The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-12-29 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

JUNE.  1-Beets for shop-assistants; first prosecution under the new act. 2—Whitsuntide Eisteddfod opened at West Kirby. 3—Whit Sunday. 4—Bank Holiday. —Mr. Cecil Holden scored his first century of the season. 9—Celebrations of Pretoria's surrender. B—Town Council meeting. 7—Ladies' club day at Neston. B—Calday Grange School eporte. 10-42nd anniversary iCtrangesosid Baptist Church. 11—Funeral of Mr. Thomas Niven. 12—A local wrangler announced, Mr. P. M. Marples. 18—Highfield School sports. 14—Rock Ferry Weeleyand picnic at Bromborough. 18—Wallasey School sports. 17,—"Greys" returned from camp At Sas. ,;bury - '•' onrata—the 'Bev. C..k.;lAgeong4it 'St. Matthew's. 18—Neston guild pionie to Caergerle. 16-*Presentation lo- Mr. • Wainwright-. at Port fitinlight.• • - - , 20—Garden fete at Weston. 21—Opening of the Ilnited Kingdom Pilots' , Association. Visit to Port Sunlight. 22—Funeral of Mr. Mellor, Prenton. —First open-air oanoert in Birkenhead. 29—Hospital demonstration. 28—Open-air concert; Mr. Lever presiding. —Walking the boundaries; annual stirv_ey. 27—Wood-paving or etone? Meeting ro Shrewery-road. 28—Collision at Rock Ferry; 8 hands lost. 22—Birkenhead Water Supply. Special meeting held. Reporters excluded. 80—Hospital sports. .1121 LT I—Tablet dedicated to Mr. Ziegler at Woodchuroh. 2—Presentation to the Rev. A. J. Wigley. 3—Presentations to the Revs. C. Dodge and W. Tweed's. 4—Town Council meeting. s—Lioeneed Victuallers picnic to Colwyn  Bay. 6--Birkenhead Elementary School' athletic festival. 7—Brunswick Wesleyan picnic to Barnaton Dale. B—Suicide of widow at West Kirby. 10—Inquest on victim of drowning fatality at the docks. 11—Opening of the New Ferry Park. 12—Argyle Conservatives visit Chester, and present Mr. H. R. Curwen with a gold watch and links. 13—Bathing fatality at New Brighton; two boys drowned. Alleged cowardice of speotatore. —Funeral of Mr. W. Reid. 14—Hromborough Pool horticultural show. —Clifton Park School sports. —Royal Mersey Yacht Club Race. —Launch of torpedo destroyer H.M.S. "Lively" from leird'e. 13--" How to become an Oak/fellow." Address by Rev. H. J. Bryan. 16--Wallasey cyclists carnival. A great •110001111. —Attempted suicide by an old man at Oxton. —Fatality at Tranmere Slip. Boy drowned whilst fishing. 17—Inquest on the same. 18—A river mystery. Girl disappeared from the "Wirral." —River trip by Birkenhead Councillors. 19—Tray mere Conservatives at Llangollen. 20—Jam and patriotism. Luxury for troops sent from Birkenhead in a patriotic manner. —Attempted suicide in the river. I 21—Enginee.• Volunteers' sports. I —Birkenhead Institute sports. —lnspection let V.B.C.R. Skirmish at Bidston. 122—Band Sunday at Brunswick; Rae. S. Ganahle Walker on "Music bath charms.' E fla--Inspection of Birkenhead lanatitle by Birkenhead Guardians. —Park versus Vice.; drawn game. 24—Licensing cases: A conviotion and a dismissal. 23—In a leaky launch: Adventures met with by the Wirral Guardians at their picnic. —Youth drowned at Tranmere. —Fatal fall at the Fire Station. 26—Music in the Perks. Committee appointed to provide it by public subeoripM- on. 27—Speech day at Birkenhead School. Bishop of Liverpool present. —First meeting re suggested cycle carnival. 28—English Church meeting at Haswell. 29—Bishop of Chester at Egremont. 30—Floylake Council consider whether they will have pleasure boats; on the lake or not. —Funeral of a Balaclava hero at New Ferry. 3l—Funeral of fireman McCalverty.