... patronised by the poor hoppers who journcy down to some centre—say Farnham in the Emblm and Alton district, or Maidstone or Ashford in Kent—and from thence find their way to the grounds of the hop-grower from whom they hope to obtain employment. It is ...

... have had instructions to send letters addressed to —— on to Maidstone.” I od. What an ass I had been! When in Bocguur the previous week I had nl:ecfied a letter, and, 'i-glinf to get on to Maidstone, I filled up the usual form, requesting that it might be ...

... learns from an absolutely trustworthy source that the Duke of Orleans has sent back to the Austrian Emperor the Collar of the Golden Fleece which his Majesty conferred on him in 1896. English refugees who arrived at Leith gave as an example of the anti-British ...

... be released by the Amhbi»ho& of York for national service with the Y.M.C.A. The German authorities bhave ordered that 1,070 boot factories in Germany shall be closed before the end of March. Of the 330 factories which will continue operations 230 will ...

... Richmond labourer, who had heen missing for a fortnight, has just been recovered from the Thames. At Maidstone it was decided to enlarge and endo - ‘he West Kent General Hospital as a mem |to King Edward. The sum of £20,000 is required, and of this £3,000 has ...

... excellent swimmers, and, although in the mdufiwuds of twenty minutes, the; were rescued, Middleton, who had mlnmd to Hc.{ his nln boots off nndkt:d reho;; h‘ifimnlf (:::ko, rdmi:l-of clothing, was picl up e sm and a harbour tug afterwards succeeded in rescuing ...

... fact the best solution of difficulty, w:::u’fu-wu—.wm_fl-hmm of An imxuthnhmhlda&nbmon ‘Workhouse to lumamndmwmm um-m,umwmum Kent-road d‘mmmuanu-pud to get into the train before it had W%m the steps and the platform, was killed b jury found a verdict of ...

... of nected with bunting in the country, resigned the taking food. Even on the morning of his marriage mastership of the Mid Kent ugu(houmh. which be forgot all about the approaching ceremony and position he took over in 1355. On the 10th inst. a | went ...

... food at least, and of how it had recently been “gpoiled” by a tramp who, with the object of exciting sympathy, pulled off his boots a short distance from the house and hid them in a hedge, totally unaware that he was watched by two menservants, who confiscated ...

... as—a grey tweed cloth coat, fustian trousers, a * harding smock, and a black and white handkerchief around the neck. The boots are strong eclastic side ones, with toe plates. Inquirics have been made by the police, but identity of the deceased had not ...

... of the passengers were injured. E - - At the Kent Assizes, on Monday, before Mr. Justice Mauisty and a jury, ('It:“:l Clarke, a member of a London firm of horse-dexs! sued the superintendent of Ihe Maidstone police for damages for false imprisonment. Oaptain ...

... service within the French lines. According to an estimate by the Leicester Boot Manufacturers’ Association, not fewer than twenty per cent. of the male operators employed in the boot and shoe trade in the town are serving with the colours. With the abnormal ...