The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-04-02 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE PASSING WEEK.  The death *Vanonnoed Itis London residence of 'Owen Owe , 4head of the well-kaown:4iverpool Wiliness house bearing his nanne. •.• • • •  --- - . At the annual;conference Of the Independent Labour- !party,. in,.:London OD 'Monday, Mr. F:Jowett,-„M.P-i in his pre-sidential addressicondeinnea the Government's "jiggery-poitery"..ler place and power. A warm discussion ensued on the resolution reaffirming confidence in Us Parliamentary party.  • M. Charlois, a well-known astronomer, wan -murdered on Sunday night at Nice( under mysteriouseireumstanoes. Ateording :to a telegram from Nibs; to-unknown • in-. dividual kneeked at the *door of M. Chy)oie' box@ in .the RueQJbernatisAt tll. ,uight. on the .pretext tat he wiabed to deliver a telegram. When the astronomer opened -the door the man immediately aimed. a revoker at him and bred, M. Charkiie. being instantly killed by a bullet in the. heart-. The murderer bed. inquest was held it Newiastle on Monday night on John tiright Ashworth, 37 years of age, analysing chernist and tra. caller for a Liyerpodl firm, who resided at Liseard, and who committed suicide on Good Kildav at an hotel in . Newcastle through taking f.yanide of potassium. He left A note Mating hie intention to do so. 'b jury j.ury found tbiit he poisoned Maiself while in a despondent 6tate of mind.  All hone has been abardoned as to the safety of 'Captain Brown and 13catinan 'Moir, who piloted the steamer Cape Antibes down, the Firth of Forth some days ago, and Allots boat was found upturned of May Island. A telegram just received from Madeira from the captain of the steamer 'Cape Antibes reports that the" pilot left the steamer before ehe left the Firth of Pnith.  British nubjects interested in land in _Jets. are warned by the Board. of .Trade that a Bill is under consideration, providinu for the rompulsory .xpropria..ion .of private owners. • •  The anneal conference of the National uMn of Teachers , opined on,..Mcmd,v. Pfymonth, Mr. Jackman deliebrikr Ifie preAiWintitiVeddrese.;-• In voting• fot preaidenet, Mist Cleghoro. wait elected; and., „sho-val occupy ths..chair..ntx Is the first time in the ruion's,f-brty Teem of existence that a woman teacher has.been so honoured. .  . hit. ..Haldane, at ockenzie. Last•Lrithisix. ott saturday, replied to 'a .pamphlet, that Vat circulated in the constituencv on Lieut. WOods'a case. arid said he hod hia duty to do, and did not ipteixi to be moved an Intl by any' Proteed.inge of that kind.. •  . Another mountaitieeting • fitilitY •ie ' tepotted from North Wales. the victim being. Mr. Leonard Salt. of Burton-on-Trent. The fatal accident occurred- on a 'boulder-of L!twedd. the south-eabtern spur of Snowdon. Mr. Salt was roped to a party of for. but the rope broke and he a distance of 200 feet, being instantly killed,  Mr. E. P. O'Kelly (Natiolialibt) was; -cn Tueeday returned unoppoeed for 'West Wicklow to fill the Vacant seat caused by the death of Mr. Jaines O'Conaor.  anuounuing the tota:‘aanount of "selfdenial" it gathering for tbis year—uainely, £19,034 Bs. 3d.-4lonera4 Booth will say. in -the next issue ot`the "Niter Cry" rules and friends, you have answered generously to up call; how can I sufficiently thank you? I know something of the difficulties which had to be overcome -before you reached this eucceesfid result, and I admire and welcome the 'result the more on that account.  While bathing in the canal at Old Hill, •Oldbury, on Tuesda,r, twin 'brothers named 1-Mole, of Blackheath, were drowned. One got into deep water. and the other went to his assistance. Re also got into difficulties, and the brothees-sisafelocked in each other's arms. Two other-lads had-narrow escapes.  •. • • A Frenchman- Domed Adrian de Marian •WU arrested on' HArrival of the Maurat Liverpool, on a charge of escaping groin the penal settlement of French -flaiiiiiK.'wherer-ite hied *bees odergoirtir *sentence of penal sercifocie for life for at:teiwptied murder in-France. fle-was•lsearkr, ironed and is regarded as.higltlp danger,  Tip+ xleath:ia anuounrefi of lir. 11. .J. . for • many %years • Sir Honry, Try iug b stags manager. .. and the . Emir .adara cloeet I mad. • • .  • • • Shorilfifter inkini,ht n Motidav anat tenOtki sit- the Xinpi.re MtinidßaSt, Cattl. ber*eff *MtstabbM. the. heart lei s elktchariteei fireman., preciously, in serving at. thaw theatre.. The cirenutstaateett wake, now, what dratnatic, The .11 il•ndast. who. Wee familiarly known at. " lavorpo4. was -*hoeing round the newl.'‘app43.nted ireman aud indicating hie. dufies, when . from bin oath one of the 'noato in Pb. pit .the cheeks:rod fireman pran up and :plunged a shoemaker', knjto into the breast of the 'attendant. killing hint et' Phil opot: • Tbs. assailant. was arrested. aid a the ;alien eutticet he i.. aliened to haTe 1" I. meant to do it:" '  . . hundred and• ninety pereorte arsi rT portld to have been -burned to death or iejireed as the 'result of a fire dun ieg 1. bap at. village in limitary.  telegraini frore 9t. John'e, ..Neefoundland, states that the sealing- versele are heirmoms to arrive. and report a reoord seaeon• Eight sealers have either arrived or been reported. and on theee vessels the catch has am.runted to 200,000 male. They are said to be the largeet and finest animals captured for many yearf.  e. • • Despite flie activities Of tbe connie.inti ,rtilway robe*, no -triers bare'l3eddqOund of be revolver 4 rod oseb-beir or Mon ing itt connection with tb Nor4b.sgbpjn train murder. Public excitement in the wart% tonnd about Morpeth continues unabated. _ - - •  The report of • tlw Registrar-General .for laet week %bow s that the death rate in littrH kenhead wai equal to 15.8 per 1,000. in Wal. leafy to 13.5. and in -Liverpool to 18,6. The doithe of 10 Aged persona and 9 infants were notified in Birkenhead. • There were Z. death c iv public institationt.  It is reported tbat effOrts ire being' we. to eteure °tie at Mr. Asquith's sots ad Liberal candidate for EaSt Itittreleabire. *blebwa -regaited: fqr. the fi 10 janort b." typpsipOM% It IS-110t ne<l4 that the defultid: Littoral member: Sii—P6lfft.44.ll4!",:.lPlll /Pin :ambit is