Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

OUR LONDON LETTER. — flfrm, Our Special Correspondent.] It was a very happy little speech which the Prime Minister made the other night at the annual dinner of the Parliamentary I Press Gallery. He met there men who praised him and men who blame—according to the political complexion of the journals they represent, as well as those whose busi- ness it is simply and faithfully to report his speeches and those of other Parliamentarians and to give their words to the world outside. On that night, however, Mr. Asquith was their guest, and in the words of the Shakes- pearean quotation on the menu card, they received him "With all kind love, good thoughts, and reverence." Mr. Asquith had his fling at the" pic- turesque author of the descriptive sum- mary," which is such a familiar and popular feature of the newspapers of to- day. "It is the hand that pons the sketch," said the Premier, "that makes havoc of our reputations not only with our constituents, but which slowly undermines such dwindling and precarious remains of authority as we possess in the domestic circle." The sketch-writer has been doing his best and worst for a good many years now, but if he has made havoc of some reputa- tions he has helped to build up a good many. He is a product of .the time. Most people have neither the leisure or the inclination to wade through reports of speeches running through many columns, and they find that the brightly-written descriptive siketch gives all the points they need, and in a manner vastly more entertaining. It is being freely rumoured that the King will not go to Marienbad this year for his usual course of the waters in August, but that a change of plans has been made. Marienbad has long been a favourite resort of his Majesty, who has been accustomed to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by his annual Continental holiday to meet both the Emperor William and the aged Emperor of Austria. If the rumour turns out to be based upon fact, the change of plans will undoubtedly give rise to much comment throughout Europe. The people of Marienbad would certainly regret any such change, for the annual visit of King Edward has been a magnificent advertisement for them, and brought a golden harvest to the little Bohemian health resort. It may be that his Majesty desires some quieter place for his holiday, for on some of his recent visits to Marienbad he has been greatly an- noyed by people following him about staring at him whenever he went out. The names of other resorts have been mentioned as likely to receive the honour of a visit from his Majesty, two of which are in the Pyrenees. Visitors to the White City this year may tnjoy all the sensations of a trip in an aero- plane without any of the risks which at pre- sent, make a free flight a rather dangerous pastime. One of the most attractive of the side shows at the Exhibition is the fleet of captive flying-machines, which convey pas- sengers on a flight a mile long round and about one of those picturesque mountains which are so wonderfully manufactured. The aeroplanes will rise and glide and fly in the most approved manner, and the inventor claims that nobody- -who was no,t convinced of the fact beforehand would realise that the machines are captive-so well is the motion of the free machines imitated. Such a novelty is bound to be popular, and not less so because at the highest point of the flight the passengers may get a splendid view of London. This is the first time that anything of the kind has been tried, either in Europe or America, and the timorous may take a trip with confidence, for the London County Council has declared its safety. Many people besides those most concerned would be sorry to see the costermongers' barrows cleared out of Farringdon-road, as will probably be the case if the County Council trams are laid in that, thoroughfare. The Farringdon-road is a market for all sorts of things. Just now the barrows are beauti- ful with "flowers of all-, kinds, strong an* 'ardy and well-rooted," as a hundred compel- ling voices will let you know if you go that way. The plants are bought and planted in thousands of suburban gardens, there to be thin'gs of beauty and joys for a season. Most of all, however, the road is famous for its bookstalls, where for a few pence you may pick up a treasure perhaps. Certainly J treasures have been picked up there, though | as a rule the salesman knows too much to put a book worth a couple of guineas in the two- penny row. Only the other day, however, I heard of a gentleman who bought a book there for twopence which contained a couple I of extremely valuable engravings. A witness before the House of Commons Committee the other day remarked triumphantly that not long ago a Cabinet Minister bought a book on the Farringdon-road. It is a. fascinating hobby, this buying of old books, and no doubt there will always be bookstalls. All the same, one may hope that the trams will not necessitate their migration to some other place than Farringdon-road. Mr. John Burns has caused something like a sensation by the remarkable speech which he made in opening a Children's Infirmary I at Carshalton, in Surrey. He may have been Bpeaking his own views only, and -not with, j the weight of a Cabinet behind him, but in any case the references which he made to the Government's intentions with regard to the report of the Poor Law Commission would be sure to cause considerable surprise. Some- | thing must be done and will be done, says 9 j the President of the Local Government Board, to carry out by administration "the sane and practical proposals of both reports/' He goes on, however, to express his trust that Parliamentary time will not be wasted by the passing of "a great Poor Law measure," but that the reports and the whole of the problem should be remitted to the Local Government Board for practical I action, and that the department should report to the House of Commons every three months or so. This proposal that a depart- ment should be granted a free hand to deal >, with a subject so important and so full of difficulty as the administration of the Poor Law is not in the least likely to meet with ilnyIacceptance either in or out of Parlia- ment. A. E. M.

I Many lady shots entered for the unlimited entry competitions at stationary targets in the Gilbey Hall, Islington, where the National Rifle Association opened its fifth "miniature Bisley rifle meeting. At the annual gathering of the University of London it was reported that last year 4,000 candidates, compared with 3,800. in the preced- ing year, had been admitted to the university, and that 880 students had obtained degrees.

More than Skin Deep. His Skin Disease originated in Impure Blood. A reason for the many cures by Dr. Williams'Pink Pills. The record of Mr. G. R. King, of, 29, Wellington. road, Holloway, London N., proves that to rely upon outward applications for the cure of a serious skin disorder means merely trifling with a disease that can only be cured by treating the impure blood. j j A terrible skin disease tortured me day and night; one doctor told me my blood was in a frightful state" were the words of Mr. King to a London jour- j nalist recently. He continued:— I had felt very ill for a long time, being subject to sudden faints. One day I fell in the street and iiijured my face. It was a sure proof that my blood was in a bad state when the wound riefused to heal, and before long I developed that terrible skin disease, Psoriasis. I applied ointments and bathed the afflicted parts regularly, but the trouble spread like fire, and the sensation was like a continual smarting scorch. "The eruption appeared as tiny pimples that developed white caps. of irritating scales; these broke out into ugly sores, three inches wide. ■ "A doctor did his best to cure me, but the' terrible rash spread quickly and covered my legs, loins and back. My shoulders and arms were a mass of sores. The terrible itching was unbear- able and I felt as though I must tear my flesh j away. At length the eruption appeared all over my hands, and at this stage my sufferings almost drove me mad. Warmth aggravated my tortures, j and I could not sleep because of the agony of the bedclothes rubbing my raw flesh. The horror of that time is indescribable. I was under the treat- ment of a specialist for five months, weak, pale and thin all the time, and unable to take a meal with any zest. "However, I happened to read of eases of skin disorders being cured by Dr. WilliamsPinkPills for Pale People; so I sent for a supply of these pills at once. I was, at this time, a shadow of my former self; frail and as pale as death. 41 Nevertheless, two boxes of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills made a great difference, and my disorder did not annoy me so intensely. I was, of course, far frOm being well, but I decided to persevere with the pills. After a few weeks' steady treatment I was able to sleep restfully at nights. A few more [ boxes of the pills gave me a splendid appetite, and gradually the itching left my skin. Then the sores I died away, leaving a clear, new skiim underneath. I was soon quite 'welt I have enjoyed grand health since Dr. Williams' Pink Pills since Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cured me, and my skin is quite clear and free from disease. Victims of Impure, Weak Blood, which betrays itself in various maladies of the Skin, Nerves, and Muscles, should remember that as^the trouble is seated in the blood, the Cure caii only be effected by renewing the blood. Because, they make New, i Red Blood Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have cured Disorders of the "Skin, Anaemia, Indigestion, St. Vitus' Dance, Rheumatism, After-Effects of Influenza, Lumbago, Sciatica, Pains in the Back, Neuralgia, Nervous Disorders and Paralysis; also the special, ailments of women. Obtainable of dealers, or direct from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, 46, Holborn Viaduct, London, post free, 2s. 9d. for one box, or 13s. 9d. for six boxes. Sub- stitutes do not cure you must insist at shops on having lir. Wl'Iii&MW- Pink, Pills..

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NOVELISTS AS FIREMEN. A destructive farm fire, occurred in the arly hours of Monday morning, at Walling- ord, and the whole of the farm buildings, with fifty pigs, cows, poultry, a large quan-' titv of implements, and ricks were destroyed. Gould's Grove, the picturesque home of Mr. Jerome K. Jerome, the well-known novelist, stands in close proximity to the scene of the fire" and he and Mr. Pett Ridge, who was spending the week-end with him, rendered yeoman service in assisting to t rescue the farm stock in the burning build- ings. Mr. Jerome's billiard room and its valu- able contents were destroyed, but; the re- mainder of his house was saved.

A taxicab driver named Alfred Solomon, who was remaned at the Lambeth Police-court, was alleged to have depressed his taximeter flag insufficiently when hired, with the result that no fare was recorded, and he was enabled to keep all the money he received. Major-General John Jago-Trelawny, of Cold- renick, Cornwall, who led the Highland Brigade "in the night attack at Tel-el-Kebir, died in his 84th year. J j 3

ACCESSION OATH. u M BILL PASSED BY COMMONS. By the small majority of ten the House of Commons on Friday passed the second reading of the Roman Catholic Disabilities Bill. It was moved by Mr. W. Redmond, who ex- plained that one portion of the "Bill sought to repeal the penal enactments of old time directed against Catholic religious orders, and to throw open to Catholics the offices of Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland and Lord Chaneellor the other portion proposed to eliminate what 1 was outrageously offensive to Catholics in the | Sovereign's declaration on accession. The feature of the debate was the speech of the Prime Minister, who said he "gave hearty and unequivocal support to the general prin- clple affirmed by the Bill. With regard to the disability still attaching to the two high offices mentioned, he declared that on no groun-d either of equity or policy could- this invidious distinction be defended. As to the Declaration, the offensiveness of which he admitted, it had no effect of any sort as a safeguard of the Pro- j testant succession, which was amply secured in other ways. Personally he would prefer to see the Declaration abolished altogether, but if it were to be retained,, he suggested that a repre- j eentative committee should try by mutual ar- j rangement to find a form of words to which no reasonable objection could be taken. I The rejection of the Bill was moved by Mr. McArthur, a Liverpool Unionist"*iAem''ber. He based his argument on the fact that the-Chiirch of Rome was not only a great religious organisa- ti-oii, but also a great political organisation, and, while it asked for tolerance, refused to grant it. The Bill was afterwards referred to a Com- mittee of the whole House. As, however, the majority in favour of this course wag ,only three, there appears to be little chance of the .measure being passed during this Session.

INJURED BY GAS EXPLOSION. A gas explosion occurred early on Sunday morning in Guiiniess's-buildings, Bethnal- green, and injured six persons. One man was found dead in the room where the explo- sion took place. t x It appears that, returning late on Satur- day night to their single room in Guinness'- buildings, Mrs. Dillon found -the room door locked, and though she called in the aid of her son-in-law all efforts to gain an entrance failed. The police were, accordingly informed, „ and Constables Grainger, Light, and Groves re- turned to the house with Mrs. Dillon and her, bon-in-law and a neighbour. After considerable diffiçultythe door was then forced, and at opce .there was a terrific explosion, which completely wrecked the room and severely injured everyone present. "When the room Was entered after tho ex* plosion Edward Dillon's dead body was found on the floor. The gas in the room had been turned full on, all the interstices of the door and windows had been carefully stopped up, and the bed placed against the door. The explosion is believed to be due to the gae with which the room was filled coming iv contact with one "of the police lanterns. ■ n 1 '1 j

PARIS POSTAL STRIKE. The Patie postal strike, at first stated to be a complete fiasco, took on a new lease of life on Sunday, when the strikers, began a f;uerilla warfare. Wires were tampered with n < all directions. A number of wires on the •anue polo were joined together by a fine wire which ran along the pole. The result was that currents were inextricably mixed, and it was almost impossible to discover the point of mterruption. Poles had to be examined one by one, a slow process, before the mis- chief could be repaired. In addition fo this, oil has been poured into the letter-boxes, which were set on fire. The railway lines are being guarded by troops.. Si* postal packets enritting noxious fumes were found at the central post office in Paris on Saturday morning. Two men were sur- prised at Dole as they were lighting the fuse of a bomb at the foot of a telegraph pole. In consequence of the strike of inscrits maritimes at St. Nazaire the Compagnie Generalo Translantique has decide4 that all 'j its ehips in the harbour shall be laid up for I; the present.

HOTEL BURNT DOWN The Polurrian Hotel at Mullion, South Corn- wall, was entirely destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning, and. many of the visitors had to escape in their night attire. The damage, which is covered by insurance, is estimated .at £ 10,000. The outbreak was discovered near the kitchens, and in a short time the whole building wag .in flames. I Fortunately several of the guests were sleep- ing on the ground floor, and these were able to make their way out without danger. The others, however, had difficulty in escaping. .Mrs Holmes severely injured her spine in jumping from the balcony, and two of the staff were badly burnt. The occupants lost all their personal belong- ings and the hotel books were destroyed.

GENERAL SIGNS THE PLEDGE. General Sir Ian Hamilton presided at the la^utial meeting of the Royal Army Temperance Association at Caxton Hall, and not only made stirring speech, but signed the. pledge for a, year to back it up. "It is one of the traditions of the British Army," he said, "that the officers do not say to their men Go on,' but Come on.' I shall be happy to put myself in the, position to do so by taking the pledge. I will take it for one year; that is quite long enough for any man to look forward to, especially when he comes to my age. I shall be uncomfortable, I know I shall. When I go abroad it will be incredibly difficult to ex- plain to my German or Russian comrades in arms that I have taken an oath which prevents my drinking1 toasts. But still I have -weighed; the cost; I am prepared to pay the price."

TO PROLONG THE HONEYMOON. William Hulme pleaded guilty and was bound over at Blackpool for stealing a diamond ring, and, it was explained that he committed the theft in order that hia. girl bride might be abl& to prolong the honeymoon at Blackpool. A solicitor explained that Hulme, who was twenty years old, had been "kept in leading strings" by his father, but a few weeks ago he broke all bounds" and got married. I When the honeymoon was to have ended his wife insisted on remaining in Blackpool, and Hulme, seeing the ring, was tempted to steal it. He pawned it for 15s., and immediately after- wards he sympathised with the owner and helped her to-search for it. I 'VHulme's father, it was stated, had agreed to i Redeem the ring find pay all expenses.

I The will of a, woman who died in Vienna directs that her parrot, cat, and dog shall be killed, stuffed, and buried with her. ( Two obsolete first-class battleships were offered for sale by auction at Chatham. The I Rodney fetched E21,1350, but the Collingwood j failed to find a purchaser. I Surrey County Council authorised the pro- motion of a Bill for the reconstruction and widening of the bridge over the Thames at i 'in gs ton-on-Thames. A KITCHEN NECESSITY.-KEATING'S POWDER. KILLS BEETLES. You just put It down (see directions with every tin) at night, and in the morning you sweep up the Beetles- PRAD. Of all Chemists, Grocers, Oilmen, and Stores. Tins, 3d., 6d., and Is. NEW SIZE, ld. Ask for KEATING'S and take no other.

£ 10,Q0Q DAMAGES. O Damages for the full amount s claimed, j £ 10,342, were awarded the plaintiffs in what was known as the "old china" case, and Mr. Justice Grantham made an order that the specimens of china and documents produced during the hear- ingi should be impounded, Sir Edward Carson, K.C., stating that he wished this to be done "with a view, if the plaintiffs thought it was desirable, of bringing the matter before the Public Prosecutor." The jury found that there had been mis- representation on the part of the defendant and that there was also evidence ;of warranty. > 1 The case was one in.which Mr. Cole and others (executors of the late Mr. Charles John Dickens), who died at Putney in 1907, sued Mr. Arthur T. Ellis, a dealer in antiques, of Old Bond-street, London, claiming damages for alleged fraudu- lent misrepresentation in the sale of Dresden and Sevres china to the deceased gentleman. Breach of warranty was also alleged, and, on behalf of the defendant, who denied the allega- tions, no evidence was submitted. Addressing the jury for the plaintiffs, Mr. Rufus Isaacs said the case embodied one of the gravest and most deliberate frauds which could be perpetrated in transactions of this kind. Comparatively worthless china, continued Mr. Isaacs, was "palmed off" on Mr. Dickens at prices of specimens of the finest periods of Sevres and Dresden ware. After a quarter of an hour's deliberation, tho jury returned a verdict in favour of the plain- tiffs for the amount stated, and judgment was entered accordingly.

THEY COME AND GO. "How many servants do you keepT "Oh, none! We only engage them. We don't undertake to keep them.

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EXCITING FIRE SCENES. Yo Okie Napier, Tavern, High Holborn, aa old building standing on the site of a chapel, has- been practically destroyed by fire. Tho flames spread so rapidly that the occupants had to rush out into the street in their night apparel. Messrs. Henekey's wine shop adjacent was threatened, and the people sleeping in the rooms above were jcowfied by ..the firemen and took ise- fuge in neighbouring houses. The rpof caught fire, but was quickly put out, and little damage done. While working inside the Napier Tavern Superintendent Gosling and Fireman Cook were hurt by falling wood. ¡,. 1, {J

THE KING AT HAMPTON COURT. The King on Saturday brought .his short visit to Sandringham to a conclusion. He had gone there specially from Newmarket to see the rate of progress made with a working men's club/in whieli he ir. deeply interested. ■ cHis-Majesty paid a long visit by motor-car to Hampton Court on Sunday to inspect the gar- dens and the recent discovery of old arches, and returned to London through the chestnut avenue in Bushey Pajrk, which was in its full glory. The King honoured^ Major and Lady Sarah Wilson by lunching with them at the Stud House,. Hampton Court Park. After luncheon the party went to the excava- tions in front of Wolsey's gateway. His Majesty took great interest in the old 'archte's Supposed to'be part of the moat. Having taken tea With ] Laitv Augustus Hervey, who has a suite of apartments on the east front, the King walked through the cloisters and gardfeiis, greatly ad- airing the old-fashioned flowers. L" J

J,' ) Thirty employees of the Pressed Steel Car Company of Pittsburg were crossing the. Ohio ;River in a gasolene launch, built only for twenty, when the launch suddenly sank, and twenty of the I occupants were drowned. Escaping to the Zemoor tribes, between Rabat and Fez, among whom he is very popular, Mulai-el- Kebir, brother of the Sultan of Morocco, willi, it is feared, proclaim himself Sultan. In celebration of her Seventieth birthday Arnold Gabriel has given CIO,000 for a home for fifty young Jewish orphans to b called the Arnold aiid Jane Gabriel Home," and to be administered by the Jews' Hospital and Orphan Asylum at Norwood, adjoining which it willibe built, d,

BOATING FATALITY. A young man, apparently about twenty-two years of age, lost his life at the Welsh Harp lake, Hendon, on Sunday afternoon through the capsizing of a small sailing punt. He had been upon the water for about an hour and though the wind was somewhat squally and treacherous he seemed to have the punt well in hand. About four o'clock, however, a sudden gust caught the tsail, the little craft heeled badly, and then over- turned, throwing its occupant into the water. Several persons witnessed the accident from the banks of the lake, and prompt efforts were made to effect a rescue, but unfortunately they proved futile. The young man could apparently swim slightly, and he was seen making a | desperate effort to reach the shore, but in a short time he threw up his arms as if exhausted, and immediately afterwards disappeared.

OUR SIXTH DREADNOUGHT. The new battleship Temerairfe, of the «1m- proved Dreadnought" type, was commissioned on Saturday at Devonport. There are how six warships of the Dreadnought class in commis- sion, namely, the battleships Dreadnought, Bellerophon, and Temeraire, and the battleship- cruisers Indomitable, Inflexible, and Invincible. Captain A. L. Duff commissioned the Teme- raire, which was laid down on January 1, 1907, at Devonport Dockyard, and has been built with a displacement of 18,600 tons. Her turbines will indicate 23,000 horse-power, and are capable of propelling her at a speed of 21 knots. The Temeraire will join the Fitstr Division of the Home Fleet, in which she will relieve the Im- placable. i

I "GETTING AT" GRANDPA. "Where does honey come from, grandpa?" "From bees" of course, Jack. A big boy like you ought to know that." "Oh, I knew it all right, but I wondered i: whether you did!"

j A new steam ferry from Sassnitz, the Northern point of the island of Rugen, and Trelleborg, the < southernmost point of Sweden, will be opened on July 6. The new ferryboats will b(. capable of shipping an entire train, so that subsequently through cars from Berlin to Stockholm will be possible over this rowte. Three students, who were accused at Odessa of attacking a comrade, pleaded, that they had all copied from him at an examination, and now they found that his paper was wrong. A letter from the Rev. John McNeill, announ- cing his decision not to accept the pastorate of Christ Church, Westminster Bridge-road, was read at a meeting in Hawkstone Hall, Kenning- tofi-road. -■ •'■■'

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IMPRISONED IN STRONG ROOM. A workman named Edwartj. Kinkbridge has had the extraordinary experience of being shut up in the 'strohg-roori rof the London City and Midland Bank, in the Vauxhall Bridge-road. He went into the room to get some wood flooring materials he had left there, when sud- denly the door swung to and left him ill com- plete darkness. This was at ten o'clock in the Sorning, and it was not until six in tjie even- g that he was released. r Alarmed arJiis disappearance his êömrde8 xhkde search for him, and, finally, heard hia IvoíCé from the strong-room.

< DARING JEWEL ROBBERY. A daring burglary and theft of jewels was per- petrated in the early hours of Saturday morn- ing at, the preniises of Messrs. C. Reece and Co., jewellers, of Edgware-road, close to Marble Arch. The burglary was apparently the work of a professional gang. The haul consists of nearly five hundred gold rings, mostly p'earl and riiby, twenty or thirty watches, a number of gold alberts and lady is guards,, and seyeral. bracelets, valued., altogether at about £ 1,000, The burglars effected an e,ritry by;cuftinga. small aperture in4 the' outer shutter. This en- abled them to pass two fingers through and reach a nut and bolt.; The aperture was th<?n carefully concealed by means of black paper, and a specially prepared cork cut and paintdd tor present the projecting bolt.' The plate-glass window 6fthe door was then smashed, and the entrance to the shop ffted. Once inside the burglars confided their attention to the win- dow, and left it in utter confusion.1 There were signs of their having made.. a very hasty departure,. but they successfully, avoided, discovery, j ).}" _i. 1..