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BY R. T. INGHAM


•HciuIiaUj p.D.^ came io Clitlicroo to make ni.s oilicial visit and to adminiHcor Llio .b.ici .Iiiiciit of Coiinriiiiition to suoli of tlio.so


L is t Suiiilay His Lordship Ihu Hisliop of Povoroiid Tlioim.3


ol Uio Ciitliolich of Clitlioroo ns lind not vot UuL'ii coiiliriiiod- , I hough I had not provioiisly scon Bishop


J-rcn.sli.n\ I Jiad often seen Ins pliotocrnnh nmllioaid Olio or two of Ins pastoral loltori lond m tho Catholio Church at Clithoroo, A hishoji .s p.ioloial hiis a dignified opening


and if inoinory .serves me rightly it runs follows :—


o j


on.Sunday last that lii.s Lordship was ojliually eiootod and met by tho roaidont and altar hoys vvlio (;.scortod him from


central aislo to the sanctuary.-Hi.s Lordsliin jiurplo robes, and whilst passing down tho


aisle lio imnartcd lii« episcopal honcdiction to tho right and to tho loft, tho choir singing a Iiyinn,


I'athu ]jlo laiKoi, M.A., a hamisumo Lordsliip was his socrotarv


liiendly looking iiiim and tall, like the* Jlishop Ininsolf.


Impressions.


hpoclatoi, I Rhall moiely sot down what may ho called Iho light and slindo—an onlooker's


an olhcial oi detailed record hut rather i ' ono


As tills slioit account is not ni anv wav ho put it, that ol an intoiWtod


jottings, so to siicak of iho two corcmonies last Sunday. Aiiiving in tlio .sanctiinry Ins Lorilsliip


sanctuary wearing Ins purnlo scull cap and a iaco cotta or surplisc. Though a Catliolic


to offer tho Sacrifico of tho Holy Mass, and tlio usual break in this solonin rito was made aftor tho ICpistlo and' Gospel had hceii read by liim in Latin from, tho Homan Missal. Jt is at this .stage of tho ccroniony that, Sunday after Sunday throughout tho vvholo year, ono of tho other priests mounts the pulpit and roads tho notices for tho week, the Epistlo and Gospel is again road this tiino ill English, and tho sernion ii


touch of jiurplo throw'll in to procluco nmgonta effect. Father Lomax, iS.J., at onco commenced


U iScil, S.J., the Hector, road tho notices, and thou Dr. Hcnsliaw wont from his jirie- dieu 111 tho sanctuary to tlio pulpit and alter reading tho I^pistlo and Gospel for the day m a clear, fairly slow voice prooceded —instead of preaching from oitlior tho Lpistio or Gospel, which is tho usual Sunday custom—on this special occasion to tell us why Iio had come, what his visit was for and, m general, all about .tlio ofTicial visit which a Catholic bishop must make at least onco m every fivovyoars to each parish in his dioceso. ^ Tlioro was something very hoiiicly, very intimate and very friendly in ms Lordship’s manner of address and his discourse had three good points, nanicH’ it was (1) intcre-sting: (6) clearly enuncialcd <L-‘^tmctly-audible; (.1) short. ' Tlion


the Bishop returned to tho sanctuarv and the 3rnss proceeded ns nsiial.


• ‘ The Confirmation Service.


or 14 yeais of ago. This is neither tho time nor tho place io discuss tho matter, nor am I at all qualified to do so. But if tho freslinoss—to me—of last Suiidav after­ noon s Roiyioo and tho questions wliich tho Jjishop asked tho children from tho pulpit and the admirable answers they gave to his T/ordship are any indication of an average poison’s recollocliou of What did Iiappon to him years and years ago, I must trankly say that my'oivn vecolloction of Confirmation, in early childhood, is com­ pletely lost in iho mists of antiquity 1


It imist Imvo boon Kratifyiiip; to those


who liml propnred tlio cliilciron—niid tlio adult.s,^ too—for Confirmation, for His


Confirmation was, and ns far as mv recollec­ tion goes ho only stuinpe<l them biico, and that was over tho word Amen.” It w’as an iiitorostiiig little episode, for in answ’or to tbo micstion AVIint are tho words used in ConfirmnHnr.


t],q children had given


I confirm thee with tho chrism of salvation * in tho Name of the Father,, and of the Son 'ind of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” Now’ sked tho Bishop, who savs ” Aincn” P Tf remomhor rightly the children said the


tlin correct answer in tho Catechism, nninolv: I sign Ihoo with tho sign of the Cross, and


Bishop’s secretary, ]\fy Lord.” was tho reply. Tins referred to Father Parker/ who was


iilasler of Coromonies on both ocea.sions morning and afternoon: hut the Bishop smilingly said Father Parker did not say


tho children land hero I was in-their com- snonsor.s—on this orension


Tt appears, li.s the Bishop told


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Bishop’s Tribute,


— . Loidbhip spoKo m iho morning of Chtlioroq people haying a. beautiful Catholic church in a hoautifiil town, and in tho ntlqnioon expressed his satisfaction and groat plonsnro at tho.wav in which tho oliildron had boon prepared for Confinnatioii- Tho morning service was well attended, and the afternoon one wn.s packed not only to tlio door.s. hut a piettv decent congregation wore stiuiiliiiR shoiildor to slioiililor nt tlin back of the church and round tho beautiful v\ar ■moinonnl. And this reminds iiio that


and afys. .Tiinies Onimi for the girls and ^fcNiiltv for tho hoys and men,


Bishop said it. hut his Lordship said ho did not. One little girl put up her hand and Hr. Henslmw invited her to answer. Tho


Lordship oxoroised no little nstutcno.ss in ^sting tho childron’s knowledge of W’hat


gamed as fo l lo iv sL a d ie s : 1, Aliss Fawcett; Alr.s. W. Cowportliwaito; 3, AIr.s. Crab-


uiusu <ir <L and -the


tiil, both from social and rniiiiicial points of view, tlic! proceeds being £15. SOCfAL BVISNING.—5-0 colobrato the


full justice was dono to a splendid supper. Ai torwarda. - tho Vimr nro«<?f7o/i


a social


gnlboniig, and bimsolf contributed t<i tbo oveniiig’ .s cnlortaiiinioiit by giving a biimoroiis rending. Songs wero loiidored by Air. J. Oddio,- AIis.s. AVoodnero gave a pianoforte .solo. ' and Afisa D Lund sub- i iu t t cd , a recitation-111 the Lancashire uialcct. All those items wore much -appre­ ciated and contributed to the gonoral on- jo^inciib. Tho event was very successful


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sbip tbo Vicar arranged a Jacob’s Join, Winch took, place in the. School Inst night event was well attended and


imisie, and Messrs. J. Oddie and J. Jlitelioll ivero tlio M.C.’s. Rofrcshnionts, wliicli had all been generously given, wero served by a Indies committee. Tlio event was siicce.ss-


nnnivorsnry of tbo Bible Bonding Follow-


b.\ Airs. Diigdalo and Air. AVliittam. There l ia s a largo attoiulaiico nt tlio <liilifc. Messrs. Bidpiitli ami Jackson supplied tlio


1.:. -m " IX I !'• w.wo


treo. Goutlemon: I, Air. W. Cowporthwaito; , Air. Goldnrd; 3. Airs. J. AVood (plavi s a genUeinan). Floating prizes woio*w


aito ing


A’Oll


Blind Babies*. ’Jho event took tlio fonii of a wiust drive and dance, whist being con- duetwl III tlio school aiul dancing in the A illago Hall. • riiero wore 18 tables occupied nt L.u,


1 the wiust drive, Birkdalo Homo for prizes were


Institute on briday evening made their annual olfort on behalf of Blackburn


PENDLETON. .EFFORT.-TIio Women’s


that Confirmation might bo delayed uiitil children were, I holievo ho said about 13


scliolar.iiwroto an article soniowherQ _ I** Month,” I think) suggesting


Hciishaw 8 visit, was tho afteriiooii service at 3-30 p.m., when His Lordship ndmiiiisi tored the Sacraiuont of Confirinatioii to good many children and to numerous aduUs of both sexes. Some time ago. Father ph/Ifickaby, S.J., B.Sc., a groai


T supposo tho chief event of tho dnv, and ndood the most serious. part of Dr.


“ii ^^‘ ‘3 particular Sunday Fatlier


bishops cii^ssock, scuH cap and hirotia are ii:>uiilly luferroa to as being of a purple colour the word purplo ” is somewhat misleading, for tho colour is distinctly some­ what of a cross between pink and ro<l-with a


(Jltjio follows ilio subject matlor of the pastoral.) ANollI I t Mas at tho lialf-past ton 2\Iass


of tho Apostolic Suo, Bishop of Salford, tho Llprey reRiilar aiid secular and to the ally ol tho said Dioceso health and benedi tion in tlio Lord Dearly beloved hrotlircn


tho main ontianeo of tlio chiircli down tho (.ciitia islo to tlio sanctuary. His Lord.ship


'llionias, by tlio Grace of God and favour


botli;. Bishop ami people said tho ‘ ‘.Do 1 rofundio in . tho morning ; for those of the congregation w h o had died since the


■ last episcopal v is it to Clithoroo and for those who died in tho groat war. During the morning service, as Dr. Honshaw w’us addressing us, I heard what I took to ho tho bugle from tho Cnstlo announco th a t there,* too, the monioiy of those p-ho gave thou*


lives in the g rea t war was not being forgotten.


Object of .Visitation.


Addicsbirig the congregation in tlio moin- ing, tho Jiisliop o.xpresaed pleasure a t being


able to take lulvaiitiigo of tho opportunity of vibitmg CliLlioroe. , A visitation was ono of tho most important works a bishop Jind to perform.. J^very Hvo years the Bishop


lumsolf had to make a fu ll and exlumstivo lo p o it to tho Holy l ‘'athor. • There was a loguliii order laid down m regard to visita- A bpecml v is it had to bo . p a id by


Clithoioo was it eoiisidorahlo distance from tho t-hiiich, u substitution was made A


ceiiiolorv, but us this iit


Inquest Accounts of Night-time Crash After Long Drive.


Imclu.d u ith .such loico as to iling into tlio i i"‘


'veok, a motor van Mils asleep m tho coi ner


tho bishop to tho various properties of the chuicli <111(1 ho hud to see th a t thc?so were 111 correct order. A ' v is it should .ilso ho Ur"!


black pall n as laid in tho Sanctuary, and tins was sprinkled with holv water , and inconsod, and prayers were .said over it Ihc> «i)l kiioiv tlio lOspccb Lho church paid to the dead, for m life tlicy liad been temples of tho Holv Ghost. Ho asked tlio coiigrcjg.ition to direct their prayers to Almightj God for tlio departed!


lolatives and friends who liad died, and those vvho gave Llieir lives in tlio Great \\<u. Another duty of the hisliop was to


vioit the Tal)cniit(;Io and make an examina­ tion of the sacred vessels and to see tho pio[>ei


i(-gu1aiioiis were observed. ’Jlio


btations ol the Cross were visited to soo t li.it .t licy wore oroctod in proper ehrono-


Jogical Older. Tlio vovious registers had to bo oxaminod and tho orootion of tho con- fratormlies wero inspected to sco th a t tho momhors of the cliiireli gained the advan­ tages th a t ought to bo theirs


Tho Bishop blrossed the imjiorLaiico of Coiilii Illation and said tho candidates wore being prepared for tlio fight that was boforo thoni.


dilrorcnb from those thou* fathers hud to 'J’hoy had to face temptations


clioCaKied tho inoro coronionial ol his vosU nients and knelt down at a prie-dicu in tho


coiomoiij he had'oullmod. tho congregation tnking p e a t interest in the various riUials At the (:oncluaion of tho conlirmation service in tho afternoon tho Bi.shop was tlio


eolobrant at Solemn Bonedictioii, Father Parker acting ns deacon. Father Lomax as suh-dencon and Father Cook as assistant priest. Tho clioir rendered siiocial music


at both services under tho leadership of the organist, Mr. E. Jack.son.


n SALVATION ARMY.


orgunisotl a farewell gathering to Captain Pago and Lieutenant Mason, tWio have boon iTansforrcd to other spheres of labour.


whore ho was ycstord.ay married to Captain Orchard. The farewell gatlioring opened with a tea


After an oxeolhint repast an adjournment was made to the Congregational School, whore a splendid concert took jilace, tlicro being a very largo luidionco presided over by Major Edmonds, N.H.Q. roprasontative. J ho proceedings wero attcndo<l by tho IHayor and Alayoross (Councillor and Mrs, Booth- man), Councillor J. H. Satterthwaito, Councillor Airs. Hargreaves, the Hcv. P S. Johnson (United Alcthodist Church) tlm Hcv. J. AVright (Congregational Church).


:ib tjio Army licadqunrters in Shaw Bridge, than ninety persons partaking.


ciated tho work of Captain l»ngo and Lioiitcimnb Alason, performed during a very trying time of industrial depression. Ho wished both ofiicors every succo.ss in tlicir new spheres of activity.


Captain Pago and Lieulonaut Mason hnellv responded, tliaiiking the townspeople


Bush, Ali.ss Domain. Aradamo Hilda .Dugan, Mr. and Afiss Hartley, while girls from tho


heartily carried on tho proposition of Alajor Edmonds, seconded bv Councillor H. S.attdrthwaitc.


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sketch. A vote of^ thank.s to the artistes was


P*’<"’idcd. Selections wore given by tho Blackburn Salvation Army Boys’ Band, conducted by Adjutant Grant Alalthows. Iho other artistes, all of wliom wero en- uiusinstmall^* received,


ineludod Aliss N. csley Guild submitted an ciitortuinin<>‘ ^ Tho Alayor said ho h(id greatly appre­


Uithoroc for twelve months, loft tho town on WodnosdaJ* for his homo at Long Eaton


who has been stationed at


CAPTAIN PAGE’S LEAVE-TAKING. Clithcroo ' Salvationists on Monday


face, for times had changed and with tho change had como now pruhloms and tompta tions. Tho Bishop congratulated tho con grcgation on tho hoauliful church they ])asscssod at CliLhoroo, and omphasizod the plcasmo it gave him to mako nis visit- A ftci !Mass tlio Bishop porforrnod tho


llioir


ditioii fiom the rotul just liehiiul tho voliiclc aitcu It liiul come to u standstill. Ho died Miiliout iccoKMiiig consciousness


thcoiv .id\.i!n.cd a i the- inquest on the picked up in n dving con-


^ 'I l“ i imfcii liiiiate lad was' William Heiii v Cimi (D ) , of bO, Mancliestor-rond, f ’ leston" employed ad van aUeiidaiit by .AKssis. liioni.is I. .11 kiirsnii and Conipaiiv, biscuit maiiulactureis,. Bieston. The van, wbieli Mas on tbo bomewiird run from Snndorbuid


iV,!; .


^nstituto on Saturday afternoon, bv AIi J-(l^g.ii A\ ood, tin* Skipton Coroner, wh hilt with :i jury oi wluch Air. H. 0 - Starkio urns lorom.an. ^ J lr . H H. Vaiit, of .Settle d lepicsonted deceased’s eniploveis and the


I. onijth, ol 10/, Cliuieh-strcct, J’ reston T


inquest wa.s conducted a t Gisburn or I>ai iioldMi ick, who spoke to inakiiig *i


river oi tho v'lin 'I bo bust witne,ss called was D r. JIassie,


posl-mortcm evnminutioii of Uio bodv, find­ ing a disloealioii of tbo neck, neat li would bo almost i.nstanLiiiicons.


’I’bore was


briitso mi Ibo bead and tlio injuries were coiisiatoiit with a lioavv fall


Lying Unconscious in Road.


With Ins iiile witness jumped into bis cai ana wont to, tbo seoiio of tbo aeciiloiit. “ 1 foiiiid Ibo boy lying at tbo back of tbo van. quite e ear ot tlio vobiolo,” Mr. IVatt went Oil.


iiiglit lio was. at boiiio wben tbo driver 0'/ tlio van. ran up and said, “ I bavo bad 111 am.'i y.


mato’s v'Oi-y badly burt-’


nigiit wbiit liad bappoiied ?—I asked bim Ji bat bad buppoiied, and bo said lio did not know, athling that ho was all riglit when Jio came through Gisburn. I noitlier heard nor saw anything to suggest there had been


Jmd been dragged ?—There was a piece of blue overcoat and a piece of innfner fast under tho nearsulo hind wheel


ontP—U was bad to toll. I thought ho Jiacl fallen out because it was nearly im­ possible for it to.z'uii over him.


The Foroman : Did you think h'o had fallen


don t know that tho-steoring was ever men­ tioned. Did ho say ho did not know what liad


mackintosh a fte r ho had fallen oubp— Yes. .1 should think so.


Suggestion o f Dozing.


scono of tlio accident and to speaking to the driver.


^


ior tho many kindness sliown to them dur­ ing Lhcii* stay. A varied and most enjoyable concert was


iiioniing. He told mo later tliat ho had not been driving all tlmt time, as thov had c«h}ng places. Ho said they called at Addiiigham and pnrchasoci some liquorice and two bottles of ginger boor.


^ g to him.®—No, ho was very waken then. He told mo deceased could not drive and said the other boy was asleep. I could see ho luul run into tho banking on his offside.


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l ie said that .as soon as ho pulled up ho missed his mate. The Coroner: AVhat do you say about the


. .-fho Coronor:_No, I have been to look at Vt “O’self and it turns a little to tbo left. I f you were going straight along, you would go against tlio bank. I f ho went straight on, ho would hit the hanking. . Ihe fo r em a n D id ho mention the stoor- ingp—-He did next morning. Ho said tho steering liad been vyronched out of his iiands. He also said that on previous


road there? I t tainis a little, Joes it not? fiM straight at that point.'


oc(}asions: on tii'o previous occasions. I think.


’


Did ho complain of long hours?—Not in any shape or form.


-


hands?—Ho said it was stiff and liad been wroncliod out of liis Imnds boforo. ^^J!* Vant: A’ou know perfectly well wliat the Coroner was trying .to get it.- How was


at it took a direct question to elicit tin's information?—T was giving informatioii of


ing of thus c.ir. AVhy did you edge?—Had I kiiown to what ho was referring, I should havo answered the (iiiestion to the best of my aliility, and I think I havo done. du;l it take a direct question from


. Lights Dimmed For ’ Bus.


of tho ’buses.’’- I f there was one it would bo 10-20. * ' Isn’ t it a romarkahlo thing, if this man had dozed off, , that • he noticed a. ’bus • and


coming from Clithoroo to Skintoii just about 10-30?—I will not bo certain of tho time


doz(Kl off, not himself?—Ho did not - Is it not a fact-Ihat there was a ’ bus


given all through your evidence are just as roliablo as the answers vou gave to tho Coroner with regard to tho banking on llio road, irowovor, tliat is for tho dury- T suggest ho said tliab night tliat his pal hud dozed off?—AVitness-; Aro you making the suggestion that I am telling lies? The Coroner: Just answer tho question- Afr. A’’nnt,: I suggest ho said his pal had


Afr. Vnnb: I suggo.st that the answers


What occurred on tbo night of the accident Aon Iviicw perfectly well ho wanted to now ovorythiiig there was abqub tho sfoor-


A juryman : Did ho give you anv reason lor tho steering being wrenched out of his


sleepy when you were talk-


how the accident hs asked him what had .<«,, he must liavo dozed olF. Ho said he Inul been _ on tho road since six o’clock that


Tho Coroner: D)id ho say anything about


j hanpoiiedp—AVitucss: T bad Impponod and ho said


Charles AVilliam AA’right, farnior, of tho iNow Jnn, Gisburn, spoke to visiting the


could quite easily have boon torn from tho ’


caiiswl tho accident?—Yes. AVith regard to the, piece of clotli, that


you the question of tho steering gear boinc smklonly wrenched from his Imnds?__i


All/ A’^ant: Did the driver discuss witli


accidoS"” ’ ” ** negligence: in causing' tho AVas tliore any sign to suggest tliat tho lad


Roenic(l v*or>\ Upset hut lie was not iu tho sliglitcsb degree the worse for drink.” y“ '* nscortaiii that


Inter. Ibe van, wbicb was on tbo rond 011 tour wbeo s, bad decent lights on—sunioieiit to show tbo road. I was with tbo driver oil niul on for a quarter of an hour. Ho


air \Vriglit went back with 1110. Tbo boy wiis stijl living but bo died a few minutes


btllo bit oir tbo road. Ho was iiiieoitscioiis. Mi.s. Pratt and tbo driver stayed with him Now .Inn for iissistanco.


Jio u.is nob then dead and wo put "'"I'-'i liini, propping liim up a


t.illed, .Tolin Bratt, .Doerboiiso Fariii, Gis- biirn, stated lliat about 10-30 on Tliursdav


After ovidoiico of idonlificatioii Imd been ‘ '■ ‘ '•‘•■ n by James


Monntiiig ,1 roadside banking near •I?®*'


FLUNG TO DEATH WSfiLE ASLEEP


Van Attendant’s Fate on the Gisburn Road.


VEHICLE MOUNTS BANKING


dimmed his lights just after leaving Gis- I don’ t know lie did notice a ’ bus Ml. Vniit; AVdl.you answer the qncstioii


I know yon are getting the wind u p . . _ The Coionov: J. slioiud nob think ho


Ho has no reason to. 1 cniinob allow to 'suy that. ; .


.


down?—I don’ t know there was/ a ’bus coming.


h'K Gisbiim at 10-20, it would bo strange 1 ^


All. Vaiib; I f tlioio.was a ’ 1ms appronoh- having dozed off, should dim


ho dimim.-d his lights, u .would prove ho was not asleep


lie U:ac-lu;(!. the scene of tlie accident. From the muiks on iho .road, it appeared ns ihough the driver had taken a straiglit lino and mounted tho grass banking on tho off­ side of tlio load.


P.O. ANalker said fho.boy duxl soon after banking lor .Y.) feel, the Iiiglio.st point of


a \ei.N big .speed, he would liave over turned.


the banking being ‘2-U. -7-1118. Jf.N tho Coioiier: 1 f ho had beim going a


lug to him about tlie steering gear, or about do/.mg oil. Where tho accident liapponed. tim i-ond turned slightly to the loft and if


AVltnc^s added iliat the driver said notli


a toliiclo kept straight on it would liit tlic banking.


straight and go up tho banking?—H would be jiossible. 'lo drive 59 feet ivith two wheels on the banking would be. a good lent of driving


for a man who is suppo.sod to be ash'op?— 1. (lc»n’ l know. .1 havo never dnvon a car- Staiomont to Polico.


elalomont lo him on tho jiight ol tho accident. Ho said that when he got to Gislmrn ho was all right and tho bov was asleep in the corner of tlio cub. He was travelling at. a speed of about 14 milo.s an


P.b. Beanlund said the driver mndo


hour when somolhing scorned to lift and tho lorry ran across tho road and on to the hanking. Ho got it back on lo tho road am when he looked round for his mate, hi* wn: missing. Getting.out of the van, lie loum the lioy lying in tho road.


accidonb, tho road was 19 foot wide. In Ins statement, tho driver said lie stuilcd Umb morning from Catlorick Bridge at G-20, and went to Newcastle and Sunderland, leaving giiods at various places. Tho previous


having dozed off?—He did not’ AYitno.ss« added Limb at tho scene of th-


'Ihc Coroner: Did ho say nnvtlmig /ibou


IJ hours for -dinner at Sundcrlaml and another hour later?—No, meals were never mentioned.


Driver’ s Evidence.


elected to givo ovidonco, and lie told the Coroner ho had been driving motors for 3i years. Ho had done the Sunderland journey every ^ week for six months. J^eaving Cattorick at G-20 a.m., ho finisliod deliver­ ing goods by noon, his last load being left five miles^ beyond Sundorland. There ho had 90 minutes off and afterwards lio had half-au-liour’s rest at Newcastle, waiting for empties. He luul tea at Catterick, staying an hour, and later ho niado another stop for rofrc.shmonts.


James Penrith, tho driver of tlio van,


getting through Gishurii?—^No, 1 said my mate had. I did not dozo off.


Tho Coroner: Did you doze off after


dimmer on. Can you suggest why you hit tho bank?


thing you know, for people to <lozo off when they liuvo driven for long. Can you sug­ gest why you hit tlie bank?—No. Jn Gis- jurn, I passed a motor ’bus ami I pub my


Tho Coroner: It is nob an unheard o f ’


was ^dozing possibly controlling that lorry for 59 foot oil tho top of a banking and getting the ’ lorry on to tho road on four wheels?—I f ho only just dozed for second, I dare say it is po.ssiblo. I was surprised it had not come off earlier. Would you like to try it?—T should not, Do'y.*)u rcniombor him saying ho liad had


for the boy being in tlio road, witness said lb was a matter of conjocluro. Tho door had a good fastener bub when tlio van mounted tho banking, tho c.ab woukl tivisb and tho door might havo flown open, tho boy falling out. Tho windscreen was broken and tho framework twisted. Air. A’^^ant: Can you imagine a man who


night he slept in lodgings for transport men. Asked by tho Foreman how ho accounted


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suggest earolossiiess —No- Alr, \'ant: .lb would bo /juito possible for a motorist to assume that tho road was


I lie Coroner: Did voii anything l iio van hud run on the 'Ilio Coroner: I f the ’bus wa.s coming and


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tho steering gear?—The ‘wagon has been converted from solid to pneumatic tyres, lb has always been stiff sinco tlion. Did you make any complaint about it?— •


camo about that you wore dozing?—I was nob dozing. I hau sufUcient sleep and rest without dozing.


Tt has not boon so very bad then?—^No. The Foreman*. Can you toll mo how it


dozing?—The gentleman who mentioned it misumlerstood me. Ho asked mo how it


.AVhy should it get broadcast you liad been


things tlmb aro wrong. ^ Tho driver: There was no way to alter it.


Fourtoon Hours’ Driving.


hoiir.s that day'?—ATes. I finished deliver­ ing at noon.


A juryman: A’ou had driven fourteen


Tho Coroner: I do not think there is any n.so pm-stiing that. Tho new Apt makes it


illegal as from February' 1st next for drivers to bo longer tlmn specified hours at tho wliccl and as that law. is aU'ondy' passed,


tho foreman to mako you answer?—I havo given you my answer,


n.sloop?—Since just after leaving Adding- ham.


that if yon .fool tired or tho weather is in­ clement,, you aro to put up and they pay all your cxpon.sos?—^yes;


did nob inaltor?—^Ycs. '


at Addinghain?—Yes. So far as your pocket is concerned, it


I f you Imd liked, you could have stopped • . . ,


havo stopped at Gislmrn?—^Yos. 1 think there is a reason for stiffness in*


Tf you had been feeling drnw.sv, you could


tho steering, . after the tyres havo been changed from solid to pnouinatic?—Yes As regards tho suggestion that you were


Afr. A^iiit: Your firm’s instniotions are


you spoke of the steering gear being ^yronched out of your hands?—T was travel­ ling on my own'side of tho’ road wlieu I folb the wheel, twdst round and bojoro I know, it was against tho otlicc side. I tried-to pull over Imt it clung on tho bank. I could not gob it down until it found a way down itself. Thou I looked , for my* nmte. The I'oreman: How long liiub ho boon


ing a recommendation. Tho Foreman: AVhat di<l yon mean when


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or pavilion broaking. Thirt(jcn other cases ol pavilion breaking, including a charge of breaking and entering Clithcroo Golf Club- irouso on the night of October 2rid, and stc.aling bi.scuita, cigarotto.s, a quantity of vviiiRkv, and 11s. in nionoy, wore taken into cnnsidorntion, together. with a charge vf


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being .stiff ill the. steering?—I li.avc never coni'plaincd about it. • I Imvo put up with it. Tim Coroner:, Tt is silly* to put up with


happened and I said my mate had dozed off. llavo you ever complained about the van


AVoro you looking at your pal?—I spoke to him as I was leaving tlio village ami re­ ceived no answer. I thought ho was asleep. Ho was then in tho cab. Jt is suggested you had complained about


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