The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1904-03-19 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ILA.. enlightened the members of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire at Liverpool. In the nasansiript there is h reference to. prize of war bang takea into the "Highlake." The popular impassion is that our home takes its name from the Hoyle, and it is not mei to ate where there is anything "high" about the lake, for it is a healthy spot, !Wen at low water. There eye • dispute about the particular prise which was taken into Highlake in 1614. Them s woold be a dispute about a prise of war which might be taken into the lake now. But it would not be the ownerehip of the vessel but the sanity of her pilot which would give rime to the dispute. The fisherman complain that if any more silting takes place they will have to have molten put on their hulli to get to their moorings.  The elections are diaappointing, from a note writer's point of view. No meetings have been bold, but the candidates whose return has been challenged ere steadily oanvessing, and only the mart sanguine of the friends 4 the new candidate kMr. Warbrick) express the belief that he ha s • chance. Mr. English and Mr. Butterworth have splendid records behind them, and there is not the slightest realm for achange being made. It is all very well for a enemy outary"of "reckleas extravagance" and other allegations against the Council. It is • pretty safe thing to dear, a Public body aa a whole But a few figures hi support the cry would induce the ratepayers to accord it more coneideration. As it is, Hoylake appreciates that it hes been well and faithfully nerved, and the retiring candidates will certainly be re-elected. The gentlemen who have be.n elected for the South Grange said Central wards are new men to the Council. This in "new blood" enough to satisfy the most fastidious of Athenian electors, and the old mennbems are neded to give the benefit of tbeir experience.  The Hoylake fishermen have a most comfortable club, in the old-established report, the fathom, at the foot a Church-mad. As wee intimated in this cohmm a few weeks ego Dr. McAfee sad Mr. Harry Iknclei interfeted themselves in the question, and the result is that the room luia been secured and renovated and firnisbed, and is now opened with a supply of papers, magazines, eta, r ith may fires. A gospel service is held every Sunday evening, and arrangements are being made to hold a week night service. Km Paul, who has keen conducting a fishermen's Bible Class on Sunday afternoons at the Girl's Club has traneferred her Meeting to the new club. An appeal is made for literature for the men, and if any friend is willing to take a hand in the capital work he will be welcomed.  Talking of fishermen reminid me that some Hoylake men, some of wham have reared families and have grandchileben,have returned to school. One often hears en "old -k dolefully that kis children know mono than 1110 &MI, and that he must return to school. It is not often., however. that the "old 'un" is willing to go back to the petty tyranny of the "skule-marm" when coos he has camped. But scene Hoylake fishermen have. They have gone to airdy the application of scientific methods ,of fishing and the breeding of fish, under the anspicee of the Lancashire and Western See F. 'es Committee.  IL was a startling discovery made by a young man on Hi!bre island last week end, when he found attached by a piece of string to the door of the lifeboat house a paw containing the announcement that the deed body of the writer would be found in the Hilbre bola That the meeeege was no hoax was too sadly proved in a few moanenta. A Liverpool wood-turner was found floating in the water of the hole, and, as revealed at the inquest (reported in the "News" on Wednesday) the deceased gentleman had committed suicide through depression consequent on business disaster. It is ironical that should have pinned his message to the door of the Louse which stables the good bait Which has been the insane of saving many from the fate that the writer voltntarily made so- li4meelf,