Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1897-06-18 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

ARRRARS ON CONTRIBUTIONS. A, Tuesday's meeting of the City of London ausrlians, open tbe financial statement being presented it was stated that the amount of eciotributious received up to the present time was £99,571, t,eing i53,!,79 leas than at the corresponding period last rear. Mr Lobb asked the clerk if be could explain why the Board was such a great amount of money behind. ~,emed to him that the matter was one which mulred some explanation. N, answer being forthcoming, Mr. Lobb repeated his request for information. The Clerk said he could not answer offhand. U notice was given he would have an answer ready at tbe next meeting of the Board. Mr. Lob)) said it WU a ecandalous thing to think Chat where a sum of £50,000 was concerned no Luswer could be obtained. It showed one of two things—either the ability of the financial staff was net what it was thought to be or that little or us trouble was taken in the matter. ("Order," and uproar.) The Clerk (to Mr. Lobb)—lf you want the information write to the Local Government Board. Mr. Lobb—l claim the right to how, and if I can't get an answer one way I will another. (Cries of Order," "Sit down," and uproar.) The Clerk—The only answer I oan give now Le that the money has not been paid to the treasurer. Mr. Lobb—That I am to regard as an answer P Th. Clerk—lf you wish it. Mr. Lobb (significantly)—Very well. _ mum. w osier, war' WU abOS Dy onsoand In St. Geergee Road: liauthwark, is now out of danger. The bullet has been extracted and there ii every hope of two recovery. The New Vagabonds met at Os' Holborn &ohm. ant the other night to entertain Mr. and 1f...?. C. &lout. It wee the jubilee dinner of the club, and the colonial element was naturally largely ter. presented. au. JJ•1111 u. rananiu, a reureti gCllrlellll.l2, o*B committed suicide in his heignizs at Greeullead, Glasgow, by strangling himself with a piece of string. Two lads were fined 6s. each, including. costs, at Stratford, Essex, for being in possession of • recently-kined heron wh:oh they had caught la Winstead Park. Zia;riatr no money they want to :niacin for three days each. Rev. E. W. Ford,chaplain at the English Church, Odessa, has committed suioide by hanging himself in the church.  Two French missionaries in Madagascar belong. ing to the Paris Evangelical Society have been murdered by natives in the wild mountain district of Ankaratra.  Among those who were fined at the Bromley Petty Sessions for non-complianoe with the muzzling order was Sir John Farnaby Lenuard, Bart., J.P., chairman f thc Kont County Council.  At Aortb Loudon rohoo Court, John Stokes (20), clerk, of Ilomerton, was committed for trial, bail being allowed, charged with the manslaughter of Lawrence Leah, billiard-marker, whom he struck in the face during a dispute in a billiard-room at Victoria Park on May 29th, and who died shortly afterwards.  At Southampton, Charles Howard, said to be a steward of the Oregon line, was charged with sacrilege. On the prisoner was found a quantity of articles lost in • recent burglary at Winchester. The accused was found underneath a pew of the church. He said that he had gone into the place for • rest. • He was remanded. st an inquest nem at tAtuenorougti on the Dotty Of an unknown man, it was reported that his body was found in the canal at a point where three °the persons recently met their death by drowning. It is authoritatively stated that the Government have decided to appoint fourteen new Conservative justices of the peace for Liverpool. The official list of these appointments is expected to be issued very shostly. At a meeting of the Chester Board of Guardians the clerkannounced that he had paid Vleo for the field opposite the workhouse, which would be used as a playground for the children of the workhouse. Previously the field had on hired for the purpose. While climbing the zigzag path which leads to the top of a cl,l at Lydfora, oh Bank Holiday, Henry Cri.pin, a P.yrnovitli yeuth, slipped and fell over the thff, a distance of I 'vit., into the bed of the stream. He was taken to a ueighbourinz farmhouse, and recovering consciousness was removed later to his own home, where he lies in a eritioal state. A young man named Albert Barrett, of Devonport, When searching for gulls' eggs on a steep cliff at Rams Head, near Plymouth, missed his footing and fell backward to the beach, l'eft. Though bruised and cut. lie weaned Natant miner.  Mr. Rees Davis, M.P. for Pembrokeshire, having signified his intention of resigning at the neit election, Mr. Wynford Phillip' was adopted as easdidate in the Liberal interest. The second day's sale of George Ornikshank's works, at Messrs. Sotheby's, realised upwards of I1,2(10.  According to a consular report from Philadelphia, 610 divorce suite were entered in the local courts lasi year. Of these, 590 were succesoful —a little mom than one-fifth of the number of marriages. Lerd Kyllachy gave judgment at Edinburgh MI Saturday, in the Roos divorce omit. Lady Roes wu granted her petition for divorce, but the cross action brought by .Sir Charles Roes against his wife was discharged.  It is gratifying to learn that in all the large towns of Germany an increasing variety of articles of English make is to be seen. According to advice. just received this has become especially noticeable within the last few years, and it is regarded as symptomatio of the growing wealth of the country and its pro. grew Price with a rapidly-multiplying class of people is no longer a primary consideration. Novelty, taste, and quality also command attention, and eras in rountry towns luxury and comfort are begin. fling to be understood and desired. English fashions reign already in a number of branches—.a great advantage to English maaufacturera that they may be able to turn mole fully to account in future. We are also informed that electric illumination is being gradually introduced, even in small factories where it is comparatively costly, ms it is recognised that the capacity of the workmen and the quality of the work iner.ase correspondingly with the excellence of the illumination, and dining halls, well warmed and lighted are becoming frequent. In these matters many of our own manufacturers are very backward.