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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1946 3 BEVAN'S HOUSING PLEDGE Local Authorities' Schemes May Outstrip Labour and Materials Further reference to the revocation building licences was made in the of Commons on Thursday. D. C. WALKER-SMITH referring to the circular sent the Minister of Health to local marities. said it meant that private prise was being still further in an effort to maintain an ratio between local-authority cing and that of private enterprise.

Government continually raised barrot-cry that private enterprise Nd not build houses to be let and the houses they did build were for A calthy. In the five years before war private enterprise produced 41,000 unsubsidised houses. Of that .1 481.000 were built with a rateable of not more than £13, 672,000 had ateable value of £14 to £26, and the of 163,000 a value between £27 580. One-third of those houses were to let. Before the war only 600 local authoriwere active in house build Up of February authorinad not built a single house.

By the licences the Minister was not only the private builder tnu community. Most local-authority mes had not reached the point at they could take on the labour 1 materials which would be released the revocation of the private licences J. A. SPARKS (Lab. spoke authorities who, he said, were only refusing to exercise their powers here preventing other authorities who to gu cutside their boundaries to clop housing schemes from acquiring 1'1d for the purpose.

They were just ding a ring for private enterprise to the land to build houses on. Brigadier A. R. LOW nutht there ought to be some explanaof why local authorities who had tried houses built in the best they -that was, by private enterprisej.it been stopped in an arbitrary manner. Minister's Pledge ANEURIN BEVAN (Minister of 1th), replying, said that at the end of ur years of this Government he would able to show a building record far Netter than that shown by the Tory ernment at the end of 15 years.

The could take that as a pledge. Lue Government had to provide houses or need. could not have local Muthorities neglecting their own housing wogrammes and diverting labour and derials for houses to sell. Some thorities had issued an excess number licences and had foolishly cancelled cences in cases of houses already buildHe could not understand why action that sort had been taken, because there 14 nothing at all in the Ministry's a uctions to give rise to the impression tut operating licences and those of 1 under construction should be lopped. Wherever that had happened 10 a position had been examined and balding renewed.

As the year advanced the local authority to get into action. would in be building houses on a very great His main anxiety was that they would have more schemes started and houses ready to be built than there would be labour and materials for. We bid already reached that situation. The Opposition was trying to create the unpression that he and the Government against people owning their houses, That was untrue. What he had been trying to do was to prevent young people buving their own houses by money provided at extortionate interest rates by monovlenders.

At present money could by borrowed from local authorities at rates Tojow per cent. People could now trow at the lowest rates in the history the country. U'nemployed Ex-Service Men ur Commodore A. V. HARVEY discussing the question of unempluyed ex-Service men--especially those of 17 or 48 years of age or more imagination was needed in 1'e regional appointment boards.

His ton was that the boards were under with work, Many ex-officers their wedding presents and furniture They were absolutely desperate and worted a real break. 1 GEORGE ISAACS (Minister of L.thour that the Government wanted 10 201 employers to use the appointments as much as possible. He did not 1 employers to put up the old bogy 111. old at The total of unemployed officers through the offices had fallen ft in January to 9,690 in April, a time when the total of tegistering was certainly rising. -and men were registering Ex-officers were now being at the rate of 500 a month.

That good. but it could be improved. scheme for business training was now dealing with 700 Pensions Protest Sir GEORGE JEFFREYS called attention to what he described madequacy of the Pensions Increase 1444 The increases, he were inadequate in the case of who retired under the Royal ant. 1919. and were regarded as a leach of faith.

Officers with a pension of 4645 had nothing restored to them. their claim was for a restoration of 1 reductions that had been made. J. BROWN said course of the Parliamentary session had had time enough to cast the steel into confusion. and time enough en to Ministers talking on subjects did not understand.

but only in the 12 minutes of this session had time given to consider the of 750.000 ed servants of the State casino had had veeedingly raw deal. desired to against the these men had treated by successive Governments. 1945, when the Government was asked to produce a new and better bill, with they diddled the Civil Service pensioners the use of the Expiring Continuation Act to carry on the Act of 1927. They had dishonoured the promise given to the Civil Service pensioners. When he asked some weeks ago what the Government was going to do in the matter, he was told there was no prospect of any legislation on the subject this session.

That meant that the utterances of the Minister worthless last from November were utterly the point of view of 750,000 They regarded the Government very much in the category of card sharpers. Mr. GLENVIL HALL (Financial Secretary to the Treasury) said Mr. Brown had rather preferred than to make a accusations and charges had no basis in fact. He (Mr.

Hall) made argue case. The charges no such declaration in November as Mr. alleged. Nor cid he say that the Brown Act would would have expire next November: it The not expired even by December subject was under active consideration with people in the proper quarters and with civil servants concerned. COAST EROSION Government Survey to be Made Brigadier F.

MEDLICOTT (L. Nat.Norfolk drew attention to the loss by coast erosion on the Welsh coast. on the south between Brighton and Newhaven and Bexhill and Eastbourne, and especially on the East Coast. particularly at Caister. If a great break-through of the coast of East Norfolk took place large areas of land along the valleys between Norwich and Yarmouth would again come under the North Sea at high tide unless protective measures were taken.

Mr. KINGHORN -Great Yarmouth) said people in his constituency were watching houses disappear week and wondering when their own every would come. Something must be done to stop this peril. Sir H. MORRIS-JONES (L.

Nat -Denbigh) said North Wales had been considerably affected, and especially Colwyn Bav. The town council had spent thousands of pounds in recent years in maintaining the promenade. Mr. Health). ANEURIN replying.

said BEVAN the Ministement was conscious of the seriousness of the situation. The difficulty was that there was too great a division of responsibilitv. The Minister of Transport was responsible for protecting roads and rails. Catchment boards protected agricultural lands. which were 53 per cent of coast lands: local authorities were limited to the protection of their own propertv.

and foreshore owners were responsible for the remainder. Before anvthing could be done the Government had to decide which Ministry was being discussed. Afterwards a general should be responsible a and this question survey would take place to decide what measures should be taken to deal with the problem. He agreed that it ought to be the concern of the country as a whole. Victory Day Celebrations Sir J.

MELLOR Coldfield) raised the question of. Victory Day celebrations on June 8. celebrate a thing a second time always resulted in anticlimax. What had happened since the defeat of Japan to justify us in embarking on fresh celebrations In the country he did not perceive any desire for such celebrations. Sir WALDRON SMITHERS Orpington) asked what the world would think, in the present appalling political food situation, if we had this belated celebration which nobody seemed to want We were waiting cap in hand for news of the American loan, yet we were prepared to spend £168,000 on celebrations- a waste both of money and time.

could we enter into these celebrations when millions of over the world were faced with starvation Mr. CHUTER EDE (Home Secretary) said the celebration was initiated by members opposite. Some parade in London, it was felt, would enable the people of the capital and of the country generally to pay their tribute to the troops and others responsible for victory. That was the spirit which animated the Government in preparing the proposals. V.E.-Day and V.J Day were in.

the nature of Mafeking." June 8 was not a celebration of victory in the way some members seemed to think It was a recognition on the part of the whole nation of what we owed to one another for what was done during the six war years, when ordinary, humble citizens one would never have thought capable of rising to great heights revealed LI courage and heroism that entitled them to recognition by the rest of the community. This would not be merely a pompous military parade. They proposed to see in the marching ranks representatives of every one of the civil and industrial forces who unitedly enabled us to achieve deliverance. He hoped on June 8 we should think not only of those who secured the deliverance but also of those who laid down their lives, and that we should find an opportunity for dedicating ourselves to the tremendous tasks that victory in war threw on the victors The Cable and Wireless Bill. designed to bring the share capital of Cable and Wireless.

into public ownership was introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer and was given formal first reading. The House rose at 5 pm till April 30 NEW BLACKBURN CANONS The Bishop of Blackburn (Dr. W. M. Askwith) has announced the appointment of three honorary canons of Blackburn ed Rev.

H. E. Edwards. vicar of Holme in Cliviger the Rev. Edwin Greenhalgh.

vicar of St. John's. Sandylands. Morecambe and the Rev R. F.

Hurst. vicar of Cleveleys. CROSSWORD No. 94 ACROSS 6 Where one obtained food in (6) it shooting (6). owning's was lost (6).

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Stanchester Guardian Copyright MANCHESTER'S PLACE IN THE SUN Crowds Spend Good Friday in the Parks Good Friday in Manchester dawned dull. grey. misty. and cold. But the Lady April, wayward as ever, cleared the skies at noon and gave the rest of the day as a slice of high summer, a real holiday indeed, In the south of the city the parks were not to be resisted.

Their tides of fresh green. their loops and balloons of bloom dangling from almond. prunus, cherry, and peach. charged like magnets. so that they pulled humanity out of grimy brick into their illusion of rurality.

The green lungs of black Manchester worked overtime. One of them-Platt Fields- -trembled on the brink of congestion, so densely did the freed workers and their children descend upon it. One joined a queue a hundred yards long for an ice-cream cornet. One joined a queue surely a thousand strong for the pleasure of rowing a boat around the green island in the middle of the lake. One felt a twinge for the harassed official whose task it was to watch over the screaming, deliriously happy swarm of infant paddlers in the little pond.

So many of them cast their shoes and socks to the multitude in their frenzy and, not content with their own water-happiness had to break the law force it upon their infinitely patient dogs! ONE NOTE OF BOREDOM The only bored creatures in the park were a brown duck and a white duck head under wing. they slept upon the ripples. ignoring the happy human uproar all around them. And the only BROADCASTING REVIEW By our Radio Critic The two new fortnightly features about theatres and films, Theatre Programme" and Picture Parade," which started in the Light programme, are an effort to supply comment and news about topical affairs in these two fields of entertainment. The theatre programme has some real interest, but the film programme has mainly the highly artificial sort of interest associated with the hearing of a typical film fan asking questions, or of hearing a "pre-view" of the latest star in her latest film.

In fact. unless the listener is really a film "fan" himself, this broadcast 15 a dull sort of entertainment and justifiable only because there are so many people who are eager to hear about films and the B.B.C. must keep in line with the popular demand. The theatre programme which is produced by Ayton Whitaker and Felix Felton has much more to say, and says it rather better. So far it has kept off mere show talk," which is a good thing, and among interesting topics in the last were a discussion about the National Theatre and a talk on the Reunion Theatre Association.

An important new forthcoming series of broadcasts is Science Survey," which starts in the Light programme on May 3 and will be given every Friday. Many eminent scientists will take part in these been broadcast so far. a programmes, comprehensive which scientific will form series the that most has BAD SPINNING Operatives Deny Increase In an interview on Thursdav with a representative of Manchester Guardian" Mr. Albert Knowles, president of the Operative Spinners' Amalgamation. emphatically denied the suggestion, made Master Spinners' Federation's statement on that day, that since the Cotton Control had assumed the responsibility of supplying Lancashire's raw cotton requirements there had been an increase in the complaints of bad spinning.

The standard of spinning during the war." Mr. Knowles said, has been on a higher level than at any time in the history of the The numbers complaints made in the period before. say, 1930. were far in excess of those which were being received now. Since the ending of LendLease, however.

there had been some diffculty result of the inability to obtain normal supplies of American cotton. GARDENS TO VISIT A large number of private gardens are being opened to the public throughout the summer in aid of the funds of the Queen's Institute of District Nursing and its affiliated nursing associations. Those in the North-western area which may be visited during the next few weeks include May 5. to 7 Woodcock Hall, Do near Lancaster A. Wilson); Saturday, May 18 to May 25.

11 to Hall. Garstang (3r F. Parkes). Wednesday, May 29, 2 m. to 6 p.m..

Croftlands. Caton, pear Lancaster (Lieutenant Co.pac W. de. Sunday, Aprl. 21 2 pm.

to 7 The Lodge. Maipas Dortoid (Colonel Nantech; Reel; April 28, 2 2 D.m p.m to p.m., Haut. May 11, 10 p.m. The Hoit House (Res. E.

Allen); 19 2 pm. to 7 pm Abber Wood. De Mr. W. E.

19. 2 pm to p.m.. Nantrich R. A Tattool: May 25. 2 to 7 Ashton Hayes.

Chester (Mrs. Ernest Mag 25 2 cc tu Hough Hall. near Crete (Colonel W. Kent: Mar 26. 2 p.m.

to p.at Tirler Garth, Irene Prestrichi: May 29. 3 p.m to 8 p.m. Portal. Tarporles Marshal North -May 15. Gorddinog, fechan (Major Eric Platt) In each case charges of sixpence to a shilling are made.

At Woodcock Hall Mr. Wilson is giving away 100 rock plants; and at Croftlands and Gorddinog tea may be had. MISCELLANY Drier Britain A few slight tremors--mere shivers of moisture- have marked the extraordinary procession of dry and sunny days, but the weather in general gives the impression that it is prepared to keep it up over Easter; the anticyclone appears to be lord of the land. For five successive years the rainfall over this island has been lower than the annual average or only just up to it. as was the case last yearand it looks as though a lot of water will have to come down later in the year if 1946 is not to add another example to the drier sequence However, this would certainly not be the moment to join Sydney sly Smith's friend Noodle in his joyfully lugubrious reminder, "We shall suffer for this, sir, by-and-by!" On testimony of the rainfall figure for the past five years, perhaps we shall not suffer SO greatly, after all, and if we get this weekend over without any cloudbursts we should be ready to take what is coming to us with becoming fortitude.

It is, however, something of a wonder that we have not already been widely warned about our water supplies. The weather in March was dry even when it was uncomfortably cold, and since it turned warm and sunny it has been drier than ever. Perhaps in a world which is so short of so many things the authorities have forgotten to remind us that we shall presently be in some straits for water as well as for bread and fuel. Or perhaps they are saving their admonitions up until after the Easter break. An Easter Custom The Easter, holidays, said to have been originated by Alfred the Great, used to be the occasion of a great many more or less rowdy customs, most of which have been refined away by the genteel hand of time.

One of these obsolete pieces of horseplay, once common in Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Midlands, was the ritual known as heaving or hoisting. Parties of men went from house to house on Easter Monday carrying a chair decorated with flowers in and turn evergreens. and made They her sit seized in each the chair, which they then raised as high as they could three times in succession. On Easter Tuesday the women did the same thing men Of course, people whose dignity was a thing to be guarded could always get out of being heaved by making a money payment; the household book of shows that he paid £14 forfeit to avoid being heaved by the maids of honour." Air-Minded Five-year-old: What's that. daddy? Daddy A bumble-bee." Three-year-old: What is it Five-year-old: Bomber-bee." Three-year-old: "What Five-year-old: Bomber-bee, silly." DE Cave and organisations are getting into their stride again." -Subterranean symptom of returning peace, as reported in that excellent little monthly "The Yorkshire Dalesman," a copy which has been sent to How diverse man's choice in pleasure as applied to hours of leisure! There are those who only treasure seaside joys as ones of worth; Some are all for mountaineering, others find the plains more cheering, While some plump for disappearing in the bowels of the earth.

That's a choice which strikes the critic as distinctly troglodytic, Harking back to days mephitic when the blitzes buzzed around; When so many, helter-skelter, had to seek the air-raid shelter Where they learnt to sit and swelter in a refuge underground. So we gaze with awe and wonder on the folk who dive down under When the guns no longer thunder and the warning sirens cease. Not for them mere surface strolling; they find darkness more consoling And prefer to go pot-holing in these piping times of peace. Don't denounce their taste as dreary; they regard it as most cheery. But it does suggest the query: Can you find a quainter soul, Search from Knaresborough to the Dniester, than the underground beanfeaster Who prepares to spend his Easter down a damp and devious hole? Lucio.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER Mainly Fair for the 24 hours beginning 6 Forecast, General Inference: A ridge of high pressure from the Azores to Southern and moving south and trough of low pressure la moving south -east across Scotland. Over Southern Engiand and South Wales It will be rather warm, with sunny periods, farther North It will be more cloudy. and there may be some rain locally in the North of England, North Wales, and West Scotland London, S.E.. 8.W., and England, E. and W.

Midlands, and 8. Hales: Light to moderate southwesterly to westerly winds; fair, with sunny perlods; rather warm. Best ot England, N. Wales. S.E.

Scotland, and S.E. and Ireland: Moderate to fresh southwesterly 10 westerly winds; malaly fair, variable amounts of cloud and chance of some local light ratn, rather Rest of Scotland. Isle of Man. Orkney and Bbetland, and N.W. and N.E.

Ireland: Moderate to fresh southnester.y to westerly winds, but fresh to strong at drst in the North; rather cloudy at Arst. with some showers. becoming mainly fair later; rather cold. Further Outlook: Mainly fair. Sup Moon Rises Bets Rises Sets To-Cay 99 8 18 7 51 To-morrow 9 19 .1251 a.m.

8 21 a m. For every ten miles porta of Manchester sunset to late? by 17 seconds The Moon: Last Quarter April 24 LAMP-TIME FOR VEHICLES To-day 9 18 p.m.- 4 57 a.m To-morrow 9 19 p.m.- 55 a.m. MANCHESTER WEATHER PUN METEOROLOCICAL A 18 Weather summary for DAS: 24 hours ending 10 p.m.: Bright and clouay most of the day. with some rain in the early morning. Barometer tendency: Risine.

Barometer. 10 millibars. 1,027.7 (30 415in Shade temperatures: Dry bulb, 10 a.m. 49 3. dry bulb, 10 47.9; maximum 57, minimum 46.

10 a FO 69. humidity (percentagei. 10 pm. TI Rainfall 0 020 Sunshine 58 hours. FRIDAT.

19. Weather summary for past 24 hours ending 10 Fog and der in early morning. with bright sunshine later in morning and afternoon Barometer tendency: Rising. Barometer, 10 millibars 1,028 8 (30.613 inches). bulb, Shade 10 temperatures 49.8; Dry madman, bulb, 10 63: a.m., mintmum.

43 97. Humidity (percentage), 10 94; humidity (percentare). 10 p.m., TO. Rainfall: Trace. Sunshine: 7.4 bours.

The barometric pressure la corrected to mean level 45des. latitude 12dez. centigrade (53. EN DEANSGATE. DAL MILNE MANCHESTER O.

When Closed and OD Sundays Funeral Orders are attended to at 60. KING STREET. MANCHESTER 6556 A OLDHAY FFLECK STREET, MANCHESTER BROWN. 1 Fuceral Director, BLAcktrass Mr MILLS. 8544.

Teleppone When closed and during week-ends 'phone Bramball 79 COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS for Churches, Schools and Colleges Murat Tablets. Bolis of Remembrance Seats and Wiccars Send stamps (6d 1 for Booklet. many Desisas. LTD with Book of MAILE SON Burton Roed London we NYANS GORDON, LTD Phones FUNERAL DIRECTORS 6727 111 Great Ancosts Manchester (2 TILTON'S for Memorials, Inscriptions, a Renovations. CyD.

thera Cont. Cha. 5455 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS 23 per line 1stalmum two All such announcements must be authenticated name and address of the sender, and in the case of Engagements by the signatures of both parties. Postage stamps or postal orders may be sent in payment. BIRTHS On April 15.

1946. at Sandford Nursing Home. Llandudno to KATHLEEN Rollia), wife o. DONALD ASTIN a brother for Joyce. On Wednesday April St.

Mary's. ttworth Park. to HARRY and MARY BEATRICE (Ito Princel. 3 daughter. Brookleigh Rood Manchester 20.

April 17. at the Cleveland Nursing Home. to MARJORIE (ace Edwards), wife of CO M.S. R. BEVAN, Royal a daughter.

40. Corrie Road. Clifton, Manchester. Home, On April Heaton 17 Chapel, at to Grosvenor LORE House (neo Sonderi, wife of K. HEILBRON, BDS, L.D.S., daughter.

On April 17. st Timperley Lodge Nursing Home, to Mr. and Mrs. S. MERCER (formerly Beryi Hunt), a son (Both well.) Lorraine, Clarence Road, Hale.

On April 17. at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, to JOAN Inte Nellson) and KENNETH MURRAY 3 son. On April 17. at Beech Mount. to ROY and DOROTHEA (nee Lindsay) dsughter (Margaret Stanford) (Both well On April 15.

at Fernbank Nursing Home, Hastings, to MARGARET Fewtrelll, wife of the Rev. H. C. RILEY. RNVR, twin sons.

On April 18. at Maternity Home. Prestwich, to ROBERTA (Williamson). EDWARD STORY, a daughter la sister for Helen), COMING OF AGE and Mrs FLEMING have pleasure In announcing the coming of age of their oldest daughter, JOSEPHINE April 22, 1946. Marple, Cheshire.

Mr. and Mrs. Clifford A NUTTALL pleased to announce the coming of age of their eider son. PHILIP ANTHONY, serving OD HMS. Impacable.

P.F., and send congratulations and losing wishes for April 21 1946; also for the same date. lowing greetings to their younger son. KEITH, RAF. Singapore. on his nineteenth Stockpor Road Cheadle.

Cheshire. Mr. and Mrs C. WESTCOTT, 17. Lord Street, Ashton-under Lyne.

hate pleasure 111 announcing the coming of age of their son GRAHAM (R.A April 21, 1946 OBITUARY Mr. Jack Iddon The inquest on Mr. Jack Iddon, the England and Lancashire cricketer, who was killed on Wednesday night when a car in which he was a passenger collided with a bus at Madeley Heath, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, was on Thursday adjourned to a date to be fixed for Mr. J. T.

Ward, driver of the car, to give evidence. Mr. Ward was seriously injured in the crash. Jack Iddon came of a cricketing stock whose roots are to be found in the pleasant country district between Chorley and Leyland. His father was professional Lancaster club and his father's brother, Harry, was for long a professional in the Bolton League- a cricketer and rose-grower in summer, a basketmaker in winter.

At one time it was doubtful whether batting or bowling would become Iddon's special province, for his peculiar delivery and teasing length puzzled many good batsmen at times. When in matches against Middlesex somewhere in the twenties he secured Hendren's wicket twice at a ridiculously low cost (a rare feat in those there seemed some substance in Patsy's" prophecy that Iddon would make a bowler of top class if only he would bend his mind seriously that way his bent towards batting. During the formative period of his career the Lancashire side was rich in bowling. Parkin, Cook, McDonald, Tyldesley, Watson, and, later, Sibbles were all in the queue before him, and as they all had prior claim to the more restful close-in positions near the wicket he was elbowed away to the outfield. where he shone as a fleet runner, a fairly safe catch, and a beautiful thrower.

His remaining energies were required to stiffen the middle batting. As a batsman it was his destiny, as with Sandham, of Surrey. to play for long periods in the shade cast by the great ones, and it is not surprising therefore that he found that confidence a plant of slow growth. But after first few seasons he scored his thousand runs regularly enough and by 1934 had scored enough centuries and double centuries to win a place in the England team that toured the West Indies. The next year he played for England against South Africa at Nottingham.

He was the forcing type of batsman. His lovely straight drive, made fine free swing and upright poise, was his richest contribution to the game. He was an enthusiast to his finger-tips and was looking forward with eagerness to a possible season of county cricket as an amateur, when the end came. Few would denied his right to enjoy it, for he had rendered veoman service to his county as a professional batsman, he had raised himself to Test match status at a time when talent was plentiful and competition keen. But several things conspired to turn THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Six Honorary Degrees A Congregation of the University of Manchester will be held on May 15, Founder's Day, at which the Chancellor of the University, Lord Woolton, will confer six honorary degrees, three for scholastic and three for more general achievements.

The degree of Doctor of Laws will ce conferred on Dr. Wellington Koo, the Chinese Ambassador in London; Sir Robert Robinson, a scientist who already holds in addition to his normal degrees honorary degrees of eight universities; and Miss Eilen Wilkinson. The Rev Dr. Wilbert Francis Howard. an authority on New Testament Greek and a well known Methodist.

will receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity Professor J. W. H. Atkins, at one time in English at Manchester University, an honorary degree of Letters; and Air Commodore Frank Whittle, who played a large part in the development of jet propulsion. an honorary degree of Doctor of Science.

ENGAGEMENTS engagement is announced between WALTER HARRY BROCKLEHURST, B.Sc.. only 507 of Str and Mrs. W. Brocklehurst. of Yorkshire Road, Prestwich.

Manchester, and HAZEL VICTORIA NEEDHAM. sounger Mr. and Mrs. A. V.

Needham, of Bournemouth (late of Prestwich). The engagement is anannounced cen GORE ROBERT VICTOR Bill younger son of Councilor C. R. V. HAYNES.

J.P.. and Mrs C. R. V. Haynes, of Pendleton, Salford, and HILDA WINIFRED.

eldest daughter of Mr and Airs E. ASHWORTH, of Whulley Range, Manchester. The engagement 1s announced between HORACE SYDNEY RAYMOND, only son of Mr and airs. KILBY, of Luton. and MARGARET AUDREY.

only child of Mr. and Mrs. Norman HAMEY. of Connay Avenue. MORRIS- FAZAKERLEY.

The engagement is announced between FRANK LEO only SOIL of Sir. and Mrs. Frunk MORRIS. of West Bromwich. and JOAN, only child of Mr and Airs.

James FAZAKERLEY. -Coed. Penmaenman: (formerley of Oldham) THORNLEY -TAYLOR -The engagement 15 ADnounced between FREDERICK. son of Mrs and the lute Mr. THORNLEY of Hazel Grove, Cheshire, and CONSTANCE MI TAYLOR.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs A Ta: lor of Foynton, Cheshire serious casualties to report were many wretched newts sticklebacks. Thousands of them must have passed into the murky captivity of tin-can and jam-jar. The open spaces in the north of the city were not, apparently, quite SO highly charged. One saw a single couple upon the newly opened tennis courts at Boggart Hole Clough, a moderate collection waiting for boats, at the lake, l.ttle more than trickle along the flower-lined walks.

The wide stretches of grass were a green desert. Other parks, too. were fairly quiet, their leafy paths undisturbed. Belle Vue was obviously the more powerful magnet, drawing busloads ot variegated tulips standing in stiff, they were welcomed by a row upon row from all directions. Inside the gate soldierly ranks Brassy music blared in their ears again.

For the first time this year they swooped, shrieking, up and down among the painted mountains of the scenic railway. Patient beasts in paddocks and cages held their largest court in years and feasted on buns. The holiday atmosphere here rose to pre-war intensity. But although amusement park and open space collected the crowds, one could not have called the centre of the city quiet. For there were many who chose spend the afternoon in an orgy af spired and the cinemas, in of bright sunshine and blue sky, sucked in their quota too.

The railway stations were busy sending crowds off to the south and the east. From Victoria Station six relief trains were run in the morning early afternoon. four to Blackpool, and two to Southport; by three o'clock everyone had been moved. NEW FILMS IN LONDON From our London Film Critic LONDON, FRIDAY. Gilda" (at the Tivoli and New Gallery on Sunday) is not so much a film as a mirage fascinating watch but withering under the reflective analytic eye.

Thrillers may be allowed a certain quota of hocus-pocus; this one surely contains more than any normal quota, what its grandiose main plot, its host of minor improbabilities, and its monstrous casino and its swordsticks and its pretentious, cryptic dialogue. The dialogue is most typical: all is allusion. epigram, and veiled meanings: only subsequently is it evident in the first place there was little meaning to unveil Here, in fact, was enough deadweight to sink a dozen potentially good films Yet at the time of seeing it this film seemed both an unusual kind of film and an unusually good one The interesting thing. therefore, about this mirage is not that subsequent analyS1S finds it insubstantial but that it enthralls at first glance How does it do this It establishes and sustains an atmosphere amoral, sumptuous and even passionate it is an atmosphere to which American films often appear to aspire and which they seldom attain. And the story has a momentum and an excitement which.

for the time being, set aside logic. One accepts, unprotesting, this Argentinian casino-owner (George Macready) who may easily become world dictator; one accepts his almost equally unlikely partner and rival (Glenn Ford) What is still more important is that one accepts Gilda herself, for all the film depends on this one charmer. Rita Hayworth supplies Gilda 5 remarkable beauty and Charles Vidor, the director, provides the rest; between them they create being who might well have been the downfall of a da dictator--or so it seems at the time. Gilda has affinities with Casablanca and To Have and to Have Not." Like them, it is rich in minor character parts exceltently played. Like them, it is abundantly suggestive of international intrigue, and it depends, like them, mainly on the charms ot one ctress Gilda contains the most numerous absurdities, yet, film- of or the is three, only it is Miss the most Hayworth's impressive good 100ks which make it seem so At the Academy Cinema to-morrow a new French alm.

Frac." will be shown with Arletty, Fernandel, and Michael Simon in the chief This will be reviewed next week. MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL Evensong st 3 30 Holy Commuzion: and alter Mattes: Holy Dare and Fridays Baptisms after due notice. Saturday (Easter Even) -Matins and Antedeton sand at 11 a.m. Stanford la Processional Hymn 125: Anthem. Sing aloud with (Wesley) Easter Day.

-Matins at 10. 30: Easter Anthems 232: Te deum and Jubilate. Stanford In dat: Psalm 111; Anthem, Good Christian Men" (Thiman): Holy Communion. from Stanford In Messiah Car: (Handel: Psam 114: Hymns Cantata, 125. 134.

Service at 6 30 br the Voluntary Choir: Palm 111: Nunc 89 (133): Anthem. Worths is the Lamb Hymns 134 135. 300. 125 flast two (tune E.R. 5191.

10 50, the R'eb: Per the Lord Bishop Mancheiter; 3u. No 6 30. the Very Act Carded THE HEALTH RESORTS 124 hours 10 6 24 sesterdar: Sunny Douglas 38--53 Sunny -10 8 Sunny South Sunny 36-54 Sunny Colwyn Bay. 40-58 Sunny Son Ra'n Temp HIS In. Lor.

Esch Ramires Scarborough 33-63 Sonny 35-54 Sunny MARRIAGES April 18, 1946, at the Manchester Registry Office. JOHN BENNION, son of Mrs. Jeans and the late Mr. J. R.

AVEYARD, to LILIAN CATHERINE MYLES, younger daughter of Mr. and Sirs F. A Brenson. 4. The Crescent.

Fullowdleld BOYDEN April 16. 1946, at St. Church. Cheshire, HUGH HAMILTON. $011 of Surgeon Captain P.

H. BOYDEN, of Southsea Hampshire, to MARY OLDHAM. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Graham RENSHAW, of Hale Cheshire April 17, 1946.

at Christ Church, Walmersley, JOHN RONALD. eldest SON of Mr. and the late T. HARDMAN. of 126 Waterloo Road Southport.

and formerly of Bankfield, Ainsworth. to ETHEL MARGARET. only daughter of Mr and Mrs. William CLOUGH, of Langness, Limetield. Bury.

April 17. 1946. at St. Philip's Church. Alderley Edge by Canon W.

J. Gravell. assisted bu the Rev. E. Benson Perkins, JOHN ACLAND HINKS.

of Styal, youngest son of Alderman and Mrs J. D. Hinks. of Darlington, and DOROTHY, only daughter of the Rev. H.

E. and Mrs. MADDOX. of Alderley Edge. April 18, at Manchester Cathedral, F'O JOSEPH HOPKINSON.

of SheMleld to MARJORIE daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ware, of Blackley Manchester SILVER WEDDINGS On April 20, 1921, at Prestbury Church.

by the Rev. H. L. Fosbrooke, MA. Vicar of North Somercotes, Lincolnshire, assisted by the Rev.

Armour. M.A Vicar of St. Cross. Knutsford and the Rev Canon Broughton, A. Vicar of the Paris, FRANK EDWARD, eldest son of the late Francis ASHWORTH, of Knutslord.

to NORA. only daughter of Mr J. Edward MARSLAND and Mrs. ot Endon Hall, Macclesfleld Lowlands, Alderley Edge. On April 20, 1921, at Bondon Parish Church, JOHN BEECROFT, eider son of Mr.

and Mrs. James BEAUMONT, of Collingham, Leeds, to MURIEL only daughter of Mr. and Mrs Alfred DARBYSHIRE of Altrincham -Present address. 4. Hollin Lane, Leeds April 20.

1921. Unton Church, Stretford CLEMENT BREWIN. younger Cho-ley, to son of EDITH the late ANNIE. Joshua younger HAWORTH, daughter of the late William GREGSON of Sirellord Wilton House, Chorley April 20, 1921, at St. Anne's Church.

Sale by the Rev. N. V. Scorer, MA SYDNEY V. STOCKDALE of Stockport, to MARGARET JOSEPHINE DAWSON, of Bowdon and Sale.

Present address. 4, Lurgan Avenue, Sale GOLDEN WEDDING On April 21. 1896. at Owlerton Church. Shemeld, ARTHUR DALE, BA.

Rector ot St. James-the-Less. Anconts Manchester Hater of All Saints', Oxford Roud, to KATE MORLEY, youngest daughter of Sampson Morley, of Shemleld Martholme. Oldneld Road. Altrincham.

DEATHS On April 17, in hospital, ROY BERTRAM BANNER, aged 64 sears the beloved husband of Maud Banner, Interment at Brereton, Staffordshire. on Monday at 2 30 pm On April 19, at Hermitage Road, Crumpsall, WILLIAM JAMES. dearly loved husband of Florence BERRISFORD Committal at the Manchester Crematorium on Wednesday, April 24. at 11 30 Inquiries to E. Ollier.

Tel. Cheetham HIll 2780. On April 17. 1946, at 206. Heston Moor Road, Heaton Moor, JULIA the dearly Joved wife ot the Rev, John W.

COLWELL, aged 81 sears. Service in Heston Moor Methodist Church this day (Saturday) at ten-thirty o'clock prior to interment at the Southern Cemetery at eleven-thirty clock. Inquiries to Mr. G. Ball.

Tel HEAton Moor 2131, On April 19. at Windyridge, Lyme Road, Disley, CHARLES. dearly loved husband of Matildu EVANS, in his 72nc year Sers 'ce at the Parish Church of St. Thomas, High Lane, on Tuesday. April 23.

at 12 15 .4 committal at Stockport Crematorium et 1 pm No Homers, by request. On April 17. as the result of an accident, JOHN. dearly loved husband of Mary IDDON and devoted father of Tony and Janet. of Hillside, Woodlands Road.

Disley, in his 45th year. Service the Stockport Crematorium this day (Saturday) at 2 30 pm No dowers Donations may be sent to the Christle Hospital, Manchester. Inquiries to John W. Swindells. Ltd Tel New MIlls 3317.

On April 18, at 30. Ruabon Road. Didsbury. MARY. loved wife of the late John JORDRELL, of Withington On April 14.

1946. at her residence, 4. Lowther Terrace. Lytham EMILY. the dearly loved wife of W.

H. KENYON of On April 18. of 24, Croft Fold. Cheadle Hulme. ALBERT EDWARD, the dearly loved son of Thomas Albert and Ellen LEA and brother of Arthur, in his 25th year.

Interment at the Stockport Borough Cemetery on Tursday at one twenty-nve o'clock. Inquirles to Messrs G. Meredith Tel 6TO. 2065 Or April 17, 1946 suddenly. JOHN, axed 61.

years, deary beloved husband of Frances Mary MILLER and dear lather of Les.ie. Arnold. and Donald. Service at St Andrew's Church. Eccles, at I 45 pm on Tuesdav, April 23; Interment at Peel Green Cemetery at 2 30 839.

Liverpool Road, Peel Green, Eccles. or Manchester. On April 19, In hospital, MARY EMMERSON. the dearly lored wife of the late Councilor Herbert Edward OWEN and beloved mother of Winnte and Nora, of 9, Stafford Eccles Service at Immanuel Methodist Church, Wellington Road, Eccles. on Tuesday at 11 45 a.m., Dr.or to cremation at the Manchester Crematorium at 1 No flowers, by request.

Inqutries to Coop and Sons. Lid Tel PEN 1487 On April 16. 1946. FLORENCE MAUD, widow of Robert POPPLETON, of Eccles, and dear mother of Harry and Howard Poppleton, axed 86 years Service at Hope Church (8.. James's) Pendleton.

On Tuesday, April 23, at 11 15 prior to cremation at the Manchester Crematorium at twelve DOOR April 17. in hospital. JANE ROGERS, of 161. Withington Road. Whalley Range, In her 85th Fear Service at the Manchester Crews tortum on Tuesday, April 23.

et 11 a No dowers by request, On April 19. at Clairville, Chester Road. Pornton JANE AMELIA, dearly beloved wife of Willam M. TALBOT and mother Sirs. Leslie Hudson Service at St Goorze's Church.

Pornton on Tuesday at tw0-thirty o'clock. foilored br Interment at St John's Church. Higher Broughton at three-thist? o'clock. Inquiries to Messrs. G.

Meredith. Tel. STO 2065 On April 19, at 7, Foxley Road. Crumpsall ELLEN, widow of Frederick THOMASSON Sessic at St Mary's, Crumpsall, at pm: Interment at St Pauli. Kersal, at 2 30.

P.m on Tuesday April 23. Inquiries to Oliver. Tel. Cheetham Hilt 2780 TURNER- On April 18. at his son's residence, 33, Crompton Road.

Levenshalme. JAMPS HENRY of 95, Albert Road), beloved husband of the late Regina TURNER, In his 81st year. Service at Blade Lanc Baptist Caurch 15 p.m.. prior to interment at the Southern Cemetery on Tuesday, April 23, at two o'clock On Good Priday." April 19. 1946, at Robin's Wood, Blingham.

EVELYNE CLARA, wIfe of Jer Sir Clara Ness WADIA Inquiries K.BE., to Longburst, and mother undertakers. Tel. Epsom 548. IN MEMORIAM unfading memory ca his birthday of Hals Ute for us at Alamein. Audrey.

JOHN (Captain, Seaforth Highlanders), gave COLLINS Colles). -To the dear memory of beloved daughter ELstE ho passed April 23. 1933. Just cluster ci beautiful memories And a heartache still for you. Awake or asleep eaca memory we keep Deep In our hearts of you Mother.

Dad. and Ambles. Grappenhall, Warrington In memory of ESTHER GOODIER. Tho passed away Ariy 1925. Goodter.

who died April 20. 1940. my loring wife thoucht Junction for for ever. Road Bolton. LIPS, Appl 22.

the 1940. Rev. JACOB.