... 1 1 I NEW HEADMASTER APPOINTED. EXTRAORDINARY SCENES. The dispute between a majority of the Birk- dale School Board and the headmaster, Mr. A. Mortimer, which resulted in the latter's dis- missal, culminated last evening in a series of re- markable scenes. A special meeting of the board had been convened for half-past seven for the purpose of affixing the seal to an agree- ment appointing Mr. ...

... THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO MEL GLADSTONE. TO THE 30ITRoS OF TEE LIVERPOOL MHOUT. Gentlenen,-It is probably within the know- ledge of your readers-that, at a meeting convened at Grosvenor House on June 21, 1898, for the purpose of considering the question of raising a National Memorial to Mr. Gladstone, the pro- visional committee then formed was constituted a general committee, and an executive ...

... I A DAY AT RIV!NGfTOy. TO TEE EDITORS OP THE LIV=EPOOL MERItr Gentlemnen,-Probably not mne in a doen of othe citizens of Liverpool is at all vvindl _on. > ?? of the fact that he is a partner. or share d holder, in two of the finest. estates in ths n countr-. The average man on the srset h, ?- vague ideas that Liverpool drax. s its wat-e 3 supply from Vyrnwy and from Rivingor and n so long as ...

... : I REVISION OF STATIONS. The stationing committee resumed its work of revising the stations on Saturday. The fol lowing changes were made, and the draft so amended will be read in conference this (Mon- day) afteroon, and will be aibjeit to furter ccrrection:- London (Tottenlhian): William Done, vice Thomas Whilamore. London (Cbelsea): G. B. Osborne, rice James Bolton. Woolwich: Tlc-mas ...

... RETAIL NEWSAGENTS AND IBOOKISELLERW' UNION. THE CONFERENCE IN LIVER- POOL. MR. HALL CAINE AND THE CHEAPENING OF BOOKS. The ordinarydmnsiness sitting in connection with the annual conference of the Retail Newsagents and Booksellers' Union, which is being held in Liverpool, having been completed in the City Hall, Eberle-street, on Monday, the members and their wives devoted yesterday afternoon ...

... - ?? SALMS PoplU LIEX 2u.FRr TUESDAY, JULY 1 i THIS MORNING'S NEWS IN BRIEF. The Grand Duke George, brother of the Czar, and heir to the throne of Russia, who has long been suffering from an incurable malady, died yesterday. Lord Salisbury has summoned a Cabinet Council to meet at the Foreign Office at half-past twelve this afternoon. Information was given in the Rouse of Lords yesterday by ...

... FROM OUR LONDON| CORP~ESO~DEN I Loyuos, MONDAY Nxorar. Everotbody has been in a state of mental chaos to-day in reference to the news from South Afri.a, and 'Mr. Chamberlain himself had to cerifess this afternoon that the matter was in such a confused state that the Govern, clid not understand what had been Cane. In th-se eCrcumstances, it is needless to ro back en the s-eculations of the ...

... OLR AMERICAN LETTER PROBABLE NEW SPEAKER. (SPECIALLY CABLED.) WASHINGTON, SUNDAY. The ?? for the election of a Speaker ,F r..e H iouse of Representatives, in succes- f cn to Mlr. Thomas B. Reed, seems likely to eard tlhe choice of Mr. David Bremner Hen- eS iieopublican representative for the t~rA distrsct of Iowa. He is a sound MonCey mian on similar political lines to ?? followed by Mr. ...

... CONSETMPTION ON BOARD SHIP. Attention has recently been directed in the columns of The Times to the fact that consumptive patients travelling by sea: often share cabins with healthy people, and comment is made on the danger to the latter which this practice entails. The writer of The Times letter gave his own experiences which were by no means pleasant reading. Tn any case it cannot either ...

... The monthly meeting of the Birkenhead Town Council was held yesterday in the Council Chamber at the Birkenhead Town HaIl, the Deputy-Mayor (Mr. E. G. Mason) presiding in the absence of the Mayor. The other members present were Aldermen HE. Bloor, T. C. Clarke, T. S. Deakin, W. Getley, L. Lees, J. Perrin, H. Rawcliffe, T. Shaw, C. Singleton, B. P. Smith, and J. Woodcock; Councillors P. W. Atkin ...

... TIgE FUTURE OF THE BLUECOAT SCHOOL. ADND NEW SITES. CATHEDRAL OR RAILWAY DEPOT ? gfeaie fnr the rb uilding of the Liverpool ; te~crnp;trl SrCpidlY taking shape, the ' , ?? c Etcadily growiing. Happiiy, ressL .fle voice has arisen anong itn; ^ D-:, : they must knov the incon- -iet' eeD d ,00-'i;nlings of the old site, this -3;3C5 Z oCrLV ,Iatuzal. -Not only are the Sllta1\ c~fl ?? on the ...

... At the Royal Humane Societys meeting on Tuesday many awards were made to persons! who had risked their lives while saving or attempting to save those of others;- The silver medal was awarded to Arthur Swanger, O.S., Orient Line steamer Oroya, for' a brave attempt to save W. Inglis, who fell over-, board in ?? Sea on April 29. The vesseli was going 14j knots, but Swanger sprang after Inglis and ...