Ross Gazette 11th June 1914 - Page 6
Ross Gazette 11th June 1914 - Page 6
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| Date | 11/06/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 11th June 1914 |
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THE RALEIGH -STEEL BICYCLE is the constant friend of every sportsman . By Its aid you can reach the cricket field , the tennis court , the golf links , or wherever your fancy wills , in the minimum of time and at no expense . The Raleigh Lightweight . The unique features of the Raleigh , its all - steel construction ( no malle able iron castings as in other bicycles ) , liquid - brazed joints , perfect bearings and scientific construc tion are completed by its being GUARANTEED FOR EVER . Send a postcard for the " Book of the Raleigh . " BUTCHER & CASSON ( LIMITED ) , Brookend - street , ROSS . Raleigh Cycle Co. , Nottingham . Dunlop Tyres Brooks Saddle , Sturmey Archer 5 - speed Gear . Creling FRC for Health and Points for Cyclists by Frank Bowden , 100 pages , 1 / - . From all Raleigh Depots or Agents . THE ARMY MANŒUVRES . COMPENSATION OFFICER AT WORCESTER . At a meeting of the Worcester Branch of the National Farmers ' Union at Worcester on Monday , Major - General Hickman , chief compensation officer in connection with the forthcoming army manoeuvres , gave an ad- dress on the question of the compensation which will be paid to farmers for damage done to their fences and crops . General Hickman said prompt and fair compensation would be paid by the military compensation officers , who would deal direct- ly with the farmers . The manoeuvre area this year contained two crops which were not grown to anything like the same extent in other parts of England . He referred to fruit and hops . Orchards were prohibited under the Manoeuvre Act , but he would not undertake to swear that no soldiers would ever enter one ( laughter ) . They would not be intentionally entered , and the largest fruit area , that round Evesham and Per- shore , was not going to be made use of for manoeuvres . Instructions would be given to the troops to pay special attention to avoid- ing damage to the hop crop . A scheme was being worked out to make use of Boy Scouts to distribute warning notices to farmers when troops were coming on their land the next day . On receiving this warning owners of stock should keep a look out for the troops . From £ 5 19s . 6d . , or 9s . 4d . per month . RIFLE SHOOTING . HEREFORDSHIRE COUNTY MINIA . TURE ASSOCIATION . " S.M.R.O. " COUNTY OUP . The following is the team selected to re- present Herefordshire in the contest for the above mentioned cup : -A . V. Zimmerman , G. Bowkett , W. Morgan , and G. Evesham , Tarrington ; J. R. Moore , I. D. James , and T. C. Sherwood , Ross ; H. J. Colebatch , Hamnish ; F. Vick , G. , Edwards , F. Lucas , Kimbolton ; P. Lloyd , R. Hopkins , Canon Ffrome ; A. Stephens , Ballingham ; W. S. Gagg , R. W. Dimery , N. J. Moore , E. J. Thomas , Hereford : P. Hoddell . G. Banton , Whitchurch . Reserves : W. H. Faulkner , Hereford ; R. W. Phillips . J. Stephens , Bal- lingham ; E. G. Morris , Marcle . Shooting will take place on the range of the Hereford City Club on Saturday next , June 13th , and will commence at 2.30 p.m. sharp . The conditions for the contest are as follows : -Open to county teams of 20 . The shooting to take place in the presence of a witness appointed by the " S.M.R.C. " Competitors must reside in the county Thirty shots per competitor , deliberate , 10 at each 25 , 50 , and 100 yards . 8.M.R.O. " match targets . Rifles and sights as per S.M.R.C. " rules 63 and 68a . Slings allow- ed . The cup to be held for one year by the THO ROSS HEREFORD FARMERS ' UNION . VEXATIOUS SWINE FEVER ORDER MOTOR LORRIES AND LOCAL TAXATION . Mr. J. A. Thomson ( Chairman ) presided at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the South Herefordshire Farmers ' Union , held at the Imperial Hotel , Hereford , on Wednesday afternoon , when there were also present Alderman T. Preece ( President ) . Messrs . E. Rees , W. H. Wiltshire , E. W. Caddick , W. E. Taylor , A. G. Bunn , E. Hone . J. Parry , H. R. Paske , J. Murdoch , H. Weston , Price Addis , E. C. Andrews . J. Farr . T. Percy Preece , H. Hoddell , S. Hassall , with the Secretary ( Mr. J. P. Griffiths ) HOPS ( No. 2 ) BILL . The Secretary stated that in accordance with directions he had written to Capt . Clive and Mr. FitzHerbert Wright , members of Parliament for the South and North divis- ions of Herefordshire respectively with a copy of the resolution urging that the pass- ing of the Hops ( No. 2 ) Bill be expedited . Mr. FitzHerbert Wright had not replied , but Capt . Clive wrote that he had not yet seen the Bill , but he trusted it would be pushed with a little more determination that the Government had shown with their former Hops Bill . Mr. Caddick : He does not commit himself one way or the other . The Secretary : I think he has got " one in " nicely . CONFERENCE OF APPLE GROWERS . A letter from the Devon Union was read by the Secretary , suggesting that a confer- ence of apple growers should be held at the Royal Show , Shrewsbury , and it was decided to leave the matter in the hands of a com- mittee to make arrangements for the attend- ance of delegates . FARMERS AND THE WORKERS ' UNION . SHUF AXETTE THURSDAY , JUNE 11 , There was a lengthy discussion on corre- spondence which had taken place between Secretary of the Hereford Farmers ' Union , the President of the Workers ' Union and the in which a conference between representa- tives of the two bodies was sought , but the matter was taken in committee . It's under- the meeting of the National Executive next Stood that it may be again considered after week , at which a resolution on the relations between farmers and their employers will be discussed , and in which it is urged that the Farmers ' Union is not antagonistic to the Workers ' Union . A VEXATIOUS SWINE FEVER ORDER . The Secretary reported that a resolution had been received from the Ledbury branch tional areas under the Swine Fever Orders urging that the grouping of counties in sec- be abolished , and the removal of swine to Form C licence . The present restrictions , any part of the country be permitted under said the Secretary . were extremely unfair , and prevented the removal of swine , into Worcestershire . If they were removed the At present it was possible to remove pigs Troops will be in the following districts be - winning team . Silver medals will be award - Ledbury market would benefit considerably . tween the dates mentioned - in the north , ed to the winning team , and bronze medals the fourth division will be in camp near to the second team . A special silver medal Cleobury Mortimer from August 18 until about Droitwich from September 4 until county team . Correction . - R . Hopkins . Canon Ffrome , total 193. were received late by the Secre- tary , takes third place , displacing P. Hod- dell , of Whitchurch . fore long they would have legislation which would alter the state of affairs . The matter then dropped . DANGEROUS TRAFFIC . GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSESSMENTS . Mr. Parry introduced a resolution from THE NEW COUNTY RATE BASIS . the Ledbury branch , which stated " owing Presiding at a special meeting of the to the dangerous motor traffic on the roads the sale of live stock take precedence in the Gloucestershire County Council , held at the catalogues of farm sales , so that the animals Shirehall , Gloucester , on Saturday , Mr. M. may be removed during te hours of day- W. Colchester - Wemyss presented the revised He said it needed no words from . light . " him to commend the resolution to the meet - county rate basis which the County Rate ing , for if it was adopted it would be better Committee recommended for adoption . Re- for the vendor and the purchaser . The resolution was carried . marking that at the last Council meeting the figures submitted showed that the total STRICT WEIGHT IN WOOL . assessable value of the county was £ 1,677,924 The following resolution was read from the he stated that since then a considerable Welshpool District Farmers ' Association number of appeals had been acceded to . Re That the custom of allowing drafts of 2bs . ductions been granted to the extent of per cwt . in the weight of wool is undesirable and unfair , and this Association requests all £ 6,892 , bringing the total to £ 1,670,982 . farmers and auctioneers ( who hold wool It was recommended that further reductions to the amount of £ 2.384 should be made . sales ) to co - operate and assist in putting an tax assessments had been at variance with end to the practice by refusing to sell wool Those were chiefly cases where the income otherwise than by nett weight . the poor rate assessments , which in some in- That reduced the stances was due to error and in others to peculiar circumstances . It was stated that the matter would come before the National Executive next week , and Mr. Thompson was requested to support the resolutions . Messrs . Rees and Addis both remarking that they believed in standard weight or measure in everything . The Trader who shows confidence in his goods by advertising their high quality and value will se- cure the confidence of the public . Continued adver- tising and the mainten- ance of the high standard of his stock will retain that confidence . The " most direct and profitable means of adver- tising is afforded by the of columns the Ross Gazette . " WIRELESS RESEARCH . NATIONAL LABORATORY PROPOSED . re- £ 1.668.548 . total assessable value of the county to The Council adopted the revised basis . BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND IRISH OATTLE . THE " EMPRESS OF IRELAND " DISASTER . There , in the dead of night , Peacefully sleeping ; No one save God to see Doom slowly creeping ; Up through the mist so dense Comes with a shock intense Destruction ! Peace , and a moment more Terror soon reigneth ; Orash from the collier " ship Death now remaineth . Heroes strive might and main To save the loved again , But vainly . Death at the close of night Came then as master : Man's triumphs we forget In such disaster . But love still reigned supreme What sacrifice was seen In peril ! Thank God , in face of death , Our folk died bravely ; This heritage passed down To others safely . We think of them with pride , Seeing the way they died Triumphant ! H.M.W. Costumes that Fit , that are New , that will Please . The Largest Stook in the County , THERE IS NO BETTER VALUE ... WAKEFIELD KNIGHT , HEREFORD . CHURCH TOWER SIEGE THREE KILLED AND 16 WOUNDED , A young man named August Tomsics , who on Saturday wounded a girl and murdered her parents at Gross Hoeflany , and afterwards took refuge in a church steeple , whence he Bred at all comers , surrendered at midday on Saturday after three persons had been killed and nineteen wounded , says & Buda - Pesth message .. The Chairman referred to the fact that about a month ago , in consequence of some regulations that were issued by the Board of Agriculture restricting the importation and movement of Irish stock , the Council made GREAT RAILWAY FRAUDS . and narrow , and the murderer would be able BELGIAN MAGNATE ACCUSED . £ 1,200,000 INVOLVED . of the of In the morning the police took up protected positions around the tower , but they were un- able to ascend it , as the stairs were very steep to shoot down each man as he appeared . " It is Tomsics shouted out from the tower : an order prohibiting the entry of such stock into Gloucestershire . The Board had now sleep . Now good thing that you have let very considerably relaxed the conditions I have got fresh strength . To - day there will under which Irish stock could be admitted be a fine blood bath , and when my last cart- He then into this country , provided they came from ridge has gone I shall kill myself . " certain ports and were landed at certain He had fired in all commenced firing again . He supposed the Board had good The altar and the sacred ports . reason for the relaxation of those conditions , The trial began on Monday in Brussels about 200 shots . pictures in the church have been destroyed by and the question was whether in the circum- stances the Council should maintain their Nestor Wilmart , a former Delgian railway his fire . At midday the gendarmerie directed order . He ( the Chairman ) thought the magnate , who is accused of having placed a heavy fusillade against the tower , and the worthless bonds 70,000 Ghent parish priest then stepped forward and called Council had better retain their order . a upon the criminal to surrender . Tomsies ap- Mr. H. Matthews said that on Thursday , Terneuzen Railway , of which he was Gloucestershire and Somersetshire farmers director , on the market , the amount involved peared at the church door , and was ordered had been placed in a dilemma because several being £ 1,200,000 . These shares were die- o put up his hands , failing which he would be Thereupon he surrendered with- hundreds of Irish store cattle were sent to tributed by his agents all over the country , in shot down . Bristol market , and many local farmers were parts of France and in Holland , says the out resistance . A Browning pistol with seven afraid to send their stock into the market in Standard , and an attempt was made to unload undischarged cartridges was found on him , as consequence . The local farmers wanted to a lot of the worthless shares in London . The well as thirty cartridges in his pockets . know whether their stock could have been discovery was made in 1912 , when Wilmart , taken back into Gloucestershire if it had on being invited to explain certain facts , dis gone into the market where there as Irich He was found and brought back appeared . cattle . to Brussels , in March , 1913 , since which time The Chairman said the Gloucestershire he has been in prison . order referred to stock which had been " in contact " with any animal imported from Ireland . Mr. Matthews said he had understood that only fat cattle for slaughter were allowed to come over from Ireland , and now store stock had come in . The son of a small stationmaster , and now about fifty - six , he became by degrees the managing director on the Ghent - Terneuzen- Rafway , one of the very few private lines in country where such transport is almost en- tirely State - owned . For fifteen years Nestor Wilmart is alleged The Chairman said the former order of to have been issuing duplicate bonds that the Board of Agriculture did not apply to have been already paid off , the scrip having Bristol , but the new order did . Therefore it actually in some cases been repeated as many was much more important from that point as five times , these even bearing the same of view that the Gloucestershire order should numbers . Many of these false bonds , it is be maintained . He moved that the Council said , have been duly signed in the ordinary continue their order . way by the directors , who were completely Mr. Matthews seconded . hoodwinked by their companion , while many , The Chairman explained that the Glouces- it is believed , were absolutely forgeries . tershire order provided that no cattle , sheep , administrative county from the district of or Scotland , or should be moved ' within any other local authority in England , Wales , April 17 been imported from Ireland , or had been in contact with any animal so imported The proposition was agreed to . THE EMPRESS DISASTER CORRECTED OFFICIAL FIGURES . The corrected official figures of the Em- press of Ireland disaster show that out of a total of 87 first - class passengers 36 were saved and 51 lost . Of the letter 27 bodies have been identified and 29 are missing . In Of the 717 third- identification is doubtful . class passengers , 140 were rescued and 577 lost . one case The crew originally numbered 413 , but on the arrival of the boat at Quehee from Liverpool seven deserted , making the total 406. When the boat left Quebec there were five additional substitutes and four supernumeraries , making total of 415 , of whom 241 were saved and 174 lost . CITY FAILURES . FINANCIERS SUSPEND PAYMENT . HOW THE MATTER CAME OUT . It seems incredible that the banks , when large quantity of this especial unusually making up their shares , did not notice the bona fides of the company on trust , and dis- covery would probably have been postponed A great sensation was caused in the City indefinitely had not one accident set justice of London on Saturday morning by the post . on the track . A Brussels stockbroker's clerk ing of the following notice at 6 , Princes- E.C .: " Messrs . Chaplin , Milne , decamped one day in the autumn of 1911 with street , The report of the Committee appointed by from Ledbury to South Wales , but not into the Postmaster - General to consider and September 9 , and the third division will be will be awarded the highest scorer in the Worcestershire . A continuation of Form C port how far , and by what methods , the State goats , and swine should be moved into the license would meet the case . The actual should make provision for research work in was as follows : " That the Secretary ap- the 9th . These divisions will then carry out QUEEN ALEXANDRA OUP - Second Stage . wording of the Ledbury branch's resolut on the science of wireless telegraphy has been operations together until September 12th in an area bounded by Stourbridge . Droitwich , whose score of 97 deliberate and 96 rapid , proach the Worcestershire County Council issued in the form of a Parliamentary White Gloucestershire , if such animal had since scrip , but everyone seems to have taken the The Committee state that after careful con- Tenbury and Bridgnorth . In the south the and the Board of Agriculture with a view to Paper . row transferred to the area including the sideration they recommend the adoption of Guards Infantry Brigade will be in camp at getting the parishes of Redmarley and Ber- county of Hereford for the purpose of the the following scheme : Bromsberrow , near Dymock , from August 25 until September 5. They will then carry removal of swine , and further draw the at- tention of the National Farmers ' Union to out operations with the first division until The following matches were shot recently : the serious loss sustained by pig breeders the 9th between Malvern and Gloucester . and from the 10th to the 12th the first and owing to the regulations as regards the movement of store swine from a market , and second divisions together will be working be- tween Tewkesbury and Hereford . The final recommended that the National Farmers ' Union approach the Board of Agriculture Army manoeuvres will take place etween 99 with a view to allowing swine to be moved September 14 and 18. and the ground which from a market to any district with Form C Alderman Preece suggested that a resolu- tion be drawn up and sent from the Farmers ' SUMMER LEAGUE COMPETITION . HEREFORD V. HAMNISH . Hereford . 98 R. W. Dimery ... F. J. Thomas ... is likely to be covered is kept secret . The manoeuvre area is roughly a circle of twenty 98 W. H. Faulkner 97 N. J. Moore . miles radius . with its centre at Bromyard . 97 W. S. Gagg The total number of troops taking part finally will be about 50.000 . 96 F. N. Taylor 585 Hamnish . H. J. Colebatch 95 G. Millichip 95 ...... G. Robinson 95 G. E. Colebatch 92 ... G. Dyson 91 ... E . Anthony 88 556 For Hereford , J. Faulkenr ( 93 ) was count- Robinson ( 68 ) for Hamnish . TO THE MAN OR WOMAN WHO ed out , and F. J. Davies ( 88 ) and J. J. and said that in this way , they would be " GOES NOWHERE . " The following striking appeal is published in the " Ross Messenger " for June : - DEAR FRIEND , We are writing to you in order to ask your careful consideration of certain features in the life of our town . They concern YOU because you help to make that life . The " Ross Gazette " recently commented upon the number of boys who have been sent from this district to reformatories , after being convicted of theft . Again , there are numbers of lads and young men who betake themselves regularly , especially on Sunday , to fields and stables for a quiet game of banker . " It is quite possible for a young fellow to lose his week's wages in this way , whilst the gambling in- ' stinct is fed and the way to embezzlement and crime made easy . In regard to betting or racing and football events there are several bookmakers ' agents in the town . All these and other evil influences combine to make our work for the uplifting and sav- ing of the people increasingly difficult , in- deed , it is quite impossible for us to make any headway unless we have the cordial sup- port of all well - meaning citizens . We write to ask YOU , in the name of everything that is sacred , to lend us your aid . CANON FFROME V. BALLINGHAM . Canon Ffrome . 96 W. Walters 95 A. Cowell 95 R. Hopkins 95 R. Cowell 99 H. Deem ... 98 P. C. Lloyd 567 www Ballingham . H. Green 97 T. Edwards 94 R. Carpenter 94 H. Stephens 90 ... A. Stephens 89 A. Seymour 89 553 For Canon Ffrome , H. Olarke ( 92 ) and A. Bengry ( 90 ) were counted out ; and J. Stephens ( 88 ) and R. W. Phillips ( 87 ) for Ballingham . Union to the Agricultural Committee of the County Council asking them to bring the matter before the County Council . The Chairman welcomed the suggestion , likely to get more practical help . The in- fluence of the County Council with the Board of Agriculture would be far greater than that of the Farmers ' Union . The Government should appoint a National Committee for Telegraphic Research , whose duty it will be to promote generally in the public interest , both by theoretical investiga tion and by experiment , the progress of scientific telegraphy and telephony , and to co- ordinate and supplement the work now being Government departments in such done in progress . MPRET TO ABDICATE . A POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR . A telegram from Durazzo states that , con- sequent upon a Council held at the Palace on Friday night , and attended by Turkhan Pasha , the German delegates , and the repre- sentative of Roumania , the Prince of Wied has resolved to address to people a proclamation which will , in fact , be a farewell proclamation . the Albanian The Prince has de- Hitherto A NATIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY . The Government should establish a national research laboratory , with a special scientific staff , to undertake , under the direction of the committee , telegraphic investigation , the re- finitely decided to leave the country , and the aults of which should be available for all de- Princess agrees with this decision . partments of the public service , and to co- the Prince has only been restrained from operate with these departments in dealing taking this step by the strict injunctions issued with the scientific aspects of practical pro- blems arising out of service conditions . This from Berlin and Bucharest , both the German Emperor and King Carol being adverse to the laboratory should be established at Tedding Prince's abdication . Mr. Murdoch suggested that a better ton , in co - operation with the National Physi- course would he to ask the Central Execu - cal Laboratory . tive to take the matter up . The Chairman moved that a small commit- SUGGESTED COMMITTEE MEMBERS . tee be formed to draw up representations on The national committee , it is recommended , the matter to be placed before the Board of should consist of two members representing Agriculture , and also to send a copy of them the Admiralty , one representing the War to the Agricultural Committee of the County Office , two the Post Office , two directly a Council seeking their support . pointed by the Treasury , three appointed by Mr. Caddick seconded . the Treasury on the nomination of the Royal Mr. Parry , Chairman of the Ledbury Society , one appointed by the Treasury on branch , said it was a vexatious order , and the nomination of the Institution of Electrical was one which did no one any good . At Engineers , and the director of the National TARRINGTON V. KIMBOLTON . Ledbury they were on the borders of two Physical Laboratory . counties , and could not remove the pigs two The two members appointed directly by the G. Edwards 95 miles from the market . Treasury should not be departmental officials , Lucas 94 The resolution was carried , and the follow- the departments being sufficiently represented F. Vick 93 ing members were appointed to form the on the committee in other ways . W. Owen 91 Committee : Messrs . J. Thompson , T. Preece , H. Pugh 86 E. W. Caddick , J. Parry , H. Weston , E. ... A. Owens 23 Rees , and J. Murdoch . Tarrington . 99 G. Bowkett ............ 98 A. U. Zimmerman 97 W. Morgan 96 H. Higgins 94 S. Bowen , 94 A. Vernall 578 Kimbolton . 542 For Tarrington G. Evesham ( 91 ) and J. Derry ( 87 ) were counted out : W. Hassell ( 80 ) and F. Chandler ( 79 ) for Kimbolton . ROSS V. WHITCHURCH . Ross . You can do much . Many young people 98 I. D. James are beyond our influence , but what about 98 E. James the children ? " Train up a child in the 97 T. C. Sherwood way he should go , and when he is old he will 94 F. H. Hill not depart from it . " Could you not insist 93 W. Newton upon the attendance of the little ones at 87 J. R. Moore . Sunday School and do all you can to en- courage the elder ones to attend one other of the Bible Classes ? 567 or And , in addition to this , could you not , RE - ADJUSTMENT OF MOTOR TAXES ADVICE TO COMMERCIAL FIRMS . It is also recommended that no member of the Committee should give advice connected with the telegraphy or telephony to any com- Mr. Rees proposed that the Executive be mercial firm on any matter connected with urged to make representation to the proper the work of the Committee except with the authorities to re - adjust the motor taxes , so consent of the committee , and , in any doubt that the county authorities should receive ful case such consent should not be given a fair share of the revenue : also to tax the without the approval of the Department con- present traction and motor lorries , and make cerned . them contribute a fair share towards the up- The Committee should issue an annual re- P. Freeman 99 keep of main roads . The speaker said there port to be laid before Parliament , and they G. Banton 98 was no doubt that the present system was should publish , or authorise publication , of P. Hoddell 96 unjust , particularly in reference to motor such researches they may consider useful R. Edwards 89 lorries , because they only paid the guinea for the advancement in generally , ... F. Taylor 88 registration fee . and are not of a confidential nature . Mr. Caddick said he would second the re- solution if it would do any good . He was under the impression that they passed a similar resolution two years ago , and had heard nothing of it since . Whitchurch . C. Goodwin 88 551 For Ross H. Harbourne ( 84 ) was counted out ; F. Joseph ( 79 ) and F. Webb ( 72 ) for if only for the children's sake , make up your Whitchurch . mind to attend a place of worship yourself at least once a Sunday ? We do not claim that all the good people are inside the WOMEN'S HELP FOR THE BLIND . churches and all the bad outside , but we do claim that very few of those who have been brought up in Church and Sunday Schools " go wrong ' unless the home influence is bad . 35 Another novel scheme for helping the Blind has just been launched . This time the women of England are We are ready to do our share in the good being appealed to specially and directly , for work . Will you not do yours ? You will be during the current week more than a mil- helping the Churches in their great and lion leaflets are to be distributed among them glorious mission . You will be helping your - calling attention to the needs of the Blind for cheaper literature . selves . Why should there be so many empty pews The Launderers ' Association - the organi- in our Churches ? If we are to blame , tell sation to which all the biggest launderers in us so ! We are not afraid of your criticism ; the country are affiliated have given their we welcome it . What we are afraid of is whole support to a suggestion that with your indifference . We feel the dead weight every parcel of laundry sent out this week of it . We know how it imperils the greatest pictorial leaflet should be enclosed appeal- cause ever committed to the keeping of man ing for help for the National Institute for the sacred cause of the Kingdom of Jesus the Blind , 206 , Great Portland Street , Lon- Christ . don . W. Yours in His service , JANGUS , Wesleyan Church . J. W. KETTLE , Baptist Church . W. A. POWIOKE , Congregational Church . A sideboard cover , a tablecloth , a piece of embroidery , three yards of lace , two yards of muslin , and six pairs of gloves were found in the stockings of a Paris shopgirl suspected of theft . Boxes containing money which had been collected for the National Lifeboat Institu tion were stolen at Glasgow on Saturday by sman with a badge , who went to a number of booths and represented that he was official of the institution . AD Mrs. Altewell , of Wokingham , Berkshire , had her jaw broken and was otherwise injured on the head through , being knocked down on Saturday evening by a motor - cycle and side- car driven by a Territorial non - commissioned officer . The result of this cordial co - operation on the part of the laundry trade will be that practically every household in the country will find one of these leaflets in its basket this week , Laundry proprietors , managers , and assis- tante have generously promised to do all in their power to further the claims of the In- stitute , and it is hoped that as a result of this new scheme a further considerable in- terest in the cause of the Blind will acorue . Emms Offord , aged sixty - one , died sud- denly at Ipswich from cerebral hemorrhage started by a fit of sneezing . According to the annual report of the Astronomer Royal , " Big Ben " at Westmin- ster was only on one occasion last year found to be three seconds in error . A young student named Gath Lordan was shot dead at Kilmichael on Saturday during the excitement which followed the Cork County Council elections . A man was arrested . The Committee should have power in its discretion to organise , or co - operate in , in- ternational scientific investigations bearing on telegraphy . With regard to the National Research Laboratory at Paddington , the work should be limited to research and experimental in- A Trieste telegram states that a propa- gands is afoot in favour of the Duke of the Abruzzi as a candidate for the throne of Albania . FATAL MOTOR - CYCLE ACCIDENT . A young lady named Dora Campion , aged twenty - four , was killed and a young man named Hammond and his sister Grace were injured in a collision between a motor - cycle It appears that Hammond and motor - ' bus in the Fulham Palace - road on Saturday night . was riding a motor - cycle with a side - car at- tached , Miss Campion occupying the side - car , while Miss Hammond was seated on the back the road and crashed into a motor - ' bus which of the cycle , when the machine swerved across was proceeding in the opposite direction . All three were thrown violently on to the road , and when picked up Miss Campion was found to be dead , while Hammond and his sister were injured and were taken to the West London Hospital , where Mr. Hammond was admitted with injuries to his head and abdomen , and Miss Hammond , after surgical treatment for a wound above her right eye , was allowed to go home . an- a portfolio of securities , and his employer put Grenfell , and Company much regret to the matter in the hands of the law , with anounce that they have been obliged to sus- detailed list of the missing bonds . The clerk pend payment : The books of the company repented and returned the securities . The have been placed in the hands of Sir Wil broker withdrew the charge . But the magis- liam Plender , of the firm of Deloitte , Plender , trate , in examining the list , noticed what the Griffiths , and Company , chartered accountants , stockbroker had not that several of the to prepare a statement of affairs . " It is stated that no further statement in Ghent - Terneuzen bonds bore duplicate numbers . Wilmart , called on to explain , declared it connection with the suspension will be issued an employee's error , and offered to pay off until the chartered accountants have.com- the bonds . This game had saved him from pleted their investigations . detection on several previous occasions when The suspension is understood to be associ- Once a Ghent lawyer ated with extensive speculative difficulties in suspicions wer aroused . the Canadian market . had even vainly denounced him as a rogue in The suspension courts , there ; but his reputation for the of payment by Messrs . Chaplin , Milne , Grenfell , and Company , has been followed by that of the Canadian Agency , Limited . wealth , and as a smart man of business and his willingness to buy back immediately any The Canadian Agency is a privately - owned The magistrate , however , in the case of the disputed bonds , allayed suspicions dishonest clerk , noticed that the wording on company in which Mr. Arthur Grenfell , the the back of some of the bonds did not agree chairman , has by far the largest interest . It with that on others , or the dates , though both acts as an issuing and financial house for were numbered alike and were presumably of Canadian and other securities . a head . FATAL ACCIDENT SEQUEL . Thursday , On returning from school on says the Standard Paris correspondent , a six - year - old child , the son of contractor , entered a lift alone . What happened nobody knows , but , attracted by terrifying shrieks , the concierge found the boy caught between the lift and the staircase , crushed almost to the same emission , and he requested Wilmart to present himself on a certain date to clear up these discrepancies . Wilmart , realising that his game was up at last , fled in his motor- car to a local railway station , and disap- FATHER FALLS DEAD BY SON'S BED . peared for six months , leaving a party of hooting guests whom he was entertaining at dinner to be hilarious without him , and , in- cidentally , themselves to pay a bill of £ 2 28 . Wilmart , besides other residences , had a chateau richly furnished , where he kept s dozen horses and three cars . He was not married , but was a Mormon in his tastes . His was carried to the life was spent in bars and restaurants , where pulp . The aid of firemen was necessary to He extricate him , and he he ate and drank much and expensively . A servant went helped to found a smart restaurant in Brus - hospital , where he expired . sels and the racecourse at Stockel . He owned to break the news to his father without say ing that the child was dead . When the un- racing stable and a sporting paper . happy parent reached the ward where his wife was weeping in front of the cot contain- ing the remains , he was so affected that he suddenly fell dead on the floor by the side of the bed . OURE WORSE THAN DISEASE . TRAGIC RESULT OF " MIRACLE . " EX - King Manuel and his wife distributed SMALLPOX IN LANCASHIRE . A curious case of suggestion is reported to London schoolchildren at the Crystal Much concern has been caused by an out from Nibbone , where a shepherd , Giuseppe Palace on Saturday some 4,000 prizes and break of smallpox at Milnrow , the sion in for many years , says a Rome correspondent . Middleton , Lancashire , Parliamentary divi - igani , had been a victim of spiral paralysis Already eleven cases have been noti- A week ago his friends took him on a pil- fled and the infection is believed to have been caused by contact with Mexican cotton . grimage to the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Most of the sufferers work at mills , and Caravaggi , hoping that a miracle might be performed . In fact , the miracle did occur , these have been temporarily closed down by and Sigani was able to return on foot to his the health authorities .. home , entirely cured of his terrible illness . The effect of the cure , however , on his mind was far from satisfactory , and in four days he became a raving maniac , and has had to be The Chairman said in a recent report the Local Taxation Committee made strong re- commendations in regard to motor traffic and vestigations under the direction of the Direc lorries . They pointed out how unjust it was tor , who would receive his instructions from stuart , at his residence , Stuart Hall , Stewarts isolated in the county asylum . that a man should only have to pay £ l re- gistration fee , and then be able to run a The probable total annual expenditure en- lorry without further paying beyond 5s . for tailed by the adoption of the scheme would the National Committee . a licence for the driver . He hoped that be- be £ 4.800 Overland DEATH OF EARL CASTLESTUART . The death has occurred of Earl Castle town , County Tyrone , after an illness of several months . Earl Castlestuart , who wai seventy - seven years of age , is succeeded in the title by his cousin , Mr. Andrew John Stewart . HIGH - CLASS NOTE PAPERS at lowest prices . Largest and choicest stock in the district to select from at the " Gazette " Office . - Advt . Particulars of the maiden trip of the Cunard liner Aquitania across the Atlantic show that she steamed 2,180 miles at an average speed of 22 95 miles per hour . certificates for essays on kindness to horses . Monday's Times was a record penny paper of sixty - eight pages . In addition to the ordinary twenty - four pages of world news , & forty - four - page supplement was devoted to the many aspects of the food question . Before the eyes of his parents , and after throwing himself in vain at their feet in an appeal to them to allow him to marry a young dressmaker's assistant , Count de Bou- chage , aged twenty - five , shot himself dead in Paris hotel . Electric Light and Self Starting Complete Equipment . Full Torpedo Body ( 5 seater ) with Hood , Screen , Speedometer , all Lamps . £ 275 IMMEDIATE DELIVERY . Send at once Postcard for name of nearest Agent . WILLYS OVERLAND , Ltd. , Overland House , Gt . Portland St. , London , W. J ESTAB WILLIAM P DISTI Wine and Spirit Mercha And CID Hast - street , 48 , Broad - street HIGH - STR Foreign Wines and Spirits imported direct Bonded B DISTILLERS , PULLING'S PUR Manufacturers of all kinds of Fine Retail and Trade Lists Post Free on applica Finest Special Reserve Whiskey , 50 / - pe Bolo Consignees of TIRANT and Co. All other Champ FARMERS AND THE BUDGET MR . HICKS - BEACH , M.P. , AND THE PROPOSALS . " The Budget as far as it affects agric ture was the subject of discussion at Sat day's meeting of the Gloucestershire Cha ber of Agriculture , Mr. R. Cozens residin The Hon . Michael H. Hicks - Beach , M ( Tewkesbury Division ) said that with rega to the income tax and death duties it was matter for congratulation that at last t Chancellor of the Exchquer had realised th owners of agricultural land did not put i their pockets anything approaching the gr income they received in the form of re and they had to thank Mr. Lloyd Geo for allowing them in future to deduct fr their gross income the total expenditure the upkeep and repair of farm cottages low a certain value before they arrived their income tax basis . He did not thi however , that concession went far enou and he urged that the owners of agricultu land ought to pay income tax on the sa basis as other people , namely , on the inco they actually put into their pockets . Deal with the increased death duties . Mr. Hic Beach said they had got to an appall figure , and quite beyond what the origi proposer of those duties had any idea their being raised to . It was notorious t although those excessively high death du were very oppressive to owners of perso property , because they affected the tens and the labourers employed upon the est by crippling the financial resources of owner . A CURIOUS PROVISION . There was one very curious provision the Finance Bill , and one which he 1 never seen in any Finance Bill before . was that certain grants were to be made fr the Treasury to local authorities " if pro ion is made by Parliament for dividing ratable value of land , so as to distinguish value attributable to houses , buildings , other improvements , and the value attri able to the land without the houses , bu ings , and other improvements . " That me that before any grants could be made un the section there would have to be a valuation of land . They thought that d ing the past few years they had discove pretty nearly every form of land valuat real or artificial , that the ingenuity of Treasury and the revenue officials could sibly devise ( laughter ) . The local assessm committees had done a very valuable v in the past , but now , as he understood f the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statem they were to be abolished , and propertie future were to be assessed for the purp of local rates by Government officials . local assessment committees had the adv tage of local knowledge , and they did t work without payment . He thought it a very sad thing in this expensive age they were going to dispense with volunt service simply and solely for the purpose employing people , as part of their reg avocation , to carry out work which in past had been done voluntarily by per well competent to do it . As he underste the proposed valuation was to be on enti novel lines , namely . the annual value b upon the value of the land itself , with any man - made improvements upon it . that would work out in rural districts he not know , but he thought that in many p of England , after proper allowances made for man - made improvements , th tual remaining value of the soil would be markably small , and it was very doub whether it was worth while undertaking expense of making that additional valuat With reference to the proposed withdra of grants under the Agricultural Rates Mr. Hicks - Beach said that in the case of unions in Gloucestershire with which he acquainted the loss would amount to £ 1 represeting an annual rate of 74d . in pound . After discussion , the following resolu drafted by Mr. Hicks - Beach , was unanin ly adopted , on the proposition of Prof J. Penebrthy . seconded by Mr. Bru That this Chamber . while welcoming profound intention of the Governmen deal with the problem of local taxation grets that no attempt has been mad assess personal property for local rates . feels that it is unable to express any opi upon the Budget proposals until some crete examples are published of the prob effect on rural areas ; and urges the Cha lor of the Exchequer to collect the neces information and publish it without dela THE CAUSE OF INDIGESTIO Much valuable information may be gle from a somewhat lengthy medical re just published . For instance , it is clear that more than 90 per cent . of all of indigestion , dyspepsia , etc. , are du the presence of acid in the stomach , physicians agree that when this fa realised by the public they will be upon to treat very few cases of sto trouble , and the cause of the trouble ( acid in the stomach - may be readily come without their aid . The most effe preparation for this purpose is said pure bisurated magnesia , and , they those who are troubled with any fo digestive trouble to obtain a small qu of this product from their chemist and half - a - teaspoonful in a little water , meals , as this will prevent fermentatio neutralise any acid which may be fo thus rendering the food easy of dige Certainly this plan seems preferable to ing the stomach with drugs . Our readers will have no difficulty taining supplies of this valuable prod the genuine bisurated magnesia is now ed in the various forms by Albert Port 13 , High - street . The death of a recluse at Ponder's E disclosed the fact that he was Mr. Peel , the heir to a Baronetcy which he fused to assume . " moral insanity The new plea of again put forward at the Marlboroug Police - court on behalf of a girl accu obtaining goods by false pretences . A Frenchman who embezzled £ 160 Employers ' money gambled away £ 120 and with the last £ 40 plunged on a " event " and won £ 200 just as he was a He refunded the money , and was forgi |