The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-05-04 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ARE SAYING.  fillp of Chester paid a visit to Sunjday in conneotion with of the jubilee of Christ iton. The completion of fifty in interesting event in itself, ation to which Canon Robson with such success is carded with the mere luxury of mLij's occasion, at any rate, )3, collections readzing the zu of .1,4311—• very substanr those who have the jubilee .dta baud to be going on hop gave an interesting einnire of the ehurch, mentioning iking facts that practically le period wee covered by two  the named the next Liheril the Wirral division has not wad, the party *gamiest/on ie not beim allowed to rent, ieed by Ifs. Crowe, the wereCentral assootation, having head in ~ions parte of the week these who assembled at • gathering had the Maim; a rousing speech from Dr. respeetive lAboral oaaridabe &keg Darr* as in ether oonsieltssaoy, there is a fora* Sirbittive °mobil of tbr tice yin NM be prepared ▪ of their term.  That the remit cd to Satarday'e whipping walk from Air Ferry to Llangollen is ▪ likely to immune the reaper* of the gessral ppldies for walking campetitiess. Am an athletic feat, it was, of comae, a very creditable performance for so luny of the weakens to complete the dietanoe in the times recorded, but when the first three competitors ankh thirtyeeven miles anm-inarm, the walk es a oonteet becomes little other than • farce. "It may haws looked very nice," ea one writer remarked, "bat, it was not sport." That the regalir daily sailimmof the peel end North Wale* Steamship Compared  Iriver4  - - for the miming season commence on Saturday next, an announceroeut which is sere bob* appreciated by the large numbers who avail themselves of this deligtittal sommier ' excursion. It seems that there has already been an extensive deemed for contrast tickets, stimulated in all probability by the edditimi to the marries of thet ipsiatiel saloon paddle steamier La Marguerite, and so it is just peesible that the Company may have to restrict the issue of transferable costracts, intending contractor* 'Mould book without delay. The directors of the company have appointed Captain John Young, of the St. I Elvis', to be muter ot la Marguerite, which 1 is expected to arrive in the Mersey during the Clatlifig week preparatory to taking up the Whitsuntide sailing,. That in this month's " Captain" Mr. Richard Le Gallienne hee a short article on " The World of Books," in which he thinks people read too many books, and altogether manage their reading badly. There It ett effort in reading a. good book, he says, which is comparable to getting up to eee the sun nes the result is better than the preparation. As to whet people should reed, _he advocates only that which they want to reed; while be also expreises Muriell in favour of reeding in bed, which makes one awaken in the morning with " • vary pleasant taste of meditation in the mouth." "People should think more and reed lees," adds Mr. Le Galilean*, a view which is likely to be shared by many others. That some mosstional evidence was given yesterday at the limner* on the body of the woman who was taken from the quarry at Higher Bebingten suffering from severe injuries received in falling and the more fatal effects of carbolic acid poisoning. The evidence showed that deceased had something preying on her mind, and, from the statements of another servant with whom she worked, it im.emed that she had frequently talked of committing suicide and contemplated different wave of doings it. An interesting statement was made by a witneers who had kept company with the deceased, and who learned from the evidence that the name of " anot ier " wee on the lice of the deetased. at the time of her death... __ . . .  That it is just about a year since the Mersey Railway eras electrified, and the enter prising management is marking the °caution by bringing before the notice of the travelling public the various and important reductions and concessions which have been  by the C-nnipaiiy-- 'Twit twelve months. This information is given in the , form of. circular and pamphlet, of which fifty thousand are being distributed at offices and residences in Liverpool and Birkenhead, and the additional facilities and acfrantages effected from time to time making a .very lengthy het. Not only have the local fares and season ticket rates been reduced, but advantages are offered to anglers and golfers and all who seek pleasure either in Wirral or still further afield. Indeed, it is now claimed—and not. without good reason—that the literbey Railway service not only affords the beet means of transit for short distance passengers between Liverpool and Cheshire, but also for long distance passengers to Wake and the West and South of England generally.