m iH -'- CLITHEROE APVERTISM Am TIMES, FRIDAY. OCTOBER AGO SER: ,29th, 1915,


Ih occurred Ishton-terri' Idow of


I Iher 81st ,+


J Ainsworth If De Lac,


le exploslo: Tirade met


+


fagar and Miss Rallton 116.


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hufchi , '■


(|nd son of the late Mr. |shetOn, Downha'm i.Hall aly at Gra itchester. hear on; the 23rd, aged, 51


sard ' Asqheton, i Sc.D., | ' i' : if


bf Wellington’s Regiment, Jrted ' missing as , from lh.


Jacked by German^ legal furse Edith Cavelll


es were ^inade a t ' local jon the • 24th, to the


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Jj A. W. Uttlng, flvei years Moor Lane Methodist ccepted a call to Catfora Indon, S.E M ' I 1


Imates In phe Lancashire Home at Langho i was the Board. This; was


;: to the decreasing num-


Itically ceased to'I commit ! drunkards, ! contentlng- with thb old ahd self- |d policy of commitment


. barking of a dog, idur- ;ht of the 22nd, disturbed: '■


. -I


its at Stahden Hall.) In* in., the


“ i ,! ' ' drawing-room


D ablaze. I Itwas assuhied ksifrom the Are left buijn^


air, table and,rug being


b : grate caused the' out-| rhe timely what might have b?en a


re serious


warning pf thp- matter^


rlbuted to ‘ the continued: be o r , hqstlUty ?of! the (id borough justices who


thur Bldazard, of bol yland, a salper with the


,ughter of Mrs. LaycocfcJ "qad. we^e married^ on , a t , Padiham Roman


Hall ahd Miss Irene ly ” at Whmley, organised year.


(notified ol frlvate Hai': fe Coldstp I! debris 1:


ce, o: Mr.


on tlije siist.


£ l^Jrs, Jdseph


of Dai^eui


'-street, Cllt- the deaili of


IS of a shell A ;he saihejiate.


ry Ainsworth earn Guards, a dug4but


Home BUNKUM’’


p" ^ Owqre discussed


'EVERAL topics of


monthly meeting of District, when the I


TOUei^ H)R FIRE PUMPS Cos


Think Rural Council SAYiJ; COUNCILLOR VARLEYJ


general iniercsl at Monday’s Clitheroe Rural


g S £ r ? X i ; t e . o * h e r


briourablf [Mr4 the i late


it . It was unanimously decided that the Clerk and Surveyor write a further Iptter lo the Home ■ ■ ■ " points


Office, emphasizing the raised in the discussion.


WHALLEY W.R.P.


nthers present were . Coun 'hjof® J. F. Berkeley-Weld^R. Varley C. F.


navton J. Berry, Colonel J. ^ M. Robinson and the Rev. Father F. N.


^^t^°the ^outset, the Cha rman extend a welcomj to the Honour­ able Mrs. Asshetoii, representative for Downham an* i Twiston arid


expressed the


And the work the Ciuncll pleasant and interesting. ^ In reply, Mrs. Assheton said that


n S u


she hoped the presence of a v oman mpmhpr Would not embarrais the XefrSembers oflhe' Councf She


had always been hiterested^ln the •W


ticularly as she understood th}t her father-in-law wad its Arst; .hair- man. After a period spent:c n the staff of Chelsea Borough'Ciuncll, she was looking fbrward to, sqeing the work of a local authorlti from ah'entirely differeht angle, i


3rk of the DistrTct Council Par­ leferrin^ to" the Purchase lofl hand


vice read the following lette)’ from the Home Office ;


trucks for the Auxiliary Fir} Ser- The


1 1 th September on the subjjct of hand trucks for [carrying! manual


“With reference to your le ter of i L . ' ,


pumps, I am writing to say th at the proposed expBnditure appG.8.n ^ dg somewhat excessive.: It fiu? found in other districts trucks may be constructed


£2 or £3. and that very t . , , Au:hilary Fire Service person: el will be prepared to construct trucks without any cost for! IdbqUr. it is


regretted that thd expendltureDro- Dosed in your letter cannot he


accepted for purposes of Exchequer graiit. If it is desired to proceed with the provisipn of trucks for


■earrylng manual pumps, the C ouncll are irequested ■foT. subinlt more economical proposals,” ,


' In answer to iquestions, the Clerk .


said the four trucks in queStiq a were constructed at a cost of *9 15s,


oacli


were doing something smart. Councillor Vajrley: Yoi can


Th'e Chairman ' We thought we i ■


scarcely buy ,a wheelbarrow : or the amount they suggest, , On) local authority has hap a truck r< paired and it has cost them the. sum men­ tioned. I think the amoint we have! paid is most reasonable, and I should write hjnd tell the Home Office so. Tto vhrlte In the strain


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int Depar.ment ati. Head- bcelvea and dealt with no less, J new'cased and applications Jons, I War j Service i Grants;. i ,d Dependants’ Allowances, i i .Compensation Claims, etc.


it, this! year


,ree imontis ending ithe, 31st the Pensions and


Jproportion of those were in


bt war. same, period the number of


headings


under the- respect o£ i


authorities jcdncemed totalled Kdred‘i’ and forty-one. j Twt> land •iixi'of these cases were Ito .hi''successful, conclusion, yen of theni were .present war ae hundred and nine Great


bh the experts of thq Depart- ipleted sufficiently toi take up-


fee Grants (present! war) were lor increased. Successes with, werament! Departments: com- for Peace-time Service, Con-


State Pensions, etc.l amounted undred and six; [Workmen’s Jtlon cases, eleven, '


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lai' cash value to the i 1 the cases


lartraents J^l,439; cash settle} Sorkm'en’s conipensatioii cases!. [Ministi-y of ■ Pensions '£8,033; yemment departments,; £2,207r


Shows: Cash arrears, £6,758: lions £3,069; ;otherl Goyemf


ught_ to _ months ending 31st August


J ' ■' ■ 1 ■ M ' ' i


%ek in rebpect of a gunshoj:, hstairied ddring thq Bojer Whh


j satisfactoiw evidence. of his lalifyjfor the Old Age pensioni. l1 revealedl that the pld maa


frees Which the Legion applies fees it handles vyos }hpt of: a t ex-Servici man who claimed bears |of age but'was [unable itp


iving, a disability I peiKion of


bgely I enough, neither the War or the Ministry of Pensions : vever, able to give the Legion


J what he claimed liQ be his |e, helhad for many years' pfe^ " - Legion HlQ, now got in tpucr


Jid no record of if the names, the


tched their ys ! of the


I Naut■ • Schr-’ ■ical


fated! th Branch


recorc trainii


pi chool,


lui I ;back to th&! s]lip,:they a lid under Legion had


‘


in, and they, afte:- so elicited the fact tiat had !tatto6ed on 1 number on the t with the aumber; ail_


ias proof of age for ■psesJ and hwaided . of J.0/- a] week.


!em, and'to certify tl the Schoo in lS'79, ivert and accepted stry|' of,


[ealth (£ ccepted ,th; old age pen- !


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■ hen [ his 9yeac


thittbedad ye


the old majjr [ ‘ WOOb, Secretary. Ileyj Road, Clitheroe.


,e Depar mept asked to interfiew the bid


lessmates. With this further lied from the olc man's skin, deal [School was iible' tp solve


Ing ship, d names


ne que^ when B arm his


leant,! whei a lad, had served rainihg ship “ Formidable ” at tonal!. Nautical Scnqol; Portia- [ tid that in additimjto being


matlon as to date 3f| his birth. b■ Inquu-les through thej Branch,


mitted the case, disclosed that;


little out pf the opdroary-run; ' Amplifies the painstakipg care-


which the Depart- successful itsue. in


beneflet


[and [Dependants’ Allowariceh i 1 waiP werC obtained | or |in-i


flftv-two cases, and forty-one!


■they have ad^tbd is “ bunkum.” URGENCY. ! ^


.Arst place, the local authority were told to submit J proposals to the Home Office before anythlhg,was


The Clerk polnied out that in the


-done ; but in vlsw of the vrgency of the matter it was decided to take action.


-equipment received that [compelled us to do someth: ng Immedl itely. Councillor Varley asked vhy. If


Councillor Clayton : It ■was the urgency of the inatter and lack of


!


the,Home Office were not sitisAed, they could . not supply the , trucks


themselyes. The Surveyor said that th( equlp-


.ment received frem the Government had arrived in a haphazard way


ffrom various parts of the couiltry. ! Councillor Va rley : It 1 s time they were “ told off.”


nslth the job without loss oE time. ■ The Surveyor said he was i naware of ariy place where handcarts could hi bought at the price, mentioned


things were in shch an unsatisfac­ tory state that, we decided to getpn


[ The Chalrmaii; It was secause |


[in the letter. .And as far an volun- tary labpur was (foncemed, 1: g would like to point out that the local Authority did n6t possess any paid Auxiliary Fire, Sjervice. If tliey had


paid men standing abort with mothlng to do, then he cou d agree with their labour being utilised'for making the carts. :


■made to the truck sent to Chipping, maximum


Councillor Bef ry pointed )ut that slight alterations had [hafl^to be


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in order to ge amount of service from it.


HOSP FOR


patriotic! d u t y UNDAMAGED AIE^S


OR


.By the Right Honourable Malcolm i MacDonald. M.P., Minister of Health;


T ;e citizens who: have lost their,


this war. Already their patience and valour under constant fire have


homes are front-line iroops in


'vjho thought [that bqjnhs would break their spirit. ;


infilcted a def}at upon an eneiny It is the duty of the GoV|ernment,


[distress of tho arlly homeles} a duty too


supervising the manifold and ^de- spread activities of local authorities and many other agencies, to do slbld to relieve the Se who are tempor- The' pi bhc has


everything i poq Xondon’s hon __4eless mothers and Already many of


children are going out to bffiets well outside the co\jinty[b6mldiiries..


I know they will'be syelkqmed and treated with the t 'aditlonal


hospitality of the co mtxyside. Rindness a id sympatl y can do


so iftuch lot women and cmlMen have k st their homes! often


relatives t)o. and lave gone through the heat of i he battle


I , just as mu :h as the s oldiers oi 'Calais and Dunkirk.


■as well as London have h )meless to care for. Dfestructlon pf ■ houses,


Industrial a reas of the province


dislocation of home life, inust hardship and bitten anxlity. whlcm we'must all dej what we e in to limit . to the utmost.


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COST OF BAUD YRUCKS. Clerk‘ (Mrj T. P. Rushton),


'(in Committee) had received a deputation from the WhaUeyi Air Raid Wardens, who , introduced mattMs relating to shelters,! the air-raid warning system, anqi decon- tamlhatlon. After the deputation


It was reported that the Council


had withdrawn! the matters raised were discussed.


grettable that the Wardens them­ selves had- not-a better Idea of the work that had been donej by the District - Council. He suggested that it might be helpful, in future, if members of the Council would report periodically to I Parish Councils the nature of the business transacted, and the steps that! were being taken to cope with certain


Father 'Vavasour thought It re­ . : problems. Expressing agreement. Councillor „ . I, !


Varfey said one difficulty yas that the Parish Councils usually did not meet very Often, unless there was important business calling: for attention. At the same tipie!, they did not wish to Interfere With the wofk of the Air Raid Wardens, and he thought Mr. Morrison's [latest scheme with regard to j shelters would greatly simplify matters. He wanted it to be clearly un,derstood that members of the local authority had in no way. neglected their duty.


CHIPPliNG WATER.


in view of the Council taking the water undertaking o^ ed 'by prescot Proprietary Ltd. | He. de sired to relinquish the position of water manager, but not j that of


collector. Acting on the recommendation of ' I -,


the Finance and General Purposes Committee, the Council decided that Mr. Tlmbrell should be relieved of his duties as manager from;21st October, but that he be retained as collector from that date ■vflthout an^ alteration In saMry.[ iThe duties of water .manager ydll be undertaken , by the Council’s Surveyor, Mr. W. G. Booth.'


CHATBURN’S FIRE PCKff. ’The Surveyor reported that Coun­


cillor Conyers and himself had gone Into the question of Obtaining a vehicle , to draw the Chatburn trailer pump, and that they had been offered a suitable car, for £20, which would require conversion at aiii approximate cost of £18. it was decided that the vehicle


Tlmbrell, water manager apd collec­ tor for Chipping, had [ asked the Council to review his appplnt


It was reported that j Mi P. should


Arst appearance at Sh aw. Bridge oni Saturday, hi the Lancashire Junior Shield competition, Ec ge; iMd Insti­ tute, Nelson- played bi tter than the result wouM indUcate. it was their Anlshlng that was at fault. iTTiey are a ydurig side—the [eldest [has attained the age of tventy, and In view of the (home side’s greater ex­ perience, the [result wiis in(no way a matter'for surprise. One supporter to accomp[any, the. visitors w^ Tommy Simpson, who played [left full back at Shaw Bijidge for quite a number of seasons.


Although [well beaieii [on'their J ! 4 The Institute have-blay}d for two


seasons in the Nelsc n, [ Colne and District Ainqteur LeE gue.j and Aii- ished as :runriers-ui last season. Now they are play in; in the war­ time competition arranged under


the buspides of the Burpley and District Amateur Le: gue. two of the! team atte idqd day school, krid they have together for some years.


the same played


All save Stanley ’Thompsoii. i Glithkoe’sl


left half back, is tht latest recruit to the Services. He pas joined the Force. A( IBlackhurn


Royal Air junior, he lar place


was quick to win a iregu- In our local [Lancashire


and has proved one 6fj|the |most [on team thce season} ago,


capable and reliable halves the club has had. [At his best he plays con­ structive as well as joupd, football, and he did much to ma^p the Cli­ theroe mid-way line pne in the Combination;


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tures tomorrow, whinjl and Pleaslngton come Bridge. Rogers, whe sta centre-forward, is to tak > the of Thompson. It is [hoped Marsden will have lecp^ clently to enable hi: i to goal, otherwise WUknsoh, who has done extremely well ih t]be Interim,


Clitheroe Resume their


will again operate between the posts. Therestof the|t}amwilhhe


as last Saturday; viz: Marsden (or Wilkinson); Blaclffiurn Bates: Rogers, Llghtfoot, Cowperthwaite; Dawson, Byrom, Po|mfret, Pyeedy,


Waddlngton. [ I


-Pomfret has materially eiied the forward lli fast as formerly, P[ ence stands him in week some of his pksses| were per­ fect in their: kccuraty. .Byrom, If wanting rather in inches[ is a! livelyj and forceful inside forward and has coihmendable i hall control. Supt[ porters in general ■were [favourablyj impressed with the' '■*+'«’'■


The acquisition of Reg


reedy and strepgth-


•I '■ •


eedy’s' experl- 6d Stead! Last


If hardly as


be purchased and converted , as suggested.- i TREASURY VALUER & RATES.


application had been , made to [the ’ITeasury Valuer for contributjoiis towards rates in respect of several properties requisitioned by [the Government in the Council’s dis­ trict, it was decided that; the con­ tributions in respect of Mitton Hall be left in the hands of the Rating and Valuation Officer to settle with the Valuer, and that the Council accept the contribution offered by the ’Treasury in respect i of St. Mary’s Hall.


When the Clerk reported that ROADSIDE SEATS.


The Surveyor reported |that the further six; seats offered by the County Council, hadj npw been placed at the following positions :— King-street, Whalley, [oRphsite the Methodist I Chapel; - Rlmington- road, Downham, near' Green Lane Farm ; Vffiage Greei;, Hurst Green, opposite! War Memorial:; .near Leagram Hall Lodge, Bowland- wlth-Leagram; Malt Kiln Brow, Chipping; and near Three Lane Ends Cottage, Chipping. [


[


GOVERNMENT EVACUATION [['SCHEMES. |! I


ber of evacuees in the district!was 55, made! up as follows’—Unac­ companied children. 29; [mothers, 9 : accoihpanled children, 17. With respect to Nursing personnel,


The Clerk reported that the num­


eral. Dawson was outside right, and w: the defence, Clltherc equal of any club In Combination.


attack -in geA- consplcuous at th attention to e should be the! the Blackburn


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thb shield competition Hasllngden. Mary’s were- o'’erw,l elmed by


Rtshton—half a doz;n “Saints” were


finalists, ahd this seasoil' they have lost and woiLln thel Clitheroe.


l£ FOOTBALL _ THIRD ROUND


CLITHEROE BEAT VISITORS IN SHIELD


Lancashire Junior NELSON


jtlNIOR I


'iLITHEROE had an easy passage into the third


petition, defeating Institute. Nelson, ai ground, on Saturday, .by six clear. ine member of


rohhd [of the Shield com- Edge, Em Sljiaw Brldgi


Mr. Rushton added that,the num­ ber of nurelng auxiliaries billeted In Whalley l3'28.


goals. With but the team hqving 'r


ing' of certain London areas threw- better of matters. Onee CUtheroi a strain on the local organisation Settled down! howeier, the perslst-j for; rest centres.:' Faults [were re-| bncy of their _atta}ks [proved toq .vealed under that pressure,


finding new houses. I f ! t tu e °^ f S " ^ t h & r the firs The violent and continued bomb- twenty minuted the rislfcrs had th


■ • ■' Indeed, i


them land ivill not be satisfied until we have remediei; ALL of


We have remedied many of


ties, voluntary workers, all their efforts knit together by a Special Commissioner, are at work improv­ ing conditions ih the rest centres, finding ijew houses for the home­ less. in lodgings.'in Council houses, in requisitioned pianslons and fiats. Many bf those who have been turned out of house and home re­ fuse


■ Ahem. [ , Government officials, loca . authori­


although there is accommodation fy«™> Pomirei. rrqea)| to [ lleave their own district, ea tn


reader for ' them elsewhere. “ We won’t let| Hitler jlrive us hut,” they say. Or perhaps they have rela­ tives they will not leave'; or the rnan haslhls job to do, and his .wife inisists'oh staying with hhn. ' But! some of the mothers are


willing! to go out of the London area ; altogether. We have


arranged to take into j the country any mothers ^ th chil­ dren bf age. who ,have [lost their hoMeA Already several thou­ sands! have gone. | j


from certain hard-pressed, boroughs all motHers, with children of! any age, who wish to go. It may. be that as [events develop this-move­ ment ■srtU be extended. ' And of course It may hot London.! Xliat is why


In addition, we' are taking away


much for the Edge Enind < By the time the ii{iterj][al


fairly well in mldneldj punch and purpose Near the end they p'enalty. yet even converted. The follows


" ------- ffigeldJ


defenders [arrived,


CUtheroe wfere four goMs in fronts so that in the se}ond half they cOuld afford'to takj mjatters more


- - -


easily. Their opionepts played -


but lacked approach,


Iven awarded a this ; was not tearis 'tere as


CUthefoe : Wllktasqh ; iBlack-


burn, , Bates ; . | Co^ Lfehtfoot, Tbomppon.


Smith,Wallace; Woodcock,Booth- man, Dickinson.; | Klpg,. Gibson,


Turner, Farom and Wpod Referee; Mr. Jj. Robinson, oi


Blackburn.. SPECTACULAR


PMying towards ithe


in the first half. Gllth}: the defensive % although Wilkinson


GOAL.


Jubilee [end roe were oi tome time was , not


seriously tested. EventuqUy Pom­ fret cut between the bi


,


In a gT£md shot whicli[Edihundsbr, Preedy was copsiplf


;ks|and sent


[several good passes to [arid from one of themj


people of this country'wherever ahd I whenever ■ they i may be callied upon, to be ready to house ahd Isuccour' those, whom: the war has struck most cruelly.


tipped overjthe b£(r.f}r a.comer -------'4UOUS iwitt, his winger!


Waddington! lead, the winger. ia|fte^i once beini


dispossessed, recovorihg to roum j three opporients and shoot hard oqt of Ediriundson’s roach; . Cllthero} had a fortunate escape: soon aiterr.


THE^ Resedreh workers[have discovered


ATE BE TTER THEN.


that the food of the workers .was very harich more h salthy 200 years ago th£in it is torda y. j It consisted mainiyl of rilllk! oatmeal, potatoes, vegetables; ; butter made fron


bread flour


retaining th} •whole of the wheat.


cheese, [stone-ground


- pomfret Preedy and' Wadd-i Edge End Institute ^ Edmundson;


lerthwaite,' Dawson,!


of 20-;-Wafface, t!ie left-bact-^ Edge End played with great en-^ thuslasm and. at tlie outset, gave, the impression that thejf might run ~ ■


ached the age ,


It is interesting ^ nilte that Iri on,


'”^ 1


oals to nil.' [t season’s


meetings with. Of the best


league Ax- nlscowles Shaw 9fl as place that


ered suffi- resume In


SPO JOTT


CANDID O ON TOPICAL


GOSSnf , . : - i PLAYERS-:By


[pMMENTS EVENTS,


■ABOUT SNIPE.”


Our local represehta' Ives ,'will And themselves . confrontec: bjr;[ Worthy


foemen as th ; season: dvaneeq; ..In particular ' I refer to , Accrington Stanley “A,” who are. t reating a big Imbresslon in their !r ew envlron- inent. On Saturday th ey beat Dun- kehhalgh In [a friendly game by 10 goals to-1. The Dunkenhalgh goal- keeperiwas hoRe other than ■


Poplewpll, for ten yeais centre-hali' for Stanley, later actiig as assist­ ant trainer, and for a period on Cll- theroe’s bool^.


“Stan”


there was oiily-one th£ t “Stan” had a ! real: chanqe to stop; He dealt so resourcefully , with a good ,many others; that jihe special ors gave him rounds of applause. H is agUlty wak astonishing forvne wh) was playing his Arst ganie for year£, and who, as one writer puts it. “'wd! in his prime as a footballer wheii most of the other 'players in Saturday’s ' match 'vere in short pants.”


’Though.ten shots' got past him,


two competitions on tlm goals aver­ age basis until May 3rd, and further that there shall be i£,.league cup competition on a kniickout basis, beginning on February 15th. In all, 64 clubs will compete. The aggre­ gate results of hom; and away matches wAl decide tpe winners in the Arst two rounds.!


The'Football League [management lave decided to extend the present


: . ' ■ I ' Bentley, BuriUey’s ybuthful goal-


ieeper,wh6[playe'd for i jveek or two with Glltheroe j'ust a :ter the out­ break! of war, was ihjm ed at Oldham on Saturday. He coU ded; with the woodwork hut was able to: walk off. Lgiteri he was found t) be suffering from concussion, and a doctor had


25. 1910. ■ ! !il WIUT’S XHE[ GEA D, YORK STREET.


Friday Saturda; Wednesi


Gab|


Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and at 7-3J). Wednesday and, 8-0 and 8^15. Matinee 2-30, Saturday.


2-15 bo


when she retur^ in comedy, hfer appeal becomes irrpsis!,ible. ln‘ ‘”Nihotchka,” under ti e guiffince of the master hand of Emstj -Lilpitsch, she presents an en­ tirely nqw Ewd equaUy amazing facet of her geni|Us m a gay, laughingjjillarious, smbrt comedy. In this Metro-GoldWyn- Mayer plctufe, lie Swedish star plays a Russian w}mah raised ini tjie stern Soviet code who, sent to Paris on a Govemmenri mission, falls in love with a count (Melvsn Douglas)! oUtwits her love rival (iart Claire), and “ gets her man.’' Gay nioments in, Pa,ns[ night clubs'ahd Hotels are among ffie many dehght|ql piquences in the production, for Garbo fiances, sings, weaih glamor-[ ous gomis,[and;ffgures in cleVer si,tua-' tions! apd c jalpgue. ' Douglds plays his role ;vdth J[debonaire urbanity. Miss! Claire provides brilliant lines with an equallyf brilliant performanqe; and a' hectic comedy team is introduced as a trio 6f philandering officials; |


T!3E oretui-hj to the screeii pf Greta pv “NINOTCHKAjl’r Garbo is always an 'event, but A [ DIVEjRSIFIED PROGRAMME


“ Two Thbrpughibreds,” I jwbleh bines simplicity ,with dr is a drama , of an orphai


rjtwp pictures of more than usual in­ terest! are present}d this


■ revolves around the determined efforts


oughbred tolt, aPd a loyal girl, and it introduces! a new [juvenile ' Lyndon ai)d Joai Brodel.


atic power, boy, a thor­


" '


foal ranch ’pwiier!} daughtei


am, Jimfpy The story


of the boy I to raise a colt which-hehas found and which his miterly imclei Is equally determined to sell. 'What the la'd'doesn’t Impw is that|the colt i^’the of a, thoroughbred mare stolen by


arrival is the biggest thing in his. life, the


ri ouin . A Jo


week. com-!j


Monday 6-0 and Friday, and 8-l5.


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THE PALLADIUM, DUiCE STREET. 1 KING LANE PICTURE HALl 845, ^Tuesday to


:'! [■[■ ' 'i ' Saturday, 2-15, 6-0


Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, anA Friday: at 7-30. Wednesday and Saturday at 6-0 and 8-15. Matinee Saturday at 2-15.


"EVERYTHING IhAPPENS i NIGHT.” j


AT


skating star and queen of the ice. It is a timely tale of modem intrigue, with the added attraction'of Sonja’s match­


rrvHI^ is a completely different type A; of; story for Sonja Henle, famous


less artistry on steel-blades [and skim­ ming skis. ' Ray Milland and Robert-


I (SEVEN)


lad is ,reluctant to.give him up. This character study of[the bewildered luckless youngster whosi for' companionship am spectacular heigh ' 'ts.


I truth from a Because the


ioul cries out love, reaches


‘[the FOriGOTTEN WOMAN.” | Compton'! and -a '-v(ell|balqnced cast! South American Istoiw in [which a mil­


starring rme, universal’s drama, “The Foi-gotfeh woinan,” comes op Monday, Offeriiig a I sharp contrast to her pre­ vious dxotiq Bcpeen characterisations ih


[N^G the return to| the screeni Sigrid Gurie. who[ has the


| Kent Tailor! Marlq Shelton, Joyce Comedy and draina are [blended in this


lionaire’s [son' gets invo!olved in a bqsl- ness deal whienjhad unforseen conse- quences.


's


“ ”'■’’’ 6 Adv}ptures of Marco Polo ’’ and )is} Gurie wiU b} seen for in a moderp portrayal


wprld era: comes linni


A


declared to afford unusual tinoHunities. She] is cast;;as'


arid [is imprisoned. Her baby is put into ah orphanage; A deatp-bed con- ■'essioiT by I the murdereij is confiscated epurfthay, who holds! it over the


who suddenW sees her about her ,whbn she be- in volved ini a murder


friends. Meahwhile Anne but, ls[ ref usee possession of uritil ihe find a| job!


no hesitation in ord jrlng him to, hospital for 48 hours’ observation : , I . -4 "


[Three iiiternationall matches are


to be!played In the second half of this season. England) All play Scot- Idnd home and awav, and IVales also. The Arst match will probably be played on the gn und of New­ castle United, and tpe second on that of Notts. Forest,


. ■ i ; ' In several district} members of


the Home' Guard are raising quite reasonably gbod footl all teams. In an Interesting match last; Saturday, Read; H.G. beat Hlgliaml by seven goals, to two. Nelsoii Town Council h[ave granted their Home Guard permission to use t ie ground at Seedhlll, providing that no charge for admission is mad}.


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thuslasts [are in for:} treat on the 5th. November, when Tom Reece, world-famous profess lonal and stiff holder of [the world’s record break— this was niade in the days when the anchor cannoii was i layed indefin­ itely—will be playirg at'Whalley Conservative-'Club, in aid of Red Cross Funds. His opponent at bil­ liards will be Mr. James Peters, one Of the bekt amateurs in the neigh­ bourhood: A suggestion has been made that Mr. Reec( should pay a visit to Clitheroe Coifservative Club at a later date. '


' Local billiards^ am ;i.snooker...em


.Dimagan. 11 come ifforwj


tqms of fi discovery union an< films' 5up; Donald Limdigan


thb (ffiild flenfly rama p:


[Urlte, the District! Attorney, atter refuses to Squash an o f his crooked' banker is paroled,- her child


ipgrting cast of favourites are Briggs, Eve Arden, William


f her son—and tb their re­ happiness. Featured ih the


disappears; He is subse- ted by Burke, and the :e}ds through the curious tune’s wheel to the motherfs


support him. Unable tc reimquishes her right tc


mote:[ popjulat young leading men, romantic honours! With Miss


1, Eizabeth Risdon and Donnie " Briggs, who has recently as one of (Hollywood’s


lapse of screen aci a first-rat


N, Th' patri


J.LLS : ri


sdav,y.


“ Cracked ,ck|’( This is a 'stor , of! a' modern F.i)bin Hood who rops the rich


ata'fapic tempo. Tom, Walls,'as one • natu irally


to give to the poor, and thO |fllm moves .['rap;


formance, Llli Palmer is a fasclni herolrie;


Ethel '-Gr: ffiths-and Miqhael Shepley make the most of the supporting roles; Jack Drake' a respected citizen, cloaks his exploiis'as a moderri Raffles” Ito help the pooii and indigent| i His daripg adventures lead to many, coriiplications inasmuch as his love for a pretty young s I impaired; but later, when


rangster criaracterisation; and Edmund ireon, L}onl M, Lion, Charles Hislop,


expects, gives a| hvMy per­ ::)6el Madison gives a familiaf


Baroness!


alritance with Tori: Walls in' coriiedy melodrama, entitlfed iry.


' [will, aftpr a considerable! le, be pnvileged to renew!


“CRACKERJACK.4 for


the: week oiit,


TTfiERY vivacious comes to


ets


BIEXIC^Nf ''B[,|'Vf


“ SPITFIRE.”


latest romantic! fun film, “Mexican Spitfire,” |the,*RjK.O. Radio sequel- tc aer recent popular suc}ess! “ The Girl roni Mexico.” dt 'starts out just after jupe, asa Mexican ejntertamer, and Oonald Woods, her ad,vertislng execu­


the screen on Monday in hei


Lupe j lfelez.' famed for pei 'comedy I ciiaracterisations


tive husband, I return from their honeymoon. Through the malicious


conniving of the [groom’s ex-fiancee, am the blundering effort} of the youngj man’s' uncle to Lupe goes :to quick divorce from a shad; arrives back in [New 'Fori of her husband’s marriage tp hei


Mexicq and obtains lawyer.' She


help [the newly-weds) ■ S . - -. - . - on the eve


scheming rival, j But 4 telegrariji froi Mexico advises her that her divorce i illegal.; Armed [ with this information, Lupe sets out tq turn the forthcoming wedding ceremony inta a riot, and how she accompffsheklthls,'in her own in|


imitable fashion brings about a serie[ of side-splitting events.)


Further light-hearted entertainment will be providedjby The Three Stooges Duc


| “ DUSTI BE MY DESTINY."


Lane in theistahring role, and althqug! this is the third, picture in which have been teamed, it is the .first one which they achieve what promises to,bi lasting marital happiness, for all it happy ending, h}wever, the new pictun carries the young couple over a haw


T


his new film, opening on Thursday. has! Johri [ Garfield and Pnscilla


and by Donald Duck'a'rid his Laundry j and there will h[e a fulrther instalment of the serial)


Cummings are her leading! men: As the daughter of a- famous European states­ man hiding in Switzerland from his enemies, intent on extinguishing the light of freedom In Europe, Sonja aids her father in revealing to the world the sensational inside stow of the new in- temStiqnal intrigue. These stories, be­ cause 01 their style and content, lead news editors to believe they can be the work only of Dr. Hugo Norden, world- famous peace leader supposedly asso­ ciated a year before in Warsaw. To Switzerland, then, come'two young re­


Anotheri ydjuth:' (Bop|>! Breen) who| 11^°’^,®’?' has won popularity on' he screen [ is featured ifi “Escape to P}radise,” 'wlth


the; world-rousing revelations. They find romance with Sonjaj perffous adventure and a hilarious good itime. in this vqry entertaining picture: 'i. |’ I,


ork paper—to seek out the author of “ AROUSE—AND BEWARE.”


versatility as, variously, l a,' race-track veterinarian, pioneer stage line man­ ager, New York pollcemari and New England tug-boat captain, turns ,to the ragged , reglriientals of an e'seaped Yankeel prisoner of [war ini his newest starring venture, “ Arouse'and Beware.” The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film opens on! Monday, with [John Howard and Dolore} Del Rio teamed with Beei-yl la the leading roles. Plctufisatlon of Mac- Klnlay Kantor’s Amerioah Civil War novel of the same naqne, the. new drama presents . Beery i as Sergeant • Barstow who.is much more interested in keeping his stomach filled and head­ ing west than in' rejoining ihls regi­ ment. Howard plays, his idealistic young superior officer, Lieut Clark, and Miss Del Rip makes an impressive return to films as thelRusslaii girl,-Jenny, caught


ALLACE. BEERY, who' in his four pictures!: has displayed his


in i the toils of. tne struggle between North arid South. ,


Lleut^ClarK to win his way back to the Union!lines with a map showing Ithe Confederate battle' plan, which has been taken from ithe body of a Russian officer of Engineers after the latter was killed by the girl, Jenny, whom- he had mistreated. Clark:must not [only out­ wit hi}, pursuers but also his (sergeant, Barstow, who is Intent on preventing the trio from being Involved in any further fighting.


The' story concerns the efforts of . i ; : 81M i


and rocky road!Before they! reach' th( end of the rainbow. Throughout mos of the film's poignant and often melor dramatically ex4»tlng [ course, the | twi youngsters nee like a [couple of hunte; anlmalB from officers who believe th b6y has murdeied hiS girl-wife’s step father. They’re! married very early Ii the proceedings^ but it is a long tlm before they are!able to lead a normal, happy married life. And, in the [end, it IS only the( noble couragO of th}' young wife


she realises that- he isi risking, his liberty to[ help others, she' stands [by him' until [he once again![following a jewel theft, evades the police for a gqod cause. The: staging is well,varied, there are bright arid tastefully ornate scenes,


and dialogue and photography are ex­ cellent alike.


,, i


jvards when Tumbr, shot hard against Wilkinson’s 1 Jgs from short range. iThe Nelson player should }ertalnly! have scon d. as he had got clean past the bicks. Taking advantage of the slope, Dah:son completed a thrlffini! run -by hltt- fngthe crossbar with a terrific shot, the. ball rebounded .Waddlngton j ashed I it into the net! Waddlng­


Bdltj )h4)y-BowIand WHIsi DRIVE AND d!1nCE.—The Association, and held on Friday evening


ton followed .up by siorlrig another goal, when Smith got his legs In- the way] of a shot frofn Pomfret. One of the best-effors of the after­ noon came from Pniedy, who sent | in a lightning drive [which had Edmundion bbaten sU the way, but Wallace, I standing on the goal-line | was able -to interpose and skve a | certain goal BefoM the defence had, recovered., however,. Pofpfret followed up toiscor i. This com­ pleted a fairly [thril ling first half.


slackened tjielr effirts: ,but wefei able to I enjoy the better of the exchanges, tin an effort to effect an Improvement, th) visitors made positional alterations, [ Boothman and Turner changini ' places. Byrom was frequently in t le picture and much of i his work ml ght; have led to goals had the genei al finishing of the hoiile forwards leeii more pre­ cise. It was not [ unusual at this period to see the fu U-backs taking long'shots at goal. -As a matter of fact, i Bates was trying to score when he[ sent the'hall [hard down the fleldl to Pomfreft, who cleverly turned about and shot hard out'of Edmundson’s! reac'i to, register Clltheroe’s fifth goal. . It was.pom- fret. too- who added k sixth to com­ plete the haWrick , Inj the last few mlnutei4 Tumei failed to con­ vert a penalty kick for Edge End, the ball! caimonlng pff the bar and going oirer.


. ■ IN I command! After


I the' Intelval,' Clitheroe


stronger than .that ' which visited Hasllngden the pre fious week, the addition of Pomfr;t and Preedy, two former Darwen players, making a big [difference , to ithe attack. Pomfret was always a lively leader, while Preedy Initiated many of the attacks! by passih!: the ball with exemplary accuracy. i Bates and Waddlnlgton showei up. well in a strong defence. ; E igei End had no outstanding players, although their defence did well ih phe'early stages,


Clitheroe’s tean, was much 1 , h appy consummation; weary of beinS hunjed, she dare} the t ’ ' ’-------


hatred of her hisband, and turns; him in to the police. He is convinced that} couple of “|


deal, and Wrian be is [tried for the[ sup­ posed murder of the 'old man,lwhr actually died [of, heart trouble, seems indeed a} if circumstantial, e ; , dence is about to twist a noose arounq his neck. Aside Ifrdml the two stars, thr Cast includes AJan Hale,, Frank Mi Hugh, BUly Halop,! Bobby Joirda: Charley Grapewiri, Henry -' Armetti, Stanley Ridges .John Litel, Moroni Olsen and Victor' Killan. !


nobodies ” 'can’t get a square


whist drive! and dance, Organised i by members bf


the Women's Unionist


proved aJ great success. There were! 27 the Mnce which


tables for Whist, and there! was a very SCOUT RECORD large attendance at ll


Rigby; MiSs'R. Roberts, Mr. J. Nixon; Mr. B; Miller, Mrs. G. Sanderson (sub.) and Mrs; Marsh. [ The Ribble Band pro­ vided the' rnusic for the dance and prizes in! this section weiriijwon by Mr. K. Fawcett and Mrs. March;: Mrs. Mc- Caley and Mr. A. Barlow, Jiir.; and Miss' A. WalkOT'arid Mr. Jackson.


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evening . Was I the presence of Mr. G; W. Rickards, MiP., who -handqd the prizes to the successful players and dancers. In a shsrt [ introductory 'Speech, Mrs. Mllne-R^ead, president [of the local ■Women lUnionlsts, spoke of the object of the 'livening, to provide funds for comfort} for the Forces, land, to, |buy wool to[ add to the 200 pqlrs of socks and othqrl knitted garments which have already l eeri forwarded for this purpose by the I Bolton members. ! In a short speech, Mr. [Rickards spokq of present conditions in London, and 'said that the bravery of the many thousands .who were uiiable to leave ,)he capital, deserved the sympathy arid prayer's of everybody in the country. I r ! The refreshments, which' had prac-;


An additional pleasure 1 1 during Ithe


fo mowed; Messrs. R. MUneiRedhead; G. Carr and) S. Stott were M.Cfs for whist, and the prizewinners were Mrs. i R;' Whlttake: r,i Mrs. H. Robinson, Mrs;


CLITHEROE | TROOPS


[ ■


P Forrest), showed that accordmg td the [census figures ..for Se ctember 30th 1940, the total number of all ranks v?aii 280,(detailed returns being as follows: Clitheroe Royal Gramn .ar School 60


T


he the 27th.Annual(report preSentec, I by the Acting Hon. £ ecretary (Mr.


Waddington I'j: ; Cald}rstones ?0 i Castle 42; Langho Colony 15; Brock- hall 23; Riversrriead 29; Castle Claytor 9; I Whiteacre j Lane School (86th Salford) 25; St- James’} 20; Boltqn-


by-Bowland 10, , ;


■ The above . figures fehow a total in­ crease of 59 as [against last year and are! 11 more'than the previous maxi­ mum ten'years ago.


' } . , ,


- ham have ceased to funemoa during the • year: in the former case the Scouts


' 'Whalley Parish ChurCh and Dpwn- , : '


tically all been given, were on;a gener- ous'scalc, and a sale of cakes .Was held' at the end of the eveningi[ The finan­ cial result was extremely satisfactory and amaunted to approximately £38.. This iricluded a clock given by Mrs. Dinsdale which realised £1 4s. Od., and a cake g and given by Mr}. P. Dugdale, arid Mrs. Leeming, which realised £3' 16s. lOdi: In addition, a generou5[ gift of ices was'received from lithe Palatme Milk Coi ipany. Prizes 'Were given by Misses Norgan (Bath), Mrs, J. T. Hay- hurst, M:'. D; Byrne (ClithOroe), Holden and SlaSdbum District Go-op, Bolton members'of Home Guard, Mts. Barr, Mrs. W; IH. Walker, Mrs. Parries Miss Plester, Mrs. Capstick, Mri|T. E. Robin- sori, 'Mtl H. Edmondson!' Mr. Bewley, (Brierfleld), Mrs. S. Lawson and Mrs.


JUne-Redhead. Much of the success of Mrs-lJ. -T: Hayhurst, MrsJ F. [Dugdale,


e evening was due to the services, of M e corniriittee, ! comprisirig Mrs. Barr,


they wish to thank all those who so generously supported theih;. '! :


MITTON


b, PC.C, mittee


......... was very, well attended and everybody 'voted it a most'; enjoyable eyening.| . Refreshment^tfia, isandr 'ziiches apd biscuits-^wer} served by the Committee. Mr. Hardiker’s . Band piayed'fpr the danefirig,' whicb.was'kept up'tiil'iihldnight: The committee; were


y the


DANCE.—The dance arranged P.C.C.: Entertaihriiqnt’s (Comr


veryiglad tO'welcotne.aome member}' of the Forces! It is hoped to anriiige for a series! of [e'vents durmgjthe.iyinter


months.'!


success^iespeclally to Mr.tLaricaster the energetic mIc.! and to ai^ helpers: : - Granuqar School Patrol Leaders} hmes Y


wn nho'heiped to make the'dtoce s ch a a 10


Thanks are recOrded to all z me


auen a liamjw n


at .Wheatley Pagn, Gisb}ni. camps were confined to our owh district


. A combiried #ek-end' camp^as held • 5-


Grammar Srinool, 60;, .VEhitcapre Lane, 18'


' Athletic i ' sports: 4 E Iversmead 1 ■ '■ '


' . ■ i ■ ' j - . c I- '/(' J i ' - rs.'Leeming-and, Mrs. SJ[Lawson; and


were riot able to I carry on without a Scoutmaster, and in :tne -lattei; the evacuees'have returned tjq.Manohester. We welcome four new, groups;. Castle


AND DISTRI IMPROVE.


MORE THANT t .'.I EVER. icr


in the'Lakes, Several Grammar School and Riversmead j Scouts attended the Camper Badge week-ends at Huntrovde t A Scheme to present the [Brass Trophy


during the year hits been drawn up and it was possible to award this for year 1938-39 when the 'results were:. Gram- riiar School 26.0; Waddingtori 23.1 Brockhall 19.2; Castle 11.6; ' Whalley Parish Church 9.6; Calderstones 5A The exact result} of all the; troops for this year are not yet known but Rivers­ mead have won it with 55.2 points and the' Grammar School second with only about half those points. ■ -


o the i troop . Showirtg most progress ll»)l


lated on winning the FlagSi their flirst trophy, and Riversmead have shown re­ markable progress in winning all the other trophies within 15 months of their formation. It should be mentioned that the patrol leaders and seconds of this 'troop did very good lyorfc during the three months they were! without Scoutmaster. , |


The Castle troop are to be congrafu- r ROVER SCOUTS.


Clayton is a troorifqriManchestei' boys evaciiated .'to' ClltherO'e The troop started at the Camp Setjool in Barrow seem likely to become quite a large and progressive one 'during the war period. TTie Rectors of Sti Jame}’s and Bolton- by-Bowland hav'e both had .previous ex­ perience' of the}Scout movement and are now' ambitirius to have groups in their present; parishes.


during the yea} are as Eollows: Am­ bulance 29, I Cyclist 6, Public Health Man, 2,,[ Handytnan 1,11 (e^uer 3, In­ terpreter 1, .Swimmer 8, Artist 2, Poul- tryman [ 1, iMilsician 1,^ Healthyman'5, Itoioner 3. Cook,2.


The new :pr}flciency badges'gained ' - ' , ;■) ! , WOLF GUIS, '’i ■


and the membeifs ^ve moi e willing i than many Scouts Ito collec . wa§te paper. Cubs are included in the


James’s [group. J The4il' camp at Paythorne. las caused the packs to itings at :ather unusual


St


a very- successij The black-out r hold their [me times. I !


f BOI SCOU’ES.


• Local Lord D}rbV ambi fiance : Gram­ mar Sfchool 82; I Castle 7!; Waddlngton 67:' Brockhall64. i,


a 'The i following,


. Flag .competition for jeueral Bcout work:! Castle 411.4;. Grammar School


nnual competitions, ,


results I of the ___


110.8; ' ■Waddli^ton, 10:,6; Brockhall 97.5; Castle Clay ton 95.’i. , ^ 'n . Swimriiing: 'Rlversme ad 133 iGram-


Waddington liave recei/ed their'Pack


welFequipped' hut since Apri|,i which, will be a great benefit to the crew., A combhied week-end camp which some Darwen Rovers also attended, [was held in Bashall Eaves;' forestry was then. the speciarsubject.' At least :half the open! Crew Rovers are now onJMflitary fervice and the 'others are engaged in various forms bf seiwice mentioned,


Langho Colony have had their new below. i NATIONAL SERVICE, I ' ' I : ; .[


the I war are 'messenger work for Wardens arid: . other ‘A.R.P. J services, members and messengbrs ih thb Home Guard, Fire'Squads who hav} Jiad to deal! With a serlbus fire, sandwagglng,. window-protection, harvestingij garden­ ing and food preserving. - A short time ago an appeal was made for Scouts to "ather damsons, which would bthenvlse le wasted'Withln'48 hours for hqspitals-


up-to-date about 16 tons; of; this has passed) through the Assoolatloii scheme; Included itt other, work ^one, to help


t waste paper bias been the .wofk par­ icularly alloted to the Boy, Scouts and


The'Scouts were able-to do tli}s and so saved'half a-tohbf jam.. ! ;l [ ' ' Up to "the present two. Rover! Scouts


sure the Scouts against accfqents and) charge half .the premium}; to the; groups; ! : - 'WheniMr. BottcherjWhp had:


The Association has arrang)d to in­ .,


and (four Boy Scouts'have red siyed. the National .Service Badge . which is given [ for iservlce for a sustained lerigth of. time, and probably many mode will, be galried during the coming year.'


started the Biversmead T400P left .tiie. district toe members of .the C immittee


mar School 76; [ Castle S' ;; Castle Olay- ton‘4 > 1 -


‘ ' ■ ’■ 66,


•Ih conclusion, .Mr. .Forrqst.; }}pressed, thei Association’s thanks and|gratefvfi}


!" !..,....... ,


Margaret, Sullavan: and James Stewart, co-starred ■ in the delightful i Nikolaus Laszlo[ comedy-romance, “ The Shop [Around the Cprner,” with a cast headed jby Frank W[organ, Joseph Sohlldkraut, 'Sara j'jHriden, Hardy! Fariiily


A in directing Garbo'In (her first comedy role in “Ninotchka,” !the great Ernst [Lubitsch turns his attention to


SSH from his sensational success


’THE SHOP [AROUND ) THE CORNER.” j


3 S


of[ thp delightfui missars. I


. “ lUy.


,In (his delightful M.G.M. film show­ ing i on Thursday to the end of the- week. Miss Sullavan and Stewart are clerks in a little Budapest leather goods and [novelty


the Aunt Milly of the and Felix BrCssarti one Eui “ Nlnotchka ” com­ , '


I '


____ __________ ^ own small world, quarrelling.constantly, Ich brings about' thl} i and then discover that they are quaryei )I- For, }lck| and ill ling, because they are in love.


romance. They look for it outside their ________world, quarrel ing.constants ...........


shop, both


is a flawless cast. Frank Morgan never has appeared to better advantage than in the role of the shop owner. Joseph Schildkraut is thoroughly dislikable as the ' rascally clerk who has an affair with the wife of liis kindly boss. Felix - Bressart, who provided so many laughs in thfe role of the lanky Russian com­ missar in “ Ninotchka,’.’ is the timid . clerk; afraid of the boiss land eveiyona else: I Also effective in supportlngi roles


Shaitog the plaudits with the stars ' : w


are Sara Haden, 1 William Tracy,! Inez Courtney, Sarah Edwards, Edwin!Max­ well, . Charles Halton ; and Charles Smith.


! seeking 1 ; office-of a New


!l


f


presented him with a ThariRS' Badgb.j Several Scoutmasters havellefK'pow for Military Service but forturif tply this' ha'si not so far very seriously affected theiwork.'l. ■ • M-


ness to' all its friends, adding that '. It, was always leady to jyelCblpe anyone Interested in Scouting, It wisliec. in faar-i ■ lUlar to thank :au those uKtructors and examiners who ihad'heliiad'ln:the past year, and also the Govenlo:-s Of the Grammar School, the .Glithenoq Crioket ; the.the. .Blackburn i [ Batto


Club ,,.. and , 'K;


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