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F R ID A Y , ) !M A Y ; . 2 2 . - ,1 9 3 6 . , EDITOR’S POST-BAG. A FEW FACTS. wr,—Is iluMiiu’s


the , British appareat


brought ]about by foreign capita.? Britain iUiid i every lother country except


public i.ware that] success has. been


Russia .have ‘ betrajed ;the; pul lid; • The Sucj! I Canal was not! closed, ‘bicauso the capitalist class; of countries irepreseuting tlipi League of Nations were ai raid Italy would become Communist if. Miisiolini were .defeated. | Mr..’Eden’s talk;of not being j nbje to closo the Canal is cbildis'i.., .. There wire a thousand ways of doing it without in erferingi with International Law, e.g.. th) ]accidontal sinking;of a cargb of cement, .eti.j which Would have delayed.tri.fBcfor.six months. ■ I t was uip] to Oreat Britain to do! because she'm the most interested Fewer- in! this affair. Thij cowardly lawless Mifssolini' is now and w ltebe pro- tented by ithe . capitalist class. ' He is . at thb iprosont time financed with iFrench and foieign cbpital,. He is dail? in com- mumcationl with financiers in .evei y ’ country, including Great Britain. .One French news­ paper, findneed with ] French dapital, and cd ted by -a famous French' airman, con­ tains only, Italian' propaganda, against


Eilgland, and receives daily its erders from M'lssolini. |


place at Geneva bn the 15th June or later to check this'lawless bhlly will le; solely due to the growing influence of lommunisra. A ir i ImYe. fetated are absolute ifacts. In case,of war; between,England! aiid Italy it would: not last a mbrlth. : Itily are only existing dii borrowedWapital,; aud'in c'aseiof war With England that would ctasb at once,, Italy could pever have defeat! di’ Abyssinia in a fair figJit.. Mussolifii told [the other. Powers when the ; war first ! stirted, “ got


rid of me and Itqly becomes Communist.’ he, had never: any real


said the only] inetiiod to fight tpem was by I a_United Soviet States of’the world, which I will ultimately come.


more, than] ,tjyo .yes rs ago I 'saitd that there can be, iip;, jcar,,peacd ,,while s ich men Mussolini,


That was enbugh; trouble afterWnrds. In a letter of mine,-that yi


his type; remain,____ ___ and I !•. ■ — - E. OYBURGH. 'I JLi**'■ THE DHURCHES


m your last isSue turns one’s nip directions. • Ho rightly (points


Sir,—Mr. aIbu Moorey’s thoii,


steeped in religio'us teaching yel in a state of perpetual ferment.; j Why?


tho Christian (Church .'been doinj these last few iiionths P ! It has silpntly stc od by while a nation i of | black men, pro Christian [religion nevertheless,


uye


jhtful letter nd in many to a world


parson] plain -T


. c-„ [ u: published’


decay,” iVbat ft humiliation! He has spit;in the face of'England! and has rubbed it [in byhftving his image caried on tho | rocks of the’;Tsajia Sea] the Tsani Sea which was!regarded as ,a British, sea. Are you not . proud to be; an Englisluian? The British never made a- move, not because they, were afraid of Italy, but because they are mortally! afraid,of communism. -They have temporarily saved Mussolidi, but have driven mulibns permanently to Communism. It; is the greatest Blunder thai; capitalism has 'ever.made. The grbat masses of ;pio world are vaguely realizing tha ; capitalism is]behind all the ghastly atrocities of the, last', six rhonths. The niurde- of thousands of!defenceless women and childish,with the deadliest .poison ga8, .Biat burn ; the entire fleshj from their faces!- the destroying of Hod , Cross hospitals of every nationality. Siicb atrocities have | ’'turned Spain Red, France is' following, and soon we‘ shall have a .Unitodi Soviet States of Europe! Even the .'eonserviyie Labour party’ of England will.jsooniidiu the,Communists. In, conclusion, let mb say whitever takes


look; like “ dogs returning to th iir vomit,” and 1 has mtde. Baldwin and‘ Col look Use spineless elders suffering; f'om senile I


ba ;k'-again I to cai-ry bn th e ’goed-Work of preserving the pe.ace :of Europe Yes, this cowardly; bully that has made ‘he League


lapitalism wishes .fo take this monster ‘ j


churches they]]: iir


I as' \ souli saiiils


Let. liejm an so


and


hey d


gospbi deno ime


religion ’bll


, scorj iobs T W


oxisteiiie, but. by beebming a crusader, iby preacliipg a living not, a dead Christ. The have, only: themselves tp blame; if > empty, Let tliein prove that


lias something ’to d'o with this whtld 18 the next;'Bhey; will .save thbir 111 Ithe process. MoA of! the secluded


ol to-day would be scourged .with 13 were Christ tb come back to. earth.


tho iivijn^ as well as the-'deadj. ' ’ ! DISGUSTEB! OBnJECHMAN.


DFATH BEFORE DISGRACE. 28,


of the jiast, according jo “ Quo Vadis.”! -I am , cefWilly thinking in’terms idf the last war and! ]of the next .War too,- for therb is | not the. sipailesj sign !th;it ! wars are'over. The_ . position of tl]e.,’nog-f^hter wdom! “ Vigilint ”, attacks in; any-circumstances,


if repreiejftative (jf the majority ineans that within the next few years ,wp ; shall sink to the leyel of Spain, j” Who;-is'going- to attack is:? Disarm aj once;! moral force will .save us! This is jlie attitude of Ithe


non-resi iter. Japan ; bus not ihesitated-- to attaclf Mpnehuria,' andl is preparing alter MuEsqUiii’s recent success in Ethiopia j for further douts with , Chiha, - Italy has |not stopped a t jhe moral censure of ; the entire’


too


worldlhiti has proceeded to annex a fellow member of tho League of Nations, and oven two APrJaJled enlightened American states have i taiiged, their fists into.each other withiii [tbe_ last twelve;! mouths. Always


: h’orror o; “ sickly sentimentalism’’ ithe while ih 3 whole letter:i?’' ’an epitome! of sentimentalism and obviously corned from


,.iy C___I l____


-war. ij Hayin(g


I am Itfii proceffi,


last wBi .who has no pei'soual experience of gassed ; out of existence] than lose all that


spent most, pf jbe -period in ! the n khaki and in tbe figbting-zono last man to 'want to repeat jbat But I would;:rather be'po’isdned,


-world, j fjiglit. even unto death, for death is preferable to ignominy. i| . ;


| ; ,


and! talk!less about what!we-won’t do, 'w Will ICOluA tj+ftfulilTT


steadily closer!


THE GREAT DILEMMA. . , „ .


This Italy-Ethiopian. business________ _______ What has'Christianity; as represented by


furiousb- to think, their friniic struggles to free them'seJves ’


Was-; a churches?


and asked; mo would I pome to church on Good Friday imd Easter Day. I asked


living men, women and children in Ethiopia. I to evil” ] R only re-quires just plain horse Wne.-'n gingje protcst made inside the’|-6cas&;.tevS^,that the Whole fabric'of civiliza­ tion WouId'(collapse like a, pack of cards if even a largq number of professing Christians


.My. Vicar came a few [days before Easter


attempted to “-follow in; the Footsteps of the Master]” '


- t -■


.Christ caiiiD on earth to' save, sinners, and Hetcould only isave them by Hif death; if


death meant the redemption of the world, IS, it really, something to jmburn about or to rejoice, over?


mamtnm. thaij if all:] tlio [churches of (mristendom had spent 'Easter- lenouncing


All religion ]has relation I to ife and I, 'i ^ 1


that monster Mussolini, Christ'ifould have joined in the protest and the pretest might well have been effective; Instea i . of that, every, Christian in- the churches was think­ ing about his own: soul and no one else’s.


He was deaf to the evils; and terrors of the world,,to the wrongs that call loudly to be


pepplp would prajfing for ;TVha]t they can’do for themselves


:o •WtrUHDttliENT . 'i; bringing ppace


and-come out Unto, the: open afid lead a crusade .against] the terrible wictedness of tho -world in[ the name of iOirist, they would not [only save their own souls in the process but they would go a jlong way towards realizing the teachings pf Oirist, towards


Mil ssolinis could Christian effort As it is,’spend y


on earih. 'Rven tho


think of, nothing^, but. your own soul, and you , -will accomplish nothing.


' ]IN LiME Co


throughout the land have been : recently bewailirig the gradual.] , emptyiiig of the churches. UnlMs nnd- [until they preach


a living and not a dead Christ the pews Will getlemptier Mill. Not only is it man’s


first concern [to get a living for hinself'and his family] but after that he wants a world fit to live in] - If he ever-gets a|!world fit to live in it; Will be Christ’s-world, but it will not come about by leading p Icloister'^


^ The biggest men in the Christian Churches


aot withstand a vorld-wide with thb word dare in it. )ur daily day in the cloister,


righted, concerned only [in a selfish desire to mke- sure of his, own place in the next world, or calling on Christ tb d) what he can-well do] for’himself. If soirie of these quit their tents and their


article by


difficult : t( prevent stricter! control ■when complaints are-being made from so many districts of the nnruuness of the unattached camper.'. Tl eae are the people'Mr. Champion


organisatidn i exists to ! uphold the prestige of the real (jamper. The Camping Club!of Great Britain and Ireland has been doing f?'' te-any years, but it,-is incteasingly


.


referred to as “ screaming girls and young men -vrith leather,’ lungs,” and it is' not Buynsing 1*05. iii ' quiet andi residential districts' ihis ' behaviour !is obj'ected to, banitary apnngements seem to ho of little or no consequence to them and they leave such ill-fee ing behind them that when the real campers] come along they- are handi- eapned .by thn iunpleasant memories of their predecessors..-!


©pd eampjirs. remember this ! and condnbt pieinselves in a proper mannet, hut it [is


Jf is too easy .to offend people and the '[■ ,■[ ;


liim what for, and could ionly gai her that it Tvas to mourn] the death of Christ. ‘ The' ueatn of Christ took place noj yesterday- put 2,0W years ago. These (people were being killed by the thousand by poison gaa 111 [Ethiopia- jjesterday,: not two thousand years ago. ■ In any event why mourn? If


the Chur- to grind, is what uionstrosi bid warri the lost man who his whol reasoning bo foughl party is bury fail


i


Mn Geirke Lansbury, who is a layman of h| of Englandi,. really has no axe


y| Qn tho one [hand he is an or; in the Socialist campaigns of hirty years^'ondi![on the other a would permit aj Mussolini to wreck )] life-work.; This kink in! his epnn'ot be explained, it can Only


the bottom


Tho corifpsi reveals iis


‘‘ non-resi stance to evil ” completely knocks out of all Socialist (propagafida,


iU of thought which such’’as] he ppsitive danger to. Socialism. VIGILANT.


■ I , ' ■■ :l ■ Better camping. Sir,—It was refreshing to read in your


the nndei One so o: of. bad public


Ji A. C. Champion, O.B.E., tjnd iding manner of his suDject. reads ,in the [Press accounts ping and rowdyism - that ’(he rally are unaware that .any


, jso far as the National Labour oqcerned.! People like Mr. Lans- jo realize that the doctrine! of


in] his advocacy of Pacifism. ; He may be termed a psychological


ST. H U R S T


morning’s service the ! scholars of the day school]sang that beautiful;,hymn “ It is a thing most wonderful,’] the, words of which were' Tyritten by Bishop AV] AV. How. Tae children sang very sweetly,! and had a sympathetic accompanist in Jtiss Coleman, the organist at the chutch. i; An interesting sermon was preached by![the,[Vicar, tho Rev. J. E, Crabtree.


JOHN’S CHURCH.-i-^During Sunday


members of the Mothers’ Union was held in th.p! schoolroom bn Tuesday, - This was the last meeting of the[ seasonj .Mrs. Grab- tree made several announcements. ; Mrs. Helm,'I of Clitheroe, was the 1 speaker and gave an interesting address ■ on ‘.‘ Church' Fellowship.” Songs , ivere | contributed bv Mrs, Rigby and JIrs.j Hardifcer. . 'Sirs. Metcalfe was in the .chair. ' A] hearty vote


MOTHERS’ UNION.]— A I meeting of tbe of thanks to Mrs. Helin wns.lpropfised by


Mrs. 'Taylor. The members hail been asked to write down “ My | favourite hobby tr amusement,” ATheso papbts !were read during ;the evening and! caused]a good deal of amusement. Mrs. Shoesmith-made tho collection for the thankoffering to be pre­ sented in; St. Paul’s Cathedral -bn July-2nd ■to mark the sixtieth I anniversary 'of the founding of the Mothers’ Unitm. ] Each aio^sejis asked to give a [voluntary con­ tribution and the moniy is I to'go to the work overseas, : The collection i amounted to 13s.' At the close co-operative’ refresh­ ments Tvere served, . | . -i ';:! ■ ■


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Ohurolv School, a; dance [was held jn aid rf day school funds, Music was iprovided by Rushtoji’s Salon .Orchestra-, '( !'


DANCE.—^Last Saturday evening, in ihe ' j ”


Ann Rnshton, of ?4, Bnpkshaw-teirrace, who diedmn AVednesday week, at the hge of 90, MS laid to rest last Saturday iniS't. James’s Churchyard, Althain. 'The Vicat of Padihani held a short service at the Hpuse prior to the interment.


FUNERAL 'OF SlR^. I RUSHTjJN.-Mri. ' 1 ,


crucified in tlm name [of culture] Personally I belong to the Church of Englaid—at least I was euterod “ C.E.’t in the pjriod of my -war service—andi havink seen and; passed through three to four years of warfare for myself, I came back to] try t i -weigh up what this religion means, wllnt it does for a man. .Take last Ea!pter. At the very . ---------- - moment Eastef was being celebrWed in the minister.] |6o when "it‘conies to ‘sizing’up churches, poison gas was doing Its worst to this dangerous doctrine of “ non-resistance


'to take lio: notice of Christian ok such question of the Biljle. _ All professional Cliristians have aiiJeMmomiq interest'in tho perpetua­ tion of thejr particular cult, and as a direct consequence they ' are ’ naturally partial, purblmtlland prejudiced.,'; ■ Everyone] of normal intelligence at;'tliis time of day can size things up for Mtoself without .the aid of any priest, or parsdh, or


from the_ inexorable logic tiiese stirring times. ‘man; in the street” on


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


In any case, tbe jilt to be warned any professional as the reliability


of events during


professing .Christians find present time. .Which dilemma the average Clilristiaii prefers to be impaled upon is no coheern of ours. We can afford -to cheerfully s t back and watch


advantage|of the ing the [moral an great, jiiescapable


itojOtiue present-situation in point- I Mr..and Mrs- Keighley; Reg and Margaret; i moral and adorniiig tho tale of; the j ,Mum, Dad, Brothers; and Sidlers,


V, , , ,, i ,Axn„„oKi„ dilemiraa . in-which al l " ' ' ’


themselves at the horn of: this


„„ „„..a uuu


'Erna.-t and Stanley; | .IMr] land Mrs. AVballey; Aunt -Martha] i Robert and Jaino,' Beokside; All at; Manor House, Rimington; Mr. and Mrs.! W. ; Porter, Ongar] Essex; All at'Little ’fodberi; Annie and lizzie, Mylab; Mr. and -Mrs. Lawson, Stirk 'House; All a t ! Hdlmedale, Howgill; All at; Holly Mount, Chaiiburn;; Uncle Joe, Jamesiand,Agnes ,and iJ. [Allidsqn; Mr. and Mrs. Francis and family; j All atjAVest Lane, Dqwnliam; Mr.[ and- Mrs.! Suiimersall; Mrs. AViseman, Colin and , Ilacbblj Liverpool; Edgar; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lancaster and boys; Jlr. and [Mas. Moorby parkinkon and


]Mr. and Mrs. [ F. Robinson, i Nelson; All at Hard House; Nellieiand Will and family; A


ley; Mr. and Mrs. Horry'Spencer] All at Manor! House, Howgill ; All at Glefi Shee, RirainWon.


’iolet] Douglas 'and Colin!;'J.j and J. Kay-


Mr. and lirs. John Leadli and family; Miss M. and Miss W. Ecolbs; [Mr. jand Mrs. Ben Porter,; Aunt Mary,] AVaddingtonAlice,


- - ■ 8 u r f c e t ! i f-'WATCHi^iN-’


Unle'sE .enough of u,s ’make it cleat ,’that we-are; prepared to fightipii direst necessity,


life has got to offer-jas the noii-resister ■would] d ^ a s the, victiinj of the dictators, of the wpr dl And it is'the'non-resister who 18 thei lubject of this; correspondence.: [ All the npu-resister proves ;is that he prefers to live, that he prefers [to crawl the, earth as a .eralj, rather than! stand up for [tho rights! t mi have been won for himJh ten- tu nes '(fj time. Death!' is preferable; to aome toins of existence'and 'this is'one. I say, fight for no aggressor, absolutely, declino tp. fight for ’oil'e inch of sombouo else’s territory, but figbj; to preserve your own frojnjthe monstrouif Mussolinis of [the


So let |ub exhibit ~oup! nakedness and |oiir weakiiesB. and see who' ,will be the first, to’ attack us. “ Qiio .yadis” expresses a'


Ii t ii ihe strong _ t_h1at attacks the wbak, rti ... __ _ _ ■ - 1 I .


in the ie|ms of the last; war arid,;reproaches | nie for Joiug so. War] therefore’ is a thing


Sir]—' Quo Vadis “ says I am dreaming-


_ (ut into- the liglfways and byways prea :li the gospel. But. it must be a 1 (jf-jtho living, not of the dead, it must the crimes of! the world and save


5i;ld be driveniffom. their fastnesses. then come oh|i .of their own accord


the. cluj) which has to fight the proposed; iegislatwn, ; and. it must havol the kupiport;


of the fc'OTs'cieutions ‘eampefjifrit! isiito con-^' tiiiuo doing this ivaluablo work of protect­


ing its! members, ’ and’ the interests campeio geucrallyi


.


,_Tho district ofiOlithoroo 'ana.tlio Ribblb valley contains many delightful spots’which


|, or very] soon restrictions will he forcing; US | II


ouf locql association visits daring the‘season,; At these week-end'; meets; p.anlping is seen at its .best, and. nowlioro; are there com-, plaints i of untidiness after blir, departure. I t miisj be the effort of bveiy camper to' try to peach .the [Standard; set by the club'


standard of good; camping; (‘f I, leave my site, as I ; find i t , . and the local inhabitants in a,better frame' of mind.’’


j . I H. PARTINGTON.


Honorary Secretary, North Lancashire.j District Assooiation, the Qamping Club! I of Great Britain and. Ireland.


Barcroft-road, 1 Bolton. -' 1 - ! i


- “VI Jl - 1 ' the magnificent response ;to |! our annual


Barrow Bashnll Eaves, Cliatburn- ....


Clitlieroe Downhiim Grindleton Low Moor .... Mitten ] ....... Paytlioine . . Sawley i ’ ....... Slaidbubn .Waddington West Bradford IVlialley ..... Worston .....


* Increase on last year] et(f.


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t|. L. SLATER, Honorary Treasurer.’ F. WHITTLE, Honorary Secretary., I


R IM IN G T o i s f . FDNimAL OF MB. JOHN


The funeral of ]JIr. John Brooklyn,” Howglll, took pi; Top Congregational Chutch "


ROBINSON.- .Robinson, of


-Emmie; ..Sistqr-jn-law ;;,Olive]. andj’jjiffptb,; London; Ann, , Rufus ■


-the 'house, aud-tnoicoffinl wap borne to! the' church; by. a number pf JL-. Rpbipspn’s relatives and friends. :The' service -theret| was conducteil by Mr. E. iT] West; pastor! at Martin T’op. The high esteem in which Mr. Robin-ion was held in ijlio village was manifest by ihe large .dssemibly of people, wlio attended to pay their Mst respects to one wlip had been a" frieid tp all, qnd who had been .taken from, [theni. so suddenly.! There jwere over forty, wreaths and floral' tributes, including | one | from, Martin 'J'op; I Congregational Church and Sunday' School.; Floral [.tributes were sent py: His dear; Father.!and Mother;: His, heartbrokep. JVife,j


whether, I Cliurch and Sunday Schpol; Ste. and M'i’s., Burns,and Edna; Alliat Hill Ifoot, IViston; . .. .bte. and Mrs. Riebardsdni. tnd children;


i ,. I Leonard and Doris; ! Jimmy Johnson;


children; Mr. and Mrs]:J]. Robirison; Sit.', and Mrs. R. ,H. Hartley [and jfamily;'All at Spring ! Gardens, Waddington; - All at Tlio Brows; John; The Old 'Vicarage, Gisburn;


and i, George, "a'n’u'


on Wednesday week. The Rev. J. Heslop, vicar pf Gisburn held p [shirt service ut [


lace at’ Martin burial: ground


NATIONAL CHILDREN’S HOME. Sir,—jlVe beg td thank all- concerned for-


appeal ;for the National Children’s! Homo and Orphanage. ! The net] result is increase of f 1 6s. !4d. on 1 9 3 5 ’’


w .® jteeedom associated with the pastime If jo ji camp, reJnember . and I practise this


ill bellost. ',]- J , ’; .


ieongested [and limited j areas where; | i


he last se: Chiirch'on


irvice -will be held at 1 Sunday, ^ The 'elosit


havlh been fimiliar! with this village which .has been erdsed to create the huge Stocks Rbsifvoir .which. ;suppiies the F^lde with water. The , first time I saw Dale . Hoad whs upon a glorious day in summer, years, ago wlien.I went out their to attend an


find that few Clitlieroe people


'.inquiry into the effect the building of the rqseivoir would have, upon the village. The rqoiji in whidh I sat is now many feet below the surface bf the water. I shall always remember sebing :Da!e Head for the first


:l wps sorry!'when tbe inquiry began. I hav! been 'to Dale] Head several times-since and I have!’seen' it disappear under the Waters of tjib rqservoir. I have sailed over its ruius. [The Rev. T.' W5 Castle, who was Rector of St. James’s,.Clitlieroe fdr many y^ars.,jwas previously Vicar of 3, Head, and ne told a story of a previous


When bo did open'the door be found tied to it .a large so Imon |,to-which was attached a cryp.ic messtge “jpay nowt.’"


vicar there.who oil tiying to open his front door one m'brning found it very difficult.


reader las seht me a copy of tbe first of the ‘-Stoiikport Advertiser,” priced


seveiipence, ind pated March 29th,-1822 There is a pvordy advertisement of a new aiid. lelegant coach, with four horses to' ply between Stoikport and Manchester. There are Very sevtro sentences on criminals, and a] nipn who was j convicted of stealing a table cloth f:]om an inn and who had two previous convictions -was sentenced to death. a] similar penalty! was recorded against , a sheep stealer : [Coining, too, was a crime for which death; Sentences were meted' out and I there i.re;! several reports of, men sentenced to death for housebreaking. Tbe paper contains a gruesomo account of the hpnging of a woman for murdering a child by placing it in ja pitcher and pouring boil­ ing -water upon 'it; Tho sheet is interest­ ing and to B 'udents of history would make vpry good reiading indeed.


akent, of Waterloo,, who sails next Wednes­ day on tho wonder ship “ Queen Mary.” Mr. Rigby made his reservation on the boat last October,: and j though he has had' to; whit ;a long timol the realization will bo worth the phtience entailed. Upon tho voyage Mr. Rigby i Tvill bo accompanied by ,51ir-'W..Bpotq,,qf.Sabden,. and the pair^tell; at Southampton by 'several! who I will be on holidays in On jirrival at New York Mr.-


Bon voyage to Mr. Jack Rigby, shipping


be seen off Clitlieronians the district.


Rigby ,will sptnd five days on a tour of the city, and -will then return on the “ Qiiecn Mary ” to Eigland. He will carry with -wishes of all Clitlieroe people,


him the good


and many wUl 'bo envious of him. ’' In 1888 Rigby sa


“,’The Great Eastern.” led on the then largest liner


run to Morecijmbe, Cow Ark Smithy whs passed before [we- ‘experienced our first delay, earned by a puncture. The supreme


CIARION q rC I IN G CITJB. There was a good turn-out for Sunday’s


■faith placed iu: the hard-wearing qualities of modern cycle [tyres Tvas shown in a striking manner, by [the fact that out of all tno memberst riding, -only about four of theni could pr^uce a.'puncture lepairiiig


outfit 1 1


Passing [tetWepn the banks of the Hodder at AVhitewell,' we bad time to view we


wonderful sight of the bluebells that! covered the hillsides as with a blue mist.


Tve; travelled quickly down the long gradient past MarshaWjl and, being now firmly in oiir saddles, soon fojind [ourselves in Lancaster, teaere we werO icoufronted by a “ bobby ’’ who ordered dsj to stop, which wo all did with an alacrity that brought forth many


he overheard the remark of one rider that “ Tha did it on] us then, mate I” The time of our stay in Morecambe was i rpmomSo-xj t ' t-'' -"r-s™ suki- w spent in the manner tliat membem -found- -


squeaks and groans |from complainjng rims and brake blocks. But immediately on our stopping, he gave ps, with la grin over­ spreading his face, the signal to proceea. The grin became still more expansive wtien


suited to their inclinations, and'all len- joyed themselves.


I •


sports which wiil follow the aitheroe-Settle race in Ijhe moming.'.


I CLUBMAN. P E ID L E T O N . '


tion on poultry trussing was given at the monthly meeting of the AVomen's Institute on Tuesday by]!Miss| Lawson, ■ of Mearley, who 13 a membbr of tbe Institute. ■ Mrs. AVhitwell presided. The demonstration was very interesting, and the thanks of the members to Miss Lbwuon were voic^ by Mrs. Rogerson and Mrs. Oddie. The even­ ing’s oompetition Was for lihe best soft toy made by a member. ■ The Judge, Mrs. Rogerson, awarded the first prize to Mrs. Bir.twell, who. exhibited a toy duck,, and the second prize; to Miss Stark, for a toy rabbit. The , result of the March compeu- tion for : the [best, eisay 6n[ Programme Mottoes, and which lad been;' judg^ -by Mrs. Cowper, of Galgatoj was' announced,


.WOMEN’S INSTITUTE.-A demonstra­ CASTLE t en n is CLUB. Tonwj tZ T fiT+nrx. ®ratehes are always popular rS I ere able to give pleasuro 1 gentlemen's sets and 4 ladies’ sets. D-fintii


exhibition of thiT needlework done at the winter night claBsea which were attended by many membem of the Institute.


■ ' ' • \ ■ ' ' ■ * ' . -I ^ r


Lofthouse, Mrs. Wilkinson and -Mrs. Wood- ,he evening there was an


acre. , During . _________ __


llrs. Downing-find Mrs, Fuller; 2, Mrs. little |speech the Barrow R. Mitchell and Mira [B. Whitwell, The I the Castle Club for a tea Oiostesses were Mra. Knowles, Miss *


mtato race, This race was. won by: 1, looked after us po nicelv _


'^’on 12 gentlemen’s sej-s 'whilst Barrow won 3


The social |ialf-hqur consisted of-an indoor | to the caterers at. the Castle Pavilion who In a suitable


said ms club were looking forward to tho rnto^ fixture at Barrow. [


— « p.vusant evening and


g^o^VOfialiste a t Haryood tjo-morrbw, THE SECRETARY.


Tha next match is against Harwood Con- rnnv


*0 “ Ore ployors thou [is Tl‘0 result was as


the Castle J‘*® C“3tlo. It ' ®x''t“‘''S (or tennis, and as


J®“^ 1 .00<t asi there wea* w «’# t >ad‘es on oacli


_ For the return journey the club divided into two sectio is, one going by the easy route of tho Lancaster-Preaton road, and tbe ’other throu ;h the more picturesque one of Scorton-Dak jnclough-Chipping. Sunday’s run: Hofton-in-Ribblesdale, for


by! those taking part, 1 t .P I , t, ]. portion of the race. rivaia are. ^ finishing line. ie a s tr ■


Tickets for June 10th are now, on i ail the schools in town. ^


]


J’nl'nvary ounce of enerirv into this ; F


JJonnlng Hints'! Flniahino ;


" “ ‘’i


passed the post; . ' 6., All your body '


L: Do not slacken pace until you 'have ly must be over tlic hon’t give' 11(1.


( at: Having rested in, the Trougli of Bowland,


timb, nestling, .at [the ' foot of the moors, batl ed in sunlight with the upper reaches of !-he Hodder, glistening and sparkling.- Tbeje was sneer beauty m tbe vision and


chu!rcli will nffeclually mark the end of oilo o£| [the loveliest villages in the' Hodder Valley.’ ‘ I indCrstond the church and tho yieirage are to ! be'demolished. ' This will mbin that tie last buildings ivill disappear will the . ei ception. of a . telephone kiosk wliiih will reniain in splendid isolation near the site of- the former school. I t is surprising tc


ale Head of the


thg Leagne, of ■ Nations Union i have fte-:;B.(|wland .Chambers a!


The] Joutb,„moyement is .growing spva qkd-I hear that the Youth G


sbml .aplmties and 1


'be used-' as a ilub for a!readiu6 ^ m .


ing Leeds; Luncheon i Club, Mr, C. J l?


t lat simple ba lad beloved of West Ridiig telk, and others outside the county ^ broadacres, has again, been attacked--tliis by a AVharfedale man. Address­


I .see that “ On-Ilkla Moot baht-lat”


4tkinson][-who knows' the Dales as'well as any man,living, and! on whose tongue tho Walect 18 music to the! ears, said that “ Ilkli


often described as the'anthem


of Yorkshire. It-was not an'anthem it was not poeti-y, and it: had'not a wide county significance. ■ Ilkla Moor ” , ihas survived fiercer [attacks than this. Says tho " Leeds ■Mercury ” : It is not long [since it ,vas described as a “ tomfool thing,” and o-


-awful. In fact, iwe may-,even coucedo


Mr. Atkinson’s points.(This popular York­ shire piece IS not an anthem, it is not poetry and it has*not a wide, county significance! Many an East Riding [man would never have known .otits existence 'if it had not found fame on the wireless.; I t cannot even claim


ns of ancient origin.] “ Yet it'has virtues It IS a pretty piece of logic. I t faces facts H lias 'a dash'of philosophy—however matorinlistic—and a tmattering of science I j is not its fault, noi* ours, ij Southerner.--’ parching for local colour, have siezed upoil it 'as ‘[the Yorkshire anthem.” That it can never be. Any true .Yorkshire anthem must; sing of cricket and the i-whirr of tlio looms] the sweet outlines of the AVoIds ami the leaping grey wallj of [the Dales, Tliat


Rs grim humour expresses sometliing of tlio Yorkshire character no - discerning person will deny. He Tvould: be a poor Yorkshire- man who sought to apologise for it. “ Ilklu Moor ”■ is a song which makes Yorksliirc- : men^ sentimental, and you 'cannot kill sqntimeht by criticism. The s6ng has been ’ made into a fo.v-trot. ! There jmay be some who believe that you; can kill making it into a fox-trot,


anything by


questions were; (1) 7 oranges;' (2)'28 cgi>s • (3) i inch,, , .


tlje problems set last; week, 'j Tim answer to the first was that A; had sevtn horses and B; had five horses. Answers [to tho' other


;


along to you, rj'/'i,)-,


other day. , “ Quis,’! said lie, “ I lu..„ sometliing- in my pocket which tbe nrnkcr has never seen and! when I produce it vou and I will see it once land then it will dis­ appear.


AVhat


is |t? f ’ I t


many rungs will the Water cover at li tide?


I' [ ; ■


_ A day of, sparkling i activity is assuted dT ?


Ischool if only the weather is land, for this


;panr la the schools, morning at! Ribblesdalo


^xa' J niuiasion of tho iEmpire'Day sports, the day when every .boy in the school takes part in tbe sporting competitiphs in pursuit ofjhquse, points. - Only inclement weatl


1 of! » pleasant time. -P


lO-O a.m. 1045 a.m.


1 on X


3-15 p.m. 3-30 p.m. 3-40 p.m.


9-20 a.m. 12 [to 1-30'.


^®^rive the visiting parents and frieiul, ;


:'


The programme is as follows i- 9 a.m.


!


Empire Day Service. Talks of Empire Day Empire Songs in Hall , Inter house; table tennis chai -pionships.


:


1-^ to: 2x45 p.m. Athletic Sports. ^ 5 p.m. Organised games.j'


Bheiik'for lunbh.


Vaulting horse display. Pyramid display. i


4-0 p.m.


Mus^l^ _ displiiy bf physical training.


;


o b ^ e Empire Day; in their own stylo, and there is noi doubt tliat in every school


celebrations will be-: arranged that^ ■" ' rfmiATnIsOfA/1


AU„tlie other scCioolsi in thb town will ail XI ’ X will bo


Preswtation of Shield i and I “ “P®® parade. ,


sonio ,readers but, I feel sure it ■will be l ew to [others, .. A ladder; hangs over tho side of [a boat, , Tho rungs of tho ladder iro one foot apart. There .are seven rungs in tliq ladder. 'At low tide tho water j.ist covers the bottom rung. The diffore ico between low and high tide is four feet. How


i Tii!ft.v)''eek,’s , iproble'm may be [known to ! I


I pass tlio qntryue *


A man approached me in tlio street tho liavo


'A number' of correspondents have solved


in tlio nup of taken kead-


Free Library w of 6s. perl week,


The remunen


tenj^cr of Mr. of a sub-3 latioi


, Tfio Eletrici


the; tendelr 'of Bori^ Ltd,, for maC|idam.


'iiiD Hijliwaji .Conh


ing] the stiedV, laihpt,! nii|? a t ’‘the Gas” AVfrks, ] - Ligllting [Comm '


jUr. AV. Parkin^diT-


turd, the'C as A\ that the price of gas' ajq burn distrijet mist renaii


In view bf tli


for the postiof for ,ibe (period SI ; was: appointed i week.;


MJ'.[ Joseph orks ;C outla


tempi r. t a ■


( TiloiFree Library .V


on Saturday, the SOtll Slaj ing,Monday and Tiiesdij,’


Juiid, [ on nccqiint i ■holidays. ,


|


electricity sub-sti|tion |n was deferred.


An application by tli Engineer, for consent of mittee* to


tbe irectioi A ?


iiito'iwith the Lo:...... .. Rail'my- Conipa iy . fpi elect do cable to [bo bijd to I oiTOcksford.


penaition and for] the fe sequent upoti certain of taken for building puV| ; I “


p IO


at Henthorn have c.msjn inittce to. instruclj tlio 1 tho I tenant [of a Counci to keeji bisidog ijndcr ci-'i


Complaints of dhmag^ Fpllowing! on


Education Committee Iv appointment of ai part-t aneq Officer, tlio] Fin i cide'd to advertise tlie fo-ui


JIrs. Eaton, of Low] Ali


permission to seffl icq cl belonging to the Ciuiu-il ,i: |! formerly; occupied by .411 charge [of one gui i'e'a fi i


warded I details of made by the Count repair and improi; Tied and unclassifi


Tho (Lancasliira ( 'fi.g'


Vornl.i aiit


id Icoii


branch of the Institute'.n tratibus to be liel(l at 0 The , Corporation


workmen wlio liavd been I upwards in the ei


granted a holiday on tbo occasion of


■ ft ill bo! paid jl'.rir Free


on] Sal tlipir :


wor


ploy wages *o> -


Free Library [C'oililnittee


The Boroiigb Libraria ...............


books fbb tlie inontli of A of whifilf' 5,249 'we|i’c from . ____ loc-


from tllb Vetorcno]e -dep


from the National ICcntral on 19 days, the daily avii


’The Borough Si rveyorj rnrni and Sewerage Comi


upproached the oivi ers of '..n. road, which would be scrvi sewer, as to ivliether tin i to make a coiitribijtion ti tho sewer, and submitted


Church mittco a rcsoluti tioii in supplied schools.


received. , Tho


'


.Secretary Council not


lhat at a iicctin; ion was ipassed ai tlie scale, < f olia for ligllting all cl ; The matter w: r


0 ' tin lied til


Sub-Cdmmitteo,


[ 'Tlio iJIayor reported to i mittce] t|ie derision bf tin I I Into Samuel Green lieq’ne: [the Cliliieroe llnro igl; 111 I is to (o! engaged to gi) concerts at tlic fee now i ;;i no coHectioii nor cliargc fc at such concerts.


[bv th( : Clith’crfs 1 Clerk the C( Commi a [to rcc( ' tion Di:


Arisi


iig out of tl 0 rep ?; Council for'tbo :■]!(


10 Itegistrat on Di' ■lUbmitted loiter fp unty! Council statin:' tee of tbe Coimly (' n)mcnd tliat]the ( 'strict should be r


Tlio Ijinance Coiliniiltec : Scednll,


ajipoin iment of fivb repre Counci o.n the, Govbiuiiug lieroe loyal Grammar Scl office < ,fj tlie presCi t rep I >ng 01


....


■ ■iv


I i‘-> : ■


at tlio Castle werq aiipoUt- and Playgrounds Coijmul annual meeting ] of| tl


Alderinan Parkef, and [I 31: ; r ; m |B "M eak, ( i


IN AND OUT AND ROUND ABOUT.


By "QUW'


» ' ■


i l l


May 8tli. Aide I , and ('•111 icillors


, lOacli of-500 gallons; enpaci [tlireo pumps on jami a AVlialUy-road. . Th'o Cliii j ported I that tehullcs n


captain thanked -


laouldjho able to ((raw ol jtliat, no: obstruction wot i traffic


I confor sliiro Lanci


[to pa : [Vcsolvi


Msten to oaf


ArisS:ng out of a rcsoln irico of loCali aiitlioi iti- .^Cheshire, Dcrbysl ■ ro and asking a siniilar


a iin •otully consid'ircd in a


that in their opimmi if rating id inoqu,


iroso on [


[Lommjtteo granted] an apj -Goorgd Barton to install t


f m . . ? 'M


............... i;


groavek and Sattcrcliwaitc . . Subji; cit to the usual con


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