The Chester Courant and Advertiser for North Wales

ST. PAUL'S BAZAAR. On WfdneKday afternoon the Comttess G roe- Tenor opened in the Campbell Memorial IlaU an attraotive bazaar in aid of the St. Paul'9 parochial funds- In spits of ineie'me'nt wea-ther thero was & large attendance. The Rev. F. and Wa3 support-od on the platform by Mr. \V. H. Churton. Mr. J. G. Frost, Mr. Sncyd Kynnersloy, Mr. R. T. Wickham., Mr. John Guy. Mr. John Roberts (bon. eccrotary). etc. In declaring the bazaar open, the Countess Grosvenor expTltiSll'¿ her pleasure at tite opportunity of taking part in the history of St. Pa.ul a parigh. through whicli ahe often passed. It was ffiar¡, than twelve hun- dred yeara since Archbishop Tlieodore begttn his sy&tem of pariahca Ln England, and a gathering such as this made one reaJise what & pe.¡ i.5h could 00 like- It ought to be- a li-appy homo with the church m itt, centre, its Sunday and week-day acrviocs. and its acboo'a for the children. In this purticui'ar imtanoo titey w&rc inje't in a beautiful hail given by & Lady whose kindness to ttheni was so precious. (Applaud.) She abided her good wish.ea to titeira for the Hucoeas of tha bazaar tha.t ehe had the honour of d'ecJftrmg opan. (Applause.) On tho motion of Mr. Frost, seconded by Mr. John Guy, Lady Grosvenoi.' wa.s w:1Imly thanked for Mr. KynncrsJcy, on the Co).Lnt€ss' behaJf, &c- the vot. Mr. W. H. Cburton.. proposing a vote of tha-nka to the ?taJiholdc-rs, the hon. secretary Mtd ottier beipcra, referred to bazaars as neoes- M.ry evits, and pointed out that oven debt had its Attractive aide by encouraging tho en'ort to get rig-ht again. St. Paul's was a 'cry large pa-rish with a popui-a-tion of between 8,000 and 10,000 people, atld it seemed to be the only part of th.e oity which appealed to bo rcaJIy grow- ing. Seven hundred ahli-dren attended the day schools, and 600 a.ttendad the Sunday achoois, whilo about JBI.OOO a year had to be ra.i&ed for pa'rocma.1 purpoycs. The church was not only I a good rchgiotis organisation, but also a great cha.rit&bLe organisation, and besides the income from pew l"e'flts, on'crtonts and subscriptions, they required a.t !oo.st j6&0 per year, which it was neœssary to by a bazaar. Mr. R. T. Wickham seconded the reeolution, which WTM oa.rried wrtih aceta.raa.tion. Appended are the names of the ata.IihoMers:— Mothers' Umon work party staJl (usefut and fa.nc'y artic!ea), Mrs. Edwards; Sunday and day school teaohers' sta.H. Miss Davison, Mr. F. A. Sheen, Miss Evans (Churton Viila), Miss Moul- ton, Miss Scriven. Mr. Margenson, Miss Chur- ton; general steill (ohinA and brio-a-brae), Mrs. Frost, Mrs. Ould, and Mrs. F. E. Roberta; toy 6tLl, Master Slaney flower stall, Mr. J T. Richer, Dee Banks; provision, farm and dairy produce stall, Mrs. R T. WIckham and Mrs. E. W. Swetcnhajn; the guild ata.!I, Sister Bessie Btack; toa and supper stall, Mrs. Geo. Edwarda. A [adies' orchestra! band. under the conductoBahip of the Rev. A, Baxter, gave ec- joyabio selections during the afternoon and evening. Ot)her ctTtM-tatinments included a duoiogue by Mr. and Mrw. E. A. Outd, en- titled "Her New Dreaam.aker." shooting with air DneN, and various oompøtitions. including a fancy dreaa competition for children under thirteen years of age, prizes for which were given by Col. Evana-LIoyd. Mesars. W. H. Churton, J. Urmoon and F. Read. The duties of hon. genera) aecretary were ably carried out by Mr. John Roberts. Tha proceeds realised the satisfactory sum of JB200.

BILIOUSNESS IN WINTER. CHAS. FORDE'S BILE BEANS BRING LASTING RELIEF TO AN AILING MOTHER. The danger of indigestion and biliousness devcioptng into serious winter eiokneaa cannot be over-eatimated. Picurisy, pneumonia in- Suenza.. and other equally dreaded complainta all take root and thrive on weakened atoniac<h, liver, and bowels. To ensure freedom from epidemics and a winter of robust health, you need Ohaa. Forde'a bile beana, the medicine that has no equal for banishing sickneaa and giving tone and vigour to the entire system. Mra. H. L. Cator, of Rose Cottage, Funden- ha.11, Norwich, said to a "Norwich Mercury" reporter:—"For ma-ny yeatis I suffered severely from indigestion and blliou&actio. After meals I wai elok and dizzy and had auch violent paina in the atomach ttmt I would lie on tho noor, rolling and writhing in agony. The attacks became so bad at last that I thought it would be a relief to die, for life was a mi<?ery. I waa dreadfully weak and thin, and if I walked only a short distance from homo it was all I could do to find strength to crawl back. Even in bed my httle eharc of aleep was broken by dfeama, and in the morning I woke weary and unrc-fratihed. I tried many remediea, but nothing brought me relief until I took Chat>. Fordc'a bile beans. From the &rat tho pain and sickness were Ie<sa severe, and aa I persevered my appetite improved, and my sleep became reguJar and tindirturbed. Finally the bilious .attacks ceaaed altogether, and since then I have not had the teaat sign of pain STILL CURED TWO YEARS AFTER. It id almost two years since Mrs. Cator gave her testimony, and to prove that Chaa'a Forde's bile bean.; have effected a complete and Lasting cure &hc ha& ju&t volunteered this connrmat:on— I am etH) in sp'cndid health, and I cannot re- commend Chac;o Forde's bile beans aumcicntly." What ClLa.9. Forde's bile beana did for Mra. Cator they will do for you. But. when buying be sure you get the genuine Chaa. Forde's"_ "tho kind you have always bought."

THE FASTEST AFLOAT.—The now destroyer Swifb was launched on Satur- day at Birkel1hca.d. IIpr sp&MJ wiU be 36 knouts, a.nd she is cxpsotcd to be the Îar;.tÆt:;t vpsepj in the world NO BATS SEE?f since u ing Danvsz Virua six mnnths afn see t<!timouial"l sinle tubes 2/t;, 3 t I bes 5/ po&t free from DAKTRz Visua LTD.. Box B, 52, Hwmloss to other

MEASLES EPIDEMIC. 0 v INFANT SCHOOLS CLOSED. Owing to the prPvalcjKO of measles all the ir,Ea.nt in whioh numter be- twcen '.ne and two thousand children, v/cre cicsod on Thursday. Tho outbreak was first manifested in the early part of October, "-lId as it of t°ndancu became ,,triOLISly reduced. One school (the Chester Wcxileya?i Infants) ha&beon closed since the 22nd ult, while tho British Infants. Chr-st Church a.nd St. Werburgh's Infants we're closed on tho 28th ult. The re- mAining :nfani, schools would probably not have b&en closed but for the neo,r approach of the Christmas holidays. The precaution t<ok::n, however, is jusbiSed by tho fact that. mea&IcB and whooping CÚW";1 account for more dt,at-lid in children than a-ny other d seanc. A ci'cuf.ar be'n issued by the Public Health: Depo.rtmer.t to tho h{;W teachers of ail the clenmntary schools in the city, embodying the rules to be observed in cases of measles. It ia 8om& yeare since measles was so prevalent as to necaeait&te the closing of fsek.,ools. All possible measures have boon taken by the rrt'dtCit.i offKl' of ).ealth (Dr A E. Thonias) ar.d hiB staff to prevent a further spread of the epidemic.

MAGISTRATES & BREWERS. EXTRAORDINARY CHESHIRE CASE. K.C. LECTURES THE BENCH. Groat interest was centred on Tuesday in the proceedings of the Crcwe Hcansing magistrate's in relation to the transfer of the Biuc Cap Dog. The house. which is one of the largest fully- licensed bouses in Crewc, betongs to Messrs. Walker, Warrington. In Jmtc last. on account of pome dieagr&ement between the landlords and the tenant, Mrs. Hannah Brown, the house w&9 c'oaed. and has remo.ined shut ever since. Onc' or two applications have been made to magiatra-tca to transfer tho licence. but the out- going tenant has opposed them.. claiming that she had been hardty treated by the brewers. Mrs. Brown further told the magistrates that her brother, whom ah? eucoeeded in the house, was not a bona fide tenant, but a manager, and suggested that the bench had been dduded by a bogus agreement. On the occasion of the I'ast application tho I bench expressed the opinion that Messrs. Wal- ker ought to answer the alle-gations of Mrs. Brown, a-nd they directed that notices should be served upon them to produce their bcoka to shew whether their )atc tenant, George Withers, dooe<Lscd, was a bona-Sde tenant or onty mana- ger. On Tuesday Mr. Horace Avory, K.C., with Mr. E.)lis Grimth. M P., appeared in sup- port of an appiication for the transfer of the licence from Mrs. Brown to Peter Leigh, Liver- pool. one of Messrs. Walker's licensed houf3tcs' inspectors. Mr. H. W. G. Garnett appeated for Mrs. Brown. The rnrtgl.%tiiates were questioning Peter Leigh, tho applicant, as to his salary, when Mr. Avory obi-eeted to the qU'2ation as Mr. Avory also strongly objected to the' ques- tion whether Leigh thought the late tenant had been badly treated. Counsel rfminded the magistrates tha.t the only question they had to consider was the f.pplic&nt's character and his ability to pay the rent. The dtt.h-ma.n of the bench (Dr. Hodgacn) said they bad also to consider the question of agreements between the br-owers a-nd a tenAnt, and. further, whether a tenant was a fit per- son to bo'd a licence. The bench wore afterwards examining Mr. Arthur Ellis, secretary of the company, on tho account books, and the Chairman expressed as- toniehment to heiar that an old c.ash-book had been destroyed. He suggested that the bench might ptao? a serious constructdon upon it, and remarked that Mr. Avory might explain it, Mr. Avory declined, and retorted that there was no foundation for the imputationi. Ho said he would not condescend to reply to them. The Chairman deprecated any heated de- clamation. Mr. Avory said that other people might have to judge. The Chairman: We have to judge ourselves. Mr. Avory: But not of yourselves. Mr. EUis produced the firm's hooks dealing with their country houaca. He declared that the late Geo. Withers was converted from a manager of the Blue Cap Dog to be the te!!M.nt of that houae in 1894, and thmt rent wa& regu- larly charged to hirn. He paid a rent of JB200 a yea<r. Dr. Hodgaon: Do you still adhere to your statement that witness was a bona-nde tenant from 1894?—I do. Dr. Hodgaon: I don't want to take advan- tage of you, but I will point out that the magistrates are profoundly impressed with the gravity of the case. Do you atlU adthere to the answer?—Yea, and take the full respMMi- bility, and I don't require any intimidation. Dr. Hodgaon: I only want you to appreciate the gravity of the caae. Mr. Ellis: I make the s.ta.b?tnent with the full knowledge of the gravity of the oaae. Df. Ho-agson: If other witaesaea say it is not true. that he waa never a toaant, Mr. Ellis: I form my ooticlusioos. Dr. Hodgsoa: On one aide there is perjury. and it ia not our business; it will be somebody else's to 6nd out where it Uea. "PITY THE POOR BREWERS." Mr. Ellis added that Mrs. Brown's rent was ra.ised JE75 a year, but her prices wera reduced. At a later stage Mr. Ellis said that they b&d a great deal of trouble with their houaoa in Crewo. They lost one inn bemus2, they would not submit to blackmail, and another bad been refc-fred to the oompenaation authority, and they got only half its value. They tried to ae-ftio with Mrs. Brown, and oBPered her JE400 in cash and to forgive her a debt of JB260, but ahe wanted JBI.OOO clear. If they had trouble in Crewo the ten&nta seemed to want to black- ma-il them. Instead of "Pity the poor widow" it wa-; "Pity the poor brewers." They had lost licences beca.uao they would not pay the out- going tenants the suma they demanded. The Chairman ashed why the action to get poasoasion of the licence held by Mrs. Brown was takem to London. Mr. Avory said he did not wonder at it after what he had beard that day. At a subsequent period Mr. Avory referred to an action pending in the High Court between the parties, and characterised the proceedings in the Crewe court as "nothing Less than contempt of the High Court." Mr. Wm. B. Ledahajn, agent for Walkers for Chester and North Wales district, said he had been in the habit of ooHocting the monies at th-o Crewe houses. He repeated his statement that tbo late Geo. Withers was a te'nan't. The monthly takings at the time varied from JE200 or E3UC to JB400 or JE500. He collected the taJdngs every week. After Withers bc<xune tenant he paid him what he liked. He never checked his expenditujo. Mr. Ellis was recalled, and said the takings were allocated in the Brm'a ofEce—nrst to tho payment of tent. then to the winea and spirita account, and next to the ales account. ALLEGED BOGUS AGREEMENT. Mrs. Brown was recailed, and amrtoed that her brother (Geo. Withera) was not a bona-nre tenant of the house, and that the agreement produced to the magistrates when he became tenant was a bogus agreement. She added that Mr. E-ibler, of Livc-rpool, came over to take stock at the house long after her brother was supposed to have become tenant. Mr. Ledah&m eatd that Kibr was not in the I employ of WaJkers. After a. lengthy hearing a?d a Jong oonsulta.- tion in priva.te, tlie Chadrm.a.n e?id tii?t t.hcy had not the aiighbeat bias 10 fa.vour of or pio- judioe !tg?inat Miy of the partios to the dispute. They unMumou?y r&fu?ed to gr&nt the appH- c.ation for the transfer of the lioeuoe to Peter Lei gh on the ground of unRtriesa. The jus- tiocs wero strongly impree&ed by the oontiiot of evidenoo, espcciaJIy that with regaro to t:ho bona 6.de character of the a-gr&em&nt, whiioh they did not think was a genuine one, and h,a,d iMver bc€!H acted upon. They thought, in fa.ct, that the agr4-,ein,nt WM an absolutely bogus orte. The justices aJ.so directed thi1.t the clerk shouJd lay the evideTice which had been given in connection with the application b--fote the Chief Consta-b'e. Mr. Avory gave notice of a.ppcaJ to Quarter Scssioma.

MILK-DEALER'S 'EVEN MONEY." QUESTION OF INTERPRETATION. CHESHIRE FARMERS ACTION. On Thursday, at Chester County Court, bo- fora his Honour Judge Moss, John AIderaey, farmer, TattenhaU, brought an action againat Albert Rothweil, milk-dealer, Bolton-stroot, Liverpool, to recover JB54. 5s. ICd. for milk -.Cl Morgan appeared for Mr. li.. T. plaintift, and Mr. Keogh, barrister, Liverpool, defended There was a counter-claim of JS51 5s. lOd. for damages for breach of a contract f;om April Igt, 1906, to March 51st, 1907, by p]nint.iri''s not carrying it our after October, 1906. Mr. Morgan said that for sonic years plamtiS had been in tho habit of gending his milk to a Mr. McGbio, of LivcrpooL In Maroh, 1905, the latter sold his business to defeudajit- Pia In- titTs terms with Mr. McGhie were at certain lixed prig's. varying with tlie months of the year, and ho had the further tha-t in c-aao the milk was scarce, owing to a dry summer, then Mr. McGhie would pay a highM- pnce. That arrangerm:m.t. bad boon loyally oar r-ied out by Mr. McGhie on severaJ oœaf>iolls. At an interview bctwefn plaintiff and defend- ant in Liverpool, plaintiS' toid defendant of his arrangements with Mr. McGhie, more par- ticuJarly as to the agreement for an increase in prioo if mitk became dearer, and he a.iso told dorendant the arrangement w?s the accounts should bo acfttJed in the fiapt week of each month. Rothwcli told plaintiff that he had paid a good prioa for the businoea, and asked AldN)Y not to be too hard on. him.. Matters went, on fairty we3. until March, 1906, but in that month milk became rather more ecaroe. PiaintiS wrote' to defendant, who replied] "We ooall give as much as but there is no room for much advance, especially aa contnM)ts have gone lower this year. I have been cutout a h-aJ'fpcnny lower in contracts, and one farth- ing lower. Some farmers are wailing until April to sec how the mark,st is t.hon." In another letter, defendant wrote that the prioef he waa giving plaintiff worked out at an aver- age for the yeo-r of 7d. Th&t was equal to cheese at 75s., which could not poasibly marn- tain t)he prioo without la-bour and risk of mar- ket. Plaintiff wrote that the prices were very bad. The letter continued: "I suppoae I muat take bad prices, but if milk geta ecarct-r towards th3 <m.d of the summer, I must I'a.ve more money, as these are the terma I always had with McGhie." In September, 1906, the parties met iu Chester and came to am arrangement to make th-? pricM "even rtioney." For Septembor the pric,3 was raisc4 from 6-id. to 7d., for Ootoœr fiom 7d. to 8d., for November from 843d. to 9d., for and January the old price being 9d. was not changed. For February the prioe was ohangc-d from 8id. to 9d., for MAroh 71d. to 3d. That arrangement had bsen admittiCd by dod<;<nda.nt in -subs;oqu.qit ooneopondencc. On September 28t'h piaintin' wrote that he muat have mo;e or he would stop, aa 6d. was an awful bad price. Defendant replied that he had agreed to p!a.intii!'s proposal of ''even money for six or eevon months. At the end of September plai-rkiff se'nt in his bill at 7d. per gallon, and defenda:nt paid at the rat& of 6id. per gallon, the difforonoo, jE2. Os. 4d.. be ing the first item in plaintiffs oiaim. Plaintiff con- tinued to &cnd bia milk for October, and as de- fendant had refused to pay "even money," plaintiff sont in his October account at the r&tc, of 7d. Mr. Keogh said the ''even money" arrange- m-ent was to bring the farthings up to half- pence, and not the halfpence up to pMiec. His Honour: Is that the issue in the caao? Mr. Keogh: Thore is the counter-claim. Mr. Morgan said he submitted very strongly that ''even money" m?ant bringing up the haJf- ponoe and the farbhmga to pence. He did not know whether an auctioneer would consider a halfpenny as "even money." His Honour: It is a most unfortunata ex- pression. 1 should not have thought aeven- penoe v/as even money. Mf. MorgMi said ho agreed it was a pity ths parties had not more accurately defined their arrangement. Plamtin' gave evidence bearing out his advo- cate'a statement. Mr. Keogh (cross-examining) About the month of September. 1906, the price of milk had adva-noad.—Witness Yes. And a good m3.ny farmers were anxious to get out of their contracts?—I did not want anything unreasonable. I did not want one shiMing a gallon Did you not know that through your Far- mom' A-aaociation?—No. And they were taking Counsel'a opinion a.t the time?—I don't know. Were not you and others anxious to get out of your contracts at that time ?—I d:d not know anyone who was trying to get out of his con- tracts. Were not you anxious to?—No. Goorgo Mosford. Earmer, Tattenhall, stated that the milk market at the latter end of 1906 was very good. Milk was very aoaroo, and he could have got as much as one shilling per gallon. Amos Nevitt, farmer. Pioton. Mhid he had bocn sending 10 the for five years, and he had no contract whatever. There were usually only two prices, 7d. in the sum- mer and 9d. in the winter. Mr. Kcogh You cannot say that it is not the usual practice for faj-mers to make contracts. Witness: I don't know theæ is amy usual practice. When you have milk to sell you sau it. Supposing farmers are disposing of their milk, dbti't they usually start in April?—They begin any time. They begin when they com- mence selling milk. As a matter of fact., is it not April?—Not, so far aa I am aware, more than any other month. Perhaps you know nothing about what far- mers do?—I know what I do myself. Is that all you know?—Th&t is quite enough. J. H. Pickford. Inspector of the Ch&shire Milk Producers' Association in the Manchester and Liverpool district. aaid he did not know th&re was any proper custom. Contracts were made a.t a!i times and under all conditions. Some wero made for four month9, aome for six, and some ror twelve. Mr. Morgan: And what ia the practice if nothing is said about the duration? Witness: If payments are monthly, you give a. month's notice. Defendant gave evidence. He said that in September, when be met p!aindS in Chester, pIamtiS bargained for the extra farthing to make the prices even for the winter months. Just as they were paaling he said, "Is it u.greed about these farthings?" and plaintirf replied "Yes." The practice between Cheshire farmers a.nd Liverpool dcaLers was almost invariably to have twelve months' contracts, starting on April 1st. It was the recognised practice tba.t the contracts should commence at t.ha<t time, and the oontraota of the dealers with the various in- stitutions oame on at the sa-mo time. Frank Arthur Recce, of the nrm of 8. Re-ece and Sons, milk contractors, Liverpool, said the practio3 between Liverpool dairymen and Cheshire farmers was to make contmcts in the spring of the year. All the contracts of his firm were made a.t that time th the exception of two out of 85 farmers. The firm made their contracts with their customers at the same time. That was the general practice. Hugh Oarruthers, president of the Cow-keeper Dairymen's Association, said his experience of forty years waa that all yearly contracts were made to commence on April 1st. Tba hearing waa adjourned to the January ooart-

I Sir Footer H. E. CunliSe, Dart., Fellow of Al! Souls' College, has been appointed by the Uni- versity of Oxford a Governor of Shrewsbury School. CYCLING ACCIDENT.—About 5.30 on Thursd&y evening a. young woman named Da.iay Vick, a nMjd to the Rev. Canon L. Garn-2,tt, of Christleton, met with a. eerious acoid<:n't in Boughton. She wa.a cyding in tite direction of Chfiattotoii, and had been conversing with her mistress, who was in her brougham with ajiotlicr lady. MiES Vick thc-n overtook the coach, and in crossing the front of the horse her machine akidded Mtd threw her unde.r the horae, which tra.mpled on her. Happily Dr. Waigh happened to be pa,sing, ajid .attends-d the young woman, who was )a.tor removed on the <unbut<mce to the Infirmary, where It waa found she ha.d been aevepeJy bruis&d about the hands, hc'a.d, face <md stotnaoh.

HAWARDEN GUARDIANS. INMATES' CHRISTMAS TREAT. On Friday a mooting of the Hawarden Board of Guardians was held at Broughton Work- bouse, Mr. W. Fryer presiding.—On the motion of Mr. J. Millington, seconded by Mr. Hampaon, it was agreefi to give the inmates of the union the usual Chnacmns dinner, consisting of roast beef, plum pudding. &e., with no beer, while it was also decided to pay the adu!t persons in receipt of outdoor relief Is. each extra and children Cd. each extra during Christmas week. Instead of receiving beer each inmate will be paid 3d., sub- scribed by the guardians.—At a meeting of the District Council, which followed. Mr. Fryer &gain presiding, three candidates, who bad been selected from 26 applicants tor the post of chief enKinernan at the sewage disposal works at (Queen's Ferry, were interviewed, and the appointment was given to Mr. Arthur Williams. of Connah's Quay.—The Clerk intimated that agreements had been exchanged between the Council and the Wiexbam Water Company for the Hope parish water supply.

THE LATE LORD CRESIIAMJ PROPOSED MEMORIAL. ¡! Lieut.-Colonel W. Lawson, late commanding the 10th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry, writes to the daily Presa as foüowri;- The detnh of Lord Chesham is mourned by as large a circle of frienda and comrades aa any Engliahmcn has had in our time, but by none zr,F.ro sincerely tlian by the ofncers and men of uhe Imperial Yeomanry—the force that he organised at the end of 1899. I have received many lettera from members of that force urging that some permanent memorial should be raised by them in honour of hie memory, and it ia evident that it is their w)sh that this memorial should be distinct from any county monument which may be inaugurated. It would bo a tribute from those who fought in the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa, and from them alone. Under the circumstances, I am forming a committee of the old commanding oSicers of the battalions of the Imperial Yeomanry who served under him. It is propo&cd to limit sub- scriptions to one guinea, and it will bs for the committee to determine how the money sub- scribed can be best laid out. Naturally, it will be our wish to associate the memory of our dear old friend and brigadier with some object of permanent utility congenial to his nne character and splendid patr;otisin. -Ntay I appeal through your columns to the ofncera and men of the Imperial Yeomanry to support the movement? The committee will consist of Colonel F. C. Mcyrick, C.B., Colonel Eric Smith, C.B., Colonel Hon. \V. Lawson. D.S.O., Co!onei R.F.T. Gas- coigne. D.S.O.. Coionel C. L. Batea, D.S.O. Mr. Francis Francis, of 115. Park-street, Grosvenor- squarc. London, and Major H. W. Haughton, D.S.O., Gordon Boys' Home, Woking, have kindly contented to act as secretaries, and to receive subscriptions, which may be sent at once. The&o will be acknowledged and a list of sub- scribers kept. N.B.—Subticriptiona of Ic&9 than J61 will be weIoonM'd. In opening the proceedings on Friday &t Ayles- bury in connection with the meeting held to form a county association for Buckingham, Lord Rothschild, who, as Lord-Lieutenant of the county, presided, paid a high tribute to Lord Cheaham. He mentioned that Lord London- derry, who W38 an intimate friend of Lord Chesham, had written to him (Lord j.ot.hechild) and to others, proposing that a email committee shou!d sit with him (Lord Londonderry) In the spring, and oonöider what memorial was best suited to Lord Chesham's memory. If he (Lord Rothschild) were asked, he would say that the beet memorial the county could raise would be to keep up the emciency of the county regiment which Lord Cheeham had so dear at heart. Those of Lord friends, however, who wished the memorial to take gome tangible form, would, no doubt, communicate with Lord Londonderry, who would be glad if they wouM act with him. and be pleased to have their

DON'T NEGLECT YOUR SKIN! + VALUABLE HINTS FOR THE WINTER. Thoao peopLa who are now suffering from cracked ha-nda and a raw nasty feel about their faces, necks and arma, probably do not realise tthat neglect may I<\uj to some irritating itching skin disea&3 from. which it may be very hard to €<&capo. Don't forget that the skin surfaces are' being continually wom away and renewed from be- '<yw by th& growth of new tissues Don't forget that the damp, raw, cold days of December make the skin harden and crack, and that if the pores of the skin are ciogged by any momn- the impurities become "heaped up" in the tissu-a instead of being thrown off in the usuaJ way. Don't neglect a cut or a sore for fear of bll()Qd-poiffC)lling or in&ammatio'n. Z&m-Buk Is the wortd's greatest aatik-ptio heater. Whether the trouble is a raah from a sudden chill, swell- ing and inAamma.tion from "chaps" on washing- day, or ohaRng or cold sorea produced by fric- tion or exposure—keep your box of Zam-Buk handy and use it freeily and promptly. This great healing ba!m owes its success and unique mfiuonoo ove-r the skin to certain rich healing vegeta. juices, and the remarkable manner in which thcao extracta are put to- gether. Zam Buk works hand-in-hand with Nature, as befrts its natural origin. In tha case of a cut, scald, burn, bluiae. or any ope-n sore, Ita first work is to kill oS the microbes, which ever being prC&nt in the air, settle on the raw 8ea.h and set up innamma.tion and blood-poiaoning'. Having killed tho pain and stopped the inna.m- mation and restored the important functions of the skin to hca-Ithy activity, Zam-Buk next heupa to replace tho injured or diseased parts by thoroughly sound and healthy tissue, and finally covers tlie who'e with a beautiful new &kin—in one seiLse like the "skin" tha't forma on the top of a cup of cocoa that is left standing. This marveUoua work of regeneration ia so minute and complicated that a powerful micno- soupe would be required to watch the buikhng up of the new tisaue. The process may bo i.ikened to a builcler extending a new row of houses. Now cells are created until the whoJt& of the Injured, irritated or diseased surfttce is changed. In regard to this work, Zam-Buk differs from;, and is immeasurably superior to, all ointments and cheap salves. What the sunder nrst noricea aa the applica- tions of Zam-Buk are continued is that all itching, tenderness and soreness a.r3 quickly allayed. In the case of skin diacaae, burning patches cease to torture, uJcers a<nd eruptions dry up and grow less, and' in the and, thanks to Zam-Buk's Ideal method, aJl disfigurement is for ever banished. No skin looks so woll, or is in fact so soft, sound, so awect or so healthy thro'ughout, as the skin that haa had frequent drcaa.mgs of Zam- Buk. This pcrfsction us mope than "skin- deep," seeing that a healthy &kin (made. hoalthy by Zam-Buk) often exerts a. whoLesome influ- ence upon the rest of the body. You cannot afford to n&gleot your skin. Put It into perfect condition with the id.e.al Zam-Buk treatment.

MR. WYNDHAM AT MANCHESTER.— Mr. Wyndham, speaking at the Manchester Con- servative Club on Friday night, maintained that the Houso of Lords was being attacked because on other the Government had not the will of the olectorate behind them. He con- tended, however, that the Upper Chamber w.aa needed to check exoeea in many directions, and that to assist steady progress in the right direc- tion a change was required in our Fiscal system. He urged the importance of the Unionist party securing the victory at the next general election. If they loot it would mean that they could no longer defend the union against disruption, and that they would be unable to resist sectarian intolerance and spoliation.

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ROSSETT COCOA HOUSE. CURIOUS DISPUTE. FURTHER HEARING AT CHESTER. On Wednesday, at Chester Castle, his Honour Judge i'doss resumed the hearing of an action commenced a short time ago in Wrexham County Court regarding the po&c&&ion of the RoBSott Cocoa Room& PIaintiR waa Mrs. Ba.four, widow of the late Mr. Alexander Balfour, of Liverpool, and she was represented by Mr. W. H. Cochran, instructed by Me-sars. Duncan, Oakshott and Co., Liverpool. De- fendant wao Mrs. Catherine Jones, who occu- pica the Ros&ott Cocoa Rooms, and her case was in the handa of Mr. W. H. Churton, Chester.— In 18dl the late Mr. Balfour, who then lived at Ros<j&tt, built a houw and cocoa-rooms there, to be used as a working-man's club and reading- room. Defendant was put in as caretaker, but in 1884 an alteration took place in the conditions under which &hc occupied the rooms. In 1906 Mrs. Balfour, who had continued to take an interest in the club aince her husband's death, wrote from Scotland to Mrs. Jones, proposing to reconstruct the premitSfCe, and expressing a d€)&ire that for the future the should be under the management of a committee, with Mra. Jones aø manageress. Defendant refused to admit plain!:in"a right to disturb her in any way, she having remained in undisputed pos- session for over twenty years. The first witneea called at the renewed hearing was Jamea Charles Meredith, who said he waa a member and secretary of the reading- room for about two or three yeaM, about 1885 and 1886. Ho remembered the late Mr. Balfour'a making an announcement at a. concert as to a new arrangement with defendant. Defendant told witness that Mr. Balfour had paid her a certain sum per week for attending to the Cocoa House and Reading Room. Instead of that arrangement he had decided to allow her to take the receipts with the pronts of the Cocoa House business, as compensation for her looking after the place. Mr. Balfour had promised to allow a certain quantity of coal for the reading-room, and defendant said she waa thinking of keeping a few extra articles in addition to the ordinary cocoa.-hou.se catering. George Cromar. Rossett, a member of the Denbighshire County Council, ako gave evidence aa to the existence of the club, of which he waa chairman for several years, and with which he was associated for eight or ten years.—In crOd- examination. Mr. Churton suggested that Mrs. Jonea had carried out a certain number of repairs during the tast 20 years, but witness said he could not remember considerable repairs being done. Samuel Swecney, gardener, Roa&ett Hall, a member of the reading-room for two or three seasons, said no rent or remuneration v/as ever paid by the club during hia membership to Mra. Jonee, aithough she did all the cleaning, etc. Thta concluded the plaintiff's case. Mrs. Catherine Jones, the defendant in the caæ, said she was a servant in the omp!oyment of Mr. Balfour. She waa married in 1877, and afterwards Mr. Balfour asked her to become the managere.56 of the Cocoa Rooma which lie waa to establish In 1881. She con- sented, and for the 6ret three years the tenna were that she was to receive 8s. per week, live rent free, and receive all her coal. At the ex- piration of this time Mr. Balfour called a public meeting, a.nd said he was no longer reepon&ibte for the Cocoa Rooma, and he gave them into witness* and her husband's banda, adding "if we lost we lost, if we gained we gained." Up to this time Mr. Balfour had received and paid everything, and from that time this had de- volved upon her. The roomo were open to any- one to have refreshments, but they were not allowed to join in the gamea without paying their contributions to the club. The club mem- bers had never had acccoa to &ny but the public room. She had possession of the whole place, and her husband the adjoining cottage. She to inaugurat4D conoeria, etc., or the reading-room could not have been kept open. At first there were subscribers, but theoo had fallen off. All Mrs. Balfour did was to give three tons of a year, but this was not aufncient, and she supplied the remainder. She had never communicated with Mrs. Balfour about the rooms' financial condition. She closed the reading-room because of the behaviour of the members, but she never asked Mrs. Balfour'a permission, and she only inform-ad her after the room waa cloacd. The only occasion Mrs. Balfour had aa&iated the rooms during 27 years was by contributing once towards the coat of decoration. Witneaa had carried out the repairs and the painting and decorating. Defendant, in cross-examination, said the promiaea were handed over to her by Mr. Balfour, and the Cocoa Houoe business became .hera. Mr. Coohran: You say that Mr. Balfour, who had built a Cocoa House for the benefit of the inhabitants of the village, got tired of it and act you to take the whole thing. Witness: I don't say at all that Mr. Balfour was tired of it. I think it waa hia intention to be responsible in caoe I should loee. Mr. Cochran: We are quite at one that you were paid wages, and afterwards, when the busi- neea appeared to be doing fairly well, it was handed over to you to make what you could out of it, instead of receiving wages. Witness said the question of her owning the property never entered her head in 1887. It waa only when Mrs. Balfour had written to her. Mr. Cochran: You don't say the property waa ever given to you?—Witness: Not by any conditions in writing. Waa it ever given to you at all?—I have told you the thing that waa said in the school, and it haa remained until now without a change. You aimply think, although it was not given to you in fact, that you have a claim to it under the Statute of Limitations? Witness: I refused to have any changes made. I waa not consulted in any way, and apart from all legal affairs, it was only right and just to me in the circumetanceo, after being 26 years there, that I might have been consulted in eomo way. The first thing I heard was the letter of January, which was very hard, and this action would never have come about but for that letter. I should never have thought of claiming or doing anything againat Mfs. Balfour, If it had not been for that. It waa really her cruelty to me th&t pr4Dmpted thie action at all. Mr. Coohran: When do you say the property became youra? Mr. Churton (to witness): I think you had better leave that to your lawyer. Witness: I am not prepared to answer that. This closed the caæ for defendant. Mr. Churton submitted, eo far as regarded the cottage, there was no evidence in the caao which would justify the judge in holding for a moment that the cottage waa held upon any question of service at all. The beat witness they could have was Mrs. Balfour, and she stated that Mr. Jones had had nothing in the world to do with the Cocoa House, and the possession of the cottage was given to him simply and purely for the purpose of enabling him to carry on hia trade. Mr. Cochran: What she did say was that Jonea was given Jcave. Mr. Churton: She said moat emphatically that Jones had nothing to do with the Cocoa House, and that the cottage waa simply given to him to enable him to carry on hie business. She doee not pretend to say that it was necessary in order to ea-rry on that Cocoa House the cottage should be used in connection with it. Proceeding, Mr. Churton said that so far aa the cottage was con- cerned plaintiff bad no case, and there was no evidence which could justify hia Honour in holding that plaintiK, after that lapse of time, couJd recover possession of the cottage. If a person handed over a. cott&ge to another without any reference to the tenancy, it would be a tenancy at will, under which there could be no disturbance after twelve years. By nothing that plaintiff had proved couid it be suggested there was any hold- ing of the other property by service. Mr. Balfour waa not the benefactor which people tried to make out. He had tried to slip out of his responsibilitiea by putting them on to Mm JonM. As she said, the Cocoa House was banded over to her, and if she gained she gained, and if she lost she lost. The repairs had bean done as a pure act of grace, and not as a legaJ liability, by Mrs. Jones. If people took no trouble to protect their rights, they ought to loae them, and he could see no reason why they should not lose them. Plaintiff had not taken proper precautions, and it could hardly be argued that defendant had not Required the property. Mr. Cochraji said there could be no tenancy at will, because the tenant had obtained poseeesion in the nr&t instance as aervant of the lessor. Defendant muat ehew that plaintiff had been diap<Msea&&d or had discontinued her pos- eeaaion. Commenting on Mr. Batfour's change in his position with regard to the Cocoa House, Mr. Cochran said the only diSercnoe was that Instead of receiving wages, ae she had done at the first, Mrs. Jones took the profits of the business. His Honour announced that he would give judgment at the Wrexham County Court on Wednesday next.

WREXHAM HOUSEKEEPER CHARGED. The trial was resumed on Tuesday at Ruthin Assizes of Ellen Penketb (37). a well dressed young woman charged with having, between the 6th of November, 1906, and the 15th of August this year, converted to her own use wilfully and fraudulently the sum of £201. 12a. Id.. money be- longing to Mr. Philip Yorke, of Erddig Park, Wrexham. Evidence was given as to the prisoner's having oawrod cheques at the bank; and that in her capacity as housekeeper she had asked tradesmen to temporarily keep back some of the accounts, acting that Mrs. Yorkc waa &oo-)d- ing her owing to the accounts going up so much. The -amo witness a' Fo staffed that certain accounts had not been paid by the prisoner. InspK;tor Tippitt said that in answer to the charge the prisoner had mado no repiy. Mr. Artemus Jon.os submit'bed tha.t there was no case to go before the jury, having regard to the fact that Mrs. Yorke would not say that the prisoner had put the money in her own pocket, that Mr. Yorke had boon anxious to withdraw t.h3 oas-c. and that the quostion of raising the mtoney had beeji discussed, thereby reducing the action from a criminal into a civil one. His )o'rd&'htp held th?'ro was a cafSe to go be- fore the jury. In the courae of further argument, Mr. Jone6 contended that the parties themselves in the 6rst instance treated the matter on the footing of civil Mobility. He oomm.pnt.ed on Mrs. Yorke'a system of book-keeping, and stated that for a period of five years, until the house- hold expenses b?gan to inorea-sc., everything went on smoothly. Then M)s. Yorke began to grumble, and Miss Pcnketh did the most na-turaJ thing in the worid—she went round the trades- men rpquE-titting thorn to keep over accounts umil the foiiowing month. Then the trouble started. In his summing up the Judge commented on {the improbability of the story put forth by the defence as to the losa of monsy near the bank at Wrexham. It was not every day. he re- marked, tlt JBISO in gold roUed about the strocta of Wrexham without the police bearing a word about, i t Th& jury retired, and aftor a long absence returned with a verdict of not guilty. The prisoner was immediately discharged, and left the dock smiting.

CHESTER CATHEDRAL. SERVICE LtaT FOB WEKK COMMENCING DEC. 11. 1'1'11. -lVL DIIIg, i.45: Matins and Holy Cotiinluziion. 10.15: Litany, hymn 6t. Even- ing, 4.15: Service, Gibbons in F; anthem, "Hoaanna to the Son (Gibbons preacher, the Rev. FatherCary, M.A. TncMDAt,UKC)tMBKH I2T!).—Morning, X.O: Holy Com. munion. 10.t5: Servicf, West in C; anthem, "Enter not into judgment "(Attwood). Eveninfi',115: Set vice, Foster in A anthem, "There shall a star" (Mendeti'sohn).. 8. Special Service; Processional hymi), &1; Spohr'a Last, Judgment." FfUMY, UKCRMBER 13TH.—Morning. 7.45 Matins and Holy Coniniuriion. 10.15: Litany, hymn U8. Evening, 4.15 Service, Ketway in B minor a,nthem, "0 Lord, my God (Wesiey). SATURDAY, DECKMBER HTII.-Morning-, 8.0 Holy Com- munion f.l5: Service, Henry in A <!at; anthem, "Sleepers wake" (Mendelssohn). Evening. 4.15 Service, Nares in F anthem. "Awake, awake (Wise). SUNDAY, (Third Sunday in Advent. Ember Week.)—Morning, 8.0: Litany and Holy Com- munion. 10.30: Service, Field in C; introit, hymn 310; Holy Communion preacher, the Canoll in Residence. Evening, 3.30: Service, Russell in A; Thus the Lord of II03t8" (Handel); hymn 35f1. 6.30: !1agnific.1t and Nunc Dimittis to Cliants; the Rev. H. Robinson, M.A. Hymn 393 (sun? kneedn? before the MONDAY, UKCEMBER. JOTEI.-Morning, 8.0: Holy Com- munion. 10. S: Service in Monotone. Evening, 4.16: Service, Rotters in D anthem, Hearken unto me" (Sullivan). TURSDAY, DtccBMBKR 17TIl.Nlorning. 8.0: Holy Corn- rnutlion. 10.15: Service, in 0 anthem, "Our conversation .15: Ser, i,-e, Roberta in F anthem, Hoaanna in the highest" (Staiuer).

THE BISHOP'S ENGAGEMENTS. The Bishop's eng'a.gctnents for tho remainder of the month are as fotiow :—December llth (at 5.15 p.m.), oonnrma/tion at Tarportey; 12th, at York; 14th (afternoon). oonfirniat.; n at St. Paul's St-alybridge; 17th. distribute prizea at Wailasey Gramma<r SchooJ; 19th (at 5 pun.), collate tine new Vicar of St. Stephen's, Pren- ton 20th to 22nd, Ember days and ordination; 22itd, oldiiiation in the Cathedral; 23rd (at 3 p m.), institute the New Vicar of St. Paul's, Tranniere.

The Rev. F. S. Guy Warman, B.D., haa been appointed principal of St. Aid&n's College, Birkenhead, In the room of the Rev. Arthur J. Tait, who succeeds Dr. Drury at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. In 1901 he was appointed vice principal of St. Aldan's College and in the fol- lowing year became vicar of St. Mary's, Birken- head. Since then he has acted aa hon. lecturer of the College. TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. F. ANDERSON.—The fund which is being raised for a presentation to the Rev. F. Anderson, late vicar of AH Saints', ia growing satisfactorily. It haa now reached a total of ?212. The presenta- tion, which will probably be made in January, will take the form of a cheque, and album con- taining a list of subscribers. CONFIRMATION SERVICES.—Connrma- tion services were held at St. John's Church and Christ Church by the Bishop of Chester on Thursday. At St. John's Church there were twenty candidates, from the parishes of Bruera, Tattenha! and Alderley Edge. The Rev. Canon Spurlinggave an address and the Bishop performed the ceremony of the laying on of bands." At Christ Church there were 120 candidates from that parish and a very large congregation. The Bishop delivered a helpful address. This was a somewhat novel service, aa there were 108 god parents present for the children as guarantees for their attending Holy Communion regularly.

A CHESTER WILL.—Among the latest wills proved is the following: Sarah Ellen Mills, of 8, Granville-roa.d. Cheater, B1.103. "EDDISBURY WOMEN'S UNIONIST GAZETTE."—The third number of "Tho Gazette," the record of the Women's Unionist Association for the Eddisbury division of Cheshire, is now published, and a very excel- lent number it is. A glajio3 over its pages is sufficient to convince anyone that the associa- tion is glowing in strength and purpose. The movement continues to be led in a most spirited fashion, and there is plenty of evidence of en- thusiasm among the many branches for the great cause espoused. Thene is a note of cheer- ful conndMico about the "Gazette." Afmost every district reporta an increased membership, and altogether the outlook is bright for the &uec<'ss of the Unionist forces In titc coming nght.

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SHOTTON BREWER'S AFFAIRS. t On Friday morning Mr. Tobias. Deputy Official Receiver, presided ac Cheater at the hrst meeting of the creditors of Jacob GrifEths, Clay Hill Farm, QIk"'elÙ> Ferry. Debtor and his solicitor, Mr. Sydney Sbarpe, of Chester, attended, but there were no credi- tors preset):):. Griffiths carried on business as & partner with Joseph F&un&li in the firm of the Stiotbon Brewery Co., at Snotton. In his sta-te- meut of affairs bis gro&s lLa.bihtica are given as J6171. 183. 5d. His assets arc given as JS1C2 18s., but as his liabilities are expected to rank for dividand at .S68. 15a. lid., there is a sur- plus of i;54. 2&. Id. The receiving order was made on debtor's own petition, which he Hied in consequence of an execution's being levied. He is 33 ycajs of ag&, and is a pig and cattle dealer in addition to his brewery business. Debtor iiile in the statement under the beadimg of "CLuse of faj-'urc" with the words, "Loss of in the Sh<7tton and gc>ing- surety for Hughcs; losses in stock."—The es- I tate wa.3 left in the hands of the OSeial re- ceivor to be wound up.

DEATH OF MR. W. A. DEW. The death i-9 annoujioed as occurring sud- denly at Banker on Friday of Mr. William Arthur Dew, one of the most prominent auc- tioneer in the Pnncipatity of Wales. Mr. DeW waa a genial, frank, and hospitable man, enjoyed a high repute for professional integrity and judgment, and his personal qualuiea attracted many friends. During the last few months be had been almoat incessantly engaged on important land sales and was thus engaged on the 3rd inst. at Bryncefyn Du, in Anglesey. On his way home. he comphuned of illness to his two sons. On his return he was attended by Dr. Lloyd, but on Wednesday became worse. Dr. Elliott. of Chester, was called in, but death occurred early on Friday morning. Mr. Dew leases & widow, three daughters (Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Williama-Meynck, and Mrs. Arthur Lloyd Grimth). and two sona (Mesiti-a. W. C. P. and Koel Dew). Quite l"OOUDUy Mu. Dew's name waa a good deal be- fore the public in oo'n nekton with the historic sales of tho varied' conte'n.ts of AngLesey C*a.9t<Ic. But for n3.any years he had been a leading 6gure in auctio<icering circles. In 1900 Mr. Dew waa ejected presldant of the Auctioneers' Institute, and ae evidence of the positicxi which he h<Md it waa stated a.t that time that he had during the pi'ecediag fourteen years hancl--ed property, either in sales or valuations, rt'pre- aenting JS5,500,000. Mr. Dew not o.nly proved one of the most einciont presidents the Auction- eers' Institute haa ever had, but over a long period he rendered valuable service aa a member of ita council. He was also a Fellow of the Surveyor's Institution. Born in 1851, Mr. Dew was himself the oon of a diatin.guiahed auctioneer. Educated at Liver- pool College, he for some little time turned his attention to civil engineering. Ultimately. however, he became an auctionœr, after making an acquaintance with engineering which stood him in good stead throughout life. He, in 1875, waa a.drrutted to partnership with his father, Mr. William Dew. In 1892 he was elected Mayor of B,%ngor, a city in whose civic life be displayed consistent interest. Mr. Dew was a Churchman and Conservative anda member of the Royal Leek Lodge ot Freemasons. In the auction room Mr. Dew was eminent! y at home, and his genial ma.nn.er made him exceedingly popular. Few mc<n were better versed in real esta-to problema than Mr. Dew, and much landed pro" perty in North Wales and the adjacent English oounti?e has passed through his hajids. Like his father before him, Mr. Dew a<7tively ident-i- fied himself with the work of the North Waica Black Cattle Society, of which he was secretary for many years, and editor of ita "Herd Book."

THE AKBAR.—The boye on the reformatory training ship Akbar, who have often visited Cheater on festive occasions, have been removed to the Holiday Home at HcawaU, and the old BlUp itaelf haa been condemned. She has been taken from her moorings, and will be broken up and sold. The Akbar haa been moored in the SIoync for 45 years, and was built in 1815.

The great and fundamental difference bebvcen Peps and all old-fashioned methods of treating coucyhs, colds, and bronchitis, is that the wonderful mooicine in Peps is direct into the lungs, and not merely swallowed into the stomach, like ordinary drug-laden liquid cough mixtures and cheap lozenges. Of all chemist, at 1/11 and 2/9. Loa" for the thebox.