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EEK DISARMAMENT.
General Crozier’s Plan To Secure World Peace.
ARBITRATION AND SECURITY
Strong Appeal For Added Interest in League of Nations.
encouraging attendance presided over bv Alderman J . Tbornber, J.P . president of tlio branch. The audience was thorouglilv representative and several letter.s of apoiogV for uon-tiUendanco were read by .Mr. .j. K. Berry, tlio secretary.
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u.sefulness ami ^trengtli of tlie
.I.ea.cue of Nations Union.
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Service man, accompanied on the jilati’orm by other ex-Service men, lie would be laeU- ing in his duty if ho did not refer to the lamentoul death of Ea^l Haig, and he '.iig- gesled tliat a telegram should be sent from the meeting «‘xi)
re.s.siiig their groat regret. AVhatevor Karl Haig did in the war, it, was agreed th a t lie did .still greater things for the ox-Servico men, ami probably it would 1)0 found tliat the great strain ]>lacod on him during tlio
ln.st eight- or nine years, in liis anxiety to assist his former com- riulos, hastened his end. The lA?aguo of Nations did not acknowledge
General Crozicr .said tha t as an ex-
amount of glib talk concerning disarma ment, some ijeoplo imagining that- i t was easy of
accompli.sliment. I t was far from tliat, but, a t the same time, hi* regarded disarmament as a jiractical
pos.sihility. AVar was a- very bad business, and certainly not a paying proposition. Not for a moment wouhl lie deorv tlio magnificent work of the Briti.di fighting forces. Neither did he .suggest th a t these forcofi sliould l>o (mi- tirely abolishcKl. Still_ for the safety and prosperity of tlio Empire they should cer tainly consider the
que.slion of disarma ment, wliicli should ahyay.s Ik* coupled with arbitration and fsccurily.
lliero was a consid(*rahle Horrors of “ The Next War.”
last war from hostile air forces. Tliat tonnage did quite a lot of damage, far more than wo ever hoard of. In the first nif^ht of the next war—i t mriy bo the declaration of the war itself—300 tons of bombs will bo dropi>ed, and a similar quantity will fall from the skie-a every night. The last bombs th a t . were dropped were comparatively harmless, though bad enough. The next bombs will bo crammed full of iioisonous gas expanding wlien the shells bu.yst, and as the gas is heavier tlian air i t will pene tra te the collars, tubes and funk-holes. In London in the first night a largo propor tion of tlie civil population will be ren- dorod bors-do-combat. Those who go to war have always had the
ro.sj>ect of their country. Flags have been waved, bands Iiavo played, and tlioro has been all the other jingo. But there is another side.
war know .something of tlie suffering it entailed,” General Crozior went on. ** Wc are liable to forgot the uncomfortable part.s, whilst the pleasant meinorie.s remain. There is danger in that. Those who re- inaincd a t liomo will probably recall the untold miserio.s they liad to siibiect thom- solvos to, but I can assure you. a.s a prac tical man who has studied the .situation, looking a t the advance of .science in the
ia.st decade th a t the last war will bo a« much of a picnic to the next war—which Gotl forbid sliould over come—aH the last war wa.s to the South African War. Though wo have had for conturic.s the command of the sea, there is now the matter of the coniinaml of the air. Wo acquired com mand of tlio air in the Western Front dur ing the war, and won the war very largely owing to tliat sujHxriority. W.c liad to fight and to build for i^ and only when ^yo had won i t were wo within measurable distance of winning the war. The next war will largely be fought, in the initial stages, in the air, and on a far greater .scale than during the last war. I t is comimted that about 300 tons of bombs were dropped in .oiidon and the Home Counties during the
• Tlioso of you who took part in the last
parties or creeds, but any party wliieh lagged Ijehind in support of the J.<oaguo would eventually find iteclf lagging Ikohiiul a t the poll:^.
furnished an example of what could be
nccompli.shed by arbitration. ]n the cotton trade many disputes were settled before
ro.sort was made to .strikes. Both (sides were called together, and discussion en/siicd, eacli trying to understand tlic jioint of view of tlic other. Jii that way many sirikos liad been avoidoul, and if th a t was possible in industrial affairs the principle could be extended to international matters. Jf only tlio nations could Iw persuaded to bring their diflercncevS before the League of Nations there was no tolling ilie great good tliat could he done. Quite apart from war there were other great evil.s sm.-ii as the t>!ave traflic and the sale of drugs, wliich could lx> dealt with, and he wa.s satisfied iliat. tlio Jyoague ought to lx* made the
mo.st vital body in the world.
.start, world peace would become an actuality.
Industry in this countrv
the appalling, burden of the
la.st war and «ai<l the debt repaymeuts alone wore sndicient to deter the nations from further resort to arms. Fifty-five nations were now pledged to support the Ix?aguo of Natioii.s and if they could improve on tliat excellent
At tlie outset, the Chairman referred to
dcsirablo proposition lormcd llio chief .snb- ioct of discu^ion in tlio sjx?ecli delivered by Brij^adier-General Crozior, C.B., 0..^r.G., jl.S.O., a t tlio Qiicoji's IJall on !^londay evon- inji. The meeting had been arrangcnl bv tlie Clitheroo and
Bi.strict Branch of tlie ivcagne of Nations Union and there was an
Disnrmnment/ as a practical and entirely
Not much valour is left in wa»* lo-day. Tliero_ is nothing extraordinarily bravo jn ilirowing bombs from a mile high on to .women ami cliildron. The actual ooin- bataiit.s ill the next war will probably ue ilie safest of the lot.
children, the aged and ilie young, tlie in firm and the unfit, will get most of tlie 31M
'I'lio women and
I t is not a very prolty prospect, and I liopo wo in this country will, not lie silly enough to allow such a thing to hapiicii.
tons of liombs a day^ and most of the acoom pa living poisoning and sulfocatlon.
Sea Powor Less Important.
tha t tlio last war was inevitabfe,” said General Crozier. “ The race in armameiit.s liad been .so great th a t the hubhio liad m
bur.st. 3Iilitari.=m was so great, e.specially in Germany, that jieopic had to liglit. Now we have learnt- our
le.sson. After the Napoleonic; war.s in 1S15 there was a great
of the sea. and have it still, but tha t i.s no longer .•'Ucdi an important factor. We liavc our trade routes to protect but it will not l)c ea.>«y against liostilc aircraft wliich can drop bombs within .a good maiiv hundred yards of a
ve.s.scl and cause ir to turn turtle. I am not telling you iln'so tilings to make your blood ciiiyllo, hut these are fac ts. What arc* ice going to <lo about i t r
In the past wo liave Iiad command Pledged to Disarmament.
was mentioned in the lourreeii points (*f President. AVilsoii, and we pledged our selves to it. As a nation wo pride.' our- sidvos th a t avc* keep our word. We w<nit
mitted the Gormans asked if their di<- armanic*iit was to he the forerunner for gc*neral disarmament, and llic.*. .Allicvs pledged tliemselves tliat that- wa.s so. Disarma ment. wa.s mentioned in the A'er>ailh‘.s Treaty, in the .Locarno Pace, ami f-everal tiine.s during rc*com- disctusioiis at Genova.
It
into the war Ifccauso of a treaty with Uelgium. ami we must see that our word is kept in thi.s inatG'r of disarmanieiiT-. That pledge will not be kept timil i t is tlioroughly
mentioiii’d a t least .-c'veii times in various jiledgos given either by oursc*Ivcs or l>y tlie .Allies oil our lielialf ami it is no idle gossip or talk. When the peace terms were suij-
fiou i.s no mere ideal. The men who signed the Vc'
V.saille.s treaty to which was addisl the ('ovenaiit of tlie l.enguo. were icloalisls. but tlic'.v were aNo jiractical .siatc’siiieu, a'
si.sted by experts of the fighting service:-. They regarded the J.eague of Nations as a practical proposition.
oi’ Nalioiw wi> should tlo smiic* ol Mu* things we have already jiroinl-^ed to do. Arhitra-
•' I suggest that as inombors of ilic; Lc-aguo
movement on foot to .stoji war. I t did not make much hc.'adway bc'cause war wa.s tlicn a glorious gaiiu». Tlie people of this country made a lot of money, the young bloods liked wa.v, and they fouglit* like gentlemen in the summer and retired to winter quarters later. Tliero was nothing like' 300 tons of bombs a day. To-<lay. wc could not have a Waterloo ball i)»*fore. the battle. AVe have to change onr tliiiikiiig. I am not going to .say who will drop the bombs. We must deal with onr emnnie.s in a hypothetical way, but wo eainiot deal, with bomh.s iu th a t way. The bomber can bo converted very
ea.sily from the com mercial aeroplane, deiiendiiig simply on lifting capacity and the ability to go a fairly long way from the base. Tliert' are thousands of aeroplanes of th a t tlcseription on the coiilineiit. Fighting aeroplane's have to he huilt specially as tliey imift Itave tremendous .'•peed and ability to manoeuvre (piickly. There is no practical way of stopping air raid.s. The only way would 1)C to build bombers and lighters
our.selve.s and doclani war and nobody wants that.
•• 1 am one of
tho.so who homstly heliev«‘ )
not tiierc* was no liojx', C*Iiri>iiaiiity had failed, no trust remalnoil. and they wouhl have to aceejit the inovitalik*. .Surely they could not allow
tlio.sc evil (-tliic.s to enter their mind.s. It- was ipiitc' a*;
ea.sy for them to arbitrate ir.teniarionally jw individually jiroviding they could keep* a force for ilie protection of the world, and for tlie en forcement of the lA'aguo's decisions. Out of every .Cl jiaitl in taxation Ids. went to wards tlie payment for past or future wav^. Tliey could not afford such exjiemliture, and .surely they were safer under arbit.ra- tioii.
If A World Police Force.
ill industry. m> iu iiiternatioiial alfairs, arbitration could prove an eiiormouK boon. I t \voul<l always lie iit'co'-'.sary to maiiilaiu on peme-liine .strcngtli, armed forces lor pcli-.e duties, and if tho children were lauglit to recognise the horrors of cmifiict. ami their mind.s u’ere moulded so that- th<3 l>
lea.sures of pence mitweighe<l tlie fictitious giamouus 1)1 war, tliere would he uo ri'-k of a
recnule.sceme of armed comlial.
capable of enforcing tlio decisions of tho League, .'^igiiatorie.s declining to accept tlio de(;isioii would lie given throe moiUhs in which t(> ponder ilie matter, ami if they .''till refused to accept, tlie order of ili'e lutt'niatioual ( ’curt, he oonsidcrod a finaneial and world (
wtraci.sm would be snliicii'iit to make them too the Urn*.
.\s The War To End War. l)is.a.rinaiiieni, i.s
l>etwoen America and ourselves is unthink able and im-Christian, hut under present conditions the soldior.s and sailors have to reckon on sucli a war a.s a factor. Public opinion must alter th a t .”
\\*ar Opportunity To Load.
descendants liad die<l there roinained only a tradition of tho glamour of war. The burden of debt hml been cleared and tho public failed to roeogniso the horrors of
aggros.sion. Tliat could bo obviated educationally, but tho fact remainetl that onco a country did go to war i t was tlio duty of everj* citi2on to back up the country. Jf Britain went to war to-morrow ho would bo tlio first to enter tho .scrap, cursing himself for his stupidity, but still doing his share to defend tho countrj'.
“ Make War a Grime.” an optional clause vhich provided, if tho
was a claufio bringing into existonoo a Court of International Justice for tho settling of purely legal disputes in an in ternational manner. Also ntt-aohod was
Attaclied to tho Covenant of tho I^oagno
about
di.sarmament unless they had .*-:oeurity and arbitration. Th-:
i.so who had witnesso<l tho elFecte of invasion by a foreign foe knew tlio horror.s and would recognise tho earuest-
ne.sg with which invaded comitric's would insist on ample protection from a recurr ence. AVars had recurred about- every
hnnd.ved years, • the reaeon being tliat onco tho combatants and tlieir
I t was useless to talk immediate
negotiations wiiich have taken place ho- twoon America and Britain as to tlie free dom of the .sons, ami .said if the two natioii.s could agree on a formula for the vight.s of neutrals a t sea during war a great deal of good would result.
General Crozier went on to refer to the
tho people of a country to state its mind frooly and openly, and to show tha t i t will hack u]) tho Government in the matter. Sailors and ^oldior.s arc IiouimI to go into a. conferoneo with .a formula which safeguards the intercfjt.s of the country in pruvs^'iit con ditions, hut if tho nation lliinks that formula not .sufiieiontly generous public oinnion can comjiel its alteration.
know why, hut I tlo not tliink the confer ence was given Mifficient preliminary e:iii- -sirleration. Some lield that ilie expert.s had too much of a -ay in the mati-er. In its initial .stages arbitration is not a matter for experts a t all.
A ’e do not exactly I t is a qiu'siion for
enough. Tho \Va^]lillgtoll Confenmeo limited tho tonnage of ship.', and the calibre of certain guii>, and we have benefited from tlie saving thus otfei.ted. A coufcvence called together a t Geneva by Air. Coolidge failed. A
known throughout the length and breadtli of the land that we as a mil ion are com mitted to disarinainent. Disarmaim*nt must ho international and progressive. We have already <lono something in the reduc- j tion of armaments, hut we have not done i France* dic'd because it- was a war to end war.
arbitration and security being provided for, nil our
disj.uk's will he seitlod in a genilein-mly luamior. Never forget tliat
tho.se im*n wlio did not come back from
thi.< problem, to join the League of Nations Union, to make it- strong, and vigorous, and sm•ce^<ful. We want the .supiHirt oi every one. This job has to Ijo done ([uickly. mi ihai. tho pos-ibility of war. shall he entirely removed.*
I a(-;k you to turn your attention to ■
General CTozier’s . plea for int(*rest ami sympathy.
Questions.
Woods
a.sktRl if Generar C'rozier regardeil it- as a good thing tha t so many ^.oldiers ami .sailors wore memhei', of tin* House of ComnioiifJ.
are always Miipid j»eaple, perhaps they should not ho tlioro.
signatories to the Covenant had Jeept their bond. His
impres.sion wa.s that they had, blit there was a prevailing impression that the big Powers would not contimio to do .so if tlio findings of tlu* l.engue were against tlieir interest's.
Nation.s would semi .a questionairo to election candidate.s.
your local branch to fioe tha t tho eandidate.s too tlio lino. But perhaps th.o Union will .submit to each hraiicli .suggoste<l quwtions. All eandidates are getting rather anxious to do what they can for tho Tjoague.
half of the* Union, but I will bring the matter to their attention.
best thanks they could give him was for each person present to go out and secure a t least ten new members within twenty- four hours.
Alderman Thornber, and all who liad
a.s.sistc(l iu tho^ meeting, was proi>
o.sed by Mrs. D. S. Fairweather, fiecoude<r by Mr. Mark French <a member of the British Legion), and,heartily carried. Kesponding, Genera) Crozier said the
A vote of thanks to General Crozier.
everything. A£r. d. Higson inquired if the Ijoague of
If we don't, it is gocHl-hye to
General Crozier: I cannot answer on be I t is up to
ri"ht. AVe were parties to tho Iraq Treaty, and wo have abided hy the decision of the I.#eaguo in tliat matter. £ hope wo always sliall.
General CVozier: T think you are (piito lU'v. H. AV. Hard aJ-ed if ail the
them, you nee<l not. elect them. It is t-lio IK'ople's own fault if they continue to 'Up- port them.
Genoral Cmzier: If soldiers and .sailors if you don't want
Que.'-iions were invited, and Afr, ( ’. .S.
that- the local branch already had -100 mem- 1h-‘1s, hut more were n*<[uirvHl. He .stat-c<l tiiat memlKTship forms would be
di.strilmted tit the close (»i the meeting, and .supported
Air. J. K. Berry, 'ceretary, aiiMouneeil
into (lie highway.s ami byways of your locality, ''liouting (lie good news of the possibility of intorimtionai
di.saniiaim*nt .said General Crozier, in conclusion. Ex plain that disarinament w not tho awful bogy people think. The intention is not to st'-ip thi.s country -.if it.s defences, but to maintain forces which will offoctivcly police tho whole world, in conhinctioii v;iiii iu- U'rmitional CmirlH wliieli will eiisuvo peace. I t is a ([uasiion ol thinking right and super-imjiosiiig your will on the im'iiialitios of
tho.se who hold and liarbor nothing Imt the old military ideas, which are as dcsul as doornails and as bad as those of the ea\e age.s. When an old soldier talks to ymi like this, you may he sure lliere is .•'ome- thing iu it. espcx-ially as all tlie other soldiers who went through the war are thinking very much cm the .same linC’^. A must- look forward tn the time wiicu
•* Vonr ji»'si, duty as ciiizeii.s is to go eut A ’o
of Nations was now engaged in drawing iqi a s|)eeimon all-iii treaty which i t was hoped troiild, alter discussion be signed bv evorv Power great- and .small. That document would contain a clause making private war an iiiteniational crime. The plan was jjossible ami practicable for any nation couhl bring to tlio notice of the Couueil any action or incident likely to lead to war. Il '-uch a plan was adopted they musr. in fairness to the world, maintain a force
Couic.'ral Crozier revealed tha t the League
nation signed it, tha t we should agree to place all judicial disputes of an international character before the tribunal and abide by its decision. Germany lia<l already signecl iL blit we had not, ami i t should he tlie first duty of th.o lA*ague of Nations riiion to SCO that at ilie next 4*loction, if not. before, the Government would lx* given a mandate from the peojilc to sign that oj)- tional clause. Tliei'e were other di'^putes not of a legal cliaracter, and lie tlionghc this country sliould enter into treaties witii othc?r countrie.s .so tha t all disputes without reservaiiuii should be '•ettled by a.rbit»'a- iion. Mild ill a geutlemanly ma’iner. In many of tlie treaties now exi*'ting there were (piestions ol pc.-rsoiial lioiiour. but he Miggcsted that our honour would Ih( in pei- f<-ctly iofe keeping with the arhiirator.s arranged hy the
J.cagne of Nation>.
OLD CUSTOM MAINTAINED AT DOWNHAM CHURCH.
The Rev. K. N. Livesoy, A ’icar of Grindlo-
vt'arly .sum of C-l iowanls gratifying t-wo able ami orthodox
inini.sters.** otiier than the iiicumheiils of Downham and AVhalley, *• p<Mjplo being willing for the most part to liear strangers ratlier than their thougli periiaj)s better.'•
suliicient to rai.s<* tlie own.
lived. .Sir llatpli wa.s Fvord of the Alaiior of Downliam. owning considcrahlc* projierty ther(*. as well as o^taii's a t Whalley and elsewlirn'e. He. diotl wit-houb is><u<; and the \\halley
e.siaie.s passed to his hrothor Edmond, wliilo lu^ heqiieaihoil tho Hownham property to lii.s cousin IMohard
.A.s.siieton. the* progenitor of tin? pre>enr. Av-lietons of Downliam. For the payment, of the pn‘a<-hors .Sir Ralph h'li. C7(*.
preached during the same jieriod .at AVlmllev on February .Otli. Tho fees, together with .'luall charities distributed on the same day-i, are provided from funds left for (Ik* purpo-^e hy Sir ILal})!i .\sshelon, second iiaronet in the AVhallov lim*, who wa*. l)orn on Ffshruary -lith. 1003, ;iiul died on January 30th, ItiSO. He was liigh sherilf for Lancasliiro in 103.3, wa.s AI.P. for Clitheroe iu tho liong ParHameut. and took an active part oii^ the Parliamentary side in the Civil \Var of the troubled times in wliich lie
centuries ago this would he very handsome reinuneration. but tho money was not so easily earnod as many would think, for the preaclior is confined te one of two texts - Joh, chapter IP. verst's 2.^, 20. and 27. or ('
olos.siaiD', chapter 3, verses 3 and -f. Himiliar conditions attach to rennons
30th. and tlie Downham preimhing, a.s i t is called. Is ono of tho institutions which few ve.«i(lent-s enro to miss. A dilfeix'nt clergy man lias preached tho . sonuim on every oei-asion, and from first, to hust each one has received L‘
2 for his servioe.s. A couple, of
toii, preached the 2-lSUi Asshet-oii Sermon at Downliam Parish Glmrch on Monday evening, there In'ing an excelleiu coiigie- gatiou. 'Hie sorviee i.s held every yt*ar on .lanuary
Tel. 179 25 YEAES AGO!
ITEMS CULLED FROIV) OUR ISSUES OF
FEBRUARY 6th, 1903.
ho camo from, ami rojiliod tliac he liad •• ii,i coino from.” He w;ls found a ‘‘ g-> to " Ib’eston, for >e\en days.
Agricultural Society, a public mooting was coiled, hut the .attondanco was .so |M)or
fn.it the meeting <!oclined to accept tho
re.sjM»i- .sibility of promoting a riliow, ami nccou.. iiigly adjourned.
In an emleavour to revive the Clitla-ro...
duetion of three indictable otfence.-; duriii'^ 1902, the total being 17.
C.'hiof C’oiisiahle Clayton iei)orU-d a r,-.
several weeks a t the AVo.rkii’ouse, sull\»ring from a mild form of .smallpox, w:i.'; d i- charged.
town—
di.sbandotl many years ago—aiv r»'. vivod by tho annual meoUiigs of the ('lit- heroo Cottagers’ Vegetable Society, ami tJio Clitlieroo Bicyclo Club. Tho busine-^^ a t tiio latter meeting was conducted umh*r the
chainnan.ship of Air. AV. King-AVilkin- .son wlio. with his hrother, Air. lA'oiiaril
King-Wilkiii.soii. was .so actively af-isociateii with tho animal WJiallcy meet of eycli>{s f.vom all parts or North-East Jianea.-liiro.
Alomories of two old iiistituiionH in the
billiard champions of Ihinilt^- and BJack- huru, played e\hiI>ition games at tin' Brownlow Arnw Hotel (recently displaced hv Barclay’s Bank). 3'lio giiim*.'-
re.sulieil ill a win for Holt.
^ 3’he Coinmiuee of Gishiini Agrieultural .Society held their second animal l):iM.
D U R A F I T DiAIVlOrSiD J U B I L E E
THREE SPECIAL LINES IN SPRING SUITINGS.
SEE WINDOWS.
P, Afarket Place, Olitlioruo.
j>rpniot<‘d hy Clillieroi' Evangelical Free (Turch Council, and comiueted by Mr. W. R. Lane, an e\-(
ViM.stroam Guarilsnmn.
A mi.^sion exit-niliiig over ten da\.s •vva'- SAWLEY.
tion ill comu'ction with iho
AVe.sleyan Sun day School took {ilaco on .Sunday afternoon. Allies Ruth 'ratt<'rsail (Glshuni Coates’) gave an ajjfiropriaie addrc.<s and afterwarils d i s
PltlZF DA A
suitably (*ngrav(xl, on tho
iwoa.sion of I marriage ami retiring from 'tlio teaching proiession. Tlio event wa-,
witne.ssod hy many parents, tho •'cholar.s, and residents, -^Ir. AV. Tnwnson was iu the ciiair, and, alter hri(*l, tvell-chost'ii r<*marks, called upon Air. (loorge I. Procter to make tho pre-sont- alioji. In handing over the
pre.sent, Air. Proctio* said it gavi' iiim great j>Iea-sure to do tiiis, Aliss Ghathurii IukI alwavs been a most conscientious teacher, and willing to help "’ith anything connected wifli ilio soeial lile ot the village. He tnisto<l she would always cherish tlic time spent
aniong.st the people of .Sawley. and wisluKl her every hapjiiness in the future. Accepting tin* tiiiiepiocrt, Alis.s Chatbnrii , wlio was deeplv moved, thanked all for their beautiful gift, and said sin' thought i t was ln*r duty to help witli tin* social events of a small village, whi'ic liel}) wa.- alway.s needed. Afiss 1. iiqtburu relerred to the seven and a half years slie liad hja'iit a t .Sawloy mJ iooI as tlio liaiipiost in her teaching career. All's. E Wigiiall spoke on behalf of the scliool staff; .Sister E. Cliarnoek, for the children from the l(H-al branch of the National ChiMreirs Homo and Orphanage; and Airs. AV. 'Inwii- son oil helialf of the molliers of tlie scholars. The. inscri})tion on the timepiece was as follows:^ “ Presented to Ella t ’hathuru on her retiring as head mi.<tress of the Sawley ( ’oiincil School, and on tho occasion of her maiTiage, from the scholars and residents. .Sawley, January 3lst, 1928.”
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briondly bocicty, a whist drive and dance was lield in tlio .scliool on Friday ovening. Whist took placo in tho infante’ room 12 tablofi being occupied. Tho winners wore a.s tollows :—Ladies: 1, Jliss B. Bronnand; 2, Mrs. Heaton: 3, Jfies Jf. A.
He.aton. ^ntlcmen: 1, Air. I. Heaton; 2, Mr. AI Gornall; 3, Air. J. Parkinson. Air J Parkinson was M.C. and tho prize.s were prosontod by tho Rector (Rev. C. C. Brod- Imnst) Rofreshmonte were, fiorv^ by
it) 11s. .kl. was realized. ■)™IST DRIVE AND DANCE.-Rro- Committee of tiie Amicable
Mrs. Hayhurst. Music for dancing
w.as provided by tho Ribblo.«1alo Danro Orchestra.
tlie liindfl ot the rcmiis Club, liclpiiiK to- w:ird.s tlie provitsion of a new court., a iirniblo sale was beld on Wcdiicsd.ay in the 'Parisli Room. A very good ruisortincut- of goods Jia<l boon given by. friends and tbero were many ready bnycr.s. In tliroo lionrs tlio cUarwl, and tlie snin of
EOLTON-BY-EOWLAND. .njMBLE
1 1 1 order to luiKiuont
ceremony took place at. Sawley Da-v School on Tuesday, a t the cIom* af ‘the a'fternoon .scliool when the he,'ul-mi>Mvs>. Aliss 10. Chatbiiru, wa.s iircNented with a mahogany timepiece, with Westminster C3iime;‘. ami
tributed the twel'V)* hooks awarded for regular attemhuice during tlie past y»'ar, whieli included <*Ieveii firsts and one third. PIHOSI'A'rA’nON. — An i?it«*
re.sting
’.—-Tile annua] prize distribu
also autlioriNod to jireparo a ivporb on structural <h‘ficieiuy and hack-door arrange ments of lieeii'^vil property.
Cliii'i' Connlable Chiylou was
voaled that 33
per.soiis wore ])r(Kx.s}ded against iot.* dniukenmEss during tlio year— two defemlaiite Iwing twice before tlio Court. Nino of tho didiiupients wore non-rwidontfs. 33ie return showusl a. decrease, ami this .state of alFair- was eharacteristio of the Church and Blackburn Lower Divisions also. Tin' higgOist decline was in tho Boltou-by-Tlowlaml area, where jirosecutions for oflVm'o-5 against- the liceii>ing laws fell from 4o to 25.
AUCTION Ma r t s . (i[.SBrRN.
yesterday week, .A(i ln.‘a<l of store onttlo weit* forward, inclmling 3G newly calved <ow.<. 'Thero was a good attendance'of huyor.s from milk centres and a good clearanoo was made. Newly-calved cows made to C30, newly-calv(Hl licifors made to i 22, fat c'OW
At the Ojxnijig >liow for .store cattle
mainly from Scotland and Ireland with a tew local cattle and .sheep. A good dc-
fat .sheep ami ■).') fat cattle were forward before a goo{l attendance.
luaml for all
cla.sses ami a total (‘learaiice made a t following ra le :—
Bc.st Scotcli hoggs to 70s.; .smaller lioggs, .>5,s. to Cos.; horned hoggs. 3G-S. to 42s.: Irish hoifer.s and bullocki?, CIS to £2.5: local hoifor.s, £ 1.8 to t £21; local cows to £17 10s.; calve.s, 1.5«.
o .30s. IT IS ALWAYS WORTH WHILE
to inspect our large variety of Shirts ■when buying MENS LINED
UNION SHIRTS 7/6 9/6
4/ 11. 5/ 6, 6/ 6,
Quality Shirts at a reasonable price
Household Oivi Stores 57 & 59, Salford
Li„. / r. • .Steck was
10 the IcH-al Licensing .justices hy repre- sontaLives of Hio Fie<* Clmreli and 3'eni- jXirance Conmdis and the Band of Hope Union, a. [iromise was givi'ii to review the nuinher of licensi-d houses in the town the lollowing yea'-. Aleanwhiie ilie
Ju.sticv.s (Ux-idod to abolish
mn.sic and daneing ]icomH>s for puhli(!-hou,ses in the Iiorongli, as well as r<'
f.reslime!xt houses, except for SjX'cial
ncca.sion.s wiieii aiq»lieation must he made to the Beneli.
Sarali Ann Parker, aged In accordance witii
repre.sentatioii.s ma<h*
Tlie deaiif occurred at- Whallev -if Al)-'. ■ meinll Re I
posC<l of orgal Whal
AV. Holt ainl AV. Aiii.sworth. amateur A vagrant named Grocott. detaim^l {c m I)eing drunk ami
di.sorderly was jii^ked wIk-i<
of Clover Cottage, as a^
-si.staiit over.s*-',r. A vagrant cliar^od at. Clither.>.. v.:tu
- Snwioy ratepayers appoiiile<l Air. Holgiu.',
organi^c| Utility place at I evening under Hornliy J an excel! and f r i J
One
ami enjj After
miraldy I a concel
13ie coll stone ml had soef KIsie T | heard difiicuit I
rapiJI.Tf stani <1
of “ i elfe<-iivl
applami with r |
sang Bridge |
his ns .success
.syinpatl The
on the Sleadiil i’lOvidl
to liiii| duty - Avert* every Russel
and it< a minill HoiToell
snpl'OiB ami hf the i
'•u rp r i f pros'
that the I:fl that Snpl
the 111 enjoy J It sp'
3'he report- to the Liconmng JusUo'.s t(>.
Thl
to i lS . lying-off cattle L18 to C2o. Alomlny.—At the sale for fat stock -1.50
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