The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-05-21 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

NIMVALL  THE SHOOTING TRAGEDY.  A general feeling of sorrow has been experienced at tie terrible affair which happened last Sunday, when John Owen, aged 31, the .on of a local builder, committed suicide. Be wee a very well-knciwn young !gib*, but--unfiapPily for himself—did not mit much with companions of his own age. For some time past he suffered from melancholia, and although his relatives did their beet to keep watch upon him, he managed to obtain a miniature rifle. He shot himself on Sunday evening in the parlour Of his father's house, and suecombed to the injuriee almost immediately. There is no doubt that at the time he committed the terrible act he was of unsound mind, and the jury unanimously came to this conclusion. A report of the inquest appears in another column.  The local Company of the 4th Cheshire., popularly known as "the Greys." have ...pent a pleasant if somewhat aotivd time in Camp near Aberystwyth this week. On Sunday they met the Birkenhead and other companies at Hooton, and there entrained. Captain Newton is in charge of the ComnanY, and the non-corns. at camp are Sergeants Barlow, Hammond, and Haddocks, and Colour-Sergeant Dacia..  we regret to hear that Mr. Thomas Leeman, of the Bowan Hotel, has decided to leave Hese&lL Mr. and Mrs. Leeman have resided here for about eight or nine Veers, and have been very popular. They are, it is understood, going to live at Overton-on-Dee.  A number of young Himmel men had Fluor* than an @idling time on Whit Monday at Hawarden sports. It atipears that, under the title of the Haswell Happy Valley Club, they entered a football competition and were successful up to the time of the final. Unfortunately, in this part of the competition the rules were not strictly adhered to, and the playere became somewhat heated. At all events the game concluded in something of the nature of a free fight with the opposing team, and a rowdy scene ensued. The tired Hemelliens arrived home just before the dawn of Tuesday, and they went to work a few hourS liter sorrier but wiser men.  There is to be held i n June, on Mr. C. Reddy's field, Telegraph-road, a garden fete and athletic sport e in aid of local charitable institutions. The sports will be confined to lieswall and the near district.  Yesterday (Friday). in pursuance of the Royal command, the local shopkeepers closed their premises as a mark of rappact. The local churchgoers attended memorial services at their respective churches, and the day wee thoroughly observed se one of mourning.  For some time it has been felt that Beewall ehould again possess a football club worthy of the district, and with this end in view a public meeting will be held this evening at the Dee View Assembly Rooms, kindly lent by Mr. Fisher. The chair will be taken at 8 pm. by Mr. W. H. Jones, Bra.ckenhurst, and it is hoped that the meeting will be representative of the whole of the community. There is no reason why in the near future a fully-fledged athletic club should not be run. Mr. J. D. Munro, the hon. secretary of the West Cheshire League, will address the meeting.  TO pRIIMONT DIOILPPOISTIMIT At gettiog 10 the wrong shop, please notice ass,—  - J• -L1 ..,Gx-irros. ' Hs is the Pioneer 1n RIB !MALL of