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CYCLECAR AND MOTOR CYCLE NOTES. [BY CELERITEII. ] STRENUOUS TEST OF A LIGHT CAR. CUMING FREAK HILLS. We started away from Birmingham under a lowering sky so as we could call on the protection of a hood and screen. We cared nouchfc for the weather, which as it hap- pened held fine almost to nightfall. This fear of rain which is so annoying to the motor cyclist is never a worry to the light -car driver. Our destination, somewhere near Hereford, our object to find some hills and to test the lightcar we were driving—a 10 h.p. Calthorpe Minor. The first four miles out of the city, consisting of tramlines and wood paving which are in excellent con- dition only served to make more pronounced the terrible macadam surface of the next five miles, worn into the most shocking road waves by a too rapid service of motor busses I know of no main roads in a worse condition than the main Bristol Road into Birmingham, from Rednal to Selly Oak. Light cars as a whole have a failing, inas- much as they will not hold the road when very bad surface is encountered. The Calthorpe is no exception to this rule, for it bounced in and out of the pot holes in un- failing manner at anything above 10 to 15 m.p.h. and possibly the narrow track of the little car to some extent accentuated the bouncing. As soon as a smooth road surface was reached we settled down into a steady speed and the easy spring and rythmic hum of the 4 cylinder engine made one feel of contented mind gliding over the earth's face. We soon came to Rose Hill which once famous for its hill climb is no longer so owing to the Police activity, It is nearly f mile long and with a gradient of 1 in 4 at the top. This is no mean hill, yet the little car came over the summit with the speedo- meter reading 23-1 2 m.p.h., which on second gear with two passengers, whose aggregate weight was well over 25 stone is pretty good. We made a stop near Droitwich in order that the passenger might get out to get his handkerchief from an inner pocket. There was very little room in the body of this car, which, however, was an old model. I tried the roominess of a modern body later, and found it a great improvement. After this one stop, we sped on through Worcester on to Bromyard, a lovely stretch of sheltered country even at this time of the year the air, too, was several degrees warmer than that which we bad left behind us. We went into Bromvard. but had to retrace our track a couple of miles and take the turning marked Malvern along a hilly winding road over the moorland to North Malvern. The first mile-stone informed us it was 101 miles, whilst just a little further on a finger post informed us it was but 8 miles: the speedo- meter made nearly 10 miles; At Malvern we took benzol aboard, and then made for the famous old Wyche cutting with its 1 in 3 gradient, and loose surface. I told my passenger to prepare to dis- mount," as I hardly expected the car to climb this freak without special gears and understood that standard gear were fitted. Up and up she went and finally topped the rise with the speedometer reading 15 M.P.H. and the word of command was not given to the passenger either. Truly a fine performance, but better followed. From the Wyche we went on the Col wall Park where the races are held we went on to the race -course to see whether the surface was smooth enough for motor cycle racing, but to our sorrow found it was not. At the Colwall Park Hotel we lunched meanwhile it rained outside, but only to lav the dust ere we again took to the road. This time we made for Ledbury, that quaint little town with its picturesque Market House wh-ch has stood the ravages of time and storm since 1633 turning to the right at the cross roads, and then to the left just before the Railway Bridge, we were on the Hereford-road. For five or six miles, we kept straight on and then dived down a lane to the left which led us to a long steep hill, one of the objects of our expedition. We climbed this alright, and then returned to the main road only to dive off again at the next left turning to try another and steeper hill. The engine found this a harder task as the surface was rougher, but she never faltered an instant. From the summit there was a sharp drop to negotiate, then a series of ups and downs, whilst to the left and right lay some lovely wooded scenery, which in its summer garb must be as pretty as one could wish for, yet probably very few motors ever pass along this narrow winding road to nowhere in particular; one tiny pool in the midst of a fir coppice we named the Fairy Dell." The straggling hamlet of Woolhope was reached. Here we had to enquire the way and being directed to take the left turning we were soon tumbling away up a steepish hill at the top of which we found a real ridgeway, not more than half a dozen yards wide with sloping sides and the valley deep below on either side. It reminded one of a high railway embankment, and made one wonder what freak of nature bad caused such a formation for it extended nearly f of a mile in a sem-icircle. From the top we soon dropped into Little Marcle, then Much Marcle, and on to Newent. We did a speed burst, on the wide open road to Gloucester, and found the top speed was exactly 40 m.p h. with the wind at the front side of us. We forgave Birdlip on this occasion and made for Cheltenham by the direct road. Here we stopped for tea and afterwards, as it was getting dark pressed on to Bishops Cleeve, where we were to try and find a new road over Nottingham Hill; we found it with a vengeance it rises from very near the foot of the famous Rising Sun Hill to a point nearly a mile higher up on the Winchcombe Road than the end of the Rising Sun HiU, and is therefore longer whilst I think it is also steeper in many places. The surface is atrocious as one would expect a quarry trap to be. Huge boulders, ruts, and loose stone predominated. I wondered what the makers would have said had they seen what I was making their car do, yet it did it and did it well. Over the top of Cleeve Hill, down into Winchcombe we sped, for it was fast coming dark, and we had only side lights; in the dusk we took the wrong turn in Winchcombe, but found out our mistake ere we had gone far; then after a trying ride in the dark with very little lamplight, we ran back into town by 8 o'clock, a 10 hours run and never a bolt or a nut or anything was touehed, though 160 miles or so had been covered. Next day we took the car over some of the well known test hills-Saintbury, Sudeley, and the Fish of Broad way, but these were as child's play to others the engine bad conquered. From the Memorial Tower on the top of the Cots wold above Broad way we have a magnificent view and spent quite a long time picking out familiar landmarks with the aid of a pair of field glasses—quite an interesting occupation of which much could be said did space permit. From Mischcombe we went up Sudeley, then over the Wolds to Andoversford. where instead of continuing into Cheltenham, we took a right-hand turning which lead into the top of Hamhill, from whence we got another magnificent view. Dropping down into Cheltenham we espied another track winding up the hill to the right. We put the car to it and scon found the surface deteriorating into nothing more than a stoney track, with ever increasing gradient, one portion of about 300 yards must have been at least 1 in 3. Then there came gates. At one we stopped and asked where the tract lead to; no one knew, but all said we should never get to the top of the hill, but we did, though we had to stop once for the radiator to cool. Then we ploughed through nearly half a mile of loose sandstone, six inches deep, and finally reached the top of the hill, a 800 feet rise in less than a mile, according to the map, which unfortunately we had not with us at the time. We found ourselves on a sort of common, and had to pass through a farm yard, and then over a mile of grass common before we even struck a lane. We filled the radiator up with water from a pond by means of the horn bulb. At last we struck a road with gates every half mile, till my passenger grew weary of opening them. We passed through Wrockhampton and Charlton Abbotts, and we made a resolve to visit this charming spot again sometime. As the Calthorpe had climed all hills in such magnificent style I was quite certain that a freak gear must be fitted, but on care- fully checking the gears I found they were as follows:—1st 13 to 1, 2nd 7-! to 1, top 4 to 1. The car must be extra light then; it turned the scale at just a ton, however, so the only conclusion I came to was that the engine must be a little marvel, but the makers tell me that it was an old one and offered to let me try a new standard and prove that it was even more powerful. An entire absence of vibration from the engine or raule from any part of tlt,, rar added to the enjoyment of the ride. 300 mile* were covered in all with an avenge Benzol consumption of 36 miles to ttie gallon. N" adjustment of any kind was made the middle gear was rather noisy, but this may have been due to bad handling at some previous time, and to wear, as the car had done 11,000 miles, the gear changing was the sweetest I had ever come across. A change might be noiselessly made by a novice at the very first attempt; the makers seem to have been plucky enough to have struck exactly the right teeth ratios. In every way I was delighted with the performance of the little car, the engine of which is by far the most flexible I have yet ridden. The only fault is that of not holding the roads on bad surfaces, but I think this might be overcome by adj usting the springing or larger tyres. Apart from this I must say the whole turn- out was a first-class job, and such a gruelling as many larger and more expensive cars would have broken down under.

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I A BOOK FOR THE CYCLIST. Every cycling reader should make a point of sending a post card to the Raleigh Cycle Co., Nottingham, for a copy of the Book of the Raleigh for 1914, if only for the series of very fine crayon drawings of famous British castles. The frontispiece is a beautiful colour illus- tration of Balmoral Castle, and such famous historic relics as Nottingham, Dover, Carnar- von, Lismore, and other castles are illustrated in its pages. The article on cycling which commences the booklet quite raises one's longings for the warm days of summer. Does not the following raise some echo in every wanderer's breast ? Take the bicycle into the by-ways and see the world that lies off the beaten track, with all its quiet charm, and atmosphere of peace. How much do you know of the hidden beauty spots of the United Kingdom ? Of the glens and hills of Scotland, and lochs and vales of Ireland, the mountains and waterfalls of Wales, the rugged coast, the green and purple sea, and the deep verdure-clay coombs of Western England, or the breezy downs of the South, the rocky beauty of the Peak district, the lakes, dales and moors of the North, the trim smiling freshness of the Midlands, or the lfower-clad plains of East Anglia ? all abounding in interest and pleasure and all accessible to nothing else so easily, so readily, or so cheaply as to the bicycle." Wonderful figures are shown of the Raleigh sales, which have risen steadily from 9,865 bicycles in 1904 to 57, 685 in 1913, while for this year the output will be over 65,000 machines. A lengthy descriptionis given of the many unique features of the Raleigh-known every- where as the "all-steel bicyle because of the factf-that unlike other bicycles no malleable iron castings are used in its construction, but only the finest cold-rolled steel-but the best thing the reader can do is to send for a copy of the book to the Raleigh Cycle Co., Nottingham, or from any of the Company's 2,000 depots and agents.

NEWENT COUNTY COURT CASE. Judgment Given at Clouoester. At Gloucester County Court on Monday, His Honour Judge A B Ellicott gave judgment in the case of Henry Leigh Robinson, late of Paunt House Farm, Newent, against Louis Attwood, of Stourbridge. The claim was for 938 10s 8d, balance due under a valuation order, less the landlord's claim for rent under an agreement, and for damage to certain trees. The action was first heard at three Courts in 1912, when his Honour, refusing to admit an unstamped agreement upon which the plaintiff relied, ordered a non-suit. The case was taken to the Divisional Court, and then to the Court of Appeal, who ordered a new trial. The case was re-heard at Newent, before a jury, who found on all points for the plaintiff. Defend- ant's argument was that the proceedings taken before the action had been an arbitration under the Agricultural Holdings Acts, which Acts required the appointment of an arbitrator by an agreement signed by both parties. Plaintiff contended that there had been no arbitration, but a valuation. His Honour, who reserved judgment upon a point of law, now decided that the proceedings were a valuation and not an arbitration, there- fore plaintiff must succeed. As to costs, his Honour said all the trouble had arisen through plaintiff refusing to have the agreement stamped, and he only allowed plaintiff costs on the second trial. The solicitors in the case were Mr Frank Treasure, for the plaintiff, and Mr E L Wallis (Hereford) for the defendant.

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A boy who killed his father in deience or his sister has been acquitted by an Irish jury. Territorials have had a successful recruit- ing season in Glasgow, and Colonel Seely has expressed his appreciation of the work done. A miner in the Orlowo Jelenowsky mines, in the district of Slavjanoserb.sk, wishing to light a cigarette, opened his safety lamp to do so. The result was an explosion of gas, which killed twenty-four miners. Only two wero rescued. A twenty-fifth man is missing. One of the two babies imited in the style of the famous Siamese twins until the other day, when a surgical operation was performed on them, has died in Paris. Her death, however, was not due to the separation, but to a fit of convulsions. The Duke of Sutherland has now decided to eell by auction a portion of his estates in Sutherland extending to about 300,000 acres. A correspondent writes that a tremendous turtle, believed to be the largest on record, weighing more than 1,0001b., has been caught on the shores of the Isla de Flores, off Monte Video (Uruguay). Eight men were necessary to carrv it on to the beach. Astablet in memory of Mr. Richard Conyng- ham Corfield, who was killed in the Camel Corps disaster in Somaliland last August, was unveiled in Heanor Parish Church on Sunday afternoon by Captain Godfrey Miller Mundy, of the 1st Life Guards. York Minster's twelve bells, after under- going repair and retuning at the Spitalfields Foundry, London, have been safely returned to York, and are now being reliung in readi- ness for Easter. Primroses, which are now in full bloom, have been used to print the name of Epping Station on the Great Eastern Railway in large letters on the embankment opposite the arrival platform; St. Andrew's Vestry, at Norwich, has con- sented to the sale of the vicarage, which has housed Vicars for more than 350 years, for £ 1,260, the money to be applied for the benefit of the living. During a service at a mission hall in New- castle thieves entered the porch and rifled the pockets of coats hanging up. Twelve pounds was missed from one pocket, and a silver watch from anothery -—■—■————■

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I FOOTBALL NOTES. I [BY THE TYKE."] There were four game9 in the Worcester fifaguc <>n Sa-, tirfl;tv, as a result of which Hereford City further strengthened their position as leaders by defeatiug Badsey Rangers by 3-1. Stourport Swifts are making a good fight and beat Norton Barracks at Norton by the odd goal in five. Colwall gained a 2-0 victory at home over Evesham Wanderers, and Stoke United defeated their visitors from Ledbury by a similar score. On Saturday last Ledbury Town paid their return visit to Stoke United and after a ding-dong struggle the Town had their colours lowered by 2 goals to nil. The old failing, weakness in front of goal, lost the Town the match, and after the valiant work of the defence it was distinctly hard lines that the Town were beaten, due solely to the weakness of the forwards in front of goal. Mr W Batchelor, Worcester, was the referee, and the teams were:—Ledbury— Vicarage; Smith, Partridge W Powell, R W Powell, Griffiths; Pudge, Goodwin, H Taylor, J Taylor, Watts. Stoke-Slater Edwards, R Barker; M Barker, Hobday, Duggan; Matthews, Parkes, F Barker, Adams, Crowther. 41 ♦ The Stoke ground is on a very pronounced slope and Ledbury, had to kick up-hill in the first half. This half proved to be very fast, and the Town gave the best display for 45 minutes that I have seen them give this season. For the first quarter of an hour they monopolised the game but met a sterling defence. Well fed by the halves the respective wings were given plenty of open- ings, and both Pudge and Watts got in some fast runs and good centres which taxed the Stoke defence to the utmost. Pudge hit the cross-bar with a beautiful drive from the touch-line, and a fine shot from Goodwin just cleared the bar. Watts and J Taylor on the left were frequently in the picture as Goodwin and Pudge on the right, and how the Stoke goal escaped once when Slater came out to Watts was a mystery. • The Ledbury halves and backs were in fine trim and for a long time Vicarage was a spectator. When he was called upon he proved very safe, and cleared grounders and high drives equally well, one save of his when he swerved from an oncoming forward being particularly smart. In mid-field the Town were the better team, but they did not shoot at all well, or they must have been two or three goals up. Shortly before the interval Stoke attacked spiritedly, but met a resolute defence, Smith kicking beautifully, and Partridge beating the forwards with neat footwork. Hobday got in a fast ground shot which Vicarage went full length to, and it went off the post for a corner. At the interval neither side had scored. At the opening of the second half Ledbury exerted pressure, and from a centre from the left H Taylor brought the goal-keeper to his knees by the post with a ground shot. Stoke then took up the game, and there were some fierce tussles round the Ledbury goal, but the defence triumphed. Smith and a Stoke player went down together in a charge, and as the two players were exchanging a few words on getting on their legs again Parkes came up and struck Smith a heavy blow on the side of the face, for which he was promptly ordered off the field by the referee, this being the second offence of the kind this season. The crowd rushed on the field, but eventually the offending player went off. This incident spoilt what up to this point had been a fine display of football. 0 On resuming the foregoing trouble seemed to have upset the Town men, and it was not long before Stoke were one up, a shot from F Barker glancing off another forward and turning the ball into goal, beating Vicarage. Before the close Hobday scored a second with a beautiful cross shot. The Ledbury forwards seemed unable to press home their attacks, and even though they had but ten men, the homesters maintained the ad vantage to the end and when the final whistle blew were returned victors by two goals to nil. Anyone who saw the Evesham United match a week earlier and the Stoke match on Saturday would be surprised at the contrast between the display of the Town in the two matches. They were not like the same team, and there was only one alteration, Pudge for C Taylor. Vicarage made no mistake and in all his work he gave confidence. Smith and Partridge were a fine pair of backs, the former's kicking and tackling being superb, and if Partridge lacked his partner's powerful returns yet he was very brainy in outwitting the home forwards. The halves played a fine game up to a point in the second half, and no finer half-back play has been seen from them. < The two Powells and Griffiths were too quick on the ball for the Stoke forwards in the first half. but later the wing halves were inclined to leave the outside men too much. The forwards could do everything but score, and the inside-wingers, J Taylor and Goodwin, I should say, were the best of the line. The wing men led the Stoke defence a merry dance in the first half, and Pudge got in some fine centres, but Watts finished badly once or twice, and moreover missed a glorious opening which, had it come to him on the other wing, would assuredly have meant a goal. H Taylor has gone off as a centre-forward, though he had distinctly bard lines on one occasion. I hear there is a likelihood of the veteran, Harry Cale, turning out once again.. On Saturday last the Ledbury Brother- hood journeyed over to Madley and played a league match on the steepest ground in the league. Madley are a very heavy team and the Brotherhood were very fortunate in obtaining the two points. The Brotherhood were represented as follows :—F Shinn; E Harris, S Ellsmore E Chadd, G Hankins, R J Pitt; W Smith, H Morris, C Smart, J Walker, W J Smith. Mr Luker had charge of the game. The visitors won the toss and elected to kick up the incline. At the commencement of the game the Brotherhood were severely taxed in their staying powers. After a brilliant run up they had not the power to shoot straight. Madley had the advantage of weight and down-hill, but they. could not altogether break the visitors' defence. The Brother- hood's two wing men were most notable in the first half for their individual runs. The Brotherhood came to the conclusion that a defensive game should be played, and up to the interval there was no score. » At the recommencement the visitors attacked more vigorously than did their opponents, but they were unused to the ground and many of their shots went over the bar. Play was then pretty even and nothing of interest happened until ten minutes before time, when several corners were forced. From one of these corners W Smith scored the only goal of the match and just after the whistle blew for time. Colwall entertained Evesham Wanderers on the Hurat Meadow, Colwall, on S,tttirday last in their return fixture, and by gaining a victory of two goals 10 nil, by virtuo of which the homesters at last moved from their bottom position in the league table. The visitors kicked off and for some time the exchanges were evenly contested. Spillsbury was first called upon to deal with a shot from the left wing. The homesters' right took up the running and centred well, but no one was up to meet the ball. A few minutes after Taylor on two occasions missed glorious chances of scoring, with only the goalkeeper to beat. For a time the Wanderers' left wing showed to advantage, but their shooting was very erratic. Barnett checked the right wing nicely and sent Chrome away on the right, and he centred, but again the inside men were at fault, failing to utilise the chance. Spillsbury was again called upon to negotiate shots from the left, but on each occasion he was equal to all demands made on him. Play veered constantly and from a spectators' point of view was not very interesting. Rogers was prominent in the home forwards and worked hard for an opening. Half-time arrived with the score sheet blank. On resuming Colwall at once got in their opponents' quarters and forced a corner, but try how they would they could not score. The home left got away in promising style, but finished badly. Play for a time was more even, but Rogers eventually found the net with a good shot from a pass by Taylor. This goal infused more life into the play, and on several occasions Spillsbnry had some troublesome shots to deal with. A corner to the Wanderers was well placed, but Barnett kicked clean. Andrews at centre- half was playing a fine game and several times broke up the visiting attack. The concluding stages were evenly contested, and before the close Colwall scored again, through Rogers, the game resulting in favour of the homesters by two goals to nil.

WORCESTER & DISTRICT LEAGUE. I Division I. LEAGUE TABLE TO DATE. I PI'd won lost drn for agst Pts Hereford City 17.14. 1. 2.69.14.30 Badsey Rangers 18 13 3. 2.48.16.28 Stourport Swifts .16.12. 2. 2.48.20.26 Droitwich United 14. 9. 2. 3.48 ..21 21 Evesham United .18.10.. 7. 1.51.34.21 St Clement's R'ng'rs 16. 7. 6. 3.41.36.17 Norton Barracks .17. 6. 9. 2 38 50.14 Scoke United .17. 6.11. 0.23.37.12 Ledbury Town .16- 5.10. I 30 37 11 Young Liberals.15. 4. 9. 2.29.46.10 Evesham Wanderers 17. 4.12. 1.15.48. 9 Colwall .17. 3.12. 2.15.65. 8 West Malvern .16. 2.11. 3.18.46. 7

FOOTBALL FIXTURES. WORCESTER LEAGUE. Mar 14-St Clement's v Colwall Mar 14—Young Liberals v Norton Barracks Mar 14—Badsey Rangers v Droitwich Uniteo Mar 14-Stourport Swifts v Stoke United Mar 14—Evesham United v Hereford City Mar 21—Evesham Wanderers v West Malvern Mar 21-Stourport Swifts v Colwall Mar 21-Ledbury Town v Norton Barracks Mar 21-Hereford City v Droitwich United Mar 21—Stoke United v West Malvern Mar 28-Droitwich United v West Malvern Mar 28-Colwall v Stoke United Mar 28-Badsey Ranerers v Stourport Swifts April 4-Evesham Wand. v Young Liberals April 4 -Stoke United v West Malvern April 4-Stoirport, Swifts v Hereford City April 4-Ledbury Town v Badsey Rangers April 4-Colwall v Evesham United April 11 -St Clement's v Badsey Rangers April 11—Young Liberals v Hereford City April 11—Norton Barracks v Droitwich United April 11—Stoke United v Colwall April 11—Stourport Swifts v Evesham United April 18 -Badsey Rangers v St Clement's April 18-Norton Barracks v Young Liberals April IS-Ledbury Town v Droitwich United April 18—Stoke United v Evesham Wanderers April 18—West Malvern v Stourport Swifts April 25-St Clement's v Evesham Wanderers April 25—Young Liberals v Badsey Rangers April 25-Droitwich United v Colwall April 25—Hereford City v Stoke United Apt it 25—Ledbury Town v Stourport Swifts April 25—Evesham United v West Malvern. LEDBURY TOWN. March 21—Norton Barracks, home April 4—Badsey Rangers, home April 18—Droitwich United, home April 25 —Stourport Swifts, home -West Malvern, away —Norton Barracks, away COLWALL. I Mar 7-Evesham Wanderers, home Mar 14-St Clements, away Mar 28- Stoke United, home Apr 4—Evesham United, home Apr ii-Stoke United, away Apr 25-Droitwich United, away

GOLF. I UPTON ON-SEVERN v. LEDBURY. I At Upton, on Saturday. UPTON LEDBURY. 1 P Freeman (8-6) AC Ford 0 1 Major C J Coventry (3-2) F N Wheaton 0 1 G C S Harriss (1 up) H Down 0 1 G G Guilding (8-7) C B Masefield 0 1 J HaltOD (1 up; H W Orme 0 1 J W Simm8 (3-2) C H Bastow 0 1 L E Guilding (7-6) R G Gurney 0 7 0

NEWENT. I NEWENT AND DISTRICT LIBERAL ASSOCIATION. —A lantern lecture was given in Thurston's Assembly Hall on Saturday evening to a full room, many having to stand, by Mr Harry Webb, Member for the Division, on the House of Commons. The large audience was highly delighted with the lecture and views given of the Houses of Parliament and many of the well- known members, both past and present. Mr Webb also gave a short address on current political questions, and expressed his earnest conviction that the three main Bills, viz., Home Rule, Welsh Church, and Plural Voting, would all be placed upon the Statute Book in a very short time. At intervals Mr Frank Miller, of Castleton, gave some very humorous and pleas- ing songs, each being encored. Mr J L Stelfox, the Chairman, moved a very hearty vote of thanks to Mr Miller and to Mr G Davis, who accompanied him in his songs, which was seconded by Mr Webb and heartily agreed to. Vote of thanks and of continued confidence was also given to Mr Webb, which was agreed to unanimously.

Ledbury Produoa Market. I There was a moderate attendance. and not much I produce on offer. Prices:- ) Batter (wholesale), Is 3d. „ (retai!) Is 4d and Is 5d per lb Eggs (wholesale), 13 and 14 for Is. (retail), 11 and 12 for Is Fowls, 4s 6d to 5-i per couple Rabbits, 8d and 9d each. Potatoes, lOd to Is per peck. Apples, Is per peck.

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LEDBURY POSTAL GUIDE. Postmaster-Mr. J. BELL. Counter Attendance8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Week-days; 8.30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sundays. Money Orders, Savings Bank, Inland Revenue Licenses, Ac., Government Life Insurance and Annuity and Telegraph and Express Delivery Business, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Week-days. Sale of Stamps, Registration of Letters, Issue and Payment of Postal Orders, and Delivery of Callers Correspondence, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Week-days. Sunday-Sale of Stamps, Registration of Letters, Delivery to Callers, and Telegraph Business, 8 30 a.m to 10 a.m. Telegrams can be forwarded on Payment of extra fees after close of office up to 9 p.m. on Week-days, and between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 p m. on Sundays, notice being given. On Bank Holidays the public counter is closed at noon for all business excepting Telegraph business Telegraph Money Order business, Express Delivery business, the Reception of Parcels, the Sale of Postage Stamps, and the Registration of Letters. Country. Letter Carriers go out as on other Week-days and return earlier. Telephone Call Office: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. week-days. 8-30 a.m. to 10-30 a.m. Sundays. The Letter Box remains open at all hours for the posting of Letters. LETTERS. PARCELS Latest time of DESPATCHES-WEEK DAYS. pLtiZ?  Posting. Pstip?c 7.30 a m. Birmingham (delivery noon), London and Midlands, and North No generally (London delivery, 4.15 p.m.), Worcester, Malvern, Parcels. Gloucester and Hereford .f. 9.45 a.m. Gloucester (delivery I p.m.), London, South and West of England 9.40 a m. (London delivery 5.15 p m.) 11 a.m. Birmingham (delivery 4 p.m.), London (delivery 7.15 p.m), Mid- 10. 5u a. in. lands and North of England 1 p.m. Birmingham (delivery 4 p.m ), Malvern (delivery 4 pm.), Midlands 12.55 pin, and North, Gloucester (delivery 4 p m.), South and West of England and London (London delivery 9.15 p.m.), Hereford and Worcester United States and Canada (Saturdays only). I 4 p.m Gloucester (delivery 8 p.m ) and all parts 3 55 p.m. 6 45 p m. Birmingham, Midlands, Malvern and Worcester. 6 40 p tn. (None of the foregoing Mails are despatched on Sunday or Bank Holiday). 7 p.m. Ireland, Scotland, and North of England generally. 7 p.m. 8.30 p.m. London, Birmingham, Gloucester, Hereford, Malvern, Stafford, 8 p.m. Worcester, Midlands and North of England, and West of England. (General night mail). Letters can be registered up to half-an-hour before the despatch t of any Mail on the prepayment of fees of 2d., &e. SUNDAYS. 6.45 p.m. Birmingham, Malvern, Worcester, and Midlands, and North of I England 7.45 p.m. London, Gloucester, South and West of England .„ No parcels are despatched on Sunday. DELIVERIES. Town.—Week-days.—Letters and Parcels are delivered, beginning at 7 a.m., 12-15 p.m., 5 Dm., aad I p.m. on Week-days, and Letters only at 7-30 a.m. on SUNDAYS. RURAL DISTRICT.—Week Days. Latest time of (Letters and Parcels). Posting 6 a.m.—All parts. 12.10 p.m.—Bosbury, Castle Frome, Fromes Hill, Coddington. 12.45 p.m.-Ashporton, Canon Frome, Putley, Trumpet, Munsley, Eastwood, Lower Epgleten,* Little Marcle, Stretton Grandison. 3 p.m.-Ross Road, Leddington, Greenway, Donnington, Haffield, Broomsgreea, Parkway Berrow Bromesberrow. 4.45 p m. -Eastnor, Holly Bush, Wellington Heath. SUNDAYS.—(Letters only). 6 a.m.—Broomsgreen, Parkway, Donnington, Eastnor, Bosbury, and places on Main Road from Ledbury to Canon Frome. Homend Street Town Sub-Office. -Open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sale of Stamps, Parcel POfi t. Money Order, Postal Order, Savings Bank, Annuity and Government Stock, Licenses, &c., business. Newtown Town Sub-Oiffce. -Open from 8 a.m. to 11-30 a.m., and 3-15 p.m. to 7-45 p.m. for sale of Stamps and sale and payment of Postal Orders, Registration of Letters, and Parcel Posl business. Express Delivery. -Letters and Parcels up to a weight of 51bs. are accepted for delivery immediately at a charge of 3d. a mile, at the Head OJfice and at Telegraph Delivery Sub-Offices between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Week-days. Town Collection from Sab-Offices and Vail Boxes on Week-days for relative Despatches and Deliveries from Head OiBce. a. us. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p M. Homend Street Town Sub-Office 5-45 9-30 11-40 — 3-40 4-25 6-45 7 :>0- Homend Terrace Wall Box 5-40 9-25 11-25 3-35 4-20 6-40 7-46, High Street Wall Box 5-50 9-35 1150 12-55 3-45 4-30 6-45 7-65. Newtown Town Sub Office. — 9-5 11-30 — 3-15.- — 6-30 7-45 Southend 9-40 .« 11-55 12-50 3-50 4-35 6-50 7 4S Oatleys Road 5-30 8-50 11-15 3-0 — 6-15 7-40 NO COLLECTIONS ON SUNDAYS. Adjoining Tillages with their Post Towns. Ashperton-Ledbtuy Aylton-Ledbury Birtsmorton-Tewkesbury Bosbury-Ledbury Bromeseerrow-Ledbury Bromesberrow Heath-Dymock Canon Frome- Ledbury Castle Frome-Ledbury Cod,lington-Ledbury Col wall-Malvern Doniiington-Ledbury Dyt;,ock-Gloucester Ea" I nor-Ledbury Eg._leton (Upper)—Ledbury Egijeton (Lower)—Ledbury Letidington-Ledbury Little Marele Ledbury Much Marcle—Gloucester Mathon-Malvern Munsley-Ledbury Parkway-Ledburv Pixley—Ledbury Putley-Ledbury Stoke Edith—Hereford Stretton Grandison-Ledbury Tarrington-Hereford vi lh { KSi Hereford Wellington Heath—Ledbury Y kh'll- 4 Ledbury Yarkhill- I F?a?rt ?He?r?efo?rd Yatton-Ross FOR ALL KINDS OF PRINTING GO TO THE "LEDBURY REPORTER" OFFICE. f