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B A C K A g o


u^s; WNIJARY 23rd. 1891.


*elor^, when sh^ had,a at and fell oni tq the| Br^,,[ burning: her head I Severely


.Anjq a .Glsburn resident, Mr3.i Oharqley,; dl^d i as Injuries


Sustained aha i a Kyile r|


Charlty,| disbursed on the cli receiving 3s. 6^d.


we're 85 applicants for [ ■' + i +■


thd fOrcje serjean ;s tot al h i : against


Chief Constable Edwards’s ahhual ifjort for thq borough showed that


me an


In Cllthi irie rdgularly visited byFthe poUce, V'as 12i,™ith accommodation, fbj 175 aeysoni' The nightly aver­ age was ra.'; vagrants admitted to the casi al wards at the Workhouse totalled Si667. ^ There werel 22. licensed victuallers and. 12 beer- hoaise, keepers, the number) o f Inhabitants proportionate to each. licensed house being 272. Eight persons I were arrested and Tcon- ’dcted for drunkehness on Sundays.;.


number of common lodging-houses


to drunkeiiness and disorderly oon- report, showed that lthe


. HThe amt anhual general mdetliig-'


was held Iqri the 21st, summoned at the Assembly Rooms. "Biit the heatlfigi dppatatus of the hall was put of oi;der,;and an adjournment Wasj ihade to the Dog Inn.” Mr. T.


if, the Cjanseiwatlve Polling Associ- itlon| fori Whalley Polling District


Longworth wds re-elected president ! ! , '


liMr. William Mltcheil. ___ , j Dedthsl ..Fred 0. CJook 034), the


•Hotel,: Klng-ktreet, Clltherpe, ^ the^' Icontract'for which was placed with


i I Excavations were begun for, the [proposed erection of the fetation


I ' I I '' I •


lybungest [ son ;of Elijah Cook, T2,: Castle-sti;eet; Rose Sutcllne, (33),; Low lHqof ‘


Grafton-istreet; John'Wlndle (74), Coplow'fharmary. . l’ '


MUSSO’S MISTAKE Italy shows every sign of


—Mr. ;P Spender,-.Austral.I Minlstei


Fr


IWe’ve; given him some nast' knocks, ; . 1 . 'Hurfahh IThe .murdfring gangster, nmiben two. Who thought on us to put .the screw, •Ere Wng Will meet his Waterloo,' , ■ turfah!


POOR :MuSMlini’s got son e shocks, ' I Hurrah ! :


jOur spieijdid; lads have'sljoWn' their j:'Hurrah! ,


[ f Right


:In spite I of all his tall yam:; spun, Ben..,. We hail


ifto’s'; troops are on the run


royahy they’ve done t leir bit. Hurrah! '


loy great victc ries won, ''


The Gnieks have followe l Britain’s suit, !-•! •I Hurrah I .


[Isabella jValsh (63), 1(1,


and Mr;i' J. Tmompson hoh. secre-^ tary.i . ■


'


tjc^ ; w as 200, of 'whom 167' were cpijvlct^d. Iwo Indictable ctoes 'e^e sent to Quarter Sessions. pNo avrer tha;i 54 charges had relation


consisted of himself, two anh six constables. 'liie iper ; of . persons proceeded takenibefofe the Jhs-


several weeks a , result ' of . . ^ • ' ' ■ \ A S'Rlshton were'.engaged In the I


a r o u n d IN


fRUDGING t h e g o u n t r y H E “ LANCASH^REj


in the air, my gamekeeper; friend; talked about' low birds fare In the


last January! You ! do not


SIDE BV “ F .D .'’ DAILY ^ O S T ”


- moors, Wli h just a hint of frpstj w1 In the North-iyiest we escaped the ________ along the path to thq


winter, and went on to what happened to some of them;


of the severe all iso' unci


need to be remlndedj frost which, made us comfortable and putj


nlumbers so much in.demand, or ofj the snow whlih drifted so seriously; ahd isolated: .cores of villages fori


of uJwere much too con-j


cerhed with bur own misfortunes to K abiht how birds were


faring iii the general misery. In my walks about the country­


' evidence thaf some had suffered j 'acutely, though I did not trouble to. I take a record of the fatal casualties


side later, i f did come acxo^i


than most pwple would suspect. - , My gamek^per friend had been


found. They were more numerous


more observant, as you would ex- S : and h i had also obtained records fromi other observers; •


pheasants, blackbirds and starlings he lhad foUnd dead, and' dectoed with some conviction that they had been killed by the-cold. , When I ^ggested that _ mbre


He told mi of herons, grouse,


falling through frosty .alri hear the ground from,a wqrmdr layer aloft, and pausing; destruction iof trees, telegraph poles and wires oq; ah


orst; effects of an Ice-storm, rain


■unprktedented scale In Hampshire, Wiltshire, Somerset. Gloucester­ shire,! [etc. Rushes and, saplings had ice covering^ Inches th i c k .^


1 In [line Hampshire .parish.^the


Incuiqbent! was able to reach ; his bhufqh oh January 28th; only | by crawling on hands and knees! ;•


how they fared;, Many corres­ pondents | report ffndlng dead anches, especlaliyi greeaBnehes [and ihafl^nches, as I jdld myself.


! But to get back to the birds land


where they roosted. In the uyer- pool area, over ’20 song-thrushes yere reported dead, and blackbirds proved .fatal casualties In ' many areas, two being seen to fall dead out cjf a hedge nkar [Glasgow.


were found dead! u n d e r th e eaves


Biiches were fouqd. Iri


Some Instances, sta rlings


the heavy loksi of wood-pigeons terribly distressing. |


[Farmers would not consider


probably thej^ had been unable to obtain food apd Had really starved to death, my friend shook his head.


! “Oh, nol” he said. “Their bodies were chieffy in qmte good condition, not wasted, at alL ...I think thq frost got at them, axing their feathers lin such a


'j 'them,”


days, birds could usually find sotne- thlng so long as they could;get hbout, and ak they did not need a great deal to keep them alive, they would survive so long|as they ,could feep In reasonable shelter.


H


, Prom the drawer of his little bookcase he produced a small red-


, ,


friend’s knug little cottage at,the foot of the fels, and he’invited me in to contlnuj the talk,.sayIng.he would like to look at his records of other severe'vlntero.


By this time, we had reached my ,


hacked book, and, after, studying. It awhile, ihy f henff suggested , that last winter was far more serious for ■birds than 1929. when the Severity of the weather was not so- pro­ longed, but not as disastrous at


iollapse.’' an War


1917. After 1917.


took severalv ■numbers.


■ got on, but I :an guess,” he replied. i“ Y6u see, there would be four­ legged create res looking for food,


higger birds as we walked along,” I said. “What about the .smaller ones—theItlts, for example?” He gave me a queer S(ort of look. “ I couldn’t b; telUng you how they


■ ■


small b ird s - -h u n g ry four-legged arst.”


too. “You dori'


“ Tve a little tell you niore


They've driven tpck the loiting brute, : '--Hurrah!:


Against -His ;hordes, barr:d was the ■ (■ doorJ- , -.


7o doubt'poor Musso’s feeing sore, ' I' Hurrah I :


Defeat now riares him in the'face, ■ •. Hurrah! i ■


; -r Aurrah!


went to the-l)ookcase again, you’re really


’unk and ’em Suddenly ni’


friend got up and “ If


interested,” he said, book here that will than I can.” i


recent numbe[r of “British Birds,” magazine, devoted


And he fcjrthwith produced a


’The bully’s onslaught failet to score— ' ■ ',[


,’romj point to 'piint he’s Mad to race, ; .


tabling, report on the winter of 1939 British Isles.


His mighty’’[troops has pu. to shame. Heroic Greece has done the same [iHurjahl.) '


7his [beast, who bears thI i : brand ot


He'„ getting JUst what he V , ( eserves, Hurrah liT


r .- , :r T,----U s


Came initlie war for Blthy His heart’k desire he’ll ne’( Hurrah!


'


gain; obtain,


I J.P.P.


T H E I F E L L O E $ H I P ; Q E M A N K l t e


, —, „nd rolling seas. IThe’ cloudless iskles, the


air, til ■ ■


I LOVE the sunshine, hear freshi •Vdlleyllakes and treis;!


If aHmariklnd to-day enjoyed them. ' just>A well. '


Buplj shquld love them better far than • words can tell,


Eacl:h lljci


Depends pn'man. this ■dominate our mind,


an depends upon mankind,. :ewise mankind i


iiim truth must.


It. Is’ ;he [vital link that binds the hhmjani chain,


Without |t all our sacrlBces are In. - ’


The vioiej of. justice echoes through lelernlty,; ■


Butjqvjr^ curse Is aeetlpg, and the poignant that soon


' ^ S.P.C.A.


Thap dooms mankind grief ind; shame to-c ay,


Is’ b'ut ia [U1 pass I away.


stm


ga .hB requires, remains a fool and Mave


-has


curse of man, been given all the bless-


,e.v’appear— • iUife, 'saner; and more beautiful, nealr '' N:


OXBOHGH. Ihe


depwment • In a large . railway station}' I '.i


A Imanj entered the Jost property / V .. •! •


''![ r ' • ■ ■ / ■ •'


Ing a bottle;of whisky In me tra in ' last inlght. Was- it turned In here?” : i“ No." sir,”: ;Sald the attendant, “ but thel fellow who found it was.”


" l! lefti ah .attache case; contain- ■ hings are never half so bad as* vain desires;


total of 55 convictions secured bv the R.S.P.C.A. during December, 1940, Ip respect of cruelty to animals after the Society had' investigated in all 1,220 complaints of cruelty. ' The highest number of convictions, 15, is in respect of homes, _and food animals figure r largely blithe lisD, Includbig sheep, pigs,


L'ancaskire contributed four to' 'the


to note tiifo for f culosis ini a cow,


years


duration of . tlhfe war Convictions for cruelty to|an'


and one for a new'term-;tl


lnvestlgated_ last agamst 31,173 to


and even ' ’thk number of complaints year is lower—22,317


during 1940, l,l6i


a is show a lower total against 1,412 to 1939,


1939.


___ ________ There ^ r e various pitsecutiohs b n k r . the! acts for, the protiectnion' of [bli ds-'-and \wo


were disqualiae'd from keeptbaig a diog or holdmg a Mg licence, on le for five __ __ -the


oiipin persons


Among other offences for which con­ victions were sequred It is ipterestmg. iling to report tuber-


abbits, jfowls,-,Jturkeys and ducks: FOOTBALL. BLACKBURN


Mdl 'Hill St. P. 13 Ac crbigton S, A, W Biphton . . . . . . '-110 la:isc6wrs & -P. n


F overs ‘ A,’ '.. .. H C1 theroe ..., K


( B'bumians. 15


larwen Cor. .. 12 lechhicg Col’ge 9 Elakey'Moor ..14: V^elltagton A... 121


Jvas i ........... 14 aslmken S.M. 12


OMBINATIONl W.L. D. :


8 4 1 56 6 il 3 36 '7 2 1-46


5 -6 1 28 3 4 5 32 3 3 |3 22 3 8''3 44 2 8 2 16


5 ,'3 3 37- 5 7 [3 38 5 8 1 47


mountains,.; ' • i; Hurrah! || , -,_,rit’[ Britainis spoiled his game.


f nattered must be jthe bandit’s nerves, X'


■over a , lot Pappened lasb


and to . the assured me. "It ats in


Hstl It prove d to be a slender, but extremely readable booklet, cony among other articles, a effect of the severe 40 on bird-life in thp


an Illustrate 1 chiefly to the


. bPxis on the British


reported there Is pretty accurate, — ■


“ You can take It that what is point,” my friend with my experience


(jf years, and what year will go, on


happening when the same condi­ tions occur. Take the book with you, but be su:-e you let me have It back.: I t’s valuable, and I wouldn’t like to lose It.


.Mr. E. L. , review.! Hem


ONE section with the


the coldest JaHuary slnce.1838,” Mr. Hawke says. “ In many districts the frost on tie'night of January 19th-20th or .January 20th-21st was: keener 'th an any hitherto regis­


January [was | month since


British Isles ak a whole the 1939-W ■winter was th ; coldest of the 20th [ar, ' “ Over .much ost) ' of England, ;he coldest calendar February, 1895, and


Hiwke providing this entlons that over the


centuiy ; so (probably m


tered.” ' I


■Which Is wpat, from my own experience, I spould have expected! ‘-‘From; January 26th to , 29th, blizzards which In various localities are said to fhave equalled the severity of any within memory swept over much of Central and


’Northerii England.” That accounted tor the deep drifts, with consequent dislocation of trafQc and snow­ bound pillages.


of .the report'deals wedther 'generally,


[Bnd tPe bodies of


“ You mentioned some of the e gns, their ti ijfast by Ice.


he said,'some species :ars to recover normal ^


friend’s theory bird I losses. f'Brlilsh Blrdk Evesham blgepns I were


I Corpiarmln arming __ '


e went on to say that scahty • as food vfould be In thbse hard


Many • of! thpse wOod-plgeons perished In our own area ,and there


were [hundreds oii the Shropshlre- Moritgomery border. Moorhens anej grouse were fouhd dead In con slderable numbers'.’ ' ; - to


ifoy that they could not ay, and ji^lly stril ting at . the heart of


In late, autumn pac For Instance, manjr curlews Were found |dead on .'the shores, whjle redshanks suffered badly, as many as SO being fouhd In one day on


S the moors tor the estuaries


ithe ikhores of- the Isle of - Man. Rephrtlng from | the Shffolk coast, one pbserver recoiids 37 species, and ■p9 Indlylduar birds found dead.


fromj a village neaf Dumfries, where a large number [of birds took cover undep a stationary':'car during a heavy snoWstormj:, The snow be- cam'e so deep th.at the car could not' bp moved, and |;fi'e birds perlshpd.


I A .[curious tragedy ’ is reported


their lives In thei same way in the pllthjeroe'dlstriet’j.


my


1 A’ .irlend tella me that he found a couple of starlings which had iost


gamekeeper


(Worcekter) seven wood- found stuck!; to


correspondents I' to ” ; i relate that at


of many of these


completely embedded' In attached to a :aurel leaf, various small blfds lost their tails In the.sanjk way.! I t Is mentioned, j;ob, th a t a: chaffinch artd a green- anch had completely bald’heads.


,11s and Banks being A chaBlnchi'was 1 Ice


' : •and


their tails ana other had them Bxed at curious angles.


timet about, seeing a number of blackbirds- make •“ crash landings;” .Owing to Icing, they were unable to spread thelri tails to “ brake,and


1 - 4® pltclled forward: with outspread


[ o t t o i birds,; among ’ them thrukhes, sparrovB .and starlings,


suffered, from Injuries to their feet. Somo were pfermanently cflppled,


hat severe' frostibrings many un- usua}- visitors itq our gardens. Rooks, which rarely venture nearer thanl50‘yards to my garden, almost monopolised the food put out last January, though they had to be smart to beat: thfe starlings, which usually gobble! th i lot, within a few mlnutos. leaving [only - crumbs! for the sparrows, Bnenes. and blue dlts


tI Most of Us have frequently noted


Mich, regularly |appear':at meal- times.;:..,:' .[


;


I Coi[resf)ondeiits[ relate how even magpies,, jays’ sltelarks, Beldtores,


and redwings sought food Inteven the smallest of gaideifs last Jankry and it Isi also recorded' thati kfcy- larM^appeared l|i town and;, city


.usuall visitors Men tood[ 'was Mattered for poultry .and I i note that in, Dumfries [U heron Was[ seen p swoop down on [small birds feed-


!i Famiyards ihad even more un-


g a t cattle troughs .selZetone ind eallqj^lt. ' [ I


;


and may leam touch by cartful qbservatlon.


, | • j


ou wjll feedim'an^ smaller blrdk by Imply turning over a spadeful of


Eveh If food cannot’ibe spared.


earthiln the garden, and, If there H really severe fr[6st, supply a' dish of water. Just ahother hlnt.l Try Eld feed the birds regularly,’ and 'Idle [they are efijoylng th e ir fk s t r yoqr lawn—keep the cat In 1


muchj foeid for birds as: theyj can. heyiare,repaid by the joy of seeing anyilovely visitors In their gardens


-, ure many/f my I readers, even In these daratof, ratlpnlng, provide as


hand! to snatch ['the opportunity, iiven p ; many birds perish. 'l am


e had—however unusual—birds re,: during severe weather which .pts off ordlnarjrsupplies, reqdy at


In short, wherever food w k to [Blackbirds and pheasants lost OklE of the birds Which ifeave Westmorland, even gold-


■^ findl round of [the Lancashire Junior Shield competition, CllthCr roe had a blank,day pn.Saturday; They resume | thejf', activities (.to­


morrow, >when 'they [go td Peel Park to play Accrington Stanley “A," a team with whom! they [have had many Interesting Itussles In the past. Indeed, Clltherde and the Stanley are old rlvaJk of Lancashire Combination, days, I l i t will be fe-. called: that, they met at Peel Park' on May 4,1938, In the final for the Combination , cup. (in that occasion Harry' Colbert, Whp, I hear, was married , a fortnight a k , ;met with an Injury which deprived Clltheroe of his services throughout the' second period of th(k game, so that Stanley Reserve won by the only kali registered. ' 'Clltheroe have ha


same applies In the reverse direc­ tion; Two former 1 popular figures In the old borough’s ranks were Walter Taylpr,' right: fullback, and Johnny Waddlngtqn, centre half. Both are placing regularly with the Peel! Park club. They seceded from Cllthefoe when our town’s club threw'ln Its lot with the-Blackburn Combination.',


many players who Stanley at one time


have been with Or another: the


Tn the first half the victors found It hard to settle down,; for the Colliers had a remarkably fast for­ ward line. The Inijerval found the teams on level terpis with a ‘goal each. However, afteiiwards, the run of play was all In Rlshton’s favour. Later, thekr captain! (Harry Pickup) 'received the shield [at the hands of .the Mayor of Blackburn [(Councillor Walter Tempest). | |


gers for league honours,'have the distinction of being the’ first club to win the Lancashire Junior Shield three times. They ^et up the record by'defeating Atherton Collerlesiat Ewood Park, on Saturday, by 5,-1.


■ Rlshton, Glltheroe’s chlef.'challen- . : ; [ | -


; In an expresslbn pf thanks-jCo the Rovers’ directors for use bt the ground, Mr. J. Taylor, the L.F.A.'s vice-president, Intimated that at a later date' replica feuns wotild be presented to the wlhners,! and [the runners-up would lie'celve badks. Clitheroe made,jthelr exit from


.’ r


THE GEANi), V oRk! STB! Monday, iTuesday. Thursday,


Friday at.7A30,! ly at #


Sattama; Wei


\ Wednesday and a k 8-15;; ' Mai iinee’ 10, Saturday;'2-;5.':'


HET.-: and


TI E FALLADIUj^,. DljCK STREET. Tnesds y to


I|:onday Gdj and B-15,1 j^iday;' 7-311;'.[Satardp


ARTHUR ASEEY AND “ STINKER” 5WRDOCH.


, A RTHUR AEKEY’S second sterring plctuip' “Charley’s (big-hearted) -Aunt.”- which islbeing shotoi this week­


end, provides the-famous little radio and screen] con edian with one pl the greatest and nost successful c s roles ever writ on for this then


^ r e s n d on their books who are alwayi


doch and :at boy” Qri — „ .Jjtiori


are seen ai lOjuord undergraduates I in' the water when it


statement bein ________ _


a punt into th? icy-coW -TSiame; film is a non-stop epic of ate life and brings ,to' slapstick, daring dialogue


'


GINGER RC GERS IN COMFdY j [


good-looking pUyboy, his son neglects the familyl pump-manufacturtog busi­ ness for .polo playing aiM his daughter' trayels,, with a ! crowd "of worthless socialites, something should be , done. What that I something is, tod thfe side­ splitting acsults provides the theme of " Fifth Avenue Girl,” R.K.O, Radio’s latest staritog Rogers, screen! waiter Conn


WHEN a millionaire's' wife-plans a . divorce so that she can marry a


-nilarious and olten unexpected fashion^ with : the ]star managliw to -solVe the problems of all j the others, but not getting her oto' diffloulties straight ened out uhtil the very end. Distinctly out of the ordinhiy to. Its uhusual basis and treatment, the-picture is said to be one of tee stoson’s most delightful offerings and to establish Miss Rogers even more firmly to a brilliant comedi­ enne, Veree'Teasdaler Tim tHolt^ James Elllsoh and Prmklin Parigbom: have the other princpal roles to the-,fllm,.


fore his eyes., ]Hls solution is to en­ gage Mis3 Rogers, a cheerful young unemployed girl to be hlsj house guest and let the family think she Is a little gold-digger] The [scheme vl/orks out to


who sees his- faihl ____________nily disintegrating be­ y plays thq millionaire


this competition on November 9, at Rlshton,. when they werp beaten 3-1. .Ofthielr team fhat bit the dust on that occasion, but fpur players have been retained.' As a matter of fact', Clltheroe have not lost a match since. In [the Interim, of sevpn matches'played, six have have been won and the other drawn. And for the seven, their score sheet reads: For 45; against


11.’ ■ - ' Rumour has magnified the ex­ "!


tent of the damage done to the Old Traflord cricket ground by enemy action, and It hasipven been said there wHl be no play there In the coming season. The fact. Is that the’damage done is [not as serious as tumour would save .us. believe. Certainly there Is aj crater In the area allocated' for play, but it is' some distance from] the pitch and will be filled up lorig[ before Lanca­ shire open the season.


pungent' characteii: when 'th e be­ spectacled refereekiall to observe Infringements. 'And In the event of the; official havlpg his' glasses knocked'off and broken, , what will happen to the game? Will be he justlfled ln stopping ft until he has


^


.[.Clitheroe have [had numerous changes In personnel since the sea- pen! began. The only ever-present to John DEiwson, who' has proved to


\ •


team and has achieved success In aU the positions he '


but hto beAtj position, I am has' filled.


District ows


Clitheroe Oddfel


Clltneroe uistnct '; Inaependent Order of Oddfello vs, Manchester Unity, was held at the Oddfellows' Hall, (jiltheroe,; on Saturday, and was attended by delegates from Limestone Rock and Castle Lodges, Oiltheroe ; Queen .Adelaide LoQ'ge, Chipping; ulamord hill'Lodge, ChatbUrn ; Well Wflsherj Lodge, Pendleton;; and Pe: idle Hill Lodge, Sabden. Before t le commence­ ment of the business df the meeting, the Provincial Grand] Master (Bro. A. Hustwalte) 'referred to the loss to Oddfellowshlp retohtly sustained In the CUtheroe District i by. the deaths of Bros. Parklngton and


The half-yearly meeting of the


Starkle ,lnd»the del silence as a mark of


During the meeting, the’follow­


gates stood In respect.


ing officers were eldcted fori 1941: Provincial Grand Master, Bro. T: Hargreaves (Llmertbne Rock); Deputy Provincial Grand Master; Brb. J. D. . Parkinsdri . (Castle); Delegate' to the A.M.C., Bro. J. D, Parkinson, and Brp.j T .Hargreaves was elected his deputy; Lecture, Master, Bro. J. W1 Lambert; Panel 'Auditors. Bros. H. -TTiomas, J. H. Turner and J. H. may ’District Committee, Bros.' ’fi Seed,; H. P. Marsden, W. Hargreaves. ’ W. T., Knowles, E,Carter and G. F.l Jeffs; District Afbltratorfe; Bros. H. Brewer, J. W. Towers! J. Nofeross, J. Schofield, B. Crick and H. Nutter. State Book Examiners, Bros, I. N. Carus and Hi.Thomas. > .The Installation of the ■ new


Accrihgtiih Stanley “A,” 5; Blakey ’Moor O.B..|().


SATURDAY’S RESULTS. I ] . i;|.


Rlshton 5; Athe


Lanisashirc Junior Shield—Final ilrton 1.


.by the Lfectiire Master (Bro. J. W. Lambert) 'who expressed his pleasure qt being able] to carry out the ceremony that day, ' He re­ vealed that Bro. T. Haigreaves, the' newlyrelected Provincial ' Grand Master; was r one of i his ’ oldest friends, and that Broi Hargreaves had fulfilled the'dutlfes of best man at his wedding.


Bro. W. j Topping, the retiring I&medlate Paist Pro/inclal Grand Master, yasi 'made [by Bro. F. (Continued at foot of next cbliimn)


The preseritatlon of a Jewel to i;


officers iwas' perform[ed in accord­ ance wlthfthe ritual of the Order,


-and cenfre-


tacles we can exppet more and more sbort-slghtedlofilclEdk to enter the: arena. There were caustic comments before [tpls concession was granted: now one cari imagine that criticisms wUl|’


a that,the Football League has | ' )ned retereep .Hho wkr spec­


T classics, .this film; comes" next Bhursday, with Thomas Mitchell,'Edna


OiN ® -‘ ol


bume, Tito Holt. and Baby Bobby Quillan teterpietlng fiction’s j most famous family. The screen version Is.


est, Freddie Bartholomew Tenw Kil-


more vivid and realistic tod exciting than any words oh papeh tod ffi® Pro­


chant to London jf eels that the Bhaips .and


ducers are ments, for Wyss'


cuuu liieu


of the Napoleonic p eriod, are!rapidly ren.


spoiling his four ohlld: to make men of and business and passage pn a Australia ^ new life


island on 4 family i pit


the boys become standing young Whole succession experiences, mak drama, -i


against th? ' iLi


Air Battle On The YOU CAN


m WHALLEX 'PICTURES,


WA'TCH NAZI ’PLANES CRASHING, ■


I


regained possession k secured an­ other,; pair?' The speculation to certainly Interesting.!,


•be a versatile and most valuable plakr. He has been seen at right back, [ outslde-rlghp forwEird, told,[ ls at centfe-hhlf. Be that as It may, he Is a decl led .asset to4he'


‘TT a


Marshal Sir Philip' Joubert; accompanies ,a film "shot” of a Spitfire b'ilot hurty-


is impossible to look portppUS in parachute;”: This remark by Air


recently completed film "crote-ui)” of our Incomparable .fighter-[ plldfe in action, lie expikifls the' comp: ioated tod. crowded instrument ijanelj and controls of I the ’plane, and thtoj so to speak, takes you up to a Hurricane or Spitfire as [the deadly, fighters] go into actual action,


But the Air Marshal has many other things to tell :cinemagoete ’Ir 1


- , . , ] , ] , ! 1 this | I T I' ]' There! is. a sense qt [mouhtlng


. excitement as the height] indicator needle tooves jswiftly fonvard to . 25,000 ftl or more.


| i j ' ' '


the pilot is’prone to. sufferifrpm' ai sense of loneliness and depression.! iTojdoun- teract this :he switches oh his’-oxygen supply, drawing ■ It ■ Uirough 4 Jmask, which also houses his radio telephone.


Slr.Phllip explaiiis that lit this height ences’ a feeling of


BLANKET OF CLOUD ■ By now th® -®ldemagoer: a so; eixperi-


’plane is hito above a blanket of 4l4ud. ■ But' suddenly ■ everything] dhai.ges. The leadeif of the


loneliness, ifdr,' [the


—Excltem ht and [thrills 'are 4t their peak whehj'the film shows to 4 plot’s eye-view, Nazi ’planes just ahfead break­ ing up ta[’raid-air, or burstihgi flames ’ as they come under trie hiost murderous I flre^povfer in the hiitori-of


at somethiijg like 9,600 rounds a leni


- ----------E Snlhute,


aerial warfare. These pictures' ''n]e hot fakes,


:Th?y are genuine ''shots


by camerak' which’ are focused gun-sights-jand automatlcalljl


thumb oh the gumbutton.i Just |as suddenly comfes, ..


when the British’ fighter :pri '


' .1.1 "


where The piiois ' return antly to their games-|or lo sl:ep,


fiew” now: have ' gauging how much Pilot.” the latest M which is snowing


(Continued 'from


The fight is oter- and dofl|n fighters!'go, down ho jthto'


books, ’ teeii


taken the


- 1 bases nolmihal- dart


quiet, te«


The “many whq owe.sojmuch to the cverywhefe,'


to .Oddfellowshlp District;'! Bro. Topping, thanked Bro. Tlmbrell for h words, arid assufed Qddfellqy the Cllth iroe District of his tlnued wlioleheaitod suripclrt! expressed] the, | hope ' tha younger membere [ would t; more actf'e Interest to thei: _ and„ so er able the [great worl formed, IV' Oddfefibwshlp carried pa with Increasing vl'gjj


Tlmbrell. who sp services rendered by, Bro, ..........


' t o ..the


the opportuml.y of they Owe iq" ?ighter .Oil. five-minute Alto


preceding cofu oke highly


ifnn). ihe


il]p»g eroe


teply, kind s in con- He


per-' be


51 a ges,


the lur.


rated his


mixed lUp in a roaring dog-fight] |?ith hip 'plane’diving .dizzily,’or s'jviMpihg upwards,'its eight, guns s ; ' .ting death - -


bombers ahead.' ' Throttles open' wide and, -in a ’twinkling,


flight: spots Nazi the! film’ lan is


i|tinthe|)loodby UIH slips


. actloq of the ’krmiul acids arid


'* ■


ly suffer: penistdm heawihesj iat- qf addmess, gett'ng up'at night, inflamed milscles and-joimtS; :es8underitheeM-’ p u '


S. ’ The^diureScs, antiseptics


ly feel weak, nerejnts, all flayi 'ake Doans; brand Backai


... _ . ■ tebRltoey


one .will strengtheri and ’irivlMiate th! kidneys, enablihg then. tb nd the


rilants m this S[feiilkito4yn:e


sy riereoftheharmfulto'ptoitibswlrich ail: causing your pain aim, discqmfqtt


■blood cause sharp or nagging pijins '•.e'backjUrinary.disotdefsj bladder less or rheumatic.jpains. ')fou


kidneya. ’slacktos. wastes letaihe? in


■ U,: - away when


ing awkwardly to his ’plane when the station siren goes.


A ‘‘RETBrn


which: will be shbwh this'Wedk-efid, Wajme Morris is I partner id by maty :Lane,' and therej'ere pie thrills’ ;


md of a rei Her, , “The 'Retum'i bf Dr,


outwit the law MASTER Cl ' , 'I ' - '


ture to! .Diamonds’]. will’ tje sho' An exciting


DRAMA OF MISSPJG DIAMON ,


pty (DS.


Bre:it-andi'John Loder have thei lead- tag] roles. - The story tellk ot the acci- denal meeting to] an a t liner of'a beatoiful girl (Isa Miranda) with the owner of a diamond mine arid the sulriequent 'disappearance'of .a vgry valuable'package., Eventually trie flrl Is arrested, but '.her 'Innocence is esta olished after many cqmpllcatlo is. Alsation dog plays ah important' in the plot, ” '


the} beginning of nfext wiek’., (Seorge , ______ ,_________ yn at ' REAIEljlBER jlHE ' RKJH'jT,”


■rbara Stanwyck plays [the ’Mad th lendid comedy-drams :|‘Remfem’


sltui Mi stai


end lof next week. Suspense Is the kby- noR — — — ■


elNlght," which Ml beishowA at I


, but there are many humorbus tions and some splendid acting. c Stanwyck is supported by an al


ast. , ' M mystery dra _ Ilia,. “ .Ad i ven- ■i|R. X.'


infib t84 back- 13 fifldc'qrdl ng


atteiilpt to ANNA,NEAGLE :bf “IRENE."


. A musicail ! comedy,. "Irene," pro-' vlps ^ce lent’. entertainment at the Rialto. Blackburn, this weekend, ' Anna |NeigM.and 'Ray Mllland, to


wki,


support: ’of a strong cast makes the production an all-round -success : The


men own sliares. Hi|arious complica-


head of 4 Wteert works.” This is the opinion-, of WfUIlam Powell, 'whose ex­ ploits take him far. from diitecting In the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy, ” I Love You: Again,” co-starring Myrna


victim of an ‘ cbmpared to being ' the BEINi mill _ 'I


Loy and comtog on Monday next for the week, h ■


•; ; ; , 1 j ■


en, due'to har nfiil ii purifies sltiggii


'■I.


-Powell and M ss Loy are acting without benefit .of |idogs. babies of detective manuals. Rbwell is mot an amateur detective 'apd'. Miss; Loyjcould not be termed exaqtiy a “devoted wife." The new comedy [Is, in a iserise,' a distinct departure for Poyrell. jAs a respectable, stuffy, small-town citizen he suddenly awakens fiqm an eight-year attack of


, For,tee test time for 'sonie mohths, ne


spectability |h is able to perpetrate a ^eau^ul hoax IX. Tc


th


(he discoven that he.'ls married ito a charming glRIwho is about to sue him


o complicate matters.


for divorce, hrid that his past life; as a high .class efobk is hidden beneath the cloak of a shbw-whlte, reputation.’


popular cqinedlans as McHugh in the role of Powelj’s buddy,“ Doc" Ryan, Edmimd Lo ve as a crooked oil: pro­ moter and Powell’s -lormer partner,


The isuppprltog cast' includes ; such


Donald Douglas as the competltih for Miss Loy’s auctions, and Nella Walker as her moth'”- ''


'fri RAl^ STOPPED:


One Realms:of rain stopping play, but It Is ncvys triat 'tRe war at sea


Rn;)i]haSlstag I the: need forithi istii ction campaito


pre tin


:im ie’ ifs of Agriculture tod' Fob: ' ilfout and finding their way


ifion: shops Jiitt before cj >iritb' staxted by tle.


,11 expert states te®l 'xat abqpt more freely in the


i t re early rat­


sijig


should only jibe -conducted In’ the best of wedtner.'" ;


,


“The British [Fleet; deliberately chose a day .when the weather was-


shoiked ’that 'theI BrRlsh Fleet should have blasted.Valona Iri bad weather. I'-'i' ,


j ; |


had,” walled I the announcer,! “ so that It could: not’have the unpleas­ ant surprise of meeting the Italian Meet.” ■' '| '[ . I : '


Greece. Llke.^ j the ! British, the Greeks arq good sailors, and this frank admission' that the Italian Meet Is a fUlr-weather-only navy must have bdused amazement, not to say amusbpent.'


This was broadcast In Greek to ’ ] ' , ] '


Tirana ■ (Albania)j radio, station,; which Is [Italian-controlled, i was


i their lo


for A WARNINQ TO ALL yOTHEBS


develops. The anWous mother seei htf Muthw ’ padiially. idroop[Snd grevf.torU®. hloodlcM asA


in IUCK «... i; -These coaditioni ladiMti pbinlr tite Katun


can Supply, and •' tiraS. ofj iitueu iro hr duU eyes,- pilHdTbeck a Un,md rtep, t o .


t cilUaa Tor more nourisiment thin the bloom of-depression, an achink' bade, tion^cal head. ;


icbeS, Md a diilike for proper; fooi. J* TSe sratcUol Bother srill recopuso t o aiiM. of I aiuemia, and lake'prompt stepa-to |lTe


diiithur the nesribloo/W for W sivina her fir. WUlums Fmlc KUiJ Thpn tadds of imhappy,: feeble; jtaxmic, girls hSve bee*, trutfonned into robust irooitti througbtte


link PUb; they igeaeralo Uut,Iresh.,ay»Iy_« ............


II l' ■ ■


fed Mood;thcse pflli^toftae'lnto the l y i ^ - ' In the treatment of tnania, no other. mtCKom 'deeded UkelltoM old » r , 'W ^


i II


Miny ootheri hate reisoa to be worried ibMl , ' daughter!, espedaJly thoie in their teens is m these ItrrUig j w that so*mii onoit :


man and■ lat unrder his cloak of re­ tie is


S n i confiidet..


a nesia to jdjsco e teat for the ' past ----- has ibeen masquerading,’ft he


I is realiltry'y; a hi mgh-class coniididence ........................


bee of, nev con|;. the HoU:


flmnp.Qift] fn Iriicrnvpr fhot. fn*. fVia’Aoef years he hasjbeen masquerading,’that


ai liy, MMtfuIl artistiy, and the


a model; of Madame Lucy’s, ia fashion­ able gown .shop, in- which.’the young


0'^® Paiformances c.(: ' j j .


story: derilsJ.Mli thet adventures of a fiery &lsh girl who, sponsored by a pair qf [wealthy society men, becomes


PiOWell! and; myrna ’loy]] ; ■ |[ " ' .


amateur' detective 14 amnesia attack and the


DliTRtCT UMiieo


OPfiN AN ACClOUNT AT THE LOCAli I BRANCH


I SWEDE j f^^ALAD.,' Si:.redded taw swedes, carrots. ■


i|;ruot: and: watercress on a bed ettuce gO[ to 'the making of % • wair salad, high In Vitamin A ;ent,;whlc has been devised by catering mailagUr of; Grosvenor se, Londoh.',[■ -j: ■' , ■ V


BLITZJOKE,


tele phoned . down. . I' “ It’s coming so near I could catch It.” ! mpraerit: liter ’; there was a


word Into the telephone: “Butter- I fingers”! '


,’l t e r6of-spotter was excited. ', • “ There’s a bomb falling,’^ he


_________low snaiiped’one- '


•I. THE flimlyersiott bf [the fmous stage’ L *THE RIALTO, BLACRBuRiI. -- j.


d with the] warlike uncertainty In an effort


all iiic ] society,


wrecked. The Robinsons afC the only sunivora a—’


there he hopes to create:a


Imtoortal book,, A ]Swiss mer­ pleasur^teteing3 ; of


entitled -to [many oomphr their] skilful! handling of


wthem hej sells home,


ith his family takes' sailing I vessel. for


r them lut the :Vffisel Is ............


hd -they reach a tropic raft. How the ma:|ooned themselves Succeisfully


“ SWISS FAMILY RObIiNSON.” 1 I Ihe best 'lovpd [of all stofy


vehicle [■ for • Ginger on Mondfty.


' [ ' -ROLE. i


Askey as "iAuntle,” embarrassing silu- atlons, ■ I


sequerices of and: w( '


undergradu- „„„


' '" e,. ■ . ' ■ 1' ’' ■


Askey, EUchhrd ("StlWr”)|i Mur- •ahi


' i ^ bam Moffatt


is hottest-Tthefonly. excejptlon' . ' when Arthur collapsesthisi ®ie


to I'Roid to-Singapore,”!Mich hadlits ier last] nighf.- 'And of ' ellept isubportii


are seen as ajtop trioTof’ a n Bob' Hoi T .


say^ that the Story ip grea||comeay and romantic, stuff is:no exaggeratWn, for Birig and Bot? havq ideas']of theto own which run counter to those of their sires. And they : ate'wonien-haters+at least until their i pariiiaUty, itoltra,vei takes them to thiei South:, Seas, iwhere their trouble Starts: as well as the flm. Fire new songs ar? really ioutsttoding tunes as sung by' Miss Lamour ■ tod Crosby, Although thO weifk of all the players is|j highly whether singing o( clowriing, 4 word must', be InSertec' for qolonnl, who brings his-mdstacriioed eyp-rbllmg self i to the screen I for 'sideisphtiting cbipedy


Anthony: Quton, I tod .Jtoy i Cplonna (Hope’s American radio pBrtrier)l. iTo


, - , ,


’course 't cast, !airrtti


dnterludes. Respotslbletfqr the]tropic |j • l].j


ances was Le Roy! Prinz, ta'genious Paramount dpnce:jiirector|


'p'EW stars] carii boast of-aj lifetime, A I devoted to one style of acthig. Yet Top SlaUghtto,- vmo .is perhaps Best known "|vlUato” to the has -always jplayed this ^ Th: tradition he establi$1 sta: of. Elephant' and _ drema has been faithfully


“CRIMES aT THE dark ja()U^E.’i Yi


C jed Bs the


to frie series , of ’ films ric haisimade, each


thriller to the screto igain His ’"i-"-*- starting: vehicle, tee British Lioi fUm,


bringing


Woman to White,” whito gh


delight a


chilflitng hlghspotts.’ji role


our


death to an arson;:trap wlilcri :he:pre-] lailes for the:'hero. : In Sylvia - Marriott, ’Hilaiy,


miMers two! mleien: and befpre he meets. justice by


of a h nomliciidal


Peflrie, Rlt4 Grant .and Gi wen. .To ciriema]-goers w'


pe; o f ,mnie' Is iupjects.


rtde of melodrama, "Crljnes Date House ” furnishes


“ emerge:


made up DYi SO,


i to: satisfy eVen the n ost e: chto^. bf prograrttoe.


“ Emergency' Squad ” have ever since the service was yeqrs ago to . America, first chance to learn tl InsMe stbiy about’this; am ionl will be afloMed to


AGUE stories exploits, of IJ every


hrill-seekers. [The' supeortinl of ico'ntt


UAD.’


[bout the' sehsatiorial big' j city’s leen cprrenti :orraed some! Ll ..


the! "heroes wlthodt medals, who are called Into actlbn'Men'tilings'get jtob hoc for anyone else,to handle, tfc pic­ ture turns the: spotlight to a: Service th4t is familiarly (too™ a:'the "telcide battaliori,” and;recounts its adventures aslsefeni througH] ;the' eyes of I a girl repprter: on, a' big' city ds ,lly. Louise :ays tneiastute lady[ of


azing pattal- ' Thufsd4y’s Healing riith


forces Of nature and how self-reliant ai d up- men, along with a of,'adventures and up the abterbtog


IhdMbli .c’s e* auteehtiC


enough sus-i irte


at: tee


coihes on Monday'for thret days' islan! adaption


s.]]Slaughter plays the[ namaao|f Mo,


three; i}ronl®n' burning to[


with i ptoy'


leoffrey Waj:d-[ 10 lo\


suppdrt 4re! Eayes; -Hay]


S ’


les at the Dark Hoase,? iwhlchl habitueri at - - - . - f


. ______jio 'aik pei of role,


astlie rinplo-: mUtotained


back [ som; , goty ,old ._latest


-—ri..- bei. _ ritiste Isles


KE two leading: male song _ atjd cotoedy];


y. M5 6-0 “ROAD T4)[ SINGAPORE”


arid Dorothy I amour the first time


exikmtots of Bmg Drotoy


Maurice iiaiterftock,Xhuilim“dr8ma o ag®l^ appeal, has been hailed as


T


Nigel Bi™e,,.Gale Sondergaard Mdie Collins, : feybU Jason,;: Cecelia jLoftus, and a host of others of equal capability


ne of the mqst| beautiful pictures ever Temple :[ak'“„Mytyl," Spring, Byinglom


made. |: Rraduced to Teritoicolour. ’it has a;: brilhant cast, with iShirlev


It[jl5 asMliantly directed’by Walter Lang, whb carries the story through


m


Kmia LANE PICTURE HAT.T., ?


H®' l^ednesday and Saturday at 8-15.. Rmtlnce Saturday a t l


and Friday at


2-15. ' ’Tuesday,'Annurif Ball -+■


SHIRLEI TEMPLE BLUE


he : Woriterenowied , and 'beloved play, ’"The iBlue Rirri”


Bird,” by IT’S DOINC


HITLEI^ WORK


S olte®l loveliest ..settings [imagto- able. [Deigned by ; foremdst’ artists v'lto n o r ^ on their imagination they will live to the memory. The storv CMTies': aridiences to such amazing places as .The'Flamlng Forest,-The Land of the Future, The Ftealm of the Past, 'lhe]Mysflc Lakes, ett. In par- ticular Jonfi should mention a' palace suspended to mid-air, lor so it seems, a baroguq castle to a “Land bf Luxury ” a [Whqld’Dyrplean town, and al terrific Hurricatee Scene, “The felue Bird” has been prerented. on jthe stages of 45 nations,! and. has been translated into


32 languages. ‘ The production is gorgeous. . j


I J BIG ‘'DOUBLE.” ’


!. !


Cockney] of .wite' his famous:"refaned” accent, 'pardon Barker gives a superb perfqrmanee iln .“Saloon, Bar," whlck ng]’o ]'Monday;! prese ts’ 4


.-_ ..3-Jj®D[in ihis particular line - of coriiedy whether speaking real


comiinir : nn! :Mnhrlotr[ nroeonln 1, 010^1 section ’ofjtypicaj Silburbanriife,


of ■; Wilkie | Coato’s ["The m-rder'iand grandparent!


attempIt I tq closing


t


splne-cMIel ■toent.' : I


y Wal .'nfijasilng' ■


to unravel; ;tfle u der-! and


storo opens [With ithe meeting of several ............ t'a I)ondonlpub, who set out


mMfrpm I the’gallows. 'Harketeas 'a „ “oqkle,]’ I assumes, the mantle bf Sheriock Holmes] his deductive :pro'weSs


i h j fr


free an Innocent yqung truth „


about; a local „


®tep bvistep hi I unravels toe mystery until the real criminal is corhered.- The p 1 escape the net which Is -


toy his jassbeiates. bthrillim ■g’olmax. j 'Ihe’pletuiie, directed i :.|arbundi'|the latter, fprovldes a around i'ltne


Iter Fprde,: famrius for his many ' ls |a febst of eiitertato-


“Crashing7 Thru "-Renfrew bf the Rnyal, Mo'Pted. personified! by'James Newlll, (Brised [on Laurie Y. Erskine’s “Renfrew Rides the'Range,” It'Is thb exciting btoryl of 4 Motmtie’s chase Into the wilderness to bring'back the leadersiof n hijacker band. This Is one of six stories of the Royal Mouritles by


f One of thri most falmous of’modern ictions, I characters will be keen to


I i II


Ersktae,'and-the'screen photograph Is “THE harmony parade.!’


Y


thd Press, runs Intoitheimcst dangerous and most exciting advei.ture of her career—the investigation, of a gtogl of Vic ous racketeers who ’ have beto ter­ ror stag the community. T}htaking they can dupe the girlj the gangsters allow hei to roam at wlU, but when she pn- coyers their plan':’ to'.wreck a| costly lectr ” '


tunnel


Is M®r® to® " Sqbad ” ige; to wprki to ■frustrate the fell-.daslgns of thei gang,


heij to the most effective way,! 'That projep .


thd story winding jup to:a suspense- padked climax.. ' r


.they decide to silence


Kelly and,tee’YaCht Club BoWs-to mention but; a :few—are featurea to a cast choren with te®. accent on enter- tammentl, value; Ttee fun starts when Yale.Urilveralty sefldk a football invit tation to one of two Texas, universities —the wrong] one. The latter is hard­ working;! they engage a new coach-v inexpert. ^Ratsy Kelly hits bn a novel plan to revplutionise the Texas team’s play: It succeeds . ...■ only too well f Love troubles Intervene, but finally Eryita, a hill-billy, smashes through in the blgjgamb to win for the Texansi sorigs] punctuate I the fllml the them sung with infectious


and all the spontaneous,gaiety of youth at play. ’Stuart Erwin, Johnny D'owns, Arllne Judge, i Bettji Grable, Patsy


Catchy several of humour'by Club Boys,


outh predominates to this film, screen: rig j on : .Thursday.. | It is generous! ir jmuslc. 'laughter, romance,


[I ' '


. xion't let-rats'roll you. Ueo l ipbisoa,: traps, sas; lei-rets— i eVery posiihle means to clear [.granaries and barns. Attack j todayij


! . ..


[A SK p b lR A LEAFLET i from yorir ]|.ocal Authorltyi There is I one for 'househbldersj another; for: factory oyrilersahd retailers, another


! for' farmers (tod_ Ittodowners. Th is I Leaflet'.gives eleor dirccildns qbout the easiest] ways to prevent and- destroy Rats; Everyone ten kelp.


cimpictel


eaent (Uitl-rat measures that ' termination is’ ‘ awifl i and


relni-qcce and Istcniiry your I The I


s: ocji pet pWsoh ortrapa today' L a id KU]L the brutet’now I ]


TT ■ V nta] snaw into yonr uuo yonr , ‘ M


[quBptifies|ref food, every ounce of iwldch la pre<dqus in wartime. Kill


tocre peste|noW|and stop thislw^ste.


Rati are filfthy, liisease-carryirig ycN mim They haunt sewers; ces»-poblS| ' garMge dumpi—wherever rotting refqse lies- there are tee Rats. From to: tmm'eatidnable filth, In'vajle’oui'' larders,: our


— our wrirehoiises, gnawing arid pawtoj: and [wasting food. Kill them now f ' ''


tiierie bests fobd shops,


T R A P ’EM .H U N T ’EM P O IS O N ’E M . . .G i^ S ’EM


.*;■ Set poison or traps today ' H’ is your duly. ;'


yon have a elngle Kat, KiU It, i . I ^


Ii ^ !


Here In Brjltain Is an enemy army of Rata Uvlrig oni’us, devouring huge


I I I: I lAin>':[TiMES.,i jANir ■ i


:


..:'[;]V ■ ]l 1. • I' :'’i^ ■ . i; ; i [liv.’ii (S IV EN ) ’


’brilliantly clever Yacht}


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