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I FOSTER-PARENTS PRAISED In the course of an interesting set of statistics. Mr. James H. Griffiths, the collector for the Newport Poor-law Guardians, in his thirteenth annual report, states As inspector under the Children Act, 1908. 67 children (35 illegitimate) have been regis- tered. 2 returned to their mothers on their marriage. 15 returned to parents. 1 attained o parents, I attained the age of seven years. 5 admitted to the workhouse and subsequently handed over to their parents. 3 died. and 1 admitted to the workhouse and afterwards removed to Chep- stow Workhouse with his mother. Inthecases, of death notice was given to the coroner, but no inquest was necessary. In cases of removal to parents outside the union, in every case it has been ascertained that the child has actually been removed to the place stated, and information has been given to the inspector of that district. I am certainly very pleased with the way these children are taken care of in the district. They are visited at irregular periods, both at day and night time, and the affection bestowed upon these children by their foster-parents leaves nothing to be desired. Notice of each case registered is given to the medical officer of health, who has kindly given instructions to his visiting nurses to co-operate with us. Proceedings have been taken against three persons for failing to register. A new feature of the guardians' work is sending boys to training ships. From what I ha.ve seen of their method of training and the arrangements made for the after care of these boys I think it will be good policy on the part of the guardians to send all boys who have an inclination for the sea to ¡ these training ships."

MINERS ENTOMBED BOLTON COLLIERY DISASTER 290 Lives in Peril :n.. ¡;'t. J ONLY ONE BOY HAS ESCAPED The Press Association has received the following message from the "Manchester Evening Chronicle":— At the Hulton Colliery Company's Pit at Bolton 290 men are entombed. The cages are jammed in the shaft, and the ventilation is interfered with. Only one boy has escaped so far, and a big disaster is feared.

British Officers. TO-QAY'S TRIAL AT LEIPZIG I LEIPZIG, Tuesday. Public- interest in Germany centres for the moment in to-morrow's trial of two British officers, Captain Trench and Lieutenant Brandon, on a charge of espionage. Hotels here are full of British and German journal- ists, and the competition for places in court is very keen. The court will waste little time on ques- tions, the accused having admitted they came to Germany to collect information which they intended to otter to the British Government. But the legal problem is far more difficult. The prosecution allege the offence amounts to complete treason. This they are unable to prove, and there is no evidence that the officers communicated anything to any third patty. The defence aim at proving, in the first place, the innocence of their clients on the ground that the information collected was not secret. Failing that, their line will be that only an attempt to commit treason has been proved. They also allege extenuating circumstances. If they are successful in these contentions the officers, even if found guilty, may escape with six months' confine- ment in a fortress. The third alternative, that it was only intended to commit an offence, the defence will avoid, as owing to an over- sight in the drafting of the Act the court has no power, and in that case it will sub- stitute confinement in a fortress for penal servitude. The duration of the trial will depend on whether Lieutenant Brandon will be able to follow the proceedings in German. Captain Trench speaks German fluently, but Lieu- tenant Brandon not so well. Lieutenant Brandon's suggestion that he and Captain Trench should appear in uniform has been dropped, and the two officers will wear frock coats, the only sign of their military rank being black ties. which they are obliged to wear as officers still in mourning for King Edward. In reference to alleged complaints by prisoners of ill-treatment, it is explained that Lieutenant Brandon's lament in a letter that they could not get their nails cut was merely intended as a joke. Similarly Captain Trench's allusion to a weekly bath was only made in describing prison regula- tion. As a matter of fact, an exqeption was made in the case of the British officers of money given to them by relatives, which they were able to spend on comforts Captain Trench only spent twenty marks on books and Lieutenant Brandon five marks on a neck- tie.-Reuter.

BOY LABOUR PROBLEM. I RESTRICTING STREET TRADING IN NEWPORT. Alderman Mark Mordey, J.P., preaided at a meeting of the Newport Distress Committee held at the Town-hall on Tuesday night. The Registrar (Mr. Taliesin Thomas) reported that during November 65 applicants had registered and 138 re-registered, making a total of 203, as against 121 for the corresponding period of last year. Work bad been found for many of the men. During the month 60 houses had been visited by the registrar. A long discussion took place on the subject of boy labour, the Chairman remarking that it was a disgrace to the town to see the number of boys who were on the streets. The council had passed a bje-law prohibiting boys, under the age of fourteen engaging in street trading, and this was awaiting the sanction of the Local Government Board. Councillor Peter Wright suggested that the schools should be kept open at night, and concerts and entertainments given, in order to keep the boys off the streets. He felt that merely prohibiting them from trading would not be sufficient, because many of their homes were poor and unattractive. A resolution was carried, on the motion of Councillor James Casey, deciding to open a register at the unemployed office for boys, and, to advertise the fact with the hope of getting intending employers to obtain boys through that source. j

ROYAL PROCLAMATIONS. I REFERENCES TO CARDIFF IN THE I SEVENTEENTH CENTURY. The librarian (Mr. H. Farr) reported to the I Cardiff Libraries Committee on Tuesday that he had received from the Earl of Crawford, Haigh Hall, Wjan, a copy of the catalogue of pnn? ted ? boo'k, s in the Bibliotheca Lindesiana, in four large folio volumes. This library was one of the finest private libraries in the country. The catalogue had taken over twenty years to prepare, and had cost a verv large sum of money to print. Only 200 copies were printed, and the library was fortunate in getting one. The Earl of Crawford, had also sent a copv of the Bibliography of Boyal Proclamations of the Tudor and Stuart Sovereigns. 1485— 1714, two handsome quarto volumes, contain- ing a description of a unique collection of his-I torical documents and materials. There were two interesting proclamations relating to ea.r_1 diff, the first of which reads as follows:— BY THE KING. A Proclamation Prohibiting the Transporta- tion of Butter Out of This Realms Oatlands. 18 July, 1635. London: Barker and Assigns of Bill: 1635. Cites 1 and 2, Philip and Mary, forbidding export Of butter on pain of confiscation of ships, &c., aid imprisonment; licence of 15 J as. 1. to export 3,000 barrels of Welsh butter annually from Bristol. Barnstable, Cardiff, and Chepstow, for 21 years, when the price was not over 3d. per lb. (4d. in winter); and licence 1 Chas. I., for export 3.200 barrels from B to n. Hull. and New- castle. the price not excoedijig 4d. Both licences are vested in George. Lord Goring, and Sir Henry Hungate. No person except these licensees is to export btitter (save for victualling ships, an agreea quantity may be taken). Butter exported under licence is to he stamped with a cow. No one to buy butter or cheese to sell again (21 Jas. I.). forestalling forbidden; standard weights only to be used; no entries for export of butter to be received except from licensees; officers to aid licensees. The other proclamation reads thus:— BY THE COMMONS. Further Successes of Parliament Declared. W estminster, 7 March. 1645 (-6). Thursdry next OJ March) is appointed a day of thanks-giving for the success at Tor- rington. Since then other mercies have befallen us. Mr. Rouse, Sir Peter Went- worth, Mr. Gourdon, and Aid. Pennington are to draw up a statement of them, the Lord Mayor to circulate it to ministers. The statement refers to the relief of Cardiff, and of* Abingdon, the taking of fatratton, Laun- ceston, and Bodmin, and the capture of Irish ¡ dispatches threatening an invasion.

"CALLED HIM KRUGER." Reginald Davies, labourer, was summoned at Chepstow on Tuesday for throwing stones to the danger of the public at Mathern. Defendant pleaded guilty, saying he threw a stone at a boy named Kinfe, who called him "Kruger." The Clerk: That's certainly not a compli- mentary epithet. It appeared the boy was struck insensible by the stone. Fined 2a. 6d., and 5e. 6d. cceta.

ANARCHIST HUNT I Disguised Detectives Everywhere "HAND WITH REVOLVER." !Thrilling Story of London Crime Thrilling Story of London Crime One hundred detectives, carrying their lives in their hands, are now conducting a. strenuous night and day search through the streets and alleys of the East End for the assassins of Houndsditch. The latter are believed to be within half a mile of the scene of the crime, and as they are armed there will very possibly be an encounter when they are discovered. The danger to the detectives is obvious. They are, never- theless, working with rare eagerness. Some are equiped' with revolvers, some are not, but every man,, armed or unarmed, is filled with an ardent desire to come to grips with the alien criminals who murdered his comrades. It is considered certain that the murderers took refuge in some room or some cellar in the occupation of one of the gang. It may be a rcom in a squalid street of teeming tenements—possibly where most of the inhabitants are foreigners. In their room the murderers of Houndsditch may for a time escape arrest. When they are found they have their automatic pistols and plenty of ammunition. Thorough Search A keen young officer, Detective-inspector Willis. is in charge of the investigation by the City Police. He has fifty men working under him, .and each of them is taking only four or five hours' rest out of the twenty-four. Some are engaged in a systematic search of every lodging-house and every place of public resort within a certain radius. Other4 are lounging about street corner?, apparent "out- of-works," but in reality keen watchers of suspected houses. Others again are searching empty premises where the muiderers might have found a temporary shelter. Inspector Willis has sent some of his best men to the riverside, where, without any ostentation, they will at various likely points keep an eye on any who may seek to get afloat. Some of the City men carry revolvers, but they are not armed officially. Another band of detectives is working under Inspector Divall, of Scotland Yard. A wide sweep of the East End is being made. I Few of the searchers would be recognised as detectives. Some in the guise of artisans. pipe in mouth, are loitering through byways and sordid little streets, others are in eating- houses frequented by foreigners, listening to conversation around them, and sometimes joining in it. There are indications that the gang of murderers are foreign Anarchists and that the crime may hfive been committed with a view to getting funds for the carrying out of their projects. If the men have another room similar to the one in which their comrade's body was found in Grove-street they will, by means of their automatic pistols, be able. as a detective said Y66tercl-, "to fill the stair- case with dead polioemen" unless they are themselves shot down at an early stage. It is practically certain that the a«aa-ssirts are hiding within a; jaile of Grove-street. Whitechapel, where the man Levy, their companion in murder, died sd dramatically. says the "Daily Chronicle"), Around this area the police have drawn a. net from which the murderers, if they are actually within; it, will find it difficult to escape. Cloae watch is being kept on every haunt to which it Io thought the men might flee for refuge. In lonely alleys, under the shadow of railway I' bridges^ at street corners, detectives, well disguised, are keeping a sharp look-out. HOW HIS COMRADES DIED Constable's Thrilling Description I A graphic description cf the terrible affair, was forthcoming yesterday afternoon at the inquost on "Sergeant Robert Bentley, who was aged 36. James Martin, a plain-clothes patrol con- stable, said he was -in Company with Police- constable Strongman, when they met Ser- geant Bentley, who informed them that there was a noise at the back of Mr. Harris's shop. There they met Sergeant Tucker, Ser- gea.nt Bryant, and Policc-oonstable Strong- man. The five officers and Police-constable Woodhouse, who was there before they arrived, went into 11, Exchange-buildings. The door was opened by the alien, who was afterwards shot by a comrade. Martin, continuing, said 'Sergeant Bentley said to the man in the house: "Have you been working here, or knocking about inside?" The man made no answer. Sergeant Bentley then said: "Do you understand English? If not, have you got anybody else who can, and if eo fetch him up." The man then apparently went upstairs. A Report and a Flash -n Sergeant Bentley then pushed the door open, stood just inside, and after he had been standing there for about a minute somebody II rushed in from the back door, which flew open very sharply. At the same time there was a report and a flash. Sergeant Bryant rushed, to the door, and at the same time a flash of light came from off the stairs, mr-d Sergeant Bentley fell backwards in the door- way. Martin added that he saw a hand holding a. revolver point and fire up the street in the direction of Cutler-street, and then the hand turned round again. Martin stumbled as he turned round, and when he got up he saw that Sergeant Bryant was standing against the wall, wounded, Pol ice-constable Woodhams was, lying in the carriage-way on the ground. Sergeant Bentley was lying in the passage-way of No. 11 with his bead on the footway, and Police-constable Ghoat was lying on the footway, very nearly in Cutler-street. The Coroner: What did you do?—L went to the assistance of Sergeant Bentley. Meanwhile had anyone come out of the house ?-I never saw anyone come out. Bang Bang !Bangl The Foreman:. What became of Police-con- stable Strongman during the time this was taking place?—It all happened in a .few seconds. I could not say. It was so rapid- bang! bang! bang!—and then I saw the man lying in the street. Mr. Benjamin Viggar. house-sergeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, said Sergeant Bent- ley was admitted just after midnight on Friday in a semi-conscious state. The. sergeant recovered consciousness and answered questions, but made no statement about the. occurrence. On the evening of Saturday his respiration became very much worse, and he died shortly afterwards. A post-mortem examination showed that the spinal cord was found to be almost com- pletely divided. The doctor produced a small cardboard box, from which he took a bullet which was found in the muscles of the back. Chief-inspector. Hayes: It is known as a soft-nosed bullet, liteath, said Mr. Viggar, was due to the wounds inflicted by the bullets. The inquest was adjourned till January 6 the jury leaving to inspect the premises in Exchange Buildings. Gang of Desperadoes The police have discovered that they have now to deal Witb a ga,ng of no fewer tl= twenty-eight desperadoes, whose influence in the districts in which investigations have to be made, is paramount (says the "Globe"). There is nothing to add to the description I of Fritz, but. in. the official description of Peter the Painter a very important point has been overlooked-a, feature, indeed, which is the most distinctive part of the man's indi- viduality. "Peter" has a most peculiar gait. I As a result probably of paralysis, his right foot shakes when he raises it off the ground in walking, and he can only advance it with the toe turned inward in most noticeable fashion. The third man. "Yourka," is described as A Russian, 21 years of age, and about 5ft. 8in. in height. Wears a, heavy mous- tache. Sallow complexion, dark brown hair. This person is a, member of a local athletic club, an dis said to be a. very capable boxer. Two Rose Selinskys 1 Strangely enough, though the girl known to the police gives her name as Rose Selin- sky, the official description of the missing woman is that of a person well known in the district of Backchurch-lane as Rose Se^insky, alias Rosenberg, alias Kinsky. This is the woman who lived at No. 11. Exchange- buildings, and it is believed that she is the person who disappeared when on the way to the dead man after calling the doctor. The woman Selinskv, who has been detained by the City police, was reported on Tuesday to have become hysterical. She has, it is stated, been sleepless, and morphia was administered. No charge has yet been pre- ferred against her. Wanted Man Fritz Tho search for the wanted man Fritz con- tinues, and considerable light has been thrown on his identity by Mr. Grube, a j Russian cabinetmaker, of Spitalfields, who wa.s on Tuesday closeted with the detectives for some time. He told a press representa- tive afterwards that he first met Fritz at a Socialist meeting in the West India Dock- roarl several months ago. Mr. Grube and Fritz decided to produce a sketch at a local hall, and selected a Russian peasant play, dealing, strangely enough, with an attack by police on some Socialists or Anarchists. Mr. Grube said the company met occa- sionally for rehearsals, and twice Fritz was accompanied by a man whom Mr. Grube now believes to be Peter the Painter." Fritz, said the cabinetmaker, was a bright, happy, and good-looking young man. Mr. Grube believed he had Anarchistic ten- dencies. but they never discussed that sub- ject. He could not speak English very well, and was extremely reticent about his occupa- tion a,nd past history. He played the mandoline a little. Funeral Arrangements I The funeral service for the three murdered City policemen to be held in St. Paul's Cathe- dra! to-morrow will be of an impressive character, and in addition to the Lord Mayor and sheriffs seats will be reserved for members of the City Corporation and officia-ls and members of the London Fire Brigade. Four hundred members of the City police force will also attend. After the service the remains of Sergeants Tucker and Bentley will be conveyed to Ilford for interment, the procession through the City being headed by mounted police and the City police band- The funeral of Police-constable Choate, by desire of his I relatives, will take place at Byfleet on Fri- day.

SACRIFICE OF COWS. I _n. DEMAND FOR A THOROUGH I INQUIRY. I CALCUTTA. Tuesday. The trouble which arose here over the sacrifice of cows on the occasion of a recent festival continues largely to occupy the attention of the native press, and a general demand is being made by these organs for a thorough inquiry, to be conducted by a commission composed partly of officials and partly of persons holding no official appointments, into the conduct both of the Government and the police authorities, which is animadverted upon strongly. The native papers point out that the mosque In which the sacrifice was to take place is situated in the centre of a district occupied by Hindus. It wae on this account that a deputation of Marwari asked' for Government protection against a practice which, .was odious to them and repugnant to their religious feelings. The Governmc ni's refusal of the request, it is added, was contained in a brusquely- worded notification, and the treatment accorded to the Marwafi leaders by a mem- Slier of the Council caused great resentment amongst them, whilst at the same time lead. ing the lower eTetneht amongst the Mahora- medanfy to exult in the rebuff their opponents had encountered. The e!?ect ,&this,it is asserted, was to make it impossible for the Mahommedan i leaders, who were willing to take such steps as would avoid any injury to the feelings of the Hindus, to control their followers. The criticism of the police authorities is based on two grounds-first, their lack of precautionary measures, and, secondly, their ?failure to. pro?ert the Xarwari whose houses wore looted.. PusiHe?s.in the Bnrra B?aar wa? sun- ;.p$d ?pr more th,an a week. The Hindus t?H?ge Aha.t under the protection afforded by the military five cows were slaughtered in the mosque for (sacrifice, whereae it is custo- mary ,to Kill but two.Central News.

PREMIER HONOURED. I ————- ,————— RECEIVES THE FREEDOM OF .I EDINBURGH. I Mr. Aequith was on Tuesday afternoon pre- sented with the freedom of Edinburgh. The function took place in the Synod-hall, which was filled by an audience of between 2,000 and 3,000 people, among whom there was a proportion of ladies, though every precaution had been taken to prevent tickets falling into the hands of militant suffragettes. Lord Provost Brown, who presided, in handing the burgess ticket to Mr. Asquith, said that the presentation was made in recognition of the Prime Minister's distin- guished career as a statesman, his public services, and his high official position. The time had not come to estimate Mr. Asquith's work, but they could say with con- fidence that his strenuous work, his devotion to duty, the eminent ability he had shown in dealing with great public questions, a,nd the position he had won for himself in the front rank of statesmen of our time justified his name. being placed on the bur- gess roll. Mr. Asquith, in acknowledging the presen- tation. said ho esteemed it a high honour to be allowed to subscribe his name on the burgess roll of the capital of Scotland. However remote in distance and independent in spirit, there was no part of Scotland which did not recognise that the centre of their national life was to be found in the great historic city of Edinburgh. He could perform 110 greater service to the nation than by grappling with those ques- tions he spoke of at Glasgow. The boys I sitting on the tail end of carts reading trashy novels were the most fertile source of unemployment. There was no honour which he could have received more gratefully than to be thought worthy at the freedom of Edinburgh. Lord Rosebery was among tholse on the platform. The Premier's speech was twice interrupted by suffragettes, who were imme- diately ejected. The Premier was subsequently entertained to luncheon.

A WIFE. WITH MONEY. I I ALLEGES CRUELTY BY HER HUSBAND. A Birmingham engineer. Mr. William Seal, who, according to counsel, married his wife for her money and then ill-treated her, was on Tuesday divorced. The petitioner, Mrs. Beatrice Annie Seal, was married to Mr. William Seal at liar- borne, near Birmingham, in July, 1903, and the couple went to live at Edgbaston. Mr. Barnard, K.C.. said the wife had private means, and it was pretty clear that the husband married her for her money. From the very first he never contributed to her support, gave way to drink, and obtained money from her by threats. Altogether he got EBGO from his wife. Amongst the acts of cruelty of which Mrs. Seal complained were that her husband— Threatened to throw her and her child out of the window. Locked his seven-weeks-old child in a room and refused to allow the mother to I go in, Threw a, tankard at his wife, Broke two of her teeth, Threw a, plate of fish at bor, and Threw a biscuit-tin at her. When Mrs. Seal threatened to go to a solicitor the husband left her. Mrs. Sea) sub- sequently found that he was living with another woman at Moseley. Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane granted a decree nisi. I 1

SIR W. 0. CORBETT DEAD. I The deat-1 occurred at Ludlow on Tuesday of J Sir Walter Orlando Corbett, Bart., of Act(?n ReeynaM. near Shrewsbury, at the age of 54. Deceased went to Oakby Park, Shrop- shire, on Saturday as the guest of the Earl of Plymouth. He was taken seriously in, and was removed to a nursing home at Ludlow, where an operation was performed, ) and -from thie he never recovered. I

CARDIFF BUILDER'S DEATH A well-known Cardiff builder, in the person of Mr. George Couzens, died early on Tuesday morning at his residence at Whit- church. The deceased was head of the firm of Messrs. George Couzens and Sons, shop fitters and builders. Cardiff. He was boryi at Oxford in 1854, and came to Cardiff in 1857 with his parents. His father was the late Mr. C. W. Couzens. an architect, of Car- diff. The business which was controlled by Mr. Conzens was founded in 1877, and has developed into a large and successful con- cern, highly reputed in South Wales and the West of England Mr. Couzens did more than any other man in the way of altering the appearance of the city in the matter of shop-fronts, having devoted his energies to this department for several years past. Deceased was of an inventive turn of mind. and his firm wore the possessors of several patents, among them being a saw guard, which is in use in the Government dockyard at Portsmouth, and a ball-trap gully cink for the interception cf sewer gas, which obtained a medal from the Sanitary Institute of Engineers. Mr. Couzens was a member of the Duke of York Free- masons' Lodge. He was a Churchman, and a member of St. John's Parish Church choir, Cardiff, for thirty years. He took a keen interest in Church work generally. He leaves a widow, one daughter, and three sons. The remains will be brought from Whit- church on Friday to St. John's Church, where there will be a funeral service at two o'clock. Afterwards the cort-ege will pro- ceed to Caerau. where the interment will take place.

_m_ I PURCHASE OF LAND I A meeting of the executive committee of the City of Cardiff Ratepayers' Association was held at tho Park Hotel on Tuesday night, when Mr. Edward Bowden presided. A letter was read from the Board of Agriculture with regard to the representations made to the board by the association in respect of the recent decision of the Cardiff City Council to purchase land for small holdings at Llan- edarne for £ 9,000. The letter stated that these representations would have full consideration previous to sanction being given by the Local Government Board to the city council to bor- row the money, and that the association would have another opportunity of stating its views in opposition to the completion of the purchase. It was decided to hold the association's annual dinner at the Park Hotel on January 11, when Mr. Trevor 6. Jones, president of the chamber of commerce; Mr. F. H. Jotham, president of the chamber of trade; and Mr. James Miles will be the special guests of the I association. 1 11 1 ———

"THE FATAL 25th." I Describing Christmas Day oA the fatal 25th," the Rev. A. Mitchell, vicax of Burton Wood, Warrington, writes in his parish magazine that appetite has spoiled Christ- mas Day, turning a feast of spiritual and heavenly joy into a debasing and degrad- ing orgy. A festival of blood, a festival of cruelty," he continues, the Merrie Christmas had been perverted and traneformed into the fatal 25th. Fatal to the animal, fatal to the fea-ster, the fatal 25th is observed for the gratification of appetite. Food ie glorified, greed is exalted, and appetite is Worshipped under the sheltering ffigis of a. religious festival in the opinion of many more barbaric than Christian. These blood traditions and eating customs are very suggestive of the Roman Saturnalia, from which, indeed, they would seem to have their origin. The surfeit of many meals is fol- lowed by discomfort, sickness, beclouded intellect, and spiritual ennui."

SLATE CLUB DEF!C)TS The Sheffield police have arrestod Arthur I Staniland, a, traveller, who has been officiating as treasurer to the Ecçlesall Sick and Funeral Society. When the committee met a day or two ago it was discovered that the cash was wrong. Staniland was brought before theSbeffiold stipendiary-magistrate on Tuesday afternoon, and remanded on a charge of converting the money to his own use. The prosecuting solicitor said the amount involved exceeded £160. At Doncaster on Tuesday Arthur Amos Whittle, labourer. Doncastcr. was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for embezzling LBO from the Eastern Employes' Loan Society. He had been secre- tary for three years. and each December members' contributions were shared. Prisoner made an appointment last Friday to pay out the year's contributions, but he failed to appear, and surrendered to the police. He expressed his willingness to re-pay the money.

I DUKE AND HIS TENANTS I Another illustration of the friendliness of ) tho relations of a- duke and his tenants, whom Mr. Lloyd George likes to picture as oppressor and oppressed, is provided by the Halkyn Estate of the Duke of Westminster in j Flintshire. The duke offered the estate for sale to his ¡ tenants, with the result that every tenant signed a request to tha duke urging him to I re-consider his proposal and to remain their tandlord.

I Hebrew Hanged ■ FOR MURDER AT AGED CHRISTIANS' HOME. Noah Woolf (58) was executed at Pertcr- ville Gaol this morning for the murder of Andrew Simon at the Home for Aged Hebrew Christians at Upper Hollowly. Simon had made a complaint against Woolf, who was dismissed from the home. Later Woolf went to the home and fatally j stabbed Simon. sta,bbe,J Simon.

FOOTBALL. < t A I I NEWPORT DETERMINED. I NO FURTHER FIXTURES WITH LLANELLY. I Following the deputation from the Welsh Union to tho football committee of the New- port Athletic Club on Monday with reference to the LlaneIIy—Newport dispute, the com- mittee have .since met and unanimously resolved that they saw no reason why they ¡ should depart from their previous decision not to play Llanelly again, and refusing to consider further fixtures. The resolution was subsequently brought before the general ?ommittee of the athletic club, and was confirmed. SWANSEA TO PLAY LLANELLY. I On account of the failure. of the Racing 'I Club de France to fulfil their fixture at Swan- sea on Tuesday next (December 27), a same has been arranged between the all whites and Llanelly, which should prove a greater holi- day a,ttraction than the French team would have been. SWANSEA V. WATSONIANS. I Swansea: Jack Bancroft; three-quarter backs, Haydn Evans, Phil Hopkins, W. J. Trew, and Howel Lewis; half-backs, R. M. Owen and Tom Nicholas; forwards, D. J. Thomas, Ivor Morgan. Tom Morgan, Rev. Alban Davie#, Tom Williams, Dai Davies, H. I Hiams. and Evan Davies. PONTYPOOL ON TOUR. I The Pontypool team to do duty against I Gloucester on Saturday, Bristol on Monday. and Cheltenham on Tuesday will be selected from the following playersBack, Rhys Harry; three-quarterSt D. P. Jones, J. P. Jones, Tuan Jones, L. Bradley, W. J. Thomas, F. A. Parkhouse, and H. Pritchard; half-backs, S. Prosser and R. Lloyd; forwards. Rees Thomas. H. Jarman, G. Carr, T. Carter, E Stephens, F. Andrews, S. Smith, A. Hockey, T. Davies, J. Jones, and E. Onions. ENGLAND V. THE REST. For the third and final Rugby inter-, national trial at Twickenham on January 7 the following have been selected to repre- sent the Rest against EnglandBack, W. R Johnston (Bristol): three-quarter backs, N. E. Mather (Percy Parkj. P. C. Steinthal (Ilk- ley). J. A. Spoors (Bristol), and M. E. Neale (Bristol); half-backs, J. A. Pym (Army) and F. H. Knott (Oxford University); forwards, l W. J. Allen (Leicester), C. H. Pillman (Black-! heath), J. A. Kin-^ (Headingley). L. Haigh (Manchester), W. Coulson (Durham City). W. E. Mann (Army). D. Hollands (Devon Albion), and At N. Other. I CARDIFF AND DISTRICT RUGBY I UNION. The weekly meeting of the Cardiff and District Rugby Union was held at the Cardiff Cottage Hotel on Tuesday evening. Dr. J. J. Buist presiding.—An appeal was heard from Taff's Well against the non-fulfilment of a fixture by Dina-a Powis, and it was decided to request the latter to forward an explana- tion by the next meeting.—A similar appeal from Cardiff Thistles against St. German's was treated in the same way. W. Dean, of Cardiff Reserves, was refused permission to play for Canton Wanderers.—A reply was received from Taff's Well respect- ing a complaint by Pontypridd Reserves, stating that the claim would be paid and another match arranged. It was decided to postpone next Tuesday's meeting until the following week. OLD COLLEGIANS TOO GOOD FOR I LLANDOVERY. G. T. P'ts. TLADOVERT PAST 0 4 12 ?y Present i 1 9 Llandovery Present 1 1 S The annual fixture between past and present students of Llandovery College was fulfilled on Tuesday in heavy rain. In the first half the old boys held a distinct advan- tage. and pierced the defence on two occa- sions, but both tries were unconverted. Play in the second half was of a more even character, both sides attacking alternately. The old boys registe.i^d two additional tries, which were not improved upon, whilst the present, through smart efforts by R. M. Humphreys and D. J. Jenkins. also scored two tries, one of which was converted by J. T Davies. The scorers for the visitors, who won by twelve points to eight, were L. M. Davies. J. L. Williams, J. W. Lewis, and R. Lloyd. The Collegians have now concluded their football season, eleven matches having been played, two won, eight lost, and one drawn. Cambridge University, 16 points; Dublin University, 6.

CROWN PRINCE AS CAVALRY I COMMANDER. HAIDERABAD. Tuesday. A magnificent, review of troops of the Secunderabad Uarrison was held to-day in honour of the Crown Prince. The Prince witnessed the march-past cf the whole of tho troops, and then caused a mild sensation by taking command of the 33rd Cavalry Regiment. In watching his manceuvring of them the public were struck by his skill as a cavalry commander. Huge crowds were present. His Imperial Highness subsequently breakfasted at the Secunderabad Club as the guest of the members.—Reuter.

DREW ANOTHER'S PAY. I MERTHYR STIPENDIARY TALKS TO II A LONDONER. Frederick Codgell was charged at Merthyr on Tuesday with stealing a pay ticket, the property of Robert Jones, a haulier employed at Nixon's Navigation Company's No. 2 Pit at Merthyr Vale. The ticket was taken from the prosecutor's vest pocket whilst he was at work in the mine. It was presented at the j pay office by the prisoner, who received the amount it ^represented (£3 14a. Id.). In sen- tencing the accused, a Londoner, to threw months' imprisonment, the Stip .ndiary said that in every colliery there were a certain number of thieves who stole pay tickets and marked trams whenever they got a chance. When there was a big strike men like the prisoner were the fringe who did damage to people's houses—of that he had no doubt whatever.

LOWERING COGAN HILL. Ur. S. Thomas reported to a meeting of the Penarth Council that the county council had forwarded to the Road Board a claim from Penarth, who had suggested that the Cogan Hill should be diverted. The Road Board had promised a first contribution of X400.

BOXING I FIRST COME. FIRST SERVED." I Gunner Mat Griffiths (Maesteg) challenges Tilley (Pontycymmer), Jack Thomas (Ogmore), Jim Griffiths (Pontycymmer), and Aaron Peters (Treorky) for Elo tto 925, "first come first served," at lOst. 61b., give or take £ lb., and he 6ends a cheque for L5, dated January 1. 1911. to thdEvening Express. A SEUUKL. Badger Brien, as a result of recent events, desires to challenge Boyo Driscoll. The latter is in Welsh's camp and Brien assiste Jim Driscoll.

SMALL HOLDINGS AT PORTHCAWL. It is announced that the Porthcawl A.sso-I ciation have been granted 36 acres for sma.H I holdings, and will become p?sses?d of the same on February 2, ?9?. There were 130 acres applied for.

SWANSEA CHRISTMAS POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS. I The Swansea Post-office announce that on the 23rd and 24th inet. the town letter boxes will be cleared at frequent intervals, the col- lection for the general night mail despatch being made at 6.30. On Monday, the 26th inst., and Tuesday, the 27th lnt, (Bank Holidays) there will be only one, dehvery of letters, Ac.! i.e., at eev&n ?.m.. and one coHection from the town letter boxes at about 7,15 p.m.—in time for the out-going mail. The Docks branch office and all town sub-officee will be closed. The head post-office will be open for all business up to twelve noon, and after that hour for the sale of stamps, registration of letters, &c., and telegraph and telephone business.

BETRAYED BY SWEETS. Before the Chepstow ullristrates on Tues- day. Albert Morgan (14) and Reginald Morgan (11), brothers, of Portskewett Cottage Homes, were charged with stealing 2s. 2d. from the shop of Miss Lewis. The matron of the homes found the boys eating sweets, and inquiries showed that they had been stolen from the shop, together with the money. Albert, who had been previously convicted for breaking into a. shop at Chep- stow, was ordered to be sent to a reforma- tory for three years. Reginald was awarded four strokes with the birch. i

Hurried Return toTown KING TO CONSULT THE PREMIER P I(INGTO CONSULT'THE REMIER ? Mr. Asquith arrived at King's Cross Station from Edinburgh at 7,45 this morning. A motor-car was in waiting, in which he was. at once driven to Downing-street. The Prime Minister's return was un- expected. it having been anticipated that he; would remain out of town until the New j Year. It is stated. ur>oflieial]y, but on good authority, that the King i? desirous of con- sulting him a" to the situation created by the election:. >

FISTS AND STICKS I MADRID. Tuesday A meeting of traders and manufacturers was held at Barcelonia to-day to protest against certain of the local taxes. The proceedings became very disorderly and blows were exchanged with fists and sticks. Telegrams to the papers state that parties of people paraded the streets during the afternoon, and their attitude appeared so threatening that they were repeatedly dispersed by gendarmery, which had been patrolling the city since neon. Wednesday; 2 a.m. Latest advices from Barcelonia, state that all is now quiet there. The Governor report3 fourteen arrests at yesterday afternoon s demonstration. A cammittee of the demon- strators has decided to hold a. public meeting. and to arrange a demonstration, to take the form of draping the balconies of houses in crape.—Reuter.

NAP IN THE ISLE OF WICHT There was an interesting development yes- terday in connection with a series of petty robberies from houses at Osborne. which have given a good deal of trouble to the Isle of Wight police recently. On Friday a house was broken into. and the visitor impudently changed his underclothing and socks for clean things, leaving his own behind. He also changed his brown boots and helped himself to handkerchiefs, a small clock, a pair of leggings. and about 8s. in money. Early yes- terday Police-constable Sibbick found a win- dow broken at a house, and on making a search he found Harry James, a young labourer, of East Cowes. lying on a bed upstairs fast asleep. The man. it is said, was in possession of stolen goods. He has been remanded.

CREW ALL WELL LAS PALM AS, Wednesday. The German steamer Irma Woermann has returned here. having in tow the Woermann liner Imberg (or Ingbert), which has been in a dangerous position off the coast owing to the breaking cf her propeller through striking some hard object, probably a wreck. She will repair here. The crew are an well. --Reuter.

SOLDIERS FOR SOUTH AFRICA! A second battalion of the South Wales Bor- derers left Chatham this morning for South- ampton to embark for South Africa. The South Africa. The man had a hearty ser.d-off from the garrison and townspeople.

BLACKMAI CRGE. j A « y RUSSIAN OFFICER'S BAIL! REDUCED. The trial of Count d'Aulby, the Essex tailor's son, opened in France on Tuesday. There was ako a reference to-the English J proceedings at Marylebone on Tuesday, when | Mr. Freke Palmer made an application in the case of Alexandre Tscherniadieff, a retired Russian military officer, Goldhawk-road. Shepherd's Bush, who is charged with conspiring with Count d'Aulby and others, whose names are unknown, to threaten to publish, and to propose to abstain from printing and publishing, certain matters and things touching Mrs. Lucy Tate de Choieeut (formerly Paine), with intent to extort money. The proceedings at' Marylebone will not. therefore, be continued until January 10. Mr. Freke Palmer said he understood that the accused was in the infirmary in a serious II condition. The Magistrate: He seems to have been ill for some time. Mr. Palmer asked the magistrate if he could see his way to reduce the bail from two sureties in JE500 to one surety in that aniount or two in £ 250. He understood that the present charge would not Be proceeded with until the trial in France had been concluded. If. as was stated by Mr. Muir last week, 90 witnesses were to be called, the trial in France would la<st a very long time. Mr. Paul Taylor reduced the prisoner's bail to one surety in £ 500 or two sureties in CZ53 each, and formally remanded the accused for a week, adding that these formal remands 1 would continue until January 10.

FISHING FOR GOLD. I INGENIOUS METHOD FOR ROBBING TILLS. An ingenious device by thieves was described at the London Sessions on Tuesday, when James Mitchell, 43; George Cook, 30; and Frank West, 35, pleaded guilty to being con- cerned in stealing two half-sovereigns from I the till of the Beehive Public-house, Homer-I street, Marylebone. According to the prcsecution, West entered I the private bar and the others the public bar, and while the landlord was away for several j minutes the money was stolen. When Mitchell was apprehended a detective discovered in his overcoat pocket a, box of birdlime and a cork with some birdlime on it and a wire through it. A walking-stick was also found in his room. It was explained that to the end of a walk- ing-stick a wire was attached, and on this a cork covered with birdlime was fixed. By leaning over the counter the manipulator was able to fish and abstract money from the till. Detective-sergeant Hadlow stated that during the last three months 25 public-house tills and 31 shop tills had been robbed. In addition 50 bags from mailcarts in Edgware- road had been lost. Cook and West were ordered three years' penal servitude, and Mitchell twelve months' imprisonment. Previous convictions were proved against them.

LOCAL WILLS. I MR. JOHN LOVETT, NEATH. Mr. John Lovett. of Lewis-road, Neath, licensed victualler, who died on November 6, left estate of the gross value of £ 4,904, with net personalty L4,107, and probate cf his will, with a codicil of November 2, 1910. has been granted to Mr. Rowland Owen Evans, of Lewis-road Congregational minister, and Mr. David Evans Thomas, of Elderslie, Lon- don-road, Neath, solicitor's clerk. The estator left £10 each to the executors of his will, his premises, 62, Criftham-road, Molin- crythan, to Siloh Welsh Congregational Church. £50 to the Swansea General and Eye Hospital, blocks of real estate to numerous nephews and nieces, his residence and effects to Elizabeth Williams, and the residue of his estate to Henry, Thomas, and Rees Llewellyn. MR. JOHN JONES. LLANGWYNYFON. I Mr. John Jones, of Ulynqnwen, LJangwyny- fon. Cardigan, who died on August 10, left estate of the gross value of £ 725, with net personalty £ 436, and probate of his will has been granted to Mr. Evan Jones, farmer, power being reserved to grant probate also I to the other executors. MR. JOHN LLOYD, BARRY. I Mr. John Lloyd, of Glan-y-don, Windsor- road, Barry. who died on June 2. left estate of the gross value-of £ 4.-740, of. which the net personalty has been sworn at £ 1.473. Pro- bate of his will, dated March 13, 1909, has been granted to his widow. Mrs. Martha I Lloyd, of the same address, the sole executrix, to whom he left the whole of his I property absolutely. MR. BENJAMIN BEDDOE, NEW BRIS- I LINGTON. Mr. Benjamin Beddoe. of 18. Xew Bridge- J road, New Brislington, Somerset, who died on October 2, left estate of the gross value of £738. with net and pro-I bate has been granted to his widow, Mrs. I Margaret Beddoe, of 18, New Bridge-street- Mr. Willliam Henry Davies. of 34, Bruns- wick-square, Swansea, schoolmaster, and ) Mr. William Watkins. of Waunwen, Llan* samlet Lower, accountant. j

YESTERDAY'S STARTING PRICES. j I FOLKESTONE. I l?a ce. HO!W. Sportsman- I FOOrddlf' -mtJ5 100 t-o 8 Ma'doéJ'" St-eeplechate.—Bower 5 to 4 'Beginners' Hurdle.—Tip and R'm 5 to 2 Deal St^ecieohaf^.—Osiris 7 to 4 Juvenile Hurdle -Cocky II 3 to 1 2

OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS, j j 7%o "SpoTtfmn" ha8n c ficially informed W x-rs. Weatherby of tbe following ecratchings:- All engagements in the name of Mr Lort Phillips or 11 Hartiean—Islwyn, Carew, and Kedberth. All engagements in Mr K Mills's naao—Lester p-h, Sanbedrin, Ulrique filly, Jackson, Actor IV.. ilifie Range, Tatti-ebogle, Lance a Mort, and Avalanche II. All Dines, Wooden W::i.It, and INatermrv Xewbury Steeplechase, February 25-Stormoock. Manchester Steeplechase—Celerity. Palace Hurdle, Hurst r?.r.k—Shrubb. .ld Year Steeplechase, Hurst Park-Olnnk Lad. Chrinmas Steeplechase, Wo!v,7!rha?rnptcpn- Ti n%i7h All engagements in )ú W Astor'e name—ialaims.

A mesmgi? rereiv?d from he! ten ham on c Tuy mentioned that the course was in excellent condition, and that the whole of the extensive structural improve- ments were completed.

Yesterday's Racing I FOLKESTONE MEETING. I 1 A—The FOOBD SELLING HANDI- CAP HURDLE RACE of 40 son; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles. 4 11 4 Mr H J King's ISATIS DrwcoU 1 j a ll 15 Mr G Parker* KING gAPPHIBE .Parker 2 4 10 12 Mr Tyler's -GREY COBONET a IS 2 Mr Newton's n:A. W Bonsnr 0 a i- 2 Mr 0 Ware Gate .rr Hornby C all 10 Mr Wittf'i Slip Up F Morgan 0 ml 10 Mr Dixone M.T. Hoii?nd 0 tt 2 S i.;¡U;: 0 10 I'? Mr F.tt?n's Bcr'ioz .?attre' 0 a ID 5 Mr Pi?-s Carre let Mr K K P ike 10 « j0 19 Mr ij Woodland's Morningdew .VVcodland 0 I 10 3 Mt Chartered Baron's Birthday .Feehan 0 a 10 6 Mr Winane'? Ma-stey Spract .Freemantle 0 Winner trained bj' owner. Betting-2 to 1 ag £ t Grev Coronet, 9 to 2 agst -Q, ya, 6 to 1 agst Slip Up. 7 tp 1 agst Master Spratt, 6 to 1 each agst King Sappliira and Berlioz, and 100 to d agst any ot her. Won by a neck; three lenelbe between the second j End third. Master Spratt wae f^unL,, Bairn s Birth- day fifth. M.T. sixth, R.A. nert, and Berlioz last, eioept the dismounted Slip Up. (Race started at 1.0.) There was no bid for Isa-tie. 1 30 The MAIDSTONE SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 40 eove. Two mile6. a a 0 Mr Sbelley's BOWLR .Walki:Jbton 1 all 3 Mr Gc-ro's SIGHT Cl,ncY 2 a. 12 0 Copt Jickling's LITTLE GAESTON" .Pifce 3 5 11 2 Mr Dehnicke's Perdic 5 11 2 Mr Poole's Primrose Mary Rogers 0 a 10 11 Mr E Woodland's Barcu'e Court ..Woodland v Winner trained by W rjoliery. lktting-5 to 4 agst Bower, 3 to 1 afet Sight, 5 to 1 agst Little Garston, 10 to 1 agct Perdicus, and 20 to 1 ¡¡gt any oilier. Won easily by fix lengths: four lengths divided the second and third. (Raoe started at 1.30.) Bjwer was bought in for Kgs. 2rk—The BEGINNERS' HURDLE RACE 2. cf 40 gove, allowances. 6 il TIP AND RFX GallegvI 4 ;l J Eennfti's HIGuLANDKP. 2 3 11 li1 Mr X Mine's SE-BVETCS .Ma.dden 3 11 7 Mr I' Tyies's Baitemontine P. Morgan 0 4 7 M:?s Dewrsnce 9 Medina Woodland 0 3 -J 5^.Mr Hartington's Guardrfui Walkington 0 3 10 5 Mr J Lyon's Wad Jeapee C Winner trained by owner. Betting—6 to 4 aget Highlarxler. 5 to 2 agst Tip and Run, 3 to 1 agst Bellemontiiie, and 100 to S agft any ether. Won by two lengths; a length and a half epparatta the second and third. Bellemontine was fourth, Wad fifth, and Medina, last. (Bace started at 2.2.) ? QA—The DEAL HANDICAP STEEPIE- 'I' i.OU CHASE of 70 BOn; the second to receive 10 sovs. Two miles. 5 10 8 Lady ToTrington's OSIRIS F Morgan 1 a 11 4 Mr Hartington's WOLF-HOVND Walkington 2 a-11.9 Mr Cobb's THUBIFEB Metcalf 3 5 11 4 J.r Dixon's Diamond Hill .FaulklJr 0 4.0 2 Capt Wiaidt's Midas .0wner 0 4.ù C Mr J Edwarce'e Rhapsody y Winner trainer] by Goby. I Betting—5 to 4 agst Woli-hound. 7 to 4 agst OkAirie, ( 3 to 1 aget Thuriier, 100 to 8 agst Midae, and 20 to 1 agst any other. ?'ca by fom lengths; :i'b.d third. DiamOnd Hii; » was ?t.' (Kace starW 'At- 8.31.t  3rk—The JUVENILE HURDLE RA CEI 3. of 70 eoW'?ne second to ceoetVe 10 SOTS. One mite a half. 10 5 Mr Coh.'Ù' COCKY II Hare 11 10 12 Mr Whitake-T's KEJfTUCK Y .Waikington 2 10 5 Lady E Gordon's FKSOO I)Ti- 3 j H 2 1: Cricket-t's 1Y«ponnol Shervoft} 0 10 9 Mr SieYiM's M'M! TH.,VT 0 10 9 Mr ? D:?ni'f f'e??ia't' 7. ?E,3? 0 1C 0 ?r G ",Q1, Teddv Bear .4? 0 A?to'h,?h Ci 10 5 RT K!:Jgwe¡¡'f. )fa' öcanDa Mr Wood 0' ?'. inn?r Bathe, j. Betting—7 ¡I1:; lib :¿&. 3 to 1 a,A Cocky II., and 100 to E agst any other. Won hy half a length; two len?thc lrJ?.J'é. vd the second and third. Teddy Er wa fHlrth. 7 fifth. Collegian next, and Marry 'Mnwnna. (Kace started at 3.0.) Q 47 R — The OTTERPOOL STEEPLE- CHASE of 40 eove; allowances not cumulative. About three miles and 300 I 4 10 7 Lady E Gordon's SAND BAY" Cullen 1 6 11 ?Mr Crickett's Y*EI'PER,Dlltchers 2 5 10 12 Copt Barnett'a Co,:bgt.ou. ..Murphy 0 410 0 Mr R ABhto n' B*?hbf .Pearson 0 Winner trained by,Bulteel. Batting—2 to I Sand"'&y, 'S Io 1 ag#t Ritf^ Pep- per, 7 to 1 agtt Bc-ho, ?Md 10. to I t\'<)\"tQn. The winner made aR the nning and woft By eight lengtus. (Kace started ^a*. ■■ V

SPORTING NOTES I jr* ?" -*?-(''?.? Rac?g. -? ? I' ? Cocky II. has incraa-sed his weight to lOst. 121b for the Three-year-old Hurdhe Race a.t Hurst niet week. It is rather remarkable that Osiris and Rand Bay, who won races at Folkestone yesterday, also scored victories on one after- noon when they last ran at Sandown. According to our Tenby correspondent, Prcster. Sweet Peach, and St. Justinian will not fulfil their Cheltenham engagements. R. Gordon, the steeplechase jockey, who fractured his pedvis in October last. is out and about again, and can now walk without the aid of cmtehes- Prefect and Ireland's Eye II will not fulfil their respective engagements in the Novices' ..Tareeryear-old Hurdle Race and Caristma3 Handicap Steeplechase at Cheltenham. Mr E. Tanner has olrl Catch Penny, with his engagements, priva.tely to Mr. A. Bendon The three-year-old, however, remains 111 R. Morgan's stable. We learn that Walter Griggs, the well- known flat raoe jockey, who was recently operated upon for appendicitis, continues to progre3s satisfactorily.

CRICKET COMBINED UNIVERSITIES V. SOUTH AFRICA. COMBINED UNIVERSITIES.-First innings. Dolling. c Nourse. b Snooke 0 Barbour, lbw, b Llewellyn 61 McElhone, et. Campbell, b Llewellyn 59 Minnett, c Sherwell, b Llewellyn 82 Lewers, lbw, b Llewellyn 1 Fisher, c Sherwell, b Nourse 22 Hartkop. not out 23 Campbell. b Llewellyn 10 Sta-ek. b Llewellyn 2 Darby, run out 9 Massie, lbw. b Pegler 9 Extras 10 Total. ZU SOUTH :ë¡F; 288 Sherwell. b Minnett 0 Commaille, not out 42 Faulkner, not out 73 Extras 9 Total (one wicket) 124

FRENCH TIME. FRENCH TIME I PARIS, Wednesday. The Chamber of Deputies has adopted the j proposition made in 1898 declaring that the official time in France and Algeria shall be put back by 9min. 21sec. The Senate, in con- sequence of the favourable report of Senator i Pauliat, will be asked to approve the pro- posal, and if approved President Fallieres will promulgate the new law. When it comes into force, which is expected to take place shortly, the time in Paris will be identical with that of London.—Central News.

MR. ROCKEFELLER'S GIFTS CHICAGO, Wedneeday. It is announced that Mr. John D. Rocke- feller has made a final gift of 10,000,000dols. to the University of Chicago, payable in ten annual instalments. Mr. Rockefeller's pre- vious gifts to the University aimount to 25,309,000dols., and his known philanthropic contributions now total nearly 140,000,000dols. —Central News.

WHITE OR MOISANT ? I NEW YORK, Wednesday. In connection with the dispute regarding the Statue of Liberty contest at the recent International Aviation Meeting, thf) Aero Club of America has decided to defend its award of the prise to Moisant.—Central News.

LINSEED COMPOUND' (Aniseed, Senega, tfyrri, Tcfto. &c.). For Courha and Colds, Influenza, ic. 880.1

I TO-MORROW'S RACING I CHELTENHAM PROGRAMME, I I —The MALVES.X THREE YEAR OLD FELLING HURDLE RACE of ,5(1 sovs; list each winner to be sold for 50 sovs. One mile and a half. St :b Mr Barling's Mag-gie ilav Barling 11 0 j "s S 1.. 11 r. Mr J Baylis's Stan war c Rus-e 11 0 Mr S J Bl\lL, Kamawimv$J Bell 11 0 Mr Ifennis'e Club Law Sogers 11 0 Mr Edge's York Hare Parkes 11 0 i -r Hallick'f Herbalist Hailic.k 11 0 Cart HanM"'i' Frautein II Private II 0 Mr 5 Maefc'in's Calendar Gwilt 11 0 Mr N_ elson's liensst One Chc^n're II 0 -The LEDBURY SELLING HANDI- CAP STEEPLECHASE of 50 sovs: winner to be sold fcr Sf) sovs. Two miles and 100 yards. I*1 M. r wsnledge s Honours Pullen ai: 7 Mt Silven^n'o %Vo.d:d wji Pri-vat? a il o Mr Bead's R?y? Guide ..Holm'ii a 12 Mrs D Hill's Hilar. D Hill 6 12 0 Oa.pt Browne's Buckav. -av II. Fxivats a 11 11 Mr Francis'* Astrologer Holman 4 11 9 Mr Cut-b-hertson's David Grieve .Cuthberteon all 7 Mr Darke's Captain Bell Private a 10 12 Mr Melles's Frcscati .Private alC 7 —The WINCHCOMBE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 90 sovs; the second to receive 10 sovs. Two miles. vs et 1b Mr Itees'a King'? Colour .LuC'Y '512 7 Mr P Walker's Bai.ymac .Latha.m a 12 6 Mr J HavlisV Fine-hale .T Leader, jun 612 4 M- J H Charters. Kil?bv ?. "lit1 Mr E 'ij!Goi Guide 'H(t: îî 15 Mr Appleby's Prince Pippin Hastings 42 11 10 Mr 4 Tiptree Heath Cartwrisrht 6 11 9 Mr 1*-imLc:??',?, Wifhington a 11 £ i tilj'IQ: j-:dg"h:\ 4 iî Idy Kathleen Broccisn all 6 Mr Coiling-'? Rouleau L Collins 4 11 0 mlt F Manning'* Hardingcstone Private 6 10 13 Captain Taiiyour's Glencat T l>ecder. jun 5 30 9 Mr w a In- lev '■ Broomstick Hastnig* 6 10 8 Mr Gre^iVoId-e-Wiiliams's Good Start A Halters 3 10 0 —The CHARLTON HANDICAP STEE- CHASE of 70 sovs; the second to receive 10 sovs. Three miles. yp si- lb Mr C 5 Xp?tpr'- FbAne: Davies c 12 7 Mr Orr-Ewirs'* Red i-cot L na 12 4 Mr -stern's Gteek Play DaT";e;; 5 12 3 Mr Aft-on's .Schwarme: a 11 11 Mr Ailon-.l«ffery?> Inland Chief Hunt all 2 (olcnel Birkir. 'r- Byzlar C Brown 5 11 0 Mr F n Fine's The Baronet .Pi;e 6 10 10 Mr CartWTiplii"* Princ-e Aberoorn ..Cart-wrifht 6 10 ? .\1r Hardingc's Cheve'y Cartwright a 10 —The TEWKESBURY STEEPLE- CHASE of 50 sovs; the second to receive 5 sovs. Two miles and 100 yards. vs ft lb Mr Sinclair's Firet Fruit II Private a 11 12 Mr Nefcrm's Jim May Cheshire 5 11 9 Mr 'aDdz, Varsity £ anda.v a 11 7 M- jvaF",n"tor 11 11 4 Priva?" 611 Mr Howell's Cadivor Private 6 11 .)1r J A è Rothschild' .? Carnm-tton Pratt a il 2 c! r R,rongh,e Mr Burroughs 5 10 13 Mr Ureswolie-Willia-ms's Start Away A Walters 5 10 13 Mr H.iilinan's Lustre III Private 4 10 6 Mr Pa:r's Brutcn Private 4 10 5 —The EVESHAM NOVICES' HUR- DLE RACE of 50 sovs; the second to receive 5 eovs. Two miles. YS': lh I, ys Ft lb r.1r Clark's Clockwork II Private 4 1" 0 Mr Da.wion'9 Symbolic- Mortimer 4 1" 0 _hr ?n?)&?y's Jaque .T Ld. !un 4 W 0 Mr Lucy s Dick Turpin Lucv 4 12 C rr Lp DiIft:i/1J: :p;. :?l 8 I Lord St Davids'e Pt Justinian ..R W Smith 4 12 (j Mr Stern's Peterloo Da,-jes 4 2 0 A -r ni 1,?, Mr WorlledgeV Sky II Puller. 4 12 0 M r L«e Sigodon ,iV.tr? 30 10 Mr Quayie's Draco Quayle o 10 10

A PATRIOT FOR INDUSTRY. I BUTE ESTATE OFFICIALS' TRIBUTE TO SIR W. T. LEWIS. The following address, to which were attached the names of twenty officials of the Bute Estates, has been handed to Sir William Thomas Lewie:— Congratulation to Sir W. T. Lewie, Bart., K.C.V.O. A Strenuous Life and Great Work for Wale". A Patriot who Lives for Industry. We. the undersigned oSicials of the Bute EFtate, beg to congratulate you upon this, the thirtieth anniversary of your appoint- ment ae general manager of the Bute Estate, docks, and railways. It is gratifying to us to be able to record that while 30 year? is a long period to hold so important a position, you have been associated with Lord Bute's estate for over half a centnry. It is recognised that in the development of the resources of the South Wales coal- field you have been the principal factor, and the knowledge and ability displayed by you in the management of the important undertakings entrusted to your charge, as well as the services you have rendered to the estate in connection with several Royal Commissions, has excited the admiration not only of your own fellow-countrymen, but of the leaders of industry throughout the kingdom. It is our earnest hope that j your life may be spared for many a long year to come, and that you may continue to take an active interest in all that makos for the benefit of our country, and for the ¡ development of the resources for which you have so cea-sclessly striven.

I FATAL WALL COLLAPSE, I I I I .CORO-NER'S JURY COMPLIMENT BRAVE LITTLE BOY. An inqne«t was held on Tuesday on the thrce victims of the We'linpton Pit wall oollapse at Whitehaven. Mr. Robert Steel, manager of the pit. said that behind the wall which feil were four boilers full of water, each of which would weigh thirty-four tons. He did not think they had anything to do with the fall, j The cause of the fall was. in his opinion, water lodging after heavy floods. The coroner's jury and the colliery repre- sentative each expressed admiration of the oonduct of the ten-year-old boy, Robert Crad- duck Charlton. who, when found among the ruins, iraa singing "God Save the King." and at the request of the jury the Coroner said he would have pieasure^in making the facts known to the King. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."

I BILLIARDS. I j DIGGLE'S GREAT GAME AGAINST I I STEVENSON. When Stevenson (conceding 1.000 start) resumed the tournament game with Diggle on Tuesday, he was only 320 behind, but ? Diggle played ma?nincentiy throughout the day, and making breaks of 445, 237, 116. 174. 123. and 181. against 131. 130. and 78 (which] were Stevenson's best). he held a command- I i ing lead at the close, when the scores were:— j DIGGLE irec. 1,000) 3,528 I STEVENSON "=; 2.610 REECE HOLDS HARVERSON. B?ece had lost very little of his former lead of 147 when play ceased between Harverson and himself on Tuesday in the game of 35,001)! I up at Leicester-square. He ran up brea ksof: 195, 122, 109. and 95. and Harverson replied spiritedly at night with 9Q, 185. 129, and 202 I Scores I BEECE (in play) 2.270 HARVERSON 2.187

I BODY ON GOWER SANDS. I TRAGIC DISCOVERY BY YOUNG WOMAN. An inquest was held at Oxwich Green, Gower, before Mr. Glyn Price, on the body i of an unknown which had been discovered at Lucas. Bay by a young woman named Mabel Knudeon. The body was nude, and minus head, both..arMs. and a foot. It was eta-ted to be that of a "young man about 5ft. 6in. in height, and in all probability had been in the water for three or four months. There was no suggestion as to the identity of the body, and an open verdict was returned. I

A SERVANT'S NECKLET. 1 Annie Jane Baker, aged sixteen, who was defended by Mr. ,j. JL uaniel, was bound over At Merthyr on Tuesday to come up for judgment on a charge of stealing a gold necklet, the property of Agnes Pricc, a fellow-servant-, at the Greemaeadow Inn I Troedyrhiw. ——————————————

THE FOREIGN MAILS. I T be desa tchcd from London to-morrow Dec. 22:-1 OUTW.??D.—Mo?:Mp'-°" °*o?"' I?c- 22. To EgTpt. by British packet, via maqw,?alm To Grand Canary, via Spain. EYeninc To Madsira. via "Lisbon. T0 (xam-.tanltnopic, .Sa-icaika, aad Smyrna, parcel-mails, via Briaisi. To Canada, parcel mails, via LiverpoDi, p^r -s. Cor- SiNLJl. To West Coast of Africa., parcell mails, via Liverpool pAr s. INWARD.-Due Tco-morrow- From St. Hc-leua. and Ascnnsion, via Southampton.

BBEAD OF BREADS, gweei, milky, suttjMas. STEVEN'S. CONFECTIONEB IlAmited., ,5700 "LINSEED (XiiirOUXD" .for Coughs, Colds, and Bronchial troubles. 9 £ a., lJlt, Of Chemists. e3 Shea Mahommed Dama (25), a seaman on board the steamship Soroko. now lying at Barry Docks, was admitted into Barry Town Accident Hospital, and detained on Tues- day, suffering from severe scalp wounds eus- tained through falling between the ship and the Quas wall- whilst lie was going on board. I "COAGCLINE." Transparent Cement for China. *c. 6(1. and Is., iost Iree. eî "TEN.ITJNE:' a ?ew Lkjujd Cement for Mrdig and M?n.?. In tubes Id., 2d., 3d., 6d. e6 Mr. Leo POld Rot sCblld ?as Eent his UoiiuaJji Chi?tmM gift Or Pb""Lft, to the IIO"OU j omnibus drivers. I M 0 U R N N G. CAPITAL and LABOUR STORES laOL2 A SELECT STOCK OF BLACK SUITS and OVERCOATS For MEN A BOTS for immediate Wear, fcults or Ovarcoau to Jlaaaure ixi 7 Hours, 59 and 61, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES & DEATHS M J-ox", 2?? for 4MtttIa? a.dta uB?sr thU M6t;u?: ]<. fac U -H-ordi mul 'la. !M t?cry Tva tra W  jit a eoMcs of tMx f;m<?ipUon wpi t? 1 isprted ':?te9t 'cmntth-ttea by the nuae aad addxe#» d the s?ndar. Atr.efianu mid i,oit- ojeMa^ss cauaoi LIe wwi -n cntii confirmed m writing. EIBTHS. DATIES.-OB D"('emb?:Et ?e G'.&b?. ?swport, L?Lie oi T- Morris Davi. of a son. DOifc.-pn tto 1ÐU: inst., ? Whitchurch, to Mr. and Mrs. Aromas Dunn. a d2ughtor. G^OT\Lr;G-,OT-ir .—-Oil t? 20th iast.. &1 M.-UaJUBeM-stre?t, -C<:r- ,5: T- ?"? tivagh, a 4igh-?er. HO.Pb:I —December :1. at Ystraamjmach Yjc?nigc, to the Wife of the Bsv.  L. J. H&pKii. James, a daughter.. t, MAXyL?c.?-Oc .Oe<?t?e? 16t.t? irt Sp.oti, to Mr. asd Mrs. F. Manners V obb;, a son. MARBiACES. SII.MOE WADDING. EXOS—DAVIDSoy. -On December 21st. 1635. at 'H e?p? CtMp?!, Cnarlss-street, by ti?,, E, Job. ?:r.sg??, Thaiaas ll.!1-Úz6tl:ll\. -iQ: i):l6¿' DEATHS. BP.OW y.—At Liwrnypia i-lM-org-anstcuT.. on 16th inst. {suddenly;, Kobert Brown, husband of 1\Jary Brown, lata of Li^aidalf j\ovtii Funeral on Thursday at Two p.m., for-Caraiil ceme- tery. GentJ8me.l only. GOUXE?S.—OB Decembw 19th at r:ha?Dt. P?ops- ,crdr Whitch'.ircS;' George" t-ouzens, teç, 55 :ni. -Funeral Friday a-t 1.15 ,'or servic-s ? '? J?n'? Parish Chureu 1*6 mterment t ??era.u, Ely. LANtJLOlS.—On December 18. ■ 2. AÜas"place. 'arri., C?pt. Louis, ?Ti -e,?ed husband ot Mary AHca La.ngkils. in his C.ty-fonrth year. Funeral Thursday at hJ£nH a.m., for Cardiff Cematery. Friends plæe arzept this. Mly intimation. ??pi- moum:>d. BOGKBS.—On December '??th, at Ty-Ma-?syfad, Ponty. pridd. Mary, w;djw n, ?? 1,t, RiChsr? Bf-??rs?' Funeral on Thursday, Dersember 22nd (str,ctly pnVa1R¡.i N. flo?,.rs. .JD..ce!D.h{>r ??h.?tt ?Uje Appl? "rea Inn, Llanelly, John Tho,- Funeral to-day. 2.50 p.m. WATKLifS.—On the. 19th iast., at Vniscallanfraith, Watkins (late (1f Ffvconwen;, •jFuofiiai on Friday next at 2.30 for Whitchurch. ack«owljcdgm»>:t; EVANS.—Mrs. and M-iss Eilir Evans dre tD thd.k their- many friends for kind letters of sympathy and beautiful floral tribute6 sent during their recent sad. bereavement. IX MKMORIAM. HARMAX,-In Loving Memory of Try darling Bey James, aged 22, who pa-- auav December 2", 190< at IE. O?kMd-streat,, Roa-th. IttwliL£,.d.l'7:; ;:t'm* d|Wr' E?hand. H e.l] How?l, wB^' iegejuft frSjagiUel. Tredegar ?;lJ R: on ZOt.h of''?e<?r?Sr. l§09.-?.c n?9 .-him Dd mourn him ?:? silence unseen, Ard d?ell on the memories of day? that have beet). Unknown and forgotten to some he mav be, But the giave that c(lr..taiD{". him is raered tn IT: e.uEy 111 ed h.s' £ crrowir.g (Vife and Daii-glit-erf.

AUGUSTIKE J £ 1 C>,L, "? .FUNERAL. DIRSjCfOR. Pet??: W? S?P??M?n to Ail Orders. Itt Tel., OanSlff, Nas. 7M and 1UJL ro.t-omce TeL: "0. tIE, Carols- filepici: AUGUSTINE S'iO&E. CiTtlit IN OEXING-ST.. QARIMFF.  pHEJ"PS AND CO., WK8TEEH MAIL BCTLDTSUS. ST. ALA liY-STREET. CARDIFF for rLOJUL DECORJLTIQK& FTTHE2AL WliEATHS AND GILOSFtg. vmvia. iikukUfc. cux mlowekm. f C A R E W S TAKE OUT > TEETH WITHOUT p.UX, A-ND IT IS 80 89 QUEES STREET, CARDIFF.

CARDIFF WOMAN MISSING A Cardiff wortiai. named Kate Ali. a.'IEd 24. has been missing from her heme, 2.7. North '• "William-street.. since 'Sat'ffSLy. and her continued absence is causing her rela- tives much anxiety. She is described as of medium build and height, and left home dressed in a black skirt and blouse white apron, but. it is believed without a hat.

PHEASANTS IK THE GARDEN. I GAMEKEEPEB'S StSPl^IO'NB AT I I Thomas Williams (36), nuamman, Eudry, was summoned at Caerphilly on Tuesday for killing gra-me without a licence on the Earl of Plymouth's estate. Mr. Reece (of the firm of E. B. Ec-ce and Sent;" prosecuted. and Mr. S. P. Gur.n (Mesers. KjlJiam Spickett and Sonsi defended. Edwin Bpooner. gamekeeper. ;sa.i,i he was in the Maerilwyd inn, when tie heard a, gr. n shot at the back of the house. Witness went out, and eaw the defendant with a gun, and a-leo fire another shot and knock a pheasant over. iie called to the defendant, who left his gun in the next field. and came to witness to see the J)heararit. Defendant admitted he had no licence to kill game, and said he had fired at a wood- pigecn. Williams picked up the bird and ran away, and witness took the- defendant's to his brother's house. Defendant said he did not want to fire at Spooner's pheasants, ae he had plenty of pheasants in b" garden. The, Clerk: Ha! garden pheasants. (Laughter.) The Beuoh imposed a fine of 20s. and costs.

I' INJURED FEELINGS. ME. BOTTOMLEY ALLEGES LIBEL. An action has been brought in the Court of Session, Ea.Tiburgh, by Mr. Horatio Bottomipy, editor of Joan Bull," London; against Mr. Hugh Ferguson, auctioneer, Merry-street, Motherwell, for £ 2.000 damages in respect of an alleged libel. Defendant is a member of the Motherwell Town Council, and at the municipal election in November he published a leaflet to the eleotors. Plaintiff complains of references to him in a leaflet which, he says*' faJajsy^v^^iiticuslj-, and oalumnioufly reflected ù 'charac- ter. These statements, plaintiff says, have greatly injured him in his ieelings and reputation and are calculated to prejudice him in his career. The leaflet accused the plaintiff of swindling and obtaining money by promotion of bogus companies and falsa representation, and described him as a per- son of low moral character. i Defenrlant,st.a,t.es the Language in question was provoked by a slander jpf himseii which appeared in joh-n I "I," in me form of an "Open "Tetter" ~T«ferring to defendant's conduct as a magistrate, and accusing him of using his magist,erial posi- tion to gratify a private animosity against a person charged before him. Lord Cullen has ordered the issues for trial in July.

CAXTOS A.F:C. reqsire Homo Match for Saturday Xext. bee. 24.—W. vi. Phtipot, 11, Mansfield-stn*»t Riverside. e2257z2 £ SPLOTT A.F.C. (First Division, Cardiff and District) v?-nt Away Match Saturd??- next; gU:J.rant preferred. -&tlom<Jn: V. ilson-street, Cardiii. eZ3C5z22 UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT A.F.C. (Fourth Divj. *icm) require an Away Match Dec. 24th.Apply at or-co. Noakes. 296. Portmanmoor-road, Cardiff. c22S?z5 £ OATH AYS L'KITED R.F.C. require Fixtures (home br tway) Dec. 24. 26, 27, 31, Jan. 7; will accept Jfuaranlae.—Write or wire H. JCLe, 26, Tlie-.ige,- pat bay s. Cardiff.. .*2234222 mmmmm———— i_ J  ''j me! :rOO LAIf FOR CLASSIFICATION j H BlSTfVI AS j ENGAGEMENT RINGS WEDDING RINGS BANGLES & BRACELETS 1 ALBERTS & GUARDS BEST EftfSueH. HALL MARKED. SOLID, GOLD. GREATEST VALUE EVER OFFERED SO PHILLIPS, "BIG BARGAIN SALE," 4 T tti"t. Marys[ Cardiff. G-old, Silver yf&tchjBs,, Brooches, Pifcs, jf-ecjjt fÏ11J; Poncfonts, &c, Silver Plate and Cutlery. Best Quality at the Haif-Pr xee of Others. INNING Numbers for Prize Drawing (Higgs. Blaengwynfu 1,072. 1,056, 839. 1,053. 1.057. 1.466, 531, 948, 487, 1,041, 957 603 719. 1.389, 304. ei046 ?.rA?Et-Lr?r Bftehf-'B-y?jiMs?-Kw- on 1%sV .e'ark z?a?;a cover; M,eue fur, l«iher; er mo.m; Lna aUowed.—Thomaa, U!41. ??eazhr; t!?pd, «22g5z25