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The annual tea and gathering of the Huthwaite District Nursing Association was held in the Free Library Lecture Hall, Huthwaite, on Wednesday. The ladies of the Committee prepared tea, to which over 100 sat down. This was a smaller number than last year, but the sphere of usefulness of the Association has in no degree diminished.
  After tea, Councillor E. Lowe presided over the annual meeting. The report stated that three Committee meetings had been held, all presided over by Mr. Lowe, and the secretary had attended two Federation gatherings at Nottingham.

  The financial statement was an eminently satisfactory one, and it was pointed out that if the usual subscriptions were forthcoming, the Committee would be able to carry on without making special efforts. Among the subscribers were the New Hucknall Colliery workmen, £15; New Hucknall Colliery Co., £10; Blackwell Colliery Co. and workmen £20; Welbeck Estates, £10; Silverhill Colliery, £5; Huthwaite C.W.S. Employees, £3 3s.; Stanton Hill Co-operative Society, £3 3s. ; A. Farnsworth and Co., £1 1s. The house-to-house collection realised £32 4s. 5d.
  The number of visits paid by the Nurse during the year was 3,254, made up as follows:- General Visits, 1,829; Midwifery, 867; Monthly, 312; Ante-Natal, 141; Casual, 95. In addition, she had attended every meeting of the Ante-Natal Clinic, and over 90 per cent. of the Welfare Center meetings.
  During the evening the chairman stated that he was obtaining a bath chair, and it would shortly be available for public use.

  Mr. C. Bonsall proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Lowe, committee and officials for a year's faithful labours, to Nurse Dickens for the conspicuous devotion to duty and sympathetic ministrations, to the general public for the interest displayed and the unfailing response to appeals, and also to Mr. E. Smith the Library Caretaker, for the courtesy and assistance rendered in many ways to the association.
  The election of officers proceeded as follows:- Chairman, Mr. E. Lowe; treasurer, Mr. C.H. Coupe, J.P.; secretary, Mrs. L. Hill; auditors, Messrs. H.A. Simpson and C.H. Turner; committee, Messrs. Betts, Bonsall, and Simpson, Mesdames Coupe, Ramsell, W. Hill, Richards, A. Evans, Adwick, Marshall, Flint, Mitchell, Robins, Bradley, Simpson, Robotham, Kay and Miss Searson.
  Miss J. Kitchen (headmistress of the Common Road Schools) gave an address on "How mothers can co-operate with the Nursing Association and the School Medical Service." The audience were delighted with a very witty and interesting speech, pointing out a practical end, the advantage of the services mentioned being linked up for the good of the children in particular. She described the almost perfect system of school medical services which operated in this country, and appealed to mothers to carry out their part. She also contrasted the child life in English children with that of China, Abbysinia, and the Soudan.
  A good deal of useful information was imparted and a cordial vote of thanks to Miss Kitchen was moved by Mrs. Simpson.

This competition played on the Alfreton Welfare Green on Saturday was a great success. Some very keen games were witnessed in the earlier rounds and some very close finishes. The semi-finals were very closely contested, the lead changing at every end, Bentinck just managing to beat New Hucknall No. 3 on the last end. The other semi-final was even closer. Alfreton Welfare and Bentinck counted 22 each and a "decider" had to be played which Alfreton won.
  The final attracted a good crowd of spectators, who were treated to a fine display of bowling. The features of the game were the skipping of H. Cox (Alfreton) and H. Bull (Bentinck) and all agreed it was one of the best finals ever seen on the green.
  The shield was presented to the skip of Alfreton Welfare (H. Cox) by Mr. C.W. Davies (Alfreton), who congratulated the winners on their fine display, and being the first to bring the shield to Derbyshire. He also complimented the losers on their sporting game. The whole of the arrangements for the competition were capably carried out by Mr. F. Dyment (Huthwaite), secretary of the Alliance.
  The games were:- .. (representing New Hucknall)
N.H. No. 3 (C. Nunn, B. Goodwin, S. Bowmar)
N.H. No. 1 (E. Mansell, W. Boot, C. Pilkington)
N.H. No. 2 (J. Hunt, J. Wright, E. Bowmar)

  With Ilfracombe as the venue this week-end of the annual conference of the Urban District Councils' Association, the Sutton Council delegates will be able to combine business with pleasure. The proceedings extend over a period of four days, and are being attended by the Chairman (Councillor A. Thompson) and the Clerk (Mr. Luther Pepper), who no doubt will be able to find sufficient time to enjoy some of the delights of this popular seaside resort. Attendance at conference is not always a duty to be envied, but Ilfracombe would certainly seem to offer compensation for many hours spent in business.

It would appear that the idea of making a 'bus stand at Manor Square, Sutton, is not likely to materialise, at any rate for some time. Intimation has been received by the Council that the Minister of Transport is not in a position to entertain an application for a grant from the Road Fund towards the cost of the work, therefore if the loca authority desire to go on with it they will have to explore other avenues whereby to secure the requisite funds. It is unfortunate that the scheme which has been prepared cannot be proceeded with, for the site at present is far from being good to look upon, and something should be done to make it a little more presentable.

Fishing enthusiasts in Sutton are once again in their element. The Reservoir was opened for the season on Friday, and will continue until March, 1934. Anglers did not require much encouragement to bring out their rods and lines. There were many trying their luck on Saturday, and some success came to them, but they are hoping for even better things in the future. To some, fishing is a pastime, which seems extraordinarily slow, but those who find pleasure in it have quite another tale to tell. It is at all events a peaceful pursuit, and, what is more important, the terms decided upon by the Council are very moderate, a ten shilling ticket entitling the holder to the privileges of fishing for the whole season. May the patience necessary to the pastime be fittingly rewarded.

There will be a general exodus of St. John Ambulance Brigade members from Sutton and neighbouring districts on Sunday afternoon. The occasion will be the annual inspection, the venue for which will be the delightful grounds of Welbeck Abbey. It is anticipated that over 2,000 men will be on parade, in addition to the members of the women's nursing divisions. The inspecting officer will be Mr. S.W. Malkin, who is commissioner in charge of No. 5 district, and, given fine weather, the parade will be a spectacle well worth witnessing. There will be a march past, and service medals are to be presented. It will be an important day for members of the various Division, and with the work extensively developed in the Sutton area, there will be a strong representation from this district.

Any reference to the "leg theory" bowling have especial interest for the Kirkby and Sutton Districts in view of the prominence which Harold Larwood has gained as a consequence of the controversies over this particular class of bowling. But of the many things which have been said and written of it, the views of Larwood himself will undoubtedly attract the greatest amount of attention. In this connection the famous bowler has adopted a new role. His views have been produced on a gramaphone record by the Columbia Company, and possessors of gramophones will now be able to hear from the bowler himself about the subject. He disclaims the suggestion that his bowling is dangerous, and suggests that the whole matter of danger in fast bowling has been exaggerated. The record has additional interest by reason of the fact that on the reverse side Frank R. Foster, who has been claimed as the originator of "leg theory" in Australia 22 years ago, differs from Larwood's views on the matter.

  There will be an unique exhibition of pit ponies at the forthcoming Royal Agricultural Society's Show at Derby, and of which promises to be one of the most interesting industrial sections of this years show. It will embrace no less than 100 pit ponies drawn from 70 collieries situated in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Staffordshire, and it is being arranged by the Midland Counties' Collier Owners' Association through a Committee who have now made comprehensive arrangement to enable the general public to see something of the conditions of the life of the pit pony, and what kind of animal has to do the necessary work in coal mining.

  The exhibits are not being sent to the show for the purpose of competition or award, but merely as a display of animals which play an important part in the daily round of a great national industry. There will be some valuable animals at the exhibition and noted prizewinners. Large concerns like the Stavely Co., the Bolsover Colliery Co., the Sheepbridge Co., the Stanton Ironworks Co., the Blackwell Colliery Co., the New Hucknall Colliery Co., the Clay Cross Co,. Barber, Walker and firms like Babbington Coal Co., the Pilsley Colliery Co., Shipley Collieries, Shirebrook Colliery Co., Shireoaks Colliery Co., Swanwick Collieries, the Cossall Colliery Co., the Mapperley Colliery Co., the Grassmoor Collieries, Chesterfield and others in Leicestershire and Staffs. ...