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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLI, Issue 201, 23 July 1906, Page 4

[ In the island of Sark the most Serious offences are trespassing and leaving gates unlcckod for the ressuit, ia that often the cattle gc(; q\\ to. the cliffs a/lid fail intq tho sea. There are four fomvcl I*)1 '*)- inhabitants and oijc prison; but it never hn-d bub one prisoner, a small girl, wfco had stolen a handkerchief, and she sobbed so loudly that they \q\ h.or out\ Posing as a reserw player, and caning a hockey stick and bag. a man entered the hotel where twb teams playing in Bushey Park hfld dressed. He was allowed to enter th"il' I'Qorr.i, and succeeded in carrying off £200 worth of jewellery and money belonging to tho players. That the Manchester Ship Canal is making considerable progress is evidenced by the traffic returns, which every month during tho present year have shown substantial increases (says an English paper). That the canal will, in course of time, prove an even more serious competitor to the port of Liverpool is shown by the new services which have been established at Cotto{iQ»P" s during the past twelve inontlis or so, and much of Liver-pP 0 !'. timber trade is following the banana trade in going to Mancnggtor. All that Manchester wants at present Is for Lancashire cotton spinners to get their cotton direct instead of through Liverpool. If that were done it would make a vast difference to the canal receipts, and efforts are being made to secure that consummation. Meanwhile the Manchester Ship Qanal traffic receipts are most encouraging. The apPfoxWate return for April an(ountt<d to £37,1§„, compared with £33,1(58 in. April last year. The total for the present year up to the end of April amounted to £143,492, compared with £126,978 in the corresponding period last year, an increase of £16,514.