Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1888-02-25 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

WARNER AND CO., 86, Cie,' road, London, E.C.  "FAIR TRADE" REPUDIATED, The annual meeting of the Associated C hers of Commerce was opened on Tuesdat London. Sir Bernhard Samuelson, M.P., wi presided, congratulated the Chambers on improvement in trade and manuia,tares. ferring to the promised Technical Education he said such n Bill would not be satisfactory in it cotovid ea for commercial or agricultural Dural Sir John Lubbock moved a resolutico, which unanimously adopted, in favour of tended teaching, elementary or '  science, and modern languages. He not see why French and German el not be taught in Euglish schools. English is taught in German and "  echoole.—lt was decided to menioriahee Government and the universities on the  —A resolution was also adopted calling reduction of the postage to the Coll. A reso!ntion moved by Sir Jacob Behrens unanimously adopted that Her Majes Government be urged by memorial and 4* gi',4 encouragement eventual support to the movvo...i favour of the treaty for the arbitration oi pntes between the United States and Engh A resolution in 'favour of Fair Trade strongly condemned by Mr Mundell& and McLean, M.P., and was rejected by an whelming majority. Colonel Hill, MP., elected president for the ensuing year, and diff was fixed upon for the autumnal meeting. resolution was adopted asking the Government India to order an immediate survey of the n way routes to South• West China from Burm A resolution was also agreed to in favour oi Government having control of telephonic ( munication, and the provision ot telephone ' lines.  Proceedings were resumed on Wedi morning when resolutions were adopted pc the Government to abolish light dues on ping, and to establish telegraphic communiu between Coastguard stations and lionthonses, lightships. Resolutions were also passed favour of the reduction of the onerous dues lo at Constantinople and Smyrna, and in fool the construction of harbours of re:nee on coasts, as recommended by the Royal Commi and to Select Committees.—A warm di took place on the proposals affecting Liability Companies, that no company shouni allowed to call up more than 80 pr cent. oil capital, that directors be made pecuniarly lii to a greater degree thin were shareholders,' that when a company had lost half its cap;' should be wound up. After considerable moo, in which most of the speakers sta opposed the proposals, they were witharm A resolution was adopted " That, cheap n ppf transit being necessary for agriculture .tommerce, it is desirable that no canals or v ways shall in future be acquired or come the control of any railway company ;" and hearty support of the Chambers was prom to the codification of the Law of Arbitration . _  _ The Chambers held their concluding oil Thursday, when resolutions were carted to support the Bating of Machinery Bill; the necessity for the appointment of a M; of Commerce and Agriculture ; in ii of the abolition of the city of London coal wine dues; of paying counsel according to usual commercial laws, and allowing counsti recover their fees by action at law. other matters discussed were decimal boiler registry and inspection, and the 1' law.  Shocking revelations were made at the pool Assizes on Tuesday. A sailor name 3 ' was sentenced to fifteen years' penal Berra, attempted wife murder. The attack horribly brutal, and Justice Grantham immediate steps should be taken to punish' publicans who poisoned the prisoner with and made unholy profits out of sordid traffic. Children were dying of 'ration, and these brutal crimes were collar and rich publicans were responsible.  Intelligence from the Hungarian tows Bakong•Nana states that in consequence of ravages of wolves the burgomaster or the had a sheep killed • short time ago, and. hi placed strong poison on the carcase, laid i; as a bait for the hungry creatures. Unf! nately, the burgomaster's intention had not made public, with the result that when a pox stricken peasant espied the carcaie he ap priated a large portion of it, and took whai considered ta sumptuous supply of whet( meat to his starving family they sli pal of it heartily, and next morning the peasant wife, and seven children were found r poisoned by the innocent, though careless, of their chief magistrate.  A