... WORKHOUSE FOR AGED ANIMALS. ’ The ENGLISHMAN (Calcutta) contains a most interesting account of the workhouse or asylum for aged and infirm beasts and birds that was establisbed ‘some thirteen years ago vy a society of influential Hindoos. It is near the ...

... BRITISH WORKHOUSES. At the Central Poor Law Conference in London to-day the subiect of combhination and classification of workhouses was by special resolniion referred to the several district conferences and th Poor Law Uniaons' Ascociation. ...

... CRANBROOK WORKHOUSE. ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. The Local Government Board Anquiry into the alleged irregularities at Cranbrook Workhouse opened yesterday at Cranbrook. Mr. Simner, Local Government Board auditor, stated as a result of an anonymous letter ...

... FIRE AT A WORKHOUSE. The origin of the fire at the workhouse, which caused several thousand pounds’ damage, is unknown. Twentyfive women between the age of 80 and 90 were on the top floor and were removed with the greatest despatch. The roof soon afterwards ...

... FIRE AT A WORKHOUSE. An alarming fire occurred at Plymouth Workhouse early this morning, but the conflagration was confined to one block, which was completely gutted. The inmates were safely removed. ...

... WORKHOUSE INMATE'S ESTATE. Mr. James Ison, formerly of Bexley Heath, who died in Dartford Workhonse Infirmary, left estate valued at £2.000. Deceased lived as a recluse i apparently straitened circumstances for over 30 years. ...

... FIRE AT A WORKHOUSE, Some alarm was created by an outbreak of fire early yesterday at Bradford Union Workhouse, where 500 inmates were asleep. The labour master found that the floor boards of one of the men’s dayrooms had become ignited. The Bradford ...

... POPLAR WORKHOUSE INQUIRY. The Poplar Workhouse inquiry was resumed to-day, when Mr. Martinesu, local secretary to the Charity Orgunisation Society, said though the Guardians had a policy which created abuses, they had no reason to be ashamed of it. The ...

... LONDON WITHOUT WORKHOUSES. In “The World's Work” for January Mr. John S. Purcell makes the following striking suggestion in connection with an illuminating article upon the maladministration of workhouses and the Poor Law generally: WO TRS g T SNy T ...

... POPLAR WORKHOUSE [INQUIRY. The Poplar Workhouse inquiry was continued to-day, when the superintendent of the farm colony stated that on two occasions between 30 and 40 men were taken from the colony to assist in the unemployed processions in London. The ...

... FIRE AT A WORKHOUSE. Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out at Fulwood workhouse, Preston. The brigade connected with the institution, subsequently assisted by the Preston Fire Brigade, extinguished the flames before any great damage had been done. There ...

... WORKHOUSE INMATES ASPHYXIATED. A small ward of South Stoncham Workhouse, near Scuthampton. was found yesterday morning by the inmates to be full of gas, and two of the five occupants, Henry Ridges, of Woolston, aged 76, and George Perke, ag~d 81, were ...