.P r - r‘ MINISTRY ©■ - I OR, FOOD your new


R A T I O N '


TUS jear,yo»»JlEf B 0 0 K 9 ‘11 nof nnp vi^it vour food ration book 8t\d clothin] place or at aiiy pther time.- Take your laentiiy


book with you.; A friend can advertised foy yow* surname:


NAMES J beginning :


WHEN TO GO


J.K.L


M.N.O P.Q.R


i S/T


H/I L_ 27th/28th May. 29th/31st :Hay


_ lst/2nd June. at the^ime and plaai


WHERE I TO GO;


_ 3rd/4th June. _ 5th/7th June. 9.4) a.m. to: 8-30 p.ml daily. 9-0 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.


tfU.. firs, imcriof your


THE CONSERVATIVE CLl|B, castle jSTEECT, CLripERbEj


„iace ■ ' -I


C 1 .IT H E K 0E AT>YEBTISER & T£ME3» F B IP A Y > M A Y 28


Rural Resident3^Rgiti6ii Books District Go\iiicii Comments. }


Local Officials Over-ruled by Food Ministry.


books*to residents of the rural area were made at thO monthly meeting of Glltheroe Rural District Council,' (Which took place 'at the Council, Offices, on Monday. ■ ;


f^RITICISMS 1 of the method of 'distributing ' the new ratlpn


others present were the ( Hon. Mrs. R. I Assheton, Councillors R..; T. Variey, J. Rich, T. E. Conyers, J.’ Berry, E.Holgate apd C. P,. Clay ton. • Coun. R. T. Varley said the system,


. Coun. James' qreen presided and j


was most unsatisfactory. '(I don t blame the people at the Castle, he said. ‘They have probably'had in- strGctlons' from the- Ministry ; of


Food.” . sCLfiRH’S I EXPLANATION.


, The trouble Is that some places, like those In the Chipping district, are as much as 14 miles away from CUtheroe


I cIrieina. ’Pbst


you \must (lo ! • before you d


,m in page 3 (the Reference Leaf) oLyour present ration book Exactly as^irecfed If. N'


"Dts^eg^rriheprinUngonthe^^^^^ General (buR^ Book and the Child


the top of page 4 Rename and add or in ,^[^.{,^1,^ diagram). ; registered, that is


.hand diagram)..


■ ... nafffc ahd \ \-^^.’-V'A V • \ ^addreii^of \vW''A "


^_Wrttem 1 \


m ; retailer.


T»i ui. I?." •


„,°r .5d It'!K— ^ General


, V ■


■ .. ■ (greth)


^ ■ Writ, in '


, retailers.


■ -Book ' k namejand'


addresiet of 5^3 ^ i k THIS LEAF FROM TH^ BOOK whom you are naw write the name and address of the MIIK


fofficlals are hot to blame, as they I are only carrying out Instructions from the Ministry to distribute 'the books from central premises. As a matter of fact, the Deputy pood Executive: Offler got In touch with me some weeks ago and we dis­ cussed provisional ' arrangements for village .distribution, but these were cancfelled when later instruc­ tions wiere received from the Minis­ try. I understand, however, that after the present schedule has been


out that what Coun. Varley suggests is quite true.. The local Food Office


I would like to point The' Clerk (Mr. “f , P-' Rushton):


sioneri saying that theiClerk of the, Lancashire Mental Hospitals Board had written: regard tog the pa^yment of , subsistence allowance ;, to the women fire prevenpon'personnel (at the Calderstones.Instutlon.i prlor'jto the amendment o t h e scheime on


March 22nd, 19 tog that the Coun slstence allowance


should not accej


and 'recommend- ill agree! to sub- betog paid ito the


female flreWatche: :s; as frbm' Noif- ember 16th,, 1942. It was decided


Commissioner’s and the Clerk' w remind him of the Council’s earUM


:pt the -Regional Irecommbhdatlon.


that! the! Council as Instructed , to


attitude to the natter, ^to .which a satisfactory reply had'npt yet


been received, Colin. T. E. donyers was 'ap­


Holgate being deputy.


RESCUE


a ppolnted IING,


pointed the Council’s representative on'the Clltheroe and DlsWct CUP-


zen’s ' 'Advice Bt reau, Coun. E. ------ - as -bis


of the amalgamat Aid and Rescue : was necessary f party leaders and :e fully trained In----.,--


The ClerE'iepo:


>d [that 'In view m, !of the First-


.' aU 'part-time i'eputy leaders tc rfescue, operations


1943. b i r d By BICHARD A. EE23KESSON.;


American dance band. [The crooner, in white tuxedo jacket, w^s singing-^


. mHE film' was one of those musical JL shorts,” feaiturln^ the inevitable


■Where the palm'trees sway, and you Down where the Trade Winds.play.


As I listened. I wondered how- many people in the audlencfe would, .under­


iffiulgerice if I hark ibAck'right to the b'eKtanlngs ' o f ' man-made time ^. and advance gradually to the International


stand' whati was" meant by the wrds ■'and you lose a day.” I^It Is so simple In reaflty. and yet so difficult to explain ■when one'is not In direct contact with the people 1 to j whom one wishes to explam it. ,'And so -I uiust crave your


Date - Line i where ohe ; can, -.in: fact, “ ;lose„.^ dajr.” - , - ( . ' 1


i ' .Tlnie Is I measured by the rising of supposed to be flat. ' '


' ' rising «nd setting of 'the sun for a ■ i demarcation,' . Tnat was! ’way.' back I ' in the days when ! the.’earth-was


i : first sought ' to’ define a period of I time,' they seized ow the methpdlcal


the'sun and! the stars.' When men irty Services. It


and that the councllihadireceivec an Inirltatlon-to send candidates for


.


I perhaps only at Hurst Green, Whalley and'Chipping.. • : Coun. C. P.j Clayton: Wasn’t! the


gone through there wiU b e ' dis­ tributing centres .in villages, i.but


I ' The Hon.: Mrs. Asshaton' said it


precedure of; village distribution adopted befor,e? iThe .Clerk:'Yes. . ^ -


was quite : Impossible for many 1 country people to visit Clltheroe at


alstated time. She herself had not been able' to collect her books on the appointed day.- If cfentres were established v in some villages, I she thought there I should be one at Ohatbum for the people of that r llage and for,the convenience of jeople In the TWiston district,


“ WINGS I fIor vierroRY.’;


, a&d Rural;' I Dlstrlcit "Wings, for ■Victory” Week; which had ,bep received by;' the Chairman : (1^. James Green)]from Sir Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, was read byl'the Clerk as folloiy^ “Warmest Congratulations on the


A congratulatory telegram on: the success of the' Clltheroe Borough


1 success of “Wings for 'Victory' Week. Please donvey piy thanks to all concerned'lh this achievement. ;


TO MEET PUCHESS. ftSt iHf o' a youft r I


Duchess of Gloucester was to. visit Lancashire In fhe near-future and twb ‘ representatives of the R^d Cross Rural Pehnies Fund from the CUtheroe Rura,l District would be amongst those I who would present token collecting boxes to her.! Lots 'irere drawn amongst the village dcretarles of i the Fund for this


The Clerk Irepofted th.at the' (dive the natum 5 I: this sunktner


The Nation knows .that the sununer months make heat^ calls on you and your workers, but it looks to you to fight heat, dust and flies that in^e milkigo sour. Summer milk must reach the consuiner pure, sweet and dean. Go6d milk is also needed to make high quality dairy prodfiCe for the coming winter. Sour milk means a shameful waste of idme, labour and vital fooA—a serious loss to the Naticin in war tinie. Every gallbn wasted now will mean; a pound less cheese nexlf winter. Wei cannot afford such wake: so do these essential things ihisi sumimer to produce milk of good keeping jquality on your farm. | i


Make sure that your utensils and ch,ums are, clean andisterilikd.


! -


See that your cooling and storag^fadlities are efi&cient.


i J'


Insist on the utmost de^nliness in cowshed’and 4 dry-hand” milking.


the


• Don’t leave full chums exposed, to the sun. T A K E ' F U L L A » V | A N T , i ^ G E .


O F T B E ~ r i ^ A T I O N A L »B S 1 K — T E S T l j x G S E H E M E j ' —


T o u r m i l k w i l j i l b e t e s t e d a t r j e g a 'a r i n t e r v a l s i . V o n w i l l b e t o l d t v b e n k b e k e e p i a g | q a a | l i ty i s n o t sa tis>> f a p t o r y ^ a n d a n a d v i s o r ^ ; v t s l i t !


p r o b a b l y f o l l o w . By THE !Y OF Aq^CULTU^ Aj^p Fi^^ STAYEp AT HOME.


I In her mdnthly report, the^ Billeting Officer (Miss R. M. Oddle) said that seven, evacuees had failed to return to the area after the Easter holidays. ' Fifty boys had ,lso failed to return to 'Whlteacre


NEW FINANCE CHAIRMAN. !


was appointed Chalrjnan of the Finance, ahdf General . .Purposes M.


Committee, with Col. J. F. Robinson as; vlpe-chalrman.


DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.


a , course of' Inst ruction In ; eithei' preliminary or . i advanced 'Tescur work I'-at "the Miffichester 'Rescu; Training School.


'


two members o f , the Civil Defenc': Service should ;ake the (course, details' being left to the jSurveyoi. Medical Officer m'Health andith ;'


The. Council ricofiimenided tha Clefk'


Coun C,„F. Glaj ton. jyas .appointed the Council’s rep: resentatlye; on T h ' '


, Accringtoh and District* »folnt Hos


pltalj Board for the! threr commencing .Maj 1st; 1943. hiGI^eb wAges.


Cheslre Whitley Council | was sul mltted by the Clbrk, - recommending a further increase o f 2s. p. week la workmen’s wagesL,and.the Surveyc r submitted ;a lettm from the County Surveyor, Rjithorlfing this award for employees’ o r ' delegated; CounI y


A letter from t ie Lancashire an roads; men. ' ‘


to the Increase £.s from the secord full pay week. In May, for all worl(-


The Council delclded to give e f f^ t ' ' i


A further' let er was j submltttd-| it, would beTuesday o i the other side, from the Head Postmaster at Blacl:- 'I '


WHALLEY I'GST OFFICE. ,


burn, stating that' it (had - been decided to exten 1 the normal bal holiday- arrangement to Whallfy Post Office and to close It .for public business .at:-l <Pto. on Wednesdays, commencing' on: May 19th,-1943. :


against the half-day closing.; \fniA.


jonour, Mrs. J. Rich, of Bowland- wltli-Leagram.land Mrs, K. Sllnger; if Pendleton, being chosen.


The Coilncn"'le''clded jto protest


Coun. B. A. r.. JenktoS; and the Surveyor are to 'approach I the .owners of ditches _on a'.portion pf


!' i


W. H. ______r . Coun. E. Holga;e had offered t ie


Sanitar'f Inspector Jackso i ) Irepbrted


of Fiji Would tod,that v^.le'iV Monday bh one side of .theirjislaiito


•people' who are inconvenienced h" the Date Line are the crews an< pas^neerS;; of [ ve^sls crossing ■ the Pacific: from. East, hi West. , . '


for It is at the Date Line that one can “ lose a day.” - As It is, .the ■ omy


i ' '


Remember | that' the; itian-made day. known' scientifically ' as the Sidereal Day,'begins-'at .the. International Date Line, goes right round the globe, rad ends at the Date-Linb. ' Thus a veffiel sailing -from America, icross the Frame


road between . Lbngrldge ' arid she would 'enter ui»n, a new day. to Chipping, known. .aS- Sandybank, I the world’s days begin at the .Line


(N.r. I ling from the Orientte America reaches that 1 the line,'the people hi the shup lose a


1 -In reverse ratio, whin a vessel travel- to Sunday,!May 2nd. . ■ . -'


School. At!;Pi;esent, there are p i evacuees In. the district. Including mothers, teachers and nurses,' and 216 boys •a't; 'Whlteacre School.


loan , of a tlri,'. free! of'chargo, to aoebinmodate refuise ! from: t ie Pendleton and Barraclough dis tricts, on conbltlori that certain drainage. «tork was '.carried out py the Council. Tpe offer, fully accepted.


The Rev. Fr F. N. Vavhspr, S.J., Rich and the] Suryej . L


Councillor's El A.' P.


pollutlo.h of watercourses and I the -Improvement


discuss the prevention Of of


eriqe at ■ the' condition of


represent tli©. Cjouncil at;a confer- -


Ji ''enkins or are


was grat e- Prestori, on. May -27th, :td


day, for srie is sailing agamst,^ume. In other-words, she is sapmg.lnto yeste^ day—sailing out of the.ifew.day which;


vhe old'day-which ii ending,on the west side of the Lmb. _ '


lor whatever the day) on reaehmg the I Line. ‘ Blit thje' shin saUing


further ibid da • '


And so, las the cr<^ner. put the | road, but he did not know who lip is out!‘‘where you lost


0.7VW ' ' “ ^ u s e 's h e has entered the world’s a aay.


i


The ClerkisiTbmltted a letter from Uhose s^treams [which rire alregjdy the office of tjie Regional Commls- polluted.


iLL-S'r[^RRED


ANOTHER £10 ON COCT OF SIMPLE SCHEME: R1MIIS|GTGN CASE/


the Bolton-bY-Bowland mag^lstrates on Monday, (for causlngi building work exceeding £100 to be eifecuted at Rimlrigtbri without llcenw. Mr.


^ prietor, I Tenby. Wharfedale- avenue, Reedley,' was fined


EORGE i SKIPPER, garage Tro- by


R.'N, GUI, Bumley.'defpndeA Mr. N. ,C. Llnney, Wakefield,,


prosecuting on behalf of the (Minis­ try of.-Wopks, said the. order for­


bidding building works exceeding £100. wlthprit Ucence.' was m.ade tp


conserve lalbpur I and iriaterials. It would'be a[successful defence H a person' could prove that when the


operation !lteas' begun ihe Ijad reasonable i' grounds for believing that the icost (would not exceed £100. .Tnl computing the cost; regard must bej had for the, value of goods and services used' lnthe operation.: i Iri this case, thp build­


he' found the Rimlngton site arid


water, he fpurid plans were .re­ quired. and when these were 'sub­


had bpick forindatloris prepared. When he went to i arrange about


mitted ‘they were turned dowfijon a To'wn Planning objection., | ulti­ mately, tl>e plan was approyed 1 as a temporary building, but the dis­ mantled bungalow! [had hleen: lying


played havoc lyvn-nj — ------ , , , not a stogie panel. Intact. : This


involved teork Ife had nbt pre'yiqiisly contemplated.


defendant paid ! £4 0: ; for[ the bungalow, £9 for carting, £10 jtor painting- and decoratlrig. £ s r 10s for plastering rind roofing, and-£11 3s; 6d. for brlcjk teprk.


Evlderice tead given showing, thalt


bungalow was 18ft. 6Iri. long. 12ft. 6to. wide, and 8ft.'eiri. high'to-the eaves, with a 5:!t.:balcoriy extension, in addition tliereiwas a seiparate store-shed and a separate building


Other witnesses']stated thpt 'the j ■ ^ | for lavatory. ' I. ; ' ' ; ‘ ' 1 THREE BUILDpGS?||


ing was a! bungalow errated in Back-lane, i| Rlrirington. -When It was first- inspected, an officim .esti­ mated the' cost a t , £ 175. Later,; the Regional Technical: Officer;' placed the' figure] ] at !: £ 200, '^Eventually


defendant':! submitted detailed figures of the Icosttogs;, supported by accounts,, and these sho'wed the cost to. he'i £186 is. 7d.


THE COST GREW; i!


In anh accompanying letter, defendant! said that In :!August, 1940,: he took ri cottbge at'Martin Top as a second hoqse In case np Reedley house ivas damaged. .Tmis cottage was subsequently, requisiy tloried by 'the Billeting Officer,: andx he found the same-course was taken with respect to other cottages In tne district; Coritlriulng his quest, he


purchased' I fori : £40 > an bungalow'i at Salesbury, IfitendtoL


to leave Itf there. He then, fonffn the farmer was not prepared jo allow the'ibungalowito remain and


tB.


done, the bun jalow cost less than I jj,iig Hardacre: Effort .......... £100.


blindings, bein; detaplieil,- should, be treated sepanitely.


Mr. Gill subililtted 'that, the three The Bench ruled against' thte, Mm.^ Hargreaves, Wel^^^ ' i 15 0 t e l ' i I ..T J. Bullock, and D ^B try , . .. 1 - 1 °


submission, -whereupon' 'defendtot | gave evidence on i the' lines i of ms letter to the Ministry. He said the


the "bungalow -as |SeC|tlonal,_[but it teas' not' ’sec (lonal and mvolved higher 'expense, ] Agpln,' hc.iwas quoted'£40 for plasterihg, but; the .


tradesman quoted only for ou't^de work, .whereas work was needed


ledge of the work was In brogress. ,[! :. ■ -


^..T, was ,acvised t .he; b ^ ^ ^ could be mo! ed for >7 little.) it i


r . 1. ....


teas just bad In addition


defendant ws nesses! expe £2 8#8d.


s ordered ta .pay lylt- nses aniountlng i to


inside; and te'as' charged separately. Defendant sald he haci'no knoiy-


scheme ' cost - farj mbre] than he miss Varley!, Hawthorn Place 0 Imagined; To begin with, he bought


■Whitewell W.VB. West Bradford W.VH Miss Plester:. Effdrt: Miss E. Landless


1 Low.. Mo"or W-VS tokens, value


^ _______ . ' -


account was'double'that araount. j pro£eed8^ ipf "ttenceiT^ and the explanation I being i th It the'


- . , , .


'£100 limit until iflie I “ ’LSvendek j


Offices:


Gift . 11


FOR RED CROSS PD]W"!FUND:! !


. Lavender) ........ Mrs. ‘Deacon ... R. Hargreaves. R. “rnylor, M.


effort, from R. Hateeaves. R. Taylor, J. Nu^tter - A. , Scott, B.|Marsden. and M.


I Mr."A7Gafey;'Week’s


Idck'" he said I J- Mra.’,Ecclestone, to-the fine of £ip.


I R...Taylor;;R. Hargreaves, J. - ucBrlde


........ ;v pension


6 G lsbum.'.„. M, PARKINSON Hon; Secretary.


2 2 0 2 0 10


15.^0astle Street,•;Clltheroe, May 24, 1943., '/


. — AIB r a id wardens


0 10 '6 0 10 8


, . Assemble First Airi Depot,'Wedt


day' next, June 5th, at ,19.30 hours.— Lecture op''an,tl-'personnel bomb. . Instructional, Classes for. new W i ­


: ' i';!,-' ..


i i ; J._ H. SATTERTRWAriB 1


' . Chief Wardra, Mrs.- Rlleyi.'j......... *• laieyr.'j... '.


VvSEoBtiANISATldN OF THE Efib | CROSS' AND ORD^ OF ST.


OF JERUSALEM.' RUS ALEM. 'I,


<3LITHEE'oE HOSI ITAL .SOPPLYi II -DEPOr. :


I ; I 'l£ .'IT


Miss E. Landless ..' Mrs. Whittaker: Two Anon.:


BlrakbUrn fformance


M■gloves . BaUet CliA: Per-! ’


ijvirs.’ I .'^testde.fand H B|ayner.,i' 2 10 Grindleton !'Wi.V;S.


Concert apd competi S. and ] J . . Crawff'


rs. Bleazard, Victo Paper flbteers


brd, ^ ! ,ion '


Mr. rad' Mrs. Chrlsf: • Moor 'j.l.j...'—


Mrs. Qreenhalgh: sBeetS


------ . 7 0 .a


li he liriteivlewedi defendant later, he . i admitted seeing someone come into


iLUlel VICWCUI I ■ > ' * I In i court,, defendant said .that


owing;to the ,black-out heidld npt know it- wasr a policeman _w^g


: involved in'a brawl or any kind Of trouble. He admitted tjiat the repr light! teas oiitj but said the_fropt


The Committee of (me above orgap- ■isatlon i gratefully ioknpwledge the


In the field foritwo or three monphs Greenwood . . . ; - ~


and animals : and children Ijad l oR.G.S. cubs ithi It. I There was


i£ sL d. i 0 4 0


- - I p c Strettle! pointed out that on ® the hight in question It was very


_ oj-


.•kinson,, Saie of ! y. Low


Church lemons:


CUtheroe'Wardens’ Charities MComPiittee ......... ; Miss-, p; Al ■ ■


............L,.


Clitheioe . ■Wednesday C.C.... 10 tohworl ■fh . . . . . . .


iss Overstall: Shaw ......... '-2 l


Mrs, Towpley: By Ipitting i:'ia .s’t.,;


10 1


20 1 9j 0 15 d; 2 0 0


I Urinary Dliordaw j- Rheumatic Twinge*


^ b o R KIDNEYS, like ' all 'I filters, get partially clogged at'ttziies* When this


uxic ticid and harmful wastes may coUect in the'blood. These poisons


place»


/and ioints,| rheumatic, pains or. lumbago^ i


! PUla. They will stimui^c the l^d- ncy filters, enabling them to nd'the


■now^ 'i' • ' ’ iAik your ^


' ; T ^ c Dban*s Bac!ca<me I^ianey , ^


system of poisonous impur^txM ,wiiich have caused your distress. /


'I i WofryJoi Won't help you, but D^n t PfW»'proboWy;«on.’ Why not toko thorn


Chemfttfor P o a n 's I 15m 315 (tnc*tax) ■ ■ . ; ■


attack yoiir weak spots and so you site tortured by backache, .urinary and :bladdet ttouble, gravel, dis­ turbed nights, stiff aching-musoles.


, I 'ljjighf and moonlight. '4, 7 4, , •


Mrs. J. Robinson, Brow] and I Mrs. Pa: Royrieck 'Cafe. .


following donations s nee March 21.— 1 ■


off®^®^riuse he! did’ not want to 3'e


1 the ' imask. As he lived' to the I 'country, he could not just go o 4t and- buy a hat.tery.


light was on, although It teas very popr'arid did riot show because of-


g i I it .was. |


Orient With the east-fli)wl^ Htere her calendars from Sa ;urday to Sunday


;oes eastward from -the Date Lme. into Sol^the shiP'Which is.saillne to tne


America oii Sunday p its her ealendare. ^ Saturday oursaching the Lme,


_


is globe-shhped, land that the.iworlii revolves on'.an axisr-rotsiting from west to east—completing the revolution in the ■ space‘betweeii sun-up of ipne day and sun-up;of.the follOjWlng day, which we now call twenty-four houfs. ; - ' ■We say the sun' rises in, the east, Whereas what actually happens; is that the east of: our world (urns to the sun earlier in the revolution th£|n does the west, thus'a place of, say, 30.degree east of Greenwich will have noon_piTO hours before it Is noon in Greenwichr a *place 30' degrees wej t of! Greenwich WiU have noon two ho'irs after Green­ wich. So, you see, for ivery 15 degrees you move from the stirting :jioint, or iliitematlonal Date LinA. you arc bound to be one hour, behind those people who live further east than voursM. , Now, this man-made space of time,


■Then, as toore; was learned: about o ^ universe,- lilen realised that the ;earto


2S i Years


was 'considered by 'a Manchester 'Tri­ bunal and he was' instructed to con­ tinue in his duties.' I This was.his third application for release.


Wrlgley) ' .Was one lof the clergymen who declined to-claim exemption under the new Military Service Act. His case


(From ohr Issues of May 31, 1918). The.'Vltar o f ’Clitheroe (Rev. J. H.


' Mr. Benjamin Rhodes, of Bury, and


Clitheroe; 'were married at SS. Michael 'and ;Jolm(s Church.!


Miss'L^ora Blackburn, Hall-street,-


iParlsh Church between Mr. W, Wlggles- worth, off DownhanL' and Mias Florence . I^lnspn. of Higher Gill, Rimington.


A i wedtilrig took i place at Glsburh


teerb- preached ati Clltheroe Parish Church by - the' Rev. Jj C. Garnett, Rector of Slaidbnm-. Offertories were;


Sunday: School anniversary sermons C- . ' - r - .. £47i., ■ . : ! ' . , , . -i ■' : :


; In his'report, thb School Attendance: Officer stated that there were 117 half- timers, 17 less than in the previous year. , ' -


road; was presented! with an illuminated address by. members of 'Waterloo Wes­ leyan Ohapel Choiif in appreciation bl his (Services as choirmaster and. har- monlumist for 35 years. Mr. Harry Stretch pmpared. the :addreK.j. .


Mr. ioeorge E. Bothwell, Ohatburti- - j


preacher at Waddirigton Wesleyan Sun­ day] School anniversary. Proceeds ; of ■the 1 week-end’s activities, ■ £16: Is., lOd., were -double those of the previous year.


Mr. Josiii.Nlx, bf Dewsbuiyi was trie


arrived at Gisbum''for work oij the land.


known as 'a “ day;” - m i^ start. some­ where, and there must be corordtoMlon, between the -various Powers as -to' where that” somewhere ” shall be... Accord­ ,ingly It was decided thzt the place for


i ' L ' . . 1. 1— 0 down


the International Date Lme should be so arranged that It would pass down the -least populated world’s surface.


thfpp vears 'l makers divide the world surface, into tnree, yeari^, |


. . 'on our globe—the Paaiflo? Longitude -' 1180' was chosen. As you know, map-


down the middle cf the greatest ocem ......... .


- , ■Where better than ’


portion ;o f ; the latitudes. ' Long tudes


'1 I are in one of those squares of longitude and latitude. ■ . V - ; ;


;.


Pacific it was not possible to choose a longitude, which would not pass .over some inhabited regior; Md while, in theory, thp Internati mal Date Line


Even on the bosom: of the- inighty;


runs dead true from North. to: South; the Line is actually-diverted to Longl-;


tude 172i' west in the Southern hemin sphere, ana 169 degrees east ' in;,.the Northern ! hemisphere, u these dlvei--


slons were not made, a id the Date Line ran absolutely dead fue down xxmgi-; tude IBOi.ithe inhabitants, for'-Instance;


run from i North to south; latitudes from East'to West. And So, no'matter: , .whether you are on.lgnd or sea,, you


Tien more German (prisoners of wax


of Mrs.'Holgate, wife of Mr. John Hol-^ gate, at' the age of '74 years.. '


• The death occurred at WestiBradford


. A/Corpl. H. W. lAman, RE., Park- avenue, ; was mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig’s despatches.; . "


( ', [


reported missing, waS|now stated to.be a prisoner. '


. ' .


Pte. J. Pullalove, Salford; previously ! ' ' !


Lieut] Jack Faulkner, Hodder Bridge, was.wounded in the left arm. .


France.; ■' ^


poisoning. Signaller John C. Gqwg .U, Chatburn-road, was in hbspital in


■Wounded and 'suffering firitri gas : ^ [■ ';


Pte. Fred Craven,’ King-street; Whal- ley. '^died from wpunto.


i.


'' Mr. 'Anthony 'Wells,' Eshtbn-terrsce' promoted 2/Lieutenrat,- was attrauec to the |East Lancashire Regiment. He had' seen much service in Egypt, Galli­ poli-; rad'Prance.'' -


i (


arrived, home fijom on convalescen-t leave, after havirie had malaria eight times during, two |


years’ servtee abror


time •froni wounds.' ' 't 'dbtpl. il. R. Ellis, R.A.M.C.. of ■Wehl-


on ' leave from a Glasgow hospr where he had been recovering a foutp


errace, teas In hospital, haymg^been woun-dedjby shrapnel in the left nant.i


■' 'Another local "soldier wounded was p-4 'Litson .Trlmby. : ; : ; ' ,


to the Orient, might reach the Date Line,'sayi jon Saturdi.y. iUie 1st May. The moment she react ed the Date Lme


with A view to mitigating the| rifk | the_ ship(s (lalendars jvould be altered of flooding. The


(Coriittriued foot of next columri). W H Y H E xFLEDl


ligrits] Parker Robinson, of Stocks Hill, Wlswell, i'was fined ,£1 at Clltheroe CoUrity Sessions on ’Monday. • - , '■ '


For- riding a ipedal cycle, without , I


cycles coming towards [him,-one of which was. without lights: When he


P.C' Strettle spolSe t() seeing tteo


went' Irito trie i road, fo stop them the-one without lights swerved past hirii and accelerated. He managed to stop the’ other cyclist and ascer­ tained (from him the name apd address! of his, companion . Wheri


VITHILST walking riiar' a tranquil S ▼ ▼ sunlit ■ sea,.


| ■


“ But also send my water through thy veinsj!!


WimouK me, life- wquld perish m a cay”]!'^


Rer lember,” said the air, the pai • I pla7;


i j 1 ' , : j


The iun'then said: “'Do I not play a art ?


And th.en' another voice witlun, me- Each is a Pgrt of tlriit which never ^ ! ,


Do I not . flood with! joy each human 'lear t ” ?


^ ! ' - ! , ,,,. E. OXBURGH. CONQUEST H Ail ,'O -mighty Albion, hail )


O 1 iSS&ii ^ L i ’ '


Go in. I thou mighty | _Ox ward, conquering,'hail I Albion, Go ;orth.' thou mighty' nation ■ strong.


Go! on'thy head be glory, ■ And,!ltoilling on tiiy tongue.


Tls right to expiate the wrong .


T1 .y spirit might hag riven, From suffering unforgiven,


Salctatlon to the captive. Pi eedom. gladness, I song.


Hail, O''mighty Albion I h all!


Ir , battle God’s with thee;: G>! bring, O bring! himiraity The faith that cannot; fail!


Go n thy glory conquermg. ; Til peace on earto prevail.


[AU rights ::e|erved.)


i-V^niALLEY NUISANCE. The’ magistrates, take a 'few


serious) view of thera cases and Int :ndl to'put a stop to such con dult.’['said Aid. M, "French, presid­


ing! magistrate atlcWheroe Selslons, on 'Monilak when James R. Fdrsdike - (26). ibf He^ Jarm.


Wt alley! Banks,. afid Russle Dyson (25), of 7. Grim


sh! Wnterrace, Saljden, £1 each fo f committing a nulsanc


dens. Monday and Thursday, neirt (May 31st and June 3rd) at the, BoUce Stat ion at 19.30 hours.' ' .


M m - in 'Whalley ori i^Jdnesdayi April


^^Ihrsdlke denied !the oflence, but a let ;er| .was read from Dy,.on, wh ^^"^Utotecases of this descriptlori


this warning,’!’ Aid. lErench said, ,


And silent then, the. batUe:fleld toail hushed thy f low hail.


“ L’ABBE.” , .


Thy fame, aflame ‘ ’neath foreign skies, Dinnq’d not by death shaTl death.,


Thy riame none j shall despise.


n,' ind-on avenging I-in conquest swift iirevail,— . ,


' te 'Great Har ,F. ,L[Hudsoi


G. fWalsh CUTHERi


Ji TyMesleyl -F, -Cooper . f -Ji Dolphin


'■Wradeiersl "■i,i! : f


W. Smith -L


, Ji Brooks . 1 ,N. Waterwoi


'.until |theii{ bai ■the form they!


, -opened! teiffi I Swales again'i


.likely! to be tha than ;the yietef Put in to. U


. Taylor | and ' sixth!bail jin


' heat 'Swales,: .'being iinrifeat. The next jbau worth,! seryut ■Guards and I ihad scmie, verl , '-son. doing wel


too' good ^or with' the sam


- Clithieroe wa very 'low 'scon


.! .


he Criedjto me: “ I ain a part of thee,. ‘ For I not only give the earth its rams,


And then, exolamied ! trie plants, the ' soil, rad,stones: l |


“ And. wel together make thy flesh and ■ pones!” I


, pte. fDick Sirilth, Park-avenue,teas , Mr. 'John Bentham, Market ‘Pli , ' ' - 5(1 Years


accidents—two children in Clltheroe and onb' in Chatbum were knocked down bj horses—this was-a quiet week. The wojrst accident: of the kind hap­ pened m Penny-street, Blackburn, a five-yea: s-old girl being knocked down and run over by a horse and spring cart driven »y a Clltheroe man. The girl died' in the ' Infirmary. Proceedings- were instituted against the driver for being d ■unk in charge of the horse, and. he was sent !to gaol (without the option of a fii)|e. ' l l


(Froir our: issues of June 2, 1893). Save for an unusual crop of street


i ,


Clitherc e market gtound was formally opened with! a perfbrmance of Shakes- pear’s ‘ Othello.’ ’ The season extended ovet* th ?ec months,


Mrs. Russell’s portable theatre on j J . -


months) (before in the representation of Slaldbuni on the Clltheroe Board of Guardi ms,' the ratepayers were asked to appoint a successor toithe late Mr. W. Sfcid. A meeting corivened at the Harktex-Bounty i decided riot to take ration ri the matter “ dui*ing the ensu­ ing yet f.” 1:


A vapracy having occurred several - I


service as : headmaster of Clltheroe Wesley in Day Schcwl, Mr. Jos. Birkett was, oiiiiretlrement,] granted .a pension of £30 'per! annum by •the Education .Depart nente i


i .. !


Wesley Church were preached by the Rev. J.( Clegg, of Bumlby. A largely augmeited choir, under the conductor- ship ofi Mr.' William Hanson, gave a musical service in the afternoon, with Miss H. Roberts.'Mrs. Mark Hartley, and Nr. J.'H. Lancaster (Blackburn) for solpists. Collections for trust pur­ poses otalled over £19.


Anniversary senpons |af Clitheroe' X■ReV...........


hurst, In aid of St. Joseph’s Day School, Hufst [Green; Offertoriejs were £40.


___ tom'ary I sermons'at St. Peter’s, Stony— aviei’s, Liverpool, prea


iFl I.A. Yates, of St. Francis iched the cus-


Clithe'oe hit'153 runs (R. Hanson 65)', and d smissed their , opponents for 56. T. D. Bourn tpok six wiikets for 29.


in their'League match against Settle,


WilUan Knight, .12, York-terrace, aged 53 yesrs; at Chatbum, Benjamin Bul- cock,' iged; 67 years.


Interments: At^ St. Maty’s Cemetery,. In recognition of] long and faithful'


CRJ< LESDJ


^ckp bol' 'service


^^o&Bwick" J Cherry 'iree . ....J j,eyland ■ jjarwen I


Shum St. James! Blackpool! . . . i .....I Clittoeroe i.....— I .fl’dale \yanderefs|


Cfreat Harwood ..I ■Sltoalley


♦Bhrn St.' James’s!


P ' sAtur'd a i cherry ilriee S2; i


•Great Harwood ™ ■ ,v(rraderer^92.


•Read 56 i iof' 5; H •Clitheroe 47; Lea


■ : i I best


! i. BA'l]


J. Tyldesley, Greal p. L. Hudson,' R’dl


j I BotT


, G. Blakey, Black j l . Taylor, Leylari J. Rossall, Chorld A. 'Wade,' Read .1 W. Smith, Great!


TO-MORROte


■ Clith'eroe! v. i| Read V.


A. Robinson, ,’J. .J. Swales. H./H.J ,R. 'Whiteside';J. ’* Ti l a ; Aldersley.


i , Blackpool Clitheroe: 'F.


JL E. OddieJ R. rad'E. Wqavei).,


N. Waterworth, . , Leylqnd v. iC


. 1 .1


J


JP. L. Hu-dson; R.il !'■ f


- Barnoldswickl Blackburn St|


\ -Bi'bblesdale' WaL l;captalri); Ei Holl


they suttered del '.means -disgraced have pleasant n^


) , WANDEKi .HBIbblesdale Wd


arwood,; on SaJ


;for ihe scored 39 team’s top scorer! wickets that! fellj Batting first,


was ii .'a Bristol hsoiptal suffering from, the effects! of gas poisoning.


(Conunued from precec ing column). Ptel Jorin Jones,. Richmond-terrace..


sale of waste, paper at \pialley. A t embristratiori, held in the Town'


A S' un of £4 2s. 6d. was raised by the ,


Hall, Clltheroe, showed how to make jam rdthout sugar. ,


summoned with the object of forming a bri nch of the' National Farmers’ Ulrior. Mr. T .'Wilkinson, chairman of the kcal branch of .the Lanc’ashire and Westiibrland . Farmers! Association, maintained that the present organisa­ tion served the purpose sufficiently well. On a vote! being taken, h e was the only dlssei tlenj.


' A Eieetlng at the Station Hotel was ^


dington under the presidency of Mr. R. Htcriin, to consider the formation of. a ■ i^rmers’. Association for Bowland. A lively discussion ended in p decision tJO prteeed with the proTOsal. ,


i A '■'heetirig was 'also held at Wad-


THAT WHICH NEVER ^ DIES


•early reverses .. back . in' the paj


.ing.H. E. OdvUeJ coUeclirig 12,'ru-* moqt viiuable ,


jiins on! the i bool for seven men "vl


S


tinued'to score -accrued 'before Jonathan !Bro


was caught wifi that of I the teq


, 'T. Nutta g Exactly ‘


. were captured .home-team] suf when half the . Iffor 'at'i 79.1 -Bu


..spectly but; tan thing loose,! thel the first Wicketl .nership! added a


,ithe bowling ag The batsmen n


': winning, hit wil , ’ , RIBBLESDte


. have had of _ 'lulled, as C. Hj jjroceeded to ta


■ :F. Holti ;b SmiU ,E.- Staridring 11


' ,L. Holt' c Coorf .Ji P! Smith b , H. E.iOddie hw N. waterworth I T. Nuttall c R. D. Barnett i F. L. Hudson, J G. Walsh c TyJ


:J. Brooks b SJ ! I ; i ' G B E ^


•.J. Tyldesley bl -A. Topham, lb| W. Smith c Oi*


W. kighley Iti


te. Cooper Ibw _ ■C. Haworth, nj .J. Dolphin, nif


. Me' riadn'il; a f “being (dismiss smart I bit', of L .just I caught t| up; I WoodwiJ


• -of I'beihg ih f<f missal iwas a I


. -a couple _of ' ■ skipper (P- '?


■ attetopted; " I \ffully whilst


-Clltheroe's h' wasirqn out,'


; batting stea^ some- time art hiedlum of hitting the f lf ofE Taylor, d4


iJost.'half the! ' tera.iitoi foUowI McArthur! w# toe scored sa


vthe iwillowtell ■with the haul


■theltohtogs T total ieaohe.' fiaturally, ’ -spirits.'


. fiii 245 again! .•that'Metcalf


■ 'tag'Sde. j.: I ;,£.:Lfeylandl P'


|\'gensntogton ■ Riddiou^ t' ■I4i on the jb


r •Ji'T. - ,r '. ) 1 [ mm-


' Taylor; got c •SO|-(hatTeyl'


- Schofield iwa ■Settson, ■who


pared too " Blackpool —I


:.,Lesit Cl'ithe , mls-hit and!%


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