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I MOTOR-OMNIBUSES. The rival claims of motor-omnibuses and electric trams are commanding much public attention, nowhere more than in our own city, in view of the projected extension of the tramway system to Boughton. During the past few days two expert writers have made weighty contributions to the question in the Press. An Engineering Correspondent, writing in the Times" on "Passenger Trans port on Public Roads," takes a judicially impartial view, but makes certain important concessions which are peculiarly apposite to the case of Chester. Given that a busy street is the right place for either vehicle, he says the tramcar, with its undeviating line of travel must cause more obstruction to the ordinary pre-existing traffic than the omnibus. This is patent, and leads us to the con- clusion that omnibuses are much better suited to narrow roads than are trams--and we have not to go far to find instances to prove this. Ipswich has lately started an electric tram service. Anyone acquainted with its narrow streets and sharp turnings will understand the difficulty which has been since felt. There are places where a horse- drawn vehicle cannot pass the trams, and there is, in consequence much halting and waiting of traffic." For the rapid transport of large crowds of people along broad thoroughfares the electric tram, with its greater capacity and power, is admittedly superior, but is this not an argu- ment in favour of the motor omnibus, where the streets are narrow and the traffic moderate as in Chester 1 Above and beyond these considerations there is the paramount question of cost, which cannot be ignored at a period when municipal rates have become a serious factor in every-day life. The capital cost of providing a track for the electric tram constitutes an insuperable stumbling-block. This expense is roughly computed at £10,000 per mile of single-track. The projected extension into Boughton, with a double line, has been set down at 220,000. In addition, there comes the cost of the cars themselves, estimated by this engineering correspondent at zC600 to £ 750 each. Motor-buses, on the other hand, can be purchased at from z6700 to 2900 each, so that, broadly considered, it is scarcely an exaggeration to say that the capital expenditure upon the track and electrical equipment represents the difference between the prices of the two installations. As to the working cost of the rival systems much reliable data is not obtainable, for the simple reason that motor-omnibuses are only in their infancy, although a robust and pro- mising infancy at that. The expert whose opinion we have already quoted puts the cost of runn ng, including all running charges, wages, salaries and all working expenses, at sixp nee per tram mile for electric cars and the gross receipts at tenpence. The average working cost of motor-buses he calculates at ninepence per mile and the receipts at Is. 2d. for the double-decked buses, and lOd. and Is. Id. respectively for the single-decked vehicles. The estimates must be taken necessarily with some reserve, on account of the limited experience of public motor-bus services. It is a curious circumstance that the average receipts per mile of motor buses should be greater than those from electric cars, but the fact may be explained by the comparative novelty and popularity of the former vehicle. Depreciation is another factor in the case that cannot be ascertained with any degree of certainty upon existing records, but, granting that depreciation is a much heavier iteaa with the motor vehicles, there would still be an enormous economy in that service, when allowance is made for the huge capital outlay upon electric tram track and overhead trolleys. The engineering correspondent," while evidently favourably impressed with electric trams for large populations and heavy traffic, is con- strained to admit that the results so far warrant the belief that for suburban districts, for sparse populations and for narrow streets motor omnibuses are better than trams." He also adds it is more than likely that many of the smaller Provincial towns which have so boldly I embarked on tramways will bitterly regret their precipitation." Another writer on the same subject in the Times," Mr. C. W. S Little, Assoc. Inst. E.E., displays considerable bias in favour of electric trams, but some of his arguments seem rather strained. He complains, for example, ot the insensate speed limit of ten miles an hour for electric cars, against a twenty miles limit for motor-buses, and argues that if the cars were allowed to run taster the working expenses would be reduced. This may be true to a limited extent, but when the argument is pushed, to extremes, as the writer does, the result is an absurdity, as can easily be shewn on a detailed analysis.
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MR. EDWYN HOLT STILL RESISTING.— Mr. Edwyn Holt, of Arthog-ix>ad, Haie, who is to contest the Wirral Division in the Liberal in- terest at the next general ol-octaon, was summoned at the Altrmchairi Petty Sessions this week in respect of the portion of tho poocr rate which, is for educational purposes, and which, as a passive resistor, Mr. Holt declines to pay. It will be remembered that in September last. Mr. Holt went to Knutsford Gaol for several days in prefer- ence to paying the rate. The balance unpaid by Mr. Holt this half year is 15s. Mr. Holt wrote regretting that owing to the indisposition of a member of his family he should be away from heme for the week-end, and adding that he should of course respectfully submit to any order made thon, or at a later stage. A distress warrant was 1"uo& CHESTER AND NORTH WALES INCOR- PORATED LAW SOCIETY.-The twenty- fourth annual general meeting of this society was held at the Town Hall, Chester cn Monday, Mr. Charles P. Douglas (Chester), President, in the chair. The report of the committee and the treasurer's accounts for the past year were re- ceived and adopted. The prize for articled clerks founded by Mr. John Allington Hughes, when president of the society in 1891-2, was presented by the President to Mr. Walter Owen Jones, B.A., Wales, who served his articles with Mr. W. R. Evans. of Wrexham and Ruthin, and who was placed first in order of merit in the first class in the honours' examination held in November, and was bracketed equal with Mr. H. F. Mad- ders, LL.B., London, for the Scott ScnoJarsh'ip. The following officers of the t-cciety w?re unani- mously elected for the ensuing year Mr. Chas. P. Douglas re-elected president; Mr. H. A. Cope, of Holywell, elected vice-president; Mr. F.B. Mason, of Chester, re-eleoted hon. treasurer; and Mr. R. Farmer, of Chester, re-elected iion. secretary. The following gentlemen are thel committee for the yearMessrs. T. Btiry, Wrexham; E. W. Johnson, Llandudno; Chas. A. Jones, Carnarvon; C. H. Pedley. Crewe; L. i Ll. John, Corwen; and C. P. Smith, S. J. R. Dickson, H. G. Hope, and H. D. JollifFe, all of Chester. Messrs. E. S. Giles and N. A. E. Way, both of Chester, were re-elected aud'itors. The annual dinner was held at the Blossoms Hote! Chester, after the meeting. The President of the Incorporated Law Society of Liverpool and the Sheriff of Chester were present as the guests of the society.
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[LOCAL & GENERAL NOTES. Mr. Mond's electioneering tactics certainly will not commend themselves to the sober-minded mem- bers of the Radical party who believe in oJd- fashioned English fair play, and in conducting a contest in a gentlemanly manner. When Mr. Yer- burgh was at Saltney he was subjected to treat- ment which no political candidate should receive in England. A crowd or Radical roughs did their best to break up the meeting. They hurled per- sonal abuse of the grossest description against the member for the city, even taunting him with personal cowardice. The better class members of the Radical party have privately dissociated themselves from. these unworthy, discreditable tactics, and if Mr. Mond had the feelings of an English gentleman he would have hastened to condemn those responsible for the insult. 00 far from this, however, he actually condoned the indefensible conduct of the Saltney Hooligans at a meeting there on Monday. Mr. Mond expressed the belief that "if" any trouble arose at Mr. Yerburgh's meeting, the fault could scarcely be with the people of Saltney, but rather with the people who were addressing them." He thought. "a Saltney audience had become too in- telligent and well educated to listen with any grave attention, or he might say respect, to the remarkable speeches that Conservative orators con- sidered good enough for them." Mr. Mond, therefore, approves of the election- eering methods of the Saltney roughs in howling down Mr. Yerburgh- He will also presumably condone the senseless and impertinent questions of the George-street Radicals in asking Mr. Yer- burgh at the Temperance Hall such highly "In- telligent" questions as "How old are "Why don't you grow whiskers?" To toll the truth. Mr. Mond seems little better than his Saltney friends, for he himself had the execrable taste to drag Mr. Yerburgh's recent family affliction into the political arena. At Salt- ney, Mr. Mond said "Mr. Yerburgh had informed them that his children had scarlet fever, for which he (Mr. Mond) was very sorry, and he had told them many things which happened some years ago. but he told them very little about his views on the Fiscal question." la it not time, in all seriousness, that Mr. Mond's sponsors should politely inform him that Cestrians are not accustomed to these scurrilities in local political contests? Mr. Yerburgh inci- dentally mentioned at his Trinity meeting that two of his boys had scarlet fever, which was the explanation of Mrs. Yerburgh's absence from that short political campaign. Is it not possible for Mr. Mond to conduct his contest without import- ing offensive personalities regarding Mr. Yer- burgh's domestic concerns into his speeches? Mr. Mond is very fond of boasting about, his English birth, but Cestrians are beginning to see that good English breeding is not a question of the accident of birth alone. If Mr. Mond would edu- cate himself so as to observe the decencies of Eng- lish public life. it would have more effect than the production of a birth certificate. Some of the twaddle uttered at local Radical meetings is really too rich to be passed' over in silence. Dr. Griffith uttered the following enigma. at Tuesday night's meeting:—"It was a greater honour for Mr. Mond to have been defeated at South Bedford than if lie had been returned. If Mr. Mond was now candidate for South Sal- ford, ho would bo returned unopposed, and the present member would have retired." Seeing that in 1900 Mr. Groves beat Mr. Mond by the thump- ing majority of 1.227 votes, an increase of 1,156 upon the preceding election, how can Dr. Griffith moke such a preposterous assertion? Mr. Mond, by the way. is significantly silent about his beat- ing at Salford. He thinks, however, that the cast-off of Salford is good enough for Chester. Very flattering to Chester, is it not? The many persons interested in friendly society waik are probably aware, that in June next Bro. Tom Mills will be installed as Grand Master of the Independent Order of Oddfellows (Manchester Unity). Thus for the third time a. Cestrian will fill that distinguished office. The life-long energy that Bro. Mills has displayed in friendly society work has amply justified the honour to be. con- ferred upon him. We are g-ladl to learn that the brethren of the Manchester Unity are going to shew their appreciation of his work in a tangible manner. Other societies in the district have ex- pressed a desire to be associated with the testi- monial, and sub-committees have been appointed for the purpose of carrying out the object. Consternation has arisen in the Radical camp both in Chester and Eddisbury at the belated discovery that the Radical candidates have been "adopted" far too soon. Mr. Mond was adopted" for Chester so long ago as July, 1203. and Mr. Stanley for Eddisbury in January, 1904. The legal consequence of these adoptions is that all expenses incurred in connection with these candidatures come under the category of election expenses, which are restricted sadly nowadays. The amount allowed by law is, in fact, sufficient only to meet the necessary demands of the ten days or a fortnight during which the actual oontest lasts. Every sovereign which Mr. Mond or Mr. Stanley expends in electioneering will have to be accounted for when the election expenses come to be taxed. It is a most unfortunate situation in which these gentlemen find them- selves, but too much sympathy need not be ex- pended upon a party who are always eo cocksure of their own infallibility and who never tire of dwelling upon the supposed blundering imbecility of their opponents. Quite late in the day our friends have discovered their fatal mistake, and have tried an amusing dodge to save appearances. Our Radical con- temporary recently has begun to describe Mr. Mond and Mr. Stanley as "prospective candi- dates," although its own columns of twelve and eighteen months ago bear ample testimony to the enthusiasm and unanimity of these gentle- men's actual "adoption." The only other ex- planation of this sudden change of front is that the Radicals have already repented of their bargain and are actually on the look-out for more suitable exponents of the faith. We should not be greatly surprised if this were the case. There is a general desire in Hoole to see Mr. William Williams re-elected to the chair of the District Council for another year. The next twelve months have stirring times in store for Hoole. Chester is again going to make an attempt to incorporate that attractive area, and, whether Chester be met as a friend or a foe, it is highly important in the interests of Hoole that the Distriot Council should have at their head a man like Mr. Williams, whose sound judgment and wide experience have served the Council so well in the past. Mr. Williams is by far the largest ratepayer in Hoole, and his stake in the impending negotiations is, therefore, supreme. St. Paul's Church. Chester, is to benefit by another gift from Miss Nessie Brown, who has kindly offered to provide a new clock to replace the old one. The new timepiece will probably J have two dials, one facing the road and the other the city. St. Paul's owes much to this beneficent lady, whose previous gifts include the porch of the church. A handsome offer has been made to the parish of St. Oswald's-. In last month's Parish Magazine" the Yicar of St. Oswald's expressed a wish to have a parish hall, and recently he has received an offer of £500 from a friend, who desires to remain anonymous, towards the build- ing of a hall. The sole condition attaching to the offer is that the work should be commenced within the ensuing few months, otherwise the £500 will be given to another object outside the parish. Mr. William Haswell must look to his laurels. For some vn.m he has been considered the senior of the Old King's Scholars, though his appear- ance hardly justifies the claim. Now. however, a rival has come forward. Mr. C. A. Prichard, of Shrewsbury, is disposed to think that he can give Mr. Haswell points in the matter. Mr. Prichard was a boy at the King's School seventy years ago; he was one of the first members of the Old King's Scholars' Association, and he dined with them at their first dinner. It will be inter- esting to see if Mr. Haswell can beat this record. All old boys of the King's School will, we feel sure, sincerely hope that the friendly rivalry be- tween the two may Ion* be continued. The service in Chester Oithedral on St. David's Day was.at once unique and gratifying. It was not for the first time that the Welsh residents of the ciry honoured the immortal memory of their Patron Saint in the subdued spirit of a religious service, nor was it quite the first service of the kind in Chester Cathedral, but never before had the festival been kept in the Cathedral. For this privilege thanks are due to the Dean, whose kind acquiescence in the suggestion of the Chester Welsh Society has given great satisfaction to the entire Welsh community. It was a bright, happy service, conducted' throughout in the Welsh tongue, and acquiring a charm from (he use of chants and ?ues especially favomed in the Pm- cipality. The sermon, too, was in Wsh, and it I may bo said of the Rev. Canon who occupied the pulpit that ho fairly worked himself into the "hwyl. It will not be inappropriate to briefly trace the history of St. David's Day observance in this ancient border town. Mr. Thomas Edwards, who has written the history of the Chester Welsh Society from its commencement, has very kindlF assisted us from. his unique collection of data bear- ing on the subject. The first record takes us back to the year 1814, when the. loyal sons of Cambria, met at dinner in the city. As the outcome of a suggestion by Hugh Jones (Erfyl), a notable Chester Welshman of that -day. the Cymmroooricn Society (the predecessor of the present society) was established in 1822, "to stimulate and assist the research and preservation of the knowledge of the original antiquity, history, customs, language and literature of their ancestors," also "to retain the oorrect, familiar and facile utter- ance of their native tongue." The society adopted the motto "Cas gwr ni Charo y wlad a'i maoco," which may be translated thus: "Cursed is he who loves not his native land." Two leading spirits in the formation of thiE as- sociation: were Edward Parry and a gentleman uamed Titley. The former was the grandfa.ther of Mr. Llew. (Loui) Parry, the popular lacal humorist. He was an eminent Welsh writer, and was presented to Princess Victoria at Denbigh, in 1828, when he received a silver medal in recog- nition. of his book on "Flintshire Castles." The annual gatherings of the society were in those days attended by the nobility of the neighbouring shires. The first president was C. Morrall, and subsequent, occupants of the, chair were Sir Watkin Wynn J1826), R. Puleston, tfce Baronets of Talacro I-ord Lisbourne (1834), and Lord Mostyn (1859). It was this society which instituted the religions services in Welsh on St. David's Day. The first eer-vice of the kind was at St. John's in 1824. The association also introduced the Welsh services in St. Martin's (then called the Welsh Lectures), where, the first, minister was the Rev. Evan Evans (Leuan glaa Geirwnydd), a name which recalls one of the most iappreciated poets that the Prin- cipality has produced. He wrote several of the popular hymns used in the Welsh religious ser- vices to-day. The observance of St. David's Day by a re- ligious service was continued to 1839. when the annual festival was non collectively held in Chester, owing to the illness of the president (Lord Mos- tyn) and the death of,Charles Worrall one of the treasurers. "After this date," explained Mr. Edwards, "no trace can be found of the society, and I presume that the disruption of the national festival was productive of the breaking-up of what was a most instructive, enthusiastic and pious community." It was not unt-i.1 1893 that the society was xesuscitated, and it survives to-day as the Cymdeithas Cymry Caer. Royal recognition was vouchsafed to the society in 1832, on the occasion of the visit to Chester of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by H.R.H. Prin- cess Victoria (our late Queen). The society pre- sented a loyal and dutiful address, which was received and acknowledged "with the greatest pkusure" by the Duchess. In offering our con- gratulations to Chester Welshmen on the success which attended the service on Wednesday, we would suggest the feasibility of observing the festival by holding both the service and the cus- tomary dinner in future years, the one- on St. David's eve and the other on St. David's Day. That the present method of voting by ballot is capable of improvement will be admitted by any- one who has had experience of the time that is necessarily occupied by the counting of votes after the close of the poll. The fact is still more strongly demonstrated when a recount is de- manded. Can a better system be substituted without in any way impairing the secrecy of the ballot? Mr. R. Rowlands, a local inventor, re- siding at Cherry Orchard Farm, Broughton, claims to have successfully answered this in the affirmative. He has invented a machine, which he asserts will effect economy in time and is abso- lutely reliable. The machine is about the size of a typewriter, and is cortainly very ingenious. By it the usual slips of paper are dispensed with. The names of the candidates are inserted in holes at the top of the machine, and opposite each one is a knob. The voter presses the knob opposite the name of the candidate for whom he wishes to vote, and the figure one then springs into sight. At the same time the vote is registered inside the machine. The apparatus can be regulated so as to record duplicate or multiple votes. At the close of the poll the total number of votes re- corded for ea?h candidate is indicated, and as a l.ck tho aggregate of the votes given far all tfio candidates is shewn. Mr. Rowlands clajms that the apparatus prevents cheating, and that it pas been thoroughly tested. Mr. Yerburgh, Mr. Herbert Gladstone and other membeis of Parlia- ment have examined the invention and expressed their approval of it Tho appointment of the Earl of Seiborne to succeed Lord Milner as High Commissioner in South Africa is a step upon which the Govern- ment may be congratulated. The selection of a statesman of Lord Selborne's capabilities for a Colonial post of the kind shews the importance which the Government attach to our over-sea dependencies. Lord Selborne's personality is familiar to many Cestrians who will remember the spirited speech on South African troubles that he delivered at a Unionist meeting in the Music Hall a few years ago. The idea had gained ground that probably our old neighbour, Sir Arthur Lawley, would be singled out for this post, an account of his valuable experience as Lieutenant-Governor of the Transvaal for the p-e,t two years, but there will be abundant oppor- tunities yet for that promotion to Sir Arthur, which all his numerous friends cordially desire. One sometimes has to go away from home to get. news. A New Orleans correspondent forwards us a cutting from the "Chicago Chronicle relating to the use of bees in the past as weapons of war. It seems to shew that bee-keeping was a popular industry in Chester in the dim and distant ages. The story as given by our American contemporary ie as follows :-The beekeeper, holding a number of bees in his hand, said as he led the way through the apiary: "Bees in the past were used as weapons of war. In the siege of Themiscyra, for instance, they played a very important part. The Romans in this siege made mines in the ground, and the enemy, opening the mines from above, threw in upon the Romans bears and other wild animals, together with swarms of bees. That caused the Romans to flee, howling. "Here in my notebook is another account of the use of bees in war. It is an extract from an Irish manuscript in the Bibliotheque Royale at, Brussels, and it tells how the Danes and Norwegians at- tacked Chester and were repulsed, thanks to the use of bees by the Saxons and their allies in the town. "The Norwegians," read the beekeeper, "Shel- tered by hurdles, tried to pierce the walls. Then what the Saxons and the Gaedhii did was to throw down large rocks by which they broke down the hurdles over their heads. W hat the others did to check tins was to piaco large posts under the hurdles. What the Saxons did next was to put ail the beer and water of the town into the caul- drons of the town, to boil them and spill them down upon those who were under the hurdles, so that their skins were peeled off. The remedy which the LochIa-ns applied to this was to place, hides on the outside of their hurdles. What the Saxons did next was to throw down all the bee- hives in the town upon the besiegers, which pre- vented them from moving their hands or legs from the number of bees which stung them. They afterwards deserted and left the city." Considering the Hengthy time he has been lying at death's door, the "Spanish Prisoner is displaying remarkable activity. The last of the numerous relatives of his "dear wife Mary," that he has unearthed is a Chester gentleman, who has been invited to add his name to the list of vietims of the swindle. The "Spanish Prisoner's" story is the same old, old tale of treason and injustice. His victim is invited as usual to send. him money to enable him to regain possession of his bag from the Spanish authori- ties. This wonderful bag, he asserts, has a secret pocket containing his securities on a London bank for 927,000. As a bait, his intended victim is offered a quarter of this sum if he will take charge of the Spaniard's "dear daughter," who. by the bye, seems to have discovered the real secret of perpetual youth, for she is still only fourteen years of age. It is very surprising that our Spanish fnend still finds the swindle profit- able. One cannot help coming to the conclusion ) that, there are still many people foolish enough to believe the fable.
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CHESTER CATHEDRAL. SBBVIOB LisT FOB WBBK COMMENCING MARCH 4. SATURDAY. MARCil 4TH.-Morning. 8.6 Holy Cominumon If). 15 Service, Sullivan in D anthem, "Enter not into judgment" (Attwood). Evening, 4. la Service, Bridge in C an them, The Wilderness" (GOtIS ). SUNDAY, MARCH ;,TH (Quinquagestma). Meirming, 8J,: Litany and Holy Commenion. 101.30: Service, Harwood in A flat; introit. hymn 323 Holy Communion (Harwood in A fiat); preacher, the Canon to Residence. Evening, 3.30: Service, Harwood in A flat; anthem, "messed be the God arid Fat her" (Weslev); iij-mn 211. '63' Magnifi- cat and Nunc Dimittis to Chants; Professional hymn 217 hymns 210, :i66. 252; preacher, the Rev. F. Nicholson Heazell. M.A. (Collection for the Archbishop's Mission to Assyria. ) MONDAY, MAUCH Morning. 8.0: Holy Communion. 10 15 Service in Monotone. Evening, -4.16: Service Goss io E anthem, God is a spitil Blessed ie the Lord God ennett? ( kVESDAY, MARCH 7TH.—Mornmp, 8.0 Iloly Communion. 10.15: Service, Garrett, in EU anthem. "In Jewry is God known" (Clark'Whitfeld). Evening, 4.15 Service Garrett in E flat; anrhem "Hearken unto my vcice" (S.\ denham) ASH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TII.—Morning, 7.45: Matins ar.d Holy Communion. 10.15: The Litany and Commina- tion Service; hymn 84. Evening 4.15: Service, Farraut in G minor; anthem, "Come and let us return" tGOISS 8.0: Special Service with Sermon; ;acher, the Dean; hymns 9 K 251 THURSDAY, MARCH qrm.-Morning, 8.0: Holy Communion. 10.15: Service, Martin in G anthem, Have ruercy upon me" (Palestrina). Eveline, 4.1b; f3ervice. Kelway in B minor; anthem, Heax.xkv,.prayer (ftroud). FRIDAY, MARCH lOI'H.-Mornin, .7.45. Matins and Holy Communion. 10. 5. The Litany; hymn i3 Evening, 4.15 Service,. Rogers in D; anthem, ".Remember not" (Mac- farren).
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The Duke and Duchess of Teck, accompanied by their children, have left Vienna for the Semmering. The engagement is announoad of the Rev. F. li. La Trobe, B.A., curate of Tarvin, in charge of St. Philip's Church, Kelsall. and Miss Tomkinson, eldest daughter of Air. James Tomkinson, M.P., of Willington Hall. At a meeting oij the Executive Committee of the North Manchester Conservative Association Mr. Harry Sowler, of Wiliasten Cottage, Nantwicb, lately of the Manor House, Hale, was adopted as Conservative and Unionist .candidate for the division at the next election. The marri age of the Rev. C. A. Griffin, of St. John Baptist, Chester, to Mite Lucy Brown, of The Folly, Flookersbrook, nieee of Miss Nessie Brown, cf Boughton, and the late Alderman Charles Brown, J.P., will take place at All Saints Church on Easter Tuesday. The marriage arranged between Capt. Roney- Dougal, youngest son of the late Col. Roney- Dougal and Mrs. Roney-Dougal, of Ratho Park, Ratho, Midlothian, and Lettice, eeeoad daughter of M&jor Woodhouse, of Heatherton Park, Taunton, Somerset (late of Norley Hall, Cheshire), will take pla.ce on Tuesday, March 7th, at Bradford-on- Tone, Somerset. The wedding of Major Trefusis, Scots Guards, and Lady Mary Lygon, sister of the Earl Beau- champ, will take place in May. Lady Mary Lygon, who is Bedchamber Woman to the Princess of Wales, will probably continue in that eapacity after her marriage, more especially in view of the royal tour to India. Lady Mary, who accompanied the Princess on the voyage to the Colonies in the Ophir, knows India very well. L-wly Magheramorne, widow of the late Lord Magheramorne, was married on Wednesday at the Church of the Annunciation, Bryanston-street, Marvlebone, to the Hon. Hugo Baring, brother of Lord Revelstoke, and nephew of the Earl of Cromer. The Earl of Shaftesbury, the bride's brother, gave her away, while the bridegroom was attended by Captain the Hon. Richard Molyneux, 2nd Life Guards. The happy couple will spend their honeymoon at Sir George and Lady Maud Warrender's place in Kent. The Duke of Westminster and the Duke of Roxburghe have both promised to play during the the coming polo season for the Magpies, the wdl- known team of Past and Present Soldiers, founded in 1902 by Mr. Ulric Thynne. who used to he in thp 60th Rifles. The Duke of Westminster has lately become very keen about polo and has a private polo ground at Eat n, where a very successiul inaugural tournament was held last year. Other players, by the way. who have private polo grounds are Lord Shrewsbury, who has one at Ingestre, his Stafford- shire seat, and Lord Harrington, who has one on his estate at Elvaston. in Derbvshire. Next week Col. Cciton-Jodrel1: the prospective Unionist candidate for Eddisbury, will continue his tour of the constituency. On Monday even- ing he will address a meeting at the Old Hall I nor. and on Tuesday evening at Dunham. At both these meetings Mr. R. T. Richardson will pms. de On Thursday evening lie will speak at BridgmGre, where Sir Delves Broughton, Bart.. will take the chair. Other engagements are follows :—Tuesday, March 14th, at Oulton School, Little Budworth chairman, Mr. J. H. Stock, M.P., supported by Mr. J. H. Cooke. Winsford. Thursday, March 16th, at Public Hall, Audlem Chairman. Mr. John Nunnerley, supported by Mr. H. J. Tollemaohe, M.P., Messrs. John Emberton, Jrpseph Furber, Reginald Corbet, W. W. Kellock, James Williams, &c. Friday. March 17th, at the Co-operative Hall, Elworth chairman, the Rev. Canon Armitstead, supported by Lieutenant- Colonel Kennedy, J. C. Plant, &c. THE HOOLE ICE TRAGEDY .-At a recent meeting of the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society, the committee decided to award the society's silver medallion, suitably inscribed, to Mr. George Goodfellow, 18. Clare-avenue, Hoole, and Mr. H. Berry, also of Clare-avenue, in recognition of the heroism of their deceased sons, who sacrificed their lives in attempting to rescue a schoolfellow namel Bertie Wright from drowning at Hoole. A similar tribute was also made to Mr. Charles Evans, joiner, Stock's-Iane, Boughton, who, at the risk of his life. saved Wright, and afterwards made a gallant, but fruitless effort to save the other two boys. The circumstances of the twic occurrence are still fresh in the public mind, and this timely, though alas I posthumous recognition of the boys' bravery will cause the liveliest satisfaction in Chester and the district, where a movement is on foot to .ine.norialize their magnificent deed. F. F. Blatherwick of the Chester Hockey Club has been chosen to play for England against Wales. Mr. F. Vaughan-Williams, the eldest son of the late Judge Vaughan-Williams, of the North Wales circuit, has taken Glan-y-Wem, near Denbigh, for a term of years. A marriage has been arranged between Dorothy, eldest daughter of Mr. T. Robinson, of Talysarn Hall, Nantlle. Carnarvon, and John Heathcote, only son of Mr. W, Forrester Addie, of Powis Castle Park, Welshpool. MR. GEORGE WYNDHAM.-In the House of Commons, on Tuesday, Mr. Runciman asked Sir Acland Hood if he could give the House any in- formation concerning the reported resignation of the Chief Secretary for Ireland. Sir Acland Wood: The report is quite untrue. SOUSA.—The celebrated march king and his popular band visited Chester for the third time on Friday, and gave two concerts in the Music Hall. Neither in the afternoon nor evening was the Hall crowded, but the popular seats were well filled, and the reception of the talented composer was as cordial as ever. Sousa's band, of course, made their name by the playing of exhilarating marches, but on Friday they again shewed ther ability to success- fully tackle music of a higher classical standard. In the symphonic poem by Liszt, entitled Les Preludes," and in the same composer's Hungarian rhapsody they exhibited faultless execution com- bined with delicacy of expression, and were loudly applauded. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the suite by Sousa, (a) "By the Light of the Polar Star," (b) Under the Southern Cross," and (c) "Mars and Venus." The effect of the latter. in particular, was most striking, and one could almost have imagined that he was witnessing the warlike incidents that the music realistically describes. Among other numbers that roused the audience to enthusiasm were Sousa's new march, "The Diplomat," "The Stars and Stripes." the familiar "Washington Post," "Bedelia," and "El Capitan." In each the wonderful swing and dash of the band were most pronounced. Miss Estelle Liebling was again the vocalist, and she was heard to charming effect in an operatic air with flute obligato by Mr. Marshall Lufsky. Miss Maud Powell, as on the occasion of her former visit, delighted the audience by her skilful command of the violin, being heard to great ad vantage in the fantasie d'Otello." Another pleasing feature was a saxa- phone solo by Mr. J. H. B. Moermans. WALKERS, PARKER AND COMPANY.- The report for 1904 states that the market for pig lead, although fairly steady during several months, was on the whole very difficult to gauge The conditions, both in regard to buying and selling, owing to recurring sharp movements of a specula.- tive nature, were not so favourable as in 1905. prioea fluctuated between Lll. 5s. and jElS 25- 6d., a variation of nearly B2 per ton. The cost of maintaining the buildings and plant at the several works, although unusually heavy, has | been charge,! to revenue. It hiis also been neces- sary to .incur expenditure of an extraordinary nature* including the erection of a new roiling mill at the, Lambeth branch, and this the diroo- tors have decided to deal with by dividing the amount to be debited over a period of three years- Accordingly, one-third has already been ] written off in the profit and loss account. With the view of developing business, a new branch establishment is about to be opened in HuH, and premises have been. secured for that object. The nett trading profits amount to £ 31,091, exclusive of C12,573 brought forward. The directors re- commpnd a dividend of 3 per cent. on the prefer- enoe share capital, leaving £ 16,043 to be carried forward- No sales of lands have been effected, but the directors are now maturing a scheme- already well advanced—which they anticipate will i ''10 dtrwrJ ,ç a considerable portion of li-, CnØ>t( proper-y. .:lt upon and not re- Cji'ir-xi for the purposes <? the company. At the conclusion of the ord:r.arv business a special resolution will In" submitted, "having for its -Ibo fa(,IIIWing of the financial operations, whiott are froir* time to time necessary in carrying i on the company » trading. The auditors remark that "no depreciation has bveo written off." i A DISCLAIMER —Mr. Harry Davi, caj-ter I and wal merchant, 4, G^OMOc-ster-street, asks us to say tnat he is not the Hoiirv Davies. carter, who waa summoned. at tho City Police Court last week for idi-treating a horse. j QL EEN-S'l'REET P S.A.—Dr. Welsh presided over a. good congi-egution, the membership having now risen to 520 on the fourth Sunday. Mr. Pitch ford gavo an adkiress on "The Christ that is to be' Airs. Hayes sang two saios, and Messrs. Amswoith. Nuylor and Marriott aJeo took part,. MOTOR 'BUSES.—On Wednesday, the Great Western Railway Company ran experimental trips from Wrexham to Farndon, Holt, Aidfond, Bangor, and Overton with their new double- decker Jdilnes-Daimler motor-omnibus, which was recently on exhibition at the Olympia. Thenar, which is a 20-horse power one, will carry 36; passeng-trs. The car, which weighs three tons, runs very smoothly, and is undoubtedly a -very great improvement on the omnibuses which -have p eviousiy been running in various I)arts of the countv. NEW RAILWAY COACHES.—The new tram built by the London and North-Woo-.ern Railway Company at their great Wclverton carriage works for the Llandudno and Lverpool moring express traiB a.rrived at Llandudno a few days ago, and jiow runs daily to and from Liverpool. All odorn- partments in the train have lavatories attached, and the coaches being wider than those of the old pattern the seating accommodation is not lessened, notwithstanding the space oocupiad by ¡ the lavatory doors. The coaches are full length, I and run on bogies, and are so well balanced that there is very little oscillation or vibration. It is expected that the coaches for the new Man, I chester train will arrive shortly. GLEE CLUB DANCE.—The annual ball in connection with the Chester Glee Club took place on Tuesday night, at- the Town HaJl. and was sidered by thos-ji piieeecn t, to be one of the most su.oes.sful in the annals of the club The. As-, sexiribly Room, and the corridors were beautifully decorated and furnished. The. bail was attended by about 180 persons.. and dancing tras carried on with enthusiasm from 8.30 to 2.50 a m.. to the music of Mass-.s. Marchant's band. Shortly after midnight -the company welcomed St. David's Day  Davl d s E4-iy by s;ng;ng the Welsh Nat..onaJ Anthem, with pleasing effect. The MC.'s ware the p:esident (Mr. H. R. Thomas) and Messrs. W. 0 White. J. H Jones. R. Butterworth and I. D Ireiand. ASSISTANTO FFICIAL RECEIVER.—Mr. D. Williams, Assistant Official Receiver for the Chester and North Wales District, h.,ts been appointed Assist- ant Official Receiver for the Liverpool district ia succession to Mr. W. G. Williams, formerly of Chester. The latter has received a more important appointment in the High Court, London. An interesting circumstance is that Mr. W. G. i Williams was Mr. D. Williams's predecessor at Chester, where both gentlemen have many friends. We congratulate them and trust that n each case the present sueoess is but the precursor of many. Mr. D. Williams will take up his duties in April, and by his departure Chester will lose one of its most courteous officials, and tue Official Receiver a valuei And capable assistant. MR. HARMOOD-BANNER.-Mr. Harmood- Banner, the newly-elected member for the Ever- ton Division of Liverpool, was introduced into the House of Commons on Tuesday by Mr. W. F. Lawrence and Mr. W. W. Rutherford, and took the -oath and his &eat amid Ministerial cheers. Mr. Harmood-Banner, says the London correspondent of the "Manchester Cour.er," bears a resemblance, not only in name but in face, to the Leader of the Opposition. He has the same features and the same contour of head, and he carries it on one side in the same interrogative way. His complexion is a little more rub.cund, but for the rest he might easily be taken for a younger brother of Sir Henry Campbell-Banner- man. In one respect, at least too, the ciroum- stances of Mr. Banner's introduction to Parlia- mentary life was fortunate, for they permitted him to hear late in. the afternoon one of the ablest and most remarkable speeches which the House has listened to from a young and compara- tively untried Minister. COLLEGE SCHOOL OLD BOYS' ASSOCIA- ¡ TION.-This newly-formed association held. a successful reunion cf "Old Boys" in the College o i (by the kindness of the managers) on Wednesday evening. Tiio President (Mr. A. E. Loveli), Director of Education), supported by Councillors J. Dodd (treasurer), R. C. Davies, and Mr. F. Maddocks (vice-presidents), and Mr. I G. H. Johns (secretary), presided over a short business meeting, which confirmed the rulee cf I the association, prepared by a special eub-com- mittee. The treasurer also made a short ifnan- cial statement. The rest of the evening was given over to a converstzione, numerous attractions being provided. A delightful musical programme I was thoroughly enjoyed, the fcllowilng Old Boys" being the artists:—Messrs. G. Plant, J. W. Warmsley, J. Buiica, Geo. Miller, Sullivan, Mitchell. Barton. Ouinn. W. Davies.- and K. Marchant. Messrs. Arnold Evans an d T. Pate kindly acted as accompanists. Messrs. Quinn supplied an excellent buffet. A pleasing social atmosphere pervaded the whole of the proceed- ings, and many old acquaintances were renewed. The hope was freely expressed that another re- union might be held at an early date. ST. PETER'S SALE OF WORK.—A sale of work in aid of St. Peter's parochial fund was held on Wednesday in the Schoolroom, Hamilton- place. Tie opening ceremony was performed by Mrs. J. R. Thomson in the presence of a large gathering. Tho Rector (the Rev. A. H. Waller), in a short address, explained that the object of the sale of work was threefold-firstly, financial; secondly, to give an opportunity to assist in parochial work to tho&e members of the congre- gation who were not able to do so in any other way; and thirdly, to bring the parigioners into a. closer social contact.—Mrs. Thomson, in open- ing the proceedings, extended a hearty welcome to the new rector on behalf of the parisioners and members of the congregation.—On the pro- position of Mr. J. Bairstow (the people's church- warden) a hearty vote cf thanks was accorded to Mrs. Thomson for her services.—The following ladies acted as stallholcien;: -ProviEi:on stall: Mrs. Waller, Mrs. Bateson and Mrs. Robb; after- noon working party Miss Cahill and Miss M. E. Lloyd; evening working party: Miss S. Smith, Miss G. Edwards and Miss Buckland; flower stall: Mrs. Broadbent; fancy worK stall: Mrs. Hewitt and Miss Meacock tea room M'iss Mabel Dobie; bran pie: Miss Emma Williams and the Misses Smith. ST. BARNABAS'S CHURCH.—The annual tea and entertainment in connection with St. Barnabas's Mission Church were held on Wed- nesday eveening. A capital tea was provided in the schoolroom for about 180 people. Among those who gave to .the tea were the following, many of whom also helped at the tables :Mrs. Cooper Scott, Mrs. T. R. P. Royle, Colonel Drury, Mr. Maurice Thomas, Mr. W. Lambert, Miss Tennien;, Miss Jones, Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. W. H. Whetnall, Mrs. Martin Stewart. Mr. J. Taylor, Mrs. Lcckwood. Mrs. H. Adair, Mrs. C. Millington, Mrs. A. G. Hamilton, Mrs. R. Grandidge. Mix? Birch, Mrs. Morris, Mrs. J. E. Mayers, Mrs. Whiteley. the Misses Mayers, the Recreation Club. Miss Mow!e. Mrs. H. Beswick, Mrs. G. A. Dickson, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Davies, Mr. Brunton. the Choir, Mrs. Savage, and Mrs. Dewick. Canon Cooper Scott (vicar) presided over the gathering, and the Rev. Phillips and the Rev. C. A. Griffin icarat-,s) were also pre- sent. Afterwards a large audience assembled for the concert, and frequently shewed their appre- ciation of the efforts of the entertainers. Among those who took part were the following:—Mrs. W. Kelly, Miss L. Anderson, Miss Pennie, Miss Cook, Miss Rowley, Miss Hughes, Messrs. J. E. Barton, W. Davies. W. H. Hallmark, J. Jenkins, H. Mitchell, and J. Maedonald, and the St. Barnabas's infants. The concluding piece was a humorous sketch, entitled "In Pledge," in which Mr. W. Whetnall and Mr. W. Barton took part. FORTHCOMING VISIT OF FREEMASONS. The Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No. 2.076. of Free- masons. will this summer make Chester the centre of their annual excursion. A committee represent- ing the four Chester lodges has been appointed to make the arrangements for their reception. Bro. Henry Taylor is the chairman, and Bros. J. H. Hopley and H. Grant Bailey are acting as honorary secretaries. A smali executive committee has also been appointed, consisting of Bro. Dr. George Harrison, Cestrian Lodge, 425: Bro. W. Peers, Independence, 721 Bro. G. Haswell, Clarence, 2.386; and Bro. G. H. Lodge. Travellers, 2 009. The members of the Quatuor Coronati Lodge, who are visiting the old city, will assemble at Enston Station on Thursdav, July 6th, and will arrive here in the afternoon of tha.t day, while they will return on the afternoon of the following Sunday. They will make the Grosvenor Hotel their headquarters. They will be entertained in the Town HaH by the local brethren on the evening of their arrival, and a short lecture descriptive of Ancient Chester will be given by Bro. Hcnrv Taylor. The following day they will visit the Museum, Castle and St. Mary's Church, and afterwards proceed by water to Eaton. In the evening the local brethren will provide a smoking concert in the Town Hall. On Saturday the visitors will view the Cathedral, and other places of interest in the city, and in the evening will be At Home" to the Chester brethren at the Grosvenor Hotel. Last year the Quatuor Coronati Lodge visited Worcester. HEARTS OF OAK SOCIETY'S DELE-GATE. —A specia- meetn; ot inc Cneste-r and District Electoral As^<>ciat;on 01 the Hearts of Oak Benefit SOCI* etv was hcl(i d Society was held at the City Arms, Chester, on Monday ev(n¡¡,g, the president (Mr R. Cecil Davies) presiding over a good attendance. Mr. Charles Wright, secretary RIKI deie.gato to the National Federation, gave an interesting account of a meeting ik id m London la-st week, and criticieà the actio;: of the executive with iegard to several dec.sions they arrived at. With regard to the election of an assistant secretary, he said ho gave h-s vote to Mr. E. F. Jonc-s. who on the voting was defected by Mr Hairy Wilkins, the latter receiving 91 votes to Mr. Jones's 79. He (Mr. Wright) and others were taking some steps to ask the execute to take into consideration Mr. Jones's valuable services, with a view to his being more liberally remunerated Mr. Wright men- tioned various questions he had been instrumental in bringing under observation, including the patriotic fund, full sick pay. and members' mort- gages. With regard to the prosperity of the fxxjety, everything seoineci now to be in a much better coad'tfcn 'nltrnaiiy viian formerly. \Ap- plause.)—Bro. Lambert proposed the re-election of Bro. Charles Wright# as their candidate for ib,, delegate bo.;id. After what Mr. Wright had just told them there could be only one opinion among them with i-egard to the way they should vote. (Hear, hear.) He moved—"That this meeting pledges itself to heartily support the present dele- gate. Bro. Wright. and to do all in its power to secure his return at. the forthcoming election.— Bro. Plumb seconded.—Bios. W. Ilio-na- (Inspec- lor of the G.W.R). Benrron. Berry, Dr. Butt. the Chairman and Mr. Win. Williams supported The latter congratulated the society on the steady pro- gress it was making. It seemed to be the general opinion that they could not have a more worth v representative. Since he had been in that posi- tion he had stimulated them all to have more in- terest in the society.—The motion was carried.
ST. MARTIN'S ENTERTAINMENT.…
ST. MARTIN'S ENTERTAINMENT. I The annual tIOO. and cajtertaanm# nt in connection I with St. Martin's Welsh) Church was held -on Tuesday, and reicoiw-el the- same measure of suc- cess as in previous years. A goodly number of parishieue-i-s and friends partook- of „.n excellent tea in .the Ch1lI(h-room. the following ladies kindly officiating at the tables :—Mrs. Jayne, Mrs. Barber, Mrs. B. C. Roberts, Mrs. Stolterfoth, Mrs. Henry Brown Mrs. T. B. Foulkes, Mrs. George Dicksoll, Mrs. T. Quellyn Roberts, Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Crowley, Mrs. R. L. Owen, Mrs. O. Alba.n 1 Thomas, Miss Sybil Cla.rke, Miss Havard. The ] following rendered valuable assistance:—Mrs. Roberts, Watergate Flags; Mrs. Roberts, Ermine- road Mrs. Jones, Hand bridge Mrs. Griffith Davies i Miss Jones, Liverpool-road Miss ■Roberts, Miss Agnes Williams. The conceit, held in the Music Hall, was also well attended. Mr. B. C. Roberts presided, and among those present were the Mayor and Mayoress (Alderman and Mrs. Lamb), the -Archdeacon of Chester Cokmei Evana-Lloyd, the Sheriff and S. Lu an ii. ai d the Rev. O. Alban Thomas lchap- lain). A delightful programme was contributed to by a number of well-known artist follows:- Pianoforte solo. "Loreley"' (Seeling). Miss Edith Foulkes, L.R.A.M. song, "Nirvana" (Stephen Adams), Mr. Egerton Snelson quartette, "In Ab- sence/' th* Cavaliers; song, "The Veteran" (Stephen Adams), Mr Chas. James: song, "Fare- ( S t<*p h <?<n A d a.m& ) (Noel Jo h nson ? M;sp May well to Summer" Johnson), Miss May Bishop; violin solo, "lime Air Vaxie" tDc- Be-riot), Mr. H. HaaeJden (encored): song, "Oh for a burst of song" (Allitsen). Miss Dilys Jones \f'DC:OI(>, The Ash lGrove"); song. "The Bedouin Love Sang" (Pinsuti). Mr. A. M. Proctor (encored); ventriloquial sketch. Prof. Visto song. "The 'Carrier Do've'" (Bayley), Mr. Sydney Biown song, (a) "Happy Sorfg" (Teresadel), (b) "Dafydd y Garreg Wen" (Welsh Melody), Miss May, Bishop (encored); song, "Gwalia" (T. Amos Jones), Mr. 'Chas James; song, (a) "The Sea Gypsy" ;Willeby), (b) "The bcautiful land of Nod" (Green). Miss Dilys Jones 'encore. "Liff"s 'Lee-son"); song. "When other Lips" (Balfc,), Mr. Egerton Snelson; violin solo, (a) "Madrigal" (Simcmetti), tb) "Humoreske" (Dvorak1. Mr. H TTaselden; song, "The Curfew" (Gould), Mr. A. M. Proctor; quartette. "Ye Eyes of Azure." the Cavaliers. The accompaniments were artis- tically played by Mrs. Alban Thcmas A vote of thanks was passed to the ar- tists and the ladies who had assisted at the tea, on the propos tion of the Archdeacon, seconded by Col. Evans-Lloyd, and supported by the Rev. O. Alban Thomas.
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ST. DAVID'S DAY. CELEBRATION AT CHESTER. I WELSH SERVICE AT THE CATHEDRAL. This year the Cymdeithas Cymry Ca-er, other- wise the Chester Welsh Society, made an in- teresting departure in their celebration of the festival of their patron saint. Hitherto in this old border city it has been the custom to honour St. David's Day by holding a dinner, and we call to mind a long series cf these pleasant gatherings. It had, however, been felt that some chango was desirable in the interests of the many equally patriotic sons and daughters of Cambria who have not, from one reason or another, participated .n the dinner form of cele- bration. The outcome of much discussion was a servioe at Chester Cathedral on Wednesday night. The association of the festival with divine worship in Chester is not unique, but we have to searon the records of a distant period for a precedent. Indeed,, it is stated' that. the last Welsh service on St. David's Day in Chester was eo far back as 1839, though we believe that under Dean Howson's regimo cur Welsh friends were permitted to celebrate at least one harvest festival within the stately edi- fice. Prior to 1839 St. David's Day services were held in the various churches of the town, viz., St. John's, St. Peter's, and St. Martin's. In those days a procession was formed from one of the pr-ncipal hotels—in those days the Albion. and the Feathers—whither they returned in procession after service and dined together. In latter years, however, the dinner I only has survived, and the resuscitation of the service is exceedingly happy in that it affords opportunity for a more general celebration. When the change of programme was decided upon a deputation approached the Dean wirn a view to obtaining tue necessary permission fcr the service in the Cathedral. The Dean readily gave his sanction, and h.s kinoness is much appre- ciated. The Rev. O. Alban Thomas, chapiain of St. Mart.in's-in-the-Fields, which is t..e only Welsh Established Church in the city, i aturahy took a leading part in the arrangements and in the service. It is interesting to note that tHe preaoher on St. David's Eve at the great Welsh service in St. Paul's Cathedral was tee Rev. D. J. Tnomas, principal of the Home and Colonial Training College, a brother cf the chaplain of St. Martin's and also of the Rev. R. A. Thomas, vice-principal of the Chester Training College. The service in Chester Cathedra! commenced at half-pa-st seven o'clock, when the congrega- tion filled the narco. One saw at a glance heny very numerous is the Welsh community of Chester. The Welsh N oneonlormist places .:f worship contributed a considerable portion of the congregation, hence many of the leaders cf tjH Revival in Chester must have been among the worhipper8 on this notable occasion. Am: r,g the Nonocnformis-t ministers present were the Revs. J. Pryce-Davies, M.A., Ivor Jones, Owen Hughes. D. Wynne Evans and William Jcaes. Amcng others there were the President. (lr. John Anwyl), Mr. B. C. Roberts, Dr. Roberts, Colonel Evans-Lloyd, Mr. Twiston Davies, the secretary (Mr. W. B. Evans), etc. The order of service had been specially printed &nd distributed in the scats. It was entirely in Welsh, and on the front of tho Clcllar was the I ccat ot arms oi the society, a symbolic design by Mr. Alfred Williams (of Messrs. Douglas and Fordham's). At the foot of the design, appear the words "Caer Awen Gwirionedd, the effect of which in English is "the stronghold of the muse is truth." The service opened with tiio patriotic hymn "Cofia'n gwlad, Benllywydd iirion," composed, by the Rev. H. Elvet Lewis, now cf London. Mr. Lewis's bardic name is "Elved," and he started his mmstry at the English Congregational Church, Buckley. It was a full evensong service, and, was intoned by the Rev. 0. Alban Thoma, M.A., up to the third collect, the Rev. R. A. Thomas, M.A.. leading the remaining portion. Among ot he re- present in the clergy seats were the Archdeacon, the Rev. H. Grant-ham, the Precentor, and Minor Canon Williams. The musii was particularly bright. Dr. Bridge, M.A., tne Cathedral organist, who is one of the two honor- ary members of the Cymdeithas Cymry Caer, presided at the organ, and the sirgiiig, which was very hearty, was led by a choir specially trained for the occasion by the Rev. O. A. Thomas. UndO" the circumstances the choir acquitted themselves excep- tionally well and deserved much commenda- tion. Psalm xxxiv was chanted, and the other hymns were to such favourite tunes all "Y Delyu Aur Aberstywytb"' and "Crugybar," and were sung with much fervour. The special preacher was the Rev. Canon Is ninth Jones, rector of Maichwiel. who;.o so-nion delivered with much Welsh fire and in the Welsh language, was founded on the text- It came even to pass af the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make sound to be heard in praising- and thanking the Lord: And when they lifted up their voices with the trumpets and symbols and instruments of music, and praised the Lord (saying, for he is good; for his mercy enduVth for ever: That then tho house was filled with a cloud, even the House of the Lord." Th" r^v. gentleman explained the occasion of which the words quoted are descriptive. He treated cf tho effect of music upon the human feeling, and said much of the place of music in Divine worship. i He traced the use of music in this latter con- nection down to the days, cf our Lord en earth and ,.¡.a;d it would continue in the Church during her militant period on oa-th. He quoted oomü examples of the effect cf music on the human fooling. Speaking of the necessity of absolute unity among the Christian Churches, he made a brief allusion to the Welsh religious reviva' Tlwre wa no doubt. he ;;u.id. tllat the Revivalist and the Revival had been judged and misjudged by many. However, at. a crisis like this, we could not- expect perfection. He instanced the unity which we now saw among the different branches of the Christian Church ':n Wales as the outcome of the Revival, and said wlif-n we saw all sects with one accord imploring for an out pouring of God's Holy Spirit it was a thing to be thankful for. Wc did net, of course, under- value the use of the pulpit or the reading-desk, but acknowledged their usefulnesses, especially in the revivals that had taken place in Wales, with thankfulness. It was through the reading cf the Litany in the church cf Llanddewbrofi that ltow- lands of Llangeitho was imp'red to take the fii t, step towards his leadership of a past- revival in Wales. If the Revival continued to produce ¡;nit y among the Churches, it would sped the wheels of the M'lennium by centuries. The Benediction pronounced by tho Rev. 0. A. Thomas. The outgoing voluntary played by Dr. Bridge was a fantasia on "Caersa'em" W. A. Robert*), a. tunc which b" attained wdo recognition during the present, Revival in Wales. Towards the end of the work the refrain of four notes was clayed or. the Tuba mirabilis with remarkable effect, the words to- wh:ch are the now famous Dioieh iddo." A conection was takfn to defray expenses con- nected with the festival.
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ac^nnr, FEES—The Rev. ,T. n Bid: j g iven notice he will move the h ILwiug j resolution at- Monday's meeting of the Cheshire Education Committee That the Council be recommended (1.) To rescind the resolution passed at their meeting on the 16th D,-cpri.t.er, IM3. viz. thatall the elementary schools in the city lie freed from payment, of fees as from the commencement of the financial year. 1st April. 1905. and that there be no distinction between any of the elementary schools of the city, but that they all be brought up gradnaJlv to g-i n: the same level cf educational advantages. (2) To allow such of the public elementary schools in the city, as at present charge fees continue to do so until 31st March, 1907 Roastfd Dailv. Genuine Blue Mountain JAMATCACOFFEE. Delicious and exhilarating. N.R,—Coffee in perfection must be roasted and ground daily. Obtainable at—William Jones's, Coffee Specialist, 48, Bridge-street.
IMR. YERBURGH AND THE BLACKBURN…
I MR. YERBURGH AND THE BLACKBURN I ROVERS. I j TO THE EDITOR. I biT,— With, neieromoe. to "4^ paragrapa whiflh appeared in last night's iss-i e of tne Liverpool Echo" oila this subject, I should like it to ba known that whoever communicated the informa- tion to the Press !Jùd no authority for so doing. The question is sol! under oonsiderat-on and I have only this week hetrcl Mr. Yerburgh to the effect tibat he has the subject in hand with the Rovera' committee, and that he will write us further as soon as he -s in a position to do so. If you can End ep&c-.o for this yoair next I shall be glad—Yours faithfully. I W. FLETCTHER. I HOE Sec. Chester F.C. Mar. 1. IS05.
I CORPORATION SALARIES.
I CORPORATION SALARIES. I T TO THE EDITOB. t5u- .-Ym, O'eq car,— Yets, your correspco<oei:t "Overburdened Ratepayer' ie very right in what he says, as it ia quite eert**m th^t iKkiiioiis o. nousekoetxiirs and tradems throughout the Etoip .Tp are struggling" to pay their O&S, and ye-L on aJI hands, publio officials, m all depart men iare being pampereni overpaid and spoiled for Thene is this point too, while* trader. are risk- ing their capital in their businesses, the highly saJaried publio officials are their handsotmB quarterly aheqt.es coming .r_ e^u-.bimg them to safely invest t h eir capital and savings, thus iw creasing their incomes w'lLc~.it the unavoidable trader's risk. The time has undoubtedly come, with things no bad all over, to check the growing abuse of public money, and I do not- thinir t is an exaggeration to say that throng-bout. the whole Empire there are large numbers of those who would do the public work at ktlJ..St, equally as well as it is now done. &t. qi;,to half the present bloated salaries pal -W'th apologies for troubling you. ANOTHER OVERBURDENRATEPAYER. 2nd Mar., 1905
I THE OLDEST KIV-'S SCHOLAR.…
I THE OLDEST KIV-'S SCHOLAR. CHALLENGE TO VTL H-4,Sv,-ELl- I TO THE KLITOE. Sir,—1 noticed m your *^port of the last, dinner of the old King's Scholar that Mr. W. Har- well was toasted as "The O.ioest King's Scholar." Now I-very rouer, doubt iJ se I was in the King-'a School in 1835, and I have Jived in the reign of three Kings aijd one Quoeii. and can reool ieei Coorge IV. dying and '?<■ iiham IV. being ciowived. When ne died I v.as a chorister boy in Chester GathedrV.l, and a.U boys had to wear a. band of black crape their arrris for the occasion. Tiie late Tom Hughes, who was the founder of the Association of Old King's Scholars, was my best friend in the school, ae-d' niaiiy an hour we have sat together under the blooming liiac tree, before the house and a Jot more dilapidated pro- perty in the immediate neighbournood of tho Cathedral vieie pulled <#c vn :n order that the present beautiful building?) jax-ght be erected in their p.. I was cine cf the first to ic-in the Association of Old King- Scholars, and dir-ed with, tham at the Royal HoteJ, now the tx-s -enoi', ai their first dinner. 1 ."cmendjer our lam:eo Queen's oororrar- tkm and tho beautiful -b that was erected in Upper Northgate-etreet, imic Egerton House .to the opposite si do of the steer- It was built after the style ef the Norrhgate, with one mam arch and a side arch on eitheft" .side. I saw one da.y passing nndifir it the Easthaixt. Ooach-and-four with a top kiad of luggt-ge and paasenge-rs. and a cart- load of Lay at the. same irœ, I thought it ai pity to pull twoh a. be&.ut¡J,i piece of work down, and can fancy I seo it in my nhind'^ eye now.. h regards the oldest K ing's Scholar. I have no doubt Mr Haswell can e.r.l-gnten us on the sub- ject—Thanking you for paet favours, yours eta, U. A- PRICHARD. 11, "Cast.V' Gates Shrew^ n-y, Feb. 23.
LIGHTING UP TABLE.
LIGHTING UP TABLE. All cycles and ether vehicles in the Chester district muet be lighted op as seated in che following table m. Saturday, Mareb 4 (i.54 Sunday, March 5 6.Gf) Monday, March ti 6.58 Tuesday, March 7 7.0 Wednesday, March 8. 7.2 Thursday. March 9 7 3 Friday, March 10 7.5
Family Notices
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES &DBATHS » BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS are charged at the rate of 20 words for Is. (prepaid). If not prepaid, the charge will be 2s. 6d. The announcement must be authenticated by the Signature and Address oi the Sender. BERTHS. DYKB— On the ZOth February, at Beeehwood. 13. Haltyn- road, Boole, Chester, the wife oi Ernest W. Dyke, of a daughter. ,HEWITT-On the Sth February, at Park View, The Bars, Chester, the wife of Wm. Carr Hewitt., of a daughter. McMASTER-On the i!Sth Febt wiry, at the Old Bank House, Alresford, Hants, the wife of E. AiuMaster, Eaci. (n. e Cogswell), a son. WELBBV-On the 2nd March, at 26, Liverpool-road, the wife ot Walter Welsby, a daughter. DEATHS. DRYLAND—On the 26th February, at her residence, 9, Eaton-road, Emily Dryland, aged 61 years. MASON—On the let March, at 73, Francis-street, Chester, aged 24 years, Sarah Wilhrahauo (Cissie), daughter of Sarah and the late Robert ilason. Service at SL John's Church, Monday, 2.30. REDFERN—On the 1st March, at her residence, in her 42nd year, Jane, widow of the late William Rcdicrn, coach- builder, of this city. IN MEMORIAM. DUNN-In loving memory cf cur dear sister. Rose Dunn, late of 8t.. Martin's Ash, who departed this life February 26tb, 19<11. ["Gone, but not forotten."J (E. and K.) DUNN-In tond memory of Rose Dunn, the beloved nieee of William and Katherine Pugh, Ö, St. Martin's Ash, who pattsed away 20th February, J901, agea 14 years. I" Peace, perfect peace."] HARRISON-In loving memory of Charles Harrison, late of Coal Exchange, who died at z, Charton-roud, February 28th, 1991. MANSELL— In ever-loving memory of my dear mother. Haunah Mansell, late ot Garden-iane, who died March, 5th, 1897, aged 71 years, tiod called her heme, it was his w; But in my heart she liveth still. Her memory is as dear to-day As in the hour bbe passed away. (From her dear daughter. M. J. Lunt, Clifton House, Louise-street. )'
CONDOLENCES.
CONDOLENCES. The Fau.ily of the late Joseph Darlington take this opportunity of expressinc their sincere Thanks to the many friends who so kmoly sent letters of condolence and floral tributes (which they have been unable to acknowledge pe'rsonallv) during their recent bereavemeiK. — Jpton Farm, near Cheater. The Family of the late Mrs. E. Dryland desire to Thank all friends for their kind 6ijt and sycipatny in their reecnt sad bereavement. hlr. and ldrs. Fairclough, 11, 'Vlbert-street, Chester, wish to return Thanks to the kiud ir ends who htvc snewn their sympathy in the late bereavement.
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The King gave a dinner party at Buckingham Palace on Saturday evening, at which the Prince of Wales was present. Among those who had the honour of being invited were Lord Kenyon. Lord Crewe, and Mr. Herbert Gladstone. The Secretary ct the Chester General Infirmary begu to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following donttions:-Tarporl-,y Post Oitice, per Mr. J. Daiue, lis. 6d.; Mr. Sidney G. Cummings, King's Buildings, £ 2. 2s. Mrs. Tvrer, Plas Newton, £ 3. 3s. Mr. Taylor, Haygarth House, Nicholas-street, jSo. THE LEGEND OF ST CHAD.—Wccuiesclty was the f«?t.r, a.l of St Chiwi al-cur w hom a pretty legend is piescrved at Peterboroug h Cathedral. The first. Sajcon church. er**ji.ed on the si e of the cathediaJ was completed tlrovugh St. Chad's in- strumentality. He had converted King \Yulfene;s two nons to Chrtstiajiity. W -Ifere. enraged at his «on*/ conversion, s'cw zj&w both, but. over- whelmed with horror at his .dfeed. he rcugrt out St. »-embraced Chr.st.amty, from which ho had apostatised, and, as an expiation, con- tinued, at the Saint's dii>'Hi. on. the work of build- ing the monastery at PeV -torough which h!iJ. bi other Pea da- had ecmn-eneed. Yv alter of' Whitt'esna, a. monk of Pot< rborong- r.v d. one of' the historian-1; of the bbcy thet on one ocea- s'on "when St. Chad had been praying with tho King in his oratory, the ofnee being ended, tho Saint put off his ve-tment a:xs hung t on a snn- benm, wheie it re maimer suspended. King WUilfewi was the mere oenfirmed in the Chirm't>an faith." VALUABLE DISCOVERY FOR THE HAIR. I ir yonr nair ts turning grey or white or falling off use the MEXICAN HAIR RENEWEK, for it will positively restore, in every caM. grev or white hair to its original colour. It nukee the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth. Price 3s. M. per bottle.