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P A R S O N j L A N E , C L I T H E R O B New shapes,; x [r' I JOURNEYS END.


Staged by clitheroe grammabI SCHOOL BOYS.


i A


JjlOST REALISTIC PERFORMANCE


teat war!.;Dlay, “Journey’s End”'was brllllantlyl presented by boys of Clltherot ' oyal •Grammar School, on Wednesday JghW'fytiien a large audience was held


Acknowledged to be |the world’s great-


)ieathlessly quiet md! tense, hy Its polg- lancy, arid even the'men could: scarct Iforbear a;tear.


j‘ ,


jdug-put, sensing tKei awful strain am anguish ii)f Itvar. No one who saw thi


lhad previously given. Acting with tet' jrlffic sinc^rtjty, the boys made their char, lacters warm and vibrant, so that for | itime^ thej audience was with them in i


j play could say that they had been enter tained, for an entertainment it. certain!


! was not I Rather was it an expfcrlenc; : unforgettable and shattering,


I ended, 4scene aftey scene ’ nlttpji across the imd like sbine feverish night mare^a dickering candle dimly Ugh a dug-out,-l^a nerve-wracked officer n


Long ^fier the performance ^,hati 1^; i'j;'; M EN ;


PARTICULAR ABOUT DRESS ?


A lot depet ds upon the man.— Some nieh' c on’ t care a rap ahoitt their clothes, And they show it.


They create, from the


a boss you engaging .a


bad Jmpre^lon; ng. H you were


would never thinK of slovenly dressed man


for a careful Job. That's why I'm constantly trying to persuade ambitious yciing fellows to dress well.


THE DURAFIT TAILOR


MARKET PLACE, CLITHEROE.


I can thoroughly , recommend the Marlboroiigli’ .Sliiti tailoreit ty Redmaypes, costing 65/* if you want good value.


Call to ' patterns.


day .and see their


fusing-td ilve .way to' the strain,, ani fighting its]terrible effects with,whisk; a younger officer who worshipped him - school throtm by chance into the sai company!—tad' other officers and me, taken nithlessly from their homes, afl reacting to I their own way to the kno’ ledge of the Inevitable fatq that await


them. 1 I' ■ “Jourrleyfs End’! has a simple stoi


but It Is k play of great moments, almo« stunning In Its realism, and agonising' Its Intensltk Yet In It the' grlmness of war Ig partly counteracted by, the :


[past establjkhed a high, repiitalioh hi thefr drainatic efforts, but Wednesday';! performance outdistanced anything they


The Grammar Schoolboys havC'in tht


the brother of the girl he loves enters hli company,! he Is afraid lest the boy shoulc reveal to i his sliter the change wroughi In him, land Consequently treats mn coolly.: His ref ard for the boy does noi diminish,' hbweter, and the ^scenes be­ tween th? two-Stanhope strict but con­ siderate, the yoinger one pumed at tm other’s changed attitude; yet.stUl femem- berlng. hini at hls.boyhoodihero—an l among the flneit In theiplay; iCh^ber-


wofd he spoke, acting with Unfaltermi confidence, tad at times rising to greal heights, ^speclmly in the deeply!Impres­ sive: last !act.


aln appreciated thq.slgififlcance of ev«


The role of SecotarLleutenant Ralelgl the'!younyer officer waS superbly playe;


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by K. S. Dodgscn„who acted with feetai arid! understand fng. Raleigh was a noble heatted youth, and Dodgson,made mn llkekble iroin his first appearance. ■ Th| effect-of iwai* oh one ' So sensitive wi brilliantly conveyed by podgson, who wi


at all times eqhal to the heavy deman< madehpbn hlm.


N. Parkinson, I who fcharacterlsed tl philosophical ahd : easy-goliigj Trotte: One suspected jthat Trotter had more Ih his mind thanjhe cared to let the others In the dbg-outjthlnk: ' He minimised the war by exaggerating the less important Inoonveilehces. Wat was; bad enough with pepper, toe said; but without It, It was blooming; awfiil! Parkinson por­ trayed ’trotter to perfection, every ges-^ ture tad movement cbntrlbutliig to a well-nigh flawless perfbrmance.;


Another distinct success was gajned b] ;


extlnguishaWe humour characteristic the British soldier—Jesting to reUeve t: monotony, tad trying to make Ught of sanctioned murder by thinking of it as romantlq. Bright, shafts of humour punctuate licenes of' rare tenderness, so that the I attention Is gripped throughotjit the play rltat to Its utterly heart-break­ ing but slntalarly Inspiring climax. There


I who seeijn to tackle everything to whltih they put their hands with thoroughness and rigour Undoubtedly they can fern proud of their latest achievement,


versatlUty


to be no Umlt to the Grammar schoolboys,


1 much tob difficult for schoolboys to per­ form, blit this notion ; crataes to the ground Iso far as iClitheroe Grammar School 16 concerned.I Nevertheless, no one would deny that!” Journey’s End,”lls very difficult to stage! tad when one con­ siders tljat a large majority of the men who wltnefeed the ^performance actuany


could belailgued thatl “ Journey’s End" [is tt


sound .study - of Lieutenant .Osborne, second to Stanhope In command, Osborne could be described .as |a typical middle- aged-' English schoolmaster. He found Inspiration-in ’’Alice In Woiiderlanb whfld whiting to set out bn.a| raid, wl' death staring him In the face. Osbomt last few minutes on the stage were over- whelmlhgly powerful jmd infinitely touching. ! Rawllnson accepted evei opportunity, speaking clearly, .and sub- mlttlnglan: altogether stirring portrayal. A difficult part was that of Uentenaiit


. :W. W. Rawllnson:' gave an entirely :: I ^ ,


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{ MARCH 19 t' ' '. ■ ■ 't


th,: 1937,


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Next Monday, Tuesdaji and Wi driett ay Bette Davis, iGeoegb Bkent an,d


Eioaudo! Coetez in » I


! Thursday' and Saturiay WONNli ARNADD ,ind


• NORA ^WINBURNi: ■m i. O a u A d v e h f u r ^


Gobd Friday — Two Houses -RICHAIID TAUBER in


H e a r f s D e i s i r e W H A L L EY


In tlieivlslt Oh Monday of Mrs, Lambert, wife of Cariori Lambert, to t, meeting of the Girls’ Frlehdly , Society held at the Church of England school. Mrs. Lajnbert spoke Ion Ideals for dally ilfe anfl her ess was of assistance to i he members blr preparation for the gorthc catlDhT [ .


GJi'.S.-rCorisldjerable Interefet was itaken


cessiul Jumble ‘sale and-poi nd stall was held on Saturday afternoon it the Meth­ odic School, There was a good Atten- daijce ahd the proceeds amounted |x) £6,


BLE SALip.—In aid of jthe Najtlonal Idfen’s Home and Orphanage, a suc-


Hibbertl played by T. L. Carr. Hlbbert, unlike the others in the dug-out, was un­ able: to! stand the mental torture, ailc funked.! Carr made Hibbert a pltiabta qhatacter, Incurring sympathy as well m scorn, gilvlpg a most,skilful dellneatlonj[


humorous Private Mason, the cook, while a Contrasting study was submitted by Gregson as the Colonel.:, E. ,J. Caryeil gave a distinctly! pleasing performance Captain Hartley,, while J. Rf[Metcalf made a burly Company-Sergeapt-MajOT, A short but well drawn role was that pi the German, prisoner, played by M. Gaff- t nett, and other small parts capitally pta-


'I A Likeable';] Private. " |[ yil Wallwork "created a likeable ant


undertaken by T. Ryden and J. 'Thomber, Every member of the cast gave valu­


rayed were those of two English soldiers,


I served Ih (he Great War, and would therefore have easily noticed any slight departure from reality, as lor Instanto, a mistake 1 nthe wearing of a unllorp, one canlreallse thatithe decision to pro­ duce the play wasj no haphazard om. Mr. Hardyfs confldenceiln his boys, hbwr ever,:was,tat'iplsplaced, for on W.fidtas-


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, flay .they Seemed to eliminate: their o m persOilalltles, Indeed. , at times th^ey seemed entirely to forget they tvere act­ ing. The audience certainly did. With­ out a cloubt such sensitive acting, and such a vivid presentation of a play has not heeh seen on a Clitheroe stage loi] a


I long, loiig Itlme. I .Drank 'Heavily. ________


I play' rbvolves,' C. P. Chamberlain sub­ mitted a very, fine performance. Stanhope did not flinch from war, though he hated It, trying to hide his real feelings under a mask of nlsclpUne, hardening his beta In order nbt to appear weak, and drink,


Charge c he company, around whom the ,# / j LEBEAU ''il 1 0 ' PT P I T T B D T D Y O U R As captain Stanhope , the officer In


able! contributions, and the team weak was!admirable.: The whole productlbil wastotadled with skill and Imagination, and! Mr. -Hardy could scarcely hawe achieved a better result: Such a polished' presentation of ah extremely difficult play could not have bden given had there not ! bben a first-hand experienced a r competent producer;]' The boys tal part'had eviddritly'-'-wbiked hard, their efforts were'amply rewarded by enthusksm with which the play v as received. Others who performed valua ile serVicerwere J. Cowking and N. S. Wats- m, who were responsible! for the stage s it­ tings atad-war effeptsi . 'Mr. Barnes|v as once again the/buslness manager, cany- Ing'llout his duties Ini his usual efficlqnt mataei.


Scholarship fund, whereby-■ flnanc lal assistance- can be given, to boys to h sip them to proceed with their studies. T ils is a! worthy fund, which all friends of the schpol |wll( want to support. i


The' proceeds were for the Schbol '


Ing heavffif to prevent himself frem breaking down under the strain.' 'When MITTON.


Churchyah on Saturday afternoon, A s;r- vice In chiffch ,was largely attended, beljng conducted by the Venefeble Archdeacon F. ~ Ackeriey, vicar pf Mltton. In theeongreL ' tlon were iiany old friends of Mr. Kay, &d


eported la it week, took place-at All Hallows I repfesentat.ves of the different organisations


I muffled. 'Siere was a large congregation, apd A in a very [appropriate address Archdeacon


orning, tne church bells at Mitten were ackeriey paid tribute to Mr. Kay's , character


MAUDE.


Every woman’s heart covets Sciberlle Arch Ptcaerver’a trim, tlemlciizeJ styles, for their sheer smartness.


Etperience has proved that their basic n odelliDg endows them with , lasting ' eiiapeliness.


, :


Tow witli ARCH-CURVE fitting added tliey easily exceed all former ideas of g )od filling footwear.


S|lm. Shapely. Sensible—a combination of virlnes hitlieno dreamt of but not realized.


VENUTA


a famUyl- -Blaokbura; .All at' 9, ■ Ghesfcr- fvenue; Mr. and Mip. Tom Strickland and l amily, Halifax; Mr. and Mrs. James Strifk-


Mrs. J. 'W. Strickland;! Mr. and Mrs. Townwn and ■


Wife and Family; Mr. and Mrs, John Kay, Hasllngdent Mr. and Mrs, G. Robinson and family, Withglll; All at Mason’s House; Jdek and Hetty, woodlands; Priscilla, Dora, Tom and Alice; Aunt Lizzie and Dora; Mr. and


nd his work for the church. , i Floral tributes were sent by; Hissorrowmg


and'and family; All at 'Waddington; Mr. and Mrs. McVittle and fanlily; Mr. Arthur Whita­ ker; Mr. and Miss Hampshire; Mr, P. Stratton and staff, Preston Farmers Ltd,; Mrs. Carter, Hugh and iFred, Thirty Acre; All at Brick House; AU at Eastham House and Higher t House; Mrland-Mrs. Carter; H. and C.:Bot-


tomley; Mr] and Mrs. Spurgeon; Mr.,and!W(m. St C. Ireland, Henthom; Mr. and Mrs. Cpas.


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ARCH PRESERVER SHOES


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Areb Freierreri : bear it,


Dirk. All Koine Tel. 5708. NORTHGATEi BLACKBURN i


ool: for thii Inda m


BAiNBRIDGES F i s n t P e n A dve rtise r Office, 27, Castle S tre e t . Anon. ^ ^ , I ■ ■


tarkleand Leatham;: Mr. Embley,-Padiham; l Mr. and Mrs. A. Smith, Burnley; Mrs. N. Ire­ radford; ‘With sorrow and remembranta”


aand; MrJand Mrs. H. Oddie; Mrs. Ireland Bnd family; Mr, and iMrs, J. Stratton, West


ELOCUTION CLASS ENTEBTAINMEN’T.--


On Wedneway evening (fit. Patrick’s Day) t the Little Mltton and District Women’s Insti­


ogues, MrA T. Knowles recited two stories, while Miss Camm, who had trained the students, gave, some delightful recltatlops. The principle Items of the evening were two fetches; “ A Needle iii a Haystack,” playedpy Mrs, Smith]: Mrs. E. Maudsley, and the Mtos Barron, C. Davies, M. Howarth, H. Heseltme anti P. Robinson, which caused great amuM- ment; ahdT’The Spinsters of Lush,” a niore ambitious piece In which the 'actors gave a very credltpbie performance^ much enjoyed bv the audience. The parts were taken by toe MlsMS C. Davies, H. Heseltlne, M. Hornby, M; Knowles. P. Robinson and M, wmmste. During toellnterval. refreshments, which had been provlped by the members, were semd, pie lilcar proposed avote of'thahks to .!^


! (Continued footlof next column,).


Miss Camm, gave a very successful entertain­ ment Intohe school. Plano, duets were brUll- antly'mwed by Mrs, Jackson, and Miss Hilda Heseltuie. Miss HUda Haworth delighted the audience with her singing. Members of the l class contributed verse speaking and duo­


ute elocution class, under the leadeishblof


wta which, he was connected, 'pie bearCrs were Messr i, J. W. Strickland, T„ J. and H.JH. Strickland. Archdeacon Ackeriey also took m the servlet at the graveside. On Sunday


l of the late :Ur. Fred Matthewson Kay, of Fir- rands Faru:, Mitten,,whose tragic death we


THE LATe MR. F. M. KAY.— The fune:al


The play Itself, however, Is sufflelent warrant packed ^ .houses, to-moripw esatur lay)) and Monday nights.


the! delendant’s conduct aggravated the offence?’ said Chief Constable Thompson at the Borough Sessions, yesterday, when Darid R. Smith, unemployed, of 33, Pen- dlel road, I was isumnioned for rldlna t motor cycle without lights, for falling to stop at the request of P.S. 'Whlteheac' and for using,an uninsured motor cycle.


iGNORED THE POLICE. "I think you will agree with me tl


day, February 21st, defendant rode^he motor cycle without;lights.along Peel- street Into Pendle-road


. it ws!^ stated that at 12-42 a.m. on Sijn


police signals to stop. certificate!did hot cover the machine was.rldlngi


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helping a friend to rbpalr a motor cycle and was loaned a machine on which ride home. The lights failed, but thought he would contlnue, and “ risk He' did not’ see the first policeman, and H lost hlis nerve when P,C. Benson signal led


Defendant told theibench hetoad b^en


certificate, he was under the Impress on that If covered the machine he was r .d- Ing. ,|A fine of 5s. wm Imposed In ei case, i


im to stop. With regard to Ahe Insurance ,ch ; RIM IN G TO N .


day, at toelresldence of'his. son, Mr. R, Wear-; deh. Havenilotel, RimlnAton, of Mr. Rhoderiefc


'obituary.— The death occurred on S


BIack|)ool cemetery on Wednesday mornmg, | t ! PARISH ‘MEETING.-i-A parish meeting Li!


Macdohald, aged'78 years.' Mr. Macdonald had spent several yeard at Rimlngton,,prior o to which he.was at Buxton., He was a native


f Burnley. The: intement took place at thd


Lane school on Monday night. Mr. E. T. wst acceded to a request to i take toe chair. I'The retiring councillors were all re-elected. At toe annual meeting which followed, arrangemepts for the Coronation celebrations were dlscuEsed and it was decided to call a joint meeting of Rlinington and Middopiparlsnes on Tuesday


for. rei-electfon, | .1


next. I Mr. R. -H. Hartley was thanked forjhls t services as'district'councUlor during the past


hree I years, and wasiunanlmously nominated , ; ' I


' I' (Ctatlnued from preceding column.) eresses which bad been made by-the perfopn- rs should be specially mentioned.


bamrii', the! class j and ail who had helped toj. which Miss! Camm suitably responded. , Miss; Cainm ls to be congratulated on to6 atttta d inenW of toe students, end the beaut|fui


he election of councillors was held In Stopper -


(I8WELLI PARISH C0U|^GIL MEETING.


annual meeting of the'Wlswell Cduncll held oh Monday c' enlng Congregational-School, Barrow, P.lCIayton presiding over i;blg,_ ahjce.' The 'Cllerk .(Mr. sl'Wydt


leen interest was , t*en ir At the arlsh the


Cornell was made up of thr ;e represent- atijveS from Wiswell, and a drailal'inum^ her from Barrow, He poh.ted oiit that during the pa^t three years thd Wiswell representatives had predominated, while In the earlelrthree years all the mfembers were from Barrow. By stch represen­ tation the Interest of some section, might be overlooked and in hi! opinion it would prove j I beneficial f there was equal representation, with the District Tor fori the time t


ard the Suggestion tliat itJ!|riould In the inmrests of the parish If In , ure the representation cn thejParlsh


....... ).'‘'put


Parish Council to attempt to work ^


representative vote, was taken on the Issue! tad it


'-61 ■ ............ vo;e


man. He considered it useless fbr the wlth-


was decided to adopt the Clerk-6 sug­ gestion, the resolution belrg carried by votes to 20. It was also decided that ratepayers In each ptrlsh I should


;e for their own representatives, ere were] three noroinatlops for BaVlrrow for the' three vacai cles, sji that Messrs. W. Gafslde, T. Gafslde and T. Hglden were'■


■ 'ihi e


three vacancies at Wiswell. taken .with


whre, declared


Spbak, 25; W. 23


chairman


here were four nomina'tlons fpr the A vote wks


thAt: - the repiresentatlve or.the District,. Cofuncll thi


J, W. Wilson, 14. The first! three elected and It was,Agreed


the following resdlt: B. Pedder, 24; i. Parkinson,


(Mr, C. 'F. Claytoii) should be - !! !


cehtlfor £30, of which . £25 Is to ;be devoted to street lighting. The Clerk also urged thail there bhoiild


he meeting decided to levy -A pre


be at least one parish fest Ivity In cele- bntlon of the Coronation rathei; than seiiarate village efforts. Th is course was ameed to and a further meetlnE: isjto be held at-Wiswell on Mgnday.vlth a


GRIN D LETO N .


' A'lLlTARY WHIST DEIV] !.-Male mem. t berk of the Village Institute p: imotedl a mtli-


oWell and S. Green. II'


earjr whist drive, which was ht Id on Tuesday ovening. Mr. R. Oddle perfon led thq duties pfM.CC The winning team waj "Peru,” com­ Gosed of Messrs.| W. Green, J. F Alnswbrth, F,


eeiii tables being ocupied. Mbses Headland B. Bleazard were the M.O.’s at d prlzks were won! by:'Ladies;! 1 Mrs. F. Wlls in: 2, Miss M. Bleazard: special Miss A. Hoyle Gentlemen;. 1. Mr. E. Rlgby;|2, Mr. J. Read, special'Mr. B. Green. A knock-out competitic n was won by Mike R. Wooler land Mr. H. Od lie. The-ipro- ceeds which were for' In; tltute' funds,


pWhist drive.—a noveitj whist drive, village Iromoted by lAdv members )f the,. . tnstitute, was held on Frldaj night, four-


weeting fbr the | election, of par sh councfllors - as|held In thANatlonal schod, oh-Monday .night :W. H. Ghamlev presited until' the


amounted to £310s. mAINNUAL PARISH MEETR G.-A


parish


Oddle,, J', Read,’ J; H. Waddinjton, And W.' Whittaker. Others nominated were: Messrs. J. ta»tileworthj and G. Wilkli son, i All the retiring council ors were realetted w th the . exception of Mr. T. .Oddle, Mr.Io. Wilkinson,


election of‘councillors came to le conkldered, when Mr. E,- HArgreaves occumed thb chair. The retlrina councillors were ; llessrk.JW. H. Obarnley, T.


T. Leemlng, T. AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS - ABBOT MOTIIR WORKS]


being elected Inihls place. , During the meet- ing.rone of the ratepavers said fhe forms re­


eentjy erected to the Axei) at the base, that the matter


WHALLEY Telephone 11.- 1 ! l a l


ta, , tohd-l


Burnley- (Dr. E| P. Swalh) lonflrmed 54 canmdatds at the' Parlsl Churfch on Wetaesday evening. A Ipr ;e congrega­ tion .witnessed an ‘Impreislve service, during which the Bishop e ddress :d the candidates, speaking to thtm aboit the seriousness of the occasion md stressing the importance of the promises they maae.j ' Amota-the clergy present were the Vicar of Read (Rev. J, D Brockman), Vicar of Sabdeh (Rev. W. r. Symbnds), anhthe Vicar t[f Clayton-le-Moorg J. H. Morris), - who all prei ented dates.'- The candidates fnm W


jONFifflftiATION- The Blsh()p . of


•numbered 17-boys and'12 g rls an charge of the Vicar (Rev.


Bu(terworth) 'and the Rev. Wlffiams. , , I


halley I were H. W. B.


(Rev. andi-


meclhg of the Women’s Jirlghtl Hour held at the Methodist Chu :ch on’ Wed- nemy,vMiss Robinson! spike oh Ian Mtaaien’s “ Skttchee of Sco ;tlsh Life and Character,” The Rev. R, tolt presided over a good attendance ant Miss Robin­ son’s remarks were listened to with keen Interest.


BRIGHT HOpR.r-At thfe fortnightly !


AND OUT' AND ROUNp About.


!


of: the action In [the' play, ’f Joumey's tad,” which, to-morrow, the 20th March; 1937, will be presentod .at thelCUthbroe Royal Grammar School. Quite a! co­ incidence that the date of a play and,the


“20th March, 1918.” That-Is the date


date of its perforir tlcal,


teams together forj 1746 Kent again pla this Is stated I to bi 'which the full scori


iyed all England, alidti toe first Inatch has been presenud


a bet of; £l,(. o( ance should be Iden- Another authority jsays the bei


Brigade Is announced as from Tuesday last.-: One of the best known of Itsmem-


Another retirement from the local Fire lane, of the Arm o f--------


bers Is, Mr. George W. Ford, of )Voone- -----John Ford and Sons,


plasterers, etc.' Although he has beta In the brigade contlriuously for 19 years-' altogether, his assohlatlon -with It extends!


, _ ,


hver 25 years—Mr; Ford Is: not retiring through length of service or “old Age,’’ ut Is acting on the recommendation of- ils medical adviser. His! experience ta


;he building, trade has been a valuable; isset to the organisation. ! One .hopes ihat with more lelkure his state of health rill steadily Improve. The family: will ontlnue to be reptoseiited In the brigade ly his son Jack. - ,| | ■ [ j


ta Appointment As ageta, to top: Down- ham and Cuerdale Estates, is held to the Jghest esteem bj( Fylde fanners, whom


Major F. N. Perilval; who Is taking up


_-6 has assisted veiy considerably during toe seventeen yeais he acted as I agent to toe Btogleton Park estate. Major Per- clval took a deep! interest to the affairs of this part of thh Fylde, and to] addition to being chalrmaii of the Parlsl) Council, was for: many years- a member of the Fylde Rural District Council. He Is also a member of the i Garstang and :Fylde Town Planning Committee and his agri­ cultural experience made hiin an Invalu­ able member ol toe Lancashire Milk Recording Society. The tenants hf the estate, and ifrlehds to the vlllAge of Singleton, have | presented him with a sliver salver and. a copy of T., E., Law­ rence’s “ Seven Pillars of Wisdom.”; The book Atas chbsenjby Major Percival, who served through [the war to Palestine. Like her husbah'd, -Mrs. Percival has taken a zealous (hterest to toe affairs of the local community. ■ She. was founder of the local corpk of Girl Guides, riWch organisation, together with the Singleton Women’s Guild, lias -made suitable presentations to her.; While Major and Mrs. Percival will be very much missed In the Fyide, Singleton’s loss will he Down- ham’s gain.


!


eroe’s RibblesdalC League Cricket Clubs” is attributed the! discovery “ that Stony- hurst College ctolms the distinction of having Introduced the game of cricket: into England.” Stonyhuist has Innumer­ able achievements to Its credit, ,and may It every be so, but-In looking up the his­ tory of cricket t am unable to find con­ firmation of this latest discovery. I One' authority says, [“Although the present game I Is of comparatively recent I , date (and that Is when Stonyhurst’s claim if any ^yould comq'to) the origin of the pastime goes back to the dim mists of the past.” After tracing the game back to the year 1300 this authority goes Ion to; say: ‘‘In the‘Postman’ ! for July 24th, 1705, there Is a notice to' the effect that ‘a cricket match will be plaid between eleven gentlemen of the west part of Kent and those] of Chatham for eleven in 1711, Kent played


To “ a keen subporter of one of ICllth- 'CL I


following quaint e n t ry ‘ On Tuesday, was played a cricket taatch on Kensing­ ton Common between the Londoners and the Hartford men for a considerable sum qf money, wager and betts, and the'latter beat the former] very, much ’.” Nobility and royalty were: very much Interested ta cricket, large sums of money being wa­ gered, and in 1735, the Prince of Wales and the Earl of; Middlesex-brought two


all England, and In a:copy of the ‘Even- tag Post’ for August 7th, 1729,


guineas aiman'. is the


about the year 1200. Coming modern , times this writer says wAs a great vehlclh |for betting ’


the game !of cricket may well


often being played! for ^ thousg easaslde. “-The old Finsbury, the; head- don Club, fqrmed,


favourite place foi] Hambledon Club, one of to toe history of"' from:1750toil791.


suclj matches. Th * the mokt faniou j


quarters oflthe Ldnt aboR 1700, -was! k


Ai 'tUlery Around at , .,,1,


don Club beat England, one of taose side was the famous /fLumpy” whose toil name was Stevens.|| The event kvhlch the seal uponlcrlcket as the great natliri- ■ game wak -the] Institution [of Lords


the game, flourished In 1777 the! Hamlile-


hiatohes ,ta gulnj


.lining of be daWd down to ‘cricket


R . BUCKl St “Qvis. 3 I 811


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■spit^ the weten :ge assembly oi larts.bf theCllI lal riieetlng of I Association, hi the Whalleyl


to the Division


he'Was-4-; elation Bucjdey


ide'd py ISin ”


Mri,-.. that first!of! all h


] After 'welcoming^ R, CJ Akshetol


regfettlrig h s lnab| tenaerlngjhls reslg thb executive. ' In 'the totter


had forwa


beltovedl he had meeting pfl the eleqtlon to the ex ahd for in years 1


Cricket Ground and the formation'of the Marylebone Cricket Club,now the govern­ ing body. of ! the Igame throughout the world. Thomas Lord who , looked after Lord Wtachllsea’si'private ground, con­ ceived the Itaa of| making a nkw grouiid ta London on what Is now known as Dorset Square. Here Lords jwas first established In 1787.|belng moved to North Bank, Regents Park, ta 1824, arid eventu­ ally to the present’site ,In St.John’s Wood to 1827,- the orlgtoal turf being relald kt


He jtotoriuori the ex that it Was pot hla election. ! He was!


land his never


,each -Change.of. sltuatloa | The first Gentlemen and Plkyers’ match at Lqrds took place to' 1806 tad since 181) has been ta annual fixture.'! The first C-xfordiand Cambridge match itook place In 1827, arid ktoce 1838 the sides have met each year” Exceptions of courke occurred during the Great War.


pedla Britannlca,’; Isays cricket, like mo'st else ta English history, was not born but slowly evolved Itself as a kpeclalised variety of the genhWc clubball.; “Various authorities'have tried to Identify Its in­ fancy with the Scottish ‘cat tad doug,’ with stool-ball, of! with a fifteenth cen­ tury'gairie 'Hanflta. or Handbute’iibht ] cat and doug ’ vfks a species} of tip-dat not specially referred to as a game until 1688 when ! cricket already had a lobal habitation and a'name; Stool-ball was a cousta: to cricket, but a younger onejof the weaker sex, ta adaptatloriiof coun­ try boys''game fob the dairymaids’ usk.” Oliver Cromwell Is mentioned! as having Indulged In cricket and football in his youth tad! as taqolrtag the name of “ royster.” Continuing, the “ Brltannlcji ” says: “The-first definite match of which there Ik record Is!'to be found; ta ‘The Post-Boy ’ of Match, 1766, billed to take place on ClaphamllCommon. :Iri 1767.[.. and'to 1719'‘ the 'Londoners !met' ‘ the


A still greater authority, the “ Encyclh- S


idj every! mill be


retiring ifrjom' pj reasons pfi bhslnesa In whatever'he had the I work had! nterest Inl


' the meeting a res to i the’ meeting al reslgnatlbri with ra tag ;the debt whlcli him' for the fereal sa over a long period] tlve' had] appointed find a successor. * being the appotatn be left to ab'eyancel


ley had bri severalf wish to retire, but continue] In office, decision -was final,]


effect was passed. » ■ I ! ! The] ^ice-


elected vlcelchali- that to his I totter. advancing [years. L It was time ayounl to the vice-qhalr.J apparently the dea he khouldj cbnttai


Mr. Assheton


longer, he had pM Mr, lAlari: Noble,]


tlsh' men ’ to| what Is viiriually the churity match, London being synoriy-


the patronage ofiFrederick Louis, Prlrce of Wales, often pressed Kent hard. Hants Is first mentloned'ta 1728 ” and Glouces- I ter appears to have played the game as a countyl In the same year. In none of my researches doijl find any inentlon of Stonyhurst, but that does not ririe It o it. Since there Is ipo mention by these authorities of cricket In the north. It iqay be presumed, as Is the case with London scribblers to-day] that they had never heard of the north. Let a Londoner talk either of county or All England cricket and he talks In tetms of Hobbk,' Hendon, Ames, Allen, Robins and Slmk, never of Sutcliffe, Ernest! Tydesley,'! 'Leylaiid, Duckworth or Verity. So It may be that after all Stonyhurst has the laugh on tfie southerners as to who started cricket first] ': '1


a 1744.: . .'. Surrey, too, encouraged by | GAIlS


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century,': Kent erijoyed the ascendan :y, though |i Sussex bad a great nursery at Sllndon;: and a!| great champion m i t Richard:Newland, captain of i‘England’ '


inous with Mlddlteex. ‘There seems so 'doubt that for tlife first half'df the 11th


Mr. Tom Demain,] mlttee’sl tanUal made to] natlbnal spired sirice the ago, and allegiam] new Monarch and diplomatic and Mr. Stanley Baldy constitutional cril him the'admiratl* people of this cou was - also! touched ' adding, j':'we are|


ceeded Mr,] Holroa months ago, I was [ the,post, and late cial statement. The dlvislbnal


Mr. Assheton obs


leadk.”!The hope was el direction of the Nl Improvement irif and that 1937 vi prosperity-for alI.S Reviewing poll


: social functions. Member of Parlld terests] and wel heart, being alwa do everything ta 1


division, the rei Membei, Sir Will many visits, ini autumn tour of a| he addressed r


: the division, an| claims of this a


: for his services our behalf mal Industries belngl Sion In the near!


any. new industt which -may be aj


-1 Tribute


, have given ta tf municipal eletf thank'officials 1 they are doing,]


- The-work of' uponj'tog'ether'


-tlnue to increase edly they are tlj •organisation,” 1


- Clitheroe Conkel on October 8th|


HarWood; and! district of Mrsll a| valued mentl , worker for the!


' Padlham, and 1


■ I'Thhnldng al)| service or flna


' report concludtl , build for the ftl Isation-to good may I tlon


the jlmpendlna lumtobeaimqj being badly pf registration aa is to be[a big] we hope to sotad for ml 'Garnett said:


Miss E. Gar


! Re’J W 1 'J


,


inners of '!


to present cei| ttagtati which petltioW and!'


.slrWiUlaml


the polls [durtaL was directed tol held in thq au|


' on’the 9th by IT SyippMhetlc]


passing .of Lomax, of Alls!


to the work ofl Association, ediL and to the splenl


The commlttea


■ conditions of the! close touch with I


be''able tbi we how h<]


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