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Seconder in all that they have said. When I tell the House that many of my own personal friends, and also five men in the Battalion of the Territorial Army which I have the honour to command, are down the pit at Whitehaven, I think they will understand that to me the subject now before the House is a very painful one. I agree with the Mover and Seconder that possibly the numbers of Inspectors of mines is inadequate, but I should like to point out that probably the want of consideration which Inspectors meet with in time of trouble leads to a difficulty in finding a suitable number of Inspectors. The Inspector at Whitehaven, who had to take upon himself the responsibility of giving the order to wall up the mine to save further, loss of life, took upon his shoulders—and, I daresay, he 'passed through the worst minute he ever spent. in his life—a responsibility which I am perfectly certain no Member of this House would have liked to have taken up. With reference to life-saving instruments, I agree with both the Mover and Seconder in the arguments they have put forward, and I also agree that the Government, if they think that these appliances are necessary, ought to give facilities to different mines in different districts for getting the instruments. I would make no hard and fast rule, but I would point out, for the benefit of the House, that the Colliery Company have these instruments at the pit mouth. I also agree it would be well to have these life-saving appliances kept in certain positions, so that they might reach the pit's mouth after half an hour's ride by motor. I certainly am in favour of keeping an efficient staff for working the life-saving plant."

AN HONOUR FOR JAMES PARKER.

Our old friend, " James," who was for so many years porter at this school, has been the recipient of a handsome testimonial on his giving up his Masonic duties. The testimonial, which

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is handsomely illuminated on parchment and framed in black Lebanon Oak, begins thus :— " At York, the 22nd day of November, A.L., +91o, the Worshipful Master, Past Masters, Wardens and Brethren of the Albert Victor Lodge of Ancient, Free, •and Accepted Masons, No. 2328, of the Grand Lodge of England, hereby do desire to convey to Brother James Rawes Parker, Master Mason, who became a Serving Brother in January, and was duly elected Tyler of the said Lodge on the 22nd day of April, 189o, the first to be so elected, their most sincere and heartfelt regret that they are about to lose his valued services in that capacity."

It then recalls the past association of James with the Lodge, and notes that he has outlived many Worshipful Masters and Brethren, and concludes thus :- " In now sheathing the Tyler's Sword and resigning it to the keeping of another, as he passes from " Labour to Refreshment," it is the unanimous and cordial desire of each and every Brother that Brother Parker may long be spared, under the Providence of the " Great Architect of the Universe," to enjoy in health and comfort the repose he has so amply earned ; but the Brethren cherish the hope that, with health and strength, he may be • permitted so far to maintain his connection with the Lodge as to assist his successor in office upon occasion, should he be able and desirous so to do."

The testimonial is signed on behalf of the Lodge by various officials, amongst whom we note the Dean of York and E. R. Dodsworth, Esq.

GENERAL ELECTION OF DECEMBER, 1910.

The General Election leaves St. Peter's " As you were," in the words of the Drill Sergeant. We are still with characteristic impartiality represented by one Liberal and one Conservative.

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Our heartiest congratulations to E. H. Pickersgill (Liberal), who has again carried Bethnal Green (South West), and to Ian Malcolm, who returns after a short retirement, this time as Conservative Member for Croydon. We offer our sincerest condolences to Lt. Col. J. A. Jackson, whose maiden speech in the House appears in another column, and who has failed by the narrow majority of 19+ to hold Whitehaven against the now united forces of the Liberals and Labour. We hope that he will be back again before long. We offer our condolences also to G. E. Raine.

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SEPTEMBER.

Wednesday, 21. Sunday,

School began. Football. 25. XIX. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, The Headmaster.

OCTOBER.

Saturday, 1. School v. Old Peterites, won 16-1 r. Sunday, 2. XX. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, The Headmaster. Sunday, 9. XXI. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, The Rev. R. 0. Walker. Wednesday, 12. School v. Yorkshire Wanderers, lost 1 1-5. Sunday, 16. XXII. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, The ' Headmaster. Monday, 17. Extra half. Wednesday, 19. School v. Ripon G.S., won 8o—o. Saturday, 22. Lecture : " Cambridge." C. A. Swift, Esq. Sunday, 23. XXIII. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, The Headmaster. Tuesday, 25. Extra half. School 7'. Durham School, lost 42-0. Wednesday, 26. School visited S.P.G. Missionary Exhibition. Saturday, 29. School v. Giggleswick School, lost 29-3.

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Sunday, 3o. XXIV. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, E. R. Dodsworth, Esq.

Saturday, 5.

Sunday, 6.

Saturday, 12. Sunday, 13.

Monday, 14. Saturday, 19. Sunday, 20.

Wednesday, 23.

Friday, 25. Saturday, 26.

Sunday, 27. Tuesday, 29. Wednesday, 30.

NOVEMBER.

School v. Leeds G.S., won 8z — o. Usual celebrations and bonfire. XXV. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, the

Headmaster. School v. Durham School, lost 35-3. XXVI. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, H. M.

Platnauer, Esq. Extra half. School v. Leeds G.S., won 47-0. XXVII. Sunday after Trinity. Preacher, The

Headmaster. Eclipse of the Moon. School v. St. John's

College, won 18-1 1. Lecture by the Rev. C. E. Tindall I3iscoe. House v. Dayboys. House won 25—nil.

Concert. Advent Sunday. Preacher, The Headmaster. Extra half. St. Andrew. School v. Wakefield G.S. (cancelled owing to frost.)

DECEMBER.

Saturday, Sunday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 3. Junior House v. Dayboys. 4. II. Sunday in Advent. to. School v. Leeds Clergy School, won 25-1o.

III. Sunday in Advent. 13. Lecture. 17. Concert. 18. IV. Sunday in Advent. 20. School v. Old Peterites. House Supper. 21. St. Thomas. School breaks up.

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NOTES AND ITEMS.

BIRTH.—December 14.th, the wife of Alan F. Sargeant, of a son. MARRIAGE.-- CROSTHWAITE—MEDHURST. On August 25th, at St. Oswald's Church, Collingham, William Henry

Crosthwaite (O.P.), son of the Bishop of Beverley, to

Gertrude Hastings Medhurst, only daughter of the Rev.

C. E. Medhurst, Vicar of St. Oswald's, and Mrs. Medhurst. DEATH.—W. H. Webb (O.P.), of Clydesdale, Holbeck Avenue,

Scarborough. The School have had three extra halves this term, the first for

W. Ingham's Classical Scholarship at Selwyn College, the second for C. Morse's distinction in passing into Woolwich, the third for the distinction gained by W. H. Pickering, O.P., who obtained the King Edward VII. Medal for distinguished bravery at the recent mining disaster. The result of the House v. Dayboys' Football Match was a win for the House by 25 points to nil. Congratulations to H. Price Jones, F. Ferguson, R. T. Brode and

A. C. Nlolony on receiving their First XV. Colours, and to L. F. Wood, R. C. Bethell, R. M. Baskett, B. C. Camm,

K. Shaun, P. A. W. Richards, B. 0. Jolly, H. E. K.

Reynolds and G. W. Hargraves on receiving their Second

XV. Colours.

R. D. Foster has obtained his colours for S. John's College,

Cambridge. W. H. Colley (Capt.) has played for Emmanuel College. M. W. Peters and J. H. B. Sullivan have played for Christ's

College. M. T. Clegg has played for Jesus' College. W. Ingham has played for Selwyn College. A. A. Phillips has been playing for Queen's College, Oxford, under both codes of Football, and also at Hockey. R. M. Wood has got his Cap for Yorkshire at Hockey.

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R. Harrison played for the North v. South, in the R.U. International Trial Match. It is with mingled feelings that we congratulate E. Clarkson on his International Cap (England v. Wales) for the Northern

Union. We would have wished it were the Rugby Union, but at least he learnt to play full-back with us. C. B. Alexander (O.P.), has arrived at Regina, Saskatchewan, the

Headquarters of the Royal North West Mounted Police. From the Daily Telegraph for December 91h :-" We regret to announce that Mrs. E. H. Pickersgill, wife of the member for South West Bethnal Green, died on Wednesday evening.

She had been ill since January. Mrs Pickersgill had been a teacher in one of the special schools in the division represented by her husband, where she did excellent work among defective children." M. W. Peters has passed his final Examination (Modern Languages

Special, 2nd Class) at Cambridge. W. H. Colley has passed (2nd Class) Part I. of the Modern Languages Special. The Bishop of Bristol presided at the Annual Dinner of the

Society of Yorkshifemen in London. The following extract from his speech should be of interest to our readers :- In Yorkshire the first public school was started by an

Archbishop of York in York itself, and in St. Peter's School, of York, at which he was himself educated, they had the school which has the longest continuous existence in

England. It was indisputable that it was Yorkshire which gave England to the Normans, for, following the victory of Tostig at Stamford Bridge on 25th September, to66,

William the Conqueror slipped across the Channel with no one to oppose him, went on to Hastings and defeated

Harold. The Bishop said many of his school fellows had created history. Guy Fawkes was an old St. Peter's boy, and six of the thirteen executed with him were also of St. Peter's.

The Bishop added that he himself was a second cousin eight times removed of Guy Fawkes.

CONTEMPORARIES. 523

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CONTEMPORARIES.

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