The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1905-05-13 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

LONDON CIAZDIVE—The felkoring extract from the Louden Gazette, dated Elnd Apia ie published kw totenyageni--liat Irian. The GUAR* Rerideent;— Inn Lieutenant O. T. Wemel to to Ineettemani. 12. BiaLEY.—The follerring by* mule She highest . remm in the romperatione, and swill SiPpreseat the Bah Wien at Iptoy. 1116:—Oerporel O. Magoork A pal: Pte. H. W. Harrigan, u Ocialmay; W. T. ante swi P. H. Fester, Company; A. D. T. Tippingt, o=m_, fiergt. A. R. Joann, F Cowan, H. Taylor, H Onamany; W. J. iltaddoat, Cheyeng, wa9in. °anal. J. Alton and Colr.-Sergt. w. Myer, 6 cememey. My Order r. acting-imeitant. issynrilieurlosaastst.  At the adjourned ram/tine of the City Council en Wednesday aa asseadessist, propmed by Mr. Cohen, referriag bent to the Water Committee a recommendation to Purchase the Mivington Hail otteste from Mr. W. H. Lever, with instructions to precoed with the appeal. was, after a long discussion, rejected by 411 votes to at. The, proposals of the Mance Committee to is.xesso the salon of the clerk to the Oity Justices from MOO to £l,OOO, and that of the Stipendiary Magistrate from £1,250 to £1,500, were deferred for twelve menthe.  The death book place an Wedneeday of Sir Bernhard Samuelson, the heed of one of the beet-known Liverpool families. Sir Bernhard, who nee in his Seth year, had been ill for some time, and his death was not unexpected. He was a brother of Mr. James deartieleon.  S • •  Mr. Alfred Huntington, one of the members of the Liverpool Cotton Association recently lined AMMO for breach of the rules, lies committed suicide La Stretford Cease- I tent, Nannheeter, by shooting himself at the grave of his eister-in-law. Deceased left a letter to his ohildren telling them to help each other, and oonelodiag, "-You will noire? know bow deeply your fattier has been wronged." It is stated that be wrote to the directors of the Liverpool Cottoe es~Wiea to the elect dint they had left him in the helpless condition of a labouring mar: without tools.  In the Upper Roue of Convocation (Canterbury) on Wednesday the committee appointed last year to oonoider the AthenaWan Creed, reported in favour of retaining it unaltered, though admitting that its use might be modified. Final judgment is deferred. • • • e  M. Chamberlain has written to the Women's Association of the Tariff Refotm League appealing for their hearty support, in view of the possibility of an early General Election. - -  Mies NValker, an inmate of the Home for Confirmed Invalids. Hight ury, N., on Tuesday, celebrated the Mud anniversary a her birth. The great age of the lady had been communicated to the King, and lard Knollye telegraphed to Dr. Glover requesting that his Majesty's congratulations lebeitill be conveyed to Miss Walker. A number of the friends of the home visited the centenarian, who eras delighted by the King'e message.  ':" • • •  For a violin by Joseph Ouaraeriva, made at Cremona in the mine period aa the wellknown Paganiai Goarneri, the record price ot .000 was an Tuesday realised at an auction conducted at Moore. Glendening's roams, Argyli-atreet, W. The highest price, so far, at auction was MAO, paid in 1893.  Wed sad Wore& Owtog to Ow foot that the kpk livao are dew% it ism up to tko prom! Wei fogad impossible to obtapta say details of lift &latter.  maerisia -is ilinuised between teed Rath Orsdvsnor, tat Ws °sande. me of the he. EOM of Weetseinster mid Katharine Ehmkom of Westminster, and Lady ILdaid Crichton, daughter of the lasi and Countess or Woe.  The Registrar-Gemmel repo- rho teat the 811•016 i rate of mortality ix twenty-six keg* towns of Bagammeand Wake hot week averaged U. 4 per 1400. I. Birkenhead the rate was 14, in Liverpool 111, and is Beetle 22.  "