C L I T f lE R O i A D V E R T I S E R a n d t 'O E I i ) . ZSBE S S S S 3X 3 CANDID COMMENTS


ON TOPICAL EVENTS . . . ^


1 ALEXANDBA Rose dat.


;thank lall iwho Alexandni Ros


Sir,—May I 3y means, of youmpaper, helped In i any way with Day last Saturday.


! g»ss am deductini; i tjhe


John Gr 3om Crlppleage |for Girls, i-Jp TODD.


UUnCJlur, ^4*1^14 “*^i


was sent 114, Pirn ico-roi


j, ■ I ■ ii


to the Manchester Infirmary PHYLLIS


ask the Roro4gh Library _Coir^lttee to kindly arrangi n i ’ u


HOLI JAY Sir,—/ How rne throjigh youri paper to


ad,' Clltheroe. WEEK AT LIBRARY.;


!il ' that open iiuro


I jiecessltjr holiday


iconfet


shall be nnpnlfmm 10-0 t -o 12-0l o’clock each! da: r duriig the hpUday wee i as was done last year.


theiReadlpg Room » to — i; - -v ,


y


favorr on many whO; staC in town I dur .hg


BRIC


|: ,T1 . i CRICKET,


! I ■ i ■ Sir;—like many others I find] myself


asking ‘‘Has brighter cricket i^ome;.at last?" Evidehce tor an aiBrmat}ve reply is Darw ;n’s dashing victory agaijist Lan-


S r sU ir fe aU ey ^T very


that Cfitheroje took 1 with likewise three points. i ■Whalle: ’ lost that match. Is’It too much to ask them pot to let [that .Saturdays loss det ;r theik from future declarations? 'Appare itly they have .decided to abandon the'duU metlJodSiof Ihe. past f^W weeks, which ;ults ipe, as an old;Abbeylte, and nlust cirtalnly please the critics round


declarailon. w|hlch threw out a challenge pity


both hands. What a therlnj. i ] ; i i ' ;


of the Lancashire :andiRlbblesda e leagues la that they restrict ahy batsma: x’s period at the wicketl tohnei hour. ;. lft?r one hoiir :ven Bradman or Hammopd has shown all' hli trlcksj and Cpastontlne h'alls 2fter sc long. ! Surely hoal stars like ivies, jaqratt; Wlndle.i jHarwpod, and I even Anar Sin^h i ihave;|liad long enough when they’vej had an hyuri In the ihlddle Make cricket! brighter,! md make jgj„g ,.jjg solution of which diepends on it brief, and ^ou’ll see the crowds roll up, | ^ strong, united, and loyal m :mbershlp Whoever Is ti e profefeslonal.; |


IA coi Crete suggestion for the, managers |


our success li securing recognition by the Employer s of the principle of a Minimum [ Wa; ;e; Holidays with Pay; and the Aboil Ion of Shuttle-Kissing on a'wide range of cloths. ’Th:se hard- won successes In the Industrial negotia­ tions remain lo be effectively applied, Continued sfipport and loyalty Is now


more necessary than ever, and all weavers in every factory should be mem­ bers of their Trade Union. Itoere Is no room for the Non-Unionist. Ihe social welLbelng of all can only be determined by ah effectiye membership. We know that'there are many outstanding prob-


I. :: iJ. S. WAL^LEYi ila'' M iddlese c Avemfe, Burnley


IHII AGEING lIVAR DIS AM^NDMEjNTi PENSIONS WAIiirED.


IBLED. 'ACT ; Slrl—The i Clitheroe bran'e 1 of Brltlsii Legion, at i meeting held! last |


Thrirslay (June 22nd), passed:the follow­ ing resolution, i a popy of 1 vhlch iwe iforwa'd and respectfully ask that,you


will pi ibllsh' the same. ; The resolution reads as foll>ws:— In dew of the ihany dlfflpult years


that lie ahead of th e . ageing 1 War Disab ed Men, the future welfa :e of those iwho, vholly or mainly due to their war disablement. are Industrially Incapact [tated, we the undersigned, on behalf of Itoe (dltheroe Branch British Legion,- respectfully subpilt that they should recelv e special consideration, and i that war Disabled Pensioners should nptj, be


left t( cope with the maze of regulations goverilng 1 grants'I'pf assists nce ,from varlois sources, sijch as ■


Pensl)hs, Labour and! Health, andilqcal public Assistance (Boards, hut that a Speclil departmentlishould be set uP to deal'idto their future:welfare; and that When ex-Servlcemen are adm tted mto a hospl ;al by order ;of the j Ministry 1 of


^ Inlstry . of


i Penslins for treatment of tljelr war dls- ablllt es, they should receive; full pendon


and 1 reatment allowances, 'Wi ether they Ere '>n the Unemployment Insurance Bene: It, Unemployed Assistance Board or


Publl: Assistance. I.! : j|, „ ' , We also submit that the VYar Pension


Act saould be:ameridedj8o 8s to Ptowde entitlements (to widows qi all,r Wm DIsal led Pensioners of ithe.i dependants


allow inces, land eligibility iWldovs’ Pcjnslbns,] ip icasfes Where toe man’i death is due to ihlsjvar disable- mfeht, whether his I marriage took pl we hfefoie or after his {receiving ils disable­ ment, and further that!a scheme should


be d' 'Vised: lio! embijape lall W ar vpisabled Pens oners initoeiibpnefltsiuf toe .Ciyu Pens ons scheme, ;toi ensure some pto- vlslo: i for dependarits, especially in c^es where the ,man is lunable lo malito himself in InsuraMe; employnent owuig


to hi 5 War disable^: ent .\h W( consider th a tas these iclsablements ! ,


were contracted bWHls-MajeWs subjects hi t l e seryicelibl their country, that th ^ shou .d be entitled ,to be lobbed after by toe State,-and thkt{ it should not] be nece sary for! them to Ihavel to apply for piibl c assistance hi any shat e or form. We consider that {more: notice should


I t Is up to each to be one of! the team, and take virile


their part organisation with Yours faithfully,


HERBERT I. PARKINSON, JOHN E.: UaNSON, President.


100 pp-


membership. On behalf of the Committee,


In bullffing up a er cent.


By dj<lng|thls !'fieypan ALGAl


I Hostels fo r , 6d. a night, and lere I cooked a hot meal (having previously


flowers, vhlch )unt ( ollected ibeing £4i. Aftei'


I'hei r isult was very gratifying, th(!


icost of: advertising anp are purchased from the


I bought provision^' for approxlmatdy Is.) and made mysdf sandwiches for the next day’s mid- lay meal (another 6d.) I t took about 10,days to reach Copen­ hagen and on no day did I spen than Is. 6d. for'food and 6d.


. I


night’s lodging. expenses Incurred were the cost


to. Zealand, aboht Is. 4d., and an occa­ sional packpto^iclgarettes. The fare fron Harwich to Esb :rg cost


fgr mysell and bicycle from. Flnan *i*w****.


I1 brings the tota cost to £3. Harwich JOYCE WEBSTER.


14, Stanwick-rohd, W.14, June 27th, [1939.


inust of CLITHEROE WEAVERS’ ASSOCIATION. Sir,—May we take this opportunity of


1 of our actlvitle j and torvlce. The malntet ance of our |As


expresshig ou:' gratitude for theh loyalty and Intf rest to all who ate mem­ bers of the local Weavers’ Assqclation ? They have mad i posslblesthe continuance


very trying ; circumstances which have 1 been experi\nc^_d’ durtag ^


1 has not been without sacrifice I part. We can assure them that In the


and foul. ; Team work has been toe absence of


soclatlon on their


years, officials of the District Associations and the Amalramatlon have had many and diff cultles. We have, how- pulled together In fair weather


about £2, Including the freight on my bicycle and 10 days’ cycling at 2si a dh.y,


to Copenhagen Is 500 miles so that my holday rost me IJd. a mile.


GOSSIP - - - - ABOUT PLAYERS--“BySl|lPE”


d more :or the


The only incidental of the


Several people watchdrjg. a third j


eleveh! match at the , (sh|atburn-road | ground the other night asked i toe name of a slow left-arm bowlfer playing for Whalley Third. When toldj that the bowler’s name was “ Jerry Ellis,’’ they laughed, thinking that toe youngster had earned the descrlpllcn; from his likeness to toe old “ pro," wio is so well knovTn in theRibblesdale and Lanca­ shire Leagues, but as a matter of fact he Is the old man’s grantisbn: .Young Jerry Is riot only' a promising bowler :t>Ut a good batsman and Vtoalle / are hoping he will prove a tower ofsstge|igth to them In the coming y^ars.


League lately has been the Improvement shown by Whalley Second, vmose batting


Whalley for some’time haVe felt ths


need of a reliable opening batsman tr partner Georgfe Garratt dnd at length seem (to have found one ;ln Jack Hes[- mondhalgh, their reserve ]vlcket-keepei^ who has-now sprung Into prominence as a batsman. He batted an hour for 21 at promise. A:


Leyland, revealing > great! promise, well known junior footballer, Hesmond balgh has been on Darwen’s, books am lad a trial wlto Clltherpe a


outside-left, but was not a success. ' Talking of football reminds me of thfe


fact ,to^t season CUtheroe will hav 3


A feature in the Rlblihsdale Junior Burnley In March, 1938, .End prevlousiy I COMEDY] “PYGMALION" BROUCJHT fO THE SCREEN. ' |‘


trie assistance of Clifford phatburn, wh 3 last season was with Darwen. It Will be recalled that he was transferred to


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1 it. He has doiie this on more than ope occasion and provides ti e Spectators with lively entertalnmentj when he is {at


,1s muchbetter than what it was a month or six weeks ago; Some i )f their success has been due to the lilg hitting of D. R. Kay, a vigorous type of latsman whojis quite ready to hit the first ball he receives out of the fleldlf he,thlal:s It deserves


toe wicket.! When


have the assistance of Marfendy, who h^s has scored : 180 goals , for uutneroe in 1.


morrow,' Ribblesdale lesda


they {entertalii Ri


Vfa^ndferers


Jhu I ^11


^


been signed by them -fo:: toe season although he Is professional for Tonge In trie Bolton League. Make nej? has: been In brilliant form lately anq on Saturday by taking five wickets ::o:


'materially helped his to Astley Bridge. | ;


; far hs f eleven runs


,m to defeat! , f i


Clem: Tlllotson, the Iforpier , Read 1


player, gave a ; splendid bjattlng display | f ir Rlshton In the Lancaslflre League on


sWrd^y ,hlttlng up 53 not ;out in |toe g'ame with Enfield. He l^lt nine boun­


daries and was at the vicket exactly 53 minutes.


Very bright batting .lilsplay !aga,inst Darweri and feature of 1 Is Innings was | the clever manner Ip vhlch he gu|ded the ball between the flfelders. He j has ow a batting average of ?6 and Is much lore confident. {


Cook,! cilthei-oe’s proftoslonal,i gaye a WIIALLEY ABBEY PAGEANT-FETE,


Secretary. | Ribbletoale League on Ssturday Was at Lancaster, where the bi;uest “ gatei of the season assembled to wejeome Lar­ wood, the Blackpool prjfesslonal. | His share in an eliciting: match Wak 30 {with toe' baf qnd four for 8|2 with th^ ball. The rtoult of i the raatqh was in doubt


The I most exciting Inliatch ; in { toe


Mabchester Office a cheque f ir £256:Is. 5d.,' toe proceeds of toe Ft geant-Fete held at WhaUey Abbey on Juae 7th for the i Eictenslon Fund of our St. Denys' Home, Clltberoe. I should be glad If you could kindly mention t i ls In this week’s Issui of your paper, and we should, at the same time, Ukfe to convey to all those I who helped with .the effort, or supported It In any way, Ihe grateful thanks of our Committee for such a {splendid resrilt. The expenses amounted to the small sum of £15 Els. 5d., and we much appreciate the generosity of so many good friends In b r i n ^ ; this effort


to such a s iccessM conclus.on. ijsf.i'lP. STEWART, .


Sir_have to-day received at our | until the {very jast ball and when stumps were drawn Lancaster jn leded jClglit to


t


, . Organising Secretary. Tlie Church of England Waifs


, and Strays Society.


9,JHighfleld-'r{3ad, Cheadle Hu^lme, Cheshlrfe, :27th June, 19?9J


“ MURDER WILL 1. I


DUT.”


31r,—The toathlng exposui e by “ C.L.” ur last Issue Is a formldjable indlct-


;


depths to which they have sunk in their so|-called policy of “Appeasement”! Is allnost incredible. It would seem that the only waly by which the people] of Great Britain cap be rid of them lb a Gfeneral Election. We are ( ompelled!by force of circumstances—and .with the greatest reluctance—to run the rlskj of being caught; napping by Hitler and Mussolini In [the midst of an election calmpalgn.


bnt of the National Government. 'The {After our e3(perlence of to i working of ,1 .


toe so-called] Non-Inlerveatloh Cqm- riuttee, and in view of the fact that; so miany British: lives were lost, the Iiri- pdachment { bf Ministers concerned ould. In due course, be demanded by ij e electors of Great: Britah:. '


Those who] have. In ^ metaphorical


be! tiken iof toe fliidlng pf toe Britlto- Leglfn Report of 19^8 .on these subjects.


HAROLD PUGDALE, Chairman. ALFRED ^OOD, Secretary.


CYCLING i ON 'm e CQ|4TINENT.


'lettek from Douglas David about, the extr imely • nikderMe, cost it f a cycling holKlayl hi : Engl&d, ?(rbaps ;your readers'would be laterested to hear that It Is Just as;cheap to takd : one’s bicycle on toe Continent,'once the cost of, the pass age over has hfeen acet unted for, Ai Haster tols yfear, I took my bicycle


Sit —In last ■ week’s “ Ad vertlser and Tlm( s ’’! you published a very interesting


DENYS’ HOME


Igrateful thanks, gifts from the foUoiying .


Waifs and Strays :Soclety, Sti Denys’ Home, Pilmlico-road. Clitheroe, acknowledges, with


Ribblesdale Cement Compan 7, and thej St., j John Ambulance 'Association; Bread, sand-;


e


over to Denmark and cycledirlght across the country. from Esberg tO;|Copenhagem via Koldlngi Odeiise, Nybbrg, etc., put up each.evehlijg at theilianlsh Youth


n d s


wlches, etc. Per Miss Carbls, Grimsargh, Preston: Clothes for the children. Miss F. Bailey :i Silver paper., Mrs. Mennel; Virol.


■ ■' 'V ! I' , rhe matron- of the Churc 1 of England


between toe Labour and Liberal parties, -^owi at the end. He took longer than tile forces behind Mr. Cham 3erlaln could '


rdtlred. With a be “ beaten! to a frazzle.’ VIGILAiri’.


[ the Wanderers being missed In the slips',' One of the-outstanc liig pferfomanceS


usual to'get! his runs, but I had riot the] charmed life {that sbmq people riiake but! and I think a little confqsion! arose as ai result of another left-panded! player for


Wl t tL tU C CliUY — - - - i - , .


in toe Ribblesdale I Junior! League was that,! of Arthur Little, the Cherry Tree fait [bowler, who had nine Read] victims at a' cost of] only elglitjrurisi {On his day,! Little Is a flrst-jrate trundler and It will be recalled tha^ lie dld| quite well when he played for Whalley lii! tble senior league several seasons ago., jpiaiying for Cherry Tree jin 1929 e gainst gabden hfe took! nine wickets for| ten! tons] and in 1931: he had nine for [16! at the 'expensfe of Ribblesdale Wanderers Second.


1 li i ; !’ •


league goals and jiisL failed to equal toe record set]up] by Pearson, i J , 0. . - - ----------- -


altogether. His pest performance in sekson 1934-3?


n with one wicket lelt. Lancaster’s lef run-getter was S. Vi. Youren.Jwho t up 61. Youren is rfei uted to bq one the best wicket kqepe ri In! the league.


he will resume fo|r Clitoeroe at centre- |


PlayiPB against-his clc, team, Hkrold Indle, who Is now professional for


Itlnties to be a power hi the] j Ribblesdale League, aid ; on Satirqay] he {hit a


Joe Massey; Blackpool'! captain ,con-


I brilliant 76 not out agqlqst .Laricaster, I


,, George Garratt was isrce more|ln the Umelight when he scorec, 63] at I^yland to become the first R!b 3lesdale League batsman this season tc pass, the ;500 mark.] He has now sioired 523 njns In seven I completed Innlnisj 'Whalley, {for


the Government’s foreign .policy ] In 1 ^hom! he plays, have . . •'__ 1- ^ £___I . ..


half their fixtures so »» tllat Gfeorge has


eleven matches In !Vfh|(^ tb score the 509 tons necessary to league record.


'The


record Is held by J.{ pool player, who lii W p


‘


just] cj3mpleted set lip a new


jLeyland, surprised Whilleyjbjf taking five wickets for 12 runs In hls sfeCOnd spell to finish! with five f 3r 25.; This. Is his besi bowling feat 3f toe season. Leyland have not regretted the ;dayi they signed Wlndlel for he hajs a batting aver­ age oflover 40 and has taken 27 vrtekets.


forwEird or figure on. toe left wind, is a matter of spequla;lon. ] A keen athlete, Chatburn won miiny, trophies at Cllth­ eroe Gramiiifir School In his boyhood days and had more than .a local reputa­ tion as a sprlnteii ! I In order to strengthen their team


was 5 (lieq!lie obtained 50 Leylarid to-


had' had a spell with Blackpool. In eaqh case Clitheroe received ,[a substantial transfer fee so that It Is clearly a case bf toe “ profit’s ’ return. In all Its history, Clltheroe Football-Club has had no more popular player. Chatburn made his debut on August 31st, ji;931, when be delighted his many frlenqs In toe Sdnr day School i League—he bad previously played In the centre-halfj position with (jhatburn, bis village i club—by scor


toe “ hat trick.” Later be was tr: ferred to the outside-left position, put eventually restored to centre-fbrwbrd.


I fessor of phonetics—a role which {provides especially notable for i its flni Eights of the riiysterlo


coming to the Grand all next week Leslie Howard plays the starring role in this Patoal Production which deals with a subject | of direct Interest {and illimitable appeal to the


>YGMALiON,”' the screen version Bernard Shawls brilliant comedy,


masses. ,


bered, tells of a Cockney flower girl,; whojbe- .'tp oSer in the pictorial sense comes the object of an experiment to a pro-, dictions, "The Lives of a;Bf


Bernard Shaw’s story, it will be, remem- _______ ___ I . | I I


unchallenged' histrionic' genius. I The idea -tag'g hard-bitten crusty colohel an4three] pf.,| ..pUff.. l from me phonetic expert’s pomt o? view, is.1 hisisubordlntteofflctrs, of whomjIdnells ............


Leslie Howard :one of thfe.greatest opportune, of four great solfileik ties of his distinguished',career to displayjhis


------- ' league games alone and more than 200 ’on I society l . .ady 'Of . -------- .....


to prove that It Is flexible'to take a girl^put I son, '.Their'differenct 5 come to apead'when ^ transform {her into a the: son, Richard Cromwell, is carried] av(ray flne ispfeech and;exquisite Uy ai warring chieftan arid BtandUig refdsw to prirsue, because hfe cannbt endanger the


th .-.--iM-.- in


tuc B-..'-* ---- -----------I—T ■ I ...... vOn, Richard Cri'mwto, is carried] a*ay 1.


| W ■ pis subordihate offletrs, I Their'differenct


.


manners The experiment is a brilliant sue- on- —...........


|iead|w , di .......----- .i..


cess. The girl is taken for a Princess at an whole regimfent. Disrogatdmg.ordprs., Cqoriqr Ambassador’s {recepttiion—but the real prpb- lem arises whfen this! triumphant qesult has been achieved.; What;is to become qf thHirl now ? As a Covent Garden flower-sellep she was at least happy doing a job she knew, bUt now that she has been taught to be a lady, she cannot return toiher former occupation.


and {Tone follow in disguise, fere captured apd


J the young girl’s destihy provides a qiimax of hiaiooking him asidb, races through] a |hall{ of unparalleled dramatic and, emotional quality, rifle] are and throwi; a: burning [brand Into ^


fresh and difierent in the way of ctaeinatlc entertainment. It Is a real London story with


“ Pygmalion;” ^----- -------- i 1 “ ' ■


genuine London backgrounds. The characters in this film rare' the ordinary {everyrday people of these islands-unrivalled the' world over, for their quaintly whimsical, br(^ly humorous, immovably straight-forward, (out­


look on life. {


The heroine of “Pygmalion” Is a common, Ctovent Garden girl' called Eliza! Doolittle.


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football with 'such a m e turn of speed. An outstanding array of supportmg players-, comedy spiirs In “ Theodora Goes [Wild ” 1 and anTuiiatburri hi s p rW hlmseU an 'ta headed by: Wffirld.Lawron, renowned for I f


as who relinquishes for a monetary consideration, while strong characterisations are taken by .such .cele­


I Violet Vanburgh and Viola Tree. Anthony Asquith andlLeslle Howard collaborated on


toe direction of "Pygmalion.” ■ I


Clltheroe have agnedja new full-back In Nixon, who toiherly played with Great Harwood. Nlxoh played a feplen- dld game against Cilitheroe wheii the teams met last season and should prove a decided acqulsltlqri. | All ilast 'seisoil’s players have | been rqtqlned, although I understand that Emmett will shortly be ] eligible for mlllta]ry training.


CLITHERpE (AUCTION FRIDAY.—Cjwlri^ to rincertataty lyito re­


'i ' : i { '- I


.^sey,: the .Black- made l,03l. C.


' ' ' ’


S. Dempster,, the forme): New Zealand, player, scored 1,025! n ns foi: Blabkpool in 193i


present {league , ,


{ Recovering) from an ^accident ^hlch ,


'£11'5s. each. ,,| {, ,.,! , MONDAY.-iA lighter sqow of 40 fa;:cattle,


gard to foot fenri mouth disease restrictions, there was a much lighterjshow. A good sell­ ing trade was!maintained with practically a total clearance at the fqllqwtag prices; Best quality shoritoated calveiri,- £24 to £28 10s.; later dates; £21 to £24 lOs.; plataej- cows, £l7 to £20;i fleshy geld cows, £12 to £15.10s.; geld heifers for short keep, £13 to £16 10s.; twtaters, £11 lOs. to £13]10s.; stirkEL;£9 to


I has kept hliri out of the garde for two! {week?, Jimmy Peters, JJuiilot' profes-:


slonal for Perirlth, hobes to {resume tq-


{morrow. At toe preieht'time he has an average of 48.7 witl, the] bat arid has II taken 44 wickets at a cost: of 7.'7.;


up hls;87 not out against


,1 Read Harry Washb 'bok.! ] Ribblesdale capatln; liiplredj his col-


serise, trailed the name of Crreqb Britain jg^g^gg gji Saturday wlto ap Iniilngs of trirougri the mire of natloiial diumllla- ;,jg against Chorley. On a:bad|lwlcket{ tlbn for sq long, should be definitely


gg^g^gj tifugs'gjn the '


by toe ball and had >eyeral]bridses to; ; J . 1


I i


woman welfare wqrkef at tute for the Bltad.' “ (They may not


BLIND GIRLS MAKE Blind girls maice fexcellent cooks


the Natiorial lnstl-


GOOD COOKS. says a


their sightless feUfewslwha take up tl e profes­ sion of massage; jbuq thfe average b|tad cook can certainly :put 'upta taeal which is good


enough for ariy household. ■ ' • , ^


Lack of sight explained,' but


! The bltad house wifq already has qi book in Braille, bv t tofe Nitional Institute has decided to issue d furihei) volume ce ntatatagi general hlntsj dinner mequs, and de struction in the handling! of a gas g


allows - undistractqd the job in hand, concentration;


.Jtenlion to be given to ,


fetove. ailed in-:


‘ certainly, a drawl>ack, she has: pne advan agfe;. it


soTmakes fo ’i greater er recipe]


including sbmfe choice local fat heifirs, and 500 sheep fend lambs (together with consign­ ments of -Welsh and pirlsh lambs. Choice black polled heifers,’8Jd. to 9d.; otheri heifers and bullocks, l8d. to 83d.j graded cows, 7d. to 73d.; otoer coifes fid. to Old.; choice local fed lambs,lllld. to ife.; Welsh lambs, 1034 to lid.; Irish lambs, lOd. Jo lOid-I'tofearltags,,


8d. to 9d.;! evies, qd. to 7J,d. ; . ! | , . I !tUESDa!y.-{-A larger stjow of 70 cattle.and


60 calves before a{ good attendance'. Quota­ tions: Bfesti young I cows £26 lOs. to £32;


other useffel cows,! £21 ids. to £25; plainer kinds, £17l 10s.‘ to' £2b{iqs.; best Iccal and Scotch heifers, £25 ifis: tb £30,10s,;


£18 to £23 15s.; ! befet'yeal calves, to 90s,; other -s, Bililngtoii, and W.jCloJypemwalte, Pendleton]


made toe following awards for dab^ cattle: 1 and 2, W. 'Aspta, Grtadleton.


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STIRRING MELODRAMA AT THE; RIALTO, BLACKBURiN.


1


tiie days of the early Western stars, comes grids his investigations tonsldetably ham- tato its own again with, WaUacC Beery and peted by the counter-mqveS taade Jjy his wife, Robert Taylor as its protagonists In Metro- representhg the (accused.- Mab|sforithehar- a' state I that he,


TPHE outdoor action melodrama, J-'al1


all the hearts of film fans ever .since I a murder occurs to which frier d husband ferlto


Taylor co-star In a story of Western Mary- jofeh and wanted hy the policqj {stage-coach lines ...were .engaged in aibitter jn the supporting cast, which tael


Goldwyn-Mayer’s “Stand Up and Fight,” I assed Douglas {reach such; this week’s attraction at the Rialto, Black- must pbtata ,a' warrant to bum. Teamed for the first time, Beery and home. for bn taci-imtaattagi lettqr


hlstorical In theine, “Stand Up fend Fight” presents a period and locale new to motion pictures, but presejittag' all the elements of the best of the action Westerns. ' {, '^ {.


struggle fbt right of way as the population palge, Jejorne (Jowan andjThursJon mu.| of the United States surged westward. Setal-


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OUBL3 DOORf' {THRILLS GEAb


FREDERIC MARCH,: JOAN {KENNETT AND RONALD COLMAN. ;


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■who, to avenge the suicide of her sister, shoots a wealthy man-about-to]™ to'San Francisco and flees when she finds toe is wanted for murder) A big sum is offeijed for her capture by the dead man’s father, (and:] she Is pursued fropi country to {country by detectives.- Travelling with a falsei passport, she strikes up an acquaintance] with 1 San Wye (March) en route to Singapore)': Hi Bombay'feridj takes


Winds,” presented by Walter Wariger through United Artists, and] adapted from; an orjgtoal story by Tay Garriett, the leads, are to the very capable hands of Frederic (March and Joan Bennett, with Ralph Bellamy. Jinn Southern, and others; equally well known. Miss Bennett hiis toe role of Kfey Keirigan


where they decided to spend their lives'after { marriage. But detective Faulkner ffeUows ' them and is about] to arrest Kay whefi Sam I claps his own handcuffs, on her, Jniehy' shattering her dreams! of the futurejl ' All return to Sari Francisco, where Sam, collects the reward after Kay Is, put into j gaol, I there- ] by eamtag the bitter contempt of his friends.' But there is method in his [“madness.” Certain people who were Intimately aoquato-


a number of ptestoien,' to a party, at{whlch the real culprit ' Is - denounced. : Kayils liberated to learn that Sam hfed had! his sus­ picions fell along and'that he must Arid , the real murderer before he could free hel’ from accusation of the Crime which her flight had j fastened upon her)


and Elissa Landl have the suppqrt of] David Torrence, Creighton Hale and a| strong {cast. 'Colman has a dual role of John' Lodeb, who, returning from Canada to continue his! career as a political reporter, accidentally meets a |


In “The Masquerader," Ronald Colman '• ( I. (Continued foot' of next column)


Many screen] favourites will bejscen gramme of exceptional merit. :In“ 'nade'


next week !ta a!' double-feature: pro-,


rence-Wil iamson Repertory ; Players’, choice fqr this Week at the Grand ThaatreJ Black-


E t____ _ o ■iUer,' ■'Double Door,.’] Is tbie Law-


lizabeth McFADDENfS _.jbie


bujn. Tni dike orig nally appeared


THEATRE, I BLrijCKBUpN. I. ------ ----- . American


land in the 1850’s, when the railway and and Franies Drake are prbmtaen ■ '


,


brated players as Marie Lohr, Scott Simderr land, Jean CadeU, David Tree, Esme Percy,


reiinouMies feU claim on his daughter.


,There are few ilayerA even In league, into the front ranks of s t a r d o m . - . i; together fbfe the first time.] Doufelas won h)s ,-xe^ated ]h' “I'lLTake Romance.”- ;{ JM


I gives a performance which raises her right , - y- 1


romantic comedy is toe [scream-tfeam jqf , vytt Douglas and Joan] Blondell,]apqfeartag


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rBlohdell his been garnering laugte from the screen foj many years [with [most i{rceent appearances'ta “ The Perfect Spfecjmfeil ”| and


Im


“Stand-ta.y , ■ :: ' ! I | ■ ] j { M i.,- iA thin


the] stotyTof, “ There’s, ATwayd A Woman,” which wak directed by {Alfexandfer HaU-from Gladys Lehman's screen adaptirin' of Wilson Collison’s'popular niagalzine storyJ The plot, brifefly,' colncerns ;th® antics of | a] be­ wildering young {bloridfe, wlfe whoi starts: out to prove to her detective-husband' that sHe^ too, can be a Sherlockifen Heuto, {This Wild- eyM situation arises when pougjailbequeatlis his! defunct private detective agtocy ito/his spirited wife arid returns, Jo hlS 1 brmfer post with the District A'ttorrieyi Soqn afteiwBtds


mysteiw weaves (through


Her father Is a Loridon dustman} Eliza is one of the people-Ta member of { that class which is in many ways, the real backbone of the nation. She is genuine and sincere,! full of simple human JquaUties—£3 type wWch everyone knows and admires. This delightful ] role is filled by Wendy Hiller who, brojight before the public eye by her memorable.atage petformEince in “Love on the Dole,” jUiakes her-screen debut in this film, in {Which'she


bearids. Lustrous and blufe-blacq,'! .parted in the middle,! and when not on


the'Lancers are saved. '.:The|Sikhfe, the hulks, ate famobh warriors by i choibe, Kipling said bf them, that nothing but the 'lrazor. They dandles, thqlr, chief . pride laying


are worn in]a net to, keep their priberjcu.--., “The-Lives of a'Btosal Lfencer ’; Is;an eri- thrqlUng picture. ' '


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koAN PLONDELL AND MELyYN: DOUGLAS IN { SPARKLING dOMEDY]


comedy cycle comprising'“ The Aw|ul fltoth;' “Theodora[Goes Wild’i and|“ MrJDeedfeGoe To frown,”ifwiU be on view on Thrirsdayjan toelwefek-but.-' Co-stan‘ed]in top gay


f < 1 rfSntfVi


"rTHERE'S always 'A WOiiAN,? C0I-, ,'umbia’s current] contribution! tjo the «____—


{for any other kind {of job-and completely f they] may be wipe L, out. ,But!,Tone fend bewildered by the revolutionary Changq in cobjer plan to blow up the| fortiie^. 1 They her social surroundings. The working, oqt of ^raw lots, tod! .Trine wins,,.wlieh. Cooler,


At the sfeme time, she Is unfit and unqualmedVl to fettack him, alth)Ugli they rqalise, tofet ------ - ------- ........ provides' something qe'''>, 1 the.arsenal. A terrific etoloslon fbUows-;jBnq


and________ -- I - , • thrown into] prison With Ctomwfell. 'Unjder


tortrire, the I latter flhally. breaks] down fend blurts out the secret bf {thfe whertobqut^f a cbnvoy transportmg iammunltibn.j ; The convoy is captured, and; the chieftain; pre­ pares to lead a revol itiori. (The Ifetoeis fioo


j-ound the cinflict bitween Sir quy Stand- slhard-bitten


I The plot] revolves U antot


A, picture,


ROBERT YOUNG IN COMEDY! AT| THE GRAND.


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I new comedy part and a new leading Jady In “ Rich Man, Poor Girl,” Metip-GoWwyh- Mayeris mirthful comedy, which opened last night at the Grand, :'York-street. ' i§He is


Robert young, last seen m a'dram­ atic mle In “ Prou Prou,” has a brand


1 Ruth Hussey, who essays her first] feminine lead ;on ‘.the,, screen after, a solid yedr of grooming.


r playboy—one who is willing to move Into the 1 shows th t he can laugh, HiS' example fs 1 flat occupied by his


I . . . . . . . .


Young portrays a new kind of millipnaire vvheri.l under the Influence 01 old if-me, __IVlO I ____________________________________


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She doesn’t ----------------- , ■When Young threatens' to give away ■ his fortune, the girl’s family; goes into h panic, |


prove himself. Miss Hussey is dlflerfent, too. Want' to marry a millionaife.


with comic results, i Lew Ayres haB'onelqf the leading supporting roles' as Cousin Henty, criief conspirator of the plot. , Also in prop- Inent parts are Guy Klbhee as the heroine’s father, Rita Johnson as . Robert! Young’s sister,' and Lana Turner as Ruth Hussy’s


sister. ' :'i BERNARD SHAW’S BBILLIitoT on i! . . . . . . secretary’s’ ftanily [to > —


so iilfectious that the autfieuce caimqt hejp becoming hysterical; 'Thel blend ofj'Aubers


tures, {but one should: mention thatjthe.'lugr 1 ubrious Laurel breaks out in a. fresh ipiaqe,


...a. t .-.L ln,,nV>l HiO P' iv—i


. ..... - -


their exceedingly funny njisadven- naurei u tt^- uu.. .1^ . . ,j (— - ne o,irf


j t


issbeirig presented a second time’by request. Is.' ib very 'toto a]"comi(}’’ nopm 'Hal Roach has used his,subject to get relief between me howl


Yeats-Brown sang


1‘!bENGAL LANCER’S” T ,HE soldiers of the king


“The Lives of a Berigp],Lpicer,'


about' wrote all


I of i the week. tUm' features


heroes of the which is coming aga:


Richard Crdmwell, ilir Guy that {other brilliant-a ;tor,'| C. replete


Gari'.^per,


the Himalayas thems;lveS, ahd having: bfire than many p]fo-


is East,'


with the sqi nds| arid MITCHLESS in the.^wefep of Its’ trc- l| bentlc 'as


pranepiot 'Tone, Standing, !;apd


Aufatey. Sriiith. as aUl


ngai Lfencer^ijis dtairiatic] story


tai


' :' THE' MAKING' Opj' “ SUEZ.”' ;: j me'ridous theme, the, story of “ Suez


s of lajighter.' ';y,


I laurel and hardy in opeJia LANE HALL. |i


KING


have'attained I new heights of drollery. . It was al bold, as well as an Inspired


Introduce the I pair into AUber’s weU-kripTO opera,! “Fra Diavolp’’i and; there cto be no question as toTits success, describe


STAN LAUREL and Oliver Hardy, ithe to


AT PICTURES


SONJ4 iHENjIE STAGES BRILLIANT BALLET AT THE PALLADIUM. :.


! best comedy team on ithe screen to-day, F their search for a colourful ballet to picture, " My


current Lucky


is Imp^ible to | ^£toe


to, lifl across


cl leL


director, Harry Losee, turned happily to one of the nbst beloved stoty-bo]ok classics of all time—Leiyis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland.' All of (parroll’s,fantastic creatures have come ',nd all on skates.. Sonja skims . jth^ ice In the company of Tweedledefe


. Star,” Sonja Henie; and her dance _


imax the skating numbers in her 30th Century-Pox


music] with [the Laurel-Hardy pmid of humblir is really irresistible. The settings a.re gorgeous,' and, it should'be i added; Dennis King sings admirably. “ Fra piavolq,’’ which


opera. :Hai very. jdiscrptly


thrilling flliri of the same, title. Produi


im| blit as Major F. iutithem:in his book, are the


REVIVAL, not-ak Kipling


diirln’g the jirstiKalf by Paramount,:' the


TbJ


ito lea lanowq


' Ing wl h the, brilliant costumes of !the skaten ' Is the formal wear of several hundred extras 'who a;ipear{as fashionable spectators.


and Tveedledum and the iWalrus and tha- i Carper tet. | The philosophic caterpillar del-! scends frpm'hls tofedstool tb join the dance ' together j with the King, land Queen and Knave o^ Hearts; there airi] the Griffin and Dodo, ;he:Mlck Turtle £ind the Doormouse; a;. ' well ai the Ugly Duchess, the Cheshire Cat the Mid [Hatter, the White.Rabbit, the Rec ’ and Black court .attendants'. The ballet if- ‘ worket. irito toe story of “ My Lucky Star ”. as,, part ol a gigantic ice carnival which Sonjs. ' stages for a {big department store. Contrast- ■ '


.a Pifayer,’’ shares top honours' with Sonjal : An altogether gorgeous, scintillating show. {


at: thi Palladium on Wednesday night, ;| Richai d Greene, last seen b|' “ Four Men anc. ' |


In “ My Lucky Star,” which had its premlei :, '


and aU 'that led up tb the building of ;thq ; famous canal In which MusSolinl Is manifest-' tag S3' much interest at the presentLimfe, ij should prove a big attraction throughout next ,:j week. Tyrone Power, Annabella, and Loretta. !| Youni havfe the leading rolbs in an esrtenslvB-! cast. ■' ! , ! ■- . ,


, ,, I .


• of tul| ..hells :l • early. I :if it' i .out;,o| have;


istreng • hulbsll .nboxf -The


■of ha ...atakea i tlghtq I -to :.Have| ! -whlfctr {'.string collfep


; Sup l .'j Fei


. . lor pl •:8houl|


: and .TortJI loots .1 loosen


.Femsl ■riun


-]


,to mi ke himself King. At] a dazzling State { ball.glven by Napoleon, Perdinand'de Lesseps- son of,the'consul at Alexandria,.meets apd; is att -acted by Eugenie de Moritljo, a:Spanlsh.! girl. : Napoleon also falls a victim to the girl’s beauty. De Lesseps is sent to Egypt'p' join he Consulate Staff bqt before, he goes, he in plores Eugenie to raairy him. ■ She. re­ fuses, as she is flattered by the attention pa d, to he’ by |he great Napolepn.;.,^De Lesseto p- a gre it success in Egypt aqd wins the frieni- shlp )f Prince Said, son of Mohammed Ali,.' head of thfe Egyptian Govetomerit. Mea while Victor Hugo writes to de Lessep’s


'! it s' Paris of 1850, a city seething wit i'{ political intrigue as it beebmes known thqt :| Louis Napoleon, now entering his third year. Ij as Prssiderit of the French Republic, wants. '


fathe: ferid asks him to rfetom to Paris ai|d, save toe Republic from destruction.' If ! offowtir


accompanies Egypi.


'{'waterway jVduid flood every port to the .Med-- ' iten anfean, Crisis has been reached In Paris. ; Eve:y day there is streetl'rioting.,..Napoleon, wants toe Assembly, to. fedjqum so,.that he ‘


strean of water from a refeent thunderstorm.. He e ivisidns to Toni whati it, would mean to woric. comriierce if ; a canal''itvere'dug conneijt-ij; tag the two seas and thus]providing a shqrt! '{ tradi route to the East, i! Enthusiastic over { this dream, he wins ovfer Prince Said and lis. : granted an audience with'Mohammed All, 1 who tells 'de .Lesseps thati'if he can get the-: nece isary [backing from the French (Joyern-' j men;, the'project was certfetoly a possibilliiy,' ' He accordingly goes to Paris but toe French' , banlts turn down the suggettlon, believing toe-


Lessee is. She masquerades as an "Arab. RldiAg.-] orie qay . over the ''desert between the. Re id Sfeea., arid the Mediterranean,-'de .Lesseps sees al


ish flri who has


With them Is Ton) Pellerta, an imp-- ‘in "love with, de:


Mohammed ‘ fallen


' IS 1


ladjqurmrient. Swayed"byi her argument, [he i' dde;! so. [Napoleon has pledged his word that- hq will convene the Assembly later withjiut. ! rofelitag them of any of tofejr powers. He does not keeplhis word , and the Count idles under the blow] Embittered arid disappointed, de Lesieps gives UP hope, of fevefe being In a pj)si- { tloi to brilld the canal. 1,Then, as a rewjird for tonocfently helping, hihi .Napoleon signs a [ proslamatlon financing the construction of | the Canal. De Lesseps starts his-mammoth { tas:c and {with only ten miles to complete; the ! net's cotnes that Naperieon who has riow | marrjed Eugene, Is abandoning the projeej as he needs{ all his resourcis for war. SoLde


can brin'g military force I to- bear.. Eugemej , whe is now'seen everywhere with Napolefen. : appjals to young'de Lessfeps to persuade fils j fatl fer, for the sake of Prance, to recomtaend |


search 'his own ibtataediby Maiy Aswr {featujed- iRobert


'Lesseps {comes to Englfe'nd, and [meets'Dls- rato, leader of the Opposition, who promts hhu financial help if his party gets toto office at the General Election,! The engmeerj re­ turns to|Egypt where Prince Sfeld is selling | all his valuables to keep toe work going. Toni]


, 'The Pli.yers enhance trieprodribtldn’s tatloniard their own with :toelr.!latest show.


-is is a play ta|which SybiliTliom- I’vf lost teverythihg I’d learned to hold dwr,” nallv appeared with {fereat success, “ Perhapfe that’s the price, one pays for faihe ” Is the reply.


Duririg t ifeir: eight, weeks |,at 'Blafekburn they . have ear fed wide populprity : . | . and [they | DEjrEC hfeve mei ited It. i “HINDLE! WAKE^.’f


comedy, viriritteri by Sti.nley. (rformel.ta London andproyJ


.inks aifongst the moit- succ' tlfens of ' he past decade and it ■wide ipre£id[, ■


rfequ^sj [that


ilhrou^out next' week ’ lhat highly :success; | ‘ Lane li comedy ‘li^.mdle ;Viral:es,”!{ wlJV'be 2nte( twice nightly, at 6-3Q ,d {8[45-Tteii lutes larller fetSatur lay’s fli it hoiisel The


It i Ife betag I'.'I,


e a mpty s


th|.......... ‘ "■ ■ ■ thi ^


eta with an easy vlttijn an ta before cajfitag t o polU


Slop wiith'the proi piomw ■'


n 'lu


fcial theatres fful {!producj- In] response


Joins de jLesseps, A terrible -wind roars into thto cainp. 'Ihe workers lash toemselvefe to- roF& ]strimg between ...water, tanks.. A p ece of^reckfege falls on de 'iLesseps., Toni re- leasfes hferself and coihefe! to his help, 'but a wajer -tani^lves way arid crashes down on heri When to^storm pfesses. dei Lesseps is| found Uitourt 'm Toni is dead. De Lesfeeps] Is about to glve.itawhen news comes tbrojigh] that oisi:aeU has won the election, and the Wojk on' the cfeilfel pushes o n . ih e Empress Eugenie tomes' to confer]'a ribbon of horiour] on [the engtafeer. As Me takes It, their feyesj mefet. “ I’ve,won,” he whispers to her, “ but!


Sh( irtly afterwards- the! diplomatic coyisi; All on- a tour bC


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as.bri


' -to ,'b I ! .:na):r'f i ' the-


i !’. [.Rof !• 'the g| ! .dtor s | l940i.


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in iD A t, JUNE 30. i 1939.


?E TOM WaLlS AT WHALLEYj


toll week-erid. (Randolph!Scott takes the lead : alopg 'wito' Joan Bennett and there is a stteng. I


mHE TEXANS,” a period drama of 1 the | ylid and woolly i'west, will he shown |


irtirigcast.. [,{. . .1 j] ! ! '.j j


iten,’ fendT co'taedlan. Is the chief filnmaker In " Convictj ■ 99,')] which will be sdreeried at to begtaqtag


[Hay, the fatuous schoolmaptfei) j


of faext [week. Those who saw Wdl Hay ,aq ! theTheadmaster of Narkjivet School In “Boya!


win be Boys” and then fes a station master In ‘I Oh Mr. Porter,” will not' miss toe opporr fitmty of seeing him ta h|s latest success; You Imagtae what prison{ls like with Will pay


{Tenlvlareawipickpocfets wet^^^^^ by I £ |to a to :o r to £ r^ ^ ^ ^ an elder y woman] whb etttlced them,] Into an


:J)f' supplying ‘ thferl loicked


ffeces thfe loss of his reputation! fend; to name through a secret cravta; for drink and drugs. Jfektagly, Loder offers to serve!as ‘a.'good double” If Chllcote eifeb needs'one. l;Hqw at nee d did arise, anc how Lqqer conducted


(Corittaufea from I pi ,•ousta SirJoto [chllcbte, Mlp.,| .wh6 Wi.lls h.as by no-meansl,fen'easy'task talfeolT.


uuom, * I , J.. <


'column) 1 tdi_


attraction next week-end]: This Is an ami as well as


taf a baffling mystery. : •


.unself- in: the' shoes [or his comln, how the, dfeceptioa wfes suspected; and Low (he con- f ved t'q escape whenTiie real (jhilcote'made


Identltif s. : • Even when IChJlcqte, dies, ms • ‘ ^ In love wlthlLdder, persuades him


ah uneipected appearaface, are [not tori omy icldento to this astonishing story of similar


family


lue the masqf•ferade and uphold to ' radltions.


, (25,01 feecord


.,.y„...,~tupbyMuhamtaadEfl,iariEg, nines in ;5,000{ flying hours]! I l«r n KofTHntr mvcf/arvil * .


exciting -lecture, however! :


I tian thi


alinian' who has befen prfeseinted with a spKiuil mfedal-by the Egyptian Government, i \n'(itopus’with ten;'teritaclefe is


BC entlsts at Durban, South Africa and: to ely'to be sent to r


Biitaatlon by flsh^ :Iand for ffertheij’ e:c- it;:s li


fasrand furious from fljst to last. ' ippeartag ta the unacustomfed role


detective, Tom Walls, the hit


stafe of 'Aldwych TheatrEl fame, makes a real in' " Strange .Boafeders” which « thb


famous coiJnedy il' -;(oi;l


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