Cheshire Observer

PUBLISHER I& V. "TIMES," I „ a I ▼ 27,500 DAMAGES. To-day, in the King's Bench Division, the vordict was gin in th", action brought by Mr. John Murray, the publisher, against the pro- prietors of the "Tim.g" for alleged libol, con- tained in iettors signed "Artifex." published in the "Times," which made certain comments on t.ho prioe charged by Mr. Murray for a book he had published, entitled "The Letters of Queetn Victoria. The defendants denied libeJ, and pleaded that the letters we-reo fair criticism and comment on matters of public interest. The verdict was for tha plaintiff, and the damages worn assessed at £ 7,500.

CHESHIRE FOXHOUNDS FOR CANADA. -An inbeneisting contfigniiKMit on board tlvo Canadian Paoifio liner Lake Manitoba, which Vit Liverpool on Wednesday for Quebec a.nd ikiontroal, were seven foxhounds from the Duko S>f Westminster's kennels. Among the animals, whiah arei being conveyed to Dr. Webster. Ottawa, was Friday, by Brocklesby Vtilctn- Cheshire Fro!io, and was walked by Mr. Hewitt, of Kotead l. I I ? is one of the best known hounds in Cheshire. WEST KIRBY MUSICAL FESTIVAL.— Our advertisement columns announce the West Kirby and Hoylake district musical festiyal, which is to be held on May 21st, 22nd and 23rd, in the Public Ha! West Kirby. The principals v.iN be Mrs. Henry J. Wooc*, Miss Esta D'Argo, Madame Ad? Crossley, Madame Alice LaklO'¡ Mi s Florence Larkworthy, Mr. Webster Millar, Mr. Frederic Austin, Mr. Dalton E?kpr. The Liverpool Symphony Orchestra, under the leader- ship of Mr. Alfred Ross, will take part with a chorus of which several ladies and gentlemen from Chester are membera. The pro?r?mme contains 8ir Hubert PArry's ode BI?t P?ir of Sirens," and Coleridge Taylor's "H iawatha's Wedding Jftuuifc. both for chorus and orchestra-

CHESTER CUP. 1 « [By OUR SPORTING CORRESPONDENT.] I An ide-a of the comparative absence of crack stayers from this year's Cup entry will be best conveyed by the circumstance that whereas Torpoint. ootdd carry Set. 41b. into third place only, twelve months a.go, he is now promoted to 9t., in a hati-d loap which goes down to the hurdle racers Jenkins and Corduff, each at 6st. 41b. Aa a setoff to any drawback in point of class, however, the situation is decidedly open. Not a single horse seems to be able to claim an advantage over its fellows. After Glacis (7st. 8lb.) was so unfortunate in the Liverpool Oup his stable oonnectioiw were bold enough to prodict that a sequence of three aucoee&ee wouild fall to his share ere the last of the Spring Ha/ndioaps had been disposed of. He won the first, missed the next, and this it his third attempt. It was his misfor- tune, not his fault, that he was left at the post at Epscxm, yH he made up very little of the ground lost, although it is a. bad course on which to attempt to recover anything given a. way at the start. I am satisfied that Glacis has a winning ohatice at Cheater, but only under certain ootid it. to its. If he is dTawn Wl2>1l and gets ''carried along" with the others as it were, so that he has a good berth at the stands the second time round his stamina may be trusted to tho end. If on the other hand he is bavtiy drawn, or meets with any more ill- luok under the gabe, he is a laggard during the first circuit, I am afraid we may look for something little better than a repetition of his Great. Metropolitan exploit, and whether it is that, he is unwilling or unable to rescue him- self from a tight oornor must be left for another effort to decide. His reputation at home is sttoh that I think he might be given one more chance, aflthough I wish I could put my own jockey up, deeming that Carbine's son is no modal mount, for a bantam. The running this soa^on already has thrown sidelights on the prospects of certain other candidates, and Wise Matron (Bst. I like Glacis is a winner. On the Kpoon form, however, he and Dcvereux (6st, 91b.) are held perfectly safe by Astioot (6ofc. 121b.), ajid his 101b. penalty takes him too who beat him in the Manchester November Handi- cap. Furthermore, he is a lumbering sort for a sharp oouree like this. whereon we have s-'en Torpoint, sploll-uid stayer thou.g'h he be, handicapped each year he has competed by his apparent inability to swing cleanly round at the sharpest bends. Asoioot will very likely gain a. place next Wednesday. It is significant that after running so weill at Epsom he missed a.n engagement, at Sandown where he looked to have a favourite's ohana" and his trainer- owner, Lynham, is as well vereed as any in the craft of preparing long..dit-.t.anc.c racers, having already won a Chester Cup with Uncle Mac and an Ascot Stakes with Bald nr. I hear excellent accounts of Torpoint who is likely anoe more to be the Man ton selected. Two yoant ago he was second to Feather Bed. giving the winner 161b, Last year he was third, although ho would have been beaten out of plaoa had Bridge of Canny been per- severed with. He can be no eprightlier now, and he is so alow for a mile and more that we may expect to seo him once a.gain being 861, with an impossible amount, of leeway facing him at the Grosvenor Bridge. Mr. Gilpin last autumn believed P>alt,i<n«tioi.% (9st.) more ce-r- tain to win the Cesarewitch than any horse he had previously got ready for a handicap, and Baltinglass by making partial atonement in the November Handicap simply proved that he runs a stone better with a man on his back. He is quite entitled to his weight, but whether he is fit enough to carry it through to the end may just lie questioned Certainly Wuffv 1,8ot. 101b.) has had a stronger preparation, and he is so much more handy for a course lik-e this than is Royal Dream (8s. 9ib,), who in anoiiher certain starter, that I am prepared to see him confirm the Cesar ^witeh placings with the last-named. The stable companions. Prince Robert (Bst. 21b.), Round Dance (7st. 5lb.), and Eurotas 6et. 121b.) (whom Sir Peter Walker oent to Weyhill for her winding-up gailopa), are aRt fit, from hurdle racing, and Corduif 6st. 41b.) and Jenkins (6st. 4fb.), having been similarly employoo during the winter, will strip as wd;l as need b. Personal fancy among this batch is Eurotas, although the records of the race are surely against fiihes, and the weather changes of an tsinusimlly capricious month are more prejudicial than usual to tlie sex this yeair Mr. Ha.rdy lias got the best boy at the weight in Howard for Corduff, but the horse is oniy a one-paoer and would have bean better suited I think by a striding course. I have not the least fancy for Nightfall, doubting indeed tliat she will run, while Cuffs was bearen at Epsom and Old China at Ponte- fnact, albeit over shorter distanoes than this. St. Ollalia (7<st.5lb.) was out-this w'cek at New- market, and stripped short of a few good gai- lops. I think they expected her to run better than she did however, for ilthough the ground was beautifully elastic she was going very ""hort," in the last furlong. The Irish mare, Mrs. Lyons, ought at least to get the course, her final exploit in her own country !a,,<t year being an easy victory for the Royal Whip in a four miltes' race at the Curragh. On the pre- vious day she won tihe Ourragh Cesarewiteh. (1 mile 6 fur.), but it is difficult to reckon up what t.he form really amounts to, while it is nearly twenty years since a mare carried off the Chester Cup, and the changeable weather gives no encouragement to think that after all the law of average will for onoe in a way deall justly with the sex. A horse whose ohano? invites a certain amount of respect in this Cup is Killigrew, w'ho, as a Northumberland Plate winner, has got a very convenient weight (7st. lib.), while the boy who will ride him, Rings toad, is businesslike if not altogether an artist. Killi- grew has already been beaten this season, but in a falssly-run race. Taking his Newcastle performance as it istiands hoo hat"; quite as good a ohance as Wuffy, the running of Bibiani there and in the Great Boor Handicap being my guide to such calculation. Thua witJi t.he -Nort,h Plate he tajok 221b. from Bibiani and gave her a hollow thrashin^, and at York Wuffy won no more easily when receiving 21b. | from Bibiani. Next Wednesday Wuffy wiM have to concede Killigrew 2311).. so that the advantage appears to newt on t-he side of Mr. i Vyn-f-"f'R home. a.nd ho will stay the course quite as well as the other. I saw Wuffy at work this (Thursday) morning), and he looks fit indeed. In this respect, at any rate, he will have too advantage over Bailt.inglass, and I am prepared to see Mr, Ber.don's horse turn out nearly the best of the Newmarket group. Wuffr, Glacis, and Killigrew, taking them on their handicap order, Are the three I like best of the Cup party, for r fear that Astioot will not ly-, quite clever enough, while Torpoint may now miss the jockey who knows him so wdl. I don's quite like Glacis, though would fear him greatly if he got. otT well. WUFFY AND KILLIGREW, I however, are very genuine horses, and I am prepared to see one of the pair very nearly WHI. The Vale this year will cuc up badly I fear, and whether or no P»Ur Star comer, to the pout he hias no oall to give w,eight to Galvini, for whom the rich prize is [little short of a benefit. Similarly would. Vamose or Mcrena have a comfortable task if the Duke elects to be represented in the Dee Stakes for Eaton Lad is understood to be in reoon-ø for the .Jubilee Stakes. The Chester Cup is a very liandsoire silver-gilt strap two-handled cup, with cover and pineapple knob of the Queen Anne style, standing on an ebony plinth with massive silver-gilt inscription plates, and is an exquisite example of the silver- smith's art. The Chester Vase is a fine Georgian trophy of very rich repoussee work, with a decorated floral base and entwined oak leaf handles, surmounted with cover also with oak-leaf decoration and a triple acorn knob, standing on an ebony plinth with massive silver-gilt plates for inscription. The above have been supplied by :Messr3. Lowe and Sons, Chester, the well-known silversmiths.

CHESTER MAN SfiNT TO GAOL.—At an ocoasioaial oouniy police court, hekl ait. Mr. W. H. Churton's office, Chester, on Wetdnesday morning, Ijefore Mr. R. Wallace, John Brown, a Chester wateroroas seller, of no fixed abode, was sent to gaol for seven days for sleeping out at Newton on Tuasday night. A long list of con vidians was proved against prisoner.

MAN LE Y. DEATH OF MR. THOMAS MIDDLEIH RST. We regret to record the death of Mr. Thomas Middle hurst, of Manley, at the age of (A years. Deceased formerly was a wcil-known farmer in Manley, and retired some years ago zincl had of late been i>omewh.at indisposed. The end camo on Thursday night, being somewhat sudden, although not altogether unexpected. The funeral took place at the Frodaliam Parish Church on Monday, the Rev. W. H. Evans taking the service. Many relations and friends followed the remains to the churchyard, in- cluding many of the farmers of the district. A

MALPAS. I PARISH COUNCIL.— l"he monthly meeting WaR held on Tuc-day. Mr. Danily (chairman) presiding. Mr. Sc. John Charlton wroto to H)o Council saying that hB would meet a dputation of the Council a? soon aa po<Mib!o reJAtivc to the gate at the Moss moved by Mr. R. Reeves. Mr. J. L. Randall also wrote to say that the g-ate proposed t.o put. up at. the Moss lie had placed in the hands of Mr. R. Reeves. Tenders were received from Mr. J. Edwards, stonemason. for the completion of the churchyard footpath by the west gate, and for five new steps, tho total amounting to E13. 9f).. whioh was accepted. The clerk to the Cheshire Soun.t.y Council wrote, in reply to a communication from t.he Council, that the money which had been paid over to the overseers from the Alport Endowment was based upon the ratable value of each parish. The clerk was instructed to further enquire which parishes had received such moni

BORROWED PLUMES. I ANOTHER IIESWALL CASE. I At the Neston Petty Sessions on Monday, before Colonel Lloyd and Mr. C. E. Hope, a girl, 21 years of age. named Harriet Joinson, was charged with stealing a brown cloth cos- tume, a blouse and an umbrella, the property of her mistress, Charlotte Rosaline Lcibesohutz, wife of Adolphus Myer Lei bete hutz. a draper, residing in Rocky-lane, Heswall. The total value of the property was estimated at £7. 1R, Sergeant Scott, stationed at Heswall, stated that on Saturday he went to Mr. I/cibeschutz's residence and saw the prisoner. He said to her Mrs. Leibeschutz lias missed a costume and blouse. Do you know anything about them?" Prisoner replied "I do not." He then cautioned her and charged her with stealing the articles. He afterwards brought her to the Neston police- station. Witness reoeived the blouse from prisoner's mother the same evening. Mm. Wharam, wife of Sergeant- Wharam, stated that she searched the prisoner when she waa brought to the peliee-station, and found that she was wearing the costume, now produced in court, underneath another one. It had been identified as the one that had been stolen. Mrs. Leibeschutz, who is a Jewess, stated that the prisoner was in her employment a9 a domostio servant from the 13th March last until 19t,h April. On the latter date (Easter Sunday) she allowed the prisoner out for the day, but she did not return. Witness did not miss tlie articles produced until the previous Sunday morning. She had laid them aside through going into mourning, but, having occasion to go to the wardrobe, she found that they were rniesing. No one had any right to take them. Prisoner, on being addressed by the Bench, seemed in a half-dazed condition, and stated that she stayed with some relatives after leaving Mrs. Leibeschutz. Her replies, however, were very vague, and some f-earching enquiries were addressed to her by Mr. Ilargreaves. the deputy clerk, with a view to ascertaining exactly how she had spent the interval which had elapsed' from the time she left. Rocky-lane until her arrest. After consulting with the clerk, the Bench stated that they were reluctant to send tho prisoner to prison. She mUAt, enter into her own recognisances to appear at the next monthly sessions, when, if her conduct was satisfactory in the meanwhile, she would he remanded as a probationer under t.ho new Act. and would have to report herself at oertain intervale to a lady who would oonsent- to act in the ma.tter aa a probation officer. If her conduct was not satis- factory during the term of probation, she would be dealt with on the original charge in the usual manner. The girl gave her promise to attend, and left the court with her mother.

DISTRICT COUNCILS. I CO,N.NiAII'S (JUAY. I AN INCREASED RATE. A special meeting of this Council was held on Friday everting for "the purpose of confirming a general district rate for the ensuing year, the Fintanoe Committee recommending a rate of 2sv6d. in the JB. against 2s. 4<i. for the prcc-eding year. The Chairman, Mr. Benjamin Vickers, presided. Mr. Connell wrote regretting inability to attend. Mr. Walter Reney formally moved a rate of 2s. 6d. in the £ He said there were several items in the estimates the Council could not poasibly reduoe. He went into details, and said he would Iik-o to see a balance in the bank if it were possible, and he hoped this would be tlio in a few years time- Mr. W. G. Marrow seconded. Mr. Blano referred to the reduction made in street lighting. He did not agree wit.h a cluster of lamps in one part of the town only. Mr. Walter Reney said the committee were of opi liic)," t.hat the Wepre end was sufficiently well lighted. Mr. Blanc said he agreed witli keeping the ratea down. but at the same time the light must be distributed, as the general ratepayers ought to be oatered for. Mr. Conway said Mr. Oonnell was satisfied with Golftyn end on the lighting question. line rate of 2s. 6d. in the £ wcarrietl unanL- mously. Dr. J. H. Williams was re-appointed medioal officer of health for the ensuing twelve months. MAIN ROADS AND FOOTPATHS. The Clerk submitted a draft, agreement be- tween the County Council and the Oban District Council on this matter. Mr. Copley was ap- pointed witJi the clerk to meet a representative from Buck!oy with their clerk to go through tlie agreement. NESTON URBAN. The ordinary meeting of the Non and Park- gate District Council was field at the Neston Town Hall on Monday evening. Mr. J. Pcm- ptM-ton presiding. There wore also present Colonel Lloyd and Messrs. J. Piatt, C. Swift, R. Scott, J. Mealor. T. Jones, W. Fryer, J. John- son, J. Woodward, J. P. Camon (Jaw clcrk), and C. E. Senior (surveyor). ROADS. Tlw Clerk was instructed to report on the Board of Agriculture's circular in reference to allotments under the Small Holdings and Allot- nionts Act, 1897. Meases. Scott, Fryer and Mealor were deputed to consider the claim of Messrs. Clews, Brown and Co, for damage which it, was alleged had been caused by the sinking of a portion of the surface of Ilinderton-road, and were authorised to settle, if the terms were acceptable. I HEALTH. A report from Dr. Kenyon was read in refer- ence to Mr. John Birch's application for a licence to a building off High-street, to be used as a slaughter house. In view of the report, it wsui decided to i-efuso the application. The question of permitting pigs to be- kept by Mr. Stringer in a building in the t-.a.me locality was also considered. The clerk and surveyor were afterwards instructed to enquire into the matter, and to write Mr Stringer if neccemry. WATER. I After reading Mr. Prince's (engineer) report on the tests used with the washed slack at the waterworks, the tender of t.he Wirral Colliery Company to deliver their washed slack at tlie works for 12s. per ton was accepted. A report, from Mr. Prince upon the pumps at the works was also read, and it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of Mr Piatl, and the engineer. THE LIBRARY. I A letter wae read from Mr, Cussor.s, of the North and South Wales Bank. reigning tho honorary position of assistant, secretary to the library, which lie had hdd for several years, and is now relinquishing through promotion to another district. 'I'll!' mcm1wn expressed regret at the loss of Mr. Ctisson's services, and the clerk was directed to forward him the thanks of the Council. NEW COUNCIL SCHOOL. I PROTEST AGAINST EXTRAVAGANCE I IGNORED. The plans submitted for tlie new Council Schools shewed that in spite of the unanimous protest of the Council against itio expensive and unnecessary central hall, it had been retained in tho p?)M. The d?rict !a pratically unanimous in ita opposition to the elaborate structure which is about to be charged through th? rar?<) by the County Council. The ckrk w&s directed io W riw to the secretary of the Administrative Sub- committee at Hooton, f)mwin? attention to the strenuous opposition to the needier expenditure offerod by the Council in 1907, and reiterating their piow,6t a?ainat this new attempt to force an unnecessary burden upon the ratepayers. ■

WHAT "THE WORLD" SAYI 1 —— ET TU. BRUTE? I When Brunner denounced laisscl, l- Staunch Cobd&nites gro?nod in d?p?- He's a dangerous traitor Bewailed" The Spectator," And thete's Tariff Reform in thea^

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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & D £ ATP BIRT HOLLAND—On the 3rd May, Chester, the wife of Charles E. Holland, of a son MARKIAGE. MACLEOD-TL:?OH-On the 3 th Apf"  licence), at the Knj;M) Ohureh, Ditiorw'i.on^S the Canada, by the Ke?. A. J. Uru?.John. 8 1 Oft ell William M?teod. A'-hn?carnin. Lochinver, ^piian1 shire, to Ethel Mary, fourth datig t r t Ie) Mr?. Tu?or. Whin-hnrch. Shrop?h:rp. (Hy ca) ) DEATHS, 1' 1l d le o DEA.THS, ,dletoO' DAVms—On '.hp ?h May, at H Un!fi.&-ro?. ? ??? M.?nchfster. SMah, the beloved wife of jobn V.Iviei (htc of W?verLon), ,AZed CSyeara. Interred at on the ?th imc. stro4 PARSOS-Ora the 31th April, at 13, iloole, James, tlie lx-.lovea husband o.c Mai'13 rAO0 10 [His end was peace.] ROBERTS—On the 3rd May, at JjDt' l(ohe1't9, as;ed 00 years. IN MEilOlUAM. „ gai*' B[THELL-!t)!ov!n?men)orvo!onrde?r'?'?;?! HIhe¡¡, who died 6tii BItv, ,d 6., j,e, "ro, our dear father. John Blhell. \\ho died Al,ri'I eA 1 W9, in his Uh year. {Peace, perfect I ettl." (M IM.itthi?&?t.hyc?r. ?'etce.?erfe?("?.B? CLAHKE-tn affectionate remembrance of riY dc)t :rit;nd.Jo.hrtC?rk3(?t,eoi:l\'x!tndm'?)?e? who died May K'th, ?'otf'o?'-?" I rL Wilkie, Uuabou. \)rob li;elllq, r 'o,ir d,, 1,10 )tarry.Mhodiedi!?y?h,.DC6. '(?noduhr?'?t)? by Jack and EdeJ DUG DALE—In sad but ever-iovi:i^ memory of husband, Arthur Oujidale, who died M?y l (Hi8lov'r- «rif«■ ('Atw*?!}rcmetuhered\vhHei?t'sh?U)a.s'J wife.) (Histo?,t?tfi[e'? JO?r?—fn tovin? memory of Cather?nL ?o"'??,'?' Alyn Collate, s ii.ney. who passed away Ma)' [' Fondly remcm oered." j tI1: SWINDLEY—In lovini;' memory of Henry heioved husband oi Hrtehet Swindler, who dep" ted 1"(-tir years have Rorie, but stiil we miss III Folfcs may Lhink. the wound is healed But little do they know tlie sorrow j That wirliin our hearts' concealed. J. (w ife, itobert and Harry ISII indiey .,0

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1- r ) HAWAKDKN. W,„ ORATORIO PERFORM", Hit warden C?h?rat Societ.y br<mj,t '? ?' t-e? lo h do* wiia a niosr -.u(xx?st!U po'? ^[9$ of Mend?'Lsohn' "EJijah," which toak  in the Gymnasium on Thursday befo? t? atKhc'nœ, Th, rendering of the w? dtct Iv ho l e, reflected groat crodit on the <•*>;n'J ti<?t w'I-o l'. reo tX'kd fre.at ?r2,.ilt, un we l" P'r Mr. A. Lvon. Tho principai? wre ?? (c?? Thrav? ?oprano). M:? Edith H;¡.nd nJ,.r traMo). Mr. Andrew Sharpley (tenor), ?? \V. 11. Atkn'?n (baas). Mr. Atk'"sc? ? ?, p!ac? of Mr. Georgv Baker, who B?' Itilitf >7": taken the part of P.ophet. Mr. G. ?- ?.. w<m leador of (he orobostra, and Mr* [1. Pi-rigie o-4tiiiot. aI1lotl r¡¡j) 1 ?b?'tf 60 voices. Tho parrs were to leri  woii balanced, <=<?m9 useful ;t?;<?'.a? f ? fo..J given to Lhc ?6<Ma by the &dditi?" I t? outbid? voices from Ohwt^r. A Bp<?' ? of praise ?houht bo g?'pn. v.-e ?h'n?' C- c? Mprani part. The iad<3A?.o?ccs v"; {e g. and nisoruinf. ihtou?ho?), a,!th<?ugh ?" pl. a wlight tendency tu amg sharp m » t? p!'?h- The res?nt<e 10 the b?m was prompt l,li olig o out. Giva.tcr attention to the PiI10 ???; ?  might perhaps have improved ma?'? rèsl'" rI band, h0wcv3r. may have been partl ra ?5 f?\< ",¡ble for this, their numbors bc"? '? strong in proportion to the choral,Bt d' 1." r¡\o1JJJ regar d s t.ho vanOUl, nHn?b?rs. it I"A" ditfOldlt matkr to p&rtict)!arMe. ?"? W"( mention nuMt be made of "Thanks bC,t Itl-t:; iiientioti rtiti?st 1,,(, -t)ad-c- of ';Th.4nki b, toli?, particularly, the band and chorus r? U) the ocoasion, and tli,? effect was Prof4o,, I n I [) r I i (I. Tli.e'lis, then aha.H your light," wa? ?LM Cie;" dc'r?.1 t.hroughoni. As regards the !? ';?i!?f we must cc n gram late the society ?' ?  choice, for nFt proved themselves ???tf o? ?,i< Atkinson sang with dramatie f("r\l of put lKf.s special mention must be fine rcndermg of "Ii not HI word ?"?' ???)< a)-;o "It M enough." th? ta:t?r be"? ? ?. enhanced by the fine 'ce obi]" ,,tteof 'l 1--Iriie-?t Wri,-Ii,t. -N, l i tss E?dit,h R?-t, 14CI"3%Ii ,Is pfe, Ern?t Wri?ht. Miiis Edith liaiidl.ff.^± (.minentIy sucoes-ful in h?r i>ari.^ r;ipP^ contralto voic'?piac'?dher ntonce -'?.? with the audience; Her l'C'ndering 0 I tA unto them" and "0 rcet II Lord" wU\ p?rficubr'v pl?a?t'? '? ?! pa.th?t!c. Miss Thraves ?'?" ?h part wei! throughouf. "Hm r y('. 1,3ra-  perhaps her b?t it?m. which sh {f great oharm and ?xquiane pabh&s. rr':¡.ct;llr ky pog«ee9?w a voice of more tha? 3? .?*? ability, and his r3ndering of "If w,h(lcC' hearts" much appes?d to the nud'? ?<)? the t.r i o. "Lifr „ ?'J the trio, "Lift thine oyo& Mi;« Mm Ra,ndles were joined by Mrs. ? ?. ? took t.he MOtmd '-opr?no part, a.nd t., cllt= (cl in? w.? a. notable sucf as. ????(1= ? (neoos«arily) to be made, and with 6??t ?. ?'x?'? we noticed that ??he fine doub!c qn?"' 0f t1 p8 H? 3haJlg'lv His anarch wa? ?'? ?{ t? omitted. The playing of t.he bn.nd^ o'1 0hof1' J whole very fin". parti0"¡;1 rh' in ?',?ch0?' ??. DR fCT itiiitance in "Behold God rhe 1-^ I' a? fc'r if?t-ance In "B&ho'd Go<! the ?--rJ'd'? conduc??d ?r.?ai!y fo rh:' whole BUCC?

THE KING'S VISIT TO CHESTER. A FULL REPORT OF HIS A. MAJESTY'S ARRIVAL, THE CEREMONY AT THE STATION, etc., will appear in the "CHESTER COURANT" NEXT TUESDAY EVENING. TOQLATE FOR CLASSIFICATION .r,r- MUSIC HALL, CHESTER. UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF THE GREAT T ONDON ANIMATED PICTURE JJ COMPANY, The Talk of the Town 3 P.M. AND I To-DAY P.M. AND 8 P.M. AT I 8 P.M. SPECIAL MATINEE FOR CHILDREN. Entire Change of Programme Next Week (which is our last) when will be shown The Finest and Most Up-to-Date Exhibition of Living Pictures the British public have ever seen. Stereoscopic and Coloured Living Pictures. Something Instructive Unique! Refined! CROWDED HOUSES nightly testify to this Great and World-famed Exhibition of Living Pictures. Interludes by PRESTON HOLMES, in his Novel Musical Acts. POPULAR PRICES 3d. and Gd. Reserved Seats Is. and Is. Gd. MATINEE, SATURDAY, at 3 p.m. Special Matinee for Children, Saturday ab 3 p.m. Admission Id., 2d., and 3d. CITY AND COUNTY OF THE CITY OF CHESTER. ftTREET T ]?,AFFIC, MAY 12TH, 13TH, AND 14TH, 1908. I. JAMES HUSBAND DICKSON, HERE- BY GIVE YOU NOTICE that in pursuance of the Town Police Clauses Act an ORDER has been made that all Traffic be diverted (1) from City-road, Foregate street, Eastgate- street, Bridge-street, Groavenor-street and Grosvenor- joad from 5.45 p.m. until 7.30 p.m. on TUES- DAY, the 12th instant; (2) from Nun3!-road from 12 noon to 5.30 p.m. on TUESDAY, the 12th instant, from 12 noon to G p.m. on WEDNES- DAY, the 13th instant, and also between 12 noon and 4.30 p.m. on THURSDAY, the 14th instant (3) from the length of Grosvenor-road between Ifuns-road and Overieigh Lodge between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. and between 5 p.m. and G p.m. on WEDNESDAY, the 13th instant; also between 12 noon and 1 p.m. and between 3.15 p.m. and 4.15 p.m. on THURSDAY, the 14th instant. Dated this 7th day of Mav, 1908. J. H. DICKSON, Town Clerk. Town Hall, Chester. WANTED, a strong, useful GIRL as general; Vv to sloep out.—Apply after (j p.m., 41, D,u verie -street. 7326 EGISTRY OFFICE FOR SERVANTS- I?b. also for Furnished and Unfurnished Apart, ments, 20, King-street. Booking fee, Is 7321 WANTED. YOUNG GIRL, age about 15, W for Fanav Goods and Stationery Business. Apply W. H. Smith & Son, City-road, Chester, Y OUNG Lady DESIRES Morning or After- ■ noon ENGAGEMENT aj Governess to young children.—Address J 68, office of this wr, 7329 a^IRST-CT.ASS APARTMENTS TO LET, 1, L,L1 Chicheater-street. Highly recommended. KING'S VISIT.-Two WINDOWS in East- gate-street. Full view of Procession.— Apply, immediately, J 67, "Observer" Office. DOI>LESTON. — ROOMS REQUIRED, DFarmh6use preferred, within mile of station. May to July, for Lady out all day.- ieply Miss Hubback, Heswall, 7330 _n_n- TO BE LET, several Good COTTAGES? JL moderate rents.—Apply H. Small and Bons, Chartered Accountants, 3, Hunter-street, Chester. 7323 To BE LET, 4, MARINE TERRACE, Pensarn, Abergele. Is very suitable for a tioarding-hoiise keeper. Within five minutes' walk of the Railway Station and Seashore.—Rent 4nd particulars apply H. Small & Sons, Chartered Accountants, 3, Hunter-street, Chester. 7322 FOR SALE, cheap, some second-hand FLAGS Fand BUNTING; good condition.—E. P. P lay foot, 47. Bridge-street Row, Chester. ANOE FOR SALE, with paddles, seats, I cushions, sail; in good condition; £ 5.—57, Upper Northgatestreet. BEDSTEADS and BEDDING, large stock, featlv reduced in price, but still made in our well-known quality. G ue3t and Wardle's Clearance Sale. 7316 SECOND,- HAND small Mahogany SIDE- k BOARD, in good condition 50 great bargain. A'so Walnut CABINET, well made bevelled plates. Guest & Wardle's Clearance Sale. CHESTER STEAM LAUNDRY, VICTORIA ROAD (OC.3 ar tus Zfoxe.iixvz SrATto.v). All the arrangements are on the most approved jnodern system tor Washing, Ironing, Drying, "aci ;ng, &c., and the management most effioienb. W. H. LI PS HAM, Saoretary & General Manager. (Chester Steam Lauadry Co., Ltd.) TELEPHONK NO. 411. ttUT Inspection is specially invited on any day excepting Mondays and Saturdays. I

THE KING'S VISIT. I THE PROGRAMME. I Next Tuesday Chester will have tiio honour of receiving a vie.it from his Majesty the King, and the memorabIo event ia being eagerly anticipated by residents in the ancient city. Arrangements a.re now in an advanced state, and some details of the programme are avail- able. THE ARRIVAL. I His Majesty will leave Euston by a special train at 2.50, and will arrive at Chester General Station a.1I 6.25 p.m. The Duke a who to be the King's host during the week, will meet his Majesty on his arrival at the station. His Grace will be accompanied by Colonel Wilford N. LLoyd. The Mayor (Alderman John Jones) and mem- bers of the Corporation will also be on the plat- form, together with the General Officer of the Western Command (Lieut.-General Sir Charles J. Burnett. K.C, B.). Various presentations will be made to his Majesty, and the address of wel- come from the Corporation will be presented, but will not be read. His Majesty will then leave the station and will enter the Duke's travelling landau, which will be waiting with four horses ridden by postillions. The route taken will be through the main streets of the city, and the Eaton Park will be entered at the Ove-rleigh Lodge. The Eaton Squadron of the Cheshire Imperial Yeomanry will have the honour of supplying his Majesty with an escort, consisting of one officer, one sergeant-major, two sergeants and 26 rank and fiie. The escort will attend the King from the station only to the Overleigh I/odge, outside which they will form up, allow the Royal carriage to pas*, and then remrn. THE RACES. I The King, accompanied by his host and the j guests forming the house party at Eaton. will attend the I on Wednesday (Cup day.) and on Thursday. THE DEPARTURE. His Majcsy will leave Chester for Tendon I eariy on Friday morning. RACE COMPANY'S PREPARATIONS, I STA ND IMPROVEMENTS. Much of the ?'owm? succ?M of the Ones'er Ra.Ng Ü; dtl to the fact that the maaiagcm?nt are always careful for the comfort and safety of the publ.io, The meeting is run on up-to- da!o lines, and eaoh year sees improvements and refinements upon existing methods. This year is no exception, and if sorno of the changes I secvb trifling, they aro non? the less likely to I prove a boon to ihoso attending the meeting. On Thursday reipresentatives of the Press had the privilege of heing conducted by the courte- ous secretary and manager, Mr. F. J. Warms- icy, over the stands and various enclosures. The course looked in fine condition, and it. was stared thar the grass was never b?tter, It has boon liberally treated with Mr. P. Dobbitu's m.Miuros. being rapidly pushed forward for the -oorptoITI of th" King, The Royal box, -which is being fixed in front of the Duke of est.minster's fieaa, wil! bo handsomely furnished in Royal purple, and will command an excellent view of tthe course. Over it the Royal Standard will b? flown. His Majesty will enter the stand from the City Walls, desc-endillg by a special flight of wooden steps, which have au easier gradient thain the permanent stone- steps. In- side a rear rati gem out of the rooms ha3 been made. Tho stewards have given lip their luncheon-room, which on account of its prox- imity to tho Royal box will he u^ed by the King and tike Eaton party for luncheon and as a retiring room, and it will be tastefully fur- nished for this purpose. Tho stewards will take their luncheon in the room usually occu- pied by the Duke, and which is situated close to tho Walls entrance. The stewards' bueiness- room will also bo used by the King. An important change has a'so been made in tilie Paddock, which has been slightly enlarged. Two rings have been constructed, one to bo used as a collecting ring for the horses, and the other for iii-e parade. This cliangc. which has bll carried out similarly at all up-lodate meetings, will b", an appreciated convenience, although it will involve he-re the loss of the floral decorations, which have always been a feature of the ftcene in the Paddock. The tuiml)?f of stalls in fclie Paddock has been in- creased, a.nd the weighing-room has been con- siderably en larged Arrangements have also been made to check carefully the people enter- ing the Paddock. Another modern improve- ment is the extension to the distance sema- phore of the td- rtad y established between tho weighing-room and the first semaphore. As to tfJoè turn-stiles, nin-c boxes are being placed in Nun's-road instead of ten as last year, and five aio being placed on the Grosvenor- road steps. The reduction of the numbor of turn-stiios has been made necessary owing to a. rearrangement of the line wit'h the Corpora- tion. Tho turnstiles in Paradise-row have, however, been increased Extra ttirti-stilco have also boon plaoed at the on trail cms to anokxsuro and the (>rand Stand. A temporary wooden flight of steps, double 1 the width of the old stone steps, has baen placed at the entrance to the Dee Open Stand, and the turn-stiles have been placed at the bottom in- staad of at. the top of the stops, 'there' has always boon a congestion of the crowd at the entrance to this stand, a.3 it has been possible for people to pass in or out only one at a time. This will now be relieved A 8m-all flight. of stone steps has atao been added to the app.oich to tne Lirosvemor-road so a-i to facilitate the passage to the course. T lic.ro are other minor improvements. There is now only ] one important oitango that one can imagine to bo necessary, and that is the rebuilding of t.he Deo Stands, for whioh work ibo company are already six-king the approval of tito Corporation. All the Fieats on h > Oounty Stanci iiave been booked. In addition to the Duke of Wsetm.in- tor, tho following have taken SoC-at3: -InN Arthur Grosvonor, Loid Kenyoti, fiord I-lar- leali, Lord Mostyu, Sir WalkLn Wynn, Sir Philip If. B. Groy-Egerton, Sir Wyndhan* IJarimer, Ladv Croft. Lieut.-General Sir Olvatlers J. Bur- tiott. Mr. Robert Yerburgh. Lieut.-Celonei l Legli, Mr. Hugh Pecl, the Hon. Cecil T. Par- ker, Colonel Wilford N. Ll-" vd, Mr. St. John Chatlton, Mrs. Park-Yates, Capt. E. Wynne Griffith, Mr. F. W. Hayes, Brigadier-Gen. R. C. Maxwell, Mr. J. Gordon Houghton, Mr. R. Johnson Houghton, Mr. W. R. K. Maiuwaring, Col. Bulkeley. Mr. II. E. Wiibrahatn, Coi. Hop- wood. Mr. Godfrey FitzHugh. Mr. J. D'Arcy Hartley, Capt, R. W, Et.hclslon, Mr. C. Threl- fall. Mr. H. Dowhurat, Col. Dunn, Mr. W. E. Oakley, Capt. Higson, Capt. Fetliersorrihaugh, Mr. R. B. Dobell, Cot. R. Thompson, Mr. T. Gibbons Frnst" Mr. J. G. Frost, Mr. E. L. Townshend. Mr. T. G- Bostcawen, ote. EATON PARK. j It is o?ftoistiy announced rhat on the occasion -of his Majesty's v!?it to Ea?n the Eaton Park I and approaahsis wrll be c Io&cd to all vehicles, itiohiding cycles, from 5 P.m on Tuesday, May 1 12th, imtil noon on Friday, May 15th. ROYAL VISIT TO STuCKPOET. I LABOUR MEMBERS OBJECTION. I I Stookport Town Council on Wednesday night granted the Mayor £3,000 to celebrate suitably the visit of the Prince and Princces of Wales to tho town on the occasion of the opening of tha new Town Hall in July. Councillor Lin- foot., Labour member, opposed the. motion, stating that he objected to t.ho whole principle of Hemditary Monarchy because it was unjust and unfair, and was bolstering up a system of caste and rhoo, When the Labour party got into power at no distant date. Monarchies would hare to go.

NATIVE PLANTS, &o., AT THE I MUSEUM.—The Curator and his assistant, with ¡ the help of several junior members of the Natural Science Society, are at present making an I excelienb display of early t spring flowers illustrative of the flora of the district. These are being exhibited in the art gallery of the Grosvenor mttse Lim, and will repay a visit by all interested in nature study subjects. Each specie bears a labie giving the technical and common names, together with the locality, and the name of the collector. HIS MAJESTY AND CHESTER HACE.8, Prime Old Clioshire Choose, largest and ohoicest selection in the country, including the Gold MedaJ Dairy, as suppfiied to His Majesty the King, now on sale at Messrs. Thompson, I ()n and CH'«m?noe, Cheese factors. 10, Nort.h- gate-street (John Griffith), Eastgate -street, 16, Foregwtj street, ami branches.

11 STREET REPAIRING. I oir,—1 happened to be passing down Brook- street, and noticed men paving a. small street, which has no thoroughfare, named, I believe, ''James-street." Now, sir, this bit of street is some 50 yards long. and leads to nowhere. On one side is a baker's shop, on the other a small inn and, I fancy, stabling. I hear that the Cor- poration have sewered and made it up. Is this quite just to other parts of Chester, where the roadways are in a bad state, and which arc main roads to other streets? This little pieoe of stroet ia of no value to the public, while many of the unadopted streets are useful roads, but the poor frontagers get nothing done, and yet have to pay the same full rates of 6s. 6d. in the JE. It would be interesting to know when this small piece of street was adopted, the contribution paid by the frontagers, and the cost of the work now carried QUt., — ± X. f

SHOTTON SCHOOL ACCOMMODA- TION. CANON DREW SUPPORTED. I Sir,-I should be very glad if you could find space in your columns for the following com- ments upon the report in your issue of Satur- clay last of the discussion of the question of school accommodation at Shotton, at the meet- ing at Mold, ktot week, of the Flintshire Educa- tion Committee, which I feel it my duty to make as a manager of some 20 years standing of the eight Hawarkn Voluntary schools and the representative on the Flintshire County Council for the Saltney division for the past 13 years. A careful study of the figures will, I think, convince anyone giving them unprejudiced consideration that there is at all events a sufficient element of doubt as to the necessity of the large expenditure proposed by the Edu- cation Committee, to justify the claim that the matter shoukl be deferred for a time except as regards the building of a school for infants and standard 1.; and this is all that Canon Drew's resolution asks. Much stress was laid, by those who spoke in opposition to Canon Drew's resolution, upon a circidar which was issued in support of the petition which was presented to the committee, against the proposal to build a full standard school for 500 children, and it is much to be regretted that Mr. Summer (whopt.-intercut, in the educational needs of the county are fully recognised) should have spoken of thoso who had promoted the petition, wh oee intentions from their point of view are no less honest than hia own, as having made uso of "falsa pretences." This circuLar, with the issue of which I had nothing to do and which I did not see until it was in print, appears to me to contain an absolutely accurate statement of the facts of the case, namely, that (1) "The Flintshire Educa- tional Authority propose to erect a full standard school for 500 scholars close to the existing school of St. Ethel wold, in the Shotton district." This statement is based on a resolution passed by the Shotton School Accommodation Sub- committee on the 19t.h of February last. (2) '• They projx>se to add to this new oohool a Higher Standard Schoot." This statement is presumably characterised as a "false pretence" beoauTC the lioard of Education have been asked, by a resolution of the same committee, passed on tne 16th of April, 1907, to defer con- sideration of the matter for a period of (say) two years, a fact which I had forgotten when this point was under discussion. It must be noted, however, that one of these two years has already pacr^d. and in faco of the fact that some members of the committee have made up their minds that such a school shall sooner or Later be built, I fail to aoo any inacouracy in the statement upon the circular. (5) "This must mean an outlay from ten to twelve thousand pounds at least, of which the ratepaycrs of Hawarden Parish (except SeaLatid) will nave to find practically three-quarters of the cost." In defence of this figure, may I give the following figurerJ an being, I believe, a fair estimate? A full standard school for 500 children at Ell per ohitd. 5,500 Furnitihitig and fcneing, ew. 500 Land—Z acres at 5s. per yar,4 2,400 Hig-her standard school (roughly), 2,500 £ 10,900 ini-t jo, if anything, an under estimate, as at Queen's Ferry the cost worked out at over .Ell a ohild. Two acres of land is necessary, and has been applied for under this soheme, and the figure quoted does not include legal charges. I'll is is the scheme as proposed by the education authority. They have already (in 1904) obtained an order to bui!d a school for 200 infants. They have now applied for powers to build a school of full standard for 500 children (300 mixed and 200 infants). They have already in the tem- porary building- 350 chiJdren-O Standard I. and 260 infants. They must therefore. provide per- manent aooomm-odation for 300 infante and 100 taiidard I. children, leaving a small margin in each case. Roughly, therefore, a school ia needed for 400 infants and Standard I. ohildrcn. Canon Drew, and thooe who plead the causo of economy, admit that while this is necessary, it is all that is required at present, while there are 90 places empty at St. Ethelwoid's School for children of Standard II. to VII. without the additions contemplated hy the managers. Wo tnat the Council shou!d take one Bt-ep at a time, and wo say that this is aU that, if, needed Our estimate, therefore, would be: Sohoo! for infants and Standard I. for 400 children at £10 a child 4.000 Land-one acre .I. 1,200 Furlli",hing- 100 £ 5,300 In tn;s case, being infants, the oost is £1 less I per child, half the land is required, a very little furniture, because of the infants' furniture at present in the temporal-y building, and the Higher Wo think that this sum better corresponds with the present need and the present circumstances than the £ 10,000— £ 12,000 of the Council, an expenditure which if once launched upon may lead to other unknown and even greater extravagance. Such are the impressions of one who was more an interested spectator than a participator in tho remarkable discussion which took place at Mold last week, and I hope anyone who is sufficiently interested to read through so long' a letter will be, after impartial consideration of the question, led to see that the charges laid against Canon Drew of associating himself with the use of "false pretences," with ".hitting below the belt," and of an intolerance, which those who have the privilege of his friendship know his nature is incapable of, are as unjust to him as they are unworthy of those who made thent. --I remain, (icar sir, yours faithfully, E. SYDNEY TAYLOR. Little Aston, Hawarden. May 7th, 1908.

MOLD. FATAL FALL.—At Maesydre, on Wednes- day evening, the county Coroner and a jury held an inquiry relative to the death of Thomas Evans, aged (35, a labourer, residing at Rhydygolen, Mold. Evidence was given to the effect that at 5 p.m. on Monday last the deceased with another man was in a field near the Antelope, Rhydymwyn, loading hay. Deceased was standing on the load in a cart. The loading completed the vehicle was started. Owing, it is presumed, to the wet state of the grass, the horse stumbled and the deceased, who was pitched forward, alighted on the horse's back and from there fell to the ground. Dr. Trnbshaw found his neck was broken. Evans died at ?> p.m. on the following day (Tuesday). A verdict that deceased died from injuries sus- tained by falling from a load of hay was returned.

NESTON. I THE THLNDE RSTOitM.—The full severity of the etorir, was felt at Neston, but, fortun- ately, there was no damage. The lightning was of a particularly vivid description, and for a time the flashes followed each other in rapid succession. The thunder at times was terrific, and some of the detonations were equal in volume to anything previously board her". The electric current rang up a nutrtler of sub- scribers at THE FLOODS: SOMF NARROW ES- CAPES.—In common with other districts Neston has felt the effect of the recent, d"!uge&. Fields and roads have, been floodied, water courses have been converted into angry tor- ron.t.s. and lagging brooks which usually pursue the even tenour of their way have suddenly become so impetuous as to be quite unrecognisable. The well-known water course which passes under tin? county bridge in Bridge-street was swollen to a depth of several feet, and ran with great rapidity, to the great delight of the small fry of the dis- trict, and a corresponding arnotirit of anxiety on the part of their parents The water court* skirts the rear premises of IOidan-ierrao' and hero several! exciting incidents occurred. A boy naimed Webster, who with some of his com- panions was amusing himself by jumping to and fro over the stream feii in and was being helplessly swept away by the current when he was rescued by the other hoys. A litt,le girl aged about three was also immiersod and had a very narrow escape. A few years ago a boy was swept away in this manner and W:11> carried under the cutvert.ind drowned. On Saturday a ILttJle boy named Thompson. 1 {\ itig in Olive- road, aged about three or four years, fell into a flood-ad sandpit near his home, and would probably have been drowned bad not Mr. Thomati Thomas, a builder who lives in the rood, heard his cries as he fell in and promptly run to the rescue. I JL

I NKSS HOLT. I PRESENTATION TO A TL\CHEn AN AMIABLE 'CONSPIRACY. -1 mitoreflting presentation took place at the rooms. As already noted in our columns Miss Amelia Marie, a popular member o? the teach- ing staff, has been appointed headmist.rca; of the IIeewall Ohuroh Infant Schools, and it was in connection with her departure for the new sphere of labour that the pre.intation took place. Miss Marie has served as pupil teacher and certificated assistant in No ion-rum- Pa.rkga.te Schools, which includ > of Ness Holt, [or a.hout eleven y<?r-x.d in addition to being a thoroughly efficient teacher had by her nvrny deiightfutl qualities won for heivelf a. warm piao- in tiie affections of everyone connected with the schools. Th.3 testimonial was most onbhiiisiastioally '.aken up by tho managers and teaching ststfT. while it afforded the utmost delight, to scholars. latter revelled in the secrecy with whioh the matter was conducted, as much care being taken to prevent premature disclosures as if it was a Nihilist plot. A little before closing-time the Vicar (the Rev. Canon Turner) appeared as if upon an ordinary visit, and the day's work including the last tasks of the beloved, but saddened, teacher came to a close. Instead of boing dismissed t.o their homes as usual, the soholara were asked to remain, and the next moment the Vicar, standing amid an army of smiling and expectant faces, disclosed the oare- fully-guarded secret. He paid o, warm tribute to the beloved teacher who was about to leave them, and who had spent practically the whoie of her life in connection with the district schools. He referred in appreciative terms to the high character a., a teacher and to the sincere affection whioh was felt, for her by managers, teachers, parents and scholars alike. Amid loud applause he disked her a-coeptanoo on their behalf of a souvenir of her connection with the schools, and banded her a handsome Puma skin wristlet purse and a valuable gdd brooch in case.—Mr. J. S. Warren, the head- master, endorsed Canon Turner's remarks as to Miss Marie's exa-ptionall work as a member of the schoo l staff, and the rare personal qualities which had endeared her to everyone of them without exception, and had won for her their unit.ed ciood wishes for her future career. (Ap- plause.)—Miss Marie, who was naturally much affected, replied, and amid the loud cheers of the scholars, and the ho"a.rty gcod wishes of Miss Marle's colI leagues, the incident closed ———————

FRODSHAM. (•■?ec also patre 10.) CURIOUS NESTING PLACE. One day thj. week Mrs. G. A. Tudor, of Tunnel Top, Frod- sham, was pulling rhubarb in the garden, when sho found a thrush's nest, containing tour eggs, built in the centre of a clump of the rhubarb. HOMING SOCIETY.-Th .s fcoc:ety com- mences ita actual flying season for 1908 on Satur- day with a race from Kidderminster, a distance of 66 miles. The membership has clcocd with 17 flying members and throe honorary mem- bers. being hardly so strong as in previous years, the extra heavy expenditure of timing in the birds to running-clocks and other items having causcd some of the former participants to T(,8igll, There is some speculation as to how the new method of timing in will act. and the result on Saturday will be eageriy watched for DEATH OF A SEPTUAGENARIAN. Many will regret ti learn of the demise of Mrw. Eliza- beth \\ïI.on. of the George Inn, Frodshatn. which sad event took place on Monday morning after a brief illness. The deceased lady was 76 years of age, and up to a short time ago had followed a most active life. She was the oldest licence holder in this district, and one; if not actually, the oldest ikence ho'der* under Me&sm Greenall, Whitley and Co. The funeral took place on Tuesday a fternoon at the Frodsham Parish Church, tho Rev. F. B. C'orfield i-akim; the service. The coffin, which was covered with beautiful wreaths, was borne to the churoh by friends, there beintf a largo following, the licensed victuallers of represented. THE LATE MR. A. THOMAS. In the Course of his sermon on Sunday morni-i"' at the FnxWiam Parish Church, the Kev. R. L. Mann spoke in eu!og?t)C term? of Mr. A!fre1 Tho!IJ:l8, j of Hemp Gill. Frodsh?m. whom he character- ised as a JoyaL good, God-fearing Churchman, and an honest, upright, oonsciontioiM country | gentleman.—At the monthly meeting of tiie i Frodsham Conservative Club, Mr. C. E. Linaker, one of the vice-presidents. pa:d a warm tribute i (-,n-e of t l ie. p, of praise to the late Mr. Alfred Thomas, who, he said, had worthily filled the post of prewident of the club since its formation. A sincere vote of sympathy and condolence was to Mrs. Thomas and the family in tlie sad 'oe-' reivement they had sustained, ami the very great loss that had also been fHnst,aine<] by the FivxJeh-am Conservative Club and MIC public generally. j

L,,KTEST AIAITKETS &?Alp LATEST MARKEt!l (See also Paqe o.)  4 N' .-1 CHESTER CATTLE, THURSP?o? this fair there was a large ?nd ?silitAble;)0,01 cattle and a numerous attendance of ?l lVer=- m?ket opened with a quick dernancl.^nd 3 j^11 experienced no difficulty in movingtj,erc expet, 11 eticed iif) di',Beiilty in ii,o%Ting !ot3 at !a.?t fair's exfreme priC{,g. go^, lo t ,?, "I la-t f,%ir's e--<treiiis- ot", rel0 were ?so easier to sell, and a pi-e"'  £ anco was made at an earlier hour t"ati,,sii*'vj?«r5' ;heep or fat stock on offer, Prices ? fjleb f[ot .Ileep or fa-Lt stock oil offer. 1rie.e? 11COov?4 ?8toB23: calvcrs, £ 16 to ?20: brre £10, £l;; heifers, E?'i to £ 15; stirkg. ?' ? ?- lo'ka.?Sto?iO. ?n\?''t? WB ITCHFRCH CHEESE W$D" tl,^ ,[/ The pitch wa 51. tons, boin? 10 ton3  corresponding fair last year. With a nil09^00" Iler? )a.rge ?ttend?nce of buyers and ty ,ill ?tei inquiry, the )jt.s ch?t?ed'h?nd? "i. txvetyU'1' 6, after opening at the fo!!o\vin? )"'?,, bc!??'' to 6lig,: m?dmn. 58s. to (as nolh'i'p e<1t() The pricca compared wih ,t ,eor ire The turnout of C:m¡tdian dJeee t be lot to month ha? been very limited, and th 1) I itVII till this district h? not been ctoryf ovvi -ligt0 weather conditions and inferior'ty ct fc  ljef- There i?. therefore, every Pt-0-1"ct ee. mnin?n?nne of present 0; A"en bettc f  ?iff OltC'IJ( Printed ?d published for arid o" b elialt 0 j ?)t'?;? and Norbh Wale" Newspaper col,,panN, f iAIIM ALBERT HmOHALL..? the C?'' ?-S*' omoe. 3, Bridge',HreeL. in the C'ty o<0he?e" -S* May 0, 199 £

BURTON-IN WIRRAL, I (Soo also page 10.) I A BOLT FROM THE FIEAVENS.-Thofar- famed sylvan charms of Burton-in-Wirral ap- peair to have as irresistible a charm for the erra-tic thunderstorm as for the irresponsible tripper, and while in the neighbourhood th3 former seldom omits to leave some unique memento of itn visit. In the midst of the storm in the eartly hours of Sunday the electric fluid etruek ia large tr^o near "The Barn Farm," occupied by Mrs. Tickle. Simultane- ously with the discharge the air was rent by a fearful explosion that rendered the cattle and poultry on the farm mad with terror and oauaed them to fly in all directions. Mrs. Tiokle was struck with lightning at the brill some years ago. and, as is tiutaii, with persons who have undergone this awful experience she is always powerfully affec-ted by the approach of a thunderstorm. Tlie shock of this last thunderbolt was eo sericu.5 that for some tune she appeared to be in a dying condition, and was with difficulty. The wrecked tree itself bears striking- testimony to thr- terri- fic blow with which it. has been assailed. The stout trunk is shattered through the ceni re. A portion of tha bark has been stripped off and scattered about, while some of the branchcG were blown across the f l! l extent of the field. k