The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1908-05-09 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

OULIMAS."  THE PASSING WEEK.  By the overturning of an eleotrio tram' CM. which had lett the harm. at Bournemouth, seven persona were killed, and tan injured. The oar ran down a hill through the brake failing to act, and then dashed down an embankment some fifteen or twenty feet deep. _ _  • S •  Substantial progress with the building of the Liverpool Cathedral was reported at a meeting of the General Committee on Monday. and an appeal was made for some £70,000 in additional eubeoriptions during the next four years towarda the oompletion of thp first part of the scheme. • • • •  A triple tragedy occurred on Monday morning in the village of Hartford, near Northeteh, a Kra. Gerrard being found dead in her cottage together with her two young daughters, aged two and four years. The children had been drowned in a dollytub, apparently by the mother, who had then out her throat.  • • • • At the Liverpool City Council on Wedneeday, the question a Sunday music in the parks was again raised. and after a somewhat prolonged discuesion the proposal in its favour was rejected by ell vette to 23. • • • •  Viscount Morley of Blackburn, introduced by Viscount Eah.er and Viscount Peel, took the oath, signed the roll, and, with the usual ceremony, took his seat in the House of Lords on Tuesday, the Duke of Norfolk as Earl Marshal being prominent in the ceremony. There was iconetderable attendance of ladies and spectators. V count Wolverhampton (Sir Henry Fowler), introduced by Viecount Althorp and the new Lord Morley of Blackburn, also book the oath, signed the roll, and assumed his seat.  S • • •  James Jefferson, labourer, aged about 20, said to belong to North Shields, on Tuesday night murdered on the highway on unknown girl, aged about P. He was seen continuously stabbing her decapitated and naked body with a knife. which he only dropped when threatened by a workman with a crowbar. Prisoner said that he had been walking frodi Leeds to Otley, and meeting the woman "did for her." • • •• • •  A dens/Lidos has been: caiseel at Lafert., Indiana. by the discovery of 12 bodies of babies buried in fragments at the house of a Mrs. Gunnels. There is evidence that under the guise of a matrimonial agency Mrs. Glinnees conducted a business for the disposal of children.  S • •  Dr. Winter, who has just returned from Kabul, where he lived in the Amir's palace for two years, gays the ruler of Afghanistan is absolutely loyal to Great Britain, and is in favour of the A.nglo-Bassian agreement. if. would have signed it long ago but for the pressure brought to be upon him from oustaide. Prince Nazraltali ie carrying on a strong _policy against his brother and against the British. • • • •  The edeann ceramoniee of the taking of the oath by King Manuel at Portugal and the proclamation of his Majeety took place at Liebon on Wednesday to the acccanpaniment of popular rejoicings.  Mr. Wineton Churchill and officers of the Board of Trade had conferences on Wedneeday with the representatives of the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation and of the men ooncerned in the shippercle dia pute. The employers drew up a statement of the terms of settlement which would be acceptable to them, and this was submitted by Mr. Churchill to the men's representatives, who suggested various modificatione. The meeting was adjourned until Monday.