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" FATE IS SEALED." .
FATE IS SEALED." TOURISTS' TERRIBLE PLIGHT. Diary's Tragic Story. ,MoAday. —A sinister clue to the j ywTiDle fate which has evidently overtaken wwmaii tourists, who have been missing the AJps since January 16th, has been dis- covered. a T*e ^Wo young men, students, named Walter «pohr and Ernest Kosslex, started with a tlurd student on a ski tour from LinthaJ, via Clariden Hut, and over the Clariden Pirn and the Huefi Hut to Amsteg in the Maderan Val- ley, a trip often imdertaken in winter. When W1-e party were half-way to the Clariden Hut the third student turned back, thinking the ilt'atiler to° threatening. Two or three days later, having heard nothing from his comrades, he gave the alarm, and two search parties went out. After a long and arduous journey one of the parties reached the H ueft Hut, where they found a diary and two letters left by the missing men, but no other trace. The diary contained the following entries Jan. 18.—Arrived at Huefi Hut. Heavy snowstorm. Great danger from avalanches. No chance of returning or going on. —Pood very scarce. Tried todescend, but after two hours' terrible march through ieep snow had to return, being unable to find the right direction. Cold intense. Hope help wil] come soon or it will be too late." Jan. 20.-Avalanches thundered close by throughout the night. Our fate is sealed. Accompanying letters direct our relatives what to do with our belongings if found dead. Jan. 21.—Made another attempt to return jo Linthal, but failed, and returned to hut. r ood at an end. Jan. 22.-8now worse than ever, but must make another attempt-c-probably our last—to get back to the Clariden Hut." It is feared that in making this attempt both perished.—Central News.
To Blow Up a Ministry. . .
To Blow Up a Ministry. ALLEGED AUSTRIAN PLOT. Vienna, Wednesday.—The discovery of a ttulitary secret league pledged to the destruc- tion of the Tamanovitch Ministry is reported III telegrams from Cettinje. According to the a plot had been laid to blow up the entire Ministry on the occasion of a visit to be paid by them to the arsenal. » The members of the Cabinet, however, were warned, and the conspirators, including the ueutenant who was to have fired the explo- sives in the arsenal, fled towards the Turkish jrontier, where it is stated they were captured the frontier guards and summarily exe- cuted—Central News.
TURKEY AND GREECE.
TURKEY AND GREECE. Preparing for Feared Hostilities. The Standard Rome correspondent says 'hat the Turkish Government is seriously ^jTP^ed at what it considers the continued ffiUitary precautions of Greece, and advises procuring 20CMXX) uniforms for its troops, while inhabitants of villages have commenced jhtary exercises. Irregular bands are being ^reoed, and money is being raised to support This action is attributed by the Porte to the intention of the Greek Government to carry mJt next spring its views with regard to the ""fiexatKm of Ck<ete. In well-informed quar- MrB it is feared that the crisis may come in April. The Turkish Minister in Athens has, ■gcordingly, been instructed to warn the-Greek *»unista-y that its hostile preparations may the Porte to take vigorous action. Even in Turkish offical circles, however, the "riew prevails that the Powers win, at the last to be made the sub- ject of bo8tDitirs. Qrwk Diplomatic Chtrngas. Athena, Wednesday—It is stated thafc-the "OTOrnxaent has at Mogttt decided, in aceord- with the demand pot formed by the 1 n?co^1 afr°> to recall the Juefs of fee Greet diplomatic missions in the #+EOTmeaii capitals with the exception M the Qxe& Wtnuimm. Constat tmoole. The ^ecretaoeS wafl be^D&rostcd with the conduct of the Legations as Charges d'A/Eahs -Beats'. Athens Surprised at the Pottwr. Athens, Wednesday.—A semi-official State- ment issued here says ;-Potitica1 and Govem- Hental circles are astonished at the tears and Mrsieties excited in Turkey. The new Greek Cabinet is pursuing a moderate and absolutely fsserved policy and animated by the most pacific spirit. For these reasons it seems I e to explain the-commation excited by the decision to summon the National Assen^biy, which removes from the acute stage 1he question of the sending of Oetan Deputies Athens.—Beater. Porte's notification to the Powtrs. Constajitiosople, Wednesday.—There is reason to believe the Porte has informed the four pro- tecting Powers that should the Cretans elect to appoint deputies in the next Greek elections the Ottoman Govermnentwill be obliged to £ ake energetic measures for the defence of Us Sovereign rights.—"Times," per Press Associa- tion.
£50,000 FOR A HTER. -
£50,000 FOR A HTER. Ctianeery Court Sequel. At the Chancery Court for the County Palar Y-e' sitting at Manchester, Vc e-Cbancellor Clare heard a petition relating to the of John Bullough, of the firm of Howard • Bullough, machinists, Accrington, who February, 1891, leaving a very large estate. His will contained a clause to the effect that ves^Vi daughter Gladys £ 50,000 to be in- by his own executors in securities usual lawful for such purpose. He added: The interest shall accumulate till she it 21 f9n a^e' ^hen she may dispose of a sum of £ 3n'rvS s^e deems fit. but the remaining *w,000, with whatever additional sum has been cumulated by the accruing interest, up to her m 21 years of age, shaJl remain inserted in her name, and she shall only receive the in- '.of it for the rest of her life." On her win was nw argued that the cffect of the a whole was to give her an absolute J«nt to receive the £ 50,000, disregarding the .which the testator had declared in re- ^-the fund- tQf **ce"Chancellor said apparently the tes- Mptj njlac^e ^he will himself he did not think .Bullough could have had any professional stance when he made it, and though the in- wh fu5 was the question was l f had notgiven his daughter anabso- interest. Looking at the other parts 6f the Was' iu CAme to the conclusion that the effeet civf ^ere was an absolute gift. It was not t&Ki except by the creation of interests rK she could release. The result was that e was entitled to have the whole £5(MXJO paid er to her.
STOLE TO MAKE PRESENTS. -
STOLE TO MAKE PRESENTS. A Foolish Lorn. tv It was the result of the boy s affection for girl, said Mr Curtis Bennett, in defending 1?a,n named J. BookM^n upholsterer, on ^nifty at the London Sessions ij. 7 ecln^sday to stealing articles bflong- TjF, 2, employers, Messrs R. O. Dkvies, ^orchester-road^ Bayswater,and an overt Eal(>n °m ^e^ow employee named Walter Mr Bennett said prisoner, whose parents had I™ m ^ssex, had only known the giri for rnontiis ano immediately he made ho* JVMUamtance he cotNmenced to demonstrate di*r^ action by making her presents of difterent kinds. Obvio<»«sly prisoner wished to IImke himself out to be somebody bigger than L, ,ea% wis. He askedt that the lad should i_, f, over, and this course was agreed to ™ the chairman, Mr Wallace.
TREASURER'S EMBEZZLEMENT.
TREASURER'S EMBEZZLEMENT. trade Society Official Convicted. Graham (39), the treasurer of the of Branch of the Amalgamated Society •jonriUors and Tailoresses, was found guilty at Sessions on Wednesday of having em- „ sums of money received by him for j. Q account of the society, ^lat in making a statement, alleged the the had lent a fellow-servant of the society a money, which was said to aknount to ut £100: The man, who, he said, threatened (jH^P^nused to return the money, and he ner) trusted him. As far as I am con- said cd I have not received twopence of it," ^accused. remans Wallace, K C., said he would might u Prisoner in order that his statement TlIe i G ^q^ed into. JQTy recommended prisoner to mercy.
FRAUD ON A BANK.
FRAUD ON A BANK. Wednesday.—Oscar Pardo, ^0 the charS^6' ^las ^een arreted in Florence on AW j?.e ° £ defrauding the English Bank in of £ 8)000.—Reuter.
, " No Meat Revolt. ..
No Meat Revolt. TYRANNY OF AMERICAN TRUSTS. The shrinkage in the slaughter of cattle at Chicago ill the first week of the year by 6,000 head compared with the previous week, and by 13,000 head compared with the correspond- ing week a year earlier, is a clear indication of the extent of the 11 no meat revolt against the Beef Packers' Trust. It is understood that three million people in the United States have pledged themselves to eat no meat for forty dXys as a protest against the high price of beef consequent on the action of the big packers. In Chicago, according to the latest reports, beef can already be purchased fourpence a pound cheaper than before the boycott com- menced. The United States Secretary for Agriculture has issued a statement to the effect that notwithstanding the high prices recently ruling for beef,, the farmers have received no more for their cattle, thus proving (says the Shoe and Leather Record ") that five or six big concerns have been reaping a huge harvest of profit owing to the protection afforded them by the duty of 271 per cerLL on imported cattle. It is, however, becoming cer- tain that the American public have been squeezed just a little too far. Effect on the Leather Trade. The price of beef in the United States is not a matter that directly concerns as. but unfor- tunately the form which the protest has taken is calculated to materially influence leather values. If less meat is eaten in America fewer hides will be taken off in Chicago, and the sup- ply of the tanner's, raw material seriously lessened. Having regard to the, shortage of cattle hides in the world's markets, this is a result which cannot be regarded with equanimity by con- sumers of leather. Prices for that staple are already high enough and are causing no little embarrassment in all civilised countries. We may therefore express the hope that the meat boycott in America will not be prolonged.
Tariff Wars - Looming. ..
Tariff Wars Looming. AMERICA v. GERMANY. Washington. Wednesday.—It is announced at the State Department that either a com- plete agreement or a rupture with Germany on tariff questions might be expected to-morrow. The cattle and meat inspection issue is the sole Stumbling block. Reuter. Germany Warns France. Berlin, Wednesday.—The Lokalanzeiger learns that the German Government has given the French Government unequivocally to understand that if the Senate, following the ex- ample of the Chamber, passes increases in customs duties directed against German in- dustry wfiir-h are contained in the new French tariff, Germany will immediatelymake reprisals at the expense of French imports.—Reuter.
RACE FOR SOUTH POLE.
RACE FOR SOUTH POLE. Commander Peary's Proposal. Washington, Wednesday.—On behalf of the Peary Arctic Club, Commander Peary has proposed to the National Geographical Society that a joint expedition shall be fitted up by the two institutions to endeavour to reach the South Pole, starting next autumn. Comman- der Peary made the proposal at a dinner given last evening by Dr. Alexander Bell to the directors of the National Geographical Society. He said the Peary Arctic Club would contri- bute the steamship Roosevelt provided the National Geographical Society assumed re- sponsibility for the, iarst 50,000 dollars towards the cost of the expedition, all the expenses ahove that to be shared by the two bodies. According to the scheme, he suggested that the expedition should reach the coastUuad of the Antarctic Continent in March, 1911.—Cen- tral News. The proposal was received with enthusiasm, but no formal action was taken. It was re- ferred to the Finance and Research Committees of the society with instructions to reporl- Renter.
FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE.
FESTIVAL OF EMPIRE. 1,200 Colonial Delegates Expacted The 1»200 specialdelegates who are coming to England from the Colonies to take part in the of Empire at the Crystal Palace this summer are promised a hohdla-y that is not likely to be forgotten. Arrangements have just been completed whereby the delegates will be conveyed to the Palace daily in motor-cars, and visits to vari- ous places of interest in England will be paid at regular intervals. The primary object of the festival is to weld firmer the social bonds between the Overseas Dominnions and the Mother Country, and the eight weeks over which the festival is to ex- tend will be crowded with events of a social character. The Pageant of London, Heart of the Empire," is the central feature of the festival, no fewer than 15,000 performers taking part, but in addition there will be an historical cos- tume ball and carnival in the Crystal Palace itself. The Empire concerts, which ate being orga- nised by a eortimitee presided over by the Earl of Shaftesbury, will be the great musical feature of the festival.
TO TEACH THE CHINESE. --
TO TEACH THE CHINESE. Professor H. C- F. Finlayson left London this week to take up his new appointment as Professor of Political and Economic Science in the newly-estabbsbed Imperial University of Pekin. Professor Finlayson has the distinc- tion of being the first professor of politics in China. Mr Finlayson wiW teach in English, Professor H. C. F. Finlayson. English having been a ofempulsory subject in the school uf Pekin for some years jpast. The professor is only 25 years old. He graduated at Aberdeen University, and after studying at the Universities of Marburg, Strasburg, and Paris, returned to London, and took a post-graduate course at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Another chair in the Pekin Univessity, that of Foreign trade and Commerce, has been filled by the appointment of an Australian, Professor Shann, who is also a London School of Economics man. The two new professors will meet in China.
MURDERER'S REGRET.
MURDERER'S REGRET. Bombay, Wednesday-—The tariaJ of the men charged with the murder of Mr Jackson, collec- tor of Nasik, aiid of the men charged with complicity in the outrage is proceeding. All the accused up to now have admitted their guilt, and the man charged with the murder has expressed his sincere regret at having killed a good m.an. without cause.-Reuter. Kanare, who shot Mr Jackson, was com- mitted for trial on the charge of murder, and the six others were committed on the charge of abetAdug.-Reuter-
T ATIAN ALEONTIEFF.
T ATIAN ALEONTIEFF. Paris, Wednesday.—Tatiana Leontieff, the Russian woman who attempted to assassinate M, Dumovo, at lnterlaken, has now been transferred from prison to a lunatic asylum at Munsingen. The Geneva correspondent of «« The states that her mental condition is becoming worse, and has assumed a dan- gerous phase. Her sentence will exmre in September next, when th*» Swiss Federal Coun- cil will caU on the Russian (iovernmentto have her either removed to Russia or confined anew in an asylum.—Central News.
DUMA DECLARES FOR LIBERTY.I
DUMA DECLARES FOR LIBERTY. Abolition of Exile by Decree. St. Petersburg, Wednesday.-The Duma met to-day for the first time after the Christ- mass recess and passed a resolution in favour of the elaboration of the Bill abolishing the sys- tem of exiling by administrative decree per- sons whose conduct is regarded, as a menace to the State or to society.-R.eutcr.
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\ WELSH COUNTRY HOMES. ..
WELSH COUNTRY HOMES. XVI.-Cefn Mably. (Continued). FEATURES OF THE INTERIOR. SECRET CHAMBERS AND GALLOWS. ¡ The Ghost of the White Lady. In our last article we outlined the main features in the history of the Kemeys-Tynte family, and indicated the process of evolution by which their grand old mansion of Cefn Mably had reached its present condition. There iVow(,ver, one interesting story con- cerning ir Charles, the last of the Kemeys family, which we may relate in passing. Sir; Charles Kemeys, Bart., who lived at the begin- ning of the 18th century was, like his famous I THE GREAT HALL. ancestor, Sir Nicholas, a staunch supporter of I the Stuarts. He was a man who had travelled much, and on his visits to Germany had become a friend of George, the Elector of Hanover. When the latter became the King of England he desired to see his old friend from Cefn Mably again, and when told that Sir Charles favoured the Pretender he exclaimed, Pooh Pooh Send for him-tell him he must come. I long to smoke a pipe with him." When King George's message reached Cefn Mably, how- ever, Sir Charles proved his loyalty to the house of Stuart by exclaiming, I should be happy to smoke a pipe with him as Elector of Hanover, but I cannot think of it as King of England." Sir Charles died unmarried in 1735, leaving the estates to his steter, to whose marriage with Sir John Tynte, of Hals well, Somerset, we referred last week. The Cefn Mably of To-day. At the present time this line old house is unoccupied-FL fact which, as we pointep. out in our article upon its near neighbour, Ru- .1 m "i -v"rrn I" THE KING'S BEDROOM AND BED OCCUPIED BY CHARLES II. perra Castle, lends a certain air of pathos to its environment. The personal element counts for much. True, the family ancestors still look down from the old panelled wails— silent witnesses of human associations of long ago but these only Vserve to emphasise its present uninhabited state. The fact is that the present owner, Mr Charles Kemeys-Tynte, prefers his more stately Somersetshire residence at Harwell, and of late hsus only visited Cefn Mably for a week or so during the year. This must not, however, be taken to indicate in ny degree that the fabric of the mansion or its contents -are in danger of falling into dis- repair. During the past two decades a lot of money has been spent upon the place. Prac- tically all the fine stone-tiled roof has been THE SOLDIERS' GALLERY AND OAK TABLE. renewed, while the whole of the back has been restored under the careful supervision of the estate agent, Mr S. Rooney, who, let it at once be said, has exercised the greatest watchfulness in retaining the characteristics of theTudor atyle. While the work upon the roof was in progress the opportunity was taken to remove the old oak beams which abutted on the chimneys—a method of ancient building construction which the by-laws of to-day very wisely prohibit. Many of the beams at Cefn Mably were con- siderably chanted, indicating that it was little, short of a miracle that the mansion had escaped the unhappy fate-which once over- took Ruperra-of being destroyed by fire. A notable improvement of the past four or ftve years has been the pulling down of the old stables which occupied an obtrusive position close to the eastern and of the main front, and the making of a pleasant lawn on the spot which they formerly occupied. This has opened I out the eastern end of the mansion in a way that has greatly enhanced its attractions from a residential standpoint. The new stables and motor sheds, which are admirably appointed, are, while conveniently near, yet quite hidden from the bouse. Intwiof—The Great Hall. The large hall of Cefn MAty is immediately J to the left hand on entering the main doorway. At once the old-world character of the interior is revealed. As you cross the threshold you step backward three centuries. A finely-pro- I. portioned apartment, panelled in oak from floor to ceiling, presents itself. There is no I symbol of the modem to jar upon the senses., On either side of the fireplace & pair of splendid 17th century armchairs offer spacious and cosy hospitality. At the opposite end of the room to that at which you enter, a long Crom- wellian table of the massive character, on which our ancestors used to feed from pewter plates and dishes, stands, against the wall, and upon it rests a huge black-jack, bearing the Stuart arms and the date 1646. From this, in days when to be loyal. led oft-times to the scaffold, the cavaliers of the middle 17th century were wont to quaff prodigious quantities of strong ale. old gate table hard by is indicative of the same era. The ceiling beams are un- doubtedly Tudor. But the great hall posseelses features of the post-Restoration period, for to this ago belongs the wainscotting with its huge raised panels. The chairs include fine examples of late Jacobean in walnut. The pictures, which provide examples of Lely. Ber- ghem, and Dipenbeke, include several coatem- porarv portraits of family., ancestors who have been m their graves two centuries. A Secret Chamber. Behind one, at least, of the large panels is a hiding place, a very necessary feature in a family mansion in Protectorate days. This doorway, which is behind one of the pictures leads to a narrow staircase which descends to a vault beneath, the library, and tradition tells that from this vault there is a subterranean passage leading to the Rumney River. In other parts of the house similar secret chambers are re- puted to exist. Before leaving the large hall it should be noted that it is T shaped, and that in the old days the cross or western end had a raised dais where the family dined, while the retainers feasted on the long table below. [n comparing the large hall at Cefn Mably with those described by us in previous articles dealing with St. Donat's and Picton, it must not be forgotten that in Elizabethan days the relative importance in a house of the hall" was nothing like as great as it was in earlier times, when both in size and situation it dominated the whole building. By the late 16th century, however, the hall was becoming shorn of its pre-emmence. The standard of comfort had become higher, with the result that more apartments wepe necessary. To connect these long corridors became the vogue. The Soldiers' Gailary. Of the long gallery "—a feature peculiar to the half century which ended when Charles I. became King—Cefn Mably contains two fine examples, the most notable of which is what is known as The Soldiers' Gallery." This is of stone, and it extends to the westward of the large hall and drawing-room, which it connects with the chapeL It contains some striking tapestry which was brought from the Priory at Abergavenny, another house belonging to the Kemeys-Tynte family, and it is lit along its southern side by mullioned windows. It has a stone floor, and it contains, a? will be seen by reference to one of our illustrations, a long oak Jacobean table, the top of which—over 42 feet in length and 6 inches in thickness- consists pf a single plank. It is ndt- able that of its seven pairs of legs two have been left plain. Above the Soldiers' Gallery is the dancing gallery, which is of similar dimensions and panelled in Jacobean # style. The name Soldiers gallery, which is given to the lower of these corridors, appears to have originated during the Civil Wars, when the Royalist troops were quartered there. A chest of old swords, a bundle of ancient guns— including arquebuses, which lie in the corqer of the gallery, and some old cannon balls (the latter re)ics left by Cromwell's artillery) which decorate the stone-window frames—recall stir- ring times now long past. At the end of the upper gallery, near the chapel, is the Priests' Room, with its grating in the doorway for confessional purposes. The Gallews Room. A short flight of steep and winding stairs, reached from a door at the eastern end of the Dancing Gallery, leads to a small and gloomy apartment containing a platform, in which is a trstp-door giving access to a per- pendicular flue which leads to the outside of the house. Above this platform are huge beams like a gallows, and this and the trap-door and cavity below have led to the suppositioin that in the old days the room was used as a place of execution. To the antiquary the gallows at Cefn Mably have always provided a bone of contention but it appears probable that they are either t, a survival of ancient medieval jurisdiction appertaining to the lord of the soil or a later introduction of Sir Nicholas Kemeys for keeping order in the time of civil discord." The lower end of this flue comes out at the back wall of the house, where there is a sort of corbel table, the projecting stone- work of which conceals openings like those macbiolations often seen in the front of the gatehouses in medieval castles and manor houses. Memories of old time haunt this gloomy gaJlows room and the adjoining gal- leries, and when Cefn Mably was inhabited the servants always used to shun this part of the house after nightfall, for the gossips tell how the forms of vanished ancestors glided to and fro noiselessly over the polished floors and disappeared into the panels as mysteriously as they had come- Some Haunted Bedrooms. The bedrooms of Cefn.Mably are filled with the glamour of romance, and their appearance has been little altered during the past four cen- turies. Two or three of. them still retain their Elizabethan bedsteads—gigantic structures with heavy, lofty banopies which are suspended from the ceil One of these bedsteads, a magnificent piece of furniture, forms the subject of one of our illustrations. The, King's Room is redolent, of romantic memories. It is related that Charles II. once. Stayed at Cefn Mably and slept on that bed- stead. These polished oaken floors once re- echoed with the dainty footsteps of the beautiful Nell Gwynne and her fellow- courtesans, who formed a portion of the Merrie Monarch's retinue. One of these bed. rooms has its ghost, a beautiful woman attired, so the legend says, all in white, who glides in and out of the doorway when tbe daylight has gone and the moon peeps in/ between the broad magnolia leaves which fringe the lofty window. To-day, upon the walls of the King's Bedroom, a contemporary portrait of Charles II. is to be noted, while from their ancient frames the features of many of the btauties of his profligate Court, including Nell Gwynne herself, look down upon the visitor. The Bishop's Room and the Tub Room are near at hand, and they contain hangings of antique Spanish leather whilst the Red Room, which eontains a fine 17th century mantelpiece, pos- seases a secret chamber, access to which is ob- tained by removing one of the panels. Other Interesting Features. Every nook and corner of the mansion re- tains its old-world characteristics, and not the least, interesting portion are the kitchen apart- ments. Here in a nook in the pantry wall is a big wheel, in which a little dog used to run round to turn the spit. The axis of the wheel pierces the wall and comes out above the kit- chen fireplace, where it was connected with a cog-wheel, from which the joint was suspended. Near it is the great lead cistern, which bears date 1713, and which obtains its supply of fresh water from a pure spring in the woods above the house. Round the Grounds. Space does not permit of more than a pass- ing reference to the gardens and park. We referred in a previous article to the beauty of the view from Ruperra. The prospect from the terrace of Cefn Mably is comparable with, ana is in many respects a replica of it, for the distant view is the same. Cefn Mably is a mile or so nearer the sea. The terrace before the house, on one corner of which is a fine old sun dial, is flanked by a stone parapet, beyond which the slopes of the Rutnney River are made more beautiful by the herds of cattle- oxen which a Paul Potter or a Sidney Cooper would have loved to paint—which browse in contentment beneath the overhanging trees. The present approach to Cefn Mably is made from St. Mellon's by a somewhat circuitous route, but there is a, nearer and more direct means of access through the western gate of the park n.t Maes-v Bryn. Ntar this may still be seen the entrenchments which were hurriedly thrown up during the civil wars when the Roundhead troops invested Cefn Mably. Near these, too. were buried the faithful retainers of the family who lest their lives in that en- counter. As in the mansion so in the park— every corner has it's tale to tell, adding thereby to the historical interests m which the land of Morganwg is so rich. Next Week—THE VAN.
MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED.
MOTHER AND CHILD DROWNED. A River Lea Tragedy. A. double drowning tragedy was discovered at Homerton on Wednesday. A mother and her child—Mrs Emily Collytr, 42, of Tresham- avenue, Lower Clapton, and her son Alfred, aged 7—were found dead in the River Lea. Mrs C0II5 ei- had not been well for some time. Her husband, an electrician, on getting home from work at midday on Monday found that his wife and the child had disappeared. After making inquiries, he reported the matter to the police. < At 4 a.m. yesterday a sergeant on the banks of the Lea, near Homerton Bridge, found a woman's cape and hat, and also a boy's cap, on the bank under the bridge. He immediately caused the river to be dragged about the spot. and at 7 a.m. the two bbdies were recovered near one another. The deceased were fully dressed, and each wore gloves, but they had no boots on. To the waist of each was attached a brick. The bodies have been taken to the-Hackney Mortuary.
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Lady Bancroft is making satisfactory re- covery from her recent illness. V I ■■ 1, 'V-
ITHE "FORTY THIEVES w GANG.
I THE "FORTY THIEVES w GANG. I Two laundresses,Mary Aim Johnson and Mary Edwards, who were sentenced to 12 months' I hard labour at London Sessions on Wednes- day, were said to belong to a notorious gang which infested Easton-road, and was known as The Forty Thieves." Their procedure, said an officer, was to put their arms round the necks of drunken men, and steal their watches. On the night in question the women were seen to accost drunken men, and among them was a sailor, whom the women found watching the announcement of the election results. I
Devon Shooting Tragedy
Devon Shooting Tragedy '• —' ASTOUNDING ASSIZE STORY. Prisoner and His Wife's Honour. A remarkable charge of murder was heard at Devon Assizes on Wednesday, when Alfred Andrew Stevens (27), labourer, was indicted for the wilful murder of William Ewings Sell- wood at Highweek, Newton Abbot. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. According to a statement by the prosecuting counsel, the prisoner afieged there were improper relations between '11, Sellwood and his (prisoner's) wife, and on November 20th he asked Sellwood's father-in- law, Mr Badcock, to come to his house and hear a confession from Sellwood. At the same time prisoner produced a, revol- ver, saying it was the beginning of the end. When Badcock reached the house he met the prisoner, who said, You are too late." On entering the kitchen Badeock saw Sellwood roped in a chair with a wound in the head, from which blood was flowing fast. Stevens was standing near with a revolver in his hand, and some time elapsed before he could be in- duced to give up the weapon. Prisoner put the revolver to his own temple, and a click was heard, as though the weapon had missed fire. Sellwood died on December 7th from laceration of the brain, caused by the bullet wound. Mr Hawke, for the defence, urged that Stevens intended to fire blank at Sellwood to frighten him, and then to turn the loaded chamber on himself and take his own life in the presence of Badcock and Sellwood, in the ,belief that in the tragic circumstances they -would provide for the children. The jury, after 20 minutes' consideration, ireturned a verdict of manslaughter, and Mr Justice Bray postponed sentence until to-day.
Animal Play. ...
Animal Play. Chantecler" Again Postponed. The solemn assurances ofthe manager of the Porte St. Martin Theatre that M. Rostand's play, Chantecler," would be produced last evening have met with the fate of so many similar assurances. The dress rehearsal will now, we are told at the eleventh hour, I- positively take place on --Set,arday evening. In addition to the interpreters of the famous animal play, whose names and parts have already been published, the stage will be peopled by an army of less important "supers," includ- ing a turkey cock, several other cocks and hens of differing breeds, a guinea pig, a mole, frogs, redwings, a magpie, a duck, a capon, cuckoos, chickens, and pigeons. Since Mme. Simone, the hen pheasant, nearly broke her leg by falling through a trap- door on the stage, it has been decided that the actual flight of the various birds, in the case of those artistes who cannot perform acrobatic feats, will be executed by M. Heidenrich, an eacperLgymnast. The accessories will include the animals of the farmyard, the beasts of the forest, rabbits, bees, wasps, and grasshoppers." The first act is entitled The Evening of the Pheasant the second, The Mottling of the Cock": the third, The Day of the Guinea Fowl and the fourth The Night of Ahe Nightingale." A journalist who succeeded in obtaining a glimpse of the scenery of the first act at one of the rehearsals, says that on the stage was an immense basket, lying before the gigantic cage of the blackbird. Near by was a giant wheelbarrow, a ladder, which had been knocked over, and a"he.p of straw. M. Rostand, in a dqve-grey waistcoat, a soft hat on his head, <md a grey <yverooat on his arm, was walkin^about the stage chatting to Mme. A. Leriche. the accomplished actress who plays the part of the guinea-fowl. Several thousand pounds have been spent in redecorating and transforming the Porte St. Martin Theatre, which is nowjone of the most lious playhouses in Paris.
THE SCOTTISH REPRESENTATIVE…
THE SCOTTISH REPRESENTA- TIVE PEERS. At the meeting of the Scottish peers for the election of sixteen representatives for the new Parliament, the only new representative is Baron Semphill, who dispfepcep Baron Tor- pithen. The proceedings were conducted in the usually sombre picture gattefy of the Palace, of Hotyrood, under the presidency of the Duke of Montrose. The -present duke is the frfifch holder of the title in the peerage of Scotland, and is also Barl Graham in the British peer- age, by which title he sits of right in the Ifouse of Lords. The fifth earl was Oom- Duke of Montrose. mander-in-Chief of the army of ObariesI in Scotland, and was executed in 1660 at Edin- burgh by the Parliamentarians. The Duke of Montrose married a daughter of Sir Frederick Graham, of Netherby, and his heir is the Mar- quiss of Graham, born in 1878. _JThe Duke ha« filled his share of territorial and public offices as commander of the 3rd Argyll and Suther- land Highlanders Lord Lieutenant of Suther- landshire, Hereditary Sheriff of Dumbarton- shire, and Lord Clerk Reistrar for Scotland. The Duke also served in the South African war.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY AIRSHIP.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY AIRSHIP. Well-preserved Secret. The utmost secrecy is still observed at Barrow in connection with the construction of the first rigid dirigible airship for the British Admiralty by Messrs Vickers, Sons, and Maxim, though it is hoped that, the launch will not now be delayed more than a few months. Inquiries, however, show that whilst the various portions of the new ship-which has a length of 500ft. and a breadth of 80ft. or 9(ift.- are in an advanced state of completion, some time must ela.pse before there is a concentra- tion of the different parts for a final ftttnur together. The airship shed at the Ca-vendish Dock, Barrow, is not yet finished, and the delay here has beerP through the difficulty of finding a solid bottom for the piles on which the shed rests. The first difficulties have been now overcome, and the engineers are completing the iron structure as rapidly as possible. The airship will have a huge gas bag, and in construction it will resemble the Zeppelin type. The fraimework will be of aluminium, and it is believed that it will carry a crew of eight, and also armament specially devised by Messrs Vickers. The crew will probably be selected men from H.M.8. Vernon, and they will receive special instruction. The engines will be about 400 horse-power, and of the Wolseley type, with eight cylinders. In the financial estimates the Admiralty laid aside C35,000 for the construction of the rigid dirigible, but this will noti be the total cost, as Messrs Vickers, Sons, and Maxim have entailed much expendi- ture in the entettprise.
WHAT DID HE MEAN P
WHAT DID HE MEAN P Serious Charge Dismissed. Arthur Percy Fainlight (27), described as a salesman, was J indicted at London Sessions on Wednesday on a charge of sending to Mr John David Manning, a merchant, of 77, Chiswell- street, a letter threatening to kill and murder him. Mr Huntley Jenkins, who prosecuted, said prisoner was formerly in the employment of Mr Manning. From lime to time Manning had received letters from him, and, in consequence of a letter prisoner sent him on the 13th of January, he placed the matter in the hands of the police. Writing from 58, Shacklewell-lane. Kingsland-road, N.,counsel said, prisoner sent the following passages in a letter to Mr Man- ning asking for work I have certainly had my full share of suffering, and if you cannot accede to my earnest request I shall be com- pelled to do what I should not do under any other circumstances." Mr Curtis Bennett,defend^,contended that prisoner meant to imply that he would commit suicide unless Mr Manning gave him employ- ment. The jury found acfused not guilty, and he was discharged. 'I
WELSH GLEANINGS. a
WELSH GLEANINGS. a News and Views in Lighter Vein. Wales has twice previously returned two Conservatives to Parliament-in the elections of 1880 and 1892. The report of the first school of hygiene tiii temperance in Wales has just been issued, an J proves that the school was 'highly successful. Mr William Jones, M.P- for Arvon, was for 3 time headmaster of the Board Schools at Goginan, and there is always a welcome for him when he visits Aberystwyth. Thf mother of Dr. Alfred Daniell is able to recall with accuracy the Welsh melodies suag bv Die Dywyll, the noted ballad singer, in the streets of Carnarvon in the thirties and tiie forties. Mr Hy. Daveftport, of Boughrood, Radnor- shire, has had polyanthuses in bloom all the year through, and picked a primrose in Erwood Station yard a few days ago. The Swansea Literary and Social Committee of the Y.M.C.A. have decided to invite the Ron. Jennings Bryon to visit Swansea under their auspices. Mr Bryan on more than one occasion was the Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States. The final rousing of South Cardiganshire wa, due amongst others to the Rev. W. Thomas, Llanboidy, and the Rev. ToXvyn Jones. The clear arguments of Mr Thomas and the warm spirit of Towyn won over the farmers and the labourers to vote for Free: Trade. Mr LJoyd George's Budget is other countries than ours. A Greek and aa Italian joumahst respectively recently inter- viewed the Chancellor, and mentioned that the land clauses of the Budget in particular an likely to be adopted in their-eoautrim. A correspondent. complains of the-qnatty the English used by members of some kwal authorities. The complaint is geneeaL AD instance may be given from the Cardiff Boaed of Guardians on Saturday. It is the mosk unheard-of thing as ever I heard of," declared a member. This was not equalled by a mentiber who asserted, I asked him to do it, andla done it." When the ballot boxes for the South ObNasoo- gan Division were being opened a promiaesit Conservative in the counting-room said to a Liberal. Here's a box from the rrwrviog districts. Now for spoilt votes from the illiter- ate miners The voting papers within dis- closed the fact that two Liberal voters had spoiled their papers, but the number of CYm- servatives who had done so was-eleveii. Dr. J. J. Dobbie, who fates just been al3point4 principal Government analyst, was tbe pro- fessor of chemistry in the university CofiegBg Bangor, North Wales, 1884-1903. He has pobo- lished numerous papers on the cbemicalco»» stitution of alkaloids and on the relation bp tween the chemical constitution and thr absorption spectra of organic compounds. Mr F. J. Willis, who is condsfeting the-Ge& gaer inquiry, has since he commenced ist investigations been appointed one of thi assistant secretaries of the Local Govemmen/ Board. Mr Willis, who is a barrister, has dis* played at Hengoed those high judicial qualitier that have characterised his conduct bf othleu similar investigations. He uses surprising patience and tact, without defeating his ovnr ends as an investigator. The making of the new road in Cardiff fron Queen-street to Cathays Park, close to thl, Herbert House, will revive memories of the fearsome ghost which in 1164 filled Cardiffiam with terror. At that time the purlieus of the Greyfriars and Herbert House were haunted by the presence of a dread apparition known 91 the Bully Dean." The Cardiff libraries Review" for January states that the most important contributio; made by a Welshman to English literature said to be the Familiar Letters (Epistolae Ho Ehanae) of James Howell (1594 ?-1666) now 4 recognised English classic. IIowcll was a nativ, either of Carmarthenshire or Bneconshirc, prominent man of letters in his day, Roya Historian to Charies II., and author of some 5f worics, many of them still of considerabb literary and historic importance. The Celtic Asewcwtkm has decided to pone its next congress for a year. It had bec..J hoped to hold one in Broo-is during the Exhi bition butit-woubd have been necessarv t, pre-esagage accommodation at a quit" prohibitive cost six months beforehand, and even then to have run the risk 0: spoiling the festival and straining the good offices of the Union Cettique." By this change of plans the road is left open for the visit of the congress to Brittany, which is the natural next stage in its orbit, as first contemplated. The Mountain Ash Male Voice-Choir, whose tour of the United States in 1908 and 1909 was so successfully engineered by Cyrtonterdd. will again visit America the latter part of this A departure from the usual Welkh choirs will bc- made- Use choir hawmg made ar- rangements to teawerse the States from east to west, and then embarking at San Francisco, a visit to New Zealand, An and South Africa will be undertaken. The«ihc*r wffi ha.v#the tcniqae honour of «Mn^ tiie world." Mr T. GSyndirr'BicliaidMS sgrit conduct the combination. At a recent meeting in sem{xirt <rf1'the< £ Mkt tor-General, after an appeal had been zaad»iflB £ ,the use of carriages on the election &of, 4 grev-bearded stalwart who carried hdss 60 jiw with an air of juvenility arose and agad, 1 haven't a carriage or a donkey cart, bat if there is anyone who is unable to walk to th8 poll I 1 carry him there on my back." The offer had its jocular aspect, but it was rmtAm with absolute sincerity, and peovided-a indication of the fervour with men entered into the struggle. If the complainant in a mabitenumeemm had appealed at a local police court, an amnw ing incident would have been maidnnxi by her husband. He stated to his solicitor that one day he received a note from his -wife, fI!II8 whom he had been living apart, asking him tw meet her atf a certain place. He did so, and she said to him I want you to do me a. favour." "he replied, what is it 1" The answer caaae like a flash "èó and cteowa yourself." There is much histrionic and musical taieat at Carmarthen, and this was in-euch evidanoe when the Carmarthen Opera Co. came into existence that the Metropolitan world were anxious to have repetitions of the company's ability in one of the best-known theatres in London. Mr and Mrs Lewis Cities and MM Beynon Jones are inimitable, and their formances as weM as those of their M beeibfieB are well worth witnessing. The company t*a.v« decided to give a representation of Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience" at Carmarthen next week. This gathering is one of the bestaoeialr of the year, at which crowds of cooafejrpeogtf attend. Welshmen are invading Canada aod gtviiig real Welsh names to the towns. in tht province of Saskatchewan we have Llewelyn and Glyndwr, townships that are rapidly deve, loping, whilst in Bangor, in the same province, all the tradesmen and artisans, in fact all the population excepting a few passing railway workers, Are Welsh. During the past year 57 applications foi small holdings were received by the Carmar- thenshire Committee, the total acreage asked for being 1,141J. Five compulsory orders were granted, in eight cases the applications were legally precluded, 10 were withdrawn, 10 refused, four granted, and the remainder came under consideration. Some of the last-named have since been dealt with. Llanelly is about to rearrange the terms of i big loan from the Bank of England, and it tht agreement embodying the terms mutual! settled is signed shortly it is probable that what is termed a "late Bill" will he ¡YO. moted in the forthcoming Session of Parlia- ment. It is quite an exceptional thing, be. cause the Standing Orders of the House musl be suspended, but the advantage to the local- ity in the peculiar. circumstances will prob- ably result in the passage of the Bill tliii Session. The war between Llanelly and the Count) Council continues in all its ra-ge and passion. The action of the County Education Committee in agreeing to pay 25s per head for educating border children to the Glamorgan Educa tion Committee and refusing to pay any thins at all for over a hundred children from th< rural districts educated in the town schools ii strongly commented upon at Llanelly as a? illustration of the injustice meted out to thr town by the county authority. The Moelwyn Choir is having a most gratify ing reception in the States.. Early this qiontl they were at Pair Haven, Vermont, when their concert was a great success. Similar news is given of their visits to New York Granville, and other cities. This, considering the number of Welsh choirs which have re- cently visited the States, is a high tribute to Mr Cadwalladr Roberts, the conductor, ani his choir. Miss Mary King Sarah, the popur lar soprano accompanying the choir, is provtnf a great attraction in Yankeeland.