... thence to start for Caenada. A crowded meeting of ?? labourera took place ia the Corn Ex~hango, Maidstone, on inesday might. Mr. Simmons, rseretary of the Kent Lsbourera' Union, an- nounoed at the coammenoement of the prooeedings that the look-out in Kknt ...

... the meeting. On Wednesday several thouisnd farm labourers, with their wives and families, assembled in Maidstone from the different branches of the Kent Agricultural Labourers' union, and proceeded in procession, ac- companied by about a dozen bands. to ...

... for Sittingbourne, in Kent. The Primate was to consecrate the new parish church of Marston at noon to-day, to preach the sermon, and later to preside at a public luncheon. The Ven. Benjamin Harrison, Arch- deacon of Maidstone, the Rev. J. S. Hoare, B ...

... the most nonchalant manner (but I was not supposed to be there), they took off their gloves and felt boots, those who wore them-those who had top-boots were well protected, but the white stockings looked fearfully cold, so did the bare red hands: My own ...

... HOP-PICKING IN KENT EVERYBODY knows that hops form an important ingredient in the Briton's favourite beverage, and most people also know that the greater parts of the native grown hops are produced in certain districts of Surrey and Kent, of which Farnham ...

... cries. The jux7 found a verdict of Wilfulmurder againstsome. person or persons unknown.' KENT.-Buaaoccs .ON THE RAILWAY.-The last train from London to Maidstone on Sunday night was considerably delayed by an obstruction, between Gravesend and Higham, ...

... with red wine it it, which tasted delicious to my parched mouth. Our boots and socks were taken off, and the porters perched them- selves on the roof of the hut, prepared the boots with dubbing, and kept them in the sun. But they soon had to bring them ...

... not put there by him, and that he gave it to the boots at an hotel at Brighton, who got it changed for him at the bank there. He believed the prisoner was wanted also for something at Maidstone. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for trial. PETROLEUM ...

... season. Mr. Gathorne Hardy, M.P., tk the chair at a banquet which wav held at Maidstone ok. .Sturday, to celebrate the return of Lord Holmes. W&e and Mr. Irfart Dyke for' Mid Kent. In pro. posing. the tost of the evening, Mr. Hardy sa that'the Conservative ...

... his ?? mangling his back, let us give him a turn or ot thumbscrew; let us enliven his existence wit' okcn applications of the boot; let us-all in the i humanity-torture the devil out of him by with the red-hot pincers. He could but regi.ie I- to kill the ...

... enthusiastic oheering, the audience rising to their feetandwavingtheirlhats. StrSydneyWaterlow, thenewly. elected mnimber for Maidstone, proposed a vote of con. fidence in the three candidates, which was seconded by Sir B. Phillips and supported by Mr. S. Mor ...