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in the war I k m message ^ p u a r y 2nd brs passed by I l e i r way t o |

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t r u s t w o r t h y I f the t imes M to H o g a r t h Bay before us

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paradise o f R30 footpads

bull D m M i l e - e n d fanls Chu rch -m them since pt says the

1730 M r bull Bai ley was ppads w h o

breast an i l bullfrowns and l e L a t e r -[ d a y l i g h t j u s l e r molester

death if slut i m a guinea [money A t

Sven bolder miscreants

a u t u m n o f i u n t o f t h e i t

bullping d u r i n g r o b b e d f o u i e coach t u b of the t o w n confederates ter t h a n id le Sds t o enable

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fche Post locuments agt Hat they al ie magistrate-) liled manfu l ly ler and of te i

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fctorious p i ck Kgt B r i d e w e l l T j u y Fawkes

by a n d t h e ce came to h is |y beat t h Have l a i d en wt no t s l ipped B s to houses

the great es gamester

ply men Uonei ich occasion-

Mace A t one braided in t h lemselves w i t Bther w o m e 1 B o m the roo t s bull(tables w e i L

ssd up l i k e a bullIpitting pot i n

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1 to a constitu-is than to a i A l l the at no loss for ew A sisge

operation of place vastly

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)rts beyond there were

Itelj stronger for v e r y many

the defence the attack

anlt I stronger ins truments co) respond-

Ito u se were Uarrisju than

if surprise

failed blockade or treachery were the only means of reduc ing a tor t i f ied c i t y known in Hurope u n t i l the t ime ol Phil ip of Macedoumdashor as author i t ies generally pu t i t o f Alexander I n As ia they seem to have been more expert but we have no details T h e Athenians enjoyed a reputa t ion of s k i l l i n a t t ack ing walled towns b u t the real value o f i t uiay be gauged by the i r i n a b i l i t y to reduce Deceleia a t i n y fort half-a-days march from the c i ty d u r i n g twen ty -seven years A l l the forces o f the Peloponnesus cou ld no t take PlaUea which i n i ts best day had on ly a thousand ci t izens capable o f bear ing arms A f t e r b r eak ing an indef in i te number o f the i r necks against the wal ls for an indef in i te number o f mouths they cut down the forests of M o u n t Cithseron piled up the t imber and fired i t W h e n this scheme failed they sat r o u n d the l i t t l e placemdasha vi l lage as we should say mdash i n the i r thousands for three years Even Ph i l ip who first made a science o f these operations had l i t t l e success T h e genius o f h is sou asserted itself at a bound Those w h o read the tremendous story o f the siege o f T y r e should bear i n m i n d how t r i v i a l o ther enterprises of the sort had been A lexande r owed n o t h i n g to his predecessors bu t for seventeen centuries at least u n t i l gunpowder became supreme poster i ty was indebted to h i m

Arrival of Belgian Refugees at Barnard Castle

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A N D O T H E R

N O T E S

MtH 1) I J I ( i l l - I r v i n g ot r l e i t to Scaarbo

she l l du 1 j u i o laquo were mputa ted

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Second-Lieutenant Chirles W i l b r a m W laquo i a t e

d l - I r r i n g -Isfcer-i--law of M r Rwkehy wfei n i l a few aye ltUii- hlaquod hrr l e f t lraquo g rtuatllaquotd if-rt the bambardit--ni The So severe t h a t t ho leg was

Sue gts nuv7gt bowevor progreaolng

of the Rov A H Pert v i craquo r of oined an I n d i a n (Gurkha) r e g i

bullrint The young vffioer i s ni t tetcon years of ge and has jua t been- on a v i s i t to bia g t aod

p Watson of Sp r ing Lodge o

i nc iden t bes token place i n h raquo War Fond r it a r t a t f l ta indrop i i 2 t l i n the R raquo b y estats office Hum of money wh ich M a se-t opr|ior efficfein e i i t i i v r l e rC value rgtuti tobacco lo r d t n t r t b u t i f r o n t The ampitigu)r feature

lo t to f Hurt ic tfco fraquoc t i h ^ t -1 resonte l o l ifcka tbsi hardo of L i e n t e r u m t h Honourable C t r i s t o p h o r Vnno for d is t i - ibn t ioo

t a l a t t e r of hear ty a c k i i w l e d g -piet-c^rd to esoh sisbscribnr

o -Colonol V i s i o n a l KsH iMid commsuding tho

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t ford on ly son fJigahot ias

f i t h c r M r W

A nat ions concec t ico wi t The c l e r i c a l rabccribefl a tivoogh a l i t v in cigarettes B o l d i a n ampt fcnlaquo the l i t t l e pi t t i

bud ae l i M B6B moot snd a

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A m i Je suis AngUis 1mdashlaquo Friend I i m an Englishman

New Yenr a Eve 1914 w i l l bo memorable i n local a i i n a j 3a mark ing tho date of the a r r i v a l of t en Belg ian u faget-B i n th i s t own homolega b u t by no niaann fz-icndlosamdashhrraquoving been d r i v e n from t h e i r na t ive land by t h o ruthless H a n There wraquos vtoh-i cndiKHa i n the scene w h i c h presonted i tso-f on Thuraday n igh t and 00ramiseration for the ch i ld ren i n arms waa v i r j m a D i ^ s t i n the large c r o w d which iuwemocd ontlaquo Jc the ba r r i e r a t raquoblaquogt r a i lway s ta t i in On fe pntotm to meet the rofageoa were Misa a M Scarre -UA and Miaa Walton raquo r d U e s M H Wslkor JP (shair-man) aud J I Daws nal Liraquo-Qbp-rn of tfci- Wsjt Broergfluci Comraittae M r John Rbson and m a i y -fcraquor loca l residents ftfisa M A ^ m i l h Grove Pirk aod Mias M o l l y S i c i th (daughter of M r C J S i a r Qalgate) me f tho party at D a r l i n g t o n they hav ing t a v l l o d o n the Great N o r t h e r n K ^ U w a y f rom Louden As the refugees and the i r v e l c o m i n g f t iends passed from tho p l a t fo rm t o the fur 1 T - J motor-cars w h i c h were i n w a i t i n g a lua ty caeer was ra ised for the representa t ives of a nation w h o b n v o cnvered themselves w i t h glory and gtvraquo t asi-raquog C o o r raquo g e i u defending their heart t o i n d the i r hrmtradee f-om en inyadinj foe Mis3 bull- gtlly Hn i rh wfc-i hsa resided some years Is Soigium raquop-iks French fluently and as in te rpre te r aba nv d si ire c f t ho refugees ooly could apeak a l i i t l o French Presumably the i r s is the Vlemlah tongue I n a l l thero were t en i-f the teeir tames an birthplace)] be ing aa J - V ^ C T mdash M end M d raquo Beckers and t w o c h i l d r e n mdash V i r g i o i c c three yoArs end Bar tb s ged two -aud-a-balf montha b j r a r s Y p r e a Ydo Uuyamans aud her daughter M d e Smot-M find a grandson Fratiita Smets aged seraquo M vears A l l the above are f rom Ual lnea - i and Mde Guiaeuaertsand ob i ld K u r i e agad seven yetrs are from A n t w s r p V tho abjve were d r i r o n to the S t a r t fo r th homes

Ths A r r i v a l s or Monday Nine refugees a r r i v e d on Monday cveoiagt

and are ciaite amp J iSo rcu t group of bull- Igiaos-Tiey are uocupyicg l h a fesidooce of thet l a t e Miss Al ice Bmi tu 5 Qiieoo-stroot rnd are middle-olsss people laquofim A n t w e r p The i r nam as aramdash Jean Jjacpha rraquond Jeanne Pampraaiea r-nd Carol us Maf i a Louis Onfrmia Mathilde aud Josephs Praot The o l d gen t l e shyman usbd c-j so^raquo i n a church a i A n t w e r p and he has two sons volunteer soldiers i n the Kelgiau army Tbo praquor iy were met a t D a r l i n g toe by Misa Moll io Smith M r Jrmea Thomp8on and M r Wiseman iod Uo uiotur-nara wore rt Barnard Calaquove a ta i -a to convey tgtem to t h e i r temporary bout The vehicles were k i n d l y supplied by Miss 8-utMr 1 mdashwho thrr ngbont t h i s anxious auU t r y i n g t imo has c f a ve ry t r u t h boon a gocd 8ratr bull mdash MrsSummerson Dr Adams M r Oh-raquorles 5 i i l b aud M r Louis Smith

g a t l o a v e for Obvtstmaa in- the vr Colore A B a i i - I r v i u g

1)80bdquo M r V i v i a n Pieroy and M r Roder ick B e l l - l r v i a g wove more for tunate a r d bavlaquo eaoh spent two or three n igh t s at B o k e n j t h i t tasb wook L o r d Maitlarc is igtpraquo7 forty-six qood shot aujl a c lover raquontfiur photographer He wes i n the Scots Gusrdp and fater 00m-mancle rougn r ide r s i n the Boer War ird wn3 mentiored i n [dispatches

O The b a l - r i o t e r a find o r g t i - b i o w c r a connected

w i t h (She par i sh chu rch a t Barnard Ci ^t ie wero en te r ta ined Bo surpor by tho Rev H W H Bi rcbam bull-bullbullr M r s B i ioham at tho Vicarageor New Year s me

Tho first b i cyc le or fo re ruw r of -what is now k n o w n m the b ovele walaquo produced io Rranco i n IS 10 a r d in ihlt gtlaquoar 1818 eiaillaquoraquor contr ivances coun t ry

The Qyot lewjuaan sppriprifcely refa is to the Duka oi -- cn bis apji 1 w i t h the war

ceda -t i i r- fa ther of Lady QUmis intmecb to a poaittoa associated

Mate Brcde i r k W i l l i a m a-iwkridcje wounded a Hs Maj i a y s sh ip D on on tho oast cosltraquoi

ia R sou of t h u l a t e M i S H ^ w k r i d g a for rcany years coachraan t o the la to S i r F rede r i ck A t-lilbank Bait- a t W e m m e r g i l l H a i l and Barningham ] r k M a t e W 6 8 one ot t h j l ower dock commisciou who had gotfitsi- CiasscerMficates and had College

ed t b T o u c h t he Roya l Nava l Grcnnwich las t year He w i s palt

appointed to command N J Gth of Decern Dccembor t he i r duty i n youog f ioWs upon days at Barni af-fcsm

O I the o r i Ctstie tbe pa n o r t h w a l l of aplayed ronn4-bealts

Thcr--gt is qaC-l i o E r _ fliis ap t h Lsngcni- Bsc i a ejco d i n t race ot o iv i

Compaoy S^li tralla-i D i v l l C about

made tni- i r a pea ranee io thi j t

F W Hawkr idgo men aaleoted for a

l i s Majeaiy a s h i p D o o n i a aococd reuob r oOth a r r i v e d to t ult3uit3 lor and was i n ac t ion on the 9th of

T w o of h is brothera Rre alsy do ing the Roya l Navy A l l those fino

HOIJ of t h e i r y o u t h f u l

r i n a l praquoriah church a i Barnard y 1 xsivg po r t ion is pa r t o i the hhn chance) w i t h i t s t w o w i d e l y -

d windows mdash o a U-voltier t r a c t myahr-t

nd titfr- i be txp-raquoi i8-) of w i l d nioOf tha t whole ace i j between A s i c r aod Da con t l k e e n milos across

e t ion w i t h ha rd ly a house or a ica to be a ien

P r iva to l i b a p h Lss i io Wilson - son o l M r Wilson miibmikcr Barnard CaaMemdashof H

Bat ta ion 2ad Brigade l e t A as-i^o passed t l TOUgh the Sa tz f o r t n i g h t ago

Soldiers Festivities at the Guild Room

Jub i l an t Time on New Yoai s Evs The s c l d h r s t f the 8c73c tceu th Da iham

L i g h t In fan t ry bad a fest ive n igh t trgt Thursday last among the four c i l i c e s preset t be icg Lieuc Sutherland and L i e u t Edmocdsou A l l sorts of games were indulged i n aampd many townsshypeople jo ined the m i r t h f u l band Messrs J Brown W Nevison W Smi th (Durham) aud R Woodhams and Miss Greta Graham al l either sang or played Lance-Corporal Westwood P r iva t e West and Pr iva te Blad s who has a fine cpuntor- tenor voice and who interprets music very beantif o i ly also rendered uongs a feature of tho concert b i i bullraquo the cheerful v a r i e t y of c lnrusf is i n wh ich everyone jo ined Corporal H a l l ghvo rec i ta shytions w i t h much dramat ic power and realization Im the i n t e r v a l there ware refreshments and cigaret tes nod the c los ing items i n laquohe programme were A n l d iang B y n e sod bull G - d save the Kilaquogts There was a conviv ia l in terchar 30 of aeasonablaquolt compl i shyments many a hanpy nw y e a r being f i shed i n good old Engl i sh s to lo I t was a jolly t ime and the fan was cr b iunded The ullowing was the pr gtgrammrs mdash8ngmdashAsloep i n the deep (by request) M r Neviso Bi-ogmdash Gund-bye (by request) mdashPrivate 31adlaquos daot mdashExcelsior mdashMiss Grah--m a- d - M i J Brown (encoremdashUoderneath the pice) songmdashThe l i t t l e grey home i n the westmdashLance-Corporal Westwood songmdashPassing b y mdash M r W n Smi th ehcrufea songmdashI had a l U t l o garden - M r J Brown i u t c rva c h r o n - ai pg - T h e rosary Ihy request)mdashLance-Corporal West wood eoitat ioumdash How Kiss ing Cuo won the race mdash Private HaB ( encore - In memoriam) sorgmdash The veterans songmdashMr Woiaibams soegmdash EobomdashMr Smith choruses A u l d lang s y c e and God save the K i o g D u i n g tho i n t e r v a l Miss Graham played a scries of mg- t ime aelections

Woodland Band of Hope Social

The committee of the Woodland baud of hope held t h e i r annual social in t h Temperance Hall on New Years Day A gocd coaapajjy was present cor i- ldeiiug tho stormy bullttfat A meal supper was provided of w h i c h 166 partook The music waa suppl ied bv sue Elliott family and Messrs J W uongstai l raquond T W Wallace were the enter ta iners Songs recitations ate were g iven d a r i n g the evening by the f o l l o w i n g - M i g 9 C r - t p c Darlington and Messrs T W Wallaoe J V Longstaff and P r iva te James Waiker F Company 0Mgt Battalion Dnrbam L i g h t I n f a n t r y Tbe following ladies presided a t the tables laquo r J B Sbieldt M r s R Rraquoino Mrs Sid raquohleWeMraO Blackott Miss M E Marr and Miss May Shields Bowes

Crick is ihe naHocal g me o f Kr gl ishman and i o aosse uiio form v-a n i d o n b o i l y p iayed M e a r l y an t t e t h i r t e e n t h cen tu ry I bore the nam bull of c ub ieH i n t h e s e far-off dajs the w o M c r i c k e t b e i r g fliat used aboo r b e year MiTli 1 1 tho i f tucy of tho g a m e S t a m p a vero aba l i t

I n tfci d i l i ng - room a t Raby C^atle is a p o r t r a i t t f Si exandr P-gtp- i o his I w o n t y -e l g h t h yeav by Si r Godfrey Kuel le ^ijred and dated 17 19 I o his Eas^y on ula Ptope s a y s Heaven from a l l creatures bides iha book of tfampl-e Popo diot i n 1744

Pr lva ta R W Ber ry of Barnard Castlo w h o ia i n the Pcur th Bat ta l ion of tho C i t y of London Fus i l ie r has w i t h his reg iment a r r i v e d some whert t-n Uo coa t i aca t

T-e Woodl i n d baglos w i l l moot on Saturday Jlaquogtru5ry 9b al Cotherstoc a t t w o l v e uccn

bull o A hundred aud- twonty cafa l rgued var ie t i es

of p lant J many of tbom very rare are fonod i u the love ly nursery of nature i n Woisiaydale

l l i ran Po^eta the American sculptor wboae Greek Slavte ie i n tbe o c t i g o a d r a w i D g - r o o m t Raby Casjtlc executed t h i s w o r k for Capta in Grant Tijia celebrated s ta tne was first seen i n tho Groat E x h i b i t i o n of 1851 ard was subsequently purchasod by Puke Henry for pound1800

Tho local p r i z i - t a k c r s at the N e ^ n s r l e Dog Show on New Years D y vrrre Messrs E A Metcalfe Barnard C-stlo w i r e fox t e r r i e r s F red Helmor Romidk i rk smoota fox t e r r i e r and W i l l i a m Porter Cotherstou smooth co l l i e

His Roya l Highness the Duke of Connaught =raquoas vicar s [warden a t B3gshut Surrey for the Rev A H (Ford Iste reotor of Middlci t 1-10 Teeadale i

The gard|ea gate a t Raby w is or-rght f rom ShipbonrnejChurch r o u t by Chris topher first L o r d Earuard

Mar Frank Hoi iday halrdresaer f o rma l ly of the Bank jBarnard C 1 Ie who emigra ted t o W y n y a r d Tasmania has aad tha misfortune ot hav ing bis jpremises accidenta l ly dest royed by fire w h i c h or ig ina ted i n an adjo in ing b u i l d i n g M r Holl iday_ procpt y aecared larger and more c mwdiou - rooms

o The R-nj C H Ughtfool b l Park-tarcaaa

has juraquor been bereaved b y tbe eomowhat sodden death of his aintnr M h s Al i ce L i g h t -foot v ho d ied wilst on a v i s i t t o her mar r i ed sister (Mifs Wilson) at Dar l i ng ton T w o of t h i s woll-KnoTn P r i m i t i v e Method ia t preach ers sons were a t Barnaru Castle d u r i n g Christmas^ D r i v e r Hugh B Lgbtfoot la te master a t tbe B l i n d School a t L ive rpoo l is i n the Royal A r m y M e d i c I Corps 1st West Lancashire Regiment now stat ioned some ltvhero i n B r i t a i n and tho second son P r iva te U a t o l d J L igh t foo t wbo is a 1 exrpert wi te lcsa t t l e g r a p L i s t i s i n tbe 5 th Dragoons i u the south

T h e n ils a v i l b g o b e a r i t g the name of Raby in Swedes acd another i n Z-aland i n Denmark J

o H- mo o i the BoIf | ian refogoes a t tended tho

Wesley an recreation-room on Mew Years night and wore heartily weloomed

The Viofci via Ha l l B a r t S i d Castio baa boon commandeered by tho m i l i t a r y on aud af tr Monday next Eve ry pub l i c ba l l i t one iu the t o w n v - i l l t hen bo occupied by B Idlers

M r A r t h u r HendersonMP has been Dreated a P r i v y Cromoil lcr

o Imprgoivo w a t c h - n i g h t oerviec-3 were hehl

ip tho Wesleyan and P imik ive M e t h o d i s t churches i u th i s t o w n on New Year s Evo

o The - l u m e r i c i l s t r e n g t h of t ho soldiera

a t t end ing the parish church and tho Wosloyfsn Method i s t Chapel on Sunday morisiag was about equal

Sergeant Thomas Gibson For3ter son of M r T 8 Foreter of tbe shoeing forgo Horse-market Barnard Cjsstle is here on fu r lough extendinc t o a week He ia a t tached to the 150Sh Ba t t e ry of the R i y a l F ie ld A r t i l l e r y pomlaquo-wbera ia England Ue jo ined the army r a tho Sr- o | September sod was wade f a l l aerg an t on t is b i r t h t f a j mdash t h e 23rd ot tho same month

Lady Rofialdahay gave gtirth t bull daagh-Ve on the l i - t J rlaquoyof th-told yeara tSSGmsvonor-sreot She and L o r d Ronaldsbay n b Warn mar r i ed i n 1007 now bava three o b i l d r e r the othnrs be i sg L o r d Dnndao who wan born i n 1008 alaquonl Lady V i v l Dondao bsrn In 1910

B l a c k h o i t h is probably the oldes t golf c lub lb the k ngdom

bull o bull -mdash bull I n the ear ly par o tho t h i r t e e n t h century

tbo pract iee i f fencing a a fine a f t was ilt hfodneed iut- th i s coun t ry from F r a n c b u t M i t WAS f- ui- to eoosnrage dae l l iog feoeing schools were fo rnwl lv p -ob lb i t ed i u L j n d o n i n tho r e ign of E i w a r d I

mdash - o M r Joba M o r r a y who for t h o laa six years

baa j l i s cbs sod tha-dafctaa of ( the first) djatiflet t aper io teo t ea t i n the Barnard Casile D ^ t r i c t has beet IT -rodsad baa accepted the super-btteadeooy - f the F e l l i n g D i s t r i c t w h i c h is tlaquoraquocked to tbe N o w c s t - U D i s t r i c t where be wUl hfrva t h i r t y ageats and fonr assistsot-aupe T in ter idra (3 D a r i n g tbe t e rm of his (dice i e t h i s d i s t r i c t M r M u r r a y baa created over poundG800 new income to the Prudent ia l Assarauce Company (L imi ted ) Mr M u r r a y who baa completed hia t w e n t y - o i n i h year the companys sorvice I r a r p s th i s t o w n or F r i day aed w i l l bo eu^ebedcU by M r Nolsoo of Ashiogtn - i

I D arcbory tha nse o l the bow ^aiy bo t raced to toe va ry remotest a n t i q u i t y and Jjistory rcooads tho employment of i h e weapon by almost a i tbo leading nat ions of pr imttMta imea Tho long bow does not however appos--o havo baan used by the Anc ien t Br i tons and

raferenco to i t 13 found i u Eparlish b i s i o r y before tho Bat t le ot Hastings 1066 when i t was keowsi l a have been employed w i t h doa l ly effect by the Normans

A l though firearms wore I n t r o d u c e huto Earope i n the t h i r t e e n t h cen tu ry i t was ne t t i l l towards the end of the 16th oan tn ty tha t the dlteenco of tho b rts as a m i l i t a r y Weapon commenced the last lt eoaeioo on w h i c h i t wss employe-) i n Great Br i t a in blaquoing i n 1683 in she g lou I ja t t le be t to r ito L a i r d ui Maoin tosh a i d Uaodocald Ktppocb

Yesterday fcv F a t b e i L i t t l e ot Peeritbwaa a l i t t l e be t to r and passed a f a i r l y g b o d n l g h l

M s Hare R i f ig i raquorm L a r t i o g t o o baa jus t received a p ist-raquord f r j m S t rg ra io t -Major L O OhiMnbcrs a t tached to i h o N u t h u s i b e f i a n d Hussars in -which tho gallant soldier s i j s I cannot express 017 ffcaiks to yon for the g i f t o l tho p- icel I recoivoi l to-day (Saturday last) I t carurt t a very oppori uo moraeat Au y o u know iw regime u i ia r i g h t a t the firing l i n e Bfid we b-aye no chance o l g o t t i o g any l axa r ios here I i bank yoa hoartil for your k iadncs f

o Tho a r t of catching fish by rod sad l ine is

undoubtedly an ancioot one and t s s o v s r claimed many devotees Voluminous T-orka havo been w r i t t e n noon t h e slaquoVji eat l i e s recorded in this country balug I T 1G53 I z i a k WraquoUgtn laquo faia-u bank Ccmpleat Angler appeared tincn wr ics rs on tha euhjaot havo bsoti legion

Oao bnedred moro t rcons aro expectod l U r o i r d Caaio aoy oay-

Tho R laquo v A M o r r i a n -upects t- io Barnard Cas io for Sasaex about Saturday

I - is s j o tba^i the death sontenco ba Wm iisJraquole o l Leeds the B r i t i s h prisoner o l war

copdimncd at Dobor i z w i l l not be car r ied ut aud tha t i t waa pa r t o l a plan to deter the

E i g l U h I rom en te r ing tho army

The Rev W R i l e y ot Barrow-ia-Eurnoas conducted the services i n the Congregational Church Barnard Caatle last Suui iy M r R i l o y was a fel low-oollegian o tho Rampv J H Jowet t MA and h i3 son and daughter belong to the Red Cross Society Ou t of the o igh t hymn=s snug d u r i n g tho services three were composed by tbo la te Frances R i l e y Havergal and oao by 0 Frances Alexander (both ladies)

the u 1496

bull Tho when

A O

Nr F- C Oalgarnos Orchestral Band at Wesleyan Recreation-Room

This baud has k i n d l y c o n s s n t 9 d to play every Thursday evening from half-past seven to o iuo oclock On New Years Eve the fo l lowing programme was much appreciated by the nonshycommissioned officers aod men of the 17th Durham L i g h t L i f a n t r y mdashMarchmdashTho Rel ie f mdash D V a c d c r v e i l wal tzmdashGondol ier mdash O t t o Roedcr s e l e c t i o n - Qu en BessmdashCarl V o l t i is v-oemdashHappy HollaudersmdashPercy Raymond maroh mdashTho wood nymphsmdashCarl V o l t i wa l t z

Pi tchouoet tamdashAug bull lto Pizzia^to dance mdashPhill idamdashGeorgo Aooh God save our K i n g Tho band is composed s f o l l o w s - M r F 0 Dalgarno aot M i s J Robinson first v io l in s Master R Ooiiedge second v i o l i n M r T Ber ry v i o l a M r G Scainsby cornet M r

W Hunter o la r ione t ta M r H W a r d fluta M r E W Penman cel lo M r Tom B o r r i w d i t l e bass and Miss G Stai t iaby piano

UPPER OA LtSY OUR OWN

fho new years s d v s u i was q u i e t In Upper Toesdale s l tuougb thejc stir and i n sorno of v^ere a r u u i d euro 1 ngt was beau t i fu l ly fiije

Meeaodiat Church M vddtoKBea vere givtr Rav 0 Pe l t i e r ) ncd wore tbe usual first-ft of Now Yesr s tnornlcg as a general hol iday l i u r i e g tho torenoon a f o i l making n u t d e w sblo M i d d l e t o n Sl^r choice solpetiu3 of

Maeh-n ics las i t -lt t Assembly Hai mfn Kvoand W B laquo a grea t at anc-i cbitsMtuted a roc passed eft very pleass d r gt c laquo many as 50 tantaafcic t o r to tba wgt I ton Str i i r Band O l ive r Go-raquo Loeg

slUARY 6 1915

I E MQIcS ORKESPONDBNTJ

were a l e w mnaiciana the v i l l a e c f tho egtoirlaquo gisg I t ew Years Evo sad moonl ight aud a

wahrU-rsigh servico w i s held i u tho Primifcivo tgtn at Which nhor

by t ho min i s te r (thr-i r T Bawrnn T h a n ters i n t h o oar ly h o B n

The day was ibr w e d ju5 i t was b i t t o l y colO

la te r anow and scet uvsaits v e r y diaagrea ng Band plrraquoyr-d several iraquogtc d u r i n g the day

h a l l w i s h e l d i n the l e t o n on Nsw Years

ciess I n f a c t a t t e n d -trc ^nd the proceed ing

I D Komo of the u u p l e a t r i p p e d t-rligbt a m e i ^ t r i i i s n f Uddle-

Hbssrs O A Thompson T bail a n d X ft C Iraquo rklaquo were

the masters of ceremanies Supper waa p- -v ided H a l t 6 i tho ptocoeda n l this yeata bal l w i l l be c i r - i t - the e rinCe o l W-gtUas Nat ional l t e i l i e l - F i i n d The I b m m i t t e e -ish to ihnk a l l whs p rov ided a- d t rsre refraquoelaquohmetgta

Mlddlef n P r l m U m n Methodisra r-gaio hed t h e i r ieiriea I a t home sbull a v l i the New Year festivities T b i first wae beU oa T h u r dav nfght unde t-he nn-sHancy o Mr J R Robaoh Mis s B N i s^oteci w - tho rgtUutat Solos wort sung by lampias -M Hun t Miss M Horn Mis-a M Be idlltraquo and poundailaquobridge of E^gestofl a-id M r W T o jupsoi R j c i U i i tgt w-re oou t r lbu tea l y Miss A Boadie of Niwb i - rg i - i and o ginaI poems by 1 T Bowron p tar ipnetw agtU0 wero re d e r u by M r J J Thompson altd tho orato voice pa r ly conaisfing of Mersrs W Thompsor F t t w a K Rajbinsoo J J T l c n i p s o D a n d 8 Pio savo t w o piecesmdashMr T B i w r o r i prgt-ri-ied a t F r i d a j a procgtltedioga when the fo l lowing conshyt r i b u t e d to -he p ragronme -SongsmdashMisa M H o r n nd Messrg V Thorapr-jou M i d d l o t - m and G V Tarn M i c k sfon huraoroui srogs

M r Leonard Tompto BJW1-JOlaquoJ c la r ipoa t ta so lomdashMr J J Thompson and recitntir nsmdash Miss P a r k i r MiokUi ion and M i s s 1 bull gtr Mies L P inkcey w i a tho acootnprnist- Oa Saturday K v e n i n g tb lt chair vas oooupied by M r Wm Thompeon - I ho p r i n c i p a l par t of the e i g h t waa taken op w i t u a ve ry u t to res t ing lec ture g iven by tha R iv C Po t t l o r e n t i t l e d

B i i l y Bray tbe King s Bon C^ncorted iora Were rendferod byfioo-i Lunedalo friends Miss Coll iason a Mitste Colios-laquoi of Woramerg i l l and M i p K i p i i n g o f Stackooimo gave ins t rumen ta l el-- tnna Th v a r i us ar t i s tes performed i | lt it par ts sp lendidly aod tpe audiences were w-- en ter ta ined Refefsi-

lonts werfgt Handed f 11 d racu ovoaiug arid the Rev C aad MrspPegtgt ior ncHd r s host ai4 hostess The soh ecorated l o r the oc fcsijamdashSpecial sermons ero pleached 00 Su

bjy the Rev C Pet

The nominations llt eject ion of the Midjdit Iton C J vreTO closed on Satuf ycrtr comf-a uuder pot sono h i v i n g relf

the board al direetos bull gtpoiiiiive S je ie ty

y The e lec t ion th i s trt rew n i i i S Throo

d there w i l l ba th ree cforo needed who tfri l i s i l o t threo yeari I hore wore seven nominations etlt tha t a keon cjootest is inev i t ab le

A series of uteres u ig o ioturoH w e i o c owi

a t M i d d l e t o u P i c t i [The ravages o i w fksc ina t iog film tu trapper T h e i e w o^iher i n t e r e s t i ng films screened

Gainford Literar)

Indigestion and Dyspepsia

Correct Name of tha Product Prescribed by Loading Specialist now Ascertained

A l t h o u g h so much has been said and w r i t t e n concerning the new t rea tment l o r indiges t ion and dyspepsiamdashthe t rea tment wh ich v a o r i g i n a l l y employed by a special is t gtlt fcia p r i v a t e pract ice and proved so snocpasful ia t o war ran t i t s adoption by bospitia through ou t the court t rymdashthere aro s t i l l a 1-ii-ge number of sufferers who are donb t fo l as to the tinme and nature of the preparat ion wh ich ia g i v i n g BUC U wonder fu l resul ts Wo are therefor- g lad to bo i u a pos i t ion t o s ta to de l i a i t a ly t ha t the product employed is an i n t n e i d known t o ptiyat^anb and chemists as bisumted magnesia and Are q u a n t i t y nsually advised i n tho ltbullraquo ti-erit of most forma olaaoataoh t rouble is ha l t a-ceaapo nful i n a l i t t l e w a r m o r nold water immcdiatcily a f t r r ogtcraquos Ta in ta the effect of neu t ra l i s ing the b t r m f u l aciin 10 tho stomach aud i r e v e n t i i g fermentat ion of the food thus ensur ing aormal diglaquostiott and tree dom f rom pain acd discomfort We learn tha t large supplies of tho genuine htstmited magnesia havo now beon slaquocore4 by Messrs G Clarkson Barker tho Bal io l Pharmacy T B l l l s l e y M a r k e t - p l a c e Mnr- a Cash Drng Stores 8 Horse-market and M r R W Raioe Marke t -p l ace and Middloton- n-Tooadale and wo are sure tha t mauy readers w i l l appreciate the fact t ha t tigtey can obta in th i s excel lent preparat ion local ly

I A n e xeeUect con i n s t i t u t e ov Monday ing prognit i imo was lt audiencemdashSobg mdash f I C r a i g songmdashPlum Bowman sirg - A

Piac- r ec i t a t R i c k i u s j i i

bull aoi-g PaUetne s^uf^mdash1 Rev T 11 Kuuckfy S u t t c a s o n g - O f f to C r a i g Bob C R i c h R i c k i n s a u song-Br ruld C - ig 0gtg S u t t o a H v i g - M r P soog - l i i z z io 1 iodsay songmdashSon of to i ia i i -s o n g mdash t a u i of hops

Bowman upon for

ers w-js g i n n In t h s voning when the fo l low-

tui cutad b - t o r o a orowded o d i u m maJDJmdash M r H a r o i d

s touoa- Mius M i l d r e d i isfcy fishing e t t r y mdash M r K onmdashThe l i f e b o a t mdash M i a

s jngmdashSlbepi r gmdashHr Gor dHea-f r o h u t o-i of Isiemdashi-tiss Dorc t y

bqar 3 t h rush at eiraquoemdash t ^ i j s )Og~ii acer bymdashM iss1

r-hiladeiphiomdash-V e Baruid oa Christmas partbdquo-mdashMrs i tone-cracker JounmdashMr

A May morningmdashMiss i | t t - M r - Gera d Ha-diain

-Mis s Dorotuy f u a e i u e o Rev T U Kouekey

isod glorymdash Misu M U i i r u i

Many of t j ic performers wero cal led i i i s a PuUoino s ing ing

Tho presideni opound tho nn encore

F a i t h f u l Johuuie i n s t i t u t e ( M r R H EJleoton) presided

ncer t and Mies and M r HeadUm abl j

tlso Robiiifcoa Min liowma

aotd as aeoompaniata

Whist Dnvt Danct A wel l -a t tou led w

the i n s t i t u t e on the Day A t the conclusion the prizes woo handed by fboPrcaidcttt t o rentikmen mdash M I B S H i l l M r Tuues and meats woto theu Karjved i o bdquo V i bullltbull raquoa

ard dacoi-g followed

Sale of The -tual salo

t h e f o l l o w i n g ladies and Frftcioca Boiisf i^ld M t t s gt|dr J Alderson Reiresh-

rooin

S i t u r d a y cve i i ing i r i n s t i t u t e v h o n M r acted au auctioneer

a c c o r d e d t o M r Deampc president ( M r R H M r E D Trotter

parcels received i u Mra St raker from k n i t t e d jersoya 2 bull mit tens it pairs of E packets of c igare t t from H u t t o n Mlaquogn)laquo mufllorp 9 p i i r s o t s 2 pairs of j j l o v e s I Grovemdash8 molllarw

t ps ud mit^ons lOpea pare- Id wer the f ront Hussars

who are not provide whoso Government

Soldiers and Bailors Close forwarded a g Mag t i a i d i n-Christmas w i t h i -Dowager Lady - I t

Belgian rofugeesn has also c o n t r i b t t a d beaut i ful Belgian refugees a i t d b o y scouts I r v i n g has received mittetos aod w i t h e i

must couti t no ehr

and dearest frienda al l

ol-r-om was tasteful

d i y a f t e rno n and n i g h t or

H i i last wee end i d bt-Afctb wast u very was alao Robert tbfl bullre alao humorous aud

Institutes Concert

i laquo l d r i v f l t ovening cf

ok o l teo at No v Yoars

Newspapers -ewspfipers and m i^a-

zincs for tho cu t r^ t - t j s a r took piaoa on tbe rer dkg-r to ta o l the R Deacon very k i n d l y

i n h is cuabt mary able A hoarlly r o l e of tharaquojk-j was

or on tba motiuo o l t l i a Edlestop) seoocdod by

War Neeillework Fund M r s Jr J B e l l - I r v i o j g -atefuily ackuo^ieogea

DecKmbor forwarded by fenves w o r k i n g pnr tymdash6 l i r a o l g iovpound8 8 pira of ickirf 12 halts 4 s o i r i f 2

is and 2 pair of coff-) th rough M r s Closemdash9

ski 3 pairs ot m i fcooa ad rom M r s Bentham Rokgtby

pairs of cuff^ 5 p i i r s socks 3 lUt ine i s h i r t k ilaquod 4 n ightgowns a i d from friends io Rokeby-soeke shirtraquo nose-

l o r-is ons gt to ucgen s t i i i Co c t r i j a going to

In f an t ry l l t t Highlanders a i d K o y a l

Garrisro A r t i l l e r y til- Sunderland also t o he Blgiun military at tache for Belgian soldieru

i tor by t h e i r friends and cannot do so much for

I 4h Duba- t t l ag t t Camerou

CQTHESST3N WAS HSLIEF COMMITTEE

them Added to t l to comforts w e r e xnelosed rtotci-paper pencils shooolate cocoa I rzenget f o rmUio and cajpaicnm vascliue ETor -uo

FamiueaAaaneiation M r s irieroua pares f n m H u t i o n

ro Ktusir) ti- i u t i d ac t o y s h i i id iy s o t the

uk for the tJo ld iera and Sailors FamilieaAa|sociatiou ch i ld ren a r d the

T h o abovraquo com-jt- t -- i i i c l -vas fgti-gtr tlttt tho-purpoaa of oaxkicg and aupp ly ing ci i to our saiori aod sdgt- a and alao to ha ogi-ii3saod to find a U u e for tad m tals a Balgian family have up-- -da- bull ltMraquolaquo miiraquoh-d ba f u i l o w i c g mdash7gt- re Alaquo-my thre oaosie havo baet e n t con ta i^ i t tg 29 s h i n - I t i t i - irc j f aooka 9 muftisrs 13 booy b e l t I p I - of cnSsaiid 3 pairs o l mi t t sns Tbeao bull been sent per Lady French arn g ra t e fu l ly a c k o o w ir-dgcd Toroa naroea h a w beau jssns to bull navy campr is icg 21 n-ufilsra 3 pa i r s ot pyjamas 2 k n i t t e d helmotts 9 pairs of aooka 0 ahfrla i b o d y boita a r d 5 mite of mi t t^na These wore despatched per Lady J-jlio-o and wers 0uy bulleoognlsed C bo-1 jacket i were s^tifc t o t ho Nor thumbr ian Ambulanoe H B p i t a l N - tve j M r s K Caii-Cook tiaciy auper in leuden l of t i a bospia) sondiog bar br t ibaaks r r - iv i r tg them Traquo thoao In diairesa i n Ba g am who

our OT70 osuamp i are lost t aeir gtil one reel has b r m E o u t wklob aottfnfna4 4 naire

of i n jno- 4 p i t t i c a-Vgt B b i r t S t a n d 3 pairo ot ike M J Navaux o1 the C naio flisiel aeeout a - ux vict imfta B s do is guor r

acknowiadg-i i the r eca ip t of t-n-rse a i - i c loo la th-raquo fol lowit u v e r y r^ -oc - i t v - j bull rto- rrl- i res-eed to M r s Bourt t he Green Cot bettoomdash D K A R bullbullbullbullbullADAMmdash1 have mucU pleis- t r ) i r t h a n k i n g you for the g i f t of cirrbing you have forwarder to i t o for tho benefit of tho Belgian refugees A l l t ho garmcnto are mjsfc tuefa

r d a r - v e r y muC appreciated I Hbalt fo rward them to Beigioaa where theretre b t i l l sever m i l l i o u a o f any couu l rymon many of them i n vet g rea t dlatreaa i raquota Bond hag i a rgn

taaigemanta tbe r s w-okly t bo o ro of raquo n Ameriean Commi-isi i i wh ich fen k i c d l y undet taket) to d i s t r i b u t e aha garments i a t ho

_ h l qa s bull-- n1 w h i o i ssurorf t a i tb-jre is no r i sk of a n y t h i n g f a l l i n g i ^ t o bullbullhe hard 1- of the German J I sha i bo g lau i f you w i l i B M W )

y th-jnfcs to a l l tho ladios of your w o t k l n g t r l y w^ raquo have ao I d a d l M s d goner j u a l y g ivoa

t ime work ana mater ials towards th i s g i f t Every t r t i c t e ia acceptable and w i l l b s wore by wo o the suffernra -r U-Igiuoi mdashYour v o t y c u l y p p J N A Y A I W ( 8 t ^ ) jrlilcwu Boose 8 aud 9 CniawaU-atreot- L a ^ d o t E C Docomalt i 15th 1914 1 addi t ion- to t i n at - i c raquo ^ laquo B w e T U a -a~x gt bullbullbull c raquo t f at-as IwflaWhas bsrh pound25 tbe Ci mmictoo have fa rampishedahouge and ar- m r i i t a i t i c g t h ^ r i o t w o Belgian farallis-a whaexpreaa shois ve ry h igh appreeiat ioa of a l l t h a t s V i a g done far

htn Taere is aiso i i Co there t o n another family of Bgi is i n a hpuae letit by M t s Cox who are being prov ided for by tho I f ieads o l the oauae i n Rjai- ib k t rk Ti to f t c i t h a t tho jbj c ta of ih o m t n i i r o r a n n ^ mpathy w i t h

i t u Inhabi tants of Cjtberlaquot9rt gaor-liy i amply boruo rue by the to ^ w i c g its ot sub--tjribi-ts i wtsich p r a c t i c i l y every tt^me i n tse t o mmYiff i i r e p r e s e n t - Tho ta k a of the c bullamtiitoor- so due to -hose w h j have ao k i t d l y b o i p o i w i t h tha ( j c r t s a r t to say wuoae oamea have gtbullraquobullbull t o a d v e t o n e misaed f(in th i s l i n t mdash M i s s R Aldersa M^ -

R A l d e r f o r M r s M i e n M r Arrrewu M r Aydoo M r Bainbriuge aft T B ty l -s M r Wm Baylea M r s A Biy ie M r B i r k e t t Mida Biikraquoilt raquoVr T Middy M r BoBvne Miesca B uroo idee B - I W - I D ta-f Bradley Rnv J W

c u t M r G Brcttvi- Vtr J J Brawn i r t Brow Mrraquo Bolmer jampt Burne r M r s Cameron Y las OampbeU M i i Car l ton M C J raquo JU M r s Carter M r 0hapmraquolt M r j Oaipchaaa M r J Olarbaoo laquo r J G Olajrkaoo Mr J WGUrkaoe M r Vi l Ciarkaon Xrsa- K CiarksuL- M r J 3oul tbard M r raquo OouleharJ M r O o t t r e i L Mra

x M r VV St Dent Miss Djsrsrn Miss Da-iu-to^- M r W K t h e r i a g t J C M r P o r t a r M r

(bullbullrater Right U j n u r j h l e t i t w l o f r y ir 1 Qarget t M r R Q a r g e t t M r Grwtor thaj o

ihpj-j Mrs 0 i l i I lea O Giblaquotgtu fanloc Mian Q i i b e bull K r ltUH Wm Go bull bull raquo I r a UrauatUj M r U a i g M r B a l i Missss Bead diaa Hendersar M r Beelop M r f f Heaiop kfisa B i l l Mv U i n g ^ y H O P Mraquon Blnjdey Bra K i i dT s r a v M r J Bodgaon M r Jack Bodgsor lira H If -d^s--a M r K Ho-^s-o gt T Hcdgaos M r Bodge- M- Vf Bo--garaquoigt M r W llopound-igt 1 -s Howcrc f i i a

I u Miss G Uu-t M r a Hurwor- ZAizs Uatcbiuraquongt M r J Ic-nan T Icetua Dr Jeuuiogs M t a K i c U i i v J Kip l og i r - 4 K i p l i o g M B i i r J K i p l i n g i s or W K i p i i n g M r b t i r t ley M r K o i g i i M r Lane Wrs Laytue t i a r t i n g t o n aebo --c i i l u - - M r - jd n i i laquo Law M r T hoe M r L i a g t o a i Uiaaaa

OUg M aa Lvt- M r s Mct ioo Mies M o i r e M r N icbo l M r No- iug ian raquor Fa-kirlaquo bull - Mi33 i s i m - u Mzs Pige M M VniMBOD laquo l s Pearson oiso F igg M r Porter J i tss Po M r Pr ica-Wii i tame M r Prieatoian M r C T l l i i i t M r Reynolds M r Rid ioy i l ie- t R i c h bull -son V a RichartTsoti M - i I I R o b a - r Robs M r R - b s i n B M r B u l l a l i r a Sevi l le M r laquo3oof M i i bullStephooej^ xi ii a-b a i t MraStouehouaev Mgtss5-ut jfeaedaie M r T tur lbeck Ttr Thomas M-fa Fwcddel i Mitts T j o r m a n C j t h e r s t v d ^ bull n i i s t j Ut-ionisii As^ociaci M r Walker M r Wai l iy Mios Wallit Alisscs V - l lon irtisa A W l t a M r V Watson M r R Watson Mias 8 Wal ton M J S laquo K Watsut- Mis-j Watson Jar A Wataon M r (gt W a l t c M T e i k i t - f Dr Wtlaow M r

iliiamao aod Mies Wooiacot

Miss Bonrno Coihers tou w o r k tor Mra Be i l -

oilers t o k n i t huso-tops pads l o r tho horzes As

wo do no t know ho 7 long tbe war may last we eeueavours to suppty any

fe l t wan t of our m i soldiers o r our allU-s who suffer so much fur us

Sportsmens Chanct

An Appeal to the Nurth-Gotst Co Dp to tho preset-1 Boa muoh i-s boos board

i tho noriit-^ast ouajat of tuo B^gt rtamena Bal ta i ioa t i tbe Roys i i a _ i l i - r - u t iui-aiog a i Borochureh In Kescx As i t i t i t l e i a d i c a t e a i t i s c mpoeod cf spltgtrtim mdasha c i m p i i u s i v e e rm i t th i s oouot ry i u i tharef i re open f i r r e c r u i t I r o i a n o l u e j u a bl body of ran Taore must be many i u t h i s p a r t of t h e c o u n t r y who would welcome too oppor tuni ty] of j o i n i n g a epeoial corps of th i s k i n ik- s j i a e l farujioa r h i s week Pr iva te J i Bi raquo ick A I H br v i s i t i n g Dar l ington Middlesbrough and Wept Uarclo-poo l fo r r ec ru lUngporposes Bia f aulgt nd relatives resided 6t-ia o U t t i c 1 for ugt bull so thr t i i ia appeal wil l oome w i t h add i t iona l in te res t Recru i t s arc accepted batwlaquo-laquoci t t e ages of 19 aud 45 yaaru They w i l l be t r a ined a l Bornohurofe under Bpieedid soodittoas Toe camp is v e y w e l l equipped and txc - ed-i r g l y comt r taWe

Social tvenmg at Bowes

The anrua t ngr tg i tal toeira o r e i i i o g i-y k place last Tueadraquoy -iit f i v i u c by b r i l l i a n t wejfcher p r e v r d A v r r y plaasa t l and fcuCOMefu gat je r inK i n a p i to o l somo misgiv-i i g s abuut h o l d i r g ii a i year Snga wore con t r i bu t ed by Mis i t Parker Miss A Walton a i d sitf-irs V K u r t - f Jobnsltr aad Wm B i l l e r y who raquogts abiy tfliciated aatuuatec ot ceremonies M r R s-usfl Id had the bulluterous post o l doorkeeper Miss Hsycr k ind ly accompanied tho suogs sad excel lent -rusie ftr tb dancing w gt bull vid-d by Mesars New bold br j tbe ra A let t it-ui g BompeUtioa and it-door a t o l s t i sigt gtria oan^-d inampch iuo A cap i t a l sapper for which tko viands gtere near ly a l l gifuJ waa ao-ved py sever- w i U k - g l a d y waitraaaaa o a r i n g t co o - c u i u g Tbe t ew t h i c g a iotti over w e n B O M by lurck bull j ac t i r i s f thet eoso Tiif poci eds lof t a b d raquo i oe laquo f pound10 10s a l ter paying raquo i x au t h a t a i l vao took j i t t i n tho evealega w o i k havti i e - i son fei c gtgr tu la te ihciusolvea on iihe whole prococdtigs Aa a I a l laquo the takings from th i s entertut- imont go to I o c a t of t h e Sunday eehoot t ea a c d prizes tut iuia year on tbo huggost- t l soac ut t h e i r pa ro j t s the jousigstero (who hi i l t i e i r Redcar w i p as UMial i n the summer) w i l l i n g l y agrood tha t tbe money should r-ll go to tho Bolgiat i Relief Kuudmdash a piece ot self-denial i u wh ich they are nut alone bu t ot w b i c t i t hey may be proud indeed and wili never regre t

BOY SCOUTS PRIZE DISTRIBUTION

Scene in t - - Church A r m y Mission Hall

cpsech by Colorcw f i 0 uitsilo DS 0 A t a p p y t i m e aada n i f ^ l o f r e i - l pleusnre was

exp r leoced in I h Cbwrah A r m y Mise i n H a l l Batik Broaro C^st o -a Mooda j u i g i t when

as were dh r t r ibu ted l o r c o m p e t i t i v e i t i i- i ancy i n t s i i i i ---bullbullbullches f scout w o r k Ckdoaat u N Qaul ie i ld DiO ad ssvorai c mmiaaiaMd ofSsstt of rhri 1 7 n Bat ta l ion Da to L i g r ^ ilt f r y aawnded i u a d d i t i o n to t tut V ica r M r R I R i c h u d s j n JP and n a n ) othaaa mdash Miea I L A S m i t h Grove Park bv -rr t ided aao a misoeUaaooas ooncerk a ue is t ing of auags drraquomit ic r ec i t a l s n iano-f o r t i duets a n d au t - t t j l a b l e ske tch e n t i t l e d bull A ch ip off thf old bio k r-jndltraquored by aoouta fr V - J I U H p t o is l i iaJ - a vory out- r t a i n i o g p r t r-immamdashAbus tae an 10 ie of t h e prooeod-iogs tbe b-dg8 -voro presenu-laquol by Colonel Caulfei ld as fo l lows mdashSeoond class Scouts T C arkaou R Woodhamq U Jommes m J Q Jgtnts A Urogory T Deacon C flopson and W Uo-st m a raquo Cooking Patrol- leader J S im i s n Aampiba c Soout W Stoddar t Sec ad G S k d d a r i P t t ro i - ieader W Neviaon ^ o i t t R- Poaader 3-^cand T App ioby Pa t ro l -lea or ipound Ai i loy and Soout I T B r o w n Reaouer Scouts A Todd aud i Layf ie ld MUsciac 8 ^ n R H-i A T xta Na tu ra l i s t Sac i d U B t o d d a r t C y c l i s t Scout R Wood hams M a i k a m a n ticouc Q Bowman) Patroi- leader E Ains ley Sc -u t T Clarkson Patr j i - loader A Slaquoairaquoirwig9 Pa rol-Ioaier W Nevis gtn Soout R Pouaa^r A l o d d W Bsaitfa and Q Jemmeson Second T Appleby Scoute J T Browt- W Stt-cd - r R Wovdoams aud W SimpButi and Second O Stoddact o p o t u i a i ro l - ioader A o i c u i a r i n g j

Address by a Distinguished Service Officer OoloneJ C t a l f - i i i d who is v e r y h igh ly

ostesmod iot only ltn the ^OVraquoE o l bis temporary boms bu t i u l i s r e g i m ^ c t i c d who has rendered l ino i i i l i traquo ry serr ic- t o his coun t ry then tddresaod tho i U i amp me c a r o L g o l scoutmasters a d boy acouts i u a lev encouraging sentences The ga l l an t Ca-i u aaid ue had groat pleasure a respoadicg t a tbe k i j d inv i a ion to g i v e

out tbe bdgs t h a t n i g h t The scout t t tgaoiaattoa wbioa w a t o r igu ia tea by S i r Rober t Bade i -Powe l l h t i aiuoe i t a incep t ion bull spaciaaoed a b i g aariaa of tgtucoesos aud the mov-imsui i-raquod io-v soea recogoiaad by Bia Majesty s Qsveruoiaat w h i c h official eouuteu-eaee i t we l l doooivc J I b o success achieved waa mainly uue t o cue acsuLs o w n i u t e t p r e t a -t i c u t t ths soaao of d u t y i^aigt teu t o scout ing and t gt the dtfforeu inctivicies for efficiency in which the badges o -bull tUut u t M been g i v e n Horn J vore for s v i u g i i f a a i u l o r ambulance w o r k soiao l o r cyo l ing ocuers f c r shoot ing na ture s tudy and c-iok-cg -v a te sooood-claaa L-augCr mdash Ba propar--d mdashuad been earned and u lna r dUU -c t t oa t j f o r rod Be reminded nia youtafV a i Lgt in A m j i e t h a n 100000 me i were L O W amp^huug a t td turraquoay of them were old boy scouts i i bull araa sare t h a t i f they oout i t iu id to aorve rs ayidi i ra t h o y wou ld be a Very ra luable addi t fou t o tho regular army The bay s c u t s of B raaxd Caatle had already proved t h o i j effioi- cy aud i t aay ot them took on f i a profeaiIon of atms as an ac t ive pu r su i t i l i f e hd t raa ted tha t the) w o u l d comport tkanaaelres - v a barn s o l i i o r s (Applause) mdashThe Rev A Mocaiann (tanked Colonel Campuifc i id tgtr hia servioea i c t i o presentat ion of badges i a d hoped thai Mias Uolmea wou ld ucdar take tha -bull arelariaJ dut ies - Pa t ro l -to id- j r a Btembcldga tbet i presented the Rev A i l j r r u o - i w i t h vraquoo vary jtacdsame s i l ve r oaudlceticbs aappllnd B f J t J T Young of Oraouaiiab Bcono B a r n a i d Cast io cr oeiialf ot bullha Firss a cd Haeund TroopamdashThe Rav A bullJ j r i ie an s^id ice g i f t had come aa a u abaolule uupr iac aa he bud aovor t ebdquo ved ove-a a h i n t of a iy such htg hoiug i u hjtad Ho bhanked ia donors ao4 f la the course of at- oocoaraging addcetss i a wb ica hu ozjoiued p u o c t i i i i u u s adhaaion to tho - ^ u U-WJ t e said the sujcestioib of M r Q Al len ait himself aa aeantmasters would be aloasrs T Boirdman aud C Vvatsot

earnard Castle Mans Shop Fire in Tasmania

Big Blaza at Wyiyard On i iuudoy i j i ^ i - a t t c tc i - U-o oucurrod a t

Wynya rd (laquogt Ola C tl bull- I ^ C O aud barbers euaja i d Guldio- in as being t o t e i l y deat royad The Cfigtgt Palace nd ia^- unoccupied for Boca BMiltha T abop was ooenpied by M r Wr^uk Bo l l i day for tneny cairdresser i n t h e Back Ba ioa rd U t f t l e wha l o s i hia atock Tbe aaly t h ings aaand w e r e the chairs aau m i r r o r s

f-om the ahop I )A Llt I kuowo what iosurauoe W M on t i e b u i l d i a g out M r I l u i i i d a y had pound50

a t i s s tock The i r e b r g a - i o d i d good vtotk i d t a t i o g the adjoia iag bu i ld ings

The Stainton Barber

Tto barber fo rmer ly of iraquo vUlago at or hia r e m v l fr m Blabalou took up hia abode at a bull a tho t aowu ta Wescmorl-uid b u t he was no t iucky there a n d he got i n to t ho hab i t of d ropp ing too f requent ly i n t o the oubhe-houso next door ^ gt hts snop and reareining t i l l l a te al u i g h t wbictgt h d tbe effect t i m p gt i r i u g the raquo9adi-e8S of i is b a u d t h ^ -1 ^ raquo g m o r c i a g His r e g u H r customers ba-aomicg pa in fu l ly acquainted w i t h Lhia fact claquolaquotpotied t h e i r I laving w h o i a e T o r i vv^a krc n u t h a t the barber b a d been it-dulgic-r i u a hoavy previous n i g h t bull tl-c I t is ro la tod - a ode morn ing a Yorfcahire i r ver passiug (b rough t o townmdash naooaseiaui o i oouxae that cu the n i g h t bf i ro ian b-rbar had had a long s i i t i c g a t the Inn w i t h the u s u a l dcbrimoaiiai k t l lue^ce upou his o c r v e s - s t e p p e d i n to ge t shaved The b- ib^r p iampcad h i m i chair l a thered h im end U n a applied tho razor Tae d r i v e r b j r e t h e i ^ i t a b l e soar i fy idg of hia face w i t h grea t i--iude c-ay once L u u u ^ r i a f t e r t he b- rber a tAai Uid toada a considerable B l i p tlta- he w o u l d l i k e t o go ou t again w i t h his cosa on i f tho bube- (x-uid p b r i o ly manage to soavo r - in eo as to preservo ccat feature W h o T t h o h-tibo-- h a d fiaisned the d rove r v i ewed bullbull - oloedi-ig vittage i d the l o o k u p -gtasi T n a i u a grave voice bo asked for wal ar w h i c h the barber b rough t The Yoiksh i r emau took a t o g e m o u h i u l of the water w i t h w h i c h he puffed ou t his cheeks t w o of th reo times r o i i i o g hia eyes a l l t h e w h i l e i n n port - t u manner The barber aat reheosive tha t tne b lood- le t t ing tbe man I bull undergone i i a d s ^ r u u s i y affected b im said vi x i i - u bull t nes A r e you i l l s i r Reco iv ing no answer h a repeated tne queat iui i with

- ial 4o H tapatLy - Ns tta a t laat r ep l i ed the drover e jec t iog tbe water A w d i n c e t a i l muh Aio tuttj i-j t r y i n g laquo j t i laquo ilt uxtdluiud in Tnen depos i t ing tba accustomed lee on t in counter the Y j r k s h i r e m a n walked sotomniy out

The d mioo knock- t ut a t t he t leehnntoe luat i tnaa M i t i d i e t u u t e rmina ted last w e e k 1 io t a l l o w i n g w b i e the winners - l Jos B a i M H i g h Dyke 2 A i l Shaw 3 and 4 C

11 Nicholsou acd T A Clarke

J I R T I S aiABRJACFS AND HFATM8

Matha A T K I N S O N - On the2ud January S t t v i a Hlaquoonah

y ucges t daughter ol M r n and the la te M r Ifaathnai Atk inson No 2(j Uaigate Barnard Craquosto -Deeply mouroed

In Memoriam AotiisoN - I n l o v i n g memory I Tnomaa

Addiaoo our dear ly loved husband and la ther who entered into roat on January 6 th 1912