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BIRTHS,MARRIAGES,& DEATHS. BIRTHS. ELLIOTT.-On 30th ult., at 35, Glamorgan-street, Pontcanna, the wife of Walter Elliott, of a son.974 ISHERWOOD.—On October 30th, at 20, Atlas-place, Canton, the wife of W. Frsd Isherwood, of a daughter. 879 WOOD.-On November 1st, at Providence Villa, Ely, wife of Stanley R. E. Wood, of & daughter. 60 MARRIAGE. THOMAS—CARR.-OnOctober31st, at St. Matthew's Church, Ealinc, by the Rev. W. Petty, Thomas James Bell, M.B.C.S., L.R.C.P., son of the late Dr. Thomas, of Maesteg-, to Rose, youngest daughter of the late Walter Carr. 8479 DEATHS. BROWN.—On November 1st. at 108, Dogfield-street, Cathays, after a lone illness, Thomas, the beloved husband of Margaret Brown. EDWARDS. -On October 28th, at 110, Newport- road, the residence of her sister. Mrs Hughes I Thomas, Mary, the relict of the late John Edwards. EVANS.—On Oct. 27tli. at 5. Inverness-place, after long and painful illness, Dan Leigh Evans, be- loved husband of Emma Meltidice Evans. HUGHES.—On October 28th, in his 37th year, Richard Hughes, Rock House Mordston. JONES.—October 24th, Councillor John D. Jones, Rhymney. JONES.—On the 31st ult, at Llwynbedw Boncath, Doris, the second daughter of Mr John Jones, aged seven years. 17 KEHLEY.—Oct. 28bhr at No. 1, 'Caroline-street, Newport, Cornelius Kehley. Cattle Deater. LEWIS.—October 29th, at fair Oak House, Roath Park, Cardiff, Alice, the beloved, wife of Thomas Lewis, late of Arthog, North Wales. 805n LINKLATER.—On October 31st, suddenly, at 7. Charles-place, Ratty, Elizabeth, widow of Archi- bald Linklater, late of Stoke Newington, London, MORGAN.—On October 27th, at 14, Hollybnsh- terrace, Nelson, Rebecca, the beloved daughter of Elizabeth Morgan. I MORRIS.—October 31st, at 4. Tanybryn-street, Emily, the wife of the late William Rhys Morris, Permanent Way Inspector (G.W.R.). > NICHOLAS.—Ou the 31st Oct., at Rose Cottage, Tongwyniais, Thomas Nicholas, age 81 years. RICHARDS.—On October 31st, at the Water Works Depot, Trade-street, Cardiff, Henry, the beloved second son of Eli and Sarah Richards, aged 16 years. E15ES.—On November 2nd, at High-street, Llandaff, Amelia, widow of the late Isaac Rees, aged 76 years. RUES.—On November 2nd, at High-street, Llandaff, Amelia, widow of the late Isaac Rees, aged 76 years. EJMYNOLDS.—Nov. 2nd, 1903, Wilfrid Nicholas I Reynolds, youngest, son of. W. R. Reynolds, for- merly of Ton-yr-Iwen, Llanishen aged 30 years 206 ROBERTS.—At 18, Clevedon-terrace, Roath, Nov. 2nd,E.T. Roberts, professor Of music. THOMAS.—October 29th, at 20, Little Wind-street, ¡ Aberuare, William Thomas, engine driver (late T.V.R.i, aged 70. I THOMAS.—On Saturday afternoon, 24th October, at the China Warehouse, Nantymoel, the beloved wife of Thomas Thomas, Treorky. I. VICKERY.—On the 26th nit., at Cardiff Infirmary, Benjamin, the beloved husband of Mary Ann VIckery, of 144, Eldon-etreet, Canton. WILLIAM#,—On October 31st, at 17, Llantwit- Btreet, THomas Williams, late Fire Brick Works, Bast Mofrs, aged 76. i

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I SA TURDA Y, NOVEMBER 7, 1903. DREAR NOVEMBER. We have reached the fall of the leaf and are near the close of another year. Having experienced a phenomenally wet season, the world was not very much surprised to be entertained by yet another phenomena, one that has not been noticed for the past thirty years. Wo have ha^ storms of rain and gales. The latest is a magnetic storm which upset the telephone and telegraph systems of two continents, and more or less affected the telegraphs of the world. This was experienced on Saturday last. The scientists have an explanation which is generally accepted. The sun is in violent volcanic energy, as evidenced by the spots upon his face. When in this condition there is a good deal of moisture absorbed, and some of this has been visiting the ¡ earth in the shape of rain. There is no question or shadow of doubt about this fact. But that is not sufficient to account for the interruption of the telegraphic system of the world. Here the scientist comes in again with his explanation of a magnetic storm. Matter is shot off from the sun which falls in the shape of atomic dust. Though it may not fall upon the earth, it passes through space in the neighbourhood of the earth with such velocity as to affect the sensitive tele- graphs and render them incapable of work- ing. The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, were also seen in wonderful splen- dour. This was a fine termination to October, which has been remarkable for a phenomenally wet month and a magnetic storm of infrequent occurrence. November came in with sunshine and a strange calm, but that ^ave place to one of the wettest and gloomiest days that we have experienced for some years. This was followed again by a fine day, and yet another of brilliant winter sunshine such as should cheer many a gloomy heart and raise the spirits of rain-depressed mortals. But here is the fall, and the fall of the year has impressed men with melancholy j thoughts for thousands of years. Like leaves on trees the race of man is found, { Now green in youth, now with'ring on the ground," sang Homer, and there are few men past thirty who do not regard the death of another year with something akin to melancholy. Death, decay, and gloom are characteristic of November, which has earned the character of the gloomy month of' the year, and has been called the suicide month." The very animals sym- J pathise with man in his estimate and opinion of November, for while many of them lie dormant the birds fly to more congenial climes and follow the sun where more of his light and warmth are seen and felt than in these islands. But it is not all gloom in November, and if the summer activities have passed away and in the country nothing but gloom, death, and decay of vegetation are to be found, there is still some light and gladness in the engagements of the town and social life and work. The winter has its charms, and the glories of home and the life of the Welsh and English fireside are cherished just as much as the open-air life of the summer months. There are flowers to lighten the path too, for this is the month of the chrysanthemum, and the exhibi- tions of the wonderful blooms of that plant of the East which has been culti- vated to such perfection in Western climes and brought to successful blooms even by the British cottager with his limited means, whilst the plant in many forms and varieties defies all weathers, except hard frost, and paints the world with beauty in cottage and town gardens. Tf November has its gloom, the great and cheerful Christian festival of Christmas is not far behind, and it is a poor heart which never rejoices even at the prospect of the approach of the time of good cheer aad charity, of peace and goodwill. The gloomy month has already given us two or three clear days and a taste of winter sunshine, as if to bid the world be of good cheer.

The Marine Engineers of the Bristol Channel Centre met on Saturday, the occasion being the thirteenth annual dinner. Lord Tredegar presided over a very representative gathering, and it must have been cheering to all present to hear from Sir John Gunn that the Bristol Channel Centre had beaten all other centres of the Institute in the rate of its progress, and that speaker after speaker was able to refer to the growing trade of the Bristol Channel, although the shipping trade was passing through quiet times and a period of phenomenally low freights. But there was no question about the pro- gress made or the confidence of these men of experience in shipping and commerce. Mr Chamberlain was appealed to by one of the speakers to give an explanation of how his fiscal policy would affect the shipping trade, and our export traie, and this is indeed a question which will have to be answered to the satisfaction of the country sooner or later and the facts of the ship- ping and import trades tell only one tale. We shall be interested to see how Mr Chamberlain will handle it, if he does at- tempt it, to make it fit in with his theories. In)he general speech.making at the gather- ing of the engineers of the Bristol Channel Centre the neglected educational methods of the country were referred to, anl also our insular indifference in the past to the demands and customs of other countries in our commercial relations with the world. This is being altered, and education is at last receiving some of that attention which it deserves. Tn education and reform of our national business methods lies our safety and not in any system of protection and retaliation of tariffs.

In the current number of the World's Work," a fine monthly magazine devoted to commerce and established to wake the country from her sleepy methods with regard to all that pertains to the country's progress, isa fine editorial on the position of Mr Chamberlain. The editor, Mr Henry Norman, M.P., says Mr Chamberlain has added nothing to his Glasgow speech. His dates have been shown to be unfairly chosen, his figures to be inaccnrate, his economics to be amazingly uninformed." Mr Chamberlain has shot his\ bolt and is in strange isolation from the political forces of the country which not even his political oratory and his power as an organ- iser can remove. He asks us whether we will refuse the offer of the Colonies when there is no offer, and he cannot tell us what i6 is that the Colonies are prepared to give. There is a striking array of forces against the proposals of Mr Chamberlain. 4. The entire Liberal Parliamentary party in Lords and Commons 50 or 60 members of the Unionist party, beyond question more able and influential men than any equal number who follow the Prime Minister and Mr Chamberlain; every living Chancellor of the Exchequer, ex- cept Mr Chamberlain's son an over- whelming majority of the professors of economics and experts in finance the en. tire Liberal Press, and many of the most influential and representative Unionist journals every working-class leader c jid every workmen's trade organisation, without exception all the Co-operative Societies and Friendly Societies." The editor of the World's Work declares that with such a disparity and Mr Chamberlain's I Abjures and statements disappearing piece- meal under expert examination, the result I s a foregone conclusion. But this confi- t dence should not lull any single elector to disregard the danger of the attempt which is being made to upset the fiscal policy of the country.

The programme of the next Cardiff Musical Festival has been arranged and announced to the public, and the principal j vocalists provisionally engaged. The open- ing concert will be given on September 21st j next, and the Festival will continue with two performances each day up to and in. cluding Saturday, eight concerts in all. Though the programme includes no strik- ing novelty, several small works will be j written specially for the festival, and the programmes seem to have been arranged so as to include as many styles and as much variety as possible, thus appealing to a large section of the public for support. We publish the full programme elsewhere, from which it will be seen that the festival of next year promises to be as successful as it is deserving of support.

IMPORTANT LETTER TO MABON, M.P. Mr W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., received an important letter on Monday from an official to the American Mine Workers bearing upon the emigration of South Wales miners to Ellsworth, which throws further light on the deceptive tone of the advertisements. Appended we give tho letter in full Office of Secretary Treasurer, United Mine Workers of America, Indianopolis. Inn., October 21st, 1903. Dear Sir and Brother,-On October 17th I sent you a cablegram relative to advertisements appearing in British newspapers for miners for a so-called I Ideal Mining Village at Ellsworth, Pa.' The advertisements, as they have .reached us, state that good miners can earn 163 dollars per month, and wages of other classes of men are proportionately high. They also stated that 3,000 miners were needed. The statements are abso- lutely false, and the wages quoted are more than double the wages that can be earned by the best of miners. Ellsworth is an ncorporated town, owned ex- clnsively by the Ellsworth Coal Company, in the Pittsburg coal region of Pennsylvania. The petty officials of the coal company are the officers of the borough. No man who is known to be a TradeUnionist can receive employment from the company, and any of the employees who dare join the Union or who is known to have been in consultation with a Union official is immediately dismissed, and within five days is compelled to move out of the town. If the conditions of employment were rasonablv fair, there would be no necessity for the Ellsworth Coal Company to advertise for miners in Great Britain. Within a radius of 100 miles of the town there are emoloved in the neighbourhood 100,000 coal miners, 75 per cent. of whom have not been working more than half-time since < April, and the other 25 per cent. have not been I working full time. If the conditions described I in the advertisement existed in Ellsworth they could have the choice of any number of good j practical workmen. Organisers of the United Mine Workers of I America are not permitted in the place, and on several occasions have been run out of the town by force of arms-not by the workmen them- selves, but by special guards employed by the coal company. A large number of miners from South Wales, who have been deceived by the advertisements, and have come to Ellsworth to work, have left the place in disgust, and some of them are now being cared for by the United Mine Workers of America, until they can find employment at some of the other mines. Officials of the Immigration Bureau are making a thorough investigation, and the prob- ability is that a number of these men will be re- turned to Britain on the grounds that they came here under contract in violation of our Contract Labour Laws. I trust that our British brethren will not be deceived any further by these advertisements.— Fraternally yours, W. B. WiJaon." Further Letter to Mabon. On Tuesday Mr W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., received a further communication from America respecting the Welsh miners who emigrated to Ellsworth, Pa. The writer, Mr Wm. Little, National Executive Board member of the United Mine Workers of America, states that a number of the Welsh miners refused to continue work at Ellsworth upon learning the non Unionist condi- tions, and that prices paid were 14 cents per ton less than Union prices, and the working hours 10 hours per day instead of eight as at the Union mines. The following is a list of those he has met and who have refused to work for non-Union prices;- Henry Butterfield, Jonathan John, Morgan Nicholls, Rees Nicholls, Jenkin Nicholas, James Nicholls, James Williams, Hsnry Hatherall, Robert Morgan, Thomas Brixey, Henry Brown, Herbert Vaughan, Percy WiIJiams, Lewis E. Lewis, Edgar Edwards, Arthur Rees, Percy Childs, William Morgan, George Wary, Morgan Fritchard, L. Llewelvn, John Belcher, Robert Raker, Dan Morgan, Wm. Davies, Frank Bows- her, Henry Paddy, Reuben Payne, Ed. Evans, Arthur Barnea, George Tarrant, Edward Griffiths, Richard Griffith and Son, William Gibbon, Wm. John Flower, James Edwards, Morgan Evans, Abraham Evans, Evan Griffiths, W. Mildon, Alfred Hopkins, John Garbutt, George Thomas, William Griffiths, John Blunt, and Uerbert Lambert. There were some who left before Mr Little could reach them, and he adds that yet a number of them who emigrated are at work under protest, being unable to get away from the place.

A Foreign Office Warning. The following letter has been received by Mr W. R. Hawkins, secretary of the Cardiff Cham- ber of Commerce, from the Foreign Secretary Foreign Office, November 2nd, 1903. Sir,—I am directed by the Marquis of Lansdowne to state that a telegram has been received from his Majesty's Consul at Phila- delphia to the effect that miners from this country to the Ellsworth Coal Mines, near Fittsburer. will be sent back by the Commis- sioner of Emigration as coming to the United States in defiance of the Labour Contract Law. It is also added that wages and the conditions of labour at Ellsworth are not such as they ha/e been represented in some quarters.-I am, sir, your most obedient humble servant. F. A. Campbell."

A GRANDE DAME AND A PERSONALITY. By the death of Lady Spencer England loseH one of her most conspicuous grande dames, and bv virtue, not only of her position, bnt also of her dignified and striking personality, as well as her lofty character, it was always as a leader th-it she appeared in society. She was one of three handsome sisters, daughters of the late Mr Frederick Seymour and Lady Mary Gordon. When, after her marriage to Earl Spencer, she had to take an important position in English social life, she became at once the leading hostess of the Liberal Party, and her receptions at Spencer House drew all the greatest people in Loudon together. She was a great favourite with The late Lady Spencer. I the late Qneeu, and indeed with all the Royal I Family, and during her last illness Queen Alexandra and Princess Christian were among the constant inquirers. Daring the two periods when Lord Spencer was Loid Lieutenant of Ireland she gave him the most valuable help on the social aide of his duties. The Irish Viceregal Court was probably never more brilliano or more dignified than during Lord Spencer's term of office, and the energy with which he and Lady Spencer threw themselves into everything that might prove of benefit to the country, and the gracious and dignified manner in which they per- formed the difficult duties oi their office, will long be remembered in Ireland. Those who have bad the privilege of visiting hei at Althorp can never think of Lady Spencer apart from her country home. Far more than many houses which have been especially designed by the owners, it seemed to form a perfect setting for her fine aud dig- nified character.

MERTHYR THEFT CHARGE. At Merthyr Police Court on Monday David Phillips was charged with stealing a silver watch and chain worth 30s, the property of David Jones, haulier, 60, Cyfarthfa-Iane, on Thuisday. Prosacntor said prisoner, who was his brother-in- law, had lodged with him for three months and ¡ left on the 26th inst. Mrs Jones, who gave her evidence in great distress, said after her brother called at the house on Thursday she missed the watch andchain. Miss Goodmanaaidshe received 1 the articles in pledge from prisoner. Prisoner pleaded that he had taken the watch not with the intention of stealing it, bnt merely to pledge it. He had sent the ticket back to his sister and proposed to redeem the articles this week. The magistrates thought prisoner had acted very fool- ishly and bound him over to come up for judg- proposed to redeem the articles this week. The magistrates thought prisoner had acted very fool- ishly and bound him over to come up for judg- ment if called upon. 1

£100,000 CLAIMED I The Stop-Day Action ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES. Appeal to Go On. In the King's Bench Division on Wednesday (before Mr Justice Bigham) an application was made in the case of the Glamorgan Coal Com- pany and others against the South Wales Miners' Federation. The application was that his Lordship would state whether he himself WOTIld take the question of damage-assessment or whether it should go to an official referee. At the original trial his Lordship gave judgment to the defendant Federation, but said if his decision was not upheld in the Court of Appeal he would deal with the question of damages. His decision was leversed on appeal, and the plaintiffs now sought to have damages assessed. Mr Montagu Lush, K.C., and Mr Trevor Lewis (instructed by C. and W. Kenshole and their London agents, Bell, Brodrick, and Gray) were for the plain- tiffs Mr Rufas Isaacs, K.C., and Mr Holman Gregory (instructed by Walter Morgan, Bruce, Nicholas, and Co., Pontypridd, and their Lon- don agents, Riddell and Co.) were for the defen- dant Federation and Mr S. T. Evans, K.C., M.P.. and Mr Bailhache (similarly instructed) for the Federation officials. Among those pre- sent in court was Mabon, M.P., Mr Kenshole, and Mr Nicholas. I Mr Lush asked that his Lordship would arrange the mode and place of ascertaining damages. His Lordship said if he went into the matter j for half a day he would be able to find out whether it was one that ought to last a long time or not. Mr Isaacs said there was no doubt about the appeal to the House of Lords going on. Mr Lush said there were 74 plaintiffs, and roughly the circumstances of 250 collieries had to be inquired into. About £ 100,000 damages were claimed in respect of these. The fands of the Federation were about £166,000, Mr Isaacs It is something like tbat. It de- j fendants had discovered particulars of the damages claimed, they would be in a position to I say what they were going to dispute or whether thev should formulate test questions. His Lordship said if anything was to be done he should think it better it should be done after the appeal. But if anything had to be done now would it not be much batter to take one of the companies and ascertain the damages in refer- ence to that ? Mr Lush said he wa,3 going to suggest one of two courses. Either they should allow a gentle man in the part of South Wales where the col- lieries were to take, say, one colliery, go on with that now, and tssess the damages in that one, and if any question of principle arose, then the parties could come to his Lordship to deal with if. When that one matter was settled,bo thought the probability was the others would be settled, There was an alternative course. He would like protection of the defendants' funds in regard to a sufficient sum to cover the plaintiffs' until the House of Lords appeal was heard, giving credi t I for the best intentions. There might arise cir- cumstances affecting the funds over which defen- dants had no control. His Lordship Whether they will give you an undertaking I cannot say. But I cannot foics them. < Mr Evans said the leaders of the men, some of whom wers known to his Lordship, were respect- j able men and they had not attempted to dis- pose of the funds. j Mr Lush said when the matter was last before his Lordship, and Mr B. F. Williams had I asked for an undertaking, his Lordship had said, if they do not satisfy me that they were holding in suspense and safetv money to answer the damages I should proceed at once—I have power to do it—to estimate the damages so that execu- tion might issue." His Lordship Of course I can do that. Mr Lush asked his Lordship to take this course and allow the assessment to proceed at once. And the cheapest and most convenient course would be for somebody in Sonth Wales to take, as suggested, one collieryand assess the damages on that. His Lordship I should not like that at all. Mr Lush Your Lordship will not go down ? His Lordship I certainly shall not go there ? Mr Lush Then if yoar Lordship does not go there is the expense of trying these actions here. His Lordship Not at all. If yon can confine it in the first instance to one # colliery I do not think the expense need be at all great. And I do not think I shall have any difficulty in doing it myself. Mr Lush was afraid his Lordship would not be in town. His Lordship: Oh, yes, I shall be here. (Laughter.) Mr Lush After Christmas. His Lordship I shall be here before Christ- mas. (Laughter.) What I mean is I shall be available for the inquiry. I may not fix it in London, I shall go on circuit, but I have pauses in between tbat I can give you. You do not expect me to proceed with it this morning, do you ? Are you ready ? (Laughter.) Mr Lush No. His Lordship Then, when will yon be ready ? Mr Lush Within a few days. Only we know your Lordship cannot do it. His Lordship Oh, yes I can. Mr Evans It is absolutely necessary we should have particulars before we are ready. All particulars, all discoveries, have been suspended. His Lordship Have they given you no parti- aulars at all ? Mr Evans: None at all except figures, Mr Lush We have given what they asked. His Lordship That is say you have given the amount of your claim. It is quite obvious, Mr Lusb, that it cannot be tried in the next few days. Mr Lush Of course not. His Lordship And you must give particulais now. I will tell you what to do. Select one of the collieries—anyone that you choose—and give the best particulars you can of the damages caused in that particular undertaking. Give the best you can and let me see them as soon as you can. I will then tell you whether in my opinion they are sufficient, as I probably shall. I do not put very great faith in particulars, so I shall probably think them sufficient. Then I will fix as early a day as I possiblv can to pro- ceed with the inquiry. Mr Evans There are other matters besides particulars we want. We have not had dis- covery. They have not disclosed to us. His Lordship: I will say at once I am not going to allow any long discovery or long delay for particulars. Mr Evans Perhaps yonr Lordship will allow me to say also that there are two or three dif- ferent classes of collieries—steam, house, and anthracite collieries. I am not at all sure one would do at all. His Lordship ;\That may be. I cannot discuss that now. I shall leave Mr Lush to select the one he likes best. Mr Luso: We will do what vour Lordship suggests. We will give tbem particulars in the course of a few days in regard to a colliery, and then your Lordship will kindly give us as early a date as possible to assess damages. His Lordship I shall be here from the 11th to the 19th January. Mr Lush asked that he might consider the matter with his clients, and mention the case again next morning. His Lordship concurred. Mr Evans raised the point as to whether it had been decided to take the course suggested before the House of Lords appeal was heard. His Lordship thought if plaintiffs insisted upon it they were entitled to proceed with the inquiry. Mr Lush We may be able between now and to-morrow morning to bit upon some method. Mr Evans said it might be possible to fix upon some sum to set aside pending the appeal to the House of Lords. The matter then dropped,

A BRAVE MISTRESS. Cardiff Servant Girl in Flames. At the inquest on the bodv of a domestic ser- vant named Mabel Hawkins, at Cardiff, on Wednesday, a story of splendid courage and rare presence of mind was told by the raistress, Mrs Hutchins, the wife of a ship- owner, Romilly-rondi Cardiff. Mrs Hutchins, in reply to Coroner E. B. Reece, said that on Friday last, hearing loud sbrieks, she rushed from her bedroom to the kitchen. There she saw deceased with her apron and dresa on fire. Witness threw A thick rug round the girl and put out the flames. Hawkins then rushed into the garden the wind caught the dying embers of the think pink dresa, and the flames burst out afresh. Mrs Hutchins followed with the rug the shouts brought out the gentleman next door and jnmping over the I wall ho took the rug offered him by Mrs Hutchins and extinguished the names. The girl was taken to the Infirmary, where she died on Saturday. I It appears she was putting coal on the fire when I her apron became ignited. The Coroner said Mrs Hutchins had behaved with great presence of miad, and had not the unfortunate girl rushed into the garden it was probable her life would have been saved. A verdict of Accidental death was returned.

UNDERGROUND "SQUEEZE." The Merthyr Fatality. Mr R, T. Rhys (coroner) held an inquest on Wednesday upon the body of Patrick Cunning- ham, collier,killed on Tuesday at No. 1 South Pit, Plymouth, by a fall. Michael Casey, collier, who worked near deceased, said a couple of props were knocked out by a fall. There had been a squeeze all over the place some days previously. Ellis Morgan, a fireman, at tributed the fall to a stiff squeeze. The props were not broken. Mr G. Rowlands, manager of the pit, said the fall was altogether 29 teet long. He had never seen so much clod discharged in one fall before. He had received no complaint of shortness of timber. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death." I

'n_ Mr H. Fogelstrom Bartlett has been appointed Controller of Stamps and Registrar of Joint Stock Companies in succession to Mr E. Cleave, I who has retired from the public service. Con. sequent upon Mr Bartlett's promotion, the Board of Inland Revenue has made the follow- ing appointments ;—Mr F. Atterbury to be an assistant secretary of stamps and taxes, and Mr G. W. Maunder to be comptroller of stamps and taxe'i in Dublin, in succeasion to Mr Atteibury. t

DARING DOUBLE MURDER. The Armenian Vendetta. ASSASSINATIONS IN LONDON. NARROW ESCAPE OF A THiRD VICTIM. ASSAILANT'S TRAGIC SUICIDE. I Startling Street Scenes. A terrible tragedy, which is assumed to be in connection with the recent Armenian assassina- tion at Nunhead, took place on Wednesday after- noon at'Peckbam Rye, not very fair from the scene of the previous crime. A man of foreign appearance, believed to be an Armenian, fired at and mortally wounded two other men, also be- lieved to be of the same nationality. Without a moment's hesitation he levelled his weapon at a third man, who, however, quickly ducked bis head, and the shot barely grazed him. The assassin did not stay to finish his deadly work, but turned with the evident intention of making good his escape, but a crowd, attracted by the unusual sound of fireirms, quickly gathered, and seeing the futility of endeavouring to get away he placed the revolver to his own head and pulled the trigger, death in his case, as in that of his two victims, proviag practically instantaneous. The affair caused tremendous sensation in the neighbourhood, coming so soon after the ruthless I assassination of M. Sagouni on Monday week. The tragedy occurred near the bottom of Scylla-road, on the Nunhead side of Peckham Rye, and within a comparatively short distance of the Huntcbagist headquarters, 85, Peckham Rye. DETAILS OF THE CRIMES. Another telegram says :—Peckham Rye, which the Armenian community in London have adopted as their headquarters, was on Wednesday the scene of a terrible tragedy, which tends to verify the prediction of a few days ago to the effect that the murder of the Armenian Sagouni would be followed by other crir~3S equally I dreadful in their character. This latest outrage, resulting in the death of a couple of Huntcha- gi?ts, coupled with the attempt on the life of a third, and quickly succeeded by the self-destruc- < tion of the murderer, has thrown the whole dis- [ trict into a state of wild excitement, whilst there is something like a reign of terror amongst that section of the Armenians whose members appear to be marked down for annihilation at the bauds of an assassin, The murdor of the Huntchagist Sagouni but a very short distance from the spot at which two men on Wednesday met their fate and the life of another was attempted will be still fresh in the public memory, and there are not wanting those I at the headquarters of the organisation of which the victim was a member who declare that the crimes not only have a common origin among the rival section of Alfamts, but that tho murderer of Sagouni and of the men in Peckham Rye is one i and the same person. I THE SCENE OF THE TRACED The crime was committed within a stone's I throw of the headquarters of the Huntcbagist section of Armenians, which consists of one of a row of respectable-looking villa-like houses on the left hand side of the Rye going from the railway station in the direction of Foreat Hill. ) The houses and shops on the front are separated from the opposite side of the road by a stretch I of green sward, with some shrubbery in the centre, which serves to give a privacv and some. thing of seclusion to the thoroughfare I where the crime was committed. On that side of the headquarters nearer the railway stations are a number of business > places such as coalyards, stone masons' yards, &c. It was the comparative sccrecv of one of these enclosures that the assassin selected for the execution of his fell purpose, while his unsus- j pecting victims were quietly strolling over the Rye after attending a meeting of their conven- tion. About eight of them sallied forth together, j walking, however, a little distance apart. First came two men, then three, and next another three—the intermediate group con- i sisted of Aran Grigorian. an Armenian, 25 years of age, from Russia, and Tigran Izmirian, aged 32, a mechanic, from the same country, both j being deputies from Russia, while the third was a delegate named Karapatian. Only the last-named was destined to return home alive. The first two of the eight had actually reached i the door of the head offices, and the succeeding three of the intermediate group were but a stone's throw away ac the corner of Philip-road when a man suddenly appeared from Earle's coalyard and firing a bright new revolver shot Grigorian in the head. The unfortunate man fell never to rise again. I Again the assassin discharged his weapon, and before the little body of Armenians or the residents and loiterers had time to realise what was happening another victim was stretched npon the ground, he being Tigran Izmirian. He was shot at the back of the head and fell dead. Still the miscreant's thirst for blood was not satisfied. Taking another aim he pointed his six- chambered revolver at the only one of the three who remained standing, and for the moment transfixed to the spot by the horror of the scene. This was Karapatian. Quickly summoning his This was Karapatian. Quickly summoning his i senses, however, and warned by the dreadful fate of his prostrate confreres he dodged the bullet, and thus escaped. Then the murderer made a dash forward, as if j, to escape across the Rye, but by this time, not only Karapatian, but others were close upon him. A man named Jarvis collided with the i criminal—rati straight into him, as he expressed i it—and knocked him down upon his back, at tho I same time wresting from him tho smoking re- volver, five chambers of which had been dis- charged. The murderer raised himself to a sitting position, and feeling in his hip-pocket brought out another pistol, which he quickly pointed to the back of bis right ear, and discharged the bullet, inflicting a wound that proved fatal in a few minutes. The police were communicated with and all three bodies were removed to the local mortuary. According to particulars gathered from eye-wit- nesses the assassin had in his possession a small cloth cap such as that which Sagouni's murderer is said to have purchased after committing last week's crime, and there are those who declare that the men have features in commou. At the same time it will be recalled that the man who was at one time said to bo responsible for the Nunbead Grove tragedy crossed the Channel in the same boat as M. Sagouni when the latter last came over from Switzerland. Another Armenian on this boat who saw the person in question declared at the Huntcbagist head- quarters last evening that the murderer of yesterday in no way resembled Segouni's su pected fellow traveller. Of course this person pected fellow traveller. Of course this person may have been innocent, and so the dissimilarity in appearance in no way disposes of the suspi- cions of those who are inclined to believe that one and the same hand perpetrated all the crimes. It is the opinion of eye-witnesses of yesterday's dreadful affair that the assassin did not seek to pick out any particular victim. The firing is said to have been in a sense indiscriminate, and the view is entertained that the three men were selected as the object of attack simply because they, out of the eight, appeared the most likely to fall a ready and easy prey. Grigorian was to have returned to Russia next Monday. STATEMENTS BY ONLOOKERS. M. Tashardin, seen at the headquarters of the HuntchagistB, Peckham Rye,laSt night, said At 3.45 eight Armenians who had been out for an afternoon's stroll were returning here. Two walked in front, then three, and then three others at some distance behind. These three were Aran Grigorian, Tigran Izmirian, and another named Karapatian. The first two had got opposite the club, and the others were about a hundred yards behind at Philip's Corner, when a man came out suddenly at the end of a yard and shot Grigorian in the head. He fell. The man then fired again and shot Izmirian. He also fell. The man then fired at Karapatian, but missed him, and then ran away. K&rapatiau gave chase to the murderer, who ran behind a heap of stones, where some masons were at work. He turned and saw Karapatian following, and then shot himself in the neck. He immediately thtew away the weapon, and a. moment later drew another from his pocket and shot himself in the breast. No words were spoken by anyone as far as I know. The other Armenians ran back on hearing the shots, but were all too late to be of any service. Arthur Herbert Winslow, of Nunhoad Grove, son of the landlady of the murdered man Sagouni, told the following story At 3.40 I was cleaning lamps on the Rye about 50 yards from the scene of the murder, when I paw a suspicious looking individual dressed in a blue serge suit. He looked as though he wantsd a. shave very badly, although he had a. scar on the face as though he had been cut. The scar was on the right cheek. He looked to be about 28 or 30 years of age. I didn't like the look of him, and at once suspected him of being concerned with tha murder of Sagouni, if not himself the actual murderer, but I then noticed this man had on very old boots, and the bottom of his trouser legs were frayed, and as Sagouni's murderer was supposed to be well-dressed I came to the conclu- sion it could not be that man. He was walking from Peckham Rye towards Forest Hill. When he got us far as th", club he turned back again, and at the same time he met the body of Armenians who were coming from Peckham towards the club. I was cleanirg my next lamp and talking to one of my fellow lamp-cleaners when I heard a revolver shot. I turned round suddenly, and then heard more shots—I don't know bow many—an^ at once started running as fast as I could towards the scene, about a hundred yards away. There were two Armenians lying on their faces there at the gateway of 47, Peckham Rye, not more than a coupio of feet from each other- One of them was Grigorian. I knew Jhim because be lodged with mv mother. He still had his hands in bis I pockets, which was the way in which he used always to walk. I suppose be had not had time to take them out before he was shot dead. He had been over here about four months. The other man bad apparently been shot in the same way. He also was lying upon his face. 1 also saw a man stagger back from the gateway of the yard as though someone was shooting a.t him. This, I believe, was Karapatian. I ran past him and saw the murderer was the man I had seen and suspected before on the Rye. He was lying on bis face with a revolver held in his right hand underneath his hip. He was indeed lying upon it. A man. in an engineer's attire took the revolver away. The murderer was not then dead. He looked towards me and blinked just before he expired. I then ran back and looked at Grigorian and Izmirian. They both ap- peared to be dead, so I got on my bicycle and went to the police station to give information. CANNONED AGAINST EACH OTHER. A man named James Jarvis, working in the locality, said I was in the yard of 43, Peck- ham Rye, when I heard the report of a shot. I ran out of the yard, when I heard three more shots close after eachothei, and at the same time saw two men opposite 47, Peckham Rye fall down. The man who fired these shots was at the corner of Mr Earle's yard. He was just inside the corner of the yard, so that be could see and yet could not be seen by anyone passing up and down. As soon as he bad fired three shots he ran out of the entrance of the yard and ran towards me, and we cannoned against each other. He was evidently trying to make off, but in colliding with me he fell backwards with the shock. He then bad a revolver in his hand, and I took hold of the weapon and got; it away from him. He then got up into a sitting position, and pulling another revolver out of his left hand trousers pocket shot himself in the ear. He was a short dark man, and had on a bowler hat. In his pocket he had a dark blue serge uap. Both revolvers were new and nickel-plated. WHO IS THE MURDERER? Another correspondent learns from local Armenians that the man they suspect of being I the perpetrator of the crimes is reputed the finest shot in Europe, and his shooting yesterday proved his aim unarring. The fact that he shot himself with the left band, and Sagouni was shot by a man with the left hand goes to prove the assassin in each of the three murders is the same man. The fact that he had a cap similar to the one purchased by the man at Dulwich after Sagouni's mnrder tended to prove that the murderer was the same in each case. Up to a late hour last night the police had been unable to find anyone to identify the murderer, and it is regarded as probable that he will not be identified.

SeriousShippingMishaps. "T CARDIFF STEAMER'S ROUGH VOYAGE. ] French Girl's Heroism. Details of several shipping disasters and loss of life have been received from our correspon- dents. The steamer Vesper, with 5,000 tons of wool in bales and general cargo, including numerous cask*, of wine, was lost off Ushant, in proximity to the scene of the disastrous wreck of the English Jiner, Drummond Castle. The ves3el, which was bound to Dunkirk, went on the rocks in a. thick fog, and shortly afterwards sank. The crew of 33 got away in the boats and were eventually all rescued. One boat, full of sea. men, narrowly escaped destruction on the dangerous rocks, and the men owe their lives to the gallant action of a young fisher girl, belong- r ing to Ushant Islands, who swam out and established comrnunication with the shore. The Vesper was a fine steamer of nearly 4.000 tons, and was built at Newcastle, in 1898. The Cardiff steamer Peterston, bound from the Black Sea t3 Rotterdam, has put into Algiers with her top works wrecked, the mate and one seaman being drowned by being washed over- boar3, boats carried away and other damage. The master (Captain Cook), reports that they had experienced three successive days of fearful gales, during which the steamer was struck by huge waves, one of which swept the officers and seamen overboard. The vessel also took a heavy list and was navigated with difficulty. The Peterston is 2.768 tons, and is owned by the Glamorgan Steamship Company. Another collision in the vicinity of the Good- win Sands is reported by our Ostend correspon- dent. Whilst on a voyage to Port Madoc, North Wales, with a cargo of timber from Russia, the schooner Arcturus was run into by another ship on Tuesday night, near the East Goodwins, and badly damaged on the starboard side to below the water line. It is feared that the other vessel foundered, aanothing was afterwards seen of her. A foreign tug picked up the Arcturus.

HUGE SUBMARINE MINE. 10,000 LBS. OF GUN COTTON EXPLODED South Coast Folk Terrified. Admiral Sir J. Fisher and Admiralty officers watched some important submarine mine experi- ments in Stokes Bay, Portsmouth, on Wednesday. Ten thousand pounds weight of gun cotton were exploded at one time, and with extraordinary effect. A huge mass of water was lifted many feet into the air, and many tons of fish were killed. From far and near the seagulls flocked to the feast thus provided for them. The shock ran through the eartb for many miles. At Ports- month and the Isle of Wight it was thought an earthquake had occurred, and people ran out of their houses quaking with terror. The explosion was the largest one on record of submarine mines.

THE HISTORIC ARIADNE, Considerable interest was evinced in the Ariadne yacht case which came before Mr Justice Walton and a special jury in the King's Bench Division last week. The action arose out of the refusal of an underwriter at Lloyd's, Burr by name, to pay Mi T. C. Kerry an insurance policy on his yacht, the Ariadne, which was lost off New Zealand in March, 1901. The policy was for 20,000 guineas,of which Mr Burr himself only held a fractional part—in all, 250 guineas and his refusal to pay was based on a charge of mis representation, as he alleged that the yacht was purchased for 2,000 guineas, and the other valua- tion was grossly excessive. In the alternative the defence asserted that the yacht had been wilfully I stranded by Mumford,the captain, at the ioatiga- Mr T. C. Kerry, the Plaintiff. I tion of the owner, who was alleged to have given I' himJE400 to do so. Mr Lawson Walton, K.C., who appeared for the plaintiff,made a very strong speech,asserting that the yacht had been wrecked by the strange currents,and that Mumford's con- fession was a bogus one, and the agreement pur- porting to emanate from Mr Kerry promising him four hundreds pounds was a forgery. Mum- ford was convicted at Christchurch, in New Zea- land,and the charge at the time dismissed against Mr Kerry. Evidence of a very unusual and in- teresting nature, which would have afforded a splendid plot for an author, was taken at great length, and then the case ended by the with- drawal of all allegations against Mr Kerry, judg- ment being given for him for au agreed sum. Thus ended a very sensational case.

LOCAL LAW CASE. Novel Salvage Claim. The Elliott Steam Tog Company, Limited, v. the Owners of the French barque Due d'Aumale, her cargo and freight.—Ou Monday I in the Admiralty Division of the High Court Mr Justice Barnes gave judgment in the claim brought by the owners and others of the steam tug Challenge, of North Shields, to recover com- pensation for salvage services alleged to have been rendered to the French barqne Due d'Aumale after she had been in collision with the Cardiff steamship Camrose in Dunerenesa Bay on the 21st of June last. The Challenge was towing the Due d'Aumale when the collision took place, and in the action for damages brought by the owners of the Camrose last week the Due d'Aumale and the tug were both held to blame, but the crew of the tug, it was stated, were not negligent. the tug were both held to blame, but the crew of the tug, it was stated, were not negligent. Therefore they accordingly brought the present ] action for a salvage award. Mr B. Aspinall, I K C., and Mr A. E. Nelson appeared for the plaintiff, contending that as the crew had not contributed by their negligence to the collision they should be compensated for the salvage ser- vices they had rendered in towing the French) barque in rough weather, and while she was pretty well full of water, into Calais Harboar. The services performed, the learned counsel' further submitted, were outside the towage con- tract, and therefore the owners aud master of the tug were also entitled to remuneration. The defendants' case was, as stated by Mr I J. G. Cowen, K.C., with him Mr L. Noad, that the tug, having contributed to the negligence necessitating the services now claimed, no salvage was recoverable. The learned Judge, in giving judgment said the principle sought to be established by the action would be novel, and in certain cases per- haps dangerous, if a crew of a tug were to be given salvage remuneration in circumstances where the owners and master could not recover compensation. In this case he was clearly of opinion that the barque having been placed in the situation sho found herself partly by the negligence of the tug, naither her owners, her master, nor her crew were entitled to any award for the towage in the nature of salvage, It would be against the principles laid down in all such cases to allow this action to succeed. Therefore it would be dismissed, each party to pay their own costs.

HOIjLO WAY'S PiLLS AND OINTMENT. Dyspepsia, Jaundice. These complaints are the result of a. disordered liver, which secretes bile in quality or quantity incapable of digesting food. Digestion requires a free flow of healthy bile, to ensure which Holloway's Pills and Ointment have long been famous, far eclipsing every other medicine, Food, irregularity of living, climate and other causcs I are constantly throwing the liver into disorder, but that important organ ca,n soon be regulated and healthily adjusted by Holloway's Pills and Ointment, which act directly upon its vital secretion. The Ointment rubbed on the skin penetrate:i imme- diately to the liver, whose blood and nerves it rectifies. One trial Is all that is needed, a curc will soon follow. l

I PANAMA SHELLED. Independence Proclaimec. NAVAL ACTION BYTHE UNITEDSTATE8. South America, the home of revolution.^ once more in a state of convulsion. PanaJnai.|^ suddenly declared for independence, and an<Vj6B upheaval in that quarter of the world separates the Atlantic from the Pacific is a're^j well under weigh, as will be gathered fr°m following telegrams :— .j, New York, Tuesday.—The following de3p» has been received from Panama :—" pendence of the isthmus was proclaimed 8 o'clock this morning. A large and entbusia3 crowd, comprising men of all political Par" -J marched to the headquarters of the Governor troops, where Generals Tovar and Amayo, had arrived this morning, were imprisoned. Keuter. t. Washington. Wednesday—The State Dep^ ment has received the following further lara from the United States Cousul at The Colombian army and navy officials are p* soners. A Government will be organised, sisting of three Consuls and a Cabinet. j i reported that a similar rising was projected Colon. The United States Navy Department bas spatched several vessels to Panama and Co|° directing them to keep transit open across » isthmus, and maintain order on the railway bn8. The news of the revolution was not entirely u:; expected in view of recent advices. As s0°n.!h Mr Roosevelt returned here he conferred W Mr Hay, Mr Loomis, and others.—Reuter. Prompt Action by the United States. New York, Wednesday.—It is Atlanta at Jamaica, the Boston at San Juan d Sur, and the Dixie in the vicinity of Ja.maIca. have been ordered to the isthmus. It i3 ported the Dixie carries 400 marines ready land if this should be necessary. The Nasbvi' in already at Colon. Rear Admiral squadron, consisting of the Marblehead, WyO- ming, and Control, remains at present at Ac" pulco. The Baltimore, which is en route forSaØ Domingo, will also be available in case of evalzl gency. The State Department regards situation as serious, but believes the steps ",blelf have been taken will ensure the protectiOn 0 American interests. No statement has been re- ceived regarding the cause of the revolution, bl1 it is generally supposed to be the rejection of tl1' canal treaty.— Reater. Government's Cruisers Captured. New York, Wednesday.—A telegram received by tho Herald states that Sanor Obaldia, tb8 Governor, and all the ftnthorities at Panama are prisoners. It is added that all the Colombo cruisers on the Pacific side have been taken, and it is expected at Colon that the cruiser Caitl1** genii will be taken to-day.—Reuter. j The City Shelled. Washington, Wednesday.—The following despatch, dated to-day, has been received hf* from Mr Ehrman, United States Vice-Consul at Panama :— Colombian warship Bogota is shelling tbe city. Eleven Chinaman have been killed. Mr Ehrman has bseri instructed to protes against the bombardment.—Renter. Washington, Wednesday.—The has not been preceded by the required notjCl. and is a violation of the rules of wtf* It is also pointed out in official quarterstbat interferes with the freedom of transit across tbl Isthmus, which the United States is bound 111 treaty to maintain. The activity of the State and Navy Depart. ments is pointed to as evidence that are being made for the largest demonstration Isthmian waters maie for many years. At the State Department the fact is not disguised that information from secret agents indicates the ultimate success of the revolution.—Reuter. Colon, Wednesday.—ThePrefect and the offic*' commandine the troops landed from the ColoDJ' bian gunboat Cartaquina refuse to acknowledge tho Provisional Government The lives American residents here are threatened, and tbef and the foreign families here are flocking to tak9 shelter in the railway buildings.—Reuter. New York, Wednesday.—A Bogota announces that the Colombian Congress has ad- journed without initiating legislation cODcerniØg the Panama Canal.—Reuter.

ANOTHER WYRLEY OUTRAGE. ) Intense Excitement. Great excitement was occasioned at Great Wyrley on Tuesday morning when it was asoer- tainedthat another outrage had been committedi a valuable horse having been found mutilated on Mr Stanley's farm at Sandywood. The news spread with great rapidity, and produced the utmost consternation in the district. It waS hoped that with the conviction of Edalji and the confession of Green tbat the outrages would cease. It is supposed to be the act of a sym* pathiser with Edalji. The Central News Wolverhampton correspon- dent telegraphs :—A lad in the employ of Mr Stanley, farmer, at a place called Randwood, was walsing down one of his employer's fields when he found one horse horribly mutilated lying dead on the grass and another a short dis- tance away alive, but badly gashed. The Press Association states that the dead mare had its belly cut in a similar manner to the previous case3. An entire horse was also discovered terribly cut, but it is thought that this ammal w;" recover. A Wolverhampton correspondent telegraphs that another outrage was found to have been per- petrated on Wednesday morning at Wyrley. A horse belonging to Mr Robert Henry Busbbourne, of Suredon Hall, Great Wyrley, was discovered by a farm servant with three stabs in its side. The police, it is stated, have called at several bouses in connection with this latest outragei but no arrest has been made. On Tuesday nicrht it was found necessary to shoot the entire horse which had survived the oat- rage on the previous night when the mare was killed. A petition to the Heme Secretary for the remis- sion of the sentence passed upon Edalji is beipg circulated at Great Wyrley, and it is being extensively signed. There is considerable feel' ing amongst the residents of the district that all the outrages are the work of the same hand. A Wolverhampton evening paper publishes a letter bearing the signature of G. DarbY, chief of the Wyrley gang," stating that the gang know who committed the Kidderminster murder and they will cut the throats of schoolgirls in tb6 district. The members,of the gang are not afraid of capture and mean to exercise a reign of terrox over that part oc Staffordshire. The police attach considerable importance to the letter. The excitement throughout the chaee is acute.

A DONKEY GASHED. Early on Monday morning it was discovered thaf a donkey belonging to Mr Horton, of Dean'fl road, Moseley Village, near Wolverhampton* had been cruelly maimed. The animal had servec her owner well for several years, is now regarded as a pensioner, and is allowed to roam about small plot of enclosed pasture Jand at the rear ol Mr Horton's premises. At about 7 o'clock » neighbour noticed blood issuing from a gash about six inches long in the donkey's right flank, A policeman waa summoned, but failed to dis' cover how the injury had been caused. Therf is no blood on the hedge or chain fence enclosing the field, but the grass is smeared with blood in two places, Ilnd there are evidences of the tur^ having been disturbed. The affair has occasioned considerable uneasiness in the neighbourhood. When Your Next Horse is Killed Naturally the recurrence of these outrages bat led people to revert to Edalji's case. Was be really guilty ? Evidence, .viJich appeared incon- trovertible proof of guilt, was given at the trial. The police tracked the accused man's footsteps to his father a vicarage at Great Wvrloy, and found horse hairs on his clothing, althoagb Edaljïs counsel attempted to show that these hairs had been inadvertently transferred from the constable's clothing. It is significant that a police-constable, who saw Edalji in bis cell immediately after his com" mittal by the Cannock magistrates, said that b* asked him, Are you all right, Mr Edalji ? Haven't you got bail ?" Edalji is said to have answered, No. I won't have it, and when your next horse is killed it won't be rce." Rev. S. Edalji Interviewed. Interviewed upon the latest development, the Rev. S. Edalji, father of the man who has been sentenced to penal servitude, said that the in' lerence to be drawn from Monday night's outrage was that the perpetrator was still at large, and that an innocent man had been sent to gaol. Last week be visited his son in Stafford Gaoli and he then appeared as well as one could expect under the circumstances. Of course, feeling that there had been a miscarriage of justice, he wsJ. somewhat sad, but ho expressed the hope tha' the matter would be brought before the Home Secretary with a view to getting the sentence re- versed. Mrs Green, the mother of the lad Harry Green,who confessed to the authorship of the last outrasre, when interviewed said Well. I sup- pose that it is not necessary for my poor boyHarrf to make another confession, and I should thiofc that they will now liberate the poor lad (Edalji who is at Stafford." Mrs Green ilso stated that her son Harry sailed from Southampton for tht Cape on Saturday last in the Carisbrook Castle, intimating that he had been driven out of tht neighbourhood by the action of the police, wM had extorted from him the confession of a cricot which, she said, he did not commit.

RIVER LLYNVt MYSTERY. Woman's Semi-Nude Body. The body of a woman named Hicks was fount in a haH-nude state on Monday morning, in the Llynvl River, under the now bridg Herman-road, Maeateg. The ring she baG been in the habit of wearing was missing' She was identified as the wife of A coJIietJ Oaerau road, Maesteg, and only arrived in thf Llynvi Valley on Saturday last. She was years of age, and leaves four children. Biclft has been working at Caerau for abont a moll- The family came from the district of Neath.