The Haslingden Gazette. — 1918-03-30 (Haslingden, Lancashire, England)

IMO: LORD HARTINGTON AND THE FREEDOM  OF BARROW. -On Thum* afternoon, the Mayor of Bartow (Alderman Park/ and • eubeemminceo waited on Lord Ilsrtington—who wee on • ewe to Barrow. •k)r. with the direeton of the Nand lkaletructioa and Armathent• Cunpany—for the puree. of p..boo enth a goid make., ...non., the free <torn of the borough. which wee conferred upon him in July awn on the °common of the opening of gio new Town Hall—me kl•yot, on. few appropnate wort* made the pratentiteion.—Lord Harting., in reply, expromod hi. grateful 'hanks for ma luand- , tome • Oa and Amid it wee ma he would ever hold in the lughowt twereen. Ile wu glad lob. S. Pecn• nrently amoulaaal 'with mono of arrow's nue* an portant achieve+, &lel hopml that before ktng eonio of thon wouid be more fully and more eleadny plot tad then they lud been for IMMO tune pat• lordolup •Itnrwartle left for Mao Belk kho variant mat of the Duke of Devonelare  5.1 r. Otriva Roeven hos socopted the ponoidenry of the fund opened with the objeot f rattorind Ihfit Idonowivi in St. l'eler's Burisi Ground st  Instruction. were mceived et Shooreem Dorkard Saturdey that crew. of the yard "eft aboaki be P,-- awylearth. ae the Admsralty conadsred  -Alll. oihninittee of Liberal Unionists end Cm, riervatives have &elected Mr. John Albert Bright. eldest son of Mr John Bright. to hong. against the sitting Glightionith roembes. A sesuthaisial suicide is reportal 11.0111 an Atlan. ' tie liner, • hassenthir named James Know's. said to be of Progon, having leaped from the thok of the Anchor Lino hemmer Furnetha on the night of the 15th  —A— News Arenciation televem states that an attempt ia to be matte durimt the noming opring to atom Greenland on snow ahem. The expecbtion ganised for the purpose. is under the leademlap a thg Nontrog.n athlete Nansen.  .-„ The 451,11 annual boat ram between repreeenta. tive crews of Buford end Cambridge Universities took plane on Saturday, the mime brine from Putney to Mortlake. The Light Blues esriy established their euporsority, and won easily te veva, bombe  A daring and ingenious robber,' ha• bath ...t-reated at • London post.olfire. Obtaining awes to an adjoining building which ham • public staircase. I the thierse walked along the leads And out a hole through the ?not of the Smithfield office Retinas., • safe from the purview a the police they rifled it of its *lntents afterwards letting Cherie...4nm down I by 61•61311 of • rope Sr the Meteopolitan Railway. BANQUET TO MR (lIIAMBERIAIN. Mr lliamberhan with, on Wedneeday aftenthon. mode an honorary freeman of Birminglan. he being the fint St receive thet hariour Tit. eor.wriony wink mace in the Uounail Chamber. atial was presided one by the Mayor In the evening Mr. Clthrobarkin was entertained at a banquet in the Town 11•11, amonewt tieue elei were nownit being Mr John Bright, In renjwinee to the twat of lir health. Mr. Clioniberftin. in referring to hie late Mimion St America. maid that oy niettial cones...Ilion. and oorninornises they Sal ben able to effect • weakened whidA a not unmediated, suosimful. meat govern the Sal disposithin f the question. Mr. John Bright, in propoaing our kinsmen of the United Sat.,. and Canadia•poke of the •thetne of national federation as nothing but • dream.