... voting was as follows: For political action, 8,863; against, 5,186; blank papers, 1,748; spoiled papers, 20, ® To-day’s Nature Note: Mr Thomas Pickles, of Cairo Mills, Burnley, has been raising in the ‘“ Scotsman ” the theory discussed some time ago in ...

... swam out to their assistance. Eventually the three, all in a very exhausted condition, were picked up by a boat. To-day’s Nature Note: Admirers of the bird life at Hesketh Park, Southport, will note with regret that the male black swan, which has sailed ...

... to the A.-sizes when Quarter could dispose of them just as well—and possil‘ly ensure a more expeditious trial. To-day's Nature Note: A Su. , -ses teetor ported in the London Times yesterday that be has seen two ssallows on his lawn this week, in regard ...

... watering of roads. Btill, the salt-water idea suggests an alternative to tar spraying, which has many antagonists. To-day’s Nature Note.—Mr S. Banks writes from the Calder Valley: At last the sunshine is ours once more. Although many of the blossoming trees ...

... approach to them are both embetantial end highly artistic. Nothing better can be found in the United Kingdom. ' To-day's Nature Note: The first nip of frost (writes Mr S. Banks, of Portsmouth, near Todmorden) has set the dry leaves whirling in the air, ...

... beginning of the new century, over 50,000 competitors have been attracted, incurring a total expenditure of £12,000, To-day’s Nature Note (by Mr 8. Banks, of Portsmouth, near Todmorden): Now that the trees stand naked and bare, the few Scotch firs are to be ...

... one to fall below six hours with half that allowance. The Lancashire coast had a radiant day with seven hours. . To-day's Nature Note: An extraordinary story is told in the “* Scotsman” by a correspondent who was one of the * flankers at a shooting party ...

... as the Working Men’s Conservative Club. Premises have been secured in Chapel-street, behind the Railway Hotel. To-day’s Nature Note: Albinism in blackbirds is moderately common. From Iraserburgh, in Aberdeenshire, through the medium of the ** Scotsman ...

... and the Bench, having enlarged his education by a little lecture on givic duty, let him off on payment of costs. To-day’s Nature Note: Some stir is caused in the bird world by an incursion of Bohemian waxwings on a large scale, recalling certain other periodie ...

... cheerfulness and friendliness of demeanour ‘which patients are wont to declare does them more good than physic. To-day’s Nature Note: Reference is made by a correspondent in the * Scotsman™ this week to one of the mysteries of bird migration as affecting ...

... increase in the Labour strength it is certain that the matter will be again raised in the Council in the near future. To-day’s Nature Note: How delightful itl is, writes Mr 8. Banks, the Todmorden naturalist, to look once more upon the beautiful things Nature ...

... economical power than electricity in the workini of certain lengths of tramways in towns other than Morecambe, To-day's Nature Note, by B. Banks, Pottsmouth, near Todmorden): December is with us, giving us a little sunshine, a little gloom, with rain and ...