The Northern Guardian. — 1898-11-10 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

ITEMS OF INTEREST.  Cyclists :nust light their lamps at 5.16 p.m. today and at 3.15 p.m. to-morrow.  H. Lamb, Jeweller, The Illuminated Clock, 14118 Street. Telephone, 4,l6l.—Advt.  The submarine mines in lialLfax (N.S.) Herb.Jur are to he thoroughly equipped. H. Lamb, Jeweller, The fllununateti Clock. Lynn Street. Telephone, 4,l6l.—Advt.  The llebburn District Council last night pass?l a resolution in favour of application being made ft:r a charttv of incorporation,  _ R. Fe.wtt. Auctioneer, Va/uer, Commission awl Property Agent. Rents collected or secured. —Advt.  The Weslevan bazaar in the Gateshead Town was re-opened yesterday by Mr William Allan, M.P. The first day's proceeding,s realised 1200.  W. Maxwell, Jeweller and Silversmith, for the Largest Stock and cheapest. Inspection invited.—Ths Clock, Surtees Street.—Advt.  The member for Durham City, the Hon. Arthur Elliot, M.P., was the principal speaker at a Primrose League meeting in the Durham Town Hall last night.  The imperial Bank of Germany yesterday raised it 3 rate of discount from 5 per cent. to 51 per cent., and the rate of interest, on advances from 6 to 61 par cent.  Half-a-dozen beat Nktel Tea Spoons given to the rurchaser of a Wedding Ring at IL Lamb's. The Illuminated Clock, Lynn Street. National Telephone, No. 4,l6l.—Advt.  England, France, and Italy have accepted Russ's pt.( peal for the appointment of Prince George of Greece as High Commissioner in Crete. Turkey's appeal to Germany and Austria against the proposal was unsuccessful.  A Newcastle jury last night returned a verdict airounting to "Suicide" in an inquest on Alexander Cowan (65), who walked into the river Tyne from the CoFenhagen wharf on Tuesday, and died from the effects of the immersion.  Apiol and Steel i-Ma for Female', a French remedy, foe all irregularities and Astructions, frupersedmg bitter apiol pill cochiac, pennyroyal, etc. Price 4s 6d post free. Obtainable only from Martin, Foreign Chemist. Southampton.—Advs  Lord Salisbury has summoned his colleagues of the Cabinet to a Council to be held at the Foreign Office to-day. some of the Ministers have to come from long distances to attend, and the meeting will be held later in the day than usual. Ihe returns from twenty-three State Legislatitres in America ensure a Republican United States Senate, and, after March 4th next, the Upper Ikuse will probably be constituted thus: 53 Republicans, 30 Democrats, 7 Populists. The Paris "Figaro" says th a at the instanoe of the Court of Cassation, another seizura of papers has been made at the house of a petson who had rt• lotions& with EsterhazY, at is announced that Cclonel Picquart will be lib:rated to-nisma.w.  Major-General Gatacre arrived at Bridgnorth yeaterday afternoon, and was enthusiastically received by the Corporation and the inhabitants generally. An illuminated address was presented to the gallant soldier, in which his deeds in the Soudan were praised. YesterLly the Lord Mayor's Show in London was witnessed by enormous crowds. In the Court of the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Russell of Nillowen gave an address on company promoting in she city, and asked the assistance of the Lord Mayor and his colleagues to minimise fraud in that direction.  The mayoral elections yesterday passed off very quietly in the Northern towns.ln every instance the election to the chief municipal office was unanimous. At Scarborough, where the Conservatives have recently secured a majority on the Council, tho three retiring Liberal aldermen were replaced by Conservatives.  A