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AUDLEM.
AUDLEM. SCHOOLBOYS' PLEDGE.—The head teacher of Audlem Boys' School reports in his log-book "Fifty-eight boys have pledged themselves 'to try' to abstain from smoking, especially cigarettes, until they attain the age of twenty-one years."
NANTWICH.
NANTWICH. BOARD OF OrUARDIANS.—At the meeting of the Nantwich Board of Guardians on Saturday a proposal for the Christmas out-relief allowances to be increased by Is. in the case of adults and 6d. in the case of children led to a heated discussion. It was defeated by 22 votes to 20.
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MALPAS. "7 r'fT-r,r't. LOCAL TKMJKK lfUJ:(..NW isuuuuu- At a meeting of the Northwich Education Authority last week, the following tenders had been received for the erection of the new Council school in Runcorn-road, Barnton :—Messrs. John Mayers and Son, Chester, £ 4,300; Mr. Francis Matthews, Nantwich, £ 4,475; Messrs. Pickstock and Royle, Holmes Chapel, £ 4,688; Mr. T. Leicester, North- wich, £ 5,180: Mr. H. Fairclough, Warrington, £ 4,310; Mr. S. Appleton, Northwich, 94,409 Mr. T. S. Huxley, Malpas, £ 4,050; Messrs. T. and W. Meadows, Stockport, 1,4,590; Messrs. Smith and Son, Crewe, JE4.833; Mr. E. W. Bostock, North- wich, 94,420; Mr. Robert Carlisle, Manchester, £ 4,678.—It was decided that the tender of Mr. Huxley, Malpas, at ;C4,050-the lowest tender-be accepted. It was made a condition of the contract that the local rate of wages be paid.
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MOLD. I LICENSING APPLICATIONS—At tba Mold Transfer Sessions on Monday, transfers were granted to Walter Bevins, Roper's Arms, High- st-ie-et, Mold, and Mary Williams, Railway Inn, Pcnterwyl. A protect.on order was granted to William. Thomaa Phillips, acting exeoutor under the will of the late Evan Roberts, the former lnjensee of the Leeswood Arms, Leeswood. Mr. J. B. Marston applied for a protection order to Susannah Garrod to sell at the Bowling Green Hotel, Wrexham-stree.t. Arthur Burrows Gar- red, husband of the applicant, and a iormer tenant, had become disqualified from holding a Iseenee, having recently filed his petition. The owners of the prem-scs, Messis. Allsop, to whom a considerable amount was owmg, had decided To permit, Mrs. Garrod to remain rather than that she and her children should be turned out into the street, and what furniture, etc., was in the bouse- she held under a hire and purchase agreement with Messrs. Allsop.—Mr. Wheldon: What do. the other creditors 6ay?—Mr. Marston: If they desire to oppose they can do so at the Transfer Seasons.—The application was granted. INTERESTING GAME CASE.—At the Mold Police Court on Monday, Thomas Roberts, of the Barracks, Ffrwd, collier, was summoned by Thomas Hough, of the Lodge Farm, Tryddyn, for trespassing in pursuit of game or oonies en land at the Lodge. Mr. J. B. Marston appeared for the informant, and Mr. J. N. Bate (Allington Hughee and Bate, Wrexham) defended.—The in- formant's case was that on the 20th November he saw the defendant on a port on -of his land called Seven Acre Field. Defendant was about eight or ten yards in the field and had ferrets and purse nets on the burrow. When defendant saw witness and his man coming he picked up the nets and bolted to the adjoining land, whence he became threatening and abusive. The ditch was in the far s'de of the fence from witness' land. Witness produced a tracing, shewing the fence referred to.—In cross-examination Mr. Hough said he didn't open the ditch about two years ago, and there was not a ditch on both sides of the hedge. The defendant was running over witness' land after one rabbet wh oh had "bolted with a net over it, and when watching the burrow he was standing about five yairds away from the fence. He was not aware that the defendant was part owner of the Llan Farm, which adjoined his own holding. When the d>e<- fendant was tackled "he said the fence belonged to Llan Farm.—Re-examined: I have b?en mending the fenoe for 17 years.- The defence was that as a. claim of right was set up to the fence contain- ing the burrow the jurisdiction of the justices was ousted. The' facte were admitted except as to the distent the defendant was standing from i the burrow.—The Bench imposed a fine of 2s. 6d. and 13s. costs.
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FRODBIIAM. ——j HOOKEY -AIATCH.-Tle Frodsham Hockey players reoeivod as visitors on the athletic ground on Saturday Widttes second, and a fine, exciting gamo resulted in a win for home team by five goals to three. JOINT WATER COMMITTEE.—This meeting was hold in tine overseer's offioo on Friday, there being present Mr. J. Illidge (in the chair) and Messrs, Booth, Wilkinson, J. Andrews, Gleave, Frith, Tiley, Rodgers, H. M. Davies, F. Bas- nett, J. H. Davies, amd officials.-The sub-oom- mittoe g4ggost--dthat a 6in. waste detecting meter bo purchased and put on the mains near th, reservoir at Overton, at a cost of about £ 60, and that the meter be not fixed until next ye&r.- This was adopted.—There had been a breakdown due simply to wear and tear at. the Township pumping station, and in the opinion of the Coun- cil the engines had had a very good run without any mishap. There was no doubt that in a year or two there would be a certain amount of re- pairs needed, and this was the opinion of Messrs. Orossley's engineer, who had been overhauling and examining the engines. THEFT FROM A SLOT METER.—On Tues- day, at the Frodsham Court House, before Messrs. A. Thomas and J. Murray, a youth of nineteen, named William Ainsworth, a labourer, was charged with breaking open a penny-in-the-slot gas meter, belonging to the Frodsham Gas and Water Company, and doing damage to the amount of lB. 6d., in addition to stealing there- from 65 pennies, on the 15th inst., at the resi- dence of his grandmother, in Booth-street, Frod- sham. Prisoner, who has a very youthful appear- anoe, pleaded guilty, and stated that he had noth- ing to eat for three days, and had been exposed to the weather all the week. He was committed to prison for two months with hard labour. This will not be prisoner's initial experience of gaol life. In his early youth he was confined in a reformatory for a period of four years. From there he .again migrated to his native town, and ere long, owing to gaining access to the residence of Mr. Thomas Jones, of Pimnel Brow, in the -early morning, and stealing a quantity of articles, including a gold watch and a sum of money, he was given a month in Walton Gaol. The magis- trates remarked that prisoner did not apparently shew any signs of improvement. ts h ew PAROCmAL COMMITTEE—Mr. H. M. Davies presided over a meeting of this committee. —The Clerk reported that he had had an interview with Sir Geo. Naree, of the Mersey Clonservancy Board with reference to the quay wall at Frod- sham Bridge,and the clerk was of the opinion that there was no cbanoo whatever of the Con- servancy Board's doing anything towards the re- pair of the wall.-The, Surveyor reported that lie l,ad not, yet completed bis list of the examination of wooden erections, etc., but hoped to do so by the next meeting.—Questioned as to how he was -received bv the various occupiers, he said he had been told to clear off the premises at one place, otherwise he was received fairly well.—Mr. Shore reported that he had received a complaint that the lamp at the bottom of the church steps was too bright. It was tbe fust tim-, he had ever ic- oeived a complaint of tha/t nature, and the gas must certainly be improving.—The Inspector of Nuisances presented an account for the repair of the fountain at Fi-odaham Bridge.—The account was passed, and the Runcorn Rural District Council were to be asked to paint the rails, etc., .at the fount.am.-Plans for a new vill-a, residence, to be erected by Mr. Geo. Dodd in Fliim-lane, -were submitted and passed, subject to the ap- proval of the Rurall Council-Mr. P. Jones com- plained of the dirty state of the main roads, chiefly from Chapel-lane to Frodsham Bridge. They had neither been brushed nor scraped for some time, and were not fit to walk on. It was resolved to call the attention of the County Coun- cil Surveyor to the matter, also to the use of ob- jectionable ohippings on the footpaths. Mr. Jones also inquired if the water engineer was supposed to put. on washers to water taps free of -charge.—Mr Illidge said it depended where m the house the tap was. INFANTS' CONCERT.—A miscellaneous en- tertainment was given by the children attending the Five Crosses Infant School Mid other friends cn Friday evening in the Overton Grammar School, the proaeeds of which are in aid of school prizes. The Vicar (the Rev. H. B. Blogg) pre- s'ded. There was a crowded audience. The pro- gramme was excellently rendered, tbe little. mites entering into their work with heart and spirit, and great credit is due to them, and also to Miss Loe (headmistress) and her able stiff for the successful result of their arduous labours. The singing, reciting amd acting were of an unusually high character, and each item was received with enthusiastio cheers. The first part. consisted of action song, by the children, "The Silly Trout" recitation, Tommy and the Eggs." Elsie Light- loot; action song, Jingle Bells," by the chil- dren and recitation, "Dirty Boy," Ronald Hut- ton. Tho latter was particularly clever. A nursery cantata., entitled "Princess Tiny Tot." in which the various characters. Jack and Jill, Little Boy Blue, Red Riding Hood, and other nursery rhyme celebrities, were represented by the scholars arrayed in magnificent costumes, was excellently given. The second portion of the pro- gramme consisted, of pianoforte solo, Miss Rey- nolds; recitation, "Cuckoo in Nest," L. Basnefct; vocal duet, Mrs. Isaacs1 and Nurse Loe; recita- tion, "Jerry Joe," Willie Percival; tambourine drill, tweive girls; song, Miss Harrison; recita- tion. "Stubborn Donkey," W. Worrall; action scng, "Sailor Bold," children; song, "The Gift," NUrgeLoe, action song, "Far away over sea," children; "Good Night" eong, the children.
I BARROW.I
I BARROW. DANCE.—A dance was held in the Public Hall on Tuesday evening, in connection with the Watling-street Habitation of the Primrose League. The oompany included, Miss N. Lyle Smyth (hon. sec.), and Miss G. Lyle Smyth. The duties of M.C. were carried out by Mr. H. Oha.1- linor.
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HOPE AND CAERGWRLE. SHEPHERDRY.—On Monday evening, in the presence of a large audience, Bro. Wm. Moses, secretary of the Pride of the Ancient Lodge, Caer- gwrle, was the recipient of a handsome gold curb chain with inscribed medallion. Bro. Duke made the presentation, and Bros. Harry Jones and P. G. Rogers also spoke. There were afterwards songs and instrumental music.
ISHOTTON.
I SHOTTON. P.S.A.-At the Rivertown Church on Sunday afternoon the chair was taken by Mr. Phillips, and t.he speaker for the occasion was Mr. L. Mars- land. Mr. H. H. Miller sang The Gift" and "The Lost Chord" in praiseworthy manner. SATURDAY NIGHT SOCIAL.—At the social in connection with the Rivertown English Con- gregational Church, on Saturday evening, the programme was as follows:—Pianoforte solo, Miss and Master Has well; song, Mr. Hart; duet, the Misses Warmby and Hart; recitation, Mr. Sea- brook; song, Mr. J. Griffiths; solo, Mrs. Mamland Charles, etc. Mrs. B. Goulding acted as accompanist. Refreshments were provided by the lady friends.
HAWARDEN.I
HAWARDEN. I A HEARTLESS HUSBAND.—At the Mold Police Court on Saturday, Henry Williams, a collier, who was brought up by warrant from Caerphilly, South Wales, was charged with dis- obedience of an order of separation and main- tenance, under which arrears and maintenance amounting to £ 5. 18s. 5d. were due. The wife, a respectable-looking young woman, said they had f-table ? 1: with her mother at Ewloe, and in August last he left the house ostensibly to go to work as usual, but he did not return, and when next heard of he was livng in South Wales. There was not. the slightest justification for his going, and letters written to him were ignored. Sug- gestions that- she or her mother unduly interfered with him were indignantly repudiated by the com- plainant, who said "he was treated with the greatest kindness, and was a very different man when he went away than -he is now.The de- fendant's explanation was deemed highly unsatis- factory, and he was sent to prison for a month. —————— ——————
LITTLE STANNEY. I
LITTLE STANNEY. I ENTERTAINMENT.-Last week the school- room was filled to its utmost capacity by the villagers and others, who had the treat of listening to an entertainment of a high order of, merit, consisting- of vocal and instrumental mU$'ic, varied by readings and recitations. The Rev. R. W. Priohard (vicar) presided, and Miss Alletson acted as accompanist. It would take up too much epaoo to notice each individual item of the pro- gramme, but mention may be made of the per- formances of Miss Pugh on the pianoforte, and Mies Wiggins and Miss C. Preston on the violin. whose renderings of their respective pieces left nothing to be desired. Among the vocal gems of the evening wore. "Oh dry those tears" and "She wore a wreath of roses" bv Mrs. Hamilton, "Sing me to sleep" by Miss Webster, and "The Yeo- man si Wedding" by Mr. Ditchburn; while Miss J. Crawford, the Misses Higgnis and Mr. Alfred AUctaon. also received well-deserved applause, most of the songs being enthus-astically encored. A dialogue in costume, entitled "Geese," given with much spirit, by Miss M. Alletson and Miss E Prichard, oauscd great amusement, as did also a Heading by the Vicar, "Tho New Barrel Or- gan. The principal (X)iffiiú element was. how- ever, supplied by Messrs. Ditchburn and Phillips. wboeo drolleries (which, be it observed, were commr.nda.bly free from all vulgarity) kept the room in a roar. The thanks of the neighbourhood arc duo to Mr. and Mrs. Alletson for their kind- ness in planning and carrying out the entertain- ment, which was from first to last. an unqualified success.
WREXHAMI
WREXHAM I SCIENCE AND ART PRIZES.—The annual prize distribution in connection with the Wrexham Scienoe and Art School took place on Friday evening, the Mayor of Wrexham, Mr. E. Birkett Evans, presiding over a large audience. The distribution was made by Mrs. J. H. Darby, of Brymbo. Vice-Chancellor Dale, of the Liverpool University, delivered an address. QUESTION OF ILL-FED CHILDREN.—At a meeting of the Wrexham Education Committee, on Friday, a letter was read from Mr. Dodd, head master of the Victoria Council Schools, saying that from inquiries he had made among the scholars there were only two who usually came to school without breakfast, while the number of children insufficiently fed was not more than a dozen. He suggested the formation of a sub- committee for the purpose of obtaining sub- scriptions in money and in kind in order to pro- vide about forty free dinners daily.—The Chair- man said he was very glad to hear there were so few underfed children in the school.—Mr. T. B. Taylor said: We appear to have them all in St. Mary's School. We must be feeding the whole town.—From a statement prepared by Mr. Allen, the accountant, it appears that, under the new proposal of the Board of E ducation, to withdraw fir reapwerOfoMTdren under five years of age and substitute a uniform grant of 24s. per head, the borough of Wrexham would gain JE257 if the children under five were excluded, and 2240 if they were retained.—The Clerk: So that it is almost immaterial whether they are excluded.
HELSBY.--I
HELSBY. I PRESENTATIONS.—On Friday evening an interesting gathering took place at the Wtesleyan Chapel, when the members of the congregation and Sunday school met to b:d farewell to Mr. E. J. Guest and' family, who, after being con- nected with that place of worship for 18 years, recently left the district. The Rev, W. H. Moseley, circuit minister, presided. At the con- clusion of a free tea to the members, a short meeting was held at Which- Mr. W. Davies, on behalf of the congregation and Sunday scholars, presented to Mr. E. J. Guest and family a silver inkstand. In asking M'r. Guest to accept the present as a token of the high esteem and respect in which he and his family had always been held, Mr. Davies referred in eulogistic terms to the great support and excellent service, rendered in many ways by them to the chapel and school, and said that all the congregation and members of the Sunday school much regretted that they had left the district as their loss would be keenly felt.—Mr. Guest suitably returned thanks.— Messrs. H. and G. Guest were each presented by the choir with a silver matchbox, Mr. E. Wright making the presentation, and Mr. H. Guest re- sponding on behalf of his brother, who was away in London, and himself.—Miss Guest received a handsomely-bound Bible, presented on behalf of the members by Mr. A. Dixon.—Owing to Re- gretted ill-health Mrs. Guest was unable to be present. PAROCHIAL COMMITTEE.—The monthly meeting was held on Monday. Mr. J. T. Collier (chairman) presided.-Messrs. Lea & Son (Runcorn) wrote offering tanks for storage of petroleum and it was decided to refer the letter to the Standing Committee, to which Mr. J. Blythe, was added.—The Chairman proposed that all persons intending to make connections to the Council's sewers should give three days' clear notic? to the Council's officer, and that such connection must be completed to his satisfaction before being covered in.—This was approved,The Chairman Teported that the Waterworks Sub-Committee bad met, and in regard to the account alleged to be owing to the Water Company by Mr. W. Griffiths, in consideration of work carried out by that gentleman, they decided to forego any claim for the amount in question. They also decided to defer the erection of a storehouse at the water- works. They recommended in respect to alleged grievances by ratepayers in consequence of in- oreas.ed water rate under the Council, to fix a date for hearing all persons aggrieved. With refo-rence to the abnormal consumption of water: per head they proposed to confer with Mr. A. Timmins with a view to reducing the quantity. i The report was approved. SALE OF WORK.—On Saturday a most stle- c^essful sale of work was held in the National; Schools in aid of the new Parish Room. The opening ceremony was performed by the .?l.??h egg of Cbolmondbley in the presence of a large gathering. On entering tihe room the Marchioness was presented with a handsome bouquet by Miss Joyce Taylor. The Rev. E. W. Evans, who presided, explained the object of the sale of work and the great need ?. the village of a parish room. He especially thanked the ladies who had for many months worked' hard in preparation of the sewing meeting stalls. In introducing the Marchioness, to whom he salid they all accorded a warm welcome, he referred to the generosity of the Marquis in giving the land on which the parish room was being built. The Marchioness then dcclared? the sale open and wished it every success. A hearty vote of thanks was given to heT ladyship on the proposition of Mr. Jas. Taylor, seconded by Mr. J. T. Colher. The sale was then proceeded with and was kept up until late in the evening. The stalls, which were well filled, were presided: over "by the fol- lowing ladies and gentlemen:—Ladies' sewing meeting plain needlework stall: Mrs. Jeffs, Mrs. Hinde, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Price, and Mrs. Dammore, -ladies' sewing meeting fancy stall: MTS. Collier Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Barlow, Mrs. H. Davies, and Mrs. G. Lea; fajuey stall: Mrs. Jos. Taylor and Mrs. Bradley; oommittee"s stall: Missi Hinde, Miss Jones, Miss M. Davies, and members of the committee; provision stall: Mr. F. O. Bradley, Mr. J. Blythe, and the Rev. T. W. Sharpley; flower stall: Miss Sybil Smith; bran pie, Miss Thcfrneley; cakes sweets, etc. stall: Miss Evans, Miss Huntington, and' Miss Grime: refreshments: Mrs. Tudor. Mrs. Dixon, Miss Ellams, Miss Wilson, Miss Howorth- Miss Needham, and Miss E. Jones; parcels depart- ment: AtTs. Slhipp,. During the time tea was being served, some excellent phonograph selec- tions were given by Mr. A. E. Smith. In the evening entertainments, consisting of vocal and instrumental selections, were given by ladies and gentlemen, and included a most amusing dia- logue. entitled "Blundering Barney," in which the characters of master and two servants were capitally pourtirayed by Mrs. Jos. Davies and Miss F. Liversedge and Mr. S. Bromley respectively. There were also hat-trimming competitions for gentlemen and impromptu speaking competitions for ladies and gentlemen, all of which caused considerable merriment. It is expected1 that the receipts will amount to about JB90. Great praise is due to the Rev. E. W. Evans (chairman), the reading room hon. secretary and committee, and all who assisted for their admirable efforts. j
I NEW MINISTERS. I
I NEW MINISTERS. I I ANOTHER LIST. I POST FOR MR. HERBERT LEWIS. The following further Ministerial appointments were officially issued on Monday night:- Junior Lords of Treasury: Mr. J. A. Pease and Mr. Herbert Lewis Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Foreign Office: Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice (in the House of Lords) Civil Lord of Admiralty: Mr. George Lambert. Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Trade: Mr. H. E. Kearley. Parliamentary Secretary, Local Government Board: Mr. Walter Runciman. Parliamentary Secretary, Board of Education: Mr. Thomas Lough. Solicitor-General for Scotland: Mr. Alexander Ure, K.C. ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. Lord Chamberlain: The Right Hon. C. R. Spencer (in the House of Lords). Vice-Chamberlain: Mr. Wentworth Beaumont. Lords-in-Waiting: Earl Granville, Earl of Granard, Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, Lord Acton, and Lord Denman. Lord Steward: Lord Hawkesbury. Treasurer: Sir Edward Strachey. Comptroller: The Master of Elibank. Master of the Horse: The Earl of Sefton. Mr. J. Herbert Lewis, Junior Lord of the Treasury, has sat for Flint Boroughs since 1892.! He was born in 1858, and educated at Montreal University and Exeter College, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. He is an alderman of the Flint- shire County Council. KING AND HOUSEHOLD OFFIOIALSi. I The King received at Buckingham Palace at noon yesterday the outgoing Household Officials who yielded to his Majesty their staves or insignia of office. Among those who attended were the Duke of Portland, the Earlof Clarendon, and the Earl of Pembroke. Shortly after the departure of these gentlemen some of their suc- cessors in offioe arrived at the Palace in ordet* to receive from the King the insignia previously yielded up, DISSOLUTION DATE. I ?- ?_ The Cabinet on Wednesday decided to recom- mend his Majesty to dissolve Parliament on Mon- day, 8th January. The probability is tb&t the earliest pollings in the boroughs will be on the 13th and the latest on the 18th, while in the counties the earliest pollings will take place on the 17th and the latest on the 27th.
-THE COMING ELECTION.I
THE COMING ELECTION. WIRRAL. I This constituency practically consists of the Peninsula of Wirral, and comprises the important Urban district of Wallasey, with about half the electorate, the remainder of the division being partly urban and partly agricultural. The pre- sent. representative, Mr. Joseph Hoult, M.P., was first elected in 1900, his opponent being Mr. W. H. Lever, who had three times previously unsuccessfully contested Birkenhead. Last year Mr. Edwyn Holt, of Manchester, was selected as Liberal candidate, but his action as a passive resister did not commend him generally to the constituency. The state of Mrs. Holt's health was given as the reason for the withdrawal of hit. candidature. Eventually Mr. Lever onoe more consented to champion the Liberal cause. Mr. Lever's action in several matters has been the subject of much comment, and has been sharply criticised. Mr. Lever is a Free Trader, yet has manufactories in tariff-protected coun- tries. Mr. Joseph Hoult has long resided in Cheshire, and is closely connected with the com- mercial life of Liverpool. He was one of the first members of the House of Commons to pub- licly announce his adhesion to Mr. Chamberlain's Fiscal proposals, which, generally, are popular in Wirral. The painstaking care which he devotes to the discharge of the smallest details of his Parliamentary duties is warmly appreciated. Mir. Hoult looks forward with confidence to retaili ng the seat and securing a fifth defeat for Mr. Lever.—"Manchester Courier." MR. LEVER'S INTENTIONS. A meeting of New Brighton Jiadicals was held in the new club rooms on Friday night. Mr. R. Rawlinson, the chairman, in referring to the im- pending General Election, said that it had been pointed out to Mr. Lever that his remaining at nome would be a great help, and he thought he would be justified in saying it was possible Mr. Lever would not be going away. Speaking later in the meeting, Mr. W. Ward Piatt (treasurer of the Wirral Association) said that they could take it as a moral certainty that Mr. Lever would not leave the c-ountry early in the new year. He had not said so in so many words, but he had been wobbling for some little time, and he (Mr. Lever) went so far as to say recently that if he did not go away in Jonuary he would have to go in October. He (Mr. Platt) thought that it was absolutely certain that Mr. Lever would not go. (Applause.) FLINTSHIRE. I A largely-attended meeting was held at Christ Church Schools, Mostyn, on Thursday, in support of Mr. Harold Edwards, Unionist candidate for Flintshire. Lord Mostyn presided. Mr. Edwards, who was warmly receivec-F re s l'ded Mr. Edwarclb, who was warmly received, appealed for consider- ation and judgment. They heard people say they were always Liberal, and had always voted Liberal. That hide-bound attitude was unworthy of men who had the responsibility of voting. He was certain they in Mostyn were .not the slaves ..and. toql* of partj. Having referred to foreign policy, comparing- the action of Unionist with Radical Governments, he scouted the de- claration that the present Government would follow out the policy of the ,late Lod Salisbury. He proceeded to discuss home politics, and said the iiret thing the present Government intended to do was to pass an amendment of the Educa- ton Act of 1902. He would suggest that his opponent be asked, "Are ypu in favour of and will you support an amendment of the Act, to give the right to say, "I will have my child taught this religion and no other religion, and my denomination will pay for that teaching?" He thought that was a perfectly fair and and just demand. The State was not asked to pay one single penny towards this religious instruction. What they did ask was that the poor man should have the same right as the rich. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Edwards, discussing trade questions, referred to the export of iron-an industry in which Mostyn was deeply interested—and said the ex- ports to Germnay and France had fallen 50 per oen.t. in four years. The Unionist party said the Fiscal system may have something to do with it. They saw their goods shut out by hostile tariffs, and foreign goods in their own ports with- out any tariff at all. The Unionists were ready to face the question and inquire into the difficulty. The Radical position was quite clear. They said "You must not even ask the question." It was like the "honour of the family"—above reproach, and to mention it even was an insult. When they asked for the remedy. Radical said "Education." To talk about education was to throw dust in the people's eyes. What good was it to tell a man starving from lack of work, "Educate yourself." The Unionists offered to do something; the Liberals offered to do nothing. They prided themselves upon being a democratic oountry, but the Radical policy was not in that spirit; it was not democratic Government, but that of class prejudice and sectarian animosity. The Radicals were prone to say the Unionists had done nothing for Wales. When last in power the Radicals did not pass a single measure for Wales, but the Unionists had given the Intermediate Schools Act, County Councils, the Agricultural Rates Act, and the Workmen's Compensation Act. As a Welshman he wished to do the best he could for Wales. Wales is a small country, and if she was to be, and he hoped and believed she could- be, in the front rank, they as Welshmen must pull together. (Applause.)—A vote of confidence in Mr. Edwards was proposed by Mr. Alexander Barratt, seconded by Mr. S. Sutcliffe, and sup- ported by Mr. H. A. Tilley, Mr. Robert Williams, and other speakers, and carried. I FLINT BOROUGHS. MT. Howell Idris met on Friday a number of Radical workers at Flint, and was adopted as the Radical candidate. Since our last issue, in which we published statistics regarding the new registers on which the General Election will be fought, we have obtained the figures for the Flint Boroughs, which were not included last week. The total number of voters will he 3,659 against 3.600 in 1905.'?, To this number the Holywell district contributes 1,048, a decrease of 5; Flint borough 821, an increase of 21; the Mold district 730, an increase of 5. In Flint there are 986 municipal voters. In no district are the alterations I -great. DENBIGH BOROUGHS. I On Saturday a largely attended meeting of mem- bers of the Conservative Association at Denbigh was held under the presidency of Mr. Cottam. The member for the borough, the Hon. G. T. Kenyon, met with an enthusiastic reception. The meeting was one principally for conference and making arrangements for the coming election. Mr. Kenyon, in a stirring speech, dealt with the questions on which the contest would be fought, and specially mentioned his determined opposi- tion to Home Rule, his support of religious educa- tion in the schools, with the right of the parent i to .decide in what faith his child should be brought up, and his opposition to the threatened Radical measure for the disestablishment and disendow- ment of the Welsh Church. He declared himself an earnest advocate of tariff reform as the only remedy for the great want of employmenst among the British workingmen, and fair play for British trade.—A vote of thanks for his past ser- vices end pledging the meeting to support his candida;ture was most cordially carried.
Advertising
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IEDMSBURY UNIONISM. I
EDMSBURY UNIONISM. I SUCCESSFUL MEETING AT ACTON. I SPEECHES BY COL. COTTON-JODRELL I AND MR. TOLLEMACHE. I On Tuesday evening Colonel Cotton-Jodrell, C.B., the prospective Unionist candidate for the Eddisbury Division, addressed a large meeting at Acton, near Nantwich. In no part of the con- stituency has the Colonel received a more welcome reception than that which was accorded to him on this occasion. The hearty cheers which punctuated the enunciation of his views, particularly in regard to Fiscal reform, were but a reflex of the emphatic endorsement which they have received everywhere in the division during his recent campaign. It was peculiarly fitting that the chair should be taken by Mr. Henry Tollemache, M.P., who is seeking a well-earned retirement from Parliamentary life after a faithful service as representative for Eddisbury for a quarter of a century, and whose mantle will in all- probability fall upon his cousin (Colonel Cotton-Jodrell) in the course of a few weeks. Among those present were Miss Tolle- mache, Messrs. J. W. J. Cremlyn, Joseph Furber (Austerton Hall), J. T. Roberts (Acton), R. L. F. Cheese (Acton), J. Kettle (Burland), J. Boffey (Hurleston), J. H. Bourne (Burland), G. Boughey (Hurleston), T. Bostock (Burland), C. Barlow, W. Smith, W. Williamson, W. Poole, S. Boughey (Nantwich), W. Pritohard (Reaseheath), Dr. Munro (Nantwich), James Sadler, W. West, L. Hitchin, Thos. Green, Geo. Green, C. Harding (Baddiley), R. Hull (Edleston), C. F. Comes (Hurleston), D. Hampson, H. Darlington (Poole), W. Allwood (Bank Farm), E. Billington, E. i Boffcy (Acton), W. Corbett. (Hurleston), i Frederick Boffey (Acton), Frank Boffey (Hurleston), Richard Hull (Edleston), J. Faulkner (Poole), W. Dutton (Brindley), W. Smith (Reaseheath), W. J. Parton (Hurleston), J. Walley (Stoke), J. Cornee (Hurleston), W. Duikon (Burland), C. F. Priohard (agent), etc. TRIBUTE TO MR. BALFOUR, The Chairman, in opening the proceedings, said they did not know yet what the result of the election would be, but they did know there was going to be an election very shortly.. On their side they had at present no accepted candidate, but if everything went as they anticipated, he thought that in the course of the next week or ten days they would be able to welcome CoJonel Cotton Jodrell as the accepted candidate for the Eddisbury Division. (Cheers.) As they knew, Colonel Jodrell had been round the constituency expressing his views. Next week there would be a meeting of the association, who would definitely decide whether he would be a suitable candidate. If they decided that he would, Colonel Jodrell would then be the candidate, and he (Mr. Tolle- mache) felt sure that if they all put their shoulders to the wheel, whoever was the adopted candidate would be the future member of Parlia- ment for the division. (Hear, hear.) He (the chairman) did not in the least mind the change in Government. for it was a good and salutary thing for the country that there should be .a periodic change of Government. There NvLs -no- doubt that if they got one stereotyped form of Government in power it would be rather apt to got lax. When a party had been in power as the Unionists had been for ten years, it was quite right that the other side should have a chance of shewing what they could do. They must. how- ever, be very careful to watch that a Liberal Government did not do what might have disastrous effects upon the policy and the future of this country in years to come. In all human Drobability the change of which he spoke was likely to take place. During the last ten years the late Government had been in office. and more especially in the last three years during which Mr. Balfour had been Prime Minister, the Gov- 0rnment of the country 'had been carried on under the most distressing circumstances with the greatest regard for the welfare of the community at large. (Hear, hear.) It would have been per- fectly easy for Mr. Balfour, with a large majority, to have sat quiet and done nothing, and by that means have made fewer enemies in the country than he undoubtedly had done by the policy he adopted. But. it would have been a cowardly programme, and Mr. Balfour deserved great credit for having tackled one or two of the most I THORNY SUBJECTS I which a Government could have to tackle, even if by so doing he had earned some unpopularity, which he believed would only be a temporary un- popularity. (Hear, hear.) Take. for example, the Education Act, which was bitterly and strenu- ously censured in many circles which he (the chairman) respected. It would have been per- fectly easy for Mr. Balfour to have left that alone. Ever since 1870 no Government had dared to tackle that quesion, knowing the difficulties that it presented. Mr. Balfour had passed an Educa- tion Act which, eo far as education itself was con- cerned, had done wonders for the present and the future generations of this country. That there were difficulties, mainly of a religious nature, connected with the Act, he (Mr. Tollemache) was one of the first to acknowledge; but in dealing with a gigantic question of that sort there must be difficulties to be faced, and they must all be successfully surmounted. In regard to this ques- tion he was no bigot. Those who knew him in that neighbourhood would admit that he had never been a bigoted partizan, and had done all he could to recognise the legitimate grievances and objections of those who might differ from him on many points. (Hear, hear.) Therefore he believed that any amendment of the Education Act which, withou-C-. doing a grave injustice to any particular denomination, would remove the ob- jections many entertained to the working of the present Act would find either in Colonel Cotton- Jodrell or himself, not opponents, but men who would be very glad to see the question discussed and settled. (Hear, hear.) The subject of tem- perance Mr. Balfour might very well have left alone, but by his exertions an Act had been passed which had done what the temperance party had been clamouring for for years and years— namely, established a compensation fund which should come out of the pocket of those interested in the liquor trade. Although it was early to speak of the working of that Act, there was not the slightest doubt that before many years had passed a large number of the most undesirable public-houses would be suppressed without in- justice to the owners or occupiers. He (Mr. Tollemache) confessed that he looked far more to the growing intelligence and education of the people to solve the terrible drink problem than he did to any legislation which would cut off a house here or stop a house there. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Balfour had done hie very best to meet the views of the temperance party. (Cheers.) One other subject only would he (the chairman) allude to, because it had a. deep interest. to an agricultural community—that was the Agricultural Rating Bill. He hoped farmers and labourers alike would realise what the Unionst Government had done for them, inasmuch as they had now to pay only half what they would have paid in rates under the old regime. (Hear, hear.) I QUESTION FOR MR. STANLEY. Owing to the bitter opposition of the Radical party, that Act would expire in a very short time, and he hoped that the young gentleman who was contesting the division in the Radical interest would be plainly asked whether or not he would oppose the renewal of the Agricultural Rating Act when it came up before the House of Commons. He did not think Mr. Stanley's assurances on that subject were at all satisfactory, and he hoped the agricultural electors would demand an explicit promise from him on the point. When Lord Salisbury took office in 1895 ne did not think it was too much to say that we "had not a single friend or ally in Europe. By the exertions of Lord Salisbury as Foreign Minister— exertions which had been nobly seconded and carried out by Lord Lansdowne, England to-day stood higher in the counsels of the nations of Europe than she ever did in our history before. (Cheers.) Moreover we were now on the most friendly terms with the two most advancing nations in the world—America and Japan. It redounded enormously to the credit of the Unionist Government that that state of affairs should be possible, and he hoped that when Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's Government had worked their sea-Is of office for a oertain time' that good understanding would be continued. He (the chairman) had the greatest confidence in Sir Edward Grey, who was to be the futune Foreign Minister, and if he only received fair1 play at the hands of his leader and some of the extreme Radicals who- compc&ed t,he Ministry he had every hope that the policy initiated by the Unionist party would be continued. There Was no greater pledge for peace on the earth than that thite country and America and Japan should be good friends. If their friendship was con- tinuedl it would be almost difficult to consider the possibility of war. Concluding, Mr. Tollemache said: For myself, by the kindness and considera- tion of the electors of this division, I have had the proud honour of representing practically the same constituency for the last 25 years. (Cheers.) You accepted me as a comparatively young and absolutely untried candidate, and your kindness to me all those years is a period, in my lifewh.;dh I shall never forlxet. I should like. to express my thanks to all those who for the last 25 years have so kindly and so loyally supported' me. Daying that time one has see?i a great deal of history made and a great deal of history marred, reputations gamed and lost in the House of Com- moIt8. I have sat under Radical Governments, j I have sat under Unionist Governments; but I think the one thing that appeals to my memory and regalrdl in all those 25 years more than any other is the striking personality and charm of the late Prime Minister, Mr. Balfour. He has carried on the affairs of the country with a cour- age, a temperance, a kindness, and a civility which I think are absolutely unparalleled in the history of our Prime Ministers. (Cheers.) In the House of Commons he has not, I believe, got a single real enemy, although he has often had to cross swords with many. Everyone whose opinion is worth a brass farthing respects and. loves him. I h&ve been proud to be a humble but very hearty and loyal ,-upporte? of Mr. Balfour in his career as Prime Minister, and I have been privileged to enjoy his personal ac- quaintance and friendship. There is no man who has raised and carried the standard of his country niom bravely or better in the history of our land than Mr. Arthur Balfour. At the present moment Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman looms very I&rgb. on the political horizon. I far prefer! to turn my gaze towards the man who is now hauling down Jts flag and going into opposi- tion. Let others hail the rising sun; I bow to him whose course is run. (Cheers.) Colonel Cotton-JodreH. who was cordially re- ceived, moved the following resolution:—"That this meeting desires to record a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. Hen/ry Tollemache for hie long and faithful seTViœs as repmsi?ntative of the Eddis- ?bury Division !n the House of Commons, and -V i't regrets the prospect of hie early retirement; it I also desires to express its ^continued1 confidence in the Unionist party, and considers the time has arrived for a reoonsideration of the Fiscal pohcy of the United Kingdom, with the object of im- I proving the wellbaing of the people and drawing more closely the bonds of union with our Colonies."(Cheers.) Colonel Cotton-Jodrell said the beet tribute Mr. Tollemache could d?s'.Te was the fact that the electors had returned him to Parliament continuously for 25 years. If e-le?-?d in h?s stead he (the speaker) would have a very difficult task to succeed him worthily. Under any eircumigtances he was not likely to represent Eddisbury for 25 years owing to what was gener- ally known as Anno Domini—(laughter),—but if he. could! for a short space of time obtain such a hold in the hearts of the people as Mr- Tolle- mache had' done he would feel himself to be extremely fotrtunate. They had known cadI other since boyhood, and since that time there had never be-on a cross word between them. (Hear, hear.) He (the speaker) felt quite, at home in Acton through family associations. His grand- father was vioar of Acton, his parents were married in Acton Church, and several cf his re- lations and ancestors lay in their last sleep in Acton Churclhyard. Turnin-z to the siibic-ct of TARIFF REFORM, Colonel Cotton-Jodrell said from the time when he first began addressing meet.ngs in the con- stituency he found himself a follower of Mr. Chamberlain's policy. (Cheers.) He had ev- deavoured to shew some reason why he thought that policy was .at the very least worthy of their consideration. It was not merely a party policy i -3 policy of the ins and out.-but a policy of a national character whxih affected us all. The objects of Mr. Chamberlain's proposals were, in the first plaoa, to prevent the foreigner frcm .competing unfairly with our own industries and from underselling us in our own markets; and secondly, to try to set up some sort of mutual preference with our Colonies, which should b? developed not only to the mutual advantage of the Mother Cfeuntry and her Colonies, but should draw more closely the bonds of union between them. Those who observed thelcigns of the times had come to the conclusion that, notwith- standing the hooming reports of the prosperity of our trade atud the wealth of this country, there was some casiker b-eneath whkih needed the in- cie.on. ot the surgeon s knife in order to save the life of the patient. Agriculture- had been in a state of depression for many years. We -saw that we were no linger the workshop &s. in the days when Mr. Oobden brought forward his famous proposals for Free Trade. We. saw our mils and facor es being stopped and the owners of those mills and fac- tories removmg their works abroad' because there they oould get fair play and could dkpose of their markets without the handicap they suffered m England. We knew from the. Board of Trade statistics, which were quoted by their opponents, that the exports of manufaetojred articles from this country were gradually dimin- ishing per bead of the population; whale the exports of foreign countries in regard m -the growth of pop?ation had been steadily on the increase. Theae were signs, like the Ifrtle c3oud that rcse out of the sea, that ought to be heode& (Hear, hear.) Could they tell him why in a highly protected country like France (vvhia se- <?rding to the Cobdemtes ough t to be on the brink of ruin) there was only one pauper to every 160 of the population, and in the United States, I another highly protected country, there was only one pauper in every 250 of the population, | while in England: papuperism was at the rate of one :n every 40? (Hear, hear.) Our industries were decreasing. In our steel and iron output, where we once took the lead, we now occupied third place to GeTmany and the United' States. The volume of our imports and exports was not a. true test of the wealth of the country. What made the happiness and prosperity of the people? Not vast vealth placed in a few hands, but wealth distributed so that the wage-earners of thie coun- try should be sure of constant and remunerative employment. (Hear, hear.) We were told there was no need for further inquiry because trade I was boom ng. What about the march of the unemployed through London? Was there any I parallel in the history of this country to the scene of women parading the streets in order to shew the rch they had no bread to eat? Was that the result of our Free Trade policy, and of our boasted prosperity? It was essential to re- member that though we talked of ourselves as a nation of free fooders there was really no such thing as free food in this country. A sum of £12,000,000 was already paid every year in taxes upon tea and suger, and a rough calculation would shew that if that sum was taken off tea and sugar and put on bread at the rate of 2s. per quarter it would' be sufficient to pay the proposed duty on bread' for more than five times the present population of this country. (Hear, hear.) Having alluded to the evils of the dump- ing system, Colonel Cotton-Jodrell said the, policy advocated by Mr. Chamberlain was sometimes known as "the mad policy." Why mad? Were the Germans, French and Americans all lunatics ? (Hear, hear.) Were our Colonies mad? Was practically the whole of civil sed Europe mad? Yet all those countries protected their own trade and their own workmen, while we alone refused to do so. (Cheers). It seemed to him that we in England might say of ourselves as the little boy said of the Volunteer: "Everybody is out of step except Jack." (Laughter and cheers.) Mr. Boughey seconded the resolution, which was carried nera. con. Mr. J. W. J. Cremlyn and Mr. Joseph Furber afterwards spoke. The latter gentleman criti- cised the attitude of Mr. Stanley in regard to the Agricultural Rates Act. and pointed out that the Radical pairty contemplated removing the restrictions upon the importation of foreign cattle. It would be a great injury to the Cheshire farmer, he sa d, if the present restrictions wctv removed.
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SPEECHES BY MR. HOULT AND MR. D. McIVER. I THE HOME RULE PERIL. I A successful meeting under the auspices of the Wirral Conservative Association was held at Ellesmere Port on Monday evening, when Mr. Joseph Hoult, M.P., addressed a numerous gathering of his constituents at the Mission-room, Queen-street.,Mr. Humphrey Price presided, and the attendance included' MJss Hoult, Mr. David McIver, M.P., the Rev. O. E. Rice (vicar), Alderman Benedict Jones (Birkenhead), Dr. H. L. Finney, Mr. Platt, Mr. W. Norman, Mr. A. Birkett (registration agent), etc.—Mr. Platt read a letter explaining absence from Mr. J. S. Harmood Banner, M.P., who wrote that when the oppor- tunity arose, as it very shortly would, Wirral would return, as it always had done, a Conserva- tive and Unionist representative to the House of Commons. It must not be forgotten, he added. that the question of Home Rule was still alive, and that tee new Government was pledged to reverse much of the useful legislation achieved by the Unionist Government. He was confident that the electors of Wirral would not give thie-r support to a party which encouraged the foreign trader, and was pledged to continue a policy which would mean less employment andi lesB wages for the workingman. After a few introductory words from the Chair- maa, Mr. McIver, M.P., who had a cordial recep- tion, rose to move the following resolut"on:- "That this meeting desires to express its warmest appreciation of the valuable services rendered to the nation and Empire by the Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour and the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, more particularly during the last ten years, in which they have held high offioe in the State, and in the conduct of affairs, whether foreign or domestic, have laboured un- selfishly to maintain the dignity of the Empire, and to promote the well-being of the entire com- munity; and this meeting would also convey to Mr. Joseph Hoult, M.P., its hearty acknowledg- ment of the able manner in which he has h's- charged his duties as M.P. for the Wirral Divi- sioa of Cheshire, and assures him of its continued and unabated, oonfidenoe." Mr. Mclver remarked that it was a pleasure to him to say a few words in support of the candidature of his Parliamentary colleague and old friend, Mr. Joseph Hoult. (Hear, hear.) He had known him for long years before he (Mr. Hoult) joined him in the House j of Commons, and he had always liked and re- spected him. Mr. Hoult had been a most excel- ) lent and USEFUL MEMBER I of Parliament, and in every respect a credit to his constituency. (Applause.) He was a man who spoke when necessity arose, who could al- ways state his views clearly and sensibly, and who had proved to be a most useful oommereial member of the House of Commons. He (Mr. Mclver) was one of those who thought that the everday life and business of the people was per- haps of greater importance than many of the questions of party politics which were, discussed on both sides, and he could not help believing that Mr. Hoult would be sent back to Parlia- ment to represent W'irral. (Applause.) They had two candidates for their suffrages—both good men in their way. He had nothing to say agaiast M'r. Lever, for whom he had a personal respect. Mr. Lever was a shrewd, sensible busi- nese man, who understood his own business and his own commercial interests perfectly. But he ventured to think that Mr. Lever's business in- terests were not in all respects the electors" in- terests. (Hear, hear.) He understood very well the advantages which a. continuance of the pre- sent Fiscal system of this country would be to himself, because he was not only a manufacturer in their midst, but was also a great manufacturer in other lands. (Hear, hear.) He had known I well how to combine the benefits of Protection in other lands with Free Trade in England. As a manufacturer who had no fewer than nine soap works in Protectionist countries abroad, was it I not worth Mr. Lever's while as a business man to do all he could to continue the existing state of thingrs? Mr. Hoult, who was a. ship owner, had no interests other than those of his electors, because anything which tended to improve the trade of this country must be to the interest of every shipowner. It was hardly necessary to point out that in voting for Mr. Hoult they would be voting for that Unionist policy which had contributed a great deal to the welfare of the country. (Applause.) Unionist policy meant not oiily the maintenance of the union between Great Britain and Ireland, but the maintenance of the upity of this great Empire of which we were aU Proud. Surely the I GREAT IDEAL which Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain equally shared bound more closely together the interests of this country and those of its sons in the Colonies, not merely by the ties of eentnment, but by the ties of trade and commerce. Surely it was a great ideal that we should have a. creat strong, and self-supporting Empire. When troubles arose we could only depend upon our- selves, and he hoped and believed the day was not far distant when the Unionist party would return to power to continue the work which had been so well carried on for something like twenty years by the Government of the late Lord Salisbury and its successors. (Cheers.) If such a union was to be maintained we must in the, first place have a prosperous country at home, and a prosperous and contented Ireland at our doors. (Hear, hear.) What was the policy of those who now held office ? Sir Henry Camp- bell-Bannerman was a declared Home Rukr, and certainly half of h-s Government were gentlemen of similar thought, while there were others who, like Lord Rosebery, declined to fight .under the j flag of Home Rul-e. Yet some of the latter gen- ,I tlemen had been found willing to jam this Homej Rule Government on the understanding- that the jj question of Home Rule was not to be dealt withf isi the next PaIDbunent. Well, we had ha,(11 imdestandings before. He (Mr. Mclver) would .appeal to the commonsense of the electors. Did i 3iot the question of dealing with -Home Rule or | not depend entirely upon the composition of the next Parliament? Did they for a moment be- lieve that if Sir iH. Campbell-Bannerman's friends came in with a .majority we would' not bear much more of the pledge that Home Rule would riot be dealt witbF We would find them cajryxiig out the policy which they had declared, and it would be a lamentable thing for-Ireland andrihis country that it-he interests of the loyalists in Ireland should be sacrificed for those of the -dis- loyal. (Hear, hear.) He would remind them how Mr. Balifiar's Government had to do their best in a storm of OBLOQY, ABUSE AND MISREPRESENTA- TION. by which methods bye-elections were won against the Government. Did he say more than the truth if he said that the present Government had obtained office by unwezihy meang- by promises which they had never any intention of fulfilling? (Hear, hear.) The day was not far distant when tihose to w hom promises had been made would look for their fuifzlment-the JJome Rule promisee, Chinese labour promises, the un- employed premises, every sort of promise that Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman and his friends had no mora intention of fulfilling, and no more power of fulfilling than any elector in Ellermere Port. They would not be long in power, aftd he was very much afraid the coming election would be followed by another election before long, 'I. was but right that the other stde should :t;et a turn of power, and he could noi help thinking that the present was a very good opportunity to put them in ofifoe. The country was at yeaoe with the Svorld, and was never in a more satis- factory position than when Mr. Balfour resigned office. (Cheers.) Mr. W. Nonnan briefly seconded the resolu- tion MISCHIEVOUS MINISTERS. I Mr. -Benedict .Jones, who sappansd in an a.ble argumentative speech, reminded his audience that Sir H. Caampbell-Bannerman was the author of the phrase feat our Army carried on Ythe .war in South Africa -by methods- of barbarism, while his henchman, Mr. Birrell, wae tite man who said during the war that we were creating- in South Africa smoking hecatombs of ughtered babes. Those were two of the principal gentle- men in his Majesty's Government iKMiay, and they were absolutely responsible for the. continu- ance of the war loeag after it ought to iave been concluded. (Hear, hear.) As one who had been in South Africa, and who had reiati?,Tes ,there who wrote to him -every week, he (Mr. Jones) could assure them Trom personal knowledge that the speeches of the present Premier jajid his friends were circulated among the Boers in South Africa in order to encourage them to a continu- anoe of hostilities. It was important to remem-1 ber those facts, because we were fighting at that time for the very existence of our Empire; and be was sorry to say that there were in our country men who by speech, if not by action, assisted the enemy to resist us as long as they could. i Turnin- to Mr. Chamberlain's Fiscal proposals, Mr. Benedict Jones urged that neither Mr. | Balfour noT Mr. Chamberlain had suggested one penny of increase in the taxation of the country. | He pointed out that although England, when a highly protected country experienced distress at intervals just as she did at the present time, she- had practically a monopoly of the trade of the world in manufactures. From the time when we iabolished protective duties foreign nations began to impose such duties, and gradually overtook us in the race for commercial supremacy. The placing of tariffs on Imports would have the effect of making foreign manufacturers set up works in England, and. employ English labour, exactly as Mr. Lever had set up soap works in Switzerland. Did they suppose Mr. Lever em- ployed English workmen in his soap works abroad? He (Mr. Benedict Jones) spoke under correction, but it appeared1 to him that Mr. Lever must employ the Swiss in Switzerland. Therefore, protective tariffs, as Mr. Chamber. Ian was never tired of impressing on the people, would mean more employment for Englishmen. (Hear, hear.) The speaker went on to po:nt out how anomalous it was that while we insisted upon the manufacture of goods in England under the best conditions for the working-classes as afforded by the Factory Acts and trades unions, thus raising the prioe of these goods artificially, we should allow our own manufactures to be competed1 with by goods made under conditions over whioh we had no control. The resolution was afterwards put to the meet- ing and declared to be carried unanimously. MR. JOSEPH HOULT. I Mr. Jos. Hoult, M,.V., who followed with a brief address, was given a hearty reoeption. They would remember, he said, that at the last ejec- tion when he visited' them he told them it had been said he dared not Shew his face in Ellesmere Port. (Laughter.) Wljien be heard that he took the first, opportunity to visit EHesmere Port-, and addressed two meetings: in & hurry. He found the statement that he dared not shew his face in Eilesinere Port to be A libel on the town. because he was received, in a most coidial and enthusiastic manner. (Hear, hear.) Before coming there that night he was told he would have a lot of ques- tions Iput to him, and was advised to have them in writing. He would go to any pdaoe in the con- stituency, and was open to be asked any questions that any member of his audience chose to put to him. (rJear, hear.) He was ready at any time to give an account of his stewardship and to de- fend everything he had done. It was some satis- faction to him to knew that the King of Radicals in that division had given him a certificate that he had consistently and thoroughly supported the Unionist Government. In doing that he had can-ieci out his pledge, and there was no elector in the division who could say that on any occa- sion lie had neglected to do anything which an elector brought before him, either for hie own personal interest or the interest of the district in which he lived. He had therefore no hesitation in facing any audience and submitting himself to any questions. But he had been slandered. He had been told he was an out and out Pro- tectionist, and that he had changed his views. He did not change his views on a subject of that 6ort, and did not form his opinion upon a sub- ject until he had thoroughly thought it over. If he saw a man being attacked unfairly he would protect- him. In like manner, if a man having works at Ellesmere Port which employed a hun- dred men found in course of time that his trade was being interfered with by foreign competition so severely that he had to close his works, then he was a Protectionist. He would protect that manufacturm* and his works. (Cheers.) The Radicals, however, while admitting that such com- petition would be bad for Ellesmere Port, de- clared that it was to the advantage of the country to be able to buy those goods cheaper; if the same misfortune were to fall upon every town in England, they would be compelled to alter their view. (Hear, hear.) They had reason to be thank- ful that Mr. Chamberlain had come along— (cheers)—and put the issue clearly before the country that something must be done to pre- vent the ruin of our industries. He (Mr. Hoult) was not a Protectionist so far as to bolster up a decaying industry which would decay from natural causes; but. he was wholly Protectionist with legard to an industry which under fair con- ditions could prosper, and which was assailed entirely by the foreigner. (Hear, hear.) It was thought the Fiscal question was going to be the great issue at the' next election, but a. much more serious question, to his mind, would be submitted to the electorate—that of Home Rule. (Hear. hoar.) We could adopt Mr. Chamberlain's Fiscal proposals without doing a great amount of harm; if we found they did not answer satisfactorily they could be' reversed by a subsequent Parlia- ment. But if we granted Home. Rule to Ireland we would do a thing which could not be revoked; it could only be changed by civil war. (Hear, hear.) It seemed to him a desperate thing that the man who was now Prime Minister of this country should be in the position of consulting counsel to those Irish Nationalists who did not hesitate to proclaim their hostility to this country. He had actually told those men what they were to do—to take a little on account, but always have in mind the, end, Home Rule complete and absolute, with a severance from this country, and full control of their affairs. Were they piepaied to support a. man with those views? Were they prepared to lend their aid to a disloyal section of this country; to the dismemberment of the Em- pire? He was satisfied they were not. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks to the ohairman, proposed by Mr. Hoult, concluded the meeting.
ADDRESS TO FARMERS. I
ADDRESS TO FARMERS. I NEED FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION. I Mr. Joseph Hoult, M.P., on Tuesday addressed a large number of farmers at the Castle Hotel, Birkenhead. Mr. W. G. Jackson, president of the Wirral Farmers' Club, oocupied, the chair, and briefly introduced Mr. Hoult, who said the pro- gress of agriculture during the last thirty years had been deplorable. He had the greatest sym- pathy for those engaged in the agricultural in- dustry. He was in favour of the Agricultural Ratings Act. The time had arrived when some- thing should be done for those engaged in agri- culture, which was the greatest industry in the country. It was of the highest importance that agriculture should be prosperous. It was a. dis- grace to the Government of the country that derelict land should be allowed to remain to while there was. being j imported wheat, or other produce which could be grown in the country. (Applause). Mr. Hoult answered in a satisfactory manner a number of questions handed to him by the representatives of the Central and Associated Chambers of Agriculture.—Mr. T. Davies said they required in that division a gentleman who would take an interest in agriculture, because agriculture was the industry which the greater portion of the -Community followed. Mr. Hoult had answered the questions to their satisfaction. Many farmers, had a hard struggle to make the land pay, some of whom only obtained ar- mere ex- istence and nothing more.
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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.-Stiltan. Cheese, ripe and blue, Yark and Cumtbetftand Hams in pome condition.—Thcmps&i, Son and Clememoe, 10, Northgaet-sfcreet 17, £ fe«tga £ &s&reei, 16, Fore- g-ate-etreet, and 1, Marioefc HaU.
I UNIONISM AT BUCKLEY. I
UNIONISM AT BUCKLEY. I THE EDUCATION QUESTION. I STIRRING SPEECH BY MR. EDW AEDS. I Mf. Harold Edwards, the prospective Umoniet j candidate for Flintshire, addressed a. political meeting at Buckley <Mi. Tuesday evening. Mr. 'I Herbert, Watkinson presided, and a good audi- ence included a fair sprinkling of Radicais, who, however, gave. no t.rotable. The Chairman, expressed the opinion that tixy ,elght to discuss politics in a sober and vJnrkr^aji- like fiame of mind. (Hear, hear) During the Jast few days they had seen a change in the I situation. For the last ten years or sc they had I had a Unionist Government; it was a Govern- ment of which they -could not. but, feci proud, and their record Mmpaj'?d very favourably wit?) of any GoWJmment in the worJd- Ilie l^&erais. had now got mto?owcr, or ratine- into .dhœ- (Ia.r. hear)—and they had got th&ro for G1X -I I two reasons. The first was because of the apathy which feJil upon all great. parties from to time; and -secondly they had got there, JBOT. on their own merits, but because :M? Balfour had seen fit to a«ogr from a strategic point of view. It was a good thing to have a little tocic now and than, land that was wha.t the Unionist's, were tak-ng at. t'hee present time. "What were the Radicals* g$..ing to do now they -wore in offiee. Had ihey formuli.ted any policy. lELad they- shewn any i-eal grasp of the questions thai were before the country? Not at all. Thev sircplv said. "You are no good in office.; give us office. That had been their cry for some time. With regsatl to il-e,qw-stion of tiie isieimpicycd, he. pointed out that tne Liberal party, whea they were in opposition, said they would do this and do that- Hurt now they had got into office- they' said they would jeansider tfae matew. "ybody coufcl do that. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Harold Edwards was a geatlemaji ie whom they had every confidence. ?Applause.) His epporent had been Jappoisibed to some offioe. but that did not make him any betaer man, aasd he ithe speaker) felt that if the Unionists of the divifvexn pulled tog,96 neT auxt followed the aahrice Mr. Balfour gave them in his last great speech they would have. a oe of victory. (Appdause.} iMr. Edwards, wa:) was eondkHyTraoeived taid that was htsiSrst public meeting in B-uokiey. He ha<2 ,siways> heard Ahat Buckley were, hroaii-.minde-d and wslling to hoar both sifies, and that was why- he came there that filing" confident, they would give him a fair euid honest- hearingr (Ajjj.iause ) A g«oeaat3 election. a matter of tremendous lespossrhLlity to everyone of us; it affected the future paosperi-Jy of the whole «>untKy„ and ;consequently of eacry .-indi- vidual member of the country. It was the duty of evcor voter So weigh with* care and iLnbiac^ d I judgment the arguments on both tides before hf2" gavel his verdict, in the ballot, bcx. There was a certain ilEmdffiCY in thss country tc vote ing to liabit a mg to habit and tradition. They heard a maa. say "My poeop'<, have always been Radicals, and that is (ltJ lie- good &nou for me. I am gocaig- '» be a Radical." That was ctupid; a man who bad a vote hasS to face the responsibility of weighing new conditions as they ai o--e. He ashed them, to vote for praBeiples aad not."for mere pwt--y tv-m,* .Applause.) They knew how parties had channod in the last- few years,. Take the. term "Li be raj" party; whe siaould it It should mean a I party united in advocating measures of i-oe rev 1 slve Teiorcn a jxirt-v whot* -^oie wi; to further the Cl;i" c/f die. people. Thoe?<? were splendid principle^ and if he -thought they were aioacpoiised by any oaae party they weald find hjen on the Liberal plttform and not on the Unionist platform He, however, looked for thoso princip'cs in the Liberal paz-ty in varn in the South African war tiw- Boen- used tc- steal tho uniforms of our men and pass off as Eiilith troops, and tliey did mc; to deceive us some- tinws. The Radicals were adopting eimiiar tactics. (Hear, hear.) The Unionists weiet the true friends of the. people. Their foreign petey was sound, broad-minded and independent, whiie their home poi"cy was progressive, because they were losoiute and enterprising in their trade policy and enterprising- in the-ir desire to further the cause of the, workingman. (Appiause.) If this country was to be prosperous she most ræve we 11-nyuntamcd and sound ne'.a.toiit' with ether countries. A nation that was stioog aaicl illdc- pendent could always command iustico and -fV> play, but a nation that was weak got. pushed aside and pushed down. Foreign policy was the mot- important duty any Government had to perform. They must remember that this country would starve in three months if we were cut off from out;de supplies. He a-skcd them to consider the record of the Liberal party. Take, for instance, the per:od from 1880 to 1885, when they were in power. They started with the surrender to the Boors after Majuba Hill, and after that carne the- betrayal of Gordon. It was a policy of weakness:, and never in the last h undroo yeare had there been a Ministry which was so disastrous or danger- ous They might say there was some improve- ment between 1892 and 1895. Well, there might have been, but it was due to one man, and' to one man only, namely, the Earl of Robbery, but he would not have anything to do with the present Government (Hear, hear.) For the last wO: their opponents had been going about trie coun- tiy trying to persuade people that it was their desire and ambition to follow the foreign polity of Lord' Salisbury and Lord; Lansdowne; but. weie they going to trust their greatest interstst to. a Government led by a. man who was a member of the Ministry of 1880-5; who was a pronounced Litt!e Englander; and who during the South; African war was more in sympathy with the. Boers tihan the British, and denounced the conduct of our soldiers as methods of baxb&rl sna? (Loud ap- plause.) Were they going- to trust their most vital interest, to a Government which had shewn itself so dangeiouely incapable in the past? (Hear, hoar.) Dealing with the FISCAL QUESTION. 1 which was oonnect.ed with the name of Mr. Cham- berlain. he said it was a big question and touched every erne of them in Buckley. Why did it touch them? Because Buckley was a greet industrial centre, and the first thing they looked to was their trade. The Fiscal question was largeiy a matter of trade, and that. was why it effected them. Germany expoited a great dead of pro- duce and manufactured articles to this- country, and they came in free of protective duty. Mary of the articles she sent here were also made-: in England and and therefore Germany com- ?eted with our markets on poif?cHy equa] terms, That was the way we treated G?nn&ny; how did Germany treat. us? Every single article we sent to Germany had to pay a heavy Protective duty before it got to the German markets they texed everything, sometimes as much as 45 per cc;L they built these Protective walls, and kept out our manu factures. Did they think as eer.-ifcle men that that was Fair Trade, let akwie Free Trade. (Hear, hear.) The Unionists said, "Our Fiscal system may have something to do with t:t We must look into it, and see if we cannot bene.fit the trade of the country by looking into the evil." They said, "You should invest the Government with power to negotiat". and treat with foreign countries, so that we can go to them .¡:¡.d. say, 'If you don't stop injuring our traDü in t?:?s vay we will have to take steps of our own.' ?g v,-ay they not think that was a wise and sensible policy? (Hear, hear.) What did the Radicals say to that? They said, No, you must not talk about. the Fiscal system; Free Trade has been perfect for 50 years, it will be perfect for another 50 yoars," The Radicals would do nothing, and the Unionists offered to do something. What did the, Radicals do for them in Wales when they were in office from 1880 to 1885? They did not pass one single measure, whereas the Unionists gave Wales her schools, her County Councils, the Workmen's Compensation Act, and eased vhe burden of the farmers by the Agricultural Rating Act (Applause.) Wm. Abraham, the miners' member for Rhonda, better known <1.<; "Mahon," described the Workmen* Compensation Act as the "greatest measure we have received from o.-y Government." (Applause.) Turning to EDUCATION, I Mr. Edwards said it was a question of tremendous interest, to all of them, as it affected the future well-being of the children and consequently the well-being of the country. which depended C-TI the rising generation. It had been said that the Act had handed over the school to the priests; trat it had been unjust to Nonconformists, and that the first duty of the- Radical Government to upset the Act. Those statements were either true or false, and they could judge for themieilves by looking at their schools in Buckley. He would like to give them the history of tlwe schcojs. They were built. in 1848, and tne site was given by Sir Stephen Glynne. They cost. £1,208 to bu id. and £ l,038 of that money was giver by voluntary contributions All the labour and money were given, for one purpose and one purpose, only—to secure religious instruction in t.i1-E 8C:hool!" For the last. 57 years the schools' had been largely maintained by voluntary contributions, and during the last seven years JB818 had been giver; bv vol- untary contributions for maintenance- and i;2,526 had been given for building and improving. Thai made a total of L3,344 for building, mainianing and improving the schools. (Applause.) What was the state of the schools to-day? There were 700 children on the books, and the only fan it about the schools was that they were so popular they were not large enough to accommodate all the children. (He;ar, hear.) He had given them the history of their own schools, which were I under their eves, and the same thing had hap- pene d in nearly every parish in the county of Flint. What had the Nonconfcrmista io say ¡ about the injustice to them? Before the Act was I passed these schools were managed entirely by Churchmen, but. now there were two managers as representatives of the ratepayers. The Radicals said they should give the schools to the county councils, but if that were done the law would not! allow religious instruction, for which we had fought, and paid so dearly, to be given within the walls of the schools. We, as the friends of those schools, did not care two straws about the control of the schools as long as the religious instruction they desired was made safe. (Applause.) We said the one thing, and the one thing only, we desired was that the child should be taught the religion of its parents in the day schools; it. was not the business of the County Council, or of anybody, to say what religion, the child should be taught; it was the business of the parent, and the parent- only. (Applause.) What had the oih?r side get t to say? Sir Alfred Thomas only last F-idav ) spoke strongly in favour of secular education. He < said the introduction of Biblical and religious teaching into the school s was calculated to de- crease reverence for the Bible and for holy; things. ("Shame.") He (the speaker) asked them 1; to weigh those words very carefully. Secular in- struction, without any religion of any kindwhat- ever, was to be taught in the day schools of this country! The little child was no longer to loe taught its duty towards God and its duty towards its neighbour. Was there a single man lii that room, however indifferent and carekea he might be himself, who would willingly send his child to a school where the only book he might not. Vo taught was God's book, the BiMe? He a!ked them not to let there be 1àiI(V .mtal-f:- Sir A1.feed Tiiomas was the cr.aj.rm M OI • óO.Fil P-adicsal party, and a6 such he v -s the nicuiap^cce of thai party. (A Voice: "C jrtainly not.. *) It was uo good Mr. Herbert LcN k> coming df wn there and tetLng them kind thin about Biblical teaching; he dId not dc.ubt th: Mr. Lewir- believed con- scientiously in it hir A;c.U, lmit lie hail thrown ia h-s jo. witn that pa., .tJl, d had got to abde..by tne policy of tiie |sarty. (Anp.auae.; They ia mat room knew tl tea«heis u? Bucklev. what. tney were and wr 4jt tney had done—Christian; men and women, lad thwe was no work in the wor.d. DkP -,hey xueaii to tell Lau there was a single. -father or mo .-her in Buckley hobclicved that, jhis or her .thild was an,the because o ibe religious teaching it re- ceived in those cnools? Tne _persou WHO saif? so ^0 Ktrlty of the grossest iibei ever uttered, l AtppJause.) 'In eir children had been taught tha Bible ior the last hsJf-century in Buckley gcroo'« aid they care inv the kxa for the Bible than Sir Alfi-sd Thomas. hcnsc-if, who ha.c the face of brass to te-il them "that, r-digioius Aeac-hing in theaa s niadc- children oaie less ior God and tha He-"ftho '^paakei) would have l- member sonic of those who took part in that teaching, l.'hey remembered .how Capon Drew toned g-avo for the. sake oi their litcle remembered his loving care and àe.-{).tion for the people, of Buckley and for Buckley. Did they moan to tell him (the* speaker/ that the te^h- .u;¡. of a. man like- Cation Drew wcuid make thair .cLJdren. think less of the Bible and things holy? -it. was monstrous; it was wicked. (Applause.) H2I appealed to them to stand firm c. rock Tjt this crisis in defence- of their religion; he asked ,tik,ra to demand as :f.ree.c.itizens of a free country that they should have the right to have their children taught their own religion in their owa stehooisi; he asked them to support a great prin- ciple because the usefulne-ss and future character of tit-c I- ebiidvu depended upon that princip-Le. iLoud applause.) ■Speeches were also triven bv Mr. Routl :c:ig'e T"vc-zpooi) and Mr. T-.ilt)y (Rhyi)-
i MR. BALFOUR AT LEEDS.
i MR. BALFOUR AT LEEDS. -^1 r. Balfour, at Levels 00 Mocda.y mght. whib 1vlr. Balfour, a.t lÆeds on Mond.a.y night, whilo .l}ering to the vew!l en retaliation to whioh he gave expression thirteen years ago, declared he had never thought that the imposition of a small duty on corn was a to be resisted on pr",n- cipie. But, in the matter of Colonial preference the Colonies, so lar as he knew, had never put forwa.rd any pian, and he recommended his friends to suspend a judgment which oolild not, be acfSQuately formed on present- evidence Not.hrno- would impeni the Imperial idea more than any rash introduction of the insular idea., and Prox-ec- non was msuiar or it was nothme. The new Government were going to play tne old game and he counselled Unionists- throughout- the oountry to act. with energy sufii-jient to itay its nelari&us piojects. He thanked krd R0sebEry for the vigo.'oris protect wiuoh he had mado against Home Rule, but. om whom did Lord Rc: bery .reiy to prevent. Homo Rul.e? On the thivw vice-pre^dents of the Liberal League. He was obliged to teil Lord Rcsebery that, as far as ho iMr. Banour) wae ab.e to judge the situation, they had absolutely gone over to the enemy, andl Lbene was no prospect, of the Union being ta.ine<{ exoept by that party from wivcr* Rcsebery had always stood aloof.
ELLJEfcJMERK POiiT
ELLJEfcJMERK POiiT •M-loblONAKY SERVICES. On Sunday, I Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, missionary ser- vices were held at Ellesmere Burt, Whitby and Pool Town. ihe pr?uber aud sp?ker '.v? the &v. G. E. Bun, of London, wno has beeE for ? seve"Leen yt?rs rodent; iui?ion.u-v m <Junti? Airica.
I NESTON.
I NESTON. r ANOTHER EXEMPLARY SENTENCE — At the N-eston Pat-t-y Scions on Saturday, before Ool. Lloyd and Mr. e. Sundv Henry Price of Heswall, was charged by P. C. Out ram with sleep- ing out.-P.S. Wha,ram produced a list of con- vict-ons against the prisoner, and eventually he was committed to pyjoon for two montt5 as a trogue and vagabond.-On Tuesday John WUli-^s was charged by the same officer with a similar offence and was eommitt'-u for sever; dav.
I SANDYCtiOFT.
I SANDYCtiOFT. MUNICIPAL CONTROL OF DRINK TRAFFIC.—A debate took place on this subject at the meeting of the Young People s Soc-ety on Tuesday. The affirmative s de was ied by :\1r. W. Hooley and the negative by Mr. R. TUQr Jones. The result of the vote was in favour of municipalities controlling -the traffic. B.W.T.A.—At a meeting h?ld the other day under the presidency of Mrs. J. Herbert Lev, of Caerwys, it was decided to form a, brand: of the B.W.T.A., and the following lades wrso elected officers:—President, Mrs. Hughes, Queen's Ferry; vice-president, Mrs. Jones. Little Marjcctt; treasurer Mis* Wright, Queen's Fe- ry secretary, Mies S. Wright, Maiitott..
FARNDON.
FARNDON. TONTINE.—The members cf the Barton Ton- tine concluded a successful year cn Tuesday, vhsn they paid Nrt. a substantial dividend [()' abo-ut. 60 members and had jn hand a good sum as res-eivo fund. In addition to the dividend the members were entertained at t6- famous Cock of Barton Inn at dinner. Mr. Dutton, cf Streiton Hall, presided, and was supported by Mr. Fend- wick, Mr. Rowlands, Mr. Greg-cry, Mr. Wm. Large, Mr. Wm. Edge, and ethers. Th- usual toasts wec-e honoured. Some capital songs were sung by Messrs. Davies, France, Windsor, Da.w- eon. Spruce, Penlington, and others. Mr. Dawson's song caused much amusement. Mr. McHale. cf Wrexham, ably actrd as accom- panist-
WREXHAM.
WREXHAM. INFIRMARY BALL.-The annual ball in aid of the funds of the Wrexham. Infirmary was held on Tuesday at the Drill Hall. There was a large gathering, among those present being Miss Soames (the Ilady patroness). Lady Penrhyn, Sir W. W. Wynn and Miss Wynn, the Hon. Margaret Douglas Pennant, the Hon. 1rs Brodriek, Sir Charles Lowther, the Hon. William Ormsby Gore. the Dowager Lady Hanmer, Mr and the Hon. Mrs. Charles Williams, General the Hon. Savage Mostyn and Mrs. Mostyn. Mr. George H. Robert- son (High Sheriff of Denbigbshire), Viscount and Viscountess Southwell, Mr. and Lady Margaret Cholmondeley, Colonel Hutton, Sir William Wil- liams, the Hon. Charles Hill-Trevor, Col. Howard, Colonel Archdale, C. B., the Hon. Mrs Tighe, &c. The patron, the Duke of Westminster, has Lolk returned from South Africa, but he sent a donation of 100 guineas, while Miss Soames gave £ 50. The- supper was served in high-class styie by the well- known caterer, Mr. John Baker, of Tattenhall.
CREWE.
CREWE. CLERK'S TRAGIC DEATH.—At Crewa, on Monday, Mr. H. C. Yates held an inquest, on the body of John Edward Torr.ixgtoci, agod thircy- two, clerk in the, -North-Western Railway offices. The evidence shewed that in May deceased waa ill, and afterwards was operated upon for appen- dicitis. He returned to work at the comrneiicia- meiit of December, and appeared to be suffering from been depression. His brother told the jury that he walked abcut aimlessly, singing hymns, and did not appear to know what, ii- was doing. He said his brain wae gone. He left home to go to the doctor's for mcdicinic, but instead he went to a cutier's and bought a. raaor. He waa found the same night, on tho edge of a ditch In a field with his throat out—1Cbiifttable Ph'iiips thought he had J'iood under a bush in the ditch and cut his throat, expecting to fall m the water. •—Tho following letter was found oil t he deceased: "Dear Father and Mother,—I can stand this w longer. My poor brain isi bursting, and I am out of my mind. All tho medicine in the world will do rae no good, nor fiesh as tho doctor told you. There is no cuuo for diisordarcd brain. No- body could have had a. bettor father and mothop than you have been to me. I know this will be a great trouble to you, but it i9 the only thing to do. I thank Mr. Tlcvithick, manager of Cr.2we Works, for his kindtjpee towards me in my afflic- tion, but I should never be able to work again. I trust that God will help you to bear this great trouble which I have bicu^ht upon you.— Your loving son, Jack.The jury returned a vcrdiet of "Suicide while temporarily insane.
FRODSHAM LORDSHIP.
FRODSHAM LORDSHIP. PARISH COUNCIL —A noting was held en Monday, Mr. Heirry Tiley presiding.—A letter was read from Mr. C. E. Linaker, with reference to the waste land in Manley-road, thanking the Council for ass:stin.g h:m in the be int?en&-d to carry oiit. he intended to carry out.—A lengthy discussion took place relative to the fen() which has been recently placed across the bridle-path at Duns- dale at the bottom of the Hills, and a resolution was passed to the effect, that the Clerk and Mr. Ockieston be appointed a committee to inspooft the "award" in the parish church chest, to ascer- tain whether the path in question was therein described as a bridle-path or not. The parish hst of fndoorr and outdoor poor relief for the half-year ending Michaelmas was presented, shewing amount paid to. outdoor poor to be £63. ,—A discussion took place with reference to the removal of a boundary fence in the lower portion of Church Field, abutting on to Church-street, and a resolution was passed that a letter 00 written to Mr. Morrel, agent to Miss Pcn-yn, the owner of the property, reauesting him to bo good enough to have stones placed at either end of the removed1 line of fence, so as to indicate the exact position of the boundary.—The Chair- man brought forward the advisability of na-miing all roads in the lordship, a matt-pr which was < deferred until next n-tectitig.-A resolution was passed to inform the Clerk cf the Administrative Sub-Committee for. Fcluc-,tt:oii that the Comical had been given to understand that the teehn icai evening classes m Frodsham were so brdly, aig, tended that it was net worth while continaib^- them, and that the Council would be glai to have a list cf the attendance cf each partv-jiar ■ class up to the present date, t
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GRAMMAR SCHOOL RZfLE CORPS.-The- competition open to school rifle corps in Çbire for the challenge cup ottered bv CQtai- r. J. Yonne, Adjutant 3rd V.B. Cheshire Regiment, waa decided on Tuesday The conditions were teams of six, seven sbota, lying, kneeling, or stand- ing behind cover, with Morris tube of 20 vards. Teams from Knutsford, Lymm. and Northwieb Grammar Schools entered, and the results were Knutsford. 510 Nortbwich, 491; Lvmm. 475. The best individual score was made by Holrovd. of Knutsford, with 97 out of 105 possible. This WM the first competition for the cup. and Knutsford was the first school in Cheshire to form a rifle corps | four years ago.
GRESFORD.I
GRESFORD. I MAGISTRATES' CLERK.—Mr. J. Allington Hughes, who has been clerk to the Wrexham borough bench of magistrates for over 40 years, has sent in his resignation. Mr. Hughes, who resides at Gresford, is the head of the firm of Messrs. J. Allington Hughes and Bate, solicitors, Wrexham. LECTURE.—The vicar (the Rev. E. A. Fish- bourne) concluded his interesting lecture dealing with the history of Gresford Church on Friday evening at the Boys' National Schools. The rev- gentleman dealt with the period since the Reforma. tion. As the close a warm vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer upon the motion of Mr. Alliagton Hughes, seconded by Mr. Reginald James. DEATH OF MISS JENKINS.—We regret to announce the unexpected death of Miss Jane Jenkins, of Burton Lodge, which occurred on Sunday after a brief illness. The deceased lady possessed a kindly disposition, and with her sister. Miss Agnes Jenkins, resided formerly at Hoseley House. The interment will be of a private nature, and takes place at Chester Cemetery this day (Wednesday).