ADVERTISER AJfD TIMES. FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1928. (SEVEN) i d '


(Certified net sale e.\cecd.s u/200 copie.s weekly.)


f'.mOAV, APRIL 13th, 192S.


I.i)riK8 op Vehicles. ToOfonw (Saturday) {i.in.; Itear Jjitilits, Hall'-hoiu' RarlioV. ^


I'liL- Kn.„ur of 192S will l)o roiuc-mbered a'i.


ii.'i'titiiud a record must h?- a uiatter of ;irr:iimei!t. Certainly they were verv laroe. piople '-wanned into Ribblesdalo. *!)v imii ’hr,.8 ami by cycle, car and Shanks* pony." ‘They came iroin :dl directions


e,i;0 of ilie most delijihtlul out-ol-door ji„iid:iys in recent year.‘;. The weather was ^,11 ir-' hoi behaviour ami whatever the .(lining iiioiuhs jnay have in .store, we ean- ,;„t ho robbed of happy memories of a •.\,vk-oivl holiday ideally .smted' for the Miiuiu-y rambles so much in favour at Whelher Good Pb-iday crowds


and whil-i hie numbers eoiigre^^aied largelv at I’.rnnirerley llridgC; Whaliey and Gisburn, I'uar.-idiii-r- invaded <-vcry village amt iiaiui' C ill ihe district.


j„i-. v^ion of riverside fields not usually d,-.,ted to [lublic pleasure-making and it v.i, v.itli <iillieuity that local residents 1. i:i;d qai'-t ways for tiieir ramble.-. Pendle Hill, aiid W'addington and Grindlelou I ’eH.'^. Kemple-Knd, were as thronged as thoM? a-'-s ever can be—except on cclijise


,>i jl'.’ Min nitirningsl Wlici-over one tmr»sl. om- mot Iiappy group.s of ramblers, rev.liiiig in ilie briglit conditions. Tlie -treaJn was unceasing throughout


•die day and it says a. great deal for the , iTr i.iiiry of tlio poUco. that nof, a .single accident occurred. Special arrangements had inen made to facilitate the dejiartnro ri t!i<‘ excursioni.sts and long ipieuos wore ; ir;r..-d in Waterloo and Chatbnrn-road. .\ia;> Imd t-> wait a fairly long time but tli-Ti- could i)(‘ no doubt of ilie adequacy of die arrangomontvS and no hitch occurred.' 1 !’c railway siatioii presented a scene of aiiiuintion, too, hut tlu*re also the


.OT.iagcineiU- uvre exceneiil .and the liost r Miet’dh invaders was -idendidlv entered


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■r. .lobii Amiinlanee Hrigatle. iuclmling. tlio air.'ing <h-taelimiMit. were on duly thruugh- ui (ie.od I'ridaw ami again on Saturday, itm ihcdr own enjoyment in the Iii- "1 rlie public. Luckily there were v- call- on tlieir .service-. Ambulnncc


•r-. ■>


(. ‘.-u’ ' Won* al-o' slatioiUMl at Hillingion end (Kfdi willi a miinher of minor •


\ the traflie -troanh


I Ciiiheroe and Ihirrmv on Monday The Harley rifler and Rarnohl.swick


lot.I in the mechaiii-m of a motor l•ml>inatiun laiused a .ha<l .-ina-'-li


t-r were thing into the road, sii-taiii- oie hrniscs and shock. Hoth had


tiiurie.s attended ttt at Dr. Hai'kcrV and laU*r were Taken home by


ler Manley. This .-(.‘Cius to have he only accident mitailing ]>er.-onaI in a wovk-eiul of exceptional trafTic


rasli.


inkling of ticlccts wa.s taken tor other rts.


'o la.- a- ('litheroe people arc <oncerned } fell' vent away for t-he Jtaster luiliday, * j/eric-d hookings at the railway station ng (uinjiaratively .small. d'lie great ii rity stayed at liome and took the '■ rcuniiy to ramble around the eounfry- .\!)out lifty jicriod ticket- lor lilack- Were issuetl, ami Liverpool wa- next tile list with twenty-five. . A mere


l)av exenr-sionists to- the soa.sido


! the town, ami in ilje evening-5,000 t:iki‘!i away by train, very Im-y .sccno.s


■c also iTuv, hm on Saturday 1/200 ,i:s were ksuod to RIaekhurn. and 2U0 Kir.gi w(M-e made on ^louday. Tim in- I'm' 'Uaflic was considerably greater. 'On A I'riday 4,000 people were brought by


wifms-ed. •


;L- i . ' . of Poiidle lacked nothing . ior coin-, i'lii.i .)!; ilial towering eminence. Not only u\re liiore |denic parties in plenty, hut


ikupiL- wliu on (Jood Friday ciimhod to


.•(III'.' euicriirising individual, with an eyv I' hu.-iiu.v- Inul actually contrived to ascend :1c- iiiil with a horse and cart, ami from the laiier lie was retailing variou.s- lenns or rcirc.-lnuom. and doing quite a iltriviug


An Accrinotou gontieinan who .-(.roilefl , g AVltallev wav on Sunday" alternoon


n-ha.st tliur- between Cock Rndge amt Ah);'.*ion Hall Lodge, he encountered The i.tu'.ceU'rmiUHl spectacle here and there- on ri,.- road .Miriace of the mangled re-mams oi uTv..nearlv a 5eore of irogs, evidently ’■iin ever and ernshed l»y pa.s-mg motor <ar./ Xot unnaturally ho was speculating l;i)w ail tlio.-e frogs came to-he there, ''hat iv:i- tlicir place ot origin ami whence their ohinctive. IVrhai-s it was th.e suii.d»iue and the. ivarmth that had templed tlicia ou . F-r iliein tlie motor ear had indeed proted .1 nicch rn .Juggernaut. Hut then, you can t t a motorist to stop for every -irog


v.ho would a-wooiug go " ho luicy chance vO *


* ' i.m:.llv'Uir(io coligri'yalion, ;itUMulM


U", (;,!,),) Kriilay tha Vicin' (lii'v. ii. WiicIcVI comliictod


Coiniiuiiiion. at O-l.".. SSh


.. icicvs moriiiii- and ovniinn. Uii i)av llicrc ivci'<. three ecleliratioli., of Jlc


.■ci.iimiiiicaiiils. V-ei-y larpe a.-.MiiliIetl for morninK ecrviee .and


.1„- KasUT ...al-vices at tho Parish Churcl . ‘1


Vicar iidiiiiiiiaei'iiio tlie ba-crallicllt to 0 U S ; ,


aial tlie elmir cmtrilmted apeeial ■ ■adi •-ervicc In tlie morning the anthem ■‘ Clii'i.t it risen ” u-iis


an eqiiallv eircclivc rciuicnng of,the ■‘ Au'ahe'iip my glory " was given at the


^'/‘'”®thcm <-vc*ning service. iJ: ^ # *


dmues’p Clinreh on Good Ill llie evening a


Speei-al .services were


preacher being the Rector lictts).


wa.s hold ill tlie ehurch, the


for lii,s siihiect ‘ ‘ Tl>«.Wp. f , Mr. W. .Jackson manipulated On Sunday, the Jtcctor was agaiu tl e


pre.aciicr, and at the


choir rcnderetl the uuthem _ T_ ,. taken away our I.ord ” ^ (Stainer).


organist and choirmaster Wilson and the singiup communicants numbered


Faster services at S S . Church were extremely


wore large attendances at all the *


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Mirvicob were held on Good mmnlng. afternoon atul


Father^ W Warren, S . J . ,


*/i „ Dht. .


*Thrco in tlm


powerful sermon on the 1 assio ^ ‘d ^


*nM,„v have ' ^


+i«*cftrYircs Ihc A ^h'lalv-r' of the Clitheroc- Divi.-ion oi the ‘ Crowds -took rl.r.


emng. _ At. the 10-30 :sorvice on Sundav, a largo congregation,


la th e r Robinson S . J . , being the celebrant. Alter a .<crinon d^tdivered by tlio Rev. Father n a lien,


J eiiediecioii was sung. The clioi’r rendered special inu,sic.


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t|ie l-roo Church Council ami held on Good ti-Klay. took i,lac-o thi.s year at xMount Zion


The cust-omai-y united .service promoted bv


Ininiiiv e Alothodist Church. The atteud- anres at these .services in recent years have been only niodorate, hut on tliL occasion ilu-re was a inirly large congregation. 'The preacher w;u the Pastor of tlie church, the Jtev. L. C. Barker, and his remarks were appropriate to the occasion.


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A .-tafl of worlcmeii have this wcok-hoon ^^^^paged in taking down the bells from the


Church. Clitlieroe. will share with tlie Catholic- of Lanca.-iiire the regret at the ims.sing, on Tuesday, of the Rev. Father George Canning, S..)., of .St. AVilfrtKl’s Churclg Prc>ton. Sixty-seven years of age. Father Canning was at one lime a iaii-ly frequent visitor to Clitlioroo, par- jicuinrly <luring the years lie was Professor of Philo-ophy ami Theology at Stonyhurst College.


* People l a—:ing along Lowerg.-ite yvstenlay


afteruoon wero-providod with a minor tlirill by ilie oiforts of two horsci to drag a liig drum of electrii- calile, in a railway com­ pany’s dray. The removal of the load from the railway station was not unaccom­ panied by diflicultics, and those reached a t-ljiiia\ when Dm-k-.-trcet wa.s reaclKK,!. The hor.-e*, wore ‘brought to their knce« in gallant endeavours to eomplet-e the job and hnally a crowd of men lent their-aid, the dray being pulled aud pu.-hed to the trans- toi-mer .station in one fiustadnod effort that left many folks hreathle-^. The same diHi<-uhy apparently occurred earlier in King—ireot. and the qiu'stiuu arises, when will th'.o’e be a trade union for horse.s? At leii-r it Mould [irevc;it tM'o lior-es having to do lour hov.-v-‘ jobs!


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sireec. mIio on Tue.-day telehrated her eiglity-fourth liirtlulay,-and to Air. AA'illiani Dougia-. of We.-leyan-row. who yes^terday week ciuered hi.- seventy-fdtli year.


C'ongraluiation.' to Alr.s. Vales, of Peel- , 4S: ^ * Congraiuliiiion- lo Mrs. Clough, of Alill-


sireei. West Bradfortl, • who on Tuevsday eolebraiod her eighty-socond biethday.


* * (.>wing to tJie un.-ati.sfaetory qondiiion of


hi.' health, the Rev. Dr. Pincliin, Vicar oi Ciiathurn. lia.s been ordered by his medical advi.-er> to take a three inonlhs’ re.st.


^ 5£: ^ > The death occurred on .Sunday, at her


home P. Hremiaiid-^troet. of Mrs, Ivsther ■J’omlin.soM. aged .seventy-live years. • Airs. Tomliii.son was the ividow ol • Mr. David ■J’oiidinson. ami ^-lie was associatetl ivith the ikiri^h Clmrch. Owing to her long, illness ol nine, years,


with local activitic.s. 'She leaves two sons and two <lnughte,r.s. The interment took phue on AVednesday, the last rites being jierforincd liy the .Uev. Canon Wrigley.


'J'ho death uccuiTcd ye.-tei:day alteriioou,


at the liome of her nephew. Mr. George ToMiistHi. A.-svtuhly Hoorn.-, Waddington, e.t Miss. Alargarct Tounson, aged sixty-nine \ear.s. a <l:iugliter of Air. Townsou, lormerly of Wilkin-brow. . AIW Town.'^on, had a


seizure several weeks ago, ami ha'd been inucli wor.se since’ Saturday.


*


ihree months of each othei'. at \ ancoiiver. British Ckilumbia. Mr. ” CTiarlio " Hack­ ing was M'el! knoM'u in the old borough ami. a.- a ]oim?r and builder, n-Hidcd ior'.^evend year- in AVoonc Lane, elo.-e to Kay-street. It i' twenty-two yeai-' .since he emigrated M'itli hi.s wife .and iliret- sons to A’ancoiiver, leaving behind the only ilanghter, Mrs. A. h'ii'th. M'ho. «)ii the death of .iier hu.-baiul. ■(•joined lior parent-. C)iie' of tlie sons died


.). C. Hacking, iormerly pt Ciiiheroe, trill ru 'with ivgrcl of their deaths, within


there a leU' year.- after -.etrling in Briti'-;h iimbia.


u Alderman 'J'. K. Higham. of 'Thorney- liolme. becoming Accrington*- iir.^t freeman, Alderman Higham lias for thirty yoar.s vairicd on a family tradition of nngrudgi**' .service aml u'ell merit.- rlic honour.


at


to Capta n Brass. AVrii iiig on limit.-,


RevicM' ' referon.ee


contrijU coniKJis


and iu


the


All*: areio


ulio .-nine Jiioiilfis ago mldro- -isl a meeting the •’ Police i.-siie makc.- 'J*alk


.Air. •' .Jack ■ Clitl '.•nx''.


■ . llaye-, the Lahom .M.l>. editor of


hi-


iu la.-l M'ook’' tho .Memhei


i> subject l-luNLY


cliicl i-' Cnptain IV. Jiriif-s (Clitlieroe^, iionerall.v" Unown as *


almost ' inTlVct otlilion ' of alNlability. s;i.n'ialitv.aml uonnesy wa.NC- I'ni'ions at tlio vorv t'hoanlir of a nioior rontrol. Ho m'v’or Io,.|.- an o]>poi'tnnity of a lnn,.o at lii.s oM Chk'f, the Home Secretary, to whom at one time )ie was I’arliainentary I’rivate Seeretary. ' J!nt ■ .Tix ' i. Brass-prool


He gous on: •'Tlio opponent-in- Jlrass.'


cei taiiily (.-fr i.iiiii,'


renin ik • that not


ii>'« poimla • Mith


.-[)Ce(l motor ..ivii


-.I'liis •* •# *


iMaji.r •). I'*. H- Bolhn.on, M.C.. T.D., of Asiieroit." tiiiathnrn. hits Iteen proniotetl


to"tile rank nf ]!rovet jnentenant-C’olonel. itiaior liohiiison i.s an ollieer of the 93rd Kieid lirioade (Territorial) of the lioyal Artillery, who-t*:* headquarter-, are at I3lacU-


hnra. It ' wa.s very ainnsiiii; to find Captain


lira.i-s welconicrl with clioers and connter- elioer.s front the yonngstor.s. at the inatince exhibition of hU Colonial films. The yottiig Cmtservatives were wildly enthnsiastie and the invenile iiolitieal opponents ivcre not prepared to allow the Tories to have it all their own wav.


ehcers ncetirretl a note of booittg. Thi.s wa.s detected hv the chcoring yonngsters who made more noise than ever and they cor- tainlv won -the day. There was coniplpto n'liiso'n when the Cantcrlmry sheep apitcared on the screen. 35v one accord, the children said “ B a a !" and they said- it until tlio last Iamb had leapt away. Soon after a few cows appeared.


'J'hus in the volmno ot


did not represent to-thoIasUlitch opposition * so* much as boyish miscluevousnes?.


Tlic.-e


•’ Parliameiilnry of


for Clirheroe. .-tpecial


arn M.ith imere.-t that there is a prosiK-et •it amounts, imlecHl, rdmost to eertninty-7-


Hiill- many friend- in tlii- ilislrici Mill Till.' numerous friend' of Al.r. aud Airs. .-he luul largely lost touch


Low Moor, has had accepted for exhibition a t the Harris Institute (Pre.stoii) Exhibiti- tiou. a water colour painting of Basliall Brook. This is the lir.st time Air. Robinson li.as ontored any of his wor': for exhibition, ami he i- to he congratnhititl on his success.


Alember- of the Clitlieroe and Jlistriet


Kennel •A.-.sociatioii have been extremely successful during F.aiSier at Fast T.ancashin* .shoM*-. At Blac-Icburii, on Saturday, there M'as quite a formidable list of successes, Air. AV. li. Clarke taking live lirst prizes, Afr. Jt. JL l/owis four fir.siK, Air. .). Bolton four lir.-ts and two .seconds, Air. H. Lang four seconds. Mrs. Henson two iirsts and two seconds, Air. H. F. Alotterhend two l\r.sts aiuLone second, and Air. J . Wilkinson three lirsts aud a diploma for the best hitch in tha show. At Preston, on Alonday, Air. Lang luul ilie satisfaction of carrying away live lir?t aM'ard-s. Air. Clarke lour lir.st.s, Mr. .1. Iloltoii liiA- lii'.sfs and three sccond/s, Airs. Benson tliroo lirsts and tu'o seconds, Air. AloUerhoad Imo iir.st- and two seconds. Air.- Lewis three .seconds and one third, ami Air. 'NVilkinson one fir.st and throe thirds. From this creditable ILt it is evident that at both the sIiom's tlie Cliilicroo A.ssociacion exliihilors mon* than hold their oivn, and they are to he congratulated on the.successes iliev iuivo gaiiu'd.


ibis M'oelc received a telegram inforqiing her that her liroilii'r, Private Fred Hilton, of the 1st Loyal Jianeashire Regiment, stationed at Secunderabad. India, had been woumkHl in the nock aud tvas .-erionsly ill. No details of the circuinslnces under M'liich the injuries Mere received have yet come


Airs. AV. Hope, of 5, Uus.M-ll-.sirect, has WHJ.ST DlUVK.'-At a partner^ M'hi.-t


football on the Greeuacro-sfroct recreation groiul yestiU'day, Air. A\. Hornby, ulio i.s omployeil in fiie olUce at Holmc.s Alill, fell ami t'Cvorely twisted his ankle. Ho was removed in a taxi to Drs. 1'airwcuthers .^urgei'v. and was later taken to Blackburn Inlirmai'.v whore Ids leg was suhinUtcd to an X-ray examination. J.ater, Air. Hornby returnocl home and extent ol Ids injuries lias not yei hoeii fully e.-tahli-hed.


to hand. AViiile engaged in a meaLIumr game ol


fornierlv of Saltliiiriioiise. left estate valiUMl at tU'.Tiu.


Air. Arihur .Aliv. himp ami oil dealer,


Divi.sion Mill he imercsted iu the approval of the King, on the recommendation ot the Imrd Chancellor, of the aiipointment Kino's Counsel of Mr. Harold Dcrhyshire, who°at the last general election misuccc.ss- fullv conl(*-'tcil Clitlu*roe as Liberal candi-


Htsideiii- ill ail part- of the Clithcroe


called the youngsters. The piqnro.s clearly pleased the young crowd but Htcrc were still ‘1 foiv hoo.s nt the end.


‘‘ Moo.I’ Prompt y


tl.tti'. Hr. Deiliv>liiri‘. who i-Mitle^ nt tlio Bixl HmiSf. l,otvi''r Htmvc'ii. is iho only son of Mr. niul .Mr.s. .lanifs Dfrliysliirc. ol Cherrv Tree. ;iml in 'his .voiingor <lny.s ivns liotnl itov of ilio Bfiickbtirn Ornimnttr School. He liatl'a lirilliant scholastic carwr. aiul is il..\. and 1.1..B. ot Cambridge Uiiiversity. During the tvtir he served tvitli distiiictioit witli the Koviil (hirrison Arlillcrv in France and Belgitnn. nltaining the rank of mnjor. and in .luno. BBS. was awarded the mililary ero.ss. He was called to file Bar m 1911, and i.s n member of tlic Jliddic Temple (Certificate of Honour), and _ one of the best-known barristcuv on the Northern G_ii- enit. wliere lie lias a large practice. He lias actixl as adviser on a ntimbor ol occa­ sions to the cotton trade cniidoyers, i.s .a referee for Lanca.sliire and Yorl-vsliire itiider the Ministrv of 'Health to examine cases alTocting matters tinder their, control,, and has fre.qnentiv acted a:s Depnt.v-Conntx Court .Itulge nt Ylanchester and in Tmiica- shtre tmvn.s. As ti Liberal, J lr . Derbyshire has been promiiicut in political circles in


<lrive held at the N’illago Club on AVodnes- clav niglit. eighteen table.s wore requirotl to ‘ . accommodate the players. A’micher prizes were given ami these wore won by Mr. and Alr.s. Sims. Clithcroe (first), and Air. and Airs. W. AVaite, Cliatbnrn. Ah. A. Green was iu charge of the proceedings and a pleasant time ivas spent.


RAAIBLE.—Tho members of the AVesleyan


A’muig People’s Cla.^-s arranged a ramble to Pavthorne on Good Friday. The journey to ’Bolton-by-PoM-land was made by ’bus and from there," the pleasant M-alk forward u’as sullicicnt to give the ramblers an appetite for tile capital faro provided nt the aiimia! tea party at the village bchool.


meeting was held at CMirist- Church on AVodnesday night.


A'FSTRA' AIFFTJNG.—Tlio annual vestry In tho ah.scnco of the


•ihoir service-. The Vi(.-ar again nominated All'.-'. Pineliin a.s liis warden and Air. 11. ilighlon consented to contimio as peoples warden.


A’ icar, through iiulispo.sition, Air. 3:1. High- ton pro.sided over a moderate attcmlanco. On lu-Tialf of the Rev. Dr. Pinchin, thanks M'cre extended to tlio retiring officials, for


'riiis.,was ail the business and the


meeting was transferred to the scliool M-hcre the husiiu'ss of the Parocliial Ciiurcli Conm-il was dealt with. Air. Highlcm again presided.


mon were a}q)ointcd sidesmen: Alessrs. W. AVaile, F. K. Veevers. C. Ayhitakor, .11. Ncild. C. W. AVhceler, U. T. brauklaml, J . JlaM-linson. G. Farnell and .1. Aspden. Airs. Irving iiml Airs. L. Kiug-Wilknsou were electeil repre.sontatives to the Diocesan Con­ ference and Airs. Greenwood UnrMlecanal represeutaUve. Ali.ss AMioelor was aji- noiiitcd Levy .secretary. The Council is to eoiisist of YIesdumes D. J!ohln.soll, J . Baivlinsoii and AV. AVittiiall; H'O Jtl.sscs Greemvood and A. Autter, Mce.srs. \A. Waite F . R'. Veevers. C. AN. AY heeler, C. AVliittaker, H. Ncild, Colonel P. D. Kobiii- non, Licntcnnnt-Colonel ,T. P. M. liobiii.soii, J Batvlinson, 11. T. Frankbind, G. Fariiell mid .1. Aspden. Some di.sciission took iibice on the Cb'tirebyard Hxtension Scbeine, tlio Oritmi Hepair Fund and tbo Llcclrie Li'ditiii;; of tbe Cbnreb, and several in- tcix'stiu"' suggestions M’cre put forward for the consideration of the Church Council at a laiov mooting. A vote of sympathy to tho A'icar in his llncss -was passed ami this concluded tho mooting.


a-'^onda was the oleetion of officers lor the next three years.


’Ihe ehiel item on the ’I'he lollowing gentle*


Air. Thoma.s Rohinson, of Xelson-streot,


picked up a big stone, kiioeked a hoard out of the door of llie farm building and pointed out the no.sts they had loft last year. He said tliey would probably want to get inside, and addotl: “ 1 want them back again.”


Air. Tom Robinson, of RadeeiylFe-sireet, relato.s that at Jlolton Hall on Good Friilay lie saw four .swallows. On draM'iiig tlio attention of tlio farmer to the birds. Air. Robin.son Mas greatly intcre.sted in liis attitude.


'rile instant he sum* them ho Councillor .1. Boothman lias given notieo


lliai at next Tuesdayks meeting of the Town Council he M*ill propose a re.solution That no committee of the. CuuueU he jiermittod to overspend the amount ' “alloweil . in the annual estimate of 6neh ooinnuttee as approvetl liy the Council, except by resolu­ tion ol' the Finance ami (ieiieral Jbirposes Committee, iluly plni.ed on the montldy agenda ami passed by the Council.*’


, * * For the information of readers who have


.sent as queries on tlio subject we again give the rules governing Summer Time:


(Greenwich Alcan 'I’iine) on tlie morning of the day next follouiiig the tliird .Saturday in April, or, if that is Faster Day, the day next foiloM'ing the .secoml .Saiurday, and- ends at 2-0 a.m. (Greon- M'ich Aleau Time) on the day next folloM-ing the Jirst Saturilay in OVtoher,


Summer 'Time commences at ‘2-0 a.in.


1 arisli Cliurcii, preparatuj-v to removal for re-casting. he eongregatioii of S.S. Michael aud .lolinks


was rendered, the. Rev.


at the evening service, Solonm , ■


on Tuesday afternoon, -Captain Brask announced details of an c«say competition. Ho undertook to give pri7/C.s, ono for a boy and one for a girl, in four group.s: under seven; eight and nine; ten, eleven and


Before hogiuuiiig his lecture to the children


twelve; and twolVo to sixteen years -of lige. Tlio essays were to he doUvored at the “ xVdvertiser and Times” OlRco, before to­ day and a goodly number have duly coino to liaml. They reveal tlint the competitors at any rate followed the jiicturcs closely. One girl, impres.se<l liy the number of trout in one pool illustrated, wrote: “ H is one imi.ss of trout which though tame, one bit Captain Brjms’s linger/' she .snye, and wc certainly .vceollect the lecturer siiying he got a bite!


Cottages, was knocked doMu by a motor ear near Chatbuni Station late on Wednes­ day evening ivcek. Ho sustained cuts about tlio head and face and M*as taken home un- eonseious. We are glad to leju-n that ho is making a capital recoviM-y.


Lancashire Cricket Club, wa.s present at the funeral of Roy Kilner, the Vork.'.hire cricketer, on 'rues<hiy. All folloM-crs of tlio game deplore tlie pas.-ing of Roy Kilner, a genial .soul and a big-heafto<I eri(-lceter. His death i- a loss to JCngiish.as ivoll as Vorkshire cricket.


Lieutenant-Colonel L. Green, captain of Air. JJarold Bitlioll, of Bold* Venture


Ea6t Lancashire for.-.‘jome years. Quit-o recently ho has boon invite<l by several Liberal Associations to be tlieir candidate at tlio next genornl election, but, as yet, has made no <lecision in the matter. For some yenr.8 he has been honorary hccrotii.rv of the Lanca.shire and Cho-shire and North- AVestern Liberal Feilcnitio.u, and has often given assistance to Liberal candidates at general and hyo-oloction.s.


after the JOaster vacation, Air. Derbyshire M-ill t:ike up liis chainhers in London, ami in course of time, will reside tht*ri*.


# # # Alluding to a suggestion that Air. Derby­


shire is the fir.st Blackburn ' K.G., “ Anti­ quarian,” writing to a contemjiorary, points out that this distinction holong.s lo Professor Thomas Star.kio, horn at Blackburn on 12th April, 1782. who was eilucated at CTithoi-oc Grammar Scliool.


Wlialley to the eldo-st daughter of Dr. T. Dunham AVhitaker, the eminent historian and antiquary. Ono of his ancestors wa.s Thomas Starkio, born at Iluntroyd in 1580, who later reiiiovcd to lAvistou, and liecaino tlio founder of the vStarkic fnmil.v at Twi.ston. The circinnstnneo that both father and son were Sonioi- Wranglers is uini|UO.


Ifo was iharried at


of Downham. u-ho is interesting himself in tho fiiml to purcha.se AVIiallcy Abbey for the noM- Bhiekbuni Diocese, says the “ Afaii- ehe.sler V’.vening Chronicle,” belongs to a family tiiat might he said to do.spisu titles. To be an Asshoton of Dou-iiham. and thus linked ivith ono of the oldest fainiliof; in Lancashire,- is sufficient distinction in itself. AVhon Air. ABsheton, as High SliorifT of Lnncasliire, hung his sluckl in tho Shiro Hall at Laucastor Castlo, tiie shields of eleven of hi.s forehear.s were already in place. Hie first dating hack to* tho reign of Flizaheth. A model landlord, ho ha.s seen to it that Downhain has prcservetl all its nir;il aniciiitios. and it remains to-day one of tho few uusiHiiled, aud certainly one of the most picturosque, villages in Lancasliire.


^ Aliss .Dorothy K. Pinchin, daughter of


the Rov. Dr. and Airs. Pinchin, of Chathurn, will proceed to Oxford in October from St. Elphine’s School, Daricy Dale, to continue the studies she hogaii at a private .-ehool at Clitheroe. Tliis is tho result of lior Inu'ing come .successfully through a recent test made in connexion ^'ith a group of the M-omen’s oollege.s nt Oxford. The nature of her achievement is roJIected in the fact tJiat


the number competing in this entrance and scholarship examination has been .-<> greatly out of proportion to the nnmlier of places :ivailahle in tho college-s that only very few :ire admitted after a test lu-oving tlumi to he girls of uncomimm capm-it.v.


“ Captain Bras.s, the young Conservative


ALP. for CUtheioe, entertained a large private audience at tho New Gallery Kinema last Thursday morning uith a film that ho had taken himself,” says the “ Daily Ex press.” “ Ho is Parliamentary Private Secretary to that small bub electric person Air. Amery, and liis film reflects Air. Amery’s recent Empire lour. Ho bought his liaiul kiiioma camera only a M-eek before lie sailed M'itli liis chief, and tho fact that eiglity per cent, of the film exposed was lit for exhibition proves him to have become remarkably adept in its ii-so. Air. Amery is shown througlioiit tho film in a marvellous variety of inspiring activitie.s all over the inliabftcd globe. He appear.s in fnlUlrcss uniform, lie . sits and stands.


vigoroii.-^ly lie drives a plough, perlorms on Alost


-ski.-, and climbs mountains. Captain Brass M'anted to show the -film in tho Palace of Westminster, but the project was banned. Ho is going Bhorlly to tour it through Iii.s const ilueucy.”


Air. C. N. Glidewell, the pro.spoctive


Lilieral candidate for tho Clitheroe Division, M-ill pav his first visit to Chathurn in that capacity on Wednesday evening, when ho will :uklre.ss a. meeting at the school. On the following Aloiulay (Ajiril 23rd) the war is to be taken into “ tho enemy’s camp ^ as a Liberal meeting is to bo held at tho AVeavors’ .Institute. Ciitheroe, the speaker being Air. G. Bailey, prosiiective Liberal c-amfidato for Petcrslield. Air. Bailey is a son of Air. A'ernon Bailey, of Ciitheroe, and it will ho recalled that he addrcs.sed a meeting in Clitheroe some inontlis ago.


~>-OOC^—< — CHATBURN. Air. H. C. A.ssliotoii, Lord of the Afiinor Imniediatoly


WHALLEY PARISH CHURCH. Canon Wallis and Successful


Completion of Repairs Scheme. OFFICERS RE-ELECTED.


'Vhe Ka-ter N'estry meeting M'a,'' hekl on


Canon Wallis again presiding. TJio AVardeus’ accounts were presented by Air. A. F . Trooj> and tho.<e sbou-ed th a t ' dcbpito ;i debit Imlanco, tlio linaiiccw of the church could he deemod to be in a healthy state. The accouiils for the NViswell and B hitom* Alis.siou Rooms were pre.'<entod by Aliss Ashcroft and Air. 'T. Greenup ' rospoctively aud both accounts bore testimony to the Jlourisliiiig state of the Alission Roonm. The .sidesmen were eloctcsl as follows: Alessr.^. H. .iUhwortli. A. Brooks, .1. N


N *. Oiiew, .J. Al. Postlctliwaite.


R. Town.^icnd, 3. Wood, R. Greenwood and 'J'. A. Collingo.


consists of; Alc^ssr.s. i l , Aoinvortli, d.<iAV'. Chew, F. Chow, T. A. Collingc, F . Clapham, II. H. Farmvorth, F. A. Gcrrard, U. Grceii- M'ood, J . AI. Postletliwaite, R. 'J’owii.shond, H. AVa.siibrook, J . AN'ood, Airs. R.. -Greon- ivood. Misses Brower, Railtoii and AVnlkcr. AViswell: Air. B. Nutter, Aliss Ashcroft, Ali.SiS Robinson. Barrow; Mes.srs. T. Dug- dalc, 'r. Greenup and Aliss AValton. Air. Troop was re-elected I,ay vice-chairiiian. A ]>rovisi(mal statement of the ehnrcli renova­ tion fund was .submittiHl by Air. Greenup, whicli .slunved that over .L1,000 liad been raised for this fund entirely by suliscrip- tions, A further sum of aliout .-lloO is re- (juired to complete the account. This it M*a« bulled would bo fortbcoining at an early date, from tho.so who had promisiHl but Iiad not yet subscribotL


The ChurcJi Council M-as al.so c/ected and Vicar Thanks Parishioners.


Church meeting, the Vicar of Wlialley .said that h(* thanked them, ami through them, the parishioner.s, for th^'*** g**<?nt kiudneSs in the Ka.'itor offering. He did not pro­ pose to embark upon a lengthy revioM' of tho activitii?.'; of AVhalley Church during tho past year, hub lie was glad to be able to report- an increase in the number of their Ea.ster communicants. Alany important workri of repair ami re-decoration had l>cen carried out in and about tlic cliurt-h. in­ cluding the installation of electric light and poM'cr. Ho thankcHl tlicm all for tlie loyal support and entliiisiasm M-hich luul enabled them to raise over £ 1,01)0, tlie whole amount M'hii-h was required for tlic.‘ie works, by .sub- .'^ori])tions alone.


.Speaking at tlio annual Parochial , Turning to tlio ordinary work of the


ehnrcli, Canon AYailis thankwl tho Rev. AV. Spcakinau, making special reference to his work witli the choir and 1% Instiluto; tho churchwardens (Alcssrs. A. F . Troop and R. Groen), the sidesmen, tho member.? of the Parocliial Church Council, notaiiiy the 'J’roasurer (Air. F. A. Gcrrard) and tho Secretary (Afr. R. H. Farmvorth).


thanked also the organists ami clioir.s at AVliallcy, NViswt'II ami BarroM*: tho bell- riiiger.s, the sexton amVthe caretakers; the teachers in tho day and Sunday Schools, the inagazino distributors, tiio collectors for the Repair Fund, and all others who year by year help loyally to carry on the work of’ the Church, and such church organisations as tho Alother?’ Union, the Girls’ Friendly Society, and tho Girl Guides.


,Jle Playing Field For Tho Village. Ho was glad to bo able to tell thoin that


the wliole of the portion of the Alill-IiokI wliicli tlicy had purchased .several years ago M*as now at their disposal, and that plans were in active preparation for using tho ground tlii.s «ummer as a playing-field for the children, who otherwise ran great dangers in the streets from the almost in- tnlerahle amount of motor traU’ic passing through NVhalloy during the summer mouths. In conclusion. Canon AValli-s said that the


Bishop of Blackbunr had cntru.ste<l him M-ith the onerous work of organising the attempt to raise £18,000 bv 3()th June lor tho nurclui.so of A


house for the Diocese of Blackburn.


A’hnlley Abbey as a country In


sion of AVlinlley Abbey would bo of in­ estimable importance to tlie evcr-extomling M*ork of Uic Church in th(‘ m l)iooose of Blackburn.


LOW MOOR. ST. J'ALi/S CHUBCH. - Till- ]';:t.-U;r


N'e.stry meeting M'a.s hokl in Si. PaiiPs Church School on AVeduesday evening, there being a repro.sentativc attendance over which the Vicar (Rev. J . AV. Pickup) pre- sideil. Ales-sr.s. .1. Broivn and .1. Latham M'ore re-appointed \*icar*.s and people’s M'ardcns respectively. C*ordial votes of tlianks were accorded to all the Church and .Sunday School odii-or.s ami ivorUers for their loy;il ami contimu-d .servi(-e iluring another year of much local trade deju-o.-sion and uneinplovmcnt.


that the oppo:dtion of the parish ami c-qn- gregaliou lo tho neu- proposals ua-s main­ tained.


Book ro'visioii. th-.' moetiiig demoastrated rUimately it wa.s uuanimonsly


resolved “ That this annual general vestry meeiing desires to give ex(irossion to i l '


feeling of profound relit'f al the rejection oi tiio adjusted prayer book by Parliament in Dwemher. 1927,' and carnc.stly hopes that on anv future occasion, the opposition of Parliaiuent will he inaintained against the practice of rcservatioii and nil cKe that wouhl tciui to undermine the .Reformation .settloinent.”—’i'lu* meeting ot .Paroclual elector.s M*as held later the same evening. M-hen tlio election of .sidesmen ivas undor- lakon. the Vicar again pre.slding. In accordance M'ith a decision that the number of sidesmen bo eight, tho A icar nominated Jlossrs. J . E. Grociibiink, YV. Clayton (Lotv Aloor), Councillor AN. Clayton, J . l nnd .1. Y. Lofthoiiso n.s his sidesmen .for the en­ suing vear. Afteru-ards, Afessrs.. A. Llougu. G. Dixon, AV. Boothmaii and G. Strickland M-oro electeil jicoplo’s sidesmen. The r^olu- tion respecting Prayer Boo): revision, adopted at tho vestry- meeting, was taken into consideration and finally adopted a> the re.soiution and actioir of the larocniai


electors. Tho.^o who saM- Ca-ptain Brass’s pictures of


tho Canadian Rockie.s will be intorc-sted in D’o illnsirated article on ^tho Rocky Mountain Intliaiis. Soo I'ago o.


order that tiio work of the Church in the jiari-sh might not sufier through tins, the Diocesan Hoard of Finance was paying for tho sorvice.s of another clergyman who, he hoi>ed. wouUl fihortly ho amongst thorn and remain until tlie end of June. Tic was sure that ho- Mould nob look in I’ain for ihoir support in this matter.


'ruesday evening. Canon Wallis pre.sidcd over a mooting whicli was fully TOpreseuta- tive of tlio parishioners. Air. A. F . Troop M-as re-appointed A'icar’.s Mardoii. and .Mr. Roger Green was re-elected people’.s warclon. 'ilie Parochial Clmrcli meeting followed,


NEW STYLES AlU; NOW TO HANU IN THE NOTED “ CEOLA,” “ NIL SIMILE,’ ’ “ CYNELLA”


and “ GAINSBOROUGH ’’ Shoes for Ladies. SEE WINDOW


... DAN LORD,


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the Carriage Body—four at each end— on to the Marthet patent one-piece tubular steel clmssi.s. For another, because even one spring will bear an a\'crage weight of loolhs. before it will collapse and even tlicii will not break. When you compare the Marniet method of supporting the Carriage Body at eight points with Che old-fashioned “ four straps” method you will appre­ ciate how safe your baby will be if placed in a Marmet.


'for free Catalogae, THE ^ASr CARRIAGE


BEmAMS I 114,


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market Place | Ciitiieroe


Tel. 167. ’WHALLEY.


NN'e.-^loynn Guild journeyed to CraM'sh.'iM'booth on Friday to join in the district Guild rally. The jiarty journeyed by ’bus to Accringtoii. and M’oro there joinctl by tlio Accringtoii inombers, thq united . parties, then walking over the inuOrs to Crawshawbooth Chapel. M'horc ten M'a.-; luovided and the customary services lield.


DANOK.-—Promoted by the Church of the


k'nglish Martyrs a dance M'as held in tho Parochial Hall on Faster Monday evening. There Mas only a moderate attcndanc-o, hut those pro.sent spent a very happy time. Air. J , AN'ood’s hand provided a programme of modern dance music, aud Alessr.s. F. Knowle- and .). Ireland actcxl as Af.O.’s. Refresh- monts M'ore provided by an cfiicient ladie.s' coniniitte<*. ( ’ATT 10Lie SERA' I Gl'LS.—The custonui ly


’J’iie po-sec.-- 'IioIc ol tho uom*


vice M'as conducted in tho cliurch by tho Rov. Fntlior Edgar, of Afanehe.-tcr. 'riiorc were large attondanee.s at all the scrvicc.s. BTTJd.XfiTON BAPTIST.<.--The Scont-^


services in connexion M'itli the Ciiurcli of tho English Alartyrs took place in the Catholic grounds of the Abbey ou Good Friday. Tho Statioas of the Cros-s More visited, tho priest being ilie Rev. Father Bannon.


In the afternoon, a special sei-


had their first ranihle ou Gooil Friday, the M'hole troop piecooding to llur.-t Green, via Hacking Boat.


’foa M*as .served on Kemplo


End in true Stout fashion and a very happy time M'as spent.—A further party of 21 from the Church enjoyed a ramhio iu the country. They M-ent by train to Gisburn ami then walked through the fields to Bolton-by-BoM*- land. on to .'-^aMloy ;ind thence to Charbnrn. 'riio party i-oaclie<i home about 8-30, a tired


bub happv group. FASTI-'.R OUONVl).S.'~The glorious M-eaUier


Jii the matter ol Prayer


experienced "ii G'Uid Fri<hiy M'as rc.sponsihle for the village being invaded by possibly a record number of \'i.siloi*s. A large ])ro- portion of the vi-itor.s made their M*ay into tho field-, .some visiting “ Jazzhind,” and heating ou ilu- Calder. About 30 villagers left for the -ea>iile by rail, hut during the cnim-e of the day over 1,.500 people de­ trained at AVhalloy .Station fronT Blaokbnru di'^triei, ainl about-oOll from tho Clitheroc district. Although the streets of the villagi* More croM-dotl throughout the day. and there M'as a iievor-cc-n.sing iIom* of traflic not a eiugle accident M'as roporteel thank.- eluofiy to the capable M'liy in M'hich tlio police discharged their duties. FASTER SERVICES.—The usual sorvicc.s


M'cre couducted at tlio Parisli Church ou Good Friday, tho preacher at the 9-0 o clock service lioing tho V icar (Rov. Canon J . Iv. A


*. AVallis). At 10-30. tho preacher M 'a s tlio Rev. AV. Spoakman. and tho service


N


continuing from 1-0 o’clock to 3-0 M'a*- conduct-ed hv tho Rov, F. .Tones, S.P.G. Missionarv from China.—On Ea.stcr Day, tho preacher at the morning' and evening service#; was Canon AYallis, and an addrws


was f^iveu in the afternoon by tho Rev. r . Jones. The collections throughout tlie


<lav M'or.o given as an Easter gift to tho A'icav, and' amounted to .£01.:—Tlie nmnher of commuuirauts on Easter'Day exceeded


400. . . . .


REMANDED ON THEFT CHARGE.


At BoIton-by-Bowland Police Court, yester­


day. Hugh Mackio. labourer, of 119 fixed abode, appeared before the magistrate-^ charged with breaking and entering^ a caravan* at NcM'ton and .slcoling a quantity of provision.s including boiled ham, bread,


tea, sugar, fruit pics aud pastic.s. Ho was remanded until this morning.


FULLER AND BETTER LIFE


CLITHEROE CANDIDATE AND PURPOSE OF LIBERALISM.


WHERE CONSERVATISM AND SOCIALISM FAIL.


L 5l)cai;ing at Great llarwouil on \Vctincf;<lay


night, .Nlr. C. N. Glideu'oll, prospective Liberal candidate for the Clithcroe Diviaou, .said CoiLsorvatism meant largely an acquios- ence iu oxating conditions rather than con­ cern about improving them. The big plank in tho Conservative platform tvas that Sociali.sm Mas tho greatest danger tho country had to face, hut in their cagornosa t() light it tlicy lost .sight altogether of tho discontent M'ith existing conditions—tho hreoding ground of tho Socialist agitation. AVere Uie Coiiservative party to put int-o fighting those comlition.s that fostered dis- I'oiitoiit half tho energy used to combat Socialism, tliat discontent M'ould gradually disappear and M'ith it tho insistence on


Socialism as the only remedy for national evils. TJie outlook of tho Socialist, equally blind


to tlic facts in his own ivay, dilfored from the Con.<orvativos in that lie saw tho evil around. But he denied the cxistenoe of any good M’halever in the capitalist system. Etpially M'ith tho Con.scrvalivcs, if ho utilised luilf the zest extended in preaching Socialism in effecting read practical reform thou discontent and evil would pass more


oycniii",; th«.‘ customary lantorn lecture was given 111 tlie Cliurch School, the lecturer being the. Rev. NV. Spenkman and his fuib* jccL “ The Pa'^sion.” The A’icar (Rev. Canon AValli-) pn-ided over a moderato attendance. Air. H. Birtwoll maiiipulatcH.! thtj lantorn. (R’ lLl) RALTA’.—Twenty members of tho


LANTBKX LKCTUHE.-On Goad Fridny


6 LADY’S AND GENTS USED CYCLES TO CLEAR FROM 15 - ]


BEiyTHARSS FOR BIKES 14, market Place GiitEieroe


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eight of them used in suspending


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rapidly than was the case now, Tho country M'ould indeed bo in a sorry plight M'ere Con­ servatism the only alternative to Sociali.sm and vice versa.


Liberalism’s Challenge.


doclarotl Mr. Glidewell. “ I t is more tlmn an alternative; it is a direct challongo. Liberalism has its roots in tho past, and, a« M'o noM* SCO in nature, it is putting forth now hranclic.s, which arc showing ncu' life and M'iU ultimately flou'cr and bear more fruit.” Present-day problems were mainly


“ Liberalism is an alteriiativo to both,*'


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economic, and there were few people wlio would say that the industrial system as it stood provided an adequate standard cither of justice or ofiicieiicy.


I t socm^ as If


the prizes and retvards of the industrial sy.stom were in many cases tho sport of cliance, not dependent either upon economic efforts or personal deserts. But recognition of the evil should not involve ovoreiglit of tho merits of the system. Tho problem, was to euro what -was unhealthy in tho . in­ dustrial system whilst preser/ing all that was sound. Tho projiosals in tho Libera! Industrial Report touched the industijinL problem at every ono of its points. Beliihd and inspiring nil those practical things u-as a belief, a philosophy. They did not bo- lievo liiat tho end of all poUtic.nl and ccononiie action.s M'as the me're rerfecting of machinery, but that, tlmso things M'ero tlie moans to a greater omj—nttainmoni. by tho individual of a fuller and bettor life.


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