Widnes Examiner. — 1894-07-28 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

HAYDOCK BANKRUPT.  On Friday the public examination of Tnomas Twiss, builder, Owl's Nest. Haydock, was continued by Mr. A. B. Potter, the assistant official receiver, at the Warrington Bankruptcy Court, before Mr. Registrar Ridgway. Mr. Irvin, solicitor, Liverpool was present to represent Mr. C. E. Percival, Scotland-rd., Liverpool, one of the creditors. Questions were asked by Mr. Porter with regard to a traf) which the bankrupt had sold to Mr. Hunt, his wife's uncle, and had nevertheless given to Mr. Wane, a cieditor, who had not been scheduled, as security. The bankrupt said that Mr. Hunt knew that he had given the trap to Mr. Wane, and allowed him to do so. He had not scheduled Mr. Wane as a creditor, because that gentlemen did not wish him to do so. He had not compounded with him in anyway. In further examination the answers which Twiss made to Mr. Potter were so indefinite, that Mr. Potter at length said that he simply could not believe a word of his statement. He did no!, appear to pay any attention to the questions put to him. —The Registrar : He does not give his answers satisfactorily at all. He does not appear to remember anythin,g He seems to be trying to hedge.—Mr. Twiss said that he answered to the best of his knowledge.—From further examination, it was elicited that a portion of the banhrupt's timber had been taken away by a creditor from his yard, while the sheriff's officers were in his bonee. His foreman had sent it away without his (Twiss') sanction. The timber was to be sawn up, but it had not since been returned. He supposed the creditor was keeping, it as security. He said that he did not remember telling Mr. Percival in Marsh, that if he were sold up he could pay 30s. in the £. He could not remember telling him that Evans and Co. owed him £4OO or £5OO. The Company never did owe him that much.—Mr. Percival was then put into the box, and repeated that the bankrupt had told him what he now -said that he could not remember. Twiss owed him £2BB 10s., but had it not been for the statement he made , to him in March, witness would not have allowed him ! any trust at all.—The Assistant Official Receiver applied ! for a further adjournment of the examination until September 7, and in the meantime inquiries would tic:: made with reference to the reit-meal of goods from the bankrupt's premises. The application was granted.  WEEKLY REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF WAItRINGTON. Week ending 14th July, 1894. During the week, which was the 28th of the current year, the following births and deaths were registered Births. Deaths. Warrington 46 23 Latchford 2 2  Total 4B  The excess of births over deaths was • 23. The deathrate from all causes was equal to 23.2 per 1,000, against. 17.3 the average of the previous four weeks, and against 471 the corresponding week of last year. The deathrate from the seven chief zymotic diseases was equal to 1.8 per 1,000, against 2.05 the average rate of the four previous weeks,and against 28.3 the corresponding week ot 1893. The ages of mortality were— . 0-1 1-5 5-15 15-25 25-60 60 up. 6 2 1 1 10 3 23 1 1 2  The deaths included-1 from scarlet fvver, 1 from diarrhcea, 3 from phthisis, 1 from old age, r from child birth, 6 from diseases of digestive system, 1 from kidney disease,*2 from lung disease; 1 from heart dii•ease, 1 from gun shot, 1 from drowning, (both suicides). The following cases of infectious disease have been reported during the week :—Scarlet fever 7 cases. Mwrsottoway.—The mean temperature was 58 Fah, and therefore 6 deg. colder than the preceding week. The maximum temperature 69 F., was record,d on the 10th inst., and the minimum temperature 39 F., on the 12th inst. The rainfall, measured *56 inch. The general direction was N.V., the reading of the Anemometer denoting 285