; : ' ' ' "'*'*' halt’ was. ;^l•alLt'l^^l.


(^ lit lin ra . t£CbGL C o a t


was t ry in g hard to got the m a x in in in . I Al I'BO AH -TR— A S S T S T A X 'J ' . _


I ’ormi.ssioii was granfed t " fk i- Nt-.


.larnos’s school nianagors to c v . 'l'k ’-'' twi-lvo months. -Mr. Robert A\ a llh ii i ik ,


ns iin p ro v c r -a s s is liin t U-aclicr, at a sa ary of .fbb |)cr year .


ft was .stilled I hid lie


was fn l ly ip ia lilio d k n t was d o s iro iis ol nhlaini i i ji' <‘Xi)Oi'ioiRa\ l lO JA D A V S .


T in - W h it su n t id e holid ays wove hxed.


T l ie .-idiools are to (-.lose I ' l i E r id a y a llc r - aomi, Alay 2 ks t, and re-open on 1 m-.silay


■m K - W in d ow • 1 line 1 St..


"Charlie’s .Aunt’’ at Blackburn --------♦ ♦ ♦ --------


What has 'been deserihrd ay the Horld-l'ainoiis laii^’litor intilccr


i- visit Blackhnrii Thoatn- Knyal next : l i S f o r


week, this heing no otheir -1';'-" * *','[ liopuliir tilav of yenr.s “ Cltarloy s svnr.r, the mo,sl strikingly origimd and hroez> nlay whicli has been pot on tko stngi for many years. The play wa.s wi i *■ hy Air. Brnnilon Thomas, and k'-'i Iiiiny, direct fi-oni the Pnneo of • -i s Tlii-’atre, T.'ondon, are ro.sponsihb- to the iirocluelion at Blnckljttrn, .so iii.o • I'omidote-ly snccelssfiil week is "Charlev’s Aunt,” will be preceded^ b>


' ‘The Colour Serg'cant,” E A R . ,1 1 ■r-7-^ C 3- - '


lli-andou Tbomas, and a deligblfnlb kiiinoi'Otis piece.


“Y „ sinii|n“i's, who an.rc, ni I t w i l l be .............. nitb s bebne


It is a lm iii - i l l yards l ie l i i i .i I t is t.|ic i i i . i


riiinecl boil.scs and In-os. Wc bad so iiio olois-


s ln ivc s . bail llu - sn ip e r was . iiis t a sliado toil big'll.


it is i i i i r tu rn tn occiiji.v (b is ( T i- iiid i again. D i i r in g I bo n ig lit I lie.v bavc Iboi ' i.ead and sb'iilldcr.-i nvor (In- top and it. is niil.v a cliaiici- .-(iiot w l i i i ' l i b i ls ; t lu - iii as I bo Germans can t ,-(s-t bcni I rom 1 ( boil- li'onclics wbicli are -K ill yards away. Wbe ii tin- s ia v lig b t s lia r .- I bey bend bc-l.iw ll ie parallel, fo r wln-n ihese. Iiiir , - t tbev C.nild be soon. D n r in g ' iJie i ay ilie 'v observe ( lii'o iig b periscopes and bri- t i i i ' i . l lg ' l i


Inopli.ob-S. I t is ip iite ^id", ;


unless a sn ip e r in an l•b■valed posiUnn gets 11 sbnt at von w liic li is very u n lik e ly 111. Ib is p a r i ni' ll ie lin o . We are in In r .-.ix days. Reecived .yonr pareel ( In s n iu rn in g at I o'ebiek wlicn J went nn du ty . A i i i ie i - r t in ie to receive p iirc i- ls , b llt 'tb c rc lire a lot nf |■|llccr f i l in g s liap- pening nowada.vs. T t is a god-end, as we are nnt able io buy a n y th ing extra, in the iro n c lii- s . as we eiin wlie .i b il i- l.- il i l l (be town. T lie ire was a big artilb-r.x d.n-1 v.-,s(evday, but the ,-hi-l pa.-si-d liv e r (he (fi-nche.s. ns the m'tdlei'.v i.- behind the. i.-.spect ive lin e s .


Ib e y


w b is t le .ive r and I lien .you b<yir n te r r if ic bang.


Tb e b u lle ts w l i is i lo .rs


well Wbo ti I come, liiim e . we It nniKe Iho .sound for you t lfo ii yon ci.n iniag.in-


VonrsoU' in I bo 11'eiicbes. W e ne\, ir .-i-i- a, Gor inai. in t l ies, - Ire ne n-s.


7 nn onl.s


( rv to detoot lb.- Ibisb wlicn tboy bn- in "•no.-s wliore l l io i . r lonplmlos nro. I enplo e -k vwii bow in iu iy Gormans Inivo >nu Ullb-d .Xo one knows when be lias .shol Of oourso i t is dilVorenf wln-n


l l i iw advnliee. T t is more l ik e r iim . - . . . iH i.ise s moving Ilia n


Ihi-V are mown down I ike ooi I I . \ 1, 1, VI- li(-a,-d snnio terrible.


{v '. ' ;


,„.e fa r ndvaneed at t in s p a r t , , t lio I e cud the ad vane, w i l l be made on t le


Hanks befero we miivo. A\ e l i i rn - b.n on end b is e i i i ls fo r breakfa.sl, linn.-d meal c o n s is t ing of meat, p.itatocs and xege-


tiib ld s w liic l, arc warmed w l i i ls l in tin t in s fo r d in n e r , .jam. I'bccsc and k i.'C 'ii >


fn r fell. X n s ii iip e r m tin- arni.v. ) m bi.scm'f.s im- te r r ib ly bal'd, but iin iir isb , -


ir , " ' . T ’m in Ike ko- f ( if lie a ltk . knt l ik e ovcnione o n t kere. l iK ik in g In rw a r il to the end of i l io war. W o wear l i ig k b o U s now wl,e„ in the Ire nc lie s xy liie l, reach io tho knees. Dave .pist had i apvs i-n o d and T hoar t lio in'ercoals w i l l l i in o to be given in soon.


I lio jio ,-n as t l ly


a lrc.nieudou.s pack to oarry about. Aln.sl conolndel. -Tnst going' io read Ibo papeu- -yon have .sent me.


iU wo iiT l 'kave to do m tlii-,--,- ve ry liard tiim-.s.


T-Toe C o n i i ie t it io i i . '^ A I l AAAii- Coupons Iveop a brave, b o a r l, H


to ho in by ne x t E r i i la v , A p r i l 8 0 tb'.— Rodmayno and Road, 9 , ATarkot Place and 1. Clftircb S t ro o i. Clitlieroei.


j ust


wluii to Imy. still come to us, lor wc run von t.!h* n^Hortidddt i.o Iv


inonov. Mini our price?; iiiTT cornpeJitiN’O pric»>s. CoiMc a ia i


this ' I ' l u * i f o o c l H


isdll juv spl«M waul a m '" ' ......................... T«Htl vatu**


u?; in p a r t icu la r when y o ji " . ''" o


‘" ' . ' i l ' i i ig


..I K a in c .ia l valiH'S. .vmi'll a|)|iri'eiii.l" I lie (iualil,y , .r i l l " UaiiiiJeal wi; can (iliwe lierol'e v an . amt llu' |•^■aEMn^l^^lcncHs <»f «nir |»riccs.


II'


epinii'm a - lo v l ia l . lo Im.v, Ui'ing a. fricnil will, y 'a i .


O T I C .


Iike!\' ns.


'I'la naa'e \'t,n a


i l .a i l i t ya i i i ' a l i i l i lv I " l'■>l•m a ,g""ii ,\s l ike ly a - n o t .vonr fi-iend will Iks so


i ili'a- .'il willi i l l ' ' l la i i ia o a l we a ra sliinving v on. l l ia l wa s l iall niaUe iwo .-al.-s ina lea .l ..I


•odTpar*' values, the iiu>rc Iccjdn in always patronise


W,. .-I'll n|i-ln-ilal


[irtci-s. and nnr si.'i'vie We lire .yma'.- m


I'jin do I'ol' .v a l . Makers o£


CltaKls. we I'lmi'ge Itnc is |a-oiii{>r and r-olirtaous.


(-nininand i .-I'l- wlial. wi' ilistriH. in


M; When you know


wlult \TMI NVJUH SI'OIJTINC


KlU.U'Isri.'ES, d


id i!u* \M i\’ »'i When you don’t Tlio ininninity from easiiiill.ios of tho


Cliili.eroo “ CiilVs and Colliir.s '' llioiigh well within ilu- danger zone, has now been lireken, one of ilioir nnmher. T’rivate C. 1). IT. Cox, eldest sou of Atr. C. H. Cox, of Tdl.tleiiioor. having been slightly wounded on the Iveiid. Those local siddioisi have lieou in Tl rirnoo a e.oiiplo id: ininitlis now, and Ifave taken llieir turn in the treiii'lies, as loiters in tlu'.se coliiinns liiive- slinwn. That ilie.y are ' ‘in (he llfieic nf it*' dimliied, and the wounding


T I M E S . F B I H A Y , A P B I Y


PRIVATE C. D. H. COX WOUNDED.


iiAE ()E


--------♦ ♦ ♦ -------- TITE •■CGEE.S C 0L EA I !8 .'*


AXl) Th e C lit lie ro o Civic Guard retiumed


I h e ir sorii-.s of Churolil parado.s on S u n ­ day and at 8 a.ni. iibnut, 8-5 moinbors f id l- i.t i fo r the march to (Ji.shurno. M r . G. T'l. R o b iii.so ii wa.s in connmiiul. T.liio Guard was mot at tho o'.nti'unco to tin-, villa ge by the Bi.n-ough band, xvliicli.


idayod .snilnbli- a ir s on Iho iiiaroh th.rongh (ho v illa g e . Th e .greatest if i- torost was iakeSi in tin- v is it and llio I'h iirc h wa.s' civiwdcd. Th e V ic a r (R e v . .1. Tte.slop) wa.s lln -


pi'caclicr and took fo r h is te x t : “ F o r t lio im ild e rs , o-vory onoihad h is sword girded hi,' h is side, and so h n ih led .* ’ X i-h . iv . .


I's.


the iHiinlii-r eaii coino as no prise, I'eg'i'etlahli- (hough it is. .Mr. Cox has had three letters aiiont


eiinnot ho of one of groiif sur-


hi,- soiTs misforlniie. One is from Tiii’iiteiiant, -Mussiin. who natnrall.y re- grels the casnall.v amongst, his eontin- gent, and another is from T’riviite'A.


ITiitlon. who was formerly footman at StiiTideii Hull. ..... . wh;o. siieaks of seeing I’rivate Cox [irior io his reiiiovid from


the (reiM'hos. The I Idl'd letter, and the most inter­


esting in that it gives preidso inforniii- tion, is from Cox's platoon eommamler, Eieiitenant Basil Dixon, whn relates that f’rivate Cox after hoing on .sontry duly nf aliout four o’cloek -.ni Suiiday nnirning'. "was hit h.v ii sniiier, tvhilst siiii'ling' to ijloan his rillo, aflor skinil- iiig down. Ho nni.st havo put his hoiid railior too high," is l.iouionaiit Tlixon's 1-111111110111. T’ lio siinie writer ipuitos iho diH'tor's olllcial report as follow,-:— ” 81ig'lit .setil]i wound, in and out. skull imt damaged.


(in linsiiilal) aliniil.


I’ rnliiihly he delained ihroo wis'ks.


Idenlenant; Dixon l•l>ncludes with a. I'luniilimeiit. sluling- that Rriviite ( ox “ is an i-ixcellent siildier and a. x'er.v sat isfaetiir.y man all round. We hoiio the sangidno reports as to


I’rivate Cox’s eondition will |irove pistilied and that he nia.v sunn he til- to rejoin his friends.


■ ' . ; A f te r dealing, foi- some lim e w ith the


cironmstanco.s wli.ioh .led up to tho text, he said i t was a sig n lb d the, lio a r ls nf (In- .few.- wa.s upon ih e i r w o rk . ,


'r iu -y


ilotormined tli.e.y wbnhl bo at a l l tinie.s road.y fu r service. Continuing- be said :


Tliepresonoc -of t lio civic gnanl at c liu rc li I Ifat movniug' te.stified that tbe .sp ir it w liio li. jjromplod the ra iiid doyelopmont of' fife. V o ln n le e r niovenient in T 8-j!) is - t i l l alive.


Th e volnnlee.r s.yslem i.s


looked upon ti.s an o s se iitial factor of E n g li . -k m ilita r ,y dofonoc. T ’hn pi'oaidior


roforred to the glorion.s e x [ ilo ils o f .such n i i i t s on the batTleficld ol: Europe at tho pre-ont day and x>rdeei'doil " T n tin- (ext We havi-i a pre.e.odcnt f u l ly to . jii.s t ifv .your [lo .sitio ii, tin-, whole jio jiu la lio u iiud o r arms, longing fo r poaco, hn t ready fo r war, d'Oifi.-nding’ t In-ins i-Ives, (h o ir Ib.'nii-s and th e ir o o t in lr j; from hostile, foes, h u t at the same t i i iu ; in - d u s t r io u s l.v following' (he ocoupaiioii.s of a homo lo v in g and lo ya l lioo])lo. We as a mil ion iiavo o u r k ta iid iiig ' arm.y and tho po.sition of voluntooi'.s i.s o n ly a u x i l ia ry (n that o f b u r re g u la r troiip.-. V o i if


.service, though: o nly thu s


,-eeomlary i.s of ve ry high. Impiirtaiico. \\*o a ll I'oeogui.so t lio palriotio. .sp ir it of yo u r o rg 'im lsa t iin i, and Iho vo lu n ta ry character of .vnur sorvioo, hu t at the same time we do not iiito iu l to di.siiaragi the, .-(.-I'vici-s of llio.so who are jia id fo r


th e ir w o rk , o s iie c ia lly i-veryom- who X>lao.iv- h is life., a.s ex'er.y so lilic -r does at tiro disposal of tln-i iia t i in i . A n y ])eo]ili- would be unworUi.y of dcfenoi- who "•rudgeil lo xtu.v th e i r defenders. T do liope and i in iy ' that when o u r c r ijijih -d


; In-roe.s n - iu r i i from tho war, that tlie : country w i l l .see lo it , ih a l they receive ; a [lonsinn ade(|U:itt-l.\' sn liio ie n t to I abh- lln -n i to livoi in I ' l i in fn r l . Aovor I d i l l a tiati-cn desorvi- innro id, it.- c it iz i i t'ltait o nrs does in tin- prosi-nl c r is is , .V i*.nuntrv in w lt ic li


.Vltniigld.v (m il is


j lioniiured. re lig io n is snppnriod, )ieai'o is j c lii'i'i.- iio d , lih c i'ty is gnimlod and life is j In-ld sacri-d. Xove r did any Ty ing dr serve tin- gr idii.ndi- and devotion of a \ pooide. nniri- than o u r


In-lovod K in g


; onilearod to ns. a.- he, is , nn li-.-s li.y h is persimal v ir tu e s fltnn by bis piiklic, iind [ la t r in t ic c h iira i'to r . V iiu are, organi.-od IMr tin- xirntoction n f yo u r bninos, .yonr r lg l t ls and 1 ib o rt ii-s . A'oii.r iirescni'O in


' tin- l i i iu so nf God, as a oomx>any, _ In - * vulvos a ro o iig iiit io n of (lie prineiph- i that n a t iiiiia l solf-dofonci- i.s a ( h r is t ia n ilnt.y .


.Aim an-, in a scnsi- roiiresonta-


(ivo- of w ill', and y r l yon moot in tin-, vor.y .-anctnary of [loai'o to a-k a bless-


' I l f " ' on .vour iirg 'u iiisa t in n . Here wg rt-cogiiisi*', as (In- design of. I In- f l iu rc li .-


i in ls s i i ' i i not war. but peace nn earth. Here wo loach Hint a war .s ] iir il. is nnt


the sp ii'it I l f Christ:. Bi-cati.se iioaco i - , th u s flu- s\ i i r it id: the gosiiel, and fhe j hoiie. and aim n f the C h n rc li. some " t in - i TjOiVi-rs o f l.’i-aoo at any iir ic o would { have u s IieTievi- Iind n il war, and all ) [tri-parations fo r it arc oni- <d: lia.rmon.v j with, the duty and p r inc ip le s o f a , C h r is t ia n [ii-iiple.


view that w i l l not stajid (he le s t ol e ither reason o r revelation.


'T h is is a in is l i ik i- i i . 11_ is as


s in fu l a.s it is oi-uel. Tn proportion In the guilt: nf war l ik e (hi.- is the obliga­ tion n f di.'-fenci-.


I Indd lln - .-el i-dofonce


of nations to be a xi-ir-'tmttttd. d u ty , a fu l ly cc|uiiijii'(T a rn iv _ ns tin- sali-.st guarantee of poaoo.. A'oii are liaiidod , tog'clbor to flg'ld. in ease ot no.-o.-sity io di-fond yo n r town. Von are a i'or|)--' not of olVeiiilors but nf dol'i'iidor.s, W l i i lo id l .Kiironi- b r is t le s w i l l i anus ou r arm.v and naxw in l is t be, kept s t ro ng and powerful. A l l


lioino organisations siicb as y n t ii's must bo kept up b.v a lfo ii-


t io ii VO liut.v. Do not bocaitsi-. .von have. volniiteered yo n r siian - (inn-, bo loss


.sti'ict in y n u r adheronoo to lln - ride s id vonr o rg n iiis iit io n . A on are. doing i t ■for tlf-c love of y o n r Alotlnsrland and ilio'rofm'o slfotild be done w e ll.


J ^ A D E C F Y F F E


B E D C E .O S S H O - S P I J ’A L . ------- « « « --------


Owing to the iium e r in i- g if t - receivi-il


by the- l io s j i i la l it: lia s boon found :i.ni- passiblo lo thank a ll the k ind donors by lo t lo r , so ai'iangomoiits liitvc, been niaih- to dll so t l i r in ig l i I ho- c o lu n iiis of tlio Cliihoroo xiapors.


.Mrs. Pool: 21bs. b u t te r . s;iusagos and i


ATi,-.s S iu i t l i ie s : oatciiko and b isc u its . | A ir s , T l io rn b o r : 1 quart m i lk d a ily . A ir s . AY. G. G a r iii- t t : tlowi-i'.s.


A ll's . A la r shm il: llowors, eggs and butter A ir . E i r t T f : 80 cakes.


M r . H . B ra c t -w e ll: 80 scones. E r lo m l , R im in g to ii : fve.sli eggs.


.Mr.-. A V liiiq i. ra-es. .Mr. Alaudslo.v, ( . I r in i l le lo i i : llowers. M is s H o lili-n : '80 i-ggs. All'. Dawson, Shaw ll r id g o : (i loaves of broad.


M is s Sw if t iit id A lis s lio d g su ii ; c;ikr,-. M.rs. G. -B rigg.s: cakes. ■Mt'.s. Collingo, oggs and brawn.


Tbo


ix 'W iir il of yo u r .-orvii-e is in d.-olf and ^ ib is iv.wiii'd w i l l be gi'oidor o r los s in - liro | io r iiim tic. yo n r loyal di-volodiii-.-s. T i le vica r I Ifen ili.sooiir.sod upon anotlier soliior.ship in wb icli wo a ll arc i-n lis lo d .


, Th e more fa i l l i fn l l .v wo f ig l i t in tlio ' warfnro of (bo C lir is t la n l ife , (lie boHor ’ - iililio l'. - we w i l l be fo r imi; K in g and ! cotiidiyv. Upon o u r f lilo lil.v in th is sn i i ' i lu a l xv iir dotiomls o u r eteinal l ife . Th e n fiuTd a.s good - iild io r s of -Tp.sn.s O l i r is t . ho nm ir God, ('oniiiiei- s in in .vonr natnre. Gain U n it viefor.v ivyer


life world w lilid t I'a i l l i in C l r r is tc a ii n in . A f te r the setwici- Tail'd Ribblesdale


in - lie c le il the Gtiard. nnd adilrr.-sod a few words of eiioonragomcnt and con-


a ra tu liiU o n to tliom . Th e re tu rn marclf was via R im in g ln n .


C lit lio ro c lu-in.g rcacln-d about d-8 0 .


Airs. Bobiiison, oggs and butter. T ’lio AYliitoxvoll School Cliildvou, llowers. .Mrs. P a rke r , Browsholmo, " ilb s . bit! lo r . Afi.ss H ic k , duck and lieu eggs.


'L'lio i i s i i i i l T lf iir .sd a .y evening .-ervice


wa.s held l iy tbe A'icar.' Meissrs. Stubbs and Diigd a lc .shaved Iho so ld ie rs twii.c d u r lu " ' the week. The. fo llow in g ladies ;ind g'ontlonion k in d ly holxtod with, the concerts hold during' tho week: Al.iss Satterttli.xvaite, A i r . Cowg'ill, M is s Lang', A l is s AA’or.sle.v-Taylor, A ir . AVatson, M r . A llo a . Aii,-.s .Porter, Ati.ss \AA-loh', A ir . M a r s lu i l l , Ali.ss A ln i'.-h :ill and A ir . D t ig - dalo; and A ir s . A la rs liin d and M r s . Robin.son and. A lis s AA'’oi-sle.y-TaylHir fn r ta k ing so ld ie rs out In motor c .irs . ,£ S. d.


Motio.v a lro iid y acknow- lodgod ........................................11.18 1 2


M is s Sm it . liio s ’ Class iSt. Atiu'v’s Sunday Selioo l . . . B o x ...........................................


A ir s . .T. AY. Lam be rt ................. £ 1.1.18 T l S


0 0


Tv. O R -A IE, (Coinmanihint).


0 r> 0 '3 6 3 0


nlilaini-d l.’iiin o fn rb wi-i-k.


I I


he. .\.I{.C..M. Diploma for xda.ving, elc., in Lniidon last


T h i s dipliinn


is iinlv 18 years ol age. ra n k s , ainng w ith the


l i .K .A .A l . ' , I I - the liig lii- . - t |)Vof(--.-ii:iiiiii di]iionia (ihtainahle.


L .R .A . .M . , mu.sio.


I.Li- is a p n i i i l of A ir . lio h o r t Doyle, .X .R .C .M . .


]irofos.-or of MR. J. E. GREENWOOD a*"


“ S en d me som e B r e a d ." -------- ----------------


S< iHDTKU-lHMSi tXF.lES .REQCEST EltOAT GERATAXY.


Private .1. Stubbs, ot the '8iiil Slier-


wood T'’orcsi(-r.-, b ro t lio r of Al r Ii. Stiibb- iif Cbiii'cli-slrool, bas boon intoi'iiod us a p L ’ i s i i i i e r in Germany since Doci.-mber. lie lias sent. Ii;lte:r.s and i,o.-teard.- at Irequont in te rva ls and in all lie mji.kc,- reqiit-sf- for bread, which he ileclaro.- tJioi XH'isoners "•rea.tl.v enjoy, dc.sijito tlu- L’aet Unit it. is a month in transit. 'I'lic last nn--.-:i"'o leceived in (.Hit lii-roe. was written liv Private Sliihli- nn ..Maroh '8(itli;, a ml i s as follows:— .lust a. tow lines In ask .vnii to .'I'nil


nn- .-oine liroiul, and driiipiug. or you will have to Iind a idaoo fur nn- at the. loX> (if ( 'lniri:h:-slreef (in tin- I'hnrcli- .vanll.


Iliqiing to hear from .viiii


.soon................................. Sox'oral ]iarcc1s of i-alable.s have heeji


sent, and (lii-se are now hoing reoeivod.


.Private Stubb.< is imiirisiined al Krii’"'.-i;'i-fang'eni-n Lager, Tlameln.


R E C B U I T S . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Bi'owji, J . , Altrincliam, Xortli. iStiitf-. Tlioi'iilior, W., ClitTir.roo, Biiblic School Corps (Royal Eusilior.-),


Burge.-.-, T . E . . A i i] i l i-y B r id g e , b’o y iil Engineers.


H ew it t , B . , Gi-oi'ge-strei-t. (.'litli'erOi.-, East Jjaucashircs.


Lord. Shultlowoi'tb, tlio Lord Jjioiitou-


ant of Lancasliiro, has ma-ived at Pro-ton a ilexntlation ot women woi kers from various xnirfs of liancashire' io re-


i|iio.-(. oimsidcralioii i.f tho questioii of tho o.inidoyniont of women to as-i.-t Iho civil aiit horilios in the event of inva.-ioii or of hostile raiihs. Tt was suggo.sbcd tile women in all the coiiniy areas utigTit ho omxil.oycil witli. advantago to a.-si-t in the ri-nuival of oldorl,y xiooxiio. invalid.-, ami c'liilili'on to X’hicos of safety, to roiiili-r assistaiioo in oaso of accident, lo •illii.v iiaiiic ainoii"' women and ohildron ill the .-Iroots ami lanes, ami to instruct [.'ooxilo as to (lie host mothuds of avoid­ ing daiig'or. The doxnitatiou agret-d to oarrv into ojfoct a .-uggestion b.y Lord Shul tb-worlE lo ax>l>oiut a .siiiiill coiii- mittoo of wonion to confer with (lie chief constable of tlu- counl.y. T'lio XU'obablei on.tconio of


tin- stiggoslioiis made by iho deinilation xvill be tlio


i forniat.ion in the various area.- of rlic ' county nf a voluntarv coi']i.s of women 1 workers to itarry cut tlio dut los iudicatod : iicf.ing x-irtiially as .sxiccial constables for : tkoso [nii'iiuses.


'L’lio I’l-v. Owen SxiiMicor W atkins, a WT'sleyati oliaplain at the Eront, uTIs of


a. toMoli.ing- incident which ocoiirrod tn the advance from Hie At.aruo to tlio Aisno. I t wa.s at lln- funeral of a. Brilisli ollicer:— Before Iho service was ovorshraxmel


was bursting on the liill. As fhe filial “Amen” fe ll from my lixts, and T stood for a uiiiniont looking d«w.u on all I hat was loft of tinif line .vnuiig nianliood, one of tin; Eroiicli: poa.-an(.s, forgot 1 illg bis four of flio (linmlorlug guns, sfo])XJo(l'i(i tin- gravosidc. and as be cast cartb. upon tbexnouobod.v with lii.s liands, with womlorfnl digni.ly ho addrcsseil the sb-oia-r.


li Tho R.'oyal .Aoiidoniy and l.{oyal CiiUogo of The .following is tin- li,-t of marks:—


Excellonce. of Seales and ;\ rpegg Aecuraoy as to Xote.s. Res ts. .Maries


Cori'cotnos.s n f F in g e r in g ..................


SI ricfuos.s of 'I’iniei and idioice of 1 Accuracy of Xob- V'liliios in L'arl: R.ytlim. B li'ra .s iiig and Accont ....... Vai-ioly and ( ir i id i it io n of lone. .. ( ii ia l it .y of To n i i l i


...................................


D isc ro t io ii in ii.so. of I.Vdal .............. Roading- af S ig h t ................................... r t in l in i i- i i i . - of .Music ............................


c.inpo wi FTaying


cre siiilahli- ...


•Max. (laincd 18


;'a(o ind Slacoat.il


8-1 81 9


18 IJ 18 150 f l 08 M a rk s rciinirod fo r T ’a -s ; I '20 Altu-ks rotiuirod fo r .Ho;nonr.-..i


T h i - r i - are "x.-.jjcra!ly i ilio iit 8-K)0 r iind id ate s examint'd in th is .oxaminaiii'ni. .Ma-(or Wi'lch porfoiined at a concert in Alauchc.steu host iSaliu'dii.y.' ■ 'I ho


" Dally CitizpiT'.sa.ys : "The wonderful hoy xikinist, .Fdmuiul AVelidi, of Clitlioroe, ii])iioar(-il at a. war eoncert at Criinipsall, Alanclioslor, on Satnrday.


and ilollgh.ti-il a large audience hy his xilaying. Arming AA'clch Inks been tlos- -


crihed b.\ mu sic


i-niiin-nf ti-aclu-rs a- a gi-niiis. ■'*'.....^ • — '.......................... ' Ho now holds 18 cortilicalos for


80 8


1-') M 9


S


ir> 15 18


18 18 10


0


n 9 138


AVolch I'hie Silver Alodal for having oliliiinod murks in the Tntorniodiat'O tirade Examinatiini Britain.


ATn.sic have awarclod ATasteir E . the Sooond l:llglic--l H o n in irs lii-h l


F 3 0 , 1 9 1 5 .


Civic Guard at Gisburne OE


VICAR. OX THE B C T Y XsVTTOXS.


( F IV E )


M A ST ER EDMUND W E LCH , STTA'l'lR AlEDALTiST. R.A.Al. AXJT R.C.AL; .


1 liro iig 'lin iit Great.


m


-A


.Vs far as I. conld undersiand liis wi.rds. In- .y.iiil :


“ You a re a bravo man ami our friouil. You have given your life fu r our c'oiiut.r.y, AV'o tbauk you. Alay


sleexv well in Hie oartTi. of boa util ul Erance.” .'\‘tid (lie oilioi*- .-aid "A.mon.”


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