Weekly Mail

A SERVANT TRIES TO SMOTHER HER MISTRESS. Screams, mingled with the sharp barking of a dog, from the residence of Albert G. Hcoke, aroused the neighbourhood of Berke- ley-avenue in Chicago shortly after noon. When the neighbours hurried in the servant, Mrs. Mary Hall, wa-s in the act of leaving the house by the front door. "Mrs. Hooke has attempted to commit sui- cide," she said, "and I am going down to notify her husband." There was some hesi- tar,cy on the part of the neighbours about going into the house, and they called after the girl, who returned and opened the door with her latch-key. "You will find Mrs. Hooke in her room," sh^ said, as she again started off. Mrs. Hooke was found,, as the girl had said, in her room, but she was shut up in a folding bed. She was rescued from this position and found to be unconscious. Ther was a strong smell of ammonia in the room and a cloth saturated with the liquid was found on the floor near the bed. Mrs. Hooke's face bore evidence of having been, severely bruised, either by a fall or from having been assaulted. A physician was summoned and the per- son who called at the doctor notified Mr. Hooke by telephone to come home at once. Mr. Hooke was in his office. When lie reached home his wife was just regaining nouscio<u?ne.ss. She told him that she had bc-en assaulted by the servant girl and that the gird had tried to kill her, exclaim- ing: "Your husband told me to kill you." Mrs. Hooke said that she had pleaded for merev, but that the Hall woman continued to beat her over the head and then finally threw her down and placed the cloth saturated with ammonia over her face. She sufpeses that- the girl then threw her on the bed and closed it, believing that she was dead. She announced that she would go to Mr. Hooke'B office. She appeared at the office, where Mr. Hooke ron- riucts a wholesale store, shortly after one o'clock, and inquired for her employer. She was told that he went home hurriedly. "Some one has warned him, then," she said and turned out into the street. A few minutes after two o'clock Mrs. Hall appeared on the steps of the Hooke home and stinted to insert her key in the lock. Mr. Hooke sprang out of the hall and seized her by the wrists. He drew her into the hall- way and sent for- the police. The patrol wagon came and she was taken to the polke- stetion and locked up. At the police-station Mrs. Hall was very nervous and excitable. "I did not put Mrs. Hooke in the folding- bed," she said, "and certainly did not 3hut it. The bed may have gone shut after the woman got in it. She tried to commit suicide by using ammonia, ar.d I took it away from her. It was my afternoon off, and I hurried through the work. As soon as I got the ammonia away from her I hurried down to tell Mr. Hooke. He wa.s not in his office, and I re- turned to the house. As isoon as I reached the door Mr. Hooke caught me and hurried me off here." Mr. Hooke very reluctantly told his vife's story as follows: — "The dav was the girl's day out," lie said, "and is she was leaving the house Mrs. Hooke came downstairs and gave her some direc- tions about- housework. Tho servant- turned on her suddenly and struck her on the head, knocking her down. She beat her almost in- fensible, and then carried her upstairs to a folding-bed. After placing her on the bed she got some ammonia, and, saturating a hand- kerchief, placed it ir: Mrs. Hooke's mouth. She was then ahno-t unc,(¡11sciúu. "The girl raided the folding-bed and at- tempted to suffoyite Mrs. Hooke. The squeezing y.roused her* and she screamed until my bull t( rrier Juno rushed into the room and attacked the servant. "She then ran next door and told the neigh- bours that Mrs. Hooke had attempted to com- mit suicide. She asked the quickest way to reach me, said took t car to my office; but I had received a telephone message and reached home befmv she got down town. The girl re- turned here and was placed under arrest."

CORK ELECTION. The result of the Cork election, polling for which took place on Thursday, was declared on Friday afternoon as follows: OBrien (N.) 4.309 Roche (P.) 4.132 Nationalist majority 177 PREVIOUS ELECTIONS. In 1886 Meters. C. S. Paxnell tuid M. Healy were returned unopposed. On the death of Mr. Parnel! in 1891. Mr. M. Flavin (X.) was ele-ted by 3,669, a^insi .Mr. J. E. Redmond (1'.), 2.157. and Captain Sarsfield (C.), 1,161. In 1892 the polling (for two members) resulted ae follows m Mr. W. O'Brien (N.) 5,273 Mr. M. Healy (N.) 4,759 Mr. W. Redmond (P.) 3.186 Mr. I). Hog-^n (P.) 3,077 SCRIMMAGE BETWEEN RIVAL PARTIES. As the sheriff was announcing the result from the window to the assemblage the successful candidate, Mr. J. F. X. O'Brien, Alderman Crean, M.P., Mr. William O'Brien, and iiis supporters stood at another window. The Parnellit-es, divining that they were going to addie-s the people, ordered them back from the window, as it was their committee-room. Angry altercations followed, and a. section of the Parnellites. attacked them, driving them from the window. A few sticks were plied, and one. or two persons were knocked down. During the tumult the new member and his supporters were very much hustled, until the pol,ice entered the room and restored order. Mr. O'Brien's mrty disavowed any intention of speaking, and said they had been misunder- stood. When the gathering in the street observed the scuffle at the window they became greatly excited and cheered incessantly. Mr. O'Brien and party then proceeded to their hotel.

REWARDING BRAVE MEN AT NEWPORT. The Mayor of Newport (Alderman J. C. Sanders), presiding at the meeting of the magis- trates at petty sessions at the Town-hall on Monday, presented medals and certificates for bravery in several ca.,es which had been brought prominently to the notice of humane societies. The first was a presentation of a medal, a certificate, and a guinea each to Police-constable Thomas Taickes and Engineer Tothill, of'the soc :,tx tire brigade, on behalf of the Royal Socivtr for the Protection of Life from Fire, in acknowledgment of their bravery in esaving the lives of two women from the burning building of Me-srs. Sharpley and Pritchard, drapers, in Commercial-street, on Saturday night-. Decem- her 30 last, under circumstances reported at the time.—The next case was that of a presen- tation of the bronze medal and certificate of the Royal Humane Society to Mr. W illiam Henrv Cox Waters, a c!erk at the office of Messrs. Rick-ard Bros., Rodney-road in recog- nition of his bravery in saving a boy named John Andrew from drowning m the river on Mav 8 la-t.—The third presentation was one of the medals and certificates of the Humane Soeietv to Frank Vea'.l, plasterer, of 48. Lyne- road. for sav-imr the life of a little boy, named Reginald Charles, aged four years, who had fallen into an inlet of the river near Marshes- road.

HOSTILITY TO GKREAT BRITAIN. A Dalzid's telegram from Washington on Sunday says: —A dispatch from Venezuela states that the Government o. that Kfpublic is prepared to) oppose Great Britain in ary attempt it may make to take possessicm of the di-puted territory along the frontier of British Guiana, as the result of its refusal to have the question settled by arbitration. The Republics of Honduras. San Salvador, and Nicaragua have agreed to submit all mutual disputes hereafter to arbitration, with the proviso, however, thar the arbitrator shall always be of the Latin race. They have also agreed to abrogate every exist- ing- treaty with Great Britain and the Lm.ed States.

THE HEMSLEY TRAGEDY. At Hebnsley on Saturday Robert Hesel- tine Hudson was again brought up charged with murdering his wife and child at i.t.per Moor. Mr. Te-.le, of York, appeared to pro- secute on behalf of the Treasury, and pri- soner was undclended.-Aftfr further evidence prisoner was eommic-ted for trial to the York Assizes on the charge of wilful murder. Cardinal Vaughan, in the presence of about 8,000 persons, comprising the elite of tho Romn.n Catholic body in Great Britain, on Saturday laid the foundation stone of a Catholic cathedral for Westminster.

LOCAL AND DISTRICT. Mr. ITandcock, an inspector in the employ of S. Andrews and Son, Cardiff, was on Saturday night, at Gvangetowa Police-station, pre- sented with a silver double albert chain, in recognition of services he had rendered the police. The presentation was made by Mr. McKenzie (heoJ-codstable). At ('ardiff police-court on Monday after- noon Mary Cook, aged 22, was charged on a warrant with assisting in the management of a uHorderly house at X o. 16, Railway-street, Oil the 30th of .J une, -She was found guilty, and was fined L5 and costs, or one month's imprisonment. Madame Patti has invited a large party of friends for the holidays at Craig-y-Nos Castle, whence she intends to return em Saturday next. Her appearance as Rosina on Thursday next will, therefore, be her last not the opera this season. but next summer there is reason to hope that she will ag-ain return to the stage. At Monday's meeting of the Cardiff County Council Finance Committee, presided over by Mr. S. A. Brain, three candidates wero consi- dered for the appointment of assistant clerk in the borough treasurer's office. Mr. G. G. Pike, assistant-master at the Court-road Board School, was the successful candidate, and was appointed forthwith. One of the features of the luncheon given to the visitors to Cardiff from the Inter- national Railway Congress on Saturday was the really beautiful way in which Mr. Phelps had decorated the table with flowers and plants, which were profuse, but so arranged that no guests were hidden or partly hidden. For pretending to be "bona fide" travellers and obtaining drink at the Carpenters' Arms. near Peiuna-rk, on Sunday, James Ha-yward and Joseph Ware, alias John Star, labourers, of the navvy type, were brought up at. Penarth Police-court on Monday, and were fined 5s. each, or three days. Mr. D. J. Griffith*, who has. been a stu- dent of tihe University College, Cardiff, for the lasit four session-s, has been successful in obtaining a second place in the libt of tdlose who passed the M.A. examination of the University of London, recently held in philo- sophy. He will now. proceed to take a theo- log-icail course at the Brecon Memorial Inde- pendent College. On Friday evening a very large and influen- tial meeting in defence of the Church was held in the Temperance-hall, Pembroke Dock, under the presidency of Dr. J. F. Stamper, J.P. The speakers on the occasion were Mr. Alder- man Phillips, of the Dockers' Union, London, who is a Radical and Trades Unionist, but who is a most ardent Churchman, and Principal Owen. The "London Gazette" of Friday night states that at an extraordinary general meeting of the members of Nelson's Battleship "Foudroyant" (limited), recently held at 12, Regent-street-, London, it was resolved and duly parsed that the company be wound up voluntarily. Mr. G. P. W. Cobb, of Brecon:, was appointed liqui- dator for the purpose of winding up the com- pany. At the meeting of the Bridgend Board of Guardians on Saturday the resolution which had been passed permitting the Rev. T. D. Bevan, vicar of Ewenny, to hold services at the work- house at any time that did not interfere with the rota of services of the Nonconfermist ministers was rescinded, after au animated discussion, and it was decided to invite Mr. Bevan to take his turn with the other ministers in the usual course. Shortly before midnight on Saturday Police constable Payne found a married woman named Burke lying on the pavement in Herbert-street, Cardiff, suffering from a fracture of the right leg and a severe cut on the face. The constable conveyed the woman in a cab to the infirmary. It a,ppears Mrs. Burke was standing OR a door- step, when she accidentally fell on to the pave- ment, causing the injuries stated. The Merthyr Board of Guardians appointed a euccessor to Mr. WTm. David ae relieving officer for the Aberdare district, at a salary of £ 110 a year, with commission on the collec- tion of moneys advanced by way of loan. Police-sergeant W. Williams received the ap- pointment with 26 votes. Of the two other candidates who had been selected to appear before the board, Rees R. Price obtained fifteen votes and Rees Arthur Davies three. A choral festival took place at Mathry parish Church, Pembrokeshire, on Thursday, in which the following choirs took part:—St. David's, Mathry, Llanrhian, St. Nicholas, Llandeloy, Lett-erston, St. Dogmell's, Little Newcastle, and St. Lawrence. The morning service com- menced at 11.30 a.m. The preachers were the Rev. J. Griffiths, Llanfihangel-Geneu'r-Glyn. and the Rev. J. Huges Parry, rector of Rud- baxton, near Haverfordwest. The evening service was at six o'clock. At the monthly meeting of the Monmouth Rura District Council on Saturday, Mr. S. C. Bosanquet in the chair, the report of a com- knittee appointed to investigate and report on the state of the drainage and water supply of Raglan was read. It was decided to have a complete scheduled list of the houses drawn up. with a. tabulated form showing all parti- culars as to source of water supply and drains, if any, before replying to a communication Received from the Local Government Board on this subject. On Thursday evening the choral festival of the children forming the Sunday Schools be- longing to the Haverfordwest Sunday School Union was held in the Baptist Chapel. The president was Mr. T. C. Rees, and the con- ductor Mr. Rhys Thomas, F.T.S.C., Ystrad- gunlais. Mr. William Price, F.C.C.G., accom- panicd, on the organ. In the absence of Lady Davies, Mr. Rees handed the prizes to those who were successful in passing the union e> animation. The anthem was "If Ye Love Me," the composition of the organist, Mr. W. Price. On the occasion of the garden party and dance given by Mr. We»tlake Hill, one of the churchwardens of St. Catherine's Can- ton. Cardiff, in aid of the church funds, the grounds were very beau- tifully illuminated by a number of electric lamps of various sizes and of different colours distributed among the trees and the shrubbery. A la-rce cross formed of a number of lamps and suspended Itehind the delicate tracery of one of the large trees in the grounds formed a very strikinsj feature. The effect of the sudden appearance of the whole of the lights in all their variety, the lamps ha-ving been previously quit? inviftible, was exceedingly pretty and almost dramatic. Dancing was continued till nearly eleven by the light of a 30e oandlo-power incandescent lamp suspended over the green, 'tti* elc«ntr.io current- for the lights was gene- rated at Messrs. Sydney F. Wicker and Co.'s worko, fibout a quarter of a. mile distant, cables b»ing Ifd over for the purpose, and the whole beintt carried out by the staff of that firm, undei Mr. Walker's pei-sond auperviekm. It is proposed to hold a dance in the fame grounds- later in the year, the elsvtric light-a being •supplied jn thy same iviy for &s long as the dbnoing continue-!—evf!i to the wo ;rr;a' hours. As there are many country houses that nave their own fleetrio light instalktiony now, possibly we may hear of other similar functions. si

HOTEL FRAUDS IN NORTH WALES. At Ruthin on Tuesday a respectably- dressed woman, named Annie Hoisley, was summoned by Ewen Tegid Owen, proprietor of the Castle Hotel, Ruthin, for having obtained, lodgings at the hotel under false pretences. Defendant came to the hotel on a, Friday and stayed a week. During this time a gentleman visited her, and stayed a, few days, and left, requesting that the charge for his accommodation should be put down to the defendant's account: The fol- lowing Monday a. bill for nearly JB10 was oiven to the defendant, who left without paying. It was stated that defendant was wanted in various towns in England and Wales for the same offences.Defendant was committed for trial at the quarter sessions.

Lady Mary Scott, the winner of the ladies: crolf championship in England, is the second daughter of the Earl of Eldon and great- grand- daughter of the great Lord Chancellor. Central News telegram from Quebec on Tuesday says: rho British cruiser Con- stance has arrived here with a schooner, cap- tured off Seven Islands, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The vessel had a cargo of smuggled whisky, valued at 9,000 dollars.

NEWS IN BRIEF. Mrs. Ryley. of Mansfield, Woodhouse,i Notts, who completed her hundredth year in February, died on Thursday. The Shahzada paid a visit to the House of Commons Oil Monday afternoon, and was much impressed with the sight. A Dover telegram states that the old mill on Sandwich Mill IVall was burnt down on. Friday. The mill was an ancient landmark, and was of great use in piloting vessels past the Goodwins. Matleanodselle Gluek, the great-grand- daughter of the famous compo-er, wag con- victed recently in a. Paris court of stealing a jacket from a concierge who had given her shelter. A Central News telegram from Now York says:—The "-New York Herald" publishes a dispatch from Buenos Ayres confirming the rcpcrt of Marshal Peixoto's death, which it is stated took place on Saturday at noon. Count Leo Tolstoi is now engaged on two works—a novel and a religious and philso- phical e-saay. The novel will appear simul- taneously in several publications next June, and the essay is to be published by all English magazine. The Duke of AIIIIGH, Germany, celebrated his birthday recently by establishing a decora- tion for working men. Every labourer in his dominions who has been 25 years in the employ of the spine person or firm is to get a silver medal. The members of the Metropolitan Fire Bri- gade were called to a small fire at the House of Lords shortly a.fter seven o'clock on Friday morning. The outbreak had occurred in the kitchen on the ground floor of the Royal Court, but was fortunately soon overcome. The Press Association states that on Mondav afternoon the Factories and Workshops Bill wars jiassed through the Committee stage of the Standing Committee on Trade. The con- clusion of the Committee's labours was accom- panied by loud cheers from all the members present. Upwards of 80 persons were arrested early on Saturday morning in a club in Charlotte- street, Fitzroy-square, London, and removed to Tottenham Court-road Police-station. Accused, who included a nnrnbe-r of women, were afterwards brought up at Marlborough- street and remanded, the magistrates offer- ing to accept bail. A Central NIHWS telegram 'from Chicago says:—Miss Ida Wells, the well-kiionvji coloured lady. who lias carried on an exten- sive agitation against lynching, was married on Thursday to Mr. Ferdinand Bamett, a. coloured lawyer and editor, who hold, a somewhat pro- minent position in certain eiroles. Mr. George, of Pontreselly, the author of the new work on "The Early Life of Stanley," the celebrated explorer, has received an inti- mation from his publishers that his Royal Highness the Pri<!ice of Wales has graciously accepted a copy of the work. Special copies have also been forwarded to her Majesty the Queen and the King of the Belgians. The Central News correspondent at Longford says:—The Protestant rector ai Ballrmahon (the Rev. Purefoy Poe), who was returning from Longford, refused a tramp's insolent de- mand for money. The tramp struck him with a stone, knocking him off his bioycle, and then made a savage attack upon him with a stick. Mr. Poe remains unconscious, Xo arrest has yet been made. The Central News correspondent at Blakenej, Forest of Dean, says :— A firo broke out at the union workhouse at We-stbury on Saturday, and the wing, three storeys high, containing the married couples' quarters and workhouse stores of all kinds, together with provisions for 200 inmates, was totally destroyed. The inmates, who were in peril, were got out safely. The fire burned for six hours, but the ma.in building- was saved. The hearing of the action in the case in which the editor and proprietor of the Manchester paper called "The Spy" were charged with criminally libelling Mr. Kirlew, honorary superintendent of the Boys' Refuge, concluded at Manchester on Friday, and resulted in judg- ment for the defendants, who had pleaded justifi- cation, and who produced a number of boys and youths who swore that Kirlew had been guilty of abominable conduct with inmates of the refuge. The members of the Metropolitan Fire Bri- gade were called out early on Saturday morn- ing to extinguish a fire at a house in South- wark. The wife of the occupant subsequently went to the fire-station, and said she set the house alight to burn her husband to death, and was surprised to learn that she had not suc- ceeded. The woman, whose name is Twv- man, was arrested, and subsequently reman- ded at Southwark Police-court, charged with arson. TShie Gdnbmll News says:—Certain facte which have come to iigfht respecting the dea-th of Mrs. ScoM-Campbell, of Park-sireet, Gros- venor-square, London, which occurred on the 18th in^t., have caused the Home Office to make inquiries, with the result that, on a.n order of the Home Secretary, the bndy has been exhumed from Kerisal Green Cemetery, and is now at Kensington Mortuary. A post- mortem examination has been made, and an inquest will lie held. At Leeds 0:1 Friday James Booth, twelve, and Harry Walker, thirteen were summoned for cruelty to a cow and heifer at Headingly on the 26th of Mav.—Evidence was given that defmda.nts chased the cattle about the field, Booth hanging on to the tail of the heifer for about half an hour. Both animals were com- pletely exhausted, anel had to lie < lovr.ii.—The Stipendiary ordered the parents to be bound over in the sum of £5 each, to bring the de- fei dant i:p for judgment- if called upon within three months. A Central News telegram from Paris on Mon- day says:—One of the most destructive fires which have occurred in Paris for many years broke cut about noon to-day in the vast military equipment factories of M. Godillot, in the Rue Rochechouart. The flames had obtained a good hold of the buildings before they were per- ceived, and it was soon clear the building W:3, doomed. Three houses adjoining the factories were also completely gutted. The outbreak is attributed to the spontaneous oombustion of a large awning placed over the roof of the fac- tories. the fierceness of the sun's rays having been almost tropics;,1 in their intensity during tlu day. The damage cannot be less than one million francs.

A HILL OF BONES. The Rev. Arthur Mall, in the "Sunday Com- panion," describes a visit paid to the scene of the destruction of the British forces in Afghanistan, under Elphinstone, in !842: "When we by in camp at Gundamuk." Mr. Mall writes, "we heard incidentally that. the very spct of the massacre associated with the name of Dr. Brydoa was enily some six or seven miles away. I for one" was very anxious to see it. And one morning leiii,- joined by a comrade, the two of us rode out towards Jugdulluk Pass, under the guidance of an old Kujiani, who knew all the country :iround, and even this spot of dark interest. He professed even to remember the campaign o,r 1839 to 1842, and pointed out to us various spots, such as the place where our envoy, Burnes, had been 'cantoned' for a time. There were still the l ema-ins of mud walls and the broken remnants of old huts to be seen, and we paus.l for a little while to examine them. Then we pressed on again, seeking for the spot of the last conflict. Happily our guide could understand a little Hindustani, so his explanations were more or less intelligible. Away to the. right a little we could see a coni- cal hill, rising sentinel-like out of the broad plain, round-topped, and soiitary. Around it the long hill ranges lay; but at a distance. It stood alone, a monument- itself. We did not say much as we neareel it. As I neared the summit I saw something strangely white. What could it IK' ? When I came close up. to my lioirror I beheld gathered together a great heap of skeleton-bones, the remains of the heroic band. There, where the nxem had fallen, evi- dently their remains had been left. And there they had lain for 47 long years, bleached by the liun and swept by every tempest which had broken out on that hill top. When we got back to camp we told our tale of horror, and arrangements were made 100011 after for the decent burial of the bones. A detachment of men, with engineers, marched out to the spot, and after the remains had been reverently laid to rest a tall obelisk was raisc-d over the grave."

-fI DISTRESS THROUGH MINiXQ ACCIDENTS. At the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, on Monday « meeting of the- council of the central association for dealing with distress caused by accident# in mines was held by adjournment last month from London. Mr. G. Wi!kinson was elected to the chair, and Mr. Louis Tylor and Mr. J. J» Davies, chairman and vice-chairman respectively of the meeting of the Monmouthshire an I Soutit Wales board of management, held ihat morn- ing, welcomed the council to Cardiff. Tha business proceedings in dueled the adjournment) of the Mansion House conference by reason of the general election. Subsequently the eo'incit attended the special general meeting of th« Monmouthshire and South Waies Society, and Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn referred in complimentary terms to their presence.—Mr. Watson, of ti-to West Riding of Yorkshire Society, who has taken special interest in the qeustion of supe- rannuation, which, in the form of old-age allow* ance, was peculiarly before the general meetings- dwelt on the subject, and Mr. George L. i-aiiip- hell, J.P., general secretary of the central asso* ciation and consulting and Parliamentary secretary of this society, also spoke on this question.—Mr. Evan Owen, J.P., emphasised the importance of the visit of the council, and throughout the proceedings their presence was made exceedingly acceptable. In the course of the day the members were shown over Car-j diff, and Mr. R. Isherwood, J.P., and Mr. \\r. Langford, of the Lancashire and Cheshire Society, and Messrs. Evans and George, behalf of the North Wales Society, expressed their acknowledgments. Such of the members of the council of the central association as were able to stay after the meeting on Monday were on Tuesday received by Captain Pomemyv at the docks, and, under the guidance of Miv; David Morgan, were shown the woii-ierfuk facilities Cardiff possesses for dealing w.th that coal traffic, and afterwards they had a Channel trip. Before separating the council, on the motion of Mr. Watson (Yorkshire), seconded by Mr. Langford (Lancashire), passed a resola-- tion thanking Sir William T. Lewis, 1rr Tyior, Captain Poireroy, Mr. Evan Owen, and thrf Monmouthshire and South Wales board oC management for their courteous reception.

BARRY SCHOOL BOARD. The Barry District School Board sat till a late hour on Monday night. Mr. J. Lowdon, J.P., presided.—It was resolved that Mr. J. E. Rees, headmaster of Barry School, be appointed to take charge of the Welsh ciaases and 'he. ola-sses for the training of pupil teachers under,- the board.—A deputation representative of tha. Welsh societies in the district attended jiii support of the Welsh scheme, with a result that the board decided to afford there-to all-- facilities in their power with a view of securing,. the active co-operation of ail i are Tits of ehildreuj from the fourth standard upwards in the; matter.-It was decided to appoint Mr. 1-1-1 Whitehouse. senior assistant at Cadoxton! School, as headmaster of Barrv School, in sue.! cession to Mr. Rees.—Mr. R. T. Evans. Barry., was selected as head assistant at Caeloxt-oi;School^ Mr- R. T. Kingston, Holton-road, being chosen to succeed Mr. Evans.—It was unanimously-. resolHd that a committee be appointed to carry. out a scheme to consolidate the various loans of the board at a lower rate of interest.-A dis- cussion took place as to a schedule of wages i» connection with the building trades being in- cluded in the board's contracts, a previous reso- lution to this effect being now rescinded on; the ground that there was eiisagreement on the subject even amongst local Trades Unionist* themselves.—The seal of the board was affixed to the contract with Mr. G. Rutter for the erection of Romilly-road Girls' School, as weH* as to a certificate for £ 2.020 loan in cotpiectioa with Holton-road Infant School extensions.

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