The Warwickshire Herald. — 1899-06-08 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

COUNTY COUNCILS AND OLD-AGE officials, and it will be occupier; by- Princess Christian attempted to poison herself by drinking some of the Royal Artillery, and at St. James s Park by modifying her mourning, wearing a black dress with -17-W PENSIONS, and the Duchess of Connaught on Tuesday and on corrosive poison, but recovered. Her excuse then a detacl 'tient of tlie Royal Horse Aitillery. The a little white design upon it and a black toque Thursday, and pos-ibly the Duchess of Tork may go was that her agony was so preat, but it. was all a customary official dinners took Ham in London, in with violet trimming. The younger Princeton; Sir J. T. Hibbert, in an address at the annual down on those days. The Princesses will all -go delusion. In fact, the atitopay Rilt`WPli tint site the, evening, in connection with the various Depart- wore white, and looked very girlish and pleated -wing of the County Councils' Association, said privately to the races. The Royal party will enterOld-age Pensions Bills had been introduced tap, a number of friends to luncheon in the Queen's 'was due to catholic acid.—Martha Brett, a sister of the Mansion House, %Vest End club-houses, and [I was not suffering from any disease at all. Death , tnents of State, anal illuminations were displayed aiet with the day's events. Tlw Duke of Coburg was a central figure among his own people, with and they all proposed to bring in the 8 and on Tuesday and on Thursday, the meal being the deceased, said that the reason of the suicide principal places ot business, whom he isglad to be when still under such delve*. •-• if the county councils were supplied tiv the Lord Steward. ;mil sent from I was that the deceased had a horror of going into The trooping of the colour on the Horse Guards aim, of spirits. Princes Edward and Albert, iii eihite -.ter it would be much against Hinesor edistle. BetlinaLgreen Infirmary. The jury retunied a Parsee in the morning was witnessed by an im- sailor suits, entered into the spirit of the occasion,. 'to local authorities for The attendance of the Pule of Coburg at last I verdict of suicide whilst in a state of insauity, F uterine crowd ;I spectators, and was attended by the Prime Edward has taught has young brother te s- lie was glad to say week's Levee caused some satirise, the fact being ,ogenient with the that he was present in consequence of the Queen Prince of Wales, the Duke of York, the Duke of stepicd out upon the balcony at the Horse Guards e lines recom• having given him the First Class ((i.C.V.O. )of the SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A BOYe Connaught, the Duke of Cambridge, arid Prince great cheer rose from the crowd, to Prince Edward,. "had also Royal Victorian Order, and etiquette required him to An extraordinary accident has befallen Henry Christian. Amongst the members of the Royal great delight,who waved his small hand joyously,ans -eh% appaar at Court as soon as possible after he had Armstrong, aged eleven, son of William Armstrong, Family looking down from the Levee room were i.e saluted as if everyone present was a personal friend, received that decoration. contractor, Walkilen. The lad was a-ked by a man Princess of Wales and the Duchess of York and her '"here is eo be a,,otic•c Lece •at , danines in charge of the local watering cart to get on the top I chit. ion. The colour was also trooped by the Hun. T.-e Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, oh, this season, which will be held, for the of the cart to loosen something, and in doing 80 his Artillery Company at their ground at Finsoury. has been in England for several months, was unable ,to remain for the birthday celebrations, having t.`lie Prince of Wales. right leg became entangled in a cog wheel. His i return to Germany to prepare for the marriage eine', -ovements are to be carried out at screams caused the driver to sop, and neighbours lof her granddaughters, which is to take place an ,etobehr. The Prince of Wales ran to the boy's assistance. Upon being released,