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..... Õun FOREIGN POLICY.
Õun FOREIGN POLICY. + w IMPORTANT DEBATE. YERBURGH CRITICISES THE GOVERNMENT. ? important debate on the Government's policy took place in the House of on Friday. One of the features of e»ate was what a Parliamentary correspon- describes as a modest but well reasoned ^r°m ^r" Yerburgh, the founder of the Of tb.:&ast party, which summed up the position 6 Unionists who are not satisfied with our ^*0 renar<i China. Amid the cheers of IwPposition he announced his intention of JL r^jpg the amendment." th9 6 **iscuss>ion arose on a vote of £ 50,971 for W; 0reign Office. Sir Charles Dilke, in reduction of the vote by £ 100, ^Mention to the conduct by the Govern- ^Jer t'3e foreign affairs of the country. He ^at the Foreign Office had been en- ifc lnVIlaQ increasing degree from year to year r? other than its own proper work. We mistakes and failures would not H.K°Ccurred if the Foreign Office were less Oldened with work. During this year the Ve?cfc °f foreign affairs had gone from bad to Mr. Chamberlain had evidently in viewr wben be said unless we were ^ith some military power we could not y injure Russia. The relations of atly and Russia had never been closer than Wit^d any notion of a permanent alliance against Russia was a will of the A.dth- <W lral field defended the action of the toft Asquith wanted to know what was the tthe Government, and how long had it the H *he future of this country rested in °f foreign nations. St ^urzon said the conduct of the Govern- be judged by their general policy ^e^.than by exaggerated attention to detail. W**ai&tained that in Africa, China, and other °f the world the policy of the Govern- ^ad been successful, and the national maintained. ^abouchere said he believed Lord Salis- at the head of the party in the Vuelthat was °PPosed to war, and his hands y streDgthened. 1ta expressed his regret that he Mtlj °Und to oppose the Government policy China. Unionist members who *°ice as he did should not hesitate to give 0 their opinions because the Opposition, JS shoulders lay this responsible duty, ptiijj ,la. such a disorganised condition— rial chaers and Opposition laughter)— a °fc °nly weak in numbers> bufc suffering nQer II tnany leaders as they had promises. er tIoaaibl these circumstances, it was quite im- ett. that any great policy should receive kola Ive CriticisTu at the hands of the Opposi- Nicy of regafd to the general foreign ^6r £ he Government, he agreed with the ^cv a^ecr0tary that the whole field of that be uId be surveyed, that attention should fL^Uct0ri^ne<* t° one or two sections. In his ^'8bu ^any foreign questions Lord Wear >7 deserved the gratitude of the country. f? Gree^1'^ Sufficient it was merely to refer M^dom great services rendered to J^Vety destruction of the scourge of the Soudan, and the great services ^tes t° our friendly relations with the Connection with the Venezuelan diffi- looking at the other side of the had the great trading interests of the heen safeguarded as the country had ("v right to expect they should be ? K. ') An hon friend near him said •Th^ 'I'ake, first, the case of Tunis. first, s, Was great dissatisfaction among Lanca- JW^^d Manchester merchants and manu- the trade of Tunis escaping from ^ir« small sop was thrown out to Lan- %e that a reduction was to be made on 5? the 8.Ses °f cotton goods. That was to keep sPirits of Lancashire Unionist members, with fear towards the next general :«6e»8\' (Much laughter and Opposition Jea called it a small 6op because in a L Fs the concession would cease, and any- T-tilat it would not be in the interests i Up ff.,re merchants and manufacturers to and buy machinery for the manu- a c^aea goods, trade in which Lan *°e.t a few yearn. Manchester M the Cas^ire w.ere just as much dissatisfied Poliey of Government with regard to f>.C&r and the loss of trade which would G°^d re01^ that policy. He did not think they fck°48t of any compensation on the West l'0 tan.ca, for when the cat was let out of °f tr \T0u^ probably be found that further ^^sbiirvj 6 would have to be deplored. Lord ene» 8 Policy contrasted very badly with longedgehc conduct of Lord Rosebery. He tiivi peace party himself, but there 7^68 when they must put their foot nfk u°kter.) They were told to turn 8tr cheek to the smiter, but if to' Ouf- e him on the right cheek he would M°aPoln the left shoulder. (Laughter.) a f>r th ^as needed for referring to China ^PresoJ? .opinions of his right hon. friend, J, ho ln nis Problems of the Far East/ had, he 'Was bound to say the information had u J;lni to the belief that the Government Vt?Ce«s f.dealt with affairs there with the J^eap y/ couQtry had a right to expect. b*din» ar-) Reviewing the circumstances W^sia occupation of Port Arthur by It6 Uei' i t strongly urged that, seeing we must Jove Scours with Russia for all time, the "0 Co ment should yet again make an attempt »T6 t° friendly relations with that Power, 6'My through the medium of a con- endeavour to bring the Powers in the Chinese question into line with Qi. in an endeavour to reorganise dev e administration, purify her finance, and bp °P her material resources for the of the whole world. Upon ^6 Chinese concessions secured he attly congratulated the Government. concessions in the Yang-tsze Valley were valuable, but the value depended on our ^J|fation being effective. The Government t to have the Yang-tsze Valley sphere of delimited, to undertake the financial C0wDlstration of the valley, and encourage the in^u tupti°n of railways, which were bona fide enterprises. They would, however, make the occupation of the *efe°'tszQ vaiiey effectual unless they ^°4ta ^rePared to support their gun- %ly by military forces, whioh could be obtained by organising a body of troops under British officers. If the *ie<f he had ventured to make were car- th6ir ^t, they would go a long way to make Ir 11 of the valley permanent, V3' and useful. Well as they had done in *be J'arts of the world, he was of opinion that °.Vernment had not conducted Chinese 3? such a way as to safeguard to the full • 6 be t6 tra,de interests of the Empire; there- 8llould be compelled to vote with the ^endJ1011- baronet who had moved this ..Si* (Hear, hear.) Harcourt prefaced his speech by ^tetf S.: I doubt whether it is necessary to V^ch fi,ln debate after the able way in i e*biir hon. member for Chester (Mr. jeil<Jer ) has discharged the duty of the • 0nlv° Opposition. (Opposition laughter.) ^tion rPelnains for me to express my appre- 8char abl0 way the hon. gentleman has ^tiej ^ed his task, and to adopt all the just 6 Cor,the hon. gentleman has passed upon J?PPosiVUcfc of Her Majesty'8 Government. ?over tion cheers.) Proceeding, he said the *°tU 8men^ appeared to have been suffering oppressed panic. He compared the r. Cbces of the Prime Minister with those of anjberlain, and said he preferred the Plom dignity, and good sense of the old a<T It was difficult to harmonise the es °f Ministers, but he thought the c°uai ,er and Foreign Minister should still be ijr as somebody. ^teCed mkerlain said it was established as a that the Cabinet was not to be held 3lble for every word or phrase uttered by was responsible for every dec]atati°n of principle, statement of fact, or ^aid 5ation of policy, but he denied that he had ^>t6tn'°Wn- any Policy. If he differed from the Wen If1* would have been his duty to resign. ^ad not resigned, and that was his twj-, H0 believed that this was the most empire in the world, but it was not 6 and it was to point that out that Qe the speech. %Hd tvCed«ction was negatived by 254 to 128, *°Se *:Vote was then agreed to. The House ^0 minutes past 12 o'clock.
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RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY AT WIRRAL…
RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY AT WIRRAL WORKHOUSE. CHILDREN AND NONCONFORMIST SERVICES. INTERESTING DISCUSSION. At the last meeting of the Wirral Board of Guardians Capt. Congreve raised the question of the legality of Church of England children attending Nonconformist services in the chapel recently erected, adjoining the workhouse. The Clerk (Mr. J. E. S. Ollive) was instructed to prepare a report on the subject and he submitted this to the Board at its meeting on Wednesday. The report was in the following terms:— The Act of Parliament 31 and 32 Victoria, chapter 122, section 17, in regard to any child in a workhouse or school under the age of 12, says whether its parents be in the workhouse or not, or whether it be an orphan or deserted child, the master or superintendent shall enter in the creed register, as the religious creed of such child the religious creed of the father, if the master or superintendent know or can ascertain the same by reasonable enquiry, or if the same cannot be so ascertained, the creed of the mother of such child if the same be known to the said master or superintendent or can be by him in like manner ascertained, and the creed of an illegitimate child under such age shall be deemed to be that of its mother when that can be ascertained. Section 22 says No child being an inmate of a workhouse or such school as aforesaid who shall be regularly visited by a minister of his own religious creed for the purpose of religious instruction, shall if the parents or surviving parent of such child—or in the case of orphans or deserted children of such minister-make request in writing to that effect be instructed in any other religious creed, or be required or permitted to attend the services of any other religious creed, than that entered in such register as aforesaid, except any child above the age of twelve years who shall desire to receive instruction in some other creed, or to attend the services of any other religious creed, and who shall be considered by the Poor Law Board to be competent to exercise a judgment upon the subject. I cannot find any definition of the word creed' in the Act of Parliament, but as a distinction is made between members of the Established Church and Dissenters in the following articles of the General Consolidated Order of 24th July, 1847, in my opinion Nonconformists must be con- sidered to come within the definition of the word creed' in the Act of Parliament. By article 125 the Guardians may authorise any inmates of the workhouse, being members of the Established Church, to attend public worship at a parish church or chapel on every Sunday, Good Friday and Christmas Day;' and by article 126 the guardians may also authorise any inmates of the workhouse being dissenters from the Established Church to attend public worship at any dissenting chapel in the neigh- bourhood of the workhouse on every Sunday, Good Friday, and Christmas Day/ Again the Act, 25 and 26 Victoria, cap. 43, provides that pauper children shall not be sent to any certified school other than the Workhouse, which is conducted on the principles of a religious denomination to which such child does not belong, and reference is made in this Act to section 19 of IV. and V. William IV., chapter 76, which provides that no inmate of a work- house shall be obliged to attend any religious service contrary to his religious principles.' Therefore it seems clear that it will be illegal to permit children who are entered in the creed register as being members of the Church of England to attend any Nonconformist services if their parents give notice in writing of their objection to the same, or in the case of orphans or deserted children if the chaplain gives notice in writing of his objection, but in the case of a child upwards of twelve years of age who may wish to attend such services contrary to wishes of its parents or the chaplain respectively such attendance may be allowed on the authority of the Local Government Board.—The Clerk added that he bad written to the Local Govern- ment Board to ask if that was correct, but had not yet received an answer from them. The CHAIRMAN: I take it from that, that a child above twelve years of age can go to a Nonconformist service if he chooses. The CLERK: I think so, but if an objection is made you will have to refer the matter to the Local Government Board. The CHAIRMAN: An objection from the chaplain if the child is above that age would be void? The CLIRK I think so. The CHAIRMAN said, knowing Mr. Herbert Lewis, the member for Flintshire Boroughs, he had written him on the subject. Mr. Herbert Lewis had replied as follows :— Dear Mr. Knowleii,-It is desirable that what- ever information yon get on the subject of your letter should be accurate, and I have therefore forwarded your letter to the Rev. Benjamin Hughes, of St. Asaph, who has taken considerable interest for some years past in providing Non- conformist ministrations for the poor of St. Asaph Workhouse, and I have requested him to write you direct. I hope you will succeed in your effort to establish complete religious equality in the Workhouse. Paupers have as much right as any- body to the benefit of that principle. I shall also consult Mr. Owen Williams, of Glan Clwyd, as to the practioe at Ruthin Workhouse.—With kind regards, yours very faithfully, J. HERBERT LEWIS. The Rev. Benjamin Hughes, Nonconformist minister, St. Asaph, wrote that 14 years ago, on seeing from a newspaper report of a meeting of the St. Asaph Board ot Guardians that all ministers were allowed to visit the house, and to officiate to the sick and aged, he wrote asking permission to visit the house on Fridays. The Board thanked him for his offer, and authorised its Clerk to send him a letter approving of the proposal. Some two years afterwards the paid chaplain (Vicar Brown), who had an annual salary of E40, died, and the Nonconformists of the city then offered, in connection with the friends of the Church, to give their services gratis, and to do without a paid chaplain. The Church party, however, would not co-operate with the Nonconformists unless a paid chaplain was appointed, as hitherto. The Nonconformists then offered to look after the spiritual interests of the inmates themselves. Lest, however, the duties should slip from the hands of the Church party, the clergy then offered to discharge the religious duties without payment, but the guar- dians rejected their offer, and resolved that the Church party should hold services alternately with the Nonconformists, and not keep the privileges all to themselves. That had been done, and things moved smoothly, without the slightest hitch, the services being well attended and full of enthusiasm. A Sabbath school for children and adults was also established in the workhouse about five years ago and was very flourishing. Some ten years ago the Church party offered to build a chapel in connection with the workhouse, which meant that it would have to be consecrated by the bishop and that Nonconformists would be excluded from the building. The Guardians were able to see the consequences of this dodge and they refused the offer, but they decided that a voluntary rate should be levied on the 16 parishes comprising the union towards the expense of the chapel, which was a neat and comfortable building. As things were carried on in that union so they were in almost all the workhouses in North W ales— Ruthin, Carnarvon, Bangor, Bala, &c. He hoped Mr. Knowles would succeed in getting liberty and commonsense to prevail in his Board on this question.—Mr. Owen Williams wrote that he had been chairman of the Ruthin Board of Guardians for five or six years, and even before that time they had done away with the chaplain. All the inmates who were able to go cut now went to the chapel they wished to attend. The Board had stood up hard for religious equality, and no one would dare to try to proselytise their children. Most of the children, especially the small ones, went under the charge of an industrial trainer or the master to the nearest chapel, and they had every facility for religious instruction. If he were Mr. Knowles he would not lean in any way towards the Church—(laughter)—they could not compel them in any way. During the reading of the latter letter, the Rev. F. SANDERS (Hoylake), rising to a point of order, said the question before them was about the children under 12, and the details in those letters had nothing whatever to do with that. The CHAIRMAN: I have only gathered information. I get it from both sides. Captain CONGREVE saw no breach of order in the letters being read, but he thought it would have been more to the purpose if they had obtained letters from Cheshire or Lancashire Workhouses. The Wirral people in times past were always fighting the Welsh across the marshes—(laughter)—and he did not see why they should take precedents from Wales. The Rev. F. SANDERS asked if there was any- thing in the letters to do with the question before them. The question, so far as he under- stood Mr. Ollive, was with respect to the children, and it had nothing at all to do with the adults. There was no reference that he could see to the matter in the letters. The CHAIRMAN You suggested it was alto- gether illegal. Mr. SANDERS: I suggested it was illegal to take children who had been entered as Church of England children to Nonconformist churches, and there is nothing to contradict that in either of those letters. Mr. CONGREVE said Mr. Ollive had very care- fully drawn up a report on the subject, and he had also referred the matter to Caesar (the Local Government Board), and he thought until they got Cassar's reply they had better do nothing. When that reply came they would be in a position to act upon it. Meanwhile he did not think the children ought to be taken to any service other than what they used to attend. He accordingly proposed that pending the arrival of the Local Government Board's reply the children should not be taken to any service for which they were not entered in the creed register they should be taken only to the ser- vices of that denomination to which they belonged. The Rev. F. SANDERS seconded. Mr. G. W. ZEIGLKR: Who does the chapel belong to-the Church of England or the Workhouse P The Rev. F. SANDERS: If the Mormons came here I suppose they would be allowed to hold services. Mr. ZEIGLER Let them come. The CHAIRMAN: No, that is ridiculous. They are not a Christian denomination. Mrs. HODGSON; I think it is understood that the chapel is for the use of Christian denomin- ations. Does Captain Congreve intend that the Nonconformists should be notified that until we have a reply from the Local Government Board no further services are to be held there. Captain CONGREVE replied certainly not. His proposal was that the children should not be taken to any religious service for which their name was not entered in the creed-roll. Practi- cally nearly all the children were, in the eye of the law, Church of England children because they were so entered on the creed-roll. Mrs. HODGSON: What services are held here by the chaplain ? Captain CONGREVE replied by reading a letter from the chaplain (the Rev. A. G. Glenn, of Barnston), who said his practice had been to have a service at 2.30 every Sunday afternoon, except on the second Sunday in the month, as well as on the greater festivals. On the second Sunday of the month Holy Communion was celebrated at eight am,, instead of the after- noon service. He visited the whole house during the week, and bad prayers in each infirmary ward, and gave religious instruction for about half an hour to the school children. That, he thought, was more useful than if he were to hold a service daily. This arrangement for religious services and teaching gave both morning and evening to the officers and inmates to attend any church or chapel in the neigh- bourhood if they so wished. Having regard to the numerical superiority of the Church of England people in the Workhouse, he could not regard with favour the introduction of alien services which would detain both officers and inmates so that they could not attend Church services. Colonel LLOYD Are the children to be pro- hibited from attending Nonconformist services in the meantime ? Captain CONGREVE thought they ought not to attend the Nonconformist services until they were entered as Nonconformists in the register. Colonel LLOYD said it was no use holding Nonconformist services unless the children were there to join in the singing. Were they goin to object to the children singing Moody's and Sankey's hymns ? Those hymns belonged to no particular creed, or Church, or nationality; they were the heritage of the Christian people throughout the world, and they knew that the children delighted in singing them. Surely they would not stultify themselves after unani- mously allowing the Nonconformists to come there and conduct simple gospel services. He appealed to his fellow guardians to shew a little charity and a little of the faith that worked by love, and then they would do some good. He had attended that Board for many years, and that was the first time the religious question had cropped up. Captain CONGREVE I think you ignore the position of the clergyman here very much. Colonel LLOYD; I do not. Captain CONGREVE said he thought the chaplain was the senior officer of the Work- house, and his feelings were very strong that he had provided ample means for the religious instruction of the children of the Church of England, and he did not wish his instruction interfered with by the teaching of other denominations. He (the speaker) thought it was perfectly reasonable that the chaplain should hold that view. He did not think the Nonconformists had so little zeal for their religion that they would submit to a similar state of things for a moment, and he did not think the chaplain would be worth anything if he did not complain of the counteraction to his teaching of some twenty years. The CHAIRMAN asked if there were any Nonconformist children in the house. If so, he hoped no one would be so illiberal as to complain of them going to Church of England services. The Rev. F. SANDERS The point simply is this-Mr. Ollive has written to the Local Government Board to know whether the matter is legal or not. There is a doubt as to the matter at present. While there is any doubt we ought not to interfere with the children. If the authorities say the children can be legally sent to these services there is an end of the matter. Until an answer is received we ought to let matters remain in statu quo. Colonel LLOYD moved that the children over twelve years of age, if they were agreeable, should be permitted to join in the singing. Mr. CHRISTAIN seconded. M. G. W. ZEIGLER moved that the children be allowed to attend the services as usual until they heard from the Local Government Board. Colonel LLOYD withdrew his amendment in favour of this, and seconded Mr. Zeigler. Captain CONGREVE said he should take the term t as usual' to mean the practice that had prevailed during the last twenty years. Mr. ZEIGLER I mean since the chapel was opened. On a division, the amendment was carried by eleven votes to three.
I THE ENLARGEMENT OF CHRIST…
THE ENLARGEMENT OF CHRIST CHURCH. + Following on the dedication which took place last year of the side chapel erected at Church Church, Newtown, to the memory of the late Miss Margaret Howson, a further enlargement of the church was dedicated on Friday evening. The addition is in the chancel portion and consists of an arch, a roof, oak ribs and panels, an organ chamber, and large clergy and choir vestries. Friday was the anniversary of the dedication of the side chapel. The Ven. Archdeacon Barber conducted the ceremony, and the preacher was the Rev. and Hon. Francis Pelham. There was an overflowing congregation, a notable feature of the service being that most of the former clergy and workers of the parish were present, including Canon Blencowe, the former vicar. The organ was played by the Rev. C. Hylton Stewart (late precentor of Chester Cathedral), and the service was extremely hearty and harmonious. The two altars were bedecked with choice flowers, and the church looked its best. This work marks the third stage of the enlargement scheme in this church, and a further development is contemplated next year in the west part, by the addtion of at least two or three bays to the nave. When the alterations are completed there will be something like adequate accommodation for Church people in what is one of the most populous parishes in the city.
TEA TABLE DAINTIES.
TEA TABLE DAINTIES. In the majority of houses the tea hour is the most enjoyable and cosy time of the day, and it is ever the endeavour of the lady or the daughters of the house to provide a dainty accompaniment to the cup which cheers." Some avoid the trouble of baking at home by buying from the baker, and thereby often miss the daintiness. But none would object to home baking if they knew how easily and quickly the most dainty and tempting little tea scones and light cakes can be made with the help of Brown & Poison's Paisley Flour. This article, recently introduced by Brown & Poison, of Corn Flour fame, is used as a raising agent for all kinds of baking, being mixed one part with six to eight parts of ordinary flour. Paisley Flour makes scones and cakes very light and digestible, and it is so certain in its action, that, as one reports, even a tyro need never fail in baking if Paisley Flour be used." Brown & Poison's Paisley Flour makes home-baking a pleasure. 1
FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL.…
FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. + A quarterly meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday, at the Town Hall, Holywell under the presidency of Lord Kenyon.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. T. Parry (vice-chairman), a vote of sympathy was passed with Mrs. Gladstone and the family. A vote of thanks was also passed to the Liverpool Corporation and Captain Nott Bower (Chief Constable) for spontaneously lending a hundred foot police and a contingent of mounted police on the occasion of the removal of Mr. Gladstone's body from Hawarden Castle to Broughton Hall Station. MAIN ROADS: THE FLINT TOWN COUNCIL'S CLAIM. On the minutes of the Main Roads Com- mittee, Mr. T. W. Hughes (Flint) moved that the Council pay the full claim of the Flint Town Council for the maintenance of urban roads for the past year, pointing out that the arbitra- tions in the two previous years had resulted in the County Council having to pay the full amount.—Mr. J. L. Muspratt seconded the pro- position, but ultimately, on the suggestion of Mr. Elwy Williams, it was decided to pay 95 per cent., to which Mr. Hughes agreed.—On the recommendation of the Main Roads Committee their estimate of £10,201 6s. 4d. for the expendi- ture on main roads for the year ending March 31, 1898, was adopted. The amount expended during the past year was X9,410 17s. 2d. —-A discussion took place upon a recommen- dation of the Main Roads Committee that J 'I a the county surveyor provide a list of steep hills and dangerous places in the county for notice boards, supplied by the Cyclists' Touring Club free of charge. Various opinions were expressed, but it was ultimately decided that the recom- mendation of the committee be adopted. ANALYST'S REPORT. The report of the county analyst (Mr. W. F. Lowe) for the past year was submitted. It appeared that 40 samples had been submitted for analysis, of which three had been found to be adulterated, viz., one of milk, one of tincture of rhubarb, and one of tinned peas. Several of the samples of milk were dirty, the sediment consisting of cow dung.—Dr. Williams (Flint) called attention to the desirability of farmers securing purity of milk. THE L. & N. W. R. BILL. A report was submitted from a special com- mittee appointed to consider the London and North Western Railway Company's Bill, from which it appeared that the committee had prepared and presented a petition against the Bill in the House of Commons with the view of securing a public road to the wharf and quay at Mostyn, the company having claimed the right to close the existing road, and thus prevent access to the shore, to the inconveni- ence and damage of the general public.—Upon this subject Mr. E. Williams (Rhyl) expressed a hope that it would not be necessary for the Council to go on with their petition, but that matters would be amicably arranged. THE COUNTY FINANCE8. From the report of the Technicai Instruction Committee, which was adopted, it appeared that the total amount received during the financial year for the purposes of technical and inter mediate education was XZ,404 lis. 3d. The payments made amounted to 12,290 19a. 4d., to- gether with a balance due to the treasurer from the previous year of 9361 9s. 9d., leaving a pre- sent balance due to him of X247 17s. lOd.—The Finance Committee reported that the sums to be received during the year would amount to X26,929 8a. 6d., and that the total sum to be provided during the like period would be R39,459 7s., leaving a deficiency to be provided for by the rates of £ 12,529 18s. 6d. The com- mittee recommended the making of a county rate of 8d. in the pound, and that the Council make a rate of 4d. for the present half year.—Mr. Thomas Parry, in moving the adop- tion of the committee's recommendations, dealt at length with the county finances. With regard to the expenditure on main roads, he pointed out that the cost 'of maintenance was increasing yearly. In four years the increase was R2,000 a year-equal to a county rate of lid.-After discussion the recommendations were adopted.—The Finance Committee had recommended the reduction of the grant paid by the Council to the Dee Fishery Board from R50 to £ 25, but 08 the proposition of Mr. Bromley, it was decided to continue the grant at £ 50, it being pointed out that the industry was an important one to the county. THE PURCHASE OF THE MOLD JESUIT COLLEGE. The following notice of motion stood on the agenda paper in the name of Mr. James Prince (Connah's Quay) The question of the desirability or otherwise of the City Council purchasing the premises at Mold formerly the old gaol, and lately the Jesuit College, and to move a resolution that a committee be appointed to take the subject into consideration and report as to the uses to which such building could be made available." Mr. Prince sub- mitted that the building would provide excellent accommodation for pauper imbecilAa nnw r-nn- fined in workhouses in the county. He said the biding originally cost the county, as a gaol, £ 33,000, and the Jesuits had spent £ 7,000 upon it. It was now in the market, and could be got for R5,500, and he thought such a building should not be allowed to slip through the hands of the Council. The building would cost the Council probably £ 1,000 to adapt to the purpose required, and an expenditure of X6,500 would mean an expenditure of f270 per annum, which would entail a rate of âd. in the pound. There were now in Flintshire workhouses and asylums sixty cases of the kind named, which at present cost the union X780 a year for maintenance. If the cases were re- moved to an institution like this, and the 4s. grant obtained, the rates would be relieved to the extent of £ 624.—Mr. Sydney Taylor (Saltney), m seconding the proposition, said as a guardian he was strongly opposed to having Any workhouses.—Mr. E think the boards of guardians concerned were in favour of the scheme.-Mr. Pennant contended they were scarcely in a position to judge whether the scheme was desirable at present, because unless the 4s. grant was made by the Govern- ment it would be useless to move in the matter. He had it on the authority of Sir John Hibbert that the Local Government Board and the Lunacy Commissioners were weighing the matter in the balance at present.—Mr. Elwy Williams said surely such a huge building was not required for Flintshire alone. He considered these patients could be better and more cheaply provided for in work- houses than in an institution of this kind.- Mr. W. Jones (Holywell) inquired whether Mr. Prince's proposition was to make another asylum or a workhouse ?—Dr. J. H. Williams (Flint) It will be a certified workhouse.—Mr. Jones said he would not vote for acquiring this building, which would be another white elephant for the county.—The Clerk advised that at present the Council had no power to buy this bUlldmg.-Mr. R. Ll. Jones pointed out that the proposition was only to appoint a com- mittee to consider the matter.-Mr. Prince, in replying on the discussion, said he should not have brought his proposition forward but that there was a certainty that the 4s. grant would be eventually made. He also pointed out that at present the workhouses of the county were overcrowded.-On being put to the meeting the motion was carried by 17 to 12, and the matter was referred to the Main Roads Committee. TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIOW GRANT. Mr. Pennant moved the confirmation of a resolution arrived at by the Technical Instruc- tion Committee recommending the Council to make a grant of X50 towards the farm taken by the University College of North Wales for the purpose of providing agricultural educa- tion. In doing so he said the best course appeared to be to provide scholarships, and a committee had been appointed to make inquiries in other counties. A similar resolution would be brought before the other county councils in North Wales which would be likely to derive benefit from the farm.—The proposition was carried.-Mr. Pennant also moved That this Council generally approves of the extension of the 4s. grant to chronic lunatics and idiots outside an asylum, subject to the conditions and limitations proposed by the County Councils Association." He dwelt at some length on the subject, after which the proposition was seconded and carried. LIGHTING OF THE DEE. At the meeting of the Queen's Ferry Bridge Committee on April 15th, the Clerk explained that he had received from the Clerk of the Conservancy Board a form of the memorial relating to the proposed lighting of the Dee, and asking that the seal of the County Council might be affixed thereto. The Clerk explained to the committee that this might involve a question of costs, and that before taking any further steps in the matter he proposed to enquire what provision the Board had made under this head, and it was resolved to defer the matter for the consideration of the Council. Mr. T. W. Hughes proposed that the seal of the Council be affixed to the memorial.—Alderman Joseph Hall (Mayor of Flint) seconded.—Mr. R. Ll. Jones (Rhyl): If vessels in distress are allowed to go into the Wild Roads as a harbour of refuge, I think we should support it; but I think it is very shabby now, when they go there, that they should have to pay for pilotage. I consider it a gross injustice.—Mr. Bromley (Holywell): It is the only means of getting more light on the subject. What more do you want ? It is simply a question of lighting the Dee.—Mr. Elwy Williams Ships can't run into the river now, but they are liable to pilotage. I think ships running into the estuary for shelter should be free.—Mr. F. J. Gamlin (Rhyl) I support Mr. Jones that the seal of the Council be placed to the memorial on condition that vessels entering the river through stress of weather should not be com- pelled to pay the pilotage dues the Dee Conservancy Board now inflict upon them. Vessels coming from Rhyl have suffered from this injustice for years.—Mr. Bromley To Flintshire it is a very important thing-more so than to Rhyl. I don't see why you should make any condition. There is no objection to the Rhyl people petitioning the Board on that point; but it is paltry, selfish, and mean to attach any condition of that sort. (" Order, order.") I say it is underhanded to take advantage of an opportunity of this character. When they want to light up the river, and save lives and property, you jump in and say, "We don't do it till we get what we want." I propose we sign it.—On a division it was decided by a large majority that the seal of the Council be placed to the memorial.—Mr. Elwy Williams: I am glad to see you taking such care of the Dee. I wish you would take as much care not to allow people to close your ports.
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THE HOOLEY SMASH. 0 CLAIMS FOR £ 400,000. The failure was announced on Wednesday at the London Bankruptcy Court of Mr. Ernest Terah Hooley, described as a company pro- moter. The receiving order was made by the Registrar on the debtor's own petition. Mr. Hooley's solicitor said the petition had only been presented after the debtor had made the most enormous sacrifices,' and the step was taken solely in order to preserve the assets for the general body of creditors, instead of allow- ing some individuals to obtain payment at the expense of others. It was perfectly impossible at present to state the amount of the liabilities. No doubt they would be very large; but, on the other hand, the assets were also very large and would shew a good result, although much of course depended upon the realisation. The solicitor added that he was not prepared to say whether any scheme would be propounded. That was a matter calling for the gravest con- sideration. It was only due to Mr. Hooley, he continued, to say that from what he could learn, that gentleman bad not reaped the benefit of the large sums which had been made in connection with some of his promotions, and that he had been victimised to an extent that would be quite a revelation to the public. Mr. Hooley would do his best to have a statement prepared and laid before his creditors at the oarliest possible moment. It is stated that actions representing some C400,000 were pend- ing against Mr. Hooley, and that one in respect of X53,000 was set down for hearing on Thurs- day. GREAT UNDERTAKINGS. It would require a good deal of space to enumerate the whole of the companies which, directly or indirectly, Mr. Hooley promoted. The moment it was known, or rumoured, that he was about to buy up a given concern its shares, if it was already a company, ran up many shillings every day, and almost the highest in the land did not hesitate to beg for allotments when the new flotations were made. Perhaps Mr. Hooley's greatest undertaking, after the Dunlop Company, was the conver- sion' of Bovril into a great public company. That, too, was a great success, and has re- mained so. Another notable industrial promo- tion was' Schweppe, Limited; and he also brought out the French Dunlop Company, Singer Cycle Company, and various concerns belonging to the same group. Mr. Hooley's two most recent promotions, the Lee-Metford Company and the Hydraulic Joint Company, are understood to have met with a reception from the public very different from that which was given to his early enterprises. Within the last few days it had become known that a great deal of litigation was pending against Mr. Hooley. Indeed, it was said that over sixty actions in which he was a defendant were pending in the Irish courts alone. We append a short list of some of Mr. Hooley's promo- tions, together with the present value of the shares. Present Depre- Company. Capital. Value. ciation. Dunlop Debentures £ 550,000. £ 363,000. £ 187,000 „ Preference. 1,000,000. 625,000. 375,000 Ordinary 1,000,000. 600,000. 400,000 Deferred 2,000,000. 700,000.1,300,000 Bovril Ordinary. 750,000. 721,875. 228,125 Deferred. 750,000. 450,000. 300,000 Clement Gladiateur Ordinary. 700,000.. 140,000. 560,000 Singer Ordinary. 400,000. 180,000. 220 000 „ Preference 200,000. 135,000. 65'000 Swift Ordinary. 200,000. 95,000. 105'000 11 Preference 100,000.. 79,000. 21,000 Components Tube. 150,000. 30,000. 120,000 Cycle Manufac- turers Tube 250,000. 25,000. 225,000 Humber, America. 75,000. 30,000. 45'000 Portugal.. 100,000. 20,000. 80,000 Russia 75,000. 15,000.. 60,000 Schweppe Deferred. 350,000. 140,000. 210 000 MR. HOOLEY AND THE DEE LANDS. It may be remembered that some time ago Mr. Hooley purchased a large estate of several thousand acres on the banks of the Dee, near Burton. Cheshire. The estate consisted very largely of land reclaimed from the former rivet course by the erection of the several em- bankments constructed a generation since, and also hundreds of acres which were in the course of reclamation. There was supposed to be a large scheme on hand for thoroughly treating all the land, and making the desert blossom like the rose, but nothing has been done since the legal transaction was completed. It is stated on reliable authority that Mr. Hooley has long ceased to have any connection with the above property and the company recently formed, and that his recent failure will in no way affect either the property or the company. Mr. Thomas Gee (Liverpool), solicitor for the vendors of the Dee Lands, writes as follows :— I have to inform you that Mr. Hooley has some time since ceased to have any connection with the undertaking, and that the bankruptcy of Mr. Hooley will not affect the estate or the Dee Estates Company, Limited." MR. HOOLEY INTERVIEWED. Mr. Hooley, interviewed as to his failure and his position generally, has declared that every- thing he has done has been fair and above board. When the estate was wound up it would pro- bably show a surplus of half a million sterling, and everybody would be paid in full. He also declared that he had had to stand a good deal of what he regarded as blackmailing by news- papers, and threatened to make revelations at his public examination.
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EVERY Houru may shortly be supplied with electric light by a simple piece of mechanism placed over the kitchen chimney, if a new plan of Edison's for generating electricity directly from heat is successful. Thus the poorest person could have the benefit of a useful invention which is now regarded as a luxury only for the comfort of the rich. Mr. Thomas Holloway, however, has given a greater blessing to humanity than has yet been afforded by the most wonderful discoveries of science. His Pills and Ointment have succeeded in cases where the greatest authorities on medical treatment have failed. Whatever the condition of a patient may be, these medicines will effect a cure if such a thing is humanly possible. THE ROYAL ALBERT ASYLUM, LANCASTER. Attention is called to the advertisement which appears in another column of a public meeting at the Town Hall, Manchester, on the 21st inst., in connection with the election of 50 pationts into the Royal Albert Asylum. There are now 580 young imbeciles in the institution from the seven northern counties, and the committee are appealing for funds to provide additional accommodation for cases requiring special care. CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are warranted to cure, in either sex, all acquired or constitutional Dis- charges from the Urinary Organs, Gravel and Pains in the back. Free from Mercury. Estab- lished upwards of 30 years. In boxes 4s. 6d. each, of all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout the World, or sent for sixty stamps by the makers, The Lincoln and Midland Counties Drug Company, Lincoln.
THE DRAPER AND THE DRESSMAKER.…
THE DRAPER AND THE DRESSMAKER. 4, A WREXHAM BREACH OF PROMISE. At St. George's Hall, Liverpool, on Tuesday, Mr. E. T. Wilson, acting under-sheriff, sat with a jury for the purpose of assessing damages in a breach of promise action, in which the plain. tiff was Miss Kate Elizabeth Jones, and the defendant George L. Jenkinson. Mr. Steel and Mr. Oulton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M'Keever appeared for the defendant. Mr. Steel, stating the facts of the case to the jury, said it was rather a heartless case, in which a young girl of 22 years, as she was in 1893, when the courtship began, had been deceived and kept waiting by the defendant for some- thing like five years. After a courtship of five years he had thrown her over without giving her any reason for his conduct. The correspon- dence between the parties was voluminous, but he would not trouble the jury with all the letters. In the year 1893 Miss Jones was living at Wrexham with her sister, and working with her as a dressmaker, and the defendant was manager of a hosiery shop in the same town. In that year they made each other's acquaintance, and they formed a liking for each other,although there was no formal engagement. An the end of 1893, about Christmas time, the plaintiff and defendant came to Liverpool, and were the guests of plaintiff's sister or other relative. After dinner speeches were made, and the defendant, in the presence of a number of persons, said it was his intention to make the plaintiff his wife, that his father was going to start him in business with £1,000, and that he hoped to be able to marry the plaintiff six montns after he bad a business of his own. The courtship went on, and in March, 1894, the defendant was negotiating a business in Preston. From that town he wrote her about it, saying that he thought it would 'end in something,' and concluding his letter with Good-bye, with fond love, from ever yours, George." In another letter the defendant wrote" Well, darling, we had a very pleasant afternoon at Eaton Hall. I was thinking about you, and about the time I generally leave you. I wanted my -good night,' and I shall be looking forward to the time when I get here to have a line from you. Ta-ta, with fondest love, from ever yours, GEORGE." All the letters were in the same strain, and of an endearing character. The defendant finally took the Preston shop, and was doing a good business. On one occasion when the plaintiff visited him at Preston he shewed her his bank book, in which there was to his credit JE600 odd. During the year 1895 they met occasionally, and always conducted themselves as an engaged couple. Towards the end of that year defendant seemed to get cool towards the plaintiff, and on November 5th of that year he wrote a letter which shewed that his affections were cooling. In reply to that she wrote My darling George,—Your letter to hand quite safe. I cannot tell you how much hurt I was at the contents of it. You have known all along that your people would object to the engagement. I have given up every- thing in the world for you, and you have said that you would make me your wife. You know, laddie, our courtship has gone too far to fall through. Don't you think so, laddie ? I think it would be best for you to make a clean breast of it to your people, as I have advised you to do many a time ere you got the shop. Mother being ill, and your letter to add to my trouble, is more than I can bear." In reply to that letter he wrote, My dearest Kitty,—After a good long week's thought I sit down to another letter. I was rather surprised to find that you took so cross a view of mine. If you are willing to wait for me I am willing to keep my promise, but you will tire of waiting, &c." The Acting Sheriff asked when the engage- ment was broken off. Mr. Steel replied that it was in this way. On the 20th February, 1896, she wrote to him saying that she had waited a long time. She received no answer, and as she could neither see nor hear from him she threatened to consult her solicitors. Then they seemed to have made it up again, and went on corresponding. Ulti- mately, however, the defendant broke his engagement, and by allowing this case to come to that court had admitted the breach. The plaintiff was then called, and in reply to Mr. Oulton's questions she gave a history of her courtship, which in the main coincided with counsel's statement. All through the year 1895 he conducted him- self towards her as one engaged to marry her. The effect of his conduct upon her was that she suffered much in health. She was willing to wait for him any length of time, so long as he was willing to keep his promise. In reply to Mr. M'Keever, the plaintiff said she had been engaged to the defendant before he left Wrexham in January, 1895. Don't you know that his employer wrote to his father asking him to take him away from Wrexham, so that he would not form any undesirable engagement ?-Yes; he told me that his father was opposed to his marriage, but he would marry me in spite of the lot, when he would have the shop. He made an appoint- ment with me to meet him in Blackpool, and it was during our sojourn there that he gave me the ring. Wasn't it during the visit to Blackpool that he became engaged to you ?-No; he announced it before. Listen to your letter of June 1st, 1896 :—" My darling George,—I cannot understand why you have not written to me for so long. Twelve months to-day we became engaged. Then I thought I was the happiest girl in the world. Please write and explain your long silence. Trusting you are well and the business is brisk." Did you at any time propose to him that he should marry you without his father's consent ? —No. Did he propose to you P—Yes. Mr. Steel: And you agreed to it ?—Yes. In reply to further questions the plaintiff said that from the Whitsun Holiday at Blackpeol in 1895 she saw the defendant only three times. He had made many appointments with her, and disappointed her. Mr. Steel: Did you have to complain about his conduct to you ?-I thought he was growing cold. (Laughter.) Mr. M'Keever: Did you write and ask him to get a situation for you in Preston.—I did, so as to be near him. Mr. Steel: It is suggested that it is you who proposed to him, and not he to you; is that true ? Plaintiff (emphatically) No. On the 10th of June did he write this letter to you: My dear Kitty, I hope the little present I gave you has closed their mouths about the result of our courtship. Ah well, we are not spliced yet, but we're engaged now, aren't we ? Yes, I received that letter. On June 24th, he wrote I have had another run down to Blackpool on Sunday, and sat on the seat at the corner on the pier. You know what I mean, don't you? (Laughter.) I am glad to hear you are better. I hope you will continue to improve. You must not get thin or I shall be cross." (Laughter.) Did he write that ?—Yes. Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Evans, sisters of the plaintiff, said that since the engagement was broken off the plaintiff, who was naturally of a lively disposition, had suffered in health. Mr. M'Keever called no evidence for the defence. Mr. Steel, addressing the jury, pointed out that the defendant, after behaving in a heart- less and dishonourable manner, dared not go into the witness-box to answer the cruel I suggestion that this young lady had lured him into an engagement. Mr. M'Keever submitted that this was not a case for heavy damages. Before the engage- ment the plaintiff knew that if it were not for assistance from his father the defendant would not be in a position to marry, having nothing but what he could get as a draper's assistant. The jury awarded the plaintiff R250 damages.
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THE STATE BALL. ♦
THE STATE BALL. ♦ The first State ball of the season was held at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, and was an extremely brilliant function. Some beautiful dresses, historic lace, and splendid jewels were worn. Over 1,500 invitations were issued by the Lord Chamberlain, and a large quantity of the gold plate, including many of the show pieces, were brought up from Windsor to decorate the tables and buffets of the supper- room. The Prince and Princess of Wales, representing her Majesty, attended, as well as other members of the Royal Family. Invitations were issued to the Duke and Duchess of West- minster, the Countess Grosvenor, Mr. Wyndham, and the Ladies Grosvenor, Viscountess Parker, Lord and Lady Chesham, Lord Crewe, the Duchess of Buckingham and Chandos, Lord Kenyon, Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Boscawen, &c. The Duchess of Westminster was dressed in pale lilac satin, of a soft but bright tone. The skirt was embroidered with carnations, and their own pretty blade-like foliage, with silver and brilliants. The bodice was similarly embroidered, and was trimmed with tulle and with cream-coloured lace. The sleeves were fluffy little frills of tulle edged with tiny ruches and veiled with lace, and there was a ruche of tulle at the hem. Shaded primulas were used to trim the dress, and magnificent pearl and diamond ornaments were worn. Viscountess Parker's extremely pretty ball costume was of white satin. The bodice was finished with loose stole ends of fine Brussels lace falling from each shoulder. Over the shoulders were straps of diamond jewelling, while wreaths of roses fell down over the tops of the arms, forming pretty sleevelets. The ShIrt ot satin was veiled with tulle, on which was a deep flounce of beautifully fine Brussels lace falling over a thick ruche hem of roses. The bodice was finished with a sparkling diamond girdle, and diamond ornaments were worn.
DRAWING ROOM AT BUCKINGHAM…
DRAWING ROOM AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. ♦ The Duchess of Westminster was present at a Drawing Room held by the Princess of Wales at Buckingham Palace on behalf of the Queen on Wednesday, when about 200 presentations were made. Her Grace was dressed in white satin. The bodice was grace- fully and very prettily draped with fine Mechlin lace, and softened with tulle. The sleeves were of satin and tulle, and clusters of monthly roses and white lilac were placed upon it. The skirt was veiled with flounces of Mechlin lace run on muslin. Her Grace's train was of brocade-all white—with a bold, fine design of branches of lilac, natural size. It was lined with palest licac-leaf green satin, and a sash of chiffon the same soft pale shade worn on the dress. The Duchess's ornaments were beautiful pearls and diamonds. Mrs. Kinloch, who was presented on her mar- riage by the Countess of Portarlington, wore a cream-coloured satin dress, finished with a Vandyked flounce of very fine Honiton lace, headed with rouleaux of chiffon. The bodice was swathed with chiffon and lace. The train was a very lovely brocade, on a creamy-tinted ground, with a design of foliage and true lovers' knots. It was lined with mauve satin and trimmed with groups and trails of shaded iris. The brocade was specially woven in Maccles- field by constituents of Mrs. Kinloch's brother, Mr. Bromley-Davenport, and given to her as a wedding present. Mrs. Edward Powell, of Oakbank, Cheshire, who was presented on her marriage by her mother, Mrs. James Mactear, was dressed in white satin, with lovely lace, and wore a train of white brocade in a large design, with one corner wrought in a raised embroidery with turquoise and silver, and she wore a lovely bouquet of white flowers.
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. It is the fellow who stands inside the house and looks out through the window that most enjoys the storm. How jolly to see the passers- by struggling against the wind or scudding before it, their coat collars up to their ears, their hats jammed down on their heads, slap- ping and slashing over the flooded pavements, soaked to the skin, maybe, cursing the weather with what breath they may have left, as they pelt and writhe along the road. Great fun, I say, this is for the man who looks out through the window. Not his are the wet clothes clinging like cerements,' as poor Tom Hood said about the girl who had ended her sorrows, as so many do, in the Thames. Not his the able-bodied chance of catching a bad cold and getting floored with rheumatism or pneumonia. Oh, no; he is on the right side of the brick wall, snug as a bug in a rug, and dry as a bone. So he just fills himself full up with what is pro- bably one of the meanest forms of delight, the enjoyment of witnessing the miseries of others. You may not believe it, but I know people who take a distinct and positive pleasure in attend- ing funerals for the sake of looking upon the grief of the afflicted and hugging the idea that it is somebody else and not they themselves who is being macerated and ground up in the merciless mill of sorrow. On the same lines we may regard strong, healthy persons; they who have been hearty as pigs all their lives; they who eat like hungry horses and sleep like policemen off duty; who have scarce ever had a pang or pain, and fancy that illness in others is a culpable weakness, if not an absolute sin. I have a notion to add that chronically well people are the coldest blooded wretches on earth. There I have said it, and it's true. If the reader is one of them, he can skip the following letter if he likes. There are plenty more to whom it will be an advantage to peruse it carefully. For over ten years," says the writer," I had suffered from indigestion and weakness. I felt weak, low, and heavy. I bad no appetite, and when I sat down to the table, often I could not touch a morsel of food. After meals I had ex- cruciating pain at the chest, through to the back also a gnawing constant pain under the shoulder blade. I bad frequent bilious attacks, being so sick that I could not lift my head from the pillow. At night I was restless, getting no proper sleep, and in the morning feeling worse tired than when I went to bed. I was much swollen about the waist, and was constantly belching wind. I got gradually weaker and weaker, it being a misery to get about. I continued like this for ten years, never being well, and not knowing what it was to enjoy my meals. I saw doctor after doctor (I am sure that I consulted twenty doctors), who gave me medicines, but I received no benefit from them. They did not suit my case. I gave up all hope of ever getting well again, and wished that I was dead, always fretting at my weak state. In April of last year (1896) a pamphlet was sent me by post, and I read about Mother Siegel's Curative Syrup. My symptoms were accurately described in this small book, and I determined to try it. "I sent to Mr. Coppin's Stores, Marsham- street, Westminster, for a bottle of this medicine. After taking it a few days I found it was doing me good. I could eat and enjoy my food, which agreed with me. This gave me confidenc6, and I continued with it, and soon all the pain left me, and I felt as strong and well as ever I did in my life. I felt brighter, and could eat anything, nothing coming amiss. I have since kept in good health, taking an occasional dose when required. You can make what use you like of this statement, and refer anyone to me. (Signed) (Mrs.) Annie White, 117, High-road, New Southgate, London, N., August 10th, 1897." This lady is the wife of Mr. H. White, butcher, New Southgate. In private conversa- tion they both speak very enthusiastically of Mother Seigel's Syrup. Mrs. White says that although during her long illness she could scarcely walk at all, she can now walk six miles without fatigue. And that is not half a bad tramD. even for a woman who has never been ill. Many of them cannot do as much. That our correspondent can is a striking illustration of the pewer of the medicine that cured her. I who write these lines have not always had the luck to be looking out of the window at other people fighting the bad weather. I have been bowed down under the tempest of sickness and pain myself. And so have millions. And it is we who sympathise with Mrs. White and rejoice with her on her recovery.
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TEA ROOMS FOR THE GROVES.—At their meeting to-day (Wednesday) the Town Council will be asked to accept a recommendation that the Improvement Committee be authorised to have tea rooms, lavatory accommodation, &c., provided at The Hermitage, the Groves (as shewn on a plan to be submitted) at a cost. including structural alterations, of 92M.