The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1915-01-30 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE PASSING WEEK.  At Hempsey, near Woroester, en inquest was held on Monday on the bodies of firs. Branfill, aged 87, the wife of an estate agent, now a lieutenant in the Yeomanry, who had been married only 18 months, ithd their child, aged four months. Mrs. BranNil, who had been staying at her father's house during her husband's absence, was found in a pool with the little girl A doctor said that she was of a highly emotional and nervous temperament, and her husband's impending departure for the front would aNect her mind. The jury found a verdict of "Murder and stud& whilst of unsound mind."  It is untlerstuod in Dublin, says the "'Deily News." that it has been definitely decided that the King will visit Ireland this year. The date has not been fixed, but it is stated_ that it will be either in  May or June. In unoflirial circles arrangements for the visit are being made quietly.  A lady at ist. Leonards writes to "The Tintes":—" I think it would interest your women readers to hear that the rescue of some forty sailors from the Formidable at Lyme Regis wee due to the pluck and coolheadedness of one of their own sex, and not o the pone,. as stated in your columns. There was no coastguard. It wee Miss Harding who first saw the boat and informed the police, just in time, for the tide was turning."  Reuter4 Agency learn, that the necessary documents have been aigned for a loan of £5,000,000 to Roumania. It lake.; the form of an advance by the Bank of England to the Bank of Roumania against Roumanian Treasury Bills. • • • •  The Treasury announces that its approval shoukl be obtained for all fresh issues of capital of whatever nature, thether made on behalf of a tiovernment,Nmunieipality, or other public body, or any comPlug. whether public or private. • • • •  It is understood that the demand of the Dock Labourers' Union for an inorease of pay from ss. to 6s. a day is to come before the joint committee of the shipowners and men s representatives in the course of a few days. The demand was originally framed before the .outbreak of war, tbe creased cost of living being urged as the reason. At the time of the crisis in August It was agreed to postpone the application. The men now urge that circumstances in connection with the conditions of employment and the high cost of living warrant their asking at the present tune for better Pay  S 1 • •  At Ormskirk Corn Market on Thursday the pries of s heat made a subotantial &d-beat white wheat realising nearly 56e. per quarter, which represents an advance of Is. 9(.1. per quarter on the prices of a week ago. White oats reached a lecord figure, 4, 4.3. per pusliel of 45:b. being readily given. stated to be the higheAt figure in Lancashire for over 10 years.  VENO3 LIGHTNING COUGH CURE The Idoal family remedy. Contains no opium, morphine. paregoric. or other harmful drug. Cures • all ages. COUGHSOCOLDS • a INFLUENZA Vases is the surest and speediest owe tee the.e winter ills, the beet proAmadeu against more melees dab gem CHILDRENe S COUGHS SOOS yield to vale's—even Wheeling rough. And there Is no trouble in girling it, children simply love Van's. • Otter stai //le emi S/9. wit 9i pins d frost elemessi end Owes • ststuiles, alt dlFllaai "JR* 11111411111 i SI  HESWALL AND DIARIGf