... in the death of Elizabeth McDermott, or Bella Wilson, aged fiftytwo, in Covent Garden, Liverpool, in the early hours of Christmas morning. The body of the victim, who wag known to the police, was discovered a telegraph messenger. The head was battered ...

... CHRISTMAS FURNISHING. THIS ESTABLISHMENT IS FULLY EQUIPPED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE FURNISHING AT CHRISTMAS OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE HAVE WELL-ASSORTED STOCKS OF FURNITURE FOR EVERY ROOM, ANDWE CAN SATISFY THE FURNISHING DESIRES OF PEOPLE IN ...

... A SISTER’S STORY. So far the only development lias been the arrest on Christmas Eve of an ex-officer named Frederick Rothwell Holt, of Lake View, Fairhaven, Lytham. H ...

... Kathleen Elsie Breaks, whose body, with eight stab wounds, was found on the lonely seashore between Blackpool and St. Annes on Christmas Eve- The sand was much disturbed all round tbe body. A man’s kid glove was picked up about a hundred yards away. A diamond ...

... great deal of time in patriotic endeavours, and, of his sons, three joined the Army, and the fourth was not accepted. WANTED CHRISTMAS GIFTS, When charged Westminster Saturday with obtaining goods by false pretences from nine departments Harrod's Stores. Lillian ...

... Pickets. Reuter's Agency learns that telegrams from the Indian Frontier received last evening bring news of events up to Christmas Day. They do not indicate any fresh set-back but the contrary show that while the enemy is still active his attacks fortunately ...

... and the Ibommittee. The body of Sir John Aloook has rested in the Holy Innocents’ Churoh, Manchester, since the evening of Christmas pay. The ooffin was draped with a Union Jack. Continuous watch was keprt üby members of the family and jjarishioners. who ...

... SHOTS ON CHRISTMAS At Castleford, on Saturday, Atkinson, aged thirty-four, a n Low Staithes Cottagos, Bywater, was charged with attempted murder of his wife, Atkinson. It was stated that on the prisoner went home the j,j ...

... boom in Halifax is reflected by the gate receipts—j£B73 on Christmas Day against Huddersfield and ,£620 against Leeds. The crowd on Saturday was about 15.000. as compared with the 20,000 Christmas Dav. when the gate beat the Thrum Hall record for a League ...

... Even the Christmas season could not keep him at home. He must needs set about his boxing business when other folk were content to gather around the festive board in the home circle. Joe managed to slip away from Southampton to London on Christmas Eve in ...

... CHRISTMAS TRAGEDIES* Two Christmas tragedies were the subject of inquests at Bradford on Saturday. In one pas© George Holdsworth, aged fifty-five, a I combcr. of 22, Infirmarystreet, had gone to bed after a jollification Christnjas Eve, and was found ...

... HUGE CHRISTMAS GIFT. MR. ROCKEFELLER GIVES £25.000,000. Times Telesram per P.A.) New York, Sunday All America is discussing the mammoth Christmas gift of .$100,000,000 at the present rates ,of exchange more than £2.5,000,000 —announced by Mr. John D. ...