Widnes Examiner. — 1906-08-18 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LATCHFORD. recorded than the one at  L stchford on Tuesday, when a man suffering from depression, and under the influence of drink, jumped into the Ship Canal from Fairfield-road. Though he had a companion with him, he could not be prevented from carrying out his awful intention. There are some peculiar features about the case. Two other men who were passim, saw the deceased make his fatal leap, and tan with the most callous indifference they proceeded to the cantilever bridge "where they stood and watched him drown," in the words of the principal witness. It is unfortunate that their identity has not been discovered. We should like to have seen these two cowardly creatures held up to the contempt of their fellows. A young man named Bowcock why arrived on the scene very soon after the occurrence, behaved like a true Britisher. With ! the help of a rope he descended the precipitous bank, entered the water, and got the suicide to the side but he was dead. Had this young man been a few minutes earlier he would have had the gratification of seeing his pluck rewared by the saving of the victim's life. Ho is, nevertheless, deserving of warm praise for his plucky attempt at rescue. Not many young men would have ventured so unhesitatingly on such a hazardous task ! The Ship Canal is 'somewhat of a death- I trap, and there is small hope for the person who gets, intentionally or accidentally, into its deep waters. There hays been two fatalities in the canal at Latchford this surnmer,and it has occurred to many people that both lives might have been saved had there been a boat at eithei the Latchford or Stockton Heath Swing bridges. The Ship Canal Company should be induced to consider the advisability of taking such a precaution. The insecure protection afforded by the simple post and rail fence along the roads bordering the canal should also be seriously considered. Were the canal merely a deep pit on some open ground, the local authority would soon see that it was properly safeguarded. We think that a fence of the wellknown " unclimbable " variety should be substituted for the one which, at present, is no bar to either children or adults.  When a man has achieved THE VISIT OF THE such a noble work as General GENERAL, Booth he is justly entitled to the respect and admiration of the community. We believe we are right in saying that in the religious and social work of to-day there is no more beloved figure than the aged head of the Salvation Army. His motor campaign from Inverness to Plymouth has so far been of the nature of a triumphal progress a9d on Tuesday Warrington felt honoured in having, a visit from the General and accorded him a rousing reception. It is as remarkable as it is touching to I see this venerable leader,now in his seventy-eighth year yet full of zeal, and activity on behalf of the masses. The " Army " and its founder have had to pass through the fire of criticism but slowly a change has come over public opinion and it is generally conceded that the marvellous world-wide organization which the General has built up takes a foremost place among religious and beneficent agencies. As the General explained in his powerful address on Tuesday the great aim has been to reach the multitudes who are outside the scope of ordinary religious effort—the "churchless crowd." How many people have been rescued from conditions of degradation and given a new lease of life through the good offices of the Salvationists it would be impossible to estimate. Amid scenes of squalor and misery the work has been pursued and has borne its fruit in brightened homes and transformed careers. The social side of the Army's operations is indeed far reaching. Rescue homes, labour colonies, emigration agencies all form part of the great scheme to help the distressed. The General has a genius for organization coupled with a deep-rooted sympathy for the poor, and it is his unconquerable zeal which stimulates his great army in their selfsacrificing labours. We are sure he would leave Warrington favourably impressed with the warmth of the greeting accorded him and, on their part, Warringtonians were delighted to hear such an interesting address from the General.  The Memorandum of the A GOOD TEIING Board of Education on FOR THE instruction in rural evening