The Rhos Herald

F PITO \\4fF OF NEWS. 1 JU." '1>1 ü ¡ J M tV ¡ ——*<—— Alderman George Clark, -the policemaa- E of Kingston-on-Thames, viho died last February, left 1,01 Originally a chapel, a building' at Skeg- ness has been used in turn as concert-hall, barracks and restaurant, and is now a club. A funeral service for the late Mr. W. A. Hart, late superintendent of the London division of the G.W.R., took place at St. James's Church, Paddington. Frederick Moore (58), an ex-coxswain of the Southend lifeboat, has died in his sleep. During 25 years' service he was instrumental in saving 130 lives. Lord McLaren, judge of the Court of Sessions at Edinburgh since, 1881, has died at Brighton). He had h?d six months' leave from the court owino- to ill-health. Under a Bill to deal with the export of worn- out horses, masters and ships are required to carry a painless killer for animals found to be in extremis on the voyage. Thieves entered the house of Mr. J. Gell in Queen's Wocd-a venue, Muswell-hill, while the f airily were away on holiday, and got off with jewellery and silver articles valued at £ 70. Described as "the king of the coiners," Wil- iiam Adams, aged twenty-three, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to six years' penal servitude for making counterfeit coin. Boveney Weir, above Windsor, is stated to be in danger of breakage, and the Eton Urban Council resolved to urge upon the Thames Con- servancy the need of a new weir. On returning to where he had., left his horse and van a few minutes before in a Berroondsey street, the driver found that both had disap- peared. Later the van was found by the police minus its load of sugar. Extensive damage was done by fire at the l:1rge rubber works of Messrs. Frankenstein and Co., Newton Heath, Manchester. Valuable machines were destroyed. The famous Potteries choir, the Harley Okt and Madrigal Society, is to produce Beetuov.u s Choral Symphony at the Albert Hal, London, next season, under tlie directorship oi Dr. Rich tei. Denis Sweeney and Thomas O'Brien. who were arrested in connection with the death of Patrick Buckley, at Doon, near Limerick, \F" -discharged by direction of the authorities. The medical testimony showed that death resulted from heart failure, accelerated by exposure. The Duke of Portland has offered the skeleton of Ayrshire, the Derby winner of 1888, to the Natural History Museum, South Kensington. When George Philpott, a civil engineer, m-se sentenced, at the Essex Sessions, to three years' penal servitude, to be followed by five years' detention for false pretences, his wife stated that since his marriage he had lived honestly, and she knew nothing of his previous career. The body of Mr. Harvey, the Exeter archi- tect, who was missed from the steam launch plying between Starcross and Exmouth. was found by a sailing boat about three-quarters of h mile from Starcross. "Suicide while of unsound mind" was the verdict in the case of Jesse Ferris, a Tottenham bricklayer, whose body was recovered from the Lea. ^"Good-bye now for the grand secret," he wrote shortly before his death. Percy Arthur Baldock, a boy living at Ridge- wood, was riding behind a cart at Uckfield. and on lumping off ran in front nf a motor-c*r, which went over the lad, killing him instantly. There was no negligence on the part of the motorist. An ex-soldier named William Henry Perceval Bovce was sentenced to nine months in the second division at the Old Bailey for attacking his sweetheart Gillis McNeill with a razor during a fit of jealousy in a house in Clerken- well. By order of the administration, a search has been made at the chancellery of the Armenian C-atholicos at Etchmiadzin, and all the finan- cial accounts have been confiscated. William Henry Parkinson, a signalman on the London and North-Western Railway,. was found unconscious in his box at Northnmptout. He is secretary of the Northampton branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. At the C:ntral Criminal Court Mrs. Harriet Jane Smart, ag d 32. of Taum-road, Piumstead, was found guilty of the murder of her child, ;1f.;ed 1.5 m^nth," but was found to be insane. She was ordered to be detained during hia M a j est y'e pla a s ure. At Beechwood, a lonely roadside station near I Roscommon, an inquest was held into the death of Constable Denis Brophy, who cut his throat. He had complained of the loneliness of the station. A verdict of "Suicide while tem- porarily insane" was returned.. Edward Ealey, 37, a motor-cab driver, was found not guiltv at the Central Criminal Court of the manslaughter of Mordaunt Kent, a tram- way conduit cleaner, who was knocked down and killed. The jury, however, thought defen- dant ousrht to have exercised more judgment and caution. The committee of the Nelson Weavers' Asso- ciation state: "We are unable to say that there m nuv material improvement in trade, and the outlook for some time seems gloomy." The Leasowe Castle estate, near Birkenhead, comprising thirty acres, with a sea frontage, has beem sold for £ 12,000 to the Railway Men's Convalescent Institution as a Northern home. Mr. G. H. Faber, who sat in the last Parlia- ment as Liberal member for Bostont, Lincoln- shire. has died at Beckenham. He was a mem- ber of the firm of Messrs. Willis, Faber, and Co., of Cornhill, and was born in 1839. Sir Walter Gilbey has offered a site to the Bishops Stortford Urban Council for open-air swimming baths, and to give the council control of the sluice on the river Stort to regulate the supply of water. The offer hM been accepted. Following a recent attack of influenza the bodv of a 75 vear-old man named Henry Lyon, of Holmwood. Rufford, near, Ornwkirk, was found floating in 5ft. of water. An invitation to open the new graving dock at Belfast, which is rapidly approaching com- pletion, is about to be presented to King Ed- ward. The dock will be named after his j Majesty. John Gilpin was the name of a defendant who was summoned at Kingston-on-Thames for who was summoned at Kingston-on-Thames for failing to notify that his horse was suffering I from parasitic mange, and he was fined 108., in- cluding costs. A strike has occurred in the Leeds clothing trade, affecting about 1.000 hands, and the temporary closing of a factory is announced. The adoption of female labour is ascribed as the cause. Bishop Cameron, of Antagoniah, Nova Scotia, has died suddenly. He was the oldest student of the Propaganda in Rome and the oldest ftoflMD C»tkolic bidiop in Aimika,

OS* LCx'BC-N LETTER. (.From Our Special Correspondev.t.'} It is reassuring- to learn the sensa- tional reports which were circulated last week with regard to the King's health were entirely unfounded, and it is a great pity that the papers should have given currency to such statements. Week-end advices from Biarritz state that his Majesty is in excel- lent health. The cold which he was suffering at the beginning' of his holiday has vanished, and the King's physician is fully satisfied with the condition of his Royal patient. It is difficult t.) understand how the disquieting rumour to which reievci;ce has been made, got abroad, but it probably owed its origin to the fact that for two or three days the King did not take his morning walk as usual. That, however, was simply owing to the unfavourable state of the weather. As a matter of fact, his Majesty is wonder- fully well, and is enjoying his holiday ex- tremely. The great question of the hour is whether the Rekeby "Venus" in the National Gal- lerv is really a Velasquez or not. As the nation gave "£4,S,CCiO for it on the strength of its being genuine, the question is of some j slight importance, and r- ts for the ex- citement which was OCC; l by an expert who wrote to the "Morning Post" and an- nounced that after gazing earnestly at the picture for eight days he had discovered a signature which is not that of Velasquez,, though it may be that of his son-in-law. After all, one does not pay £ -45,GC0 for a picture by anybody's son-in-law, and so other experts have been solemnly scrutinis- ing the canvas, boking out for the signature which was revealed to the first expert. They have fa-iled to find it, and the first one has retorted that it is not surprising that they could not discover in a few hours what took him days to find. It is interesting to note the different opinions held with regard to the pictiiie by connoisseurs. One considers it an undoubted Velasquez and a marvellous work of art, while another would not have it at a gift. The buying of busts and pic- I tures which may or may not be the works of great masters seems to be a very risky busi- ness. What do we buy, the picture or the name? The picture is there, anyhow; if it is by Velssquez it may be worth C45,000, but if it is by his son-in-law—how much? A good many people, if asked to say what is the most modern thing in London, would give their votes for the taxicab. In its main idea, however, it is a couple of hundred years old. In the reign of Queen Anne there was something of the kind, and an adver- tisement which appeared in 1711 tells all about it. "An invention of a wonderful chariot, in which persons may travel several miles an hour, without the assistance of horses, and measure the miles as they go; it turns or goes back; having the praise of all persons of quality, and of all ingenious men who have seen it. Note that it is convenient for any gentleman that is incapable of walking through lameness, to I ride about his park or garden, without I damaging his Tarris-Walks or Grass-Plats." ? In speed the advantage is with the present, day, for the advertisement states that the chariot will travel at the rate of woven or I eight miles an hour. As to price, those "bespoke for parks or gardens only, will come very reasonable, others at proportion- able prices." ■■ A hat of something like a yard across is j likely to be very effective in preventing a view of the stage for anybody who happens to sit behind it at a theatre. Nowadays there are not so many complaints of the matinee hat as there used to be, for ladies, as a rule, are quite agreeable that other people should see the play as well as them- selves, and go prepared to remove their hats before the curtain rises. There was an un- usual incident in one of the theatres the other afternoon, however. Two ladies took their places in the stalls after the perform- ance had commenced. They were wearing hats, one of which is described by the wearer as being "nearly a yard in width." I They had hardly taken their seats when a I gentleman seated immediately behind them emarked, "Kindly take oft those ridiculous • ts." Resenting his tone, the ladies re- used to comply, and sat with their hats on "lI til the end of the act, when the manager interfered. He asked the ladies to step into ths corridor to discuss the matter, and de- I clined to allow them to return to their seats. _I' There ought to be some amusing evidence when the case comes into- the courts, the ladies having taken action against the manager. There are no doubt disadvantages in the tenement dwellings system whiqjh is now being adopted so largely in London for deal- ing with the working-class housing problem. The disadvantages, however, may very well be forgotten when the new dwellings are i compared with the older fashion of crowd- ing several families into .buildings which were designed originally for the accommoda- tion of only a, single household. In London, at any rate, the block tenement system seems to be the only one which will solve the housing problem. Land is so valuable that to build ordinary cottages is impossible, and < to. pile storey upon storey is the only way I out of the difficulty. A very interesting ad- dition to modern tenement dwellings has re- cently been inaugurated in Islington, tinder the Samuel Lewis Trust. The late Mr. j Samuel Lewis left L400,000 for the purpose of providing better housing accommodation for the working-classes, and in the new dwellings tenements of from one to three rooms will be let at prices ranging from to eight shillings a week. It is antici. that these rents will give a net return on the expenditure of over 3 per cent. per annum. It is all to the good that an under- buss fit this kiad. ibo-UA .1 ..Ia i i., ■ should, hs €3S<!artc'.iI tyji eomraer- 1 Ciai Hues, and it will serve as an example to 'I' others besides a %;S.Dt ex- housing accommodation may really 1 be presided at a' t onable ront. i Ti!i3 1 ii seasc-u is to be an American «e&ho I i is to be invaded by New I Yorki-<- w n -> full of dollars. And it is all b n Mr. Roosevelt is coining. Eng- lish society foilows the King-, and American follows the President, even when he is a-n ex-President. We have had American Hl- vasions hdore, but this v .trs is expected to be th-3 ir« e<- ever I Never before has there txe¡1 snch å. for hotel ac- ecmraodatioft the. r „ establishments D- favoured by wealthy iis. Scores of West-end houses have been taken for the se2,sonby B;xiI.ioi aires from the other side of the Atlantic. Our Anglo American peeresses will entertain, on a great scale, and everybody, th Royalty downwards, is. going to deli gilt to honour the lion of the season. Mr. Roosevelt's adventures with big game in the wilds of Africa were nothing to what he will have to endure when Society, with a big S, is let loose upon him. A. E. M.

Remarkable allegations were made at Leeds against Charlton Forman, 39, described as a dis- penser, who was charged with forging a death certificate. Mr. Willev, for the prosecution, said the prisoner was formerly with a Leeds doctor who died. Subsequently he got into touch with Dr. Lyddon. The Education Department had bundles of certificates signed by the prisoner for Dr. Lyddon in respect of the health of the school children. Three women gave evidence of prisoner having given them death certificates. One of the witnesses who took another woman's baby said the prisoner remarked, "I won't make any- thing out. If the child is alive on Thursday, I brii.g it then." The child died next day. Pri- soner gave a death certificate, and observed, "If the Registrar says anything, don't teli him. Say I attended the child at its own home." The prisoner was committed for trial at the Assizes.

A FORTUNE IN CHANCERY. The story of a fortune in Chancery was told I at Eastbourne County-court by an old man named Harris, who was Bued for a debt of a sovereign. He told the judge that, in addition to a 5s. a week allowance from a daughter in South Africa, he is receiving money from a local publican "on condition that he left him ) a legacy." ) "There are four of us in it," the old man 'I went on. "The money— £ 35,000—has been in Chancery for sixty years." "When do you expect to come into this for- tune?" asked the judge. "It's very nigh now," replied the old chap, adding that he was "only waiting for the death tune?" asked the judge. "It's very nigh now," replied the old chap, adding that he was "only waiting for the death certificate by the judge." The person in ques- tion died when he was a little boy. The incredulous judge said he had heard similar tales before, but eventually adjourned the summons, and instructed Harris to get his solicitors to write to the court explaining his position. <».i

ENTERPRISING ADVERTISING. We learn, says the "Times, that in view of the Budget difficulties of the Chancellor of the. Exchequer, Messrs. Pears have recently pro- posed to the Postmaster-General that i" ex- change for a contribution to be made by them, a.11 posted letters should have the stamps ob- literated by using the name of Pears, and, fur- ther, they approached the Registrar-General in a similar way with regard to providing the cost of the papers and printing required for the next forthcoming Census. The Poatniaster- General has stated that, in view of the serious objection to such an arrangement, he is unable to entertain the proposal, whilst, as to the Census papers, the Registrar-General referred the proposal to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, and states that they concur with him in his view that the proposal should not be entertained.

SERVANT GIRL'S TRAGEDY. A girl's suicide under tragic circum- sta.nces was described at an Ilford inquest on Saturday on the body of Lilian Douglas, a servant, who had for nine years lived in a I family at Ilford. Douglas, whose parents live at Waltham- stow, had become much attached to her mis- tress, and was treated as one of the family. Last year, it was said, she gave birth to a baby. The infant was put out to nurse, and the girl gave up almost the whole of her wages for its support. he refused, how- ever, to take proceedings against the father, as he was married. At midnight on April 6 her mistress was awakened by a scream from the bedroom where Douglas slLept with two little girls. Entering the room she found one of the children standing on the bed bespattered with blood and the servant lying on the floor with a wound in her throat. The girl died in a few minutes. A note found close by t'n:- "Please forgive me. No one is to blame, but I am leaving my best friends. God blees you both and the dear children." It was stated at the inquest that Douglas had been advised to make a fresh start in a new place. She seemed to think people shunned her on account of what had hap- pened, and this idea, together with her re- gret at leaving her situation, had unhinged her mind. A verdict of "Suicide during temporary itisanity" was returned.

MAYOR FOUND SHOT. Mr. W. J. Langdon, the Mayor of Sud- bury, Suffolk, was, on Saturday, found shot dead at his residence, Salters Hall, a his- toric building dating from the fifteenth century. Mr. Langdon went into a tool shed at the bottom of the garden, carrying two guns, and his man came with two more guns. Mr. Langdon said he was going to clean them, and sent his man back to the house for a duster. The man was returning to the shed, when he heard the report of a gun, and found hit! master lying shot through the head. 5 Mr. Langdon was 42 yeans of age, and hom 0 NAM MA we d6I..

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