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11 couragt ( us endeatour to. reinvigorate .the I'League if, Nations oh aful ; basis of iinver’; ihatiOyiil pWj^ratiohJtR Lei gue not siihpiy


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MRJ GERALD BAILEY’S SK E C H i lD O U T H E R o i i RoifARIANS.


VITAL OF.


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I |b. U.ck'Honeycoml). Trip* ! 4 i|ltit«rtvbon; Chopi^*^ PanUy | Pepper and Salt; A little Lemon Jiilee I Fat for frying.


foi:tiit0a|K[,ji|[lb.J!lpiv;PJtKhpf.Salt| I ^gg: Small teacup Tepid Milk.


■ oije hour^btlbfe t|mp*fiUs!pJ:^,afti Wvb a goo4iliMtlnk-up Worn w|th It, Pipiprecetof trl^e lntd|bat\er, fryagoldenbrownl brain well, serve at once, very hot. garnished with parsley. ,’| Well-masned potatoes and baked beans Injtomato, se -ved with the trfpip, make an appetising and nourishing jmeili;. ::


Above li only ont of icorei of recipes for Hot UX.P. Tylpe.


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ins


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Mr Perald BaileyrM.A., Directing Secretary of the National Pehce Council; anff a ^6n of.Mr. ■Vemoij Bailey, ofj Grindleton. Mr. Gerald Bailey contested j Aldershot at the last! election; as a Peacel Cabdidhte,' ahd' polled'.'extfeitiily w e l l . In new. of the imi‘ poftianco 6t i the' oceasibh, invitations. wtfo extimdod' tt). influehtial ''^htlemen in the town and dittfict, ahd there whs a large’ atteyaher presided overi by the'Pfesidhnl (Mr. P.-'Diigdale).'


cut Jhroe Kotjry Club yesterday li-eek,' by


Introducing ibis addres^, Mr. 'Bailey siid ho hhd.'a' grqat,'admiration; for the work'


I


question limited.


api


ho must crave indulgence! if he made state­ ments (ivhicli might appear dogmatic, ahr ho could offer on^ hrbad personal mdgmehts on oxtroniely difficult arid complex qnes-


tidns. We 1


.11:LtJSIONS, !G0NE.


esp^ia relation it wps Uangert that! it was Bailty, coutiriu twelve, mouths, illusions with which we had been examining tue I qriestipn .|of' ipeace ihad been rather rudely dissipated,, but not necessarily with djisadvatitage if we were!prepared to takh the les.spns of that experience to heart and to face :Up, to, the obligations of . peach! honestly' and., pquarely.. iTriose .oblieatiohs


rere ; ui questionably approaching an ly. chit' '


to the


lical arid decisive, period in peace, of the .world, hut that


' • • • ■ '


id. During the last six or some of the more comfortable


us and critical did not mean necessarily , .nrihopeful, Mr.


were , being. , see 1 .muqli more, clearly, thiiii twelve months; ago because of,.the. dispute between Italy ai .d the League pind Abyssinia'. Anything he ,hqd to say ^oqt. that dispute would be,; in .terms of its relationship fo the iwider prohlem of .which, clearly it was only; a part.'-. He did.not! t.hink .the dispute betweeq Italy,And .Abyssinia was. explain^


quarely.


estimated'.exccpt, inc-felatipn to-itne past sixteen; years of! international affairs.


^ time p Emitted bj’ Rotary procedhrO world pence in the strittly |


of peace,” j was the title of h 133 delivered to fflembers lof


IN COVENANT OF NATIONS.


P08 TION of ITALY AND GEliiMANV EXAMINE^O. V | , pvitable increase in armairients, and is; now


' p general peril to the peace of the world.


: .ty:^T ITAiY i WAS promised. ’. “.Italy,. as a reward , for her services ! during : the i Great War was promised by Secret treaty in . 1917, certain tefritprial;


grants Ott. tlie assiuo^ion'that thri'Affied


'Powers were’going, to be victorjous.;i. At.L-i ■ i during, the peace negotiations,


whffiithe ItajiBU'delegation was tei^orarily in; IWmo oriipccount; of. internal, difficulties. Great Britain and; France, took it. upon themsejves to decide! the question, of! the.


toposal pf the,,.Germap .Colonies, and took, most of them.‘,-to thentselves despite.'. the.; plMge. that Italy should share. .Jt !did not; help the situation that .Great Britain! and France'Vere at. that morileiit. Powers which


ecqaom{( British There n the loig


nf


I' those i the dis


interes isificathi ..of ah armed race, ;or a neyC-^and


contoejl .with : poEital sue eracialitifl^ bht dealing flmdamehtally, .with the-'general difficultly, irlint meant obviouslji French'’ andj .toefican initiative,' 4is increasing fecognition that, in run the. policy ofTthe nations;of


the ffo 11 wouldjbe tolend ecOpomio anarchy and or, ;inise fair and.eguitaqle distribution o


theiiJ world’s


!| ever ! but mbs ' interna ti


iim^sitioh of onb or tub .powers, how. Illle’al thhir-economic iiblicy might be, ■egulated ; under


increasirigly be mal coritro].! '


wAt


! could (.0 a I great; deal to remove, tile ,iri-i irn'cnsin;; tension, ..which is i rising orij tliese


^


' ppsitioif befote 1914 was precatious' enough, hut since the war it . has been intenpineq as a result of the policy pursued' by tne Great Powers. , Between 1805 and 1914’.| ffity million people emimated from the old world tp the riew. At the close of, the war there w;as a stoppage of migration, and if you'wish to place your finger upon one of


'Italy’s ispecial difficulties you must place it upon the policy of- the U.S.A. against


Italian I migration,' and upon the cconoinio obstacles which'.nations have been putting up in the last four years.


able:'of solvable except! in terms of . thii wider'; lapplicatibu,.. .than! .Italy’s act ; hf' nggressipn,.I , It] coiild, .pot be -properly


,! ;.


..overdo jus indictment of that-treaty, mucli. of which was baji and much was good. All of it, ■


war world;.was born; in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919. HO did not intend to


Interpatioriall;!. and politically the postH


'future pfe'aceiiof fhe world.] , The fact cou|d, Hot- oe^Tgiiored that the. Tpeaty carried into Hie, pp,riod ,of i peace many of the passions and -evilS: ofj the . war .period.. Discrirairirir' tions. were.:set up,between the .vanquished and victorious powers whiih led to. .feelings!, of resentment.. | I t .would not be too greet!' an eMggerntion, toisny ,tl|at, if contribufei);


derilriation' not sh much' hf the people wliO. framed lit as. of 'ithe atmosphere created, by. war,! ari atmosphere rinfivonrable to coiil structivji thinking rind planning for tho.


jn ■ a . sense, was an inevitable 'coh.1'


largely, to th e t emergence • of Hitlerisiriii which was,.I now 'regarded as one of tl|e'


part.;


Imd the misfortune to bo linked- formally; with


, . the Trea iv of which they were. - OBLIGATIONS DISHONOURED.


, “ I do not:th tered very much determined. inte fully- as; an


"1- '.j ■ i' 'J . '■•.V y J ■ 4 1 /A w ! l« ' SOliD’BYCHEMISTSSSTORES I f d j i SIZE


Fot\Hed thf Strength and peaiifii ;ie FAM ILY


^ t lV E T A B t l STRENUTH


rdrkLVE TABLltS


consideraiion : by| various couritries whicl iWill bring that; total even higher. Yin


than ever. They ire spending one thousand millions a year :ih [armed preparation, ahil plans for fe-annameht are in course


i i ' K


; .K i| t| : o I ■ POUTUHDCfcMENT I ' . u


^ ^ _ M . . I ' >


cannot jiropetly 'assess jhe. 'present inter national ■ situation withoiit i rec'bgnising arii admitting 'tliat i ;tho .dbligatioris undoi Article EigW of the Coveriant have beer flagrantly dishoijcjured. Jt would be im possible to atgue;. That the' ful^lment ol international [obligations requires the ex­ penditure of (linej thousand* million poundi a year!-bn armaments arid jeveryorie Veebg- Hises that if thelsrim word cut in half or! , ly three-quarters! the fuffijriient of inter-; national obligations would jbe a much less idangerous ' practice than in a heavily armed world; ' i


|


I “ GUARDIAN I OF I “ Article Nineteen'


;


moro’important still from the point of view of the creative i peace purpose of ‘ the


STATUS QUO.” of fte fcovenant -


I \4 a f : - ' . .. ..............I


.League providing las it does for the League' fVssembly to recoiisid^r from'tiriib to tune all treaties which [have ihecoiie inapplicable or whoso continuijncq represents :a dariger jo the pbaco of the world; iNo attempt a as yet been made tol iriiRlement 'Article Nine­ teen, with the inevitable result! that'the


IN AT'i-]i LIME Co.. Ita. Noteltiies


.which the League- Covenant is associated, -arid you have''the, Jformiddble trinity; or dissatisflyd, powers]. Italy, J!npan and Ger- nany, either!bperi]y disavowing the Lenguo <r[ in foririaUcpriffict with f t . '


;Lea^e has comb to be regaided as'the -guanilian of thei status quo of the hene- fioiafi.ss under the [ Treaty of'Versailles 'with


.qijbtas, emhargo'esj tariffs,'. I restrictions ori'i Tijiigration, ffrianoial .ejrohange. The general OCTnomic distress | which has fallen .on.all* tfio nations of the uforld lias fallen with particular severity ion pations who were not n!mongst the poweijs ifho were beneficiaries under the .Treaty, of; Versailles. . That CCPnomie war, whioh jnlsifiosi the true spirit d]E tho League of Nations, isithe key to the widespread ■unsettlomjent of the'.world, stimulating diclatijrshlp,’ producing an


the nations of.the'ja’oild.havp.heen.l^iifsriiilg a'policy of interisivh'!ecbndiiic;,natiqrialisra,' jpiiey -have Seen taaing in 1 that . economic ifav all ;.tb6, .h:«arionS ,_at thpir disposal--


.“ During the 'pilst; tour years alniost„njl


Bailey £aid., .1 It cafmotjbe said such Jbas been tiie policy bf . the nations since .iSll There ;are two!.principled of the Leagu which must be tjiken into consideration i considering the present situation and . pai ticularly the posi|iion in regard to Italy an i Abyssinia. jTwo of thej most important articles of the League covenant are, in fact dead. letters.; . Article Eight of, the. Covet) • ant^reouii'ed the reduction of; .armament j to the lowest 1 point consistent with national safey and in fulfilment! of international obligations. [ Instead of there having been reduction of nrbinments I collectively the nations of the.world are more heavily armed “


. . instrument of peace/’ Mr.


nk that !would ,-jiave. ma if there had bee^ a really htion toj use the Leagiie


to, .the_.principles as an instrument


in complete contradiction of the Lbague of Nations', , of peace,! principles .which'


' ' .............


gravest dangers :o the peace of the world.'! Much of it was ’


operation through the League of. Nations a ]; ““ ‘v reality.


cause a situation- ahich gave Italy not her.] excuse int' her opportunity. Such con-.I siderations are fundamental to any under­ standing 1 of the'!.question, The general,I concluBiqri| shows that youjca.nnol; have an effective! collective ' political system, which .I is. the League of. Notions; unless ypu .have ] at the tame I time an effective collective ] economic | system^ which yill resolve the' econoniic diffioult'es .which face the .peoples't ] ternatiorial co- j t.


sbecial responsibility as a result of the dis-' cussions at Ottawa.-i; iln this respect I do pot speak of] national politicaT economy, but the consequence of those discussions in terms of international, relationships. ! At Ottawa we had th'b iresponsibility for agree- irients which' had!the effect of reversing the historic principle of the open! door for .all the nations of the world in the non- self-governing; ,territories under jour con­ trol. The effect of that was to increase the Italians’ :bcoriomio difficulties, to nar­ row her markets, qnd to create a. problein yhich is at the base of Italy’s aggression in- Abyssinia. 1 wish akp to,point out the relationship of these policies and that situation I .with . . the. development of the’ whole system, bf; dictatorships,' What arb these .dictatorslups’''b'ut systems kof'[national discipline In face, j)f. poverty and ;econoriiio' strugglef : The 'Coipptate istate of Italy has- been evolved to'create, indystrial;discipline, to ejiminato wristefuU production in face bf economic I difficultiei!and in the'!, spiritual field Fakism andfFascisti^doettines mean the discipline J of'the mind and spirit in face of sbme economic .war,,, These argu­ ments are not used as justification of Italy-H nggrcssiqnj unless it is the collective respon-') sibility off the nations of the ;worid to [


, Ottawa! AND dictatorship. “ Under this latter heading we have soriio


of the world, and !mako.• ■ ■


.colleciyely-j tp.i'.restraift-,' aggression,, arid there ,is, a jCPritiriuing .disregard, of Article'! 8 and.IP. yoii may pbs'tpone, agression, but-; yoji will.iqfin! the last fesbrt.prevent it. If'yqu .Have to ilripleiment Article 16 when aggression'linseq yoil do so iri circumstances 'that provide a | very mii'ch 'less than com­ plete ..moral jiilidity for'your collective i ,, Vf n


'the situatibii in. Which we find ourselves is, largely tlie pbsult of' national, selfish, economic policies,' -and ive find ourselves face to fape -with the unenviable [position of the pp^ihility .of! war In the name of peaceingainrt,'a'! nation'which has broken') loose as,,a result ;of .’.policies'[and conditions for. which’ we qrC! all gonefhlly responsible. I think,,tbij lessbri.'of thrit is that if efforts' to obtain jpeacq are confined .to Article Id | of the Covenant, iThich ' requires nations


estimate of thp- last 17 years to say that!


have jpaid’ lip service. Uj^ULT OP SELFISH POLICIES. ‘.‘jit is;not,an exaggeration or incorrect


forestall the crisis and to transform t t - ' was position '.out of wliich tlie crisis arises."


pence iS'noj to hr tO'do whtn aggression arises in an armed world, __but I to .Study'-the best metnods'


SANCTIONS. j_ jpiscussiq^ the question of sanctions Mr.


Bailey suggested there I was no raorplity In jojiective testrqint.j, .Ho suggested that 3ven at' thib -moment nsiinultnnebusly with i . ;he np’


,! irfatod by their] application. .-Should [the .League of Nations.'Succeed it would, mean he capitulation of Musspllni,, and the fapt


; ii(d .to be-.taken into-cojisideratiori that tho 'inpitnlritibn |bfj a dictatorship might create jin n'gly.situatio i from’the point, of view j the pence',bf the, world. - That could uy be rectified by. making it'jqlear .that jPohey' of I sanctions'.could by'.no means real teniedy for the situntibri arid


lirpvide a .


thrit'any rejil irbrtedy would be considered by tjie nations I of tho; world. ' The [nations jhould sriy. lb'Italy they -were'riot!prephreil


were - discontiflne I ' they j wbre prepared to ] hqt the key tit down with tin rest of fhe world* to dis- ] Aoor is still ( u’ss common ec inomib- .probleiris.! I , The { at tlib ririhual cnly alternatives ivere to ^rift further along tpe road ofisect pnal alliances, the ihten-


tjo'counteriririceiairgression, but if aggression,, .


I University Cambridge.


;o; be morally; acceptable there should he ] A"® ™|, ifforts made to change the conditions out i'"®- P". if 'i which - -the; act jjof, nggresslbn liad .it.s ip ipOTtunity,.l! . Dnej Of tlie.igreatest dangers 111 sarictibnsj was .the -psychological position


plicat on bf sanctions which appeared ]


I progress, suffering.


restraint, i 'The true statesmanship! of J .rran^e ;wliat ydii are going ]


oHlA 'St


had'no co continunlli


coioperation and then proceed to put!into!j operation national econoinio policies which ] are a flagrant contradiction of the principles of international co-operation to which you-


all,bo prone to do in,the last fifteen years go to , Gbnbva' ■periodioally .to assettj. our , faith In


the principles of' international ’ ]You cannot, in fact, as we have]


dustry either by the export of manufacturedM exclusivIe goods, remittances from emigrants | abroad, I ! irfecom ilt 'by the [services of colonial, trade, and last­ ly, which in her jeaqe, amounts to little, by income I from inve'stmeiits ahroad. ' Italy’s


securo'and. pay for those.necessities of jn- llrifi .tke rllTC


’^.V'T V All-ltnw AI._ _____L . f ____l*-'l - I


might be regarded; as . Burfeited; imperially.; With regard to, the economic situation ,ot, Italy i t . is- known, that ;she is utterly.; un-i able to produce sufficiently thfe raw materials necessary, for., her industries. .. ,,She iriusli, ------ -


.^Coloniai ^ (ouhtTies' for .fixpa laion coloniallyi Mr. Biiiiiy pqid thatiin thi'nume of'pehce those !d .ands ishdulji not be met simply on the gnuuds of i economic delt-sufficiency or as a m ia ure ,of.;military defence, l^dr was tbo: worl(, concerned* witlii-tae questions merely 01 the ;claims| of' prestige. , At the same^ tim i, as a j policy of peace the Status, quo in regard to oolOnial,control could,notj be maiiitt ined-',' ^Vhat liaa .to be doiie^ras to meet whateyef "ivas le'to^ in tHe colonial lemandai of, Germany and lltalyj and at tie: saimej.;time saijjguard, the in­ terests pf ihe nfitiye people in [the territories and. also ot the pmmon interest wtrld. . ' I t was 'transparent that


Referring and'_uqn-!


nationa. {uararitee. | He considerfed that the preiett-'inaridate systeln: of the LlaguP of ' Nati irii, under I which b^ers were 'given tho ^.riiht of I bwnefshii(jbf territory but requirei, :o; submit i to certain conditions establisled iby! the i Leakue, Should be’


Lbague oi I.Natibnsiin i'k far as that pbsitior implied! the common riglit of nations of the world to the resource^of the world, on bqual ! terins ilirid uri’


dei Inter­


'that wo lid satisfy [the dennnds of the' nori- (jolbnial porefs, but the .oijeccive should be secuiB tho '


iself-govcrni i|g territories


'dates woud therefore be . an.,i interim lieasure let ding iip to ci mplote [autoinony' t the .i arlest possible moment, i Iflsuoii systen. w ire, adopted-Giitmanyi'and 3(taly Ivould-hiI,admitted!to the ran___nk’s oi .pj'ailda- !tory,.npv;frs only nro.vided 'they wer ”e ready,


independence' of. thei npri- liemselves. . .Man-*'


‘' —


to .deceit fully arid' frq [extendec c bligatio'ns ot system,.


!l!p.ilid';poi(':'’arid' thd'','maridatdry


' [trusteesiMp . ^


,'With re^ ard to no%solt-gqijerning countries the‘jnstipcation !for imperial control , was


, i ,


mauldrid of, peace rested


........ ..


the spea ker chairman Committe i.


rensonabl generatioi !a Tlie th' inks


policies'cf tile sq-called'dis latisfied powers. courage io aiplyithat faijl


problem, faith, h; finitely completely


1 He was


regatived' thb 'that*


cortijmty offi of- the Club Intbr ‘bationnli Service


ofithb Club by! Dr. E.


ere tendered to R. B. Murray,


happy; and l ast ured peace. '.


Ijirgely ’upbn thel solution of that His policy, wpich was one of


d its i;isks,! but'there, were! 'n- gret ter j.risks In' a policy which aspirations 'and


if, only !we jiad. we could Rith to the next


in'the comiripti interest of all Hs was co.nvinb^-that the issue am. war]within [the next decadd


tonsioris anc difficulties. than there, wtjs .'^t present.. I hat; scheme was being jmis- represenled ; as .giving iWay the British Enipire, but theiBritish Empire was largely Self-gove: nin' over which the ’ Britisb Gbvernm mt had! .“b constitutional'' control.


initiativt if the;' British and' Ffeach (jovernmenti I a t th e League of Najioris Assembly tl e psychologicM; atmosphere nf Europe ' voul d be jehnnged [arid there would be mud m .re nsslirancejpf a solutiori ot


If such 1 scheme cou d come from the


. Jargely in .ho measures of developmont arid stren^l erii ig of the man late system. In ^ff^ct t ivould 'mean iii regard tO| the British Eiipiro that j i t would' bo , In a Jiniilar pos tion to] what t' was before the Ottawa agieements.


lie! could not say


'their ciritnl. ..That would have ebri'sider- nble in:luoico on'the' priiblem. ! Whether !t ^wouh b( in itself sufficient would depend


abolished. iThe.inandateipystom: needed tb be devdoied rind strengthened I f it-Vas tO: mak( ,a rcalj contributidn: to^ the solution of thb''iroilem. iAs ion! interim'policy, as ri contributipn to the problem of leasing the colonial simatibn,'the bineficiaries under the maiidrito system ,'j shb ild consider the possibility of being ready, to accept the' expansiin if tlje mandate system! from t-ne x-tGeraan territoifies !jthe;’ !now ;control to . . ,11; the non-self-governing I territories, under


control of 'riativej iterritories was ble with the trhe basis of the


and... Bit aces | tjiro.ughout ith e world, ,we;


' I be leve that jl; only tve could i beginj efrive fowarfi^ the :'blease OfArmie!


TO^, I REMOVE TENSION, _____


resources ■,]in ;th6 .Commori


of ihinkind,! on thlei principle thai ri sources; could* not i simply be at


SIR CHRISTOPHER NEEDHAM’S The annual, meeting


'held !at, the Head! Office! of the. — » pring Gardens, Mancheater,' last -Friday. I 'Thb. Chairman, Sir ChristopheruNeedham,


;otj shareholders wa be‘Bank i


pi’esidiiig, referred to thb death of King |le6rgo. whose life 'of duty to . thb'public interest and [ wide syriipapy with all, that qqncbrned the welfare of his people had Ijindled the admiration arid affection of his Subjects, throughout the Empire. ,j'The Chairman, proposed! that the]Report and Accounts'should be taken as ; rbad, I [The .Chairman described! the past kear as


.memdrable in the history of the,'District Baiik; - In no previous year, had there been such 'an increase in p e Bank’s development, There were two events of outstanding im- pprtnnce—the acquisition 'of the County Baiiki and the admission i of. the Bank to


membership ■ of the London Bankers’ Clear­ ing House. !■


iComiiiunity.


pqnired the-continued existence; of a hank witlilocal knowledge' of Northern industry but strong enough to undertake! any bank- ii|g demands, which,might be made upbn it, When in September. last he submitted pro-, pqsals for, the, acquirition- of the County Bank he said that the absorption of the Lancaster Banking Company in 1907 and of tlje Bonk of Whitehaven in 1916 had materially increased j the resonrees of the Bank and extended the sphere of Its activi ties.! He now stated that-the acquisition ofj the : County Bank had added to the strength' of the District Bank while main­ taining "its ' individuality. Tho County Bank,; founded ip 1862, qad a well-estab­ lished business in Laricashire and the neigh­ bouring counties It was regarded as an advantage to both institutions that: a merger should'be effected. By .'the amalgamation the Bank had acquired branches in a con­ siderable nuinbei' of ! new places, and in places in which! both banks previously had offices the business hrid been enlarged. The] District Bank' now had. total resources of more than . £85,000,000, with world-wide connexions, arid with an administration be believed to bo sensitive to the needs of tho


|:C()UNTY: bank .AMiLClAMATiON, The interests of Lancashire and Po North


I lio Ciinirman desired to .make it clear - in taking over the County Bank Pero been no reduction of staff.'Four directors


uatik, had becoriie one of tho Joint General Managers'.; Lo_cal., and. personal a^socia- rioris which had existed; between the County Bank and its Custoiriers, would bo’preserved.. County Bank cu'storiiers, he hoped, wouli feel that tvhilst bpji'efiting from the increased service of ' a larger institiition they would retain subh pi-rsonal contacts -without: any losAiof irijitual confidence! wliicli. formed!pol ideal relationship between' customer and banker. *,


shall j Brooks. Mr. G. C. Sumner, ierly 'General Manager of the County


| , ' profit! STATEMENT.*, '


jo not profit of Pe Brihk for the year r payment of all expenses, Includiiig iters’, fees, and after providing for bad ; doubtful debts, contingencies, rind in-


from profits income tax only on the portion of profit riot distributed in' dividend,, and conpquently tp show'i dividend gross. On this I occasion profits were arrived at after proviaiiig for all income tax, including' in­ come tax bn dividend. This procedure would be Pjitiriucd in future. The 1934 profit of


3 tax, amounted to £419,589.' Hitherto practice of Pe Bank had beOn to deduct


tmako iriiternationarcoi I ha . ,,t'.it s iouH;be exercised las a trnstepship . . . !thf intbrbs ,ts of the -native pboplb"


■'4M,229 adjusted'oirthe nfcw.basis would iviq been; £352,019.' ■ '


Alter appropriating £50,000 for Pensions ' ;


and! Arinuities and £49,000 for Baiik Property, the carry forward would he ^26jll03, or £10-,830 more than a year ago,


FURTHER TRADE RECOVERY. in Hell Girl’s PUghi


atro sill


I-feed her-qrid Despiti


1 nd .


in led,’’ states Jan es’sj-rohd,; So lienjt-bfeaking


' oyfir her


midicijl attenti then, 'after


helalth. hai


|, nervous i debilit indigestion blood, Dr. invaluable, create new it


Not only


nerves, (triple size


us untjil


t l Vitiiis’ Dante.


ii’tci n-yeiirs-old enughter had St. 10 badly tba


king. . Her lo pvei'ytliiii'


Dr. Willialns. pink j pills was a distinct;]


fpiend strong


eart and we ' my


busiest str! !Cts.' for


or


ijidivell, Bristol '4 see her; slie limbs and was jnother *badtto 'for her; ’


on she made :no


cqnplete; control! ot her limbs. ridis her cycit


through ; Pe ■ . . ■ i


St. Vitus’ iilance, but for , I sleeplessnt ss,: rlieiiraatism,;.


new lealth, new. Tiy


3s.)—but ask for Dr. Williams. ftheni now:* k


I hori d '!,lib no to


U 3d. a


nlock the hitler educatiririal 'Ideri one.—Mr, J. P. Rhys,


to education,


inference oj ifedefations pf CA


Yat.IVa a O AAssociations, r-A* a m H aA


Williams', brand Tie reason is .. riijli blowl, -lyhjol


ailmeit;! due to priori *jiink pills' are'


vigour and


pis: Peso pills' i]i brings 'lyitlv


strong^ box


low . [Shej shoyd no,;signs ,*pf


After taking I four !| iraprovemoiit.! continumi; witg, .daughter is ,ip


nine raoriths!of y|, recoinriiend^


slie had to; he |r.' A. Chappell,


the [third year- marked a dpcline, in'the retail tionJ' 25tlri vious■ I;


iroiU the ' policies of extreme nationalism recovery whs bound to be hampered. The chief feature iri tho development of British •tradq was 'aii incrensed demand in the home riirirket. . The] upward trend of trade con­ tinue 1 Proughbjit the year anj:l employment- rihoitod considerable improvement. There- ri’rii '1 iirtlier evidence of ceoniiniic improve­ ment in the bankruptcy figiiyes, which for


impfjivenient related: mainly to internal -trade. International trade showed sonie sign! Df revival,' but until there was a change


was £l9,OOO,O0O liiglier -pan the pre­ year., I


q jwere' few I signs'of recrivery in'foreign 'markets.- 'Demand increased 'in the!’


cotton|yhrns^and manufactures had increased two pyr cent., maiiily' owing to; increased sales ;qf yarn. ! A tall rif ,15 per cent, in


Oroduijed, special kinds of cotton rindluakcrs upi of cotton goods occupied and reported a Tlxporjs to


the yarne of £80.^ liiillioiis of


prrirofitable-f 0.'


..... .


were [well year.


fproigri trade ;was practicallv offset iby an 'fjljkkiori'of export.s te po' Britisli Empire, rliichinriw took alinosli two-thirds bt ' ouri exports of cotton piece' goods. * Japanese


tjie .Tiriff Boards in India and Canada to preserii; the'case for reduction ot existing Ibav}’! import duties. ;: . ■


I'i’he arriyqn industry had expanded rapidly in [ production of. yarn arid waste, but the


growtii[ in 'business was largely cpnfiri.ed to the home trade; exports potTi of ravori yarn ahd rayon mixture fabrics had declindd.


were epnsidering scheme] of reorganisation., Tjie spinning section wa] concerned with a


ICeriiiin sections of the cotton industry


Bjll Injrespbct of surplu] spindles which it m 'rixpbcte[d would Shortly hit discussed ■ thbj iflouEo of Commons. Attempts to


(Continued at foot of next column.)


gariisri I flupta sy.stems* for the regiilrition prijidiiptiori of Egyptian yarns had* met'


compefitipn resulted in jsirialler exports tri India, South Africa, anil Australia.' Re­ cently Lanoashire had sent , delegations to


periririjient' reebyer}’,M i ih u fa cP re r s iwlio ptodUcte,


the Ujnited Kingdom w'as not reflected;riro- portiunotely in .P e cotirin Industry; oriput was jorily Slightly greater Pan in 1934 and .per’


due -to buying of cotton and Tayon goods by the hijrae market, but tills was .not regarded by thp trade ijs o certain fouH^ation for


aufumn


trade figures, rind in the note cirOula- which for the week ended December


, ■ '■ : i -


TEMILE INDUSTRIES PROSPECTS ' Tim genefaT industrial - inSpi'rivemenj; in


ri tendency to rise, and an increase in worjd industrial production was recorded though


*ip ivas evidence of further recovery any important countries during the pasj] year. Commodity 'prices had shown


T


he County Bank had! joined tho Bohrd— Disney C. Barlow, Mr. Donald Beith, ;0.!W. Beswick, and Lieutenant-Coloriei


fectly'


probably quite;;;.true,- riffe: wards, '[it is! excu.iej for he j pommitfe'd a verH fooli act I in; .backing j ; his Irirr -1 to * cross dejector. ..pad of,*-! Po; ! t r fc light,” . teTd Supt.yPagett, at( iCiitheroe. lounty. Sessidis


“ [Alfkough this defendailt T stfaightfonviird statilnent B


CAR. made


.-L. .----- iMogday, When. jnotrir, [driver, of


^ Siipt ,'Pagett s'aid .that;11| 3-40 p'- Tuesday, January'T4tli, Jil)n, H .’ ’ commeboialitravellqr, of Kiigliley his car! on iPe, left hand sidri rif Kina^sir .Whalley,, Coming K from ,P i [ direction 1 bf Blackfcjirn.' Whb he skipcd-.We ivKs- nothing between; his, bar i irid W trrifio signals.'' He wrint into, a ihop;,,| l i te r * no- came olit of ^he febop and stwj 'that ri motir


was] summonedi! at'the (tlithrifoe Sessions fpr .dririhg a jmoti ri lork due; care,;anit.,.attefltion,:


!,'.


lorry had .run into his, car with! siifficie i t lorce tb " ,buckle; p ! wheel j a id demolish a


tyre; „ , Defendant,,.who . wa: the driver sf C foriwi imade. ;a 'statement j to the' poll :o- in. whioh her said jho was d inngfhij lofy


.towards Clitheroqjand! was.stopped by tie- jisWs. [ He waited some timej bit t ie lights did not change, and lie; put h s bend


to cross the detector pad tri 'release t ie lights. Hearing a!bump lie's opped Pe lor-y and [got out, finding'that iri had collide witli|thi0 car. That stateihGit was pnrfedly straightforward and was i irobably nufto true,' but When Mr. Judsrin lift'his car tin was :! nothing between the |car and i signals,' -i.Defendiint’s act on Was fopli for I|o dionld not:haye,been in'suoh t hur as-net. to wait .until the lights clang ed. ! was a foolish tliint also to i.ttcrint to bd over the detector ipad. '


,i - I LITTLE DAMA IE.


John II. Judson, commerciil itriivellbr 1 Dalraide-road, . Riddlesden,.' KeiMiley,;


robofated Po Superintendeit'siritatoiiioi and jin reply to Mr,! A.’Rile], of Blarikbuilu' tor |the- 'defendant; . said there*^ aris damage, to ip e lorry a t 't i l . i His-lwas' very.i'small- light car.'■


not estimate t’lie damage to dis’ car at mi Paul £10.; ,


!!


had | eeji no attempt at cone raiment —se.' iDefendaut! waited actnlilly


J Adjlrelssing .the : magistrate:, on belialf bf defendant,! Mr. Riley pointer out that thera--


ecidedito back his lorry. lighiihts to |


'e. minutes for the lights to «.'■ ;did not shriit .any siWs of do


lalljcar. ' It was, a matter


release the lights Iris, he had had troilble ± t|iatikiild before.l'I Tii doing so' i.lie hub bf


I tlibught it best to back over tie pad' ai d


o .df tho wlieelsj.of tho lotry* itruck tfie 1|'" ■


r .J .. .


fe suggested, pafj the snmli.. car had bek ;tt jjearer tri the,'lights tlmri wis .aritual y crinvQpient. .Defendant, hiirisilf, ] wk


ii cbes only;


recognised by otIier| motorists wlio knew hii as a'jmost considerate drive;'. Defjmdant was; fined ,10s. rind 'irdefed l o


ipay 10s.* costs. ,'!


-1 . ' - 1 • '—V cl


man- III


with 110; success. had do'ill'e inucli


' ' ■ (Contiriued Frofn- precedii g cclnnm.


that section of tlij: trade, and tlm stability, whiclljimd-resulted was. ripprJciatk botlrlv


iuiun


im iig iijdijstry .coiiipkition dm to .kiffefencijs.


ri_c .urers and spinners. Iri the Way-


enforcing coliectivi ' wage ; iag’rbpnrents nojable advance iri industrir' spite ! of . set-backs,I opinion; |sepmrel


iimviiig .jowards the view tlmt.'ij/ effort;: Lancashire i couid recoj-er of her, friruier export' trnk,'


THE employ:


oniployed* 'ifa the ipduttry terestilig to know*, libw contrihuted! to the increase


uuie>, janu tlie. quies "


increase in unemployment due to Pe decliiUr ot too; ettiort trade in the list den years


if tliri] building'bopni'was irabortint. Ano.Pdl’. aspect of the probleiiij was, tii4


.. rind th tion' of tie


particidarly, since]; 1930. Ikpoi-t figures! for 193o,| relatively';,good., jodged; by | tlii yeais rimmedmtoly preceding, were only of per cent. |cf the 1929 leviil.


Univ'ersity(2iif MaucJiester on impartanp-'


tained ;a pioyment


pustriq:, Imd been created an 1 the expan­ sion of j othei-s had ..helped in ;onie measpro to redress the 'balance' of iiiieniploymciit


diiriiig-tpo period rif slow rciovory in. {ho


.export i trade ' Bliikliiig': ni d its all oil trades | Jiad |plaved iion j impor auD! part in tms. [Houte building! by ip’ivate enter­


tliQ uoyernm^nt^s programme <f; stum clcir- nneo and re-bousing, | and ■


buillini; by lofal


authonties, T\'ould jehsure act viw in tlid industry, while these' conditions were tamed, j ' j


• i


firiiiA fk. ivtiAm nil®'rti


to'.tte wmnigaraationiof the. (ou itv Bhrik which' hatl been carried through si cccssflilly


Ihe Cliairman in pdnclusion referred again the (urient yCdr. 1 *1'


O ,t«(l would


—that J t liad placed mticli riddstio ial lieavy work on ,the staffs of both banks. He wished


to.pay cordml thanks to the CiiefiGeneral Manager .arid the whole of the itaff for |tho


loyal rind efficient serviCes-tliey 1 ndifendored 'Willingly. * ;


"


the retiring 'directofs Iwe :e re- ?lo 'ted. were


The report and accounts ! Jfessrs! Halliday,


jointly with tbem.| The proceedings, then terminited


retiring.; auditors’,' Mr. Lc.slic Sliawi


ipere rc-nppiinted, was appoirtcqi-to


Penn oil ni|(j 'Co., '


idi pted and tlio


anif; ai|t,i


*


^conomio and political probleiis standing there were strong ho les recovery; experiencodi i last year


/Although there ujete manv C


internatioiial still oiit- [that 'tllo- con-


prise^ nught bd're.nching'jts'pei k, but build­ ing for I industrial' and commei da!; purposes at' ^ ; satisfacton’ Irate, and


pemg-madejfor those employid in- export industries; in, 1924.| , [Fortuttitolyf new jin-


ith. 1924, the nun iber .o >.the decline was! 500,000,


number wf unrimploje 'd' cliioj lo ;]ii)lowa'iico


*** compijred


memoraiidura by Professor Daiiiels Campion.- ...


e of British Export calculation [of the ef of; this drop in the export tri


the Economic! Sbetiri ri o f , ' ■"


A rec and


The relnfivO;


Mr, tliq!


Trade ” : ton- cnt|.*


trades,in terms of kploymen - Wa] ci 9. ®


kb>'- |:Its effecT upon


satisfa'cjriry! year 'and the (ontinuance good trape: seemed assured.


wrigep had been checked! by! legislatiot a


itions. id to • fjo ■concerted. |ome piiit


’ la Th®| woollen industry hiid. erijoydd, OUTLOOK.;


193o., [In'June tiei'owere 843,576 pbripiji wriuld bo* ill


continue 1 to’expand ill ................. cktinuancA


far 'the! indjistr” liomii riittjkt. der


m pe was conssiioei-t-


The Koyton* agreement ■improve c-uiiliitions j fa


pen, ill support of " NoiJ la.st week protested again] Rrimaii Catliolfcy ibeiiig [ piriahs of the ;omluuiiitj-l Blackburii to ' rpgistoi—ail iPensri of getliilr off work.


WE wiLL NOTiGO Tli , T glajllj] raite my|


ajso,; at- tlio esj, farc-j--l)efoi'e tlid -Altering ;a Clf Disseiitiiig clii’ir , [.jWliat are! the . .


! it ? 1 for oiie pj-ntoKf' if 1


; ppiiipriiiist iiii|ii.‘Jtoi's; iimii-jj ajithout registn timi bofnj


, that


iiepesiiafv anil 'ith


.Catlioliol


■ mem tho dirt'y. hiisiiicss o: 'iririi . and leav[o the resj


; Ijegality with j!ie liurcauc 9 irii: (?) their, si.iaries in I ay.l Wc Wan; : the sj; illic lit .this inonio it


the LClitlicriid Toivli. I received a lofter [iiii tli


|[At the tiiijejmir l■(lnl|


one iind,'likl'jtho Clillie| Council, liayo ! dei'laro pliatically .a{|iiiist; t|i


ing tlie Clitliei'oc Ri'gisl trien; wo undpi-.cta'ml til


—


■and bought rind___ !p 1-- -rind did: it


Sir,-xJIr. jTqt _a .nuinber pf


J pt ,iri-!the in tere'sts of j.ii wlierein* it will


to claim' -a [With jail [cn wiijli 'tl jch , clrcun puld prove I Without i ' Sodialism


'spill’s ; point , m^nks! hf the 'Tunning a* fai mrid there [are '.CRuld bet hm to full practicu


tor nisjdaily I When! it* co


ri")**


tucccssfully til- lejs' for Socil icctihc


resfi„,|... . e rjidiindiitfy'


isl


.stni ces I! suL'ci imtliiiigi' ' iterjng ‘into to!run’the il


Tjjttersalls vu ;lepgtli find sip ririve work; arid 'riiprcy, hf a


I ' conimun not: be pnd


W : you shall


imeg to bfass W


,bpdy would hdl .wmpeterit' for y to,rind In win have neet


tory.;, i Of also itlipsc aA a Ifactory. B| 5ri*a full doing Ills


SocinlisVs


itlie'*jo!i of I posit!


dfl ms hire .apdpw'oiild pj . mefits which fg|lowr-workcrs*"! who 'arid not as rindc 0 mefits go to thd 1


class of' idle [ ribh ; . .*■ *Not


bris- . I There would [be a pl| Trittersall.! Buy pri/ite rinpear'and the llaboiirer


„ w o iild l in uraiiis ]iL ’hether t l "•♦trjvr, SOClkusy'PC ijptcst* if


jto attend at nji ollico iiil -i. ak-


eirise of- M I'liii have


..L


.. will takof !


I'iidruel llij ,'h ’ to bo Town Col


cliango jind is. llg 10


n tli is abo lb


" [ ;


him [that he had; waited so ne] c-insideralllo t|mp:| for the de


ing .pe, accident at P e p.oliie,Isptioji, .a'lld. 1"


P.e' 'Beecham spoko to dcfeildilnt bepoilt- t? I'll'- Rdriy said dele idrit t told ; change bel’pro ho-


medijitely went to] the police station | to mc- plairij tho facts of the accilent. He pd


*, Defeildarit iii- J


out rif .tlielcab'of Ihis,lorry irid did iot;s;e nnytliii^ behind,,po he begin! tolfua briik


*il Willii m John., Snar e, 79, West view,! Clitliefi o ’ County witlio I t


^xAiiuciuu t. i._ .r. "> . ees310l;8. r— .which"*


)olfel ' iitll


1 is >1 uc


pbr- I R I M y r iN d . . • i 'i


‘‘ FO O L IS H 'W,!


DDIVER w h o REVEHf rRAFFIG LIGHTS


N O tAB L E EV E Irirs IN Y EAR OF Wit


lys that; piyi plialengj gliifies timt |i an He hns';!formed an ei


^ir,—I' Rajppayi


-debate would] nlit [ittral listeners .'.(ajtlioiigh III cjpiiiion about this), ml iri* !my opinion it docs [ qba)ificatirin ItjJ 'ddbafel -case.” If .i I RatepaJ


Hj'*!Heiitliorii'-fpad, CHU^pH


. ... list,” inaj] j ' s t i .


Sir,—In rci|il lur issue of;


5 ast


-of'rill - the free', ch irch- district,11 lifiyri* written I ' Uri'ijriy Coiiiilii];! at '


: cliaiige would 'iiican sc ■ tp members of Ilio free cl riptide of i'll a[i|riag(>, ivpulll a joripiiL'yl to lila qrieljt expense iriid .lo.ssl


’.Registrpr from! Clitlicr(| ; 11:’have -stressed the


I'l * [trust tjlpt 'our, prcL


of ! [the general Icoiiiimil pj-esput arr'angpmtnt off Itegiktrar’s* plijco, at allo.wed to co||tiriiie.


i": fanuary 20tli[! 1036. CLITHEROE REGIStl


formist’s ” Idtt'er able, i Obviou] formists have niurmur, but’ Ised at tlio contents of idtterj .and jiis


T?' 9


and willingly ' siiilpurt the


An act of tlhiouglil.. ., ai strong uiiitdd iprotest of Noiicontormists [is : td he (jhurclinicii, I


ho havo been llitlieroo


ltdgi


.the closing! down of villa [Now,; the latest,


[Sir,-Tlio Gri' c'rlimeiifs ■ ecpnoiiiy.


Wo, liave ' as sU


of last]


ly, Cat 111 ;oiio' to Cl am riot


It ^ mo.st uiii'casouablc accustoiiJ


stl'oiig prJ


istfiii; ‘to iitless iiil


.... [ajii sure', w


arithprities irijjtiis mattel proposed cliangt [is not ■


* e'liaiige of tlid Iriffico of,


cglstrar-G(jritfal'ii(t S g pur strdil|! jmltest


-r -Ht Clil


koi tr I tlio


Wo'uld also .fsavo timcT Unlike “ Rateij.iyrir,” behirid iionij-iimpl iiiicsl diplpmacj’j jinl-oHcn ■iyords “ 1 jairi English.1 o[f|lii8 spiritj RjitcpJ


- ,yri> "ly ,!•%'; being,.: p-hl|o placing! each-ofI


ACT.”


ED TO MAKE WORK.


-of


■ANQN-”^\Ve anytljing - tlie liaine


tlfiC— ivitll 0 wi


, - .'do I


, perhaps, as '|nelkugj;cst3l .it 'where .it ik'!


"Hi


President,'ri] the Clil ■


" j * Fi-tp |Cliiirc|


tofests 1 bf a f


. so leave till jomparativclyl iread.


I .tjapitfj 3w and I


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