\j


lealth 3Iood


1 H 1-: T I M E S .


A Pretty Wedding. ORMEROD—CARTER.


jay a'leniooii in a niai ('.hiiii n. I '!ii lioroe, eonnrrtinp woJl and Ininonrod ( 'lil In'ron and


|j!,,.,t ion !i ianiiiic.-.. The In-iile wiis pj,a Kaihleen .M. f'arter. eide.'l diiueh- ,i| ('eiin.-1 -1 ( 'ai'ler. " lleeeliwond,"


W'.ulii'nclon road, a ineinbei (d'the linn ■'


;es enemy COL.XK


1 iiuereiied in iff iritli tk> 'itauco to the lieard by iho


liiii'y- TJlo


y Bi'ougbtou, sbtou, jimior,


kiiuwii aii tile


Uff Bo., b-acl- 110.


bai-ffCii wero _ai> lueulioainJ BC., who uj)- daiit, that 2U


lai'od io ])i'ii. T. B.


i lr . Gordon dol'oiuled tlic


ail adjourn- v p-, n iiK'ni'ini;' el


Id id a l lo ihe ‘(Xl Iboniucheni- lio case was f Ibccuii.so tliorc I; Tspoudcnce to | lonly been in lovouiber Lst. .k J', had had a Inch lo decide I,; Ind DOW tlioy fj’ ltd bo hurried jli


i ) ital it would ft lio.ster A-Mize.' S;


Ihe. apph- had hard-


• I'*,


eparo the jj adjouriiod K heariu": lo


; ft


lii-llliian .iuari'ie.- ..Tvaiiv. llt-rieie.i


Mi-i


. .laine^ Carler and Co., Idil., I’a rk .an d .Sallhlll limeslom ale! leaih'i- ot I he loeul Con-


paily: .iiol .Mr. BiMijainin -olieilor, ehie.'t son id' Mr.


r,larl:!ami. -kl l'- ■


• lolin . \ . I.li iin'roil, .Vorlii Hank I.


.Mr. (Irnieroi!. sen r ..’i> a


,.,,1101; mailiilae.l iirer. and .Niieeeeded ihe aite S ! k. Ilnnier a ' leader (d' the l.ilier.d |iarly al lilaekbiirn. The iiriiler'reoai i-- a .‘'eeond-lieitlenani at- .;,,'i;fi oi ihe. -Illi Ka.'r i.aneasliire ili'e-i. , 1' t and s;i\v .service al llie Darilati « ia re he aeleil as lenijioiary eaji- .'. tier iliree iiimitlis on the la. how.'ver, he eoniraeUMl fever invalided lii,nii‘. h'ln some


Iris liei-n doinji' iliiiv ai a ,•,•11111.1 ,•|■|lOI,|.


(i ■al iolelV'l "a.-, lakoM on U (‘diic.<- I lape al W i'.<lcy


B.r. II , 1,. (..artei^ and ,^l i,ss .laek.son, eiii o'las.s water Jue-.


-Mr. and .Mrs. -I. Ilinierml il/eeits). cliwiue.


leiianl.s at. liydajl I’laee. W edewood hi.seut barrel


iMiildoyee.^s at lielliiian and Saltliill


i|Uarri(‘s. brass uiiibrella sland and vases.


Air. and .Mi^s. .M ilehell. onk table and fenlliei's.


.M r. and .ti rs. C. .Mileheii 1 I’lUerbori,). ani iqile na I; eiiplioa rd.


.Mrs. .M Soiit h\v(R ( Ii. miiinl


Mi-. nml .Mrc. I’awsnn i.Slu'IHelilI. silver servielie rilies.


.Mr. and.\ivs. • Irr ( ,\ irdrie). si] ver staiiip diolder.


.Mr, and .Mrs. It. .Sont hwort h. innlhneer Rev, and .Mrs. .Mac.anley (.Seotlanilk silvei^ iiioiinleil tinipol sland.


Air. and .Mrs. -1. 11. Rainslmlinni. silvi'r leaspnons and iiinos.


Mrs. Rieliards ('Kalinoiitli). Ii'ii elnth. -Mr. and Mrs, \\ . Sioiilliwiirlli, nnk (•hair.


•Mr.', and .Miss .\iihen. ••ilvm ioasi rack


V K 1 D A \ ■ N O V E M B E R 2 4 , 1 9 1 6 .


Mr. and Mrs. .EL. Thom, silver photo 1 ■fiurac.


j


ill*. ai.ul Airs, .h . Thom, .s'ilvt*r pepjier- ottes.


Mr. and-Mrs. .lliiter, silvej' phoi,., frame. Gaplaii! aud Mrs. .Kilncr, silver bowl.


Mr. .Kjliier, silver afternoon t,'a spoons. Mis.s .KiJner, honk,


Grderley Room StuJf (Rook l•■lll•y Cam]!), mori’oeo iwclii't case.


Mr. and Mrs. -T. iMeladlan (,Sout hpori). silvei- lla.sh lie-ht.


M iss Stainshy (LeSds), cushion. serviette lines. R O W L A N D R D R A L


D1 ,S^1'RIC1^ T R I B U N A L , A nieotine- of the Howland Tribunal


was ludd at the Clitheroe Town Hall yesterday, Mr. \V. CTurnctt jiresidinp, and (dlier inomhws pro.seni lieim’-


! Messrs. W, Reel, G. Holden. J. \ \ \ • trill, II. 0. Htarkie, and H. yioore


i (AH " \C '


AIi.ssHradlepiml Lieut. .Dutfon (ireen | (Mr. .\. R. Aitkeii), and (he a-idcmlTiI'- Mr. a m ; :M r :C .T w S u n i s e . silvei i Mr.


’ ,, , * HtCMi 111 AI,0G IJ h. ^Irs. W. WfMKlJtoiiso M Ins , .■ ‘ VVooillmiise. silv(>r jam dish.


Capt. and .Mrs. R. Carter. Worihinp-. 1 , 1 * - “* pickle cniet.


•Mr. I',, !,. ,\irey, Hlackhurn, elchi.iiff. ! ,, ■ eteliine.


-Mr. and .Mrs. Cowpertlnvaiie (Salthill), I'ffff stand.


Miss Hilda AVhiiH), silver photo fi-.ime. -o«o^o«o-


THREE BLIND MICE. UFA'


.Ml/.S.SOiV.S FRIGHT IS .MEHGROTAM I A.


Hr. and .Mrs. .\. \ \ . .Miisson. of Kiiig-


sl rei't. ( ‘lit heme, have this week l ei'eivod a turther interesting letter from their son.


»• oj tho Jiiiiblasdnlo


| •*-*^y‘R’o, GnmJielon, aftain appealed, the 1 meetine^ to allow I he man apjieuled lor I


•Mr. and Mi.ss Hnedale. Hlackhnrn, | J? eA-amiued hy (he medical hoard. | -silver and eul ehi,s,s l•lal•(!i juf,-. ; *-tc Pjiiiried. G 2, labour at. home.


, -rruoiuvi Cu ,je , .h'mi, ;,D(! Wliat yoU ; tlliink the ease entitles me to ." Ho . added he had 2t!t) tieres 011 wliieii were-i hve hor.ses. It mipht he asked why he | needed live liorses on that ai'ea, Init he j liud to (KHiit iHii he was spending a good | deal on the larni and the horses had i .-omelhuig to eart. ” J am trying to >


consider io be rinht. and wlmi h„„ (o do anyflhiije- ljui wJiat you


make uiy Ja.ml worth more, not less, so I tiiiic it hold.s .some piiople—make (hi* ,


laim letahlo. You talk alnmt putlin,, ' women on the hind and yon will Imw = lo provide, aecommodation tor tiiein l.hi.s farimhoiise msed to have tlinx, bed. room.s, now it has uiue. 11 they are


deni. 1. Mnsson, ni' the R.iyal .Kiigineem: | !an,lowlK*m"ar/nld''r^^ vlm,m previous eoimniimeatlons have ; ^|,„uld do. Land should not be allowed


(IGnmr 1-tth. heaeknnwledg,.s r,^ce o f ' with proper buikling-s, .so that (mopie a lette trom home dated Mtli August, . can inhahit Iheni. THimi we •‘honlil uhie.h he had pist received


Ik.i 'i (,ll,,u(-( kc'iils l,y onr readers. He to he h*t in large plots with the.se Iniild- ) f


' 1,1 'r ' ' ' r '' ''‘'i I ‘ B’e, want smaller alintmeids , not have to let so many large larm.s to I lorcedin.ir in- s;iys : * Just ihiii!':. we i l>c worliud by hirt'd laboiii-


have not se,-n anything but perjietmil ^ Mr. King-Wilkiiisoii : Wiial I Rsd We .sunlight e.vcept; at mgnt since the, end of ! siionJd realise is that tho eouiiti v Ls in April. , Thank goodne.s.s. too .' IVo tiave 1 great stress----------


a very good illii.stration of what lo e.vpeel ' Applicant; 1 know that as well as any when (he raai mimes, for just over two ! kody, and 1 am doing my .share as well hiimlred yards IVom our lines there is an j fs anybody eksc. artillery ea.inp. and tlimigb the horses ^ alKiut that.


line,. , ......., .stands on sun-baked


I'V 111,' Rev. •!. C. Ilniierod. .\l..-\.. I'iiujihiiii lo ilie horee.s, ami I be ,Ri'v. -I. l!rii.i<ri,, siiperiiiiemlenl minister, at irw.ied a l.-irg,' roiigregatiim.


ii(sor:i.f,.^il with plant*; and wliilo eni.ys-; para<>^u.s dish Iiiii.liemiims. The service was fully jjj._ FrAd,„n..i‘


oimaiinmn a,nd.stej,s ,.l t lie pnlpd were , , . ••••-■ ......... . . ■heT ''’'•• •••^ ■ King of love


(,he.-;e.. ihe ,•ln,ll• singing (lie liyimw -■ " f! pev'.cei love am! ■ '.•ij .■iliepiiBi'il w. '


.Mr. II. .N. Howe,


' !„• e.'v.iiiisl, di.'i-oii rsed siiitiilile miisie. pr.'e.- le ••iiiil after (he l•erelnl)ny. hi.-, in,•hiding M,•nrlellslnMl’s W'eil-


ilint' .Miireh. Hridiil Alareh friiiii ‘'Lohou ;riii’' ; Wagner), i,n ,Sei-enalo (Hrnggo) ■lilile's ■'Trumpei .March.’’ "Seieliai.le’’ ((louiioii.i, (Iraml .Mare.h in J) (Hoyloii Smith!, ami the I ntermi'y./.,, " h’lirget- 'jc-not. The hrnie.Miiaiils were Alls.-. A.i.l,*en ’. Carter (si.ster of the bridi*) and .U , •


W


Itui'i:- • h’liiernd,sister of (be bridegroom, Srci.en! l,ieut. Alan Urmcrod, bi'otlier ni !.he iiridegronm, dbeiliarg'eil fhe dulic'S 'li I ' man. and the groimisnian was .111. -hrliTi IJnxbiiry. Jilaekbiirn. lie- bride was attired in a dress of


• O' K-y i ro iN -


• In oonuoo- 1, a foil and | | ay. Then! jir* ‘The cviiiU


lUs. 8d. was oniforts forj^.t


jge aiuoiiiif tho jumble yj tho articles |;i


among.itbo b


fine e. I tivi'i-silk, witli jiearl trimming.'. •Siie al.-(i -iMire an enihroldereil net veil,


bk>K.*e,iii ;in,l while liealihelr. .


liiT ivreall: i>K.*e


;iii lil i


biiing eninposed nf orange She ear


»rr:,iii!i-iit *v;is a |ieai'l bro n e li. T h e hi'f'lesiiianls w e re d r i's sed in e se ad re iiliie i.iill,.- liv e r s a t in , th e rn li- lliiiine eil .(tii-is b,‘iiie e,|g,*d Avith silvim co rd . 'J’Ik ■ ;it ie-(


lurg... bntterllv liows. Tlielr lials were Hogeuson (toultoii), hnish and ' M i s s 'f lm b L rW d basket.


riieuse. and tnlle, 11 iniiiieil with skiiiik '■ih.'iiie. ami finisiieil at. (he baelc with j \r ; ,


„ 1 • J -J I


t-enowing (be eer,*mony, a reception We; held nt. tin* Swan and Itoyal Hotel.


■'•','•‘i!' k'.'^ '


kR t'.-i' London and tlie south. Mr.s. ftrrie-rud’' goiiig'-iiAvav co.stiime uas of


1 , ,.,i...........1 (1/..


"i'.'-'T hiowii, l,;*r bat Imiiig of similar ' n S - ■'n v


l i r a i e g i , , ]’,iid,. pearl and ar|U;i- , wond bowl eiariiie iiendaiii.


I'noi io bridegroom, oiik smoking' cab- ! China c.ake .stand. i'let.


IdSl Oh RRKSRN’IS. •


Ilr'dr-gi'oiiiii I,, Bride.simiids. gold slave h.'img'Ics,


j'.itii,-:- Bride. e|ie(|Ue.


.In.. < .liter I'h’leet wood), etliepne. -Hh'eii Garter. s:ilad howl.


I'aiiK'' .Mother of Bridegroom. iHii- oig mom .siiiti* and ehe(|ii(*.


Mr. .-Ml ail firinerod, eiitrei* di.sli. and (iertnide. eofl'ei* service.


'll" Nfis'cc Ormerod and .Miss R. AVild- ilig. I'lehillgs.


’'ni. ,\, 'I. AAbilker (Lytliam). silver hon-boii dish.


‘R. and Airs. AV. H. Lnpton, AMales. I (iozen .silver table .spooii.s.


H.*'H Bleiikhom (Blackburn), pillow '• and Airs. -1. R. Onnerod (Blmidell-


. s-'inds), cake basket. • '• -and Airs. TV. Bnrloii (London), 'Tiei'iKKui lea knives.


Ma'Sier.i.Inhii and •TiminyBnrI on. :i ft ei’- noon fen knives.


"''■• and Atr.v G. H. OaHer (AVor.ston), hsh Inuve.s and forks and S(*rveTis. ami Airs. .f. C. Ormerod, books.


)E* ’■


• and Afr.s. AV. Hnssell (TVarrington), silvei- mirror.


e. and Afr.s. P. Carter, reading lamp. 1 1 ‘ ‘h„! ,


iifier which Hu* newlv-inarrind ''onide Ur- An(*l’i, il*^ ' / \ y i i- \ Inb


I'i-Kv 1


i Afr.s.-T. Holt (Blackburn), silver and jji;,.


i .dmomi.


Air. and Alr.s. T. Stirrup. A’eilgwooil bowl.


Mr. S. Hindie, cut. glass lion-bon di.sb. .Me.ssr.s. A. and ,f. and Atiss Connell, afleriioon tea sjiooiis.


Alr.s. and Aliss Greenwood, Crown . Derby bowl.


Mr. and Airs. Stauworib and Family (Blackburn), .silver ])]iolo frame.


Dr. Aitchison, (Wilpsliii-e), bonks. All’s. Hargreaves, .supper elnlb. Alarjory jind Jolm Soulthiu orlh. eii.slrion. Air. and Alr.s. CowpertJiwaite, egg stand. Ali.ss Bulcock, piece of Coalport China. Alkses Calderwood, .suiii>er clotb.


Airs. Sbarple.s. (Bridling-ton), .stipper clotb.


Lieui.^ and Airs. G. 0. AVilding, eiitreo disbes.


Afr. *T. A”


Air. .Tolin >Sontliwnrth, silver candle­ sticks.


^. Huxbiii’y. silver photo frame.


Aileen, silver candlesticks. Air. and Airs. F. Soutlmortli, cake plate.


Mr. and Atrg. AVade. .silver salt and popporelto.


..ri .


Foi'bo.s (Hlaekbiirn). \yed,g- A


Lieut. L. K. Hoyle, silver and ivory bread knife and fork and elie(*so .scoop.


mL Miss Alitclie 1. (W ilp.sh.ire), boudoir slippers.


satin 1 ,


ne; ,'licat ot Madniiiiii lines, amt her |


Ttj, eeremoiiy wbieli wa,- eomlneteil ^ r . and Mrs. and M is.s Hrigg-,. iHlaek burn), rose bowl.


Airs, and Alisses ,Simpson, eider down. All', and Mrs. IJ. iji.--ter (Skiptou), fruit spoons.


'F.y.Joi-aud Faniilv ll'oiillon;. as va.se.


Air. and .Mrs. W. Wallim (Hlaekbiirn), silver va.se.


All', and Airs. Hobinson (Heilman), eider down.


Air, and Afrs. ,1. Dugdale ( Hlaekbtirii), silver salver.


Air. and Airs. .1. Walton (St. Annes-on- ,Sea), silver photo frame.


Air. Godfrey Ai iteliell, I liree siR,-er bon­ bon dislies.


Airs. J . 11. Soul li wort li and M i.ss Sayiior ball dozen silver eake ri'st.s.


Air. H.ig'.son and Al is.s Harg-r(*;,-s-,,.s, pie- tuies.


Air. and Alr.'i. Jjoynd, teaiiol. Mrs. and Alis.sas Hri'ston, afti.'i iiooii iva service.


Airs. Hewev (Hlaekbiirng silver photo frame.


Al iss Hradiey, silver tea s|ni(>n.s and longs.


Mle ea - , -vi;


-Mr. and .Mrs. H. Green (WTialli’.v), silver sail eellars.


\\ ;ii: ,|a r . • , 1, n , •, •'


Air. A. I-.. .\ilken. sih,*i- aflernnoii lea kiiiA'cs.


.............indiee-. were nl satin ehar- M , ,,• ri I J II


Afi.ss Neild (HlaekponI), silver eake basket


1 , airs, amt .Uiss 11 a rgTea \'{*s H,-l[iiinni. p i, ,


, 1


Alns. Afaiiloy and the .Mi.s.si.*s iaiison, br-is*, v,so«


rain or dew. .t- ■ t p ., earth, th e ;


animals are boek-deep m mud in si.\ hours, | '^‘e have to he careful about i.s men in and they liave to change line.s entir(*ly i .Vf^ir position, lo.st people. ,say we arc twice eaeli day. this witlioiit ;i spot lif I favouring you.


uiu. -*., Air. King-VVilkimsoii; Vivs. and wlial u.,ug-,r iiivuisuu I (VS a Wli i '■ A leu nights ago one of our infiiiitry ' hoard.


i Applimint: 1 want everything above .1 w.ant iho,se ;reporlers to re-


oltieers was shot in bed liy an Arab, wli'o | l!°’’l that, is said, not less than f ,say. was after hi.s rei’olver, wtiicli lay tinder j Hie pillow, h’ortuiintch—or imforUmato- I ly -the sl(*epor auoke and was promjitly [


plugged by 11 seeomi Arab, wtio was covoP ™aMiig my land worth something. I iiig him from the foot of the bed. .Botli I


the Arabs bolted and made good their i tiseaiie. Last night I liad a nasty se,are. | . , .


I .sleep with my riivob e.r under my pillow. ’ and about R-O a.m. f awoke in the iniddh* ; of a very vivid dream about being in a | lent from wliieli sonm ritlo.s b.ad been I


■ , i> t . . a o o i i . . . . . .


•stolen. I lieeaim* aware that my ])il]ou was lieing moved and the matting I slept on creaked badly. \'ery eaiitioiisly I looked for nninber two ;d the foot of the bed, lint In* was not there and f deter­ mined to give a yell and leap out when three mice .scurried ov(*r my face and out oil to tlie ttocir ! 1 don’t mind owning I was in a eon.siderable sweat for Hie ne.xt


being m a ...


few minutes. ■


‘We are to be very busy here-shortly,


baviiig just arranged :i race meeting, regatta, and polo foiiriiainent. This kind of warfare is strange to ns. lint Hk* Indian .-\rmy lias taiiglit ns how to enjov our.selves wtiiJe we may. Tliere i.s no place like fhe .Mast for doing it ehoaply. U’e have, not mueli in our stable for racing, but I shall pi'obably ride in tin* ‘ ARisopo- tamiaii Derliy.’ and po.ssilily in the liiii-tlh* race too.


!’


yesterday a lirollier soldier and my­ self took onr e;uioc about a mile up stream


I ' p r iv a t .e w o rk


privat.e work ---- . v»... v..ii . I iiu »u jiiwh; I


, ,


S’M llicni, and pay them, ,,


Want e.^amplcs of wlia.t [ have I can give them. AVe have Iiiiid- lotting land at 2/0 an acre. I ’m


"'Hh half-a--.scoie of men if 1 •'^Hken : Caii you get a man to do •' J have more than three


“ "" "" ^'•''^ farm, to do my


m e n , b u t I am n o t going- to ...


I Mr. Aitkeii : A on (.'.miiioi got a man


j you are. employing to do tliis nian’.s I work!'


' Mr. llitdieii ; How can yon t<*li j wlietber f can or not? .Mr. A.itk(?n : A\ ell, we’ri* a.sking- you. Air. Hilcheii : I am payiiie- liuildei's till, an hour to ihi work iliere. but t


, eaniiot ask them lo become carters. .Mr. A itken : re any of tliein carters y


I Mr. Ijitelinn : iVo niori* (.ban .1 am. Air. King'-\\ ilkinson; J had a Iceeper


: utho had had nothing- to do willi hoi-se.-, and he is my carter now. A


Air. Hilclioii : A\ e don’t need any


■ iireaching. 1 know all about tliiU. j Air. King-A\ ilkinson : 1 am merely saying' that we liave, all to do as bosi we


and discovorocl a perfect, little Garden of 1 me from (in* station and wliilst he is Eden—


I eaii. I liiive no cluuHfeiir iiow-a-ilays. : -Mr. .Hiiclioii : I ’ve three luolor-men in the army,


kinds of vegetables, figs, dates. oliv(!s i notbing. and (lommegranites. All this was due to ; Air. King-Wilkinson : We are all in irrigation. ,ac.eom])]ished by tbc work o af I the siiiiio boat. blind pony wliieli walked round aud round j . Air. Hileboii: A


’ou are nut! 1 deny


a well worn eimilar track and turned an : d- 'bdl im> wliiit you are doing to bo oiidle.ss chain of buckets. T’lie.se were j 'Sunio as me. Aliiul you, 1. am a.sking filledZ' from Hie river and emptied info |


a little dianncJ in Hie garden and fi’oiii j ^ball follow it further Ithougli that must this Hie water was carried by simdlor


clniimels all ovei’ the grove. 1 have seen nothing here to comiiaro with Hie wonder­ ful green nt this garden. ' “ All cigarettes except tlibso in iiirtiglit tins arrive bere'’mu.sty and useless.’’


-o4b«o«o-


PARCELS FOR TROOPS- ------ •♦o^------


LATEST RUSTING DA'TRS AND SOiME HINTYS TO THE SEN DRIES.


_ Letters and parcels iniended tor d( - advaneeof the (bates given Indow.


man lo give me a favour, for wliat


n u .ns .a f.lieeaf


I Air. Hiteboii: The couniiy wants men but it does not want fanns wa.sted. Itocallnil after tlie easeTiad been con­


livery to the troops by Christmas Day ] you a re as bard up as farmers who liave .slioubl be (losted as long as po.ssiblo in only one man.


ther


King-AVilkinsnn will l ,iui„im,


jdace for we don’t i tniiiKhink Mr. Hileboii asked for ])artieulars as


Salonika ......................... Nov.2u...Dec. 2 the remark. “ BejMirt this Attention is drawn to the following


rogubations:— 1. Letter aud parcels must be


bottle.?, pudding ba.sins, and the like, are prohibited. 4. The name aud address of tlie


packed. . 3. Fruit, porisliablo articles,


sender must be written on the out­ side of parcels. Parcels wliich do not comply vritli this rale will be refused.


. )


fully and com])letely addressed. 2. Parcels mu.st be very .stiengiy


France and Belgium... Dee.J I ...JIce.Ki Hepre.'ienlative’s liojie Wiat he would try- Egypt ............................ Nov.25...I)l


A SLAIDBITRN CASE.


single man, 20, employed on 375 acres, two otiier men and a youtli being em­ ployed.


tativo) urged that the case should bo ad­ journed jiending the operation of tl.o substihition scheme. Air. King-Wilkinson : We can’t leave


Mr. Hitcln'n (Ag-ricuUnral Kepresen-


over case.s where, men can bo spared. Mr. Hitctbin; These men h,a.vo been before us on a pi’ovious occasion. If


Rarcels. Letters. | to an appeal, and cut sliort the Alilitary *i.-. 2 to iiianagG by liiniiiig to the pre.s.s with


in full,.


sidered, .Air. Hildlion said, “ .\ow ihen. gentlemen, what’s the deeieion ” The Clerk: We exempt this imin nn- IR .Taminry bst.


In the im'antime Afr. try


i a,isj „ ,* mm r. lo find ano­


ebon lo retire, pointing out lo bim that the Alililary nepre.seiit,stive was doing a vast aimnint of work..


The Obairman then asked Mr. Hit


I want no r,n 1 can ]iay


favour. I f I do not g'et him here 1 not be taken ns a tliroat. I want.


’I’liis man has to I'elch -a eiiltivated grove, growing all | doing tha t the.se four hor.ses can do


wliy we are hero this mo-rning. AVe are all in the same boat.


I don’t, need Icliine- "


" ^.^/tMTieve askiiifc favours, bsa id • , -'Ir. Hitclion, “ I don’t want you (0


■IIS !•.


tboy could iiaye been .spared t.luiy would have been gone long- since. , Aj)])licaiit: W e arc busier now t.iiaii M in tile snninier, lieca.iisi* the iiea.sl.s are Air. .I.Uteliiii : '1 he very fact (.hat. (J;e


l.


Army Council direi-teil that men were not to Ik! called oil t.lii* land li(*fnr(* ,’an- uary or Afn'-il is siilMeient iiroot li at, they do not want t'hc lamj lo he ileiuuled ()1 labour. Ue iini.st have I'ooil, mil lariiier.s may soon be eoiii[X'ib*d to put


a certain iiiiiiiber of acres under plough. Air. King-Wilkinson said he Fill strongly llnil women bad, not made


themselves so useful as they might have done. Tlii*y would have to rec.ogni.se it wa.s e.s.senlial for all to lie]]>.


’" ‘Miourued at Ihit last ■ Mr. Reel: I’lien* are. no men on Hu*


land in ,Scot land. Air. Ilrlieliiii de.nn*(l that women could


1


replaee men on farms in this district, as (be work wa.s too heavy.


•Mr. Ijeel : Y ’lm are perfectly w iong


(here. 'I bey an* able, lo look alter boises and cattle.


Air. Hiteliin : AFlieii they are iraiiiod.


Tbori* are no trained women r.vaibil.io. Aly. R(‘(*l ; \\ n must, win tin* w.rr ai.d


be food. Exeinpt.ioii wa.'s granted t i -fan nary


1st,, applicant being told to g, t .1 sijL


.stitnto it. [)o.s,silde. and it :m.siieccssfn| to appeal again.


IN REW LINES. ■’The apiilii-alioii of Air. Weeks (0 re­


open Hie case nf a AATiitewcll farmer wa.s. ref used.


passed B 2 A. U^addiiigtoii gardener, 21, di.ssat-


A Gisborne farnior secured enndi- tioiial exemption tor hi.s man.


it),


isfied with iiK'rlical classification of li! by the Keighley medical hoard iipiioaled for iierniission to go before Hu* Central medical board, and llus was granted, the 'rribumil lieiug satisfied tliore was ground for complaint. A. AVbitewcU farmer appealed, rop-


ro.sented by .Mr. Weeks, for three men. Milk was siipiplied to At'kalley Hospi­ tal.—A .siin and a man (32) were gran- toij eonditioaal oxi'ni])tion, im'd the third (21) given conditional exeniptina siib.stitiil.inn.


G RHAIAN SUBSTITUTES f A Riniington fanner was granted


(londit.ioiial exemption .subject to .sub­ stitution, for a man, 19. Air. F e e l : A


’ou will got a German


prisoner. The Chairman: .And a volunleer lo


watch liim—perhajis me. (Langhler). Similar deci.sions were glveu in Hie


cases of single young men employi'd by Newsliolnie and Sayvlcy fanners. ’1 In* Cliairniaii (old thorn their men


would probably be hikeii, .siibstilutes or no siibstiUitos.


STRAIGHT QUMiiSTIGNS. Al l'. VFeek.s also appeared with a Bol-


ton-by-Bowbiml, farmer on bdhaJf of a man (19) passed Gf. Applicant, said be was 36, aud the Cbaii'inan said lie was lucky not to have to go liimsclf. On if being .sbiteil a daughter (Jsj)


did not milk Mr. King-Wilkinson said it was a fatal mistake tlnit women wore not milking- the eiiti.lo. Fai’mers seemed to resent his suggestion that Hieij' daughters should milk. Air. W’eeks: AVe don’t resent it. Air. King-Wilkin.soit: I am luit re­ ferring to tliis ease but to Hu* g'ouerat run ol them. W'e have arrived al a


’ou know , state of abairs when every man, woiiuin


and child over J3 should do id.l in their power. Air. Weeks : I f you go on wi111 this


scour you will be bringing men back to Hie laud shortly.


'lliiis girl ba.s the


wife do that h Air. AFoeks, haniling over a d(x;tor’s


cei'titlcate, said .she had valvular di.s- ease of the heart.


Air. Kiiig-AV’ilkiii.son: So liave 1 and


have bad for twenty years, and Uva worked like a black ! Air. Weeks: Have you a certificate? Air. King-AMilkinson : I have not but


I could get one worse Hum ttliat. Air. AAteelis: They liave shrieked for


.men and -for guns, they will bo .sbricli- iiig for food next.


Air. King-AATlkinson: And the Ger-


Irebiiid and enlist blacks. Air. King-Wilkiiisoii: I (|iiite agree. Coiidilionnl exeiniiHon was g'ranted.


niaiis will be on the front doorste]). Air AA^eeks: They should conscript


jA Dalelioml farmer appealed for a MO T I C E . BOAMLAND WOAIEN?


you send your daughter out to do the work of a man ?


Air. King-AA’ilkinson : Ales. Mr. V


A ’eelvS: I very much doubt it. TMi.e Chairman: Oim of my daugbtei-s


Is working iSO hours per week in muni­ tion woi’k.s'. Air. Weeks: 'That i.s not in tlio ex-


A Slaidbuni farniei' appealed for a W


woinoii were working hard. Air. King-AVilkinsoii agreed many ’oro, but others were not relieving the


jiosed fields. Tile Chairman : I t i.s wor.se. Air. .Hiiebiii thought many of tJio


cultural lleprosontative, observing tl at while Bowland women were not posing for photograplis for the illustrated press they were working hard enough.


Exemption to January 1st (final) was


exemption subject to substitution for a man, 19, and expressed a donbt as to


granted. A Eimington fanner got conditional


situation as they might. Air. Alooro also agreed with the Agri­


single man, 23. The c|uestion of wo­ men workers was again raised and Air. Weeks demanded to know, " Would


FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR I


On and after the ist of


November, Hours of business will be as follows


9 a.m. to 5-30 p.m.


WEDNESDAYS, 9 a.m to 12 a.m.


SATURDAY, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.


James L. Bulcock & Son, Regent House, Clitheroe


mm


house work lo do. Air. Kiiig-M’ilkiiisoii: Cannot llio


get it ov(*r, Mr. II iicliin : .’Aik] lih-i*re will lia\e to


the success of Hie snbsiitution .scheme, saying at haytime tJie army sent him a iiarher and a plumber as as,sistaiifs!


A BROKEN RLEDGi:. Air. llitcihiii again iiieutioued a ca.se


ol a hirmliand kept, at Keighley when called up, coiiirary io tho undertaking (hut. iiicii would not. be taken from Hie liiiiil befui'c laimaiy 1st. The man said Hie e<)l.oiicJ had a h'Uei' fi’oni Hie poiJCD sUitiufi' lie could he ^pai’od.,. Mf. Iviiig'-\V ilkin.sou said lli(» police liud notlihin- to do with ii. Some mis-


pTobidily thoug'hi. a bargain liad hem made and kept (he man.


Ml'. Ilifchin .-^aid d appi-ared thal


fome men were lieing healed \voi'S(> tiiau others.


I he. (.Jerk said tiliis imm had licen


treaieil lies!, oi all. by u'etting a moDih rroin tb(‘ military. T-he maiter was allo\red In drop. — —©♦©♦©♦o------


G AIN FOR BLACK lUIRN. ------♦o#------


Blaekburii s gain iu the. fullowiiig iu-


stauce is too good to ])uss lumoticetL It, IS a gain that Clitlieroe i.sask(;(l to .share, Bliick/)iiru has profited liy t.lie e.vperi-


eiiee.s of its townspeople, and so can we. Here is an. experience to judge by.


On Fein narv 3rd, 1914. iMr.s. R. Hindic >7, DcM Street, Bastwell. Blackburn,


said Thnnigli eiitebing nne eolcl on Hie to]i of anotlier my kidneys became aileeted, and for some time I was very much troubled in Hie back. When 'i cniiie to stooj) a .sbar]i pain darted through me like the stah nf a knife. 'nie kidney system was quite di.sordcrcd, (lie oxero- tions liaiiig sca:ily.


Hilt I am in excellent Jiealth iigain,


Hniiiks to Doan .s hackache kidney jiills which Were recommended to me. One lio.x was .snilieient to euro me, and I have never been troubled with kidney complaint since.


I tbink Do,‘in’s pills .‘ire ‘ eliam-


pinn,' and I can lione.stlv I'lvoinmoad them (Signed) “ K. Hindie.” '


On January 26th, IdOB - nearly two years later- -Mrs. Kindle said


ment.s, for ichoii the kidneys are clogged and fanlly, nrie, acid and liiiid waste, are thrown back upon the systcin. causing rheninati.sm. .stone. bJaddor inflammation, di'ojisy, sciatica, and oblsiiiale jiain and diseomforl. c -• 7' c A


*' lueuralile rliseaes may follow it' ireal-


inent is neglected, but timely lielp is general iy suecessfui. Doan’s pills have saved tliousands of


men aiitl women from uric acid poisoning iind kidney disease, and even in advanced stages ha ve effootod iiiaiiy cures. Of all dec.lors, or 2/9 a box. I'roiii Koster-


I Doan's backache kidney pills, the .same Afr.s. Hindle had.


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i APPEALS AT PRESTON. -♦o*---


Several (.filHieroe ap])eals wore decided


at- Rre.stoii on Wedne.sday. A single jiro- prietor of a garage, engaged in carting mnnitions, wjis gi-a.iited 21 days, as was a married liinh'ee()ei’, A iiaiiitcr, appealed for by Ids father, ua.s ordered to ciili.st, also v’as a recently married harber. A shuttle peg maker was granted until Jaiuiai'v 31st with leave to appeal again, he being in a ro.servcd neenjiatiou. A eommereiiil (I'avoller was granted 21 days, and a cliah’iiiakor a fortnight in which to be re-e.xamined.


I’deOiellan Co., ,S. Wells .'•fireet. Oxford Street. London, \A'. Don't ask for liack- acbe or kidney ]!ills—ask distinctly for as


I still keep


guite well and free from liidney complaint. Doan’s pills made a splendid cure of me.” .Kidney eoniplaint oeeasious many ail-


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UDder.Nt4Midiug'jiiust. Imve ;iviisoii t-hrougii ilio I'olontd gTaiiting- axi (*xtra month io l.■hp mail to allow i,lio fat.her to g'o to n.ari-ogTjrc I'or a rm-e.


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