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(Certified net .snlo exceeds 5,000 copies weekly.)


. FlUD.AY, JUI.Y 1st, 1921. 10-12 p.m.


Igiglus on Vcluclon, To-morrow (Saturday) * # #


The scttlemoiit of the coal striko on


Tueeday came as a great relief, and if tlio optimistic views expressed in some quarters tpM wo are on the ev« of a boom in trade are jiistilied everybody will bo ©xtromely gratolal. Tbero is a general dosiro to got back to full oinployment and to bo done with


ly Wear. Street SOFT,


IB, TIES, lYS,


L m E lifered


f; wook a t 6d. „


I some of 4d.


euiorccii holidays. Some tiiiio must dlapso bi fori: coal supplies cim be procured in niiy quantity, :ind so Inr as tho local gas supply Is ooaco.ned, consumers will liavo to cxereiso a littlo more palicnco. On Wednesday tbero was but a few days supply, but as a delivery of Aineric.m coal is expected the local works Hill inanago to curry on until better and regular supplies are forthcoming. Only tho m.iauger (Mr. Jlarrott) knows bow Cbtheroo bas been kept going even with a much cur- Isiiled supply. Ho bas done a good deal of skiriaisliing about tho country in ordor to puk up small stocks, and tho townspeople gs-neriilly owo him tlio warmest thanks for tbo cnergu-s and activities bo has displayed in thoir inlercsl.s. Tbo railway companies aro lioiH‘1 111 of re.suming full services of trains Bit,bin the next few days, and tho Lancasliiro and Y


rtMimptioii of work a t several local mills, and witii tlio (ircspcct of coal supplies and a more h aliby lone on ’Change, there Ls ronsoii to ho|>e that Iho wheels of industry generally


the


wil, !.,• turning very shortly. tr * *


Wo aro now informwl th a t the local gas


ris'r.ctioiiH have been imtirely romoved. * * *


During last numth, 1-I7-1 school attendances


were lost bj* 50 children on account of ill- n ns. iaking this fact in conjunction with iht) Msd cal OUicer’s report a t ywterdny’s m-ft.ng of tlio Education Committee, Coun- cill.*r Hargiaves argued th a t tho fiooncr the school clinic for tho treatment of minor nil- ii.t-nUs w.iH i^Btabshed tho better i t would bo, as lost at tendances mean lost grants. 'Hio (’iiamnau (Councillor Ormo) and tlio Alodical Utficvr (Dr. Marker) both concurred. Ar- angi’mcnts aro Ix'ing made for tlio establtBli- m«*nt uf the clinic a t tho Castle.


Three parents Iiaving objected to adinnis-


|ii- n« u:i.^ a poor oljrn-.] Wore


jW l . - '- . .N j> . liiUMl


[.i la.'^L \i-ar and 'louu,


|> li.irv^-i li, pro* larmera


|...;r 'I lijHslied


|i,z. wjj.-' pnrticu- mI o1 iJoUou.


1 ih t.'jundcr- in thu


land H'^rhOb iiad ginning and Air, [-)


. 1'


«/•. iictr. [>oing il' ai'- lK‘jng tliaC


iiiir


14-ring tile atr..pino drops proscribed by the school oculiiit, who stated th a t in consequonce ho hnd bi'cn unablo to examino tho eyes ot the ciuhlrcn. members of the Education Cora* mi.tee yost.rday undertook to interview the parents .and oNplnin tho position. The Lhairrnari (Dr. Urine) HUggested tliai the p.ircnts in question wore nuUor a nii-sapprc- iionsion as to tlio effect ol tJio drojis. Ue as'ired them th a t tliero was no danger of the hquul having a ixermanent effect, and i-hat il \\a.> Lmpos-idilc to examine the oyiss without


the drops b.ing applied. Th.f auditors have reported tliai. a debit


balance of iJlS'J 9d. lias l>ee*n eouvcrlod


HUM a crwlit of €2,580 12s. lOd. In ^tho Hi;:her >klucalion account, a cretlit oi 10*14 ha.s I ecu spent, and a debit of £233 2s. 9d. uicuireil. The latter account is expected to he a c re healthy a t the end of the cumml


fi anc al year. one. A


..:m) bU iick and yards


Ill ol tho


d I .. tile O’rin- ;iro“ -.-,:on to


I.; t - til'.' ttcliool idl'd j’ ri


i'lid ii [i»ur nf 'J hifl


A N. Tarkor, S'TVICO,


d .scmco


I ,. •.’•i-r.* in- •"11 and a 111.


'Iho


' .Old added i t die occa- j'l : vs udiu'li " f:- V. ( t. O. Ir-:i hiicce.sa- l:*' :thool,


■


) .; t!;" villa^o ; ; n j !• ii’-hij) of n*- l;i-l sca.iion. l ad hocn


-r .\iiotlier ;'i' ' mat ion


> ; ■ s <d rfforta ' liaiifl over to :i liaml.somo


:;.any i.i-oplo l''o!low’-


ueJI


i'.i'.l) .wi.s held in


Dunng the past six months, 40 sdiool * * *


cliildren liavo been in receipt of ln*o meals t!,e total numb-*r oi meals supjilied mung 270b. Thu cost, £1)7 M,s. ha-s been met by


\«'lunt.ary suhefTiptions. .■


m *■ »


Th-- schooks arc to elofio for llio hummor i.oi.tb.y.s on Friday. July 15Ui. a t noon.


Taeii* is .a likelihood of .some e.xcellent


I-, Kxp; 2 i(. e irh


(;


poLito ero])s. despite the lengthy dry fiiHiH lei;./ I'Xp* rien.’od. On Saturday last, Air. mallev turned up lliroe roots ot “ Sharp’s -. fi and t he yield was no h*ss than nl good-sized tubers—(‘xcollent lor ho


in tile .vca.son. ^ ^ 'f


Ihi*


.'ill p. ( .i i;


7-21 ii.’M-


panv announcefl thnt on Sunday ne-xt a irteii service of trains will Ix' begun on of ii« system. Tho service Irom o* w.li be n.s folIoWH:-To lllackhurn: a.in.. 6-37 p.m., 9-On p.m. To Helli-


IgUnc.-ishiro nnil A ork.nliJre Uaih' a>


O-’iH a.m.; 4-5 p.m.. 8-5t) p.m. ^


I)i j:. t , : a- ot


"I T- . ri ■ .Ml-


CJII- till' nam..s of the succcwfnl (■aii- „ ■'lor tho <legree of Hacliclnr ot ..f till- linivorsitv of Durham appears llio Kc'V W. Urookh I’cacock, Vicar


side Tb.'- is a liigbly pri/anl distinction I’cacni k is to bo l•ollgratlllnted oil


A liajip;


Y m, I. C'.nv.,; C n ; K, H


i.uiT'".v )i<r;J oh


, ai lii.m»iir i f a; (»nndi«‘ Lon


\\vie .Ml'. aineviHl from I) KS.Mir.—Suu-


I-'.; anniversary All. rt-'.nd-


• a < i>:anitini- rr\ u I's wa>i


| i J< iad, welJ- }i;.. erinoins to tlio


i'lniiral.ie, and


of tile child- til** :0.‘ rvie?ti, A' ll rendered.


|t th-.se of In^t lll\.•^^ary eol-


Ihi- is iiossihly '.ill preach III


[folk are very ';f*<ejrhood ;


I’imn;: arnonf^nt


f! 1 lie , ' ( V


tfit


11.<1 at l iic iidale on Satiird.ay attonioon. ...TO the niemliers of tlio la'iigno ol


liiio'. motor ebar-a-banr. V who had cliaige of the (larty, bail ■; taiii'o of several ladles aasocililwl o .liiinli and sHiool.


-iM'ii The voiingstors s|ion' a do- ' lime and ‘ extracted Uie ntinosl


f'om th . p-ma eiliiips. ^ Iff


roe ami -Mae Ktllel Coglail Dili) in. K t ,er .Marschal oliieiated. .After llie . oil wirch i« lieing spent al Harro-


, 11.,,'ge. Iasi ’llnirsday. b.v s|«'eml ii; Ml. Thomas O. Hall. .M.lt.t-.X .S.,


.e id i i ig took placi' nl S t Hilberts


Mr. an ', Mrs. Hall will take up rosi- at Kea'e-liorongh.


A! \ J t ■ ■


l.lai 11, w,


S kl


H. . ■ s i


.'ers ivill I i.'’ iiitcre.«le<l to note IhnI Dr. Ma'k!,ii. formerly of Whalley is again i! 1 .. .S iiilli I’olnr r.'gioiis with tor I.. '..ii's exploration party, leaving I'.iig- Aiigust. Sir Frank Wild i.s nkso again


t in jnnrnoy. orot to fcarn*that Aldermiin Ciirter


i s r . ii lv ill. Onr re.aders mil join na m til* Il po that bo will Boon b<i on tho ro,nrt to


:i •:*»iHf;'rtory 11 ir


0 I recovery.


. i-;eiitarv scholars who have biyn l i r s - ., s 'bv the C iintv F/lncation Aiillior-


(o eg ra te la t io e f t lo * e ... - n'.grnl eiaTlO',- ............


il' Foiir 'vcars; Klinilwth Ulndm. York- st c I., Kll '.n Tf. Cams. -1!). h a lthlll-r rad;


Ali.e W. Cromplon, P7. West-view Five years: .Top ph .Inck.‘’on. 42. lioworpnto.


LY?iD, Ojr AHcn*!*d to.


To i.bc poultry fleqt.ion at, fho Hoyal Show •V n -liv n S Atanden. Chaihnrn, sroured


Iho first prim for old F-nglish gamo. "healoa. hon or pullet, and tho third I*J*^e ill tlic ckass for eock or cockerel of nny_o™er


f ..ollowing local


a h ev.*^l i l .:jfe :)»: iiarly of sc-liool cbildroii was oii-


• Worsbippera connectoil witli -Moor Ik.M.tJ. a n l , lo tbe number of 'kl. wore d a I niicri'fifliv.. joiiriioyH in Mr 1'-


M.l games of various kinds, logolher ,• , Bern organ,sixl. for whn-'' pn/e.s


'lea was pro-


Sunday next. I t is also probable th a t ox- ciir.s.on rates lo lioiiday resorts will bo re­ vived. Tlio Wh.alley Abbey Printing tVr.’s works have boon closed all week bccauso of the coal sbortage. quantities of their supplies having been commandeered during tbo striko for domestic puqroscs. Tho scttloment of the coitou .str.ko last week-end has


’orksbiro will ruu a service locally on


Uiatburn-road on Saturday noon, John Honton, 36, Pondl.savtnuo, Chatburn, drove a motor car into tho Grammar School wall. Xho wall proved the stronger, sustaining only


* # # Polling for Proctors to reprcaont tho Arch­


deaconry of Blackburn resulted in tho elec­ tion of tile Von. Archdeacon Xticliardsoii Vioir of U.ackburii, tho Kov. J . H. Samuel, Vicar oi All Samta’, and tho Bov. B. iNowman Vicar of Church Kirk, There were three other canduiates, but i t is not the practice to reveal moro than the result of the poll,


reta.L'i os to tho uuniocr of votes received by ouch bv-ing w.thho.d. # # #


.tho oxhau-si pii>e in one hand. Ho linislied thus and' received a tremendous ovation, but his spill put liim IjucIj to liftli place.” As Whailoy.was leading a t the end of tlio, tliird


lap, and “ close in ” when ropienishing a t the end of tlie tourth, he was evidently emmted certain of the coveted honour of all Hporting motorists Better luck next time! * * «


On Tuesday, the junior members of i:he Parish Oimroh choir, in ciiarge of Air. H.


B. Slmw. spent an enjoyable day a t Blackpool. W *


companied ])y several friends, had a delight­ ful excursion on Saturday. The party num­ bered 52 and journeyc‘d in two chai*H-a-bauc. supiilied by Air. B. H. Ormerod. The roulo loliow'ed w.-iK via Forest Bocks, Giggicswick and Clajilnun to Kirby Ix)Usdalo whore hrcvik- lasL awaited them. A brief tour of tlu? quaint old town was nmdo prior to continuing the journey lo Kendal, Windermere and Amblefiido, thcnco to Urasmero for dinner a t tbo R'lthay Hotel. 'Hie glorious weather and clear atmosphere served to reveal Lake­ land at itfi lovoIic*st, and the two hours .'•peni a t Grnsmoro were enjoyed to the full! An onchnnt.ng drive followed lo Bowness wJiiTc a pliasnnt diversion was found on the. lake, ami tho slay would willingly have been prolonged. Aft<*r ton, tho homewaid journey was ninde via Lancaster. (larstang, InghA- white and Ixuigridge, Clitheroo being renched about midniglit. The. excursion was unani- moas’y voio:l nniongst tho very best ever proraifUd by tho olioir.


Tho raembors of Wesley Churcli dioir, ac­


;icknowie<lgnient of Co 4s., tho proceeds of a colJoition tiikon on the Church Alendow


C.iuncili'or \V. .Standring has received an


ground in eonneotion with tlie Oicketors’ Fund f. r St. Dunstan’s Home. # * ♦


On W<‘dnO'<Iny afternoon next a very


attrnctive cricket- match will take place ou the Cluithum-roa<l ground. The full Ijan- rnshire League team from Colne will oppose the C’luslloitCkS, who are to have, the asststance of a number ol promim-nl crirlceterB from other c'lib'i.


f)o}ieme,s of .addition.-il benefits proposed by tb • locnl Oddfellows Ix>dgcs for tlio disposal of the acinimnUded surpluses of tbe fiixt. quinqimimial period.


The .Ministry of He;d1h luivo approved ihu ilk it


two fonialoR at Clitheroo, on Alny 14tli, and for cunmilting an jL*i6ault on Charles Hobin- Hon. was pontencod to tsvelvo montliH for each of tho .'is nulto on tin* females and three months for tJio noHauIt on Hobinson. the aen- t<nf*es to run cnnciirrently.


labourer, tor a.ssaulting ------------------ ----------------------------------- LOW MOOK.


last, a t St. Alary’s Cemetery, by tiic itev. i J . W. Pukuj), tlio remans of Airs. l.atJuuii, 1 w.fe of Air. John Latham, Cross-street, l/ow j Aloor. wore lanl to rest in the presence of ! many borrowing reJativoc* and Iricuds. Aged J 71. Mih. Lathmn enjoyed tlic highest esteem r for her rliooniil ami sympathetic porsonaUty, 1 hnd i t had been a matter of great regret to ^ all about her that her licultli hud been failing i for 8 -mo time. A conscientious supjiortej and w.MHliipper a t Si. Paul’s Churcli, a sliorl | ^orvic“


mons w.*ro hekl a t St. Paul’s Church last B’u.<lav, TJu' opecial pioachor was Iho Jtev. H. C. .Moor, ALA., Vicar ol St. Andrew's, Eecirv. His disc ur.M*H wore nmst inspiring} and ;n pariicular that nt the oveming service | odilivd die large (ongri gation. I he alter- j noon proce.fiion iUid open-air hymn singing


.-imr.iint 1*7.5 asked for. 'Hu* Vicar, llu* IL*v. .iobii AV. Pi(k'ip, lend bis people in the s<t vice's and was well -uppnrt»*d by hi-s band of


‘•I over T’'*u. ugamsf tlio


( !'U*c’' and .school oHirerfi. -------------------<•--------------------- -


bn« ciialileil many .>f ibi' larniiini lo complolo tbo bav liarvc-ib ami lor Ibis ii-aKoii vory |i ‘«' uf lb© Irbliiiiea wim a-ssomblwl al l!ulUin-by.


Ilowlaml <m Tars'lay v.-nv onu"g<>'l' >>'<>' iianirally, tbry "o n ' ounsiJornbly aiiiiuyeil ami a n'lirnb r' nlil:iiiiia(; ralbor more' iKiiior


loiicn s ami fists and il is rolalwl th a t nnc fai-raer [mid off an old -Kore in Uie fraeas. Verv liisnidorly s' .'iiea leaulU'd and I .I', s


ibaii w.a.s kou‘1 f'"" Ibma. rowdy scciicb "'pro wiimascd. Tb" majoriiy of ro.'iidoiiiH wisely loft tbe h a rv s te r f alone aixl witb nobody l ire to qiiniTOl with, tbo I’addiee wero not 1 .nK ill finding a bone of e inloiilion iiinonpat liiem.selro-. An least I'mm '"-id"


"'d'''


'riiompsoii and llyera finally arreeted tour ol the liarviolora. I/wliinp; inunli the wonie for wear, ami IhnroUKhly repontnnl they np- ptois'd b 'fore Mosars. Miino Bodhead and Maasov a t the Police Court on Weelnoadny mornng. Tlioy pleaded “ oiiiltv and wero


KAKVESTEHS' QUARREL. Till' goi'mil.s " .-albiT r. ci'llLly iixix'rii'licc'il


gathvniig <if old and young associiiUxl to gethor in tluselfor l. I'lu^ aiiniverHary liyinn.s g,i\c satisfaciion imdor tlip. lo.'idc'r.slup of Air. John ro:it»*s. the dioir masl<'r, and tho choir, with Air. IL K. Tonilin.son pn.'.siding nt the hnrinitiiimn. Thi.s :tnnuul c.tlort wa.n again o.owm*'j wiili Micc*-6s. tlu* diurcli collections naliHiiig *)\'L*r CIO and Ihi.s, plus LIU 3s. lOd. f 'iiin tho Sunday School dasfa*s, made uj) tlic JiaiKlsoiiH* toLd '■


wa« l.oM -r. .n |« s t years. A


Tne -.e pO't .'ympaUiy is extended to tlm j boreav*M iiu.sbai'd and lamilv m their sorrow, i CHUIM II .SC.TltKB. AiNNLVKKSAitV.-- Tin* Sumlas .'4clioul ainiiversary and ser­


o YM J.s Judd llitu'v j>nor Lo tlio iiitoj’ment. j JA IE AIJLS. J . JiA'JTlAAL. -On Thurwlay ;


At ProHton .Sos-sionp. on Wcvlnesday. Albert ‘Wigenr.s (31),


Ark, >\liitowtll, in tho Junior Tourist Trophy Jvac^, tho groat annual evout of tlio motor cyc.ing world. AU*. Wimiley will be remoiUc berod os a territic cycle racer a t all local iporis Bevoral years ago. Moior cycling cou- louiporaries are saying great things of his lutmo, and said greaier tilings oi his per- tormance ju s t over a week ago. Within an oco ol winning the Junior T.T., lie was dogged by ill-luck ill the last lap. “ Alotor Cj’cling” .Miys: “ hailey, who had p u t on speed, was nearing ^yimly (Corner on tno mountain when he lolt his tyro going soft, and altliougli ho sloweti r ight down lor the corner, ho was forced ou tho bank and craslicd, pulling tho tyro coraplotoly off the rim and carrying away the exhaust p.po. Ho himself was un- h int, save lor a nlecding nose. Ho re- inoimto<l and rode on his flat tyro, bolding


sport have l>eon lutero.Mcd in tho doings of ^VliaJloy, who • formerly resided a t Cow-


Local motor tycliste and ail intoreeted in


In avoiding a collision a t tho bottom of


a slight dingo, whilst tho vehicle was rather i.adly dam,igsd.


JOTTINGS ON A SPLENDID EXCURSION


Uio above obsen*ations, ho will now want to know what prompted them. About a fort­ night ago, a bumbsboll was dropped into our ofiico^ and blase as wo aro, skilled as wo aro in hiding our real feelings, the shock was fiucli as to nccossituto the immediate depar- tuRY of one member of tho editorial staff on liis holidays. I t happenwi like this. One fine afternoon, .when all tho world was gay, lad, and every lass a queen; when wo’d no furtlior caro tJian how wo should dodgo tho railway company on our annual jaunt to bawicy, a gonial, prosperous-looking, hail- fcllow-well-mot gentleman in tlie person of Councillor John Todd walked into our office and a lter deprecating the mnoko-Iaden at- niosphoro in the reporters’ room, said ho was ^qiiesto:! to invite the ” Advertiser and Times ” to fiend a ropre.sontativo to ” cover ” tbo annual outing of tho ClitJioroo and Dis­ tr ic t l.i^nscd VictunllerB and Boorsellers’ Association. Naturally we were all surprised and in our surpn.se w’o accepted.


cour.vo it was decided who should make tlio trip and tho lot I ell upon tiio present ^VTito^. Tho tr:j> took place on Wednesday, A jiai'ty of 29 had boon arranged for but char-a-banc seatfl wore not built to liold five Icen.iio.H each nor fa there a ^pare seat upon whicli to .iccommodato lubricants, and tho upshot of tho mattor wa« th a t a ta.xi had to he Hc(urod nt tho last minute.


In duo Business with Pleasure-


having got so far—wolJ, your own common- soDsc* tells you tlio rest. Tluw i t was th a t


Icjwl to .■•melJ tlio liquid and


tho party on Wednesday raado a numlier of chIIh .aid very few (aim* empty nwny. A Myth.


as a Urolobtilrr. liOt me say this, Ion. j | iia.ullor.is aro b, I.ovckJ by many'lo b.-\vu-k...l


wiifitois out to lure young inon lo tlie devil. T bcliin'o I was ibo only teol*ot.allor in the pni'ly*-fair gamo it (*vt>r tborc was any. 1 wa^ never pre.'^vti lo drink an alcoholic ho'.oi-agc. n<*vor a*;ked, Have once, if 1 would have one and 1 n e w felt, nut of place. Need ono say move?


A Jolly Parly.


can oalt m<' In or«ler. \Viinlev«*r liiw in;ini- lol i wi-k vines-c's, .Inlin BarleyCKirn j‘h a jolly old .soul. Thrniigiioui tlio day. tliero was


If I Hay tin* parly was a jolly one, nom*


)ollii‘kitig fun and a pn'Hon who did not en­ joy il wo Id have bi'vii a frump imh'cd. 'J'hal was 'III;* fvaturo Another was Uie feafiting. Twn iiienifi wei't* .s<*n'(.Hl- om? a t Ikmthnm. tho oilier a t Half Way llouBti, Blackpool. Two l;(?:ter ivpn.sifi wore never partaken of. lJcen.see5( have a reputation for obtaining tin? be-sf ol food and Uu'y neveu- fared better. Add t*i this ihat tJio run via Benthain, I.nii- ( aeler. Rlnckjmol and Vreoton was not marri'd witii a .suiudo hilcb: add. too, th a t tin* wcaUier was gloriouR ibe. long day through, and you gci an id'*a of an outing wliich one memimr of the imrfy .-il any rale will Jong reinonibo” with plca-ctrc. .\t Blackpool, a nliort t<»nst list was gone


throng!', riie ( haiimnn (Air. .T. (Judgoon) propofl(y| tlio King, (.bieeii, I’rim'O of Wales and tlio rest of fho Royal Family. He spoke of their Al ijf'sfy’s fine work for the Knipiro; of ” our ” Prince, and <h?rlnrod. lo f»oneral approval, that Ihoy had won tlie admiration of tho country, tho ompiro and Iho world. Tho toast was corilially drunk and musically


honoured. Afr. Thom projTOficd a toaat to the con- t'nncil p'rosp'.*rity and u«^fidnAco


anybody iJie worse for drink and there was ; milMiiig more ui si<*mly or more rioloas than : a Imnd oi lioim nieeiing. Of ronrse the band i of hope inombeiH would have .seen the pro* ! ( .c l in g s III a diflorfut light lint' the fact re- | iimins tliat llio va^t iimjorilv of dm'iit, i lovel-hondi d iH'Ojde would have found noth- j ing extraordinary to eomlenm during the M'liolc (lay.


minds ol many on tiio qucHtioii ol e.xc<*ssive urinkmg on tiii.> jiicme. Jn the days of mv eailow youth, 1 was rogalLxl with storicH o‘f the notouM-evelry indulged in by tJie iicon.sces lUi this oecasiuii. J hi*ard oi Lie geiitlenum who tried ui open the door of the vehicle witii a coikscrow and *.if people preferring to rido homo ill the IkiUoin of tho chnr-a-baiie. Alucli el-e besides wa.s told me, aiui truth to toil. I was a t tile outset not a littlo anxious about tbe homeward run. Well, this is the monuug after tho night beiore and f would iitako my la.sr. eoiit. on this: Tlmi everv mem- her ..! the p.nrty bas a perfect rofvJloctioii of . very incident of tbe journey.


Tlini bcems n likely place to disabuse the I nov<*r saw .'\ml I speak nol, u a toper but I


m several details. For instance., Uiere is aiwuyn i(i«* II.on whu turns up Imlf-an-hour late. Kiilioj* lie lorgot tlio lime or soiuo- bo.i\ didn’t call for him, or Jio couldn’t hud his stud. Then there is always a t least tho neucieus of a choir. Uu AVt^liuv-dny, wo had amongst its om.' lovely tenor voice, Biightly th*' wor-.»* for wi'arj one ditto, a triilo a*ackwi; sovorul excellent soprano voices; and a case of boH.s.‘ in addition, Uiore was u sot of musical glosses. When all wero ojicraiing a t once, accompanied by the horn, an unuMiniJy offective ro.suJt was acfiiovcd. All jmrtie.s have tiio man with u fund ol rominiscem.cvi of simihu' outiugs. Tln.s gentleman will talk and you cannot find ik .Mibject lo quieten him. Often ho is deadly dull, ?-omctime.s ho is a sparkler. Ours waii a sparkler. Naturally you all talk about Um weather until you find some other sub- jjc i . There wmo. how’over, unusual featuros For instance, many parlien make Uieir pleurturo into work. Now', jis an outaider, i t seemed to mo tha t tho hcoiuioes inako work into a plenHuro, They combined Uu* two, and in thin way. A rojxirter likes to talk shop H’ith others roiTortors and in the same way. nppurentiy, tiie Jiccnscs's like to find out iiow other licensees carry on ihoir trade, what brcvv> Uiey lavour and so ou. Now y o i cannot <io th a t in paxsing. You have to stop th** vehicle, got out and look round. You (nimot walk into a public-house, walk round, and walk nut with a jiloasnnt “ goo<l mo rn in g” and noUung oIho. .At. b-.ist, lice H*s*> lanuot. ’I'lio (x)!our of the label on tlio liottJe i- not enough. For them, it jh neco-*Kary ai,


Now, all motor irips are pretty much alike


and, wo aro surpria.xl to loarn, by thought­ less adults, in the (Jostle grounds has far excoedL*d tho limits of i)]A3*fulD(»s or joking. Walts arc being torn down, plants deliberato- ly destroyed, and railings bent and broken, whilst tho lads have indulged in stono- throwing lo a very Borioiw extent. Some details of the damage wore given a t n Chil* droll’s Court, held a t the Town Hall ye.ster- day morning, when Moiasrs. W. Orr and W. Westhend had before them eleven lads chargcxl with various olFoncoo. Kesidcnt© of


For some weeks tJi© damage done by lads


tho town who dosiro to see tJie Castle grountls b(*<orao a beautiful garden \rith spaces sot asido lor tho young.sU'ru are asked to assist in putting an end to horseplay and peevish­ ness which a t pi'f*fl**nt retards tiio work of tlio caretaker and which, if continmxl, may actually result in tho abandonment of tho Hch mo in hand. Yostorday, tJio Chief Oonstablo (Mr. J . 0.


eeaBO. Mr. Orr gave tin* lads a severe locturo on thoir conduct, tolling them th a t they ought


gard to the hard times tin did not want the lad.s fining, but the offem'os would have to


tbe war. Thai batch of offenders would he di.Hcliarged witli a caution hiii if they, nr anybody else, appeared bofor© the magis- lea; v r.n v<jcb :* i*bf!ruc they wo'iH be severely


jmuisbed


ing Tii(?on.sing Justices s itting nt Bolfoii-by- Bowlnnd, to Iransfor to him the liccns<» of thu CoimncJCiaJ lintel. Dishurn. Mr. IL M’a t on appeared for tin* npi>ellnnt, and Mr. J . A. Orcoin* ri*pro*<**n1o 1 Mio rospniidenUt. For fho appellant it was .stated that tho


allegaiious imoxpoctodly l>rnnglit fonvard by tlu? I'olicF' th a t In* was an undcsirnblo porson lo liol ! .a liconc', .lu'cniiso ho .Twcintfxl wit.h hotting nion. A large mimbiT of witnesm?.*! expressed the


JyCctls, on 'J'ucfldny, .folui Dewhirst 'Jowors. Cnrlt'Ui Tonip'nm'o Hot<»l. Jil.Tckbnrn. ap- jYealtKl jigainst tho i'ofiifl.Tl of tho Wc*Mt Bid­


Qisbtirn l.lcence Transfer. At th'? Wost, Riding (^unrlor SofiBioim a t


to bo asimmo<l of their actions. What they and everybody els.' should do was to protect • lie Oastlo and gronmk for ii was the town’s property .and ,a great asset. I t was no use tho Town ronncil frying to mnko fhe place heantifnl and useful if lads were going to undo fho work as fast as i i wa.s nccomplishod. Tlie lads would have to learn fo sulMiue in- puhe. Some of flu* land wa.s to In? used as a playground hui ihev must not run wiki over the whole ostato. Tin* Caatk*—every stone. I very tn*e. every flower, and Hade of grass was sacred to a greai many and tlie magls- tralos would not permit iho despoilntion of Uio Tiiemorinl fo tho gallant men who fell in


remindixl Mr. Blcazard tha t when up the Castle recently ho saw a lad, accompanied by his father, trying to dislodgo.a stone froii. tho Ca.«itlo keep. Hi.s excuse was th a t lie wanted to s<»nd the slonc to hi.s uncle in America ns a souvenir. ” Tf ovorj’body does th a t wo shall soon have no kc-op left.” The Chief Constable Kaid th a t having re­


.st .iK'.s, P.C. Rrindlo proving the cn.ses. The n.'eital of tho evidence in those cases


seeing seven of the lads climbing tho rniling.s n(?ar the tennis couit. Two .atones were dis­ lodged and tJio Smwoyor (Mr. Bleaznrd) (‘stimated tho damage a t os. He declared thnt if such conduct continiuxl i t would cost a g n 'a t amount to keep tho grounds respect­ able. ” Tlu* place U going to be ruined,’ he added. Six o tlur lad*^ ^vcIo nccu.vd of throwing


Huxtablo) Miid he thought i l would not have been neoeo.'-niy, in view of tho complaints in tho Press, to Lake police court action, hut O/mpiaints wen* suill being received. Windows in Moor-lano had been broken hy stone.s thrown from the Castle grounds and a t the Council School .a teachor narrowly cscnjKKl injnrj' from a similar mis'-ilo. P.C. Wo'ghiman and P.O. }Jarri.s spoke to


acwomp.»ny Ihom? Tula may seem a frivolous question but thcro is reason for it. I f i t is — bpcak os a scribe and not as one in authority—tho “ Advertiser and Times ” will need to get a new reporter. Please do not unsundorsiaiid mo. I t is not th a t 1 should straightway resign, Bo.ieve me, J. have no con.cieutious objection to indulging in motor trips. Wimt worries mo is: Who will do tho go..crol work if one reporter is gallivanting about tho countiy six ciays a w-ock. Ob­ viously ho caunotr—tliough ho would natur­ ally write about tlio trips. Clearly i t is a serious matter and I hope tha t for tho present summer a t any rate, organisers of trips • will not ombarras us by inviting tho P r ^ to mure than throe jaunts a week. ^yitJl an effort, the staff could copo with tiu’oe but 1 warn ovoryboily concerned tha t if we get too many invitat ons wo siiali have to refuse some—not all, mind you I Jf tho interest ol Uie reader has survived


paities arranging for motor char-a-bano outings to invito a X


la i t going to become tho custom of local ’rcss representative to


boon on a moro enjoyable excursion. After tho toast had been observed, Air.


We Come- Into Our Own.


- Councillor Todd tiion proposed a toast to The Press,” Ho was one who considorca


relatives overseas, made concessions, and for- fe ted principle.s in order not to hinder tho course of tho war. Now there was a strong movement to e.xtcrminato their trade. After their record in tJic war, sucii a movement was a dsgrnco. Only through tlio Press could they effectively express their views and ho for one would give every facility to tho Fourth F>.^tato to carry on their groat work.. Pre-v^mon had often to work under conditions absolutely disgraceful and ho a t any rate would do his Ijcfit'to remedy tho fault. The toast was Irnrtily honoured and after


thanks to tho hostess and to tho Chairman and Secretary for organtsing tho trip, the latter resolution being proposed by Air. Rydehoard and seconded by Air. Perry, the party dispersed for a fwv hours in Blackpool. No more cheerful group has ever yisited Souiii Shore—and wo cannot conceive a more


on jo* able outing being within tho realms of possibility. C A ST LE BEIN6 RUINED.


THOUGHTLESS PEOPLE DOING GREAT d a m a g e .


FUTURE OFFENDERS TO BE SEVERELY PUNISHED.


to tho public welfare of the town should bo ^sclosod. Ho praiccd tho Press for advocat­ ing the liconsung trade’s cause and interests. AVithout L a r oi contradiction ho declared thnt there was no body of business people in tho country who made a greater elfort to prosecute tho war to a succos.’.ful issue, than the Ic.'nsiug trade. ’They sent sons and


they fiiicu.d bo treated. Tno faclity ■with whch the Town Council goes into committee, excluding the Prcos Irom important discus- S0 ..8 , was tJmiply criticised by Councillor Todd who believes th a t everything relating


th a t the Press did not get due recognition. But lor tue Press ho d«d not know.where llio counti'y would be and he was nil out to tre a t tlio nowspapoi'8 and tlicir representatives os


so ho roundly condemned tho Government for rormitting the c n t nned intorforonco of the L’quor O n tro l Board. Tlie whole of tho rogulntion.9 should bo abollslicd forthwith and sensible hours and conditions put into opera­ tion. Mr. Thorn added thnt ho had. never


Perry responded, expressing plcasuno th a t the tr ip had proved bo sucoes.sfuI.


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FARM BAILIFF’S STORY OF AN . ASSAULT.


In Second Court a t Preston Soesiom. on


TYodm*sauy, before Judge Sturgoa, K.C., and other magistrates. Uicliard Bridge (27), Uonry Fielding (31), Richard Cromplon (24), and George Bridge (22), labourers, of OUtheroe. were indicted for Iiaving on July 7th, indicted grievous bodily harm on James Park, farm bailiff, Ix)Wor Standen Farm, Pendleton, near CUthoroe. All the accused pleaded not guilty. Mr. Stanley prosecuted, and Mr. Jackson


defended. After counsel’s opening statement, and Park


apj) al was mndo mcosi'ary owing to a mis- undorstnn ling. Whvu ibo application wn.s itiad(* the appellant had no oridonco to robut


had given evidence, ^Ir. Stanley, replying lo tho chairman, said ho agreed there wa.s no evi- donco against Cromplon, and the jury, acting upon tlie chairman’s direction, formally fouu*l Crompton “not guilty,” and be waa discharged. James Park stated that on the evening of


ep’niou that app llnuf was a man of good re­ putation. and witfi well fitted to hold a liccne**. Tho Cliicf Om'^table of Burnley, in reply to an iiiquirv hy th«» local police, wrote that. Mr. Towers ” Ivuo nn excellont chnmc- tor. and was ronsiderod a suitable man to hold n lirenco.” and also “ th a t he did not a'B’cinto with betting men.” For tho respondnntis .*K*roitaJ policemen


slated tha t nppelinnt ns'ocinte<l witli belting men. hut none had se^'u him make IujIa. A civilian witness declared th a t ho had S(»en npi>e!Innt make lo ts a t coursing meetings. .


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June 7th he whs in his field when -he saw the accused cour.Miig rabbits. As they had i*o right to bo there ho told them to pick up their d igs a.nd clear off. Richard Bridge then, be alleged, seized him by the throat, and threw him down, and Fielding and (}eorge Bridge fell upon him and gave him a sever© handling. Later, when he (Pork) saw Richard Bridge, the latter said to him, “Go on with your case. T will make it worse for you after.” Boplying to ^fr. Jackson, Park denied that ho


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part in the fighting, and Richard Bridge stated that ho was first attacked, and all that he did was to defend himself. Tlio jury found Fielding and. George Bridge


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