After a busy week end traffic on the Canal this morning was rather small dimensions, the arrivals numbering four cud departures two. These for the greater part were coast and continental vessels, which frequently visit docks carrying general goods. At present two of the Manchest

STRANGLED BY A CORD. inmate tho Stockport Nurses' Home, named Joseph Longson, aged 50 years was yesterday found dead that institution. He had been strangled by piece of cord. The deceased had resided Sandy Lane, Stockport, and had been admitted into the institution to undergo an

COLLAPSE OF AN HOTEL TEXAS Twenty Lives Lost. The St. James's Hotel, Dallas (Texas), completely collapsed to-day from some cause at present unknown. Tho hotel was filled with visitors. Twenty lives were lost, and many persons were injured.—Central News.

At Church, this morning, a labourer named Frederick James Crvssley, Commercial-street, Church, was charged v.th unlawfully wounding a professional runner named Robert Whittle, in Navigation Inn, ~,n r ' daturasy night. A dispute, arose about walking from Holt Mill, to Thorn Inn

To-day, at the Salford County Court, His Honour Judge Parry again had before him the case of the Mersey and Irwell Joint Committee against the Salford Corporation in respect of the pollution of the Ship Canal by Salford sewage. The case was previously before the court on Februar

LANCASHIRE v. Lancashire—s9 for wickete. 4 : Ward, c Fishwick Glover 13 YORKSHIRE AUSTRALLINS. XOTTS v. LEICESTERSHIRE, Leicestershire—22 for no wicket. (- <'/)L'CESTERSHIR v. crce-tcrshire—l6l for 3 wickets HAMPSHIRE v. KENT. •» Kent—lo6 for 3 wickets. M.C.C. v. DERBYSHIRE. -M.

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engineer's office. chart. V, hand and typist, age about 90: state experience and salary.—Address T 256, Evening News office.