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SHEET ANO40R OF THE PEOPLE WHAT RELIGION MEANS.


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SIR W BRASS AND| CORN. COCKER : I AT. HCNCOAT.


“ TN these;very troubled times we must :!• all specially consider our religion, because there Is a drift from religion going on all over the ^orld, and men are jworsWpplng might instead of God.


; “ As Christians of all denominations


.We should try to do to 'preserve our


Of the' peoples of I i f {These remarks werp . .. . i ■! >> . It *•


!: must cling to it as ; these times.”


everything ,We can religion and our


church. {Religion is the sheet anchor the world, and We hard as we can In


made by Sir Wm.


' Brass, M.P. for the Clltheroe Division, i when opening an “ at home ” at Hunco^t ; Methodist School In lithe presence; of a i large gathering on Saturday evening. CoiinclUor W. W. Codker, J.P.. occupied


theichalr.. ^ '


i4 ;Etoth • Sir I WlUlami and Councillor Cookerowere 'given a hearty welcome at


i the outset by'the Revj[A; E. Edwards, who ' declared amid laughter, that OounclUor Cockeif was ttemendoiisiy excited because.


.' of the achievement pi [Accrington Stanley I that aifteimoon, 'wlille Sir William was { equally'!excited becUase Clltheroe had


I given Stanle^ Eesem !a beating by five


: . i pbmiclllor Cocker, who was accorded a i .warm reception, expressed his delight at i heldg present to oCCtpy:the position of I chaiman for jSlr-^Wllllam, because, in the I, brief {Conversation he' l^ad had with him, hd .tCounclllor Cocker)| had discovered


• i that they had a great deal In common, ;;itwas well-known oiat Slr William was I oh « » f those men who, in their public life


: I putMcountry land ..service before , their 1 poUtlcs.;] He himself felt very much that i wayl; He; was .sometimes’ ridiculed for It, [ but [nevertheless he would continue like . that,'despite ivhat other people , might


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WlNiNG OF CHRISTIAN PEOPLE. He had often spokeh about religion at


■ functions' such as that. He believed they I Were all there|thatevemng. not prlmarUy


{ for denominatiPn but Chiefly because they ; ■{


: ltl;hadibeeh an ideCl of his pubuc life toible of service. He had always hgd that aliniln front of hlm.ibecause he sincerely '


JchliSreh were 'the bervice of


s^Cyed fhatjlt was iW ce lto others thi I brougi


fn {trying .to be of men, women and closer together in


iGod. i ^


[ { There were xiomaCy divided lives. It iwasisometimes'thought, “ Well, my part


; ;' Is ali right; never mlhd **’ - I attlljude, Ih hl's ppliilei,


, I Wdmust come togiether more In every


i ! 'trails of life, nio less Ih religious matters { ■ th S h i polltlchi affairs,” said Councillor I ' Cocker. |"We|‘' mustl all work for the desOTctlon oflhatredj” ; : !, i


;, I Sir william; he knew,' was a' man who ishedito berve, and this country and the


WOTld need^d rUore mcn like that.; I Uil'Si


b riot >, iln.


, ; Sir WUll honpUr |to


Hoihe’^ at HunCoaf; ■ I Although Huncoat hadl“ jolndd u|p” with Accrington, the


J ' f , so ;! i ! village wad still one of his “ flock.”


one ought'p di everything one could to try and help one’s constituents, {regard­ less 6f what their political opinions might be, or whatever! denominational opinions thewmlghtfhbld. That had always been


■What Councillor Cocker had said about service was right. : He as a member of Parliament had always tried to be of ser- vlce'.llh that effort to be of service he had to'dp maiW things. It was a man’s duty to hilt service before |


anything else, and Topi: The approach to,Newton from Whitewelk showing a portion' of thfc road


after improvement, Cclow ; Widening the road between Newton: and Slaidbu m. jPhot^ : .{‘‘The Lancashire Dailv iPost.'i


his ^ewlsihce he becrae an M.P, sixteen


yea^ a g ^ | ' i'll 'i ■ ' ' n .. Aii M.P.’S duties were varied.; ; For In-


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stanbe,'he''mlght show a party rpund.the HouSe of Commons,' while another, time helmlght take |a party round Pm’^ and show theniithe Slghtsl. On his return he might, gp to a function where he had to danCe the Calais Glide or do the Lambeth . Walk . i(Imugl|iter.) 1 .


' f 'i ; 'M S lC {AND| WORSHIP. ■ ' h4 duty'.ihat evetdng, .however, was one [of the' most ple^urable because he


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i thought It iwaal a fine Idda to bring me beauty of inUsic info their worship and pleasure. iNoWdnly that, but eye^bo^ got I together in a real, atmosphere of brotherhobd. .iThey were also tr^ng to ralte; fundb. for thfelf church. ,He fmt { inbiiey could nof be 1 letter spent than m


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I dblng tomethlhg !tc promote reUglous ' ,Wi^^e.; ;|!i: I’ '!■ , i.{,.- i :


cl^fches atjalllcosts a the present time. Bpea ___


tendency! to worship ^ghl rifelit.l'and we must; lipdad, ;;


'"..'rtiijcosts-at r,;


tollkheml to st iick to t their church and, m , ed to-ita


klilg !to;|the|the;;c[il] joUdren, Sir I William c


t


; cafiytag {parents'. chutch, otherwise losd that' vklttable.


they; gtew oldeh to itake their placra ta oh


; Th ley miibt'not forget theta the ; ,p ttio


sheetjrahc^ etpeclallj


; trodhled 'Both Chairman


thianked by 'the’ Rey an i enjoyable coiib givdh by trie Bufriley.! !" i


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whereirer i they might' travel, trie lieohle of'.the world would


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[hor which was; so In these sorely


and opener were , A. E. Edwards, arid


__curt I was afterwards Sa’vcy [ Opera Singers, of


[to , Lyri(


Relr.lA. E. Longfello • Burst Green


PlEASE!,:' the local .Telephone


iW, The Vicarage, ;..,...Storiytn>rst 204,


idhurst, Chatbum Chatbrirn 217.


o f their


' sir WUllalm wentlolh to say there was a nilght Instead of , preserve our


PHOtOGRAPHV CAMERA CLUB TALK; BY MR.' T. DOBSON


humorous note by showing a cartoonist’s idea of a bird photographer. The man was sus^ pended {over a precipice on a thin rope; taking .a risk no man would, using a camera; no;,photographer;would, and-eamtag a title no',,{oneS wants-4namely, .the mad Iphotof grapher. Before the end of . the lecture Mr^ Dobson'jhad 1 aroused the admiration;of the audience for ,the;bird photographer.


A The serious,wofk started,on thelstretch of ; -j


beach at,Ravenglass. ’The first, tqsk!was to eriot' a hide,': and'; this was most successful if made of the , oldest and dirtiest sacks, as better material; had a strange habit' of dis; appearing duriiig, the night. The|;hide con­ sisted of foUr sticks, with sacks pinned round them, and earth banked, up,round the sac^ This is coijktrUcted about six feet from the


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n Instfuctlive lecture on the experiences • of aj jbird'.'photographer was given by;. Mr. Thomas Dobson, of Waddlngton-road, Clltheroe, fo the members of the Accrington Camera Club. His lecture started on the,


hollows in the sand, while the eggs looked like pebbles. Slides showed the tern approaching the nest frpm different sides. One called for siecialJattentlon, as It caught the, bird puff­ ing out! her breast feathers, to let|[the air in among them, before she-settled ol. the]nest to keep her eggs warai.


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occasion > |the,.cock was away a] prolonged rerlod.lftnd as a peace offering he bxmght his riatp a tasty piece of white fish.. Very slowly end caitii^iusly he approached the test, lyhen l.e was very close, the hen,uttered;;uch a cry Of rage that he dropped the fish ai ,d jumped duickly away. Soon the cock was o: i the 'nest, (hd [the hen w'as away much Ipplier. After his fitting punishment, peace reigi .ed ta the liem;me'hfige, :,


AS' th® incubation period'is lip iger than sual, jthe' cock helps the hen, Ori one


“ HUBBY” STAYS .OUT: IATE.I I ■ i 'j;' •'


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mannerism i I that field glass observation misses.;


nest, and allows' the photographer; to live with the I lids. ,Thus'he notes habits and


[ , ' , j '.sea' birds. ’The bird'chosen for study was the noisy


black-liead^'dlgull; A delightful slide showed this bird alighting on the nest. T® achieve such a pleasing poise the photographer has to anticipate; the (bird, and act veiy quickly To get to thel water Is the desire of th® yoang birds, and tlie next siide showed] a solitary fiiiffy youni; gull'making the great adventure. As It is liable to attack from.qther gulls,


nature has given it great ability' as a This helps it] to elude its enemiey but is ta nh way a help to .ffie bird Pb®ri3graph®v> who often finds that the chick has run out of ha focal plane before he has had time to pre^ the bulb. 'The plumage df a yodng ^ is


light browf, 'With' chocolate marking which is Ideal as protective colouring. :


IWhen aiotheritaore rare and I interesting ,1


nest is discovered,, the hide Is transferredj;^and it is under the camera’s eye. Such


the new ne was the cat the nest of


e wheri Mr. Dobson stumbled upon 'those,graceful birds the sea swal­


lows, or coi amon terns. The nest| were mere


I One qay the mother bird scem|e^ lo take an extra.interest in her eggs.; Her hea 1 was con­ stantly ptadlngldown as if she v^exflistehinfe. ^oon wapihatched one doWny chkik that was most aMous to explore the wpflA vyithin half ,ap hour he had run acrosi see yhat lay beyond the tall grass about pwc feet from


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I leaded I gulls hovering overhtod, and, she ittered l[er warning cry. The chick had rievet


he nest. [Mother’s watchful eye to'*' ^^® W®®''-


leard this before, but he ran qulcWy and hid rnder her wing;,:


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menced jtp sit. :To overcome the!bbredom of a long InPubatlon period, she takes the]stick land tosses it up, finally sendirigj it over her


photographer’s i attention. Thisi found among the shingle, and by the side was a stick atout two feet long. The]photographer was] accused of putting It .thelre* f— graphic jeffect. ; Such , was riot roe bird hemelf had put it there. Th the] stick was solved when the


The I'e^er teiri' was the next


[{ittrao't the nesti was


tor photo­ case'; the 5 riddle of


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jhea4 This trick she repeated maay times a day.


' I , HE OBSERVER OBSE' ,v1


observailpn. This bird is very shy and [wary, and bi fore any work canibeldoie it I must


The .chpter catcher was the n|


ed. chosen for


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have become' acc istomed to the hide; The photographer always works with'a comparilon whose duty; it is to' walk! away when the, photographer goes into the hide. This makes


the bird think It te alone and so it returns to the nest. The worst crime to the. eyes of a bird'photographer is to cause a bird to desert its nest. On this day Mr. Itobsori. waited tor the return of the oyster ca'tcher. Knowing that the eggs were, getting told, and as the


hen had not returned, the lecturer decided to leave the hide, ro ffiat the bird woufd come back. Wheri he 10^®^ taurid there was the bird observing thp photographer; This Is one, of'the most beautiful coloured sea blids.; Its eyes are most striking—red, [orange and gold. Both birds help d aring the mcubatlon period, and the changtover takeS the form ,01 a solemn processlor, The.rmged plpyer, when pnce settled, sits


very ktlll. When the young! hear the danger cry ithey sit 'dowr, and as if they know that biros'are often detected by fhelr bright eyes, they Close them totU the all clear signal Is given,; when they ran td mother. Though the camei'a had'cau( ht three young plovers as they were hiding] w;e were bnly able to [find


'was used by ladles when this bird was part of the hunting;equipment. Itifed its ydung on sriiall birds, {Chiefly meadow pipits, i.


of days spent on the tolls around . Clltheroe. The first study v as the merlin. This falcon


Pn the side of a riuarry. sitoring observation one of the young [fell out; Mjr. Dobson rescued it and replaced it to the nest.' When doing 'his he received such a bloW on the back of toe head that tot a moment he was stunned. At first he thought a bouldep had been hurled down from above. Such was not the' case; the mother ;6wl had silently approached and dealt the blow. Needless to say, the lecturer beat a hasty retreat.


A , KINDNESS UNAPPRECIATED, . I A'tawny owl had built Its,'hest on a ledge


The nest' of a great tit was found In a .1 i ' I".


country letter bix. The bpx had' been half filled with h a rm grass,and a cosy, weU-


Shaped nest built on the top. iThls nest was a great contrqstlo the feeble attempts of the sea birds. Inside were tew eggs., When the birds returned from a fligrip they first landed Ion the top bar pf a wooden gate, and from this hopped Into the slit |of the letter-box. Every riibrntag tfoth birds thoroughly cleaned th6 X16St


I A robins riest v&s found to a greenhouse, htoe photographer wished to get a study of noth' birds together. A supply of mealy worms


^


Attracted both Birds at the^same time, and a 'slide Showed the result. Trie youne were ob-


Iserved Until they were fully grown, § One day there was a terrible row to the garden; and there were , trie old birds driving theta young


i The last few Slides were studies of birds as 'seen on the bird table. In this case, the hide iwas comfortable and was a good way to start I on this pleasurafile hobby oi bird photography


in the gardto. I ' . , •


jout 'of the greenpouse, and] out of the. garden, and soon the dW birds were the only robins


one. I The next series of slides showed the results


illiaM brass.


rass Said he felt it a great isked ito. open that “ At


; wCTt! Christian people, joming together i for the good of each other.


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INEWTON IMPROVEMENTS G L I T H E R O E i )V E R T 1 B E R ! A N D T D l jE S . F R I D A Y , ' M A R C H 3 . 1 3 3 9 .


eUTHEROE DIVISION LABOUR PARTY


T>EGULAE users of the road between' , I Dunsop Bridge and ' Slaldburn,


which passes through some of the most: picturesque scenery In ' the Bowland' area,'have noted with satisfaction the; completion of one welcome Improvement; and the commencement of another.


Both are in the immediate vicinity


ofj Newton—a Newton which its: neighbours. say has suddenly gone; modem. :


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The introduction of electricity to replace oil lamps, and the provision lof lald-oni water [supply ito remove the riecesslty of: using jwelis, have been followed by Im-; provements on each of the three hlgh-t ways entering the village. ; i \


I jNARROW LANE GONE.


The road leading from Waddlngton was widened several years ago, and now the remaining approaches are being modern­ ised. |The road from'Dunsop Bridge between Fober Barn and Newton was until recently a narrow tortuous lane. Except at certain points It was difficult; for two[ vehicles to pass. ’The fact that ’buses regularly use the roadiIncreased' the difficulties and dangers, as frequently:


these large vehicles had to be reversed to the wider points where other traffic could pass,


i


A^PROACIf ROADS WIDENED I AND MODERNISED ' ''


I The average width of this Iroad was t,a mere ten feet, and during summer week-endsj I there ’ wasi j constant


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[ congestion | caused by vehicles meet' ing at points which made very difficult. Now that t vo miles’ length of: roadway has betn ■to 20 feet.


passing widened


^cldentally, the removal of jhlgh hank-,


tags and hedges has given wide#views ofi the choice scenery, particularly towards trie entrance to the Trough of BAwland. ;


BETTER ROAD TO SLaIiiIbcRN^ ' Now, improvements on the road leading


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from Newton ito Slaldburn ( are being tackled. : ’The i steep hill ehcounteted immediately on leaving: Newtonj Is being doubled In width; corners which If ornierly added to the perils of the steep rirowi are being cut :outJ This road Is alsq used by ’blises.' i [


.1 rhe recent {purchase by the


Lancaster of : the : Whltewell making the King the landlord farmers and cottagers In the dls: tetid to popularise the Rowland week-end resort. Traffic Is crp'as'e considerably, and for trie road Improvement In the be very welcome.


Duchy of estate,


of many rlct.wlil


llkil: ths dliki


urea as a y to In- reason


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I The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the Clltheroe Division Labour Party, was held at Great Harwhod, on Saturday last, the President, Mr. R. S. Thompson, In the ohalr. I


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; Welcoming the delegates and thanking them for, the whrk they had .done during the past year, Mr. Thompson proceeded to iglve a brief irevlew of that work. In particular, jhe Referred to the fact that Individual membership again showed an Increase, pointing out that ,thls section had more than doubled during the past two years. He appealed to everyone con-


u(ected with th^ party to do all thaljwas possible during the next lew months to prepare for the General Election. A report on trie year’s activities, given


byiMr. F. Constantine, was accepted. Mn Stephen ShaW, the prospective can­


didate, In the course of an address, dealt with the foreign policy of the National Government which. In his opinion, was not In the best [interests of the country, He contended Ijhat no bodyi of workers was so badly represented In the House of Commons as trie textile workers; they had but one, a ^ the Government had paid but little attention to the needs of thp cotton trade. The railway men, the iriiiiers arid general workers, as also many oth^ , organised {bodies sentjrepresenta- tiyes to Parliament : why did not the textile workers realise that theta Interests would be much better, attended to ll only thfey ;sent one of theta owni workers to look after their vital Interests? It was lip to therii to mter the existing-state of affairs at [the nm election, and he urged aU sympathisers with the Labour move­ ment to strive tb that end-i;to get all the party machlner;l to work, to organise and make a really sOTlous effort to change the complexion of r jpresentatiorilnithlB div­ ision as sdpn^ opportunity occurred.


A resolution [protesting agaiimt the CKpuIsion of Sir Stafford C^ps,' M.P;, from the Labour, Party/fwas discussed at length and defeated.


The meeting was attended, by 72 dele­ gates representing 33 societies and sec­


tions; whq appointed the following as the officials for the lyear: Mr. R. S. Thoriip- sbn, President; Mr. F. Snowden, Padlham, and Mr; G.{ Monckman, Great Harwood, vice-presidents; Councillor J. Rawcllffe, auditor, j


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DOGS AND ROAD DAKGERS. ■


sfequenf enormouis increase in. road traffle generally. It Is of vital :iinpojrtance [that dog- owners exeiclse't


1 In vlewi o f , t when motoring is


regard to keeping Unless on q lead, main roads, or, fc The danger to


roam at will, is ribvlous, wh! himself Li in n made necessary’


result ta most se irious loss pi human life.


thi ti)


no animal r that mat] le dog. If


less danier. ras a swerve avoid a straylim dPg may


ir, ,pri:ariy road, is allowed to :t jthe motorist


Keep your dogs under control; arid In one most Important way you wlU be fulfilling the three-fold obligation soplten stressed by this now world-fairioui Club, i.e., that of the dog- owner to his qog, to hlrqself, and to the general public,


LILIAN M. SHRIMPTON, Sec.,


The Toif-Waggers’ Club I (Great Britain) Ltd., 58, '|Marl: Lanp, E.O.3.:


ijre approach of the season at its height; 'and the con-


le greatest possible care ta their do^ under control. oul.d be on the


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CLARION CLUB MEMBE OUTING TO CLAPH AREA.


JpRS’ AM ■


Setting: out on a morning,that did ijiot


bear much promise of ideal cycling con­ ditions, our Clarion Club traversed Its most familiar route. This, of course], Is the one via Forest Becks. - Before the Tossidfe'road end was reached p shprp.


shower of .hall’sent us scurrying] for the shelter of ; a nearby evergreen.’? j We did


not think the duration of the shower was long epough to warrant the wearing of capes, and our guess proved correct, for, after a few minutes, the sun wari shlnlig


a ' fairly strong following wind wps helping us along as well as keeping the


showers away, but once or twice ,ori ppr trip through Wlgglesworth and Rathiriill


.th.e welcome shelter: of walls and hedg;s. was resorted to.


• : At Glggleswlck station a rather longer


shower than usual held us captiv]es und^r the railway bridge. ' The time [was nijit


entirely wasted, however, tor as we gazito across the valley we could see thi beautl- fulhues of the rainbow’s end 1); seemejd to come to rest in- the. centre.pf; Settle. The white-capped hills beyond ,bore [evidence of the previous,, night’s i hall storm,[and, indeed, as we watened, thOT appeared to become still whiter, ps wlrip" 'driven;sleet piled higher upon tl(em. ,i ■ Once more on pur Way, we tpOk In thje


beauty, of yet another landscape. | "ro .trip left, as we passed through Lawkland, rose the riiajestlc summit of - Inglebproug’^' and our minds wqnt back to those sUnnl days when we had pitched campi uppn 1


slopes.i . At Clapham, a rest was palled fo| ............ : I " , ',


dlnneri and our appetites, sharpened b the riiornlng's : ride,' provpcL to enormous. One taewcomer'toitne gamp had evidently not provided enough for this meal ; he was not satlsfl'id until part of his provision for tea had followea


hls'dlriner. ' ■ . 'The''countryside of Clapham and dis-1


trlct provided ample interest dilring'the: afternoon, but despite our lohg s^arch for Gaplng Ghyll we had to ' admit defeat. Consolation was afforded in thp form ;,of


delightfully wooded gulley where we came upon “ The:Cave.'’ Thlsv|as all we


could discover about It, as humpn hands had added to .nature’s hanplwork by providing a locked door to the e itrance.


THE HOMeWaRD run.


After an afternoon of rambling. It seemed strange to be back In the saddle again i;' but the wind; now In our faces, brought us back to reality. Turning left from I Clapham, opr leadeif headed through pretty Austwlck, then, iwjth Moughton Fell on ,thq left, we faced t]he high road to Stalnforth. Once Again


the BiB.C.’s weather 1 forecast, w,as con-


flmed, and we toolp shelter 'fiehlnd a conveniently situated wall,


' I At Stalnforth, the ,camp field by the Foss was strangely dqserted, and for the second time that day memorlesiof happy


'Ctely hata' is!|a slgn of a warped brain


according to Chicago, D.SAi brain speclab Ists ‘Who have cohducted' research ta mental characteristics as they affect the growth ®f hair.


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to t sycbologists colour of clothet the Wearer. If y a pale blue tie.


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the wearer augiy; according who have proved, that .the have a definite effect on 'fau want a peaceful day wear :


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times In camp were revived. ' Our host for the afternoon meal was.well known.to a few of the'lad^; as cAri'be ImPglned; when old friends Imeet there was' plphtjr of leg-pulUrife;'"’ : i ' ^


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•;,i A! bright, 'cosy i fire gave out welconlP Wknfath, as thetematos of'what Jia'd'been packed for meals was literally “ scpffed.’f for the day was i fading, and with the darkness cpn)e>tlm,chljly ata. ...Al.very pleasant hopr or morp.wps.speht In thpsp Jolly surroundings, apd, whep time, came forius to depart we did so unwillingly.. The steady, ride homewards benpath a


starry Sky, which'jat Jilmes .was bjackened • by a great cloud, ,was by the same: roads on which we had: travelled during' the early part of the iride. It can be truly, said that we had enjoyed a grand day,' despite the many showers. We.had seen malny moods of Nature'and many of heb works, 'from the jshy; snowdrop to the tumbling, rushlh'g waterfalls,. apd the grandeur of snow4covered mountain tops. The day was for each |uH: of interest and It livlU live long Inl our riiemorles. ! • ; You cyclists, wrio read these-notes can


enjoy yourselves las we do amidst this lovely country. : irael:; (Clarion > Gycljlng' Club extends to you an invitation to join US.I ; Last year ^her'e wete- .over. 8,300 cyillsts enjoying the pleasures and com­ radeship of Clarloinlsm. There Is ^always the other side of: p cycle ride; I mean, of ; course, the risk!of accident. Blit here again the Clarloi. provides, as iu)i other club does, for thlslmlsfortune. Ldst year over : £2,500 was: paid to memhersl either, for 'legal aldpthtad party, or; personal accident claims^: J If you do’ JolniUS OP A rub : and you'tnlnk :the rides too long tot a trial, let us know, and we |wlll be orilyi too .pleased] to rearrange our .pro­ gramme for:your benefit. ,' i The outing next Sunday Is toiKlngsi


dale; starting atOM) a.m. from Greenacre- street Recreation Ground. May we hope to see you there ? : .


j ■ ■ " ' { ' “ WINGlfUTS.” bdllet-prDof waistcoats.


pOLirrCAL terrorists have brought I 'activity t<J a t : least one { type of


bustaess-^bullet-proof: waistcoat makers. Orie Was astonished tolleam from a gun- rirtilth the other day hoW many I people wear thls form o f protection. |; ' . : 'Most'Of the bullet-proof waistcoats :go


abroad but an astonishing number lof prominent men In this country haye them aiid! In recent months the nu^iber has Ipcrea^.


. iMost'Of themi are .Sold to politicians, 'especially, [those j'whose buslnes^ i' takes them'abro’ad,! and a few toibustaess men engaged' on foreign business. {Royalty men in the Services never use them^


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: IWhat Is ever!'more'startling'rls'the Inrimber of customers who come back and show, that the w|al8tcoat has really been rihder fire. Most of them are very reticent about the circumstances :'.otherr ,wlse. I Imagine; Isome Interesting stories cbuld be revealed.


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IT: cost £18 a mmute to run the West [' * Riding Cduntj! area throrighoUt the 12 ' i montihs .ended. 31st March'-qast.il


towards which amount the rates revenue " yieldfed £3,309,29fe. ' ,


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' Tofal expenditure for that'year, as H given in the County Treasurer's abstract 11 of aijcounts, just! Issued, was .£9,652,575, ] l


I i- I i Exijendlture hai progressively Increased '


during the past IflVe years; the 'amoUnt 1 for ip33-4 being je7,937,463. ,


ong chief l(ems of expenditure for


1937-|8 were highways, bridges, and trunk road^, which absorbed over £1,600,000; education, which cost over £2,200,000 ; pubm assistance,! £1,632,809; police and police courts, £7jl3,955. ' '


It Is shown th^t the county, hall and


offleek cost over|.£500 a week to keep going, and that the new regulations for raldv]lves added [ £59,000 to the County a c c o s t for this service, making it a total of' £59,415, though the Income also rose from| £10 to' £T7,054.


Cott of mental deficiency has been on


the ^pward gra^® **a*’*°8 the five years reviewed In the abstract of accounts, and , total bill for


1937-8 was £67,614.


tie- year’s . e.kpendlture on Blngley nail ing College [was £24,506, the Incomp


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ilnl mi fees, etc., being only £7,926.


ProyjslOD-- of [meals for elementary


school ' children needed practically £68]000, about |£1,000 more than wgs spent on medical Inspection and treat­ ment of the children,


.. In connection Uth maternity and child welfare services,! birth control cost £205 rind


stanbes £1,408. j


I the verification of family clrcufflY ,


Tile Agricultural Committee' paid


£5,dl6 in compensation for the slaughter of ahlmals undejr the Tuberculosis Crider.;


Immunisation! from diphtheria cost the;


Pubilc Health, Committee £4,012, and air -pollution tests £57. Provision of white wall|tag-stlcks f )r the blind cost £44.


; C(|unty police wireless installation cost £878, watching of attempted'suicides, £66[ and photographic equipment £278, '


The Coronation of King 'George VI.


affe sted several departments; the total outliy was £12,414, of ; which qver


£lliooo went to elementary school celebrations.


; All. ape’s eye UBA., doctors t< 'blind'tai one eye. offers hope that slgh|: to many.


has been used by Chicago, give sight to a baby, bom > Success of the-operation animals' eyes will restore ■;


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