i i a d v e r t i s e r a n d t i m e s , F R ID A Y . ■ JU L Y 9. 19^0-


ODDFELLOWS IN COeVFEREMCE.


Tito OddfelloH-s of tlio Clitlierqo d is lr ic t lioUl tlicir inoetint; on S aturday a t tlici Oddtollou.s


H a ll, Clitheroo, Bro. T. Uriaas a loprcsoutativc a t to i ifm c e . Hio iiusincss was of a routine cliaractor. Several itoms ol iu td res t in tho affairs of '.tlio societies no te


discussed, and i t subseriptiou of £5 to tlio iJlueUlmrii and K.ist


Limciisliiro Iiiliriuary. Ih o nominutious lot


th e election of the ollicials a t the iug were also presented. Ih o tho


TWO SERMONS at 10-30 a.m., & 6 p.m., will be preached by the


I^eV. H. W. BaiqbPidgB Vicar of St. Simon's & St. Jude.'s, Southport.


Tho Collections will bo in aid of the Fund for tho Memorial Tablet, proposed to bo oroctod in tho Church, to tho Memory of tho late Rev. J. B. Waddington, for over 40 years the first Vicar and Pastor of Low Moor Church.


The presence and support of al! friends is.most, earnestly solicited.


United Methodist Church, MOOR LANE.


O n S u n d a y N e x t , (July I l th , 1920.)


Preachers:—


1 0 -3 0 , Mr. J a s . Hartley. 6 -0 , Mr. Wewton Aspden.


PROGRESSIVE SPIRITUALIST SoiciETY Oi-I) W kavkus I s s t it o t k .


SUNDAY NEXT, JU L Y I Bth. Speaker & Clairvoyant:


M B S . W H I T T A K E R , o f Accrington. Services : 2‘45 & 0 p.m. .


iwDisoussion Class, Wednesday, 7 -3 0 p.m. Tl.ero will he .NO SIOIVICE ON STOD-W,


•lULY ISlli, aiiil -Wl'.DNHSDAY, JUI/x 21sl, on fiiecount of tho .'HOLIDAYS.


“ Oueen Adcluido ” . Irndgo. Chipping, nho navo a leiigtliv rep o r t'o n ins v is it ns delegate to tlio A.Jl.O. a t . .U'amnigtoii. He


was occiipicd hy


interes ting lignies winch showed , th a t tiip. Iiiotherliood coiiliiines to make progress. Aot witlistaiiding tho dcatlis an d lapses there, was an increase in 191!> of 12.096 memhors. 1 ho membcfship on Jaiium y 1st. 1920, Uitallecl 1.537.821. iiicludiug 064,491) who coinhine Stato insurance. ^ lany ol th o . delegates (luestioned the Board as to tho time when the extriv twopence levied lo r Service nieinl)ers contributions was likely to l)o disj>ensed with, i t was ])ointed o u t th a t the claims for 1918 uiuounte<l to .1:97,807. and tiio estimatcHl claims for tlie half-year to .Imie. 1919. i:16.937. TIio contributions for 1920 would bo £83,500, mid tlio esbiimito for llio (irst half of 1921, £12.000. F rom this i t would appear tliab tlio contributions would have to ho paid by tlic members u n til some time in 1921. The Board hoped to aniumnee a t tlio n e x t A.^I.C. tiio approximate date a t whicli tlie contrlhu-


■■'<>'!■“


tioas would cease. UNKMPliOY.MKXT BILL.


Timbrcll, probably th e most inte re s tin g was t lu i t relative to tho Unemployment Bill. In December last, th e Clovernment introduced ji Bill exten d in g the contributory scheme of un­ employment ‘ insurance to practically all pci*^ sons falling with in the Health .Insuranco scheme, excepting ag r icu ltu re and domestic service. The Bill proposes to ndminislor the fund ill one or o th e r of three ways—contract­ ing ou t. tra d e uuioiLs, au d labour exclmnge.s.


Of tho many subjects d e a l t .with l>y IJro.


...ado i»y a s ingle s tam p and a single card. Tho friendly societies at- once i>ointod o u t th e con­ fusion th a t would arise from such a .system, mul i t was accordingly abandoncil. Bro. Sir A. Warren, wlien intrmlueing the rejiorb of tile Board, a t lirst s ta ted th a t the opposition of tile societies was a measure of self-protoc- Liou. 'I he Board rogardeil th e proiiosal as a serious immace to tlie friendly socioti«.T>’ work, as approved souiidies. and. in order to pro­ te c t t lie ir work tho insC»rtion of


f t was intended th a t contributions should lie ..... .t.. 1... ..


... ..1 c n 11.1 .. cSittrli, r>ti i*/1 'I lli^ siu'ance Act of however, for societies


apjnovtal mith*r i911.


fnudainciUal principles of carried <iiit any


o th e r organisations. raised


to-day by ceived and KING STREET SPIRITUALIST SOCIETY o u t


IOf Blackburn. Circle a t 7 -3 0 .


i CLITHEROE & DISTRICT Grocers’ Association.


July BlolSaSays ■ 1 9 2 0 All our Shops will close at 3 until


p.m . on


1 7 th , Friday


2 3 rd . The


requested to early.


S a i u r d a y , J u ly the following


Morning, July


public are respectfully do their shopping


Ancient Order of Foresters. i p


C o u r t IVIyrtie, No. 9472. July Blolidlays.


JffiJtBKR.S A1!K HEQUKSTICD TO NOT]-;


'J’HAT THIC NKX'l'


COURT 31KKTING W I l .l , BK HRLO ON FRIDAY, .lUl.Y Hill.,


a t 7-60 I'.M. ] t . S. IIRINDI.F.Y, Si-ciot:iry.


N O W ’ S Y O U R C H A N G E .


Lakeland & Pickup Delivery of 2 Brand New


1 n 28 Seater Char-a-Bancs.


These will run during'thc Holidays as follow.*;: Sunday—Bolton Abbey & Burnsall 11/9


Tuesday—Harrogato ........................ 15/6


Wednesday—Chostor.............................. 15-6 Thursday—Windermere ....................18/- Friday—Southport ........................10/-.


Seats booked singly, or £3 3s., will entitle you to all thoso enjoyable tours.


E n q u ir ie s :


dog in n , w h a l l e y . Tel. 134.


R||»


<1ni-i-n oiila-d up uii auihor stiitiu-tto, aud reniv.


V hi-d t u- prior. “ Oiir liuiiilred and twrii ty .i>K(d tIU I


Auiorjcnns.” 'J'hat i.s t<io much


r , r "m r ” wild till. (/!u-ru. an d tlio i»riuc.--s KlizalK-'tl. added. “ T1h'.v must tliiuk wo are


in Piiri.-i icci-ntl.v with lu-r two d:iugh_u-is wlit-ti h!k- ontert-U :>u iiMtiqtu- slioi*.


Till- (Jm-L-n of Jtunoiniii mus o u t slioiipmn Iho


(H.^BUBN AUCTION AlABT.—.M.jmlay. A good Lraile in ilairy c a t t le was ivconled a t |


this market witli a c»>mp!ole clear;mc<*. Calved cows inatle up to U(>(5 id s ., luufers to C(50. ami] springers to .C5>^ lO.s.


organisation in Irish traflic, Irish calving beasts <li<l mil arrix e u ntil the salt* was in progress and were shown at a disatlvaiitage. neva*rlhele.ss all wert* clearetl a t good prices.


t)n account of <lis-


'I’lie iTianager for the C’.W..S. hail 150 fsit c a t t le and 1.000 sheep for allocaiion to the soci*,*ties in the Alanchester ilis triei.


'J'here was an iinnsually good entry of inileh e at tle for tlie time of the* year ami the in- te r ru |j tio n by rain lo tin* lia.v liarvesL wa.s re ­


CLITHKKOK AUCTION A1ABT.--Tue.sday :


sponsible no t only Lir hical supplio.s hu t for a large attemlam.v *)f farmers. 'I'he fine h>t of dtvi> milking cows were paraded for tho priz«*K whi(;li wt*r<* awar<U*il by Ale.ssrs. .). \VjiiU*r- hotttiin (Bo<*hilaln) and 'P. Chadwiclc (Brier- field) a.s follows:—1. Fred Coate.s. Chathiirn; 2. \V. Calvert. AVaddIngton: 3. Frank AVhlt- tak e r. Glshurn.


inainlalneil hu t showed n fu r th e r U]>wai<l lemlaiiey, newly-calvetl cows of t4>p i|Uality toucliing i.*75 : heifers up to


!*riet*s were not only well


show of the ycsir of geld .and lying-olf cowA Customers were chary of buying, hut- a wonderul elearaiu’o w;is . etfecied. Tra<!e in cattle fully inaintiuned late rales. Lying-olf cattle imulo 4>ne ol the best shows for weeks p.TSt. An exceptional ala»w of young, cla.ssy he.asts. Fol- hiwing wore tho pncoa quoted: Gold heiTers (grazing) up to £ ^ 6 : cows to £48; Irish polks, from £26 10s. to £58 10»; beef lieifors, from £58 10s. to £ 5 6 : cow.s, £49 to £ 6 5 ; lying-otV C41WS (heavy) to £87 10.*i; I'ght-weights to £69. Tho judge. Afr. .L Uirtlo (West- Bi-aiiford) a:i4'.\rd- Oil the prizes t<» the following: 1, T, Tomlinson, Burrow; 2. I-k Johnson. Gislmrn. Be.st iwiir of Geld Ctovs: 1 and 2. A. Prc*ctor, Wh.nJley.


to .4j5(>. Upwards of 90 calve.s were auctioned a t prices ranging up to CS. Gislmrn Auction Mart, Wednesday.—Largest


: aud spring«*rrt


ON SUNDAY NEXT, MRS. WEARDORJ,


At 2-45 and 0 o’clock. All a ro Welcome.


the


k, they laid the r ig h t to claim | mont through th e Provincial Councils than if :i permissive clause providing! j,.js h ith e r to obtained. F o r tliis ho has been nd reviled witli imprecedente<l by Anglo-Indians * ■ ‘


....................... --


He contended th a t friendly


g re a t objection,


lie would remove th e pormi.ssive clause, with­ having heanl Inul


in tin* absence of Dr. promisi*d


tlie Labour P a r ty views of


the


societie.s wlio the past.


Pollock who <lenied'the report took no .stei>s to correct


Committee-room, hut, added S ir A. Warren, th is made i t pos.sible to c a r r y 21 ainendinonts ill .nhout 21 miimte.s. He eontemled tli.ai the n ttitiu lo of the friendly societies was fa ir and ren.sonahle. The tra d e union movement had its fa ir and legitimate work*, and th e friendly societies had th e ir ’s ; he wanteil both move­ ments. having for their ol)ji*ct tlie hem'fit ol tile large numhoi* of persons they repi'esent, to 1)0 in perfect harmony. Sir A. Warren printed a memorial to Air. Bonar Law. sig in \l by over 200 memhors of Die House, in case the Government ilid not agrt*i*witli theanu>nd- nn.'iits allowing tin*, friendly societie.s to ad­ minister tlie henefUs. to leave tin* <h*cision to tile free voti* of tin* House. “ Notliing conkl he fairer than this. We have sliown (!on- spicuous ability in spiti* of insuperable difii- ciillies d u r in g tlie pa.st century, and o u r in­ tense desire is to saf<*guard our organi.satjon. SVe claim no preference, h u t the Alanchestor Unit.v is ahh* to <Ieal ,>with tiu* Bill on a.s


tho amemlnients to tin* clause wi*re tiie Labour P a r ty walked o u t of the (iraiid


inaccurjicie.s.


S ir A. W ar ren interviewtKl S ir K. in the P r is s hu t .....


iiroved th e ir efficiency


frieiidl.v in


th a t the Health .


the Act were b e l te r societies


and Sir Krnesb Pollock, who wa.s in clnirge oi tho Bill


.Macnainara. g ra n t in g a g re a te r measure


'I’he Labour P a rty . ' to tin* clause


re ­


carried I substance, and he is.labelhHl i^^liypocrite into tlio bargain. At one time Airs. Annie Besaiil W5LS numbered amongst tlie Fxtremists wlio


wliose lot is c as t among the people of tho E a s t arc convinced, right ly or wrongly, th a t tlie more jiawor you bestow upon, the native tile wor.se will ho the wliile man’s position u ntil ovontuall.v ho may lie kicked ou t of the CDuntry altogether . On th e otlier hand Air. Alontagu is e(jnally a.ssaihnl by the native iiress for no t going a gootl <I(*al fartlu'i* than lie lia.s done. He is charged with merel.v pro­ tending to g ra n t a moasuro of homo rule, i t When is urged th a t his seheme is all shadow and no


tlnin ( owned. •


proKs whicli Wliy?


Becaiisu e Wc-storii i ■ s, of cour.se.


.wore all for rejection of the scheim*. but latteri.v .she appears to have relented and to have advisetl acceptance in the hope of numd ing tho i*difice wlien once i t is s e t iip. .iVnd, he i t remomherod. Airs. Bosant wields a i>ower all h er own amongst Indian agitators , though h er position has lioen somewhat undermined siiiei* she adopte<l a more moderato a t t i tu d e . Anotlier figure whom very few jK*opIo over here have lieaVd of luit who is of the utniost importance in any analysis of tlio 'situation in India is Mr. Gandhi.’ the o r ig in ato r ami leatlor of the Saty ag rah a movement.


equitahle anil reasonable lines a.s any otlu*r body on tho face of the e ar th . 'Fliere will he something like 500.000 jieople unattached to any trad e union, and we havt* a ju s t claim to iio recogniseil on their behalf. 'Fhose hr<»iight into tho .sclioim* sliould have complete free­ dom of choice in selecting tin*. im*iliiim through whicli llioir benefit should be paid. A-.society applying to adminis ter tin* unemployment benefit must, provitle for a bi*nefit of a t least 20s. per week, 15s. of which Is repayable to th e society o u t of th e unemiiloymeut fund, liius necv&sitaling llie payment !iy the mem­ ber of a contribution sufficient to provide a lu*nclifc of 5s. per week only. I t was agrt*ed in tlie event of th o Act becoming law. th a t tlio directors sliould he <*mpowered to make,


arrangements for tin* estahlishni(*nt- of a scheme lo carry out its provisions.”


FARMERS’ MART R E P O R T S


which means jiassivo resistance to civil laws, may ho compared with tho old passive resist­ ance movement in England—t l ia t is resi.st- aiice to the education rale, because of differ- I’liees of opinion a.s to teaching of religion in day schools—with thU vital difference: th a t the natives Air. (hindhi leads hayi* n o t had tlio experience in this so r t of tiling th a t the


'I’liis . mov(*nu*nt


In- | a ttacked th e ' hitternoss Indian


and


tiio surface of tUmgs. .Giving hm views abou^ Soviet llu s s ia a f te r his re c en t visit to th a t


country U r . Tom Shm\< Yl.P., remarked th a t lie could nob claim to liavc le a rn t everything tlioro wiis to k n ow in ono sh o rt visit, h u t he had a t anv ra te gone, ab o u t the w u n try wjtii


botli his eyes .a n d ears open, had studied th in g s for biuiself, an d bad conversed with nmiiv. Bussians oil th e subject of th e ir own couutrv.


sbldiers ' re tu rn e d • from tlie Eas t,. -th o u g h probably thev liavc sp en t much longer time m Xmlia tlian Mr. Shaw sp en t in XUnssia. hether General Dver was r ig h t or wrong in th e course III) adopted may, and possibly will, ho-argued for tho n ex t th re e cenbiirios with o u t leading to a uuauimdus opinion. J t 'a l l depends on th e views of the individual as to Iipw native subordinate races sliould lie governed. vou liolicvo bv fbreo General Dyer wa.s iiii-


'.nuit;'is th e poHitioii of some ex- l i


doiUili’illy r ig h t ; if by common consent, nmi^^y and hiimauity, General Dyer was iindonbtedlN wrong. F o r th e most p a r t i t is the s tay -at- home liresido p o litician who believes in the h i t te r poliev and tho man on ilie spot m the former. ■\^Mlether i t he the Kafbr in Africa, th e Arab in Mesopotamia, o r the varied castes in In d ia , tho man who is in closc.sb touch with them, with a m m m in i ty '- th at Is wondertm, i)lumps every time lor tiie lirmest iiaiuUiiig.ol th e native, otherwise; ho is lirmly convinced, disaster will oilsug.


ings of Mr. Gniuihi,/no sooner d id th e mas.sacro occur tlian ho tried to undo th e ‘ mi.scliief he had already done. To sliow how. tru ly he re-; pouted ho imdonvoub a. self-imposed iienaiico or punishment and many of liLs followers did likewise. H e then went ab o u t pouring oil on troubled waters, bub all this could nob bring bn^k to life th e many victims of Ids unwise fanaticism. Tlie p a rt icu la r weapon wliich ho laid previoiLsly wielded with much effeeb was what a r e - known as th e .Itoiylatt ' Acts (successors to D.O.R.A.) which . confer liowers on tho local officials which ^tho n a t iv ^ consider to he unnocessarily luimiliating. No fu r t l ie r description need be given th an tlia t. On every liand th e re sp rang up a g i ta t io n s for i ts repeal, b u t th e In d ian Government was deaf to all en tre a t ie s and petitions . This brings u.s to the Am ritsa r a ffa ir,th e iniinediato features of wlii'cli aro too familiar to need rep e titio d .


AYhat is to be remembered is


wliile tlio inatcli Wius apjiliod a t Am ritsa r explosive eleaneiits covered a very wide The ono


in a lesser degree, and, of course, witli nothing like


o u tb re ak might of a dozen places


natives, ably


.servants o f man have to he ta u g h t in their ear liest tra in in g “ who’s ho.ss.” whether i t be lior.se, dog, camel, niulo' or bulloclc, .so the man who comes in d ire c t co n ta ct witli tlio n ative, liowevcr open his mind a t lir.st, sooner or la te r conies to th e conclusioii th a t th e re is no doing any good with tho n ative unless and until ititis demonstrated to him in tb e way lie host understands who -is the ultimate master . After tliab you need no sword to rule liiin. I t lias been said th a t a s India w.as won hv the sword i t mus t ho k ep t by th e .sword. The first assertion is ehaileiigeablo and tile second is obviously absurd. An average force of approximately 70,000 to 75,000 Britishers could nob pos.sihly keep to 320 million people in sniijection. Tliere cannot he tho l•emot(*st ilouht th a t on tl whole Britisli rule is sustained by the consent of llie govnrned-tl ie Kxtremists notwiths tand­ ing. ' Mr. ^ lo n tag u has made himself respon­ sible for a now order of tilings in In d ia by of self-govern­


.lu.st as the four-footed


the Anglo- Britisli people


dangerous natives


iid liis own ono or Dyer was tho d ra s t ic


tho same disastrous a t


countrymen, III thi.s


complaint can ho go t


two contre.s.


were thorouglily cowed and wliatever criticism may lie a t be


imniediately effective.* the door of General Dyer s itu a tio n ,


remedy


t l ia t i t


tho Tndinu soldrer o u t


ordered to do .so. iml


Is’wlhiole.salo fashion. orders


fatlicr, mother, and would


possibly t |ie i r own k ith and Tlie answer


to shoot down


i.s a machine. probably


ilien th e re came witli .sister o r .shoot He lias ho


trifled with liecn a.sked


an d did in fa c t conseque)ices applied


have happenetl a t


AMRITSAR. T .o i in


^Vesternors liavo an d , n o t .k n o n in g whci*o to draw tlio lino, quickly gob oub of band.


Gandhi is ojiq of th e best intonbioned o p n e i i , idolised by* his millions of followers, bub is iiiijiself as* whimsical as a n E a s te rn e r can ho. ■\Wtli liory spcecbos'lio works up bis dui>CH to +lir. hifrliGst nitch of r ighteous indignation.


i\Ir.


HOUSING! BONDS,


The Local B ond s o f C lith e ro e Gos'p- ation a r e now r ead y fo r i s s u e .


area. any


th a t tho


occur to tho


Uiujuestion- bv General 'riic natives


there can a


th e ir own Idn,


lirother, how


is t l ia t carrieH down if


F o r a time th e re was a lull terrific fury an out


cr.v a g a in s t tho Lieutenant-Governor of tho Punjab'—S ir Alicliael O’Dwycr, who sustained


the full furj* of tlie fir.st verbal onslaiiglit of tile E x trem is ts . S ir Alielniel occupied tho unusual h u t (lo.ssihly not imifpie position of being intensely loved nml intensely hated a t one and tho same time. By Anglo-Indinn.s by all of Western origin, lie wa.s beloved for dealing with th e natives as i t is con.sidenxl they .should he d e a l t with, th a t is in the firmest possible m an n e r ; by the nativi*s lie was deteste<l for a ty ra n t . ’Flu* ICxtreinists called for his* ” blood.” to demand deposition was mildnt*ss itself, hu t a.< i t hnppi’iied S ir Alichael’s term of office w.*i.s on tiio iioint of expiring and ho s ta r te d on his way homo with tile acchimation of th e few and tlio curses of the mu ltitu d e. Up to Unit stage l i t t le or notliing had boon heard of General Dyer. Alost of the violent denimoiatioii of the a g i ta to r wa.s lie.'iped ujion the haple.ss Lioiitennnt-Governor and. i t .was perhaps as well th a t a successor was due who a t l«*ast could s ta r t with a clean sheet. I t is tin* saving grace of British administration tlin t wlion one <lisLricb official has reached th e end of his te th e r anotlier is appointed in his place, ami by th a t means :i fr<*sh s ta r t can he made. And so on ad infinitum. Tho H u n te r Commission <lnly msfde an investiga­ tion ami until its finding-s were made known tho action of General Dyer was officially sup­ ported from Simla. At any ra te i t was nob oflicially <lenonnce<l And probably to ,'l man Anglo-Indians endorsed the Dyer policy, which liad -the open a p p iw a l of .Sir Alichael ' O.’Duwer;


ineiitioiied th a t immediately Air. Gandhi had passoil through hi.s Si*lf-iinposed fa s t he re tu rn ed to tlie a t ta ck , b i t te r ly denonneing tlui Indian Government to the de lig h t of his


I t ' limy he


otherwise “ fr iglitfulness,”—well, th e re am two views, as wide a p a r t as the poles asumler.


followers. F u r th e r outlireaks of pliysicjil violence were prophesietl by the native pre.ss. l)iit they failed to matoriali.se. One v<*ry .soliil re.ason for tlnib was tiu* pre.sence, in addition to the Indian garrisons, of 20,(K)0 troops from AI«*sopotamia. These are the impn*.ssions g a th ­ ered in India a t the lime, and tliey may enable a few jiiMjplo hott«*r to follow tlu* Parliamen­ ta ry debate on t!ie Amritsar affair. Ibit a.s to forming an opinioi: on the action of Gt*neral Dyer in adopting what many Parsees descril)i*d to the w r ite r as “ Prn.ssian metIi(Kls.”


Huy Local Bonds and help your Rome Town to . solve i t s Housing D if f icu lt ie s .


TOO LATB FOR OLABSIPIOATION«


A riST0X.-“ -I n loving memorj- of o u r tlear F a th e r , Bichard Alston, who die<l a t Oxenhurst, Newton, duly l l th , 1918, in


his 81sb year.


Farewell my wife a n d children nil .1 have gone to obey tho Alaster’s call .1 always s trove to do my host And now I havu gone to tak e my re s t.


L .H.F.C. BROOCH.—^fO, Victoria S tre e t .


o s t .—On Thursday Victoria S t r e e t an d Salford


QUKKN J IABY’S I I IL ITA RY HOSPITAL, ■\VHALI-KY, I-ANCS.


notified for in fo n n a t iq u of all concerned th a t any o u ts tan d in g clninw or del)l.s, p r io r to 1st dime. 1920. du e from this-Ho.-!pital. or any person a t ta ch ed tlieroto, inus t l>e s en t to


O.C. Hospi tal , immediately. WHADDEY. CO-OPERATIVE HALL* WHALLEY.


Monday and Tuesday, G IR L & T H E S U BM A R IN E , And o th e r fine pictures.


Thursday au d S a tu rd ay . LOVE,


<+>CX> <+•> i i


FROM FAR AND NEAR. ------♦♦♦--------


ITEMS FROM THE WEEK’S READING.


'fraiisport. a census of all tho railway com- paiiie.s’ wagons in the L'nitod Kingtloni was lakon oil Sunday a t tho ginuls deiiots and rail­ way sidings throughout t!ie ciiuntry.


For th o information of tlui Alinistry of


oil S aturday th a t a t 4ino period of tlie day a t Jjiv(*rj)ool tliere wa.s a «jueuo over a milo long of iia.Asengers waiting to hoard tho stoainors, of which oiglit sailed to Douglas.


So g re a t was tho rush lo llio Lsle of .Man


R egiment will ho issued to men who served ovi*r.seas‘ liefore 191(1 and remained with it unlii diseliarge on appliealion to the Otlieer in Charge, Ni). 1 l i ifan iry HeiMud Ofiice,


S ta rs for iho l /7 th Baltaliuii Alanchostor


deniamling the removal of :ill ex-soUUei's fnmi lunatic a.syluin.s to tho care ol llieir ri'lative.s or t<i military hospitals.


P la i t Fields, Alaiichester, addre-ssisl liy .Mr. Ben Ti llet t. ALP., a re.solution wa.s c a r r i id


Br<.*ston. At a deinonsiratii^n of ex-Seivico men in


«lav ilu* anniv<*rsary <*f ]K*aco'miisical festival a t ’Belle Vue was held in the large ballroom iusie:ul tif the open air. Tho music, rendered h.v a. choru.s of nearly 2.000 voice's, was loti hy tho Besses o* th ’ Barn and East L:incashire Alililary han<Ls.-,and the conductor was Air. B. H. Wilton. lUrecttir of the Halh* Clmir.


On m*count of llie wet weather cm .Satur- tlie tow’


Conihim'd with tin* ratio n in g of persons to a tra in lliore was the reintrodm'tiim in time of luggage in advance).


Burnley iias been on iioliday this week ami ll has been almost totally de.scrunl.


uiiisimlly comforiahle. AUmey was plentiful, 'I'heretoro travel _was


the holi’dav savings cliilis having paid ou t ahoui L*20’0.000. There has lM*t*ii a recoial riisli from llu) town to tlie seaside, and one wh'j wlm lias been a t a Burnley stat ion winch­ ing iho tra llif for years .'•ays he never saw so maiiv folk li*:ive the town in one day as was tho case la st .Satnnlay. Whatever the cau.se, Alaaxlaml has junipetl into remarkable popu- laritv, hu t impiiries a t tho s tat ions revealed t lu i t’ tlieiv wa.s no tn i t l i in tho rumour th a t for once Douglas had ousted^ Blackpool in popularitv. BhickjH>ol took 15 ” spi*t*ials,” Iml, though easily first tliis plan* did n o t re- et*ivY* as many visitors from Burnley <li.strict a.s in provioii’s years. A!oreo;ind>o did fiiirl.v well, b u t W:i!w and plaei's fu r tlie r afield a t tn u lcHl :v go<Kl mtinlMT of Burnleyites.


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Dairy Hou.so F;u*m. Dunham Af:issev. Choslilro wandered agjiiiist an electric lig lu in g wire which hatl boon blown tlown, ami were electro­ :cuted one a f te r th o tither as ihev walked


F o u r cows lK*Iouging to Air. S. Alorton,


Guild Mau*.s tlu \t Switzerland has di*ci(Io(r to abolish forthwith charges made in Switzer­ land :iml :it the fro n tie r for passport control. Otlier n*gulations causing annoyance lo visi­ tors in Switzerland a re aUd to he supprt*<r,fd. ^


icros> It. telegram to tho Free Chtii'ch Touring


claim to the alfectioas of tho siinio young man a t W'ille.sdon oh S aturday, wliere 4>no of diem had heeiiMimmoned for th re a ten in g the other. —Defendant st:ite<I i l ia t tin* trouble arcs** through complainant siealnig Iier vining man.”—C om p la in an t: H e ’s my young* man. —Di'temlant: Hi* i.sn’t , he isn’t . He's mine, and you’re trying to gel l i in raw a y from me.


Two ytmng la<lies from Kilhiirn-square laid


—Complainant : Ho foiiml out what a liad teJiiper you’ve got, and he’s had enough of you.—I ’lio M ag is tra te : I ’m .sorry the young man L n o t here. Solomon might liave <Iealt with a prohletn’ like tliis hy c n i t in g him in two and awsirding you a half each. Go away, holli of y o u !


graphs of .soldiers’ graves in tlie various th e a tre s of war Itave been supplicsl to rc*- Jativi*s, an d th a t 20.903 additional photo­ graphs which ar** in process of prepai'ation will , 1)0 simil.'irly supplied within a compara­ tively sh o r t time. The work of supplying the.se photographs wa.s originaily umlertaken hy tile Director of Graves Bogistration and Inr|tiirie.s. owing to th e ])rohihition. on mili­ tary grounds of th e use of priv a te camera.s in the hattlefiolds.


staff.” drawn up hy :i special comniitti.v. of tin* Trades Union Congress, ha.s hi.*i'n adopUnl by tin* l*arli«mentar>' Committet', :iml will Ihj subinitteil to the congress next SentemlK'r. 'I’he new General Council .ns i t Is calltHl. will Like tile jilace of tlie Parlinmentan.* C<i>nt- m i tte e . :uid will bo electecl .vearly. I t will consist of 30 members, repre.senting 17 inide


3’he scheme fo r a trad e union “ gener.al


grouiis. an d will a t tem p t chiefly to co-ordin­ a te indus trial action .\)ii .such qiiLSstions :i


wngi's and hours, and to .settle disputes lie tw w n rival pnionH.


f t i.s oilicially announced th a t 1(1.^,0S7 photo


finding homes for ox-Scrvice men in Alaii- clicster, two empty houses, ono in Chorlton- oum-Hardy. a n d one in Upi>er Brook-street, have l>eeu ” .stornunl ” and occupietl^ hy ox- .soldicrs .mikI th e ir families. The police kuIj- seqiiently visited tho hou.so in Ghorlton-cum- Hardv b u t no iictioii was tak en .


A fo u r -p a r t d rama, and o th e r e.xcollent. itom.s. In contiuutytion of th e ** campaign ” for


Corns, A ch e s.T en d e rn e ss . Chilblains and o th e r Foot misery E a s y io Get Rid o f Now.


At last ! Take corns out, not moroly oft,


without plasters, dangerous cutting or caustic liquids, says C. S. TURNER, former­ ly of the R.A.M.C.


IVrlmps you liiivo imnted blood pokson by


hacking tho to p of th a t corn witli a razor, or h i ir i i t i t off w ith caustic iKih.te, li(|uids or pln.stors. sojiketl i t in h o t water , picketl duhi- oiLsIy a t i t with yonr finger-nails and sprinkled i t was various i>owders .lo stoj) th e acliing. A fte r doing all th is an d w a itin g p a tien tly for results, you e i th e r find th a t most of th e corn hfis staytHl r ig h t on d u ty through i t all, or else a brand, new top ha.s sprouted up to re­ place tJio old one. an d the ache is s t i l l doing husino.ss


niul plus


sensitive c u t


exper iments wiili a are,


piiin. f t


tho marvellous way s a l tra te t l waU*r a cts how totally <lifferent I t


t l ia t hanlem*d. you an?


i t sf)ft and ” mushy ” c'alloii.sos


.‘^4)011 dissolves o u t c.dloiiSLHl,


skin is m)t afft*ctetl except


sore., ur<.Hi B ath S a l tra te s comiMiind, which Is obtuinablo I wore ^ ‘.......... ..........,


th e motUcaU'd water, which is also oxygetiaU*d no cup fo r comiK-Gtion u n t i l 1893 w ' invest a few pence on a supplv o f the Bendel ,


tir<xl,


th a t H o


ten d e r , u


is wondcrfjilly aching


em i fe*et. wc-. To io prepare iuc ....... w-ww 7.,* I 1892 were Clitheroc. S e ttle , Padihiuii, Bar- *1'* »^tUe. Tho club.s m Jhc 4 ^ 8


from any ebennist. thi.s being th e legksterd 1 name l)v whick pliv.Micirt'it.s ami chinqHMlislH < \Mialley and Read. A resolution pre*<Tilm i t . Use a b o u t a tablixsiMKinful lo a | a t a. la to r Loagne gall4)n of ra l l io r h o t w a te r an d n*st th e h v t I


Andrew’s, R.nm>w. jssed


final farewell, for .such to r tu re s SnJl stKm he Padiham m Auguijt, 189-, which to only unplea.saut momorit.'M of th e p a s t .


in this , b u t first bid all y o u r foot mi.st'ry ,a | K idm an was s tru ck on the hroast bj aow i * his c r ick e t c aree r in Ribblcsaalo.


placed to t l ie credit of S e t t le o Vi.« nuo.


really i t


“ w n iy ” ,as


th4* oil is inlge of a knife. fresh p u t ty ,


corns can easily lie picked r ig l i t o u t , all, wliereas


tho t*dges mid taime en tire ly off a t one scrape with the thill


tu rn white,


in any wjlv by tlie water , refreshing


th e th a t a t


.skin around have the


top


ix>inted p a r t or core, which is the real husim*ss end


caii.ses':ill nervt*s.


is only aftiw all corn.


off an


: i t all tho


ami


I t woultl aching


imin


affeeting hy


be as


the.st* time-wasting nnple:i.*;:int re.'uly


toocli


pro.ssing logical


l i t t le on


only worried com w ith o u t


ir r itu to il th e top


you of


to


from an.vthing ol.s<*. from th e dead, sk in ,


to ap p re ciate and


curl up a t


leaving so t l ia t root and


Sound, healthy to


to stop tho as


they


considerable th e


the oltl


s tan d , worst' e x t ra


corn. Tlii.s


S4)reness of is


tiinn


liecause th e


ever, raw


OAVJNG to the ear ly Clorsing of tills Tn- s t i t i i t io n as a Alilitary Hosi>ital, i t is


afternoon. hetwtxMi GOId)


When Quality Counts use:


Vest Pookot Autographic Kodak 51/6-


KODAK- - CAMERAS


AND


KODAK- - FILMS. -


Oblainablo from iho KODAK SHOP—


Plates* Papers* Chemicals by tho leading makers MATERIALS. FRESH DAILY.


E. Ex p o r t Advico oh all m a t te r s Photographic. No. 2


Brownie 1 8/6.


Takes Pictures 3 i X


Kilroy’s, Saiford


FKNT.S OF SUPERIOR Q U A I .m '; AVHITE A X n COLOUREn V0II.15; CASEMENTS: CURTAINS; CATACOS; TU RK ISH Ta\YKr,S (Wliito .nml CoIouto!) Ro.niitiful Di-siKMS; CARPCT CENTRES: Al.s<> FENTS OF CARPETS.


JIEST QUAIJTV. l.OM'kST I’KlCEi!. A N SW E R S T O C 'O E R E S l 'O N U E X T S . of


census) 10,177. ** AVanderor.”—^Tlie match between Cht-


* Jo h n n y , Clith eroe


,ny.”—n io population of th e Borough in 1881


wius (according to tho heroe an d Barrow was played on July 23r4i.


1892. Barrow Imtted first and scon*d 12 riin.s, Mattliows (7) lK»ing top .scorer. ^ Clithonv* re.sponded w i th 2’i ((Jarvoy 8, mid "White t> o u t ) , Mattliews ix?rfornuHl tho ‘Mmt trick and almos t aixomplished th e feat a soeoml tinio in th e same innings—throi* wickets " i tn four deliveries. He took nine wickets for 13 ru n s . This was a Ribblcsdale lx?afpie


and Brown were th e Clithoroe liowlers m tno match in question mid Arnlthcws and Knowkv* for Barrow. Alattliows took nine wickets. (2) J . Gomlman (Barrow) h e ld the record tor


fixture, an d Matthews was tho Bjirrow in tho League’s first season O c J - ) . J .H .— aii.s%vor.s to "Wanderer. K id n i^


th e h ig h e st individual score (145 against Sahdeii), h u t tl i is w.th beaten hy Athertou a. pro. for Padilimn (149 ag ain s t Borrow). GB Hnvo no record of Hig h e r W.alton tcsTni. (4) Rihl>los<lalo lA?agne was formw m and S e t t le were th e champions, "n e re


lovers and students »f lu-ronians were


Tim t,,o roatlsub.


pcHlcstriatts were llie opiKisito end and i ,K ifs former pnrsn. r> i ai lixipt upon Hie p.ir


.icrosj


i t , ” wati tiiL- .V...— told mir inforniaiU.


lude.s


, ^ y , hL'liovoii It 1 rciliitrk of o iu |


c'u U s ' ’tb e followinK l?«d


i :;L' / i - -


, 'i ia J-t'


YORK STREET, CLITHEROE.


Rate of Interest - Periof! of Loan -


Amounts Aocepted- F u r th e r p.artSculars on appiicat ion.to


o r over, and


u pw a rd s


g c^ b c r t i^ c v $c 1 FRIDAY, . in .Y !Hl|


J. H. TAYL9R? Borough T r ea su r e r^ BSitheroe.


of tlio KontlemiMi tvlio ;ir htvlcd oiir lix:il rulers b:is rm -n t ly th:m^ Hie letter oi


Xo b e tto r exaliipb- of t lr |


Etlticnt-tou to tile t lu i ie l l Autliority tlireatemus to cu r l


lion I'l-ailt uiwl. iu a wav, ape. liavint: alroail.v done .so. « e , much UI lameuliuK over milK bub i l is iieci.^eciry a t times t-L lii.storv, Tlic lilame for tlie p r i j a ta t.t of affairs tliK-.s not be w i to-dav, except m so ta r as lu llieil of yoiterday, 1ml solely a vtssterday, ^eara a;io Cbtbei' 'miliiberlisst times tb a l tb e tin: education Kraut was vi'ry prec. Hie IKiwers tluit be a t \Mui onlv Uki ea.sily uiiskHl t u' tak en ioiiK since tbe ,step llu l to take. Had tliey dune s., tin liave well earned iiur iiiidv iuk ; we almuld bave luid—a t pre-w tlie seliool accommodalum we tiitnlv Coancillor Rootbmau m


s,tvs the wlailo q l ic t io n ot pro' accommodation now is p a r t at


new scbools’ problem. At one was oil tbe point o f ereet ine a because of op|xxsit:on our m ra t te d aud re-ratt txl till i . wbat actually bad Iweu det idl penetl, however, or ra th e r liappeil, was th e erection ot whicll to-<biy would have t>‘'e<l| housiiiK troubles. I t


to n e of la s t Tlinr.sday s dtsi Education Committee are al .nlarm«] fo r them owm saf. ly • of the education Kraut, llial is some hope. Hut " e •ire m Tbev Itavo danced on tb,‘ ♦slu* lone th a t tlie interior iias


•


r.-ussiuK >" review- loe--u duriiiK Hie la st two d.aad.v- l:iliaK Councillor HarKrea"


le ft for them. e mU't


prisiilK searcli fur a I’" '''' i :ipplie.ition t<> tlte sUiHtorit.'. I “ Ibip Van tV in k lo " e'fo'-t I evs,,ne titan apiwsile.


Clitheroe Tecbnical School


many years stand.aK for 1 students in Hie textile tb l


peculiarly Krat.lymK: ‘■'•‘f ; ''.‘1 more settlexl tmiidumas Hu I


Hicse cl.nsses reveals a d i lc r i l p a r t of students to mauttam


fame of Hio school. Mr. M AVhitUtker. in Hie.r rwiKstu the war :tthieved pr:>m'


toacliers of woaviuK. th e excellent restdts ol t iu r_ ,T Hlackburn and b . Sbili come to band th is week. \ first, in order ol m e rit in Clie.sliire. and .lobn Hedman , Hilrd year stmlenls.


s tu d en ts Alan UddiouKb m m e r i t xvitb a iirsl-cla.ss fui sltiro and CTiesbire In s titu t.l a n d Guilds examinations. 11


tu Third Year I A.spden. .luim ................


P or ter , F r isl ................... Hedm.m. .loliii ............... Speak. 'William ............ Tu rn er . M ailer1-onrih i<


■nlackburii. byilliam ... lilackbiirn, Harold ....


Foole. Ailliiir M........... ■ItiddiouKb. Alan .......... SiiKvr. Tliomas ............. Sharp. Francus^U.


drowsiness lia.s m-spired Us |h. | with Hie Hoard ol V.ilnc;.uon. I


"I COMING EVENlI


TO -D A Y (F riday). F o r p ic tu re Performances sec SA T U R D A Y .


SUNDAY.


F u rn i tu re Sale, 36, Pimlico 3 rd Clitlier4>o Tn>op Boy Sale, Drill Hall, ’2-30.


"Wcslev Sundav Scliool Anni^l 2-’30 and (>-0.


I


S t . Holcti’s Churcli. Waddl Sermons .10-30. 3-0 and (I


lx)W Moor U.M.C.. Rc'opi 2-0 and 6-0.


"Moor I jSiiu*


S p ir itu a lis ts ’ Sericvo.s. C| In-stitute. 2-45, 6-0.


2-15. 6-0.


Concert hy Borough Baii'l P a rk , 3.


M O N D A Y .


Ix*cture in Wesl(*y Clnircli. Clithcroe Auction M a r t Sale. Gisburn Auction Alart Sale. i Colne Auction Mar t .Sale.


T U E SD A Y . Clitheroe Auction Mart, Sale.


W ED N E SD A Y . Applications for Mhalley B'j to be imulc.


T H U R SD A Y .


National Union of K.x-Servi; ing. Weaver’s InstiUU**


I .


P .S .A .. ^Yoavcrs’ InstiiiiU*. Spiritualists* Services. 0d(.|


10-30 ai.| ,


S t . P a u l’s. l.K)W Moor. ” 1 ^loniorial SiTvices, 10-30|


Pawelilfe d


Tbe r (*XI»4


annii.al i .w*, it \ma bursara m vears. ing, providea a ,njmice a t


where the f>^ P^.^tion of 1k1 incliido tUo P™ ' £20 du


^1,0 e


tenanco iiUo^nco nml £5 duriilK


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. ' Tim handicap P ''" " !?^ ^ is Clnb. IV,wUng and Ten ;„tor


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