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From the Bolton Evening News, first published Friday 15th Aug 1997.
25 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News, August 15, 1972
ONE of Bolton's old troubles is the forest of gas-lamp poles 'growing' in the back streets. They are eyesores by day and obstacles by night. But now the town's Technical Services Committee has told Borough Engineer Mr Geoffrey Read to uproot them and has also approved in principle a five-year programme to replace them by electric lamps.
50 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News, August 15, 1947
INDIA'S night of wildest rejoicing with her diverse millions at one in the happiness of their independence day gave way to a morning of solemn ceremonies, when Viscount Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, took the oath as Governor-General of the Union of India in Delhi's Durbar Hall, and then administered the oath of office to Pandit Nehru as Premier, and the new Cabinet.
Meanwhile in Karachi, Mr Jinnah went to the lawn of Government House to be sworn in as Governor-General of the new Moslem Dominion of Pakistan.
125 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News, August 15, 1872
WE have a queer lot of policemen here, but taking the county through, we should imagine there are few to best the Bolton Bobbies. They even beat each other, and it was for indulging in such like pleasantries that John Carlon and Benjamin Cross, able-bodied constables, appeared before the Bolton magistrates on Saturday. It appears that between Carlon and Cross's father a slight dispute had taken place, whereupon Cross very naturally asked Carlon for an explanation. This Carlon conveyed by a knock-down blow, after which he ran away. Cross, who was stunned for a time, presently recovered his senses and followed his assailant. But Carlon, being fully equal to the occasion, drew his staff, and gave Cross another knocking down, and then kicking him under the ear and about the body till he was insensible, handcuffed him a la mode.
The magistrates fined Carlon £5 and costs, and both men are bound over to keep the peace, so it is likely that even the Bolton force will dispense with their services in future.
We want better educated, better paid men in the force. Until the force is recruited from a higher class, we may expect to hear very frequently of such officers as Carlon.
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