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(Certified net ealo exceeds 5,200 copies weekly.)


KIUDAV, OCTOUEI! 2Stli, 1027. r.-42


T r i l ls 0.1 yehiclcs, To-llonow (S.otnrcliiv) lie,,,- I .i . lu ., t|.,|r.l,„;,,/Kn.)ie,-!


U'llilM it .-...Miot yet ho Mlitl thnt cicetioi.


over l.tts ,.oacl,o.l the l.eigl.t, il l a , , ; .™ ' r\.,7 . ’ ■


y i r ety ol subjoels— the ^as works, limtsiaf, Miks, „m„ devel.tiiiaetii are „ lew- ,„ a l ;e tlieiii more readable than this elas,


. ni.OOl) at. the ^as works has iiattirallv piotmcsyl „„„.|, eotieen, h„t the t-cieral view


now seems to he that , reerettahle a.s the sadden tlemand may he, the onlv cnttr.se is t " taee It liohlly and l•ale|alver^ are iHn'm.


pnen tlie ass„ra„ee that tlie hitde ontlav will res,lit- ,„ ..


,, net a eo|,j,er on the pr iee. ' - ' i l no mav .-iv,'


Ihe siory an A. .1. (',,,,1: tiavonr. Th'e oidv snh|e,-i on whirl, the parties seen, to he i.i<hc‘ail\ .hvided k ihin-ZH


TIk* cn.''t(imar\- nion luivo been .siiil


l»v hotli ( ’.MisrrvMiivc and I.alxmr >|K>akers. wuli l.i)MTiiU lM‘atin^ ilu* same drum a^ C’tm>nivativfx on jlds inaUm-.


l.ahout Init


ui t l j tin* iK’o<! (or l)iiviiK''>s acunwM th.o it i . ,„,t all to In* loimd


jn ono [i.Miy. So tin- vorbal l»attl.« raocs atid it i>“ all \vry intotv-t ino 'aiMl. t»> tin* dcianlii'd tiiind.^ |n*r)jaiK a little aimismo. An ( tMuieillor I'ord ol)>i>rvi*'N. oarlv li't'liii”


.•Ntanely (*.\iNj> ju t),,. CooM«'il rliaiidu*r Iml 1ljor«* In an aniniai ia*erii<loNet*iM'<* oiitstde


v iu h autittMU, thoii;.:li wiflnntt tin* vi.deinv I'i (orimr- tinii'N. An a matter ot liiNiory, let


it he .Ntated


lhai the [•reN*-ut coji.nI it m mri ol tin* ('tnnieil i ' ie») Cnii.N.Tvativ.-N. lour l.ahour rei>r<*- seniiUiveN and two l.iln-rals. and that in ihiN eiei-tioM liie ConNervalivo?. arc* <k*lc*nd- inc


ihe l.ilH-ralN. li^litino lo improvo tlieir


.Mreudtli. Tile nomitiat ioiiN. tVi*e ifotn tin* nUHidjealit.ii oi a .-nrpriNe. werv a.N IoI1i>Wn:


Ihj.nh. Samuel ( l .ahA. overloohor. 11, Caialijian-avenue.


~ IJnothinau. .lamoN (('on.'). ^Moeer. lHa. KNlitoiMermee.


Ihiui: ' . .f»»hn 'llioina- ( l .aht . compoNitor. : i ' . Hall-.Nlreel.


■"Clayton. M alt<*r (Con. ). Mi|M*raniiiia led r*hi«'l < •uiNtahle. 1. Cardii'an-avenm*.


Ciiiilille. Wiilter neulinr.st (Ci^n.K ^roeer. r.'l. Wadditi;:ton-r«*ad.


■^Ihirher, l{obert Wli;die\-r»»ad.


■^Saiterthwaite, .lolin Howard (Con. ) . eahiin*t niak<*r. Ml . *• Delphi.” I ’imlieo.


'rinjile. IT>lK*rt. ( I .ah. ) . hh*aeliworker. l?0. Kort-M n*ei.


Fred ( l . ih, ) . a^rietilntral inerelianl.


‘J**. I’ itnlieo-roa<I. [)rnot«*N roi irin”: Ctmneillor.N.


'riu* wiiul-up oi tin* iminerons <*frorts idr


iln* Mayors appeal on heliall' oT lliaekhnrn lulirnia/y i ' *iependent on tin* ^\•eatller lor if" "or-reN,.. It ix late in tlie year tor out­ door evenfN. (ujt it' the presetit mild .''pell eoniimie<. ;in<l to-nn>rrow dry, the mueh- l:*!ked (it


ra^ ” Nlundd prove lii;;!ily


,sti« I e-NNtui and provide plenty o) I'lin. 'I'lie laei . too. that lln* )dcasure and pot CairN t;ik«* place thi^s n‘oek-<*nd will fn r l l iv at t ract Ni'itoi-s. iViiiii tin* wlnde of tin* Mi»‘roinnliim iieit^hhourhood atnl.


Cliilieroo slnuild prcN<Mit. an'i*.\ t retnely htiNV ;ip!>caranc»*. and emihle


In'tween lln* two. i Iion,- rCNpoiiNihle


lor ilie *■ h|o N|ojrt ” to o<*t huNV with tin* hoNCN. Xo hotter Ivino and (,hie<‘ii ol Carnival could ha\e been pefNuaded lo don ihe •


• rcoal ” rohcN tlian Mr. W. (Jri‘<'nhal^li


:«ini Mr. C*. Coh*man who will a r r iw '* iti htale ■’ at lln* .Markei-phn e at 1-Tl p.m.. an*l i'Niie ilieir ••ro>.iM' proelamal ion. At ilni t liotir. t'lo. lln* many lorricN and motor \i‘h i 'h ‘N. ;ind ih'* coiio|.)nn*ration ol »'lKtrao- t«TN. ;es u. ! l ;iN tin* "nmNica l * ’ and olln*r •* diNO| o;,ii|N;n ioiiN.” w ill heoin to a>'enihl4* in Cliallni) ii-i'oa<i where lln* procf'Nioii will he jna' -hal led by tin* Cliiel' CoiiNtalile (.Mr. ,1. C. Huxtahle). IhirlieiilarN oi the nmC* ;ire ” iveii elsewln*re.


and llie r;io committee )ia\'<i perleeled llieir phijis tor the <Iay’.N •


iha t tie* fuml .n)i;iI1 he heiielited to itN InileNt Ihle eMetit . The •


• rae •


In* L'i\eii un x.inCott to-iiioht with a hail. .Uihrman .lamex Merc<*r Whipp. •I.F.._oi


Snnnvm*'‘ic. Clithero.*. who died on ITili .Mav'i ii-I, aee<l 7" >e:ii-. hi t efo-N evtale ol the v.iliie ol l ;{:U»11) .‘in. l id. , ui lh m*t per~oii;ilt\ Ld-Mlh:)


o.l. .Mr>. F.dith


Slarv Whipi'. ol tin- 'aim* addro'- . .Mr. M'illiam M<*rcer Wade, ot Central Ihink (haml.-iN. I.eed'. and Mr. .1. II. llamN- hottom. -oiicitiM’. Cliiheroe. are the e\e<utors.


'I'eNtator lelt Faw.<*tt. and flOO to Henry jeNjuViivcly ill lii' Nervice:


to llieliard i.athaiu. it p<*r


annum and the U'C ol hi*' reNideiiee to his wit'e fur liie. and the reNidm* ol lii''pro|n*rty in irii ' t lor hi ' fltiuehter'. .Annie Alerc<*r (;radwe|| and Hilda Mary Whiiip. and their


i'xne. in e'-tial .s}iar<'". :V; >:


An accident, liappilv not alteinled hy


.sofniiis iiiiurn*s. oeeiirn*d at tin* jum’ti*oi ol Ki im- ' lreei and (.’aNtIe-'tr<*et last nioht. A iwo-'eater car driven liy Mr. Harry .A.'*h- wovtli. oi' the Falhnlium Cinema, was jn-o- eeedim: out ol Kini'-laite into Kim;-.''tr<xC when hv I'Oiiu* nn*an*i it eann* inl«) collisioti with a inotor lorrv owned by .Messrs. Hay- lnp--i. Imttor t'actor.s. of Copy Nook, and <lrrven hv Satmiel Lawson. Dridoe ( ’otlatie. Doiton-hv-Dowlaml. 'Hh* Iront nortnm ol


tin* lorry was .sliehlly <lamat:<*(l. and the acenmulator on lln* siile oi tlie car was com-


idetely sjiiasiied. .Mr. Ashwodh ami his


wif<*. win. was with him in tin* car. were imprisomnl. tin* acei<!ent havinti .iamimM.1 Hie door, hut tliey were relea*'<*d uhen the


bond had lieen lowered. * * *


V further eifort made at the Parish


Church last Saturday in support oi the Mnvor'-* .'inneal fuml for Hlackhuru Infirmar.' re-iii/od


hv tne.'ins of a jnmhie and


pmiml .'.lie pmnintoil by the .y.mliiy .si'bool Lust wee'- :i wliist drive itml dn"™ riii.sed .t l . l .


ilited on its eombiiied eJTorts for this ser. uorthy object.


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Svmmthv is oxtendcHl to M*". *r. Mnenlinne,’ of Clii.reli Oates, Holto„-by-


Hoi.'se, Aecrinf!ton. widow of Ibc Into . ir Ooor-jre Watson J facnipine.


llnwla!i<l. in tlie berciive.ncnt >'**. on Tnesdav by tbe dentil of L.adv Uar innic i fnenlpine,


J , '^ 7 * ! 'rj ^ fn t l ia t tliP scliiml is to be l■otml•lltu-


(\)Uin.*ilior .Manley ami • >,.i^e,-’ am! we sttiipori


i l teir plea iliat ilu* day’.*< proceedino*; .Nliall ]h‘ entered upon in Ihe rioht spirit and


• ix ta-ally t.» 'riie prcNeiitation at the Co-operative Hall


u«* haw no he>iiali»oi in eomiiu*ndine tie- paeeant to tie* notiff* o| reader'. The ju-oduction i ' a'timi' liinoly interc' t ine from f i i ' i to la' i . and ilu* ea' i


is nnn'Ually


' troiio. Tlu* «lre"(*N of ill'* period, am! the NetiiiieN of tlu* four cjii'fMleN of 'ivlt^eii Nceiu*' are not only pictnre'(|U** hiii copied tfi the minute't fleiaii. 'I'lm lare,. audience wlii'h ;;ave ihe intc'-ant a*i eiithiisia'tir yeml-r.ll' ""hi't ilielit. speciallv enioycfl the eharaeter delineation' ot the Ib-v. Hueh Parr\. the a iit hor-prodm-er. a ' " Ilia iichar<l.” |*:t helw.\ one nni ie. a talented >oime i irt iV" .


as •* Ihi'luel Mohiii'oii.*’ and IhiiTv Catneron who. in the eni 'c ol " Hartholo- mew.” i ' a reail' l i i ' t -rate e.unedian. In it-, ailmixtnJ'e '>f drama, comedy, nnielul nui'i'- ami e\lreiiieK j.retty flanec'. tie* naecatu i-- a pa.«'t i' lila rly happy meilmm lor in'inu-tioii in the ' lory ol the Separat i ' ts am! their conra;;'* ami s teadta ' tnc " m tip* iuiMiu^: liheriy ami fn*e<lotii in woi'hip. 'I’lu* times of the perlormance ami Salurda\ ' mai incc are antiouitci*fl in the a«l\f*rt i 'cnmni .


FELL THROUGH WINDOW “ I wish to thank tiu* poIiet*man for hiek-


iiu' im* l ip," saifl .Iami*s Mc( i'ear\. f|itaii>- miMi. nf i . (k*f)rt;»*-Mn*<*t. Iam;;ridtif, v'dio was itnod


at Clitlmroc yestenlay lf)r heitii; flrinik ami im-apalik* in Sallord on


WoflnoMlay. P C Weiuhtmaii said pri.sonur was .stai;-


L'vrini; ahoul tlu* roafl in a flnink<*ti eomh- timi. ami if he Inul not eatitrht hold i»l Imiii he wonhl Itavc been knocked <!own hv a hits.


cmploveil on tbe Eylile Wi.lor Ih.i.i-iIs .selieim' lit D.ile Heml, wiis iilsn vhi.rue.l will, beiuK drunk and incapable in Salford at llu*


In aJinther ■•use, .lolin Dwver. labourer, same time. F S Harris said pnsonor was so <lrun': , i u


tb a r iio fell tliromilt a shop wimlmv. the t)foportv of Mrs. Fullalove. For Dwyer s own safety ho took him into custody. I»risoTier pleaded guilty and was fined os.


nml nrderiMl to contribute Gs. towards the co.st of tho window.


last niehl of *•'riu* Mayilouer.’ ’ ilie li l'toric paceani li i't [iiodiued at I’iymontli. eoii- tirmed the 'pleiulid report' previou'ly roeeived ami. without


iifdiie into «h*tail'. rdoner. hO, and l.ahour one .Neal. Indh with rot. t," sides ttnd „ vttfioty of v i ew s ' , , a coiittiin S.HVCllOS .Sir Herbert Samuel announced at a mcet-


IIIK in Liverpool this week that he had aeeepted an invitation to contest the I ’arlia- iiientary Division of Dnrwcn at the next 1 arl.amcntary Eloetion. The division ks at


present repre.soiitwi hy a Comservativc, Sir Trank Stindorson.


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Mr and Mr , . Dorry and family, of Driiidleton. leavi. for Hamilton. Ontario Caiiiida, to-day. hy 11,e White Star line,' Doric. from Liverpool. The arri.tlne-


liieitls lor iheir .lepartnrc have heeli made oy -Mr. .1. Kinby.


■ -it # * .t partner whi^t drive and datii'O. pro-


inoted lor the henelit ot the C'litheroe Wednesday C riekel Chih, was held in the Weavers Inst , lute on Weilnesdav. Eoi lv tables were oi-cnpied for wlikst, and prize's were eaiiied as folows, 1 .n„d 2 ( l ieL Mrs 1'. hi noli and Mr. A. flriKos, Mr. E A •Mien and nart i ier; :i. .Mrs. Wrij-ley ami .'Ir. I'. Eeeles. Dam-inn followed lo ini.sle snliphed by itlr. W. Crabtree. |{e-


Ire^bmeiil.s wer<. served bv a Imlie- eolii- niittoe. 7’romoU'd hy tho .Mnllior.'’ Cnion in mn


m-xioii will, the |•a.■isb rl inreb. a soeial was held 111 tbe selionl on W'l-iiiiesdav i-vi-liiiie


.Mr. S. r.'reen presiile.l over a lat-no .-111011(7- an<(.. All (‘xeellent di>[ik-i.v of daiieiiie was Riven by Miss Cowiiian. with Ih,. Ihilow injz clmrns: Ali''*'i*N lb*oc<!on, lOeeh*'. 1‘uylor nm! ^ H'm|l (*r. .Vn uinnsin}!


ili*m. ‘ * i{rifi


Doll Drill.” wjiN coniriliiilod hy memh(*rs "i iln* .Minlu*!''* rniun. wlio jd*NO mivi* mnnher ol ponulur 'cu elninticN. Hu* n, iIo pjii-lN heino J;,keii hy .Ale<(htme,N Dnshton :ind Ib't.ofleii.


.Mr. A. Hodo'ofi. of (Jre;il,


Ilarwood. wmn the entert,nim*r. and Mr. H. IL Shaw tin* an-oinpani 'l .


J ini i t.r Cup Cliihenu* Imve Ihe fortune . the firaw with Creat Harwood.


^


III the Nrrond imuihI of the L;inr;iNhin* IkiHi


tioii .s im*etiiio lijr t.'iilurc* lo .Neiul in re- •


uIIn of tio'. .Sjilurduy.s rain, unwtdcnine enoiioh to


moNf, oj ijx. euiiK* a ' u boon to aiioler' .


lalN the er«*dit of havin'; hooked a ml'l;i n<h*d on the 'I'liitriiyholme water, near DiiiiNop Mrid^c*. on Saturday, tin* lar^re.'Nt .''aliiiou in^ht ill the Hodder ior mam vear'. Hjs


iptme waN a cock iiNh. in prime eoiidilion, ll>N. in wejolit. am) -Mi ins. hino. Having;


tak(*n the ll\. tl ii ' nionafcii of i t ' kiml loimlii for an Imnr and forly mitmt<*< before it was hnally hroui;ht to tlie iralF—a in-i/e that must liave Jill'ordod no little deli^lit to tlie Icirinnate and skiliitl aiio|<*r. .'''almoii were on ,Suiiday reported from the Hodder in uniistt.ally larye inimherN and alfliou<;li ilie river wa.s fnllitio, iliere wa' every in. lucemeiit tf) tlu* liNhennen to east their


lim*N in liopC' of a bile. .Soim* e im n i iN ta n t ia l e vidence i ' ve ry


s t ro n o . ’ um te 'I'liorean on im<* occa'i'>n : • as when you titul a trout in tlu* m i lk . ” D ia l


( 'a y ' a “ MamlieNti-r ( Ju a rd ia i i ” maii,


wrii<*r) Would he at oma* an unusual f l i '. i\(*ry and a o ra ve rotleetiou on the milk'- Ih it even >.trauoer tltiii;;> t i ian trout


a rc now fouml in m i lk , for a public analyNi huN it i ' i n*\'ealed the la e l tliat he <*\ami'iied one Naninle «*) wliat U U ' NupjMi.'ed to he d ried milk am! tbum! i io lh in c at a l l wiiieli hafi an y aci| iia i ii I a iice w it l i a «ou'.


'Die


Naiii[)le couNi.Nied e n t ire ly <il' •*no\ji hciii:. cam* 'u c a r . milk nucju*, jnid a \'ecoj;ih!i; o i l . ”


'ri iat i ' the * ind of infoi niat ion


u h ich ont;iit. to pul tlu* eoininon «-ow ;;<*titly hut l iriidy Ml i t ' nlac(*. Co\\n. it


In to he


fi*aivd. are apt to c**i a hit eouceit<*d : no much im p o itam i* i ' n ow ad a y ' attaclu*'! to the co n c iu 'io i i that tlu*y are «*unall\' iiii- p o r ta iu a ' tin* only c re a tu re s \shich can


,'jtpply It . Tlu* new, th a t w«* call manajic finite a.N W(*ll v .it l i the aid of the 'oyjt heaii, a i . . 'l lc \t*cetahic oil. aiul >otiu* N.Antlu'lie 'u c a r . 'h o i i ld put


l»rompt!.' in t l ie ir lo o n e r p la ie . 'rieket' have 'old uii li ri-markahh* celerity


for the concert to l)c hehl at. ilu* Ci)-o|K*ra- li\<* Hall on Sunday f*venino in aid of tiie .Mavor"' luiul. aiul tiui'e \\itlumt ticket' will liav(* little cliaiu'ff of .Neeiirliie af lmi"ion.


seeiiij: that it eoinehled wilh a coiiNid«uahIe rim of Nuluion in IHhlile and Hodder and uave the rod^men iu*'l tlio eliano* for winch they had been hmkiiio in the closing (Iuvn of Hie NcuxoM. ’)’o Mr. Aie.v. Hiohaiii. »t Alderman T. K. Hiohaiii. D.I,.. C.A.. of Ihink Hou''e. Acerinoton. und 'rhornvliohne.


Deposits of £90. Ilmimi' 'iiimsliaw, machineroom ivorker


at Harrow Ibintworks. rc' idine at WeH- teiract*. ( litlu*roo. stated tliat some time ilunn.e .luue. H)L>(i. he liad .some <*,)nver.'a- tion with r(*'pei't to the p o ' s ih i l i t o f pur- chasiip; shares in Hu* C.P.A. He' told hiti> W wa.s <linicnlt to aepuiro .siiclj shares .-lud ho then asked if (here was ;iuy other w;iy ill which h<> eoiild invest, money in tlie A.ssoeiation. AleLaren said there was and cave iiim a |.rink*d lealkf of tlie Associa­ tion’s deiiosit .seheme. He (hen lo!d liim he had €>0 in tlu* Ihist Ofliee Savings Hank :iiul that lu* wtiidd witlidraw it and invest It on the .\ssoeiation's d<*pO'it seiume. On Hu* Util oi .Turn* lu* eavt* to prisoner, at his oniee, CSO in €1 noles. Miss fhir.'iih* lieine in the oilice. Prisom*r th(*n marh* out ;» leposii hook for him. <*nterin«; hi ' name and


address, and (he sum oi C'^l) as liaviiif; been deposited. Mitiu'ss loot-, that Imok awa\', hut imule no mill* of Hu* mimlK*r. In Aiiunsi. HkM. an •illice hoy lianded to him a tyja*- written note, ri'piu'st int; that he should hand the deposit hook into tlu* ollici* b<*for<» tlu* end of Anotj'l and lu* mmplied. hamlini; Hu* hook til ai-en'i'd. 'Plu* hoi>k Mas r**turm*d a si*ah‘d envehipe during Dec4*mher. 1!»:2G. ami tlu*r«* was ............


for iiiten*'! umler


Huj €>(). ,\part from that 4*ntrv tlui-e wa' mi alteration. lb* retaim*<! the hii«if niitil February. l'.»‘J7. wlien McLaren a.'ked Iiim for it. savin;; lu* n*(|up'ed it for ".s«H*ine; to income tax .” He hamh*'! tlu* h.M>k to acenseil Hu* followine mornine; ami it was nev4*r retnrneil to him. Hetwi-en that time and flu* end ol Aiieii't lu* s,.v4‘r:il times aslced it .AIeLar«*u loul llu* hook ami rereivi*d tho n*p|\ that *• it was rpiiti* til! ri'.;lit. it was


in Hie iiflici*.” On .Anon't pith last, lie ham!i*d t<i prisoner €10 in treasury notes, these h»*iim his fnrtlu*r saving', a 'kine liini i» i*nt(*r it intii hi ' account, .Ab'Laia-n .said


Ik* Miiuld ill) so. On Oc(olM*r Otli last lu* saw notice in ilu* works i*alliite in all <!ep(»'jt


tlu* iiiiNlaken erf*atur'.*N


hook'. He l)u*n liad a ('om>*rsation witli Mr. \V>:itt ill tlu* o!l'ce. ,Ai tliat tiim* he km*w .\mln*w Mel.areu had lM*i*n sus|H*mIed roiu his ilutii's ami on the folbiwini; Miiii-


lay iii;;ht. OciolM*r lUtli. at 7-dM, ^IeLar**n aim* to hi ' Imu'i* to se<* liitii. AccU'eil tolil


him lu* liad hroiiolit liis €00 aiul a'l-ed If lie liad said am tiling about it to Hu* oiliee. He r«*idie(I that he had not. M«'Iair«*ti then lid lu* !ia<l not ooeiu'd any aia-ount for Imiu


in the (h'po'ii scheme. l ie addt'd Hiat he Mdultl .pay him Hu* iiiierext hit<*r ;mu1 MrLar<*n luivin;; iiiad<‘ out a receipt for the J'.Ml. lu* 'i;;iu*'l it. Loiine <mt'i<Ie Hu* house


where lu* r<*rcivcd €00 in treasury notes from Aid.a ten.


Dofcnco Rosorvod.


uni '*" comi'cHed to <Io so. as accused had ifle'l to plead ** ,\ot ^uiliy ” and to ro-


.\t ihissia;;* *. Mr. Howlin;; iniimat«*d that woiil'l ask ii<» oiiestioiis of Hu* uiittessos.


-S'-ne ilu'ir <lei\*iic(>. William Ltde Purnell, foreman hlocic


lu’i liter. Lls^ Wontu'-Ia lu*. Cl it berm*, stall'd lu* heoan worlx at Harrow I’l'inlworlds on dril ;u't hi 'l . Some time ai;o--on .^c|Meudu*r


I ' t . 1!T2.*) lie lent €10t^ to pri'oiu*r and im -everal oi fa' ioi i ' a'ked Iiim to lu'pay Hu* iii'Oiev.


.Mt'LaiU'ii sai'l lie would let him


have ii later on. Sho' t lv before he r4*tiirm*<l to Work. ,Mcl.ar<*ii mid him In* had imt €.■{(' for him in tie* C.P.A. . I'lwan! ' the L'lOO. He had no knowledge oi that liavini; been


ih)ue. lb* lould lull iifidei'raiul how lu* had • hme that as he (witiu*") was not empliiyed at the C. l ’ .A.


’Die invi'.simeiit had not


Im-cm 4!(Uic with hi ' consent or J-'liowledei* hilt lu* timler'looil that wa' the wav lu* was ‘.Mine t'l he paid hach. He told .Mcl.aren lu- »lid not see how lu* could hi* a <]epO'ilor. as lie ivas not etiiidey^’d at tlu* C.P..V. S'lme tiiiu* hetore Auoii' l. Alel.arcn sluiw.^d Iiim a deiMi'ii hook, hui McLati*n retained it. Witness never


ji a;;atM ami oer‘ i'ted in


the r('(jm*si that he 'lionld n*ltirn tlu* €hl0 to him.


.Slmril'- h'-iore h«* returm*«i to


wuk in .Auit'i't. Md.arei i reiuriied him the iiiouey in oiu* siini, .Mr. .bilin A. Ilu^iil. chartered accimitant


on the staff of tlu* C.P.A.. ‘Jflo. Mo'S-lam* l*'ast. Alaiiehe'ter. stated he l»ad in'm*ete<l tlu* liooks Im-ui hv the Wiiallev .\hh(*y PriiU- ine Co. ITitil the time of his ,sn'iu*nsioii. on •S(*{)temlu*r ‘27th. prisoner was 4*tnplnyed at these works as t-ashier and it was liis (btty io k«*4*n the e.-i>h hoo'c and ot)u*r hoo^.s of .'UT4iunt au'l to aec4*t)l fr»mi 4*iapl<t''eos amounts for depfisil witli Hu* C'.P.A. The r«*e<*ipt of tho'<* su" ’s shoiilil appear in the works <*asli hook timh*r tlu? afipropriato date and it was his dnfv to make mit in duplicate af llie eml of ea«-h month a record ofy^tiic deoosit transactions durinn tlu* month, .sondinn the original record to the bead- nnnrters of tbe C.P.A. AVitnes.s prodnee<I tlie cnsli book kept by accused up to tbe date of bis .misnen.sion. That liook contained no record in June , 192G, nor stdisoqneiitly. of tbe roceint of €P() from (Irimsbaw. In Almost. 19?7. there was no record of tbe receipt of i lO from Oriinsbaw. AVittfess also nrodueo<l tlie records of deposit trans­ actions from Juno 1st, 102G, to September


( ’liilieiiK* .mill .\dlin;iton were |iu<‘d on. ut \\ ednesday’^ Lam*aNhire Foolhall A*-Noeia


ACCUSED BROTHERS PLEAD “ NOT GUILTY »'


AND RESERVE DEFENCE


crowded ye' tenlay inornin^ when Andrew Muir Mel.aren.


( iiihcroc ( ounty Police Court wa> ;H. ea'hier. >iiiuie.


of Mhiteaere Ihmu*. Harrow, ami his huoilier, l)um*aii M(*Larf*n. dO. a.ssistani f.-ashier. iiiifr- rie'I. ot Den.'ide. Mitton-rmul. Mhalloy. wer«> hroiiehi lip on reiiiami lu*fore the niaeix. tratO' on scri'iii.s charees made aeain' t t|u*m i»y their tormer f‘mploy<>i' the Calico Pr inter ' Association Limiied.


Aiidrt'w Muii' Mclauvn was arre'ted on a warrant char^iii;; Jiim wirh emhez/.liiie ;,,id


sfealino the sum of L'SO in iiioney received hv him lor his masii-ix. Further eJiarj'e' were made aeainxt


iiim, namely, oni* oi emhez/.lino L'll). the immey ot his nia' ter ' , and tuo fur- tlu*r ehari;t*N aceii'»*d him of wilfully and with intent to detraud omitiini; or eom•urrin^; in llie om .'sion from tlu* d(*po>it'. transaetion- account ol tlu* C‘.P..\. a statenu*nt of the »;‘(;“ipt on <lth .lum*.


of L'sO from Tims.


(M-inishaw. and llu* n*<-eipl of a further .€10 on lOth Auetmi also from 'riunnas (Irimshaw,


All additional i-hart'e was that hetw(*en 10th


.Him*. 1020. and tith May. HH>7. with inteni lod(*traml. he had iorecd -j c(*i*tain valuahh? s(*eumv. namely, a «lepo'ii ns*(*ipt lundc. Mr. (icoffrey Ho<*kiii. oj .Maiiche.ster. con-


dticleil tlu* )>ro'(*<*mioii on behalf of tho C .1 ..A., and Mr. C. Howl ne. of Ibirnlev, appeared ior tlie accused, whilst Mr. H. Ihiekhoii'e. Mlackhurn. watelied tiu* pnK*(*cd- inc' on hefialf of an intcre.siod parly.


SENT FOR TRIAL FURTHER CHARGES AGAINST


FORMER CASHIERS AT BARROW ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT


ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1927. CNINE) After evidence of arro.st liad been given,


^«lb. 1027, but tbe.so contained no record of tlie receipt of the amount.s from Clrimsbaw. On Gtb 0(*tober last he extracted from the book at lioadtiuarter.s tiie nnmber.s of all deposit books i«,sued to AVhalley Alibey Pr int ing A


A orks and elteeked tlie record with


the numbers of the books handed in. lindin;; all issued Imoks accounted for. None of the books Imre the name of Thomas (Jrim-


.sliaw and upon a lurth<*r .senitinv of the books lie found tliat that issued ti'i Pnnu*li Jippeared lo have In'cn tampered with. Under the name AV. Pnniell ” written in the hemlin;;. he foimd tlicre had Imen an erasure of some name and address and <b*clpliere4l that to he “ Thomas (irimshaw. ;IS. AVell- T------ .” Underneatli the date was an 4*i:i'ed dati* he imuh* out to he 10th .Iiine and lu* iurtlu*f iu>lict*d, opposite tlie <late, that, the word “ Deposiictl ” or *‘ Deposit ■’ liad hoe^i erasetl and ihai in the aiimimt.s column there had lu'cn an (‘rasi'd fi;;nrc lu* made oiil to lie 'onu* lt*u.s of nmuul'—he conlil s(*e tlu* “ 0 ch'arly, Hi*fow the amount tiiere had been a lurtlier erasure, in the


the work'. 'Js . \’ i«*toria-.'{re«*t.. Clilheroe. de. po-M-d that entries in the (‘asli hook iiiuler the •lates ol .hint* iUh, l!)2t». were in tho handwriting of accused. Tlu* J a ' l Hiree


.<]»ac4* where lu* w«iuh! expect an enlrv for interest l'* he made, .\nioId 1‘aylor. assistant wa^o clerk at.


accusml said be pleaded not guiltv and re­ served bis defence.


A.sstZOs. Ho was committed for trial to Alam-hcster Sale of Old Casks. o..i Ik..zzJ . . ,r


D . . I .^ I ( . l . ; i . .o , i w.is next cIij.rRc-.! u-.'tl. „r c.i Us. f i i . , c5 i is. 2 .1.,


.ii.ii LT, os. 2d., mouies received l)v li im'for


Ins emplovors. In connexion witl i ' l l ie snino nnittei's, he ivas elui-Rod witli nnikine, or


concmrinR m niakinR. Inlsc entries in the <'as|i sales bool-. Air. linckin said it wjis (he practi4*4.* at


the* works to ilispose of ohl ham*ls. and tlu* rccogni.vicd uri<*o u-a.s


(kl. for one


with-two ends ami Is. (kl. for one with 4>nly •me end. Aci-nscd was respon.sihio for Hie Milo of the harmis, jind for .'u*couiiting for tlu* moni(*s and entering the receipt of ilu anumiits ui the <*a.sh .*^al4>s honk,


UolK*rl Hootliman, cask and barrel maker


(*i!lrics ill .him* relatt'd to dt*p«)sit' and wcr<.* jil'o ill |iri'Oiu*r\ haiidwritiiu;. Kntries on IPili .Au;;u-st. 1927. and tlu* wriliiie ott th'po'its transactions slu*cts for .hnic, M*2ti. wert* also Mcl .aren’s.


'riu* eiitrit*' in the


■leno'its ho.tk ti'iw ht*arine the nanu* of I'ltrnell were al.-o in prisoner’s hamlwrtline. Kvitleiice of arre' l was tlien i;ivt*n !>v


P.C. Millhonnu*. Hn llu* c'unidi'iioii of Hu* evidence.


Mcl.aren s;iiiL “ I plea<l ii<»l euiity lo all liu* charges and L fcserve my defence.” The maeisirales coinmiUed accu-ed for


trial to tlu* next Manchesli*r A'si/.es. Assistant Cashic? Charged.


Tlu* warrant upon which Duncan AlcLarcn


was arrcst4*d 4-har;;04l Itim that on oj* siiumi Isi Decemlior. 192G, then hein^ a clerk of Hu* t ’.ILA.. lie wilfully and ni lh intent -o <l4*fraud did make or cum*ur in makin;; a false entry in j» workman’s waee sluH.*t Im- hmnine to ids <*mpIoyers. After tlio arrest, hf* was similarly charged on two further ciunis. rehtting i4) Hih ami 1-jtIi Deceinlmr. 192G. Fli/aiheth (bir.si4le, iypi>,t in the ca>hi4*r’s


ofiice at Whalh'V Abbey i’rinting AA'orks, residing at Pendle-view. Harrow; stated it was her duty to type ilu* ivag4> .sheets, in triplicate for use in three succeeiling weeks. The wage." were ma<le out from a Thursday


to a A\V*4liK*sday jmmJ each man in tlie works hjul a tuimher. tyjM*4l in cmsecut ive or4b*r ih the wage .she4*ls. I f u man left his em­ ployment. tile nmtih4*r was h.*ft vacjint utiti! Ids phice was iilhul, later Iming given to his siu-eessor. When a nundi4,‘r was vacant, a blank uas left in the nam4* column. A\*age


.slu*4*t' W4*rc numhets’d 4'onsccntivcly and she produc4*d X*o. 12 for tli4* week ending 1st D4*c4*mh4*r. 192G-a 4-arhon slu*4*t. Xo. 119 appeaiM'd a)i4l, at tlu* time she typed the .slu*4*t. that numht'i- w;is vacant. On Decem­ ber L't. I92t). the .sheet W4>ul4l, in tlie ordinary way, 1)4* lilh**! up. On the morning of that (lay. prisom*r. as assistant cashier and wage clerk, hninghl the sheet to Iter and ask4*d her t'l typi* tlie name Speak A ” i)ppo'it4* X*i. 119. She complied, tiiid lyued in Hu* wage raU* and ag4* in appro­ priate colonmiis. An entry in the •


• meal


liour ’ ’ 4olumn was in Duncan McLaren's haiuhvriting. AVitness t<*ml4T4*4l similar evidence com-erning sheets tor two suhse- (jiu’iit wei'ks,


j Arnold 'I’aylnr. as.sjNtant wage 4*lerk. 2,‘L


\'icioria-'ir4*ct, ClithenM*. gaV4* 4*videmo of ciiccl-iiig tlu* wag4* slu-et on 1st Dec4*tid)4*r stat ing there uer4* no [tariiculars against Xo. 119. Lal4*r. Ab'l.aren aske<l Aliss (iai'side tiv type iu the naiiu* “ Speak. A.” in the slu'ct atul when wiliu*ss lat4*r clieck<>d the siu'vt. lu* n'*lic«*d llu* name, transfer particulars aii4l ivthcr 4>ntri4*s. lb* spokt* to Alclaifeii about a iigure o in tlu* meal hours columns and was told it was all right and lu* shoulii pass ii. Lat4*r on. lie stat4*d it sli.inM pass it. Lat4*r on. he state4l it Mas not S'K-ak


lint was Air, lb)pwoo4l’s


ilog man. nain4*d I’ liriu*)!. ami tlitU it was ail right. Tlu* attumnl of wag4*s 4I1U* to -X". 119 for W4*4*kitig ending Dc4s*mh4‘r 1st was €9 l.s. (»d. Tlte tAillowing wc4*k. the \4ag4's were €d 1". 7nl.. ttii'l in the ihircl wei*k. €^f I ' . 9d.


Paying tho Wages. Wiliiam ( 'ar r i ' l ' , cl(*rk in the ca.'hii'r’s


odift* at tlu* W4)rks, of Warrington- lerrace. Harrow, said )iart 4»f Ids duty was to a.S'ist


ill the i-aleulat i«>u of the wages aU4l. wlien t!u* wag4* sheets were clu'i-kcnl. to mak4* out ilie wag4* tickets iu iriplicai4*. also to make out the men's income lax form.s, A transf(*r «*ntry against Xo. 119 4111 De('4*nih4*r l.st wa.s in Ids handwriting, lu'ing ink4*4l <ivcr pencil writing hy accus4*d. 'I'he same ap[)li4*d to tho two following tv4*eks. AA'lu*n lie saw llu* .siu'ot for I)c4-emb4*r 1st he spoke to ac<-n'«*d ;is to what he simnhl 4I0 about Hie income tax reinni for No. 119. AIcLaren said he nc'-'l not hotlu'i* to tna''4* out a form f»)r


.•^114-01; A., as he tvould .s«*4* to it, I''or the w«*elv-4Muling D4*ci*ndu*r 1st. he iiiadt* out llu* wage ticket.s in triplicate, the practice* being to giv4' the workman one impy. a


.s(*4'oml copy going in the tvage tin, and the thiia! being r<*taim*4l in tlie liook. After he iuul made 4)ut the tick<*ts, prisimer asktnl him lor tlu* two 4-opies of No. U9 and lie gave tliem to him. Afterwards, prisoner hnmglit the cash for the wages into the gem*ral olfiee and Hu* wages were nut into the tins, witiu-s' assisting, lb* .saw m> tin jirovidod for No. 119 as theta* was no li4-ket for it. After tlu* nages Inul been put info the tins, ilu* Indanri* was tal-'en t4> tlic* cashier's di*sk, and it was ac(*u>4*d’.s duty to balance the money. Simi lar proc4*dnrc was follow4*d in Hu* two following M Dill y»m speak to Duncan Alclniren aiumt


-4.*<*ks.


this mvNterious S)>4*ak A. r—Aes. AA'hnt did be say k—He said it was for the


man who loolu'd af ter Air. Ibmwood’s dogs. .lack AVldteheail. 4*lerk. Ahhev-terrace.


Harrow, sjdd it was his ilnty to k4*et> the men’s insurance -.‘aials and lo enter up the iiisiiranc4* columns in llie vvage slu*4*ts. He told Duncan AlcLaicn he Inul no insuranci* 4*sM'd for Siu'n'f A., ami he said it was all right and lie was not to make any dedne- lions for insurance. Later, he asked vvhat lu* was to do with tlu* insurance stamps for Xo. 119 and lie told him to take them across to him. AVilnoss prorluml transfer sheets bir the machine mom for Doceinher 1st, ^ih and LoHi. On eacli was the name Stwak A. with the hd.ters “ P.H.” ink in tlu* I’olnmn lot* n?on lent. "b e entri<*s vvere in bis liandwriting. mn.do on the instruction of •'ri"oner. At the time lu? itnule tliein. the s)u*ets had already lM>en


signed bv the foreman. iMwnrd Turner, foreman in tbe maebino


room at tbo works, of " TiVmvooil.” A\ bailey, state<! be bad seven men named Speak in bis department, one being A. Si>oak, whose immlior was 190. He wor^’ed on maobine IG ami there bad l>eon no other A, Speak there in bis rc(*olloction. Tlw> transfer sheets nroduced were ,signed by him and wlien be signeii them there was no ro<l ink ent r r . Producing a meal hour book, be said* there wore no entries agoinst No. 119 for December 1st, 8tb nml 15tb.


,


2o;L pill Mall-I;nu‘. ( ’Imrcii. .said be had 1)04*11 in tlu> liaJiit 4)f mircliasing casl-.s from Harniw Jb'inI works. TIieiK* was a tixed pi ice lor tile caslcs and wlien tlu*r4f were any f<ir Md<* he receivc4l a postcar4l from pnm*{in AleLar4*n. He then would .send for tlu* barrt'ls. count them and .send cash ill an envelop!* to Duncan AIcLaren. later receiving a rceeipt hy post. He priKlncetl a rceeipt for €1 KL.. for <*mpty casks, from Harrow I’rintworks. the recc'ipt h(*ing signed hy Duncan Al4*I.ar4*n.


'I'iiat tiinonnt of


money luul been .sent in an envehipe nd- dri'sseil in Duncan Ab'liuren. Tiie number of llu* f4*ceipt was


Ho al^o prodmx*d


ivceipt Xo. HP,.072. LMh .Inly. 1927, for .€•) I Is. (kl.. pnrMorttHl to bo .signed by Duncan Alcl.areii ami that amount had lieen r<*milt4*(l l,y llu* iinn a 4lay or tuc earlier, addr4*ss4.*<l to a4-cns4*<L Another receipt No! HI^.GOL dated ,*1181 August, 1927. vvas for €5 -As. (kl. That also was purported to be sigru'il hy Duncan AlcLar4*n *uul cash to tlnit amount ha<i 1m*4*ii add'v.ssed hy hi.s firm to Duncan AlcLar4*n . Air. .1. A, HugilL 4-bartor4*d accountant


on the .'tail of tlu* C’.P.A.. pnxluctxl r(.*<*4.*ipt hooks containing cnuntorfiiils of tlic receipts inontiono4l. thc.se being for -Id. ea«*h, ami 4*nt<*r4*4l as f4*es for oharging a('cnniuIators. Tlio casli stiles book conttiined entries to correspond. The ro<*eipts ami entries W4*re in tfrisoner’.s lia ml writing. P. ( ’. Alillhouriu* sunk'!* to cliarging ticf'uscd,


the reply lieing Not gui lty.” I’risoner again pleaded Not guilty ” in


court, reserving his defence. On all tlu* 4'liarges, lie was committed for


tritd tit AIanchest4*r Assize's. A Barrow Cricket Club Account.


Andrew AIcLareii was Hien furllier charge!!


ih.n lM*twe4.*n Huh timl ‘2()th .luiie, 1927, lie Mnituliy. with intent t!) <lofraud, omitted or concurred in omitting Iroia or in a (.*er- lain etisli hook belonging to tlio C.H.A., his employer.', a material particular, viz., a receipt on I3ih .lanuary, of .€107 H!>s. (kl. Innn Hie Himtow Cricket v'inl). Air. Hockin .said i i ivas the usual prac­


tice ol the C'.P.A. to tio work for in.stiln- liou.s which were run h.v their employec.s,


'I'he.v 4-h:u'ged lor ihtit W4>rk, tuul wiiliin a I'ca.sontdiio time tifter it tvas completed in­ voices .slionid be made out iu triplicate, one lK*ing sent to tlio customer, another to tiie liead ofiice, and the third retained. The work in (luesuon was done for Harrow Cricket Clnh. AViUiam Thomson, .secretary of ilie Harrow


Cricket Club, HI, Uus.s4*Il-.stroet, Clitlu*roo. employed at tiie A


S halley AhlK'v Print ing


AVorks. said that between May ami AugH'i. 192<), •eriain work was done for tlie 4*lnh hy the works and at tlie Ueginning of .lamtary, 1927, lie aNk.4.*d pri.soiier lo lot him have tlie ai-c.nint. On 13th January lie went to ac4*us<*4l at his othce ami jisked for the account. 'I’he account liad Iwen made out and was handeij lo Iiim. At once tak­ ing tlu* account to the tretisurer of tlio club (Air. H. Chatterton) he wa.s giv'on a o1k*<juo tor Hio amount, this being liandetl by witne.ss to Andrew AlcHaren, who re- ccipteil tlu* ac-connt. Arthur Herbert Hurgo.ss. work.s inspector


ami internal auditor on the .staff of the C.P.A. . 17, Hirchvalc'-drive, Homilly, .said that in liie course* of his duly on 2Gtli .laiiuary last lie visited AVhalic'y Abbey


]*riiilwork.s to inspect tlie hook.s. Ho called npini prisotier to produce liis cash, and he p'^cKlm-ed €201 As.


"kI. HV* al.'O


examined tlu* c-ash book, and the* Ijalame being apjiarenlly correct lie initialled it. Sub.'eiiuenlly lu* examined llu* book for tlie moiilli of .lanuary and now fouml that an entry— €H)7 LAs. IkL, referring to a elieciue -leeoived from Harrow Cricket Club—uas missing from tho ileliit side of tlu* luiok. Had that entry ap}>earo4l, the !)ook Muul4l mil have, iiidam.-ed—in other vvonls, tlie cash priulnc4*(l W4inld have Ix-eii .sluirt hy €1U7 l.js. (ki. .lolin Alfre4l Hngill. 4-harler4*4l aceouiilant,


said he ba4l examiiu‘41 tlui i*ash hook tor ,)ammry. 1927. and louml on llu* creilit


.side an 4*ntry H.C.C., €UL los. (iil. ^ that In'ing in prisoner's hamlwritnig.


was lui c'liitni entry on the d4-*idt side .sluiw- ing the r4*«'4‘ipt of the €1U7 LAs. (kl.


'I’liere 'l!io


rt.’.snil was Hint the 4'n-sh balaneo was *'4'- 4lmed l)v that amount. He liad examined the ilay Imok UM*d -in Hie olhee ami there was no*entry in January. 1927, 4)1 a ciiarge made again.si Himtow Cricket Club. Had ihov!* Ihh‘11, llu* ahseme 4>f tlu* entry in the Ch.'ll hook would easily have been 4liseover- ahle.


In court, accns4*4l sai4l he wa.s iu>i ginlty *


and reserved his (lelonce. On all tlu* chargo.s against him. he wa.s


commiUed to take his trial at Alanchoster Assizes.


THE MEMBER FOR CLITHEROE. OF TWO VIEWS WHICH?


“ It is always my desire to express either


commeiulation or criticism of ilie Parlia- nionlarv repros4*ntaiive nf the phu*e.s jit which i .suenk. I 4*aniu)t <lo in Clitlicroe hecau.se \ Imve Inul to a.sk the Chairman iiefore the meeting started wlio represents the <livision.


I am Cliief AA'hip of tho


l.ahour party, coming into coiitaei daily witli all persons of iiitere.st and importance in the Ihuiso of Commons, hnt someliow I


mee t ing at Clithcroo oti Alonday lugiit. “ Tho Alombor for CUlheroe is a good


friend of mine and one of the most popular 'Mcml>cr.s in tho llouso of Commons.


.s4.H.*m to liave ini.ss(*d personal contai-t with the Alemher for Clitheroo. 1 am Huts forced t!) the conclusion tliat lie mu.st he . . . . one of those many inarticulate cogs in the Torv machine. . . —M»*. Tom Kennedy, M.IL, Chief Labour AVhip, a t a


. 'ts- THEY’RE ROLLING IN


DOLLS' CARRIAGES SCOOTERS


J’EDAL MOTORS


JUVENILE BICYCLES FAIR!" CYCLES TRICYCLES


VYHEELBARR0M7S Cj RLE AS E CALL AND HAVE A LOOK ROUND t BENTHAMS


14, MARKET PLACE CLITHEROE


-A.SK C'ATA].0C;Ul!: OF Ul’ -TO-DATK TOYS. o CONSEBVATIVE MEETING.


PLEA FOR SOLID VOTE FOR THE FOUR CANDIDATES. (Continued from imge 3.)


Me have the attraction*4. actual ami poten­ tial. Tlu'ir lievolopment do[)ends primarily 4)U tlu^ C.’ouncil, ami sec4>nd!y on tlie co­ operation of the people of CIither4)c* and neiglilimirhood. Kvery new re.suiont or vi.xitor Iielp,*; in some <!egro4* the general pros- jK'-rity Ijy ei ther directly increasing it> rateable v.nhie a'ml eoiiMiming its municipal proiluet" or l»y increasing the .•unoiint of inoticy .siH*nt iu tlu* town, wliich is rcilected in iiuTeaM*4l omploynu*nl.


-\s to tlu* nu*l!io4l of carrying 4)iu thoso


point';. Tiu* first mu.sL 4lci)cm! iargelv on our .sliopkeei»<‘r.s. L«*t us .see to it that our diops are bright and at tract ive. oiFering mod .service, with not .so nmeh of the iinal ’ wo have not got it ' Init more of tlie


‘ we'll got it for you.’ I.ei ns .see Hiat Mrs. .\. lias no occasion to .say to ^Ir.s. H. ‘ Ye.s, my dear, aiul tlicy chargcMl me so ami >o. when I conhl have got it in X for .so much.' Pkas c nndor.stand me. 1 am not preach­ ing.


ami that \V


I believe onr interests me nmtual 4* 4*an he friemily conitw*titors in


liu* same work, tliat is. to make Clltiicroe’.s iK'putation a.s ‘a good .'impping town.' I have said tluit |)oint-s two and llu'4“i* 4lep4*nd for their furtlu*raH4e larg<*ly on the Comu-il. I am not g<»iiig into <l4*tail with regard G)


llu* work nf tho jni't three \car>. ht’caiise I |U'<‘f4*r to take it a.s part ot the laruor uliok*. It is not tin 4*nd in it.'Olf: it i.s llu* gronml work from wiiich we can ImiM. Can any- om? say tliat modornisi*d gas prodncltoii. elt'clrifity f*ir any ne(*ds. an ahniulant am! pun* water .supply, an 4*liicieiu lif!* iMpiipmcni ami low rales arc not in(lm-4*nieiits to new iii- dusU-ies? H:iV(* llie'i* saiiu* asset'. tuUk*!! to Jill iin|)vove(l I'llucatiomd system and llu* disapjK'siriinci* 4if Hu* ohl tip iiu*tho4l ot la'fuse dispostil. no effo4’t on’ the atiienitit's of our tou 11 from a r4*.si«lon( iai point of vii'wj' 'I’lu’.v must Imve ti great <*ffecl. I iiave stiid i>rcviousiy that I believe hy tak­ ing a longer view, W


4* can mak!* tmu-h


better U'O of what remains of onr liousing programme, distributing it where i t will give lielter service and. sit Hie same time, oi*4*ning ui> possible avenues ol residential <lt*- volopnu'ut. Let me al.so associat!* myself with Ciiuncillnr Hootliinan in his opinion on house purchase. 1 believe tenant owners to 1)4* a great asset to a town. Tliey keep tlu*ir own hou«es giicd. and help to keep tiie hwality good. Ownitig many houses as Hio Corporation ibies. 1 ciinsider we have Iw'en very neglectful iu tliis re.snect and Hint it is onr immoiliate duty to get out a .scliorne on line.s snggost(*<l wilh Hu* obj4*ct nf 4'nconraging tlu* pnrcluise of houses hy tenants. 1 repent “ by tenants ” because it is not imrt of Hu* .scheme to offer for genera! side, in conclusion may I say ilmt what we liave outlined m*e4ls tlio .sunnort of every­ one if i t is lo iH'come a reality. MV nin^t heliev!* in tlu* Intnre 4'»f our^ town. Me must ' lake an increastnl pride in it . and en­ deavour to pro-servo and increase its attrac- tivene.ss.


'I'he Council is not an insular


body, .sitting in .self-satisfied .snflicieney, but is composoil of your ropre.sontntivos carrying out vour work.


'M’e can advertise Clitheroe. .^Ul


sections of tiio House look upon Cai>tain Brass a.s a true sportsman, and while ho is always ready to hi t hard for his party ho leaves no rancour, ami is regardorl as a friend by tho great majority of tho Mom- hers.”—Sir Kingsley A\’oo<l, AI.P., Parlln- mentnrv Secretary to tho AlinLstry of Health,*at a meeting a t Clithcroo on Tue.stlay


night.


AVo knvc already taken- the step of appoint­ ing a publicity committee, but any work done by Hint committee must Ik* backed up by you.* AVe can bring visitors, but wo must have something to olTor them, .mid, finally, wo want closer co-operation with tho rural areas. Onr interests arc- bound' lip xto- gotbor. (hir prosperity is Ihoir prosi>crity, and wo'bavo everything* to gain and nothing to lo.se by working togotlior. Urging tbo necessity for supporting the four cnpdidntw,' .Hu> Chairman (Mr. A


■see in the daily papers that at last the country was awaboning to the importance ot municjpid elections, ami ho had alw.ays Liiletl to .*.ee why the iwoplo of this country had not realized it before. Tho Socialists were out to rule tho country hotli in Par l ia­ ment and in l<K*al affairs, sind every t ime a .s4*at wjis gaine<I on a town c*ounciI, an urban, or a distri(.*t council, i t was one step nearer tlu*ir ol>jective.


in many of tho


largo t4)wns only .10—15 jkt cent, of tho vot4.*rs go lo tlu* poll, and the- result is di*;a.slrous. Take Sholhokl for instance. Last election the .Socialists .swept tho boards. Hates have gotu* up to 20s. 2d. in tho pound, gr4.*at 'UtiLs ol money liave hoen horrowod, aiul you might .say tlie people of Shofliold have got their gruel.’ and wlio can deny tlioy


doorve i t? F.von in our own town I* road ill llu* “ Adveriker ami Times,” wliich gave u> a V4*ry gotul Jiccount of tho Last (I'ouncil nux'iing, that one candidate, who Is ag.ain sookitig municipal honoiirs, in voting for power tfi borrow .CGO.OOO for tho Gjus AVorka iu*w plant, .says not si penny of this largo amount will Ik* put on tho rates. I f ho is right it is a wonderful piece of finance, but my ex|Terionce is that not only in public but private affairs, figures on pai>or do nob always tally ivith practice. Jus t one wortl to the C'MiM'rvatives in tbe C*)uncil. and those wlio hope to get there. Trade and <*om- merce were calling for economy, not only in national but in local exiH*ndituro, and for tlu* 'iilu* of tlu* ratopnyors. groat and smai3.


Ik* askc4l their representatives to


ku'vf) their eyes on tlie financial side, adding tiiat it was the confulont'o he had.'in them tlial prompteit h.im to a.sk the rnto]»ayors t() cast ilieir volt's for Pooihman, Clayton, Satteriliwait!* and Cuulitfe. l’rop'*'iug a vot!'* of thanks to the Cliair-


man, ( ’imncillor Manley said he know tinvt ill!* liou'es l)4*ing built hy tho Corporation U4*rc lot at high r4*nts. aiul for years he had tri4‘(l to g<*t tlio ( ’or[)oration to huil4l tho lioiises in rows. Tlu'v c*mld Ik* built more clieaply ati4l would la* more private than the scini-4k‘taclu‘4l. He was please4l to say iliat at last the Corporation were going to Imilt two rows of luni'Os at Cbalhurn-road and Hrownlow-strcci. - (Applause. )“ He did not iliiiik the state of trade warranted


.spemling €i>9.(X')0 on the Has AVorks, for no om* t'lu'w what elfi'ct electricity would have on ga.s 4‘4Uisiiinpti(m. He was in favour of speiuling €.‘1(5.000 noiv on the most im{iortant impr'Tvemenls. ami i!u*n 4loing tho other work if it w:is found advisable or necessary. Councillor AVilson .seconded, and ConncilloT


Hootliman jisstwiatcd himself with the ro- marks. Tlu* re.solution was carried with great enthnsiasm. and Ai r . 'Garne t t briefly respomlc<L Mr. 'r. Deinaiii sjiid that the T.abonr party


in tlieir manifesto called upon Irado unionists to .support the Hahonr conncillorfl because tlio Trado.s Disputes Hill intrrHluccd into tho House of Commons by the Conser­ vatives was “ an Act designed to cripplo your activities. Show your disapproval of Mich legislation by placing your trust in nu*n who are trades unionists.” Tho Trndo Di'pnto.s Hill, sni4l Mr. Domain, had been clamoured for for years by Conservatives and many other people in this country,^ .and by introducing the Hill the Conservatives had given to tho worker .a char ter of liberty, giving evorv mjin and woman the right to .support which party they desired withoufc being coerced or bullio<l. They al.so .said in their mnnife.sto that the Labour can­ didates wore co-oi>erntor.s. The tive society wa.s non-political and-they nap no right to use that phrase in their mani­ festo. Tho Conservatives were lus. w- oporaiors as anyone oIm . n^nd


a lot more money in tho Socioty.;^han naa tho members of tbo Labour pa r tyc


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. CerUinlyrhOv-wfi-va wont to look nt "the-flat which.tnji^wifo had


\’ . wo“ ‘’"'do;- ' ho • ro,K>rt«l,...: Thoy’d Garnet t ) 'said l ie'was' l i iore than pleased to ■'nofor got niyi - i t A . . ‘-V* f % V I rV/’A i r . l I -f . V ■' - i


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ACTIVE RESISTANCE TO RAIN, SNOW AND WIND Dun t l(*t tin* wintry weat l icr catch you


unawjircs, .shield yoursel f from cokLs hv jiurcJut.sing reltablc footwear, f rom-


D AN LORD, y r ra o r R e pair s DoyE on the P b e .mlses.


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