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« ROBERTS 7 RYNMOR, 53, WEST PARADE, RHYL, Plumber, Glazier, and Gasfitter. All O rders will receive his prompt attention. AMOS MALTBY, RETAIL AND FAMILY BUTCHER, .ra, WATER STREET, RHYL. Prinze Beef, Mutton, and Lamb daily. tie best-selected Home-fed Produce only offered. WILLIAMS CONFECTIONER, ROSE BUILDINGS, PRESTATYN. BAKER OF ALL KINDS OF FANCY HIGH-CLASS CONFECTIONERY. MRS WILLIAMS will be pleased to receive Visitors from Rhvl and surrounding dis- tricts, and all will have the best attention possible for Luncheons, Teas, &c. LARGE OR SMALL PARTIES CATERED FOR. ORDNANCE SIM UPS. MAPS ON ALL SCALES of Flintshire and Denbighshire icpt in Stcck bv P. y'.JS B ROS. BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS, AND PRINTERS, 'ADVERTISER' OFFICE, i. SUSSEX STREET, RHYL. Appointed SOLE AGENTS for this District. FOR THE MOST STYLISH AND Up-to-Date Goods In GENTLEMEN'S STTIAW and FELT HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS, COLLARS, TIES, FANCY VESTS, &c., At the LOWEST CASH PRICES in Town. THE BON, IA, MARKET STREET, (Close to High Street),. RHYL. J. Oldfield & Co. COAL FACTORS, Gladstone Buildings, Kinmel St. Z5 Rhyl. HAVE ON HAND A REGULAR SUPPLY OF DERBYSHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE, YORK- SHIRE, AND XORTII WALES COALS, AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH. PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. Established 1850. WE- GIVE for A GUINEA t pair White Witney Blankets, 7lbs. weight, si Ion* by i} wide, i White Under Blanket, whipped both ends, aj long by if wide, x pair Heavy Twill Sheet*, ajvds. by ayd*. i handsome Mosaic Quilt, fast colors, 3yds. long by ajyds. wide, and a Cotton Pillow Cases, fall size buttoned ends, superior quality and finish. All sent carriage paid on receipt of"P.O.O. BROOKFIELDS, Market Sq., Stafford. Amos Brothers, 'ADVERTISER' OFFICE, RHYL WE beg to draw the attention of our read- ers and the public generally to the faci that we execute on the shortest notice at our Works every description of Jobbing, including— BOOKS OF WORDS. HYMN PAPERS. PROGRAMMES OF SJORTS. PROGRAMMES OF GALAS. PROGRAMMES OF SvVIMMING MATCHES BOOKS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS ARCHITECTS' QUANTITIES. CHURCH RECOR: TRADESMEN'S CIRCULARS. NOTE THE ADDRESS- RULES OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS. CHURCH MAGAZINES, RULES OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. RULES OF TRADES UNIONS. BALANCE SHEETS. PROGRAMMES OF ALL KINDS. MINUTES OF MEETINGS. PAMPHLETS. ASK FOR ESTIMATES, Which are Free. t Sussex-st., Rhyl. EDUCATION. I I J1PXTILLE COLLEGE, EAST PARADE, RHYL. Principal: MISS MERCIER (Certificated S. Kensington Botany and Geologv), E' sisted by MISS ROBiNSON (Senior Cambridge and London Matriculation), And qualified resident English and Foreign Governesses and Visiting Masters. French and German (conversational and grammatical). VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PUBLIC EXAMIN- ATIONS. SUMMER TERM, MAY 5th. ST. OSWALDS RUSSELL ROAD, RHYL. Principals—THE MISSES REES (Cambridge and S. Kensington School of Arts Certs.). French—Paris. MISS DAY (Tnter. Arts Hons. London, Camb. Teacher's Certs.). Assisted by a RESIDENT FRENCH GOVER- NESS and VISITING PROFESSORS. Preparation for 1 Exams. Special care to delicate children. Highest References to Cler- gy and Parents of i Prospectus on application. "iyj"IDDLE-CLAS3 "EDUCATION. WELSH, B.A. Course of Instruction- ENGLISH SUBJECTS, CLASSICS, MATHE- MATICS, and FRENCH, BOOK-KEEPING and SHORTHAND. Private Tuition. Boarders Received. Full Particulars on Application. NEXT TERM COMMENCES JAN. 20th, 1904. Address-31, WATER STREET, RHYL. -0 FAIRHOLME FAIRFIELD AVENUE, RHYL. Principals: THE MISSES ROBERTS. Assisted by qualified Resident Governesses Visiting Masters. Pupils prepared for all Examinations. Prospectuses and References on applicatioa. -0- Winter Term, SEPT. 16th. I 1\j~ISS ^INTFRED JONES, A.L.C.M., TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE. THEORY, AND HARMONY. For terms apply- 'EASTWOOD,' HIGHFIELD PARK. THE LEADING BILLPOSTERS IN THIS DISTRICT. TO ADVERTISE WELL In Rhyl and District go to the NORTH WALES & DISTRICT BILLPOSTERS, LTD. THE OLD-ESTABLISHED RHYL AND DISTRICT ADVERTISING AND BILLPOSTING CO. (Under e- new Management), Members 01 the Unitea ^.lipcsters' Association for Rhyl. WE POST LARGELY FOR ALL THE LEADING ADVERTISERS. WE POST LARGELY FOR ALL THE RAILWAYS IN NORTH WALES. WITHOUT OUR STATIONS A THOROUGH REPRESENTATION CANNOT BE OBTAINED. All Work systematically inspected by exper- ienced Advertising Experts. ORDERS should be sent to MR. W. G. DAV. IES, Billposter, 12, St. Helens' Place, High Street, Rhyl. BATHROOMS ARE USED a great deal. They can't be in too good a con- dition. It's better to have the plumber than the doctor. If you will call on us when you need anything in this line, we are sure you will be satisfied. We work conscientiously. We are prompt and quiet. R. JOLLEY, Plumber, Glazier, and Gasfitter. 4, sELWY STREET, RHYL. OLD HARNESS AND BELTS Repaired with Bifurcated Rivets §9 gfl Driven and clinched with any 11 hammer. From all ironmongers, II II as'orte<* Boxes, to ^in. 6d; II II |in., Is. If unobtainable (J I send stamps to MILLBANK HAND LAUNDRY, MILLBANK, RHYL. The Reliable Laundry. Best work and finish by a capable and efficient staff of workers. All classes of work taken. COLLARS AND SHIRTS OUR SPECIALITY. Suits, Costumes, Curtains, &c., cleaned at very moderate prices. Prompt attention and delivery each week. Post Customers receive ovnry attention. Send Post Card for Price List. j Family Washes by Contract if desired. Best lu.ish. Moderate Charges. MRS. TOTTY, Proprietress. 'Hitherto certain Dutch Cocoas have been considered the highest in quality of any in the market, bnt MAZAWATTEE COCOA is even superior to them—greatly superior in. deed. With such Cccoa you soon realize what Cocoa really is, and means, and should be.' Gordon Stables, C.M., M.D., B.A. COCKLE'S PILLS. & COCKLE'S PILLS. o I COCKLE'S PILLS. o In universal use since the dawn of the century. A tried and trusted family medicine, prescribed by medical men for the common ailments of every- day life, such as ACIDITY. HEARTBURN. INDIGESTION. BILIOUSNESS. SICK HEADACHE. DISORDERED LIVER. These famous Pills will keep you in perfect health the stomach clean, the bowels free, the liver active, the head clear, and the skin and complexion pure and free from blemish. IN USE FOR 92 YEARS. » COCKLE'S PILLS. COCKLE'S PILLS. COCKLE'S PILLS. Cockle's Pills are purely vegetable- warranted free from mercury. Btly be ftai throughout the Cn d Kingdom, H Boxes II is. ii i :5. < 4,. 6(1, lIS, and 22tk I1, U-.reat OrrtkOPf' Street. Lonavn. W r- Ye Olde Firm. Established 1868. BEECH BROS., THE RHYL AND I ISTRICT BILLPOSTERS Distrubutors, and ADVERTISING EXPERTS. Head Office 9, WELLINGTON ROAD, RHYL. (Great Western Railway Enquiry Office). THE BILLPOSTERS FOR RHYL, PRESTA- TYN, MELIDEN, DYSERTH, RHUDDLAN AND ST. ASAPH DISTRICTS. Agents & Correspondents all over North Wales. Owners of the Billposting Business of 'The North Wales Publicity Association.' BEECH BROS., the Up-to-date BILLPOSTERS. Recognized members for Rhyl District of the United Billposters' Asscoiation.' Parties requiring bills posted or distributed in Rhyl or surrounding Districts cannot do better than place their orders with BEECH BROS. Estimates given for Billposting the whole or part of North Wales, and for advertising local Shows, &c., in the principal towns in England. Private Posting Stations at all the leading thoroughfares in Town and Colntry. All work under the direct personal supervision of FRANK J. H. BEECH, Practical Billposter and Poster Advertising Expert. T" LADIES' TAILORING SPECIALITE. H. K. OSBORNE (From Burberry', London, W.) 26, BODFOR STREET, RHYL TAILOR BREECHES. LIVERIES. CLERICALS. SPECIAL LINE M EXTRA TOUGH MANILLA IT ENVELOPES SIZE 51 in. by 3 in. »/9 per 1000. 5000 for 12/6 0§0 Or with Name and Address Printed on Flap 5000 for lõJ- This is the BEST VALUE in COMMERCIAL ENVELOPES ever Offered. -000- JUST PUBLISHED!! AMOS BROS. NEW SET of PICTORIAL CARDS of RHYL & DISTRICT. Packet of 12 Cards for 6d. Post free 7d. 101 Largest, Best, and Cheapest Packet ever Published. HOTELS. THE GROSVENOK TEMPERANCE Commercial Hotel, Close to the Railway Station, corner of Bcdfor and Kinmel Streets. Commercial, Sitting and Smoke Rooms, Large Coffee and Dining Rooms. l'hree-course Dinner for Is. 6d. Good Is. Dinners in Dining Room. Ham and Eggs, Chops or Steaks at any time. Dinners daily from 12 tCiJ 2. Boarding terms 5s. 6d. per day; 6s. 6d. in fuly and August. All kinds of Parties, Ball Suppers, Wedding Br ikfasts, etc., catered for on reasonable terms A. W. JAMES (Successor to Charles Snowdeu). PRIVATE HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES. RHYL.—The Parade Boairding Establish- J-L ment, 42, WEST PARADE. Writs for Tariff. Home Comforts. Liberal table. ALEXANDRA, JjUMlLY AND 0OMMERCIAL TTOTEL High Street and Kinmel Street, RHYL. J. WILLIAMS, Proprietor. Excellent accommodation and good attendance at strictly moderate charges. We.l-matured Spirits and good Brand of Cigars. ALEXANDRA MEWS CRESCENT ROAD. W edding Equippages, Landaus, Broughams, Sociables, Waggonettes, Dog Carts, &c., for Hire. BRAKES leave the Hotel and Mews to all Places of Interest. T. HULLEY, BAKER AND CONFECTIONER, FAMILY GROCER AND TEA DEALER, CASTLE TEMPERANCE KINMEL STREET, RIICL. Fresh Supply of Butter and Eggs always on hand. First-class accommodation for Visitors and Commercial Travellers. PRIVATE APARTMENTS. GEORGE HOTEIJ QUEEN'S SQUARE, RHYL. NVied for the Finest Wines and Spirits. The Best Family and Commerc' Hotel C lists will find this Hotel very co^ /anient. Chester Ales and Stout, also B ss's Aie and Guinness''? ,ut. All Orders po Jmptiy attended to and delivered tÐ any part of the Town. CIGARS OF THE FINEST BRANDS. Stage and Era taken. F. P. ARTHUR, proprietor. .1- Awarded 2 First Prizes, London, 1895 and 1896. HIGH-CLASS LUNCHEON &. TEA ROOMS. PHILIP TIIODIAS-91 COOK AND CONFECTIONER, AVONDALE RESTAURANT AND HYGIENIC STEAM BAKERY, 63, High-st., Rhyl Geonese and Fancy Pastry, Fruit Tarts in Dishes, Veal and Ham, Beef-steak and Kidney Pies to Order. MILK BREAD, HOVIS, FAMILY BREAD Delivered to all parts of the Town. Excellent Assortment of Lunch, Madeira, and other Kinds of Cakes for Afternoon Tea. A Good Variety of Fancy Box Chocolates, &c. NOTE THE ADDRESS-2 DOORS FROM THE POST OFFICE. SWIFT GOLD IEDAL. 'NEyv l/MITTCP '}i'™i80N HARRISON' Mil I Lll RIBBER' A profitable pleisurable occupation. FJQ KNITS Socks, & StOCkillgS (or* plain,) and Clothing in Wool Silk or Cotton. Harrison Rihher, specially adopted; for Seamless Ribbed Stocking-; and Sicks. HARRISON PATENT KNITTING MACHINE COMPANY, LIMITED. WORKS 48-169, Upper Brook St., Manchester. D1 IS I I Y^^RIOUS MEDICINE\ pudum how wbauvw OrAm adaim ta is a Mlff ttfa remedy fo* n ► /yZEtMOa, SmloU. Abscesses^ IU4M^0kers, Wj Bella, Pimples. Spots aa4 Sores «fl kiads. I J* u,the.OKtT Jl Pain*. for n i«nx»o tht nan com u>« c" \i II Clarke's Blood Hlxtan «»\\ |\ warranted Ire* frow anyUm* ""fl I delicate eooiuiutioo«1 cither aez. frommfancy tooid H r-\ ag«. iba Pr&prwt°«»J«oBal It <
-"--THE BUDGET IN BRIEF.
THE BUDGET IN BRIEF. In introducing his Budget in the House of Commons ou Tuesday Mr. Austen Chamberlain explained that he had to dosl with two deficits, a realised deficit for the year 1903-4, and a prospective deficit for 1904-5. The first arises as follows ACCOUNTS FOR LAST YEAR. Expenditure £ 146,861,000 Revenue. 141,546,000 RFALTSKD DEFICIT £ 5,415,000 | This deficit is met by drawing upon funds already available. These are, first, a sum of £ 3,000,000 which was advanced by us to the Transvaal two years ago and has now been repaid; secondly, a sum of £ 1,000,000 which is taken from the un- claimed dividends on Government stock thirdly, £1,415,000 which is deducted from the accumulated balances in the Exchequer. Thus no new taxation is imposed to meet last year's deficit. The whole deficiency is met out of moneys which would other- wise, sooner or later, have been devoted to the reduction of debt. ACCOUNTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. The figures for the present year are shewn in the following tables: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE. Kational Debt £ 27,000,000 Other Consolidated Fund Charges 1,640,000 Graut to Local Taxation 1,160,000 Army. 28,900,000 Navy 36,889,000 Civil Services 27,934,000 Revenue Collection 3,104,000 Tost Office 10,201,000 Telegraphs 4,716,000 racket Service 786,000 142,380,000 Somaliland 500,000 Total 142,380,000 ESTIMATED REVENUE ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING TAXATION. Customs £ 33,900,000 Excise 31,500,000 Death Duties 13,000,000 Stamps 7,550,000 Land Tax and House Duty 2,650,000 Income-Tax 28,000,000 Post Office 15,950,000 Telegraphs. 3,750,000 Crown Lands 450,080 Suez Canal Shares 960,000 Miscellaneous 1,350,000 Z139,060,000 Subtracting revenue from expenditure we reach the prospective deficit as follows ESTIMATES FOR 19C 5. Expenditure. £ ,880,000 Revenue i .060,003 PROSPECTIVE DEFICIT 23,820,000 This deficit will be met in the following manner: NEW TAXATION. Id. on the Income-Tax £ 2,000,000 Increased Tobacco duties-3d. a lb. on stripped tobacco, 6d. a lb. on cigars, Is. a lb. on cigarettes 550,000 2d. a lb. on Tea 2,000,000 4,550,000 Deduct Deficit 3,820,000 FINAL SURPLUS £ 730,000 The somewhat large surplus of £ 730,000 is in- tended partially to recoup the Exchequer for the diminution of the balance that has taken place in order to meet last year's deficit. THE CHANCELLOR'S STATEMENT. The following are some of the points of Mr. Austin Chamberlain's speech in unfolding his Budget scheme: Sir Michael Hicks Beach and Sir William Harcourt will be missed from the Budget debates after the dissolution, but their memory will long be kept green by the taxes they have imposed. The great wave of prosperity which we enjoyed seems to have spent its force, and in the last financial year the revenue suffered from this cause. The repeal of the corn tax proved more costly than was anticipated, ttio repayments on stocks in hand and for drawbacks being heavy, whilst it has hardly produced the advantage to the consumer which was expected. Taking Customs and Excise together, beer and spirits, combined, fell short of the Budget Estimate by £ 1,500,000. Beer consumption was checked by a cold, wet summer, while the mildness of the winter reduced the. demand for spirits. Tea, how- ever, (id well it exceeded the estimate by nearly £ 250,000. Tobacco, too, yielded L68,000 more than was expected. Death duties produced £ 13,000,000, or L300,000 Jess than the estimate. This was due to the depression in Stock Exchange values, which lowered the value of estates generally. and brought some to the point at which the lower rates came into operation. The only item of expenditure over which I had any real control—coming into my present office in October-was that on the Chilian warships. If I had refused to sanction that, and the ships had passed into a foreign fleet, we should have had to spend a much larger sum in building to restore the balance of naval strength. Ó The year closed with a deficit of L5,415,000, which has constituted a draft on balances which at the- beginning of the year, including the E3,000,000 repayable by the Transvaal, amounted to £ 9,637,000. The year ended with the balances reduced to £ 4,264,000. I propose to take iEl,000,000 from the -P dividends due on unclaimed stock, but not to touch the stock itself. Mr. Gladstone had recourse to this fund in 1868. The National Debt stood on March 31st at £ 762,630,000. That is a reduction of P,8,149,000 during a. year and of P,,5,149,000 by our own exer- tions. The net increase in the State's liability in five years has been £ 159,105,000, which is almost exactly the sum raised for the purposes of the war. The expenditure of the coming year, including £ 500,000 put down for the war in Somaliland, is estimated at iZI42,880,000, and in addition £ 9,396,000 is expected to be collected and paid over in relief of local taxation. The non-tax revenue, from the Post Office, the Suez Canal, &c., is expected to be Z22,460,000, and from all sources, if there were no increase of taxation, £ 139,060,000, leaving a deficit of £ 3,820,000, apart from the sum which may be required for con- tingencies. The suspension of the Sinking Fund would be the simplest way out of the difficulty, but I am unwilling to assent to that. The fund is our first reserve, and it should be zealously preserved for a contingency. To suspend the fund recklessly is make as effective an onslaught on our p°^er wage effective war as if we were directlj diminish our naval or military preparations. Mr. Chamberlain then announced his taxation pro- posals, as set out above. In regard to the Income Tax, he hopes the sacrifice will not be require very long. The Income-Tax payer will have. the first claim to relief. With regard to evasions, complaints of difficulty in getting °vey"P^„(-t„rR of Income-Tax refunded,and other cognate » a departmental committee is being app° 60 make an inquiry.
FATAL FOOLHARDINESS.
FATAL FOOLHARDINESS. On the arrival of the fishing vessel Ramsgate on Monday, the master state that a keg containing gunpowder was picked up off the North Foreland by the fishing smack Harry Martin on Thursday, and remained on the cc of the Harry Martin until she arrived in the fishing grounds off Lowestoft. There the skipper of the Harry Martin had his hand crushed in the gear, and a man named Goldsmith, who was mate of the Alfred, went on board the Harry Martin to act as skipper. After work was done on Saturday Gold- smith was seen tampering with the gunpowder and was warned not to interfere with it. He persisted, however, and asked the third hand for a flare. The third hand refused to find one, and Goldsmith said, "All right, I've got a match. He took the keg with him in the small boat and rowed away a short distance. Soon there was a loud explosion. Goldsmith was seen floating in the water, and every effort was made to rescue him, but he Boon sank, the small boat disappearing. The canister was. plainly marked on the outside gunpowder." Albert lvempton, of Edmonton, attacked his wife with a poker whilst she was in bed on Saturday. She rushed downstairs in terror, but Kempton followed and struck her again, and her cries brought assistance. After her injuries had been attended to a search was made, and the husband was found hanging in the cellar, dead. Within a duck's egg with a perfect yolk a Wilt- shire man at, breakfast found a complete hard- j shelled egg about the size of a bantam's. I
PRIMROSE DAY.
PRIMROSE DAY. Primrose Day was favoured in London on Tuesday morning with a blue sky and brilliant sunshine. From an early hour sellers of buttonholes were in evidence in every thoroughfare in the metropolis, and the sale appeared to be as great as in any previous year. Crowds assembled in Parliament- square to inspect the decoration of the statue of Lord Beaconsfield. The scheme of decoration was on very similar lines to what it has been in previous years, the sides of the pedestal being set off with large shields of primroses and violets, with an elaborate device in front, surmounted with a coronet, and bearing the familiar words, "Peace with Honour." This was a contribution from the Hon. E. R. Belilios, Ilong Kong. The base of the statue was banked with beds of moss, relieved with a wealth of choice flowers. There were also numerous shields, anchors, and other devices worked in the favourite flower with violet inscriptions; tliPS9 being contributed by tha Dulwich Conservative Club and numerous habita- tions of the Primrose League. Many people visited Hughenden Churchyard, Bucks, where Lord Beaconsfield is buried. Wreaths were placed upon the grave from the High Wycombe Conservative Club, of which Mr. Coningsby Disraeli is president, and from the Ealing Habitation of the Primrose League, besides other political organisa- tions. A large cross from Mr. Belilios, of Hong Kong, was placed in the late Earl's seat in the chancel of the church.
GUARDS OFFICER KILLED.
GUARDS OFFICER KILLED. While Major Burt, Hiding-master of the 2nd Life Guards, and three other officers were driving along Piccadilly, London, in a brougham, on Monday night, the horse took fright and bolted. Major Burt jumped out, but fell on his head and was immediately killed. The Other occupants of the carriage escaped uninjured. Major Charles Henry Burt was appointed Hiding-master of the 2nd Life Guards in June, 1881, alter serving a few days short of ten years in the ranks, and received the honorary rank of captain in 1891, and of major last year. He was in his fifty-second year.
,SEQUEL TO A SECRET MARRIAGE.
SEQUEL TO A SECRET MARRIAGE. Before Mr. Justice Barnes, in the Divorce Court, Mrs. Josephine Margaret Graydon obtained a decree for the dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Dr. Archibald Graydon, on the ground of his desertion and misconduct with a woman named Bridget O'Neill. Mr. Barnard stated that the parties were married secretly at St. Giles's, Bloomsbury, registry office, in November, 1892, the reason for secrecy being that the respondent was almost entirely dependent on his mother. The petitioner went to live at her father's house in Charlotte street, Bedford square. Respondent visited there, and there was a child born in Decem- lwr. 1893, In May of that year the husband ceased visiting his wife, and wrote several times, in which he said he could not receive her. In December of last year he wrote saying that he was going abroad, and that a Miss O'Neill would give evidence as to his relations with her. Mrs. Graydon having given evidence, Bridget O'Neill was called, and was brought up as a witness in custody of a wardress. She gave evidence as to visits of the respondent to her when she lived in Ridgmount-gardens. His Lordship granted a decree as stated.
WEATHER FORECASTS.
WEATHER FORECASTS. In the reDort of the Meteorological Council of the Royal Society, it is stated that a com- parison between the forecasts issued and the subsequent weather shews that for the country generally 51 per cent. of the forecasts were last year completely successful, and 39 per cent. partially successful. The highest proportion of success occurred in England, S., where 64 per cent. were wholly correct, and 32 per cent. partially so. A total percentage of successes exceeding 90 was reached also in England, E., and in England, N.W.
---CORONER'S USEFUL ADVICE.
CORONER'S USEFUL ADVICE. Dr. Westcott, coroner, has held an inquest at Shoreditch, touching the death of Matilda Daltry, aged forty-eight years, the wife of a fish- monger.—The husband stated that his wife suffered from varicose veins in her legs. Early on Sunday morning, after clearing up his shop, he went upstairs to bed, but found his wife had ruptured a vein, from which blood was flowing profusely. He at once called assistance, and ran for a doctor, but death ensued before one arrived.—Dr. Turner stated that death was due to hremcrrhage from the ruptured varicose vein. An endeavour had been to stol) the bleeding by means of bandages. —The Coroner remarked that if people only had the presence of mind to plnce a threepenny piece over the spot where the blood issued from and then tie it round tightly many a life would be saved. A sixpence would cover the largest rupture on a varicose vein. EinOing such a place up with rags wns useless, as the bleeding vvent. on-A. verdict of natural death was returned.
------DEATH OF SIR HENRY THOMPSON.
DEATH OF SIR HENRY THOMPSON. The death of Sir Henry Thompson on Monday afternoon came rather as a shock, despite the famous surgeon's great age. Only recently lie was seen out in his motor-car, to which he was devoted. Born at Framlingliam, Suffolk, on August 6th, 1820, the only son of Mr. Henry Thompson, his father, a strict Baptist, strongly objected to his becoming a doctor, as was his wish. All doctors, Mr. Thompson, sen., maintained, became infidels; and to save his son from that fate he insisted lie should give his life to business. Delicate health ultimately enabled young Thompson to attaiu his ambition. He thought he should be a doctor him- self to improve it; and his father gave; way. Enter- ing University College Hospital in 1848, his career as a student gave every sign of the success he was to attain in the profession. He gained many honours, and graduated as Bachelor of Medicine in 1851, taking the London University gold medal in surgery. He was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1853. Marrying Miss Kate Loder, a celebrated pianisc, he established himself in Wimpole-street, ana mere, and at a larger house in the same street, h<3 !bmlt up what was probably the largest Pr ln h's own department of modern T,le Pever forgot his hospital, at which he ™ ie rotessor of Clinical Surgery. There he devoted much atten- tion to operations for stone, and introduced the system of crushing. HJS s 1 ie late King of the Belgians "Ton iiiiii not only a fee of £ 5,000 but great fame- He became Surgeon-Extraordi- nary to the King of the Belgians, and subsequently Surgeon-Extraordinary to the present King. Hia practice grew amazinglj, until in ins own depart- ment it was probably the largest of the time. He operated on the Emperor Napoleon in 1873, but in his case the disease was too far advanced, and after a second operation the patient died from kidney failuie. In 1867 Thompson received the honour of knighthood troni Queen Victoria. I Sir Henry inherited a taste for art from his maternal grandparent, Samuel Medley, the artist. lie found time to cultivate his innate talent, study- ing at one time under Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. He took an interest in other branches of art, Japanese porcelain among them, and gathered a splendid collection around him. He was also a novoiis publishing his first novel, "Charley Kingston s Aunt," anonymously in 1885. It ran through In teen editions. iiie work by which Sir Henry Thompson is best known to the public, probably, is his advocacy of cremation in 1874, and the Cremation Society was tounded by a ineetin. at his house in that year. A crematorium was built at Woking, but Lord Cross, t fieri Home Secretary, would not allow it to be used, A decision by Sir James Stephen put an end to the deadlock that had lasted several years, and in March, 1885, the first body was cremated at "ok ing. late years an ardent motorist, Sir Henry Thompson generally exceeded the speed limit, and repeatedly pulled up by the police. But he always said that courtesy went a long way with them* and he was never prosecuted. During the King's illness in 1902 Sir Henry went into the kitchen at Buckingham Palace and super- intended the preparation of some fish, the first solid food the King received after his operation. Sir Henry practically retired from the practice of his profession in 1875. He settled down at East Molesey, and devoted himself first to country pursuits, and subsequently to astronomy: but his house was ultimately abandoned, and the astro- nomical instruments were given to the Royal Ot servatory at Greenwich. Sir Henry had travelled almost all over England in his car, writing a book upon the management of the new form of con- veyance. Ilis baronetcy dates from 1898.
A. NEW COMET.
A. NEW COMET. The discovery is announced from America of a new comet. The discoverer was Professor W. R. Brooks, who first observed it at the Smith Obser- vatory, Geneva, New York, U.S.A., on the evening of Saturday, April 16th, at 9hr. 50min. local time. It shews a stellar nucleus and a small tail, and was not as bright as a tenth magnitude star when first seen. It is due north-east at an elevation of about 35deg. soon after nine o'clock in the evening, and crosses the meridian about three o'clock in the morning. It is, therefore, very well placed for observation. Two women recently died in Bristol leaving behind them property, but no wills or relatives. Miss Kingwell left £ 259 in cash; Mrs. Burton left a house and £160. No relatives being found their effects have become the property of the Crown. Mr. Richard Wallis, a gunmaker, who was called to give expert evidence in the Tooting shooting case, has been found dead under circumstances indicating suicide by shootine.
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_>- SUBMARINE Al RAISED. Submarine A 1, which was lost on March 18th, was successfully raised on Monday. The leaks in the hull, which have delayed the operations for some time, were finally stopped on Saturday, and on the evening of that day the work cf pump- jng air into the submarine was renewed. It was, however, found impossible to clear the hull of water entirely, and in consequence the submarine was slung to the bottom of a dockyard lighter and in this manner conveyed to Spitbead. Later the submarine was again moved from off Southsea Beach, and, though the progress up the harbour was necessarily slow, at eight p.m. she was suc- cessfully placed in the deep dock in the dockyard. As soon as the water had been pumped out of the dock the work of removing the bodies of the crew began, with the view of their being conveyed to Haslar Hospital. In order to do this a plate in the side of the submarine was removed.
THE BIRKENHEAD TRAGEDY.
THE BIRKENHEAD TRAGEDY. The inquest was concluded at Birkenhead on Mon- day concerning the death of Frances Dolores Lee, aged eighteen, whose body was found in the lake at Birkenhead Park on April 3rd. Alfred Harris Lee, the husband, who was in custody charged with murdering his wife, was present in court. A woman named Cookson said that about half- past nine on the night of April 2nd she saw Lee quarrelling with a young woman in Park-road-east, Birkenhead. John William Barker, father of the girl, s: id she and Lee went away together in February, and wrote a letter home stating that they were commit ing suicide by taking laudanum. After this incident witness knew that the couple were determined to get married, so he agreed to the union.—Replying to the counsel who represented Lee, the witness said he did not think his daughter was impetuous. On the night in question Lee informed witness that he had lost" Dolly" in the park, and he seemed upset and was wringing his hands. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased was found drowned, adding that there was no evidence to shew how she got into the water.
-___.-ANTHRAX FROM HORSEHAIR.
ANTHRAX FROM HORSEHAIR. An inquest has been held in Liverpool on the body of a woman nampd Hughes, who died from anthrax, caused by handling horsehair. She worked at a local hair manufactory, and while engaged in the remixing department a horsehair penetrated her chin and caused great: pain an 1 swelling. She died three days later. Jr w as stated that this was the first Ylse that had arisen in Liverpool from this particular kind of horsehair, and the manager of the linn said that he handled samples daily. During the thirty-seven years he had been with the firm he had never known a similar case. A verdict was returned of death from anthrax.—-The coroner said that the handling of this particular kind of horse- hair had not. been scheduled by the Home Office as a dangerous trade.—Mr. Graves, his Majesty's Inspector of Factories, said that it was doubtful what process could be adopted to kill the anthrax bacillus. Scientific experiments were being carried out in the neighbourhood uf Worcester, and also on the Continent, under the direction of the Home Department, and evidence was bring collected with a view to finding out whether they cuuld kill the bacillus. They could boil it for hours without killing it, but they lessened its vitality.
SUBMARINE TRIALS.
SUBMARINE TRIALS. During the last few days Captain Bacon, D.S.O., has been in Barrow conducting a series of experi- ments with two of the sister vessels of the ill-fated submarine Al. The experiments have included surface and submerging trials, and it is und"rstood they have been successful. Rapid progress is being made in completion of the several submarines that have been launched. It is believed that deep-sea trials will be made shortly.
THE MISSING RUSSIAN ARCTIC…
THE MISSING RUSSIAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION. The Imperial Academy of Sciences at St. Peters- burg has issued in English the following notice ffering a reward for finding Baron Toll's expedi- tion party or any traces of it: Baron Edward Toll, chief of the Polar expedition sent out by the Academy of Sciences, left the Bennett Island, lying north of New Siberia, on October 26th (November 8tli), 1902, taking a southern direction. He was accompanied by the astronomer Seebcrg and two Jakoots—Vassily Gorokhov, with the surname Cl, icliali, nd Nicolas Protodiakonow, with the surname Omook. The party seems to have been carried away by the ice. As the researches hitherto made have been in vain, a reward of 5,000 roubles ( £ 500) is offered by the Academy of Sciences for finding the whole expedition party, or any part of it, and a reward of 2,500 roubles ( £ 250) for giving the first exact indications of tracing the party. It has been suggested that the expedition may have drifted towards Franz Josef Land, and it is therefore desired to draw the special attention of whalers to the above notice. Z-
MURDER IN A HOP GARDEN.
MURDER IN A HOP GARDEN. A sensational discovery was made on Monday morning in a field at Wrecclesham, near Farnham. In a hop garden belonging to Mr. William Trimmer the dead body of a youth, named George White, about sixteen years of age, was found under cir- cumstances which indicated that a brutal murder had been committed. The head was battered in and the throat was cut. The wounds to the head were apparently caused by a bludgeon. The body had been dragged some twenty varus across the field to the spot where it was found. White was a groom in the employ of Mr. Trimmer. The pockets of his clothing were found turned inside out, the object of his assailant or assailants seeming to be robbery.
__-THE CONFIDENCE TRICK.
THE CONFIDENCE TRICK. The police state that confidence tricksters are very busy just now on English-bound steamers from America, the Cape, and France, gaining information about passengers wlii' tlwy afterwards to profitable use. Mr. IVwicrgast, a Capetown butcher, is the latest viciim. He recently arrived in London for a lory Stay, and 8(1011 afterwards made the acquaintance of three men who had doubtless been keeping him under observation. They had bank— or Bank of Engraving—notes in almost every pocket, and displayed them on every possible occasion. After the usual preliminaries one of them offered to make Pendergast a present of £200 if he would produce £ 500, "just to shew that he was a man of means." Pendergast obtained £ 500 in Bank of England notes from his City bankers, and produced them to the three men in a public-house at West- minster. The man who had offered the present of £ 200 to Pendergast had, of course, to exainine the notes to assure himself that they were genuiae, and, equally of course, Pendergast has since seen nothing of the men or the notes.
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POLICE AND STREET PROCESSIONS. A number of Protestants and Roman Catholics were brought up on Monday before Mr. Kinghorn, deputy stipendiary, Liverpool, charged with various offences in connection with the religious disturb- ances which took place in loxteth Park on Satur- day night and Sunday afternoon. Fines of 20s. to 40s. and costs were imposed in some cases, while in others the accused were hound over. The magistrate, in giving his decision, said it was another of those unfortunate affairs that arose out of a. set of circumstances which had become notorious in Liverpool but, inasmuch as lie had had conveyed to him a hint from the chief of the police as to what ought to be done in cases of this kind, he would only make one observation, and that was that it seemed to him that, it the police exercised powers which they undoubtedly possessed discreetly and to the ftlIl, a great many of these regrettable incidents might be prevented. Processions, whether consisting oi two men or 10,000, were perfectly legal, but a collection of the public on the footpath to create an absolute obstruction to tlie processionists could be pre- vented, and ought to be pie\ented. The chief disturbers in the cases Ueiore III rl) were not those in the processions, hut those on the footpath who had come to oppose, ihat was the mischief that ought to be put down.
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At. Dover the police broke into tite liotise of an elderly woman named Storey. who lived alone, and had been missing for several davs. Her dead body was discovered in a kneeling position as if she had been at prayer immediately before her death, which is presumed to have occurred about ten days before. The body of a woman was found on Sunday even- ing in a mill stream at Mitcham. It is supposed to have been in the water at least a fortnight. C;iptain Percy Horton, mess president of the 1st Connaught Rangers, was walking along a street at Mullingar in compauy with a brother officer, when he fell to the ground, and in a few minutes expired. Mr. Edward Wilding, nineteen, son of Mr. J. W. Wilding, J.P., was riding his horse along I-I it, high- way at Shavington, near Crewe, on Sunday evening, when the animal stumbled, throwing its rider to the ground. Mr. Wilding fell violently on his head, and was picked up unconscious. He never rallied, and died just before midnight. Mr. Wild- ing was a member of the Imperial Yeomanry. At Woodnesborough, near Dover, the cuckoo nss been heard ten days earlier than last year, and the bird has also eactied Battle (Sussex) and. Leather- head (Sun-cr. For a whole week in June the works of the London and North-Western Railway at Crewe will be closed owing to the company's having given 700 of their workpeople who are Volunteers permission to tro into camp at Chatham with the regular forces.