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NORTH MAIL AND NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE FRIDAY MAY 27 1927 NOTICE TO QUIT SAVED BY HIS BROWN EYES AMAZING RIDDLE OF IDENTITY Icaesmam £-s-d OF TRAM AND BIG SLUMP REVEALED IN NEWCASTLE M7535l DOWN SMALL SUM ALLOTTED TO RESERVE Just what he needs for Whitsun! CHASE ARREST AT FUNERAL OF WRONG BROTHER A decrease of £47535 in the traffic receipts oi the Newcastle Corporation tramways and is revealed in the figures for the year ended March 31 1327 presented to a meeting of the Transport and Electricity Committee yesterday To enable the Name amount as in previous years £14000 to be applied to relief of rates it lias been necessary to reduce the sum allotted to reserve and renewals fund from £27810 to £4062 INTERESTING FIGURES The comparative figures for 1923-20 and 1920-27 are as follows ear Year ended ended Mar 31 Mar 31 1926 1927 Inc Dec 388394 540859 47535 26L74 27391 1217 Traffic Other Receipts Receipts SEE SAMUEL'S WINDOWS TO DAY! 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GRAINGER STREET EWCASTLE-ON-TYNH Branches also at York and throughout London A man who was chafed from town to town was arrested at his father's funeral and subsequently by five people as Morris Wheelhouse At Leeds Police Court yesterday he proved to be Ralph YVheelhouee brother of Morris and was dismissed He was charged under the same of Morris Wheelhouse with being £102 in arrears on an affiliation older made in 1913 for 3s a week Morris Wheelhouse it was alleged absconded immediately vhe order was made nnd in 1916 when the arrears amounted to £52 the young woman applied for a warrant which was granted but never executed CHASED BY WOMAN Hearing at different times that he was in various towns she chased after him as she stated she recognised him She also informed the police but he a I wavs cleared off When last month she saw a notice of the denth of his father she attended the funeral in the hope of seeing him and on recognising him despite the passage of 14 years gave him in charge The man denied that he was Morris and said lie was the brother Morris lie said went to Canada joined the Expeditionary Force and returned to America where he was now living BLUE EYES OR BROWN Complainant in the box was un-shnkeable is her belief that accused was the man She had seen tho other brothers and had no doubt about this one The mother of the complainant said she had not the slightest doubt that the accused was Morris Wheelhouse who used to keep company with her daughter in 1912 Replying to Mr Raymond Hinehcliffe for the defendant witness said eyes were bine or grey but she admitted on close inspection of the defendant that his eves were brown The Stipendiary Magiftrate said blue eyes might become grey with years but they could not become brown The father of the complainant also identified the defendant and said he had seen him or seven times during the last 14 years but every time defendant saw him he cleared off like a fire A woman who had walked out with Morris Wheelhouse before he and complainant kept company also identified (fie defendant as did a former schoolfellow who had continued his acquaintance after leaving school EVIDENCE FOR Mr Hinehcliffe said the defence was that the defendant was Ralph and rot his brother Morris against whom an cider was made Ralph was onlv 30 and a hoy at school when fhat occurred Fie joined the Army in 1915 rose to the rank of Lieutenant and after demobilisation was employed hy TOvcr Brothers and now held a responsible posit-on under the Huddersfield Education Committee Evidence as to his being Ralph was given by bis mother brother lister Sunday School teacher headmaster of tli School he attended and his class teacher Mr Hinehcliffe stated Morris was still in the United State Wheelhouse then entered the and declared himself to be Ralph The Stipendiary Magistrate found Hint the defendanit was not the man against whom the order was made STRAY PIGEON SEQUEL Lost by Sunderland Man Two Years Ago Further investigations by the North Mail have resulted in identifying the pigeon which alighted on the Newcastle steamer Blythmoor somewhere in the North The bird was bred at Sunderland and is the property of a Sunderland gentleman Mr Bertram Rninc residing at 9 GilMdo Grove linker last it in May or June of lie told the representative last evening 11 in a training tow from Escrick in Yorkshire Thunder and lightning broke upon the birds and a number never returned Since then not heard of the pigeon but evidently it had followed sotno strange birds to their cote and been flown since by someone whom of course we do not Mr Raine on ardent pigeon fancier is possessed of several first-class flyers one of which won a race from Paris for him while another ha flown 500 miles twice The bird which has aroused act much interest is a dark blue chequer No 4080 and was bred by a well-known fancier Mr Jack Copeland of 7 Jled-worbh Street Monkwearmouth who presented it to Mr Raine One of Mr birds last year came in fourth in the Up-North Combine race from Amiens for which tho Newcastle Chronicle offered a silver cup for the winner JUBILEE Rev Long Service at Linthorpe To-day is the jubilee of the Rev Dale- Vicar of Linthorpe Middlesbrough Mr Dales was ordained on Trinity Sunday May 1877 in York Minster by Archbishop Thompson He was at I ston before being appointed oiirale-in-charge ol the new parish pf Linthorpe in i9st Since then the parish 1ms grown a great deal since 1902 the population has increased from 5 050 to 80000 and a large church has leeii built Though he does not pretend to have enjoyed the role Mr Dales has styled himself champion and has indeed been singularly successful in collecting funds for building and maintaining his church His parishioners will flock to the special services which will celebrate bis jubilee to-morrow and Sunday reliable alarms 30 -hour all -brass movements Long and bud alarms (Postage 6d extra) SAMUEL The Larseot Jeweller 99 BRANCHES INCLUDING: NEWCASTLE 2 Grainger St 19 Grainger St 62 Grainger 3t DARLINGTON: 3 Nortkgate MIDDLES BORO 40 LinthoufH Rd SUNDERLAND 2 Havelock If unable to call write to 121 Market Street i Manchester for FREE vVx pjgaRIZE CATALOGUE When the trial was resumed at the Old Bailey London yesterday of William George Davis (29) described as a journalist on a charge of conspiring with Josephine to forge the will of Edward Docker a Birmingham solicitor Win George a former butler employed by was questioned with reference to his statement the previous day that he ouoc lent £2400 Was the money you lent Miss ail you asked Mr Peregrine who is defending Davis Poolo Yes practically all Did that represent your savings from hard work? Yes since the ago of 10 FRUIT GROWING VENTURE Did you think o' growing oranges with Misw Dare in Australia or Sout Africa? I bad intended going to Australia and taking up fruit growing Were you to grow oranges with Miss Well Miss Da re was going to take an interest in the project Mr Peregrine suggested to Poole that his position in Da household was an extremely confidential one Poole denied this declaring that ho was merely a general servant The Recorder: And a large creditor (Laughter) Mr Peregrine (to Poole): Were you charmed by Miss sir not cxnctlv Well if you were not exactly charmed what was your feeling? may say I felt sorry for her hy did you feel sorry for her? Well she wa temporarily embarrassed Davis was found guilty and the Recorder postponed sentence A verdict that death was self-inflicted hy hanging whilst of temporarily unsound mind was returned at a West Hartlepool inquest yesterday afternoon on Annie Lydia Humphrey aged 55 spinster of 18 Mayfair Street She was found dead at her home on Wednesday morning Evidence showed that Miss Humphrey lived alone nnd when last seen on Tuesday night she was quite normal and cheerful Sergeant Chapman said he went to the house on Wednesday morning as neigh hours got no response tn their knocking He noticed a bedroom window slightly open He obtained a ladder and got through the window Tho bed in the room had not been slept on TRAGIC DISCOVERY In the kitchen he found the woman dead fastened by the neck to a table leg with a clothes line The rope was doubled round her neck and wound three times round the table leg There was a slip knot in the rope on tho left side of the nock There was no sign of any struggle the doors were locked on the inside and there was no sign of poverty whatever He had since been in the house with her relatives and found certain monies vhioh proved that she was not finntteially em-ba rrassed The woman had been medically attended for asthma for some time She appeared to have been of a very cheerful liisposi-tion In answer to tho Coroner as to whether deceased was deeply religious a relative said she was a good Christian woman but there was no religions mania The Coroner said it was an extraordinary ease and the act seemed to have been a sudden impulse PLEDGER CO 210 212 214 216 220 Shields Rd SPECIAL BARGAINS FOR WHITSUNTIDE Commencing TO -DAY (FRIDAY) MAY 27 We are offering some WONDERFUL VALUES IN ALL DEPARTMENTS for the WHIT HOLIDAYS comprising and Millinery and Coats Robes Dresses Overalls Jumpers Princess Slips Skirts Furs Umbrellas Handbags Scarves Neckwear Cami Knickers Chem Vests Corselets Hosiery Gloves and Shirts WALK ROUND OUR SHOWROOMS A INSFECT OUR GREAT VALUES HERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO BUY SHOP EARLY and avoid our big Whit Week crowds MISS SEEING ARCADE WINDOWS £2000 FOR CASTLE SHELL BLOW AT WORLD PEACE Mr Spoor on Action Towards Russia By their action in breaking diplomatic relations with an important country like Russia the Government have done more to destroy the peace and stability of the world than lias been done since tiie great declared Air Ben Spoor Labour MP for Bishop Auckland at South Shields last night He was not a supporter of Communists and what was more he was convinced from his knowledge of British character that Communism ns it was known in Russia would never take root in this country It is contrary to the whole temperament of the British he asserted But Russia has nevertheless a perfect right to govern itself in the way it thinks Criticising the Government for its Trade Unions Bill Mr Spoor slid it had unites! the Labour movement as it had never been united in its history STRONG PILLAR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Agfa Films! 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All the strain that bad light bad weather bad exposure mean risk collapse and failure Put your trust in Agfa Films with their great Qualities They are the pillar of photography Build with the perfect support of Agfa Films YORK ART MASTER Interesting Auction Scenes at Streatlam Yesterday saw tho conclusion of the sale Messrs Retry and Phillips of the I (tings of Streatlam Castle near Barnard Castle The lots included the shell of the mansion ns it will lie when the 75H lots of fixtures and fittings have been removed For the opening of sale Mr Roach who wielded the hammer took the company to Die roof of the castle whore arc three stonc-lmilt Octagonal temples each having eight stone columns supporting a domed roof and above these lieing eight smaller columns supporting a stone cupola with a ball ornament on top The first of these temples went for £Ih but interest increased as the other two were reached the second making £22 and the third £25 While the company were there the shell of the castle was offered and after a series of bids it was knocked down to Mr Oakley for £2000 Carved stone ornaments comprised many of the subsequent lots these fetching from £4 to £8 per pair In the front of the castle was a rare old decorates! lead rainwater head bearing the Bowes crest and the date 1725 and this together with the down spout about 22ft long fetched £22 The main porch made £30 Two undated lead rain-water heads with crest made £25 each and another bearing the date 1710 made £25 10s STOCKTON HEALTH SCHEME The hearing of evidence hy tho official arbitrator Mr John YVillmott in connection with tho negotiations for the sale of property near the quayside to Stockton Corporation who require it for demolition purposes under its Housewife Line Unhealthy Area Scheme was continued at the Town Hall yesterday Details were given by various witnesses respecting the value of individual sites nnd it is anticipated that the collecting of the whole of the evidence which the arbitrator requires will occupy several days lere's news for you arting June I si are running a cel snapshot mpet ilion tich you will ii i most Jascin-ing Mind you I 1 It will he very easy to win prizes I which will he awarded as the 1 snaps are sent in Enlryformsfrom dealer nr direct from Dept NC i sRs B9H The best thing to go Motoring on YORK CHOCOLATE with Almonds and Raisins Parkinson Found Dead in Bed Mr William Edward Parkinson who was a native of Chester and had for many years been principal of the York School of Arts and Crafts was found dead in bed yesterday morning at his residence in Potergnte York An Associate of the Royal College of Art Mr Parkinson was formerly art master at Barnard Castle He received his early education nt the Chester School of Art arid afterwards passed to the Royal College Under his regime ihe York School has made very definite advance and has turned out some highly successful pupils He was a successful oi! and water-colour painter hut his forte was design in crafts and in recent years the caskets presented to the Duke of York General Harington Mr Llovd George and other honorary freemen of the city have been his design and were highly artistic in character His willow was the daughter of the late Mr Currow ot Chester and he also leaves two sons He was oG years of age DEBATABLE GROUND Attributing his appearance at the Darlington Police Court yesterday to a slight discussion between China and Russia in which he got Robert Moore aged 39 Eldon Street proclaimed he was teetotaller and had never touched lie' had a history of 46 previous attendances however but lately he had reformed 5 ncl was trying to keep off drink Jlis relapse cost him IDs and in reply to the query: How can you pay the he retorted I shall pay it in instalments as PROGRESS Congratulations were showered by his colleagues upon tho chairman of the Darlington Education Committee Alderman I each yesterday upon his thirty educational service for the town Alderman Bates said it was a record any man might lie proud of Alderman Leach returning thanks spoke of the development of education during the past thirty years and remarked that the administration was better now than ever oefore Csv 5 We have all at different times pictured our of the future Let us help you to secure your Id 31 Dme by sutfest -JLj i shin 5 schemes schemes thati choice and yet not costly Our erts are? available for consultat GAS METER ROBBED For having stolen £2 odd from a gas meter two Grungetown boys one aged LG and the other To were each fined 20s and ordered to pay costs at South Bank Police Court yesterday The gas meter was forced open in a fish and chip shop where one of the lads was employed Both were on probation for previous offences ECLIPSE HOLIDAY Darlington children are to have a general holiday on June 29 the occlusion of the eclipse This decision was arrived at at a meeting of the Darlington Education Committee last night when several members advanced fears that both children and teachers would not be in form for school after losing sleep to view the phenomena ULSTER FOR HOLIDAYS Illustrated Brocbnrr Hitter by St John Ervine (2nd edition! free application to DEPT LM Ulster Tourist Development All theflavour of the ripe fruit is in FLETCHERS TOMATO SAUCE fLETCHERSSMJCt 'tety CHILLY DREAM Johanna Kelly a wayfarer Ixdouging to Gateshead was charged yesterday at Barnard Castle with having been drunk in tile market on the previous afternoon A policeman said lie found the woman asleep on the path on the hank I've had an 'orrible dream" she said when she got to the police dreamt the snowflakes were falling" Mr Forster who officiated alone for the first time since his election to the chairmanship of Barnard Castle Urban District Council discharger) the woman on condition she left the town HONOUR FOR DARLINGTON At the annual meeting of the Society of British Gae I Ildus tried in London yeuterdav Lord Edpgm presided Mr odftSOIl MIMechIfi managing director of the Wlmssoe Foundry and Engineering Co Ltd Darlington was elected chairman of the Council The society is composed of 140 engineering and other companies engaged in all branches of the industry supplying engineering products and materials to gas companies in all parts of the world Association DONE GALL SQUARE SOOTH BELFAST SfcLBY YORKS PER BOTTL.