1 (!l CLITHEkOE ADVERTISER AND T ip S , jcted to take place abplit 8-30 .p.m., or eveo:


InMAhlre Table Tenhis Association will'be fld/and it is confidently anticipated that 1 ttie key otEcials will be elected, and a .


1ai°\’he same hall diu'ing thq tea interval' Kut 5 p.m. the inaugural meeting of the East,


rafi programme for next season drawn up.. I is'interesting to mention that the suggest-


JigUsh Association, and that i^. should asso-. lata itself with the new countvi prganisation,' lit ihat it should remain otherwise an auto-


Ins for this new body taclude support of the


ImDCtitions in the future are Accrington Imdav Schools. Accrington Works, Darwen, iackbum. Burnley Works Bmley, Bacup. Hid iRossendale, Nelson and Ribblesdale, but., ivo of these must first of all affiliate to the- InMish association before they can become lembei's' of the new association, although I In told there is nothing to|;prevent their;, Inding officials to Satuiday’s meetmg^ .at;


i Iiinous body. Lcbeues which are expected'to enter the-


|ccrington.j , ,


5 H. Grecnwopd and J. Taylor JoHandicap!


Ii2'


SOCIAL ! SERVICE CENTRE V. WHALLEY i CONSmVATIVE CLUB


i ; 1. i ■U. O'Neil afidJ.Tpmer ii


1,0 T. Leonard I and D. Tavlof 8 Handicap


fl4 ■ '3 H. Duckworth and : 3 Handicap ' |13 .


5 J. Porter and C. Bailey W. HargreavK


J. Barlow and T. Taylor 4' J. Jackson and ;G. Garratt 5


^ , , Handicap 3


. northern D ‘I St, JAMES'V. PARISH


IVISION CHURCH


C. Slingeir and P. Whiteside 2


and W. Calverley O' L. Shuttleworth


2 T. Kitchen' and J. iLiver;. j , T. Briggs and R^Hoi^er 3


: , NEW TITLE HOLDERS.


i Ito call J Greenwxid thampion inl the- sindcs' competition isilike splitting hairs, ;for actuallv the final went the full five games,, and .up to 23 all in thb last set. It is a ipity I Uicr6 cannot be tw6 champions, beca^o


Handicap 0 3


3 Ir. a. Kindle and Ri. Copelanc ' ' G. W. Andertbn and; H.


' ; i ;


IIVNALLEY CHURCH INSTITOTE V. ' CLITHEROEr^' CONSERi|aTIVES


first division. II 4 A Briges and W. Ireland ' E B. Colgate and J.j


Swales 1 Briggs 2;


.H Cheetham and J. Keys 0 • ,j


|


j Handicap 4 ' ^ ^ '


'5 S. Ashton and C. ijicklek i!' I E. Brooks and A. Peters 0 •


f f )


JPood anjd 0


0 - ® - ^ - 0 - Q FOOD AND FLOWERS.


MIXED MEMOS.


.sooner, but they flower more strongly thaii loose toots. Buy boxes of seedlings, plant the flowers into small pots, bring theni on In the frame, and have pot plants for the summer bedding.


Sa|ie Money.—Pot plants,, of course, [


an aucuba, ;a holly, and a laurel, may not berry. They flower, but the, flowers do not turn into fruits. Male and female shrubs may be planted alternately In the hedge for fruitfulness. Or, some nursery­ men [supply the shrub with'the male and female varieties grafted oni the same plecd of.stock. Every shrub Is then',a fruitful bush.


Mdting Shrubs.— Gome shrubs, such as i ['


leafy waste should be put Into an open­ ing in the ground. 'When It has decayed, plant foods will be ready to be liberated, and [it will be In condition for digglM into the beds. ' The waste ages more quickly with a good; covering of sol}, lime assist decomposition, and soot makes lit unpleasant for Insects and epriches It.


Fot the Flowers.—Rot the refuse. The


time for pulling the smaU bulbs from the amaiyllls purpurea. Both the young and the parent bulbs will do better on thdlr own Pot up the parlour lilies Into rich


Ti e lUies should be shaded from strong .sunshine by drawing the curtains. They


sou with the shoulders of the bulbs grow-; tog.


. , M


need plenty of moisture from .the tlitte whe:! they start growing in the spring unti. they have finished flowering to the; autilmn. Soak the soil every few days Dy plunging the pots in water for several;


mhntes. ' ,|


'pocket at 19-15 in the fifth set. He .then. I reached 20-17. only td see Greenw'ood wonm his wav to 20-20, much to the joy of the latter s. ‘chief second,.who executed|an I n ^ war I dance to congratulate his hero. ■


charlie Fort, once again ninner-up, played a. elorious game, failing pnly at the crucial mo-, mem when he apparently ha^the gam^e ip ^ .


' the match rested on two [Mints, and H- Green- he first time. Perhaps it i is true to W that.


After mt„


wood saw' that, they counted on his side, thus, t wresting the title from its Cl theroe home for


, . In the, first set H. Greenwood plaved ^ I deaving Charlie Fort, the star atfficker^ounJ.


wonderful recoveiy. ,r|j .


came into his ora. deciding'that attack,was the best defence, and; we saw Greenwood ine: his best to retriei e those famous forehand smashes, which he a xomplis^ed many times, usuallv only to give Charliepother.ch^ce' for a'hearty crash. [ The third game w^. Greenwood's, and wc kll thought Charlie had s .shot his boll: but hh(cqnfounded


ering in attempts t > 1 defend. IHien CharUe- aupporters alike by feyelltag .reAf^vs.^hrotga


;bMv thought Charhelhad, won on to ioiSt 'Greenwood plodded on, flickmg them hack


bj walkmg away'wipi .the fifth Mt. I F the score read something hkeflus. 7^ for


big margin in the fbmth set. and aftOTmds. ort, 13-7, 19-15, an^-actually 20-1'L, Evere-


final, and there ough; te be two medals. I wish L could |ay ihe same about [the


from 17 to 18, theh! 19, and finaUy 20 aU. Perhaps that Indiaii war dance mspn^Her- bert. as after his equWiser I thought Charll6 cave up the ghost. At any rate, it was a grand


.Greenwood and Dawson ^jthe waj. _ Tne points were widely IsCparated. .We ffiw httle


.henchman to bettehthinp, ^y m e ^ of tskill and places, fofpes hfe opponents to play


^


except that H. G#nwqod,and D. Dawson j won on;their .mente, with .m


nhe game he wants pem tojilay. J^ere m othmg more to ndd^bout tto dembte toffi


.siiare, so taking iM.ffl chaimionships te Wtol-1 ley lor the first tipje, and also ,lor the first |


uhie awav from Moor Lane. , Details'of matches: i


H. Greenwood 3;| J. Barlojv 0. PINALr- ■


H. Greep'ood 3: :■ DOUBLES


a , H. Greenwood ani . Fletcher 0


nd T. Wilson 0. ' W C. M. Port and J.


. I i


. • : SINGLEB|-&mi-finals- ^ j C.M. Forts; D|Porkr O.


, j


. ; j j


C.iM. Ports, ^emi-finals—


ic D, Daw'spn 3; W. Briggs Pafker 3:' ,H. Briggs and


PpAL- i '


H. Greenwdod and D' Dawson 3. ' C. M. Fort add J. Parker.. . . 1


Greenwood, while the .doubles!,championOTP is now held by H. Greenwood and D. Dawsoa


f Thus the singlei’l tiUe has changed han^ rom Geofl. Ford, who did hot compete, to ; ; I ; ' i MOOR.


o OBITUARY.—alfler i an illness extenitog. dver two months,' the death occurred yrator- sav raoming of Mrs.. Sarah Bond, of 8, Albert


Twice married, her second husband James Bond, a jdinei' and wheelwright, od


treet. In hei- sixtieihi year, she was borp flc. Stopper Lane, her [maiden name being Woo^


Stopper Lane. who[ died 22 years ago. Mcwe, svmpathv will beiextendea to Mrs. Botos daughter and iour. sons, alljurundmed. Tto interment will takb place at Gisbum tp-mor-,., row (Saturday') afternoon. |


i


ated by a large dalhering m the UnlonrStreen Methedist ChurSi on;Wednesday reghn, ceedinglv interesting and amusing, tnytMiw was in every way a success! Dr. J. H. i to - weather presided Thanks to Mr. Hopper and 'the chairman wei'evoicedhyMr. J. Wu!rii^fi> J.P. The soloist was,Master EbOhArffipdffi^ who sang four songs Very sweetly—“ The MU^ ket,'’ “Killarney’’ "Little Teddy Bear,” and "When song is sveet.” Mrs. J. Wdkii^n


HREC1TAL.-A irecital by the Rev. a jM " ooper, entitled i" The Harmonium, irom.


Clogshop.Chrotolesi” was greatly apnrKi


and Councillor w Wilkinspn were the pM- ■ists. Supper was! served by the ladies, ine


'


masks has been passei} by the Czecno Slovakian Govehunent.


A law compejl ng all citizens to buy gas


effort, which resized about ^liwas purpose of helpin' to cover the cost ol new hymn books. ' '


doubles’ final, wheW these i same two left­ handers entered tht arena agam with their partners, but an eWy.H netary sugge^d


:or nothing of Fort s, smashes m this gme. and even Dawson, m ially so erratic, vfas.Able to indulge in his w¥cl hits Without PW ^ i^ his partner at all. In fact, Dawson looked as goo^ as GreenwoodUbut those _who know wM realise how ninaht Greenwood


• I ■


have never seen him play before. He .flicked/ l and he smashed to he tune of a 21-9 MdJ


Greenwood has" thaLlittle b t of someuiing the othei*s haven't got: skill, jaliied with spin, under cut. what vou Will, and, p r e ant restraint. The litter, won him the tiUe> and he merits our congratulations for: ms


.^d^ the light up or dtiwn in its runners. pialtliy Flowers.-Improve the soli.


less frame can be kept from becoming too wet, if a deep hole Is dug at the top and at the bottom of the enclosure. The ■way to ventUate a frame, so that draughts shaU be avoided. Is to raise the light on a piece of wood rather than, to


Tlie Frame.—The soU inside a bottom­


Theimeans to this end Includes early dig­ ging so that the weather can go Into the beds,! and a dressing of Ume. Ume makes grotind porous and, therefore, airy-


: healthy. Patching the Lawn.—The bare places


.should be dug six Inches deep, and the earth should be replaced with mould. Growing the grass from seeds Is one way of repairing the lawn. Ttirf from a nurseryman is another way. A third way: Pufl the grass out of the; paths, and plant these “ weeds ” In the b^e places.;


turns‘sour. Plants cannot [flourish fn soured soU. The. drainage of a window box I can be made | effective j by fixing ■wedges on the box *in orderi to keep it off I the sUl, and by laying a layer of cinders in the box In order to keep the drainage holes from being choked with


thelsoU.


.shiTibs flower on their same year’s shoots, while sprlng-flowerers flower on the sh^ts that started the preceding spring. The former shrubs could sooii be pruned


pruning Shrubs] — Autumn-floweriig ' I ' ' I


the' shoots that would flower might be •cut away.


In (jrder to encourage the shoots to start, and! to flower, the sooner; Spring- flowering shrubs should not; be pruned until they have flowered, for fear that


; j [


i,he‘ spray, and finer bells. In gardens than they have to the woods. Deep dig­


[|


lilies of the Valley.-These plants are wild flowers, but they have more bells to


ging and a liberal diet improve the stem of blooms. Planting should be done I in the' first dry spell of soil for fine, first- .sprtog blooms.


.tile, because letting air into soil makes it more wholesome and liberates locked-up


instead of the ordinary flat dlgglng- where the soU is ferown into triangular ildges—that ground will be thoroughly aerated. The soil will be the more fer-


Ridging.—Where ridging is practised


is the sign that some of tte tubers hwe lotted-have shrunk. The cto“ P ^


■ the repacking. il


. cluster to cluster itylth a toather duster. The middle of tte'day Is


flower in the glasshouse. . pollen, in order; to set


for the work. lightly brash the^uen across the flowerk when they we


Peach Blossom.—The buto ™Ay be_ m , _____ . . to t t|me The Pick.—'Thk [best dessert bramble Is


gard to cultlvatlpn toan raspherrlM^ . Frame Carrots]-The earliest crapts


may be sown to March to the under a glass covered, Po^totoess b()x.


the seeds will ncit succumb^to wetaess because the frame wlU excludeJ'Pe r ^ Grow a stump-rooted variety, Peca^^ this shape of tuber Is ipore weighty


while It Is young. THE ALLOTMENT


PLANTS AND THEIR FOOD^ ! Three foods should he had to totod.


Any crop needs a little fuUer quantity of what Is needed toj^otder to develop its edible part must be profit­ able. Phosphate; tocreases .the W tion of edible root to foUaga ^ encourages the peM and b e ^ to flow^^ the earUer. Potoh puts QU^ty Into ^ flesh and into the flavour of the; roots and of the fruiting erops^ N Itrato (nitrogen or ammotoa) promotes | tne


growth of leaf and steJk.^^^ ghore'-^the The native Bof the sea


cabbBCG f&inlly» urtlchpke,_andsea^^^^^^


their other requteemmts.. ^ e classes of crops use their toods to toffer ent nrooortlons. 'Crops shouto| pe ETouoed into roots—potatcios, Mputs, lto“^ “frSttog vegetables-peas,lbeaM


Ito •' leaf Md stalk vegetables-brasset® eeks. The root crops heneflMrom:niuch


sprouts L d celery are lniPR- and into bulb crops—onlonls (ana


_


the Lowberry, tod the best is the Loganberry] Both have the sap Of a red raspberry [and the coinmon black­ berry, They easily Pleased with re­


°The Clamp.^When a I clamp has sunk


have to be remade. Flowers of might be sprlnWed among the tubers,in


Window Boxes.—Continually wet soU Tile Window Uly.-The spring Is the 0 - 4 0 - 0 —0 - 0 - ; ^ 0


potash and phosphate, and from a little nitrate, i The fruiting vegetagles like much nitrate: they will find enongji pot­ ash and phosphate,. except thel osll Is llght^whlch means, hungry. The bulb crops arie best pleased with a mixed diet,


j' ; HDMDS. : '


animal or vegetable matter. ITie ad­ vantages of manure over fertilisers are:; Spread beneath, the top spit, the drainage of the depth of soli Is secured and humus Is added In quantity. A bag of fertiliser maj( have some humus with th6 same amount of plant food in bags of manure. Hunias has the power of energising the nitrate-making bacteria living to the top spade’s [depth of soil Humiis absorbs sunshine. Humus makes light ground more moisture-holding; Heavy ground Is not damtiened, rathe It Is prevented from solidifying, because the'humus powder would keep the particles of clay from sticking together. Soils can become too full I of humus. Then they sour.' 'Die surfacq'mosstog Is the sign of a soil sour­ ing. | time Is I the way of heuttallslng humus-of heating up some humiis and thus ma dng the soil healthy again.


Humus is the flhal result of decayed |mavdres and ferulisers


centrate 3 maimre; a tuunufacturer’s waste 01', some! chemlimlly tre a ts sub­ stance. A manure Is ‘natural material, sucl] as sewage sludge, fish refuse, animal manure, and leaves; while'fertUlsqrt may be the sime materials in a condenteated form. Sewage and fish are nmnures, but, when reduced to powder In a factory, fer­ tilisers. The proprietary hop and peat manure! are the natural materials en­ riched vlth quantities of nitrogen, phos­ phate apd potash. ' :


■ . Mi ■' - FLOWER GARDEN. standard Roses..


Blush and bosom and sweet breath. Took a shape In roses.” ; ,


Whatsoever of beauty ' Yearns and yet reposes.


around I and over supports, so that the results resemble rose trees. The support for the climbing rose Inay be a tree trank eight feet long. Saw the branches, so that ten-inch lengths are left. These stakes will have to bear heavy burdens and| thky will [have to withstand gales. A tylde opening should be made for the climber oecause If the roots of a plant are spread u high I feeding range is secured, butjtoslle this opening a narrow i hole should t e dug for the stake.' The stake wlUjhe the better supported If bricks are rammed Into the earth against It, An­ other way of giving additional support to the stake is to drive a'triangle of poste into the pltotlng opening, so that the topi of the posts can be nailed near the botnm of the s ^ e . The lives of the stal;e and the p6m will-be length-; ened when the, part to ile byried and the several Inches above the surftoo are tarijed. ’The rest ol the wood may be painted the horticultural shade of, green. Vigorously growing, and robust,'varie­


Suitable varieties should be trained


Manuring Is the bulky way of fejsdtag for the :rOps. A fertlUser inay be con­


,'Edited by Tom Newiqui, Secretary of ScienMo Poultry Breeds s’ Assoclt^tlon, I and E^tor of “iSgp.”


to aMut eight weeks and are to be kept con- flnea throughout the growing stage Success depends very largely on suitable hoising and feeding and [prevention of feather-pulling ,andjcaimibaliism. i '


Itet us assuike that' chicks have be m reared


' Wpe 6-8 weekk old chicks may housed at toe rate of onfe bird for each square foot of floor area] Mter this stage they require con^derably morb room if troubles are to be


[able for: intensive work, that is to say, one that admits ah abundance of direct light and Is ■well ventijatel will, be satlsfaitoiy for ; lyou^ stock, tod little heed be said regarding [ ite design. It is, however, particiila: 'ly, impdr- [tant] to avoid [overcrowding and coddling, for these factors I ate! frequehtIy','tespoiisibIe for faUfe or at least only partial success.


Any well coinstructed house of a suit- , I .


; avoided. Notj less! than 3 sq. ft. of f oor spade per bird should belprovided up to foi r months of age, toereafter,4 sq. ft. for flocks of about


important; as toe birds are entirely dependent on what we give them.’ The folliiwlng will make a suitable ration for growing pullets:— 201bs. bran; lOlbs. alfalfa meal (or dried grass); 40Jbs. fine middlings; 241b. yellow maize meal; lOlbs. ground bats; ( lbs. meat and bone qr fish meal; 2 per ceni. mineral mixture. This mash should be fed until the pullets are 5i to 6 months olfi. Earlkhatched birds should have this mash until fhey have settled down to steady production.


normal circumstances where the frpnt of toe house is open to admit light, cod liver oil will not be required at this season and o include it in, toe mash will only add to .U e cost of feeding, but where to young stoct is kept under comUtions that make adeiuate ex­ posure to light impossible. It should be used. •The composition of the dry hr ish Is all


ilOO.I, In; smalierj units a, propo-tionately' greater area'tooifld provided,'e.g., 10 pullets should require, a [house about lOf;. x 12ft. durihg toe 8 to 16 weeks stage, thtreafter a, Plact 16ft. X |12ft. would be’, about right for toe mnainder of the growlng.periol and for adul^t bhds. j . This' latter'Is equivalent to rather more toan;8 sq. ft. per bird, which is not fexcessive for flocks of 30. r '


BpijI§ING COSTtS. . I ■' . i


.extehding about 5ft. or 6ft. from tho front of the pouse, fodd and water being provided in. both balcony and house, toe floor sp ice in toe latter may be, reduced very considerably,.for the total area, av'afiable in house anl balcony neeil not be greater, or very little greater, than provided in a house without a balcony.


‘ The cdst of housing growing stock in , total confinement iq very, expensive comp ired with. Blatlied floor housing, but it is possible to reduce expenditure by using wire-floored sun balconies or verandahs, as they are i ometimes called. If thdse are miade of reasot able size,


feathered when [it is removed :'rom the brooper, and; at this stage', and, in fact, throughout the life of toe bird, there should bd no coddling. An intensively reared chick Is nit delicate, but it soon will be if toe front of toe house is closed merely be:ause, toe; weather is cold. Of intensive rearii g we may say that the more closely conditio^ in the' house are made to correspond with thbse exisi.ing on range, p e better, at leist.so far as the provisiDn of,fresh air, varying temper­ atures and direct [light are concei-ned,'and, for which.there•aj'e no substitutes. Ir( order that toe bards shall have toe full;


A healthy, well-teared chick shou d be well


beneflt of these: natural, heqlto-giving agencies the fronts of toe houses should be open day and night during the spring and' summert months, unless rain'Is driving "into i, them. In sheltwed situations itj is rarely; neebssary to close i toe shutters, even duriiigj the [winter.


|; FEEDING. |[ ' F(ir growing pullets in total conflnement


ties! must be chosen. The stakes should be quickly clothed. The roses should be robust, because they would be exposed to wind! high to the air. • Liberal feed­ ing j is desirable, for the : reasons ol enepuramg quick progress and of strengthening the flower shoots. Strong flower shoots should be encouraged to order. t( make the flowers grow upright. The cliiibers should be fed with a mulch of man ire every spring, and a meal of manure or mixed fertiliser should be given e mry July. Fork up the -ground once a month so that the air cto enter the! bed i. Air makes pitot foods to the soil actve. . Roses for the purpose of this article


toeldry mato system of feeding is advised. 'Wetj mato cannot':be recommended, as toe bii& lare apt to find toe intervals between meals rather boring, and lack of (|ccupatidn| may induce cannibalism. ! , ’The 'dry mato should be fedj ad lib.'early iii


i ■'


jqb Ifqr TqHE w p i ; SPRING CLEANING.


ular intervals during toe winter months, the renewal of toe Utter is often delay to as long


the [season, but nbw that toe days toe longer it Is quite a good [plan to; close, tqe hoppers for la couple of hours in toe morning, giving a light feed of grain in the 'litter to encourage exercise and find [the birds sbmetoing to do. I Tje evening grain feed toould bb a liberal


one the birds being givbn as mu(m as they will clear up readily about an hqur before dus t, or in summbr time; say betwe m 6 and [’I


O Ck.


are,; 'Three roses without thorns: Zephyr- ine[ Drbuhin, cherry jink, moderately scented; Mrs. Alfred : Carrlere, white, heavily perfumed; and Tausendschen, rose pi Ik, scented, a bunch-flowering variety. Two roses that keep their fol age nearly aU the winter; are: Alberic Barbler, cream, scentless, a hunch- floivereii variety: and Lady Gay, rose pirk, st entless, bunch-flowering. Other sultabh roses; Climbing Frau Carl Dnschcl,' white, scentless,, with extra- thick Lower [leaves; Conrad F. Meyer, sil''ery rose,'full of fragrance; Carmine Pmar, ^gle-flowered cluster variety, no scent; Francis, similar to the Crimson Ramblfr, butithe blooms aTe followed by scarlet berries, no scent; General MtlArtlur, crimson, moderately scented; Carolire Testeut, shell pink, moderately scentec; Glolre de Dijon, buff, moderate­ ly'scented; and Irish Flreflame, reddish orange single flowers, highly fragrant.


To Weak


For School. A YOUNG GIRL’S ANEMIC STATE.


I . . :


anrem: c that she was forced to stay away from school,” states Mrs. Eccles, of 4, Oshorfie Road, Handsworth,' Birmingham.


f’Mjr daughter grew so weak and


“p(jsel whol to nearly fourteen years of age,' b :ckme very listless and depressed; she would often burst Into tears for no, reason at all. She could not eat, grew very 'lale and often had Bad head-: aches.


.[; g : |"W( tried various remedies, but there:


hbr appetite picked up and she grew more cheerful. Day by day Rose gained' strength, and now, after taking Dr. Williams pink, pills for two mohths, the difference Is really wonderful. All signs


when girls sorely need a health-help, Dr. Williams brand pink pills are tovtdu- able, They give new life and vlttolty to weak anremlc girls because they actually create new rich blood—so essen- tial’to the growing girl. Of all chemists, is. 3d. a box (triple size 3s.) but ask for Dr.WllUams,


of antemla have disappeared and she Is to splendid health.” [For'the tiding years of the ’teens, just


as mis is a good tource ol toe protective vitaf rnMA, and incidentally a cheaper s )urce than cod liver oil. Mtoy poultiy keepers pppear to M in doubt as to whether col livSr .oil shoald be fed to i growers reared, intensively. It :s purely a question of direct pght. In


For intensively reared birds toe gi aln ration shofid contain 5(11


’CM ( :' ' i per cent! of ydow maize, as possible.


the Utter has been down for some time it is advisable to renew It before toe arrival of warmer weather. At this stage, no not put new Utter over' old, but remove i he latter, brush the floor, and Utter with fresh straw, peat moss, or other suitable mateml. ’ Nest boxes should not be overloq ted. Take’


Attention should be paid to this i latter. If I


out toe old Utter and burn it. !Irush;and scrape toe nests (especiaUy to to i corners), spray with a good disinfectant, ani after re- Uttering, sprinkle with a reUaple insect


ipowder. • I I


queries addressed to toe Edito ■ of this journal) [


(Mr. Newman wiU persgnaUy (nswer aU ;' ,


MRUtL ‘ MEETIlle.


SIR EDGAR HORNE’S SI’EECH. ASSETS EXCEED *315,0 10,000.


INjDOME OVER A MILyON A WEEK.


POUNDS


the outstanding features of “ a profltab e ana progressive year” by the ChalrmSn, Sli] Edgar Home, to his speech t ;t the 88th annual general meeting of the j’radentialx Assurance Company, held to Itondon on Thursday last. Match 11th. I


■iliree new records were annbuncedjus'


new business to the ordtoaiw branch, £^0,760,000, were both the highest In the htotory of the Company. The t)tal work­ ing costs to the industrial hr mch were omy 22.8 per cent, of the premiums


■The assets, over £315,000,000, and the I [


£526,400 In the Ordinary Uf a 'Branch premium, income and £765,200 to the Infiustrlal Life Branch. For ;he second ye'art to succession the toco ne of the


iB no improvement until, on my oth^’s advice, we started giving her ur. 'WfUiains pink pills. Within a week


life branches are maintained at the same rates as for 1935. In the Ordinary Bfanch'the rates are £2 ps. Oc. per cent, for the whole life assurances and £2 for endowment assurances. In 'the Industrial Branch, the bonus is £ 1 12s, Oci. per cent. [Over £8,700,000 was paid in claims by


The reversionary bonuses In the life 1


received, the lowest figure ever 'reached. Sir Edgar reported an Ircrease!of


cotopany from all sources exceeded £52,000,000.


dangerous habits before: he became in­ volved in an accident. Sir Ed ;ar added that It was becoming more ;ind more apparent that the public sh mid avail themselves of actildent Insura ice. , In­ surance could not prevent the t (icuiTence of accidents but it could ml igate the financial hardship which folio ved,, As regards life assurance overseas, th


J


Prudential'was now weU estaliUshed to all the principal parts of the E nplre. For 1936 the overseas new businesi. exceeded


£8,000,000.! ^


cent sir Edgar said, were Invested to the United Kingdom, while 9-! per cent, were to the ! Dominions, Co onies apd India, leaving only 9.3 per ceninvested outside the Empire.


Of the assets of the compaiy 81.4 per :


Kwith the Prudential wqs oflerei! to.all fpU to e members of the Brltlst Widows’ to f , both indoor and outdoor.


over the business of the Brith h Wldotys’ Assurance .Company and employment


During the war the Prudmtlal took / ^


with a membership of over 8,6( 0,000, paid out more than £3,900,000 on iccount bf rickness, disablement and maternity benefits. Further, nearly £! 00,000.■yias spent on dental beneflt alone. Members


TOe Prudential Approved Societies, [


of these societies wherever toey reside In Great Britain or Northern J reland eh- joy the valuable services rendtred by the staff of the company. They t Iso gained by the favourable investment of funds which helped' to produce the surpluses


from which the additional bejieflts were provided.


SAWLEY.


vices were held in the Methodls : Chapel on Sunday. The preacher afternoon and eveh-


' TRUST SERVICES—


death and maturity of endowments [in tffe todustrlal Branch, while the bonus addlwons to claims and surrmders ! ex­ ceeded £1,900,000, [Dealing with the Increase to rciad acci­


The ahm al trust sdr-


dents Sir Edgar said that thii Improve­ ment to the roads had not kep; pace -with the development of motor traffic. Itoe nfew regulations, placing the trunk rtiads uhder one central authority, should; )fe- duce the number of acciden^ts to both persons and vehicles. He ex; iressed the hope that the police would bt successful to the attempt now being made to ciiire the bad, cafeless or selfish driver of his


she evening was heard to advai itage in the


the able , leadership of Mr. J. H. Oddle, 'faf t Grindleton,' gave an excellent lendering bf


olo “In the hour of trial.” The choir, undbr


Pickup and Mr. H. Proctor tak ng, the sojo parts in a creditable manner. Mr. P. Harrir son officiated at the organ. Th i collections, a in aid of trust funds, amounted n £5 3a Bd.,


he anthem, ‘fSun offfiy Soul,” Mrs. N. P. n Increase on the previous,yeaj,; •


ing, was the Rev. John lVinn, of Audenshaw, and formerly of the; Clitheroev ilrcuit. who delivered eloquent and.'forcefu . discourses. The special'soloist was Mr. T. Bioadhead, bf Twlston, who,' in the [^afternoon,'sang with ■good effect the solos “If with all; our hearts ” t (Elijah) and "Dawn, Mntle-flouer,’’ and In


While droppings boards are clem ed at reg­


It is Wiser to give them a good intensive growers’ mash for a few weeks qfter they commence to lay. . ;


HOPPERS.


. For Indoor use th® .opsR trougfi type of hopper with a spinner along the t ip. to pre­


! ■ A trough Sin. wide, 5in. deep with a one- inch lip inclined Inwards will be fo md satis­ factory! The 'spinner should be it oimted in slots in toe end pieces and shoujid I e so fixed that toe clearance between tob edge of toe lip and toe spanner bar is about’2i toe hes.


vent' toe birds fouling toe inash is quite efficient, mid If not overfilled there is little waste.


liver oil, is also suitable for birds 'Vhich are transferred to laying cages before they are mature and for early hatched pull its placed in the cages when coming into prodt ction. It is inadvisable to give these birds a battery c layers’ as soon as they are mo zed to the


FOR b a t t e r ie s !. The above ration with toe addition of cod


ages or [Immediately they commer ce laying


suit seaton. A good suit Is an integral part of a \rell-dressed w( map’s wardrobe, and proves a wonderful' stand-by for all Important occasions.' Botff Paris and London anticipate that this spring will herald one bf the best-tailored seasons we haw had for years.


It is good news ’.that [thlb is to, be a


suits' will be variety In b eslm and gaiety of colour. Broad squa'e shoulder lines are shown In the sUhourttes of the new jackets, which, too, are ihorter, being of hip-bone length. Many 1 avei high ‘revers: others, buttoning close to!the throat, have none at all


The chlef cUaracterialcsiof the new ,


Hip or side pockets are an important feature, and quite half of the hew .suits have double-bteasted jackets. Their seams 'are often hand itltched In thick contrastihg thread.


' j Skirts are shorter, bel! ig 12 to 13 Inches I


frbiil the ground, and i tost pockets on the hips, ei her seams, or frtmt panel seims. effect is slim, pleats as la rule being placed each'side of the back. With the new page-toy jackets skirts


models .have to the back The general


are fine woollens, flamiels, tweeds, and whip cord, and for the warper weather, plain slub shooting shantung, silk linen, and thick printed cottons.


are wider and many-go) ed. I noticed that the favoured materials


“'••I JLJ**


ABOUT THOSE STAIRS, ByaUNEIAM.,


of use. In furnishing them, therefore, regard should be paid to safety as well, as economy. Carpet offers as good a foot­ hold as any material. Bu[: to get good life out of stair carpet several points require attention. The e must, of course, be pads under' the carpet. If each pad Is fastened down with a'cpyifie pf drawing pins oh the side fartehe st from the tread,


The stairs in any hou ie get a good deal the carpet will not slip, . | ■


'available for'intensive reared-lirds Is a matter of considerable importance: or crowd- tog at toe' noppers is'as' bad as over- rtowdtog houses: both lead to [bullylpg, riervoiisness, [a number of tmderfpd young­


very much. One about 3ft. long is very con­ venient, beinfi easily moved from house to house, if necessary. The total feet tog space


The length of toe hopper does npt matter


sters, land possibjy cannibalism. The number, of lineal feet of hopjier accom­


modation per' 100 birds should b( not leqs: than 12ft. for birds from eight weel s to three! months: 16ft! up to five months, [thereafter!


20ft. Hoppers and driiikets should be rm d from: the floor to prevent contamination pith lltter[


and droppings. Throughout the growing period keep the


disease.


litter dry and reasonably, clean. ! lamp and dirty litter is ah ideal'breeding gjround for


all the footmarks. L.ghtcir tones with dark borders Ibbk well It you buy stair carpet to two pieces which, together, 'somewhat exceed your actual needs, you will And that economy to!wear is the result. It Is possible 'a reverse both of the pieces, altering the positions of those portions which taie the tread when the stairs are used* The halfrlengto, too, are lighter to carry oul doors for beattog, and nobody will notlc; thb join to tiie middle of the stairs provided It Is hidden by a stair-rod.


Plata dark colours In stair carpet show ’


more frequently you rui the cleaner over the stair carpet the he .ter it will wear. To avoid unnecessarj’ work use wooden


Dust and grit harm a epraet, so the ! ^


stair-rods. They need only a quick rub ■with furniture polish to keep th ra }n


good appearance. ■' ••I A * ■ f VLt -


EaBY’S t mlet. By SYLVIA JAMES.


ttnted compleion can be e ^ y mOTCd- So. baby’s toilet Is on s of the most Im­ portant items of babyifraft.! Baby should be balJl :d before its meals,


The loveliness of baby’s soft, dellcately-


all preparations beinu made before the phiiri Is undressed. For the bath soft water should be provic ed at “ body heat,


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MODERN POULTRY


FRIDAY, AIAIIGH i9th', 193^;. 0 -


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suirs FOB Spring. By .“PHYLp,”


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,98F.\ ’ You can readily soften water tfa t 'Is hard by adding to It a few crystals of carbonate of ammonia.


diluted with warm water, should be got ready with the bath. This Is use^ for washing baby’s eyes, nose, and' mouth, after the child pas been undressed to the vest. Use separate swabs of cotton wool for each eye, nostril, and for the mouth. Now remove baby’s vest, and soap


.A little dash of boraclc acid, well


baby’s body with a pure brand of skin soap. Then lift the infant Into the hath, supporting .the little one’s head In! the crook of your left arm with your hand under the child’s buttocks. Bab^ should not remain to the water longer than three minutes.


to wrap babjr to on your lap.j Bring one end of, the towel up over baby’s body to the neck; the other end being folded over baby’s head. An old linen Sheet makes fip Into fine absorbent towels for drying a b^by. To remove the moisture do not mb, but gently dab baby all over. Then ipowder carefully, using fine violet powder.


Have a warm soft Turkish towel ready 1 '


SALADS IN THE SPRING. By MRS. MABEL M. HAR'T.


tuce and a few pieces bf watercess. Skin arid slice two large tomatoes. Chop fine­ ly 2 spring 'onions, 2 gherkins, and 6 stuffed olives; and mix with a small tin of sweet com. To the mixture add salt and pepper to taste, and the juice of a lemon, and stir thoroughly.' Now arrange the lettuce leaves round a shallow dish, and


SWEET CORN:—Wash and dry a let­


place a circle of tomato slices on top. Put the mixture to the middle, sprinkle with cayenne pepper, and garnish with the watercress,


Into thin pieces about an Inch long and place to a salad bowl. - Finely chop the whites of two .hard-boiled eggs and 3 shallots and tolx with the shredded cel­ ery. Make a mayonnaise sauce with the yolks of the eggs and use it to coat the celery. Garnish with thin slices of tomatoes placed around the edge of the!


CELERY:-^hred some sticks of celery


bowL , j CARROT.-lMlx together with half pint


parsley and serve on a layer of lettuce. - — -


IDEAS For your notebook. VEGETABLE-STAINED HANDS.


the hands caused by peeling vegetables Rub it weU Into the fingers and under the halls, rinse thoroughly, and rub to a few drops of glycerine. ;


Powdered whiting will remove stains on : FADED CARPETS.


of turpentine In a quart. of water wlU brighten faded carpets and discourage moths. ’The carpet should flrst_ be


A solution comprising a tahlespooiflifl


brushed, and then rubbed over Mth a lintless cloth wrung oiit with the solution. Rinse the cloth frequently.


POLISHED TABLR


table can be removed by putting a few drops of oil on It and then rubbing gently with a soft cloth.


Paper adhering to the top of a polished I’S M IRROR 8 -®- TEST;


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, X AFRICAN SMAiu CHANGE.


sum for marketing, The cunmey is Irons These are wo; th about a nftn or a penny. I They are flat strips of Iron over a foot to l e n g t l I p appearance they rfisemble blunt < rro'^, und to puss as good cotos tha-Sftlps must have un­


In Sierra Leone a pennyjls too large a damaged ends.


Oranges are sold at f fteeii a penny, and a chicken costs only I ixpence.


ilh this part of the irorldifood Is cheap. ;


, , . I - n U F ' j ■ '


gnatiR Is devastattoE a vast stretch of countryside.


ITALY’S PLAGUE )F RED SNAILS. | In Italy a plague of millions of red


eaten or destroyed b? the snails In the area afflicted. As scon as the creatures have rendered a disb let bare, they move off to adjacent parti to pontlnue their r&yfi268. So f&r ,&


this terrible plague :iave failed. Til - i '


• •■Ws *” j HORNS MAD)! Olf HjUR. ;


the African inemben of the same family have two horns., ,


The Indian, rhtooceros jias one horn; [


!


springy substance, tut It is only loosely attached to the anhial’s head.


. TIBETAN TEA.


the drinking of ■ t sa as It Is made in Tibet. There the people like a weird mixture of green tc a. goat-bute, soda, and mineral salt. 11 is, of course, greasy and as thick as soup; besides being


You need a very strong stomach for terribly salt. “■••t H J**"j dogs WlTHt UT A BARK


always looking Out Jor strange specimens to show and sell In this country. This year’s novelty for Ihe big dog shows'Is the Basenjls.; The Central Africa.


Dog breeders, like, gardeners, are


to colour, and abdut the size of fox- terriers. Although tiey are good trackers and hunting dogi This must be an qdvantage in chasing Bhy game to Africa.


J e dogs come from They ate chestnut red


they never bark.


ever the hom of i rhtooceros Is not the ’usual strticture of horn on a bony cone It Is a coUecstlon of hairs, adher­ ing together. This nakes a very strong,


Unlike the horns c f other beasts, how­ Every leaf, fruit'and flower has been . . . 1 efforts to coniDEt the popular shopman.


To give to all phlldren ' 'Who pastes by to school


■When I keep a sweet shop ru make it quite a pule


A handful of sweeties The best In my stock


To all lads and lassies On each Saturday;


From Monday to Friday At tone of the clock.'


■When I keep a toy shop I’ll give toys aWay :


A pqpillar shopman ' No doubt I shall be ;!


I’m opening to-morrow So'lookOutforme!.


G.R.


JiOBIN |REDBR;EAST-1)ESERTER? Clieeky ' Robin Redbre'ast has been a


great favourite with all of us. Jiff® harefe little fellow, unlike other birds,


has not winged Its way to warmer climes with the approach'of wtoter. No! he has stayed with us. looked a pretty picture In the snow, knowing that he could depend on us for a plentiful supply of crumbs.!


At least] so we have always thought. Now, however, comes : a disturbing


,1 ■ • story A German bird fancier'claims that a I


robin’s leg six months ago, and thra released the bird. Next time the robin ■Is- seen isi at Taffrant, [North Africa. The fancier declares that this record destroys the theory that robins do not leave theft little haunts.


robin has flowii over a thousand miles to Africa. He says he put a ring on the


'


that the saucy Robin Redbreasts who dwell in our nelghhourhoood do not shirk the winter, because we find 'them hop- btog on oiir window-sills, I waiting for theft breakfasts, when the land Is snow;


Perhaps he! Is right. But we know covered or frozen.


feel 'Sure of that. He Is still pur favourite. [


i —♦HtA*-' M


OUR PUZZLE CORNER. I JUMBLED’WORDS.


1. TENliYG Softly.; 2. PEELOP 3. .qinui:


4. HENGRHD Youhg People. WHAT AM!1? ; ,


Persons. Look for.


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My first is in board and !also to beam. My next Is In rata biit never In teem. (Continued foot of next column;)


Robin Redbreast Is no deserter. We '' [ i


, ' I . -L K3EN


(iOMEETmpN I IN TIES. !


RESULTS


Fanciers’ Poultrt Society, to the fifth monthly report of their open laying test,' state | that there [has been a very satisfactory yield of eggs Idurtog the 28 days 'under review, to au, 3,739 eggs have been;!aid, and of Uiese 1,468 are super; grade, 2,196 first! grade, 71 second grade] and four laid putride the trap nest, i The total eggs for the five months IMd iundeii National I Poultry Council weights, Isj [15,131. I These [were made up as follows: 4,055 super grade, 9,055 first grade, 1,5’4 second grade, 350 third grade and i )7 laid outside [trap nests. ’There hqs been keeli competition for


ClitheroA and District Utility and


the [montw ribbon, | and ties have occurred ft both sections.; to the light breed sectlDn, two birds have tied with 28 eggs each. These [belong to D. A. Stevenson, Airdrie, and ( A. Parkinson, Heywood. In the heavy; breed section three birds, have laid 28 scoring eggs, the owners being G. Hamer Bdlton; J. Wood­ cock,! Acer! igton; and R. Rodwell, Hehn-


toore.j


goodjhealtft. Broody coops and hospital were: empty at the end of the month.’ ’ifte weather—cold winds, rain and snow —was thought, to I he responsible for the slight deer :ase In egg jjleld. The results


The repert adds that the birds are in [' ' ' I I'. are as folic iws:— I


son,Heywqod, 98'poftitsi 2, Ji Cftook, CUtheroe, !94; 3, T. IJobSon, toglewhlte, 92. I " ]. .


I Stogie bftd, Light Breed: 1, A Parkta- I


den, lOrmskirk; and Mrs. E. Taylor, Ent- wlstle, 104; 3, T. ’Turneh Adltagton, 95. Pen Test Light Breed: |1, C. E. and G.


I Stogie bird. Heavy Breed: 1; R; Mars- ' l l ' '


Scorw, Lincoln, 264; l2,[The Lakelands P.P. i Poultiry Farm, Cockennouth, 227; Coldstream, Ber-


3, J.[ Huntley and Son wl'ckshire, !221. !' Pen Test, Heavy Breed


Stockbridge, Sheffield, ' bottom, Burnley, 267; Ariertogton, 262;


302; 2, P.'E. Long- " J. Woodcock,


1, J. S. Mllnes. ,l'l iOonttolied from pnicedlng column.)


My ttiftd ijs In tear a; w[ell In rip. My fourth is in grasp and also In grip, W last islln wheat bi t never in oat. My, whole Is a clumsy lat-bottomed boat.


Solutions to Last Week’s Puzzles. RC-heatog Words.--l, Race; 2, face;


3,^dce.: jl ... I Eiilgmai—


( JUNPO'WIDER 2 3 4 5 6 '7 8 9 UNCLE PHIL.


’


of French dressing, a cupful each of cooked diced potatoes and cooked diced carrots, and half cupful each of diced beetroot and bottled peas. Garnish with


GOOD DOild MAY BE IPHILOK


PRICES Foil PUPPIES. TOO CHEAP.


'ON,


Dogs" complmntog of the “ cut prices ” at which puppies are frequently being offered] Some even suggest ^hat an or­ ganisation shquld be formed wtlh the ' object of preyehtlng the pfactlce. lam dofibtful if It jvould ;do much good, for the simple reason that it could only be effective If ajlfirge majopty of breeders joined It.’ On the Other hmid, I have much sympathy wlthlthope who take the line that well-bred puppies are often sold at unremuneratlve prices'. The expenses of running a( show kennel are coplder- able, hs I krijow from c^erience, and puppies at 3Cls. or 40s, apiece cannot pay their way. At the time o l writing I note Great I Dari : puppies 1 advertised at £2 2s; Od. and £2 10s. Od. [ | Of course] they are Imposrible If we


Many brefidbrs are writing to " Our


reckon the post of feeding the brood bitches and puppies, stud fees'and over­ head charges. I do not argue that cheap puppies are fiever worth| having. TTiat would be a liooUsh attitude 'to view of many ; Instances of puppies; that have been bought for threefor fbiir pounds, afterwards dfeveloplng tow prize-winners of ponslderable value, but a buyer should he susplcloub of anything that Is sub- mltted'too cheaply. [ 'NeVer buy a pujipy o f 'th e Idnld without seeing; It aM Its mothei; as wen. One is justified in en­ tertaining a wholesome suspicion of extraordinary “bargalAs,!’'[many of which I are ijiraps for the unwary, and there is no guarantee thtit they are what they purport] to be.


are hot directed so much agalnSt un­ known' people who are prepared to]“ give


I assume, however, that the complaints |: i


away ’ their puppies, as against reputable breed^ers and] exhibitors, who, rathri than overstock themselves, are willing to sell at lesslthanjbst price. Here, admitted­ ly,' wb have la problem that Is not [solved sg; easily. (Breeders with limited means and accommodation areJcompelledj to get unwanted puppies out of the way so that they may edneentrate upon those they wish to keep. tVe are p aware [of the harmlfulness[ of overcrowding, and ex- peiasds[ are increasing all the time [as the puppies grow. ‘The price , of these pup­ pies; imfortunately, is [not!governed so ihucn by thb cost of production as the law (iflsuppl^ and demand. ' ae Isjlno uniform scale for live


‘ i'(


t


animals as inhere Is for standard com­ modities. iWe have toj accept what we can let for them. If there are more buyers than I puppies we can afford to be Inderiendent: To a large extent, per­ haps the demand will depend upon, the reputation of a kennel, ancl in this way o rd ln ^ folk who desire pedigree pup­ pies! as colaipanlons should, exercise discretion. [ The value set upon two


Utterk bred I almost the same way may vary I considerably according to the position of the breeders.| That Is only to be ekpectedL but to bjiyliig a pedigree housedog of’ some pretensions one does not emre abopt paying a 'fanfcy price when something equally suitable I for the pur­ pose pan be had for less money. Personally I always contend that a well


bred [dog Is preferable to a commoner if one has the meansj.to gratify the taste. It nefed not I be very expensive, except in the base of; (rarer breedk that have been imported from abroad ait a'heavy outlay. It' would not be reasonable) for instance,


to expect tel get a Basenji, the dog that does mot hkrk,i for about' five guineas. Mrs. B^um had to bring [them all the way from|Centr;il Africa anti then put them to quarantine for slji mAnths.


Tail-Waggers’ Club,158, [Mark Lane, Lon­ don, E.C.3. |i The Club 'pllljbe pleased to answer any [enquiries submitted by Tall- Vlagger owhers In connexion with canine


Nofe.—'liils chdt Isj issued by The hygiene and welfare.' 'I


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