Widnes Examiner. — 1903-06-05 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

WEDNESD A Y.—Before Colonel Ridgway (presiding), Mr. T. Halton, and Mr. F. . Frost. regular session assembled on Wednesday, the 3rd day A INWEIGHED BRE AD .—Walter Furness, baker, Warof June, 1903, wish to place on record its appreciarington, was summoned for delivering bread at Winition of the attitude of Mr. Arthur Chamberlain on the wick on May 26th without weighing it.—Mr. Browne Compensation Question, and hasten to assure him of defended.—A constable said defendant delivered four : the sympathy and good wishes of the whole of the loaves at the Longford Hotel without weighing them. I Good Templars of Warrington ; and that the Secret Itary be directed to send a copy of the resolution to the On being asked to produce his scales he said they were behind the bread in the van, but subsequently admitted hon. gentleman that he was not carrying any.—Mr. Browne contended , and to the local' Press." to the District Lodge for a record, that under the Bread Act the only person who could demand the scales was the purchaser or the person . The Proposed Mono-Railway. receiving the bread. The officer did not pnrchase or ; receive bread.—lnspector Foster said the police had to 1 There is, says a London correspondent, every ' prospect ,that the high-speed electric exchaser might have bread weighed.—Defendant see that bakers carried scales, in order that any purress mono-rail between Manchester and Liverpool, said he P had scales in the van, but refused to show them because the construction of which Has been authorised by he did not think the officer had a right to demand them Parliament, will be commenced during the coining as he was not an inspector of weights and measures.— summer. The engineers for the line, Mr. F. B. Behr The Deputy Clerk said that under the Weights and • and Mr. R. Elliott-Cooper, have completed their final Measures Act defendant would have been justified in surveys, and they hope that before long they will be refusing.—The magistrates dismissed the case with a able to have cars running on the line caution. at a speed of 110 miles an hour. These WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 0 FFENC ES .—Richard Bailey, butcher, Penketh, was summoned for having will reduce the time between Manchester unjust scales in his possession for trade purposes.— and Liverpool to twenty minutes. In building the Inspector Shepherd said that if the scales were used in pioneer line, the object of Mr. Behr is to convince a certain way they were correct but they could be so the railway companies, that, as higher speeds than used as to show either an ounce against the defendant sixty-five miles an hour cannot be attained with or an ounce against the purchaser.—The defendant was safety on the present two-rail tracks, owing to existbaker, Padgate-lane, Warrington, was summoned for a ordered to pay the costs.—Joseph Eckersley, grocerand ing curves and the mixture of speeds, they should lay similar offence.—lnspector Shepherd said the scales on special mono-rail tracks alongside their lines, reservi being tested were found to be a quarter of an ounce ing the former for express passenger traffic at 110 against the purchaser.—Defendant said the scales were miles an hour, and running slow passenger and good tested three weeks ago and were accurate. Probably trains on the existing tracks. the wear and tear occasioned by the jolting of the vehicle was responsible for their present condition. A fine of , sio 2s. 6d. was imposed.—William Peevor, Chapel-lane, Two hoe hands were at Loughborough on Wednesday Sankey, was summoned for having in his possession an 'tsted for trial at Le Summer Assizes, trade. vinegar measure which was used for purposes of cTallrineld with the murder of a constable at Sileby., gfellowconstable tendered some sensational trade. Inspector Shepherd said defendant stated that evidence. the vinegar measure would hold a pint but on being Deceased's.. tested it was found to be seven fluid drams deficient.— Oldham Electricity Committee have issued 99 invitaDefendant was fined 2s. 6d. tions to a banquet to celebrate the opening of the electricity works on the 15th inst. After some critiTROUBLE AT WIN WIC K .—A Mrs. Brown, residing at Winwick, summoned for committing wilful damage cism at Wednesday night's Council meeting an to the extent of 10s. to a waggonette, the property of amendment cancelling the arrangements for the banquet Joseph Bullock.—Tt was stated that defendant damaged was carried by twenty votes to one. the vehicle by throwing bricks at it.—She denied the  and Dr. Fox.