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4 TO ADVERTISERS. 4 *Z?e,'tiseme)it(:i)i,te.ided toappear in (/I«CHKSHIR$ YBSGRVEU >n-c.it rsnch th? OJSAAVNA OJIm no '(J ater than 11 o'clock etch Priiiaji. > } der no circnnistancas wknteoer c ia we insert V* the First Edition Alogrtiss nunts received after tlult hour.
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LAMPS. TABLE LAMPS, HANGING LAMPS, HAND LAMPS, Ae. For these try STORRAR'S SUCCESSORS IRONMONGERS, FOREGATE STREET, CHESTER. ONE-AND-FOUR "WHY PAY MORE"? YES, THE VERY BEST MAYPOLE TEA NOW  WHY gNOgW 8 1 A J ™ ry 1/4 PAY Quality Perfect, as Always. MAYPOLE DAIRY CO., LIMITED. The Largest. Retailers of TEA, BUTTER, and MARGARINE in the United Kingdom. 8, WATERGATE s'r'lcHEsTER. 81, BROOK ST. J Over 570 Branches Now Open. "YE OLD CRYPTE" BLEND OF PURE MALT SCOTCH WHISKY. THE FINEST VALUE PROCURABLE. ?1/- per Gallon 5 per  42/-? „ Doz. Bottles per Cent. 3/6 „ Bottle J for Cash. QUELLYN ROBEITTS & CO., THE OLD CRYPT, WATERGATE-ST., CHESTER. #§1 SUN L»JFS||P FIRE OFFICE. a 17te OM?tJ'?!<t<t?ce0?ce   ?i- '? m the ?or!d. FUNDS IN HAND, £ 2,764,234. durances effected against the following risks .?IRE. ?RSONAL  ACCIDENT,  SICKNESS AND *idelityISEASE' FIDELITY ANTEE C-UARANTEE, buRglary. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY, INCLUDING ACCIDENTS TO DOMESTIC SERVANTS. LOCAL AGENTS CHKSTKS Messrs. CHEERS & HOPLEY, 6, Nor th gate street. Messrs. W. DENSON & SON, N orthgate. mALPAS Mr. THOMAS MULLCOK, Cuddington Heath. ^IBSMKRE POHT. Mr. R B. BLAYNEY.
HAL F-HEART ED RADICALISM.
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HAL F-HEART ED RADICALISM. S The distinguishing feature of Mr. y wvnley's speech to his Audlem admirers Appears to have been its faint-hearted, Pol orotic tone. Although the member Or Eddisbury was speaking in the presence ? Radical Whip, he had no lavish praIse bestow on the present Administration, but for the presence of his Parliamen- ry colleague, it may be inferred that he tOuld have indulged in some criticisms he reverse of palatable to admirers of the b. lrlltry. In the presence of Mr. Fuller, f'c said, it would not do for him to take the government to task for what they had not Qone. On the whole, they had to take a eOrnpromise, said Mr. Stanley, and he Explained that, because he believed a lboral Government was better than a Con- tb. 'Ie, he had often been able to vote for he liberal Government, although, in a fst of confidence, he confessed to his ^dieuce, "he had had doubts." It is jPparently because of Mr. Stanley's fixed in Radical Governments in general blol'e than in the actions of the present v ^^istration in particular that he has ?-? able to give the present Government  benefit of his support. He admitted ?O?ucb, though not in so many words he told his Audlem friends that he did always agree absolutely with the ?rnment. It was a very good Govern- kl??ti and rarely went wrong, and he had en a vote more in support of the Govern- Oiel't thaii a particular proposal of the ^vernment. l* t.ais ia the best Mr. Stanley can say on b' this is the best Mr. Stanley can Rayon ? alf of the Government, he would have — !uucb better advised, from the stand- lnt Of h. h ??? his own party interests, in having himself from the meeting and left it) ??' ?? do not suppose his adherents • Mil t "7ery much inspirited by his address. ? ?n t ? ?Qcstiona, however, he does appear t? S?e thick &ndtbm allegiance to his party. He is with them in resisting Tariff Reform and in bolstering up the Licensing Bill. One reason assigned for his attitude towards Tariff Reform is not a little amus- ing. Where, he asked, did the money for the Tariff Reform League come from in England at the present time 1 The sub- scribers of those enormous sums, lie answered, were the industries themselves, which hoped to get protection from the Conservative party, whom they had won over to Protection. There is no secret, in the source of support to the Tariff Reform League, nor anything of which to be ashamed. Shrewd business men in this country naturally give pecuniary help to a movement which is to be for their own advantage, as it will be to the advantage of the whole* country. If the Free Traders will not subscribe to keep their propaganda going the inference is irresistible that the Free Traders have but small faith in their principles. Far-seeing business men perceive that, unless some- thing is done to safeguard the trade of this country from the unfair competition of foreign manufactures, British trade will be extinguished. Are British traders to be censured, therefore, if they put their hands into their pockets, in order to help a pro- gramme which will defend their own interests, which are also the interests of the country? "Vested interests" Mr. Stanley may call them, and vested interests they are. The workingman's furniture and his contributions to his friendly society are vested interests," but on that ground are they to be despised ? It is only the Socialist who makes war on vested interests, and Mr. Stanley surely is not trying to avoid a three-cornered fight with a Socialist candidate in the field, by railing aimlessly against vested interests."
FREE TRADE'S FAILURES. I
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FREE TRADE'S FAILURES. I If no better apology of Free Trade can be offered than that which Mr. James Tomkinson, M.P., submitted to a Crewe audience on Wed- nesday evening, then it is certainly in a hopeless position, and its annihilation is merely a ques- tion of time, and that a very brief time. Mr. Tomkinson essayed in public debate to defend Free Trade as against the claims made on be- half of Tariff Reform, and his experience, with his fiscal faith exposed to the fusillade of Mr. Herbert Carey's battery of brilliant, incisive criticism, must have been one of unspeakable dismay, as it was to his supporters a shock of the severest description. Never was a political creod so mercilessly scattered to the four winds, or a policy so demolished as to leave the expo- nent bereft of the least vestige of comfort. Four weeks ago, in accepting the challenge to debate, Mr. Tomkinson boasted that he would send Mr. Carey out of Crewe a sadder and a wiser man. Prophecy is a dangerous weapon. The sadness, if not the wisdom, rests on the brow of Mr. Tomkinson, and it is Mr. Carey who proudly wears the laurel wreath of triumph. Mr. Tomkinson suffered from a heavy handicap from the moment that his opponent delivered his clever and trenchant attack upon the effete system which hands most of the trading advantages to the foreigner, and launched his statement on behalf of the im- proved methods which are destined to secure such a modicum of fairness for the Britisher as will enable him to compete on equal terms. Mr. Carey's rhetoric was convincing, his cogent argument brooked no refutation. Opening; the debate, he cut away the grpund from under the Radical member' feet, until, when that gentle- IIIan rose to state his case, his threadbare plati- tudes were as a cold douche upon the rapidly disappearing enthusia,sm of those whose inten- tion had been to cheer him on. As the apolo- gist of the economic policy of a Government which seek to arrogate to themselves the es- pecial guardianship cf the country's commercial well-being, Mr. Tomkinson cut a sorry figure. He was overwhelmed as much by the weakness of his own position as by the strength of that of his antagonist, and the rout of Free Trade fallacies was final and complete. It would have been too much to expect Mr. Tomkinson to bring forward any new ideas on the question, and out of the well-worn formu- laries with which we have become so familiar, hmade the poorest capital. He first of all relied upon the position of the country in the world of trade. Mr. Carey pointed out to him that we were fast being driven from that posi- tion and other nations were catching us in t.he race. Mr. Tomkinson urged that tariffs injured the people who put them on, he even laid down the axiom that, because other people t.ax our goods, we are in a better position to capture their trade. Such an innocent claim was natur- ally quickly riddled through and through, and Mr. Carey clinched the matter, by pointing to the damage inflicted upon our workmen by the, restriction, to us, of the field of industrial operations while the foreign producer has carte blanche to bcnd hie goods into England to the detriment of our own manufacturers and work- men. This inevitably led to a reference to un- employment, and Mr. Tomkinson explained it away on several grounds other than foreign competition. It was due to bad harvests, to drink, to the back-wash of the South African War. Here Mr. Carey pinned him more tightly than ever. If the present, depression was due to the South African war, was last year's unparalleled prosperity also due to this cause? Mr. Tomkinson's supporters writhed in their impotence, while for Mr. Carey a thunderous outburst of cheering greeted his telling point. Mr. Tomkinson's attempt to deal with Colonial questions and other points at i.st-ue were equally ineffective, and Mr. Carey, in his second address, had the easiest of tasks. True, he did not reply seriatim to his oppo- I nent's long string of questions. He was there for debate, not for catechism, besides which the answers to the queries were fairly obvious. The debate was instructive, and the result left no consolation whatever for the Radicals, while i- should mark the- era of a far wider accept- ance of the principles of Tariff Reform in Crewe. As for Mr. Tomkinson, probably he will think twice before he accepts another in- vitation to public debate, at any raite upon the subject of Free Trade.
NORTHOP.
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NORTHOP. COLLIERY MISH AL .—H-arly yesterday (Fri- day) morning, James Wilcocks, a collier, of Northop Hall, was admitted to the Chester Infirmary suffering from severe internal injuries sustained by a fall from the roof in the Northop Hall Colliery. 4
LITTLE -BUDWORTH. i
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LITTLE BUDWORTH. CHURCH ROOM -This excellent institution was j<t)p?i«? on Monday evening for ,n, win- 't?r a ssion. Ma.ny tinned up for the opening, and the membership for the season promises I to bo well. up to the average.
CONN A ITS QUAY & SHOTTON.…
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CONN A ITS QUAY & SHOTTON. I ST. ETHEL WOLD'S CHUtlCH, —A council meeting was held on Mondav. The Rector, pre- siding, explained that a parish room was greatly needed and be kindly offered the mission room, now erected at Mancott, as it was not now being u?ed. The offer wm accepted. Mr. A. R. Davis, managing director of Messrs. Jno. Summers, Limited, offered to defray the cost of removing and erecting the room, and Mr. W. H. Fox kindly offered to do the carting free of charge. Their offers were accepted with thanks.
¡LOCAL & GENERAL NOTESI
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LOCAL & GENERAL NOTES I F I The civic ceremony at the Town Hall on Tuesday marked the consummation of a pro- ject Iwppy alike in its initiation and ite achieve- ment. The moment the Mayor suggested that the bronze bust of Sir Horatio Lloyd, admir- ably executed by Mr. Stevenson, a Chester sculptor, should be secured for the city, it be- came the wish of the citizen, generally, and the enthusiastic manner in which the movement was taken up indicated its appeal to the popular sentiment. It is gratifying indeed to realise that this latest addition to the civic treasures will preserve to us for all time' the features of a great citizen, whu, we trust will long be spared to fulfil the duties of the ancient office he hae occupied with marked distinction for over forty-two years, and to confer the benefit of his counsel in many spheres of the public lice of Chester and Cheshire. An interesting visitor to Chester this week- end is the Bishop of Madagascar, the Right Rev. Geo. Lancaster King, who is brother of an esteemed citizen, Dr. King. His lordship is to fulfil several public engagements. To morrow (Sunday) morning- he will occupy the pllpit at St. Oswald's Church, and he is an- r.ouncod as the evening preacher at the Cathedral. On Monday he is due at Ilawarden, having accepted an invitation to be present at a "draw ing-room-meeting given by Mrs. Drew. Oti Tuesday evening his lordship will address a special meeting in connection with the Mada- t-asear Mis,ion in the Newgate-street Assembly Rooms. The Bishop of Madagascar has epis- copal jurisdiction over the island, which has an area of 228.000 square miles, 86,800 of which are covered by the missionaries, and of the population of three millions there are 13,000 Church people. His lordship, who wasordamed in 1884, was appointed to his bishopric in 1899. In discussing the proposed cleansing of the Combermero statu", our genial contempoiary in- dulges in a sneer at cur correspondent who made the suggestion, and who is characterised as "evidently not an expert in sculpture." The writer made no pretence to expert knowledge, but it is suftjcicnt for the present that his sug- gestion leceived the hearty approval of those whose opinion will carry weight in the city, including the Dean and Colonel LLoyd, and that it has the- best. wishes of the Duke of West- minst-c r. Prospective old-age pensioners continue to troop up to the Chester postofirces for their application forms, though the numbers have dwindled to about half a dozen daily. The rush was over in the first two days, and all the applicants now take away their forms to be filled in at leisure. The work of investiga- tion has commenced, and this will keep the Inland Revenue authorities busily engaged for some time. An order has been issued prohibit- ing officials giving information, but it is gener- ally understood that progress in Chester-will not be made until after the end of the month. A return will be sent to headquarters as to the numbers, and probably the local committee will then be called together. III regard 10 the. national demonstration aaainst the Licensing Bi!l in London, a Chester man gives t.hfi following impression:—"There never was such a de-monst ration in London he- foie. The pel ie", from constables to superin- tendents, said ti-cy had never soon such a de- monstration. everything 1 eing so orderly. They had no trouble at all. The statements by the Liberal papers lhat it was a small demonstra- tion have no foundation. The pioteslors gave one tlic, that they were there on busi- ness, and noi on pleasure bent. They took the mattor seriously, because they had so much at stake. It is interesting to note- that Mr. Thomas Stead man A'el is. Into his Majesty's Inspector of Schools, whose death at Bournemouth a week ago forms the subject of an obituary notice in the "TiITh" was a distant relative of Mr. Os- borne Aldis, of Ches;e;. It is just exactly a year s ince the death was announced of Mr. Sleadtnan Aldis's father, the Rev. John Aldis in his hundredth year. His threo sons all had a distinguished Cniversity car cor at Cambridge. The family traces its descent from the well- known lover of liteiature and critical .scholar of tie? day in Venice, Pine Manuiius Aldus, whose editions of classical works of the Augustan period, and by his introduction of the punting piess, gave the lead to Venice in tho world of liteiature in the 15th century. As t-lie books of the Aldine Press have never born r< printed the copies have natuially become very searec, and are eagerly putehascd at very high prices. Tho libraiy of the late Sir Tatton Sykes was romai kablo for its possession of some very fine e-op ie. Much local interest is taken in a chal- lenge which has been issued to Colonel Henry I Howard a* a sequel to some ceirrespondenee that has taken place on the patriot it-m of Welsh Nonconformists. The Co'onel had complained ot the ceaseless crusade of Welsh Noneonform- ists ministers against the Army. He citcxl in- stances where these preachers had spoken against military service, and quoted an address signed by the leading Baptist, Wesleyan. Methodist and Congregational ministers of M erionethshirc. when an appeal was made dur- ing the Borr War to raise a company of Volun- teers in that coutity. The appeal was addressed "to the young men of Merionethshire," and contained this remarkable statement :—"We cannot but-feel the effort made to entice the young men of our churches to join such a society (Volunteers) to be ery dangerous, be- cause euchv societies have always been the source of immorality. Be not deceived evil communications corrupt good manners." Col. Howard also cited figures, shewing that out of a batch of Volunteers for South Africa and out of two popular Ten itorjnl regiments in Wales only one-fourth of the men were Noncon- fo rmists. In Thursday's "Tifll" Col. Owen Thoma.s, late commanding officer of the Prince of Wales's Light Horse, brings forward statements in de- fence of tlu patriotism of Wel.sh Noncon- foi-miiy. and concludes with the following chal- lc!ige -"I lay Colonel Howard an even £ 1,000 that I will recruit in North Wales in four wep-k" 100 men, all Nonconformists, for the Terri- torial Army. The money to go to any charit- able object on which we may agree." We have no (loabr that Colonel Thomas is able to make good his assertion. When a spirit of rivalry is int-nduecd, it would be possible to recruit a much larger number of men, and it will be a pity if this opportunity o gaining a much- needed addition to the Territorial Force is allowed to slip. At the eame time, the chal- lenge does not ioucii Colonel Howard's indict- ment, which refers to the pafot, not the future. How are the results of such an in- dusi-ial struggle as the cotton strike is illus- trated by the relation of Cheshire agricultuie to Lancashire, industrial- centrcs. The big towns of the county palatine are among the beet cus:omers for Cheshire cheese, and if the strike now in progress continues for a few weeks only, there will be an enormous shrinkage in the purchases a.s compared with normal times. The cotton war, therefore, will seriously affect Cheshire cheese-makers, and indirectly the farming industry of the county as a whole. Its L-pecd-y termi nation would give great satis- faction in this-part of the country for that rea- son alone. As th> icsult of an in the "Observe* written by Mr. Osborne Aldis, on a c-fcancc visit pa.id to the ancient St. Plegmund's Well at Plemondestall, steps have boen taken to locale, the woll by a suitable stone pediment, with inscription. Tho undertaking is now in tlie hands of Mr. Clecg. of Frodsbam-strcet. Tho RA,A,tor of Ploroondestall, the Rev. II. Toogood, M.A., has given notice of his intention to hold a special seTvico on itit, ocmstoij of ¡hc inaugura- tion of the well, and he hopes to obtain the service's of a preacher woll-veised in the sacred wells in diffweirt parts of England and Wales. The wcll, when restored, will make quite a miniature hermitage, and care will IK- taken not to injure the overhanging t.re-et. out of ekrferctrce to an old küond" to the effect that, the water of the well will stop if tJie tJÐ:" is in any way damaged. In allusion to this prediction, part of the inscription oil the pediment will read appropriately: "Fons eeto poreruiis: floneat AI4vw ''f'" .W¿' •aroor* V? i Further interest attaches to the well from the fact that the water of it has been taken for the lile. of baptism and at PlemondestaH ClltH ch from the time of St. Plegmund, who was tiamforred from this church to the See of Can- terbury now more than eleven centuries ago. Mr. Alelis, we arc glad to hear, has been success- ful in hie application to the Earl of Shrewsbuiy for P"rflliR,iolJ for the preservation of the we.l, "hid; is situated en his 'oruship's osiate. Many a wayfatcr goirit; to Plemondestall Church has passed thc, spof in ignorance of the existance of this unique well, but aftel" its restoration it will 1- for tiiy on- be impossible for aay one- to pass without no:ie- ilig it. It stands under the hedge on the way fiom the Warrington-road to the church, and within a few yard s of tii-, lailway bridge over the Cowey. The incoiiigibie printer was not responsible for the eritus in the figures which we published in our last Fiiday afternoon editions in the return of-the Newcastle election. That honour belongs w:cly to his Majesty's Post-office. By the substitution of a cipher for a 9 and vice' veisa. the Radical candidate was credited with nine more votes than he-polled, and the Labour nom nee was deprived of thy credit of some 900 votes. A\e make th).s roiTcc'tion, breause t;Ix- crroiKVJus figuies led us into, the statement that Ill" Unionist champion had beaten both his rivals combim-d. The position of the candi- dates, however, was not affected by the incor- rect figures.
ELLESMERE PORT COUNCILI
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ELLESMERE PORT COUNCIL I The monthly meeting was hold on Mondav. the chairman. (Mr. W. Stockton) presiding.—The Cierk said he had sent the pLatin of the new library and the necessary information Oil to Mr. Carnegie, as instructed' by the Council.—The Cierk read a better-from Messrs. Keightler, Banning and Crewe, returning thits agreement certified. With regard to Mr. LangfordV pro- perty. it was decided to fix March 1st as the date on which the first instalment re tie,c improve- ments would become due.. The following con- tracts were sealed :—J. Jones, £ 30, repairs to Lang-ford's property J. W. Fiather. £ 257, pas- sages. WHITBY HEATH SEWER. I The Clerk read a letter from Mr. 13. Johnson re his- tender for £ 71. 17k for Whitby Heath sewer, asking if the Council would let him have tiufficient money to pay t.he men from week to week. Mr E P. Jones moved that the next tender be accepted, but after d'Heufwion amended his motion to read that that Mr. Johnson be reejucsted to carry out the tender as previously arranged, or the Council would have no alterna- tive but to take it out of his hands. RECREATION GROUND. I There was a motion by the chairman "That I the Council deal with the question of purchaetin" land for an open space." The Chairman ^aid he wal undecided as to whether he shouVl move hii- resolution at this stage.—It was decided to (kal with the matter in committee. ASSISTANT FOR THE SURVEYOR. Air. Whitridge moved that an artickxl pupil I be obtained for the surH'yor'¡;¡ (kp:iliment.-l\1r. Catterall M'conded on the understanding that applications be made publicly in the usual way.- The motion wa.s carried, and the question .)f piemuim refenexl to the Finance Committee. THE NEW KaTE. I A tie estimate of expenditure for the next half- year was submitted Mr. Breckon. chairman of the Finance Committee, said they had cut down in every r"?i' b said t h -ev liad cut in every possible instance, and they suggested a rate of Is. 9d. in the B, an increase of 3d. over the corresponding period, and 4d. over lasit half- year. If they had kept to the original figure it would have me-alit 8d. to 9d. increase. He WiS sorry for the ratepayers, but he supposed the Council had to do it.—Mr. Lloyd mentioned the Whitby Heath eewer, which was .going to cow £90. practically a penny rate, and suggested they could borrow the money. He moved that the rate be Is. 8d. Thit; was not seconded.—Mr. Nicholas explained that the increase wa" not due to any expenditure the district, itself had incurred. Several streets were being made, and then there was Id. for the eewer, altogether 5d. that. they were not responsible for, in so far that they were making streets for the benefit of the frontagers. In t.he next h-aJf-year they would get some troin the payment. This h-uf-v<ar they were in t.he unjorxunac,, J the money and getting nothing for it. Mr. E. P. Jones gaid that with the increased afisee-sment he had hoped the rate", would not have bwn increased. There was an increase of B800 in the expenditure. It might be desirable and justifiable in every way, but he would like to know a little more about it. The Chairman said the Finance Committee had the matter re the money for streets in hand. He would have advised a rate of IR: lOd. Mr. Catterail asked if the £ 1,800 allotted for Station-road had been expended up to now The Chairman said £ 1,500 had been spent. Mr. Catterail aslovl if, when the work was com- plete and the balance of L300 did not prove Milfieient, it would be necessary to have a Local Government. Board inquiry. The Chairman said there would be no ncces-itv, zi., if Lh i- as if this did happen they would ask for a supple- mentary loan. On the motion that the rate be Is. 9d. being put, eight voted for and Mcærs. Lloyti and Moffatt atrainst.. RAILWAY MATTERS. I In the minutes of. t-lic Hulway Committee it was recommended that if no answer is received to the clerk's letter two responsible persons bo appointed to take note of all blockages at the Nation for a week, that the figures and other information be sent: to Mr. Williams with a ,1.rongIy-wordHl letter from the Council; also that the Council be asked to open both gates at night I ine, as at present the lights are most confusing to cyclists, etc. It was alto recom- mended that Mr. Williams be asked to arrange for the following alterations:—4.24 p.m. from Birkenhead and 5.30 p.m. to Birkenhead, which run each day but Saturday, be extended to Satur- day aVo, and the 10.45 p.m. to Birkenhead be extenekxl to Thursday also. 1?:c (chairman a?k<d if they had provided in the estimates for the cost of the men at d\{.. r-.ta.tion. Mr. Breckon said he would pay for one man for a week if someone elce would. The pity was that the local railway officials would suffer, and they were not to blame.' He was sorry it meant reporting them, which was hardly fair. It was decided not to move in the matter of the level crossing at present, but the other reso- lutions would be passed on to the railway com- pany. 1- SUNDAY7 TRAINS. Mr' Breckon s 'ti th's was ntther a contentious matter, and they were going to have a public inatter, and tl)ey wero go:ng to ]lave ia J)ublic BREACH OF BYE-LAWS. I he Surveyor rfcportod that Mr. Churton was coming down to inspect Mr. Crawford's premises, and he thought it would be advisable to have a committee- meeting to know what the Councd thought about it. Met»r«. W. Jones, Nicholas, Griffiths, Cattorall and Breckon attended and inspected the premises arid made certain recorn- memdatioRH, ^.id Mr. Churton undertook to have thene carried out. Mr. E. Williams, Whitby Heath, wrote respect- ing the Council's, notice re his brick kiln. At. first he thought it was an attempt by some wicked person to overawe him. If he had con- travened the bye-laws, it had not been wilful. His contractor had been building kilns for 21 years, and never before had plans been men- tioned. Mr. Williams asked how it was he had been singled out, as three other kilns had been built in the district, and no plans had been before the Council. He did not w:sl) to be a law- breaker. He was working at a bu.in<:o> which | helped to develop the d'strict, and "he considered the Council should al!ow it to go on. Mr. W illiams offered to submit a plan of the chim- ney, which it was contended might prove a nuisancc through being close to the road.After disouon, a committee consisting of MeisHTs, Lloyd. Moffat, CVtte-rall anel Breckon was ap- pointed to go into the matter. OBJECTIONS TO PRIVATE STREET WORKS. I The Surveyor said lie thougnt they had suc- ceeded in every case, but as regards Creecent- road there had been certain modifications. The matter was deferred until the official informa- tion was received from the magistrates. GRAFTON ROAD. Mr, Hoyles submitted plant for four rows of houses in Grafton-road, ami a question arose as to whether he should be aaccl to provide a turn- ing i'ti the 9ft. passage. A vote was taken on a n; t; r: lioylcw be instructed through I., i.? 1. 1. ?, 1 I I Mr. Breckon to conform with the bye-laws, and thi.s was carried by eight votes to three. Messrs. Breckon, Moffatt and Lloyd voting against. I ANOTHER NEW WORKS. Plans were submitted for prod works for the St. H<')<?)? M?nufacruru)? Company. makers of oxide of iron, ul in the manufacture of paint. ELLESMERE PORT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY. The Cierk read a letter from the Ellesmcre Port Co-operative Society, asking the Council to proceed wit.h the paving- in front of their new Whitbv-road promises at an early date.- Tho matter was referred to the General Purposes Committee. HEATIIFI ELD ROAD. Mr. K. i. Jones c:.t.!Ie<.1 attention to tHe dan- gerous etat-c of Heat.hife!d-re>ad, there being no lights, and great he>aj*j of stones abaut.-Mr. Breckon thought if they spoke with a united voice to the gas company it would have effect.— Messrs. Moffatt. W. Jones and E. Williams were appointed to deal with the matter. STREETS. After discussion it WlS dec:(kd ?o ask the S. U.C. Co. to proceed car;ywit.ht?c Ii?ht.'ngof Westminster -revel an(] F)?ming-?tr<'ct.
EDUCATION IN FLINTSHIRE. -…
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EDUCATION IN FLINTSHIRE. 0 —— EXTRAVAGANT EXPENDITURE. INDIGNANT PROTESTS: STORMY DISCUSSION. (By Our Own Reporter.) I There was a sharp discussion on educational I extiavaganco at a mc-eiing of the Flintshire Education Committee, held at Mold on Wed- nesday, Mr. T. W. Hughes presiding.—The dis- cussion was intioduced by Mr. G. Armstrong Pairy Nr,Io called attention to re- coinrn-eiidatik-tis by iii,, Director, in order to protest against the growing extravagance of committee. He COli kl not see in the various loporte the'slightest indication of anyone making ..ffoit to reduce the rates or ln-lp the. rate- payers during those tnref (Hear, hear.) It seemed to him they were going from bad to worse, and how long th: ratepayers weie going to "ttlId it lie did not know. Had the recommen- dations of the officials been resisted in the first instance, they would have schools in Flintshire to-day quite sufficient for anything they re- quired, without burdening the ratepayers with buildings which were far better suited for uni- versities than anything else. (Hoar, hear.) In tire first p'ace tile committee had done their best to spoil the teachers by giving them every- thing for which they asked, and now they were going a far way to spoil the child:en also. They were spcneling thousands and thousands of pounds on education, and the greater part, of that education was to teach children extravagant habits which they could never hope to fo'low up in the future. (--No." There seemed to be a regal disregard for money, and if they men tioned rates or ratepayers they were looked at as much as to say "What sort of animal is that ?" (Laughter.) Education did not seem to Tie thoroughly completed until they had taught them that they were going to live without doing any work. By t hose grand schools they were building, and the luxuries they were attaching I to them, they were giving the young peopio quite a wiong impression as to what their position was gollf, in life. (Hear. hear.) Vex or please, did not think there was cither f(,lIse or reason in the way t,h<o C'omn1Ït\e.c was carrying on at present. He moved that all the rocomme-ndat ions be lc-f used. intr. Roixrts seconded. Dr. H. Williams said aU this was pleasant but ch ap talk. Every small body criticise! the County Council for iis expenditure, and it was irettiiiir now quite CLAP TRAP TALK. When they a-ppca-led to these bodies to put their finger on a particular <?pot and say where 1b.t;y could curtail expenditure, "they were done." Where had been Mr. Parry's voice be- fore? Why had he not voted against some of the expenditure When th? new schools wore being built they heard whole choruses of voices. Who, however, had the gove-rnnvnt of the old schools before that education authority came into power, and who responsi ble foi schools which were not fit for children? A large, num- — "c ■>< «h'<-s in the county were better than th<?s<' sch?s w?t'c. j\ow. ?t?.. ? .-??L_?. ?? there was an uplifting of humanhy, were; they to be backward in giving good s.ubst?ntia! schoo! buildings for children? Was there any sc hool on which the-y had spent more money than tltey eiught to have done? :1r. Parry: Yes, every one. Dr. Williams: Where? A Member: Outside Queen's Ferry. Dr. Williams said he took it the members ieleta. of a school was four square waits and a roof. He (the member) did not think there was anything in making a beautiful structure which would influence the child in his moral ideas and physical development. The doctor added: I see faces laughing. Ask these laughing faces to build a cathedral, and see what kind of a cathe- dral they will build. See what money they heve spent on the Cathedral in Liverpool, with all the slums around. Several membeis pointed out that this build- ing in Liverpool was paid for voluntarily, and not out of the rate. Dr. Williams replied that he was arguing as to tho effect, of architectural beauty on chil- dren. Mr. Parry and voices: Ach Dr. Williams Ach! That is the answer we get. ACH! ACH! I The]e is nobody stands up and says the* chil- <1:0n of the working-classes are entitled to p'enty of cu bic space and frk??h-a' r ventilation in the schoo], whIch will ('nabc th?m to carry on their Wessons for more than two hour?. RcRunfng, the doctor ?aid that in most of t)ieir shoe's a child couid not Wo,i-k for I hours without getting a headache, becausc the ventilation was bad. They had been spending a tremendous amount of money in trying to teach childien in one large room. He thanked heaven ht) was not a schoolmaster in one of those large rooms, because he would be insane in a wock with all the noise. A Member: It would cure him. (Laughter.) Continuing, Dr. Will ams said lie was a rate- payer. and he intended to keep the Kites down as much as possib'e; but he certainly should not object to make the school buildings as pretty as they could possibly afford. T'Jtey had lIüt, he argued, been extravagant as regarded the teaching staff. They had tried to do their duty, but they were told they wese not doing as wc-ll as mast ot her counties. If the school inspector said they must increase the staff they must. They had had warnings tiuit if they did not carry out the recommendations of the in- spector they would be fined and los-e grants. ("No, no.") Who had been urging them to make the staffs rttonger and better? Were they not the very mcsi who were criticising them to- j day? When they tried to keep the st&fF on the minimum scale they were told they WCtl StarV- I ing the school. The people who were so ready I to throw into their tooth that thev were SQUANDERING MONBY I were the people who had helped them most to squander it. Mr. H. A. T-iiby said no man was more re- ¡.;pons.iblc for giving utterance to claptrap than I the doctor. With reference to the doctor's remark about some schools not being as good as stables, the doctor was eitlier endeavouring to mislead the pub!ic as to the condition of the schools, in which caee he ought to withdraw, or he had had experience of some particularly bad schoo-k and particularly luxurious stables. They had bad the county surveyor' s report on all the sehoo's in the county, and he (Mr. Tilb.v) tlefied anyone to say that for buildings which had 11t.x,n in existence 20 to 80 or more years they were not reasonable buildings for carrying on the work of education. Dr. Williams: Is it not a fact certain ccbool, have been chased in the county because they were unfit? Mr. Til by: How man v ? There was only one school closed, and it was because it was im- I pot«ible of enlargement. That school was at Hope. Perhaps the doctor will tell us more. Dr. Williams: There are others. You ought to know them. Mr. Tilby: I ar-k the man who makes the statement to put his finger on the spot, and he cannot answer. I do not, know about the schools under popular control, but I know of the elementary schools that only one. so far as I know, has been closed. Dr. Williams: What about the one at Whit- fond? I Mr. Tilby That was not closed, j MI.. P.?t-rv the discussion, said! j there wa? a vast <i!?i-cncc between I A STABLE AND A PALACE, and f'onwf.h i ng a good way between the two wou'd have answered their purposes equally a.s well a., tho C'x¡)('nl"'iY{. b¡¡ild;ngll which had been' erected, and the ratepayer's would have been bettor off to-day. With regard to the elector's ,tatemcnl t h¿lt. he (Mr. Parry) "had not opened his mouth before." he stateel that at that time I he was not on the Council, which was the reason, j perhaps they had gone so far astray. (Laugh- j ter.) The mischief was (ioyic bofe>re he wac a member. They started by bui'ding extravagant sehoo's. He strongly advocated the spending of JE500 on the old Ewloe Green c'ioo, "iii;,teal of erecting a new one, as it would be sufficient for the requirements, but he was told We liave been contributing towards other people in the county having grand sehools. and the least other people can do is to aid us to have a gTand one for ourselves." The mischief was done in the fiiv>t instance. This was no reason why they -,on -A7 1 iv t. i )ev should continue, and he hoped the committee wouid do their bt to help the rates, af t?c burden was. becoming serious. Eventually the resolution was withdrawn and the d'scusslein ctoseel. I ADMISSION OF THE PRESS. The Holywell District Sub-committee. it ap- peared. had agreed to admit the Press to their .meetings, on the distinct understanding that private discussions should not be reported.—Dr. Humphry William" (Flint) mentioned the sub- ject, ami expressed the hope that a similar pro- cedure would be adopted throughout the connty. The Chairman thought this was a matter for the committees ihemselvcs, and perhaps they would tieal with it at the next mcctlIg. i DRYING CHILDREN S CLOTHES. The County Purveyor (Mr. Saniufl li.vans) pro- dented his report, as requested, with reference to provisions in the elementary schools for drying i children's clothes. Apart from the county's new schools, there did not exist, he sa:d, in any of tltc schools any mechanical prevision for drying wet clothes in the cloak-rooms, and he feared the provision of such means would entail a very serious expenditure. His suggestion was by cft.fier hifr-fi p" or low pressure heating PII)C: ooils and radiators (in ex>nec«-.v. -¡..1, general heating system) placed judiciously in the cloak-rooms, so circulating warm air. TtM duction of heat would mean increased con- sumption of fuel and increased work for the caretaker. The initial cost would be very con- aidorablc. and woald be another reason for en- largement and improvement of cloak-rooms. Consideration was deferred for some time. INSPECTION OF CHILDREN. THE FIRST REPORT. ) 1, The new school medical omcer (Ur. A. Ji>. Williarn,s), who entered upon his duties in September, presented his first report. He stateel: Up to the present I have visited 22 schools and examined approximately 400 chil- dren. "Generally, he said, "the physical con- dition of the children was highly satisfactory, and the majority appeared bright, intelligent and well-cared for. Only a very small number could be called dirty or neglected. Of the 400 children examined. 41 suffered from enlarged tonsils, 159 had docavod teeth (four or more decayed), and 47 suffered from defective vision of a severe 47 6Liffei-e(i fi-olli (i,fc?.etive vleA1)11 of a ??vem- ce>mmonos>t found among schex>l children. Ikgarding the children suffering from dcfc<?ivc CTe?ight. I fear ?ome of the parent wi!I b?, unable. to supply their children with the spec- j tactes required on account of the expense in- volved. BORROWING £ 7.160. A meeting of the County Council was held ,ub- peouentlv. w hen a resolution was adopted author- ising the affixing of the county seal to an indenture of mortgage with the Public W orks | Loan Commissioners, for securing advances not exceeding £ 7,160 for educational purposes The* )oil of new Council school at Flint. £ 2.227: provision of furniture for ditto. £ 331; purchase of site for new Council scliool at Ewloe Green. £250: erection of new Council school at Ewloc provision of fur- niture for ditto, £ 110: purchase of site for new Council school at of site for new Council school at Shot-ton, £ 1.350.
THE LATE VICAR OF NORTHOP.;
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THE LATE VICAR OF NORTHOP.; (See also page 11.) "J — THE FUrsKK-Ai- I TOUCHING SCENES. I Northop was in mourning on Thursday, when the remains of the late esteemed Vicar were interred in the chuichyard, amid manifestations of grief, and with a sense of the great loss sus- j taiiied by the community. The church was crowded with a sympathetic assembly witon th« service commenced. A.t the V iCHag" a brief pretimina-n service had been conducted by the Rov. E. G. Fisher (curate). At 11? church the ofSciaUng mini.-teM wc!? (??awn Atkinson at? the Rev. E. G. Fisher. The coi-itbijied clioirs of Noithop Church, Nortliop Hall and Sougli- ton took part. "Jc-sii. lover of my soul and "Now the labourer's task is o'er' were sung with deep feeling. The* organist, Mr. C. Lewis Jones, played with solemn effect Chopin's FuneisJ March, paissages from Hadyn's "Seven last woids on the Cross. passages from W ag- ner's "Parsifal." and, as the coffin was borne away to the graveside, th? Dead March in I "Saul." At the graveside n touching scene presented itself, the members of the choir, in their -3tiiplices, surrounding the gruve, tlit, sor- rowing crowd standing reverently by. The Rev. D. W. Evans conducted the first portion of the final service, the last sentences being recited by tho Rev. Canon Jones, vicar of Llanfair. "Lead kindly light' was sung by the choir, and the boys' voices were lowered with appropriate in- tonation as they repeated the well-known lines. Tho chief mourners were the widovv, accom- panied by her three sons and two daughters. Among the geneial mourners were Mr. J. Eldon Bankes, K.C.. Mr. II Watkinson, Mr. Wynn Bankers. Mr. E. Astbury, Mr. H. Jones. Mr. Edward Webster, the Mayor of Flint (Aid. A. B. Lloyd), Mr. Richard Morris, Mr. Edward Morton (Rhosesmori, Mr. Herbert George Jone6 (Soughton), the Rc- Robi. Evan Jones (vicar of Mold), the Rev. Ellis (Rasycae), the Rev. G. T. ROT, (rector of Ilalkyn), Mr. E. Foulkes Mason. Dr. Cl?mont (Shotton). Mr. Jno. Astbury. Mr R. P. Gould (Northop), the Rev. R. E Ruddy (Mold), Mr. J. Harrison Jones (Mold), Mr. J. C. Brown (Rhosesmor). Mr. W. H. Jones, the Rev. Aaron Davies (late curate at Noithop), Dr. Edwards (Mold). Mr. R. S. Kelly (Mold), Mr. J. L Francis (Halkyn), Mr. G. 11. Alk-tson, Mr. F. Appleby, Mr. W. Ast- bury, Mr. J. W. Charlton. Mr. S. Perks (Rhyl), Me John Reado (Northop Ilall). Mr. G. Tay- lor. Mr. F. Batoman, etc. Lady Fitzpatrick was leprc-sonted. The bearers, all sideemen of the church, were Mr. F. Jones, Mr. T. Jones. Mr. F. Logallis, Mr. J. W. Gittens, Mr. D. Lloyd, and Mr. W. Lat hom. Wreaths w?ic sent by Mrs. Bankes, Mrs. Lewis. Miss Bankes and Mr. Wynn Bankes; Mr. Edward Hughes (Church Cottages). Mr. Edw. Williams, Mr. J. Storey (Rhvl), Mrs Hughes and Miss Hughes, Mr. Tlios Fraser, Mrs. Wat- kinroil. Mis;. H. Watkinson. Mrs. J. Smith, the Rev. E. HariwcH Jones (Surrey), the mem- bers of the"" Soughton Mission Room, Mrs. Jones, from the members of t.he Northop School and Mise Ch meut Davies's class, from iho maids at Brook Bank, from Not-tiiop HaJJ Church, from the choir, from the Nursing Association, from the sidesmen at Northop Hall Church, Miss Richards, Mr. Thos. Pierce, etc. The coffin was wheeled from the Vicarage to the church, and from the church to the grave- side, on a carriage specially built for the pur- pose, and presented to the church by Mr. J. E. Bankes—The undertake: was -Alr. NIV' A IT.CT Davies.
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TRAIN ALTERATIONS. Our readers' attention is directed to the great alterations in the train services from Thursday niorn- ing last. The trains from Chester, and all lover the various railways in the country, will be inueit rekiuced, and many taken off, as the i winter service then commences. On the North Wales coaet this is specially the C8M, nearly all j the fast trMn? being wi thdmwn, while on t?c Wititr-liure-li branch the 12.27 noon, 3.5 p.m., and 8.45 p.m. trains are taken off, ae well as the 4.25 p.m. ajid 8.30 p.m. train from Whitchurch. The 3.5 po. m. to Whitchurch and 4.25 back will run on Saturdays only. A careful study of the October train servioee is necessary.
I OUT-OF-WORK TKAGKDV.I I…
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I OUT-OF-WORK TKAGKDV. I I — I" NESTON RESIDENT'S EN U. amuel fritchard, journeyman joiner, aged 66. was found hanging in the rear of his iiouse at Little Nosrton on Monday. He wais cut (Mm by the noig-.hhours. Sergeant Wharam, who WM soon on the spot, found rife c-xUnct, Deooancii. who is an o'd and well-known resides:t. had been long ouL of work, and had become greatly dl. pressed in coiHsequenoe. The inq.ie.-ji. was held on Tuesday by Mr. W- Ie. Emma Pritehard. widow. stated that her hus- band had been out of work for a long time, aDd was very low-spirited. About, six months ago lie s:ilfor«l from a stroke. On Monday morning lie got up as u<sual. and then went to bed again. She m s. d him shortly after 11 a.m., and on tfong into the orcliard alio saw him hanging from a tree, and raised an alarm.— Sergeant Wharam seated that deceased had a piece of cord round hit neck with a running noose on it. Wit- ness removed the cord, but the man was then dead.—The jury returned a verdict of Suicide while of unsound mine!
!THE YEEliMAN RECITAL 't
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THE YEEliMAN RECITAL t A large audience^ at the Town Hall welcomed A at i l i, 'r Mr. Gerard Veerman on Wednesday evening, when he gave a pianoforte recital. It is now between two and three years since we last had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Voerman, and everyone who took the trouble of renewing their acquaintance with his playing on this occasion was well repaid. Mr. Voerman has improved consid-rably during the interval, and in too varied programme which lie presented he was ab'.e to exhibit the breadth of his attainments. Commencing with Mendelssohn, Mr. Voerman gave the master's stately prelude and fuguo in E minor, following with Moio PerpL-tuc), a piece' of vastly different stamp by Webor. The programme, of course. would bave.bc,-n incom- plete without Chopin, the selections being Valso in A flat, Berc?irs>e, Etude Op. 10. No. 8. Etude Op. 25, No. 9, and Scherzo, Op. 31. AU these naturally demanded skilful treatment, but the performer's splendid technique brought him through triumphant and earuoo him much ap- pn-v-i. ->«•»"ause. Mr. Ve^erman closed tho programme with renderings extvl- lenee throughout of Fugue, Op. 5, No. Rhein- borger) Concert Study, No. 39 (Liszt), and Etude en forme do Valse (Saint-Saens); Mr. Voerman W:1. assisted by Herr Leon Voerman (violinist) and Miss Annie Worsly (contralto), of the- Royal Maneliestcr College of Music, who cam? at short notice owing to the sudden iii- di-sposition of Madame Agnes Croxton. Mr. Geraid Vecrmsn and his faHi{,¡, ga.ve a perform- ance of a violin and p;ane>forio sonata. compo»>d by the former. This is a work in throe move- ments, Aliegio. Ada-trio and Allegro Vivace, calling for brilliance of execution on both in- struments. It is an ambitious effort for 80 young a composer, but those present could not help being impressed with the ability of which it gave proof. Another composition by Mr. Gerard Voerman which was performed was the setting to the po:>m by M;s. Ht?Jlwris, "Come to rnc, gentle Sleep." The song was sung by Miss Worsl~y, accompanied by the composer, with a violin obligate by nor Leon Voerman. This, seemed scarcely so successful a work as the sonata. The instrumental pa.rts appear too elaborate, the result being that th? listener's attention is distracted isomewhat from the song itself, which of course is the ehicc[ part of tho composition. The programme also included three fine violin solos by Herr Leon Voerman, namely, Adagio from Spohrs Ninth Qoncerto, Revcri*> (Yieuxtomps). and Hungaria.n Danoe in D minor by Brahms, in all of which skilful bow- ing and good phrasing were displayed with ex* eel-lent tone and expression. Miss Woi-slev alsc saiig "Avenging and Bright" (Villiors Stanford) and Gluck's "Divinites du Styx," the latter of which may bo remembered by some a.s one of Madame Clara Butt's songs on her last appear- ance in Chester. Miss Worsley s powerful, mellow contralto voioc was enjoyed on each of her appeaiances, and twicc. she was recalled- The programme, as a whole, while it presented a feast of oonoe of the masters, and an appre- ciated selection of Mr G. Veorman's own wo:k. was a irifle long, owing chiefly to the readiness with which encores were conceded Such a con- cert, however, must be numbered among the murical treats which are provided for Chester people. The accoinpurijni^nis to t.Rn x i o l m po'qs ,py4 y?dt? t.h? it)jiii 0!f by Miss May Parrott.
UNIONISM AT HAWAHDEN 4
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UNIONISM AT HAWAHDEN 4 SPEECH BY MR. HAROLD EDWARDS. THE MINERS' EIGHT HOURS BILL. A Under the ausptce.s ol the riawarden Unionist Association a public meeting was hold in tho Gymnasium. Ilawarden, on Wednesday. Mr. C. B. Toller presiding over a large assemblage. Ho was supported on the piatlorm by Mr. Harold Edwards, prospective Unionist candidate for Flint County, Mr. Sydney Taylor, Mr. A. O. Emlyn (Unionist van), and Mr. G. C. Ailenson. The Chairman extended a hearty welcome to their "future member of Parliament. (Ap- plause.) He was pleased indeed- to find that tho Hawardon Unionists were stirring themselves and getting ready for the struggle, which was much nearer than most of them imagined, A nor that stirring incident the other day at Newcastle, it was pretty clear the writjng wat; already on the wall. (Applauoe.) The country, so far an he could judge, was getting verg. tired and sick indeexl of the present Government, with its policy of injudicious retrenchment and flagrant confiscation and robbery. At the present time the country was in a very bad suite, the fctreet,s being full of tho unemployed. That canto very largely through there being no confidence in the Government. They were told that they had to consider the slump in America, and that everything would come all right again, becauso money was so cheap. But why was it cheap?, Simply because the trade of the country did not require it: there was no employment for the money. (Hear, hear.) The money would never be employed until there was exmfidence in the Government, because the people were afraid to embark and spend their money they preferred to keep it locked up rat her than risk its being confi-catod. He was delighted that Hawardon Unionises had made up their minds to put his friend, Mr. Edwards, at the top of the poll at the next election. (Applause.) Mr. Edwards, who had a hearty reception, delivered a speech full of telling points. He dealt chiefly with tlie Miners' Eight Hours Bili, and said the Bill did not only affect the class who demanded it. It would affect tlie prosperity of the whole country and every industry de- pending upon the consumption of coal. His criticism was not without appreciation of the hardship. of the mining classes and lie had every sympathy with them. He had, however, a realisation of the justice due to the whole com=- mmtity. The measure would injure the com- munity at large by sending up the price of coal. Tlie Departmental Commjt.t(\(" w}¡:ch indudtXI some of the most export, men in the (X)utitt,v, had before them expert evidence on this ques- tion, and they unanimously found that there was no justification for this Bill on the grounds of health. Miners as a class were highly intelli- gent. and highly organised, and were quita capable of attaining their desires through the all-powerful mining federation. The Minors Eight. Hours Bill would take away their liberty in this respect, and their organisation would become rigid. Sir Hugli Bell had estimated that between thirty and forty thousand steel and iron workers would be thrown out of employ- ment if the Bill passed; and a Labour M.P. admitted in the House of (?ommona that coal would be dearer. At the conclusion of his speech Mr. Edwarda was loudly applauded. Mr. Taylor (chairman of the Ilawarden Unionist Committee.) joined in welcoming Mr. » Edwards, and aswured him they were alive and working in the Ilawarden district on his behalf and for- the great cause they had at heart. Ap- plause. ) Other speakers addressed the meeting, which j was; of an enthusiastic and encouraging cliar- acter.
rCHILDER THORNTON. 1.
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r CHILDER THORNTON. 1. PARISH COUNCIL.-At a meeting on i ues- day, & letter wm read from Mr. Hope, stating tdha. y; the Council might acquire for small holdings a field of about one acre that one of his tenants waa giving up. The matter was left in the hands of Mr. Barron.