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I ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1930. CELEVEN) FOR THE CHILDREN. ) U


I PEEPING INTO TOmND | i


^ r.. i>Ls.


^ itli l in u tin ^ in full swing, 1 hoar there ■j:i inneli Hnociilatlon in tlio “ sliircs ” ns to whether the Prineo of Wales will rido to hounds ihis season. There are rumours th a t the P r in ce leels strongly luniptod to


go hack on his resolve, inndo two years ago to give up tho sport..


’


I’nlloiyiiig this decision, he disposed* of all hiH hunters , .so th a t if ho is to h u n t a t


all regularly i t woujd neeessitalo liis*-getting together a new s tr in g .


oi this a t the moment, however. I'he Duke of \o r k hopes to g e t sonic huiil-


'riiere. is prospect


I o n 100 I o n 100 U n 100 1‘iul 100 V'cs ]()0


e sp e r t horseman, will ho seen ou t with tho tjuorii or Helvoir on his ro t i in i from Africa a : tlie «'iul of the year.


|loir 07u * r 11X> |n p «')0 K->7


I.ANl-:.


J'Un 100 floi ' 35 l / i l l 05 Tall 90 | j a r 08 fcor 73 |U*r 100


Il'Kl 00- FOK. HTCir AIICX ONLY!


Jamdon always revives tho cpiostioii of his alhiu'anco, and i ts u t te r disj>roportion to -the oxnenses he has to hear. A City friend vas telling ino this week th a t a good inany


— a sum jisod a t tho end of la s t century— Imt he finds i t almost impossil)le to get through his year of onico without spending an iMinivalent amount o u t of liis own


l^)n 100 Vap 100 73L


I OS. II n il 100


law •19 lloy 100 law 100 l ird 100


L a p 75 S20


cci- 1(H)


h io 90 'On 100


piieket. One l.ord Afnyor in recent years is sahl to have spent £30,000 besides his oltudal alldwanee..


<M)st of the Lord Afayor’s Show and Bamniet is’ hornn by - the holder of iho office. This usual “ sets him hack ” hotweeii two and three thousand pounds.


lb is not generally known th a t half Iho A PIMNCK OF SPAIN.


•whi«!li there were so many distinguished visitors from Overseas in London. Kings, <?m*ens,^ Primnesses, Prime Alinislers, Alaharajahs an d Alaharanees a re all in our midst, and e n te r ta in in g in th e ir honour is In illiaiit ami “ pre-AVar ” in its diimmsions. 'I'lie latest arriv al is the young P r in ce of I he Asturias, son ami heir of King Alfonso


I c-annot re/aill any previous aiituinii iu


IE . I,. Pt.s.


•of Spain. Although Ins pareuls ami sisters, the two good looking In fan ta s , are often over liere, this is the Pi'inen’s first visit to Thiglaml. lie, is a. very Spanish-looking young man, raihm* reserved and_ shy, Init with a


]ih*asant manner. TUs tastes, 1 am told, are inclined to th e serious, l ie is staying


in London incognito, with two c(|nciTics to show him round.


“ im O T IlK It CHAPLAIN.” r n c H .


Iijon 91 l io n 90 ]:iU> 73 lu tk 100 ]-on 86


I tor 78 loll) 100


100


l*np 75 793


J.tor 100 l .a l l 33 I'vor 100 r 53


|:VANS. ;• 75


| 1 on 50 Ion.


X o n 59 l lo y 100 l ia n 58 Von 1(X)


jl» - i 80 097


la te 100 Jaos 02 Inin 93


l i r k 100 lio n 100 lien ()-5 Io n 82 ■nee 92 | :a p 7?* 71)9


Inee SI


Vnii lOO ISco .13 Irko 100


1 irn 85 lion 90 l ie n 100 :;nn 03 •ap 100 7G3


31


leer 100 l ie s 101)


ion 100


|)ws G3 l)l;s 91


;a p 100 ()70


is known as “ l lro th e r Cliaplain,” for each memher of th e “ SeUe ” has his nsoiidonyin, ’riins “ MroLhor P e lla s t ” veils tho id en tity


of S ir Walter llrai thw a i te , Adiiilant-General tr) the h’orcos and this y e ar’s Vii.’e-Presidunt, while Air. Ilohind Oliver, K.C.. tho new Secretary, is “ llrothor l''iddler.” 'I'liere’ are 21 “ Odd Volumes” ami 21


.......... .. .............


— he spends most of his vacations in th a t way—has just' acquired another title . Hu is llu) new President of the ‘‘ Solti) of Odd Volumes,” who in au g u ra ted th e ir 52ml si'ssiou willi a <linncr a t the Savoy tlie other night. 'I’o tho “ Odd Volumes” S ir Harry Kvo


Mr. Justieo Kve, the “ farming judge,”


.\ldermon have had to forego th e ir chaneoH «)f the Lord ATavorally heeauso tliov know their i)iirs(*s cmild not s tand tho s tra in . Aelually a Cord IVlnyor is allowed £10,000


-- ..... - .. good many The ins tallat ion of a now Lord IMayor of


ing la te r on, ami tho Diiko of Gloucester, whose cavalry tra in in g lias made him an


BY AIR POST.


descriptipii—111 th e ir tra in . A stamp- dealer with lyliom I e h a t ted this week told me th a t th e lialidliiig of a i r niail stamps is now an im p o r tan t p a r t of liis husint'ss. New services a re coming into boinc all 01 or tho world week by week, so ono needs


Hegular a ir mail services have brought hying phihitoliats ”—if t l ia t is tho correct


p rin ted , an accident increases th e ir value onorinously. F o r tho original issue of tho stamp used on an air-l iner th a t sank in the Chnnnol, £^100 was paid recontly.


given, I am told, for ordinary stamps th a t liavo hcon surcharged for a ir inu’poscs. I l l cases whero . .slamj)s are specially


NO ’SCRAIMCRS,


Lomlon, anti nobody • ivants to see our his to n e ■ hiiildiiigs tlwaiTod by sixty or seventy sloroy erections. liVeii in th e United States tliero are signs


which few aro likely to quarrel, least of all our visitors from the Laud of Skyscrapors. Alany Ainorieaiis have told mo th a t sky- serapors would he qnito o u t of place in


eently had a talk with Afr. William B. Favillo, a 8an Francisco architect, who p re­ dicted the doom of skyscrapers, tluo lo the msoluhlo traffio problem created by tra n s ­


ol a reaction ag ain s t skyscrapers, f ro-


p o rtin g Iho tliousamls of office workers who “ inlmhit ” them. LONDON’S WAP LIBRARY.


AAhir novels, b u t fiction, Ihe lib rar ian tells mo. covers Init a small proj)ort.i<m of llie hooks w r itten about tho AVar. The library is no t allowed (o buy fiction, so i t is do- liondcnt for its AVar novi'ls on gifts from tho^ authors or oulsido henefactors.


enemy casualily lists. The lists pnblislied by tho AVar Graves Commission, containing the names iif nearly a million British


A “ TK N T ” ROOAf.


numerous now than they were in the ” spacious ” days, h u t there are s till some gyiierous and Jtnowledgeahlo connoisseurs iu J*higland. Ono thinks of such jieople as Airs, Samuel Coiirtauld, Lord Sandwich,


AVealthy patrons of the a r ts are less


Lord Iv o r Spencer Churchill and S ir Rhilip Sassoon.


’


ono of our younger a r t is ts , Air. Ilox A


Supplemental Odd. Volumes ”—never more nor less. They are drawn from dis- tingnisheil imMiduM’s of the most varied pro­ fessions, hu t U'sser mortals may he takcii to the meetings as guests. On these occasions cine hears some of tho most b r i l l ian t talk in London.


ROUi^D ABOUT THE HOiVlE li'OK. YOU It. l>l tiLOWSHI‘.S.


bolo.s on yoiii- pillowslips, why n o t p u t huUoiiholes ^ouly on both sides and have one common huLton fas tener for all your pillowslips which cun he taken o u t when


they aro washed. Uso while wehhing (sk irt weighing) for tho purpose am! sew the


huUons on this.


KFERING A DINNER HOT IN A <JAS OVEN.


guests aro la te lo know how to keep dishes warm without spoiling. By fa r the best way is to tu rn down the gas as low as pos- uihle an d leave the door ajar. This pro- veiifs pastry having th a t ” oven flavour and g e ttin g dried up.


OTHER OVEN MINTS. Use a deflector for browning dishes bu t


veiiiovc, as soon as tho dish is tlio required sbadir. Cook all egg dislica in a water bath lo keep thorn for curdling or becoming too liol..


m-on. flanger.


TO IvEKl’ MKlilNOUlfS FUOJI CltACK- iNCi Oil riECOJiiNt: t o o n o ' i ’.


iirat lin t a" damp alieet of kitciicn paper ilowii on tlio baking board you will i'liid tluit your mcringnc.s will no t burn.


mommits wliv don’t you s ta r t a iiatulniorK coat? Make i t like the old erazy pateli-


AN IDEA FOR A HOUSECOAT. If you want soniothing io -pifl^


worlt ipiilts. Tlieso coats aro most clleotivo. 'Vo Ol/EAN WINDOW GLASS.


windows is mctbylatcil sp ir i t . Lso i t n e at and m b om witli a. clean linen rag . Folia i with a lonther. Tho dirtio-st window will i.’omo clean if you do th is with it.


Ono of iliQ fino.st things , for eloaninp dirty A CREAM SUHSTITUTE. liiionak)


I ‘sleyans hsloyaiis


Innb an d delicious su b s titu te for cro.ani is llavourod eorntlour, wliicli is made in lemon. raspberry, strawberry and v anilla llavours. I t s dolicato colour inakos i t cspeomllv


Of course, wo all like cream served witli fru it, but. wo can’t nil niford i t I An excel-


appealing.


TO GET RID OF THAT CAJIPHOR SMELL.


|d priro *d I’niiL


eeeivocl


th o odour of camphor. Tho b^fc way to rid of th o amoll is to h an g th o 'g a rm o n t


on a lijio iu a garden or y a rd for scvornl


furs in cainplior d u r in g th e siimmor months. I f you have, ’ yon will find th a t they aro ra th o r disngrcoablo to -wear on account of


Frobably von have .boon keeping y<nir If when you are cooking nioringnes yon


'I'bis is always, beat in a Fiiiall In a. largur oven llicro is lo.ss


I t is sometimes a l i t t le difficult when In.st(::ul nf p u t t in g buttons and butlt)u-


ful house a t Lyinpne. Mr. AVhistlor is going to inako tho room look like a lout, Uio coiling being painted to siimilatu hang­ ing folds of material, and tho three walls revealing a count rysido panorama holwcoii tho tent-poles.


lo a r t include arran g em en t of niiinorons loan exhihitions a t his London heme. But no ^ gemilne effort, espi*cially by younger a rt is ts , is deiiie<l his p a tro n ag e .’


Other of Sir Rhilip Sassoii’s benefactions JACK LONDONKU.


hours. Give i t a gtmd shaking from; tinu^ to tinu). This sliould ge t rid of most of tho camphor.


LOOK Ali^nCR YOUR EYES.


you rnako th is in largo q uantities i t will keep and save mixing every timo you need i t . Never s tra in th e eyc.s. IT you smoko, uso a lioldor. Smoke mins the eyes ami destroys tho colour.


bathe tho eyes in weak horacic lotion (onq loaspoouful to half a p in t of w a ter ) .


After working in a stro n g .artificial light I f


TO REAIOVi: A'-ARNTSII.


husinesK b u t if you scrape i t first of all with sandpaper an d thou uso sp ir i ts of ammonia yon wil f in d 'th o work fa r easier.


Bemoving varnish is a somewhat slow


every time you p u t your records onl’ Do you renicmbor to d u s t tho recordsNwith


YOUR G R AAIOR flONi: RECORDS. Do yon remember to uso a fresh iicedle


a velvet pad ? Do you always p u t tho records .away in


place?


th e ir paper eases and keep them in a projier gramophone case? Do you keep your gramophone in n. dry


HOAV TO AA’’OlD COLDS.


e a t in g food with suflicicnt f a t in i t . Tho g re a te s t mistake many people make in winter is to lesson tho fa t ty elonionts in th e ir d ie t . I f voii wish to cub down fa t ty food, wait u n t i l the summer.


Look a f te r your d ie t and see th a t you arc A OHEAR B13DSPREAD. A chonp bedspread can bo made ou t of a


piece of unbleached linen wnshccl and t in ted to match tlio bedroom fu rn ish in g .' I f i t is required to ho decorative you can u.so sonio of th a t very coar.se yellow biscuit laco which harmonises with most pastel shades and make an edging of this all round.


FOR THE E.VR.


n o t drop in ordinary sweet oil, as th is tends to form fa t ty acids in tho c ar . Uso pure glycerine, (iml have tho oar syringed a f te r ­


wards. Do n o t drop oil into tho oar con­ tinually.


nil on your now c arpet , tho best th in g to do^ is to make a paste of fuller’s e ar th and ra in water. ^ Spread over thin ly and brush off with a stift’ brush. All traces of groaso will have disappeared, /a


OIL STAINS ON NEAV CARPETS. Should you have tho miaforiuno to spill


"' DO A’^OU SMOKE?


smoko on an empty stomach, a.s th is is a p t to intorforo with tho digestion or caiiso h e a r t trouble'^ Do n o t smoko immediately before meals. Tho best time is a f te r a meal. Do no t ” chain smoke.


I f you aro a smoker,^remember never to I f you wish to soften wax in tho c ar , do A


Sir Rliilip, I hoar, has ju s t comnnsHioned ’hisUer, to decorate a room in his hoauti-


in tlio Imperial AVar Aluseum a t South Kensington. AVe have heard a lob of the “ flood ” of


th e most comiilele lilirary of AVar Books in the wqrhl. Sixty thousands volumes denl- nig with Armageddon aro on tlin shelves


I'ew ])ooplo know th a t Lomlon possesses


tects, .1 see, have ju s t alljrinod th e ir opiioai- l io n T o any relaxation in tho lieight rules h**j.hlings in Jiomlon. A <lecision with


Tliree powerful organisations of archi­


to ho very np-to-dato to he an ex p er t on these stamps. Higgi.'st jiricca are usually


^ ADVENTURES OF WEENTY. ^ ------- ........... ^ KI


l l io p ira te s will see you I” breatbeil boii’wcatcr Sam.-


'THE LANDING OF THE PIRATES. ,n,"


“ “ i-l Got Lirthci- buck!


thtMi- de se rt island, Afr. R abhi t had been tceling extremely anxious.


Leprechaun. “ Stay whore you aro iu tlio cave.


I t ’s safer I”


wo arc Hitting hero safely in tho darkness and^ quietness they are no t likely to find


doubtful voice. ” Of courso i t is,” said Leonard. ” While


“ Supposing they came th is way. an d eamo creeping—oreeping—creeping----- ”


“ How do you know?” said Air. Rabbit. they won’fcl He can s “ I t is enmigli to inuko anyone fr ightened,”


and no t knowing what is happening out­ s ide.”


said Afr. Rab b i t, “ s i t t in g hero in tho d a rk , aid Afl*. ItllUtlf. ** tilflinrr


” I ’m going ou t “ Ugh!


you


Sou’wester Sam. “ I have been thinking for a long lime th a t i t would ho a goml


“ I don’t think lie’s so very fooli.sh,”


pau.sod—and Don’t ! ”


thou to


ho .so foo ■ l ish l” gasped Leonard. see!” lie !■< 4-t>.v ^1....).. .said, quickly:


“ How said


“ OOgh!” shivored • Weonty. “ T hope I ’m f r ig h ten ed !”


“ Is i t? ” muniiureil Air. Rabbit, iu a


rclugc in tho deep d a rk cave away from PJ.i‘ntes th a t so uuc.xpcctedly lauded on.


.Rub Air. R ab b i t paid no nbtoiition. Ever aiiico tho four friends had lakou


a t last. “ AVIiat aro tlioy doing? AVIiy llayo tlioy coiiiq boro? I must liiid o i i t l" Don t bo silly,” shivered Leonard the


“ 1 cnii’t .slay boro any longorl” Iio gaspod liiii FOOT ■BALL TIPS AND TOPICS i i;:j| bill i-L.' - .


liiLliihliulhiil “ FIRST APPEARANCE" NERVES IN FOOTBALL By A. CUNLIFFE (Tho Famous Wing Forward o? Blackburn Rovers).


I t moans to a player, and especially a young l l>lnyer, to score a meritorious goal iu his


Clubs supporters. I t is touch and go with o J^t^"'comer lo the team wJicthcr lie “ comes


coufiticneo of their


could do with it. B u t 1 took a quick loo., round ami saw t lm t they wore all well marked, ^yhereas th e defending side wore not worrying about mq so much, as T was new to them. ,an d—in any event.—they thought f would centre th e hall. So 1 doe.idial to take a chance with the


lobbed the hall in to tho inouth of the goal /ami h*t ih») in.sido forwards seo what they


l>as.H to me. and run lb down, heating two or three opponents. T h a t was a fa ir effort. 1


>n,il/l .1.. i.'.il.


t:<^nld liAvo complained if I had T


f • 1


iiow wmg-foi’ward way and cu t in and take a shot myself.


th a t T had done a hit, a t least, towards winning the match.


Changes in Football.


o;iq or two changes in football th a t nvo going to become more prominent in the near fu tu re—ami ho all for tho good of tho game, too.


During the la s t few wcokjj I have noticed '{r


Instoriifs and biographies in every ICuropoaii miiguago, and hound volumes of' allied and


There aro hooks of W a r poems and songs,


soldiers who lost; th e ir lives, occiijiy a t ie r of sludves.


...... ... / / .... " ■ ■


Tlio p irates , in th e ir search for water, were coming >uncomfort-


ahly n e ar to.Afr. R ah h i t’.s hiding- place.


th in g if soiiicono could voiiLuro ou t to see what the p ira te aro about. 1 was thinking of going myself hut------ ” “ No l” said Air. Rabbi t, firmly. “ I ’ll


g« !” . M'ith th a t , ho Imltoned ui) his coat iirmly,


th o cave to the ground oulsido. Jh'twcou th e cave and tho beach many


back safely!” Ami then Air. R ab b i t slid ilown ou t of


and Kottlod Jus tic, an d made ready to go. •• Good-bye!” whisporctl Weenty. “ Como


trees grow. T'licy provided oxcclloiib cover. Air. R ab b i t found no difficulty in g olting fairly near to tho boat which tho x)iralc:> Imd dragged up on lo Iho beach by tho w a ter ’s edge. l ie anxiously couiilcd the ligure.s th a t


“ T l ia t’s no t so had. B u t why liavo only two himlod ?”


hovered about this boat. “ Only two of them?” ho muttered.


towards him ! Air. B abbi t cowered down hohiml his tree. And tho breeze blowing from tho shore


carried to him some of th e ir words as they spoke together. ------used to be a li t t le stream running


Tho p irates began lo make th e ir way


two now th a t lorwarus lacked ideas, th a t they u’a.sted scoring opportunities, an d failed to finish off good movements. I think th is is tru e as fa r as somo loams aro con- eeriieil, hut there is a, real chaiigc tak in g place now. One of theso is in tho relation of the centre-forward to the other four forwards.


1^’irs t, consider forward play. Critics liavo boon saying for a season or


eontred well ami tru ly , b u t the backs clear it . Wh.v? Simply an d solely liocause every <lefemlor on tho othor side knows exactly what is going to happen. _ As .Soon as ono hack se»*s th a t the other IS beaten, ho rushes to cover tho centre- fonvard, ami when the hall is lobbed into . tho goalmoiitli lie clears i t and says “ Thank


YOU!” Whoro Dofondors Score.


side always have tho advantage over the aUacker.M in this respect—they havo onlv Olio thought in th e ir minds, to got rid oY


Arm have to consider th a t the defending SLAIDBURN BEAUTY SPOT.


SHAY WOOD DESPOILED BY THOUGHTLESS PEOPLE.


Parish Afngazino, a splendidly coiniirohen- sivo record of parish all'airs and in te re s ts:


\ \ e cull the following from the Slaidhuru


by ’ere------” “ fresh w ater? J u s t what we need--------” Afr. Rabbit’s h e a r t h e a t a li t t le less


said, “ th a t me:ins they won’t s tay long. AVell, llio sooner they go tho b e t te r for ua l’* And ho laughed softly to himself a t Ids


grim joke. “ Ail the same.” he nniriiiurcd, a minute


hiding place. Ho began to dodge backwards'among tho


Infer, “ I must look out for myselfl” For the pirates iu th e ir searcli for water, were coining nueomTortably n e a r to his


trees. B u t the p irates couiiiuied to come iu the


aro coming horridiy near our hiding-place. T wonder---- He i>aused, as a fearsome thought struck


same direclioii. “ P h ewI” thought Air. Babbi t. “ They


him. Tho iiirato were looking for tho little


stream of fresh water th a t ran in front of tho cavo whore his friends ■wore


way till they came to tho stream. They were now about ten yards away from the


Sure enough, llio pirates continuo<l th e ir hiding.


mouth of tho cavol Air. B ab b i t dodged boliind the biggest


about ’Avin’ a look inside?” “ Na-ow!” said the other. “ Cap’n said


to ’urry u p l ’! “ Aw. c’monl” said thn first. . “ ’Avo a


shoulders. “ Aw r ig l i t l J e s t for a h i t ! ” Then panic sii-icken Air. B ab b i t, crouch­


.the two hideous pira te s take a long step towards the cavo where his friends lay in


ing behind tho big tree, his h e a r t heating so fa s t th a t ho could scarcely hreatho, saw


hiding! ^Alr. B ab b i t has got to do some quick


of i t! ) SAWLEY.


and friends who contributed Mimhio. sub­ scriptions, rofroshmonts, and for ponsonnl attendance and help which thereby made the cfTort. a proat success. Tho proceeds amounted to £8 10s.


^


moted by tho tenehors. Afiss Birlwoll and Airs. AVignall, w.as held in tho Council School on S a tu rd ay afternoon. Tho ob’cct of tho snlo whs to provide a fund on which to draw for material for tho children’s games and sports. Tho nromotors wish to express th e ir grateful appreciatioif to all tho p aren ts


JUAIBLE SAT,E.—A inmhlc sale pro­


tliinkiiig if ho wants to save his friends. -and wbat comes


In Iho u ev t story you can read how ho takes a desperate chanco—


look round, now we’re ’e re !” “ O’woll!” TIio^ other shrugged his


tree in sight. T h a t cmnplotcly hid him. Bub his h e a r t leapt into his mouth as quo


rapidly. “ I f they’ve only eomo for w a ter ,” ho


spots of A’orkshiro, and thanks lo tho public footpath wliich runs through i t , provides a haven for <‘ach ami all who wish to draw a p a r t for a little ^vhiIo ami refresh thorn- selves amid the thick foliage ami r io t of greenery whicli grows on the r ig h t hank of tho Crousdalo Rrook wlilch runs inorril.v over llio rock's on its way to join tho Ifoddcr.


Sha.v AVood is ono of the loveliest beauty


selvcH a t this little oasis of natural homity, and ihousaiids m o re will yet eomo from fa r ami near. Kven those who livo in Slai<l- hiirn know its joy, its peace, its soothing power.


'riioiisamls have refreslicd tliem-


Council liayo found i t nooessju-.v to uso ono jjortioii'of i t as the rubbish t ip , and although tho spot is .somewhat hidden from the passer­ by by tlio generous foliage, .vet i t is a sad thing th a t such a spot cannot remain inviolate. 'I'lio Council, however, may havo reasons which wo do not iiiiderstaml; wo can only iioi)o th a t i t will shortly he possible to secure another place for tins ]nirposc. B u t there aro others who have no such


Unfortunately, the Slaidbiiru Parish


ball <!owu with g re a t skill and speed, a.nd then sling over a centre. Tho ball is


tlieir centres. A'ou can watch extromo wing men run Iho


Forwards can easily get steroolvped with


had the satisfaction of hning able to p u t ill a s tin g in g shot from a tricky angle, and ^'‘Rching iny first goal for the first team. Aon can imagine liow T fe lt when T realized


This surprised .th e opposing hacks, aiul I


first team ta u g h t mo thi.s. , I had got on to tho hall from a good


may bo, ho has got to show the supiiorlers what ho can <Io. Ono or two players— lu to rn atiom ils worth big tran s fe r fees— havo beoii through unhappy seasons because, a f te r fad in g to reproduce th e ir tru e form 1


irsb match. AVhatcver tho club’s uniniuu of a player


il ” or not. Afy fu s t match with Hlaeklmrn Rovers’


l-i:w iijilowers 01 footuall can roalizu what


tho ball, whilo tho utiackerH have to hoI<l lb an d shoot with i t . Jf thb wor>t conu-i to tho worst, a hack wlio allows thu ball to go over tho touchliiio is no t criticised, bub if tho a t ta ck in g forward docs it , or lots tho back do i t for liiiu, ho is considered —quite rig h t ly—to havo llnng away an op­ portuni ty,


when they know tho hall is going to bo drojiped into the goalmouth. Thev ju s t cover the man with tho ball, am\ ihev cover tho lino t<» tho goal, amL since all they liave to <lo is to get foot or head to tlio hnll^ to clear it , lliey only havo to play tho positional game to stop any attaclc. And this is no t d e tra c t in g from the


centres Evorylhiiig come.s so easy for tho backs


liavo an almost uncanny understanding of positional play. Shooting From Wing.


merits of liacks—I will agree with anybody who says th a t there are somo hacks who


lie stops tilo defending .side from being too c er ta in of ihoniselves.


to nm tho hall r ig h t down to tho goal line, an d thou work a h i t along tho goal line towards tho goal and centro from th a t point with a shot backwards towards your insido man or c entre forward L


forward can


’ho hall p u t


a id . i t


comes as


in on ho the


s tra ig h t is


facing volley.


a t the Youthful Votorans.


tr ian g u la r movements with all the I'oolnoss of vetorans I t seems clear th a t each team is out to


1 have noticed some young forwards iu th e first <livision this season working


style of theii own. T h a t has helped them to win a big roinilatiop as Cup fighters, and t*> keep up a high s tan d a rd of Icaguo play. Thor<» is .something iu a. footlmll tradition th a t lakes a lot of heating.- FJeven “ s ta r s ” , will no t h e at a team th a t is playing as a team—a team in which each man knows tlio stylo th a t is expected of him. The groat secret is not to lot team style


cultivate a, style of its invii—ami may the best stylo win. Blackburn Rovers have always had a


master .vm, h u t to master it .. Alako use of your team style, h u t he ready always to work iii^ an individual touch to show tho adversaries th a t thoi’ do no t know as much about you as they may think I


(Next Article :A. H. Strange of Slu'ffield Wedno.sdny denis with half-hack methods.)


Our pleasant land w<* hope to save. Should others come, the folk will .shout ‘ A^ou L i t te r Lout, you L i t te r Lout, AVo’ll tuck you iu a tid.v grave, And th a t will teach you to behave.’


*


recent, invo.sligations is th a t cohl <loes not <lii<.etly cause a ‘ cold.’ Perhaps i t is not too much to say th a t its s tupid name, with the con.scqueiit iniscoiiec])iioiis a.s to the i ia tn re of the ailment prevalent in the


HOW TO AVOID A COLD. ** One impor tant point emerging from


public mind, has been one ol thu hind­ rances to its oonquest. A chief reason why a tail in the tomporature has become associaleil with outhreak-s of ‘ colds ” is simply' because cold weather induces people tc. congregate m over-heated, s lully rooms or places ol umiismuent.


the moist, s tag n a n t a i r affects tho delioato inomhranco of the iiuso passages in such a way as soriou.sly to impair its re.si.staiico to germ iiitectum. C ontrast witli this the tact th a t children iu opon-air .schools thrive 111 Iho most inclenuml wcalhur, never catch­ ing ‘ cohls,’ whilo the saino is tru e of arctio explorers, alpinists and winter bathers. I t is surely tune, then, for ridding ou r minds of th is trad itio n a l h u t <‘rrone»ms ulea th a t exposure to cold is harmlul.


reason. They ;iro the people who consider th a t the en t ire AVood is a 'd um p in g ground for th e ir discarde<l ironware, bottles, jar.s ami similar articles. Strewn about, in al- ninsfc every sipiare .vard, aro theso revolting ohjoc-ls which olVoml tlio eye and desecrate the beauty of iho AVood. I t is scaicelv oon- ooivahle th a t anyone shouhl he s(j tlovonl of Uio soiiso nf heanty as to do this. I t .s none tho loss a. fact. The Slaidbnrn Scouts, Guides, Brownies


of liio p irates nudged Iho other and s a id : “ Say! T h a t’s a deep-looking envoi AVliat.


and Cubs, however, liave not stopped a t inoiE) protest, they have taken unto them­ selves tho task of clearing up tho mess. An linur or so has already been spent by some th ir ty of them, ami othor tunes will ho devoted to the work. Kvou in th a t brief hour nearly a car tload of rubbish was ])lcked up ami carrioil by band to tbo proper tij). In time they hope lo make tho whole place


willingno.ss to perform th is uiqiloa.saut work will inspire others to hccoino loilow-worker.s by refraining from throwing th e ir nihbisli eisowhoro th an on tho tip . fs i t too much


rospoctnhlc. B ut th e ir g re a te st hope is th a t th e ir


to ask? Tho Uttor Lout.


publishe.-3 tbo following: .Vt a very lively and suggestive Naiiona)


i l l an adjacent column, the Magazino


Conferonco of the O.P.R.IO., hold a t tho AVclwyn Garden City la s t week, few of tho s in a i r speeches and sngge.stion.s^ wore morn jiopular than a l ite ra ry suggestion p u t for­ ward with lively humour by Ladv Chambers. Sho asked for * a good Saxon word or two which could be thrown a t anyone wlio left rubbish behind him. H e r view is th a t if you c an popularize a phraso (such as loll- ta lc - t i t ill schools) i t would be hurled a t ofTomlcrs and do infinite good. Sho will nor find a ho tter phrase th a n h er ow n : L i t te r Lout has quite th o r ig h t r in g , and if sin* wants doggerel as well, the J'ollowiiig may servo:—


Horo lies tho la te s t L i t te r Lout, AVho loft his nasty stuff about, Now wo Imvo p u t him in his g rave;


tho rt)voi*so. tor cohl speials up all the vital activities ot Uio body, and is <locidedly tome to health. 'I’he * <*ommon cold* is always duo to germ inft'ctioii. “ I t is u n fo r tu n ate, though very human,


I t is, iu tact,


th a t many relax th e ir health discipline in tho cold wt*alhor, prof i'rr ing the coinfon. of casv living to the ollort required to keeji fit. ^riie consequence is th a t the anti- gcrmicidal powers of tho blood aro lowered and they promptly suecuinh to an infection


of tho name, which otherwise might havo been overcojne. AVIieii th e body is unable, through maltreatment of tho skin, etc., lo ad ap t its«'lf sulficicntly Eiuicklv lo altered conditions, chill due io a sudden <lro]> in a ir tomperature will lower tho vita lity , ami- th u s offer a fnoiliold for the suddifii nctivify of la te n t germs alreadv in tho body winch th e system bad luthorlo been able success­ fully’ t<' resist.


of * colds,’ a t suci: weather ehanges. among indoor cit.v workers, which could he pre- vontoil hv piHiper hodilv livgiene.”—From “ (van AV<* INcape the (.’onunon Cohl?” by S ir AV. Arhuthnot la n e . B t.. C.B.. in the c u r re n t i.ssiie of “ New H e alth .”


FINED FOR SPEEDING.


.loseph Dugd:ile, 18, Sallfidl-view. Clit­ heroo, was at. Clithenie Coniitv Sc.ssions, on


Alonday, lined C2 lor oxceialing tho speed limit with a hoav.v motor lorry. His speed was s tated lo be 21 miles an hour


Heaps, a Leeds motor driver, who was alleged lo liave driven a hoav.v saloon coach on tho Clitln»roe—AVhalloy road a t 30 miles per hour. The iiiaNiimim speel allowed is 20 niiles ]ier hour. F ran k 1C. Anderton, 35. F lor ist-street.


whereas tho maxiinnm speed allowed for th a t cla.ss of vehicle is 12 miles per hour. A similar fine was imposixl on John AV.


l ’orsovoranco-.street, Stour tou, Leeds, whose speed wa.s s tated to ho 30 miles p er hour, was fined £2. Tie did not a p p e a r , ,h u t sen t a le t te r .


,


Koighley. who appeared a t Court, was fined Cl for driv in g a saloon coach a t 31 miles p er hour, while Charles AVilliam Johnston,


'Pins aeeounts for opiilemics In consequeneo your goal,


inside he


sliootiiig. A good tactic th a t defeats tho defence is'


wlioth.er to cover Iho lino to tlio goal, or wh‘'l.hor to come out ami make a more dc- fcrmiiiod effort to stoj> the advancing winger before he gets witliiii shooting <lis- tanco. Tlicr*'. are other methods th a t tin* wing torward can adopt besides ('utliiig iir and


/I’lioy do not know


scoring wing forwards. 'Flic g re a t advantage of tho man who can .shoot from wing is th a t


Alaiiagqrs aro on the look.-oul for goal-


doijig r ig h t m finding a hotter way to tho goal


Tlint is why, in my oiiinion, forwards are than slinging across nuY-hanical


COLLISION AFEETED. CONSTABLE’S PROMPT ACTION


ton-ioad, Leeds, was M.ku 1*1/ V/ LUUtUU WUllllW


Jyih. l l io miigistruies wore Colonel SlarKio {presiding), Major J . R . Aspinnll, Alessrs. 1. i.«arnett, F. B. Alitclioll, G. Hnrgrcavcf.


on Suiuhiy, October 19th, ho was rogulaliiig trathc a t tho junction of King-streot and Accringtoii-roiul, AVIiallcy. and stoppoil traflic proceeding from Clithoroo towards Blackburn, a char-a-banc and three car.s obeying tho signal. ^ Ho tu rn ed an d signallcMl traffic to proceed from Acerington-romI to­


;mil A. T. Aitkeii. I’.C'. Milhoiiriio said t l ia t a t l l - lo a.ni.


'rohl ho would 1)0 reported defendant ropUctl: “ AVoll, 1. stoppo<l when I .saw you.” If ho hud not seen dofeiidniit cu t o u t from he- himl tho s tat io n ary traflio an accident would havq hoeii inevitable as the s tationary traflie and Unit proceeding from Accringtoh-


just spoeil, ami c u t out from tho roar of tlio traffic, passing i t on the offside of ifio road. Witness immediately stopped tlio traffic coming ou t of Accringlon-road ami then signalled dofemlant to stop which lio did about four foot away from Iho footpath on tlio offside of the road. Askcxl why ho had driven in .such a dangerous manner Hargreaves replied: “ I had no t seen yoid”


road to Clitheroo would havo occuiiiod all tho^ availahlo road space.


.lad 1)0011 through tho village and ho could not seo tho constabio on account of the


*adihaiii, coiTohoratoil. Defomlant sai<l i t was tho first time ho


Fred AVhithain, weaver, 82, AVost-street,


’bus. Ho thought ho had a s tra ig h t run Llirongfi tfio village and pullo<l up immo<li- ati'ly he saw Iho _ oonstahlc. He was not


aware of th e tu rn in g in tho centre of the "ilhige.


^ 111 reply to Councillor Hargreavos, dc- tcmlant said if ho had seen tlio traffic pproachlng from Acerington-road he would


Chairman said th a t when motoring through a s tran g e village i t behoved a motorist to ho very c arefu l. He did no t su|)pnso th a t III this instance defendant, meant to drive dangerously, bu t the Bench cnnsidi’tod ho ought to tak e ex tra care a t cros.s-ro:uls.


lavo stopped. Ordoring dofomlant to pay costs ihe


“ PUNCH” ALMANACK.


in ih o central douhl»pago colour design by Roynolds depicting Afr. l?iinch en te r ta in in g his a r t is ts ’ models. Other colour illus­ tra tio n s whicli a t t ra c t a t te n t io n are. George Aforrow’s “ Little Ancient Britons who Dis­ covered wliore F a th e r KctiL iho AVond,” and .a scric.s of nine pictures by Ghilehik. “ (Ano Course Ono Frock,” showing a lady donning a new drcs.s to harmonise with each courso


with a large prepomleraiico of illustrations. Many ohl aeqaintoncos will he vecogniscil


Ihis is a gay and sprightly publication


Dowil provides an oiitstaiuling feature with a Horics of pictur<\s called “ Genii who wouhl Shine in my Sphere,” including “ Air. Afaxton a> a Company Proniotor,” “ Miss Amy Johnson as a Niir.so-maid (with ghul- eye) ,” “ Sir Thomas Bcccham as a Chnrabano- Condiictor,” “ Mr. G. B. Shaw as a .Stroot- vqmlor (with ap p le -c ar t),” and somo six or eiglit other celebrities in novel and en te r ­ ta in in g roles. There is also a characteris ­ tically ((naint illustration by George Aforrow of a “ Kind Baron, with P a r ty of Cljoc- singors, A'isiting Ids Dtingeon.s on Boxing- Day.” Tho litorar.Y portion inchidos :v clover and


and achieving a s taggering effect for the savour.v. In tho hlaok-and-white section J . .H.


wards I3itlierne. Timiiiig to face tho stat ionary traffic ho saw tlefomlnnt tlrivo i^iis c ar -iiom tho direction of Clithcroe a t a


ativsiniiM, on Aloiulay. suimnonod for driving |**'jB^* '♦»! to tho d an g er of tho public a t W milley on the morning of *Snmhiy, October


. ........» a t Clitlieroo Comity ^ M


PREVENTS ACCIDENT AT WHALLEY Harold Ilegiimid liargroiivos, 172, ChapcI-


f ’S IA R I lE Y S JAM


W whole Fruit L53 EAT® POU ihaker o f . Lock’ p o a le ^ .


C o u n te r S a la n c o s , B e am S c a lo s , P la t fo rm A Dead W e ig h t m ach in ea


For Wholesale and Hetall De.alers of Fish Fruit, .Meat, Grocery. Provisions, Coal, &c [ Cotton Spinners and Manufacturers


UEVAIRS A SPECIALITY,


J A IM E S G R O S S L E Y Works: HIGH ST. (Near Station), BLACKBURN.


Tolophono 6 4 2 7 .


M.P.’S AND THEIR HOUSE­ HOLD BUDGETS.


.iJopartmoiit, was iiiviletl to answer tlda question a t a public meeting, and ho o.x- liros.sed the opinion th a t tho oxi.sting parlia­


probably a majority of them, aro of tho .same opinion. J t is notorious th a t somo


mentary allowauco ol .C*100 a voar is not enough. Afaiiy memlKJi’.s of tho House of Commons


tG l I


.spectre of poverty. A Labour membor, who has a wife and


Inibour AI.R.’s, who aro onliroly dopondunt oil their £ ‘100, have a con.stauF .strugglo to innko emls meet, ami tJiat- (lieir parlininont- ary lifo is hauntcil by tin* embarrassing


tiU’ce y«)ung children, c.xplaincd in an in te r ­ view how ho .spends his £400. “ 1 have no other fionreo of income^” ho .saul^ “ and I find th a t about half of i t goc.s in^ necessary parliaincntary and constituency cxqiensoa,


cation of children, ren t, clothe.s, and ovory- th in g must not ox^*cd £-1 a week. “ Aty homo is in my constituoncy and when P a rliam en t is sitting-—th a t


en te r ta in in g e.xtravaganza by “ Kvoo ” about the “ Royal and .\wfnl Golf-Course t'f Gaiiihongia,” and a delightful sketchy Musical Comedy in th ro e th r i l l in g Acts. “ The Girl in the C’l>)olc Tower,” hv “ A. P . H .” All Mr. Punch’.s well-known a rtis ts con-


irih u te to tho nuniher. which is excellent value. I t costs Is.


HERE’S A HEALTH !


of lienUhs, is derived from th e piece ol toasted hreatl or hi.scidt which wn.s a t ono time p u t into th e tan k a rd , and whioh_ .still floats ;n the Loving Cups of tho Univer.s- ilic> ami the Inns of Court. By a natural transforoneo of moaning, th e word camo to ho iLsed for llio drink itself. To toa.st a por.son, th en , was to d r in k ,a toa.st to his good health. From this, again, i t was an easy trans ition lo another moaning—the liorson toasted. I t IS said th a t the fir.**t timo the word toast ” was used in the last-mcnt’oned


The wonl “ to a - t ,” n.sod lu tho drinking


and tho other half in running tho homo. I h a t means th a t tho domestic bmlgot, o<lu-


expenses eontinne du rin g iho Parliamonlary lece.ss of 20 weeks, and th a t means another £ 10.


thirty-two weeks of tho year—I liavo to live in T/omlon. 1. go homo a t tho week-ends. By exorcising the greatest* care 1 try to keep my expenses down to an averago of £•1 Ifls. a- week—a room four nights a week, £ 1 ; meals a t 7s. Cd. a day for five days a week, £1 17s. Od. ; postago.s, lO.s.; en te r­ taining constituents, lOs.; fares, nowspapor.s and other out-of-pocket oxpen.sos. 12s. Gd. 'J'hnt niaUe.s £1-14 for 32 weeks. Postage


ift about


oxpen.sos thionghout the year which amount lo about ,C30, making a total for I ’nrli.a-


“ 3’hen there aro various constituoncy


montary ami ooiistiluencY pui’imse.s of £184 a. 3'oar. Tlie balance of £21G maintain.^ the home, including mvsolf a t (ho wcek-ond,s in th e .se.ssion, and all the lime iu the recess. Soinotimes tho home account ha.s to bo raided to help a Inmo dog over a stile. “ ThanlcH to my wife, who is a. first-rate


i i ■-llR!


sense was a t Bath, in tlio day.s of CharlcN H. “ I t happened,” runs th e story, “ th a t on a public dav a cclohratod hoantv of those limes was in tho Cro.ss Bath, and ono of the crowd of h er admirers took a gla.s.s of tho water in which tho fa ir ono stood, and <lrank her honlth to tlie company. There was ill the place a gav fellow, li;ilf-fiiddlod, who offered to jump in, and .swore, though ho liked no t tho liquor, ho would havo tlio toa.st. A well-known iiinn, in iirnposing “ The


Hero’s to the l.ovo th a t Bos in womans eyo.s


, , ,


And lie? , . . and . . . and lies. A BEE’S BUSINESS.


A heo weighs only l-l^dOth p a r t oi an


ounce. Tho weight of th o load i t carries back to i t hive m iiit conscftiiontly bo small —probably not more th an 1-I,2o0th p a r t of


MUSICAL JUDGMENT.


an ounce or lit t le more th an a <iuartor of llin fico's weight. Thi.s means th a t in order to g a th e r one i>ound of nectar the bee must make 20,000 jonrnovs ou t ;ind lionio. But this is not all profit to th e fiee. Nectar s only half honoy, so th a t the production of a pound of pure honoy requires *10,000


journeys. AVhnt can ho reckoned an average tr ip


for a boo? A low e.slimalo would certainly give a q u a r te r of a milo each way, or, out ami homo, half a- mile. T u . th a t ca.se i t easy to see th a t a hoe must llv 20,000 miles to g a th e r th o raw material for a pound of honoy. This is equal to 1,250 miles per ounce. A’es. tho boo Is a great-'husllor—and, when bo has done lr‘o job, he is robbed of all liis tak in g s !


Tim Soviet Govornnient lias bought 20,000 pigs from German farmers.


.sing in a way th a t will give pleasure to nther.s. Afost of them will say th a t knowing nothing about minue they yet know what


Many iicoph) havo tho idea, t l ia t they aro “ not musical ” beeauFO they cannot play or


-s'uy they Icnow a good tmio when they licar , it . Jf they <lo. whioh i.s probably tho fact, they havo no r ig h t to say ih a t they arc n o t mii.sical.- A. person who knows a good tuno when ho iioai'H it , ha.s in him a real musical gift. If ho knows a had tuno wlicn ho dir......................


they like; while other.s will go fu r th er and


hears i t—a much moro difficult rnattor—ho has soiifothiiig mnro' than a natural g i f t ; ho has musical judgment.


Tho A^ietoria Cross awarded to P r iv a lo Duncan, of- tho Black A’ntch,' for gallantry


in tho Indian Mutiny, was .sold in London for £62.


A - r ;


W fma-t?


'-M*


‘ Chancellor,’ wo ju.st inanago lo make ends meet. I t mo:uis ceaseless vilig.ance on spend­ ings. B u t 1 Indeivo there aro other inom- hor.s who liavo a h ard er stnigglo for oxl.st- eiico. hooaii.se of family oircuinstancos, por- sonal_ habits, or tho circumalancOvS of th e ir constituoncic.s.” 'I’he iinmher ol AI.P.’s who have no other .source of incomo th an tho Parliamentary


allowanco has been •Gstimated a t about forb>\ hu t ihe exact mnnhor is unknown. I t is cer tain th a t a much larg er nurnhor th an forty havo only minor a<lditionnl .sources to suppleiiiont tho £400. Tn sorno cases those :idditi<mal .sources aro dopoiidahlo—such as iradq. union allowances, hu t in othcr.s they :iro jirecariouH. I t i.s not every Al.P. who can mako a.


Ladies.” la lod in his intended (pioLilion, and ended by saving '-soinothing ho did not moan. Ho got through tho first lino, .thou .sl:iiiiinorcd and broke down a t th e critical p o in t :


•li? ! { I }\m.M4 \)M


regular income by writing now.spapor and magazine articles. 'I'lio grievance with tho oxi.sting P arliamentary allowance is th a t i t was fixed before tho AVar, and rcqniro.H adjustment to (.he higher cost of living of post-war conditions. Al.P.’s who feci the pinch enntond th a t an increa.so to £000 a* year is iiocossai*y to restore tho pro-war s tan d a rd of tho Parliamentary wage. Tliore aro 505 unofficial mcmhcr.s who are


entitled tn the Parliamentary ^ allownncO a,ml all hu t ono claim it . 'I’ho iilontitv ot tho one objector has no t been disclo.se<l.


Oi k ' ' f e 'W • 'I?' I,


tho Govoriimont, Mr. G. J I . Gillott, Pnrlin- moiitary Socrotiiry of th o Ovcr.soiis Trade.


IS £400 A YEAR ENOUGH 7 Is tho M.I>. mulorpaid? A uu;ml>«r ()f


i - . l - | i ' S k ew e r s a n d B a s s e s , E n am e l le d a n d C h in a Window D ish e s , & o . , &o.


f f m


1 f e


f4.


T i c k e t s , R u b b in g S t e n e s , M e a t M in c e r s ,


blackcuriunt ■ i l.iii'£52~aod rNolhlng but the Fruit rns3' LTRY fit jP i;


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