The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1902-08-16 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

DEESI DE.  . . NOYLAKE AND WEST KIM. In West Kirby there has been a combination of tragedy and gaiety this week. On Saturday, Mr. John Lath Hutchinson, the welhown canon broker, of Camelot, Egerton Park, Rock Ferry, who had been spending the week-end on HEW* Island with some friends, Inn drowned under singularly sadcircumatences. On Monday morning, another drowning fatality was only evened through the conspicuous gallantry of • Manchester yecuig gentleman, named Mr. Harold F. Kemp, of Stockport-road, Ardwick ; the twelveyear-old eon of Mr. Hughes, the local artist, being the victim of the adventure. On Wednesday, the much-talked-of carnival in aid of the Cottage Hospital funds was held, under, for the most part, auspicious conditions, and on Thareday, a domestic servant, whore name, strangely enough, happened to be Hutehinson, costmisted suicide. Her Christian name was Kate. She called at a chemist's shop, and asked for a quantity of liquid oxalic acid. The acid was, however, served as powder. Sleeting a labourer in School-lane, she asked him to call for a young man, proems. ably • person with whom she kept company. The labourer failed to And him, and went on to his work. Later, • boy walking on the shore came across the young woman lying on the sand in • distressed condition. He raised an alarm, and Dr. Legate was summoned. Hutohineon, however died three minutes aftor his arrival from the elleots of oxalic poisoning. . ' • • • •  , cylake Gospel Tema'Persica Soffit his'essued its annual. report W the-assion 1902-4 sod & record of the able vsuand ,progressive work it forma "Awe., opening meeting was held on SitnrdelY, , Osseeber 12th, when Mr. Muter ,Rollettei. J.P., presided over a capital attends:see, and the. immoral address was. delivered. by the Reiv. T. M. Pinnock: president of the . Birkenhead Free Church COVIHOiL Weekly meetings were held, andin all some twenkysix meetings, concerts,. and lectures, at which there were numerous and appreciative audiences in attentlencte, took plats. Oh November lath, Mr. W. S. Caine, M.P.:, attended and gave a stirring address to e largely attended public meeting. An item of 'especial interest at the meeting was the reading, by Mr. J. • Mortimer. Harris, of a paper (a copy -a which if supplied with the repeat) on "The Hoylake Temperance Scanty, a Retrospect." An heisositionlot session was the literary which„,sea most faithfully superintended by Mew Martyn. The stall soon pre/4 it. useful. nese. Much regret was expressed whes Mr. Harris, the indefatigable mentors fif: upwards of ten years, intimested that he was unable again to accept office. The Gatti and its conductor, Mr. • Arthur RolsWtes rendered yeoman service, and gave !pedal_ prominence to Farmer's oratorio, "Christ and His soldiers," end to Ince Pattheire cantata. I'he progress in connection with the proposed temperance institute, leUieb wee reported fully in this column lest week, I. she recorded. The annual meeting Was held in the Presbyterian Church schoolroom on April 18th. The collection reeliged 222 7s. 5d., and the donations amowneedio 252 Itic and the year-oh:wed with k hihaboi in -hand of • £l5 • Oa.. 7d., •as Aspinit £l4 as. 11d. for the precious minion. - - -  • S • • . . , Pro?':* °"ruclikinbAllifilvrheVA 1 aims us* iya#l7,lpg