A D Y E R T IS E R AND TIMES. m iD A Y . JU N E M, 1935. ing INTHS.


I r ibutor |ni»t to ISociety, l^irciilar |c i t a I'iicilill!' Iitly bo


I'ible to u few


I cuiniii{^


l<I liavo Ino wlio


lUtcraiy 1ml still his or


j jn , etc., Ips every lu \ early Th(5, this |:inio for care to


lurO' say. I is (i.c.; I lu r e oil 1 Tlioimis


I'le tliau


|)e tried, it will of such


|i i to free ropetl


J Catlioliii llo have


July cUib. | : length, Icarncci


e littlo anyone


evening.


lAiee. J iu t Is sorb of lliiince of lll-expres-


yith this competi-


nre like, night bo


| r Hternry readers


|: l i t as tho lay oppor- lino citlier liey wouM t l "whether I r a short ly literary


|y prepare desire lo


I their own summer


nr talk alls it) t i II a r know ove to musing


I'utlined in. |w!iab tho frOo and wlu»t is


r tliat much «T, T am


Lvo points:


I t he (piito Istcd miglit litorprising.


being rc-


Imiveiiiontly ed to Uiako


I iutorestiug I t lir ladies’ Illy on Sun- | hi!st doing a success


| th r winter l lc re s t .


Is job, and I'diy.


ho iintsdd


|;ill he con- ’■ i t may


f I) well; and


|m tbo idc*‘ tbeir own


■uragcinent, Int'Tvicvvcd all, tl.o


■rgiinisnr of larccly pro- |lieme, or a | t novel to


to bear Kg h a m .


RIBBLESDALE FARMERS’ IDEA OF A DAY’S OUTING


to Wales and Scotland, ami liked both. This lime tliey took me tt» Ireland. I. liked that, ton, but would rather have spread tlio ,10111 ney over a week or so. We started on Tuosijay night and finished on Thursday Jiioniiug. 'I lic train diil mit leave C'litlieroe until 12-J30 a.in. on Wedne.sday morning, )mt plenty of people began the trip before lliat, making their way to tin* station. We got back to Ciitberoe about Jl-15 on 'I’liurs- <lay morning so that some of us bad gone nearly 70 hours without sleep, save for that ■weak apology for it—an hour or s o \ .semi- conseiousne.ss in a railway train. We set J'oitb absolutily merry ami bright.


to go with them on tbeir annual outing on AVediiesday week.


i bad been witli them


ju(lg»‘ aright. The tra in—a well-appointed train of dining eoaehes—took the 020 of us


.'^aid we arrived back in the same state readers would not believe it, ami they would


to Scotland, and a t Stranraer we embarked on the good sliip “ Prinee.ss Maud,” a new and liLsmiously e(|uipped vessel, for Larne, getting there at S-15 a.m.


a weather mascot. La^t summer, • be ■;uTaiiged eight trips to Ireland. He went with seven of them ami the wcatlicr was grand. He missed one ami the weatlier wa.s vile. Tiie same thing liappened with some tours wliieli inelmle<l a sail from Barry to Ilfracombe. Mr. Sykes docs not know whether be is a good sailor or not. When he is in a sliip tlio sea is always rnhn! It eannot be denied, therefore, th a t the


lompleting it b.v O-yO p.m. Off we sailed for vStranraer again ami then we j>romptly entrained for Clitlieroe. Mr. Sykes, man- iigor of the Bradford Ofliee of Messrs. T. Cook and Son. who arranged the trip, tolci nio we travelled about 7C0 miU’.s. WJio am .1 to eoutradiet such au expert? Not only is ^Ir. Sykes a travel expert but lie is also


Jo.*} miles motor tour of Xortlierii Ireland, 'rhen we bad a If I


155 MILES MOTOR TOUR IN NORTHERN IRELAND. Ciitberoe ami district farmers invited mo


700 Miles in 27 Hours ! An Old Rhyme Famous Fat Men Mitton’s Court Leet Renewed. *-eavers, Biackbum Excellent


'rills faithful dog was blind, infirm, and old,


Deaf to all else Ids mistress voice be know, 11-n* Urisk lies ami let the Irulli lie told


So strong an instinct by affection fed Kmlurcd till llrisk’s vital spirit fled. Stoop, CJramleur, from tliy throne, thy .‘‘eiisc of pride


Blind tliough lie was bis step to lior was true—


'J’o wiiom no want is known nor wish denied! _


'I’o find in dogs more viitiic than in men, And spare mid^t all your luxury and pelf One thought for others out often for self!


Some Shrewd Comments.


views of coast and countr.vside. but off we bad lo go, rejoining the coastal road flanked by a succession oT majestic ami fn*akis|i headlands ami beautiful bays, 'rbrongli Cnsbemlal! and Cu-liemlnm we went, on over the mountain- ami tlirougli the valleys. Beat beds ami cultivation side by side \ve fouml, ami many were the shrewd comments of the farmers. Tliere were fields wliich contained little but daisies, ami if there was some cvidciiee of zealous work, tliere was aho piciiiy of suggestions tha t tlie laud was .vicldiiig li ttle in the way of crops. 'riny


We should have liked to linger longer in . /«■ ....


lids delectable spot, with its inarvcllous ...... r ___t ......I ........1..... :.i..


A moment pause aud blush, if blush will come,


CANON WALLIS ADDRESSES CLITHEROE ROTARIANS.


MULTIPLE STORES.


welcomed as a Botarian visitor ami speaker at yesterday week’s meeting of the Clitlieroe Botarv Chib, presided over by the ■‘resident. Dr. ^ Sliortt. Canon Wallis based Ids talk on an old byme be learnt in Ids youth:


“ Multiplication is vexation, Division is as bad, Tlie rule of three, it puzzles me Ami fractions drive me mad.”


Ho relerred to the increasing activity of multiple trading .stoics, inentiuning 'tlnit Muce he bad become Vicar of i ’restoii, three if the leading business men imd gone out


of business because of the activities of tlie multiple shops. “ That set me tliinking lud set others thinking,” lie .said. ” Be aiiso from those three businesses which ave now come to an end there have been rawii. in one case for 100 years, and in


houses ami ramshackle farm buildings caused one Bowlaml man to aver tliat he ” worn’t struck wi* living in Ireland.” By tiiis time some of the party were nodding and a good many more would have liked nothing better than an hour or two’s rest in comfort. On we sped to Ballycastle ami thence to the worlcl-rciiownei! (Jiant’s Cause­ way. Here an liour or iiiure was happily spent. 'I'o get to the Causeway you have lo


dcsceml a stcepisli path ami while tlieio may have been some wlio failed to get


as tin* vast amount of prelimiiiaiy work in organisation bad peon done by Mr. Harry Cook, tho farmers’ secTctarj*. and his aide- <lc-eainp. Mr. Uobert Barsons, That is to say, it was done to perfection and the trip in consequence passed off without a bitch, uide.ss tlie lo>s of a womair.s false teeth could bo considered a bitch. We bad four splemlid ineaU to keep us going and the the teetli were the only casualty, again if we except llir dress wliicli was slightly soiled when a waiter tripped over a nap-player’s legs and ju-t failed to execute a marvellous !;alaiicing feat with a tray of empties, n'liero was a grand crash, but tlie card- jilayors were able to finish the band. Farmers are iinporturbable


farmers tr ip bad a big advantage in s ta r t­ ing with Mr. Sykes in charge, especially


Scotch Mist.


light and proper that those of us who are not farmers should take some interest in tlie agricultural conditions.


As this was n farmers’ trip it was only


until wc reached Scotland and all we .saw was a jolly good breakfast. With the dawn we saw real .Scotch mist, covering tbo fields just like a blanket. The moors and loelis looked lovely in tbo early liglit and later wiieii tlio sun ro-e and golden gnrse ap­ peared in flaming clumps, tho ovor-changing M-eiie was brilliant. Tlie fanners were amused to see tbo tliousands of rabbits and


I t was dark


jimaznl to see the sliecp already cliiiped and the potatoes almost flowering. ” They bevn’t bed as mucli frost as us,” quoth tbo iarmers.


actually ssiiled by six o’clock, witli Hie suit xnddonly linrsling tlirougli tlie clouds turn­ ing the’ loch into a gleaming sheet of silver ami the hilL into a glowing panorama of colours. Many bad tlccided on a .snoo.zo <lnring tbo (j’ossing but were loth to go below and neglect the gorgeous views. Another difficulty was lo realize the oarli- m‘ss of Hie liour. “ Good afternoon!” was one ladv’s greeting lo me at (5-30 a.m. 1 told her that at home it wasn’t even morn­ ing a t th a t hour! Finding a cosy chair ill tho smokeroom I settled down for a sl(>ep but witliin five minutes found iitv-H'll in the mid-t of a lively group.


Wo were at Stranraer at 5-30 a.m. and


wc (‘olebrated somebody’s wi'dding. 1 neyor <liseovered wliose. Farmers’ trips are like tliat. There aren’t any strangers; you are just a jolly crowd out togetlier for Hie day. Tlie spirit of friendline.ss was improved. ineideii'tanv. by the provision of cigars ami eboeiilales. (‘te., Hie very Hiouglitful iiifts of Hie Preston Farmers liimiteil. In an astnni.sliingly short time some of Tis wen* taking our first look at Ireland and could not have had a happier introduction. It was in triilli tbo Emerald Isle. Larne


'rogotlior ishes b r id g e


sli- rip ipO


liad not tliorongbly awakened when wc arrived and tbero would bo many alicd ivlien wo sot out in a fioet of ton motor coaches for our run along Hu* famous coastal road. Bond repairs caused »is to use tlio back


Along the Rocky Coast.


the coastline a still more rugged look. Tlie villng(*s. too. .‘•eeimd sombre and nnattiae- tive, and Hie number of houses for sale or to b.'t wa- a mattc'r ol conimeiit. On we went, along a road carved from Ibi* rooks wliieli towered on the left, travelling within a few yaids of tlie bouldered edge of the coast. ' Successive bays, each with its jiicturesque feature, were rounded. Some sairl it was like Hie Cornish coast, others were reniimlid of tlie Yorkshire cliffs. As the sun lelented. vivid patelie.s of colour •Wire supplied ami by the tiim* Garron 'rower •was rcaeiied the whole eoa‘*Hine was batlied in sunshine, giving ns wonderfully liriglil vistas of a romantie eomitryside. Garron Tower rests on a sheltered plateau some 250 feet above sen level and the iiiijircssion we got was of a castellated mansion, set with its gardens in a seem* of moiinlniu riiggcdiu's-, green fields stretched out lielow.


Horc:ib()ut storm clouds gathered, giving Lealihy


beyond attractions a t the sta rt of Hint l)aih, the great majority went down to examine ab close range tliis marvellous formation wbicli ranks as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Backed togetlier in remarkable formation are some 40,000 columns, mostly hexagonal or pentagonal— that is to say, six-sided or five-sideil. The gram! caiisew:iy exiemls uOO feet out to sea ami is (50 to 120 feet broad. Other de- liicbed groups are called Giant’s Loom, Saints’ Organ, Lady’s Fan. There is also the Giant’s ampliitiieatre. a bay witli cliffs 350 feet liigli and the whole foniiation has to be seen to be believed. As he looked critically a t the closely fitting columns, one old farmer saiil ” sojuebody bed a rare job o’ fitting ’em au* together.” Somebody told him the fable of tbo buildings of tbo C.'auseway as a bridge between Scotland ami Ireland. He just looked ami said ” uowt.” The true origin was a great outpouring <if basalt, the pillars being formed in the cooling process. Wo all found the visit absorbingly interesting ami amusement was added by * a photographer who abused us into posing for pictures be afterwards sold us at Larne for a sbiliiiig apiece-


big parties arrived every day, ho would soon rako in a fortune. The break in the motoring was welcome and it was a very briglit aud cheerful crowd that went fou- ward to i’ortrnsli for an • excellent tea, afterwards pouring cash into the shop tills in exeliange for mementoes of this long-to- be-remem bered jaunt. We bad seventy niile^ to traverse back to Larne and tlie run was through not particularly distin­ guished seciiciy. ” I t ’s not as nice as Bibblesdale.” said a lady iu front of mo and we all agreed. The gardens ucie [morly kept, the cottages were far from tiim,* and altogether the countryside looked poor. These impressions were, of course, those of tired eyes. Some of tbo eyes wore so tired tliat they closed and after we bad gono tlirougli a few miles of rain one woman awoke with a sta rt ami .said, ” Good­ ness, lias it been raining?’’


If only The Homeward Sleep.


streets of I,ariie ‘'ml jmssilily false impres- .sions were gained of that famous ” gate­ way to an enebanting jilaygmund.*’


sea had scarcely a ripple. 'The iuuiige of Hie good ship ” Princess Maud ’’ became a durmilory ami Hie smokeioom, too, iiad an air of peace and bluinher. Stranraer reached to stliedule, wc started the last lap with the sun going down, am! supper over, most of u-i went down, too. 'Tliey tel) nie the train stoiipcd at Carlisle and that many of the party .stietclied their legs for a few minutes on the platfurm. All this J take on trust—certainly i saw nothing of Carlisle station. When * 1 rejoined the parly, L found the majority in the Land of Nod. A walk along tlie train proved that people can .sleep lu nil positions. Tt was a sub­ dued group wliieli arrived back at Clitlieroe, but not one of them regretted going. From the oldest tripper—Mr. William Eeeles, of Grimlleton, wlio is 83—to the youngi'st, (‘veryone agreed tho outing had been .splen­ didly worth while. Tliere was warm praise for * tlioso who arranged the details—Mr. Sykes, of Cook’s, for liis cheerful zeal and detailed work; Mr. Cook and his stalf. for their organisation and foresiglit, ami to the railway eompany and eoneli owners for providing suefi excellent facilities. Having orgaiii'-ecl long tri|)s in England, Seotlaml, Irvlaml and Wales, the Fanners’ L’nion may he turning their eyes to tlie Continent next! No matter where they go, they will liave followers, for the arrangements are always so good ami Hie price so low.


Lame we left at 7-0 p.m. ami again the F.D. BEAUTIFUL GARDENS.


owners the following gardens in Lancashire and Yorkshire will he open on the dates stated on behalf of the Queen’s Institute of District Nur.sing and the Lancashire County and the West JHding Nursing Associations.


By tho kindness and generosity of the LANCASHIRE,


laireh (Jliyll. Hawkshead, Ambleside: Miss B. E. Smlgen. Windermere, 8 miles, Coniston, 3 miles.


Croxletli Hall. Liverpool: The Earl of Seftoii. West Derliy—C’lioshlie Lines; No. 12 'bus from Liverpool. Sunday, June IGHi. 2-0 to 7-0 p.m. Js.; Children, Gd.


Ambleside, Hawkshead, i-milc*. Bock and water garden. Saturday, June 15th, and Sunday, June l(5th, 2-0 to 7-0 ]).m., (5(1.


’Bus: Wimlermeie,


soaring pine tri es aliovi’. V inding drives, wide nnviis, slieltored retreats all contribute lo the spell of Garron 'I'ower. tin* old home of tbo Londo**derries ami latterly of tlie Chiirehills. Now it is in the possession of


I e r o e


the grounds, noting tbo eucalyptus tree and visiting the grave of the dog. with its bft-quot(d inscription. Here it is.


.Afterwards we strolli*d in


i \ firm Wliieli eaters for the visitors, provid­ ing aei'ominodation and tiansport for tlie multitude. All 320 of iis liad iuneli in the spaeimis rooms, witli tbeir rich eai'vings and pnmdling.


^lay, late of tlie Boyal Marines, who i.‘ legless, drove 80 miles from Tjondon and hack to attend the enterlainnienb given by tlio ISlayor to 2-50 (lisnbled ex-Serviee men a t Margate.


In his invalid motor chair, Serg(‘iit A. G.


the Bost Ofiiee Savings Bank in April, in which month 90,000 new accounts were opened.


Afore than ,C9,000,000 was deposited at


'The Bev. Canon AVallis, Vicar of Breslon, mi for some years Viear of Wlmlley, was


SOME HEAVY-WEIGHTS OF HISTORY.


Bean Driiniinel in a loud voice, addressing Ijord Alvanley when the two men met in tile famous * Argylc Booms, which were crowded with fashionable people.


“ Alvatiley, wlio’s ,vour fat friend?” asked


MAINTAINING INTERESTING LINKS WITH OLDEN DAYS.


jest for long ages, as Shakespeare has sliowii IIS. for his most comical eliaraeter, Falstaff, was a man of gigantic proportions—a huge rollieking figure of inirtli and humbug. Tbo names of giants in history and myth


tbo Brineo Begent with whom the famous dandy had lost favour. Through his riule jibe Beau Bruiiimel sought to be revenged. Fat people have been objects of mirth and


The fat friend was iio less a person than


melhods of local goveniiiient were made by Mr. Harry Weeks, Hie newly appointeil .Steward of ^lltton Court Leet, at the annual sitting of the Court yesterday week at the 'J’iiree Fislies iiotel, Mitton.


Interesting eommeiits upon tlie ancient


be eonld squeeze together several liorso- siioe.s at once, with Iiis powerful iiands.


flavor, taking p a it iu every good activity of B*’«ston. ^ly feeling is that the back­ bone of the life, not only of Breston, but <»f otlier important towns, not exeluding Ciitberoe, has been for two or three bumlrcd ears the man who owned lii.s own bu>iness ml gave to it bis own personal attention,


our feet, we are victims of multiplication. You can buy a multiple bat and you may lie •our multiple collar with a multiple tie am! lx it with a multiple stud. And so you an go down until yon reach the multiple


grandsons. Von have all known them— men who in every good way have been the laekboiie of our coniiminity life. Now rom the crown of our beads, to the soles of


’erliaps be received it as a very piveions ml honourable heritage from bis father and amied it on as a luritagi* to liis .sons and


the other two cases for between oi) ami (50 cars, men who have served Brcstoii well ml ably as town councillors, aldermen and


are simply legion, Goliath who figures in the old Hebrew elironielc measured over 9-ii., white ^laximiiins 1.. the tall Boman, who beeaino Kniperor in the year 235. was 8.1 ft. in height. Charlemagne, a more raimms emperor, was a man of immense build, and stood S-ft. Iiigli.


It is said tliat


Jewisli giant. Fleazer. measured seven cubits, which would be lO.l-ft.


In a Cab.


to remove the front window in order to get tlie cofTiii of the latter out. Tlie story is told tliat Lovatt on a visit


to London, on one occasion hailed a cab, and when he .struggled inside, the bottom fell out! When wc read about such immense people


Brown, tlie 21-stone baml conductor am! the Stafi'ordsliire giant, George Lovatt, who weighed 42-stone. Tlio undertaker had


Alnlo^t everyone has lieard of Mr. Teddy


Gabara. who was almost 10-ft. in beiglit, while .loseplius outstrips all oilier eliron- icler?-. for lie records that the Immense


Bliny tells us of an Arabian giant


these (lavs it might appear rather liumdrons to appoint ale tasters, but in olden times that was a very important post. In those days the only drink of tlie people was beer and the staple food, bread. Tlie men who were nppidnted ale taster- had to see that the ale was properly brewed ami that tlio bread was properly baked and contained Hie proper ingredient'*.


said the L’uuri was au exlremcly ancient one. In the olden days it was ouc of the most importalit forms of local government. Thu eouits were held under the Lord of the Manor to appoint constables, ale tasters, mediators ami various other olficiuls.


Ill Ids charge to the Jury, Mr. Weeks lu


shoe. You go to your front doom* ami with multiple key open a multiple lock. Every ooiii in your Imiise is capable of lieing


furiiislied witli multiple products. ‘ Jfultipll- cation is vexation,’ ami T do feel a deep anxiety for tlie future of eoimiiunity life in towns like Ciitberoe and Breston where tlio busimss men knowing their own busi- m*ss, have been for eenturios the backbone of our communal life.


because I tliink multiple stores are serving IS badly for what tliey set out to do. but I lavo never yet beard of a manager of


I do not say that


Woolwortbs bceoniing Mayor of Breston and I do not suppose f ever shall. Tliesc managers arc paid salaries, are promoted


jobs ami iiave no time for anything else. ■\Vben one by one our individual businesses have fieen sunk f want to know wlio is going to man tlie ship of the community?’’


from one place to anothor, have wlmle-time The Right Spirit.


bis liearei's to take that into national life. • Look back over our long, long history,


Coming lo the second line of bis rhyme, * Division is as bad,” Canon Wallis asked


lie said. “ Tlie Ji.B.C. have made it pos- ible for tlie King's beautiful, syiiipaHietie,


ind tiien think of the amazing uutbur.sl L local feelings at the King’s Jubilee ,*oked from Hie whole of our great empire,”


.atberly voice to be heard iu its living tones all over the Empire ami that has liad something to do with that wonderful out­ burst of loyalty. 1 think too of your castle. *t was not put tliere to bo floodlit and when think that what your castle represents has


been cleared out of our life, 1 think how i'ortunate we English are. Bartieularly do I think that when I look abroad and see tlie intorneeine struggles wliieli have taken


place in Central Europe. Tliere is tliat terrible division which is the vexation of the soul of everv honest patriot. Botary still has sometliing viry (leliiiite and clear to do in our national life. We are to take our stand definitely, no matter what political party we belong to. and play the game properly.


us iu Botary to see tliat if wo must have those divisions, let us have them without malice and hatred and let us see. the same problems from diircrent points of view.”


The Rule of Three.


reall.v juizzles me. When I pass out from tlie calm atinospliere .of English political life and see what is happening on the Con­ tinent. 1 confess there is more need tor Botary than then* ever has been before. Botary does stand for service and for Irei?- doin, and wlien I see tllo^e strang(> mam- •stations of the human .spirit which are •piiied by these tlirce great men—lor Hioy in'e groat" men—1 confess most what ation all


the tliree 1 liave in mind ar(j ^liissolini, Hitler, and Stalin. The rule of tliese three


As to “ 'I’lie rule of three, it puzzles me,” ty


wliieli tinentii


men ii


N our


is going to liap|>en to European civilis­ as wo have known lives.


gravely worried is


IS said m he is


•finitioii


I a.sk: ‘ What is freedom?’ To people like ourselves that is mi more freedom than i.s being hamleuffed in a cell iu Clitlieroe Boliee Station. You are free to breathe. 'I’liat is about all. Look at Clu'istiiiu Ger- niaiiv a t Hie present time. 'The paslnrs arc ‘all told Hiev arc quite free, hut the moment they begin to exercise Hieir free- (lom they are liauled oIF to eoneentration camps ami suliieeted to vile treatiueut. Tlio whole tiling seems to lie organised iicrseeu- tion.


ress is perfeetlv free.’ Of course, -lilt llut I hi


•eems iineoiiinionly like something you and have no sympathy witli.


It may he freedom in name, hut it


ms lime limit lie imd nntliing nmcli to say iiliont “ Itnt fractions drive me mad, hot


Canon Wnllis said Unit having rNcccili'd


lie rcc.alled tliat wlien deoigo tlio llmd was tolil tliat (ieneial Welle, who eaptiiiet Quebec, was mad. he said: ‘ i wish he would bite some of my oHior generals.’ Botary Clitlieroe ami elscwliere must faro up to diflieiiltios and lie hoped that the Cht-


hen its


itier'- or Stalin’s. jMiissolini .sa.vs: ‘ 3 lie • . .


of freedom wliieli elv


is Mussolim s, llnf


pon e .n..t.iir •••<•!•• m to The nc


enjoyed w»i ^..v. d ilrttton/lnnf u linmi


freedom of enemlent


and it


anxious as


I am to


the Bress the Con­ t thhee


it


and lived in on


again tliat It is up to


the ponderous Frenchman who was so fat that lio eouhl not move out of bed. His ingenious wife used Iiim as an incubator, and tlie newly-liatcbed eliickens ran all over him. to tbo great amu.somont of liis friends. One of the most famous of fat Knglisbmon


we can appreciate, more keenly, Hie humour of the famous story by Maupassant, about


and ditches was also a very important matter, because a great deal of Hie land was not enclosed and was not drained. .If a man did not keep Ins ditches in proper repair and cleaned out, tlie result, was they became clogged am! other (leople’s land was Hooded. 'liierefore it wa- easy to realize the importance of the duties of the surveyors of lietlges and ditelu*s. Another ofliee of eon- .siderable impoitamc was that of the con­ stable. 'To-day that official bad no powers, but in the olden days he certainly was not lacking in authority. Nowadays Hie work of policing the district was (*aiTied out by tho County Council, wlileli was in itself a •modern institution not being formed until 1888.


The appointment of suivoyors of hedges Link with Ancient Times.


was Daniel Lambert, tlie Leicester giant. Dorn in Loice'-ter in 1770. Lambert sue- reeded ids father as ’keeper of tlio local ^aol and retired on pension in 1805, when 10 weiglied over 50-st. Tlio following year


Horses Tnn, Stamford on July 1st. 1800,. igcd 30. A huge coflin about 4.1-ft. wide


•onstrueted carriage. Lambert died suddenly at tlie Wagon and


being OO-lbs. lioavior wlien be died than nnolbcr giant of bis (lay;_ Jfr. Edward Bright, the grocer of- Malden, in Essex.


Frederick’s Guards.


■being tall ami some prodigiously stout. Amongst tlic tall men of modern limes was a Biissian giant, liouslikin, whoso statu'*c was almost SJ-ft. Cliang tho Cliinoso giant who came to London in 1^80 was over S-ft. in hoigiit. About the .same time a Norwegian giant


Every land h:w produced its Titans, some


by (5.1-ft. long was required to bold the body. This big man was over 5*2-st. in weight,


be went to London am! cxliibited idmself a giant, travelling about in a .specially


old court like that should he carried on year after year. There were not many courts of tliat type in existence to-day, and tliey ought to he extremely grateful to the Lord of the ^lauor. Major John Balpii A-pinall. for not allowing the Court to fall into disuse. All present would agree witli him when he expressul the hope that the Major would liv(? for many years to carry on the Court, and that wiien Hie linje came his son would continue to hold tl*^‘ Court after him. • III tlioso' days of hurry ami hustle it


He considered it a good thing that au


MR. HARRY WEEKS’S CHARGE TO THE JURY.


joyed Hie meeting of the Court IjCcI because it aliorded iiiin an opportiinitv of coining into eontaet witli the people of Alittim. As it was Juliilee year lie tlioiight tliey ought to have i-oiiie litth* extra celeiuacion’ ami he had therefore prexmtul the tankards in Hie hf.oe tloit they might prove acceptable and witli the (loire tiial they iiiig'it per­ haps form family lieirlomiis to he liaiuled (Imvn ill honour of timt occasion. In vears to come it might ho that their sons and his son would Ik* able to recall Hu* mutual regard of their parents by those self-same tankards. He was deeply touched In' tJie kind references of the N'icar to liimself and to his family and Airs. Asidnall would, he knew, greatly appreciate the way in wiiieli tliat toast liad been lumoured for she was deeply interested in those old customs and was as keen as lie was hiniseU that they slionid be kept alive.


visit the previous day to Lancaster Castle f(»r the opening of the Assizes as the gne>t of Hie new Higli Sheriff, Air. Allies Kenyon, who was a very old friend. Air. Justice Singleton wa> the judge, ami he witnes>i(l tin* most interesting eeremmiy of the hang­ ing of tlie sherilT’s shield in the Shire Hall. Around the walls of the hall liung Hie shield of every liigli sheritf since the fifteenth cen­ tury. Ho saw his fatlier’s sliield there ami nrogni-ed many others, including his I'athcr-in-Uiw*A. lAljter the eereniouy of


Alajor Aspinall went on to refer to Ids


won ami he was fulfilling his part of the Imrgain so that thanks were not due to him hut to the Alajor. ” I felt I could have smile througli tiie floor,” Alajor Aspinall obt;orved ami'lst laughter.


The late Mr. W. S. Weeks.


the loss they liad sustained by the death of hi> personal friend, the lute Mr. W. S. Weeks, but he was dcliglitod that Ids i*e|)hew, Air. Harry Weeks, had kindly accepted the stewardship of Hie manor. 'I'hey were all pleased that the oliice should remain in tlie same family. He thanked the jury and tlie Court ottieials for attend­ ing. and Hiouglit tliat if lie had any nioney to leave he would set au amouut aside for the perpetuation of the Court.


Alajor Aspinall said lie deeply deplored


LEAVERS BLACKBURN


visit(‘d London, von Bnisted by name, lie also being over 8-ft. high, while the Sussex giant. Henry Blacker, was small in eom- pnrison. being hut 7-ft. Frederick the Great secured many big


may seem rather old-fashioned to hold a Court of this description,” Mr. Weeks con­ tinued. “ But i do not tliink it is doing liny of ns any harm to trv to get. back into the old (lays for a short time. They were certainly a great deal quieter tlian they arc to-day. and in i \ great many ways they were perhaps better. We may liave a lot of modern inventions which ari> of benefit, but there are others which in certain in- •stances are. far from a benefit, partieularly to people who have lived in .the country all tiioir lives. 1 liave .some slight kiioowledge of country life. As a boy I was hi'oiight up iu a country village, and often to-day, in tlio liurly-burly of niodcrn life I feel it would be very nice if we could get hack to those quiet days. TherefortJ. I feel that 11 veiy useful purpose indeed is served by tlie luilding of this court and I hope it may


men for Ids famous brigade of Guards, many of whom were over 7-ft. high. Big Frank Sheridan, an Trishmnn. who died in 1870, was 7-ft. 8-ins. in height, being a little taller than the French giant. Louis franz. There have been quite a little army of


men over 7-ft. liigh, inelmling Joscpli Brice, Jolin Busby, Ctiarles Byran, Edmund ^fellor. and others. Tn 18G2 a giant over 7J-rt. in licight


visited Dublin, wliilo we liear of a Swedish soldier almost a foot taller. A writer in “ Notes and Queries ” in


into Lanenshiro being ver.v nmeli struck to (iml Hie way iu which the trade union game wa>< played.* Both masters ami men knew the game from A to Z ami neither side ever took advantage of the other.


I remejuher when I first came


long continue.” The Leet Dinner.


1875 records that his father knew a lady 0-ft. Idgh. Big Sam McDonald, who died in 1802. at one time footman to tlio Prince of AVnlcs, was almost 7-ft. high. Bishop Berkeley':: proti go, Cornelius Magrath, who died in 17(50 ab the early age of twenty*, reached the height of 7-ft. 3-ins. AVilliam Campbell, known as tlio Scottish


transacted, meiiiber.'s of the Jury and Court oflicial.s assembled lo partake of the Leet dinner. 3’liis was excellently served under the eliairmanship of tlie Lord of the Manor. Major Aspinall, witli Mr. J . Al. I ’ojley and Mr. F. Forrest acting as most ollicient carvers, with Alessrs. '1. Hampshire and J . Plaistow ns stewards. When a capital repast had been consumed, everyone pre-stMit was given a Jubilee tankard by the Major in recognition of the King’s Jubilee. Proposing the liealth of the Lord of the


After the business of the Court Imd been


Manor, Airs. Aspinall, aud Master John, the son and heir, the A


giant, wlio died in Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1878 could claim th a t ho weighed over 50-st. Captain Bates, of Kentucky, wlio visited London in 1871, was 8-ft. in height and weighed 30-st. His wife was almost a? tall, and her weight was only some 70-lhs. le.ss.


An 11-inch Wrist.


horn a t Afarket AVhonton. weighed 27-st. and reached Hio height of 7-ft. Oins. His riglit hand is pro.sorved in the museum of tho College of Surgeons, .and tho wrist sliows a girth of ll-in«. Afaiiy rulers have been big men. Noro,


Bradley, the A'orkslilro giant, who was


time, not far distant, lie hoped, when the Alajor would bring his son and lielr to that ancient ceremony.—(Hoar, hear.)—it would he lamentable to let such a fimetion cease and they hoped the Alajor would eueour- ago Ma.Uer John fi*om an early ago and that in his turn the hoy would follow tlm admirable example of his father. They were under an obligation to the Lord ol the Alanor for not permitting the ecreinony to die, for it taught them many things even to-(lav.


Bobinson) said they looked torwai'd to the


hundreds of vears ago of Hu* ncigliboiirnood of man.


tho morelless tyrant of Borne, is usually pictured as a huge man with a bloated and sensual countonanro. Tlic late President Taft of America was a man of great hulk. Cliarl(*.s H. of Franco wa.s known ns Charles 1e Gros—the F a t ; so also was Lnui« YT. of Franco, a contemporary of William the Coiuiueror. Tradition t(41s us that Elijah, the Hebrew


propliet. was a man of great stature, while Sir AVilliam AYallaco. tlie great Scottish patriot, was also a giant. The names of men over 8-ft. in lieiglit include, besides those already mentioned, AYaltcr Parsons, Hie tall gate porter tn James 1.. Patrick O’Brion, the Tri.sh giant, whoso skeleton has been pre.served. hesidos anothor huge Irishman named Murpliy. A ecrtniii Bioeliart of Frledhory, whose iiaronts were big people, was also over S-ft. in heiglit. A Chcsliiro giant who lived in tho days of James T., was John Middleton, of Hale, who is reported to have reaehod the great height of 0-ft. .3-ins. Bonjamiii Holmes, who died in AYorccstcr


in 1802 a t the age of GO, was a native of Northninhorland. Ho wa’s 7-ft. G-in«:. liigli. Patrick Cotter, anothor gigantic Irisliman, was a fot taller.


Enginnd and AValcs during Arnrch, com­ pared with 43,735 in Ararcli, 1934.


47,922 new motor cars wore rogistorod in *


•oe Botarv Club would go forward atid ho source of strength lo the life of the •lent borough.


talk Du


Canon Wallis was warmly thanked for hD 4 on Hu* proposition of Bolaiian E.


LTilale.


window, coinmeinoraling the Jubilee, has been dedicated at the Sav’oy Chapel Ro^^al,


A stained glas.s “ King George Y. St rand, London. *


Costing £10,000,000, a now underground railway is to ho constructed in New York.


tivity in tho world, “ Ji*ssu*,” who has cel(*hrntc(l her 59Hi hirtliday in the Sydney, Australia, zoo, has never had a day’s ill­ ness.


Said lo 1)0 the oldest elephant in cap­ * * * 'N, .


Football has been made an “ ofiieinl sub­ ject ” for study at Bavarian schools.


another. Jt was the duty of one man to see Hull his neighbour did not get too mueli ale and that the ale ho did consume was good. The scheme for the surveying of hedgi's am! ditches was an admirable one, ami as lie went around Hie (M)untryside he often thought it would not he a bad thing if tile custom were revived for there were many liedges and dltelies tliat needed atten­ tion! On Hie roads nowadays wore inany straved or straying quadrupeds and bipeds and* if the pinders and pmindkceiiers were again given statutory powers they would bo kept very busy.


Vicar as Ale Taster.


the ofiue of ale taste r,” Air. Bobinson pro­ ceeded amidst laughter. ” 3'hat fact was reported in papers all over the world and received a good deal of prominence iu the Bress of the United States. Tho result was that my predei'essor got all sorts of letters from people in America saying that it was not a nice sort of thing for a parson to he a professional ale taster. All tlmt,- of course, shows the ignorance of the people in tlie United States in comparison with our knowledge.—(I^alighter.)—Thougfi this court lias now heenino to some extent a dumb show it does keep alive some of those gr.od old customs, and 1 would fain hope th a t tliis Court Loot will continue for many many years to come.” Before sulmiitiing the toast. Air.’ Rohiu-


‘ I believe one of my iiredecessor.s occupied


It carried tliein hack to Hie tinio In those days one looked after


for tho kind reference to his unele and said lie would like publicly to express his thanks to the Alajor for the honour lie had eon- Brred upon him by appointing him steward of that ancient Court. 'There was a great deal more ho’.iour, in his opinion, in being appointed steward of a court so ancient as that tiian in being appointed to some im.'dern office wliieli might possible carry wiHi it a very tine salary. There were certain honours wliieli eOuld be valued a groat deal more for the honour’s sake than for what went with them. He appreciated very much his appointment as steward and unilortook to carry out tlic duties to tlie be>b of his ability. ,


Air. Weeks thanked the lord of the manor


for only one day they were permitted tc> voyage back through the centuries, and if till* officers of the Court now appointed had only nomiual duties, he knew perfectly well that if Hie men who were elected liad to be given statutory powers they would fulfil their obligations to the letter.


with the remarks of tlio Yicar tliat it was a good thing the ancient Court was per­ petuated.


Mr. Weeks said he thoroughly .agreed It was a- great experience if


Oddfellows at Blackpool.


•thought' it would be a good thing if more of those aueiont eiistoms were preserved to act as a brake on modern hustle. Air. Biehard 'Thornber sang “ 'The


of their eases, too. tliey were fulfilling ollices which liundreds of years ago \vere held by their ancestors. He certainly


In many


SPLENDID GENEROSITY OF A POPULAR MOVEMENT.


Farmer’s lloy.” and a number of anecdotes were related* by the Major and other mem­ bers of Ihc..eompany.


’ iear (Bev. J. Hodder Storm Damage Fridav afternoon’s storm in the Ilocliler


Valiev (lid considerable damage, partieularly at tile Fylde Water Board's works above


Slaidbiirn. The storm broke witbont warning, and a


sudden lla^b of ligbtning stniek tlie ebimney of tbo niter bouse, seatteiing masonry in all direetions and doing mneb damage to tbe rout and otber parts of tbe building. At the same time. Mr. John Clrecn, an emplo.yee, was Hung from tbe iron seat of a mowing maeliine and sull'ercd from slioek. I.iglitning was seen ilasliing along tlie tops


this week, tlio usual inipressive generosity of tho nieinbers towards the less fortiinato brethren of the Order has been seen. Tho Alancliester Unity inis an Orphan Gift I'Tmd wliieli is in reality the War Alemoial of the Society, and the voluntary contribu­ tions which Jiavo been made b.v the mem­ bers towards Iielping orphan eiiildreu now amount to £139,(HI.


dependent Order of Odd FeUOws Maiithasiei* Unity, wliieli has been held at Blackpool


At tiio amiuai coiifereneo of the In­


now amounts to £273,287, At this Con- ferenco no less than £24,211 lias been voted towards Hio siuiport of children. Tbo pathetic fact is that applications were received wliich would liave required a sum of £42,070, and, therefore, there aro still a number of children iu need of aid whifli cannot .vet be given.


'TIil* total income


of walls, and men on tbe miniature railway tliere bacl an alarming experience. Tlio ligbtning played about tlie engine and wagons. Tlio men jumped clear and none of tliem was anv tlie worse. Later, when Mr. B. .laelison, a Post Ofliee Telephones emplovee. was replacing a blown fuse on tbe telepbnnc line near .Slaidbiirn, there was aiiotber Hash of ligbtiiiiig and be was tbrown on to Ids back suircring from slioek


for .some time. The lieavv rain caused Hooding on tbo


OMi to d WEtli tb W Can Now Run UpUairs.


l/oiidon, N.17. ” 1 had bc(*n sulfering for two years from anaemia, aeeentuated by haemorrhage. 3'liis left mo so weak and shaky thait I could scarcely walk.^ 1 na(l violent headaches and palpitation, and sulTercd from indigestion and rheumatism. My nerves, too, were in a dreadful state. “ I tiiecl various V(Mnedics in vain, until


sou observed amid renewed laugliter that tlio occasion also served him a good turn in quite another way. The sitting of the (jonrt enabled one to me('t people one did not often see and it afforded him an oppor­ tunity of meoting people lie did not see once a week. 3'hcrofore for the sake of the Yicar of Hie parish as well ns for his own, he hoped the Maior would always eontiiiuo the good old custom, and he trusted that not only would tlio Lord of the Alanor and his famly have good iiealtli, but every blessing tlio Divine Brovidenco could bestow.


Major Aspinall’s Gift.


The toast was onlhusinstieally. Iionourcd; and in reply, Alajor Aspinall said ho cu-


mo tlireo times in twenty-four hours, ’ states Airs. E. Rolfc, of 47, Coiirtnian Road,


” I was so ill that tho doctor came to see


road at Onhsop Bridge, and the storm was one of tbe most startling of recent years.


ALK.


been voted the sum of .C(jGG a.s an evideuco of the good-will wliieli the Order has towards tlieni. but even in this rcsiiect there aro moro applicants than resources to meet their needs.


Alembers in distressed eireiimstances have


Inivo been voted meritorious service pen­ sions to a total of £5,275. These are luo practical beiiovolences practised by work­ ing men towards those who have rendered useful service to them. 'Tlie Grand Alaster of tho Order this year,


Old men who have given years of service


betiw« 'oraiAl


who is presiding in Blackpool over iv con- fereuee of over 800 delegates, is Air. Edward Clark, J.B., of Grantham.


at the opening of the Conference the two outstanding notes were iu reference to tho Order’s treatment of its unemployed mem­ bers aud tho dotermination not to allow any member to lapse his membership be­ cause of uncmplo.vmcnt, and tho second was in referenco to World Peace. Voluntary Contributions towards the payment of a member’s due.s to his Soeioty liave been made by branches of tlie Order to botwcou seven and eight thousand pounds.


In his address


ixi. last’ 1 turned to Dr. Williams pink piUs. These pills soon improvcil my nerves; I could sleep better and Imd more energy. Afv nppetito nicked up and indigestion no longer troubled me. Before long I was able


to get about, and now 1. can run up and down stairs and do my own housework


withoi’,t freling tired. Dr. Williams brand pink pills have proved


a priceless boon to thousands of run-down, anaemic women, because they actually croato new*, rich blond, whicli gives new life and onorgv to tho whol^e body. Tf you suffer like Afrs. Rolfo did, let


pro(>osod to establish a sclieme which would really represent a new form of insurance, the cost of which would be Is. Id. per year io every member. From this iusiir-' anco his membership would be secured in tho event of his being unemployed. On tho subject of World Bcaco tho Grand Master emphasised tha t while a frioiull.v society in these days served a variety of causes its firfft purpose was to be friendly. Ho said tha t friendly societies could onl.v operate whore a standard of civilisation Iiad been reached which allowed bonevoicneo its opportunit.v. If another war wore to como wq migivfc see civilisation bankrupt and this was tho danger which he asked tho • mombors to seriously consider, fn tlio pa.sfc .year wo had slipped, and slipped again, and lie wanted them to be dctcrminCtl to pre­ vent, if possible, any further .slipping. There is onlv one nomination for Iho


i t is


nothing nrovonl you from giving these pills a trial—but a«k for Dr. Williams; Is. 3d. a box (triple size 3*..). U you do not bene­ fit, the proprietors wiM refund yur mnoy.


.-oL,Stopiiey. is likolv to bo the now Dopiit.v\;;j .Grand Afaster, Douglas has hcon cho.soUvi


ofiice of Grand Master in tho coming year— ATr. A. N. AYright, the present Depiitv Graml Afaster. whose homo is in the Norwicli District, His oleatio'n i s . . therefore, cer­ tain, and it is nndcr.slood tha t Afr. Baldook,


m the meeting plnro o f th o conforcncci: ,vcar.


, , depressed


lhai)pi,j yiUibql


Phones 4191-2-3. Night Service 4193 AUSflN MAIN 'AGENTS


VAUXHALL AND BUICK DISTRIBUTORS


IVf EAT TIOKET9, SKEWERS, WEIGHTS, "-*- CDTLERY, etc. Maker* of Loak Bc&les, Counter balances, eto., for


pnrposei. J AME S GR088LEY,


BLACKBURN.


friend Alajor Aspinall, who gave him tlie winner, but stipulated that if the horse won Air. Kenyon owed him a lunch.


hanging Air. Kenymr& sliield tliey adjourned to the County Mall for an excellent repast. When Sir 'Thomas Higliam. Hie retiring sheriff, had expressed tlio Hianvs to the ;athLU'ing. Air. Ktnypn replied tliat whIUt t Liverpool for Hie* race- he met his old


'I’lie horse ifsed GARS


1932 Austin 16, Gordon Drophead Coupe, Perfect condition through­ out.


1933 Austin 12/6, Sliding Head Saloon, Black, Green uidiolstery.


1932 Austin 12/6, Sliding Head Saloon, Black, Green npliolstery.


1932 Austin 7 Saloon, Maroon.


1934Morris Fifteen Six, Sliding Head Salopn...


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1934 Austin 7 Saloon, Extremely good condition.


1932 Morris Isis, Sports, 4 seatcr Coupe Sliding Head, Colour Dove Grej’, ,,, Perfect condition.


1934 Morris Ten Six, Sliding Head Saloon, as new.


1933 Morris Saloon.


1932 Morris Saloon.. ,


1934 Morris Ten Four, Sliding Head Saloon.


Major, Sliding Head Major, Sliding Head


1934 Austin 16, c.b. Sliding Head Saloon, All tyres good, colour Blue £225


£130 £120 £85 £80


£57 1 ■ 1590


£145 £125 £120


£90 £65


1932 Morriis Oxford Six, Sliding Bfead Saloon, Extremely good condition £90


All cars advertised are in splendid order, and will give good service.


(EWE)


all


Work!: HIGH STREET (mar Btatlan) Tel. B427.


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