BARONET'S UNPAID RATES
When Sir Alfred Eawlinson, D.5.0., was summoned at Willesden recently in respect of \mpaid rates,' he declared that ho was quite unable to pay. The warrant officer stated that Sir Alfred had no goods on which to distrain, and ho owed the council another £.30 for electric light. The Magistrate- remarked that he was sorry to see a man of such distinguished service in that sad position. He had no alternative but to commit him to prison for 14 days, but the committal would bo suspended for 14 days. Sir Alfred Eawlinson, who is a brother of the late General Lord Eawlinson, was born in 1567,' and served in the war as commander in the Ji.N.V.E., and as lieutenant-colonel in (he E.G.A., being four times mentioned in despatches. He was also awarded the C.M.G. and C.8.E., and the D.S.O. for his war services. In 1919 he went on a special mission to Erzerum, and was kept prisoner in Turkcv from 1920 to 1921.
Friday is St. Patrick's Day, and full honour will be done to Ireland's patron Saint. The day will be a bank holiday. There will be races at Trentham, and in the evening a national concert will be held in the Town Hall.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 62, 15 March 1933, Page 11
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208BARONET'S UNPAID RATES Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 62, 15 March 1933, Page 11
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