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llii WEDNESDAY Next, APRIL 18th


Preiuhev at 10-3(t •ii.m. REV. M, CAtVERT


Prc-aclicr a t 0 j).iii. REV. E. BULMER


Subject : The Peri!, of a Flaw (.\n aUdro.ss to young peojjie).


MOOR LANE U.M.C. CLITHEROE


SUNDAY Next, APRIL 15th


Preacher a t 10-30 a.m. and 0 p.in. REV. THOMAS FISH


PROGRESSIVE SPIRITUALIST CHURCH P.EC'ttAitrrns Hali.


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SUNDAY Next, APRIL 15th Speaker and Clairvoyant


MRS. LOFTHOUSE, of Burnley. Service.^ 3. 0 and 7-45 p.in.


To-morrow Night an Open Circle and Coffee Night. Commeuee a t 7-30.


KING STREET SPIRITUALIST CHURCH


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SUNDAY Next, APRIL 15th Speakei' and Cilairvovaut


MRS. WATERWORTH, of Ace rington Aftemoou 3. Evening 0. Clirclc 7-45.


The Last Public Circle on Tuesday Evening Next at 7-30. Membei^: .sub­


scriptions to i.)c i>aid before 'J'uesday. next.


P.^.A. BbOTIIUUHOOD & .SiSTKKUuOD In the Liberal.; Club at 3-15 p.m. : i.: !(:■ .5,M' ' ' 'y ' ' ' ' ‘Hi| SUNDAY Next, APRIL 15th


Speaker : MR. WALMSLEY, Clitiieroe Snloi.-;t: Mr.' d. Lord, Clitheroe. Piani.st : Mr. R. Halstead


Everybcidy \\7-le<.>me. '•'iiijU?'-


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CASTLE LODGE (No. 701 I.O.O.F. TO-MORROW, SATURDAY


OPEN LODGE MEETTING & SOCIAL EVENING


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s^?w N ?i ':ft!i| ,;: sJv’ mM V -■ ',V - ■ < SSj Tiie Clithep.op. & Distwct Motob


Clup, iiivih^s you to come along to the OPENING FiiEET on SUNDAY Next, April IKth.


All meet in the MARKKT' PI.ACE at 1-30 n.m. M


To uhich ail Member.- and Friends are cw'dially in\dted.


Initiation of a Number of New Members S pi;ciat, E noac;k.'«knt of


MR. S. BRIDGE, and other artists


Chair to be taken at 7-30 p.m. a t ODDFELLOWS' HALL. King Street, by Bro. H. I. Parkinson, /Vor. O.Jf. E veryone, Welcome.


Collection


Jumble Sale, Saturday, April 28th Full particular- later.


ROYAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL CLITHEROE


WATERLOO WESLEYAN SCHOOL


JUMBLE SALE


TO-MORROW, SATURDAY AT 2-30 P.M.


Admission 3d. Refreshments


A MHETIXG in connection with the G H I S I A l i S U l i D


RISSEOIN


will be held (D.V.) in ST. JAMES’S SCHOOLS. Clitheroe. on THURSDAY Next, April 19th, to commence at 7-30.


Speakers ;


MR. & MRS. ERNEST H. TAYLOR, of Anking. C'liina.


Admission Free No Collection


CHATBURN CHURCH ATHLETIC FOOTBALL CLUB


TO MOTOR CYCLISTS


DANCE fiarger'isoEis Band


In the CHURCH IXSTITUT’E On SATURDAY, APRIL 21st


will ])lay the la.^itest Dance Music from 7 to 11 j),m.


ADMISSION 1/-


(No ticket.?, i)aj- a t d(jorj Refreshments


Special Buses return to Clithenx- after 11


l.ite ftlr. 1-icnry Sowerbutte, of 3 Birtwistle dTv"b,tV


bite


and reere;"‘‘“? ‘ '"•'•.'"fosturion.s of sympathy and regret. A service was conducted in tlie


funeral of the on Thm’!


IVesieyan Chapel, of wliicb decca-sed ivas -t .1 br^f address, referred to tlio good work tabe?


rs. M. Wlin ya sle 2 on ae


Wishes to inform the Pnhlio that tliat she has commened B usdyess at


I Onra rae AS


LAD1E3 and CHILDREN’S Wear a Speciality


3, Woe Ln ee l Opr


LADIES I THE


ELITE SALON Waving, Tinting, Massage,


FOR


Vibro, Violet Ray, Manicure All by Experts . .


O ut Permanent Waving still to the front at 27/6 Book E irly to avoid diuppo:ntnienl for Easier


Our Guannlee of Bncieri.'il Sterilinng sys en should Appeal to you fur safely.


17, Town Hall Strest, BLACKBURN ’Phone 7 0 S 6


Gent ' .^aloon Convenient and up-to dale.


taker, elinrcli niemlicr and oliori.ster lie Imd t'i “ pi"*


luntglio. fn Ills capacity of care­ "'•“‘•‘'tVingl.V and miscirisli-


mittal, glowing tributes to Hr. Sowcrbiitts' work were paid by officials of the VVesIcvan


Boom funds was hold on Tuesday evening. Mr. Woods band w.as in attendance. Tlic dancers were not ,as numerous as tisn.ai, but a most onioyablo time was spent, n few visitors voting it the best dance they bad attended tins .season. Tlie M.C.’s were iMessr.s. It. Ncwlioiise and F. Grceiilmigli.


^ BASHALL EAVES. of Assembly


hymns Go, labour on,’- and “ Tell me the Od, old story. Among the many floral tokens were iiweaths from |io:sonal friends- from Messrs. Green Bros., .Snring Ifill • 'iibs follm^mcmliers of Langlio Wesleyan Chapel and Sunday School; and Gre.at HarwooJ Weavers Association. The latter organis-i- '’ .'■“P':'’‘:u"tative. After the com­


ivmnR “ r l ’’ T'l''' favourite ^LUJ.JLIgJl.iW IUll W conrmtubte you on the smalt


Jk Orand . , . . I can unreservedly r commend it. Extract o f letter


piynoiortc teacher, regarding his Rogers Piano.


from M r . Tobi i.s Matthay, the famous r


Cutafofiuc/rcc m/joii r«quc$u


PICKEliiNeS ?|7 OABWESy STREET


Esx. 1884.


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LANGHO.


SUMMER TERM BEGINS THURSDAY, APRIL 19th


Preliminary Advertisement. DOWNHAM SHOW


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st Pr.OU'EP.S AKl.) Ve i ;f.t ,\b le s Secrotarv : 3k S pencer.


WIST PRY & DNEAC Jumble Sale H AT 7-30 p.ni. to 1 a.ni.


■ Choose your pun jjartner for the Wlii.st (Lady and Gcntloman)


Knock-out Competition -Five Points (Triclcs over .six) to a game


First Prizes to Winners of the Final Second Prizes to Winners of Semi-final


Dancing from S p.m. to 1 a.m, in the .Hut, Whi.st in Schoolroom.


Admission Whist and Dance inciusivo ONE SHILLING


WHALLEY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION WIST DIV H RE & DNEAC


In the CO-OPEHA'l’JVE HALL WtrALLEY


WEDNESDAY Next, APRIL 18th Midst 7-30 p.m. prompt.


Dancing 10 p.m. till 2 a.in. Excellent Prizes


AD>nSSTOK 2/- MITTON CONCERT WEDNESDAY Next, APRIL 18th


The Little iMitton & District IVomenV Institute Choral Class under the Couductorship of Miss B abb.vba Wheelke will give a CONCERT in the


INSTITUTE ROOM at MITTON HALL at 8 p.m.


ADMISSION 1/- Ghildren, under 14. Half-price in the SCHOOL on SATURDAY, APRIL 21st


Sale to commence a t 3 p.m. ADMISSION 9d.


Including Light Refreshments Proceeds in aid of a


SALE OP IVORJv arranged for May 26th (WHIT SATURDAY)


Oxjener : Mrs. Kemp, Bank Hall, Sawley


Chairman ; J . W. Holgato, Esq., Helmshore Purther partienlm-s later.


THE HAVEN HOTEL, RIMINGTON SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT


The above Hotel will OPEX TO-MORROW, SATURDAY


SlX‘cial attention will be paid to Caterin; Excellent Cuisine Moderate Charges PARTIES CATERED FOR


If yon are attending the Gisburn Races, call the at Haven Hotel.


Rimington is an excellent centre for Weekends and Holidays


Send for a copy of de.scrij>tivo circular. TENNIS BOWLS GARAGE Proprietor : MR. W. R. HIGSOX


ALTERATION OF DATE BARNOLDSWICK


AMBULANCE GALA


JUNE 16th, 1928 S eceetabies


Pr.EA.SE K ekf T his Date Open. H. Stott, Secretarv for Gala. 192S.


MOORLAND ASSEMBLAGE OF ANCIENT “ ORDER.”


DISPLAY OF AUTHORITY. lliore tvas a record atteiidauco at the


BI.akedean, fourteen miles to tl.o irest ot Halifiix, on Jfoiiday. Hie meeting iras unique in tire or tiiree respects. Fu-st of all, as a H.alifax Corpora­


tion motor has was coiiTOying .-ome of the brotborhoocl to the place of meeting its pro- gres.s was arrested by an officer of tlio law


and because overcrowding was allogetl some


special badge.5 and certifioatos of lionoiirablo mention were presented to tlie elect diirimr the afternoon. Four new memliers were in- itiatcd into the mysterie.-. and ton others noro placed on iwobaiion for twelve months.


A “ Mayor ” From Leeds. .nnnnbers came from manv parts of


lorkslnre and Laneasliire. tlfe retiriiw sMayor being a Leeds gentleman. He


nore ill- cliam of ollice. and was attended b.v tlie maee bearer, who was reprimanded


liMnnse be liad lorgotlen to bring tlic hfaee 10 tile place of meeting. One ot the oflieial- clio.'Uii to occtiin- a


nmi'o 5’'’^'*“’"


wbn-' n,” olilco ' '


oihee liccamp.. ,t wa.s .said, ot bis manv vices Ho IS vice-prosidem of tin's, ilnit. and


oleenoM to the highest .oxplained the man


One member sonylit to amend tlio laws and regulations of the Order by .soL>king to


tT I ." ' ’!!' 9’^0'a day of freedom (luring the ' We all want i t .” lie .said. but some ot the members are not as I,rave as I


pUb-'^ wiv,"


tins ehangc is made or not T am going, witb- out wile, to tlie next nieptin.g in Yorkshire


v''.',;.. ‘ ,\e.n.-


"" crick -VUIiongh tills amomlni.mt was seomided


It- wa- warinly inrneil down and the member tc'ltl that Ills conduct would be elo-elv watoliod during tlie next twelve nmntlri. Von know tile regnlaiion-, and von know


'■■a- the iinicial tlictilin. '"PParters coPap.-od, and tl'e


niemlment wns withdrawn amid cheers. Asserting Authority.


I. VT re-poluUng to Ids election the now Jlayor ' said: •■Tins is tile dnv when we, as true benedicts, as.sort our wilts over


tlinse who. Tliqngli interior in mental eapae- ity, are siiporior in dogmaric arguments and


liersisteiit domination. Let ns understand at once tliat onr llrotlieriiood does not' admit anyone as a member who does not a-siirt lii-


niitiuirity once a year a- the bead of the lamily. ' .


■ ■ -Mayor.” ■ .


.saying raised uproarious app!au-e. While tlie members walked from Wal.sliaw


He.aii to Hlakedeaii tlie s]ierial medals glitiered in tlie .sun nnd attracted the atten­


tion oi limidreds of visitors, .some of wllom ii.ul hoen drawn to file place ol meeting bv


the lioartiness of tlie .singing of tlie Hen'- pecked Uul. S .special song. Wlicn I trv tlie womlrons story." Those intruders wer'e quickly di.spellod by tlie .-pecinl consrabnlarv


winch the Society ajipoint to ..arn' oul sncIi duties.


GISBURN.


dM at the now notorious Clmrcli Corner :-x tdsbiirn. A motor-car. driven bv I lr . A.'"h t arter, ol .’Ki. V ictoria. Crescenr. i.eeds ami a motor-cyele ridden liy J f r . H. W Broad- bent. ol 60, Tluirsby-road. Bnrnicv. were involved, lint no one was smioii.slv iiijiired Hie motor eyele was put out of action, being


1 I A ■collision occurred on Fri-


are wondering wlieii tlie iironii.-ed improvt>- ment nt tlirs jiartionbir .spot—a veritable to lie put in band.


badly Iirokeii. tlioiigii the driver escaped with a lirmsed leg.


'1 lie . iniialiitaiit,s of.Gisburii


ejoning .a Ribble Ini., whicli drew up near tlio Jiibblosdalc Arras Hotel, wan


left unaUendod for a brief space on the slope of the road. H.ardlv li.ad Tlie driver gone awav when the


vehicle began to move li.acicward. to the consternation of tlu- passengers and tlie liv- •standers. l l ioir slioin.- bronglit tlio driver hack, bur tho vclucU* hiul gained '^pood and before* it conid he puilod up. struck the corner id a .«liop occui»ied by :\lr. J . Tomlin­


son. fruiterer. Tlmugli none was tlio wor-^o lor tile juisliap, some little damage wa< done to tlu* biL-s and tlie Iniilding.


of jumble took place in the'Paridi .Uoom. on \\ediiosoa\ alteriuioii, lollowcd in tlio oveii- ing by a ivliist drive and dance, tlie proceeds being for the henefit of ilic Choir fund and tho Pnri.sli Kooni. Tlio Vicar (Uevd. J . Heslop) acted as 3LC. for wJust. and the prizes;, jire.^ontod hy .Alr.s. W. Heaton, were won as follow.s. T/idie.s: 1 . I\rrs. A. Shore maliogany dock, given by Afre. ]i]dev;


^ t . given by Afr.s. J . Carr, Barnoldswick. Rentlemon: 1, Mr. ,T. Tomliusnn. silk sc’r f given by Air: b'. H. Slater, Barno!d.swiclv: 2. Mr. J . Monk, bruslies. given by Afr.s' lirear:^n, AIis,«; C. Jjoltbouso, cioclc, given by Mivi. "W. l*ollard. A large company joined m the dancing wlih h was kept up till ^ a m to music .Mippiiled by Air. N. 'Waicrworth’.s band. Afr. U. Campbell, acting as Af.O. 11ie Alvar iiarmly thanked the donors o f j)rizcs ‘Iv


to about £ 20. ----------- ----------------------------- .


the aliair ,a .«:uovp,x<;..The }irocGed.« will amount helped in any way to inako


CLITHEROE FOOTBALL CLUB MEDAL COIMPETJTION.


Alatclic-s played since our last issue have resulted as follows:


Avednesday: Dawson’s Bakorv. 2* Sun Street Alill, 0.


. . * ’ ’ • The rc-pIay l3otweon tb'o Catholics and


Mount Zion will take pljice ou Monday evening.


tho draw lor the second round will take place ai\d tlio first jnatch of tlio second round v.'ill be played ou Tuesday night.


After the inatdi to-morrow (Saturday),


Good Friday morningLow Moor. 4 : Ban-ow ■ Printworks, 1. Catholics, 0 ; Alount Zion, 0.


Mi.v;s Campbell, pur-H*,‘ given by Al'i.ss m ! Camj>bcl.l.:


Aliss .fulia Waller, companion JUMBLL SAT/K.—A verv suoie.<.stul -a'e ■BLS RbA.S BACKVVARU.-On Momkay


.service not tor wiiai one enn .get out nt it. imt lor wliat one can put into it. 1 say 11.c married man. wl"' after all is tlie pivotal biisL- of iunnanity. siiouid be the one to set an example in the world.” - Tlii- profound


i’rogressive days.” went on llie ■ when everyone i- talking ot


neie. We raiin.it elningo tliem to mee't 'onr pamciiliir whim; and we certniiilv me not. going to have .a. tlireat held out to' ns


i'lnintod liow striii'gem tliev iiant to be honest. And wliotlicr f'”' O'l-oe et .''oar gained' hts


.annual ineehng—tlcscribetl as the o.OllSth— M the Ancimjt and Honourable Order of Henptjked Husbands which wa- held at


EXPLOSIVES OF NATURE AND OF MAN.


BY A. F . TOMLIXSOX.


inu-e too close an acipiaintauvo witii the results ol hi.s work.


tUu layiuan is so ignorant as ou tho subject Ol e.Kjdosivo.s. This ignorance is natural l>ccau.>o the oliemist of explosives must uoce.ssarily work to sonic* oxtout in socrot and people are by no means anxious to


ihero are low other * subjects ou which m ' l i How dose u. fit'orccy i.^ maintained is


The Geriiuin.s during the war. Tliis secret had *iitberto been jealously guarded in teclinical circles. The explosive epn- corned is a mi.xture of liquid oxygen and iainpblaek, and it may Jiavo a great future becaubc it has the advantage that witiiiu niteen minutes ol being charged, the cart­ ridge becomes liannless. Greater sufetv Is ilius cusu-wd and ilie mixture is bein'' used comiuorciaily iu Gernuiuy for ortlinarv mining work, aiul will probably ho generally adopted. ^\o caji take comfort from the fact thai our own groat explo.sives concerns Hiih tlioir spleiuliil roeardi equipments


and staffs, will not bo behindhand in the matter. The ignorance of tho layman i.s natural


.■'ands oi iou> ol e.xplosives are safolv despatched to all parU of the globe, bv rail, steamer and. motor, from -Jlritaiu's Iarge.*,i factory, and tbe largest in the world, Xobel!s at Ardcer, Ayrsiure. Thib brin^ us to aiiotlicV fallacy that'


the prosperity of the explosives wade’ de­ pends on war. There i.s*a steady and iu- croasiugly largo production for ’ ordinary pcncc-tiine industries, such 'as mining,


quarrying, public works and even laml- elcanng.


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I nc*e<I a detonator, or small charge of another violent explosive, to .set tfiem off. Although they may not know’ mucJi about


;md cartoon.?—is that the-shghte.sb -knock or lull is sufficient to set an e.yplosivo'off. One of the tests for dynamite,at the factory Ls to drop a heavy weight from a height o'f several icel on to a box of cartridges. Although tlie cartridges are smashed to imlp they do not explode, tho truth being that dynamite and other high explo.sives


Anotlier lallacy—fostered bv comic films


explo.^ivo.s people do realize that luige ad- vanee^ have been made iu the j)a s t hun- ilrcd years. The guns and hiuskets of' Avatorloo wore mere sucking-doves compared With the inferno of artillery in the battle of the Somme. Even guujiowder. mightv tjiougli it is. is only a dwarf amongst" the Titans ot modern explosives like nitro­ glycerine, gun-cotton, jncric acid, and fulminate of mercury I t is not on the field of battle but in the


September, lyoj. This is said to have been the greate.st explosion ever . undertaken.


pursuits of peace that the inightiebi of man-made explo.sions have been .-taged. One of the iiio.‘-i. *pectaeular of such peacc-- time explosions was the blowing up of the steamer •


• Cluitliam.*’ in tho .Suez Canal, in


I ll iv Chatham ” wa.s.of ;1.200 tons burtlion I ami earned a cargo of 1.600 tons of supcrl j phosphate fertiliwrs. 600 tons -of pig-iron, t^OO i(Hi> of coke Together with I'O tons of e.\jiI(i.‘'ivo.s and 10 cases of detonators from .Nol)ol .-s Ayr.diiri' factory. 3t collided with another .sfeanier in the canal about ton mile.s from Fort Said, and fire Iireukin" out. iliero was danger it would reach the'explosives. • -Ihe •


and. the \vlioIe ^hip submoriged at a dvMli of 26 to 30 f<§t.


• C hatham wa*. accovdingiy tiooded ' '


•taken to .secure the canal from damage. A'“ frc.sh-water vannl running on tho African side w.as diverte<l for m-er linif-a-mile. On the day lixetl lor tho big. bang a miiitarv cordon was drawn round tho idace, ami n'n one wa.s allowed within .six miles. The ehargo used for-blowing up the vessel


00 tons had over-been exploded hi bulk at one fnno^ and &j)ocial preeautiims wore


was in two parks. The firiTt was 260 iL of Ma.stwig gelatine and 61) lbf». of dviiarniie lowered into th*v forward hold on* top of the e.xplosives. The other was 1.60 lbs. of blasting gelatine ami .60 lbs., of dYiiamite ini-orccl iiiti, tho after Iiolii to eMiil'oilo tlie


u Us a mngnittc'ent .**ighr. and ocoujiied 36 second.'--. I t wa^ ealcuiated that tin* wavi*


staged^ by luau. C'oinparod witli om* of nature ,s bjggo.st it iv n more flv-kick. 'A'iieu the volcani) at fCrabatoa in the Hast Indies bleu up over liity year.-; ago. a wlioie moun­ tain lorming more than a cubic mile of solid rock was luirled into tlie air.


'J’he terrifi.: i -.000 imle*. away! Wimlow.s were .slniLtereil wa.** heard noariv


by the sonmi-waves .set up at a dhsiance of 1*>0 iniles. La.rth tremor.s were regi.stered at .station.*, thousands of miles aumy and great wavo.s of sjniming water careerotl across the sea iu all diri’ctions. Time wa.s u'hat America would call *' some explosion ’*! Nature is a great - artist in oxjdosions.


stupendous expIo.sions are contimialK- tal:- ing place in the .sun which is .siilijilv a whirling Imll ofgase.s- at terriiie tempern- tures, and which happily for us. i.s 03,000,000 inile.? awav; • fn -tho words of a soienthst, • Over the whole surface of Hie .sun there 1.S eternally going on ago after age, a.s a


normal ooiKlition, • the same vast oxplo.sive action which we sec reigning for a fraction


billion.s III tons of fl.oininK sai5e.s an; liurletJ tor Imiulvod.s of flioii.samL of miles from it


surface at velocities of many tliou.saniis o' miles a second. Compared with suoh manifostatious of


of a second when a- dynamite boinli ev- plodes. .y a rosiilt nf those '.solar oxplosinii.s


wji.- pushed down a distinct troinor w.a.'*; feir by die operator, and a va.a column wait-r, imid, .saiul ami <Icl>ris ro'o to height of over half a mill*. Fifteeu .'^ocond? later the report.ot the vxjilosion was heard, the rise and lull of the column of ivater


caused by the explosion rushed along at 20 imie.s an hour. So much lor om,- of die biggest Imn^.


iu cans of detonators. AVheu in position the.M* I’liavg*?.- were oovored by 1.6 foot of 'vater, Eacli contained two -elcctrir detonator hubmarino fuses, and the four lu.se.*, were fired by a t^vist exploder at a distance ol tlireo am! a lialf niilu*. Immodiat-ciy the lever of ilu- exj.lodei-


hold, and mtro-gl\«erine was found to he e.xudjng, .so that it wa< feared the whole ot the, exjilo.sive.** 'iiuglit be detonated if prompt, nie.osures wer6 not taken. ’I t wa.s decided to blow up the .ship where she lav and the explosion was entrn.*^ted to Xohel*?’ Xo sucli. large quantity oi ;.'x|ilosives a'^


Two cases ol dynamite flouted our of the ll iUH'ERTISER & TIMES OFF


i id eiolutiou are based. VVitliout its'ox- plOMves chomisrs and ihs explosivo,s industrv any imfmn would soon fall lieliiiul iu tl,o march. ]t,


potent oncmc.? of ndvnncomcnfc. iu't as it !-■ .a par.-ido.x Thai. Alfred Kobe!, th'c si'catc.st Ol .ill imciitors of explosives. Kimiild have


oninoi , pe-ue of Iinivcr.-;.si A FORD SURPRISE.


paradox tlial, U.cso diro 'lestructioii should also lie


natiiro man f, vaiinfod explosives are no luoiv til,III to.is. ■\ovc.rthclos.s tlmv are tovs ou vlucli miicii of modern civili.i.itiim


CENTENARIES.


FOUR DISTINGUISHED NAMES IN LITERATURE.


Dlls .vear will l.ave its full .share m m. ei^esting contenarios. although llie hrth-


dajs are .somewhat oiitiinmbered bv tho amuv.ersanes of death.. Among Ihe for,,,or


+nL^°T'^i"'“i f ‘^''A'l'Kuished names in lilcro- tu rc-Joh n Riniyan (who wa.s born on an un--


curtani da.v ol Novembe.i, liiL'S), Oliver Gohsnntl, oyiremher lOtl,). Tolsto.v (Aiigusi, -r ib ), am George Aleredilli (Fohruarv 12th)


.ts ■^'T.Z',- ir''"""’A''’'''-’''


M the shone,st .speed,es „„ reeord-oTOi, in J moiic.i. ;^[r. Lord,, wlio had been driiikim' !'-ed water and smokiu;; imlI,i„,‘Aho' ] ! j


riu. cell.s ol the brain—got up after eulogistic ■ri’ceeho.s had becu uurde hV tl,e AmeT c , “


rile ce L^I?


[ aie iiigldy honoured 1o he present ou iliLs occasion vo .meer .so manv distium.is ed


r V- , ,


rla'asJri^"’ And riieii Jie sat dou-n, and 1 UK «a- complete .sileme for n timo wliilst


.la guesi- recovered from' tho iiir.


.It fat. Ambrose tliureli were successful iii every respect, the services beiim of -i brirdit


altuided. ari nd there wa.s also a large iiuinbcr ^v ri.e Z " ,T d ”" ' H ies"*’’ Tl


!».' the lloial deeonitiou ol tlic church An iiterestiug and impressive I'ealuro was tlie


I' iiiimbcr of Easter


HoMher^ Moon, hero of many point-to-poiiit siieTOs.sOs, when trained and riddeii Ev Air'


disiriot, as one of the host horsewomen in HenUm"'iw '


Hoito .and well known iu this -S’'-'” "* °><1 hunter,


backers at ten to one. r


Cockton w:« the winner of the Now' -i'ear sSteeiilochime at jraiicliester on New Year’s V i I was one of his delighted


prowess at tonms and Radminton has. added to her collection ot sporting trophies ”


'iiei


Chcstmit, Jack Myttoin i.s a joy to ■behold. V typically Hiigbsh <?portsu-omaii,


J lk s Kearns hunts ’>"'1 her boantifn'i


paper refers to Mi&s Mabel Kearns, formVrlv d


biaiitiliil suggestion met witli a gratifving re?]u)n?e. A writer in .a Manchester evening news­


ol departed relatives or friends and tli'o was added


grindleton. ^*1 ^AY.--T1io Easter Uav survice.s


“ -ery- laJ-g^h- ’'»d smTiUing rots •*ay riiat .Alus. Ford ■md ’■atioS. -T Z Z ” lf


Ui. casts Ac s. Septomhor 3rd, 172S, was he liirihdn.V of Matthew Boulton, the |iart-


U i s j i ' . a-h '" Ta


em' L. o L th e


go*U|, and momqirs of tlio ISlIi centimv, and aiecl in London in ISIO. Ol tliore who.se centenary falls this vo'ai-


m.v.s!er,o„s aura, who lintters thro,mb the Ol tlio Cbov'jilier' <


we may phice.at the Iiead Albert Uiircr, tho grq.at pain or (April (ith, lo2S). Three cctf- tnrie.s e.arlier on July 9th, tliero died


wife’ u r L?"?! irho defied both King and I’ope and was ono famous Archbishop,


ot the suhscnhing wiliic.sm.s of Magn'.v Chart,i. Tn l(i2.S, on August 23rd, the Duko


pool, iamoua lor hi.s long tenure of oOico ns. Inmo lUim.stor. On Jaiiuarv 2(!th of tho same year thoro passed away Lady Carolino


^amh, the. highly-tiynperamenta! wife of tlio rtatosinan host romemhored as Lord Mel­ bourne, Queen Vietoria’.s fir.st Premier. Sho hgurc? prommontiy in tho life, letter.'^ and poetry of Byron. A Indy of.inoro haliowcd memory i.*^ Hester Johnson (the Stella of wlio died on J.amiary 2Slh,


Cotton ^father, famous in tlio historv of


New Kngland, died on Pobruary 13th, 1*728 and on ^farch 17th of the same year Snniuol Pattorson.^ who is remembered as the first auctioneer of books in London. A century will Jnivo passed this year since tho deaths oi Dugald Stewart, tho nliilosopbor (Juno 11th), I'Vaiicis Joseph Gall, the founder of phrenology (August 22nd), Thoinn.s Bewick, • the wood-engraver (November 8th), Luke Hansard (Octolx*r 2ntb),.the organi.'or of Parliamentary reporting, and Schubert, Iho ooniposor. Among other prop-’raron.s in Vienna for keeping the »Sehuhert centenary, is the offer of a, prize for the compo'itinA of a' Ia.sf •movomeni to the * Unfinished .Symphony,-


0 J iiekingliam, courtier and iirinisier of L/liarle.s 1., was a.'isa.'-^.sinattHl at Porlsmoutli. On pecomber -Ith, 1823, died Lord Tnver-


" " ‘I f ’'■ Rio Conlagiou.s 1 hon, a dinlomalist of "■‘■‘sued to the birth


'RAininghniii, ol of IG' steam-


of CrijUiun Cook (Octobei* 2Slli. John Hilntor, tho great surgeon, was bom L 'M ,


.s anv oi Ihem. m tlie world’s hi.storv is iluit


A pr il JJith. ' who ilevofod.


but It is unfortunto inasmuch as it gives r^e to many popular fallacies about ex­ plosives. Some people imagine that the ex- plo.sives trade ls a .highly dangerous one, both in production and in transport. The reverse is the case for statistic.-^ prove that iatal accident.? are fewer than iu other big industries. As regards traiispori. thou-


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mg .S' ilieir .surgoi| Countl Ih*oii injuri'l ruBii.


very i|


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ticket I hookiJ eoiuinl Good rail t| we IT being I


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the ti| pany u'orL* some to bu.'l the h i the laf rofre?|


trade.I An


out relate! Mo roll unneef the of VC I .run ear.sr’ how was t| object! tho. For t l a moil •expecl who ^| meet. \


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