The Haslingden Gazette. — 1911-02-04 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

GRAY'S GREAT FEAT.  The penultimate stage of the match of 9,000 up, Duncan receiving 2.000 from George Gray, who recently played at Aceriaigton, was entered upon at Canlilf on Saturtlay afternoon. Resuming his unfinished effort of 414 the Australian took it to 465, when he failed at a long hazard, the bail catering the laws of the top right-hand pocket. Duncan replied with Six. Going to the table for the second and final time of the seesion Gray played himself in slowly but oonfidently, and ran to his points with an unfinished 699, of which 233 were losing hazards. , The sesion lasted an hour. Interval scores:— Gray (in play) 2,250. Duncan 4,145. Expect-atrial% that Gray would go for the workl's record break were high in the eveding, and the large crowd jursent were justified. Restuning lets unfinished tweak of 699 the Australian opened with great confidence and accuracy, and it was soon evident that his previous beet against Figgie at Nottingham of 1,318 mind be beaten. He opened With a red winner into the midi& pocket, and had added eighteen more when he got a splendid long loser, and got back to his favourite position. Scoring dine more he then had to play for the top right band packet, Which rho negotiated in excellent style. Then followed a long sequence of red winners into either middle pocket. No chance was given, and at 1,320, wheal he pawed this previous world's record he had a great ovation. The young Australian had only increased his previous record by two when the red ball went too far bte!ow the middle pocket to be of use to'him, and consequently he had to go on with several cannons at the top of the, table. It was While attempting a curhion cannon that he came to grief, and his fa break was 1,340. His opponent made' five, and with an unfinished 109 Gray ran to game. Two records were beaten. ,flray also scoring 330 losing hazards in (his eseord break. Final scores i—Gray 9,000, Duncan 4,150.  I.INSIED COMPOUND" (Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, etc.) For Coughs and Colds. Influenza, etc.  The SiKtakor has appo:nted the Hon. Edward C. G. C'adogan, third surviving son of Earl Catiogan, as Jas private socretary, in room of the Hon. E. W. Gutly, who has resigned.  The King pleated an oak at Fiernish Farm, Windsor Groat Park, on Monday to commemorate his first shoot over the preserves, in November last, attest- he ascended the thrones The Postalaster-Gcnetral, in a kttr ta a corresporedenz, eays that the qaterreent that all existang tellestilrJne romibers will le, changed when the seevice is taken oral- by the Government is without fountkution.  Fines and costs amounting to about £lO5 were imposed by Dudley magistrates on Monday on three butchers, named Benjamin Turner, John Turner, and Jdhn Turner, iunr., for being in possession of most unfit for human food. The trial of Archibald Norval on a charge of murdering Ms father, Alexander Norval, aged 75, a well-known Carksie lt-athe-r merxhant, who was found dead in 'his waMhouse on the sth of November with his lend battered in, evidently by an axe, concluded at flarlitle AA,ibfq on Saturday nigtht in a verdict of "Not guilty." This was received with loud applause in court and with dheers by a large crowd waiting outside..