; ^ (TWO) GRAMMAR Aj LOOK ROUND THE EXHIBITS. i Mi j i V'


The money for the pur­ chase of the House you desire to buy or build can be obtained in the simplest and most economical way th r o u g h th e Ha l i fa x Building Sodety.


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The capital required for the first deposit can be saved easily In the Society’s Subscription Shares


Department., Liberal' Iqteirest (tax'Free) and Annual Bonuses In addition. jAs); for particulars.,


ASSETS EXCEED £114,01)0,000 ’


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H A U E ^ Local Agency:


Hetd Offices HALIFAX


L.J iPercy Steele, Agent ’■ ■'


Taylor & •CAFE


Is the IDEAL spot lor your Lunch or Tea. Central, and reasonable prices always 1


Tay/or & . The Cafe


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Market Place, CLITHEROE Always eat ID^AL BREAD


MAGNETO REPAIRS


Also Specialists in Repairs to DYNAMOS and Sell Starters and Re-Wiling of Can.


SIMPSON brothers, l im ited (Dept, No. 3 Magneto Works) |


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HAPTON-ncar Burnley-HAPTOH | : Phone I iPadiham U.


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appeared last week; ■ , ;i After the .openlpg of the exhlblUon, hp


let fate take a hand, I wandered aimless­ ly- up the stairs, Intending to, Inspect everything as I encountered It. ;


Wiicic uu ouMi.


cl;TPROE ADVERlllSER: AND TIMES* FRIDAY, MARCH 12, .1937. HOBBIES


paid to the CUtheroe Grammar School beauty prize. ' Kqbbles Exhibition' of. which a report


writes, one felt like the small boy looking Into the sweet shpp wliidow with a penny In his hand.


EXHIBITION


Below our reporter describes a vls^fee master In embryo, but he won’t win the beauty prize. ’ n mooi


things to choose from that I didn't know hinted at In the Mowing exquisite man' where to start., j,Eventually decldmg to ner: " His own sweet self.” Mr. Veevers it was said,, was difficult to Identify, and,i special prize was to be awarded to every; one who "Wund ’’ him. ' The clue to the photograph of Miss Gay was


There were so many good afraid." o


polite sixth, former: (would you believe it?) gave me a cheery Invitation Into'the chemistry laboratory-Mr Ireland’s other home. , Sure enough, GUtheroe s pro­ fessor of chemistry was there, and under h'ls paternal gazp.a sixth former was pre­


My patli was isbon darkened,, and a Kay was fragile I and appealing. THE WORLD S LARGEST BUILDING SOCIETY


' Gerioral Msn&ger Sir ENOCH HILL


Barda^ Batik Chambers ' King Lane |


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.later;' to^rlvliife ,*0 invest; ItvVlththe glamour: of, a ifllpi star.. Mr., Parkinson was full bt::axpferlniehts,'bne after the iother being carried; thJdugh with Intri­ guing dexterity dnd with every success. ■Afterwards another bright youth, t o K. Dobson, introduced a few conjuring tricks such as turning wine Into water. Nobody troubled to sample the wine, however. With a certain amount of reluctance, I left to. Ireland’s fond haunt, to be immediately snatched up by more eager-to'-please Schoolboys, who, singularly enough, ai)peafed very anxious to Interest everyone. Demand on ume prevented me catching more than a gllmpse^of a-puppet show which was be­ Ming given by the first and second forms.


hat coi^ohplace substanoei known^^ about


this performance, and she was busy assuring', disappointed visitors that there was to be another performance. As I left the boom, the space I had occupied was taken up in next to no time.


iss Gay hkd a “ crowded house ” ; for


electrical novelties.' Among these were Neon tubes, a 1921 wireless set, a field telephone, and a Tesla coll, made ;by J. Cowklng, and capable of producing an E.M.F. of 2,500,000 volts. Some novelty!


Across the way, T was shown some Sir Walter ’ Raleigh.


Junior School’s exhibition, arranged by Miss Race.. Here we saw a model of R.M.S. Queen Mary, and a model theatre stage with a cut out of a Coronation tableau, as well as toy trains, and bam­ boo pipes. Another exhibit was a model of the head of-Slr Walter Raleigh. All these were exhibited by youngsters, which goes to prove that the modem boy Is—well have It as you like.


A homely contrast was provided in the


a^prbhce. First, R. Copeland showed ■us the effect of sound on a thin band of light. ■ Mr, Calow then revealed that there was something else we did, not know, and lectured ils on polarised IJght. He managed- to make his Information very fascinating and most acceptable, N. Parkinson, who had meanwhile slipped from chemistry lab. to physics lab, again placed his experience at our disposal. He told us all about Solenlum cells, and showed us how they could be used to'stop a machine by means of a ray of light. We were loth to leave this room. ; In­ deed, Mr. Calow could have held our


Into the, physics laboratory, where Mr. Calpw demurely convinced us of our own


Back now to the realm of the learned.


sJlmpse of Mr. Pearson amidst a maze'w nmdfi railway lines and engines which It would be almost sacrilege to describe


t o Barnes’s photograph wak I


the photographs, and for guidance wej were given clues such as “Mr. Hardy:-] A subtle'piece; of symbolism. The head-j „


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ferred to wasfto be awarded to the subj ject of the photograph given most marks by the public” for beauty’’ or rath^I


iThei beauty prize ,re4


should say “ comparative beauty. ’ Tne clue to the photograph of Miss Watte was “ Not much brain there,


son of Mr. and Mrs. James Coafes. Moor, and Miss: Marla Riding,


The wpddlng of Mr. John Coates,


eldest Lo* fifth


'Riding, of CUtheroe,. was solem^zed - St. Paul’s Church, Low Moor, on the ”


daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. Enoc


looks it,” and to that of Miss Race “ Sweet,


paring apparatus .for a ;dempnstratlon. The leatned student was -;Mr., Norman "^arW3ison,( whd bw


younger day^ “. a very dour sprt of fej- loW.” while, of Mr. GiUeard It was said he l‘ Looks as though he can’t get through mensa ’ 'without breaking dovm,


described'as being in his


a sweeping statemeht to make of one teho was tough enough eventually to. ber


rath-r


'coine a Latlh master.' These clues wCto not the sUglitost use to me, and 1 wbs never ill th f running for the gueMUlg prize. , Mr.lBeddows, I learned after­ wards, was the most successful of ml-Hie amateur Shirlock Hplpes^. In this


Shp Mr.


proved plans for the'erection of in Rlbbie'Lane by-the Chatbum factoring Company.


'


I LibuUcotonel EdCn, of the Home Office, Inkliected the Borough PpUce Fotqq on the 9thi ' ■:


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Cricket,! Bowling and Tennis Club,i;Mr, Richard Thompson, of Bramley Meade wasite-fclefeted.presldent; , Mr,;J,.Green


At the annual meeting of the; TOaUey


foOtn, a white elephant staU wbk wdu patronized.. Oh going downstairs, I was Invited to send:a telegram, and this;, did. The ■ piessage; was quickly des patched by the kn'embers of the Schools Scout Troop, who at night were still going


strong.'.


iwas afraid getting 'out, Barnes and of this profl


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t>eeplng lAto janother room, which] 1 ■ ■■ to 'enter for fear of never was the fun fair. Mr,


\Si. Compton were in chargs .able undertaking.


Varlei Enterprises,


models of locoriiotlves, destroyers, raclns cars, a'gulliotlrie, an aeroplane, and o: course the “Queen Mary.” In addition, danailes and rabbits were on view. OnC Ihterestlng model was of'a yacht, made froiri toffee tins by E. Edmondson, o Lower Vb, and;at a total cost of,:2s. fid. To buy a model would have cost him about 25s. liore. ■ Quite an enterialslng bdy,' you’ll Idgree? ; In another room there,was,a,display of, drawings, thosi by J. R. Waddlri'gtbn attracting particu­ lar attention, i There were also photo graphs of tile bbys and masters, remlnls cent of haripy i holidays and of riotaWi school functions. Other exhibits wen startpk, Indian bhells, Urid a model stage Another “ House Pullnotice greeted m i at the next loor. Inside, a. cinema show was prbgresslrig, rind as I did not want 13 spoil the' audience’s enjoyment tf “Mickle Mquse,”.il left with the assur­ ance that I could heartily recommend It to anyone. K: Pflbstley and J. Kenyoi were respoasible for the show, their assistants telng D. .Banks and G. West- well.' .Passing along to the end of th» corridor, a '“s*lsh” past my ear ma me realize soriie dart enthusiasts wete piore Intgrit on their game thari thefy were on a mere reporter. Being remlndsjd of games, 1 proceeded to the Hall anc with a friend showed a number of school boys how the game of table tennis should not -be played. Dodglrig between the raindrops, I afterwards managed to find my way across :tb the gymnasium, where I witnessed, some boxing bouts. As ■was nearly seven o clock, I galloped,


In'anbthSr roorii' were siich exhibits ai the, fefreshm,te


,attention for a much longer period, here was still much to see, however, and loklng Into another room,,I caught a


as toys. ; Miss Watts was supposed to have


iwere certainly an assorted lot, but the bargain hunters swarmed round and the


charge of the next room, but it was so crowded'that It was impossible to | find her. ;i would very much have liked to ask her if she had read all the books that were on sale In the room. They


ot^® ^ S o k W * * ' But


SYf® oi Uee?


ibooks very quickly disappeared. Arpmd the room ■were photographs of members of the school, but lo arid behold, they were photographs of .the sald mepipers when they were little childreni unmarked by the c'ares and anxiety of homework and examinations. A prize was offered for the one vVho could Identify most of


place early this year, the British railways are fully prepared with programmes of extra trahft and cheap travel bookings on a comprehensive scale.


The Railways are 'Readf tor Iteter. Although the first holiday of 1937 takes


monthly return tlckbts, available up to a.; calendar'iriohth; and similar cheap first! class tickets at three-halfpence a mile, a: variety of cheap tickets are available for night, day and Suqday travel, the latter new “ bargain travel ” tickets being issued for use bndood Friday this-ydar.,


mately a single fafe for return Jourheys usually Issued on early closing or regular cheap ticket days and In connexion with football matches will also be operative on Oood Friday, .March 29th, apd Easter Sunday, March 30th, In order that those who cannot get away for the whole of the holiday period may , make day trips or enjoy a respite for a few hours.


The cheap day bookings at approxi­ l l I


clude the runnlng of many day • and half-day excursions by special trains, and for parties travelling together there are additional cheap facilities.


The railways' plan for Easter also In­


Coronation are proceeding apace, and the brief Easter holiday will provide a wel­ come-break from routine for many hTO- dreds of thousands of people. Easter will lie a chance for recuperation and an opportunity to seek out summer holiday accommodation, first-hand. Everyone hopes the weqther will be kind; the British railways'are ready for a vacation with plenty of 'sunshine.' .


Preparations for the forthcoming More Railway Camping Coaches.


camping holidays, the British railways are again increasing their fleet of; caravan camping coaches. Introduced: four yeafs ago, the Railways camplrig


To meet the growing' demand for


coach holiday scheme has proved a great' success and has developed to such an ex-


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from the, i ame of,! table tennis _ in this country, l und; idfirlifg 19,35 over 11,(00 tables, 100000, bats and 1,500,000 plpg-


'5,000 pdople ure making their Uvl ig pong-” .bals *ere 1“ England. In addition to the Issue of penny a mile i


cry'flung rnyself on to a hieat pie. Aft|r half an hour, I remembered there was be a coriceft given by the boys’ pareiil Thinking I had plenty of time, I strolltd towards the hall, but riiy peace of mlrd vanished when I fourid myself 'ambr g a mass of arms, legs, and bodies. Eveiy- body In Cl theroe, It seemed, was tryli g to get Intqjthe hall at the sariie time as myself. 'Irairipllng on half a dozfn shoes as ddlicately as possible, I found a little niche] 'There I stayed “put” for the rest of the] evening, and standing (n one leg at a time,:! riiariaged to keep comfortably. The programme was a real delight, giving the go-by to all tho le fancy Ideas about parents, being a sta d lot. Mr.' Hardy was an 'lnlmltable com­ pere. Thb concert finished, we were 111 Invited to ^hot-pot supper, and havlrig devoured dir portions, we outsiders went horiie feeliig that the Grairimar School had shown us the real'and practlc|al meaning o;' the word “ enterprise.”


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Abbot’s house at malley, entrusted; , firm of Waddlnjibn and Son, lof Eiirnl and Manchester, with thq wprk restoring a part of .the Abbots which'is. Situated about 50 yMj ft the Abbey. Theliulldlng has; ftOih h


0 ' Items Gleaned from the'‘PrC8tb|i 0 —0 —0 —0 —0 — Colonel Hargreaves, the owner


tent that t)he railways now have a fleet of some 400 specially equipped campffig coaches. ’The equipment Includes ever !- thing a modem camper on holiday Is likely to nfeed; cutlery, linen, crockeiy, kitchen utienslls, bedding, mirrors, deck chairs, and in some cases even a wirelejss aerial, are kpplled.


'sites all over the country from Ross-shlre to Cornwall and Northern Ireland to tlie


have expel lenced the novelty of .these holiday hbmes on wheels which ate booked In advance at rents varying according to the extent of the accon- modatlon available, a party of six bebig accommodiited at prices from £ 2 10s. (d. to £5. Diirlng Coronation week, to re­ lieve the pressure upon hotel and boarl- ing ' houie ! accomodation, coaches are to be placed at selected sites In tpe London suourbaii districts and at Tat- teiiham Cemer, ’Henley-on-Thames- and \Vargrave. ’The coaches at the latter points will afford excellent headquarttrs frqm whlih ,visitors may explore tie wonders of Windsor as well as trpel Into


Several' thousands of holidaymakers Town. . METHODIST (WESLEY)


to be' in ■London. :i


stations, fire ] brigades, and ambulance services'taT order to provld a fool-prcof and Insjantaneous service for emergen ly calls, guaranteed,never to break down, Is •' • ■


tailed;; to;, outer .'IT


a;jd iriner


old Lauri Ohallard, of Eltham, Kent, ril- though iivC glring only four stope, can lift nlriety poupdri—li times his own welgl it


Two telebhorie rings, finking all police


CHOIR SERMONS. Lalii


plltheroe Methodist (Wesley) Chi rch Sunday, on the occasion of the ch3lr t


The stroiigest boy,In Britain, four yei r- Who preached from the text ^Am;


mons. . The morning .service WM c ducted by the •,Rev. R. Holt, of w a l


Samuel, “David took a harp and 01^61. Naturally music had an Important p '


Hallelujah.” The' Rev, H. Hoc preached In the evening, adoptlnc as t text the first part ofthe Mrdnrs®


in both services. In the morning anthem, “dod so loved the world Stainer's.“iCruclflklon,” was sim® &olr, 'wlli6 gave a diligent and impress


he. Ifith chapter o f - the first Ijopk


by Ihd ■


. trie ft: mi ):irt V £ There were excellent congregation


3lr B sri .a cn-;


Hooper Immj ltey; The coacjhes are aperated on selected


Yorkshire 'Coast and East Anglia. Lu i- gage may pe sent In advance.and cheap, return tickets'are Issued for the railway journeys tc and from the coaches.


hon [secretary; Mr. w. Baron, secretwI Messrs; iJ. 'Wj Dewhurst'and J. W, Chew, auStort; arid Mr. J. Jackson, treated in. place of Mr. Canvm, teslgned.. c'dhktiteloh of ^ the .cbinnrittee Meters;; W. Almond, Cr. H. Boddy, H. cock. Ft Charnley, Si Clarke, T. Fe A. Hlndle, J. Parker,; J. H. Ramsho W. H. Tlhompson and Dr. Postlethwape,


vriifiBui iiton tom


District Council found It possible to nak( a rate of 4d. In the £, as.agalhst Id. li theicrirrerit haif-yebr.and'Bd. p r e ^ Special ;expenses..rates wbreiJ Alghtqr, Bailey 1 aii'd Chaigley, £101 Chat^urn, £205; Chipping, £100; Whallpy, WISwell, £140; Worston. £7. J


Budgklng for 1913, Clltherpe iiira 1330 Wi t t i e annual meeting of ;'Clltiero!. eavers’-A^fficlatlpn It waq repprtec ;tha/


trade'[hid'^een goob and tewqtteg fully einployed. ■' Upwards of £50 bferi'added to the reserve iund. . reportwas presented by the secretan Councillor A. H. Cottam, Mr. ^ « Seedall presiding.


diitbteiik of fire at a gre'ehllotise inlPeel street.


fell from'


____ ____ 'which some 'Overhead scafloldlnE.


W. i: Fire Brigade were called to a;i


contractor,, was badly. Injured whejn struck,;ba;the 'head by a plqnk


Mr. Rob. Dixon, a local buUdet ani


:gritlbn bf Ollthbroe PariSh Church fui - t nev


An adjourned hieetiiig.; of the oengn


.ther discussed the installation; of organ and decided t o


with Messrs. Brindley and ■


Sheffield, the estlriiated cost belqg £1,090... ; .. .


place;the ordir ] Fos ;er,! bf


dinner and smoklng;e,bn(;ert at the 'Olltheroe JunlorutUnlonists hiMd'White )— 0-r I . i' 1 ,The Tile CUtheioe iDIsitrlct Councjl


jiouses Manu


13th. ap-


at YEA ilTEMS CULLED FROM out Siriith. ! i AGO


ISSUES; OF MARCH 16th, 1912 : , 0 - 0 - © - 0 - 0 - f e


Lion Hotel, and, ........ evening, r were addressed


( , , by Mr


()us itemd,; constituted the program ne at the Choral Dnlon’i second cOhdert glVeri


Stanford’s setting of TermySpn’s t allad. The Revenge,” arid several irilsce lahe-


I Unlike I H. ’Woodi as


oloists were' Mfs’Lesford (cm r^^^ irtTwfl.q thfte’bondudtor, and Jpss k


S in the Public Hau on the 13th. The I if“,'},^^VSnd“h ^ ^ “nded"!^^^^^^ Porter, aicompanlK.


tollectediand give pd: regard by tt areSeritatlori was 'ahdMrs.iSpericer


in thlrty;years,Mi ffilage on the lltli ;nt of a purse


After alcbnnemqn with Gltoum ......... , :s. A. M. Wright left, the


n as a mark of e parishioners.;- made by Mrs. '


. She was the i;eclpl- contalnlng abou


facto—of most Eurepean ccimtries, tne of armouied


the 'Head!—titular md Ipso


ca?s when he walks abroad. ;An interest­ ing comtrientary 01 the safety of the King's presence In this country is the fact that he has ippolnted only one police officer to act as his personal


attendant. I ■


Majesty’s “shadow’ when he was Duke of York, is to contln le in that office, .and the King has decided that no other pre­ caution^ are riecess iry.


'


Mrs. Herdinan, too'died'at Wli on the,10th, at the age of forty'-sj;


1 Like rill other officers I attached; t o . iledon Cameron was specie llyiseleoted from'jthe


“'BiACK L is r” ot] , 50,flfli0. ^ members of the Ro; ml Family, topector


iThdmas Metcalfe, a former dentist at public, hls'duties ere meilrily concerned' ■Castle Gate, and;wlfe of Mr. G. H] Herd-1 y^th acting as lias pn. bewem .Bucking-, 'inan, formerly of Parson Lane, Cfitheroe. ham Palace and Si otland Yard.


........ ....... ............. .............. -,.:,;was Metropolitan PoUce Apart -frqm .accCm-; the eldest darighter of the late Mr. panylnghlsMajeste.when'heapjqeMSffi


Mr.'S; N. Whafy a formerpos master of Clitheroe, died at hls .residence,


yearsbf age, hCiWas born at .the.fepost ioffice ih: Castle-street, which adjoined


‘f Homestead,'I qi(the 14th. ,


was. In 1865..that Mr.. Whalley pofiitedpbstm'aster.'arid retired


service on July 3ist, 1891.


street. Low Moor, died on the 9t on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. at Blackpool. Seventy-three f taja


sriperlnteiideiit.


Hotel, Sabden, passed away on after a.btief lllriess. He was In second 'y ear.


. Mr. Mark Badger, of the . '


tdrred In the graveyard attach id to the It^esleyan Chapel on the 8th.': [ ■


workerYor^^thrwelriym bn the'14th, aged 47 yekrs.


M : to m other coui try la the world can J i ttip 'head of the S'ate-enjoy sUch .ftee-;


hls -ptopld ^,


Merica the Presidmt has to be guMde^d j T


served'dn-appreritlcesrilp with Mr. Jude HargrCaives, a Castle-street draper. It I


:George, ; Even In .democratic hi; life, waklilg or.sljep-


-DrodPonf ohnnid necaslon - CORCNATIO Mrs, James 'Taylor, of 90, St;Paul’s - ] Half ;the world’q wealth. In gold!a,rid


age, Mrs. Taylor was the mother of Mr. 'crowned. ' The mytfilcal;Aladd|ps. c jW s ’Taylor, .Clitheroe fire b^gade | jwiu bear no cqmpqrlspnjq the^gU^^^


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:stilendour;of 'the je wels that will be worn 'arid carried at the Coronation Ceremony.


Ipiire, including thd crowns; sceptres,: orbs larid'jewellery of' ;he King and'Queen, ate alone valued i t £6,000,000: actriaUy they are priceless. The pearls, dlambnds, aid other preciois stones that will be wbm In the tiaras and coronets of peers


iThe Crown Jewels of tlie British Em- hi-1!peeresses,; will r ? E p f th^welto^^^ The Ipdarls,'rubles and! diamonds that will be LMr, Richard Eccles, of 2, Nelson-street, i worn fiy. the two hundred or so Inman


OW Moor, a 'former'iell-knoim player lidjahs!and prince! defy.description.] The with the Clitheroe Foqtball Clrib, and a Maharajah of Patiala, no* on to waYto


mrimber of the,Cathofie[,pxq5? Hanfi, died Ljmdon, has a pe irl necldace of twraty- QtrpH A7 TTPnrs T


» 0116 lOPCS VfllUCd St £lj000,000. Tll6r6 id nothing like it anywhere else Ini ' the world.! The gems of two .Eastern rulers who will be present in the Abbey are hblleved to be worth £2,000,000


© ■ ~ 0 r '0 '^ “ 0 '' ;


'I i ' ■ ,,l- ' ! ]


of t lbt ie


hdilje, dm


;y of


to time undergone repairs, and th. Inal design in the 'lmproveriieris riot always been strictly preserved, undertaking the present alterations Intention of the architect nas-bten preserve as far as possible the cngl: outline and reinstate the ' destroy faorlCj to the original design.: |


tlihe


irl;- has


raii


tie to


.solitary srqtepayer had put in an.appeE r- 'ance.iSetofal, :afterwardsi dropiied "


but they were so few that a meeting was not held.


of King-street, In the occupation of t Clitheroe Old Club, limited, was jold


auction by to. Joseph Peers, at thi; and Royal Hotel, riri'd went' for


; 'The 'club house situated at ,ihe loth


.! 'An attempt was- iriade, on Ikhe ,l)th, by sending around the bellm'an.'to'i:et to­ gether a meeting of ratepayers public house in Long Bow for the ■pose'Of opening up -the Standei footpath question. At the houi the meeting was to have begun,


at pur-


fornal! m'


Sw mj £1)7.1


tie: at'


town were playing pranks In the ' after the engine had stopped on l_ nfght, the 11th, and when eyeryttoe had gone home the overlooker reques them to clear out. Bent on havlrig th fun, they declined to do so, consequen the overlooker locked them; In. He g"* the key, however, to a man who was ,


Three lads employed at a mill in tme sh ed


Friday] ese lied


;£to; £X-


pected to be on the premises for anotfier half-hour, and instructed him toilet lads out of the shed before he Tven^ho


But the man took hls departure forgetfulness of the three, prisopiri whose ardour for sport had, by th s nijii


11 leJ '0 ;al


the n,i ' ' driardiimri datod MARCH 4th, 1887 ; 0 —0 —0 - |-0—0 - 0 —0 cooled down. (Getting alarmrid at the


for'some loophole of escape Every door was found ito be fast, and all means of egress seemed to be but off. ^ e sltu- atlbn had beCbme despefate, when ,’t struck one of tfie youths that they might beat a retreat through the sky'ights. A •laldder was found, arid the lads made their exit by way of Ithe roofi lylthout, furtheridamage] other than a few broken panes. [At the same mill, on the follow-, ing morning, the operatives were startled to hear! a noise las ofrirekking glafis,- and to ’ seq :;a pair ] of leEs suddenly shoot through ah aperture above. Thriy after­ wards fburid that the lower extremities which had so,unexpectedly burs); Ion their astonished vlev), belonged to one of the younger connexions of the flrn).;who. In his perlgrlnatlbns pri the roof, had slipped]through a sky|bght,'


the Ecclesiastical Comjrilssloner; the election of a new jvlcarage ..... ley. This, added to over £800 promised In ;dbnatl6ns, ileft abbrit £0(0. to oe raised by a proposed bazaar.


The 'Srim of !£'500 ,----------


'rillhe ■remarked * ien we met him m'the Sivoy 'during the week, he would rpass xenchman, or an American.. Quiet and


k cow Is; M. Pau. Morand,' the, French 'novelist and historian. JAs a friend^ of


I IKOSS-ClHANNI L COSMOPOLITAN. The most con plete cosmopolitan I


iuaily well friri an: Englishman, la ■reserved, 'he^spea ts English 'better than


prospect of speridlng the nigh; supper- ttogs English.^jHe must ^ Iriss anfi bedlessl they riCarched linxlously | tfie .Channel something like two hundred


^


hough the aviage person would'take 1 for well under forty he Is old enough tri have been a .rlilng young secretary in the French Embassy in London, before


E JUSTICE.


Ijhe god pf man, since trade began, has berin but pelf;


And while he Worships Mammon that will be his fate.


J 1 Arid justice is th i only power In human


Sqet flout; the sac: day:


:hlm and tlirew him down. Both carts passed over thee unfortunate man, whose


■ On the 16th,l a farm-labourer named John Forte, iri] the employ ol William Hayhutet, Forest Becks, met dee th under shocking clrcqmstances at (hatbum. He was driving two darts-alonj Sawley | road, the first; ladeiied with :;orn, the second iwith coal. The first horse be­ came festive, [and Forte wgs seen by John Taylor, a tailor residing In Chat- buiri; to run arid take hold of Its head whdn, apparently, the'horse overpowered


head Was smashed. Trie body was taken to the Brown Cow ton to "■ " coroner’s Inquiry. Fprte was a and left several children. ;


Icholr’ln a most expei]t way, arid Mr. D. Hanson, trie ofgatot,' enriched the ser­ vices with to excellent and sympathetic


p la y in g ." ''! ' ■' .


interpretation. Equally effective were the evening anthems, '' Sjng praise to Grid,’.’ In which a difficult solO:part was capably sung by Mr. E- Afien, arid “ 0 ye that love the Lord.” ;Mr. J. Robinson, ol CUtheroe, subinitted !two solos“ Llfes Balcony” and [‘For afi I ask,” his eniln- clatlon' and tone belpg .qf a very high standard. Mr.iJ. Hanson conducted the


A world obeying blessed*


ustlce Is a world that’s


A world devoid of cursed:


is' the only rock oft which a world can rest.


Of all In'life tha^’ first.


And- yet there ar) some tin-god hybrids . ' on the earth, ■ ;


nd;all mankind the dust;


Vihq seem to think that they did give the ‘ world Its birth.


' ‘ . '


For lloveibf glory . . . . may their days , ■, before the tomb, i


They are the mountebanks who plunge ' the world I n gloom, .


'


may their iouls lor ever be] In agony.


. ;


Butjswlne, like stakes and skunks, have I only got the Ir day,:


And troubles like the clouds do also pass away.


' !


,The number ol births In 1936 lotalled 598,766, sightly] fewer jthan In 1(34, but 18,343 more than In 1933, when the lowest ■birth-rate .was recorded.


land arid Wales during 1935, co ripared with 342,307 during the prevloik year.


349,5^6 marriages triok place, iri Eng- J .TITnIflB • /IiitHW


'T' ry •HlQR i'nnlTIfirfiCi I A.


Don’t trample little children underneath lerlin.


.imldst*ybur dall]' struggles for a front- I i row-seat,'


'


[■ . I '


your feet E. . OXBURGH.


:o take a fleetlni glance at this eternal . "'play;.


world’s a tleatre ... . . , fife the entrance fefe we pay,


’ ' .


,nd' also that me world mqst always I have softies vine;; | :


i - ' ;


Remember that the weather, is not .' always flnel.


, J


Ie,cursed with 'indless 'nightmares' rif their Infam:',


' j I ■;


justice is a world that’s 's sacred, justice Is the


T)he|laws of nayure are .Infallible and , just,


will soon he levelled in


Ye are a race o; and pray,


Arid now he’s curbed with ev’ry vice, from grefed to hate;


inan throughout the past has thought ofionly self:


hypocrites, who kfieel ifed laws of justice ev’r;


■1 fife; , ' ■ , :'i That can allay man’s hate and suicidal strife.


'Mr. John Dawson’s fish and frmt shop. . > „ hiacmst” of 50,000 known 'and 'iBelore entertog GovMnment service, he tegritifled men andwomenlwho are con-,


^ ( .g nduSe seCret service Sake a demoristra,tlon


; Inspector; Cameron, whb was nis , ,TH


!'!


LEAGUI lONLY


TO BAH!


EUROPE’S rfEEll ■ • SECul


the war. 1 He'was'In,England dn th, fateful August]Baip Holiday,Df 1914


pened at theiPrehch Embasfyjdurl those eventful hours


“THE INCREDIBLE ENG;.ISH.” Paul Morand' once told me wdit .,u


............................ Four dayd befdd England declared War, M. Mor uid wem


" " ' ' - I—-rig


to the Opera iwith the Ambassffior,' ill Cambon, and ; they returned to the EflJ bassy to find'that the French Premidr M. Vlvlanl, held been telephonlrig'all tW evening for neWs of Britain's ini'entli i.. In regard to the crls s. M. Mdrand w sent to- the 'phone by the Ambassadi i!. “ Eipialn to Kim,” hp said, “ M t therr'- a Bank HoUdriy In England at the ginning 6f August e nd that the'Brl won’t go to war until they have had thte hajday.” '! j;;' ■


That mesisage was ipparentlyi sifflcle/t Jor .iM. . VI'Lvlaril to the words of P


: ;) Morand, “Hd: was rendered Ispeechli hi


with astonlshhient at the ways 0 credible ^gfish.”


rihottfe box one day mst week proved ortte , . .,


Aii inte|:esting 'YOlil: C()NSTABLE.


THANK expe'rlence


their with


again the iqtiiet efficiency and helpfulness of)the London police motoring across Hackney Marsli._ ... I ran out of jjetrol. The nearest fill. station was at least two miles ajvay, eo i looked for |a; 'phone box In order to in touch mtri the Oarage. But no puflic 'phone box: was In sight.


es wt (


genenl I v'is


those .blue p'ollce.boJes. -A litHe dout fully, I went'river tc) the box, ripened tl little emergency . ’phone hatch and 0,. In touch with the police statieln., Tfie constable at: the other end: was; n ost. helpfill. .' “Iffi:;pu!, you .through! t(I garage,”, 'hei-eeild. ‘,‘Hahg up]| the |e- ceiver and wait uiitll you see the light glow redlabbve thq biox, Then lift the ngdl::ct wlthli. a petrol


; 'instead', jacioss the road w i one


receiver agaffi and yori’ll be talMng dl: to the geirage.” I dW so; and few minutes of ordriflng the was being sent out to nle. ■


people In' general, and Londoners in )Sr- tlpular. Is the oherige madeldjirlng the week that Coronation visitors will be )e ceived with coldness and reservp. A tjno time In theihlstonr of this country has the Englishman been so hospitable friendly towards the oversea^!visito) and as hosts the English people have rivals—anywhere.


■; That’s ser;v|ce! : BRITISH ; UOSPITALUY. : The groteest 'libel agdlnst


Ens lisa


■ Slgnlflriant of this Is the news thri; nuipber |of I'Lbndcn clubs, usually '1


[


most reserved and conservatlye sei t e of English fife, ar; to open'their eopcs to overseas visitors during the (joroni.tlon period. If; visitors stay in iTpwn laore than a few weeks they will be asked'to pay a riomiilal monthly subscription but that is all. In mjost cases they wiH . be allowed to use thq clubs for s x menths or more before brilng expected to loin


as lull irieiribers. J


Dominion and American visitor^ hone membership durlrig May. ; 7 probably the most) exclusive; c country, will open Its course to members of oversrias dubs for each weqk, and orily the;usual of 5s, a day will bri charged, lish Golf Union la persuading . . clubs to offer slmll ir facilities to Cor ipa- tlon visitors,;


Many golf clubs are alsd! offej „


Addin !fon, i ub Ir the


ccremted five lays green.fee The 'tog- all ether


i ' ' ;! JACK LONPONfi ' Some Causes of Vf6r(d


Earfliquake^. ]


College,;. meteorolrigical expert In an address on “Selsmplrigy” to piembete ol Preston Scientific Society last Thursday.


ea nyr-ainerj . r. i,uwio^u u*


REV. FATHER J The study of ea:


d by Father J P ;owland, ofStonyhurst "


irt p;e


;hquakes wafe expialri-


"'seismology, he said, waslqie .Ol the abungest of the sc ences, for; i) oilfi be­ came such In 1880 When ProfessorsMlhie and Ewing of Toklo began to Hevls : In­


struments in orderi that physical records could be taken, ketuauy thri firs , re­ corded earthquake was about 900 B.C., and .It was mentle^ned In the First .look


new slldlngs of the ground along a pre­ existing geological fault, orjelbe to new cracks Iri the earth s surface, afid the y all normally took place some distance fielow


of Kings. — I • ■ ,! I I , i Almost all earthquakes vyefe. die to


the ground: I Sea'Often Affected


Earthquakes ariected tliq ;roui'd|'l'i different ways, sometimes carising ver­ tical displacements or a contracUe n or expansion of the ground. Th,e sea was alsri often considerably affected—sime- tlmes by earthquakes 10,000: miles i.way


or even b ' y one right round the qthei side ofthe woqld


instruments whlci had been 7---T- . record' earthquake shocks, jarid showed


Father .'Roi----- -------


explained the vajrious ■ ■ ■ levised to


land explained by'diagrams'seine of his observations durlftg the recen) auroras seen in the skies, and showed ttieir peculiar effect uprin the lnqtrfimen|ts at


the College, G i g ^ t o l d


New Zealand and jSan Frapcls co. Before his lectuile proper. Father Row­


slides pf!the results of some rif frie|reat earthquakes of history In Japan, tooia,


ADD! ESS BY P. ROVyWND', jS.J.


There


other tvinn t


!M.f


: Natloris[Unlon and h tioriall: iSunday Scl clalnjedi.that crillec) onliv way to pe)mar thriti jltl provided c rich,' different! schc ‘ e Vlckr o: 'rson) piesld opening rei


Trie; selfishness o lutlUtylof piling u points' of view discs M/jMaeilver, of corirs'e df an address given' a) a pub)ld n the GUtheroe branei


wn mefe)j j


.! standing. That thli ' In jthij World’s lilstoij commeiji


sJfi belori , tog i ripw attefiipt i mdn Irifj the world ; a sense of falr| plari


'e League c ;he public fo


corild not tolvel 1j had- been ril


■ peace 'without;! waf , Natloni was nc , executqr but of] a pr| of vital Importaa popular. In this cti he weiie sincere afil hearing. 'We Were] privileges, and, so]! freedofn of speech;; lead the world Int thought in which ft be dlsriussed and s6)


NOT fli in 5])lte of the A® Ml kacivefisairi


refueed to comply;'* —In srime,quarters; League of Nations','’ the Union should li bellewed.that the If fhepilypossiWe sqf problems. 'To-d| thoiig it was, must have arms tt other nations Iwhoi merite, If they ;! fair play must; alloi as We)l, thus pilln| graiidchlldreri woi wondered If they h Inevitable logical ( arms, and more an Iroin the. land ap munition factories time when thpre y meri to produce; and! Ihe things ;t upon for Its exlste


jwhlin normally ,cl comrirted into, batti 'would eventually ]1| essentials of life :ti


;its'logical conclus Ithejijwere kUlini themselves. Heir armkments race'l


:trati]in bn Waq :;if ess&tlals.


1


necSsary to defeif t.hp!! situation ini


Sbme; people!'«


le arrahgenie [that delenc!


.0 people,'wou Itoalntaln' the ioubted it.


' the! peace of the paei'flsm. fher declared they w


.„iother. Idea i


’ circumstances. 1 stupid, but he h late. What we


■ muit needs be necessary for th feqri us, else we work for them, prexluclng ^oods would, in all pre out] of employme


WHER I I . i


Treaty of Verse number of Gen spdlls of war, ministry, he wa the Clyde, and 1 ment caused asi did not need h


Maclvorr


ap'd the result v people had; to g many It was


nirire ships, and kept busy. I The


dirbd; mllllbu Pi suffered a deatli


.; Into a: panic. ;th


iRub well itoroataiide


I ofi England he | ! trie world’s


was' to


did not go to they would gaii nritlon to gain f tiW? ! Even if I aftd took all th


1 England were a nat oft became o thought we: woe beebme' mere si


I the Ume]( [Selves 7to 't


lered which] to defend ti


' and thb Great! ;WaJ 'keep'Crintlnually bef Europe! and their fol ti e ria)lons shriuld]'| a mental plane.;


people bf this and t The blqest and the; —thofeq commemora


tiops 0) their wobl Nationis Union]exist of. thq Leaguri st;


en!------------ nation in i m irid resorted t|


y/ere many nl liands teBtifyli


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