Rhyl Record and Advertiser

The Bucks Chamber of Agriculture has n- aolved that in the event of a refusal to return to the former tariff in regard to agricultural insurances, the formation of a Fameril or Agriculturists' National Mutual Insurance Society shall be considered by the whole of &be Chambers of Agriculture. To commemorate the anthropological work of the late Professor Huxley, the council of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland has decided to found a publio lecture, which will be sailed the "HoAsy Memorial Lecture," and will be given annually at the opening of the winter session ot the institute. The Queen's intention to spen some time at Bordighera next spring was made known by the receipt of two telegrams by M. Auguste, the proprietor of the hotel, the first PkiDII wthather it was true that the hotel had been takan by the Empress Frederick, and the second asking him to reierre the botel flMTibf i Queen. The first meeting of the committee being foraed for the purpose of entertaining the colonial trocpa coming as the guests of T-he nation has been held at the Duke of Abercorn's house. A Bmall exem. tive committee was formed to organise and earry out a programme in consultation with the War OGlcs. An old Crimean Naval pensioner, Thomas Stokes, has just died in Chelmsford Infirmary. During the Crimean war he wag struck in the head by a bullet. He was taken prisoner and com- pelled to walk 1,800 miles in eight weeks, in the company of other prisoners. He leaves a widow, who has no means. During October no fewer than 1,612 stray dogs were seized by the police within the Metropolitan and City police districts. Of those captured in London, a considerable number were removed to the home at Battersea. In this period 175 persons, including five police constables, are known to have beea bitten. There was, however, no oaM of rabies certified b* the veterinarv surceons. J

To be Sold. ,( FOR SALE—Woodshed, 24ft by lift, le&nto roof covered with corrugated zinc. The above suitable for either a Stable or Coach house.-Apply LIVKEFOOL ABlIU, Wellington Road, Rhyl. TO LIET—No 2 and 4 Bello Vue Terrace, Bath Street, 3 Entertaining Rooms, 8 Bedrooms Bath Room, (h & c), Kitchen and Back Koom Yard, W.C Coalhouse, garden front and back Vacant possessiors.- Apply JOSEPH WILLIAMS Auctioneer, Rhyl. RHYL.— To be Disposed of, a well-furuished House on the front.—Apply JONES, 43, West Parade, Rhyl. 110 BE SOLD—Englefield Cottage, Rhyl, Free- hold.—Charming compact Bungalow Re- sidence in large Garden. Entrances fiotn Russell Road and Bath Street. The whole containing 1971 square yards of Land Or thereabouts.—Appy to Mrs. RICHABDSON.Angharod, Bath Street, Rhyl To be Let RPO BE LET a COMMODIOUS HOUSE AND _L SHOP situated most conveniently in Vue Street, Denbigh. Apply to ELLIS WILLIAMS, Denbigh. rpo BE LET.—THE SHOP WINDOW of 5, _L Water Street.—Apply on the Premises. MODERN SEMI-DETACHED VILLAS with kvjl south aspect at higbfield Park. TO LET. Rent £ 32.—Apply to J. FOULKES, Highfield Park, Rhyl TO BE LET OR SOLD — Lake Tower, Sea Bunk Road, containing 6, Bedrooms, Drawing and Diniug rooms, Bath room, aud every modern convenience. Well built and highly finished Reat £ 35.—Apply GRKENHALGH & GEARY, iuct oneprs, Rhyl. Wanted. WANTED-Yoong Lady as Apprentice.— Wv Apply Mrs INGHAM, High Street FULL BOARD RESIDENCE—1 2s. weekly. Liberal table home comforts. Minute from the Promenade.-22, Edward Henry Street. APARTMENTS — with or without Board, Central. Terms Moderate. Permanent or therwiae.—AMOS, 7, Bodfor Street. FREE ADVERTISING.—PROPERTIES FOR SALE or 10 BE LET.—Property ownei and others desirous of disposing of Property, Busi. ness, &c., by Private Treaty, are invited to send full particulars to the nudermentioned for insertion (free of charge) in the "North Wales Free Property Register," which is published monthly, having an extensive circulation and being the only free ad- vertising medium of its kind in the district. In- tending purchasers or tenants should send for a copy of the Register, which will be forwarded post free on application to the Proprietors and Pub lishers, GREENHALGH & GEARY, }| Auctioneers aluers, and Estate Agents, Rhyl. WINJS ISLERGHAFT*, j? HIGH STREET, RHYL (Near the Fountainp "Vw 3ASS WORTHINGTC^'S VTv> ALES, GUINNESS' DUBIIK^X* mOUT, at CASK AND Gold Label POTTUE. st/ HIGHLAND WHISKY. John Jameson's yT IRISH WHISKY. Henri Norman & Co.'a V 'X • COGNAC BRANDY and CHAMPAGNES. Full Price Lists n* Arr'-ic^-tion. Bass & Co.'s Light Bottling Ales Imperial Pints 2/6 per doz. Half Pints. 1/6 „ Half gallon Screw Flagons of Barton Ale and Guinness' Stout at 1/- and 1/2. Bass & Co.'s Ale in 9 and 18 gallon casks m'lat 1/- per gallon. Do. Pale Ale, 1/8 per gallon. Sparkling Saum<m, finest extra quality made and fermented on exactly the satnB principle as the finest Champagnes. Recommended with the utmost confidence to Connoisseur and Invalid Bottles, 42s. dozen; half bottles, 24s. RHYL EECORD & ADVERTISER May be had from the Publishers, AMOS BROS. By Post. Delivered in Town. s. d. s. d. One quarter 1 8 One quarter 1 1 Half-yearly 3 4 Half-yearly 2 2 Yearly 6 8 Yearly 4 4 All communications to be addressed to the Editor. Telegraphic address, "Advertiser," Rhyl. Telephone. No. 0190.

RHYL AND THE ELECTRIC TRAMWAY. WE cannot congratulate the Rhyl Urban District Council upon the way that they have conducted their negotiations for the supply of current to the Rhyl and Prestatyn Light Railway Company. There are, of course, differences of opinion as to the desirability or otherwise of introducing a system of tramways into the streets of Rhyl. Those who hold that the presence of these modern and popular means of conveyance may produce harmful results in a town situated like Rhyl were, perfectly entitled to use all legitimate means to prevent the project being carried through. But their opposition having failed we think they are rather transgressing the limits of reasonable opposition in seeking to frust- rate the carrying through of the arrange- ment which was the chief consideration which induced the majority of the Council to lend their support to the project. The Council have incurred a very large expend- iture of money in laying down extra plant to supply the current for the tramway, and if the arrangement with the company falls through all this expenditure will be fruitless for some years to come. We agree that the Council should exercise the utmost care before binding themselves in a matter of this kind. They ought not to place themselves in such a position as to render themselves liable to oppressive penalties. On the other hand the Light Railway Company are entitled to be reasonably protected J against any damage which they might I suffer through the failure'of the Council to properly perform their part of the contract. What we fear is that in framing the terms of the agreement there was an attempt to make them so unacceptable to the Company and so exacting and unreasonable as to leave the Company no alternative but to reject them in the confident hope that this would defeat the tramway project in Rhyl. We believe that such a hope is entirely delusive. After incurring such a large outlay the promoters of the undertaking are not likely to let the thing fall through, and if they are unable to COl..e to terms with the Council they will revert to their original intention of generating their own energy. The Council will, therefore, have a large part of their plant standing idle for possibly many years. We say, advisedly, that the [ conduct of the Council in regard to this agreement is most unfortunate. Take for instance the price. They entered into an honourable undertaking with the Company to make a reduction in the price when the total consumption reached a certain quan. tity. It is quite possible that they made a mistake in doing so, and having regard to the fact that the cost of the works will con- siderably exceed the original estimates they are entitled to make a representation to that effect to the company, and endeavour to obtain some slight increase. But to turn round and say to the Board of Trade We object to this order because the Com- pany are endeavouring to obtain the current at an unfair price is a most inex- cusable position to take up, and one which we are afraid will seriously weaken the case of the Council. Writing as we do. before knowing the result of the deputation's visit to London, and the proceedings before the Board of Trade, we can only express the hope that the machinations of those who have sought to wreck the Tramway under- taking have not succeeded. We are afraid, however, that they have succeeded only too too well in loosing our electric light under taking the custom of the company, and that as as a consequence the Electric Light Works will be a burden to the town for some years to come, The tendency on the part of some members of the Council to disparage anybody of capitalists who seek to extend their enterprises to Rhyl is seriously militating against the progress of the town. The Rhyl and Prestatyn Light Railway Company propose to spend something like one hundred thousand pounds on their undertaking. The promoters are gentle- men who have it in their power to do a great deal for any town in which they take an interest. They are associated with undertakings of considerable magnitude, and it is only natural that they will do much for a town where they are interested to the extent of one hundred thousand pounds. To describe them as adventurers,to cast doubt upon their financial position and to otherwise create suspicion of their bona- fides is a most suicidal policy to adopt. The hostility of a section of the Council to these gentlemen has been carried to extreme lengths, and we desire to enter a publid protest against it. Apart from all other considerations the expenditure of such a large amount of money on public works in Rhyl must prove a considerable stimulus to the commercial and industrial prosperity of the town and should be encouraged for that reason. It is too late in the day to descry the introduction of electric cars as a dangerous innovation. All progressive communities possess them. In Rhyl we resist every improvement. We are the last to take up modern ideas. Somehow or other we are cribbed, cabined and con- fined by an old world sort of influence, from which we cannot move until com- pelled to do so by the realization that we are being rapidly outstripped in the race for popular favour by other less attractive but more enterprising towns. It is this spirit which is at work in opposition to the tramways. It has been the curse of Rhyl far the past fifty years, and is responsible for much that is unsatisfactory in the government and development of the town. Until the Council can shake itself free from this narrow and benumbing influence Rhyl will never make that progress of which it is capable, and which it ought to make if it is to maintain its position as a holiday resort.

We do not necessarily endorse the opimoag expressed by our correspondents.—ED-J

FLINTSHIRE, CARNARVONSHIRE, AND RHYL. To the Editor of the RECORD AND ADVERTISFR. Sir,—Certain members of the Rhyl Urban District Council at their meeting last week pro- tested against the discussion of the subject that is now paramount in Carnarvonshire—the in- troduction of the military to that county-on the ground that it had nothing to do with Flint- shire. May I remind those members that walked out of the room, the Chairman in par- ticular, that in the absence of thy Flintshire police drafted from this county November 5th to do duty for Lord Penrhyn, an opportunity was given to evil-doers to vent their wicked deeds.,On the night of November 5t\ a dastard- ly outrage took place on private property at Rhyl. The matter was reported at the Rhyl Police Station. The answer was. that there were only a few police on duty, as a certain number of the Rhyl police had been sent to Bangor to quel a riot. That "riot" in Bangor warranted the Flintshire Chief Constable to send Flintshire and Rhyl rolice to protect Lord 1'enihyn's pro- perty, leaving the property of Rhyl ratepayers at the mercy of evil-doers. I respectfully sub- mit that the persistent action of the independent members of the Rhyl Urban District Council deserves all praise; and that the parasites of the great, and the disciples of the beer and glen- liven, sadly wanted in moral courage. The latter were afraid of a fair discussion, and there- fore vanished to THIN AIR. Rhyl, 29th November, 1900. To the Editor of the RECORD AND ADVERTISER. Sir,—Kindly permit me. through the medium of your valuable Daper, to denounce most emphatically the false accusations made in the" N ote8 from Rhuddlan" by one who shields himself by the non-de-tltimt 11 leuan Castell." He accuses Mr. Ben Jones, in the paragraph referring to the Con- servative dinner, of inviting certain Liberals presumably to "till up." That, I am in a position to say is an untruth Where he got that inform- ation from is a mystery, and it appears to me more like fiction than anything else. He appears to be elevated by the influence of his own verbosity, and in another paragraph he refers to the home-com ing of Private E. Jones. He says: There will be a big fuss especially amongst the Tories." 1 am a long way from thinking that Private Jones will be in anywav received more enthusiastically by Tories than by Liberals. He did not go out to figlat for Rhuddlan Tories or Liberals, but for his Queen and country, and he will, like others, be received irrespective of politics. In another paragraph he writes to the effect that he had seen the other night" (no night in particular) young men acting as if drunk. I donbt the veracity of this statement. I would advice him in future to acquaint himself with the truth before rushing to press with such rash and absolutely false statements His notes from beginning to end forcibly BUggests that he must have been in a hopeless state of alcoholic saturation when be wrote them, and are totally unreliable. He that is wise thinketh no evil, nor hastily believeth it. Thanking you in anticipation. — I am, yours truly, JONES.

IN MEMORIAL. 111 affectionate remembrance of my dear hus- band, David Williams, 10, West Parade, who died November 29th, 1899.NI.W.

The Christmas Number of The Lady Companion is full of good things, chief among which is the commencement of a new serial story by Wiuifred Graham, entitled" Fame's Fascination." There is also a very prettv coloured picture, and the gratis pattern of a taking little Evening Bodice. The Complete Story is touching and hnmaD, and besides, there a number of articles that appeal to women, notably. Lessons in Dressmaking, Fancy Work, and Cookery—the latter most clear find minute. Letters from a Hospital Nurse describing her life in the Wards, bints on Novel Christmas Decoration, and may other attractive features. Price 2d. Published by R. S. CJLRTWBIGHT, John. goo's Court, Fleet Street, London.

RHYL. DEATH OF THE RE7. T. RASPASS —The death took place at his residence at Rbyl on Monday, in his seventy first year of the Rev. Thomas Raspass, a Wesleyan supernuraary Mr Raspass commenced his ministry in 1855. and spent the first twenty years in missionary work in Jamacca. He afterwards spent fourteen years as superintendent minister of tive of the different Wesleyan circuits in England In 1899 he again undertook missionary work ia East India, where he remained for two years, and remained there for a year as supernumary. He was subsequently invalided home and in 1896 he took up his residence in Rhyl as supernum,iry. The interment of his remains took place at Rhyl Town cemetery on Thursday when the Rev. H. Lefroy Yorke officiated. CYMRO BOB IOT.-Letter received I.O.G.T. ELWY GROVE -A social and entertainment was held in connection with the above Lodge on Tuesday last, in the Queen Street Chapel Schoolroom. The tea was held at 0 30, the tables being presided over by the following ladies:—Miss Jones, Kinmel Street, Miss lIis, Miss Davies, Miss Proffit Mrs Proffit, Miss Williams, Market Street, and Miss Dowell. At 8 o'clock a miscellaneous entertainment was given, presided over by the Chief Temp!ar. The programme consisted of the following :—Song, Maeter Fred Roberts recitation Sister Kate Lois Jones; duet, Sisters Blcdwen Morris and Gladys Jones recitation Bro. T. Caledfryn Jones song. Sister Griffith recitation, Bro. 1. Towyn Hughss song, Mr Pierce recitation, T. D. Proffit; song, Sister Joues, Kinmel Street. There were also various competitions during the evening. The Lodge meets again on Tuesday evening next at 8-15. ENGLISH WESLEYAN CHAPEL On Monday evening last the members of the Band of Hope were entertained to tea by some annonymous friends—greatly to the enjoyment of the children present. Afterwards a temperance meeting was held. Speeches were delivered by the Chairman, the Rev. H. Lefroy Yorke, M A., B.D., Messrs R. Small, R B Arnold, and Joseph Williams the superintendant. A solo by Miss Emmie Amos. recitations by Masters Rbydderch and Arthur Williams, and ) a violin selection by Mr John King were t rendered in capital style. The proceedings were brought to a close after a vote of thanks to the young ladies for providing the tea pro- posed by Mr Reggie Amos, and seconded ld r J Wesley Amos. MARK MA.SONRY.—The annual Installation of the Hunter Lodge No 324 of M.M.M's took place at the Masonic Hall. Market Street, on Monday, November 26. The retiring W.M. Brother R. McEwen, P.G.S. of England and Wales who has a unique record, having been three times elected, and served the office of W.M. in the Hunter Lodge, opened this Lodge at four o'clock, when Bro. F. F. Fisher Jones, P.P.G.D,, S.W. was regularly installed as W.M. for the ensuing year. The ceremony of Installation was impressivel performed by the V W.D.P.G.M. Master of North Wales Bro. Lieut. Col. G. Gordon Warren, W. Bro. F. F Fisher Jones, W.M. appointed the following Brethren as his officers: W. Bro. K. McEwen, P,G.S: of England and Wales Ac I.P.M Bro. Peter Jones, P.P.G.O., S W.; Bro. W. Walton, P.P.I.G, J.W.; W. Bro- John H. Ellis, P.M., P P.G.O., M.O.; Bro. Rev. W. Scott Hall, P.P.G.Ch., S.O.; Bro. L G. Hall, I O. W. Bro. Rev. W. H. Nicholas, P.M., P.P.G.Ch., W. Bro H. A. Steer, P.M P PG.J W. Trea. W. Bro. T. H. Summerhill, P.M., P.P.G.S.W. Secty. Bro. James Evans, P P G.D.. S.D. Bro. R. J. Hughes, P.P.G.S, J.D Bro. Alfred Maddock, I.G.; Bro. G. L. A. McCully, Tyler. After Lodge the Brethren adjourned to the Westminster Hotel where the Installation banquet was presided over by the W.M., at the close of which the Loyal and Masonic Toasts were duly honoured. Bros. W. Walton, J. Evans and R J. Hughes contributed to the harmony of the evening by rendering several songs in a very pleasing manner. MR. J. KERFOOT HeGRES has recsi/ed a very large assortment of Wall Papers fcr the coming season of 1901. Now is the tin-r-, when paperhangers are slack. Defy competi- tion.—ADVT. TKKMYBON His LIFE AND POETBY.—Thia was the title of a lecture delivered by the Rev. H. Lefrov Yorke, M.A B D., attheEuglish Wesleyan Schoolroom, on Thuisday evening. There was a good attendance presided over by Mr J. C. lleattie, B.A, Mr Yorke showed an intimate acquaintance with the life and works of the great poet and kept his audience deeply interested throughout. He gave several selection from Tennyson's poetry, and Mirs Mabel Shorter sang very effectively" Home they brought the Warrior dead" and "Crossing the bar." At the elose Mr A. L. Clews proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Yorke for his lecture. Mr. E. K. Miller seconded, and it was heartily carried. A similar compliment trai paid to Mr Beattie for presiding, on the motion of the Rav. Mr Westlake ecouded by Mr G. F. Gunner.

FFYNNONGROY W. TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.-A meeting of the Holywell and Rhyl Teachers' Association was held at Rhyl on Saturday, Mr. T. Jones, Ffyn- nongroew, presiding. Mr. Charles Dodd, of Wrexham, was nominated on the Teachers' Executive, Mr. Tilby, of Rhyl, having declined to be again nominated. "The Liore rourovz uwrui mat a rtptiri ia freely current amongst the members of the Chamber charging M. Jean Deerais, son of the French Colonial Minister, with selling deoors. tions for what money he could obtain from the applicants. Nearly 30 State documents of various kindi from the Orange Free State have come to light at Darlington, having reached this country from an Englishman lately engaged under the Free State Government at Bloemfontein. They have not yet been translated. The headquarters companies of the 2nd Bat- talion Royal Canadian Infantry, due at South- ampton on November 27th, will at once be brought to London. The 14 offioers will be so- commodated at the Kensington Palace Hotel, and the 265 non-oommissioned offioers and men at Kensington Barracks. Lord Rosebery's mother, the Duchess of Cleveland, has arrived at Lisbon by the Nile. Orders were issued to the Custom House to send out a special tug to oonvey her to the quay and exempt her luggage from examination. It is said that the duchess will be received ia special audience by the two Queens. f To Sir Edward Poynter, P.R.A., the task of designing the new stamp for the New Zealand universal penny postage has been assigned. The New Zealand Government is prepared to lose heavily at the outset, as did the English Post Office when it first adopted Powland Hilro plan. AtDoncaster, Tom Wall, ganger, Bolton-on- Dearne, was fined 95 and costs in each of fouv cases for selling drink without a licenee. De- fendant had a number of lodgers, and he sold the drink to them, thinking he could legally do so. All the liquor found was forfeited, and the money, E22 15s., was paid. Operations have now been begun for the erection at Duart Point, in Mull, of a memorial to the late Mr. William Black. The memorial will aerve a twofold purpose, oommemorating a novelist whose work is intimately assoeiated Jrith the neighbourhood, and serving as a much. Oeeded beaoon-light to a rather dangerous porvar.if the Hebridean seas. At Clerkenwell Henry Sharp, 44, a contributor to various sporting papers, pleaded guilty to stealing guns worth about £134, and was bound over to come up for judgment if called upon. The Bishop of London has no intention it present of sanctioning prosecutions against his clergy for unlawful ritualistic practices. He has already requested a number of olergy to conform to the law as defined by the Primate. Mr. Chamberlain has written the Birmingham Early Closing Association that he cannot pledge the Government to promote the objects of the association. Personally he would be bapPJ to assist the association's crusade. The number of men at Portsmouth Naval Depot is some 2,000 less than at this time last year. Owing to the great shortness also of naval offioers the Admiralty are putting midshipmen on torptdo- boats instead of sub-lieutenants. Sir Owen Slacke, C.B., and Mr. Ernest Edward Lake have been accepted as sureties for the aft- pearance at Bow Street next week of Benjamin Greene Lake, solioitor, who is charged with mil" aporoDriation of trust money.

DYSERTH. On Thursday evening the Zingara troupe gave an entertainment in aid of the Church at Dyserth, at the Chutc'i schools to a very large Audience They had a splendid reception, and went through their programme without a hitch amid much applause and many encores. At the close of the entertainment the Vicar pro- posed a vote of thanks to Mrs Roberts and the troupe, and was seconded by the Rev. Hughes. Mr Fred Tomlinson responded on behalf of Mrs Roberts and her troupe, aud after return- ing thanks to the Vicar and Rev. Hughes, said that after such a splendid reception they would all be delighted to come again (loud applause and cheers). The troupe then adjourned to the vicarage for refreshments and after enjoying a jolly good time (as one of the youngsters expressed it) they returned home before mid- night, and we hear that they were fol'owed a part of the way by goodly numbers of their late audience, who invoked blessings on them all, cheered, sang, and wanted to knew if they couldn't join the troupe.—The programme was as follows Selections on Gramphone by Mr J. Shepherd'' overture, Firenze opening chorus, Castanet and Gay Guitar," vocal duet, Whisper and I fitall Hear, the Misses Neville; skirt dance, "G&votte," Four Zingara; song (in national costume), The Little Welsh Maid," MIS.. Mamie Buchan; pas seal, Miss Beatrice Furber selection on Tubephone, Miss Hilda Edge; song, "Good-bye Daddy.' Miss Kattelren Neville Castanet dance, Misses Mabel Campini and Hilda Edge song, The boy guessed right," Miss Nora Neville duet, M Jolly Little Chicks," Miss Marie Evans and Miss Hilda Edge acrobatic dance. Miss Mabel Campini; song, What do I care." Miss Alice Brough song "1 couldn't could I," Miss Nora Neville step dance by four littlejcoons song, Umpti Umpti ay,' Miss Katteleeu Neville; song, 1 want to be popular," Mr Fred Tomlinson final duet, Life's dream is o'er Farewell, 'he Misses Neville Miss E Furber accompanied on piano and Miss Jubet Hamner on violin

THE CHRISTMAS SEASON. The approach of Christmas means to most of us the buyinar of presents. What to get, and where to get it. is the difficuity ideas run short and sometimes the question of cost enters into the subject too. making it still harder to decide. Those who feel this way cannot do better than to send a post card to H Samuel, Market Street, Manchester and ask for his catalogue Album. It is a wonderful volume a perfect treasure house of all things one can think of and man more quite out of the ordinary. It is sent Free, Post paid, and is a wonderful help at this time of the year especially. The threatened strike at the Woodburn pit, Aashington Colliery, Northumberland, has been averted by the men agreeing to withdraw the notices to cease work and submit their griev- ances to the Joint Board. The Baltimore correspondent of the New York Times states that negotiations are pend- ing for the purchase of the Atlantic Transport Line with a view to merging it into a new com- pany, which will take over the Red Star Line. The German Consul and the Berlin police have been communicated with concerning the death of a German lady, whose body was found in the Thames, near Whitehall Stairs, the day after her arrival at a London hotel. The Mayor of Chester has presented Thomas Rafferty, a compositor, with the Royal Humane Society's testimonial for conspicuous gallantry in rescuing a child from the Dee during a high tide, which was carrying him away. Hannah Pratt has been sentenced at Leeds to 14 days' imprisonment for breaking street lamps. A constable saw prisoner carrying a bag, out of which she took some stones and broke two lamps. At Runcorn the other evening a jetty on the Ship Canal was almost completely destroyed by fire, and a crane was precipitated into the canal. The fire is believed to be the work of an incendiary. On her Majesty's nhip Camperdown, attached to the reserve squadron, during gun practice on Friday, a reserve man, named M'Cunley, was caught in the revolving turret, and was shockingly mutilated. Death was instan- taneous. In relinquishing the portfolio of Foreign Affairs the Marquis of Salisbury has made a great pecuniary sacrifice. That office carries with it &5,000, but no remuneration is attached to either of the offices of Prime Minister 01 Lord Privy Seal. Suicide whilst temporarily insane was the, verdict at an inquest on William Wood, 39 formerly a timekeeper at the Bath Club, Pioca- dilly, who jumped in front of a train at Black. friars on July 27th last, on which day he was affected by a thunderstorm. Lord Curzon, speaking at Bijapur, said that a laudable anxiety had been entertained for the preservation of the wonderful ruins of the town. but it appeared to have been accompanied by a lack of taste and feats of desecration from which a Goth might have shrunk. A Constantinople correspondent wires that thanks to the energetic action of the British Embassy the Porte directed the Customs authorities to hand over to the British assur. ance companies the packets addressed to ther4 which had been unwarrantably detained. A policeman passing a jeweller's shop in Southampton found the door ajar. He entered and found three men looting the premises. He was fired at and wounded in the head and hand, but managed to arrest one man. Another was subsequently arrested on suspicion. At an election for membership of the North. wich Urban Council, Mrs. Edwards, of the Angel Hotel, voted. She is aged 81 years, and is the oldest landlady in Cheshire, and over half-a-centvry ago, when occupying the Crewe Arms Hotel, entertained her Majesty. A well-known member of the Melton Hunt, Mr. G. B. Parker, of Wicklow Lodge, Melton, met with an accident recently whilst out with the Belvoir Hounds. His horse stepped into a hole and threw its rider, the fall involving a broken collar-bone. Manchester can lay claim to having a literary policeman. Police. constable Charles James Bloomfleld has written a series of artioles for The People's Magazine, a Manchester publica- tion dealing with various subjects which come under the notice of a policemau. A man presented himself at an inquest on hit ohild, at Limehouse, in an extraordinary state. His trousers were torn nearly their whole length on one side, and his leg was bleeding. A re- triever dog had just attacked him, he explained. The Coroner- sent him off to get the wound cauterised. George Williams (50) and George Grantham, labourers, were injured by the fall of a waU in Spring Gardens, Manchester, where they were digging preparatory to laying the foundations for new buildings. Williams is so severely in. jured that there is not much hope of his re- covery. An inquest has been held in Newcastle touch- ing the death of Otto Laher, a German mer- chant, who committed suicide by cutting hit throat. It was stated in evidence that deceased frequently rode over 100 miles a day, and thus affected his nervous system. A verdict of Temporarily insane was returned. The Mayor of Salford has presented Patrick Savage, a Belfast man, with a medal for savins the life of a boy named Carter, in June last Savage was in Jersey for the potato season* and he jumped in the water with his clothes on to save the drowning boy, succeeding after a long struggle in getting to the bank and savins the life of the lad. Harry Collins and Carl Durschnabel, stewards on the White Star liner Oceanic, pleaded guilty at Liverpool to a charge of pilfering the vessels' fruit stores. During the last two voyages from New York they sold the fruit to confederates, who sold it again to saloon pas- sengers, and the system waa stated to be general on the Atlantic liners. They were Aut £4 each, or one month's imprisonment. Cables from St. John's, Newfoundland, eon- firm the reports of the utter defeat ef the Reid party. There will be at least a majority in the Assembly of 24 Liberals pledged to overthrow the oontraots under which Mr. Reid seaured the monopoly of railroad and mining conoes- Bions in Newfoundland. The Liberals have obtained the largest majorities are* a the island*

EPITOME OF NEWS. The official date of the Queen of Holland's wed- ding cannot be published until after the passing of the law approving the marriage. It is stated that the mishap to the engines of the Spartiate cruiser at Portsmouth was due to sand in the water. The election expenses of Mr. Sam Woods, defeated Liberal oandidate for the Walthamatoir Division of Essex, amounted to £1,659 18s. 5d. Commissioner Thiel, of the Berlin detective police, has been arrested in connection with We recent police scandals. In a destructive fire at the Kidderpore Docks, Calcutta, the steamer Telena was gutted and the steamer Croy was seriously damaged. At Durham Assizes Mr. Justice Grantham has sentenced to death John Bowes, a bricklayer, for the wilful murder of his wife. It is proposed to erect a stained-glass win- dow in Bedford School in memory of the old Bedfordians who have been killed in South Africa. The Hon. A. Lyttelton, Q.C., M.P., chairman of the Transvaal Concessions Commission, has arrived at Southampton, and will take further evidence in London on December 3rd. A Vienna shoemaker named Sohimczek haa murdered his four young children and all but killed his wife. Recently he was examined at a lunatic asylum and pronounced sane. A crowd of 150 cafe and restaurant waiters and servants recently attacked and wrecked a registry offiee in Montmartre, Paris. A dozen arrests were made. The date of the execution of Oscar Mathesoo, a Russian sea-going engineer, for the murder of a woman at Tynemouth, has been fixed foi December 11th, at Newcastle Gaol. At Nottingham, a hair-dresser named Thomas Walker has been fined £ 30 for using his shop for the purpose of betting. Walker had taken as much as 91,100 in one week. The by-elections to fill the vacancies on the Stepney Borough Council, caused by the eleva- tion of five of the councillors to the aldermaniQ bench, have been fixed for December 4th. Messrs. John J. Thorneyoroft and Company, of Chiswick, are to construct for the Japanese Government two torpedo boat destroyers, which promise to prove superio J: in equipment to any similar vessels afloat. The newspaper Germania states that a bill for the establishment of religious freedom in the German Empire is being submitted to the Reichstag by Dr. Lieber, supported by the Centre party. The Duke of Westminster has sent a fina Cheshire cheese from the dairy of a well-known prize maker to Sir Alfred Milner in South Africa. His Grace, it will be remembered, was A.D.C. to Sir Alfred.' A Leeds tradesman, who in defence said he was suffering from illness, has been ordered by the Stipendiary to pay £ 5 and costs for sum- moning the city fire brigade at four o'olook in the morning without cause. The Rev. Dr. McGivern, Catholic Bishop of Dromore, has died at Newry, aged 72 years. He was ordained in 1854, and appointed parish priest of Dringath, county Down, in 1872, -4 was eleated Bishop of Dromore in 1887. 08 Signor Sanguinetti, who was being prose- outed for selling a Cellini bust to a London dealer, contrary to the law f orbidding sales of famous art works out of Italy, has been bed £ 560 by the Rome tribunal. It has been decided that a Buit of plain clothes, or 13s. 6d. instead, may be issued 0.. discharge to each member of the Imperial Yeomanry and Volunteers who has been ea- listed for active service. A telegram from the Officer Administering the Government of Mauritius says: For the week ending November 22nd 39 fresh cases oC plague, 25 fatal; total deaths from plague, 33. The Queen has presented Mr. W. H, Cheesman, late station-master of the South- western Railway at Windsor, with a handsome loving cup as a mark of appreciation of the uniform courtesy and attention with which lift has carried out his duties. The South African Conciliation Committer has reprinted its memorial addressed to Lord Salisbury in the interests of peace, together with Mr. Merriman's speech in the Cape Parlia- ment in favour of the grant of a qualified inde* pendeuce to the Boor States. Acting under instructions, presumably from the Home Office, two medical men have just completed a visit to Strangeways Prison, with the view of examining the man Holden, who was sentenced to death at the recent All for the murder of his grand-ohild at Bury. At Leeds, Thomas Akney (14), was charged with attempted suicide. He was found hang- ing to a pole in an outhouse. The lad said that he had been reading "Deadwood Dick" and "Chips," and had tried to hang himself to see what the sensation. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has consented to act as president of the honor- ary committee of representative military mea which has been formed in connection with the Military Exhibition of 1901 to be held at Earl's Court. Count von Buelow, the German Cbanoellor has condemned the reoent attacks on the 1111- perial Home Offiae as an intrigue. He described the appeal by one of the officials to manufac- turers for money to carry on a Government agitation as a mistake which ought not to occur again. It has been decided to keep open the post of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Bermav. till Lord Roberts returns home and assumes the omce of Commander-in-Chief, so that he may reward one of his captains with the prize. General Sir George Digby-Barker's time was up a few months ago, and he came home. At Fleetwood, Alfred Sandham, temporary parcels postman at Fleetwood, has beea re- manded charged with stealing a letter. The losses from Fleetwood Post Office had been very numerous, and at the prisoner's house ft large number of orders and letters were found. Some orders had been cashed. Great dissatisfaction has been caused amonjr Glasgow strikers, members of Gas Workers and General Labourers' Union, by the strike aliment being refused by the officials to all who joined within the past six months. Two hundred strikers broke away, and the strike, which has lasted about three weeks, has virtually col- lapsed. The master builders at Sunderland and the surrounding towns have looked out the brick- layers in their employ. For the past six inonthsi the bricklayers at Newcastle have been on strike for an increase of wages from lOde to lid. per hour, and the aim of the look-out is te prevent the weekly levies being forwarded for the support of the strikers. Thousands of hand* are now laid idle. The liner Numidian, which has arrived aft Portland, Maine, reports being in collision on Wednesday with the sohooner Alma. After the oollision the Numidian was taking off the ereir from the damaged sohooner, when the vessels parted company. There were then seven of the schooner's crew and two men from the Numidian on board. It is believed that the sohooner went down and that all perished. Intelligence has been reoeived in South Shields of the wreck of the barquentine Edith Mary, of that port. The vessel stranded on some rocks near Cherbourg in stormy weather, and for four hours the crew were huddled to- gether in the fore part of the vessel, the stem being under water. The fatting maat knooked one of the men overboard, but he managed te reach shore, which was 50 yards distant. Ulti- mately the rest of the crew were saved. At Winchester Assizes, a postman named Alfred George Tickner was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for stealing postal packets. The prisoner was discharged for inefficiency, and a search of his house brought; to light 80 postoards, 126 letters, and nearly 300 oireulars. He received money from country people to defray the postage of letters, &o., but he pocketed the coin and kept thft missives. The profits or tne matinee al Drary IAD8 on behalf of the sufferers by KM GklTMtQD HillltWf were £1,256 Is. 5 d. One man was killed and another terribly crushed oy a fall of earth in fliat PIT a' Port glade, OSMT Brighton. I 0 Chief Constable Kilpatrick, of Neath, fits bean U JS? •01 cta""s,M u» Private advices which have reached Portsmouth state that H.M.S. Terrible i. to return from Chinft about March next. It is positively stated at The Hague that the date ot Queen "helmina'a marriage baa not yak baea fixed. A sailor from Glasgow, who was detained by the sanitary^authorities at Hamburg, proves to haYft been suffering only from sore throat* P"idson, 20, who was found banged in* straw shed at Blairgowrie, left ft note mKm theft. «»• wd* t* bumftSttta lu« BwUwfT