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Read Motorist Not.Guilty’ Manslaughter Charge.


IL RIBCHESTER ACCIDENT.


Counsel on “A Unique Case at Liverpool Assizes.


ou h er way to church by wanton an d reck­ less driving a t llibclteslor on Ju ly 20tli was a subject ior an indictinont of manslaughter proforrod ag ain s t James Jlciiry Jackson (21), larm servant. f>t Edmondson's F a rm , Read, a t Livcr^KioI Assizes, on Monday, before Mr. Ju s tic e IXumphruys. Mr. Muxuell Eito and Mr. Ormerod ( in ­


T h a t lie caused the death of an old Indy I


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Steelo £c MackroP, Agonti ITEMS OF INTEREST


from Uganda has roaclied liondon. posals to build th re e nciv


The lirst coiisijjininc'Ul of te a cxportctl


IS apn wars! lips.


201,475 divorces in the United S ta te s la s t year.


There were l,232,uo9 marriages and


erected by tho London County Council since the war.


40,000 houses a n d Icnonjonls have been


fi^ni tho previous y e ar—were in use in P^ r is ill 1929.


called _ a f te r th e la te Lord Thomson, who was lcillo<l in th e R lOl disu,stcr.


miles A s tre e t in Buclmrc.st. Roumania, is to bo


otw


Nigeria, hoquoathod a for tune of over JCo8,000 to his 22 wives and 42 children.


An ^ African negro m e rch an t of Lagos,


croaKing^ by 8 p er cent, p e r annum, a.s com­ pared with 4 i pe r,c en t, in th o U n i ted States .


Tclpphono ins tallat ions in Europe are in-


in London, an d F o p la 's—19k.—tlio liighost. J,7G8.05S cycles—an increase of 150,000


j^.elciiliono connc.xion is to bo oslnblished b etivCuY. ' ile rlin an d "Wasliington*- -9,400


AVoslminstor’s ra te of 9s. 5d. is tho lowo.^fc


WONDEUFUL I'OK llEADACIIIv


uche, bill they remove that feelmc of tierviness and depression. 7 hey are a Cod-send to women tn middle It/e,"


Cepho3 L id . Dept BUckburu


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able to walk tnlk ease;’*


LVMBAGO DISAP]*EA11S


** I am now practically free from pain. Had I Afioten of Cephas sooner I should have been pounds better off.*'


INFLUENZA SPEEDILY CURED


by taking Cepkos in time."


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which was speedily cured by Cephas. Since then 1 have


“ / had a 6iul o/ Influenza B E €O Vm THE HEALTH OF YOU TH , - 'h ‘.


i UN1TABEIETS O R B *aWOER S


REGV


s tru c ted by j^Iessrs. Oddio an d Roebuck) appeared - fo r the prusecutlon, and 3ilr.


linuks^on, K.C^, and Mr. C orrard (in.struclcd l>y iVlr. .1. 'J\ AVaddington) ..ppeareil for tho defendant, wlio pleaded no t guilty both to th e charge upon coinmiial by the magis- trate.s aiul th a t ju eferred on tlic coroner's w a r ran t.


On Way to Church. ^ Ir . lyiaxwoll Fife, opening th e case, said


by a motor cycle, and so badly injured t l iu t .she died. Dofendaiit was not the driv«.‘i* ot the


chut a t 2-45 on tho afternoon of Sunday, Ju ly 20th, Miss Ellon Watson (70), who lived a t 12, SLouoygato-lano, Ribcliester. was waliiing on the gra.s.s verge ot Uio roatl on h er way to church when .she was s truck


motor cycle th a t s truck tlic old lady, but the driv er ol tho second of two motor ears coining in the oi>posito ilirectioii to the motor cycle and tho old lady. On th a t day d e fen d an t le f t home a t 12-45


on 1930.


t u r e , of tho base of th e skull, two scalp wounds, and a frnoturo of tho femur.


Saw Some Logs Falling.


^Defendant, in ovidonco, said ho lived with h is ’f a ih c r .a t liklmond.sou's F arm.^R ead. Ho


bought the ^.Fiat c ar second-hand Inst April, b u t had driven otlier motor c ar s -an d motor cycles for somo 3’ear.s. IJo was following Taylor’s c a r down tb o hill a t a inodorato ra te , :iiid a t th e bend a t iho hoLtom ho flowed up and passed a. .motor c.yclist who w.'is c u t t in g tlio corner about a yard awaj*. Ho passed aiiolhor motor cycli.st a f te r ho got round th o corner. Tho motor cyclist Koemod to bo a b i t unsteady’, and ho. looked an d ” saw .some legs falliifg.”


meaui' Were tlu*v legs with no body atta ch ed to tliom?—1 did no t see uiij’ bodyh 1 saw somebody's legs n e a r th e ground, as


Mr. Ju s tic e HnnipUroys: YVhat do j’ou


if lliey were falling. T did n o t th in k i t was anyUiing serious and 1 drove on. Qin*Htioiu*tl bj* I^Ir. iViaxwoll F.vfe, de­


miles an hour to ge t round the bond. He Avns on his pi’oper side, and there was no oth(»r traffic on ilio road. »Sonthworlh's


fen d an t said ho applied his bralccs coming down tho hill, nmi slowed down to five


'motor t\vclo was about a y a rd from liis own nearside, and .'ihoiit 20 y an ls away from tho corner when his c a r passed. When yon looked round did you say to


EDITOR’S POST-BAG. TEMPERANCE LECTURES.


son's le t te r is q u ite iiitorcstim first lime th a t I have lectures len d to cause


Sii‘,-^1 u’onid like to aaj’ th a t Air. Tliomp- as i t is till


tomperaiico ra th e r th a n from rntcmperanco. I f th a t bo the io:iso I th in k th e brewers


'ostrng, hcaru temperance rovulsioii from


would bo doing a fine siroko of business in lo ttin g ih o toniporance w*orkor.s advertise th e ir wares, and instead of spending


£ 2 ,000,000 in ])i*opagunda> w*ork liand th a t S l im .over to tlio Govornmout to ci'eato seliohu*sliips.. so th a t tho childv<»ii of our* olomonlar*3' sciiools iiiai* have a chance of compoLing with children of other nations.


G. V. HARROl’ .


7(), AVilh.m-st root, Clithoroe, November 1st, 19,30. _


T\S.—I f Air. Tliompson wants to know whav.


the hi-ewors s:iy about their* Trade I can (piolo a s tatem en t from lh<* *‘ Brewers’ Gazett(*.’


Brad.shaw, “ T th in k ho lins o.atchcd thoin. r, .saw .some white c lo th in g ” ?—T did not


sav Hint. The Ju d g e : AVliat did yon say?—I .said,


havn cateliod them two women." By (ho .lodge: M


Ho^ gave £32 10s. for i t . Tt wa.s not a racing car.


Rc-exnininod: The c ar was nine years old.


1 Mr*. J.ack.son said i t was unique t l ia t a man should he charged when his car liad not^ come into contact c ith e r with anotlior vehicle or tin*, victim of the accident. .After an absence of 50 ininulo.s, the jury


with a Ir ieiul named Bradsliaw accompanied by a fr iend named Taylor in an o th e r motor car. They took a ra t t ie r roundabout tour through M.itton, Ilur .s t CJroeii, an d Uih- che.ster, an d called a t various public-houses. There was no suggestion th a t defendant


rotnriied a ve rd ic t of not guiltv, and .Tackson was discharg<*d.


THE ELECTION ALPHABET


was under the inOueiice of d rink. TTe left a puhlie-liouse about a (piarler of a mile from Stoneygnlc-lano sliortly a f te r closing time, 2-30, and went down tho lane with Taylor's motor c ar loading about 20 yards in f ro n t of Jackson’s car.


Allogod High Spood.


dele iid an t’s c ar (roming down the hill Lo- wanls a Mind corner a t a high .speed, ou Ills wrong side. “ .\hsolutely llying ” were the words used hy one witness w’ho .saw tho accident from a la rm on tlio road.side. Andrew .Sontliworlh, on his motor eyirle,


Four witnesses would bo called who saw


was coming round the bend from the op­ posite direction. A friend named Jen k in - .son, on anotlier motor cycle some 20 yards m Iro n t ol him. barely'managed to get past de fen d an t’s c ar a t tlio corner, b u t Afr. Sonlhworth was ioi'ced to tu rn on to tho gra.ss verge, and in doing so lu* unfortun- atoly ran in to Miss Walson. I t was snhmitted by tin* proKeeiilion tlia t


on, an d i t was nob’ tra c ed u n til two davs la te r . Tn a s latoinont to th e iiolico, de­ fendant said ho passed the motor cycle 50 yards before lie reache<l the bend, niid th a t when he was about 200 yards p a s t lie looked round an d thought ho .saw something in tlio air. IVfr. J . Taylor, surveyor, said the road a t


defendant drove liis c ar round tlie blind corner without warning and a t .sncli exce.s- sive .speed on his wrong side of ilu^ road as to show a reelcle.ss dis regard of ih<^ lifl^ and .safety of oiliers th a t amounted to criminal negligence and th a t merited a conviction on th a t charge. C


-’onn.scl addeil th a t d e fendant 's ear drove TOSSIDE.


tho bond was 15-ft. wide. I\rr. Jackson suggested t l in t a motor c ar


ta k in g th e i?«rii(*r ou llic np grade could inill up in a vard. AViliuvss: A few vards.


Hoard No Crash.


who was in the car with <Iefeiidunt, .said he hoard no crash. Tho motor cyclo passed them a t a inodor*ato speed, about tho same as th e ir c ar was travelling. The n ex t placo they slopped a i was tin* Old Bull a t liimglio, .some lew miles iu r th e r on. .Dclendniit said nothing to him about a ei'ash, Imt he did


Henry Bradshaw, Jlainbtctoii-view, Bead,


.saj'^ something about p a r t ol ;a woman’s a t t i re . AViiness did not .see Uic motor cyolLst.


.she wa.s walking up the hill witli ihroc oilier ladies when the two motor ears passed her a t a vci*y high speed. She hear<! a noise, and .sonumno shouted, ‘*001111* hack.” On looking hack, she saw t l ia t an accident liad happened, bu t tlie two ears wore out of .siglit. Mr.s. AVortliington, who was walehing the


preceded d e fen d an t , said th a t th e highest speed they reached on tlie re tu rn journey was IG miles an lumr, and they went down th e Iiill slowly. ^frs. Walmsley, 20. .Stonoygate-lane, said


Harold Tavlor, tlic driv er of the e ar th a t


death on Bridiiy, of Mrs.' Kll/.aholli Bentliam, la te o l ' C’oolaws Faj-rn, Tosside. a(: lh(* residence of Iier .son, Mv. .Mark Benthain, -Moor laxlge, Oakworlli. Mrs. Bcnthnm u a s born a t 3’ossuhi an d lived most of her life there, removing a few yoai*s ago on loli’riiig from fan n in g . She was a nioniber of Arounl- Zion (Chapel, and slie was laid to lost Cheio V ith h er Inisbiiml, who died ten >cais af'o. Tlu* largo aLtondanct? :iL the fnneial indicjited t!ic ver^* high respect in which Mrs. Bcntham wa.s held. She leaves two sons and thi-oo daughters. The bearers were old neiglihouis. viz; ISfr. :Arartindale, Crow T ree ; Air. Luke hawson, Thr*ostIe N e s t; Mr. Walter Clark, Bvo Tliornos; TVfr. (^eorgo l.awson, I l ib ch o s to r: Mr. Geor-go


members ol tlie IMothers’ Union was held m the \ real ago, on Wedne.sdaj*, when a verv mle io s tin g addres.s was given bv Mrs. \ \a iso n , ol Bradford, Owing to the sLorinv weather- tliere was only a small aUendaneo. OBI'l l /A in .—W(! regret- to announce the


Cort, Bent Tlousc; and Mr. .Tohn Mellin, Barn Side. Oakw’orth.


(^RINDLETON.


traffic from tlie garden of h er farm oj>posito tlio lieiwl of Iho I'oad, said both motor cars came llying down tlie hill, and the second c a r took tlio cornoi* ou th e wrong side. 'Plic first motor cycle managed to get past, but th o .second motor cycle was forced on to tho ^rass and ran into two old Indies, knocking them down. By Mr. .Tackson: Deft*ndant’s c ar s(*omed


.slowly. ^ The old la d v 'w a s knocked down almost immodialclv th e motor cyclist ran


Judge Rebukes Laughing. John .Jcnkinson, lloddle.sdcn, drivm- of


th e leading motor cycle, sard tho first car passi'd the? <*oi ner <m ilio crown of the road, hut th e sei'Oiul car on the wrong side, l lo had barely a yai*d to get by. Questioned hy I\Ir. Jackson. wilnoss


ti) go round llu* bend on two wbci'ls with llie driv er and bis passenger leaning on each other. The motor cycle was travelling


ou the grass, and the cyclo stoppe<l dead and <li(l no t ru n over her.


^ (O N C K R I .—With the* object of augment­ ing (lie Chui-ch Iniids, a concert was hold HI tho United jMolhodist Schoolroom on Satni-dny evening. .Air. Joseph Cottam, of West Bradlord, presided over a fairly good .uuln*iuM> and ;i c:ipit:il programmo was sub­ mitted by iiopiilar a r tis te s . »Songs which gave much iilensnre were: ‘ Break 0' Day ” and “ Aloonsh Alaid,” by Aliss B. H o llan d ; ‘ L:ui’(? Beinember.”. Aladamo O. SouLliern; h n n i id ,” Mr. T. S co t t ; “ Glorious’ Devon ”


and ‘ .Stoneorackor J o h n ,” hv Air. S R id ­ ing. Blcasing diu*ts wei-o ” NiglR, of Stai.s, by Aliss Holland and Aladame S o u th e rn ; “ Down tbo Vale,” Aladamo Soutliom and Air. Scotl.; and “ The Rivals ” 1).N Alessis. Scott :md Biding. The p a rlv was also responsible for a capable rendoriiiK ol the quarteUe “ Biuhlliig Bloom.”


oitals b.v Aliss Doniaiu w e re . itom.s keonlv .ippu.L.MtoJ. , All th e iiriistcs "nvo of thou* bi'.sl niul oncoros woi-o ilie nidpi- of ilio


oveninf-. At an Inlorval. ladies connect(*d with th e churcli dispensed rorr-eshmonts In th e ir usual eHioiont maimer*.


agreed th a t a n _ inoxj)crlenced niotor cyclist tu rn in g on a right-hand bond might easily m il on llie grass by c u t t in g th e eonior. Mr. Juslici* Mnmphroys thre a ten ed to clear the court wlicn th e lis ten in g crowd


.laughed, saying: “ There is nothing p.articnlarly liiunoroiis ahcmt> a man being tried for killing someone.”


IToddlesdon, said th a t the moment he ran on th e grass he saw two hulios about a yard


Aiulreu: Soiithworth (20), r|uarryman, of


in fi'ont and a t once applied both brakes, sh u t off his eugino. an d swerved. Quo.stionod by j\fr. Jackson, witness said


.>0^*5 or* less. An inslanei* of how th is has- arisen occurs in the .story of w h a t Is known as “ Th<* AVorcosfcer Manuscripts,” :i num- hor of slicoLs of music d a t in g from tho th ir te en th and foiirtocntli centuries. The


timl music.il hisloiy’ is a comparativolv recent science, and th a t a largo amount of what we know about tlie onrlv davs of tho a r t lias boon dheovered m the* la s t Imndrcd


BURIED MUSICAL HISTORY ^laiiy pcoiilo fiinl it diffionlt to Iiolicve


the collision w’as so s lig h t th a t ho was not kiiookod off his innchiue. Ho was n o t t r 3*- iiig to cu t tlio corner’. The old lady was walking on th e edge of th e gra.ss, and she fell forward (III tho macadam road. Rmliaixl M alni.slc.v,' who .saw ih o two cars


hours a f te r being admitted to Blackburn lirlirmary from shock, ThoVo was. a frac ­


passing, said th ey scemod to bo racing. Tiro jii-st d r iv e r , who had no h a t ou, k e p t turui- ing Ins head to watch 'tiro following car . U Solon said iyri.«w Watson died a fow


r.


proved of groat in te re s t to musical anti- quarios.^ Somo of thorn wore music th a t *s (|nito .singable to-<la.v. Tho discovery of tlioso works . supplied a gap in miisicnl histor.v th a t had puzzled musicians vorv greatly.


Cnthe<h*al wore being repaired when tho lib rar ian observed th a t th o old hook bind­ ings •woi'o made up of other manuBcript paper.s gummed togetlior. Tlie.se wore c are ­ fully sep a ra ted an d , b i t bv bit, l>cgan to .show more or


Icks complete works th a t amiRcrints in tlio^' lrhrnr*.v of AVorcostcr ^tO.L I.lkIBS’ UNION.—A 'meeting of llie


A is the Ass wlie goes clean oil his head, B is the Bugbear all good people dre:id; C is the Canduhite, hoping to win, D’s tlic Delight ol the lour who get in ; E IS the .lOagerness zealots <llspla\*, F is tb«j b^iohsliness found in the fra.v; G is tlio (ientleniaii, ail sides adiiiirc, H is the ilumhng who rouses our in*, I is the Irony cntic.s delight in, J is the Jonnialisl, fed up with writing; K is the Knowledge all parti«*s posse-ss, L rs the Leader we i*eail in tlie Bre.ss; M in tlie Money, Llicso limes liar-d to get, N is tlie NtJulnd wlio favour.s no sot; O Is the Optimisi, alwa.vs cook.suro. P is the Best peaceful folk caii’l. endure; Q is lln! Qu(*stion so uftentimos put, R IS (.he B:inlei* wliosr* montli’s nev(*r shut; S IS the Slog:in, sagaciously penned, T is tlie '.routing tlnU. never’ will end; U IS the Upkc(^|) whicli drams the town’s pm*.se


V is the \(?rdict which' nm!:t*s losor.s cnr.se; yy's the Woman whose’claims some doridi*. X is the X canvassed for li.v each sidi*; Y is tlio Yarn spun .so glihV b\* all, Z is th e Zeal wliich scores *m:iiu* a goal.


J.B.TV coriior. *


“ Yon man's off up yon. T have soon some logs Hying,” and Bradshaw said, ” TTe .must


for tlio s tatem en t th a t Roiitliwortli was e u t i in g


’liero was no foumlatioii *


lives of millions of muderato drinkers , I deny “ IMiilo’s ” assertion th a t tlio cou- sumpiiou of alcoholic d r in k inoniia pre- matiiro d e at li; all round us we soo moderate drlnkors who are <?xample.s of evi<lonco aiul liculth. ScienUliu opinions can ho quoted ag ain s t ” IMiilo,” As an examplo Sir Ilumphi*e3* Rolleston s ta te s t lm t a recent mvcKligation umierialcen with groat care an d thoi*ouglmess b3’ Frolessoi* Boai*l “ givc.s


ALCOHOL AND PREMATURE DEATH S ir ,—Not 1)3’ my own words bu t b3* the


oiici's have no general value, bu t for casual int(*icst ] can meol- “ IMiiIo ” b.v sa3*ing th a t durin g an iiiHnenza opuleinic L Huirorcd. fi*om piiciiinonia and xdoiirisy; the doctor s:ud lie could do two things 011)3*, oiu) of which was to give mo wliisk.v m gooil q u a n l i tv : like m.v friend 1 am ali\h* to-da.v. Wlien tei*t.olallors tnlk of llio appalling


the porliap.s no t unu’oleoino voi*diet th a t ‘ moderate use of alcohol docs n o t Lend to shorten lifio.’ ” Isolated


oxi>ci*i-


d rink bill T can n o t re s tra in iny amusement, for .1. know’ t l ia t th e ir d r in k bill is as g re a t as llio beer hill and I see them spending th e ir mom*y froel.v on tobacco :ind o th e r things winch they could forego ii


they


thorifjht sincei*ol.v th a t such self-sacrific'o was in iho national interes t,


— HW*— AAIO. THE FIRST OF APRIL.


n.ent Ims iiiLilied the ‘I'anf l Truce is prob- abl.v not 3’e t api>reeiut(.*d a t its Iriio value. Wlieii It is, the whole suicidal proceeding


Novomher, when ( ire a t B r i ta in and the oilier signatories will fix the d a te on which the Tiuce will eonu* into operation. Fi-oiu th a t da te B i i ta in will he pledged not to impose or increase imimrt <liiti(*H h(*fore (bnital)Iy onongh) April 1st, 1931, or for SIX montlis ther(?alter* unless notice is giv<?ii ludoro February 1st, 1931.


many o th e r Slates sign. Owing to tlie opeiation of the “ most favoui*od nation trealiiK'ni- cdaiise,” Great B r i ta in ’s pledge given to Olio nation would prevent her im­ posing or* incnmsiiig duties ag:iiiist tlie goods o( oilier countries, wliilst all other nations w’onlil bo free to raiso Impnn- Duties ag ain st us us they chose. ('mild foll.v go fu r llie r?


I t doe.s not seriousl.v m a t te r to us how


IS, Abingdoii-streel:, AVcslminsler, .S.AV.l,


I'jiipire Iiidnstrii's Assoemtion.


iri.'CO MIltST, lloiiorar.v Treasurer,


31.st Octoher, 1930. -*WC-3 *-


,A POISON PERIL.


an<l other* dome.stic animals are coiist:intly leaching tins League fixim various ipiurters. In some i-a.ses, tliis x)oisoning is malicious,


Sir,— BeporLs of the poi-soning of <logs


poisons such as stryclinine and ar.scnic may be scalLe)*od broadcast- is :t d an g e r to liuiinm beings as w(*ll as dogs.


('. B. JOHNS, Secrot:»iy,


Victon:i Station House. London, S.AV.l, 31st October, 1930.


Naiioiial Canine Deleiiee l.eaguo.


laying of poison, even on* p r iv a te proport3*, wiiliont prec.aution being taken to prevent dogs, cats, fowls and otber domestic animals having access tliercto, renders tlio otrender liable to a h c a \y ponaltv umlor tlic P ro tec ­ tion of Animals Act, 1911. The a p p a ren t case with wliieli deadly


blit th e re is reason to believe th a t i t occurs le.oro coniimnil.v l-hrougli poison holng laid for tho killing of vermin. Bccontly two extromol.v valuable dogs met th e ir end in tills way in a d is tr ic t where a “ r a t cam­ paign ” was l)(*ing conducted. I t cannot be loo widel3* known t l ia t tho


DAMCE. To benefit Uio fund.s of the Pari.sli C'huirli


ing. .Lho a l la ir was most succos.sfullv a jrangod and Uiore was a largo attondjim-c. An. ALitgei tsoii .s h:ind provided a pro- grammo of modem music ami mombors of the footlmll team acte<l as M.C.’s. R<.fn-Ui- nioiits uoro soived h.v an entliusiastie Iiand


of lady holiier.s and tho atraii* was in owrv sens4‘ enjo\-abI(*.


DOWNHAM. I t EN'r Dnignii Inn.


nmlit of the Dowiiham ami Ciieidalo Enlatea n as liold on T iic.s(]a\. The enst-omary (imner given l)> J f r . I t . C?. A.sshetoii to tlie tenant la rm c is was served a t


tlm flporge and


in 30m coluimis th a t poliiical and municipal elections w’onld show a swing of tho pen- <luluin, :is i t is called. Al3* jmlgmeiit was liased upon the experience ol man.v years .igo wlien 1 stood in. tho crow’d wa itin g for tho announcoinonts as they came through a lte i tho ballot. I. remember fi*eling dis- tiesscd when th e amionncomcnt was “ No eh.inco ” o r a victory for tho x)art3* to whicli L gave no alloj'iance. ] mnrvoUod a t lire letiogression, as .1 conceivod i t .


THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Sir ,— L tliink I suggested somo lime ago


iiinongst those w*ho had to labour for broad (for th a t inaitoi* T Imvo to do so s t i l l) , and


THE BEST SELLING POSTAL ORDERS.


{tn>’ th.s Avoek th a t a t ono period tho dcrnaiul exceeded th o .supply. “ The sixtienny podal IS our host .seller,” cxplninotl ‘a clerk. A G .l .0 . oHicial .said th a t tlio demand *it


So g ro a t uns Hits domaiul for .sixiioniiv sG. tliice Cit3' i)ost othcos on«i


I was


oast in.\ lot amongst those who :idvocaled heedom, and iirogross and oiiportuuBy for dovolopmcni.


advocates to docr.y Liberalism and to ally i t . with Toiyism. A'eriU' Sncialistn lias I'lirned ^ its reward. The ehimnm* for ‘* Sociali.sm in our tim e ,” has got a sot-back fnmi which i t will n o t re.adilx* recover. Tho t(*nipt:ition will not ht* fj>i* the dominant p a r ly to use its pow’or l-vrannicallv, ju s t as th e Socialists have done. Tlemonibor (Jz:irist Ru.ssia and Soviet Russia, and con- Ir-nst the two oxtroinos. Tho same process IS now going on here m our own counlrN’, blit in inildoi* form.


bindings^ of a mpnber of liturgical and other mlU a i im s c r in t s in f.hov l th m r \ - ft f W*r«i*r>rtcfAt"


failures of the Socialist Governrnont are duo to world economic causes and to tho lack of a ninjoritv P a rliam en t. Wlint lengths Socialism -would have gone if i t had had the power no ono cun-toll. T h a t Socialism-has fallen upon evil times no ono will dcii3’, b u t tho.se Socialist advocato.s mndo wild promises a t


Tt has become a p a r ro t cry t l ia t the


in te llig en t of thorn know they could never fuKil, and never inUmded to* do. T h a t Labour is no t lit to govern justifios


AViiistoii’.s prciliction ; w'hat with tho Foreign (Oontinnod at foot of next column.)


la s t General Election w hich tho anoro I t lias long 1)0011 tlio fasliiou io r Socialist


Uioso p a rt icu la r oHieeii was oxceiitionallv largo and .suddoii. “ Jii tlio u.smil wa}*,” Im said, “ post oHices keep a stoclc which nllow.s ample margin for the oi*diiiai\v demand. There must Imvo bo>u a big rush through .somo unexjilainod rca.son, bu t the dearth


ordci*s were .sold, malcing Uiein ilie mosi callcd-for of all th e denominatoiis. Tho to ta l number of postal oi*dors so!<l hist year was 170,0()0,000, tho next in pnpulariiv to sixponn3’ issue being tho £ l and 5.s. orders. Ten 3’oar.s ago, however, iho demand for llio six’peniiv oi’dor—tlic smallest denomination


uotdd not la st long a.s .stocks c.an qutckl'.* bo icplonishcd from headcpmrtor.s.” L:i?t 3x?ar 20,000,000 .sixiK*nnv postal


Iialf-vearlv rear,


JiKstitute and hMothall Clnh, a dance wa.s liehl *u the Old School o>i S.-itiirday even­


may well can.se consternation Ihroughout tlio country. A confor(*iu:e has he<*n converieil for 17th


Sir-,—Tim iiewji th a t the B ritish (lovern- CHATBURN.


'ritADESMAN’S DEATH. — Protouml ru g ru t IS uxpressuil u t tlio doalh oi Mr Georco


Kijiiyoii, H-Iiidi took placo a t DIackburii liiliriuary ou .Sunday nigUt. .Mr. Koiiyon undura-fut a sgrioua opuratioii about a fo r tn ig h t ago, and althougli known to lx, 111 a c r itic a l condition, i t ' was liopcd t in t Ills fino pliysiiiiic would uiinblo liiiii to pull till ongh. Tliu duvclopiacnt ot cnni|>Iicatiuns liowcvor, dispelled these hopes. Hurn hj tho village a t years ago, lie was fonnorlv oiiiployod ill tho null, h u t for llio past fou'r yoar.s liad boon oiigagud in husinus.s as •, ncwsagoiit and contootioiior. 'This hrmight Iiiiii into clo.so contact with a largo mimber pi people, by wlioin ho was liold in tlio iiighost regard hy _ reason ot Ins genial poihonaliiy.


lirst laon in llio village to join tho Annv in August,


tra in iiig , proceeded w i t l r tlio It.b'.A to Salonioa. Coiitraotiiig malaria, lie was in­ valided homo, h u t la te r was sen t to Erame whero ho served u n t i l Uio ond of hostilities' Ifu was a iviombor of tlio niamond Hill ixjilei of Oddfellows an d also of tho Uibblo l.odgo Jj.A.O.E. Sinccro sympathy is oxtomled to tlio widow and two young ohildron, ami also to till! lamily, in thoir g ro a t horonvomenl


J f r . Kenyon was one of (lie lill.l, iiiid a f te r completing' lik


COXCEH'T.—l-ursning thoir solf-imposial viv i t f 111't


I ft rr


Sunday Sohool. Uio memhors of tlio 'Woalevaii Young I’eoplo’s Class promoted a sacces'siut concert on S a tu rd ay evening.


over a largo amlionoo, .Mr.s. \V. Dilelilield c\|)te.ssod ploasiiro a t lioing alilo to assist the yeimg peuple in th e ir eifort. An es- eelleiit programme had been arranged, dur­ ing tho performances of which Uie .Misses A. .-111(1 N. .Iluslmry, oi IlaMiohlswiek. >mvo miieh ploasuro witli thoir ca]>ital siiimng hoiiig happy in iho choioo of songs, “ llV,,,ml Summer Siiiig ” and “ 'I 'h o 'Ia ss witli iho do leate an ” by llio former ami “ Tbo '• Intt lo Ill-own (Vitlago ” and “ |„ llm chimney c o rn e r ” hy tlie la t le r , meeliog fully with tlio favour of the andioiico. Theso laieahsts were also happily associated ia tlm duets “ 111 S p r iiig lim o ’ ’ and “ Saaelaai-v ” proilmniig n |,„o hleml. M’itli his violin .s(>l(is, “ .Souvenir ” and “ 11 Troealoi-e ’ J l r . Ita-pmoml Womlhmise, of ClilI.ei-e’e oiihancod Ins ro p a ta liim . rovealing rich la st i and feeling. Eacli a r t is te had to ............. to oncoies, tlioir respective eontributions hping generously approved. As accomimnist -Ml. David Jlansmi, of Clitheroo. ollioiateii


I’re.sidfng IBlI


witlr his usual skill ami sympathv. Novchv was introduced with *> r .« . . .s i -* '


, . , i .......; - ; , wu, v f i j ie ia u 'd


li. I oilard, the room hoiiig placed in <lai-kl ness and the audience jisIukI to imagino


A " ;V ‘ “ -CO«ple ol !)ro:uh;;i-sb Iiss Al. Ri.sliUm and Uio Bev.


th ey u ero listemiig-iii. Theso “ tui-ns ” woio higlily aimiRing and provcxl very popular. I ho second p a r t of the progranimo


spisdoi for an ' h o u r.” given in .splendid st.vlo 1)3’ the


S l IM f 'if t l ' l i ir * .i»k


was taken up hy tho musical oporotla “ In- aboiimis with young i>oo^)le. The puvo


1. . . . . . . 11 . . f - . . . . * I


u e io given lu ll pla.v. In his ox'nmin:itu)n tlie bogus inspector plied tho children with quest ions ami the :inswois, in tlio imtum ol howlviK. evoked roar.s ol laughter. IMU the ediiuMUion ot the au g u st visitor, ilio scho ai.s gave a nuinher of concerliHl mid individual items, a c ap i tal numher mniig a song by “ .lolinny S la n t ” (Aliister Lnc Lawson), while a dumludl drill by


liumoi*ous s ituations, which I |# |l i |l |: j


th ie e boy.s was very smar t. Singing and srieakiiig alike was good and tlie duties of Iho luoiiipter woro oxlicmelv light. Tho principal characters wore: Aliss Ethel t .o n \e is , sehoolmistr(.*.ss; AFi*. C. Tsherwood boKUs mspeetor; Mr. A. Jackson, the reivi inspeotor*; Air. J . Briggs, .school attondaneo


oflicer. All .sang :ind perfornu*<l ably. TJie


quota and i)laye<l an im p o r tan t p a r t . Airs, Umrnl<*y, as producer, ami ATiss C. Smith, as accompanist, shared honours with the


dunces choru.s, too, added its , , . ............. ,'idmir-


ll'k'T**' '** the* success of tlie prodiiclton. lJu n n g an interval momhor.s of tho cla.srt u e ie most a.ssidnou.s in tho service of n*- treshments. Tho evening was extremely 4*njo.vahle and tho young people aro to bo


lommendtHl on th e ir onterpriKO, which re­


sulted III over .CS being rnhWl to the piano fund.


Esi^


—was, 011I3’ about 2,000,000. Tlio cause of th e increnso is .th o x)opnIarit3’ of cros5-wor<l puzzles, and otlior competitions, which have an entrance foe of sixpence.


(Continued from preceding column.)


landctl into a morass. 1 ask our CUtlieroo Socialists whore tho consistency lies between tho Chancellor’s repeal of tho* 33>'5 duly of tho cuUor3’ trad o on tho ono hand, and iho pi'otcction of hours and wages of labour on tho o th e r? What is tho use of cheap foreign cutlery if our workpeople have no moneys to l)U3’ ?


Scerolai*3*’s 3iainby-pnmb3’ism, the Clma- cellor’s obstinacy, and th e Prime Alinister’s cunsciontioiis objections,


PIITLO, 3rd November, 1930. tho coiintr3* at


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