The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1907-04-06 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE PASSING WEEK.  A serious tramcar accident occurred on the system of the South Metropolitan Tramway Company near Sutton, Surrey. on Monday afternoon, by which no fewer than thirty-two people were injured, some yery seriously.  • • • •  Mrs. Rayner. the wife of Horace George Rayner, the reprieved murderer of Mr. William Whiteley, on Monday gave birth to a daughter. • • • •  The annual conference of the Independent Labour Party opened on Monday at Derby, MT. J. R. Macdonald, M.P., presiding. In hie presidential address, the chairman said the past year had been of MOTTaI, as li•wwilig tin ' Or  t3Ltl..lovement. In tbe. o: nexus they hert organised the heel.iff party which weld be amplified •,i extended. Resolutions regardiiig ed n'ion. adult saffrat.,.. and medical inepec. e^ flelae,dr..n  Particulars of the burning at sea of the Carnatvon Castle, while on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne, have been received. A terrible story of the officers' and crew's privations while adrift for 24 days until land was reached is unfolded.  At Warwick, on Tuesday. Edwin James Moore, an ex-eoldier, was executed for the murder of his mother at Leamington. Albert Hawkins, sentenced to death for the murder of his married sister at Walworth, has been reprieved.  In the annual report of the Grand Chief Templar, submitted to the Good Templars' Conference at Chelsea on Tuesday, incidental reference was made to "Disinterested Management," which was condemned as a financial remedy of shifty politicians. misguided philanthropists, and communistic theorists. Financial questions were discussed, and increased liberality in propaganda and mission work was advocated.  Lord Cromer, in his annual report on Egypt, expresses the belief that the leaders of the Nationalist movement in no way represent the real wishes and aspirations of their countrymen. He suggests the creation of a local International Legislative Council as the first step towards toe formation of an Egyptian national epirit is, the only sense in which that spirit MI be worked without detriment to OA teve tile rests of the country.  • • •  Suffragettes to the number of 41, who had taken part in the recent riotous demonstrations outside the Houses of Parliament, were on Wednesday released from Holloway gaol. At a subsequent gathering al. announced their determination to -....ntinue the tactics previously adopted.  Russia has sent to each of her representatives abroad a circular note regarding the second Hague Conference, with instructions to ooinmunicate it to the Powers to which they are accredited. The Muscovite prograccune has been accepted by ell Powers with reservations, the United States, Great Britain, and Spain urging the inclusiao of the question of the limitation cf armaments.  Honorary degree; were conferred at Oxford upon prominent members of the National Union of Teachers—Mr. Pickles (President), Mr. Yoxall, M.P., and Dr. Maanamara. M.P. The conference of the Union strongly criticised Mr. kicKenna's new Education Bill.  • S • •  Major William Murray, who was the hero of a fatal and desperate hand-to-hand light with a madman in 1861, has died at the age of 87. - - -  S • • •  Kr. Smuts, Transvaal Colonial Secretary, has stated that the Government Wag prepared to repatriate ez-burghors stranded In dillerent parts of the world, but they must take the oath of allegiance or maks declaration of loyalty. • • • •  An Italian lodging-honest was desttoYed by fire at San Francisco en Thureday. Seventeen of the occupants were burnt to death, while 18 others were injured.  Graft Britain has expressed to Russia the desire that the question of the limitation of ntrasinimite shoald be brought forward at the Peace Ocsiterence. This country. the Unitad Statea. Ity.gpais, sia Japan are ,a ',Nur of the question being dismissed.  ‘ Bond us Set. In stam-- -pego-day for Illustrated Booklet and • seat sample phial ref aulf[29llLES (Boyer) The famous French Tonle ana Cordial. The only really safe remedy for the Nerves. Brings instantaneous retid in indigestion and Nervous Bzhination, Wind sad Palpitations. Wooten God that is raeareet Itid=tl.7 it prods:ea the baloPiamit resultsot Oral men and acassa aadena In resassksable eimoy. CA 411 Ikeda * Lambda' GrOOK% Is ti. 'hada Caasiorma : 46 OcOporeviaeoo.