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CHESTER FRONTIERSMEN. 4
CHESTER FRONTIERSMEN. 4 NEW TIOOP FORMED. MEETING OF THE LEGION. On Saturday afternoon a meeting was held a.t the Grosvenor Hotel of the Legion of Frontiersmen, for the purpose of forming a Chester troop in the North Wales command. The is a bard of experts, who have gained an experience of life away from the ordinary forms of civilisation, and who are ready to plaoo tkat experience at the d spoAai of the country in case of war. Saturday's ga'iiornig was a notable one, being attended by several prominent members of t'he Legion. Viscount Monunorrcs presided, and was sup- ported by Mr. Ro Focock (founder of the Logion), Lieut.-Coloixi D. P. Drisooll, D.S.O. (the famous leader of Driscoil's Scouts in South Africa), Mr. P. H. Melhuish (oom- mandant of tho North Wales Command of the Legion), Major MacLean, Captain Allen Field (Chester), the Rev. Douglas 11. Pdly (Vicar Df Buckley). Air. Collard, etc. The majority of those present wore the picturesque but ser- viceable uniform of the Legion, and tho.r Mitiart appeaxanoe attracted ocnsidhrable atten- tion in the streete. THE MEN WHO ARE W ANTED. The Chairman sa id the Legion was one of the most patriotic movements started in re- cent day.5. It was an attempt to make use of thofcc men who had boen on the frontier, who had been in the wild*, who had fought tho sea, and who had travelled lone-handed in the un- known places of the earth, and made them- Behee of general utility, and to enable them to tl),rn their knowlcd>ge to aeoount in the eer- vdoo of the country-. This country was per- petually engaged in those ploaeaut and cheery litile campaigns, which meant so much to lis, and of which we hoard so llittle, and in those campaigns, w'h.t was very often most needled was a rexlly intcllig-en,1 IntRlligen: Depart- ment. Another thing which was very often much nnx-ded was art efficient sorvioe of sootite. A third thing was, to have men who were able to shift for themselves, and who knew how to look after themselves gc.nera.liy in any emer- gency. Those were just the kind of thdngB one learned when one had been either rounding up cattle in tne west of tho United States, or farming on the veld' in South Africa, or going flat-footed, day after day, across tropical Ah ica. Under those conditions they got an experience which they could gt-t in no other way, and those men were the kind who were vianwd in the Legion. There were an enor- JnQUt; number of people who would be very glad to join the Legion, on account of thoir very beautiful uniform, but very few of thoec Were men who were really wanted. The men who were really wanted were those who had done something, been something, and been somewhere, arid fought thol,- own battlo single- handed; with nothing but God and thcrnt-clvce to trust to. They also wanted the men who had boon absolutely wasted up to the present beoaueo their talents had never been turned to account in this or any ot.he country. The nearest that had boon attained to that was in the United States, when we 6aw in the Civil ^Var the enormous advantage of having a nation or a whole population that was capable of shift- ing for itself, and the same thing had been 8sen in th) American oontvngent during the Boxer campaign The American contingent '•hiewe were generally the last to turn out in the moriin.g They shed their overcoats about twelve o'clock. bur, they reached the camping ground ahead of everybody oloe, and they stolo the blankets of evoiy other contingent. (Laughter) They were b aton into Pekin °*dy by British. Those men were well Qualified to belong to the Logion, and in this 14Lrt of England rrore than any other part there were suitable men for the Legion. To rt with they had through Lancashire, pteshiire and North Wales, that enormous body of men to whom the smell of salt water, ?v,I)d-hounded a#; Kipling" had it, waiS abso- utoJy as the breath of life. Thoy had too the ^en ^ho had spent thoir lives on tho frontiers, 1,10 men v»ho had b;oa trained from th&:r ea.rlicst, from twelve or fourteen up- 'Va-rds, to faoe emergencies, and win their diffi- culties Then they had in these parte an enor- mous number of men who had been in the Colonic*. This partioula.r part of England waa more «i«so:;iatod with the savago colonies than toy other part of England. The British popu- lation of West Africa was almcst recruited from here. Among the men who had been Out trading, the men who had been in the ser- vices, the prospectors, the surveyors, and the ttiners, there was undoubtedly an enormous **>dy of men who might, profitably join tho J^gion, and who might form a troop in Chester, which would be second to none in ~ngland and in the Legion of Frontiersmen. 1;1 conclusion. Lord Mountmorres announced ^•pologies from several gentlemen. General "looatta had authorised him to say that the object of that mooting had his very hearty sup- Port. He would hav-3 liked to be present, but doctor had forbidden him on aocount. of the weather. General Adair had also ex- Pr'^BBod his sympathy with the movement. Mr. Robert Yerburgh wrote: "To my sincere re- gret, I am unable to accept the invitation, as I have an engagement at Bolton on behalf of the Navy League, of which I am president. I need hardly say I am doe-ply mtoree'ted in the future of your force, and I am glad to give It any support in my power." Bir Watkin "Jim, thts Bishop of Chester, Mr. Mond, M.P., Mr. W. H Lever, M.P and Major Wood °d also sent apologies for absence. THE LEGION'S PROGRAMME. Mr. Roger Pooock gave wme interesting details 86 to the work of the Legion and its °rgambation. He described it as a seJf-sup- P^rtod, self-governing civilian association. Eighteen months ago the Logion did not exist, 1t to-day thev were abL3 to offer to the Ð.ta.l Government, one thousand men frcm and one thousand men from the Johan- ^«Bburg oommand. (Applause.) Their growth had been so great that they had had to re- Orga_nioo once every six months, and the Coun- au felt that they Lad to raise the standard of Qualification for membership. Without saying °*o word against the auxiliary forces, for ^hom he had tho greatest admiration, he did thunk the peace training cf the auxiliary V^rces gave thom that intimate touch with ^faculties which was indispensable to service ik ^°8'lon' They were looking only for "O war-trained eoldi&r, and for the regular ~P'<iier who had effected his training, some undJr difficulties greater than these of service Ot the men they had in the ■^gion, those who seamed to bo doing best, I- 1 say, first civil and m.ming engineers of frontier, and second, possibly tho cow- In tho same rank camto the back-bono o f Army, the old non-commissioned officers, ° could teach them moro of self-respect and ^•pline *han sny othor men alive. (Ap- Waust.) Thay were attaching increasing value Prospcctore because they were trained dyna- tQrs. Ewrywhere they were looking for Practical men. As to horses, they found they ?^jd do better work with the common bus UJid cab horse than some of thoir rivals 7^° boen ablo to do with hunters. Tho cab and tihe bus horn), not, being used as and being used to irregular feeding, were ^r able to stand the strebs of heavy <>ndur- work. Thiey had aifto found out that fA lr ofhoei s did not w;int, an officers' mc^?. (APPL,) They preferred to share alike tho men. (Applause.) That nveant the ~rper).sing with an enormous amoun; of trans- -A-8 regarded thes:r t.rain.ing, they at- great importanoe to cookery, and they d as niucih attention to the hygiene of and tho pr<solvation of the health of .111011 AE thiey did to tho art of taking OOVCT. a°t, Legion laid mo.e 6t ret« on taking from fevers than on taking cover from DOn, 8- They would soon be brought into the with the Territorial Forces, with whom wKVj, (X)~c>PFTLARE in two or three things <'id not scam to have been dono before. of t MHLIT.\BY REGONNAISANCE teeuth kingdom had boen made in the four- o&ntUr aJad reviscxi in the seventeenth 10 Wiyi, 33 far 35 nad been able of XLPri)?tely,' it was considered a little .) Ho suggested that toriol mi§"ht able to assist the Terri- ^lie^r own°? m ma^ng a military gazetosr of 86 ffiiJs'ric'S| oomp ling such information farm, tonfl 01 hay thoro were cm each draught horsee. how many nitreea m villas -ho wwei- ficial area of the village church, so that the doctois m 'gbit know how many beds it would hold, the watering places, how many anvils there wero 'n eaon village, whciro the wheel- wright's shop was, whcic the roads led to and what were tho facilities of the ra.ilway stations to load a.nd unload troops. These things were considered by our ancestors to bo worth know- ing, and it was generally believed that the better and more capable armies of Europe were generally iully informed upon these subjects. It was quite possible that our system in Great Britain wis not yet perfect. If it was not perfect, he hoped tho Legion might be allowed the privilege of helping to make it perfcct m tho way he had outlined. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Pooock also outlin/ed an interest- ing scheme whereby tho members of the Legion might practice the work of lay-Tig trains for blowing up railway bridges, and destroy- ing docks and railway junctions, the Terri- torial forces oo operating with them in this training by acting as the defending forces at these places. Ho pointed out that a foreign invading lorco would attack first of ali our im- portant bridges and railway junctions, and attempt to burn our mobilisatkxn stores and blow in the dock gates in our ports, and it was important that the Army should practice the protection of these important subjects. Mr. Collard moved t'hat the meeting heartily approve of the formation of a Chester troop of the North Wales command. Major McLoan seoonded. Captai n Allen Field, who was one of the provisional committee which formed the Lagion, said this was a centre where there wopo residing many men who had been ehie-fly on the West Coast of Africa He know several who would be excellent recruits to tho Legion. The Rov Douglas Pelly supported the pro- position, t.Tid said he was ore of tho earlier membeirs of the Legion, and ho hoped he would be ablo to corni3 into closer touch with its meii),bers than had boon possible hitherto. I The motion was carried unanimously. On tho proposition of Colonel Drisooll i vote of thanks was accorded the chairman. Captain Field seoonded, and the proposition was carried with the singing of "For he's a jolly good fellow." In tdi3 evening tho mtembers and friends of the Legion toat down at dinner at the Gros vcaor Hotel Lord Mountmorres presiding, and a pleasant evening was spent.—During the evening the Chairman read a telegram from an absent Frontiersman. It ww; addressed: — "Melhuish, Legion of Frontiersmen, probably known to the jx>lioe, dining somewhere in Chester." 'lhe- telegram, which caused; some amusement, was delivered correctly, and with- out delay The following toasts, besides the Royal toaf*t, were honoured:—"Mr. Roger Pooock and Colonel Driscoll," proposed by thjc) Ohiairman; "The Chairmaji," propoa&d by Commandant. Mrihuish; The Legion of Frontieismeo," proposed by the Chairman; "The Chester Troop," which was responded to by Captain Elkine, who was referred to as tho first member of the troop. Major Mc- Lean's health was also drunk. A DISTINGUISHED LEGION. As t lie wing the- distinguished career" which many of the members have bad, the following notes are interesting:- Viscount Mountmorros, who presided at the meeting of tho Legion, is a noted oarsman, and rowing people in Chester will remember last yean- it was expected that he would have composed, for the sculling championship of thr Dee. Unfortunately, Cestrians had not the pleasure of seeing him. He has travelled widely, having been in America, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Wrest Africa, and the Congo Froo State, etc. Colonel D P. Drisooll is, of course, one of tho best, known cavalry officers ir. the Army. During -Jbo South African War he was twioo mentioned in dispatches, and among his medals he has tho Queen's medal with four clarps, and the King's medal with two clasps, as well no the distinction of th, D.S.O. The Rev. Douglas Pelly was ordained in MashonalajiJ. He was formerly S.P.G. mis- sionary at MakoTuas, Mashonaland, Principal of the IXooesan Memorial College, Mashona- land, a cu-rate of Sal combe, priest in chargo of the Natal location, Capetown 1901 2.
CHESTER TECHNICAL SCHOOL *
CHESTER TECHNICAL SCHOOL OLD BOYS' ANNUAL DINNER. The Chester Technical Day School Old BoYt>' Association held their fourth annual dinner at the Holbom Restaurant, Foregate-street, on Saturday evening. Mr. F. Hewitt, an old boy who attended the school when it was fir&t opened, presided over a goodly attendajioe, which included Mr. J. A. MacMichael, Dr. Mann, Mr. W. Ferguson, Mr. J. Marriott, Mr. H. Hatch, Mr. J. H Davicti (secretary), etc. After an excellent dinner had been. served, the loyal toasts were submitted from the chair and drunk with cordiality. Mr. W. Ferguson proposed "The Old Boys' Association," and spoke of the value of such organisations. He considered their formation a most oommendable idea, whoever originated it, and he was delighted to see such a gathering of old boys. In youth they had impressions which were rarely effaced, and if those im- pressions were rightly guided he had no doubt there was a bright future before such a gather- ing of young men. He did not want them to think that when they had left school they had learned all. He wanted them rather to keep their minds open for impressions all through life. We lived in a scientific age, and he was sure that a large percentage of the pupils who commenced work in the technical day school went out into the world and became experts, or roee to some eminence in some direction of scientific knowledge. He advised young people not to give all their time up to eport. Sport and recreation were all very well in their right plaoe. Let them train their minds. Nothing spurred a young man to qualify himself more than the knowledge that the eyes of the city and their friends were upon them. He believed such gatherings were exceedingly useful in enabling young men to talk over their ideals and discuss their future. Mr. R. P. Wallace, in responding, urged past scholars of the school to support the association more enthusiastically, especially in the matter of finance. The Chairman gave the toast of "The School," and testified that the education he had received there had been of the greatest possible use to him so far in hie career. Mr. MacMichael, who responded, spoke of his pleasure at being once more at their annual gathering, and remarked that this was the first time the association had had one of themselves in the chair. He thought their choice of a president was a very good one. Mr. Hewitt was a gentleman who would add credit both to the association and to the school. (Applause.) He could tell them that the school was going on very well, was getting bigger and bigger, and they now had 108 on the books. During the year they had lost Mr. F. F. Brown, who pre- sided at their last dinner, and Dr. Stolterfobh, the chairman of the Governing Body, who had been a good friend to the school and the associa- tion. The past year of the school had been most successful. They had gained one London matriculation and five others. They had a goodly number of pupil teachers at the school. Nine of them had passed the preliminary certificate examinations, two with three diBtindions, two with two distinctions and two with one dis- tinction. He thought that was not. a bad record for the twelve months. As regarded the old boys, Mr. Nagle had passed the Intermediate Science (London), Mr. Trevor Jones had ap- peared on the Natural Science Society's syllabus, and Mr. R. C. Owen, Bachelor of Science, had taken the place of the chemistry master during the 1 otter's illnoes. Mr. Marriott aloo responded, and referred to the efficiency of the school. The toast of "Absent Ones" was proposed by Mr. Owen, B.So., and Mr. G. Russell submitted the toast of the guests, Dr. Mann responding. An excellent musical programme was gone through, the artists including Messrs. P. Nagle, J. E. Taylor. T. Clegg, F. Kennerley, R. Wallace. P. H. i.awson, W. Dutton, A. Wilde, H. Mitchell, C. Sandfield, J. B. Piercy, H. Weighill, J. C. Jones, etc, the pianist being Mr. J. E. Taylor. The secretarial duties were carried out by Mr. J. H. Davies.
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CHESTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE…
CHESTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE A meeting of the Chester Education Com- mittee was held at the Town all on Monday afternoon, Mr. E. M. Sneyd-Kynnersley pre- siding. Mrs. Stolterfoth wrote acknowledging the vote of sympathy with her in the death of Dr. Stolterfoth. On the recommendation of the Elementary Education Sub-committee, an order was made upon the treasurer for the sum of £10.350 to be plaoed to the credit of that sub- committee to meet payments as they became due to the contractor of the Love-street school. THE STATIONERY CONTRACT. INTERESTING DISCUSSION. Alderman Vernon moved the recommendation of the Elementary Education Sub-committee that the tenders of Messrs. Phillip, Son and Nephew. Liverpool, for the supply of school stationery and other materials be accepted for a term of live years. M v. Mil's asked what other tenders had been received. The Chairman said there were seven tenders in all, and they were reduced to two tenders, the one before the meeting, which amounted to £ 15. 8b. 5^ and a local tender of 96. 7d., to which special consideration was given. Mr. Mills said he could not understand the tenders, as he found in the accounts a bill from Mei»rs. Phillip, Son and Nephew for something over £ 100 for the month. The amount of stationery and other goods used during the year would probably approximate J3500. The Chairman £ 1,050. Mr. Mills: As usual, I am very moderate in my estimate. The Chairman: Very. Mr. Mills said that next year he should take a deal of care to ask the committee to give him an opportunity of giving them the benefit of his knowledge in examining the samples in con- nection with the tenders. He also objected to the committee's being pledged by the contract for so long a period as five years. They must remember that they might be a different body twelve months hence. Some of them might be removed by death or more reasonable causes- (laughter)—from the positions they now occu- pied. He propo&ed as an amendment that the tender be accepted for three years instead of five. ilr. Owen Roberts seconded, and remarked that lie had been alarmed at the sub-committee'a meeting to find a tendency to rush through the work of examining the tenders. He was one of those who had examined the samples, and he held to his view that some of the materials sup- plied under the successful tender were not materials which camo within the definition of the contract, to supply materials of good quality. He knew the chairman and deputy-chairman of that committee held a different opinion. He argued that it was the truest economy to get best materials. Had that committee known a few months ago that they could have bought land for LU25 for a site for a school, they would not have given over E2,300 for it. The Chairman: That is hardly relevant. Mr. Roberts: It is relevant on the question of economy. I am asking the committee not to rush. It is too late on the question of purchasing the land, but it is not too late on this contract. Mr. J. Dodd asked what the prices tendered for the period of three years were. The Chairman said in the case of the Liverpool firm the prices were the same; but in the case of tho local firm there was a few shillings difference. Alderman Churton criticised Mr. Roberts for raising the objection to the committee's recom- mendation, because when the matter had been before the committee he had been a minority of one. Unless there was something very much against the committee, he thought it always right to back up the committee. The Bishop of Chester attached great value to the opinion of the chairman and vice-chairman upon a matter of that sort; but it did seem to him that Mr. Roberts's remarks had some rele- vancy. because, in his opinion, the choice of the contract was not a wise one, and therefore Mr. Roberts very naturally wished to reduce the terms of the contract from five to three years. Of course he himself was not in a slightest position to judgpc whether Mr. Robertd'^ ground of argument would hold good, and he asked whether there was not something in the proposal that when tenders were being BOught there should be specimens given in accordance with which the tenders should be made. The Chairman said the sub-committee had made a great mistake in not appointing Mr. Mills to examine the samples, as he had a prac- tical acquaintace with stationery. Mr. Mills: I am not girding at anyone. The Chairman: No. I am speaking in all sincerity in saying that we wanted a man with special knowledge. We had to rely principally on the opinion of the Director, but I was able to support the opinion of the director that the samples submitted were sufficiently good for the purpose.—Continuing, the Chairman said that since the meeting of the sub-committee he had j written to Manchester and Salford and obtained sample.s of their stationery, and he and the director had come to the conclusion that there was nothing to complain of in their own goods. Some of the Chester committee's things were cheaper and some of the Manchester and Salford articles were better; but, taking it all round, what Messrs. Phillip, Son and Nephew proposed to supply them with was quite as good and quite as cheap as what the authorities in Man- chester and Salford were getting. Tho Bishop said the point was that with the Liverpool standard of paper and goods the local firm could send in a lower tender. The Chairman said the sub-committee had discussed that also. They would have had to havo samples of stationery in the Town Hall so that what the firms tendered could be examined. It would be neoessary also to keep the important samples in the Education Office, and they should require Mr. Mills to be in weekly attendance to see that the goods supplied were up to the mark. That was a counsel of perfection, no doubt, but in dealing with those matters on a very large scale they had to work in a practical manner. The Mayor suggested that it would be better if tenders were made according to sample, and Alderman Vernon supported this view. Mr. J. W. Connell said the teachers had not reported any fault in Messrs. Phillip, Son and Nephew's goods, nor with tho&c of the local firm when the latter had had the contract. The amendment to reduce the term of the contract to three years was carried unanimously. A motion was proposed by the Mayor and seconded by Mr. Mills that it be an instruction to the sub-committee to obtain tenders in future according to sample, and this was agreed to. ANOTHER NEW SCHOOL. MR. MILLS AND THE ARCHITECT. Alderman Vernon moved a recommendation of the Elementary Education Sub-committee that Mr. William T. Lockwood be engaged to prepare plans and adviee the committee as to the erection of the proposed school in Egerton- street. Mr. Mills said it was wholly unnecessary to go outside their own staff to design a school such as they wanted in Egerton-street. He asked who was the person referred to in another part of the minutes, which stated: The sur- veyor submitted detailed plans for the erection of a new school. It was unanimously resolved that the plans be adopted, etc." The Chairman said the Flintshire surveyor was referred to. Mr. Mills: Are we going to admit that the City Surveyor of Chester is leas competent than the Flintshire surveyor? Mr. Mills moved that the resolution be altered to read The City Surveyor be asked to prepare plans, etc." Mr. Owen Roberts seconded. The Lord Bishop said the proposal required considerable weighing before the committee could commit themselves to it. Mr. Mills: In the hope of getting the Lord Bishop on my side—(laughter)—I propose that the matter be referred back to the committee. The Chairman: Which amendment do you rely upon? Mr. Mills: In the hope of conciliating the Lord Bishop, I vary my amendment. Tho amended amendment having been read, the Chairman said: Does that remove the doubt in your lordship B mind? The Biehop: I should like to know a little bit more. (Laughter.) His lordship explained that he did not know whether the City Surveyor was appointed as an architect for all the city build- ings. It was a very big question. Mr. Mills: The Assistant City Surveyor served his artiales as an architect with Messrs. Douglas, iMinahull and Fordh Tlle Bishop said the question to his mind was 1 whether they were to look to the City Surveyor in all cases of preparing plans for new schools. The Chairman said they were building three schools, one in Love-street, by Mr. Beswick, one in George-street, by Mr. Beswick and a third in Boughton, by Mr. Douglas. The idea was to go around the town and pick out those who were architects, and especially school architects. The surveyor might be a very excellent surveyor, and yet not competent to build anything, and it would be very raeh not to go to an outside architect The Bishop asked whether they would be altogether right in imposing upon the City Surveyor the duty of carrying out that resolu- tion. It would be necessary for the surveyor to have the time, and lie ought to have been chosen wiLh an eye to important responsibilities of that sort. Alderman Vernon said the Sub-committee had come to the conclusion that it. would be better not to incommode the City Surveyor's office with more work. Alderman Gilbert said if a resolution as sug- gested by Mr. Mills was carried, the Improve- ment committee would have a great deal to say to it. Two voted for Mr. Mills's amendment, which consequently was lost. The original recom- mendation was carried. PLAYGROUND ON THE ROOF. NOVEL SUGGESTION. Tho Elomentary Education Sub-commit tee, after an interview with a deputation regarding the condition of St. Francis's Schools, had passed the following resolution :—"That the draft, plans as submitted by the managers be accepted and approved, and tiliat the Director be instructed on receipt of similar plane of full Beale in accordance with the regulations of the Board of Education, to forward them to the Board for their approval, BIt the same time making a suggestion on behalf of the sub-com- mit'.oc that the rearrangement of the St. Fran- cis's Scihool as a school for girls and infants— boy in the standards being ox eluded—should bo considered as educational:}^ desirable." Mr. Lanceley asked whether that was the ut- most that could be secured for the school. He consideied that that side of Chester was badly provided in the matter of school aoconimodation, and he should like far better accommodation should be sccurcd for St. Francis's School. If the- deputy-chairman or the sub-oomiimitteo was to teill him that it was the utmost that could b3 done, lie should vote for the proposals an the lines of being satisfied with what he could get Aid. Vernon said the managers had found that the only way in which they could meet any- thing like tlx-, requirements of the Board of Education was to make the alterations now sug- I'm' gcsbcd. They were not final alterations by any means, nor were they alterations which the sub- committee would prefer to sco; but so long as they knew that the Inspector was favourable to thr,, alterations they did not- see any reason to object. Mr. Mills pointed out. that it was wrong to ascribe a particular district to St. Francis's Schools. A very small proportion of the chil- dren who rceided in the neighbourhood attended tihe school, the scholars being largeJy drawn from a very wide area. The argument that another school was wanted in the neighbour- hood entirely fell to the ground. The. Chairman NÙd he had objected to the school for many years. The, managers had done all they possibly could to make it habit- able and saiiitiary, and they had been baffled by the difficulty of getting any reasonable ground around. They proposed to make a playground on the roof for the boys and some addition in the playground be-low. If they had a p-ay ground on the roof he was afraid the value of property in Ouppin-street would go down about 25 per cent. (Laughter.) He thought, tho boys might go to St. Werburgh's, and if the managers made a playground on the roof, and had it properly supervised, there would be no difficulty about the playground. When St. School was opened the late Canon Cholmondeley had told him tliat tibo establish- mont of the school would cost St. Werburgh's £100 through having a rival school. If Mr. Lanodey proposed that the matter bo referred back, lie should not vote aa-ginat it. Mr. Mills said the situation of St. Francises Schools was altogether undesirable, afid he sug- gested thaft those responsible for the vacant site of St. Bridget's Church might make a generous offer of it to St. Francis's School managers, for them to erect an adequate schoul The Rev. Fr. Chambers agreed with Mr. Mills that it was not a matter of area so much as the denomination to which the children be- longed, whioh decided the selection of that school by the parents. The Catholic body had gone on the principle that each parish should have its own school, amd that was where the difficulty came in. Accommodation might be found in St. Werburgh's Schooi for all Catho- lics, but it would be taking away from the lawful authorities those children that were allotted to St. Francis's, and ignoring the great oxpenae they had already gone to since St. Francis's Schools had been started. Parishioners connected with St. Francis's had gone to great expenses and they would not like all thcd-r efforts to be ignored. Tlie minutes were confirmed. NEW SCHOOL FOR SALTNEY. The Elementary Educate on Sub-committee had received a letter from the Flintshire Edu- cation Commi t tee regarding the Saltrvey school accommodation question. It stated: "We have now been able to secure a site for a new school from tho Duke of Westminster, and I hope to reoeive instructions in the course of the next fortnight to piooeed with the contract, and to apply to the Board of Education and the Local Government Board for sanction to purchase. Our surveyor has also prepared lid- for the new sooool. We shall be in a position to commonoo building early in the new year, so tha.t the new school will be ready for occupation after the summer holidays."—As a result of this letter the joint committee of the Chester and Flintshire authorities, appointed for Salt- ney, met, and a communication was read from the Board of Education stating tihat the mam- gers of the Saltney-cum-Lache school had ap- plied to the Board for sanction to the saJe of this school for a. sum of 125, which bad been offered to them, and to devote the proceeds of the sale towards repairs and alterations to the Saltnoy Wood Memorial school. The Board stated that they proposed to sanction this course, or, at any raito, to sanction the applica- tion of a portion of the proceeds of sale for the purpose suggested, provided that a lease of the Wood Memorial school for a period of not l-ecs than 30 years, for educational purposes, was granted to the manag-ers-It was rcoolved:- "(1) That the two local education authorities concerned should be recommended to agree to the suggested sale, and application of the pur- chase money, provided the school buildings at Wood Memorial were impressed with an edu- cational trust, as indicated by the Board of Education. (2) That the Board be informed that the two authorities so- no reason why the whole of the purchase money should not be de- voted for tho purpose of the alterations at tie Wood Memorial School."—Ir was resolved to accept the offer made by the Duke of West- minster of the site of 3,140 square yards at the roar of tho Wood Memorial school for £ 250.— At a subsequent meeting of the Elementary Educat.'on Subcommittee tliese minutes were adopted. The minute;, were confirmed by the Education Committeei BOUGHTON NEW SCHOOL SITE. ALLEGED EXTRAVAGANT PRICE. The Mayor called attention to Mr. Owen Roberts's statement, earlier in the meeting1 that the committee had paid £ 2,30C for a site which they could havo purchased for £ 925. If that was .correct, it was a very deplorable thing, and some explanation should be given. Mr. Owen Roberto: I should like to give my authority for it. The Chairman: I should be very sorry to say the Mayor is irregular. (To the Mayor): Do you refer to any particular passage in the minutes? The Mayor: I am referring to my friend's statement. The Chairman: Are we not going into an irregular debate? Mr. Mills: The Mayor having raised a point as to the accuracy of a statement by my friend, he is entitled to say by what authority he made it. Mr. Roberts said a few months before tho committee bought the site for;63,000 it liad been bought by Mr. Geo. Evans, builder and contractor, Hoole, 14,509 square yards for -cM5. Mr. Evans bad sold it to the vendor to the committee fox £ 1,450. That statement was signed by George Evans. Mr. Lanceley: That doe<? not correspond with the statement by Mr. Roberts. Alderman Vernon: There are certain con- ditions in reference to the sale of the property which were in existence. We tried for two years to get. a i-ite on which we could build a school for lioughton. I can give you nine or ten sites which we could not get. for lets than double the price per square yard than we paid for this one. I told Mr. Roberts what the conditions were. We should have bought it of Evans direct, but he was then under certain conditions with another landowner. that we had got to purchase the land at the price named here but he (the landowner) was under a promise to purchase and re-arrange his land with Evans, and we had to fall in with t-hcee conditions and the making of the streets, which had to be paid for by the one from whom we purchased the land, and he pur- ohased the Jand without any profit to himself at all on our be-half, so that we could bring it down to you and say what you had to pay for it. The sub-committee tried to do the best they could. The Chairman: I can certify that the com- mittee tried to do their best. The committee were largely advised by Mr. Vernon, and went. as near to doing the right thing as possible. The matter then dropped. THE QUEEN SCHOOL. EXTENSION SCHEME. The minutes shewed that the Town Clerk had reported to the Higher Education Sub-committee that the Town Council had granted the appli- cation of the Governors of the King's School that., in order that the school might obtain the highest grants, they should inform the Board of Education that the school wa^ required as part of the secondary school provision of the area. Regarding the Queen's School, Mr. F. B. Mason wrote on behalf of the governors that they had decided to amend the scheme of administration of the (school, so as to comply with the require- ments of the new regulations for secondary schools; and, in consequence- thereof, the school had already been recognised as eligible to receive grants. It would also he recognised for grants during succeeding years, provided the require- menta in question continued to be complied with —which would be the case—particularly in re- gard to the admission without payment of fees of a stipulated number of scholars from public elementary schools; the constitution of the governing body and the provisions as to the teaching staff; and provided also that imme- diate steps be taken to erect a new wing, which would comprise a laboratory with modern re- quirements, a gymnasium, and further class- room accommodation, in accordance with plans and specifications which had already been ap- proved by the Board of Education. The esti- mated cost of the erection and equipment of the new wing is from £ 3.500 to £ 4.000; and having regard to the fact that the preisent school buildings (exclusvive of the site, which had been given by the late Duke of Westminster) and the equipment thereof had entailed an expenditure of, approximately. £ 10,000. and to the fact that out of the total number of girls on the books for this term 82 are resident in the city. the governors considered it not unreasonable to ask the assist- ance of the City Council in carrying out the financial obligations impo&oo upon them by the Board.—Consideration of this application by the sub-committee was deferred. MR. FISH AND THE KING S SCHOOL. A QUIBBLE. The Rev. A. II. Fish brought before the committee the action taken by the City Council in oonsequence of a letter addressed to the Mayor by the Governors of the King's School. He understood that the Corporation suspended the standing order by which all questions having reference to education were supposed to go to the Education Committee for consideration first. He asked the Town Clerk firstly whether the Council had on any previous occasions exercised that power, and, secondly, what was the special emergency which prompted the Council to take that unusual step? Had it been unavoidable from the nature of the case, or had the applica- tion been made so late that, unless it had been treated in that way, there would have been no prospect of the particular grant's being asoer- tained? He raised no question as to the justice of the grant or the application of the school. He was asking the question purely for the sake of co-opted members. The Town Clerk said he did not know of any case where the Council had previously passed a resolution that a matter dealing with education was a case of urgency so as to entitle them to deal with it at once, rather than submit it to the committee for prior consideration. When it came before the Council he had pointed out that it must be referred to the Education Com- mittee under the Act of Parliament, unless it could be shewn it was a matter of urgency. A member of the Council then rose and pleaded that it was a matter of urgency, because the Governors of the King's School were in euoh a position that they must know whether they were to have these higher grants in order to decide upon the course of action whioh they were to take in reference to the school. It was duly soconded and carried as a matter of urgency, and subsequently the resolution recorded in the minutes was carried. The Rev. A. H. Fish said that as a co-opted member he thought it was a very serious matter. He hoped he should keep it dear from prejudice, although it was well known that he had strong views with reference to the particular letter. He did not gather that the Town Clerk had justified the plea of emergency. The regulations under which the King's School and other schools e were empowered to make an application to the local education authority for the authority to waive certain regulations by the Board of Edu- cation were in the hands of the committee, and presumably by the Governors of the King's School, by June of this year. The question, he considered, therefore, was not quite so much that of the emergency, as it seemed to have been presented to the Town Council. The question arose whether the application could have been made earlier. The plea of emergency was very ambiguous and very unsatisfactory. It reminded him very forcibly of the use of a term in con- nection with a previous application, and that word was "automatic." He had been reading the Act, and he understood very clearly that the oo-opted members were supposed to interest themselves in all questions connected with educa- tion as much as any of the Council members. They might not make as many speeches nor as novel speeches, but he challenged anyone to shew them a better record of attendance than that of the co-opted members. He thought more con- sideration ought to have been shewn to the oo-opted members than to deal with a most important educational matter on a trumpery plea of emergency. He pointed out that the letter was eo far from being a matter of form that the County Council had taken the opposite course and had declined to paes the required resolution in connection with a school of exactly the same kind. Mr. Mills said he was justly and properly annoyed that the authority of the Education Committee should have been over-ridden by the Town Council without any justification at all. Had lie been at the Council meeting he would have resisted it with all his might. Although lie was not a oo-opted member, he was going to stand up for their rights, and he moved the following resolution:—"Tliat this meeting of the Education Committee protest against the Cheister Corporation's dealing with an applica- tion from the King's School, datoed the 14th September, 1907, with such application's being previously submitted to the Education Com- mittee, such course being illegal and irregular." Air. Owen Roberts seconded, remarking that he did not think it was fair of the Council to lead them to think that it was a ea, of emergency. Mr. Lanoeley offered to support the resolution if the word "illegal" was deleted. The action of the Council was perfectly legal, but it was 1 irregular. Mr. MiUs therefore deleted the words "both illegal and." Dr. King asked what was the majority in favour of the suspension of the standing order, and whether Mr. Roberts was preisent. The Town Clerk said it had been passed by a large majority, and so far as he recollected Mr. Lanoeley was the only one to vote against it. Alderman Vernon said the point which influenoed him to vote in favour of the resolu- tion was that unless the d-eoision of the Council was sent to the Board of Education before a oeriain date the school would not have been able to get a part of the grant. Replying to a further question by Mr. Lanceley, the Town Clerk paid the Board of Education had required to know the decision of the local authority before November 1st. It was pointed out to the Council that if the matter was de- ferred to the October meeting it would not allow the governors sufficient time to consider the decision of the Council. A BREEZE. The Chairman: I voted for the proposal on the understanding that it had to be settled before a particular day. Would it not be better, having delivered your mind in the presence of the reporters, to allow it to go? (Laughter.) Mr. Mills: I do not epeak to the reporters, sir, and I am not in the habit of scuttling when I am in a strong position. Mr. J. Dodd said he voted for the King's School resolution because he thought it was necessary for the benefit of the school and town. The co-opted members had his sympathy, but. even if they had considered the matter, it would not have had the slightest effect on the decision of the Council, becauæ the feeling of the Council was eo strong that the application was a reason- able one. Dr. Mann said the plea of urgency had been put forward so convincingly that he had voted for the m-oiution. Mr. Mill's motion was lost by nine votes to five. The minority were Messrs. Mills, Roberts. Lanoeley and Storrar. and the Rer. A. H. Fieh.
HUNTING.
HUNTING. CHESHIRE HOUNDS. The meet on Tuesday was at Marbury vil- lage. After chopping a fox in the laurels, Hounds found in Pool Hook, and ran a ring, soon afterwards being run out of soent. Another fox afforded a nice 45 minutes' hunt from Marley Moss. Wednesday brought the Cheshiie to Peok- forton Gap for the hills, a good day's sport tak- ing place for the few who happened to be pre- sent, the Gap not being a v ery favourite fix- tare. Quite a number of foxes were soon dis- turbed. One from Pennsylvania soon made up his mind to leave the hills, and was hunted past Bolesworth Qasfcle into the open country for TattenlialL Bearing to the left they crossed the Whitchurch-road and railway, over the same oountry as they ran on Friday last, for the Saighton Drivea. Here they got mixed up with fresh foxes, one of which was again hunted towards Aldersey before hounds were run out of soent. The hunt from the hills to Saighfton was quite a six-mile point, taking about 60 minutes. A large field assembled at the Four Lane Ends, Tarporiey, on Thursday, the Marquis of Cholmondedey being in command in the absence of the Duke of Weetmin-ster. Among those present wore the Duchess of Westminster, Lady Arthur Grosvenor, Lady Lettioe Choi- moodeley, Mr. Hugh Lindsay Fitzpatrk-k, Col. Hall Walker, M.P., Capt. Gordon, Capt. Jones, Major Drury, Mr. Arthur Knowles, Mr. R. Brooklebank, Mr. Arthur Brocklehurst, Mr. Hermon, Miss Barbour, Mr. A. H. Hornby, etc. Hounds found in Tilston Moss and ran across the Park to ground. No better luck was had from the Black Bank, hounds chopping another fox. They then went on to draw Page's Wood. A fox was quickly away towaids Philo, but in coming round to the right ran up to Calveley. being lost near some farm buildings. A second visit to Page's Wood produced & second fox, which went for a few fields in the same direc- tion as their first fox, but turning to the left near Oulton Low, ran between Philo and Oul- ton past Eaton village into Aiderne Park. Here some time was spent trying to find the fugitive without any result. Hounds were then taken to Philo, but on nearing the cover a fox was seen leaving. Champion soon had hounds on the line, hunting him nearly to Oulton Low, where he turned back for Eaton village, being marked to ground in a ston2- drain. After drawing the pleasure grounds and the Druid's Walk, Oulton, hounds were taken home. On Friday the Cheshire met at Ravens moor WuidnnU, near Nantwich. From Swan- ley they hunted a fox beyond Burl&nd, through Brindley Lea. and then to the right for Bur- leston. Soon afterwards they were run out of sooot. Baddiley GorsL,, a v,,ell known cover which always provides foxee which seem to know a good rotA of country, was next drawn. Finding one of the rigiht sort they hunted hiir. over a nice line by Wr» nbury Gorss Sinking the valley close to Chorley, they pointed for ChoLmondeley. Soon afterwards soent practi cally disappeared. Hounds wore then paint- ing for Ridley. Hurleston prowded another good fox, which hourxk; hunted for forty minutes do;vn to Acton Ortesing the canal, they camo round to the left, rolling him over near Stok:?- Manor. On Saturday the Cheshire paid their first visit in the Dunham oountry, the fixture being Horn's Mill. Trotting down to Thornton Wcod they scon had a fox on his legs, and he ra.n across through Dunham Gorse and up to the railway. Here he turned to the left, exobfaing the Warrington and Chester road at Horn's Mill. After a slight cheek Champion sat them going again past, Dunham Willows into the Barn House, cover. Here a brace and a half of IOX''> went away, but founds stuck to their hunted fox, which they again sent along quickly poet the Willows. Coming round to their right they hunted up to larl ley station and parallel with the railway to Peel Hall, when he turned back over the Cheshire Lines railway towards Barn Houee leaving the cover to his left Scon after cross- ing the road Champion lost his fox near to the Willow Bed, after a good hunt lasting a little over an hour. The country was in a very blind etaw, causing many ornpty saddles, but nothing veiy serious "JOk plaoe. They next found a fox near Barrowmore Hall in a 6mall willow bed He took <i. circle round the nursery gardens, houmds kdling him nCtaT to the hall. Barrowmore Gore, held several foxes. Unfortunately hounds got on the line of one which ran behind Barrow village, and was soon lost for the want of i-cent. The day was finished with a fox from Cotton, which lan across the meadows for Stamford Bridge. Hone hounds had to be stopped on account of darkless. Among a few present were the Duke of Westminster (Master), Mr. Hubert Wilson, Mr. W. R Court, Mr. Jersey de Knoop, Mr. Cyril Dewhuxst, Miss Smyth, Miss Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Jarniay, -r. Hugh Wilbraham, Captain Richardson, Mr. J. Birkett, Captain and Mrs. Higsoc, etc. BLUECAP. HUNTING MAN'S LAST REQUEST. Mr. John Aynsley. a Potteries manufacturer, while out with the North Staffordshire hounds, was thrown and injured. He had previously taken morphia for severe pains in the head, and on Tuesday took an overdose. A letter to his father spoke of contemplated suicide, and con- cluded I hope when we next meet I shall not have these everlasting headaches." On the out- side was written, "Will you give one of the Hunt whips five pounds to blow the horn over my grave ?' At the inquest, on Friday, a verdict was returned that death was due to an "overdose of morphia purposely administered while tem- porarily insane." CORBETS AND HUNTING. HISTORIC HORN. UNIQUE HUNTING GATHERING. At the North Staffordshire Hunt dinner at Ashley, Staffordshire, on Firday, when about a hundred tenantry of the district sat down. the chair was occupied by Mr. Harrison, of Mair Hall, who was supported by the Hon. F. L. Meynell, Sir Thomas Salt, Colonel Dobson, Master of North Staffordshire Hounds; Mr. Reginald Corbet, Master of the late South Cheshire Hounds; Baron von Trutzschler, &•?. In responding to the toast of fox hunting, Mr. Corbet remarked that bis family bad been connected with the sport for one hundred and fifty years, while the family of Mr. Meynell had been associated with hunting for a similar period. He had with him on that oocasion a hunting born which originally belonged to Thomas Boothby, who hunted the Quorn Hounds fiom the year 1690 to 1753, and Mr. Hugho Meynell, who married his granddaughter, hunted the Quorn from 1752 to 1800, so that only two Masters hunted the Quorn country for the extraordinary period of one hundred and ten years.
ISIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS
SIR W. W. WYNN'S HOUNDS MEET ON Friday, December 13, Pickhill at 11.0 Saturday, December 14, Malpas.. at 10.45
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' DEATH OF THE REV. W. LUTENER…
DEATH OF THE REV. W. LUTENER 9 VENERABLE CHESHIRE CLERGYMAN. We regret to record the death of the Rev. William Lutener. who peacefully passed away at his residence, Beeohihokn, S, Curzon Park, Chester, in the eariy hours of Monday morning, aged 82 years. Mr. Lutener had an almost life-long association with the diooese of Chester, and a host of clerical and lay friends will note with regret the passing of an old and valued frictid Ti e dteceased gentleman was educated at Shrewsbury Schools, whore he distinguished himself as am athlete, being frcm 1839 to 1842 loug-distance runner, and in tiie latter year senior whip of the schools. He proceeded to St. Johns College. Cambridge, and took his B.A. degree in 1847. Two years later Mr. Lut-ener was ordained deacon, and priest in 1850 at Chester. He was appointed curate of Hart hill, near Chester, in 1849, and in tihe foU lowing year he became Reel or of pariah which wajs destined to have the privilege of his raiiiistratloais for close upon half a century, for he continued to serve them as their Rector until 1858. when he retirod and came to live at Chester. It will be readily und&rstood that jgn the district of Hartihill there is hardly a home where the late Rector's death is not sincerely mourned, for he was ever loved by the people to whom he was bound by so many tics, wose joys and sorrows he sihaied so long, and by whom he will be borne in affectionate remem- brance. Mr. Lutener was appointed a eurle- gate of the diocese of Chaster in 1885 lie. married a daughter of the late Dean Bonnor. of St. Asaph, and he leaves a widow, two eons and two daughters, for whom much sympathy is expressed. Of the sons, one is the Rev. Wm. Maurice Bonnor Lutener, Vicar of Knighton, Racuiorshire, since 1902. He was formerly curate of Bowdon, and vicar of St. Mark's, Dunham Maseey (1891)-93), and of St. George's, Akrinoiiam (1893.1902). The other is Mr Ca.pel Lutener, iheesteemed abclit to Mr. George Bar- bour. of Bolesworih Oajstle. The deceased is to bo lajd to rest in the churchyard of his beloved Hart hill, the interment being fixed for to-day (Wednesday) at 1.30 o clock. AN APPRECIATION, (Contributed.) The diocese hae lost a good benefactoi by the death of tihe Rev. V\ m. Lutener. He was Rector of Harthill from 1850 until September, 13^8, and previous to that was curate under the Rev. Mr. Vawdr-ey. who at the time he.id the two livings at Burwardslc-y and HarthilL are few people in the neighbourhood of the latter village who do not fed that in tho re- mcyal of this oc-Logonailui clergyman a link with the past is broken, since he has officiated in thoir families in baptism marriage and death. Indeed, it would seem Mr. Lu-tenar was brought into touch with four generations of the inhabitants. Jt would take long to tell of the many kind ministries which maiked his long incumbency of the parish Mr. Lutener initiated and saw carried out impiovemeijis in the village and restorations of tlie church, aa well as addition to the churchyard. Personal acts of kiiKlness, and c ubs and other benefits weie among his valued services. This is not the plaoe to racount the deeper infiuettoes of sick-bed or pu'pit ministry, bui many look back with gratitude on his good and faithful work among than during nearly 50 years. Muah sympathy is felt for his for liis widow, who was tho close companion ever at. his side during thoir long married life. The remains will be laid to rest to-day (WecLnemiay) in the churchyard of Harthill, where two of his sous arc, already buried.
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LIGHTING-UP TABLE. t AU cycles and other vehicles in the Chester district must be lighted up as stated in the following Le-ble:- tt P. IL Wednesday, December 11 4.51 Thursday, December 12 4.51 Friday, December 13 4.51 Saturday, December 14 4.51 Sunday, December 15 4.51 Monday. December Hi 4.51 Tuesday, December 17 4.51
i DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION
DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION 8, WATKK TOWKR STEMRT. WEEKLY REPORT. Old cases :21 Removed 2 New cases 20 Deaths 1 Cured 10 On books 89 Relieved 0 Visits 590 E. BATESON, Lady Superintendent. Decem ber 7. 1907.
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CHESTER INFIRMARY. -4 WEEKLY STATE, ENDED SATURDAY L&sT:- In-Patients are admitted on Tuesday Morning at Eleven o'clock. In-patients Discharged. In-patients. Cured Admitted 20 Relieved 4 Remain in the House 96 Unrelieved 0 Irregularity 0 Dead 1 OOT-PATIKNTS. Medical Cases are seen on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 11 o'clock, Surgical Cases are seen on Tuesday mornings fc* Eleven o'clock. Ophthalmic Cases are seen on Friday mornings at Eleven o'clock. Dental Cases are seen on Tuesday and Saturday mornings at Ten o'clock. Out-patients admitted during the week. 103
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