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I NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.j…
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I NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.j ♦ I A HALE MYSTERY S6 far back aa the beginning ot Juno LIHiJ j inhabitant* of Hale, or at any rate of one por- tion of Bale, were disturbed by strange uoowrnal nouses. No doubt the niajo-rity wh, hoard the sound, which could be h-card on a aliii night at H..ale Station and at the "Bleeding iWolf," were batisfied that it was only the croaking of a particularly lively frog or frogs; indeed, when the noiae was described to me, that was what I was sure it. was. However. as the month went on and even until the middle] of July, the nightly song continued; I began to wonder what it all meant; why were frogs call- log so late and in such a loud vOlOe? People who had never hoard btill-frogo suggested that %o.y wero the singers, while othero thought that the iioitio Was nutdo by a bird; uumbers located ifos singer in a small pond, but, however quietly they approached the margin, failed to see it. Up to thia time I had never taken the trouble to visit the spot myself, but when I did so I was quite satisfied that it was no ordinary frog: therefore next, evening I went again armed with an acetylene lamp and waited until the "noiee began. I readied the pond, waded into N-kc uhallow water and turned the lamp upon the ~toot from which I thought the sound arœe. STho remembrance of certain pretty little (7? tivert and their sonorous votooe had suggested an idea to me, and directly the rays of my lamp fell upon the half-submerged grass I found that my suspicions were correct; below me, with khroat inflated, was a male green tree frog. The green tree frog is not a native of England, but it ie frequently kept in greenhouses or aquaria, 'ttie object of mv search eluded me and ttwam into deeper water, and having satis- fied myaolf about it. I troubled no more: I Can- Skot, therefore, be tire which species it wan. for there are many, but. I expect it was the common European Hvla arborea, which is found so far north an Germany but is moat abundant round the Mod iferranean. The tree frog frequents leatar when it is oourting. at other times it livfts chiefly in vegetation, where irs beautiful r«a dr<M? giv<M itsplendid protect ion. Nodoubt < was itA green colour which had pr?v?nted its many visitors from discovering it.. Thi, little batrachian, for in ?ptte of it? voice it is amall, exp&nde its throat when it is croaking to &twh an oxtent that it is at times a sac as Large as its body. The gu'ar sac of the Hale example waa quite aa big as its head and shoulders. and very funny tlie little creature looked. I failed to find its owner, but I learnt that ten years kgo a friend of mine brought a number of those hogs home from the South of France and rc- leased them in Hale Barns;, it is hardly likely ■Sjiat this wa<t a survivor or was descended from frogs which had established themselves in the neighbourbood; "lJcil noisy little aliens would havo been discovered manv tiniec, in ten vcars. If this should m-cct the eyes of the owner of this lost property. I can direct iiitn to the fiond no doubt it is still ulcere, unions it. has gIven up the unproductive task of shouting for a mate and has taken to the trees. mG TROUT. In Cheshire we cannot often brag about, trout, as big as salmon, like they do in Ireland, but rocootW rioio-e very nice fish have been secured by members of the Boiling Angling Association. One of and was considered a very good fLsh, but it was nothing to one of 5Jib. which was successfully landed by another member. Th;ó. too. was not an old fish, and fchoro )8 no telling to what it mig-ht have risen had it not been foolish enough to allow itself to be struck. Probably it. had been reducing the number of trout, in tho stream—the Hirkin- for these big- fish are dreadfully carnirwottz. I did not see the fish myself, hut I saw its photo- flpr&ph; it was a thick-shouldered, well-formed fish, and it. gave ite captor plenty of fun for his moJiev before ho got it into hiri net. AUGUST SILENCE How few birdtt there aro lterg. is a rvinark wh .ch had been made toO me on several occasions lately. But there arc plenty of birds really, only it is August. When will people under- stand that very few birds sing all the year roiukil La-4 month was perhaps tho mcwfc silent time. t.liough t¡ vcllowhamm"'I'8 did their best to make up for the shortcomings of other bird- and now tiie willow wrens, letter whitethroats and cliitfchaffs are beginning again and vlie young I brushes and blackbirds are making weird noises which are no doubt their juveniie attempts I at a song. By the way. the robin is always desoribed as a bird which sings all the year round: how many robins do we hear per day now? Certainly there is hardly a day without one or two, but, considering the number of j robirio which live among us. there are very few in song: in a few days perhaps many will have bei jun Uwt autwon song, which, if v»>u will list-en to it with attention, is very differeni from the love song of ripring. THE BLUE PIMPERNEL. The common little pimpernel—the "poor mart's wea-hbor p-e w in t.he sun. is a wood of eH:tiV[t,ion whi{"'h ha; tike the th istlo. or the pii-rrow among birds. followed luan in his ramblinga over tltt-, globe; it is such « fainlililti- little flower that we pull it up and destroy it ruthlessly when it appears in our gar- dons. If I ask thon, what colour Is the wild pimpernel, f sliall get for an9We.r-s.cl'¡; or brig-lat. wd; but is it tlwtvg" I iiave ixx«?ntly been examining a number of pimpsrnels. :).<! collected wild in Anglesey and all flourishing j in a local garden. and I am very much struck • with the variation. Otio of them i.s a pele J brick red, whidi is perhaps not a very strange freak, another is a delicate paJ-o pink. but the third is a bright blue. This little blue flowe-r- bluo as a Veionica—occurs wild in a few plaoee tiii'oughout, our isla-ndf). and some l>ota.ni.ste oall it a distinct, speoies; however, speoios or form or varioty is uneroly an expression wlien the only difference in the plant is the colour of t' Fo flower. (Tall it what VOtt like, bowover, tJho p'ant.3 which spring from the siee d s of blue pirnp.ii tiK>Ls a1 ways have blue flowers: tJiov do oot r -vort to tho rod-flowC'Cd form t.h0,y 00.11- uot he oal'tid sports. What a beautiful LtiKi in- torcKt.ing garden we can produ'K* by merely stocking it with wild flowois. but it is i-ather a troubietonw one: those flowers which settle flown ar<? usually sppoadcrs. and tl¡,¡.re is a. fear- ful lot of cutting down and pulling up to be done in a wild garden. For all !hat. I like my wi'd garjetiv botiter than any great show of f cultivated frweigners or invented varieties with nasty nan»es—Rubus john-sraithus or Rosa inary janoa liov.ev<'r. I do not think these aro K-ally muoh worse than sonK of tlie real iiiunxw given to wild plants; I always feel the oix-^ps over Ch«nopodium lk>tins-Henricu« for iivstauce. Of course, scientific names are neces- oary. but it do as seem a pity to saddle a plttit with a name it ryttia he a«iham<cd of. A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING I I use this trrutspo^ition in pivferciKse to an j "ass in lion's skin" U»oauae I think it exprnsees bt.*ter the ()Wl.t1ic:,¡'r of a L*et ? which a^rrived thQ 0; h:\r day It wa.s not a Oheahirc* beetle; it cunv* from Surrey. It was a nm'e stag beetle, th"- !arg<wt of our British beetles and porhaps | tho most fcrocious looking. But the:*e we must stop, for tib. be-c-tit, is a mild, imiooent insect,, for his huge antler-tilco jaws. Ho carries tlsesp fm- txsrratod pincers in a throa- uiDiiig attitude. ready to pinch whenever he thinks Ite is in danger, but his lady, who has quiUi diminutive jaws, can giw. a. much seve^Ter squc<e/e than her lordly master. Wlian I touohotl my btetle. lie ral&M lt!iahpolf on his first pai r of logs, opened wide his jaws, and said as painty as post»ib e, "Touch me if you ck%rol" Howover, when 1 gave him i-rv littile fingor ho soeined quito put, about; gave it a feeble little pinch, and Uxm moved slowly away to attend to other business. I sooa soothed him by giv- ing him a little hooev; h i jaws c'osed and he uv.nf. IMful fommost into that lioney, slwking it up and sprawling about in it- until he was a nasty sticky rnces all over. Yes; this big beetle is a very baby for sweets; in fact it is doubtful if in tfto porfeot state it. does more than sip I hore-v or nibble a few loaves; the. larva, whioh has II long life, oats the wood of trees a.nd 00- casionally do?s some damage to timber. AUTUMN MIGRATION I livery year I feel the same. W-hen August I comes and I note that there a no not so many swifta about as in the middle of -Ally, I suffer a slight shook but it is true ..n the same; th? birds have begun tlioir return journey to the south. Now the return journey means the ftutuMii imgiarion. tlK-rcftue we must fac? the iact that in this way, ar any rate, autumn lka.s IN^UII. swifts are the first to yo, ;vud then ibu cuo koue follow, and before Uhis laoath is entlod rnajiy biixls, though probably not all of a-'iy specics, will have quietly slipped away in the night, and wo shall not sae them again until next spring Look, too, at the "flocks of lapwings in the fields; they are many times bigger than fcust month. In July, and some- times in Jiint-. the lapwing families join foroce, but now the small partH-H have formed large flocks, whioh no ciottbt NVIll cl-pirt towards tlie south at just about the time that the gieat immigration of over-soa lapwings, accompanied often by golden plovers. s?4» in. In that way we are never wholly without lapwing-s, and as I have tried to explain before, the same thing happens with many of our more familiar birds which we usually call residents. The birds whioh nested liere go south, and others whioh have nested north and east of England oomo in to fill 1I.p the gaps. T A. C.
IHAWARDEN GUARDIANS. ,»
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HAWARDEN GUARDIANS. » '0' Tho monthly meeting of the Hawaiden Board of Guardians was held at Broughton Work- house on Friday, Mr. W. Fryer presiding.- Mr. John Wright moved the following resolu- tion, of which be had given notice That throo delegates be appointed to visit tba patients chargeable to this union in the Denbigh Asy- lum." Mr. Wright said it had been the oustom for nine or ten years to send d?legatea—Messrs. R. G Roberts. S Vickcrs and J. Wright woro appointed delegates. OAERGWRLE WATER SUPPLY. At a meeting of the Rural Council, ihe Clerk \Mr. H. G. Robe-rts said tbe Hopo and Goer- gwrlo Sewage and Water Committee had met and considered throo ocparate schemes for a water supply to die two vdlag?s, also a. oomr niunication troru tho local Parish Council, asking the Council uot to accc-pt t.he Wrexham Water Co.'s terms. By the first scheme the water would be biought from Oefn-y-bedd to Peny- mynydd Cliuich. and tho estinMUed oost was £ 4,397. The second scrheme was in ail respects tho same, except for the fact (bat the mainu would slop at the White Lion Inn. Hope, tho estimated cost h..ng £2.996: while the third scheme, oetimated toO oost 1;2,650. was exactly simitar to the latter, onlv that. the mains would be of a smaller size The c-onimittou uiiondsd that tlie first scheme be adopted, ami that the particulars laid before the Parish Council, who would have to return their obser- vations within 14 days. The committee's it-port was adopted. Tho Ch.ainnan announced tho iweipt of A teie- gram from Air. I?cwia, ,tating, "Trust Council won't aooept Wrexham water in faoe of strongest. HAWARDEN SEW AGE SCHEME The Hawardwn Sewerage Committee reported that i.h.i- aewora in the diuinage distriot were ptHc-tioally oo«uploteil. Tho contractors woro making progress with the bacteriological beds, and Messrs. Hughes and Lancaster had com- pleted tlioir contract with respect to tlie )n--u- matio apparatus and wore entitled to e-ceivo £ 1,565. Tho report, was adopted. SHOTTON FOOTPATHS. i. A oommunioation was road fioiu (lie SalUiey Parish Owtnoil detailing the bad condition of two footpaths, one being a continuation of; Jubiloe-irtreet and one by Queeu':> Kerry Hall. both being between the railway dtid the river, i=patho were reported by luembeis of the Council bo be in a bad mate, and t.he Parisli Council desired fbj Rural Council 1.0 iej>air the same and charge the cost to them. The proposal was agreed to. UNEMPLOYED WOMEN. The Clerk r«(au a communication from the Women's Industrial Ckuincil. stating that a national oonfeience on tho unL»mploymeiit. of wonum dOfK.wi.at on tbeir own c-arnings was being iLrrauged to Uike place in fjondon on t.11,3 15th October, and expressing t.he hopo that Council would send cll"egtd.e.< Mr Hamp.oii Now. Mr. Wright (Laugh- ter.) '100 Chairman Some members would liko to move that Mr. W right. go. (Renewed laugh- ter.) A Me-mber: Aio they spiristeis or married? (Laughter.) Tlie letter was al-owed to lie on the table. ISOLATION HOSPITAL ACCUMMUDA- TfON. Mr. Sinter had given notice of Lhe follow- ing I'({)¡ut.ion That the sanitary authority of the Chester Corporation lie asked whether they can, should J)(."e.ity ari«e. accommodate in their Isolation Hospital any CJSO of infectious disease from this district, and, if t?o. upon what  t?rma. When Mr. Sjwneer was going fo move it, Mr. Millington asked wth.-t,ti-c-t- the resolution was in order, as a similar resolution wa defeated ahout, two months ago. and the standing orders laid down that a "lIoject. once defeated, could not be ag-ain discussed within six months, unless the resolution was signed by five members. The motion was mied out of order. APPLICATION FOR URBAN POWERS. The Chairman, in accordance with notice of I motion, moved That application be made to the Local Government. Board for a declaration that the provisions of the Private Street Worka Act, 1892, shall 00 in foroe in the area of the Ha. warden Special Drainage Ui..trict." The Chairman oxplairtod that a similar application for urban powers was made some years a^o. but it was refused. The question was discussed at a recent conference he attended, and it was strongly urged that individual councils should press the matter upon the Local Government, Board. They in Shot.ton ought to possess those powers more so than their neighbours in con- n.ah's Quay. Anyone who had seen Conriah's Quay and Shotton would agree that it was in- vidious that (ionnah's Quay should possess more powers in that direction than they had. There were more buildings in Shotton than at Con- nah's Quay, and the work in their district wao carried out with greater supervision than on the otlier side of the brook. Tlie* ought, he contended, to po-aess the same powers in regard to private streets as the Urban Council. Mr. Manley seconded. Captain Vickers asked if the Council had not already the powers for all the streets with the exception of Jubilee-street, and Aahgrove. The Chairman No. The Sanitary Inspector (Mr. Barrett) stated tliat. tiie streets where thoy (imposed to enforce the Act. wore in the back streets that were not property made, arid would not be Ilnl ess the Act was enforced. The streets that had been taken over and afterwards repaired were handed over in good order, and the Council did not have to foroe them to be handed over. The Chairman said he felt. strongly that Land- owners should not lie allowed to cut tip a field and build houses and make exorbitant prices. and then throw the cost of making the streets on the ratepayers. Mr. Millington afi.kod whether, if the applica- tion was granted, it would not increaf*> the work of the clerk and the surveyor. The Clerk said it would nearly double the work of the Council. The Act wao fbo most troublesome in force. Captain Vickcrs remarked that there were a large number of owners of houses in the streets of Shotton, nearly every tivan owning his own house. Eventually the rssokition was carried unani- mously.
CHRISTLETON.
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CHRISTLETON. LOCAL FARMER'S FUNERAL.—On Fri- day afternoon Mr. John Hewitt, of Hunting- t ton. farmer, and previously for many years residing in Christleton, was buried. There were many friends present at the funeral, for Mr. Hewitt was held in high esteem by all who knew him. Members of the St. James Lodge of Odd- fellows, of which deceased was one of the oldest members, were also present. He was 76 years old.
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KILLF.D BY A BULL.—A dairyman, named Duncan McCullum. was, on Saturday night, killed at Truwall House Farm. Dumfriesshire, by a bull. McCullum was driving in some cattle from a field when the hull suddenly attacked him most savagely, goring and throwing him. The man was injured about the head and also in the body bv the animal's horns. TO MOTHERS—MM. Winslow'S Boothing Sjrr'ip nas been used over fifty years by mil- lions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect eucoess. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is pleasant to taste; it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and. tho little cherub wakes up "as bright as a Luitoa." Of alj chemiste, hi. 12d per bottle.
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I CORRESPONDENCE. & I I EXCURSION TRAINS. I I TO THK lWITOR. Sir,—"A Shamholdei V opinion is that of a small minority, wbon ho shows distasto for cheap and quick railway transit. It. is evident most of tho railway managers do not snare hie views, ais td.1Ø numerous advertisements in tho daily papers, etc., testify. These are all pub- lished to invite the public to tmvel. at "oheap The We-storil, faros by quick trains. Tlie Great Western, Midland, Great Northern and the Southern lines all largely thus advertise theit" advantages. The real question raised wa"oos Chester have good facilities for long-di«tanoe oxcuraions at convenient hours in the day? London is urmoh placarded as being a plaoo to which tickets aire I issued weekly. VVhen you examine this you find you can go by a day train to London, but must iet.uin during nighttime, leaving Euston or Paddington at midnight-; and in the case of Eiwton being turned out at Crewe at 3.45 a.m. for three-quarters of an hour! Iliis also on a jOUrIty alroady lj hours longer than is usual. It cannot bo oalled a tempting offer, nor one for tho aged to try. That other towns have ohoap facilities Ly oertain quick day trains, Oil ooi- tain days, is well known, and that it pays the railways welt is also accepted. This u what Cheater wants. Night traveUing is neither in- viting nor nooessaiy. A PASSENGER. I
! FLINTSHIRE FOOTBALL LKAGUH.…
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FLINTSHIRE FOOTBALL LKAGUH. « At the annual meeting of the Flintshire Foot- ball League, held at Shotton, tho financial state- ment, was presented. It was very .■^atit»facK)ry, and JC21 from the Charity Cup fundei was voted to tho Nursing A»-«wciation; Buckley, Brymbo and Shotton £ 4. 4s. each; Holywell, Flint, Groenficd and Ilaviardk-n L2. 2s. each. The .secretary, Mr. H. H. Millar, Snooton, presented a gratifying report, which was adopted. To encourage football in the day and Sunday schools clubs in the county, and to improve and bring out young players, the following resolu- tion was parse d That: a cup be offered for competition annually among clubs from day and Sunday sc hools in the district of the Flint- shire League, the competition io be open to loams whose average age per team does not oxcecd 18 year-h." It is intended that entries for the competition among school clubs be re- ceived before the end of the present n-ontli, when arrangements will be made for the competition.
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THE IRISH MAiL. I QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT. I In tho Houie ot Commons, on Monday, Mr. Mooney (Newry) isked the Secretary to tiie Treasury if lie was aw.A..o that on the Civil Service Estimate* fc- this year t.horo appealed a vot-e of £ 6.500 fe: Irilh passenger train tio.- VKx-; if this sum had been artmiaily paid to the London and North-Western Railway since 1899 for an acrx-leration of i,ho train known a,& the Irish mail; if be waø a ware that this train took five hours and 35 minutes on the ¡¡'!Ioy journey to Holyhead, and tive hours and 32 1 ri on the night journey, and that sinoo oh« subsidy was grafted Lb.e railway company had been riwuitug a. train in com- petition with the London and Kingwtown route, know.. lid the London aind North- Western boat train, which did the jotumey to nolyheLd in 13 minutes le%is on the day jour- noy and 17 minuter lees on the night journey thajt accelerated p»ssenger train; t, h jjt the ac,(- ,e l erat,- d ;)al ght jotirtey and .whefchor, in view of the o facta, it was proposod to oorit In o this annual payment for a tram so vioo slower than that supplied by the rail way company without subsidy. Mr. Runciman For an explanation of this payment I bog to refer tho hon. member to the reply given on July 26 last by my pre- doe«•<»! to tine lion, member for Weet Cavan. 1 may add that tiho payineint has no reference to ntifht fila iI. The atcoelerated da.y service still oont.nuea, and 1 see no reaeon at present for discontinuing this payment. The under- taking given by London and North- West em Company was that. the train should run at a certain speed, and that undertaking has f II] filled up 10 the present. Mr. P. (J 1 >r-eji (.Kilkenny) tvtid this money was given to facilitate Irish traffic. Was tho hon gentleman aware that the Irish traJflic wa*» faclita;ted by packing1 the train with pas- «mgor» for intermediate stations, a.nd would he interpose to stop the train being overloatleii with j>eople not, going to Ireland? Mr. Piuncim^n iMtid he was sure the hon. mem bo would be the last to wish th.at this «ervio;» sli«>uld cease This was a matter of r.a.t.hor d(,li{nIQ ru.g.,tia,t:on which could not i)& oondnoMxl across the lfoor of tho House Mr. J Redmond It is simply chucking°
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OF MRS. MACWATT.—At noon on Fi-itifty in Christloton Churchyard, in a grave tho sides of whioh were lined with ivy, etc., was la.;d to rest tho body M. Macwatt. widow of the lato Mr. Norman iVtacwatt. Prot-ur-ator Fiecal of Alloa, and third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomp- son, of Xetherleigh House, Chaster. The body was met by the village choir. The opening sentences were lead by the R-ev. Canon Garnett (brother-in-law of the deoeaacd). As the funeral cortege entered the ohuroh, Mr. Finch, organist, played "0 rest in the Lord." Tho sorvice was nicely renderod by the choir, under the direction of Mr. S. Barlam, choir- master. The lesson was read by the Rev. T. Errington Scott, vicar of Norton, Stockton on-Tees, and some time previously vicar of St. Paul's, Boughton. "How bright those t iow br L gbt, t hose glorious spirits shine" was then sung, and as the body was taken from tho churoh the "Dead March" was played. The lie v. H. Grantham MMurl the committal part of tho service, after which "0 God our help in agO)8 pact" was sung. and the Benediction was pronounced by the Rector of Christleton. There was a large congregation present. Among tho mourners who oamo from too house were Mr. and Mrs. Thompson (fatlier and mother) and daughtais, Mr Ian Maowatt (son). Mr. C. D. Macwatt (brother-in-law), M.r. Alexander MitchoU oousin). Dr. Elliott, Mr. Leonard Dobie, Dr. Wright, the Rov. Canon Garnett, tie Rev. Hy. Grtuithani, the Rov. Canon Errington Scobt, Oaioluio and Nurse, three worsen servants, two taen servants. Mrs. Swaineon, Mi's. Meredith, Floot, Mrs. John Swainson. lliey wete joined at the ohurch by other mourners, in- oluding Mr. Bateson, Mrs. H. Y. Barker, Mrs. Cullimoie, Mr. H. L. Garnebt, Mal. Gamatt, Miss Garnett. Mi*. Owen, Mrs. Pitcairn Camp- [ bell, Mies Hillyard, Mr. L. Rolt, Miss Roll. Mr. R. L. Barker, Mr. Jno. M. Frost.. Mrs. Wardlaw Ramsay, Capt. J. M. Massio, Mr. E. Bateeon, Mr. Danioll. Carriages weie socifc by Canon Gar- nett, Mns. Holt, Mrs. E. A. Pifoairn Campbell, Lady Fiost, Mr. James Frost, Mr. J. M. Frost, Mr. Reginald Potts, Mr. J. W. Maofie, and Mr. H. Y. Barker. Wreaths werv sent by, in addition to these from every member of the deceased lady's family, Mr. C. D. Macwatt (a magnificent erotw, oomposed of lilies, white roses, earn itions, a.nd maidenhair ferns), Mrs. H. G. Barker, Miss Meesdo, Mr. Regijtald Rigby. Lieut. (>>lonel and Mrs. Aitkin. Mr. and Miss Bateson, Miss Tbeo. Luce, Mks Laoo, Mrs. Wardlaw Ramsay. Misa Wardlaw Ramsay, Mr. and Mrs. Hay Macwatt, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Paton, Dot-a. Craik, Mr. and Mrs. A. Macwatt (Dingwall), Mr. R. L. Barker, Mr. R L. Garnett (Wyreside), Mrs. T. F tdt. Mrs. E. A. Pitoiiirn-Campbell, Mr a.nd Mai. Fred Halli, Mr. and Mrs. Raae Ciaik, Mis. Stewart, Miss Oruiekshamk, Mrs. H. J Barker. Mrs. George Grey, Coktoel Savage, Mrs. j. C. D. Morrison, Mrs. Murray, Mr. I.. H. Garrtott, Miss Olive Garnett, Mra. W. Ra.thbone, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Millar, Miss Millar, Mr. Leonard Dobie, Mr. J. Daniell, Mr. and Mis (Thas. Thompson,, Agatha Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan. 1\-h. and Mrs. Hath. "Alice," "Narina." Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Batema<n, Lady Frcwt, A'lr. aid Mrs. John M. Frost, Nell and Charlie Branokor, Mr. S. T. Gibbons Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Potts, tlie indoor and outdoor servants, Mrs. Meredith and children, James and Jane Swainson, ate: For Black or Tan or Glaoo Boots or Shoes, for Athletic Shoes of all descriptions, for quality, for style, for reasonable prices, yott cannot do better than Hewitt's, Abbey Gateway. Fifty. years good reputation.
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COUNTY POLICE COURT. -—» SATURDAY.—Before Messrs. B. C. Roberts (presiding), J. M. Frost, J. W. Maclie, A. R. Smith, and W. J. Oroydon. NO LIGHT. -Wr.,i..)ones, of Hoole, was fined 6d. and 4s. Gd. costs, for riding a bicycle without a light on the Hoola-road, Iloole, at 10.30 p.m., on the 30th J tily. SERIOUS UHARGE.-Wm. Jones, a steam road-roller engineer, of Crane-street, Chester, was charged with a serious offence against a domestic servant nained Liliau Smith, employed by Mr. Ball, of Shotwick Lodge.—Prisoner was defended by Mr. F. Turner.-After hearing the evidence the magistrates committed the prisoner for trial at the next Quarter Sessions.
MARRIAGE OF MR. J. D. MAYHEW.
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MARRIAGE OF MR. J. D. MAYHEW. With regard to the wedding of Mr. J. Dixon Mayhew and Miss Louise Katharine Gucndalen (Guen) Gurr.ey, reported in our last issue, the following is a list of the presents:- Bride to bridogioom, an Academy pioturo of herself, enlarged photograph of herself, and a silver-mounted walking-stick with horse rule; bridegroom to bride, pearl necklace, maliogany inlaid dressing table with ,oflocting mirrors; brido's mother to bride, antique laoe shawl be- longing to her maternal groat-grandmother; brido's fath'-r and mother to bride, silver tea, and coffee aervioo and silver tray, and to bride- groom, pearl and ruby stud belonging to Napoleon the Gneat,; bridegroom's father and stepmother to bride, pearl and diamond pen- dant bridegroom's father to bridegioom. mail phaeton and oltoquo; Mrs. Adams to bride, cheque and pony Mrs. Adams to bridegroom, leather shirt, case; Mrs. Horace Mayhew, toast racks (silver) Mr. Mayhew, Duxbury Park, cheque; Mr. Geoffrey May how, silver cigar- etto cao; Arthur, Judith and Cecil Mayhew. silver mitcracke-cfe and grape scissors; Mr. and Mis. Ernest Bateeon, silver tea service; Mr. and Mrs. Oooil Arkwright, gem bangle; Mr. and Mrs Bockton. silver salver; Mr. and Mrs. Sum- ner Mayhew, Vonetian glass coffee oups; Mrs. Ernest Protberoo, silver photograph frame; Mrs. Maugel, marqueteric furniture (Dutch), laoe handkerchiefs and crystal dishes, cheque; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. P. Gushey, mitti-itte silver bonbon baskets; Miss Pardoe, antique tortoise- shell liair comb; C'apt. and Mrs. Loraine Ins- DOtt, large wail minor; Mr. Grey, .silver- mounted soent bottle; Mr. Walter Mayliow. case of salver-mounted pepper boxes; Colonel i and Mrs Montgomery C'fimpbell, si I ver clock; Mr. Dillou Lowe, eawof silver tea knives; Mr. Eloydell Gibson, buckle; Mrs. J Jolliffe Twyford, silver cream jug; Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Funiiedge, silver-mounted spirit bottles; Mrs. Macara Meredith, silver-moun- ted scent bottle i\^r. and Mrs. Loftua EarloC, two silver-mounted jars; Miss Lily Stubbs, oaec? ot silver teaspoons; Mr. Edmunds, silver sugar sifter; Mrs. Holt. oil painting of "The Misa Marguerita Dobrio, tooled lea- soent case, fitted with lx>ttlas; Mrs. Ooulthard, Mrs. Woolley and M iss Mayhew, pic- ture framed in oak; Mr and Mrs. llalsey, pair silver oandlcstick-s; Capt. J. R. Blake, silver cigarette box the Rev. and Mrs. F. II. Haw- kins, Tennyson's poems; Alm. P. C. Copleston Radoliffe, two silver oabinet frames with photo- graphs; Miss Ltneeley. photogiaph frame; Mr. J. Hope Nelson, silver rnuffiniors; Mrs. Grey, brocaded box; Mr. Jasper Moon, linen tab'e- clotlw and serviettes; Lady Falkland, two photognaph frames; Mr. W. Holland., silver trinket- box; Mrs. II. Kdwarxls, pair silver candlesticks; Mr. Henry Acherloy, pair silver vases; Miss de Sales La Feri*iere, cheque; Capt. and Mrs. do Sales La. Forriere. silver- mounfed liqueur glasses; I>r. and Mrs. Hawkg- worth, pair of silver vases Mr. Wellesl?y Peck- hani, silver mirror on velvd. mount; Mr., Mrs. amd the Misses 1 aylor, silver afternoon tea knivos; Mr. Loweuburg CoustaljJe, silver jam spoon; Mr. a.nd Miss pa r brass candlesticks; the, Rev. ajid Mrs. G. F. IIorJg:3 silver eheese scoop; Mr. and Mrs. Bell, silver sugar sifters Mr. Rodzwdl Walker, 400-day brass clock; Mr. and Mis. J. Rowley, two etchings; Mr. Charles Hurlbutt, three sporting pictures Mr. Busch, thre<« old prints; flie Misse* Larm. Oriental embroider^dJable cavei • iVIV .^1 JTenry Hurlbutt, siiv<-i flower vases; Mr. F. Honth Stobbs, silver candlesticks; Mr. George Stubbs, silver oream jug: Mr. Richard Moon. ¡vr t.œpot; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. sil- vcr Rower va?o; C?tpt. aud Mrs. ?H?ndowc-n O.t- ley, aHver syphon st?nd; Mrs. Curling, erooo- dde hang bag; Cpt ;?d Mis. Mytfon, siivc?r i'?r. and M'. Noel Furber, siLer tea caddy Mrs. Busch, "Spanish silver hair or- nament; Mrs. Taylor, silver butter dishes and knives; the Rev. Canon and Mrs. Diew. "Lifo of Glacfetone" Mr. W. G. 0. Gladstone, mahog- any revolving bookcase; Mrs., Luxmom, Chip- pendale ohair; the Mimc6 Luxmoie, silver ash- tray and flowvr vase; Syd and Trot, revolving butter cooler Mi*s Dobric. photograph of bride mounted in ribl^o'i work; Mrs. Sugden Payne, ta.b(\ cont.re and d'oyloys; iVIrs. and Miss Nel- son, ref4»rence CI1binet.; Mrs. H. Moor \Vr-3tby, Worcester china basket; Mrs. Gibbons F;ost, niiahogany inlcetanrl, inlaid; (k-neral Sir Thos. Kelly Kenny, o'd Japanese go-lo laoquer tray Mr. Carl Winter, iionstone ohiria bowl; Mrs. R-:&J\la.ol m. Fhireyiti ne frame ruwj two ca.n- diestioks; t)r. aud Mrs. Rowland Mal'ebt, ohina bowl; Mrs. and the t-^oi-i-ero. wrist- J bag purse; Major arid Mrs. French ohma basinets and eentr-epi-ioe; Mr. a.nd Mrs. H. Hancock, out-glass, s ilver-mounted IIIlIffinier: Mrs. E. Ga.roott. velvet necklet with pa/sto slides; the Miss<ys Harrison, two Carrick-. macross liandkerchiefs; Mrs. Poppe. Indianom- broidered toa. table cloth; Mrs. E. S. Taylor, silver-mounted leather blotting book; Dr. and Mr. H. Woodhouse, decanter stan-de; Miss Davidson, old oak d chest; Mr. Dobric. tooled leatlkcr envelope and paper case, blotting Look; Aston Hall officials, silver salvor: em- ployes Briok Works, silver hot water jug; Messrs. Butt, silver clock in case; Rrougbtou Hall servants. Chippendale bracket clock; Mrs. MooKt (Nurse. Carol ine). two silver serviette lings; servants at Maesniawr Iln 1. ease of sil- vor salt, oe.fl«ie and spoons; Mrs. Seabury, wife of tho Maesmawr HaJl coachman, two silver C "u it spoons.
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MIDDIJEWICH. ROSll FESTIVAL. — Middiewich Wa6 invaded by visitom on Saturday, the occasion being a r,ooo festival, organised by the Hospital Satur- day Committee on behalf of the Albert In- firmary. Lovely weather favoured the proceed- ings, which were of a most picturesque titttcnp- tion. A proceaedon was formed at Victoria- square, and ita progress through the town was witnessed by an enormous crowd. The pageant included over 1,000 school children, and many were dressed in oostume to represent nursery cliaraotera, nationalities, ookmies, seaeons, clowns, pierrote, flowers, etc. There were several comical features. Tlve Rose Queen rode in a carriage, on either aide of which walked a guard of honour, cor-isisting of miniature "dier.L She was Miss Jessie Smallwood, ihe 15 years old daughter of Mr. Jame* Smallwood, the chairman of the Urban Council. Her maids of honour were Mary Sproston, Gertrude Cook- son, Mary French and Winnie Costello. On the route exhibitions were i ven by the Wheelock priYÆ Morris danoers, and a troupe of lady Morris danoers also demonstrated their skill. Subsequently the Queen was crowned in the grounds of Ravenscroft Hall, the ceremony being gracefully performed by Miss Anni-e Court, of the Manor. Tho various characters were then presented to "Her Majesty," after whioh an attractive programme was gone through, including Morris and Maypo!e dancing, children's drills and dances, military Airill, gymnastic display, etc.
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WREXHAM AND ELLESMERE RAIL- WAY COMPANY.—On Friday the half-yearly meeting of this company was held in the board- room at Loudon Road Station, Manchester. The Hon. G. T. Kenyon, who presided, reported that the net revenue from all sources duting the past half year amounted to 96,017. 7a. Ild., wh 'ch, after meeting the general charges. &c- and interest on debentures, was sufficient to provide for the payment of interest on the 4 per cent. preference shares and a dividend at the rate of '14 per cent, per annum on the ordinary capital of the com- pany. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Sir William Pollitt, the acoounts were adopted, and it was resolved that a dividend at the rate mentioned be paid. A vote of thanks to the chairman was proposed by Sir W. Pollitt and carried unanimously. NO RATS SEEN since using Dinyoz Virus six aaonths ago; see tofctanonials; Biagte tubes 2/6, 3 tubes 5/ post freo from DAmirn Vmua, LzB., Box B. 53, LeaaenhftU-etwLonde^KC. itanatess to otber MIUMLIB.
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j YEOMANRY SHOOTING, j l YEOl\lANRY. S'HoorrING. 1 DENBIGHSHIRE HUSSARS' COMPETI- I TION. The annual prize shooting of the Denbighshire I Hussars Imperial Yeomanry took placti at the I Foryd Range on Saturday, when tho results were as follows:- Commanding Officer's Cup, given by Col. f Parry, D.S.O., for best aggregate score made T)y -k trained yeoman or recruit.—Won by Regimental Quartermaster-Sergeant Williams. Permanent Stall Competition.—Regimental Sergeaut-Major Bruntont;8, Sergeant-Major Lloyd 64, Sergeaut-Major Brand 58, Sergeant-Major A. E. Bateman 46, Sergeant-Major Marshall Iti. Marksmen's Competition. Sergeant-Major Williams 73, Private Dickens G5, Private J. Williams 65, Sergeant Taylor 63, Corporal Cape- well 63, Sergeant-Major Corbett 55. First-class Shots' Competition. Private Stephens 57, Private L. Evans 56, Sergeant Ellis 56, Quartermaster-Sergeant E. H. Parry 55, Sergeant By ford 53. Recruits' Competition.—Private T. P. Johnson 42, Corporal R. A. Davidson 40, Private Cheesa- man 39. Private Panton 34, Private P. Roberts 33, Private S. Jones 30. Section Competition.—1. C Squadron (Sergfc. Corbett); 2, D Squadron (Borgt. Ellis).
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MR. EDMUND LtOYDS. I w A PROSPECTIVE UNIONIST CANDIDATE. Cheshire people will be much interested in the announcement that Mr. Edmund Royde has been chooon as tho prospective Unionist candi- date for t.he Sleaford division of Lincolnshire, a selection which lias bccome necessary owing to the election of Mr. Henry Chaplin ao member for Wimbledon. Mr. Royds iti tha only sur- viving NOU of the Rev. Canon Francis Coulrnan Royds, and was born at Codditigtoti, in 1860, of which jxtrish hio father was roctor for some fifty years until he reigned a few yeans ago and took up his residence in North Wales. Mr. Royds'ti mother is a daughter of the late Canon G. B. Blouifield, of Mollingion Hall, a brother of Bishop Blomfiold of London. Mr. Edmund Roydfs has resided in Sleaford constituency for i<ome 16 year. Before buying and enlarging his new home at Caythorpe, Holy CrotM. he lived for some years at Fuibeck. having married a daughter of the late Colonel Francis Fano, of Fuibeck Hall. For many yeans Mr. Rovds has been senior partner in the firm of Royds, Rawstorne and Co., solicitors, of Bedford-square, London. He is also chairman of the London Board of the Life Association of Scotland. He entered tho legal profession some 30 years ago, aiid is closely connected with the management of a number of large landed estates in different parts of the oountry, and fakes a deep interest in everything connected with agri- culture. He is a vice-president of the Lincoln- shire Agricultural Society, and also a mombor of the Farmers' Union and the Lincolnshire dumber of Agriculture. Mr. RoydA joined the Lincolnshire Imperial Y?om?nry four yeara ago, and is officer of tho Grantham Troop. He is an ardent musician, and founded and has conducted for many years his famous Choral Society at Fuibeck he is also president of the Grantham Choral Society, and late president of the Sleaford Choral Society. Both Mr. and Mr6. Royds are well known and regular followers of the Bel voir and Blankney Hounds. Mr. Royds won the Red Coat race at Ingoldsby some years ago on his horao Rome, and won the Blankney Point-to-Point race on two successive occasions. He is also a keen cricketer, and interests himself in everything connected with country life and the welfare and interests of those living around him. At a meeting of tho Executive of the Sleaford Division Conservative Assoc:ation, throe gentle- j men attended by invitation and delivered ad- dresses. The ballot resulted in Mr. Royds's reooiving 95 votes, Alderman .Jp, of !easing- ham, 46, and Mr. Chey"ey Urfit, of Kenwick Hall, Louth. 12. Mr..i<?.?p dedarod IM would give Mr. Royds his most loyal support. Mr. Royds is extremely popular in the division. Mr. Royds is not the only member of his family who will probably be contesting a seat in the Conservative interest at the next election. His coloI n, Sir Clem on t Royds. nat for Rochdale in two successive Parliaments, and was defeated at
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LOCAL WILLS. v MR. JOHN WATKINSON. BEQUESTS TO SERVANTS & EMPLOYES. Mr. John Watkinson, of Brook Park, Nortli-ol) Flint, colliery proprietor, managing director of Messrs. George Watkineon and Sons., Ltd., and connected with the Halifax wool industry and with t.he Fernhill Collieries, in Glamorgan, J.P. for Flint, of which he waw sheriff in 1903 ,who died on May 20th, aged 61, second sou of Mr. George Watkinson, of Woodfield, Hipper hoi trie, Yorks., left estate of the KIN)VO value of £ 274.789 19s. 7d., of which the nett [xjrsonaity has beeu sworn at L251,349, 7s. Probate of his will. date 11th August last, with a codicil of t.ho 7th December, has been granted to his widow, Mrs. Mary Ann Watkin- i w vlary Ann Watkiii- e,on his sons, Mr. Herbert Watkinson, J.P., and Mr. Arthur Watkinson, both of Brook Park, Northop; and his son-in-law, Mr. Richard Kershaw, jun.. of Elm wood, Brighouse, Yorks., I toaoe, Y to each of whom as executors he left an alitillity; at Timj uni.i.g <w->«.i.;nlla.n,oe .of the trusts of his will. Ho bequeathed a toult ot mourning each of his servants. The following bequests, if the beneficiaries are in his employment at hit* decease and oontinuo for aix months to her satisfaction in the employ- ment of his wife: j320 to his ooachman, Thos. Evans; £10 each to his gardener, Robert Wil- liams; his groom, Richard Jones; and his under housemaid, Elizabeth Hughes; 25 to Robert C. Da vies. He left 2100 to Dr. Taylor, of Hay- garth House, Chester; and his consumable storos, personal effeots, plate, motor cars, liorses and carriages, live and dead farming stock and crops, a.nd all securities at bank in their joint names to his wife absolutely, together with the use for life of Brook Park and its contents, and an annuity of ;61,600. i Mr. Watkinson left £ 30,000 upon trust for each of his daughters, Margaret Kershaw and Fanny- Watkinson, for life (each ohargcd with £ 400 annually towards the j>ayr.!«nt of their mother's annuity), with remainder to their ;æue u..<; they may appoint, and power io appoint not more than E150 per annum in favour of a husband surviving them, and failing appoint- ment, for their issue equally, and failing issue, to his other children. He left PAO,000 upon t.ruflt for each of his sons, Herbert and Arthur, for life with remainder to their respective issue, whom failing, to his other children and their i&Aw, and a further E2,500 and one-half of the ultimate residue of his property upon trust for his soil Arthur. The other half of his residuary estate he left to his son Herbert abso- lutely. I 250,000 FOR STOCKPORT. Mr. John Browned, of Hazalcroft, Alderiey Edge, Cheshire, who left estate valued at;659,821 gross, with nett personalty £ 51,938, bequeathed all his books, etc., to the Stockport Free Public Library, one yoar's wages to each servant cf over five yoars' serv ice, six months' wages to those of bot-ween two and five' years', throe months' wages to each of less than two yeara, service, and 910 for each year of service to hia housekeeper. He left the residue of his pro- porty, which will apparently amount to about £ 50.000, to Sir Ralph Pendlebury's Charity for Orphans, at Stockport, as an additional endow- ment. the "noonie for 6uch educational or charitable purposes for the benefit of the Ixo-ougli of Stockport, as the governors might determine, and in part for granting scholarships at schools or colleges of higher education to pupils in the elementary, secondary, technical. or private schools of Stockport or Heaton Norris, and for granting pensions of 5s. per week to poor per- sons of Stockport upwards of fifty years of age, who shall never have been in seoeipt of parochial relief.
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I HAWARDEN. I CHURCH STORE ROOM.Un,ior the direction of Messrs. Douglas and Minshuil, the loft over the rectory stable, adjoining the church- yard, has been recently converted into a capacious and oomfortable room for storing all manner of property belonging to the church, which hitherto had to be kept in divers places and lo some extent in the gangways of the church itself. The rector undertook the neces- sary alterations of the glebe building, and the churchwardens have had it well furnished with cupboards, 8helvœ, etc. No?ng omW b& more bt?dj?
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DISTRICT COUNCILS. I t CHESTER. I CONTRACT FOR BACHE SEWAGE I SCHEME. The monthly meeting was held on Saturday, Mr. A. R. Smith presiding. It appeared from the minutes of the Sanitary and Highways Committee that the tender of Mr. Walter Jowett, of Pre-eott, for £ 5,937 in con- nection with the Bache, Newton aud Upton schemo was accepted. UNDERGROUND TELEGRAPHS. I A letter was read from the Poat Office Tele- graph Engineers' Department stating that it was the intention of the Postmaster-General to lay down a length of underground telegraph wires along the following roads in the Council's juris- diction Shavington avenue, Flookersbrook, Brook-lane, South-avenue, West-street, and Stock's-lane. Formal sanction was granted, it being stated I that the pipes would be laid 14 inches deep under footpaths, and two feet under carriage ways. MEDICAL OFFICERSHIP. I On the motion of Mr. G. F. Cox, seconded by Mr. F. Maddock, Dr. Kenyon was re-appointed medical officer for the ensuing year at the usual salary of S61. TARVIN. I THE MEDICAL OFFICERSHIP. I On Saturday the monthly meeting of the Tarvin Distriot Council was held at the new offioas, 98, Forogate-streot. Chester. Mr. John Jones pro- siding.—The new Council-room is well lighted and mono oommodious than the old room in Crypt Chambers.—Tlve Clerk said the fit busi- ness was to reappoint Dr. Kenyon as their medi- cal officer. Ho was reappointed a year ago, because 0110 or two councils in the combination would not agree to appoint him for move than a year. Formerly tho doctor used to bo ap- pointed for fivo years.—Mr. R. Cathcart Sinitli proposed the re-o'eetion of Dr. Kenyon for three years, remarking that the doctor had given them every satisfaction.—Mr. R. Mullook seconded, and the motion was oarried. THE BEESTON BRIDGE. I Mr. France mentioned the straightening of the road at Beeston, and asked whether it would not be advisable to widen the bridge at the same time, aa it was very narrow, being only 13ft. Gin. wide. The Chairman said it would bLt a very expensive undertaking. Mr. Geo. Barbour asked whether the Road Committee made any recommendation with regard to the bridge. The Chairman said the question of the bridge was not considered or even suggested. The matter then dropped. WAVERTON'S WATER. I The Clerk read a letter from the Local Govern- ment Board ad verting to a special report of the Medical Officer with reference to the sewage and water supply of Waverton. The Board asked whether the witter supply of tho cottages was in any danger of contamination. The reply of the Medical Officer stated that he did not know of any case where the water supply was endangered. The water supply was of excellent quality and was provided by the Duke of Westminster tor the I use of his tenants.
NO " RATE-AID " POLICY.I
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NO RATE-AID POLICY. I I THE DENBIGHSHIRE CRISIS. I WELSH CONFERENCE PROPOSED. I The Denbighshire County Council on Friday considered the question of whether they photild again delegate their powers as the local educa- tion authority for the county to the Education Committee appointed last March. At tho time of the appointment of the present oommittee they wore given all the powers of the authority except the levying of rates and borrowing money, but the delegation was to terminate yesterday. Beforo the question was discussed Mr W. G Dodd. chairman of the Education Committee, acting upon the instructions received from the committee, made a statement, as to the state of affairttin regard to the non-provided tschools. He reminded the County Council that tlie com- mittee held office subject to their strict obser- vanoo of the County Council's decision i.n 1904 jnot to expend airy of the .sates _on-the non-oro- vided school* These schools, he said, had boon maintained efficiently during the last three years, but owing to the action taken JaM. year. the accounts for which they were maintained, and to which all receipts in respect of thooe schools had been paid, such as Government grants, etc., had boen overdrawn by £220, It had been 4-Aid shat tho committee were treating tho non- provided etcitoois unfairly, but as a matter of fact the committeo had met the increase in the number of children by the increase of staff. At the last meeting of the Education (Committee Sir Foster Cunliffe hud accused them of perse- cuting these schools. It was not right to make such a charge without substantiating it. So far from punishing the non-provided schools, the committee had treated them in some rcspects better than they had treated the Council schools. That was so in regard to the furnishing of the schools, of which a great point had been made, and also in the matter of books, stationery, sewing materials, and supplies. From the ap- pointed day up to March last the amount spent per unit in average attendance on the furnish- ing of the schools was Is. 4d. in the non-pro- vided schools and 16, 3d. in the provided. For stationery, books, etc., the expenditure in the non-provided schools was 6e. 9d., and in the counCil Sl;I1VV1. Vera e attendance, so that taken together the expen ridie-, ture in the provided schools was 8s. 2d. per unit, and in the non-provided 8a. Id. As to salaries, last year, when the whole of the salaries were taken into consideration, there was a total increase of non-provided school taachei-a (upon a salaries list of £ 6,865) of £254, or 3.7 per cent., while the total of the increases of salaries of teachers in Council schools (upon a salary list of £ 14,342) was LW4, or 3.5 per oent., so that here again they were more generous to the non-provided aohools than to the Council scl tools. Mr. G. Cuomar moved—"That a conference of tho education authorities of Wales and Mon- mouthshire bo convened to consider the ppe- &ant position of the education question; thaA the Education Committee be instructed to continue the administration of the Education Act in the meantime; that each county counoil in Wales and Monmouthshire be asked to appoint three i-cpresentatives to attend the conference, which should be held at Shrewsbury; and that Messrs. W. G. Dodd, J. E. Powell and D. S. Davies be the representatives of thia Council at the con- ference. Mr. J. Wilooxon seconded, and the motion was oarried. Mr. Crotuar tlhen moved tha.t the powers of the County Council be delegated as before to lib- oommittoo until the mooting of the County Council in November next, and algo "tl,!tt Education Committee- be instructed to postpons; this conspiration of any advance in the rate of expenditure on tho non-provided schools pending the result of the oonfercnoe of the Welsh county councils." Mr. Christmas Jones seconded. Mr. D. M'Nicoll, as an amendment, moved that the poweis be delegated1 and that the no- rate-aid policy bo discontinued on the ground that the Council was an administrative bad not. a legislative body. Economy, he said, was tho foremost plank at the last eolection. The 52 Oouncil schools cost them a rate of lOd. a year, and tho 70 non-provided schools oost them only b-.d. in the £ If the non provided schools were closed it looked as though the education rate would have to be doubled. Sir Fostor Cunliffe seconded the amendment. If he in any way overstated the oase at Chester lie withdrew and apologised. (Applause.) But in fairness to himself it-should be recognised that his protest waa not a final one, and that he asked at the time for comparative figures. At tale same time, he and his friends did complain that money was being spent, as at LLLnfaittal- haiarn, in a. partizan spirit, with a view of im- provfcig the Council schools and getting rid of tho non-providied schools. Mr. Goorgo Bovan spoke against the motion. He contended that the doings of tho Education Committee should ba subject to confirmation by the County Council, and he should vota against the delegation of poweis to a ootrumttow com- posed of nino oo-opted members who were not representatives of the ratepayer"wy were "nduca&tonal experts," and therefore spend- thrifts with educational hobbies which they rode to dEath-even irresponsible aldermen, and only 16 direct representatives of the ratepayers. It WM bnt right and proper that a committee so composed should bring its resolutions for oon- finna&ioa aod ciritioiem and amendtaraalk In that way it might avoid the great, diffimtlties into which it had hopelessly, helplessly fallen (Laughter.) Seven votes were given against- Mr. Cromar • motion, which was carriod.
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AGRICULTURAL CO OPERATION. MR. YERBURGH BEFORE THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION. On Monday Mr. Yerburgh read an interesting paper on "Agricultural Co-operation in Ul-cab Britain" before the British Association, at Leioestor. He considered t.hat the problems tØ be solved were the limitation of the rural cxothf and the rehabilitation of rural life. aspect of the problem was how to make farming pay on a small M well as on a large scale. Th* economic forces at work against the farmer wer« the competition of new ooum.riet- made potssibls by the devolopment of cheap transport, and competition of older countries in which an agri- cultural rovivat had taken place. In the Ia.ttet case, co-operation had been one of the chief factors in the sucoefwof our competitors. By lW means farmers were enabled to obtain goo&. of guaranteed quality and purity; to purcliatee theIr requirements more cheaply, and rx> to decr-eas^' the cost of production; to bulk the oonsignmenW of good* purchased and good, sold, arid so t<T reduce the co-.t of transport; to et into ekw-0 touch with the oonsumor, and xi to secure larger share of (he profit upon good" sold; ta place large quantities of produce of unifornJ quality upon the market, and uo to meet thø requirements of a wider oircle of customers nd to obtain better prices. While there wero stances of agricultural co-operation in Great Britain of many years' standing, there- wae. no systematic efforts to promote it until the Agricul- tural Organisation Society was formed in 1901- Tho number of agricultural societies had nolf reached 153. Theme included 109 for the purchase of requirements and sale of produco, fourteen dairy societies, thirteei* credit societies, four allotment societies, motor services, two fruit grading, seven oellaneous societies and two federntionf. membership was roughly estimated at 10.00ft and their turnover in 1907 was exacted to r £ 450,000. An important form of loll oo-operat.ive credit. Village banks on 1114' RaiffeÎood model were promoted by the C0- operative Banka Association before the foil" tion of the Agricultural Organisation Society* In 1903 the two aiHociatioll6 were amalgamated. In June, 1907, there were thirieen village b."nlov- affiliated to the Agricultural Organisation* Society. The objoct of little banks ú la provide their members with capit;al for roprl- ductive purposes at low rate. of interest. Central Co-operative Agricultural Bank bJI6 been formed. For tho success of the .mail 1>°! ing system oo-operatiou is essential, wirliout i* the small holder is at the mercy of the middle* men from whom he purchaoes his requirements and to whom he sel's his produoe. Cu-()perat;Qlf place** the small holder on an equal footing with the large farmer in hit) dealings, and piovido* him with the use of c heap loan* for economic and productive purposes. TIKI chief diflicult, which now confronts tho agricultural c-o-opor*" tive movement is that of ObLa.It"iill,- t.lw sary funds for carrying on propagandist, work The Agricultural Organisation Society fools th3 1, o (- 1 ety ft?,o ) o t h it may reasonably look to the Government for '] J le ( tt, .issititarioe. The Small Holdings Comriiitte^ recommended thai tho society .hou III reoeiy* a grant from the Board of Agriculture, and III the Small Holdings and Allotments Bill the portance of agricultural co-operation in t. devolopment of small holdings is reoognieed. I* Ireland t.he Department of Agriculture m!tk(VI grant, to the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society proportionate to the subscription* whirl"1 nweIvé.,from other sources, and 1t would g-n\3 i help to fester the movement in CIreat Brita"' If the Board of Agriculture would iiiiti43 a si"f grant to tho Agricultural Organisation Society- Sir David Gill, the president of the ciation. testified to the found in co-operation in Australian dairy fl"O' ing. There was no doubt we wanted that ¡:O of thing encouragcd in England. In A[wL-doell- shir<r-rhe T^reir (irajvtjrno'v was that jt, nooesnary to build upon every plot of land tha* was available, with the result that, it VV a* ruination for (he proprietor, or a lmost ruin/v tion. because the small holder expected to get small bit of land at tlw-) same price profxffr011" ately as ihe large piece of land. Mr. Jesse Col lings, M.P.. gave an add res* oil Small Occupy i ng Owners." He argued that to bring idle men and idle Land together was the work of the State acting through a ,rl fTi department, and local authorities. Ile lio ailvo, cated a better system of rural education and the establishment of co-operation among tho ot1. vators for purposes of both buying and sc-ll''1^' A diacuaaion A!t?o took place on the use of ,?L while an important report on the curricula of secondary wclioois was presented.
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ANOTHER SUCCESS IN CHESTI We do not. put j*?>eat, faith in a man who slJlJ- ceeds now and bt)* n. but we thoroughly trust Qt?n who is continually successful. JttfA in tJ same way we may trust the ?icn,cy of a. H** y'  cine. when w<?k after week w4? hear 0 f t 3uco°s? with our neighbours. Today we P1"1  ?->-day w-o ikr'll Mrs H Parry, 15, Orc?tdatr?. f.&r? savs:—"For a long time before 1 -GKflfiter. nnrnao* T from a&v?r& pains in my back, just- ?wr wt?" Un d ])oaj' M"Ktn.?.r- ?..?. -t.?  ?..??' the kidneys are. Whenever I looped, a. s!?'' pain caught ni? a?d I had gr<?t dt<BcttKy ?.et?ing straight ag,??in. My back at &11 t? felt, "ry wmk, almost as if it wouM ?'??,. two, and I did not seem to have any strco???h? I tried many medicines, but I got no ?"i- from any of them oxoept Doan s bak-k-tchlkiJ ney pills. These have done me very much  the pa.ins h?va all gone, and my Wk io? atrou?ar. I think Doan's piUs are 'a sple"  modicine. (Signed) H. Parry. The kidneys are oaJlod "the filters of life beo?uao their duty 19 to filter waste nb&t or poisons from ttk? blood. If t.t?y are weak d?eet??d. :md th?rffoM una.b!e to do their d the wbok body suffem. You may foe! euro ?', your kidneys are out of order if you ?h? from any of theao aymprom?:—t??''?* Pains in '.be Limbs or Joints, W?t<?y S?'-?? round tho nrikUs or under t.he eyes, Sleep1 roun d <:ho Hnkk? or undttr t.bo fycs, S!<fP ?. aohe Kidney PHIs act d Irer4.]v on the k; dWy' they (?urf all kidney di?'a?pa. such as Rhei"1^ tiam, Dropay, Neuralgia, and Lumbago. I^j| your kidneys w?t and tbey will iM??p you vloo- Doan's Backaoho Kidney Pii!s Im two lings and nin?p?noe per box (six boxes f2 db??, beKjn ?htifings a.nd ), (?f ?' Owlioto -.1. _¡-.lõ.,r: d..f ¡¡'O!W" ajid a?'-s. & post f'?e, dir?t. from  MoOlellam Co., 8, Wena-streat. tlx ford London, W. Bo sure you g<? ?xact!y tt"? ??? kind of pills that Mrs. Parry had.
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 red Two stokers were killed and four b?dly '"?? by conflagration of oil fuel, on Friday, \.ba destroyer Spiteful, belonging to the H?o?n?' ?)?eh in the Solent. The deceased were GaorgeS"?of. belonging to Portsmouth, and Arthur Du" ?? Bristol. They were burned almost beyon¡ø." cognition. Of the injured one is stated to o? ,tt* serious condition. At THE STANDARD OTL COMPANY. ? Chicago, on Saturday, Judge J?ndia fille. thO Standard Oil Company of Indiana, a cons?' <af? corporation of the Standard Oil Company Of sovv .Jersey. $29,40,OOO (nea.rly £ô,OOO,OOO), ?< allsli- mum penalty imposed by the Elkins law ^iIlS> rebating, on the conviction by a jury last AP 0 0 1.4C2 counts. The Company will appeal. f,1' THE KING AND THE HOME FLE???'-?t The King reviewed the Home Fleet in tb.0 Solon6' on S?turd?y, the ships heing arranged "I turoo gre&t lines, headed respect: ve!v by the pro d- nought, the Niobe, and the Dido, and exteodlin 9- fdto?ether over some 24. miles. After P Blowly up and down the lines, the rya YL%,bi? Victoria and Albert, with their M'tj?'? o? ;it4. botud, made for Cowes Ro?da. where ???b tn? held a reception on board his y,ach?,, at conferred the honour of knighthood t'PO" ? t.b? Admiral Bridgen?n, Home Fleet, and Rear-Admiral .?!)icoe, ?'??f of Naval Ordnance. "-Wben th-  "SUMMER AT LAST. the VltJ jtØt1 hot. what, is mere deiightf? lhau a Irl-? ling "5 refreshing drink ? There is Hc?u? 80 ,,olipif, frexbtn? and ia?MUnn M a freshlY-m-? le 01et S.,Id in: Cheg ter "],Y. "HoRNmAM'sPuB.tiT?." S J1<1 in: t/fl (vrb°Lf' W. Alun Davies, 10, Comironhidi-stre-lt ( vvboi& sale agent) Co o?ratiTe Society i1egø.te.st.. CbrisUeton.road; Holbotu Restanmat, ?_ .?.?"? fe??, LittAo-Sutton: .9wiiidelis. Ri,tid,Iitn: Bul ,.rts,ocef. LitM?Sutton: Swmden?. RhudJ?n: Bo? Bromborough Pool: Co-op. Society. T?nC"? Co-op. Society. Wrexham: Wi)Ii&mMso. td," ?j,????', Whitehead, Co-op. Society; J. RuW3r & ¡;;giJJ$. b; Jackson, Krocer. Ftmt: Topping. ch?.?.at. boJJ: jitekson, grocer. FLin t; r gppinti-l