The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1892-08-03 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

FIRST L.B. CHESHIRE REGIMENT.  (Battalion order!, for August, by Lieut.-Colonel and Colonel I. U. Cunningham, commanding.) I.—The following extracts from The Landow Gazette of the 24th Jane and let. July, are publiahea for information : lit. V.B. (the Cheshire Regiment), Lieut. P. R. Barrow to be Captain; Second Lieutenant W. R. Weir to be Lieutenant; Donald Allan Stewart, gent., to be Second Lieutenant (supernamary). 2.--Captain Barrow will take over the command of No. 4 Company, on promotion; Lieutenant Weir remains with No. 2 Company, on promotion; Second Lieutenant Stewart is posted to No. 1 Company, ou appointment. 3 —Battalion drills will be held as follows :—Nor. 1,2, 3,4, 7,8 and 10 Companies at 7.30 p.m. on Friday sth (dress), Tuesday 9th (field day order), Thereday 11th (marching order) days of August, in the St. Anne's Football field. Noe. 4, 5,6, 8. and 9 Company. at 8 p.m. on Thum.. day 4th August (field de order) and Wednesday 1011' August (marching order). The Commanding Officer trusts that officers commanding companies will impress upon the members of their respective companies the necessity of attending these drills, in order that they should learn the new "Fighting Formation" before the annual Inspection. 4.—The annual inspection of the battalion will. take place in the park, near Parkgate Railway Station, at 6-30 p.m., on Saturday, 13M August. A special train will leave Birkenhead station at 4 p.m., on that date, calling at intermediate elation', returning at 9.15 p.m., by like route. Officers commanding companies will give instruction, for their companies to parade at their repeotive headquarters at such time as will enable them to be at their nearest railway station in time for the train named, Dress—" Disrobing Order" for all ranks. The commanding officer desires to call the attention of members to the following regulations which, utiles" complied with, volunteers cannot be returned as efficient at the end of the year, viz., all are required to be present at the inspection, unites application has been made in writing for leave to the officer commanding their company., when they musk state the reason for such leave; 2, in MOB the reason be unsatisfactory leave will not be granted. s.—Officers commending companies will be good enough to assemble the section and sub-section Qommender. a their companies for instruction by the sergeant-instructors as to the manner of putting ths whole of the equipment together, after whioh them non-commissioned officers will be held reeponsible that the members of their sub.sectione are thoroughly instructed in this.  6.—Captain and Adjutant F. S. H. Rickards having been granted leave of absence until the 17th August Lieutenant A. M. Wilson will sU3t as Adjutant to the battalion during such period of leave. 7.—The Commanding Gfficer has been pleased toapprove of the following promotion in No. 1 Company, Bugler J. Freeman to be lancsoorporal.—By order, A. MONCRIEFF Wu.aox, Acting Adjutant let The Cheshire RegamentHeadquarters, Jaly 22, 1892.  Bauman:an Bosono• liosprrsi.—The report of this institution for the week ending Saturday, July 300, shows that in the in•patients' department there were admitted 13, discharged 6, died 1, brought 111 P dead 0, remaining 31. In the out-patient's depart. ment ihere were 48 new, and attendances (old and new) 170. Fifty-one new casualties are recorde.f. the attendanoes (old and new)numbering 169. Miens were 40 new home patients, and visits (old and new) 60. The dental patients (new) numbered 7., Total since let January, 1892,5,143. ATTEXPTILD bIIICEDI THOU • SEACOMBIII BOAT:Ott Monday erasing, at about twenty minutes past nista o'clock, a woman, who afterwards gave the name of Mary Making, of 15. Clore-street, Liverpool. attempted to commit suicide by jumping from one of the Sedicombe boats into the river while ender di* infinenoe of drink. Edward Jones, boatman, at ono* jumped to the rescue, but both would probably hare been drowned but for Mr..Johu Makin, mate of St. George's Stage, throwing in • life-bnoy. Jones grasped the buoy, and he and the woman were pulled on to the stage. The woman was taken to the receiving bons*, and afterwards locked up. BIRSENHILAD Pala Pustic lazassr.—The statistics for the week ending Aug. 2nd, 1892, were :—Reforonce Library : Works issued, 914. aterogog day, 152. Leodina Library: Work' issued, t average per day, 422.  WILMIER'S RAILWAY GUIDE if; the eem. Gives move informsLiou than any abate ill reliable, mod coolitos a £2.50 Ineursom Coupe. _