The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1907-11-23 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE PASSING WEEK.  The Limerick crass continued; to inoresse, as is evxlenoed by the increased issue of sixpenny postal orders, of which the usual number each month is between 100,000 and 150,000. Note the increase. In August 2,041,000 were issued; in September they increased to 2,138,000; while in Ootober the number had risen to 2,138,000.  The German Emperor and Empress visited London on Saturday, and the Kaiser received a number of deputations at the German Embassy. In the evening a "command" performance was given at Windsor. No fewer than three kings and five queens, with sixteen other Royal personages, mot at luncheon at Windsor Castle.  The Royal party broke up on Tuesday. The Kaiser went to Highelige Castle, the Kaieerin sailed for Holland, King Edward went to Ingmar* House, Staffordshire, and Queen Alexandra to Sandringham.  Mr. Asquith, while addressing a meeting at Nuneaton, was frequently interrupted by suffragists. Many women were carried out of the hall.  S • •  The marriage of Prinoe Charles of Bourbon and Princess Louise of Prance was celebrated amid a brilliant scene at Wood Norton, near Evesham, on Saturday.  The leading Berlin papers draw favourable conclusions as to German-British relations from the reception accorded to the German Emperor in England.  The death ie announced front Jersey of Mr. Henry Kemble, the famous actor. _ _  A Board of Trade return issued on Tuesday shows that during the three months. ending Juno 30 them were 230 per•ons killed and 1,800 injured by railway accidents; and 31 were killed and 3,691 injured on railway companies' premises from causes not concerned with the movement of railway vehicles. • • • •  By the will of Mr. Arthur M'Neill„ late secretary of the British and Foreign Marine Insurance Company, about £lO,OOO will be divided amontist the trustees of the Royal Infirmary, the Homeopathic Hospital, and the Children's infirmary, of Liverpool; , ..t6,000 is left to the various funds of the Catholic Apostolic Church, and .Cl,OOO to be invested in the Liverpool Underwriters' Association for the provision of a prise for marine insurance clerks of the city.  At the Liverpool Aeeires .on Tuesday  Incl-gm- en- t was gi;en for the plaintiff, with £lOO damages, in the action for slander by Alderman William Sharrock, ex-Mayor of Wigan, against Mr. Albert Edward Stoker, Socialist electivg auditor. In a second action, Sharrock v. Fletcher, in whioh the issues were practically the same, the parties agreed to a verdict for plaintiff with £5 damages.  • • * •  Mr. Birrell has refused to receive a deputation during his Belfast visit regarding educational matters. At the Education Reform Association's meeting one of the speakers, a prominent member of the Belfast Corporation, alluded to the Chief Secretary as "This wretched creature"—is remark which was strongly resented by the majority of the audience.  The Glasgow- ship Fifeshire (Captain Cadell), from Iquique, with nitrate, entered Queenstown Harbour on Wednesday afternoon with the flag at half-mast. The body of the captain's wife, who died at sea on October 28, of brain fever, wag on board. Since the ship left Iquique the captain's wife had been left £20,000, but she died before knowing it.  S • •  Rayner, the murderer of Mr. Whiteley, was brought before the visiting justices at Parkhurst Prison on Wednesday to answer for his attempt to commit suicide about a month ago. The convict was in no sense repentant, and he was ordered to undergo a short term of solitary confinement with a restricted diet.  • • 41.  Lady Dudley gave birth to twin sons on Wednesday afternoon. Both children and the mother are doing well.