Cheshire Observer

THE REPORTED WORCESTER VOTERS. At the Worcester Revision Court on Saturday Mr. Turner, on behalf of the Liberals, called attention to the names of persons reported by the election petition judges as having been guilty of corrupt practices, and to a section of the Corrupt Practices Act which said such per- sons should be prohibited frcm voting.—Mr. Maud for the Conservatives, argued that the section only said their vote should be void, not that they should be struck off the register.- Mr. Turner: It would prevent them from com- mitting a misdemeanour.—Tho Revising Bar- rister pointed to the section which said he should make a list of person3 not c-apabl-e of voting by conviction on report of the Election Court. Ho directed that notices of objection should be served on those persons, and the question of removal from the register considered later. MAZAWATTEE TEA Recalls the delicious MAZAWATTEE TEA Teas of MAZAWATTEE TEA 30 years ago. MAZAWATTEE TEA Sold by ail Grocers.

I FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL + The quarterly meeting of the Flintshire County Council was held at the County Build- ings, Mold, on Wednesday, Mr. E. Sydney Taylor nresi di tiff. I -0' HEAVY TRAFFIC. Mr. Lloyd mentioned that the London and North-Western Railway Company were using traction engines on tho Flintshire roads, and he asked whether they took out licences for the county. It was stated that the company took out a licence in one county and paid half the fees enforced in Flintshire when they entered the county. Colonel Howard said all the omnibus licences were taken out in London, and it was only fair that as these cars were largely used in Flint- shire they should pay their licences. Eventually it was agreed that a deputation, consisting of Mr. P. P. Pennant, Col. Howard and Mr. E. Sydney Taylor, should meet Mr. Thorne, district superintendent of the railway, and discuss the matter. I MOTOR NUISANCE. From the minutes of the Main Roads Com- mittee it appeared that several communications had been reoeived complaining of the nuisance of the dust caused by motor cam, but it was stated that under the existing law the County Council was power less in the matter. Resolutions were read from the Denbighshire and Westmorland County Councils caUing at- tention to the dust nuisarioe and the damage caused by motor cars, and suggesting the dis- tribution of the revenue received from in- crea;sed taxation. It was resolved to agree with the principles of the resolutions and leave the drafting of the supporting resolution to tho Main Roads Committee. I CONNAH'S QUAY FOOTPATHS. I From the minutes of the Main Roads Com- mittoo it appeared that a communication was received from the clerk of the Connah's Quay C ??-, nc, stating that they ?aw no reason why the proposed arrangement in regard to the foot- paths should not commence as from the end of the present half-year, viz., the 29th Septem- ber, and asking for the draft agreement for perusal. Tho committee recommended tho County Council to agree to the proposal. Mr. S. Jones now moved that this minute be not confirmed, stating that they should hesitate before acquiescing n such a resolution, which meant that at least E700 or £ 800, or probably £ 1,000. would have to be granted to the Con- nah's Quay Council. Mr. Phillip Jones seconded, and said there was a general impression at the meeting when tho motion was carried by the easting vote of the chairman that there was a mistake in the counting. There was a very strong feeling in the county over the question. If agreed to, it would open a very wide door, and all the seven urban councils in the county would be fully entitled to the same consideration. Mr. P. P. Pennant thought it would be un- desirablo to put the matter in operation imme- diately. It would be better to defer the ques- tion, ijeeing that it would naturally come into operation on the 1st April. This would give the Council more time to consider the matter and Uioroughly inspect the agreement. Mr. Elwy Williams said it was tlie Council's duty to watch that money wa:) not unduly spent. It wao most unjust for Connah's Quay to ask tJxm to pave their footpaths and im-I prove tho private property and get the rate- payers to pay for it. Be did not think the chairman had given tho question the consider- ation it deserved when he gave his casting vote in its favour. Mr. P. Tatton Davies-Cooke said ho had always voted against the proposal. The motion was carried by a large majority. NEW RATES. I A REDUCTION OF lD. I The Finance Committee recommended tho I levying of a, rate for the ensuing half-year of 3Ad. in the ;1:; for general county purposes; Id. in the £ for the purposes of higher education, and 3d. in the £ for the purpases of elementary cd ucation. Alderman Parry, chairman of the committee, moved that the recommendation be carried. Mr. A. M. Raili moved an amendment that the 3d. rate be reduced to 2d. Ho pointed out I that the increase of teachers' salaries repre- sented a 2jd. rate, whill] the officials salaries had been increased by £ 5C0. Alluding to the West Riding decision, lie said it practically relitlved the Education Committee from the necessity of contributing towards the cost of other than secular education, and that course might be taken by the l'klucation Committee at their next meeting. Allowing for a reduction of 10 per cent., th<: teachers would be better paid than they were before the appointed day. Alderman Parry said the Finance Committee were most anxious to keep the rates at the lowest possible limit, and if they had found it practicable to have reduced the rates they would have done öO. They had thoroughly considered the suggestion of reducing the rates, but had found it utterly impossible to do so and carry on the finances of the county in a satis- factory manner. The rates were gradually de- | creasing. Comparing the rate for 1905-5, they had been able to reduce the county rates from 9d. to 8jd. and the elementary education rate from Sd. to 7d., a total reduction of ld. in the £ on tho year. Mr. E. Morgan said there was a general feel- ing in the county and the country generally that the rates were too high, and that, if po". sible, the rates should be reduced. There was some discussion over the question of the expenditure of a sum of E700 for school furniture. Mr. Phillip Jones said that hun- dreds and hundreds of pounds could be saved if proper economy was shewn in tho purchase of school bocks and furniture. Dr. Humphrey Williams said this was a seriou3 charge to make against the schoolmasters, officials and eduoation authority. The Director of Education had assured him ¡.hat the strictest economy was observed in all the purchases made. Alderman Parry suggested that this question bo raised in committee. Mr. Ralii asked permission to withdraw his motion, but. this was not agreed t). Colonel Howard: I'll second it and vote against it. (Laughter.) Eventually the original motion was unani- mously carried, nobody voting for the amend- ment. THE COUNTY'S FUTURE. The report of tho sub-committee as to the Board of Trade inquiry re the Dyserth and Newmarket Light Railway was considered. During a discussion Mr. Elwy Williams stated that all they wanted was the proper navigation of the Dee and an efficient, railway system through the county. Flintshire's mineral wealth was inexhaustible, and the county only wanted proper development to make it one of the most important ao regarded trade and riches in Wales. It was of the greatest importance that they should support the people who had the matter in hand for the erection of a railway from Buckley Junction to Foryd, which would open the whole county. HAWARDEN AND SALTNEY BOUN- I DARIES. A communication was reoeived from the Local Government Board accompanying the draft con- firming order for the alteration of the parishes of Hawarden and Saltney. SCHOOL EXTENSIONS. I On the motion of Alderman Parry, a resolu- tion was adopted authorising the seal of the Council to be affixed to a deed of mortgage between the Flintshire County Council and the Public Works Loan Board for obtaining a loan of £2,400 in connection with the extension of the Holywell and Mold County Schools for the purpose of pupil teacher centres. A resolution was aliso adopted authorising the affixing of the seal of the County Council to an indenture of conveyance between Mr. W. G. C. Gladstone, of the one part, and the Flintshire County Council of the other part, being the oonveyance of a piece of ground at Ewloe Town, Hawarden, for the purposes of tho Hawarden County School.

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InREWEHS & THEIR TENANTS. I FORGIVING DEBTS AT CREWE. At Crewe Licensing Sessions, on Tuesday, Mr. H. Martin applied oil behalf of Alfred Harry Parkes for the transfer of the licence of the Commercial Hotel from Mr. Sarah Harford, a widow. Mr. Eldon Bankes, K.C., appeared for Messrs. Threlfall, the late lessees of the house, and said that at the last court some observations were made by the chairman which had deeply pained his clients. It was said they had behaved harshly towards Mrs. Harford, and doubts seemed to be enter- tained whether Mrs. Harford was a bona-fide tenant. There was no foundation whatever for elt,iic,r of these suggestions. The Commercial Hotel belonged to Mrs. Charlesworth, and Messrs. Threlfall had rented it for a number of years. In 1889 they paid a rent of £ 115 a year, and subsequently the rent was increased to H200. The iate Mr. Harford had been the manager of this house for some years at a salary of j35. 10s. a week, but in 1893, on account of what took place before the Bench, he was made the tenant at a rent of J;160 a year, although the firm were paying the owner £ 2C0. The man had no capital, but in consideration of his long service he was allowed to draw J65. 10s. a week in anticipation of his profits, and it was arranged that a settlement should be made between them later. The firm kept the ac- counts, and counsel gave ifgures from their auditor's accounts shewing that for most years there was a Joss, which up to lcCO reached a total of JE231. 7s. IOJ. Mr. Harford then died, and his widow was continued as tenant on the same terms until June, when Messrs. Thrclfall's 10:100 expired and the tenancy of MrN. Harford was terminated. The firm gave Mrs. Harford JE25 and forgave her a debt of £ 599. 1CW. 3d., which was the accumulated loss from year to year during her tenancy. Ho thought that shewed tlie firm had behaved very handsomely to their tenant. The Chairman (Alderman MóNciU) said Mrs. Harford conveyed the impression to the magis- trate that she was not a bona-fide tenant. He admitted that when she took the house an agree- ment of tenancy was produced which they ac- cepted. The whole thing seemed irregular. Mrs. Harford said she deducted JM. lOn. and expenses and handed the balance of the takings to the brewers. Mrs. Harford was recalled, and in reply to the Bench that when she was offered JT25 by Me.-srs. Ihrelfall at tho end of the tenancy she was willing to accept, it. though she did not fool satisfied. She deducted £ 3. 10s. a week from the takings and also expenses and rates and handed over the balance to the brewers. She did r.ot pay the rent. Site did not have a settlement. She admitted sub-letting a portion of the pro- perty and drawing the rent. The Bench adjourned the transfer until the November court, but renewed a temporary authority to Parkes. Frederick Edwards applied for the transfer of the licence of the Hop Pole Hotel frcm Frederick CokclougJ1 Mr. Rigby Swift, on behalf of Messrs. Grocnall, Whitley and Co., stated that the Bench had suggested i.ri amend- ment of their price, but they could not agree to that. They had given Coleciough E174 m cash and wiped off £ 216 of his indebtedness to the rm. The transfer was granted.

POINTS. Mr, Haldane, M.P., Secretary for War, speaking at the Cannon Street Hotel on 4th January, 1906, on the question of Army expenditure, made a memorable statement. He said "1 have the authority of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to say—and he is an old War Secretary himself—that such stress does he lay on efficiency that, if necessary, he is pre- pared to find more men and more money for the promotion of etlioiency." How has this profession been put into practice ? Not by Hading more men and more money for the promotion of efficiency," but by finding fewer men and less money. The inevitable result will be weak- ness and inefficiency. This is an illustration of the difference between Hadical promise and Radical I perlurmance.

MOLD LICENSEE FINED. I — I A SUNDAY MORNING RAID. I K.fo'o tho Mold magistrates ? the fort- n.ghtly petty so,- en Monday, M? Su3,?nnali lccnsc'o of the Bowling Gr.en Hor?, Wrexh.m-s?oot, Mold, .v? ,un? moncd for k eopit?g tb.?? hetd open during pro- hibired hours. Mr. T. ?- I??c. pr?:c.,ted and Mr. J. B. Marston defended. Ihe police evidence was that on the morning of Sunday, the 26th August, Sergeant Eel ward Jones and Police-constables James Williams and Robert Williams were concealed from about four o'clock watching the house. At five o clock they saw a man named Williams come and lcok up at tho premises. At six o'clock another man named William Evans came and did the, same thing, and then went away. Shortly before eight oc the same man, Evans, along with George Blackwell a.nd Mar- tin Brannan, went towardt3 and a few minutes afterwards they were fol- lowed by Robert Roberts, of Gia.iirafcii. At ten minutes past eight all the four men came out. At nine o'clock Williams Evans and Geo. Blackwell came again, and, along with John Williams, they went to tho back of thp promisee Then tlw police officers came from their b cling- plac, tJ, and each went to a different door of the. hctel. Th sergeant knocked at the front door, and almost immediately ho heard the Bound of people rushing about in the house, and on looking under the door he could see the legs of men going from the back door in the direction of the stable. Mrs. Garrod then opened the door, and the sergeant asked her where those men were who had just come in. Mrs. Garrod said there were no men there. Poiico-oonstable Robert Williams had entered by the back door, and found one man in a 6table and two men in a loft over the stable. One of these men ran away, ajid the ether two stood their ground. In the bar the sergeant found a quart pewter full of freshly-drawn beer with froth on it, and alongside wero. three pint pots turned upside down, which had evidently recently contained beer. Sergeant Jones called the attention of Mrs. Garrod to the beer in the pewter, and she said it was drawn the night before. Mrs. Garrod also said she was very sorry, and she did not know how the men came in. She also asked the sergeant to for- give her, as he knew what a lot of trouble she had had. The sergeant said he must report the case, and Mis. Garrod asked him to be as lenient as he could, and not to say much against her. For the defence, Mr. J. B. Marston said that two of the men found by the police went to the stables to feed a horse for a. Mr. John Brannan, who was too. ill to do the work that morning. Another man was there for the pur- pose of feeding pigeons, and there had also been some kind of arrangement with several of the inmates of the hotel to go mushrooming on Sunday morning. A large number of witnesses were called for the defence, principally inmates of the hotel, who saicU tha.t no men came inside the hotel that morning, and that no- beer was served. The three men who were found in the stable part of the premises denied that they went into the hotel, and that they had any drink there. They explained that they visited the premises for the purposes mentioned by Mr. Marston.—George Blackwell stated that, al- though he had no drink at the Bowling Green that morning, he managed to obtain a drink of whisky somewhere else while out mushroom- ing. He declined to give the name of the house at which he was served. The Chairman (Mr. P. Tatton Davies Cooke) announced that the magistrates had given the case careful consideration, and they found Mrs. Garrod was guilty of opening her pivraises. She would be fined £ 5 and £1. 2s. costs, and two guineas advocate's fees wculd be allowed. Mr. T. W. Hughes, who prosecuted, intimated that other summonses against the Jicjjii»ee would be withdrawn on payment of the court fees. William Evans, George Blackwell and John Williams (otherwise John Hoskins) were then charged with being on licensed premises during prohibited houis, and were each ordered to pay 22s. 6d., including costs.

I SETTLING IN CANADA. I —— ? ANOTHER LETTER FROM MR. ROBERTS. I Mr. Fred L. Roberts, who has gone from Kín- lierton a.nd settled in Canada, sends us a further contribution to his letters on farming and life generally "Out NVkxit" Laeombo, Alta, 26th Aug., 1906. Sir,-We are busy cutting oats, four horses on a seif-binder with a six-f eet cut, so we shall not be long cutting 85 acres. The weather is change- able; we have had rain, heat and wind this week. I am sleeping under canvas. I fully expect.ed my tent to go over the other night, but it had a. heavy mortgage on it., so it stood the test. I am paying one dollar per week rent for the use of it. We hope to get our house furnished by the 1st of October. We have fivo joiners working on it, getting 14s. per day; they work the same hours on Saturday as any other, viz., ten hours. Brioksetters are getting very big pay (4idol. per thousand) for laying bricks; they can make 30s. a day. Plasterers are getting well paid and pjnly of work to do. I find a good devil of smut in the wheat, al- though jt 's well piokLod with blue stone. I am afraid farmers are not particular enough in buy- ing seed. This is not a wheat-growing district, as there is a. difficulty in selling. The mill hero being badly managed, we cannot get flour made good enough for broad, so we have to import it fiom a distance. Thore is a good opening for a mill suitable for making flour, as wheat would lie grown in larger quantities, and tall wheat can he grown hero oil flat land, where the enow will lie on it and not blow a.way. I am thinking of feeding steers and gr.nding my own produce. I cannot see that it will pay to soli wheat at 60 cents per 60ib., oats 25 cents per 341b.. and bar- lev about the same rate. Of course, harvesting is done very much cheaper here.. I shall not employ any extra men. I have Mr. Thos. W. Griffiths, son of Mr. John Griffiths, Upton Park, with us. 1-1.0, my son, and not forgetting my- self, will do the cutting and setting up. The threshing machine men cart and thresh off t.ho field, the farmer moving the grain away from the thresher as fast aa it is threshed. I havo bought several mares for work and breeding; they are very dear and all seven years old, some of t-liem that age several years ago. llay- liKiking is a very aimplo process. You cut it odo day, get it up the next, and carry when you are ready. Most farmers havo buck rakes, a.nd draw the hay out of rows right on to stack, and such stacks! I have seen mangold hogs as big at home. We had some nice wild duck shooting on the 23rd inst., opening day. There are two Jakes a bout 100 yards apart, and we stood between thism and shot as the ducks flow backwards and forwards. We killed about 30 in a couple of hours; most of them wero teal a.nd npoonbill, which were very good eating. There aie a couple of hundred on the lake. now. There were several snipe here, but they appear to have gone the !ast few days. Chieken Itlld partridge i eii -.ii d partri d tye shooting opens next month we. are expecting a Jot of land seekers here after haivcsst. One firm of estate agents drove eighteen Yankee-s round this part a few week s ago; they sold eeveral lots. I will write again after harvest. Your papers come fairiy regularly. NVo have not. had them all, but they are a treat to us.- Yours truly. I l,'Rli',D T,. I

CHURCH LADS' BRIGADE, 4— SPORTS AT CHESTER. I Favoured with fine weather, a large attendance, and capital entries, the first-, annutd iki-hietic sports of the 0th Battalion Chester Regiment of the Church Lad' Brigade, held ou Saturday, proved an unqualified success. Apjiendeu are tb» results:—1C0 yards (open): First heat—1, Orrnrod; 2, Griilitha; 3, S. Jones. Sccond I.,iit-. 1. Williams; 2, S. Worrall; 3, .1. Hughes. Final: 1, Orinrod; 2, Williams. 100 yariLs (uBder HiJ): 1, Bowyer; 2, Hincks. Obstacle race: First heat- -1, Davidson; 2, F. Gresty 3, Morris. Second heat- 1, Ilunkinson 2, Cooper; 3, Watkin. Final—1, lJankinrxm 2, Cooper. Quarter-mile (open): 1. S. Worrall; 2, Clarke; 3. Weaver. Second heat—1. C. E. Jones; 2, J. Hughes; 3, GrifGths. Final—Oead heat, Jones anD Worrall. 200 yards (open): 1. Ortnrod; 2, Kendall; 3, Williams; 2, Griffiths, 3, Temple. Final—1, Ormrod; 2, Williams Thi>;o-k'gged race: First heat—1, Morris and Hughes; 2, Hincks and Nadin; 3, Hill and Gandv. Second heat—1, Murdo and Owen; 2, Temple and Davies Final—1, Hughes and Morris; 2, Hincks and Nadin., Obstacle race: 1, Nadin; 2, Orinrod; 3, Barlow. Ditto (under 14): 1, Hincks; 2, Bowyer. Iialf-rnilo (open): 1, S. Worrall; 2, Clarke; 3, Cooper. 200 yards (under 14): 1, Bowyer; 2. Hincks. One mile (open): 1. C. Jones. High jump (open): 1, Hankinson. Sack race (open): 1, Bond; 2, Warburton; 3, Liver- sage. Sack race (under 14): 1, T-twicy; 2. Edwards. Consolation race: 1, Temple; 2, Sandy. Individual champion, C. E. Jones, Christ Church Company. Hooton St. Paul's Company were successful in winning the hand- some challenge shield presented by Mr. A. Mond. M.P., with a total of 430 points, which was 70 in I advance of another company. In the com petition St. Oswald's defeated St. Paul's, Boughton, in the first round; St. Paul's, Hooton, accounted for Christ Church, Chester, in the second round while St. Mary's beat All Saints' in the third round. The successful finalists were the Hooton Company, whose team was composed of S. Worrall, W. Kendall, W. Hall, A. Wil- liams, T. Worrall, A. Davidson, G. Bowyer and C. Pulford. Much of the success of the Hooton Company is due to Lieutenant A. E. Mitrsdcn. who has taken great p,,i.inis t-o train and coach tho boys. The Bishop of Chester prcsent/od to him the challenge shield and highly complimented him on the appearance and condition of his company, which he described as one of the smartest in the brigade. A reusing cheer and hearty con- gratulations were extended to Mr. Marsden when he entered the Hooton Reading and Recrea- tion Rooms with the shield in his possession The prizes were distributed to the successful corn- petitors by the Bishop of Chester, who wa3 cor] dially thanked for his services. The officials were as follows -Judges, Lieut.-Col. C. E. Bromley, the Rev. H. K Burder, and Mr. F. B. Mason starter, Captain R. A. Tait; timekeepers, Mr. F. V. Tait and Lieut. G. A. Dntton; official markers, Captain J. H. E. Bennett and Lieut. W. P. Gamon.

CHESTER PUBLIC LIBRARY.—The fol- lowing is the return of the issue of books for the week ending Sept. 8th, 1906:-Londing depart- ment Religion and philosophy, 2 sociology, 5 arts, sciences, and natural history, 30; history, biography, geography and travels, 35 poetry and the drama, 6; prose fiction, 595; language and miscellaneous literature, 13 juvenile literature, 116; total, 802. Reference department: Religion and philosophy, 3 sociology, 1; arts, sciences, and natural history, 17 history, biography geography and travels, 75; poetry and the drama, 7 encyclopaedias, dictionaries, etc., 230. language and miscellaneous literature, 4; total, 337; combined total, 11139; daily average lending department), 1G0; daily average (reference department), 56; combined daily average, 216. IT IS JUST POSSIBLE I that you failed to read the "Common Sense" leaflet about tinned food delivered at your door this week. Don't miss the next. It is headed Common Souse.1 -)

I BIRKENHEAD WATER. I GUARDIANS AND THEIR SUPPLY. At the fortnightly meeting of the Birkenhead Guardians, on Tuesday, the Rev. F. S. Guy Warman presiding, Mr. A. E. Breeze asked if the clerk had considered the water supply, concerning which negotiations were being carried on between Liverpool and Birkenhead, and whether the guardians would be at a loss if the scheme were brought into operation. He further wanted to know if the guardians would have to sink their own wells. The Clerk (Mr. Carter) said that it depended upon the Corporation, who might have to alter the charges for water. If Birkenhead were to obtain its water supply from Liverpool and increase the charge for it the guardians would have to abide by it. Mr. Breeze said the guardians would he com- pelled to accept the arrangements which were made, or if the financial part of the agreement was going to prove detrimental to them they must sink their own wells.

NEWS OF THE WORLD. I A A rabbit with eight legs is in the possession of Mr. Wooler, of Darlington, and has just been exhibited before the members of the Darlington Naturalists' Field Club. A bullock grazing in a field at Kettering was so enraged by a plague of wasps and flies that it took a plunge into the river Nene and swam to the other side in order to avoid its tormentors. Another case of death being caused by a smoker's carlessness came before the Eastbourne coroner on Tuesday. A widow's dress was 'gnited by a lighted cigar or cigaretto, and she was terribly burned. One of the members of the ICpsom Board of Guardians, on the occasion of a recent visit to the workhouse, recorded his impressions in the visitors' book as follows I have inspected the house, and it seems to me the most comtortabIe dwelling-house in the town." Rabbits are so numerous and have done so much damage in Devon that farmers have been killing" as many as possible, and are hawking them about the villages at the low price of 3d. each. On one farm at Collompton two acres of corn have been eaten right away. Mr. Charles Fowler Cooke, chemist, of Boston whose premises were destroyed by fire on Man: day, giving evidence at the inquest on Tuesday on his daughter Gertrude, who lost her life on that occasion, attributed the outbreak to inice gnawing at a match-box in the shop. M Charcot announced at the Polor Exploratio11 Congress which closed at Brussels on Tuesday, that he intended to organise shortly another expedition to the South Pole, and M. Benard o 110 'ole, and M. Benard Oliti to t.he North Pole, the two expeditions to start at about the same time. M. Charcot suggested that other nations interested in Polar oxploration should organise simultaneous expeditions to the same regions. Among the names allowed to stand on the voters' list at the Colchester Revision Court on Monday night was that of Lieutenant Leone Sextus Denys Osvvolf Franditi-jilius Toiie- mache-Tollcmwhe da Orcliana Plantagenct Tollem<iche-TolIemaeha, of the 2nd Leicester Regiment. It was quite ten iiiirititen before the Revising Barrister and the Liberal agent, were fOat.i.-fi. d t-liat the name had been correctly entered on their respective lintis. Lieut-Colonel Hobbs. C.M.G., who was sent by the War Office to investigate the tinned meat scandals at. Chicago, has returned to London. He has made a voluminous report on the subject of his investigations, thu gist of which is that, while the accusations of unsound meat tre- genrr. ally unfounded, the sanitary conditions of most of the factories at the stock yard have been of a 1I.(J,;t unsatisfactory nature, and ho strongly t:olldeul1Is the methods in vogue. The post-mortem examination on the Lnd y of a harvester named David Thomas, a corporal in the Anglesey Militia, who was found dead on the highway near Aberystwyth, has revealed tha fact that he was strangled. He was last seen alive after leaving an inn at Bow street, and it is believed that he was attacked and murdered while on his way to his lodgings. The coroner's jury on Tuesday returned a verdict of "Murder against some person or persons unknown." The Dublin Evening Mail" publishes, on what it describes as absolutely reliable authority, the followingIt is, we learn, within the con- templation of the Government in the arrangement of t.he details of their forthcoming Home Rul., measure t.o be shortly laid before the country to obtain possession of the Bank of Ireland, formerly the Irish Parliament House, and to hand it over to the new powers to be called into existence as the Assembly House of the Irish Council, which it is one of the proposals of the bill to establish. Tn connection with the fatal farm fire which occurred at East Peokliam, near Maidstone, last week, when two men wore burned to death, it has been discovered than an extraordinary mis- take was made as to the identity of one of the victims. One of them was supposed to be Jame Baitup, of Hooks Green, Sussex, and at the subsequent inquest the jury returned a verdict to the effect that Baitup was accidentally burned to death. On Monday, however, Baitup turned up at his home alive and well. It remains a mystery whose body it was that was mistaken at the inquest for that of Baitup. A story of an heroic attempt to save life was told at the inquest on Richard Philip Davies, a paint manufacturer, at Liverpool, on Tuesday. During the recent hot weather an explosion of naphtha vapour occurred in Davies' factory. Davies escaped, but although badly scorched, he I rushed back, fearing that a boy remained in the I buihlmg. Seeing- a bundle of sacks on the tloor, he. thinking it was the boy, lifted them in his arms. Tho sacks burst into flames and burned Davies so severely that he died almost at once. The boy had escaped when the explosion occurred. An interesting event was celebrated on Tuesday at Eckmgton Villa, Reigate, where Miss Mary Alexander commemorated her lO.'Srd birthday. The first post brought her a numLer of felicituus greetings, and in the afternoon many friends called. Miss Alexander lives with her two sisters, Elizabeth and Sarah, who are aged 93 and !)0 respectively. They are members of the Society of Friends, and are always attired in the quaint Qua-ker costume when out walking or driving. Miss Alexander was bright and chatty to her friends, and, possessing all her faculties, was very entertaining while relating her reminiscences.

CO OPERATIVE EMPLOYES CALL SOCIETIES SWEATERS.-The annual meet- ing of delegates for the Yorkshire district of the Amalgamated Union of Co-operative Employes was held at Keigliley on Tuesday. Mr. Padley stated that they had worked hard to get the modest amount of 24s. a week acknowledged in Yorkshire, and though they had bad some successes they had had many refusals. He thought that one reason of their non-success wag the fact that they advertised themselves as a pacific body. He thought they would get more in five minutes with lyddite than five years of educative methods. The president (Mr. T. Howe) said it was a crying shame that a move. ment like theirs, with its great professions and great ideals, should not acknowledge the minimum wage which they sought. He thought that Vansittart Neil, Judge Hughes, and George Jacob Holyoake would be ashamed of the movement they founded. Twenty-four shillings a week was a shameful minimum.—Mr. Jagger (York) said the time had arrived when they should make it known that those men standing on the platforms advocating the benefits and advantages of co- operation and yet refused to pay a proper wage, should be branded with the same mark as the employers of those poor creatures who could be seen at the Sweated Industries Exhibition in London. They were not going to sit down and let them profess ono gospel on the platform and practise a damnable gospel in the board-room.

1- LIVERPOOL AUTUMN EXHIBITION. (By Our Art Critic.) The 36th Liverpool Autumn Exhibition oi Modern Art, if it is not to be remembered as containing any picture of high, outstanding merit, can yet claim a high general standard of excellence. There is not a room in the exhibi- tion which does not contain several works of more than ordinary merit. Immediately on entering my attention wsw at once arretted by a delightful specimen of George Weatherbee'9 work. No. 11, "The Wings of the Morning." depicta a young man coming riding out of the ea. with three white horses. The breezineefl and youth that breathes from the picture give you the very feeling of tho morning. Cloee by hangs a portrait which is surely one of the best in the exhibition, not excepting Shannon and Sargent.'o. This is No. 18, "Portrait of a Lady," by ::a:ph Peacock. Thœ.e who are ac- quainted with italph Peacock's pictiiret) in Llio Tate Gallery will look for something good, and here they will not bo disappointed. The lady i clad in a light ubtcr, whic-h cannot hide the grace of her ifgure. Her hands are gloved, but inside the glove is a hand (not always the case in a picture), and a most lovely hand it is, while her steady, crncst blue eyes look out from under a cloud of auburn hair. No. 32. "The Hours." by Arthur Hacker, A.R.A., is not a happy specimen of this artist's work, and I think the same can be said of No. 41, "Against Regatta Day," by Stanhope A. Forbes, A.R.A. It is not often Mr. Forbes's work disappoints you, but t.1.ill year I certainly prefer his wife's picture, No. 820, "The Winter's Tale." Throe young maids come dancing along wit.h linked arms, liav"lii,jii.,t (Il iscovered a clump of daiiodils, the first of the spring. It is a picture full of life and joy. Jn II. were two pleasing examples of Mr. Robert. Fowler's work, No. 64. "Winder Castle," and No. 66, "A North-West Wind—Deganwy." The former is depicted in the pearly haze which the artist so much affects No. 98, "Vespers," by F. Spenlove-Spenlove, is a strong picture which at once arrests your attention, while No. 112. "Evening," by Arnold Priest-man. I fed disposed to name as THE BEST LANDSCAPE in the exhibition. We see a wide heather r/iooi. the timo 'tween the gloamin' and the mirk." that witching hour when everything is idealised and full of tender colour. In Room VII. there is another picture treating of the same subject. No. 812, Winter Twilight," by A. K. Brown. lIcl", under tho same conditions of light. the snow-clad land- scape is colder and bleaker, but a homely element is introduced by a smail thatched cottage in the distance, the window of which is fit up by the warm firelight within. ThIs adds a fresh charm, but banishes the lonolincf and grandeur of Priestman's picture. It is to bo hoped the Arts Committee jn their wisdom may be moved to acquire one of thr.e land- scapes, Priestman's for choice. No. 804 in the same room, "A Ford on the River Cheltrier, Essex," by J. Auinonior, R.I., 13 another land- scape of great beauty. M t. Andersen Hague's "Bubberboss," No. 789, is pointed with great .strength and fidelity, and with more attention to detail than the artist sometime:, exhibits. There are three specimens of E. A. Honwt'S work in this exhibition. One would have been enough. Do may be a painter of great orig'-n" ality, but his odour and treatment arc mono- tonous. Might I suggest that he should vary his models a iittle, if he makes use of models- Thesn three girls may be true to nature, bu6 they are not beautiful. The first. tiitec he might pick up in the "Saut Market" would be all improvement. No. 21 in Ivoom 1. is a very in- teresting exhibit. It comprises a beautiful frame, a sheet of plate glass, and a label, "Pre- sented to the Rt. Hon. Joseph Ball, Lord Mayor of Liverpool." The fmrrie and the Iab.('l ar« there, but where is the Lo:d Mayor? Therc- by hang" a tale. The place of honour in the Grosvenor Room is occupied by Frank Dicksee's "Duchess of Westminster." The Duchces is standing in a free and unconstrained attitude, clad in a row- eoloured ruLe, ;t6ainst a background of deep green foliage, and looks every inch a duchess- On th opposite wail is Mr. David Faruuh«ar* son's "Eventide," No. 764. a large picture « Considerable beauty, but, which does not ;¡ppeal to me as some of the other landscapc6. M r. Joseph Farquharson's "Homewards" is more to my liking, but where are this artist's snovf scenes? I searched the rooms in vain for them- The exhibition does not hcciii complete without one Tho foreign artists, the water colour rooms, and the black and white room (a new departure) I must leave to another occasion-

ARMY AND VOLUNTEERS. ——— "r NEW CHESTER STAFF OFFiCEIl-- Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Edourd P. C. Biroiwrd K.C.M.G.. D.S.O., of Egyptial1 ra."I way fame, was gazetted on Tuei* day night to bit an Assistant QuarterniastC' General at Chester, vice Colonel C. St. L- Barter, C.V.O., C.B., whose tenure of that a-p- poiiitment hits expired. Sir E. Girotiard ha« had a distinguished career, of which we re- cently gave particulars. 1ST CHESHIRE ROYAL GARRISON A1- TILLERY i VOLS.).— Regimental orders by Officer C()IlJnmndin for week ending yaturday. September 22nd. 1206. I. Parades: Tuesday and Thursday, gun and physical drill in the Drill Hali, 7.30 p.m. 2. Medals: Wearing" Volunteer officers' decorations and loug-wrvice medal It is notified that officers in pc^s^sie11 of the Volunteer officers' decoration and long* service medal are not permitted to wear both- Authority -War Office, V/D/2054, dated 29th August. 1906. (C.R. Whitley, Ca.pt., Adjutant 1st Ches. (Vols.) CHESHIRE BEARER CO., RAM.C. (V.).- Headquarters, St. Michael's Ilall, Chester. Or- ders by Brigade Surgeon Lieut.-Col. II. N'V. King. M.D.. commanding, for the week ending September 2.2nd, 1906. 1. Parade cn "Wednes- day, September 19th. at 7.30 p.m.. at St- Michael's Hall, for drill and instruction. Uni- form optional. 2. Orderly N.C. officer for th9 week. Sergeant T. Wigl-,tzylan.-Il. W. King, Brigad Surgeon Lieut. Col., cflrer commanding1 Ch shire Bearer Company. It.A.M-C. (Vols.).

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