record for deposits by lodging 1.609.227 in the month ended December 20, This was reported by the nctuary at the monthly meeting of the committee management, held yesterday under the chairmanship Mr David Andrews. It was also stated that repayicnts. £1.756.440. were bout £lOO,OO

horses are well catered in the Cheltenham programme to-day. The opening event is the first ’chase this season for four-year-olds and later there is a novices’ hurdle and a selling hurdle for three-year-olds. These events are not the safest races for betting and the older horses

Rev. S. H. •ro very improsby the choir, up Mr Sydney and choirmaster. i the carol 'Sleep p." were sung by ■thy and Mr. J. representatives usalions read the A. Montgomery, icy. R Finney. I. aham. G. Garrett, .eson, L. Tweedie HARITIES. •rr Band, Carn•n able to send h Dr. Barnardo

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of Northern Ireland 1953 was a year of toiling. * rejoicing, sorrowing. Opening with two terrible tragedies in January, when 27 people lost their lives in crashed air liner at Nutt’s Corner Airport and the Larne-Stranraer steamer Princess Victoria sank gale with a loss of 128. t

rr—Fred Dalv and Harry Bradshaw, the only two British plavers to win foursomes in Ryder tup tournament -t .-w—Petor *i_ , against America. They also won (heir singles games. J 2 raec al f °" r,st 0-Sid.’.ar racinc was a new lea lure in the IHer (Irand Mrft- M . v ,vs Ardent Lover

10 POTTINGER’S ENTRY CROWN ENTRY 16 WELLINGTON STREET CHAPEL LANE BELFAST telephones. : tMV. 26632 . 26653 ; : 24172 CREDIT ONLY SINGLES ONLY NEW YEAR'S DAY Friday, Ist January, 1054 12 Alrdne v. Hamilton 3-1 4 Celtic v. Rangers 6-4 4- Dundee v. Aberdeen 9-4 5- Hibs v. Hearts 8-