The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1910-02-12 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE PASSING WEEK.  The Hull Public Libraries Committee on Monday decided to ban Hr. H. G. Wells's "Inn Veronica" from the libraries, although a sub-committee had decided to purchase five copies.. Canon Lambert said that l'braries at Birmingham. Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds,, Leicester. Liverpool, Manche& ter, Neweastle-on-Tyno, and Nottingham would not put the book into Circulation; and he would as soon send any daughter of his. into a house infected with typhoid fever or diphtheria as.giYe, her the book.  Tte Board of Trade returns for last month show an increase of £2.420,790 in imports and £6,000,069 in exports as compared with last year. Raw :cotton imports fel; as much as 23,450.691, despite the enhanced prices, but the cotton goods; exporteci were valued at £1,332,095 more, piece goods being shipped to a logger extent, although the Tarn trade na4 smaller. The woollen trade showed an advance of: £634,007, :and the linen trade wa.s also distinctly better. Shipbuilding,- which has been very depressed for a time, marked an increase of £1,736.193, and the trade in iron and steel and manufactures thereof was ..6656,802 better_ than last year.  M. Rostand's much-discussed play, "Chanteeler," was -produced in Paris on Monday evening, after many postponements. and was received with the utmost enthusiasm. The daring innovation Of making a farmyard, with all the dramatis person in character, the vehicle for the expression of human ideas was in no way ridiculed, and the novel play was in every way successful..  Mrs. & D. Cotnyn. of keillinderry. County Galway, wife of 31e. A. D. Comyn, lama rmmmiew.ioner, and grand-daughter of Daniel O'Connell, the Inch Liberator, died suddenly at her husband's residence on Sunday morning.  Ths report of the Registrar-General for last week shows that in Birkenlead the death rate was equal to 19.3 per 1,000, in Wallasey to 12.1, and in Liverpool to 22.3. The deaths of 16 aged persons and 9 infants were notified for Birkenhead. There were 8 deaths in public institutions, 4 inquest cases, and 1 death from violence.  ~Fie fel:owing are the Excheepex retiurne ficut AprLT let to February sth:191 receipt Expenditure Balance&  Dr. Cook, the famous explorer, has been located at Wrmuda says the New York correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph."  In the "Post Offiee Chen Jar." the weekly journal of the Imperial postal authorities, notice is given that .appointments are inviked from female officers in the Postal' Telegraph Service for Aix posts at Nairobi, in the British East Africa,Protectorate, as rostal clerks and telegraphists. One of the selected applicants.is to- act as supervisor and matron, and all will be required to live in officially-provided furnished apartments. The salaries offered, the Central News is assured. a-re about half of those which would have to be paid- to male offieery tel similar duties. •••• . • •  Miss Charlesworth, the heroine of the Welsh mystery, was brought up on Tues. day,, in company With her mother, on charges of fraud in Derby, and both the prisoners were remanded in custody. •. • • • • When the hearing of the Saeksilie peer, age age claim was resumed .in. the High Court on Tuesday, Sir John Etighatn read a letter from-the petitioner informing Ilia Lordship of his decison to retire from the case, although it broke his heart to do so.  After standing at Ms. for fiie months; the price of flour-in London was ogi- Monday reduced to Ms. For a king period attains' last Auguat it'was no less than 368, But since then it has been gradually- decreased.  It is announced that Queen Elena will perform the christening ceiemour at the launch of the Dante Alighted, Italy's first Dieadnought. The launch,- which will he made the occasion of an Mposing ceremonial, has been. fixed for September 20th.  At the Manchester _Assizes Jc*eph Wren, a labourer, was sentenced to death for tie murder at Burnley of a. young boy srhoin he •niet. In the street snit carried to the Place where the crime was ourninitted.  A rbtenix, Arizona, telegram • reports that ignoring the warning of a foreman. that excavation operations were proeeeding on a private motor road a chauffeur ran his car close to the spot where a charge of dynamite. the fuse of which had been lighted, had been deposited. The charge exploded. and the motor-car, with its seven occupants, was blown to atoms.  The first Teel of the Australian Navy, a torpedo-destroyer of the first River class, was launched on the Clyde on Wedneeday and named the Perramatta by Mrs. Asquith. • • • •  By an ,orerwhelining •majority—ll votes. to '4—the Battfrien Borough Gefineil deeided to remore the "Brown Dog" drinking fountain (an anti-rivkeetion • memorial). Whieh hoe been the .wubjesi t of demonetrations on the part of Loo4oo medical studenta for Years past, and %1414.11 the police have had much trouhl. inlantecting. O. . • •  The Liverpool Writeh Commisiii maiflh Wednesday -to welee+ a Head Constable to fill e Val 0111. to tis.tl tiv promotion. Five candidate. weii. 110,1% viewed. • The Committee app4iti.eil. alr. William Alfred Smith, lin R.A. (with -honours) of Cambrulge a captain in the Cambridge itfl rairpe. end has-had five vein of 4 h& Irish Constahhilto •  Mr. Arch Oink! Murt.it, m Illnegn* mw. ,frY., was aft', liewl ~øl 1.1114111.41 in ire (Are on Wkdneerldv nflaryawyn in n mini named Diokie, "ho nftorsatils vonimitecd suicide. Thirlrie is stated to base town living under 1-n deed of prpion.IIIIII treltil blot WliP, for ilioni Mr. Murrny wird Mr. 'Muirae's wounel H. he., Antiser•rd,o).  The I ...whorl tel Newt h estern 1rA,1.4, ....wn, i nne.unreA a dend for the half-rear at the rate of 7 , per rent, psi annum. ae.affainst 61 per cent. van r Nirf. There it. aleo this time an ad, 6,tion of "0,004 to the reserre, and the I,:i•orlsnee ritrried forward it nearly £17,000 ..coate. •  -•/ . - . • ...Mit ....../.. -4. .. 1