Largest Stock of 'UMBRELLAS AND WALKING STICKS in Town, Importer of Choice Brands of -TOBACCOS, CIC.:4ARS, AND CIGARETTES. Specialities in Mexican, Turkish, Egyptian, Russian Blends, dic., &c. . . , Special attention is called to the HAIRDRESSING SALOONS. 'Owing to Increased Sta

will be in attendance. Amongst the Fours entered are :—Dee, Loughborough, Lancaster, John o'Gaunt, _Royal Chester, Northwich, Agecrat, Hollingsvorth Lake, Cestria, Broughton, and Didsbury. The Scullers will include :---H. G. Smith, ChestEr St. George Ash, Talkin Tarn; and B. C P

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Lancaster's hopes of again seCuring the I championship of the North Lancashire League were rudely. shattered on Saturday when they were defeated by the narrow margin of one run. Kendal, the victors, had undoubtedly the best of the play, for Lancaster cut up badly in their inning

truth from error. No one should feel himself absolutely bound by authority. In science there is no such thing as infallibility. Authority of great investigators is to be respected and not to be lightly set aside, but it cannot bind another. If it had such effect generally, advan

It is'significant that the best prose writers are provincials, like Mr. Barrie, or aliens, like Mr. Conrad. The newspapers and the dons between them have destroyed the literary palate of English writers. If you analyse the letters which are reported in breach of promise cases yo

Mr. Winston Churchill has more than once taken it upon himself to lay down the future , policy of the Government on some important matter without the authority of his leader or consultation with his colleagues. More than once his utterances have been disowned by the responsible

CROSS BAY •SWIM.—The next swim in connection with the Morecambe Cross Bay Championship takes place on August sth. The competitors are F. Kearsley (WirYan), J. T. Thornton (Morecambe), Brierly ° Law (Oldham), and J. Topping (Wigan). P.S.A.—The members of the Morecambe P.S.A. were