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74 BIRKENHEAD. CHESHIRE. [KELLY'Sservice of electric cars from Birkenhead to yvithin a fewminutes' walk of the village. About 3,000 people areemployed in the soap works. There are upwards of 600houses in the vUlage let to workers at a rental whichonly pays for their up-keep. The roads are clean,spacious, and well laid-out, and everything is done toensure the health and comfort of the community.There are schools for 600 children. The Gladstone Hall,opened in Nov. 1891, by the late Eight Hon. W. E.OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENTS,POST, M. 0., T., Telegraph M. 0., Express Delivery kTelephone Call Office, Argyle street.—J. WUson, postmasterHours of Business.—^Money Order & Government Insurancek Annuity business, open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.Postal orders issued & paid from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.Savings bank deposits, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; savings bankwithdrawals, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Postage stamps & registeredletters office. Private box & strangers' letter deliveryoffice, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. & 8 to 10 a.m. on sundays.Postal telegraph office open from 7 a.m. to 10p.m. k from 8 to 10 a.m. & 5 to 7 p.m. on Sundays.Enquiry office, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.mMails Eeceived.Delivery by postmen k to callers begins at 7 a.m.Town Sub-Offices (which areSavings Bank & Annuity kJBedford roadBorough roadtCharing CrossChester streetJGlcveland streetDacre HUlDownham roadtDuke streetExmouth streetGreenway roadHamilton streetHolt HillKingsland roadLaird streettLower Tranmerealso Money Order Offices,Insurance Offices) :—New Chester roadtNew FerrytOxtonPark stationPrice street• tRock FerrySt. Paul's roadThe MagazinestUpton roadjWellington roadtWoodchurch lanefWoodside Ferry B.O. (&telephone call office)York placeMarked thus f a^ro Telegraph Offices, Telegraph MoneyOrder k Express DeUvery OfficesMarked { Telegrams can be handed in only, k at whichTelegraph Money Orders are issued, but not paidPARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION OF THEBOROUGH OF BIRKEN'HEAD.Electors (the whole borough), 1910, 18,189. Pop. 1901,110,915.Member of ParUament.Henry Vivian esq. 6 Bloomsbury square, London W CReturning Officer, The Mayor.COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL.1909-1910.Mayor, Councillor Arthur Henry Arkle.Retire Nov. 1910,*Bloor Henry (Glifton Ward)*Cook Thos."(Grange \^'ard)*Deakin Thomas Samuel(Argyle Ward)*Fiddes William Taylor(Claughton WardGamlin James*Lees Luke (Mersey Ward)Mason Edward GeorgeAldermen.Retire Nov. 1913.•Goodwin Arthur (EgertonWard)* Jones Benedict (BebingtonWard)Laird Wm. John Pritchard*01dham (ieorge Samuel(Grange Ward)Pearson Heslop Laird•Shaw Thos. (Oxton Ward)•Thompson James Thomas(Cleveland Ward)Marked thus • are Returning Officers tor the Wardsthey represent.Councillors.No. 1.—^Argyle Ward.Retire Nov. IRetire Nov.Hy. Harding Crutchley 1910 I Thomas LiddeU Dodds 1911David Robertson 1910 | William M. Furnival... 1912Arnold Bloom 1911 | William WaUace Kelly 1912No. 2.—Grange Ward.Griffith Caradoc Rees... 1910 | Thos. Major Thompson 1911John Gosling Robinson 1910 j Richard John Russell... 1912Edward T. Goston 1911 | George Proudman 1912Gladstone MP. is used as a dining haU for men;Hulme HaU, erected at a cost of nearly ;^2o,ooo, andholding 1,500 persons, was opened as a restaurant torgirls in Julv, 1901; the Bridge inn is conducted as atemperance "hotel; there are also Men's Bowling Cluband Reading Rooms; a Girls' Institute, both for recreationand instruction; viUage stores, a tennis lawn,football and recreation grounds, allotment gardens andlarge and well-appointed open-air baths.LOCAL INSTITUTIONS &c.No. 3.—Cleveland Ward.Retire Nov. |J. Bridge 1910Michael Byrne 1910David Joseph Kenny... 1911Retire Nov.Herbert WUliams 1911Robt. Hall Main Taylor 1Q12Samuel Vaughan 1912No. 4.—Claughton Ward.Arthur Washington 1 Godfrey Allan Solly .., 1911Willmer 1910 | (ieorge Harold Jager... 1912No. 5.—Oxton Ward.Arthur Muschamp j Alfred Bigland 1911Robinson 1910 | Arthur Henry Arkle ... 1912No 6.—Clifton Ward.Thomas Davies 1910Chas.Geo.Rd, Stephens 1910William Geo. Hargrave 1911No. 7.—Egerton WardHerbert Halsall 1910Clement Wm. Tibbits 1910Denis Joseph Clarke ... 1911Alex. Cowan Wi'son ... 1911E. F. Harrison 1912James Hannay McGaul 1912George Frederick Lees 1911Alexander Blaylock ... 1912William M. Campbell... 1912No. 8.—Mersey Ward.Thomas Myers 1910 I Thomas T. Baines 1912Luke Lees, jun 1911 INo. 9.—^Bebington Ward.Robert Thos. Curphey 1910 1 Samuel NoweU 1912Edyvard Henry Brien... 1911 |Councillors.Wards.Arkle Arthur HenryOxtonBaines Thomis TMerseyBigland AlfredOxtonBlaylock AlexanderEgertonBloom ArnoldArgyleBridge JClevelandBrien Edward HenryBebingionByrne MichaelCleveland('ampbell W^illiam MacKenzieEgertonClarke Dennis JosephEgertonGoston Edward TGrangeCrutchley Henry HardingArgyleCurphey Robert ThomasBebingtonDavies ThomasGliftonDodds Thomas LiddeUArgyleFurnival William MArgyleHalsall HerbertEgertonHargrave WUliam GeorgeCliftonHarrison Edward FrancisCliftonJager George HaroldClaughtonKelly William WaUaceArgyleKenny David JosephClevelandLees George FrederickEgertonLees Luke, junMerseyMcGaul James HannayGliftonMyers ThomasMerseyNowell SamuelBebingtonProudman GeorgeGrangeRees Griffith CaradocGrangeRobertson DavidArgyleRobinson Arthur MuschampOxtonRobinson John GoslingGrangeRussell Richard JohnGrangeSolly Godfrey AllanClaughtonStephens Charles George RCliftonTaylor Robert Hall MainClevelandThompson Thomas MajorGrangeTibbits Clement WUUamEgertonVaughan SamuelClevelandWiUiams HerbertClevelandWUlmer Arthur WashingtonClaughtonWilson Alexander CowanCliftonOFFICERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTYBOROUGH.Clerk of the Peace, Alfred GiU, 10 Hamilton squareCoroner, Cecil Holden, 17 Brandon streetDeputy Coroner, Arthur F. Cotton, 17 Brandon streetTown Clerk's Department.Town Clerk. James Fearnley, Town hallAssistant Town Clerk k Prosecuting Solicitor, EdmundSpencer, Town hallChief Clerk, John WUding Lucas, Town hall