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MAYOR'S SUNDAY. -+- STRIKING MILITARY DISPLAY. It become" a Christian people that the Mayor and Corporat,ion of a city should commence the new civic year by attending divine worship, and it was in accordance with this seemly custom that Alderman Lamb inaugurated his third term of office as the Right Worshipful Mayor of Chester by inviting the citizent3 to accompany him to the Cathedral on Sunday morning. The weather was unpropitious and contracted with the genial conditions which favoured the parade twelve wsonths ago. but a damp, unsettled morning was lJot tiufficient to deter a great number of repre- sentative people from keeping faith with the custom of doing honour to the gentleman who has with fine spirit- undertaken the responsibilities of civic chief for another year. As on the two tx)rtN-,ponding days in Alderman Lamb's triple mayoralty, it was the occasion of a striking military display out of compliment to his Worship, who for over thirty years served in the auxiliary forces. The 1st Flintshire Engineers, whom the Mayor formerly commanded, came from Buckley "witii their band, and were under the command of Major R. Cecil Davies, the other officers present Captain J. Green (acting adjutant), Surgeon- captain Lunt. Lieut. D. Fra^er and Lieut W. H. Harwell. A detachment of the Earl of Chester s Imperial Yeomanry, with band, were present, by kind permission of the Colonel Commandant, and Woro under the command of Captain and Quarter- Faster Cooper. The headquarter batteries of the 1st. Cheshire Royal Garrison Artillery (Vols.) Paraded at their headquarters, County Buildings, d marched to the Town Hall Square. They were commanded by Major Bonnalie, the other officers in attendance being Captain Wood and Captain Dickson. The headquarters and K Coin- Panics of the 2nd (Earl of Chesters) Volunteer battalion Cheshire Regiment marched from the thrill Hall, attended by their band. Their officers "ere Captain Bromley. Captain, and Adjutant Martin-Leake, Captain W. A. V. Churton, Lieut. Dickson, and Captain and Quartermaster William- ton, The Bearer Company also paraded. The Qitioonsoldien; stretched in two long lines from the Town Hall steps to the west door of the Cathedral, leaving a wide path for the progress of the Mayor and his retinue of followers. The Mayor and Sheriff: (Mr. WT. Ferguson) received ^ir fellow-citizens in the Assembly Room, he-re they were marshalled by the Chief Cor¡>;table who wore his new full-dress uniform. A4 tho procession emerged from the civic hall and with stately steps across to the Cathedral, 41)6 wa* full of picturesque effect*. The Mitral figure was the Mayor in his robes, massive a.i,n and jewelled pendant. Beside him was the Reorder in full wig and robes. In front the fe'fnets of the firemen shone like burnished gold, respiendently liveried servants bore emblems f civic power. Behind came the Sheriff, a stal- wa1: figurc in garb of blue and chain of gold, the *kfei-nsen in bright red gowns, and then a long of councillors and other citizens in sedate "lack. Two lines of red and blue uniforms com- t ted the oolour scheme of a pageant worthy of Ci',1 City. Th following was the order of the proce6;-ion :— 'i'nt **Use Coat School Boys, under Mr. Williams. £ %rl of Chester's Volunteer Fire Brigade, Under Lieut. Yates and Supt. Shone. Civic Sword arid Mace tie are rs and the -tyor'3 Porter, currying the newly renovated Town Clerk (Mr. J. H." Dickson), in wig and gown. MAYOR (Alderman Robert Lamb), on either J O;lci of wnom walked the Recorder (Sir Horatio Ljoyd) and the Member for the City (Mr. Robert r,*erburgh). Siiii,RIFF (Mr. W. Ferguson) and Dr. •1.. Roberts (Deputy Mayor). he Citv Coroner (Mr. E. Brasscy), the Clerk of Jh. Peace (Mr. S. Smith), and the Cierk to the .NJ (Mr. Geo. Davison). ^isrrates and Aldermen (some of whom appeared si tie dual capacity): Mr. George Dickson, r- R. L. Barker, Dr. James Taylor, Mr. H. T. j °«'n, Mr. T. Smith, Mr. W. R. Churton, Mr. <s.- R. Thomson, Mr. Gooddie Holmes, Dr. tolterfoth, Mr. F. Skipwith, Dr. Hamilton, Mr. Jones (Boughton). f?.« Councillors: Messrs. W. Vernon, Egerton Ubert, D. L. Hewitt, Henry Dodd, W. Carr, v-r; Mann, Dr. Lees, R. T. Wickham, J. D. t 'ddail, H. B. Dutton, John Dodd, R. H. I^tieeley, W. H. Denton, J. Griffiths, G. II. fpyaolcis, J. Percival Gamon, T. Mills and E. tjoJ^eri Roberts. /°u.?h Officials: Mr. F. J. Beckett (city r £ c°untant), Mr. W. F. Lowe (city analyst), the y/^ctor of Education (Mr. A. E. Loyell. who j °r^ 1 lis academic robes), Mr. E. C. Bai-ker r^istant solicitor), Mr. Peers (clerk of b^ttuttees), Dr. Harrison (police surgeon), Mr. (t^ain (electrical engineer), Mr. Gardner 1 ra!nvvays manager), Mr. W. Matthews Jones. j distant surveyor), Messrs. S. P. Davies and CV "ohnson (Town Clerk's department), etc. and others: Mr. J. Sheriff Roberts, Mr. r)arry Barnston, Mr. S. Moss, M.P., Mr. C. P. r.°,uglas, Mr. W. Williams (chairman of Hoole > roan Council). Dr. Duff, Dr. Elliott, Dr. .fPhcott, Dr. Blagden, Messrs. T. Amos, F. F. \V!°'Vh, J. T. Goliler. R. P. Bradbury. F. J. h^ttislcy, R Farmer, R. B. L. Johnston, T. r.ll'-er (chairman of the Chester Board of jUardiane). C. P. Cockrill, Robert Chaliinor, i • I'1. Bull (county surveyor), H. Beswick ,^°u'ty architect), George Parker, C. Cooper, (i'_ James (postmaster), T. W. Chalton, J. G. P. Miln, Lawrence Booth, Geail ft J- Andrews, J. Delany, A Armstrong, p' Knowies, W. Welsbv, T. O. Hogarth, J. G. Sii "rosbie, R. Griffiths, George Day, W. F. J. reheard, F. H. Lloyd, G. H. Evans, J. W. ftt'Kierson. W. Heelev. R. G. Shaw, G. H. Shorts, H. Preston, H. G. Houghton, W. N. „ SMe*. W. H. Hallmark, E. T. Hallmark, W. J. 1 Walley, J. W. Hincks, J. Simon, C. Sangster, I r- Lig,htf<x>t Walker, Wm. Johnson. A. F. ^'ivies, Percy Davies. W. Shone, T. B. Meacock, • Graham, W. E. Brown, J. B. Musgrave ami J. A McMichael; Messrs. H. R. Jiiornas, Evan Williams and J. S. ^Vrnoid Commercial Travellers, Asociu- «o'D: Messrs. Gleadowe (2), Edwards (New- gate-street), Alex. Hornby. J. Barber. R. Chap- man (Eaton), A. Dye, Richard Mills, T. B. { £ rn,ott- W. Maher, J. XL Hawkins, G. E. tl)a G. Brunton, Jacob Minns, W. W. r> ^^er, Dodd (Mollington), C. Miliington, J. H. J- Lyon Denson, W. J. Croydon, J. J. (;lUiams, J. D. Robb, J. Clarke,' Hudson, n°PPack. juno, T. Jones, T. Harris, A. 'r:CWof>. etc. in ,11'' Mayoral procession was met by the choir ki clergy at the west door of the Cathedral, and proceeded up the nave to the choir the &}a '°nal Anthem was played by Dr. Bridge. The b0c>y°r, Corporation, Magistrates and the general *0^ of citizens who formed the procession were 'n the choir, and the volunteers occupied fser .nave close to the choir. The usual morning hy with the Kyrie and Credo, was conducted b 'he Dean. Canon Feilden, the Precentor (tho TT"- H. H. Wright). and the Rev. H. Chignell. fall holr rcndered the anthem, "All kings shall r. uOwn" (Boyce). Dhlhe sermon was preached by the Bishop of ria t-er from a lectem .specially placed in the *oV° close to the choir screen. His lordship took -is text the words "This one thing I do, for- thwe things which are behind, and reach- tou, urito those things which are before, I press [Of the mark for the prize of the hi/yh calling W i 'n Christ Jesus"—Philippians lii, part L^ioch and 14th verses. The Bishop added as a r*>ondarv text the words Tecich mo to remcrn- S?er: touch me to forget." There was, he said, j tip 10 i\x>m 111 human life in the Christian career t9r both these devout aspirations. There was a for looking forward; there was a time for vlnS" backward; there was a time when the titJnoi".v, should be vividly tenacious; there was a 4^1 ° when the memory should know what to val ^or, dropping and leaving behind. The inthe selective memory was great and iwr>ensable. The highest service in the Oiurch tor <>no romembrance, and in the epistle that VJJthey were asked to remember their t),^ ers and those who had gone before. Had P°°d reason to pray Teach me to Higher. Give me the grateful remembrance \:avc 1 loves to look back and to recall thov*o who Pa<'elow'.d and laboured for us, loves to recall "Wyiees, and loves the very idea of coin tC(Tat,°n"n°t that come home to them 1 ve 'av'' Should not the Mayor's Sunday be in th0vr^.r€ £ d sense a commemoration day? When thought of the labourers for our city's t-ue ^Ut 1 rf"' not only the members of the Corporation, fani?Vory man and woman of whatever calling and ^ap V' 60 lived as to purify and strengthen and <)a r^, forward and ennoble our civic life, that w|. 1,1' v remembered with gratetul artection those alt| w'thin the range of their own memory— tl, )0llgh they would not draw the line exclusively Cp-had served our city. First of all, those who BL(i Vf M0ne before. The memories of those present IVo 611 up the outline he had drawn. They feast i thinking of mayors and councillors of ^Qrn They would be thinking of him whose rt. Was a^ays kept before us by the restored Y,; fiiu Transept and by that monument in it. Vir>0-v w°'dd be thinking of the councillor who hnd f 'aid to rest during the past week. t\v would be thinking perhaps of those noble representatives of the woman- our city who fell asleep in Jesus r i°ng and devoted lives of labour, most 'rvant as well as most reverent, in our midst, would all be thinking with gratitude of We labourers at our head, the leaders that \v,'fj, not yet. past, but still with us. He alluded special gratitude to him who was for. the third year bearing the very heavy office for the I sake of the community. All those staunch and faithful and fruitful labourers it was our joy and our duty to remember that day. and to remember them before God. That applied in a very com- fortable sense to the first group of whom he had spoken -the leaders who had gone before. They did not merely live in our poor mortal memories, they lived with God; and our remembrance of them rested upon the blessed foundation of that article of the Apostles' Creed I believe in the communion of Saints." There was another thing we were bound to remember, was the past alto- gether flawless? Had there been no shortcomings, no unworthiness, no failures. We knew that there had. and it was our wisdom and blessedness to remember those things, partly that they might humble us and prove us, and make us more reliant upon the mercy of the Spirit of God; but, as he had said. there was a time for looking forward as well as backward. The memory should be selective. There were tlilnge, he (the Bishop) hoped we might well forget and forget on such an occasion as that and throughout the year that was coming. Going back to the text, he asked what. did St. Paul mean. After St. Paul had become a Christian he had encountered persecutions, labours and difficulties in his Master's cause. It was something to be proud of, something upon which he might confidently reckon as having won the prize of his salvation. That was not St. Paul's way of looking at the matter. All that he forgot, and the illustration ho used was that of the race- course. He could not spare a moment to look at tilings behind. He could only afford to look towards his goal. He gave no encouragement to self-com- placency. and to the very false belief that in such a world as this anyone could afford to be in a state of security. In that respect St. Paul set himself as an example to those who were inclined to be self-confident, to rest upon their past achieve- ments, to become eelf-complaccnt. Although God forbid that anyone should be hindered by the un- cannv spirit of egotism, yet there was a sense in which, if work was to be done, if progress was to attaincd, every man, woman, boy and girl among us must realise their personal and indi- vidual responsibility. The welfare of this city and the welfare of this Empire depended in a very real degree upon the way in which they and he and every coal within that church strove to do rneir duty, remembering that the religious duty. that the duty of the home, that the duty of the place of business, all these properly regarded, were civic duties, every one of them, our thoughts, our words, our deeds, what we believed and what we did not believe, what we pray and what, we neglected to pray, all these things mounted up either to the welfare or to the hindrance of this city and land of ours. We must forget our neigh- bours' faults and shortcomings. We should in a certain sense forget even the achievements of the past, those things which had been more or less successfully done in the past. Were wo to rest ourselves and plume ourselves upon them? Were we not rather to regard them as stepping stones to further progress? Were we not, indeed, to thank God and take courage for what had been already accomplished? To rest, upon our oars and indulge ourselves in contemplating our own reputation and achievements would be fatal and an essentially backward policy indeed. We should forget those things. How much there was left undone, how long the stretch of racecourse still to be passed Therefore we were to forget the past, first of all in so far as it might. minister to self-complacency, 'Ic" and secondly in so far as any failures in the past might minister to despondency and depression. 1 he note of the Christian life was hope, energy and vigour. We had perhaps as individuals or as a community tried to cope again and again with this difficulty, that shortcoming, this grievous fault, and we had done so little. Was it much good our putting our shoulder to the wheel again £ the 'fJ;it of despondency was apt to come upon us and hid u> shirk the work which still lay befo.-e were, to forget such whispers as those, and we were to press towards the mark at the end of the course. The collection, which was for the Blue Cost. Schools, amounted to JB17. 14s. lid., against :617 13s. 6d,-iii 1904 and JE22. 19s. 5d. in 1903. A VOLUNTEER CEREMONY. After -sen-ice the Fire BrigfuJe escorted the Mayoral procession back to the Town Hall, while the m htary bands played appropriate music. Afterwards the Volunteers and Yeomanry 1'ned up in from, of the Town Hall, and. the'Mavor and Mayoress, the Sheriff and Town Clork "art- fended by the sword and1 mace- and staff beaWrs, rc-appoared, and proceeded to the frcnt of t.ne steps below, where an interesting little ceremony took place. Quartermaster-Seirg-t. W. G. Lci--],- wood was received and congratulated by the Mayor on having been awarded a long-service medal. The Mayoress then pinned the medal oil the breast of the Quartermaster, who saluted and retired, and a band played "God Save the King." The Mayor a-nd Sheriff then reared Within, and the Volunteers and Vcomlwry marched away to the music of the bands.
SALE AT PENGWERN HALL. ♦
SALE AT PENGWERN HALL. ♦ Chi Wednesday, at Pengwern Hall, near Rhyl, Messrs. Dew and Sons opened' a sale which, was attended by dealers from all parts of the country and members, of the leading families of North Wales. Mr. Dew, in opening the sale, said he wae offering some very old-fashioned furniture, nearly the whole of which had a history. Peng- went Hall was built in 1663, and many cf the pieoea of furniture had bten used by Dr. John- son. Eaeliont prioes were realised. For a handsome Frenaii bow front oommode Mr. Waring, Liver- pool, paid JE265, and for an old English serpen- tine-shaped, oommcde, Mr. Owen J. Williams, of Cefn, gave £210. A rare old Sheraton cabinet realised £ 235, and another Sheraton collectors' oabiwet L125. An eld French writing table realised J6150, the buyer being Mr. Sherratt, of Chester. A grand old Chippendale upright pier mirror sold lor E85, an antique marqueter.o oontre table for £ 51, and an old Frenoh. marque- terie iniaid commode £ 55. A water-colour draw- ing by Robson reached £ 50, Mto. Jones, ofLlan- erch Hall, being the buyer. For aiv Amatus violin (1687). formerly belonging to Sir John Williams in 1800, 244 was given by Mr. Davies, of Chester. Among other prices realised were JS160 for a mahogany Chippendale kneehole desk, and £ 69 for an Elizabethan baronial dinling table, 12ft. by 3ft. Mr. Sheratt, Chester, secured at £ 95 two Chippendale hall tobies. A magnifioent orchestrion organ, costing £ 450, was sold for £ 40 to Mr. \Valme6ley, Blackburn. The sale realised for the first day £ 2,581. On Thursday there was again a large attend- ance. and excellent prices were obtained. After a. spirited competition for a "Hcgarth" mahogany settee, it was sold to Mr. J. Parker Jones, of Foregate-street, Chester, for JE210. Mr. Sherratt, of Chester, secured'the companion settee for £ 210. The armchair "en suite" realised £ 10 from Mr. Parker Jones, and a set of sewn high fiddle- backed chairs was sold to the same buyer for j650. A rare set of twelve old mahogany Chip- pendale single chairs fetched £600, Mr. Lowe, of Chester, being the. purchaser. Mr. Waring, Liverpool, gave J684 for a mahogany Chippen- dale suite, and Mr. Sherratt gave £ 115 for a circular Spanish mahogany dining- table with circular extension. JB40 was paid by Mr. Litch- field for an antique mirror with Vauxhall plates. An old mahogany Chippendale chair was bought for JB15 by Mr. Waring. Mr. Charles Williams, of Cefn, gave 930 for am 8ft. Sheraton sideboard, and Mr. Waring gave JB21 for four Chippendale ohairs. Mrs. Jones, of Llanwrch Hall, secured three like chair for JB15. 10s. Sir Walter Scott's Tales (Edinburgh edition) sold for JB15 to Mr. Stock, St. Asaph, and the 9th edition of the Encyclopaedia fetched £ 11, Mr. Mainway, St. Asaph, being the purca. A large quantity of wines were disposed of, Bodebvydd* n port fetching 10s. per bottle. The only lot the auc- tioneer failed to sell was a. quantity of Vichy and Hungadii water. Without the wine the day's sale realised £ 2,258. There waa another splendid sale on Friday. A plain two-handled strap cup with cover, dated 1712, and bearing the arms of Queen Anne, was the chief attraction of the day. It weighed 46 ounces, and was secured' by- Mr. So J. Phillips, of New Bond-street. London, for E529 ( £ 11. 10s. per ounce). Mr. Phillips, also paid £ 2. 9s. per ounce for a George III. pierced basket. An ex- ceptionally fine flat-top plain tankard (William and Mary, 1691) was sold at JE7. 10s. per oune? JE170) to Mr. Owen J. Williams, of Cefn, who a.Iso gave JB5 per ounce (£181. 5s.) for three 1758 fine tea caddies. Mr. Lowe, of Chester, paid. L70 for four 1765 candlesticks, and 237 for an oval- shaped gadroon-bordered soup tureen (George III.). Messrs. Pierpoint Bros., London, gave L36 for a 1741 double-handled loving cup.
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-u- THE ROYAL VISIT TO INDIA.-The Prince of Wales on Saturday at Bombay laid the foundation stone of the new Museum, Library, and Art Gallery, and emphasised the interest taken by the King and himself in educational and artistic progress. The Princess held a Purdah reception of native ladies in the Town Hall, and underwent the ceremonies of the Parsee Valhavevani," the Hindu "Arti," and the Mahommedan "Ameen," and apparently enjoyed them all. Their Royal Highnesses on Sunday evening attended divine service in the Cathedral.
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ICHESTER BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION.
I CHESTER BUTCHERS' ASSOCIATION. ANNUAL DINNER. MR. YEKiiL RGH AND THE CORPORATION. The annual dinner of the Chester and District Butchers' Association was held on Monday evening at Mr. J. Williamson's rooms, Brook-street. Mr. A. Wail (president) presided, and among those present were Mr. Robert- Yerburgh, M.P., the Sheriff (Mr. W. Ferguson), Alderman Dr. Hamilton, Dr. W. H. Griffith, Dr. Thomas (medical officer), Messrs. H. Dodd, G. Roberts, W. Maher, A. Crowe, H. Wharton (sanitary inspector), A. S. Dutton, G. E. Oldmeadow (secretary), etc. Tho following delegates from kindred Associations wero also present:—Liverpool, Messrs. William Jones and Knowles; Birkenhead, Messrs. M. Byrne and Phillips; Crewe, Messrs. Hoptoff and Worthington; North Stafford, Messrs. Stathajn and Pepper (Newcastle). The usual loyal toasts were honoured from the oh air. Mr. Yerburgh proposed the toast of The Mayor and Corporation." He feit sure everyone present regretted very deeply indeed the absence of the Mayor. (Hear, near.) He understood the Mayor had had a priOLO engagement of great importance, otherwise they might, be quite sure he would have been among them that night, as he understood he had been on two previous occasions. It was easier for one to say things one would like to say in the Mayor's absence, and therefore on that ground he (Mr. Yerburgh) did not regret it. Speaking as one who had been closely identified with the life of the town for a great many years, but still outside the life of the ordinary citiwn the things lie wished to ,ay were how it appeared to him with regard to the action the Mayor hae taken in again assuming the burdens of offioe. It had been his privilege to see a groat deal 01 the work of the Mayor during the last two years, and he had quite plainly discovered what a great strain it had laid upon him. It meant the almost entire abandonment of home ate and great exposure to perils and strains upon his health by such good dinners as that one. (Laughwr.) In many other ways the Mayor had to undergo privations, he might almost say, be- cause they were indeed privations, and they did put him to a great neglect of self, and that in iteelf was a great trial for any man. He thought when they found a citizen prepared to come for- ward for the third year in succession to undertake a task of euch magnitude they recognised in him a man of great patriotic instincts, and the citizens owed him a great debt of gratitude. (Applause.) He (Mr. Yerburgh) was sure he would carry everyone with him in wishing the Mayor a year of prosperity. and that the end of the year might find him in as good health as he now enjoyed. (Applause.) The Corporation all shared the heavy work of the Mayor, and they hadüt; they knew from history —alwajs discharged their obligations with that regard for the welfare of the community they governed, which distinguished Englishmen in the performance of their duties. (Applause.) It was a very honourable ambition to be a councillor, Thoy knew that, there were keen encounters to obtain that honour, and they also knew that once the encounters were over ail the councillors who entered the Council Chamber put off all vestige of partiality, and from that time forward they did their best for the community they governed. (Applause.) He had had the honour, as he had been reminded that night by his friends at his side, of being connected with the city for the past twenty years, and during that time a. great deal had been done for the city. The city had inarched with the times. (Applause.) People were getting much more exacting, and we had begun to reeog- nisc-^and we recognised it every year with in- creasing foroe--tliat the community owed some- thing to the poorer classes among us. We were recognising that it was not enough to live for one's self, but we had to live for others not so happily circumstanced as ourselves, and the governors of the city had recognised it. as the governors of other cities had done, and they had marched with too times. (Hear, hear.) He could speak from his own experience t .iiat a great, deal had been cbno for the city. The water supply, which he believed waa a very thorny question at one time. had been successfully dealt with. and he was a living instance to the good quality of the Chesr-er water, because lie was one of the great water drinkers of Chester, and he had enjoyed very good health tfince he had had Chester water. (Laughter.) There was a question of the sewage. It was a matter of great importance to the life of the- com- munity. and it had been dealt with. He under- stood that. that great scheme was completed, or almost completed, at the present time. There was the question of the tramways, and in that he believed Chester was more happily circumstanced than they were in Blackburn. The tramways were not only a great convenience to the citizens, but they were also not a financial failure. Then we had the Baths. He had the pleasure of being there the other night, and he had been immensely struck by what he had seen there. By establish- ing the Baths we had done a great deal for the rising generation. He did not know whether they were &: success financially. (A Voice: "No.") They were not, but we must not. put that in the balenoe. What we had to consider was the welfare of the bovs and girls of the city, and any question of profit and loss need not be balanced too closely. He had had it whispered to him that a proposi- tion had been made to devote the Bath", when lying idle to other purposes. He had hoard it whispered that there were some people who held that it might be wise to convert one of the baths into a gymnasium. Speaking only as an outsider, he should only be too pleased if he saw the town of Blackburn, where he was a ratepayer, adopting fcuch a policy, and he would most certainly actively support the policy, because it must b3 of direct benefit to the rising generation. It was always right on such occasions for the outsider to express —diffidently, perhaps—the views he might, hold on those points. The Mayor and Corporation were to be heartily congratulated on the manner they had discharged their duties, and, speaking again as an outsider, he said they might well bo proud of the historic character of the city they repre- sented, and the manifold attractions it afforded to the traveller and wayfarer. (Applause.) He coupled with the toast the names of the Sheriff, Dr. Hamilton and Dr. Griffith. The Sheriff, in responding, paid a splendid tribute to Mr. Yerburgh, which will be found in another column. There was such a thing as criticism from the inside as well as without, and he always welcomed it, although the views of the body who criticised them were sometimes a little jaundiced. (Laughter.) Comparing the city with its condition 42 years ago, when he first came here, he found a vast improvement all over A ques- tion in the minds of many was the question of boundary extension. It used to be said that it. would very soon be Chester by Hoole. (Laughter.) If it came to that, he would just get used to it. and fall into it. (Laughter.) He believed Hoole people had been getting greatly into the way of thinking that they might just as well join Chester sooner or later. If there was no Chester there would be no Hoole—(hear, hear)—and Chester had privileges Hoole had not. He himself was glad. however, that Hoole had refused to have the trams, because he thought Chester had been under- taking too ambitious a programme. For a small place like Chester they could hardly expect the trams to do more than just pay their way. He was not satisfied with the amount of revenue put by for depreciation. The Assessment Committees of the County -had been too hard on the trams, and their own. corporate selves had also assessed them very heavily for establishment charges. Their t.ram6 were paying nearly a halfpenny in the JE, or four and a third per cent. of the gross revenue for establishment charges. Supposing there were no trams, they would not. be able to reduce the establishment charges. Dr. Hamilton also responded. Mentioning the criticisms of the Ratepayers' Association, he said if they were not, the association tried to be. a thorn in the flesh of the Council. (Laughter.) It was a very good thing that there was free criticism, becatise it, was very difficult to draw the line between parsimony and oxtravsgance. He remembered Chester when he came here 35 years ago, and he must say the ratepayers had very good value for their money. We had perhaps as nearly a perfect system of filtration of wat-er as possible. The sewage works might be a sore point. The scheme was to a certain extent experi- mental, but the system had now been fairly in- augurated. and it had been thoroughly successful. Dr. Griffith also replied. He said he was glad to be associated with the Sheriff. Mr. Ferguson would make an excellent Sheriff, although he would have all his work cut out to excel his pre- decessor, who had been most courteous and had done his duty. Mr. Wm. Jones (Liverpool) proposed The National Federation of Meat Traders," to which Mr. M. Byrne (Birkenhead) and Mr. H. Dodd responded. The latter mentioned that the Chester Association had invited the National Federation to hold their next Spring meetings in Chester, and he had reason to believe the invitation would be accepted. Mr. Dodd related what had been done by the Town Council at the October meeting, and by the Chester Farmers' Club, regarding the em- bargo on the importation of Canadian cattle. Mr. G. E. Oldmeadow proposed "The Visitors." The Medical Officer (Dr. Thomas), in responding, spoke highly of the meat sold in Chester. He said it was unsurpassed in quality. There were one or two things he thought the Butchers' Associa- tion might do. He thought it would be a good thing if they retained the services of a veterinary surgeon to go round the slaughter-houses and the hops. He did not suppose the veterinary surgeon would have very much work to do, but the fact of his being on their staff would be of immense benefit to the association in their dealings with other bodies, and even with himself (Dr. Thomas). The association, if they had not already done so, might formulate a scheme of insurance, so that when a carcase was disposed of for the purposes of public health the butcher should not be deprived of the purchase money. With regard to the re- moval of the embargo on the importation of Canadian cattle, he was in favour of it, and at a meeting of the Incorporated Society of Medical Officers of Health for the North-Western District an almost unanimous decision in favour of the re- moval of the embargo wag arrived at. (Applause.) As to the sewage question, he stated it as his sincerest conviction that the problem would very soon be solved to the satisfaction of the citizens. If they would only have a little more patience they would soon see the end of it. The delegates from other associations also re- sponded. Other toasts were The Smithfield Challenge Cup Committee," proposed by Mr. H. Dodd, Messrs. George J. Roberts and Crowe responding; The Chester Butchers' Association," proposed by Mr. G. Roberts, Messrs .G. E. Oldmeadow and A. Crewe responding. The latter suggested that the association1 should consider the question of changing the half-holiday from Wednesday to Monday, for instance, or of doing away with it altogether and closing earlier every day. Wed- nesday waiS an unsuitable day. The health of the president was drunk on the proposition of Mr. A. S. Dutton. Musical items were contributed by Messrs. A. S. Dutton, Walter Davies (tenor), and Statham (Newcastle). Mr. W. H. Hallmark gave a sketch. The accompaniments were played by Mr. R. G. Howick.
CHESHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE…
CHESHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE —— [By OUR OWN REPORTER.] A meeting of thai Cheshire Education Commit- tee was held on Monday at. the Crewe Arms Hotel, Crowe, Mr. C. E. Thornyoroft presided over a moderate attendance, which included Mrs. Her- man, Miss Greg, Miss Vyner, Col. Dixon (chair- man of the County Council), Dr. W. Hodgson. Dr. D. B. Hewitt, Prof. Gonner, the Rev. Canon Armitstead, the Rev. T. J. Evans, the Rev. J. Grant Bird, his Honour Judge Bradbury, the Rev. W. H. Binney, Messrs. S. H. Sandbach, R. T. Richardson, Roger Bate, J. Ockleston, J. Emberton, J. M. Yates, T. Raffles Bulley, A. T. Wright, G. B. Baker-Wilbraham, George Cooke, T. Hodgetts Gordon, J. Hinohsliff, John Morley, F. Barlow, T. Beeley. C. B. Davies, etc. EDUCATION FINANCE. Dr. D. B. Hewitt gave notice that he proposed at tho next meeting of the committee to revie>v tbe subject of the county education finance during the last two years. DAYS OF OBLIGATION. The Director of Education (Mr. R. P. Ward) laid before the committee replies from the Diocesan Church Schools' Association and the Roman Catholic Association as to hc days set apart for religious purposes, or treakd as days of obligation, in addition to those already recognised. On the motion of Dr. Hewitt, the subject was adjourned pending a further reply from the fiisc- named body. DISINFECTION OF SCHOOL BOOKS. Tho committee adopted certain recommenda- tions, of the county medical- officer of health, in regard to the disinfection of school books after exposure to infection. MORAL TEACHING AND AGNOSTICISM. WITHDRAWAL OF GOULD'S BOOK. ANIMATED DISCUSSION. About a year ago the committee, in formulating scheme or moral instruction for adoptwn in the elementary schools of the. county, gave their sanction to the use of Mr. F. J. Gould's "Book of Moral Lessons as an aid to the teachers in giving fcuch instruction, foome time ago strong objec- tions to the book were forwarded to the commit- tee by the Chester Dioeesah Church Schools' Association and the. Roman Catholic Association, t:no bioa.d contention being that it is written upon a non Chiistian bass., Theoo objections were re-ierrod to the Religious and Moral 1u- fctruct.on Stib-LOii.,nitttee, who presented a ieport Ilt the last meeting of tho Education Committee, recommending that wheie the m-anageis of any ecliool objected to the use of Mr. Go aid's book by the teacher the directions should be deemed I to be modified as to that particular school, and tno lessons should be given in accordance with a syilabus of lessons to be specially drawn out on character, conduct and citizenship. This recom- mendation gave rise to a long, contentious dis- cussion, it being ultimately decided to adjourn tho consideration of the ieport until the November meetmg m order that a copy of the book Jl1 quest on might be sent to those members of the I oonmuttes who had not already received copics. The matter accordingly came up tor further con- R.deiatioii at this meeting. It appeared, how- ever, that in the meantime a further meeting of the sub-committee was held on the 1st last., when they further considered the resolution passed at their previous meeting. Having duly taken into consider-anon the arguments biought forward at the Octobcr meeting of the Education Committee, they resolved to recommend the withdrawal ot Mr. Gould's book from all elementary schools in the county area. Dr. Hodgson then protested against the motion, inasmuch as he contended that the sub-committee had not been instructed to consider the matter, and that tho question now stood adjourned in debate at the- Education Committee. Col. Dixon now explained why the sub-cemili.i.t- tc, of which he was chairman, had taken upon themselves to hold a further meeting without the authority of the Education Committee, and whil", the subject stood adjourned for further oonsideira- tion in general assembly. Recognising that a strong foeling against the book was expressed at the last meeting by some members of the com- mittee, and that there, was also strong dissatis- faction with it outside, he made it his business to consult people in whose views he could place confidence; and they expressed a strong feeling against the book. In the circumstances he thought it was only right to call the sub-committee to- gether and ascertain their opinions. He did so, Judge Bradbury having agreed with him that this was the best course to pursue. Personally, ho (Col. Dixon) had so strong a feeling against the book that he moved it should be withdrawn alto- gether from the schools. He would not now re- view the. arguments for and ag'ainst the book. He need only say that the motion was carried with three dissentients. It was only right that the committee should know that practically the whole of the sub-committee were in favour of the entire withdrawal of the book from the schools. Dr Hodgson, on a point of order, submitted that the sub-committee's action was out of order. The Clerk (Mr. Reginald Potts) advised the committee that the sub-committee were not in order in meeting again to discuss the matter pend- ing the decision of the Education Committee upon the report. already submitted. Dr. Hodgson said he hoped a fair and dis- passionate view would be taken of the criticisms which Archdeacon Maitland Wood had sent to the committee against th;s book, and he hoped the committee would keep an open mind until the criticisms had been met. Surely it was only fair that the printed criticisms of Archdeacon Wood. sent broadcast through the county, Should be re plied to by those who did not agree with him. The Chairman appealed to Dr. Hodgson not to introduoo a theological discussion. Dr. Hodgson replied that he would not enter into a theological discussion except so far as Archdeacon Maitland Wood had done so in his criticisms. Surely he was not to be excluded from referring to those criticisms. Was not the main objection to the book that the instruction it im- paiited was not Theistic? He did not want a theological discussion, but unfortunately Arch- deacon Maitland Wood had introduced it. Since their last meeting the Archdeacon had written to the "Times" on this subject., and a more unwar- rantable misrepresentation of this committee never was made by any man. He said: "It re- mains to be seen whether we allow the managers of Christian schools to see that teaching on char- acter, conduct and citizenship is placed on a Theistic basis." As a matter of fact. the instruc- tions given by the committee to teachers in the use. of Gould's book were to be secular a;nd non- theological. Archdeacon Wood continued: "Is publio opinion prepared to have moral teaching based on principles which ignore- tho pxis-tence of God as a substitute for religious teaching based on the Scriptures?" Would any member of tho committee say that was fair? Did not the com- mittee say in their instructions that the moral teaching from the book was not to be a substitu- tion for, but a supplement. of, theological instruc- tion, and wa.s in no sense to be in itself theo- logical? Was it fair of Archdeacon Wood to write to the "Times" and tell the whole country that the committee wanted to substitute for the teaching of Christian religion noh-Theistic moral instruction? There was no way to deal with an individual for a gross breadh of privilege, but if he had the chance he (Dr. Hodgson) would like to take the Archdeacon to some court., because his letter waa a wilful and knowing misrepre- sentation of the facta. Professor Gonner asked if it was worth while to argue the question in this manner. He agreed to argue the question in this manner. He agreed with Dr. Hodgson's view as to the Archdeacon's letter, though he did not know Archdeacon Wood Ho did not think the Archdeacon's criticisms of the book were fair, but did that substantially matter to the committee? Dr. Hodgson proceeded at some length to de- fend tho book against the specific objections urged against it by Archdeacon Wood. If what the rev. gentleman said was true there was grave reason for withdrawing the book, but he was pre- pared to say that he was wrong in Scripture and theology. He knew some managers and' teachers who wanted to use the book. By all means let the book be withdrawn from those who objected to it. Mr. G. B. Baker-Wilbraham moved that the resolution passed by the committee authorising the book to be circulated among the schools be rescinded. He was very thankful that the com- mittee were coming to the conclusion that a book whose foundation was non-Christian should not be fathered by them. (Hear. hear.} It was not a question of superstructure, or as between one denomination and another, but a question of foundation. The foundation in their schools must be Christian and it was because the basis of in- struction in Mr. Gould's book was avowedly non- Christian that they objected to it. It was per- fectly true that under the resolution passed by the committee managers already had the oppor- tunity of rejecting the book, but he thought they as an Education Committee ought to go a step further, and decline absolutely to put their im- primatur upon the book. Dr. Hewitt, in seconding, said on perusing the book he saw a great deal in it that was admir- able but on a closer examination he felt that the man who wrote it had set out from a wiong point of view. He couid not as a Christion approve of a book which placed upon the same level God and Bhudda It would be a great disaster foi this committee to authorise the circulation of a book that would be ceitainly rejected by a very large number of schools in the county. He simply de-sired that no compulsion should be used on any managers against their own conscience, and he considered the book was open to such grave ob- jections that they could not as an educational authority gave it their imprimatur. Mr. T. Raffles Bulley felt they would not achieve the object in view if they used a book which had, uiiforttiiiately-and, he tnought uniustly-lileurrcd a considerable amount of odium. Mr. Wild (Bredbury), supporting the motion, said Dr. Hodgson at the last meeting turned to ridicule and chaix the wishes of the parents, although on other occasions he was fond of sav- ing that the parents were the arbiters in these matters. He (Mr. Wild) did not think the com- mittee cught to hesitate for a moment in reject- ing the book altogether. One had only to men- tion Church parsons and Dr. Hodgson at once took up the attitude of the terrier when the man exclaimed "Who said rats?" (Laughter.) The Rev. J. Grant Bird (Stalybridge) said he hoped it was quite possible to give moral in- struction without the air of Mr. Gould's book. Mr. Hinohsliff (the teachers' representative) pointed out that the general feeling of teachers throughout the county was that. in the interests of the schools the best course would be to with- draw the book. (Hear, hear.) The time-table was becoming far too over-crowded, and there was a widespread feeling that this was but the introduction of another fad. Mr. Roger Bate thought the difficulty wou'd be met by simply allowing those managers who ob- jected to the book to reject it. The book was simply intended to enable the teachers to give illustrations in moral instruction. Mr. J. M. Yates, K.C.. suggested that the committee should adopt a definite resolution that the book be not used in any elementary school in the county. ("No, no.") After further discussion the motion was put to the meeting and carried. In reply to Prof. Gonner, the Chairman said tho i'esolution did not bind the committee to a refusal to consider the application of any mana- gers who desiited to use the book. Col. Dixon then moved "That Mr. F. J. Gould's book be withdrawn from the elementary schools, and that books, if submitted to and approved by the committee as aids to the teachers in pie- paring lessons for moral instruction, be supplied by the committee." Mr. C. B. Davies: Have we the power to re- fuse any book that the managers may wish to in- troduce in their schools? The Chairman: Yes. The Rev. T. J. Evans said he was afraid the committee were stultifying themselves by with- drawing the book with the right hand and prac- tically offering it with their left. Eventually an amendment was moved by Mr. A. T. right, that the book be withdrawn from tho elementary schools, but that the committee. will not object to tho continuance of its use by teachers if the managers of any school apply for p"nn;ss:on ,to use it- This was seconded by Mr. Smale (Macclesfield) and carried. INSTRUCTION IN CITIZENSHIP. On the motion of Judge Bradbury, the com- mittee adopted a syllabus of instruction in citi- zenship for use in all elementary schools in the county It was also decided that a school hymnal submitted by Miss Vyner and Mr. Raffles Bulley be adopted for use in all county schools. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to those two msmhers of the committee for the great pains they had taken in the compilation of the school hymnal. TAKING CHILDREN TO CHURCH. REPLIES OF MANAGERS. Tho Director of Education submitted the fol- lowing report in regard to a communication he had sent to the managers of schools with refer- ence to the practice, of taking children from Bchool to church during school hours :A copy of the resolution passed on April 17th last, has been sent to the correspondent of each of the ele- mentary schools in the county elementary edu- cation area, where the practice, of taking the children to church has been. found to exist, or where the time-table contains an entry to this effect. In all, 21 such notices were sent out, and up to the present (November 4th) replies have been received in regard to 16 of such schools, 10 of the corespondents stating that the practice in the re spective schools either does not now exist, or will be discontinued in the future. Replies from six of the remainder ale to the following effect: 'I Taiporley National School and Cotebrook National School: 'We hear that the committee may oifor some compromise, and we are willing to -wa;t for a time to see what can be o.rrangro.' Bredbury: 'The managers hav<j atjandorxed th-o work until the matter has been, definitely settled.' Woodchurch 'The matter will be considered at the next meeting of the managers.' Wybunburv Delves: 'The managers will continue to act in this matter, as advised by the Diocesan Associa- tion.' Marbury: 'We do not take our children from the day school to church. On certain days in the year the children go to church for their religious instruction, and are at school in timo to 00 marked at 9.45.' The names of the five schools from which no reply has been received are as follows Appletpn, Tilston. Noiiey. Ashton- on-Mersey All Sairlts', and Ashton-on-Mersey St. Mary's," Dr. Hodgson remarked that if the school mana- gers did not fall into line with the wish of the committee and the d-rections of the Board of Education with regard to this practice the only alternative would be to stop the maintenance of their schools. The matter was postponed for a month, the Rev. T. J. Evans suggesting it would be well to await the result of a meeting of the Church Schools' Association. SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME. Tho Higher Education Sub-committee pre- sented an elaborate scheme of county scn-or scholarships for the year 1906. Twenty scholar- ships wero provided for intending pupil teachers, twenty intermediate scholarships for continuing at a secondary school, two technological scholar- ships, six university, ten in agriculture and horti- culture, others for music and art, and special scholarships for women.—The scheme was ap- proved. GRANT TO A CHESTER SCHOOL. It was resolved, on the recommendation of the Higher Education Sub-committee, that the sum of JB128. 13s. 4d. be granted to the Grosvenor Museum Secondary Day School, Chester, as capi- tation grants on account of pupils from the ad- ministrative county of Cheshire who have been in regular attendance at that school during the several terms of the year ending JuJy, 1905. and the amount be allocated as follows: —Chester Union area, JB59. 6s. 8d. Tarvin Union area. £ 40; Biebington and Neston district, £ 24; Run- corn rural area, £ 4; and Northwich district, £ 1 65. 3d.
CHESTER FARMERS' CLUB. .
CHESTER FARMERS' CLUB. A general meeting of the Chester Farmers' Club was held on Saturday to consider the em- bargo placed on the importation of Canadian live cattle into this country. Mr. W. Harrison pre- sided. Mr. J. Beecroft. (Eastham) opened the dis- cussion, and stated that at tho request of the committee, he had written to the Board of Agri- culture on the subject, and he had received a reply that his representation on the subject, would be kept in view. The late Mr. Hanbury, and his successors in the office, had set their faces distinctly against the removal of tihe embargo, and the present President of the Board considered that the risk was too great to run. The last outbreak of cattle plague cost this country no fewer than E2,500,000, but what was that com- pared with what the farmers had to pay in 1865 and 1866, when the disease was considered to have been imported through the rinder pest? The farmers had had a rate to pay for thirty years, and some of them, himself included, had paid it and had never received a penny benefit. As to the argument that the importation of the cattle would cheapen the price of cattle, he contended that cattle were too cheap already. If the free importation was allowed their stock would not be saleable.—Mr. Beecroft moved a resolution strongly approving of the retention of the em- bargo.—Mr. Prince, Tattenhall, seconded.—Mr. H, Dodd said that since 1896, when the embargo came into operation, two million cattle had come over from Canada to England and Scotland, and not even a suspected case of disease. A test re- cently made at Glasgow shewed that of 47.000 home-bred cattle, which had been slaughtered at that port during 1901, thirteen per cent. were found to be affected with tuberculosis, and of 50,000 Canadian cattle slaughtered only one-eighth per cent., or one in every eight hundred, were found to be so affected. Professor Boyce, of the Liverpool University College, had told the Liver- pool Chamber of Commerce last year that the effect on the herds of the country having no fresh blood imported into them accounted for twenty- five per cent. of the English herds suffering from tuberculosis. That was a. very serious matter. He argued that it would tend to improve the breed of English oattle, and improve the meat supply. He moved an amendment in favour of the re- moval of the embargo.—Mr. Hanley (Stamford) seconded—Mr, Beecroft having replied to Mr. Dodd, the voting was taken. Only the proposer and seconder of the amendment voted for it, and the original resolution was oarriect.
CHESTER DIOCESAN CONFERENCE.…
CHESTER DIOCESAN CONFERENCE. + THE PROGRAMME. Chester Diocesan Conference will be held in the Music Hall in this city to-day (Wednesday) and on Thursday. Several interesting matters will be discussed. After payers and the Bishop's address, it will be moved by the Rev. G. M. V. Hickey. and seconded by Mr C. Russell Hall: "That this Conference desires to see some organised temperance work in every parish, as we 1 as some endeavour to check juvenile smoking; and suggests that this work be carried on in connection with the C E.T.S," It will be moved by Colonel Cotton-Jodrell, C.B., and seconded by Mi-. Hatfc Cook, "That this Con- ference, having read the report of the committee appointed on January 22nd, 1904, and in furtherance of the duty of the Church and to co-operate in movements for improving the ccndition of the people, heartily approves of the attempts now being made; (1) To prevent excessive migra- tion from the country to the town by obtaining facilities for the erection of sanitary and suitable cottages, by providing village clubs, and by securing allotments whe e required (2) To prevent overcrowding both in towns and villages, and to ing, replace insanitary property by suitable tenement dwellings." It will be moved by the Yen. Archdeacon Lucius Smith, That the proposed modification of The Parson's Freehold' embodied in the provisions of Lord Hugh Cecil's Bill merits the grave and sympathetic consideration of Church-people, and especially of the clera-y." It will be moved by the Rev. H. H. Blogg, and seconded by the Rev. J. H. Thorpe, "That in the opinion of this Conference it is de-itable in the best interests of the Church to have an adequate system of Pensions, in order1 to facilitate the retirement of clergy, who may be incapacitated for work by old age, ill-health, or other disabling cause and the members of this Conference undertake to promote this object as they may have opportunity." There will be a. public meeting in the Music Hall, on Wednesday evening, at eight o'clock. The Lord Bishop of the. Diocese in the chair. The speaker will be the itiglo Rev. the Lord Bishop of Ripon.
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CITY POLICE COURT. -¡- -P_ WEDNESDAY.—Before the Mayor. Dr. Stolter- foth and Jllr. Thomas Smith. OBJECTION TO VACCINATION.—John Walker, an officer of the Salvation Army, applied for a certificate exempting his child, born in September last, from vaccination.—The Magis- trates' Clerk: Have! you a conscientious belief that vaccination is jprejudicial to the health of your child?—Appiicatnt: Yes.-Tlie Clerk: Upon what ground? You have got to satisfy these gentlemen.—Applicant: From my observation of my own family and of other children I have a conviction that it is prejudicial to the health of the child. I have also a strong conviction on other grounds. From Scripture I believe that the body of my child is the temple of God, and I feel that for it to be vaccinated would be a defilement of the teniple.The Clerk: It is not a question of the defilement of the temple.—In answer to the Mayor applicant said he had three children.—The Mayor: Have you applied for an exemption in the cat-To of any of the others?—Applicant: Yes. In the case of the last my application was made at Dale-street, Liverpool, and granted.—The appli- cation Was granted. ALLEGED BRUTALITY TO A HORSE.— Evan Williams, a carter, of, no fixed residence, did not appear in answer to a summons for cruelly ill- treating a horse by :beating it.—Inspector Hust- wayte appeared to prosecute on behalf of the R.S.P.C.A., and described the case as a most brutal one of beating- an animal.—Samuel Row- lands, carter, a fellow-employe with the defendant with Mr. Speed, Sealand-road, deposed to having seen defendant commit the acts of cruelty alleged on the day in question. While the horse was standing in its stall defendant walked up to it and hit it witJi his closed fist. The horse then bit at, him, and lie asked witness for a stick to strike it with. On witness refusing to give him his stick lie brought a stick (produced) and thrashed the animal with it on the neck for about five minutes with such violence that, the stick broke. The horse meanwhile struggled to get free, but, being chained to the wall, it could not do so. Defendant afterwards fetched another stick and thra.shed the horse around the ribs and hind quarters and neck, the animal meanwhile flying at him and biting him on the head. Mr. Thomas Speed eventually came on the scene and asked defendant to stop thrashing the horse. Williams replied that "he would kill him as dead as a hammer," and. pro- ducing a harne,: he made a'further onslaught upon the animal. Witness heard the horse cry out several times.—The Inspector: What made him stop beating it?—Witness: He stopped it when Tom Speed asked him to-give in, and when the blood was running in the horse's eyes from the wound. I took the 'harness off, but the horse did not offer to bite me. On the following morning I worked the horse, and found it very sore and covered with weals wfJCré 'it had been thrashed. -William Griffith. anbtheV"carter in the employ- ment of Mr. Speed, also gave evidence.—Inspector Hustwaito said he examined the horse on the 19th ult. The ribs were much swollen and very sore, and the hocks were also badly swollen. When witness informed defendant of the complaint made against him he replied I did not beat the horse until it bit me: I suppose I shall have to suffer, whatever is done."—In reply to the Magis- trates' Clerk, witness said defendant was badlv bitten by the horse, but only after he had beaten it- A great deal of similar cruelty went on in stables that was not sccn.-The Bench ordered the issue of a warrant for defendant's arrest. FRIDAY.—Before the Mayor and Dr. Stolterfoth WINDOW BREAKING EXTRAORDINARY. —Sarah Delamore, of 26, Canal-side, who ap- peared in the dock with a badly discoloured eye, was charged with wilfully breaking several win- dows of the, house of a next-door neighbour, Anne Feeney, the amount of the damage being JB1. 17s. 6d.—Complainant's story was to theefIect that prisoner came to her house and addressed abusive language to her. Later she paid another visit, banged the door open and challenged her to come out. Complainant locked the door, whereupon prisoner went in her own house, and returning with a poker in her hand, she smashed over fifty panes of glass at the front of the house. A policeman was brought on the scene, but prisoner subsequently committed a fresh out- rage by breaking the windows at the back of the house.—Prisoner pleaded 1-bthe Bench that the trouble arose through an assault committed upon her by complainant's son, who she alleged broke a plate over her head and left her lying in a pool of blood.—Prisoner was fined 10s. and costs and ordered to make good the damage to the win- dows. THIEF GIVES HIMBELF UP.-Henry Buck- ley, a middle-aged man of no fixed address, pleaded' guilty to having in his possession a -cycling cape suspected of having been stolr-,n.- P.C. Knowles said at 10.30 on the previous night prisoner came to him in Bridge-street and said he was so hard up that he had no money for his lodgings and wanted to give himself up, adding that he had stolen a bag. Xrom a bicycle, con- taining a cape, a brush and some soap. He said he had sold the soap to a woman in the street for twopence, and had Unsuccessfully tried to dispose of the cape.—The Chitef Constable produced a black record against, prisoner, pointing out that he had served two sentences of five years' penal servitude.—Prisoner was sent to gaol for a month. MONDAY.—Before Mr. Iff.T. Brown and Mr. J. R, iThoiJaLsbn. "BLACK-LISTER" i IN" TROUBLE.—John Melia, labourer, Chester, leaded guilty to being drunk and incapable in.i.F<wegate-street on Sun- day. The Chief Constable ■ said this was prisoner's 18th appearance, principally for drunkenness. He; was "plaCed on the "black list" on the 17th June,. 1908} and the next day 'he went to Rossett and -'WFIFEC'ftned 5s. and costs. He was last before the odi-trt-on the 31st October last year. A fine of 10s. and costs was imposed. AN ORCHARD-STREET WIFE'S COM- PLAINT.—Frederick Morris, Batman, Or-clhard- atreet, Garden-lane, was summoned by his wife for persistent cruelty whereby she had to live apart from him. Mr. W. A. V. Ohurton, who appeared for the complainant, said the parties were married on the 26th December, 1904. They had one child. On the 26th October defendant, who was -apparently not sober, had an altercation with his wife and struck her on the neck with his fist. He afterwards tried to kick her, but a Mrs. Edge interfered.- He was turned out of the house by the landlady, with whom Mrs. Morris was staying. On the following Monday he again came home in a state of intoxication, and strudk oompdainamt on the top of the head with his fist, and also caught the child, who wag in com- plainant's arms. He used very violent language. Defendant wae now living with his sister at another house in Orchard- street.—Complainant gave evidence, and among the witnesses called! was Mm. Williams, the wife's landlady, who amused the court- by saying that she had put defendant out of her house four times in all.—Defendant alleged that complainant had not done her duty by him. She had refused to wash him a shirt.—The Bench granted an order of separation, the wife to have the custody of the cihild. They also ordered him to pay 7s. 6. per week towards the maintenance of his wife.
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Mr. Herbert Lewis, the member for the Flint Boroughs, who some few weeks ago underwent a severe operation in London, has been staying for the past fortnight at his country residence at Caerwys, and is, we are glad to understand, com- pletely restored to health. PRIMA DONNA'S LOVE AFFAIPS.-After two unsuccessful matrimonial ventures Mme. Lillian Nordioa, the celebrated prima donna, is said to. be again contemplating marriage. The prospective bridegroom is Captain, Raphael do la Mar, who has a. for- tune estimated at £ 5,000,000. Captain de la. Mar wae originally a sailor, but made a fortune in mining in Idaho. He hae oleo been married and obtained a divorce.
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THE DIA-jlOXD MINER. -+- THE WELCOME. So welcome back to Chester, Bobby Grimes and Tommy Brown You've done your mining merrily, and glorified the town You've pick'd the raw material of which the shiner's made, And shoveFd glinty diamonds with that old East- gate spade. Let's have a cup at Bolland's and you, Bobbv, in return, Shall tell of shafts and trenches while they're hissing up the urn. You went to work as Kaffirs and as Chinamen, we know, And you are not the lads to let the weeds and thistles grow. I THE RESPONSE. We are no blooming miners, make no error, Mr. Jones Leastways, they told us plainly as we chuckt some bally stones. We found it very hot, sir, in frock coats and. topper tiles, And blow'd like any whale, sir, swimmin' round the British Isles. We wasn't experts, don't yer see, though full of go and grit: While crummy dabs at pick-a-back, we couldn't pick a bit. The manager was shirty, and he give no creamy cham, No cutlets we expected, and no beefy cut of ham. "Go open up a reef," he said but I'd to tell the chief We wasn t British sailors what should we know of a reef ? He blarney quickly told us it was lying, close at hand. But we couldn't find the rigging and, besides, we work'd on land. He set us working on a "shaft,' but where, said I, is tho gig ? That manager he were a. fraud, a gorby, and a prig. His carts and wagons all was new: they bad no broken shaft Oh Mr. Jones, he waa a mug, a downy fore-and- aft. *«< We found it verv hot, sir, but the Queen of Sheba' bar Was handy for a boosey thirst and wasn't very far. We found it plaguey, hot, sir-Tommy, pass a cup to me; We're quite at home with heat,' sir, in this bowl of Bolland's tea. REFLECTION. It's well to be a Kaffir if to Africa you sail, And rather an advantage if your head should grow a tail! Ii. So-, J. CORBET. November 13.
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-+- LIGHTfiNG-UP TABLE. All cycles and other vehicle in the Chester district must be lighted up as etaped in the follow- ing table:— P.M. Wednesday, November 15 6,16 Thursday, November 16 5.15 Fridav. November 17 5.13 Saturday, November IS. 5.11 Sunday, November 19 5.9 Monday, November 20 5,7 Tuesday, November 21 5j6
CHESTER DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION
CHESTER DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION 9, W ATEB TOWEK-BTBEET. WEEKLY REPORT. Oldoasea 91 I Removed 2 New casee 21 I Deaths 2 Cured 16 I On books 87 Believed 5 1 Visits 586 E. BATESON, Lady Superintendent. November 11, IH05.
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CHESTER INFIRMARY. 4-- WEEKLY STATE, ENDED SATURDAY LAST. In-Patients are admitted on Tuesday Morning at Eleven o'clock. In-patients Discharged. In-patients. Cured 10 I Admitted. 18 Relieved. 6 Remain in the House 82 Ou" Made 0 Unrelieved. l Irregularity 0 Dead. 5 OOT-PATIENTS. Medical Cases are seen on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday mornings at Eleven o'clock. Surgical Cases are seen on Thursday mornings at 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 since Saturday last.104
Family Notices
BIIITHS, MARRIAGES &DEATIIS BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS aN charged at the rate of 20 words for 1*. (prepaid). If not prepaid, the oharge will be 2M. 6d. Tike announcement must bo authenticated by th« Signature and Address of the Sender. BIRTHS. LYALL—On the 14th November, at "Golan," Queen's Park, Chester, the wife of the Rev. James Lyall, of a son. (née Edith Thompson.) MILLER-On the 7th November, at Rocky-lane, Htswallt Cheshire, to the wife of Alexander Thomas Miller. a daughter. TRUBSHAW—On the 7th, November: at 18* Allerton-roadt Southport, the wife of Wilfred Trubshaw, of a son. 0/ MARRIAGE. SYKES-SKEFFINGTON-On the 8th November, at the Parish Church, Antrim, by the Rev. Maurice Collis, M. A., vicar, assisted by the Rev. Alexander' ftawken, M.A., rector of Lydham, Herbert Rushton, only son of Arthur H. Sykes, D.L., of Lydham Manor, Shropshire, to the Honourable Constance Harriett Georgiaa Skefflngton, daughter of the late Viscount Massereene and Ferrard. DEATHS. JONES—On the 11th November, aged 7 years, Thomas Williamson Jones, of this city. Funeral at Chester Cemetery to-day(VV'ednesday)at 3.30 p.m. [Friends please accept this, the only, intimation.] LEWIS-On the 9th November, at Chester, after some hours' illness, aged 6) years, the Rev. Jas. Dawson Lewis, M.A., rector of Trowell, Nottingham, and Hon. Canon of Southwell. LIMER—On the 9th November, at 19, Oecil-terrace, Boughton, Chester, Joseph Limer, aged 67 years, for many years Cutter at Mr. Johns, Draper, Northgate- street. Interred at Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, November 12th. POYNTON—On the 12th November, at Liverpool-road Mews, Chester, Richard Poynton, carriage proprietor. Funeral, to-day (Wednesday), 3.15 at St. Oswald's Church, Cemetery at 4.2j p.m. TYRER—On the 6th November, at Bryn Miar, Llandudno. Anne Jane, widow of Johr. Tyrer, formerly of Liverpool and Chester, aged 89 years. WILKINSON-On the 9th November, at the Rectory. Upton Magna, Shrewsbury, the Rev. Henry ClinneH Wilkinson, M.A., son of the late Percival Spearman Wilkinson, of Mount Oswald, Durham, aged 39 years.
Advertising
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HESWALL.
HESWALL. C.L.B. SOCIAL —The annual social evening held by the Heswall company of the Church Lads' Brigade took place at the Mission-room on Thursday. The company wm entertained at tea by Capt. H. Newson. The following officers made speeches :— The Chaplain (the Rev. T. H. May), assistant Chaplain (the Rev. C. Tansley), Capt. J::1. Newson, Surg.-Captain H. G. Carlisle and Lieut. T. Percy Swindells. Afterwards the parents of the lads and others interested in the company were admitted to hear a capital musical programme which had been arranged by the company.
. ROSSETT.
ROSSETT. BAND OF HOPE.—On Wednesday evening the members of the Presbyterian Band of Hope gave a publio entertainment. The programme consisted of selections upon fairy bells, dialogues, eoloe and recitations. LIGHTING COMMITTEE.-A meeting of the Lighting Committee was held on Tuesday even- ing, Mr. Babb presiding. Votes of thanks were accorded to all the friends who had assisted to make the recent concert in aid of the lighting funds a suooess. The chairman reported that the accounts now shewed a balance upon the right side. The committee decided to take steps with a. view of erecting two additional lamps, one to be placed between the schools and the station and the other upon the dangerous curve neap to Camyiv Alyn Chapel,