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ELECTRICITY OR CANDLES?
BATTLE OF LIGHTS IN ANCIENT CHURCH.
An unusual petition came before Mr F. H. L. Errington at a sit- ting of the Consistory Court of London in St. Paul's Cathedral last month, when the rector and churchwardens of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Menken Had ly (Middlesex) appled for a facul- by to instal a system of electricity in the church in place of the cand. les now used. The petition was opposed by Mr. J. Percy Callard, of the Priory. Monken Hadley, 'on the ground that it would destroy the character of the church, which dates back to 1494.
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Mr. W. A. Forsyth, an architect. gave evidence in support of the petition, stating that to light the church adequately with candles re- quired a large number, and the fumes were detrimental to the con- grogation. With candles it impossible for the whole congrega- tion to enter fully into the service,
In reply to Mr. G. E. Emery, who. appeared for Mr. Callard, Mr. Forsyth said there would be a risk. of fire in case of a short circuit, but expensive tubing would be ased to avoid the risk Thore was more risk from a falling candle than from a wire fusing. With the system they proposed to instal it would be possible to have a dim religious light when during the service.
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Dr. Walter Mercer, aformer church warden, also opposed the petition. He said he had been a worshipper at the church for forty years, and did not think there was any danger from the use of cand lee For a medical point of view he would give the church a clean bill of heath. For the aesthetic point of view candles were un- doubtedly more impressive than electric light.
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The Rector (the Rev. Gilbert Richardson) said that they spent over £20 a year in candles, and the black smoke blown into one's mouth was most objectionable, Er thought the esthetic argument, had been pushed too far. They were living in modern times, and had. to maintain their congregations and pay their way. It was case- tial that the lighting should be adequate.
Mr. Callard said that the old church was famous for its great beauty, and any form of electric light would spoil that, beauty. Forty-four parishioners had signed a memorial against the proposed change.
The Chancellor, in granting the a purely facity, said that from
sthetic, point of view lighting by. candies was probably the more effective for the church, but the primary use of the church was for congregational worship, and be must attach particular importance to the views of the congregation. As there had been an almost un- animous vote of the parochial church council for the change, he "did not feel justified in refusing
the petition.
CRACK SHOT AT 100.
DEATH OF SWEDISH
-SKI-RUNNER.
The little village of Groetholen in the vast forests of Dalecarlin, the heart of Sweden," recently lost its grand, old man, the pride of the village. Knut Halvarsson, a sturdy peasant and the oldest inhabitant of Dalecarlin, recently died in his 102nd year, but shortly before his death he scored a bull in a rifle !competition and afterwards return- ed on skia to his cottage several miles away. This Swedish peasant, born in 1828 on a little farmin the dense and isolated woods of northern Dalecarlia, remained truc to the sail all his life and lived to see the little farm emerge from its isolation and grow into a village with electric light, telephones, and motor-'buses...
Halvarsson himself despised such modern innovations and continued to work as before trusting to his indefatigable physical strength. When age, did not allow him to plough, sow, and harvest any longer he wandered in the woods hunting and fishing. Vital and active unto hia last breath he read his Bible and his newspaper without spocta- cles, and in summer he would mount This horse-to-assist. driving the cattle 44 the pastyro grounds in the hills. Not until he was a hundred ye tekt did be apply for and receive a State pension. When Sweden famous ski-runner, the Dalecarlian Hedlund from Serna, was congratu
ated on his victories in the St. Morite ski races he answered !- "Why, that is nothing, I just met old Knut Halvarsson on skis on my way: bome!
JUDGE TALKS ABOUT BEER: THE PRINCE ORDERED OFF. SHOCK FOR STAG-HUNTERS.
MAN DRINKS 12 PINTS EACH"
EVENING.
A claim at Greenwich County Court for damages arising out of motor car accident at Bromley led to a piquant discussion on beer.
William Stevens, of Malham Road, Forest Hill, the plaintiff, agreed that he usually drank About twenty-five half-pints of beer in the evening at the end of his day's werk.
I have been drinking all my "On Sunday it is a life," he said. quite time, and I only have about two and a half pinta."
Judge Moore: I suppose there are various stages one, reaches when dhe takes a considerable amount of beer. There is the happy How many and careless state. glasses would it take for you to reach that?
Stevens: I do not know that 1 have even been like it...
FLAPPY ENDING TO GOLF
COURSE COMEDY,
A delightful, incident happened recently at the new golf course at Le Touquet, which is to be opened in September.
Allen Gault, the English green. keeper, was passing the first tee on his way home in the afternoon when he saw a young man in plus fours, a grey pullover, and a black and white cap ready to swing on his ball.
As strict orders had been given the against any one playing on course, Gault did not wait until he reached the tee but called out warn- ingly, "Don't you know that these links are not open yet, and that no one is allowed to play here? Who are you?”
The young man with the golf club raised his head for the first time, and replied with a mile, I am the Prince of Wales."
Then, noticing Gault's chagrin, he added in a friendly tone, "Don't Mr H. Edmunds (defendling be upset. You are quite right You are doing your duty. I know counsel): What, never happy?
Stevens added that the twenty-that play has not started here yet, but I received special permission to five hall-pints were in addition to what he drank at midday.
"I Go out Properly." Mr. Edmunds: That is drinking from the time they open to the time they throw you, but They never throw me out, I go out properly. I am a man who is respected.
A man who can take twenty-five half-pints might well be respected. Is that what you are respected for -I am an upright, "straight and truthful man,
Harry Barnett, described as a stevedore, a witness, told the judge that he could probably take more than twenty half-pints and still be quite sober....
EXMOOR COVERTS CLOSED.
A bombshell" has been drop- Eed among the Devon and Somerset | Stag-hunters, who have been for- bidden to hunt over one of the best bits of ground on the whole of Exmoor just a few days before their evening meet at Cloutsham,
This latest ban has been placed on the Staghounds by Mr. J. Walker King, who has publicly warned all hunters that in future he will penuit no hunting over his land at Watercombe Farm or the coverta at Cutcombe, near Mine- head. The land concerned lics close cently acquired for stag-hunting to Dunkery Beacon, "which was re- purposes.
Mr. King, who is the prospective Labour candidate for Taunton, is a bitter opponent of stag-hunting which he has frequently denounced. for its barbarity and cruelty.
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VICAR'S SON AS STOWAWAY.
WANTED TO SEE THE WORLD.
An 18-year-old undergraduate of away in the Blue Star liner Avila London University, who stowed Star, bound for South America, was brought back to England recently from the Cape Verde Islands.
The youth whose adventure was son of the Rev. H. L. Langley, vicar thus cut short is Michael Langles, of Wombourn, Wolverhampton.
He hid in the vessel just before it sailed from London and he was not found until the ship had left Madeira.
Barnett added that they had a public-house open for "them between six and eight in the morning, BO that they could have a drink before going to work, and Mr. Edmunds. suggested that it brought them both.. Barnett said that the beer served strength and courage for their work. nowadays would not hart any one, and twenty half-pints would not make any one drunk.
Mr. Edmunds: Have you ever been drunk 1-I don't know what you mean by drunk.
Judge Moore: That is a" puzzle to a good many peoples
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Mr. Edmunds: "He not drunk who from the floor car rise and ask his friends for more "is that it? Yes.
Judgment was given for the defen. dant.
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Four Days In Lifeboat:
The captain landed him at "St. Vincent, where ho stayed nine days until the Avila Star's sister ship, Andalucia Star, arrived on the voyage home.
His sole idea in going was to add to his experience of the world: and pick up information for articles and stories," said his father.
Michael Langley told a reporter that he spent four days in a life- boat. living on two ham sand- bar of chocolate, and wiches, a water from the lifeboat keg. He was exhausted when he give himself up.
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