Bristol Times And Mirror, The (Newspaper) - March 23, 1897, Bristol, Gloucestershire k-v i T i C- v v THE BRISTOL TIMES 22 OUR LONDON LETTER t I SUNDAY There is no longer any uncertainty about the The blockade of Crete began to-day The fact was officially notified that it was so to beam in a special supplement to London published yesterday It is a specific intimation fixing the exact limits of the blockade in latitude aud longitude and stating that it vrill be general for all ships under the Greek flag of the six may enter the ports and land their merchandise if it is not for tho Greek troops or for the interior of the island Upon this point Sir Walter raises the HOW will matters stand if a British ship seeing a of doing ft trade iu sails for a port in She will be within her legal rights and it will be illegal to stop her for we are not at r with Crete or with and nothing short of Act of Parliament can take avray the right of a subject to trade with Crete If such a ship stopped and turned back Sir Walter holds that her owners would havo an irresistible claim for damages This seems rather an imaginary alarm The wording of the official notification would make such traders make the venture at their own risk It is asserted and fully believed that the delay in applying the coercive measures resolved upon is due to the action of the English Cabinet and owing to the same influence that the blockade is at first to be confined to Cretan coasts only we seem to hare reached the crisis of tbc crisis and keen anxiety is felt as to the news ire shall have to-morrow The latest accounts show no diminution in the war fever at Athens and thore are grave apprehensions lest in their madness the Greeks should begin hostilities on the Turkish frontier or that an out- break should occur in Macedonia There are sinister rumours too of Kussian intrigues tending to a collision between Turkey and Greece which Russia may exploit to her own purposes But in truth the sensational of which are no doubt LATEST NEWS AND THE BLOCKADE THE TRANSVAAL REPLY OF THE JUDGES PRESIDENT TO COLONEL VASSOS DECISION DEPARTURE OF TURKISH SQUADRON FURTHER FORCES FOE CRETE A GREEK THREAT ATHENS SATURDAY The Greek Government having protested to the Austrian Charge d1 Affaires against the sinking of a Greek schooner by the Austrian warship Sebenico off the coast of Crete Austrian replied that the incident was d by tbe insurgents on the Austrian warship Tho Government consented to await the result of the inquiry which has been ordered into the affair Tho newspapers here publish aa address to the foreign admirals signed by the Cretan leaders and former deputies to the Cretan Assembly the hopo that the Powers will in the end permit tho union of Crete with Greece as tho only possible tion of the present position Commenting on the proclamation of autonomy for the island the newspapers remark that its vagueness shows that the Powers themselves know nothing of PRETORIA The judges this-afternoon sent their reply to the President's letter requesting them to conform to the new law subordinating tho High Court In their communication the judges agree m tbe special circumstances of tho country not to test in future any of the resolutions of tho raad on tbe understanding that the President submit to the Volksraad a draft placing tho and the independence of the High Court qn a firmer basis so that changes cannot be made wise than by special legislation The judges refer the Constitution of the Orange Free State as an example They promise to give every assistance to he and the Government in the Tho has accepted the reply which is signed by all five judges and has agreed to place the proposal before the the details of the they be called Legion The cue indisputable j to the Cretans by force In spite of the statements contained in certain consular reports a firm conviction prevails in official circles that the Cretans will refuse to accept the proposed autonomy or to lay down arms Greece alone it is could impose upon tho Cretans the of Powers but it is added Europe has treated all the advances made by Greece so harshly that an amicable solution appears almost ATHENS SUNDAY 5 V fact is that the situation is extremely critical Surely Lord Salisbury could not hare chosen a j unfortunate time to catch the The of the day may be excused for what 5s his object in doing 50 That universal has been less busy amongst us this season than usual and has for the most part spared the politicians and statesmen who are usually Us favourite victims But now it has attacked the very roan whom can least spare from his post and not we only but Europe generally If Lord Salisbury west really laid aside and perforce withdrawn individually from the Concert which the Opposition are so anxious that he should leave Greece and her friends might find to their cost what they lost in missing his services If it had not been for Lord Salisbury it is quite possible that the crisis might not have assumed its present form and would have been settled some time ago but it would have settled after the memorable fashion in which order reigned in Warsaw The intimation of the Prime Minister's indisposition took everyone by surprise yesterday afternoon It showed quite suddenly iu the morning in an Attack of which prevented his attending Cabinet Council which was held before noon who came to to fetch after the Council told an interviewer that his father's indisposition was apparently slight byt it was thought prudent that he should not go out Balfour who had intended seeking relaxation at tbo links bad gone to the Cabinet dressed ready for golf but changed his plans on bearing the news and went to Lord Salisbury certainly showed no ness the House of Lords on Friday night His well-merited rebuke to Lord Kimberley for bis oratorical indiscretions at Norwich was delivered in form and the Premier's emphatic of the necessity of maintaining the faith of been heartily endorsed by the public Lord shirked the question of course M possible but he was obliged in common con- to make a declaration against Turkey which ol these days he and his colleagues may find inconvenient Kven as it is there is no gauging the actual amount of mischief done abroad U IB this kind of thing that gives Continental men some excuse for their no dependence upon English foreign policy The immediate concerns of Bristol are not as a rule brought prominently before members of the House of Commons but apparently need for inquiry has oi a sudden become a matter of urgency Mr Dillon led the way last Thursday when he required the details of a contract under which a Bristol firm furniture manufacturers are supplying the Com- of Public Works in Ireland with their office accessories but his question was deferred until And now Mr Channing follows suit with a question on the same day and will ask Mr Ritchie whether any representative of the Board of Trade was present at the inquest held on Frank carriage washer who was killed at the Joint station on Saturday 6th March and whether any inquiry has been directed to be made by an inspector or into the circumstances and ally into tbe allegation that while shunting and carnage washing go on most of the night there is no adequate lighting of this portion of the lines As the weeks of the Session advance aod the approach of the Diamond Jubilee procession grows nearer members seem to vie with each other in the Dumber and character of the questions they can frame that have any reference to tho impending celebrations Patriotic motives influence military and naval Castle arrived off Plymouth on day and disembarked passengers and heavy mail In the course of interviews many passengers stated regarded war with the able Mr Goddard who evidence before the South African said that he had left tho Transvaal as life there was almost intolerable There was not tho slightest doubt that the time had arrived when it would have to be decided whether England or the Dutch or iu other words Germany was to prevail in South Africa He could prove that the Germans had secretly imported arms into British DERVISH RAID NEAR SATURDAY gome of the tribe went in pursuit of tho Dervishes who recently raided the country to the northward of the town and after a fight in which they incurred some loss routed the marauding party and recovered the stolen cattle lost several men and The authorities at have seized on board a Greek steamer sacks flour destined for the Turkish array at Sangora Some Greek sharpshooters at on the Epirus frontier opened fire on the Turks and a con- was only prevented through the efforts of the officers The insurgent leaders and were killed by the Italians who recently fired on the insurgents at ITEMS OF LATEST NEWS Up to night the London Mansion House Indian Famine Kolief Fund Ethel Craddock aged three was knocked killed by a steam tram car at Tottington Bury on Saturday evening A Lloyd's telegram reports that the steamer Jesse of Cardiff sank between Taskar and Point Tho of ten men arc at Commander Wells chief officer of the Metropolitan fire Brigade was attacked by influenza ou Saturday and last night was so seriously ill that medical aid had to bo promptly summoned A special meeting of tho Liberal Hundred of Rochdale held on Saturday to consider the Cretan crisis and tiie passing of the Education Tho meeting passed a resolution sympathising with the Cretans in their struggle against the Turks and expressing admiration of tho assistance rendered by the Greeks Tho meeting protested against any action on the part of in support of Turkey and called upon their leaders in Parliament to do everything possible to dissociate tho Liberal party from sharing in the dishonour and disgrace of tho present policy of the Great Powers The meeting further protested against the misnamed Voluntary Schools as bad in principle and vicious in method and demanded that all schools maintained by public money should be subject to real and effective public COLLISION IN THE The steamship Garonne put into Dover yesterday afternoon with ber full of vrater She reported that she had toen in collision with a liner in tho Channel and was cut down below the water line THE PENRHYN QUARRIES At a meeting of the quarry men on day a resolution unanimously adopted expressing approval of the attitude taken by the deputation which waited on Lord Penrhyn on Thursday and pledging tho men not to resume work except the terms dictated by tho committee ILLNESS OF LORD SALISBURY A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office on morning Lord Salisbury did not attend the being confined to in by a mild attack of influenza Lord bury ths Chancellor arrived from Ireland on Friday was present 4 Mr Walter Long is still too unwell to the house It is understood that the Council over by of shire The Prime Minister was apparently perfectly well attending the House of Lords on Friday and there no sign of indisposition up to the time of his departure from tho Foreign at seven o'clock On Saturday morning however feverish symptoms were apparent and his lordship instead of going personally to the Foreign Office sent a message saying he would be unable to attend tho Cabinet At twelve the Premier's secretary informed a press representative that the attack was edly influenza though happily of a mild type Lord Salisbury was at that moment up and attending to his despatches It was unlikely however that he would go to Hatfield and it was unquestionably desirable he should retire to bed Subsequently a press representative saw Lord Cranborne who had gone to THE GERMAN EMPEROR 1 BIRTHS DEATHS RUMOUR Tho calling the Servian Reserves and Militia has occasioned the Porte CANBA Colonel Vassos is reported to have come to tbe same decision regard to the autonomy tion as the Cretan insurgents who have declared prepared to shed the last drop of their blood for union The insurgents who are described ruined by the plundering of their and exasperated by other outrages on tiie part of the Mussulmans give out that they havo a most plentiful supply of ammunition Admiral Pottier the French commander this informed Ismail Bey the Governor that unless tho goods stolen from a French subject on Thursday night restored this afternoon order the four Turkish thieves who had arrested to be taken on board his vessel and tried by martial The Admiral has that 300 French soldiers and not 200 as originally shall be landed at Canea Thoy will be under the orders of the Admiral tbe senior naval captain present The sailors were landed return to their ships By order of the Grand Vizier the proclamation of Admirals has THE GERMAN REICHSTAG AND THE NAVAL ESTIMATES SATURDAY The to-day continued the debate on the Naval Estimates Herr Barth Party strongly opposed what he termed the naval schemes of the Government and hoped that the present proposal would prevent the Minister of Marine f rom again submitting to the Reichstag The actual point in dispute however was merely whether the tion should be commenced this year or next The question in his opinion was not of sufficient im- portance to cAll forth such strong antagonism Admiral pointed out that 10 per tho of the fleet or marks was required annually for maintaining the fleet in a proper state of efficiency The high figures of the present estimates wero due to former shortcomings in this respect Tito taunt of Herr that there were always plenty of ships for parades and pleasure was not justified as any reference to the manner in which the had been utilised would show The only parade on a large which had WAS on the occasion of the Czar's visit to Kiel Baron Stumm Imperial Party eaid that for the protection of the commercial ports and the North Sea Canal strong fleet was required which was also necessary for the prevention of a blockade and for ensuring an adequate food supply for the land forces The German speaker pointed out amply covered by the assets Herr Centre If we say Yes this time we shall have to pass Admiral scheme to the rery lost item The Secretary of the Treasury has already admitted that without an increase in tho receipts a loan could not be avoided We would not take the admission of the Jesuits as tho for our support The wonld not pay a mny to obtain the fulfilment oi its old and just now been posted up It simply Our policy is a one but as regards announces the establishment of autonomy for Crete of tbo peace of tbo world wo have I te tbe central European States into Our strength belongs to the Fatherland Imperial Secretary of tne under the suzerainty of the Sultan It docs not con- tain proposed by Sir A Biliotti the British Consul clearly explaining that the Cretans ui would be absolutely independent of tbe Porte as i refuted the suggestion of one of regards their own internal The French man-of-war Latouche TreVille SHOCKING SUICIDE Hugh Percy Glene who recently slabbed seventeen places at Hereford died on Friday At the inquest held ou Saturday the evidence showed that ho was the son of the late vicar of Upton Worcestershire and that he had heavily The jury returned a verdict of Suicide whilst temporarily THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RAGE The practice of tho University crews morning was of a very unimportant character The Cantabs rowed the full course on Saturday afternoon in fairly good ance There was wind and a moderately good flood tide TRAGEDY AT A shocking tragedy committed at on Saturday night the victim being a compositor named William Kenny aged 22 He lived with his mother and stepfather and ou arriving home found a row proceeding between his relatives and two men named Smith ono of whom is an and the other a shoemaker Immediately afterwards young Kenny rusted the street to the ing I am stabbed He died before medical assistance could be obtained there being a terrible gash in his neck with other injuries His stepfather is also badly wounded The police found a maker's knife on the scene of the tragedy The Smiths who are brothers have arrested THE USE OF BEARING REINS Tiie Duke of Portland Master of the Horse requests circulation of the beck Worksop Notts March 19 1697 Will you allow me a small space in your valuable paper to the attention of owners of carriages to the great disfigurement which an unnecessarily tight bearing rein is to their horses A when properly fitted is no doubt in a great many instances a necessary and useful appliance but it becomes an instrument of torture and hideous eyesore it is too tight or badly adjusted I am your obedient servant signed PORTLAND has arrived in she brings landed The establishment of tbo blockade has now been generally notified It is reported that there is taio friction between tbe Admirals and Consuls Turkish soldiers were surprised last night pillaging a Christian at and ope was killed by the Montenegrin that tho statements which he made in the House yesterday in conflict with his previous bers of the House who hope that the Crimean veterans witnessed here rest of the first squadron consisting of the ironclads and one torpedo destroyer and one torpedo boat sailed this afternoon and the Dardanelles Immense crowds assembled on quays and bridges and every point of vantage was occupied A large number of boats were afloat in the Golden Horn with who cheered warships steamed out AH the ironclads were dressed with flags and the bauds on board played the march and the crews shouted Long live tho Sultan Such demonstration of enthusiasm has rarely been THE BRITISH SUNDAY Tho British Chancel Squadron sail hence for a short and will return to this port on LOSS OF AN ARGENTINE TOKPEDO BOAT BUENOS Amis SUNDAY The Argentine boat Santa Fe recently built in England has been wrecked oil the Colonia THE ITALIAN ELECTIONS ROME The general elections passed off quietly here today both may be the prominence they in tbe day's proceedings but surely patriotism is far-fetched a member of Sir Howard Vincent's intelligence signifies his intention of asking the Government proposes to consider the desirability of recommending the addition to the Imperial of some style to indicate that her Majesty is Queen of Canada Australasia South West East and Central Africa of Rhodesia of the West Indies and of many islands and posts as well as of Britain and Ireland The comprehensiveness pf the conundrum he would propound has proved too peat for Mr Balfour has found it necessary under the strain of getting the Voluntary Education through to demand tv three extension in which to give duo consideration to its complexity appreciates the as a means of furthering the claims of his pet Office is more reasonable when be asserts that au additional would be given the commemoration by the issue of a special Imperial stamp or postage No doubt philatelists his suggestion But a personal element has crept into from the frequency of the questions it maybe labelled the Commemorative and members are heard asking that a special vantage ground may be apart for them from which to view the As a result the Treasury have decided stand for the use of Peers and Commoners and to allot three tickets to each aud member or an aggregate of three thousand tickets Tho position of so large a stand is tho present difficulty and aod the House of Commons yard nave been suggested as alternative sites The decision will probably with tho latter following the example of the Jubilee year tiers of seats were ranged along the northern side which will again faco the line of the procession on its return to Buckingham Falace over Een is still exciting the ingenuity of from day to day f suggestions of possible readings of the now famous phrase President Kruger applied to our Queen Did ever a word lend itself to such unlimited application it as you will Kwaai Kwade or The epithet cantankerous seems to be the most favoured translation though various Dutch correspondents has been sought to solve the worse confounded when they it may mean or applied to a some worrying a hard or a fieroe and quarrelsome But the best trans- lation that we havo yet seen bails from Oxford a writer in the Isis suggests that its true meaning may be found in the simple rendering Victoria Cross Many members journeyed to Melton Mowbray j yesterday to witness the House of Commons point to point race which had beon allowed to lie in abeyance ever since Ben Middleton met his death in the hunter cUas race at the meeting five years ago The revival proved most successful and the in which Mr J Fender won both and prizes with and Mr J W won the class with ami was never pressed by Mr R Greene's or Lord Willoughby de that in Moond and third There were 27 entries but Only 18 went to the post Mr Walter Long who has won ob a occasion was an absentee influenza The Ambassadors of the Great Powers met to-day at the residence of Baron Calico the Ambassador A Sivas despatch reports trouble at Tokat where Armenians and three Mussulmans have been killed Details VIENNA According to intelligence from Pola published by tho morning orders have been given for the Austro-Hungarian torpedo Meteor torpedo vessels and Staar to be prepared for sea CENTENARY OF WILLIAM I BERLIN SUNDAY The celebration of tbe centenary of the Emperor William I began today so far as the public at large are concerned The German Emperor and Empress tbo Empress Frederick the Duke of Connaught and other notabilities attended a solemn service at the garrison church in the morning atter military colours translated with full honours the It is stated in official quarters here the blockade of Crete has lasted a or two does not bow to the wishes of the Powers be extended to the Corinth and Volo It is added that the Powers are negotiating in regard to the eventual necessity of Vassos and driving troops out of Central LISBON r SATURDAY Some of the foreign Ministers here have already received instructions to inform the Portuguese of tho intention of the Powers to blockade Crete and part of Greece The notification will however not be conveyed to the Government until all the representatives of the great the like Several Eastern telegrams wero received at the Foreign Office yesterday by the resident but not nearly so many were forwarded as of late Pre- those received were of no serious nature for although Sir Thomas and Lord Salisbury's principal private secretary visited the department during tbo day they only made a very short stay The Lord of the Treasury called at tho Foreign to learn what news was to hand before to the Prime Minister's residence VIENNA ELECTIONS SATURDAY The elections to the in Vienna have resulted in tho return of nine In five 1 While at the back of the pedestal is inscribed cases where head the poll a second In Gratitude and True Affection ballot will be The ceremony of unveiling the statue as a national memorial will be performed The bronze equestrian statue of tbe old Emperor stands upon a bronze pedestal above a substructure of granite to a height of tbe itself being high The Emperor is represented in a general's uniform with open mantle The loft hand the rains while the right is supported upon a field marshal's baton At the horse's side steps a figure representing the Emperor's genias in whose face gazing into eternity is reflected the Emperors character His face as mortal is posed to represent only calm tranquillity character At the corners of the platform are four lions in bronze of excellent workmanship On the two sides of the pedestal are allegorical figures in relief impersonating Peace and War In the latter of War ridea upon a charger amid storm and flashes of lightning with torches in her by her side are two demons with sword and scourge A waving cornfield is being trampled down and on either side victims are falling to the ground Want and Misery are represented by an old vroman with starving while at tho of the relief the figure of War is seen equipped for tho fray and searching for the foe In the representation of Peace a woman is descending from the mountains to the valley two boys at her side tho one holding a palm branch over his shoulder the other with a basket above his head from which Peace is taking flowers In the foreground an old peasant and wife aro stretching out their hands in cation to the approaching figure a mother aud her son aro planting a young oak of peace In the background are depicted midst of his flock and a herdsman with his arms across the back of a cow A male figure of Peace reposes at the foot of this relief At the corner of the pedestal aro figures of Victory standing on cannon balls The inscription is WILLIAM TUK German Emperor King of Prussia SIB HOWARD VINCENT AND FREE TRADE Sir Howard Vincent at the annual dinner of the Cambridgeshire branch of the Fair on Saturday evening said ib was true the manufacturing and agricultural industries had improved but behoved them to remember severe depression they had been through and which they would have to face again unless they took adequate to meet it effectively Ho contended that our system was not free trade because there was no free interchange between our produce and the produce of foreign countries Wo were subjected to the competition every foreign nation and agriculture now was as black as it could THE NEW CRUISERS For some weeks past the shipwrights and other workmen employed in the construction of the new cruisers and Proserpine have been working extra hours to advance building The Admiralty havo sent instructions for all overtime to cease except in the case of the sloop Swallow which is to be ready for commission in May Messrs of Clydebank Glasgow on Saturday afternoon successfully launched the ciass British cruiser Europa Her complement is 720 men and officers and her armament is most powerful all guns being She carries sixteen guns fourteen eight Maxims and three torpedo tubes PRINCE OF DENMARK INJURED EXPLOSION IN A LABORATORY An explosion took place on Friday in Copenhagen in the laboratory for tho instruction of officers in the use of war projectiles and explosives A number of officers were attending a lecture on among them being Princes Carl and In a vessel which the lecturer held iu his hand were the necessary substances for tho acid ana hydrochloric acid The poured a portion of picric acid in the vessel iu order to finich the process -A quantity of nitrogen MUS developed the vessel burst and the corrosive fluid spurted over those around Prince Carl was somewhat burned but Prince Waldemar less severely Princes were taken to Dr Professor of Ophthalmology a5 it feared their eyes were injured Fortunately neither of them thus injured hut the clothing of both Princes was wholly ruined The Dr Sorensen very severely burned street to see Mr Balfour in reference to his father's indisposition Lord Cranborne It is a very small matter nothing worse than He is up at present but these colds require care and he Lord Salisbury judged ifc unwise to go out It is understood that a medical man has been called in to seo the Premier wbo haa been advised to remain indoors for present Mr dressed ready for golt when he went to tho Cabinet and his brougham was in waiting to take him to Victoria station qn wute to the links The right hon gentleman left tho Foreign Office at 1.20 and was apparently about to carry out his original intention when Lord Cranborne had been waiting for him at 10 inter- him and after a hurried conversation the pair drove together in the First Lord's brougham to The German French Austrian and Italian Ambassadors called at the Foreign Office after tho Cabinet but were of course unable to see Lord Salisbury Their Excellencies all ex pressed the keenest regret on learning that his lordship was indisposed Tiie had with Sir Thomas the permanent Under Secretory The Belgian Minister called the evening and too expressed sorrow at hearing that the Premier was unwell Ifc was ascertained on Saturday evening that Lord Salisbury was no worse and it bad been considered unnecessary to issue a medical bulletin Tbe latest official declaration was Salisbury's illness is not in any way serious and his recovery is expected to be a matter of two or three days at tbe outside Tiie Press Association says tho announcement of Lord Salisbury's indisposition brought inquiries to on Saturday night aud yesterday all the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers inquired either personally or by messenger No change recorded on Saturday night but early inquirers yesterday morning were informed that his lordship bad passed a good night and was better although no medical report had up to that time been made At noon however Sir Roberts his lordship's physician called upon bis distinguished patient and was able to confirm the earlier reports as to the Wben Sir William left the Press Association's representative was officially informed that it was not thought necessary to issue a formal medical bulletin but ib might be authoritatively stated that Lord Salisbury though still confined to bed is very much better to-day and is making satisfactory progress Tho Press Association It is understood that tho Prime Minister purposed leaving London for Nice a few days and unless his indisposition prevents him ho will go at about the end of the present week The Press Association learned on making inquiry late lasb evening that Lord Salisbury's satisfactory process TYas weU maintained his noon visit William Roberts did not his patient nor was he expected to call again last night Mr who customarily spends Sunday out of Town did not go this He called at after paying a preliminary visit to the Foreign Office and remained to luncheon Throughout tbe afternoon there were scores of callers to inquire as to Lord the Princess Hohenlohe tho Marquess of Granby practically all the of the Cabinet representatives of both Houses of Parliament and members of the Corps Diplomatique The London correspondent of the Post The centre of interest has for tbe moment shifted from Athens to Berlin for the gravest rumours are in circulation to-night of an impending tional crisis in Germany complicated by physical causes may lead to the most serious results The German reptile which furnishes its echoes to England is fertile in denials but the fact stands that the health of the Kaiser occasions much anxiety in Court and official circles in Berlin A cancerous tendency behind tho right ear which bad a somewhat development the Emperor William was on a visit to the Sultan Abdul Haraid in Constantinople has again shown itself in angry form and certain special medicaments for the complaint have this week been ordered from London The physical condition of the Emperor added to his political worries just now has rendered him subject to an amount of nervous irritability which accounts for the extraordinary utterances attributed to him in influential Parliamentary circles in Berlin and although there may be no truth in the story which has obtained currency in the capital that the end may be found in abdication tbe position not only for Germany but for Europe at the present juncture is serious enough SIR JOHN ON EUHAL EDUCATION Sir John Gorst speaking on Saturday night at a prize distribution to evening class students at the National school Girton near Cambridge eaid a great deal was heard about agricultural depression and of our inability to compete with Continental It was nothing but the state of rural education that kept us back in the race The first remedial step must be to raise tiie age at which children remained at school and another need was organisation under a central authority Besides the separate authorities already existing associations of schools were now to be formed He hoped those associations would be not narrowed down to any single sect because the work of ing secular education did not touch religious ences and it would be a good tiling if these new ations were so framed as to be able to co-operate the County Councils and to act entirely in union with them A practical system of instruction would enable us to grow much of the food now comins from abroad The charge for the announcement oi Marriages and Deaths is Is for the first 16 words or leas and for additional eight words Tne cost must be prepaid at tho Office or remitted by Order Postal Notes or in Postage Stamps In all cases the notice must bo authenticated by the signature of the sender appearing on any of the first five days ol the week are repeated in the Saturday Edition out extra charge BIRTH Mareli 17th at 34 South the wife of J O Michell of son MARRIAGE Si Paul's Greenwich Wth Benjamin second son of- the late Joshua Bedford of to Amelia Maud youngest daughter of James and of Marsh field DEATHS 19 at Mare Richard Wills Gibbs after a long and painful illness so patiently borne aged Funeral will take place cm Tuesday at 2 p.m 18 Bertha eldest surviving daughter oi Bridges Harvey Esq 4 Hartington park Redland 19 at 40 Clifton Jane Lowell Palmer aged 72 18 at 2 George William Webber aged 74 IN loving memory of Florence Ada Tidier who died March 21st 1893 Deeply regretted by all who knew her loving memory of Frederick William died March 3rd 1879 j also my dear mother Sarau Norrish widow of the above who away 22nd 1895 For ever with tho JOHN EXTRAORDINARY DISPLAY OP COTTON This Week we are showing a GRAND v of NEW COTTONS for BLOUSES and COSTUMES The attention bestowed upon this part of the bears strong evidence that are responsible for its development are MOVING WITS THE TIMES INEXPENSIVE and DRESSY be had at really LOW PRICES CAMBRICS ia Pretty Designs and KEW INGS per Yard Nothing Washes or Wears Better i u r-s 11 NEW PLISSE COTTONS in all serfs of I everybody's prices Funerals in Town or Mr Undertaker and moat or ornate in detail Attendance afc any White 93 15 connected by private telephone 5326 T SON Ladies gate Clifton Funerals conducted in Town or Country with care and economy Family mourning at shortest notice 5571 THE PROPOSED CONVALESCENT HOME Cduon Tetley has addressed the enclosed letter to the Mayor of Bristol March Mr I suggest a simple plau by which the splendid tone factious offered in view of her Majesty's glorious of sixty vears may be as we all in desiring turned to the best possible account It seems to me as to others that to certain of per All Fast NEW CANVAS and OPEN These are made in both PLAIN amd have every appearance of the times the price per Thoroughly and Stylish NEW FANCY MUSLINS Both PRINTED and EMBROIDERED in lovely com MUSLINS are as welcome as ever L be a great feature to per Yad Very Light and Durable JOHN AND Pott Office to The death is announced of da Meuron the painter Alderman Charles Frederick Marshall senior iu the Bath City Council died at his dence Tho Lansdown yesterday an illness extending over some weeks The deceased gentleman who was over seventy years of age be greatly missed from the many institutions public and private in Bath with which ho connected His public career extended over forty years for it was in 1858 that he first entered tho Town Council He been a member of tho Finance Committee since 1863 but it was in the Watch Committee of which he was chairman and which he joined in 1862 that his greatest interest in civic matters was shown For very many years he had occupied the post of directors of the Bath Gns Comply he was one of the trustees of the Bath Municipal Charities and a governor of Edward's 1861 Aldorman Marshall took the oath as a magistrate for tho city of Bath and there is now living only one trate appointed in that year Alderman J S and one previously Colonel Ford whose appointment took place in 1858 ELEPHANTINE JEALOUSY At Circus at Twickenham Charlie the elephant gained a great deal of notoriety some months ago by killing his keeper in revenge for some real or fancied slight made au outrageous attack on a fellow pachyderm named Edgar he imagined the latter was paying too much attention to Mary a female elephant iu whose affections Charlie thought be to reign supreme Edgar purchased the other day at and as ho is not yet accustomed to the strict discipline of a circus it was found necessary to curt his disposition to run away by chaining him from the tusks to Mary whose gentle disposition would it was hoped exercise a soothing effect on his turbulent character Charlie did not approve of this arrangement at all He eyed the couple vindictively and his opportunity The circus people keep j wt A I A n t IT an endowment as would place the proposed sanatorium beyond the fluctuations ok annual appeals is a matter of simple prudence and supreme im- portance I think if it were clearly understood that subscriptions be allocated to this purpose a very great point vrill be gained And it gives me much pleasure to offer from Mrs Tetley and myself towards the permanent support of the proposed am dear Mr Mayor yours sincerely J Right Worshipful the Mayor of Bristol THE UNITED LIMITED EXHIBITION LES CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES On Saturday at the Weston-super-Mare before Messrs Mullins Battiscombe Hunt Brown and Harvey Max Muller was charged on remand with obtained by means of false and fraudulent pretences sum of the property of Sebastian J Sellick tailor of Mr B H Vachell instructed by Mr Rogers Ford appeared for the prosecutor and the defendant represented by Mr E J Tillers Bristol From counsel's opening statement it appeared that in the year 1857 prisoner and his wife resided at Worthing a Mr James Baker to whom on leaving he was indebted in a sum of nearly On being pressed for payment prisoner assigned to Baker a of assurance effected on the life of his Mailer's wife in liquidation of ouch liability In January of the present year it appeared that prisoner incurred a slight debt prosecutor and in order to meet this signed a document assigning to the creditor Sellick the policy above referred to The transaction was of course ineffectual on account of the previous assignment to but Muller explained at the time that the of the policy due to its in the temporary custody of Mr Fillers of Bristol ment with Muller ho advanced the sum of money forming the basis of tho present proceedings The money However was advanced upon representations that Mr Fillers of Bristol was desirous of purchasing the interest in the policy for but he Muller preferred to give prosecutor tho opportunity of securing the same Considerable evidence was adduced in support of counsel's open ing statement after which Mr Fillers stated that he should be able to produce certain correspondence which would exculpate his client from the accusation preferred In the absence of the original letters however Mr Vachell sustained an objection to the m HEAD OFFICES LEWIS'S MEAD BREWERY BRISTOL Daily to all parts of the City Orders by Post punctually dispatched 9081 end Chicago 7 i CHURCH NEWS EXCHANGE An exchange of livings has been arranged between tho Eev Arthur Felton Still Hill MA New College Oxford vicar of St Bartholomew's Lower Cam in the deanery of Dudley and diocese of Gloucester and the Rer Henry Jackson Hardcastle Faulkner London justice of the peace for the county of Westmoreland rector of Dufton in the deanery of Appleby and wr Cm has a diocese of Carlisle The parish ot Lower Cam has a population of an acreage of and a secure endowment of net with good vicarage house The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol who is patron of the living sanctions the exchange on account of the sad ment only four months after his appointment somo two years ago The parish of Dufton has a population of 330 an acreage of extending far over the pikes aud fells of the and an from tithe and glebe of about net email rectory house Lord is patron of tho living Tho exchange is expected to take place early in May BRISTOL CATHEDRAL Very Rev DBAK and the Canon ol tue V w m most approved and variegated style Charlie's attack was so violent that although the other is quite as big as he is Edgar was forced to flee and was pushed by his adversary through a brook which separates twe fields ging the unfortunate Mary with him How the would have ended it is impossible to say had not the great noise caused all the people of the circus to assemble with poles ropes sticks and whips and end the easy task as Charlie seemed determined to put an end to Edgar's courtship for all time However the united efforts of trainers drivers aud attendants succeeded in beating off tne who the moment he saw tiie odds were against him sounded a final defiant and trotted off to his stable Edgar was then examined and it was found that ne had really suffered very little injury Charlie bad butted him in tbe head causing a slight wound under eye from which blood was Slightly flowing but beyond that damage he seems to have received consisted of scratches on his back and sides from bemj through a hedge Charlie's trainer Professor Holy Communion at and at uam said in answer to a question the r -J prisoner was Sessions committed for trial at the Quarter ana waited nis opportunity JLUO however Mr am him away from the happy pair as much as possible but production of other than the originals Mr Fillers suddenly on Friday morning while Edgar and Mary these circumstances reserved his defence and chained together were taking a stroll in a field where the tent was pitched Charlie saw them trumpeted like the herald in an old-fashioned ment giving the signal for the affray and made a dash at Edgar The latter commenced trumpeting also so did Mary Seven or eight other elephants in the circus joined in the chonis was soon increased in volume by the efforts of camels daries horses and the fowls of all kinds with which menagerie abounds The music was fully equal to a score of German bands playing in their A THE PATTERN MARK ox 1897 NEW DESIGNS 1897 IS A FOB BEST DESIGNS AT LOWEST PRICES TUE NEW PATTERN BOOK Is supplied to Decorators See that each Pattern has the Trade Murk The SHOWROOMS arc replete with Choicest Selection of ART DECORATIONS CLARE 2 6 STREET AND 8 BALDWIN STREET BRISTOL THEATRE stirring drama Her Wedding is to be placed on the boards at the Theatre Royal this evening TAILOR From QUEEN'S QNE D RESS SUITS I 4 to 10 Guineas SUITS JL 3 to 6 Guineas to SUB IN OUR OWN BONDED CELLARS As you make your Beds so you at 8 Morning Prayer 10 Evening Holy Days and Solt Mellow Cognac with delicious bouquet J Old Landed Matured soft with a powerful yet delicate flavour Pr Bt i Pr Qrt j Week Day Services at 10 ana 4 p.m AUD ANTHEMS Whitfeld in F in the Even Whitfeld iu F verse Pat me nob to in the in liven 2nd sot Behold a THURSDAY Responses Hymn 460 4 p.m Evening Service read Special Service FRIDAY Chants set 228 liven set O love the SATURDAY in P To Father PLAGUE ON ENGLISH TRANSPORT SITEZ SATURDAY Tbe transport with drafts for England is here owing to a fatal case of on THE NOVA SCOTIA ELECTIONS SATURDAY The Nova Scotia Legislature has been dissolved and the general elections have been fixed for April Renter SERIOUS FLOODS IN THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LOSS OP 50 LIVES TENNESSEE Serious floods are reported throughout the Valley Seven railroads entering this city are interrupted at various points Tho river Dear has flooded the and is 40 mUes wide The loss of property is enormous steamers go out daily to pick up victims Fifty hare been drowned in the immediate vicinity of this town and refugees are gathered Tho German People this central structure runs a colonnade of sandstone a little more than 87 yards and 49 yards in depth The colonnade stands out upon the riYer Spree or rather one arm of tho for hero the forms an island in the centre of Berlin is approached by steps and is mounted at cither ena by a four-horsed chariot in which ridd female figures representing North and South Germany Tho designer and modeller of the memorial is the renowned Berlin sculptor Professor Begas of whose works already adorn tho German capital The total cost of the structure will be The original sum asked was but in consequence of the refusal of the Imperial Diet to grant so large an amount certain items of the original plan had to bo omitted among thorn being statues of the late advisers and generals Bismarck Moltke and others A is often the result ol a slight therefore we cannot guard too the habit of treating trifles with In dealing with cur health this in a matter Many valuable lives have been pre- lect through the of a trifling com or I hf attention being to the arable of In order to keep the body in a from diseMe germs For headache liver and oo remedy can REPORTED RESCUE OF WRECKED MARINERS NEW Yons SUNDAY The steamer Kaiser which arrived last having spoken the transport off tto banks of Newfoundland on tho 17th Her signals wero not clear but they were to mean hau rescued survivors of The frontispiece of AND ARM this is a photograph of Rear-Admiral and there are some very interesting pictures of the navy generally There arc also some excellent pictures of the Royal Victoria Hospital with the staff Tho population ot New South Wales at the end of 1896 is officially estimated to havo been showing an increase for the year of The arrivals numbered and departures This is the first occasion since 1862 when the ment of the population beon against the Colony During the hearing of a case from at Bournemouth County Court on Friday said that there seemed to be delight of tinct speech among people from that neighbourhood A named admitted that he TV as an Irishman whereupon tbe judge asked fancy he was whirling a shillelagh at fair and speak put so that the court could hear What was the use of his haying a his Honour continued if ho did not use it any more than dumb animal f Tbe judge told another that it be a good thing if someone for voice LANCASTER UNIONISTS At the annual meeting of tlic Lancaster Division Conservative and Unionist Association on Saturday a letter was read from Salisbury as follows I am glad to hear the satisfactory account you give me in your report which indeed I hayo received from other quarters of tho activity of the Lancaster Division and Unionist Association I earnestly hope they will not suffer tho present numerical preponderance of our party in the Commons to induce them to abato their activity and zeal New difficulties will arise new dangers will be apparent No present preponderance will enable us to meet them unless we maintain our political in the spirit which has hitherto distinguished the Unionist in Lancaster Mr Balfour I heartily congratulate you upon the vigour which has boon displayed by your association and on the success which has attended their efforts Subsequently a unanimous vote of in Government was passed coupled with the hope that they continue to labour for preserving the peace of THE DISPUTE A Glasgow correspondent telegraphing night 26 Clyde federated shipbuilding and engineering firms posted on Saturday the tone is more hopeful tho men Tlic joint letter of the federated societies expressed a desire for peace and tho reported secession of Messrs Harland and Wolff although feared by the masters came ns a thunderbolt to those outside the Federation Com- and the general belief is that position of the federation has been weakened thereby A Newcastle correspondent states that following telegram was sent to Mr Barnes general secretory of Even in on our in God my WELLS IN Very the DEAN Yen Archdeacon 8 Communion on Sundays and Chiet 11 Service irith the Holy Communion on tbo first Sunday ol tho month SERVICES AND ANTHEMS MONDAY in of the in my Morn in F O Lord God ot in Keeton in E fl Patrick in G Rejoice in tne 8 p.m Service part II F in F Drop down FRIDAY Lloyd iu K fl Bird in U in SATURDAY GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL IN Rev The DEAN Canon ST JOHN Holy 8 and mid-day Holy Days 8 Thursdays 6.45 lUD and 10.30 3 4 p.m SERVICES MONDAY Morn in as the if the It jealousy and jealousy alone You see Charlie and Mary had been together over 15 years and he was undoubtedly jealous when ho saw his old sweetheart in the company of Telegraph Loveless aged 49 of No 2 was admitted to the Hospital on day suffering from a in the leg caused dentally by a revolver shot penetrating the limb The bullet was subsequently aged 46 of 24 Redfield SU George slipped down and his leg on He taken to the Hospital for treatment CINDERELLA TEA AND Bristol South Fraternity Society recognising that there are many poor children whose lives are devoid of brightness have conceived the idea of making special efforts to remedy this ma measure by m free teas and entertainments to children living iu During the winter they have given four such teas and entertainments the last of ivas held at Sfc on Saturday About 200 poor cluldren sat down to an excellent tea and being temporally dismissed vrith instructions to bring in their companions about 500 attended tho entertainment which consisted of the pantomime written by Mr Robert S entitled Humpty performed by about 30 chi dren Tho chief characters of tho play were excellently sustained Interspersed with the play were some choruses by the Bristol Socialist Choir conducted by Mr William Sharland and sougs and duets by Miss Rosie White and Miss Sybil Fox The entertainment lasted two hours at tho end of which the audience gave some ringing cheers for performers A Queensland squatter is trying to acclimatise and pheasants iu Colony Ho has out a number of both birds from England and poses to let them on the V1 a view to advertising South Australian t duce the of Agriculture of that Colony has arranged that all fruit exported shall be wrapped m a I which is printed a notice calling attention to the fact that all wine and produce exported through Department is certified to by a ment expert South Australia's wheat harvest is estimated to be Choice Cognac round and pleasing Choice Spirit Sound Mellow 167- BEDDING MANUFACTURERS AND PURIFIERS CONTRACTORS TO Boyal Infirmary Hospital Sanitary Hospital General Hospital Board Barton CHEAPEST HOUSE TO THE ENGLAND FOR BEDSTEADS LINOLEUM CARPETS BLINDS INVALID FURNITURE Ac For the Trade in not less than 2 Gallons ENUINE A B M AGGS Co PROMENADE CLIFTON Telephone 6315 Bt Pr Qrt Pr GaOL old A old rich ful bouquet 1 WRISKY Old very J lull fine Spirit age A good JL V Clean sound j 7 Great CASH PURCHASE in the Staffordshire We have secured jor Cash all the Surplus some of the most eminent Stocktaking and intend Selling the lot profit far Salt TEA SETS No Rubbish got up tot 500 DINNEE SETS TOILET SETS and Artiste KEPPLE 3 Sound young ESTABLISHED OVER 50 E WIS T o UNDERTAKERS FUNERAL DIRECTORS 55 CROfT BRISTOL 33 Note only Business 35 Plume over the Door Estimates for all classes of in Town or Country Telephone 294 G PRE-EMINENT IN the Amalgamated Society of Engineers from Mr Robert Knight of Newcastle representing the tion of the shipbuilding and engineering If the Shipbuilding and Engineering Federation draw tho machine man at Pallion forge without the remove the block to the conference with the employers so far ns your society is concerned In reply Mr Knicht received the following telegram on Saturday from Mr of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers Executive Council have already intimated to t f employers our willingness to resume work and them if work is suspended on tho machine in dispute and therefore this matter is in their tho waters of TUESDAY in Knowest Even in and let WEDNESDAY Morn Service THURSDAY in a in B grace of Fin DAY A 63 58 Hymn 229 p.m Plain Service in B unto in on our in let mo know mine end TABLE OF LESSONS 15 to v 16 Mark 15 16 1 Cor 12 v 28 and 13 4 v T MVW n jl 4 early in February the barque arrived at Adelaide with bushels of wheat from San Francisco is only second occasion on which a of foreign grain has been imported into South Australia the first time baring been iu 1882 SCOTCH i finer i T LOYD'S 17 r 8 Tues 18 v 9 24 v 5 26 27 Thu 3 to v 16 52 v 7 to 13 Fri 28 to v 15 28 v 16 to 47 Luke 1 to v 1 Cor 14 to v 20 Lukel v 26 to 46 1 14 v 20 Luke 1 v 46 1 Cor 16 to v 35 Luke 2 to v 21 1 Corinthians 15 v 35 SCOTCH Smith's I 1 flue distinctive f ter delicate SCOTCH t oia ripe witn fine ESTABLISHED 1777 SCOTCH W Y- 1 A Moderate age I High-Class SPECIALITIES OLD ENGLISH ELDERBERRY AND AMBER AMBER AMBER AMBER SCOTCH Good Spirit PINE T ALE ALE QINS BOOTH'S BEST OLD 17 PON TA BUY OF THE MAKEK ANIEL CELEBRATED 20 STREET Don't wait until you aro ill before tryine Carter's Little Liver but get a at onco YOU lake without benefit Is lift British Depot 46 London But be they arc Saturday afternoon The Rev A A Macpherson is announced to preside and Captain tho Kev IL R Thomas Mrs Ashworth Hallett Miss Miss Priestman and are expected to part SPRING well to your Bedding Bedding purified and cleaned by special process anil 5 NELSON STREET PRIZE MEDAL ALES AND STOUT PRIZE MEDAL ALES AND STOUT PRIZE MEDAL ALES AND STOUT PRIZE MEDAL ALES AND STOUT MEDAL ALES AND STOUT PRIZE MEDAL ALES AND STOUT LONDON 24 j WHOLESALE REDCLIFF STREET LARE S Per bottle per Bristol TRANSMISSION KINGDOM L B S AND IN CASKS MCOB AS CORN ALEXANDER E AUCTIONEERS Al HOTEL AH I SALES PROPERTY m ten other PERIODICAL VALUATIONS of R w S OP and ALEXANDER will SELL by AUCTION TUESDAY and Of RECEPTION HO DOG tor HARNESS tool m HMd of POULTRY MILLIARD TABL THE SITUATE At FREEHOLD ttM City County of I Window ii Goc B v THK are Good Mid IN LEXANDER 1 will CORN STREET oC UM above Com U of the to DOCTORS AM OF VALUABLE ALEXANDER to BANK AUCTION TO-MORROW TUESDAY THREE o'clock All 1 to for this hood HOOM with two and f on easily bt oon of a h The Property will be soli of which can be MM JAMES SOI ot GENUINE R PAINTINGS DIAMOND El rill SELL b CtH 1837 tod other of BOOKS Ca on FRIDAY HOUSEHOLD FUI from WALNUT CABINET Oa Md ARK and Tot COTTAGE f toy i Sato Suites 001 i I Mounted I Feather Bedi Requisites o SHORT HOW MAT instruction to SELL I le B SILVER AND 1 CARRIAGE OC comi Roond DM Inlaid c I Wid rosewood d ra toilet toilet ware preserving pt Brown cob quiet in good equal to now wooden fowl garden tools garden l greenhouse p Sale to be LET V o M For 67 HOWES 4 Exchange THIS TUESI CITY AUCTION M Two Doors fa FURNITURE COTTAG removed for cc MR CHAS M ov AUCTION Tl MarcU at A oi Superior ny and walnut Sid Cabinets Oven Cottage Walnut Bedroom Suite E of Table aad a quantity of i Ot M 30 CHELTENHAM Ri Removed from 25 Rosi MR CHAS H OD March at 7 o'clock al Comprising tables and ch and bedding wain solid walnut carpets and hat stan plate and cutlery oil pain On View Morning o STORES SEAR per cent 28 LIST Mr MEREDITH I Agent for Yate Chippi cHarfield District
