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ALADDIN'S CAVE IN ANGLESEY. 'ALUABLES WORTH OVER A MILLION POUNDS. —— operations of the men in possession of thinly, Castle have revealed a condition of ig vjp which is positively astounding. There be ^°Perty in the castle which is affirmed to over a million pounds in the aggre- of -Experts have been allowed to see some Jewellery so far discovered. For two ijlg 0r,e gazed at box after box of glitter- the seing till his eye6 positively ached with Won rilliant galaxy. He valued one boxful £ at £ 60,000. Wir arn not now relating mere rumour," ?ur Bangor correspondent. "What I r^liajf, ate^ was related to me by a perfectly Scores of objects of the *rriy j art have been found just as they Paris, simply opened and put unpacked. The carriage alone of a Com batively small quantity of these things Bjjpg There are several hundred of r suits of clothes absolutely untouched, to £ t/vf^ing sticks ranging in price from X5 "JTL ^altv! Si'.8'^t °f this almost incalculable J)^. a lying idle here has led some of the 8tro es most nearly concerned to condemn in cipif terms the action of those who pre- of Cra^f.^ matters, and convened the meeting ft»ei,tec"-tors, and secured the deed of assign- Ujj. • For, viewing the enormous mass of wea'^th at Anglesey Castle, they hav another method of settlement might Drto, been devised. Meanwhile, the public are 4a Pared for the news of fresh wonders daily. ^aeti T-"°ndon paper well put it—Anglesey is 6 is a veritable Aladdin's Cave." There no end to the number and • an<^ value of the treasures it contains, 111 k0 taken for granted that the hig+1 ^hen it does take place, will be an tbe ri? event, and one which will draw to of Llanfair P.G. such an thep ^e of people as has not been seen It 6 8*Boe it was founded. ^„?ay added that the public sympathy ittCr the marquess has all along had is in strength in the Bangor district

CRIME IN LOCKED ROOM. ^HDERER DECLARES HIS VICTIM KILLED HERSELF. FF I can say is that I am an innocent remarked Henry Cooper, quietly, when Ojw T,nt:e of death was passed on him at the l{a>~a^ey. on Wednesday, for the murder of ll&anet Holmes. kear<l doom with apparent ies and walked from the dock with J £ .rely steps. murder Holmes and attempt Jhin, • or did the woman attempt to kill aQd then end her own life? That was C '1Ie8tlon the jury had to decide. v!^ a B^^p'8 fireman, forty years old, Cjij.. lived with Holmes, in Star-street, nin& Town. There had been quarrels the couple, and one night the land- sJT heard cries of Murder." r.Tr6 ran to Cooper's room, but the door was A°ned. Ud dialogue, according to the land- Oj- J"" followed through the locked door, oil ^itte^^6 w^'c^ a cr™e wae ^ein? com- vrw*es cutting his throat," cried Holmes. the door!" .Leave the door alone," growled Cooper. ■5>re screams followed. Holmes called, "Oh, cnfc m'neand then there was silence, 41ILng to force the door, or to got any Ufl^er to her further questions, the land- ?(>Orr, WeT,t ^or the police, who burst into the tlx*?' a°d found Holmes dying and the flre- botu lying prone across her. The throats of had been cut with a razor. f man reoovered. His account, to which l^j ^bbornly adhered, was that the woman tbr 8everal times threatened him, and on occasions had stabbed him. On the feej. of the tragedy he was awakened by W lnS someone cutting his throat, and woman attacking him with a razor. J, afterwards cut her own throat. story, however, Mr. Justice Grantham u t«rday characterised as absolutely

TWOPENNY DOCTOR. 4L)VLCE AND MEDICINE ON THE CHEAP. ^VTi ftvid Dr. Bloomenthall wam called to give in the medical practice case ^1*" is being tried in Mr. Justice Daijj iftha?-c°urt, he ridiculed the idea that the &!ly c0itante of Clapton could be induced to j Jj for medicine and advice. Is bad never been to obtain more than and that was considered high, fee being 6d. Why, there was one cb 'cai practitioner in the district who &4tiSec* 2(^- *or advice and medicine if the >iejteilt went to his surgery, but if the doctor the patient's home then his charge 5Jd. 'Laughter.) This cheap doctoring. fcHg^ded, was done under the cloak of a Justice Darling: Ton say a medicial •^h^tioner in the district prescribes a^id Jja les medicine for 2d.?—Yes. Ve you ever heard of the doctor who Jo the poor advice gave away; ior the rich ho prescribed and took pay— •djj that he had a prescription which he to every one of them? (Laughter.) u • bloomenthall: I cannot say that I have, ill p.' Justice Darling: I don't think he lived jv lapton. (Laughter.) ^bo E. Wailis, one of the plaintiffs tf0, are claiming £ 300 on promissory notes S-t Charles Frederick Ponder, given in 0. Payment for a medicial practice in Save evidence denj-ing Dr. Ponder's *Sut m that there had been any misrepre- 0^atiOtl as to the value of the practice. At to the three surgeries fees of from Is. 6d. wcre charged, and at another the fees 16 4ed from 6d. to 2s. ^ri ?izabeth Ross, another of the plaintiffs, it, cross-examination why she did not L Uce Ponder to the patients, Vis> was not aware that Dr. Ponder be personally introduced to all the ts. 4,8 Justice Darling pointed out there there i,,It reely any limit to what Dr. lioss j ,L'f t have done. For instance, she might Siven a supper party to all the patients, ,lnvited Dr. Ponder to meet them. *>r8iter-> •Vi(jg u»'ton, the third plaintiff, having given nce. the hearing was adjourned. I

LIKED THE LODGER. VALE MAN AND HIS WIFE'S MAINTENANCE. ^unton Borough Police-court on Wed- Thomas Cross, of Ebbw Vale, was 0Q«d for deserting his wife, Emily om^^10 the magistrates to make for maintenance- The defence was ^bb^st the husband was away working at t'i ale, his wife kept a lodger and refused rid of him or to go to South Wales jlVe- On the Saturday before Whitsun- ^ife>8a8t. defendant visited Taunton at his 'r tretlr'e«t, but on the Whit-Monday she ^^ymouth. leaving her husband in V There she met the lodger in ques tf!clciontally, she alleged, and not only l*1 big day with him, but returned home r,,P°mpany at three o'clock in the morn- j^trib husband sa id that he objected to | towards a home to shelter a « ^k/whom he had been told she went tjTbe ^"in-arrn in the town. th jistratee came to the conclusion dcsertion had not been proTed, and aoea the case.

A SERIOUS MOTOR SMASH. à DISASTROUS AFFAIR NEAR CAERLEON. A terrible motor-car accident occurred on tho highway near Caerleon on Monday evening. As the chauffeur in the employ of Mr. E. Windsor Richards, J.P., of Plasllecha, Caerleon, was returning along the Usk-road, after driving Mr. Richards into Newport, he met a number of cattle on the roadway while descending a hill near Court Bleddyn. He tried to avoid them, but one of the wheels struck the bank and the car skidded across to the other side of the road and turned a complete somersault. The driver, John Pfabigam, an Austrian, was pinned beneath the car, and was only extricated with con- siderable difficulty. The other man, named Richardson, an old fellow-servant of Pfabi- gam's, was thrown out of the car, and not much hurt. Dr. M'Gregor, of Caerleon, soon arrived, and he at once saw that the injured chauffeur was in a serious condition. Mr. Savory, of Usk, was telegraphed for, and he managed to repair the car sufficiently to enable Pfabigam to be taken to Newport Hospital, whither he was accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. M'Gregor. At the hospital it was found that an immediate operation was necessary. The operation was performed, but Pfabigam died this morning. The unfor- tunate chauffeur was at one time engaged by the Cardiff Conservative Club. THE INQUEST. The Newport coroner (Mr. W. Lyndon Moore) held an inquest at the Town-hall on Wednes- day touching the death of Johann Pfabi- gan, aged 22, an Austrian, the motor-car driver for Mr. Windsor Richards, of Plas Llecha, who, as already reported, died at Newport Hospital on Tuesday morning, after a serious accident on the previous night with Mr. Windsor Richards's motor-car. The deceased was identified by his brother, a barman, from Barry Dock. He had been for some years at Cardiff. William Richardson, who formerly had been a groom at Plas Llecha, and who was with Pfabigan at the time of the accident, said that he got in the car at Newport about four p.m. on June 20, and accompanied Pfabigan on the way to Has Llecha- They were both sober. The car was driven carefully along the road. About four miles beyond Caerleon, near Court Bleddyn, the deceased eased up to avoid some cattle, which were being driven along the road- He went to one side of the road to avoid one of them, and then a cow ran right in front of tha car. The driver put the brakes on rather suddenly and the car was brought up very quickly. Witness was thrown out, and the car turned over and pinned Pfabigan to the ground. Witness went to the assistance of the man who was driving the cattle, and lifted the car off the deceased and put him on the side of the road. He was then perfectly conscious, and said: Never mind me, but look to the car." He had never had an accident before. A doctor waa sent for, and some of the neighbours rendered help. About seven o'clock he was sent to Newport Hospital. Police-constable Powell, of Caerleon, said that the scene of the accident was at right angles to the entrance to Court Bleddyn House (now void), where there was a slight decline in the road. Mrs. Edith Mary Adams, who lives at the spot where the accident happened, said that she witnessed it from her garden. The car descended the hill at quite a moderate rate, and she had often noticed that Pfabigan was a careful driver. Whilst he was trying to avoid one of the cows the other ran right in front of the car, and then the driver stopped short and the car turned over upon him. Mrs. Richards, another neighbour, corro- borated. Mr. John Davies, farmer, of Penybank, stated t-hat he was driving two cows along the road. They ran about 100 yards away in front of him, when he heard the motor- car coming down the hill, at what he thought was a very great pace. One of the OOWB got in front of the car, and when it was stopped it turned over. In answer to the Ooroner, the witnees said he could only judged the speed by the noise the car was making. The cows were a little wild, and he had no one in front of them. Dr. Wright, house surgeon at the hospital, said that the injured man was found on admission to be suffering from internal hemorrhage. The blood vessels were so much bruised tha-t they burst. He believed that it was a fatal accident from the first. Death was due to shock. I Mr. John Windsor Richards, son of the owner of the car. stated that both his father and he desired to express their deep regret at the accident, and to announce their great appreciation of the deceased, who was a man of good character and a very steady driver. The car was a Panhard six-horse power, and was geared with three speeds, the highest of which was about 30 miles an hour. The Coroner, in summing up, said he was inclined to think that there was absolutely no blame attached to the driver, who had exercised his presence of mind as fully as possible to avoid the accident. As to the driver of the cows, he did not know tha.t any blame could be attached to him, either. In the result the jury found that the man died from shock, the result of the accident, and no blame was attached to the driver. As to the driver of the cattle, the jury expressed the opinion that when on other occasions he had to take cattle which were at all wild along the road he would iIlave someone in front of them.

ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF. NARROW ESCAPE OF TWO YOUNG LADIES. An alarming motor-car accident occurred at Cardiff on Monday afternoon. It appears that about 3.50 a motor-car (BO. 40), belong- ing to Mr. A. J. Hill, Newport-road, Cardiff was being driven from the direction of High- street into Duke-street. The corner wss accomplished in safety, but after a short dis- tance had been covered, owing to the greasiness of the asphalt road, it is believed the steering-gear refused to act, and the car dashed into the shop window of Mr. H. Gries, bach, milliner, Duke-street, smashing a large pane of glass, and also damaging a glass sign at the foot of the window. Two young ladies of the establishment were at the time engaged in dressing the window, and had a very narrow escape from a serious accident. The driver of the car and a youth who accom- panied him also escaped without injury. With the exception of one of the lamps being damaged, the car also escaped.

MOTOR-CAR OVERTURNED. MARQUIS KILLED AND CHAUFFEUR INJURED. A serious motor-car accident occurred at Brezolles. The Marquis D'Audiffret Pasquier, son of Duke d'Audiffret Pasquier, the life senator, was proceeding from Paris to Normandy, when, at about 200 yards from Brezolles, the car, going at the rate of about £ 6 mile3 an hour, a tyre burst, and the car was overturned. The Marquis d'Audiffret Pasquier, who wm holding the steering:wheel, and the chauffeur, who was accompanying him, were hurled into the air. The chauffeur ( was unhurt, but the marquis was found to be seriously injured, and had to be carried to a neighbouring house. A local doctor and another from Chateau Euf, who were on the spot, attended the injured man. and then informed his family (which arrived later with a 'loctor). At about two on Saturday morning, on seeing that the condition of the marquess was becoming worse, the family doctor sent for a surgeon, but, in spite of every attention, the marquis died at eleven o'clock from serious internal injuries.— Reater. THE ACCIDENT TO MRS. DUNCAN. Mrs. Duncan, who is lying at the Builth Wells Cottage Hospital, under the care of Dr. ) W. W. B. Fry, as the result of the recent I' motor-car accident near Builth Wells, is recovering as satisfactorily as can be expected. While driving to Windsor on Saturday a motor-car occupied by Viscount Hampden 1 collided with another car at Slough. The i passengers in both cars were hurled on to the road, and one car was completely wrecked. None of the occupants were seriously; injured. <

DISASTER TO THE LA PORTE. THE MISSING MEN SAFELY LANDED. Mr. Percy Bennett, of the Cardiff Docks, received an intimation on Wednesday that the second boat of the steamer La Porte, contain- ing the captain and a portion of the crew, has safely reached Swakopmund, on the African coast, near Port Nolloth. It will be remembered that La Porte was on a voyage from Cardiff to the Capo with coal, and that on the 9th inst. an explosion took place in the hold when the vessel was 300 miles from land, and that she speedily foundered. All the crew were able to take to the boats, one of which was in charge of the captain, the other being under the command of the chief officer. A course was .then made for land. For three days the boats kept company, but on the night of the third day they got parted. On the morning of the fourth the chief officer's boat had lost sight of the captain's. After a search, and finding no clue of the other boat, the chief officer continued his journey, and seven days from the foundering he landed safely at Port Nolloth. After communicating the news of the loss of La Porte to the owners, he at once chartered a tug and went off in search of the captain's boat. On this search he is still engaged. The news of the safety of the second boat will be received with satisfaction, as, although the vessel went down quickly as the result of the explosion, no lives were lost. The crew of the boat, however, seem to have had a thrilling experience. They were on the high seas in the open boat for twelve days. After they parted company with the other boat they encountered rough weather, and the heavy seas overturned the boat several times. The crew, however, were able to get her righted again. Mr. Matthews, of 434, Cowbridge-road, Car- diff, father of Horace Matthews, the third engineer, on Wednesday reoeived a telegram from the owners stating that his son had arrived safely. TO RUN THE BLOCKADE AT PORT ARTHUR. The La Porte was bound for Port Arthur by way of Cape Town, Kiao-chau, and south of Chi-fu. There she was to attempt to run the blockade—Reuter.

STRUCK IN THE EYE. William Williams, 37, plasterer, was indicted at the Old Bailey for maliciously wounding William Eaton. On the 4th inst. the prisoner and the prose- cutor were in a public-house in Arkola-street, Stoke Newington, and in the course of some dispute, it was alleged, Williams picked up a, WILL:AM WILLIAM?. broken glass and struck Eaton in the face with it, cutting his eyeball open, and com- pletely destroying his eyesight. Subsequently he attacked a brother of the prosecutor, and cut him in several places with the broken glass. One of the wounds was in the neck, which nearly caused the man to bleed to death. Prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour.

AN ALIEN'S KNIFE. Emil Kollnor, 26. baker, was indicted at the Old Bailey for the manslaughter of Charles Barowitz. It appeared from the evidence that a. quarrel arose between the two men in a public-house in St. George's-in-the-Eaat, and in the course of a dispute outside the prisoner rushed at Barowitz and stabbed him in the I head with a pocket-knife. The blade pene- KOLLNOR. trated the skull and broke, a portion of it, two inches long, being embedded in the left temple. The injured man died in the London Hospital. The house surgeon said that the blow must have been one of great force. Witness had to get two aseistants to hold the man's head while witness, with a pair of forceps, tugged out the blade. He produced in court a por- tion of the bone of the skull to show where the knife had penetrated. The man died some hours after the operation. Evidence was also given that after the occur- rence the prisoner gave himself up to the police, saying, "It was I who stabbed him." The jury found the prisoner guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. Judge Grantham said the use of the knife could not be lightly passed over in England. Taking into consideration the recommenda- tion of the jury, he passed sentence of eighteen months' hard labour.

PANIC ON THE PARADE. The biggest fire that has ever occurred at Southend-on-Sea- raged on Wednesday, when Messrs. Goldsmith's extensive granaries and warehouses were totally destroyed. A large number of houses in North Marine Parade were in imminent danger, and the occupants frantically threw their furnitnrei into the road. Several adjoining buildings were demo- lished, to prevent the flames spreading. The Eire brigade received valuable help from a number of sailers. The damage is very heavy. Several horaes were blindfolded but could not be got away, and they were burnt toi death. J TO STOP IMPERTINENT QUESTIONS. 1. A SUGGESTION TO THE HON. IVOR GUEST, M.P.

DIVORCE COURT STORIES. t. THE RYAN DIVORCE SUIT CONTINUED. In the Divorce Division (before Sir Francis Jeune and a special jury) the case of Ryan v. Ryan was resumed on Monday when, Major Charles Montgomery Ryan, D.S.O., of the Army Service Corps, who served in Mafeking under "B.-P." during the siege, gave evidence on his own behalf in the Divorce Court in the case already briefly reported. Hie wife, Mr3. Ethel Ryan, is asking for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty and mis- conduct. The first trouble that arose between himself and his wife, the major said. was at a theatre in Portsmouth one night, when she turned to him angrily and accused him of making signs to a lady in another part of the theatre. He knew nothing about the woman. Once his wife took up a knife and said that she would kill herself. At the time she had adfcnsed him of something b-f j-s marriage. Tfiere was a struggle, and she j 'ifinad him away, and his face was cut. -.<>g*tin, she threatened to take poison. On the way out to Gibraltar his wife threw a ran of condensed milk at him, and said 9pen that." The tin cut his finger. She was very angry. She said she was not well. He brought her some brandy,and tks he was sitting down she struck his head with the glass and cut it. This suit, the major added, had injured him in his profession. It had lost him a staff appointment last August at the manoeuvres. Cross-examined, in reference to some letters said to refer to an incident before marriage, Major Ryan said: I will tell you the whole story if you like. My wife found some letters marked Private and confidental.' It was a story of my own shame, but if you like I wiU tell it to the whole court. Instead of my wife asking me what they were, she opened and read them." Mr. Deane said he did not want the whole story. Major Ryan: My lord, I appeal to you. It id a little hard on me, and I am willing to tell the whole story. Mr. Deane said that the letters referred to a child. He added: I am only dealing with the matter as one which caused a disagree- ment in your married life. I do not wish to blame you for it. I may take it that from that time there was always "a rift in the lute ? Major Ryan: Tee. In the course of farther cross-examination, the President said he was sorry the case was being tried, as the parties were already sepa- rated. He thought it would be better for them to agree to a separation. Mr. Deane said his own view was that a divorce would be better for both of them. In further cross-examination, Major Ryan said that when he came back from Gibraltar he at once applied for foreign service. Was that to get away from your wife?—Yes. Out in South Africa you made the acquain- tance of the lady we have Heard of; and an honourable attachment sprang up between you ?—Yes. Did that affection kill what remained of the affection you had for your wife?—No; I came home with the intention of doing the best I could to make my wife happy, and because I wished to see my child. Continuing, the major said that one evening when Captain Coulson refused to take off a ring he became suspicious that his wife had given the captain the ring. One night at the Russells' Captain Coulson made a remark which was rather a sneer at Baden-Powell, and he said he would not let her go to the house. Mr. Deane: I quite sympathise with your indignation, major. The hearing was adjourned until Tuesday when, Juana Marin, a nurse, stated that she remembered Mrs. Ethel H. Ryan, the peti- tioner, throwing a can of condensed milk at her husband, Major Charles Montgomery Ryan, the respondent, on board ship, cutting two of his fingers. Mrs. Ryan also threw a tumbler at him, cutting his forehead. When Major Ryan returned to his cabin he said to his wife, You might have killed me on the spot." Petitioner -aid. Now you can go to the young lady and tell her that your wife has done it." Mrs. Ryan, added witness, was a very jealous woman, and of violent temper. A Mrs. M'Neil said that on one occasion at Gibraltar she was dining with Major and Mrs. Ryan. when the latter got out of temper and threw a knife at her husband. It did not hit him. Cross-examined: At the time there was talk about pretty girls. It was generally on the subject of other ladies that Mts. Ryan would get annoyed. The depositions, taken on commission, of the respondent's mother were read. Once she said the petitioner boxed the respondent's ears and kicked him on the shins. The case was adjourned. having addressed the court, the President summed-up, and said that the main question was whether the husband had been guilty of c-ruelty. jury found that respondent had not been guilty of crii*ty, that he had com- mitted misconduct, ana that the petitioner had not been guilty of cruelty. His Lordship now granted the petitioner a judicial separation. After argument by counsel, the President decided that he would make no order as to costs, which means that the parties pay their own costs.

STRANGE CASE IN DIVORCE COURT. The Divorce Court on Tuesday continued the hearing of the case arising out of the suit in which Mr James William Evans, a retired surgeon colonel of the Indian Army, obtained I a dissolution of his marriage on the ground of the misconduct of bis wife, Florence Mary, with Mr. Herbert Russell Blyth, retired major of the Warwickshire Regiment. After the suit there were proceedings for the variation of a marriage settlement, and the question before the court was whether a child of the respondent was the child of the marriage or wu illegitimate. Plain- tie (the petitioner in the divorce suit) alleged that he ceased cohabitation with his wife in 1900, that the child was born on the 31st of July, 1903, and that his wife had pre- viously confessed misconduct with Major Blyth. At the previous hearing the point arose as to whether Major Blyth was bound to answer a question whether he lived with Mrs. Evans after the separation. His lord- ship decided that Major Blyth muet answer the question. Major Blyth now said that in November, 1902, he committed misconduct with Mrs. Evans. He had been living with her since a week after her separation from her husband. Counsel for the child contended that, not- withstanding the subsequent conduct of the wife, it would be unsafe for the court to decide that a child born in wedlock was not legitimate. The husband and wife were, he said, living together at a period which was consistent with Colonel Evans being the father of the child. Justice Barnes reserved judgment.

DIVORCE COURT MYSTERY- Mr. William Basil Birkley-Forrester pro- mised to meet his wife at dinner one evening in September, 1897. He did not turn up, but sent the following telegram:- Got to go to town; can't return until to- morrow Mr. Birkley-Forrester has never returned. At the same time as he left there disappeared the adopted daughter of Mrs. Birkley-For- rester. These facts were stated in court by counsel (Mr. Barnard) for Mrs. Beatrice Mary Birkley-Forrester, who sought a decree of judicial separation. The petitioner said that after the disappear- ance of her husband, who was at one time an officer in the mercantile marine, she heard nothing about him until 1902, when she found that he was in Australia. Soon after his departure Mrs. Birkley-For- rester received a letter from him, incoherent and strange in style: The beat thing I can do is to go to the sea (the ex-mariner wrote). All I seem to want and long for is Peace, Peace, Peace. I have tried to make our marriage happy, but it has been a miserable failure. His Lordship: Was your husband right in hie head? Witness: I don't think so. Before he left he drew some of his wife's money from her bank. In one of his letters from Australia Mr. Birkley-Forrester confessed that he had a mistress "and a little child of my own to look after." A decree of judicial separation was granted.

STORY OF AN ELOPEMENT. A Manchester publican's elopement with another man's wife was recounted in the Divorce Court, when Mrs. S-arah Hannah Jones petitioned for a divorce from her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Jones married in Manchester in 1878, and kept various public-houses there. They were happy until 1897, when Mr. Jones took frequent mysterious walks, which so excited the curiosity of his wife that she followed him. She, however, lost sight of him, and, having nothing else to do, called on her old friend, Mrs. Beckett. Arrived at the Becketts' house Mrs. Jones went inside, but, hearing scuffiing in the dining-room, went back to the front door and rang the bell. While waiting there 3he was astonished to see her husband glide out through the back door. Mrs. Beckett tried to persuade her that the man was not Mr. Jones. But Mrs. Jones had not lived with her husband for 20 yearft without knowing his figure. She found her husband at home, and at: once said, Mrs. Beckett has admitted all." Then it's no use my denying it," said Mr. Jones. Shortly after this a separation was agreed upon, and Jones said he would go to Klondyke and make a fortune. He afterwards, however, decided to go to Australia, and borrowed JE200 from his wife. The nearest Mr. Jones ever got to Australia, however, was London, when he set up with Mrs. Beckett in a public-house called the Bell.! After twelve months he heard his wife was ill, and went to see her, and admitted that he had never been to Australia, but was travel- ling for an Edinburgh wine and spirit firm, in which he was shortly to have a partner- ship. Mr. Jones visited his wife several times, but important business in Edinburgh always rro- vented him from staying, and it was not until Mr. Beckett divorced his wife-Jones being corespondent—that Mrs. Jones learned the true state of affairs. The case was undefended, and Mrs. Jones was granted a decree nisi.

MILITARY DIVORCE CASE. Before Mr. Justice Gorell Barnes the case of Sankey v. Sankey was heard. It wae the petition of Mrs. Mary Ethel Marion Calliope Sankey, a daughter of Surgeon-general Meave, for the dissolution of her marriage with her husband, Cyril Charles Sankey, on the ground of bis cruelty and misconduct. There was no defence. Mr. Barnard, in opening the petitioner's case. said Mr. and Mrs. Sankey were married on March 8, 1830, at St. Michael's, Pimlico, there being two children of the marriage. They lived together very unhappily. The husband was very irritable at times. The first serious act of cruelty took place in January, 1896, at an hotel at Mentone. The husband had been gambling at Monte Oarlo, and the wife advised him not to go there. He then seized her and shook her severely, in the presence of the petitioner's mother. Again, in 1898, there was an act of cruelty, and in October, 1899, the respondent went out to India, he being an officer in the Army there. The petitioner followed in November, 1900, having waited until the younger child was born in England. She remained with her husband in India, until February, 19J2, when she returned home. The respondent returned to England in July, 1931, and from that time they had never lived together. On the 19th of November, for the purpose of trying to make up their differences for the sake of the children, the petitioner had an interview with her husband. It wa6 a very stormy interview. The respon- dent etraok the petitioner twp blows on I the head. Nevertheless, a few days later she tried again to bring about a recon- ciliation. She saw her husband in the presence of her mother, and again he became veory violent, shaking her by the arm very severely. After tha.t inquiries were made, with the result tha.t it was found that the respondent, in the month of February, 1904, took a lady to the Hotel Cecil, where they stayed as man and wife. Mrs. Sankey, the petitioner, in giving cor- roborative evidence, said her husband's gambling at Monte Carlo made him very irritable, and worried him very much, so she asked him not to go. His Lordf-hip: I suppose he lost? Witness: Yes; but not much. Other evidence was giten, and his Lordahip granted the petitioner a decree nisi, with costs and the custody of the children.

ACTOR DIVORCED. The case ot "Flight v. Flight" was a. petition presented in the Divorce Court by the wife, Lucy Emma Flight, praying for the dissolution of her marriage on the ground of the desertion and misoonduct of her husband, Harry Richard Flight, an actor, professionally known as Harry Yardley. There was no defence. Mr. Barnard, who appeared for the petitioner, said the pa.rtien wer* married in 1879 at Islington, and afterwards lived at Highbury. There were six children, the eldest being now 22. The married life of the parties waa not happy. Some time after marriage the respondent made the acquaintance of a lady named Binning, also an actress. This brought about further unhappiness. A deed of separation was entered into, but the respondent never carried out its provisions. The respondent went to America. He never sent the petitioner any support, but on his return to England he continued his intimacy with Ada Binning. Evidence to the effect staged having been given, Sir Francis Jeunog-ranted the petitioner a decree nisi with oosts.

BELSAST MAGNATE'S DIVORCE. Sir Robert John M'Connell, Bart., an ex- Lord Mayor of Belfast, related in the Dublin Probate Court how his whole married life had been marred by the attentions which a gentleman named Alfred G. Archer paid to his wife. The trouble began as early as the honeymoon in April, 1897, and continued until December, 1900, when Lady M'Connell left her husband and joined Mr. Archer in England. During the whoie of this time there was friction because the wife would correspond with Mr. Archer. Sir Robert had to remonstrate with her about this during the honeymoon trip, apparently without avail, because after they had returned home to Belfast on May 29, 1897, it became plain- about a month after the marriage—that this I gentleman and the petitioner's wife had resumed their correspondence and intimacy. This appeared from a letter which waa in the handwriting of Mr. Archer, and which came to the petitioner's residence and was in- tercepted by him. After some months a truce was made between them. and Lady M'Connell jomed her husband, and they went upon a twelve months' trip to South Africa. They returned in the year 1898, and re- sumed their life in Belfast. Again Mr. Archer obtruded himself. In March. 1833 Sir Robert intercepted a letter which his wife had written to Mr. Archer, and in December, 1900* a letter from .»ir. Archer, which came into Sir Robert's hands, showed that Lady M Connell had not kept her promise to give him up. There was fresh trouble and controversy, and on Christ- mas Day of that year Lady M'Connell left home and never returned, but had since lived in different parts of England with Mr. Archer, and had given birth to a child in December, 1901. No defence was entered, and Sir Robert M'Connell was granted a decree nisi.

END OF THE CONSTANTINIDI DIVORCE SUIT. In the Divorce Court on Monday the Presi- dent made absolute a decree nisi granted to Mr. Demetrius Sophocles Ccncta-ntinidi, for dis- solution of his marriage with Mrs. Julia Con- stantinidi, a daughter of the late Mr. Stephen Ralli, on the ground of her misconduct with Dr. Henry William Lance, against whom the jury awarded £ 25.000 damages.

STOP-DAY ACTION. PLAINTIFFS DESIROUS OF ENDING THE PROCEEDINGS. One of our London representatives writes that he understands there is a desire on the part of the plaintiffs in the stop-day action to bring the case to a conclusion as speedily as possible. Further application was made +0 Mr. Justice Bigham on Monday, when his loraship was asked to fix a date upon which he would hear an application for delivery of judgment upon the remaining cases. with regard to the assessment of damages. His lordship, however, could not see his way to accede to that request at once, and he will, therefore, be approached on the subject again in the course of a few days.

SHOCKING RHONDDA CASE. An inquiry was held at the Hopkinstown Workmen s-hal 1 on Monday afternoon con- cerning the death of an infant prematurely born.-Mrs. Prescott, Ivy Cottage, Troedrhiw. bryn, the grandmother, stated in evidence that her daughter, Sylvia Hannah, gave birth to twins on Friday morning. One died an hour after birth, and the other on Friday. The mother would not reach her sixteenth year UJitil next August.—Medical evidence went to prove that the young woman had received proper attention from a midwife.—The Coroner, on the information of the police, was given to understand that a man stood committed to the assizes on a charge under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, and said it was a shocking case.—A verdict waa given of "Death from natural oatwa*

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WELSH "COERCION" BILL. LIKELY TO BE DROPPED BY THE GOVERNMENT. —— Our London correspondent states:—"I have already stated that the Aliens Bill, the Port of London Bill, and the Valuation Bill will ba sacrificed. The Education Amendment Bill to penalise offending councils will suffer the same fate. Nothing has been heard of the Bishop of St. Asaph's Bill since it was first introduced in the House of Lords, and unless special facilities are given it, it is unlikely that we shall hear more of the Bill this session. Negotiations are, however, taking place between the Education Department and those concerned in the administration of the Act in the Principality, and if any comprty mise can be arrived at it is probable that neither the penalising Bill nor the Bill in charge of the Bishop of St. Asa-ph will be pro- ceeded with. It may be taken for granted that the drop- ping of what is called the Welsh Coercion Bill does not mean that the Government is surrendering to the rebellious authorities in Wa'.es. Our London correspondent hints al pending negotiations. If these are successful I it will probably be found that the Defaulting Authorities Bill is unnecessary; at any rate that it will not be necessary pending a fail trial of the-new scheme by which it is hoped that the special difficulties experienced in Wales will be met and settled in a special way. Whether the new scheme includes the concession of a separate Welsh Education Department in response to the demand of Welsh educationalists remains to be seen.

ITALIAN ROMANCE. REHEARSED IN CARDIFF POLICE. COURT. An idyllic love tale was adjudicated upon by the stipendiary (Mr. T. W. Lewis) at Cardifl Police-oourt on Thursday. The parties to the proceedings were interesting young Italians, 1/ under age. Francesco Bavvi, eighteen, a Piedmontese, is deeply in love with Donn& Angelina Venecia, under the age of sixteen. and whom he is anxious to marry, but he was charged, in the oold, calculating, un- romantic terminology of the calendar. On a warrant, for that he, on the 18th of June, 1904, at Cardiff, did unlawfully, take an unmarried girl [to wit, the beau- tiful Angelina], being under the age of sixteen years, out of the possession and against the wish of her father. Previous to the case coming under his wor. ship's judicial purview, there was a. family friendly conclave between the parents of the boy and the girl, the solicitor for the irfwrieo (Mr. Harold Lloyd), and the interp^t^j^Mni adviser all round, Mr. Antonio TT The conversation was marked by a twrtaiu animation, bat it was evident from the sub- dued manner of the parties that no little warmth of feeling was at the root-base of things, whilst Angelina Venecia, it did not escape the notice of the sympathetio oouxt, was in tears. THE GlRI/S SAD MIEN. Pietro Venecia. is the father of the lady who wore a sad mien, which contrasted oddly with tEe highly-toned colours of her pretty Italian drees. Pietro, through Antonio, told the court that he was a travelling musician, and lived at 4, Buzzard-street. His daughter was born in the Valli Rotunda (province of Cassarta) on July 25, 1388. Witness had lived two years in Cardiff, and he had known prisoner all the time. He had occasion to be away from home, and on his return he found his daughter at the police-station. Mr. Harold Lloyd: How long have you known prisoner's father?—During the time I have been here. Had your daughter asked for your consent to marry the prisoner before this case was brought?—No, sir. Have you seen them together?—Never. You know he is a collier earning 29s. al week at Porth? Since the charge was brought have you and prisoner's father arramged that they should get married?—I am willing, for my part. The Stipendiary: What does the prisoner say? Accused (with alacrity): Oh, I am willing. The Stipendiary (to witness): What do you mean by coming here and swearing an in- formation against the prisoner?— I came only to find my daughter. Didn't you say yesterday that your daugh- ter left without your consent, and tha.t you were not willing?—I never gave him con- sent to RUN AWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER. Antonio: What he means to say is that if the father of the young man is willing for him to have his daughter as his lawful wife he is willing, too. The father of the prisoner, in answer to his Worship, gave his consent willingly to the marriage. The Stipendiary then asked, Where is the girl ? Antonio: She speaks English, your worship. Stipendiary (to Angelina): Do you want to marry him?—Yes, sir. Thus was the contract sealed in this. the last case on the list. Talk of marriages in heaven, here was one in the police-court, which was for the time a little heaven below. Even the stipendiary relaxed his habitual sternness and smiled serenely as he moved the group away from his presence, with a. gentle Go away all of you." The Italians were wreathed in smiles—" the court," carried away for once by its feelings, fol- lowed them into the street, and showered upon them congratulations, with a blue Italian sky overhead and belOW-6 glorious midsummer day.

KILLED AT PLEASURE PARTY DISTRESSING AFFAIR AT EARLS- WOOD. A shocking fatality marred the pleasure of the annual outing of the Aston Manor Liberal Unionist Association to Earlswood on Wedneav day afternoon. Amongst the 200 members and friends taking part was Alfred Hinks (36), of 56, Geach-street, Summer-lane, Birmingham. Between four and five o'clock the party were passing Nuthurst, between Htenley-in-Arden and Earlewood, when the hat of the driver of one of the conveyances, a char-a-banc, was blown off. Without saying anything to his companions Hinks jumped over the side of the vehicle, which was being driven at a elow pace, evidently with the intention of picking up the hat. As his feet reached the ground he fell backwards in front of the hind wheel of the char-a-banc, which passed over the middle of his body. A stoppage was imme- diately made, and Dr. Wilkinson, of Aston- road North, who was one of the party, went to his assistance. He was, however, terribly crushed and died within three minutes of the accident. Whilst the majority of the party proceeded to Earlswood, a number remained behind, and the body was subsequently conveyed to the Bird-in-Hand Public-house, Henley, where the inquest will be held. A sad feature of the occurrence is the fact that the deceased was accompanied by his wife. When the accident happened Mrs. Hinks waa persuaded to proceed to Earlswood, and when, later, she was informed of the result she broke down. A short time afterwards she was taken home in a private conveyance. In addition to the widow, the deceased leaves four children.

ATLANTIC RATE WAR. The Cunard Line has practically cut in two its eastbound steerage rates, the reduction coming into force immediately. The steerage rate to Great Britain will be 43, and there will be a corresponding reduction in the rates to Scandinavia, Finland, and other parts of Europe.-Beuter.