The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-18 00:00:00

" CUE MYSTERY OF A. HANSOM CAB."

Till one topic of e ,nversation in Lmidon literary
eirclea i. 4 the phenomenal success that has attended
th. publication in England of the Australian novel,
"Te Mystery of a ilanaoui Cab. " In the very
heyd ty of ‘‘Called Back's " popularity and sale, it
is queitionabl; whether Hugh Conway's litqa vol-
ume ever attained the rapid sale that has attendei
the introduation to English novel readers of this
wonderful " Mystery." Atter tae book has been
read, a calm . survey of the different phases of h
man natute it p.esents to t e reader leads him or
her to tho conclueion that in the young Austratiaa,
'er;.;as W fltiole Australia possesses A novelist
who is not only a credit to his native couotry, t,ut
wao on his arrival, in this country, will be a wel-
come and valaable addition to Engli,h literary
circles

%Chow) who have not real this interesting, clove
and fasc;nating little work should oo so et oho
and the chance, are they will feel exceeding y
gratifivd that their attention was drawn to it.
The sales during the past week have beea some-
thing enorm,ais, Messrs. W. H. Smith and Sou
and the principal London retail shops sold an in
oredi;Jle number.

c A.D LEY HEATH.
N rI. VNItN IF I'M', FACrOItY ,ACT 3
A:7 TRADv..---A.t the Police Court On
hefel e Me,,•org. it. A. Wicrgin aod 1. Vanier
~ipstrat-e). Priest, IlAil and d
chniiln.
m Ala tctr. v, Cra.iley Station _Road, was fili'
ticg
2s. 6d. tor infriogiug :he Factury Acts by neglec
to obtain a cartiticate of fitness for a young Pert°
in his employ, and also with negleatin $° 1:6'9 it
register.-I.lr. C. W. Hoare (the e
Glevettlincil
Inspector of Factories) having proved the offengw
c,:
defendant said the offences were committed thron
the neglect of a c.erk in his employ.

ROWLEY REGIS.
er
DEATH FROM EXPOSITILB.-51T. Edwin kloop!
(District Corouer) held an inquest on Virederle3,,),,'
at the Royal Oak Inn, Hayseechi near Old
the body of Thomas Stuart (54)' ho:senail
Darby End, Netherton, near Dudley, who had
foand dead in a lane at Hayse- 'ch or; the morolnil
of tne 12th inst.—On the 11th inst the deceast,dirte
his home to go witii a friend to Hunnington.
arriving at Haden Mil he went to the Rose WI,
Crown In, and had some beer, after which
seen in an intuxieated state in Hayseed' 1.431-5
At about tit f- past six o'clock on Simi iy morninghe
man Lamed Higgs fou ml tho lifeless body o
tue
f t
d ctas d ii a channel, the head rcsting on A
he jury were of opinion that death was
expo,ur,2, imud returned a verdict of "Found deli'

13ItOMSGR0VE.
Bit ,31SGEOVS, S COKE PRIOa, AND DIMTItIa 13$1°,:r
rir ItAiLwAY SOCIICTY.—Tne ananal geueralineello
f the members of this society was held
Institute oa Tu-Aday evening% The a' tendon" iv
iimittd. Mr. 1. Itop,r, the trustee, presided' re.
thirty sec :nd annual repoit f the comniitte'
tarred to
,the special meetings held in MO !ty
Augur. lat., when it was res)lved that. the
.....101ti•
should be earoiled uultr tire I:'iendly
Act of 1874. and that it should be
solved, Mr. Taornaa Roper tieing apponved :I.'/s
to carry out this resolution, with the assist:oloa,
Messrs. W. A. Cotion, W Ledbury, G. Nich`
T. A, Smite, Lull W. Weaver. The instiumeo vd,
ois,oltition had been c mpletcd and duly regi''erc„,
arid was being acted upon. !Hie tinstec 801ca.1.1ya
taut tee Laving.investigated the affairs and P°o—,,4
o: the society, consider them so far satisfanori
to give theta reason to hope that they wi ultiaote.',.e
be ia a oositi .11 to discharge to whole ef
of the society.— the Chairman, I ' 11,1'''tvcf
the a ioption of the report, explained the °Wee"; to
the deed of dissolution, which is to b.iug the sole
to a dos.) with as little exp,nse as possiple• ,e 4
su.:ges.ed that the a11.,t and the naafi°,
n e.ntier sactull co ..0 to a t arrangement t tr,aut'led
fer tits interests of the unallotteu to the
members to decr,ase tie liabilities ot the soseduie
Tue statement :.f c.ceotints showed the arnoult
to unallottud memb rs to be £2,53!, 11s.
due front allotted enenf,ers and special mortgle;
£d.815. 14s. 10.1., th amount in hands of tres 11..5
and s cretary being *:674 9s. I,l.—The rel,ort ":„
adopted, and votes cf thanks were P"5.09'.
to the auditors, and to the retiring presi lent, vi ta
president, and trustees.—Mr. Ctitt.ni then eif:ris
for sic two allotments which the society htl," for
haul on the Newtown Estate, which were so.a
mach less than the amount at wieich treY
alloitc.d.—A first divi tend of ss. in the pun' s
Pte amounts due to the u.:a.lotted metnteero
declared payable i orth wit h.

DIED.
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Elzabw.h, relict of Liu bAie N. S. Cloak,
aad only dAighter of t1x,:12.0 Freris Dosit'irL
ui 13-11broug1ito;', ia her ei-juieta

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