MR. B. PICKARD, M.P., COAL PRICES. A meeting of the executive of the Yorkshire Miners' Association was held yesterday, at the offices, Barnsley, when Mr. B. Pickard, M.P., and Mr. W. Parrott, district officials, were present, Mr. E. Cowey, president, occupying the chair. Mr. B.

names and addresses of the authors are sent the Editor. All letters intended for publication in the " Sheffield Daily Telegraph" must be addressed to the " Editor," snd written on one side cf the paper only. are, on account of the demands upon our space, compelled to urge corres

DECEMBER AND THE YEAR, The official trade returns for the month of December, issued the Board Trade yesterday, show that the imports into the Unitod Kingdom amounted in value to £46,446,662, increase of £5,707,766, compared with the oca.responding month, and the exports of Briti

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Man for Circular Saw; one who can shorten preferred; references required.— State wages and full particulars Chaa Green and Co., Wellgate, Rotherham. •TIT 0 Twiner Wan ted .—Apply Wilson, Portland Works, West st, Sheffield. WMTED~API^ Apprentice (Outdoor) Wanted.—G. T. W. Newshol

THE NEW WARDS AND THEIR MEMBERS. DETAILS OF THE COMMISSIONER'S SCHEME. Yesterday, the Sheffield Town Hall, Mr. Hans Hamilton, the commissioner appointed by the Home Office, resumed the inquiry under the Sheffield Lork poration Act, 1900, for the purpose of determining the bounda

The Hon. Alfred Lyttelton, M.P., addressing his constituents at Warwick last night, thanked Mr. Chamberlain for speaking on his behalf while he was in South Africa at the time of the General Election. That showed that, spite of the torrent of malignant abuse showered upon him, t

The Marqnis of Lansdowne having been urged that serious efforts should made towards obtaining definitive se tbe long standing difficulties c with treaties with France concerning Newfoundland and waters adjacent and that reports of Sir John ics'ou and Ada.iral should be the Forei

On# the medical problems new »ntnry -will how to circumvent or destroy sinister activities of the malarial mosqnito, rhe extraordinary energy displayed during past yeas two is the malaria, to hi 3 lair has already yielded satisfactory results. There need now tc refer the part pl