The Cardiff Times

Dyntonir fn Gohebwyr Cymrelx gyfeiri* eu gohebiaethau, llyfrau i'w hadolygu, etc.. fel y canlyn" EFAXO, Cil Hedd, Berth win- street, Cardiff."

AT Y BEIRDD. Uwyddodd E. Davidi beri i Syr George R. Sims ganu'n Gymraeg lawn cystal &g ym mein- iaith Alis y biswail Doriaidd a, chibddail. Yn ei gerdd gofia dengys Llanorfab lawer o gywreinrwydd cynganeddol—mwy o hyimy nAg o barcb i gywirdeb cystrawen a. syniadaetb. natoriol. Ond pwy erioed a nyddodd gerdd ar fesur "y tri th'rawiad a fedrodd osgoi anaturioldeb syniadaeth ac anghywirdeb cys- trawen yn yr ymormest &'r gynghanedd f Fodd bynnag, cyhoeddir y gerdd gofiahon gydag hyfrydwch, petae ond fel engraifft o fedr un o gynganeddwyr goreu'r genedl i ymlwybro drwy anawsderau'r mesur. Ar ol berw'r etholiad a chrechwen ynfydShon Ffarmwr Lloegr wrth fradychu'r Cymro i'r un caethiwed Torïajdd ag yntau, mwyn yw ennyd grda Gwilym Cynlais Yng nghwmni'r ang- yfion," a gwrando ar ei awen yn canu ei chyfrinedd esmwyth mor fdus a chelfydd.

BARDDONIAETH. Y SUFFRAGETTES. Y Suffragettes!—nef eu lJefau-yw hfel 0 hyd am bleidleisiau: Brain hob bwyll yn briwio'n pau Drwy gAs droiog ystrywiau. Treforfab.

YR EGWYDDOR ETIFEDDaL. (LJedgyfeithad o gin Syr George R. Sims yn 1878.) Caed morwr ar y Werydd &'i hynaf fab yn ddall, Yn fud, a byddar 001101. Heb fod ychwaith yn gall; Ond pan fu farw'r morwr, Y bachgen, heb nacad, A hawliai lywio'r llesir Fel hynaf fab ei dad. A meddyg mawr, galhiog, Tra chlodfawr yn ei ddydd, Gyflawnodd lawer gorchest, A'i enw'n fyw a fydd; Ei hynaf fab ni welodd Un claf tra byw ei dad; Ac eto, haerodd yntau Ei fod yn feddyg mad. Gweinidogr duwiolfrydig- Gwr ffvddlon idd ei Dduw, Arweiniai'r praidd yn gyson At y ffynhonnau byw, Ei fab oedd yn anffyddiwr— Yn ddychryn penna'i wlad, Ond mynnodd yntau esgyn I bwlpud gwag ei dad. Bu unwaith farnwrhefyd ddeddf i'r llu, A'i hynaf fachgen yntau Oedd & chymeriad du; Ond pan fn farw'r barnwr, Gan newid ei ystâd, Ei Ie yn anion geisiwyd Gan fachgen hyna'i dad. Y morwr a'r gweinidog, Y meddyg a'r barnwr llym, Gyhoeddwyd toe yn dwyllwyr, Ond ni symudent ddim; Er bod yn wan eu haddysg A chryf mewn pob sarhad, Pob un a hawliai i safle Fel hynaf fab ei dad. Dyna. ddarlun Ty'r Arglwyddi A'i etifeddol \vyr 'Ynt hwy yn bleidwyr rhyddid A goleudau Na. gormes yw eu hanes, Arglwyddiaeth yw en ntd, A'r rhai'n sy'n llywio Prydain Fel hynaf leib en tad. Blaengarw. ¡- E. David.

CERDD GOFFA THOMAS JONES Y DDOL. (Buddugol ym Mhenmachno, 1907.) I Tomos iawn twymo y anig i gwyno Yn dyner am dano, gan wylo yn wir; lawn orchwyl yw parchu achyfiawnddn Y gwron wnawn garu'n ddyn geirwir. Amaethwr mvh methiant, o wirdda hyffordd- lant, Fe wenai gan fwyniant a Ilwyddiant jm Don; Bu ryfedd ei brofiad, ac amlwg ei deimlad, A goreu ei gariad fu'i goron. Fe welodd ofalon, a gwyliodd ei galon Rawd an wir rhai dynion-getynion ei lwydd; DeaHodd eu dulliau o gyrraedd eu geiriau; 'E hwyliodd ei hawliau yn bylwydd. Os deuai nos dywell i'w gyfarch o'i gafell, I gamwedd i'w gymell drwy ddichell ar ddyn; I rwydo un bradwr ni elai'n ddialwr, I gynneu n oganwr 11 awn gwenwyn. Yn ddilwfr feddaliai; yn wood-aiM cynhJJddai; Heb rodres y bt-wydrai tra (cloewai ei ctedd; 0 oJwg ei elyn ni redai 'n dru adyn; Ond carai deg eurwyn eirwiredd. Croesawgar o'i seigiau a fu er yn forau; Rhoi Ddôl: I weini cymwynas ni lwyddid i'w luddias; A rhoddai'n wr addas i'r haeddol. Bu'n noddwr bonheddig i wanaidd ae unig; Ar godi'r gwywedig. blinedig, rhoe'i nod; Ni wadai gymydog tylawd a dyledog Troe i wella y dryiliog ei drallod. Y difyr lu defaid a alwai yn ddeilbud, Lu anwyl i'w enaid, drwy ysbaid ci oes; Yn beraidd, bob boraw, enhudol frefladan A daenent frwd wenan drwy *i einioea. Dilidiog, frwd wiadwr, hudolus ardalwr, A gonest, ddigynnwr, lafurwr a fu; Diffttro wladgarydd, heb r, fu beunydd, Yn gwenu ar gynnydd dad gann. I ftnion afonydd, a mawnog y myn, A gwyneb v gweunydd, yn deithydd dod; Yn wych y masnachai a gonest facgeinial; Un dyfal a difai 'mhob defod. Hyd derfyn da yrfa o'i ardal eirda, A'i banes a fyna 'mhlith tyrfa ein tir; Yn gyfiawn cawn gofio hyd einioes am dano; Yn weddus c&n iddo a nyddir. O'ifarw cryf hiraeth a nofia drwy'n hafiaith— Un welwyd drwy'n talaeth yn bennaeth dj. ball; Yn awr telynorion a wêl yn anwylion, Hyd euraidd liin dirion byd arall. Ystradfellte. Llanorfab.

YNG NGHWMNTR ANGYLION. Angylion yr ardd." Anadlwch gyfrinipn i glust y bardd. Ai gormod, IAn angylion, < I mi sy'n llwyd fy ngwedd, Yw dweyd meddyliau m calon leag I chwi am Grist a'r bedd T Teimlasoch fin yr awel Yn symud dros eich grndd Pan oedd'yr lesu'n dawel i&wn Yn disgwyl tvydydd dydd." 'Roedd swn ei lleddf riddfannau Yn dweyd ei bod yn drist; Ymdonnai hiraeth dros ei gwodd Wrth groesi beddrod Crist. A phan y cerddai heibio Dros Galfari yn bradd, Y deigryn ar ei hamrant gain Ddisgwyliai'r trydydd dydd." Tragwyddol s £ r y nefoedd Edrychant ar y bedd A tbynnent weithiau gwmwl matWT Gofidus dros eu gwedd. Diferai trallod calon Yn brudd-der ar eu grodd, A iaith y prodd-der hwnnw oedd. wawr y trydydd dydd! O! engyJ glAn, 'deimlasoch Hyawdledd sèl." y nef Pan oeddecb yn xnyfyrio'n drwm Ar fin Ei fcddrod Ef 1 Er iddynt wisgo'r cwmwl Yn fantell dros eu grudd. Hwv welsant yn y Dwyrain beD. Win bore'r "trydydd dydd." Cyn treiglo'r maen a aethoch I fewn i wet'd Ei wedd Yn gorwedd ar ofcemtydd oer Yn nistaw fro y bedd? A ddarfu ichwi gyffwrdd Ei amrant dyner, gain— Yr amrant honno wlithwyd gynt a gwaed drwy'r goron ddram?" A welsoch ol yr hoeiion Oedd yn Ei ddwylaw Ef ? A glywsoch glwy' 7 waewffon Yn siarad iaith y nef T A ddygai'i ruddia»i marwol Ddwvf ddelw Calfan? A oedd* Ei wefus santaidd Ef Yng nghlo i'ch golwg chwi? A'r tafod fu'n llefaru Glan wirioneddau r nef,— I gluet Angylion fel chwychwi Ai mud fan hon oedd Ef ? o engyl 'gafodd lesu Tra'n llwyd a gwelw i wedd Ddkxldef yn yr h team A chwi o gylch Ei fedd ? A estynasoch iddo O'ch cwpan felus win Cyn toriad trydydd dydd Er disychedu 1 fin. A ddarfu i law marwoldeb Lwyr sychu 'ffwrdd y gwaed Ddiferodd allan ar y Groes, O'r fron dyneraf gaed ? A ddartu ichwi ddeall Ei ing a'i galed loes Cyn bod y bedd," ar fore gwyn. Yn llwvr esbonio'r Groes ? Angherddol mam athrylith Angylion pur fel chwi, Gerbron dirgelwch hedd y Crist, Bron diffodd ddarfu hi. Hardd ymguawdoliad lesu, A'r gwaed yn lliwio'i wedd Fel chwithau, yn hiraethu fu t Am wawr i wynnu'r bedd. Gl&n ddwylaw'r Adgyfodiad, Yng ngoleu'r santaidd nef, t Dan aden loew'r trydydd dydd Yn fyw goronodd Ef. Gwilym Cynlais.

Anglo-German Relations AN AMERICAN'S VIEWS. Mr William Bayard Hale, whose interview with the Kaiser was suppressed in the. Century Magazine a short while after the Daily Telegraph had published the Em- peror's views on the attitude of Germany towards Great Britain, has spent twelve months in Europe studying the relationships between the two peoples, and has written a striking article for to-day's issue of the Ameri- can World's Work magazine. They are talking in Europe," he says, of a war-a. war in which two of the most power- ful nations would face each other, with the largest armies and biggest navies ever en- visaged in battle; with weapons more destructive than any ever used before. What two nations want to fight 1 No two What two nations have a known quarrel ? No. two. Who, then, are expected to provide this war ? England and Germany. Wherever Englishmen or Germans meet, be they diplo- mats or publicists, or business men, on the streets, at home, in the clubs, one invariable subject comes up and is discussed with grave voices. Those responsible for the conduct of the government of England, and equally those responsible for the conduct of that of Germany, not only do not desire war, but for the strongest of reasons do to-day desire to avoid war. The bill for a contest with Ger- many would be appalling though England is still the richest nation in the world, six months of such conflict would halve the great fortunes of its rich and double the suffering of its starv- ing poor. To-day there is no thought more familiar to English men, women and children, no idea more constantly present in their minds, than the danger of German invasion. It would be merely blindness not to see that, given this state of mind, at any moment there may be spoken some ambiguous word which, harmless in a normal time, could, to a national sensitiveness so abnormal, have but one meaning—an unfriendly one. Or an dent; there may be at any moment a Dogger Bank, a Fashoda, a Casablanca episode'; an Ems or Kroger dispatch a Maine accident. No one who knows the nervous temper of Britain to-day can hope that an explosion could be avoided. Or, if the accident fails to come, if the tension is unbroken,, must it not in time become itself intolerable—intolerable to England, and, in all reason, intolerable The burden imposed by the effort to keep their place in indisputable command of the sea is heavier than the sons of Drake and Nelson can bear. It is true that in battleships and cruisers of the pre-Dreadnought and pre-Invincible type, England is and will remain vastly the superior in total naval tonnage it is likewise and will re- main far ahead. But Germany, which in 1907 had not a single new type battleship to match against England's four Dreadnoughts, has within the two years launched seven, and has three more on the way. Meanwhile, England has-laonched four more-itø lead of four ships has in two years been reduced to a lead of one. German Seoreoy. The expectation set up by their respective naval programmes is that at the close of next year there will be afloat 10 German against 12 British Dreadnoughts. But it mky be remem- bered that last year the British First Lord of the Admiralty astonished the nation by con- fession that Germany had launched a battle- ship for which no provision had appeared in the German naval estimates, and of the exist- ence of which the British Govent..was in ignorance. This illustrates the swiftness and secrecy with which Germans are building, and affords ground for the English suspicion that the full extent of the German programme is not revealed. There has suddenly burst into activity on the German coast such shipbuilding yards as the Imperial ones at WQhehnshaven (swiftly improved till it is now in capacity second in the world), at Kiel, and Danzig such private establishments as the Germania works at Kid, which can build four great-ships at once, the Weser works at Bremen, with capacity for five ships at a time, the Vulkan works at Hamburg and at Stettin. Disarmament Proposals. Every one of these naval monsters has shed the blood of that nation's taxpayers, and shed it copiously. Germany can stand it, perhaps, with complacency, for it is having the best of the duel. But imagine the emotions with which the English must begin to realise that the enormous expenditure which they are making cannot ensure, them command of the sea. Can anything be more certain than that England will repeat as a demand what it pro- posed as a suggestion at the Second Hague Conference of 1907—that the Powers agree to limit their naval armaments ? Or anything more sure than that Germany will reject that demand ? When Sir Henry Campbell-Banner- man submitted his proposal in 1907, Germany! not only refused to discuss it, but refused to enter the Conference if it were paton the calendar. It is the instinct of self-preservation that teaches England that itcaanot safely permit the integration of Continental Europe. Now, not since the triumphs of Napoleon has that been so-threatened as it is to-day. The rise of the Deuteche Reich is the spectacular pheno- menon ot modem history II These are the things that underlie Eng- land's belief in the inevitability of war, the true, half-unconscious motives of its hatred and its fear. England does not in its heart of hearts believe its own talk of Germany's war- like intentions. But it shivers with a waking consciousness of its own. Such is the essential, historic ground upon which the mighty gladiators will sooner or later dose in inevitable combat. England and Germany will each be impelled to strike, even without cause, by the-conviction that the other is preparing to strike. Then might fonow- but who dare prophesy the course of an epic conflict ?"

College Farm. GOVERNMENT AID CLAIMED. Welsh Board ef Agriculture. At a meeting held on Saturday afternoon of the Glamorganshire Chamber of Agriculture at the offices of Messrs Stephenson and Alexander, High-street, Cardiff, Mr Robert Forrest presiding, Mr Noah Morgan moved the following resolution :— That as it is desirable that a Welsh Board or Department of Agriculture, similar to the Irish Department of Agriculture, and proportionately as well equipped with funds, should be instituted in Wales, this Chamber, in conjunction with the Cowbridge and County Farmers' dub, should bring the matter -before other agricultural chambers, clubs, and societies in Wales and Mon- mouthshire, with the object of arranging a conference with conjoint action. Mr W. Hopkins, supporting the resolution, said at the present time Nprth and Mid- Wales seemed to have all th</attention in the matter of agricultural education. South Wales had ho Government grant. He was afraid there was an impression in some quarters that Glamorgan and Monmouthshire consisted of nothing but coal, iron, and steel plate indus- tries, whereas, if they looked into matters, they would find that Glamorgan stood third in agricultural population. There was no doubt an awakenmg was required in South Wales and Monmouthshire, and it was time they brought pressure to bear on the authorities and advocated an agricultural department in connection with the South Wales and Mon- mouthshire University College. There ought to be "to experimental farm started with Government aid, like their neighbours in North and Mid-Wales had. (Applause.) Atter further discussion the matter was adjournedror consideration at another meet- ing. Mr Meyier Thomas reported that at the December meeting of the central chamber a discussion took place and a resolution was passed with regard to the aaoendment of the Small Holdings Act. The suggestion was that in the event of land being taken computeorily for smallholdings or allotments, the occupier should be compensated for disturbance, that a right of appeal should be granted for the decision of the Board of Agriculture, and that porties-shooki have the right to employ expert assistance. Earlier in the afternoon Mr Robert Forrest presided at the sixth annual meeting of the Glamorganshire Chamber of Agrtculttzre. The council reported that 69 new members had been enrolled during the year, making the totals seven life members and 321 annual mem- bers. Total receipts. N11 Ms 6d expenditure, Id leaving a balance of £3 Us 5d. Both report and balance-sheet were adopted. Mr D. T. Alexander suggested that a recom- mendation should be made to the Council to consider the advisability of arranging lecturcs, and on the motion of the chairman a sub- committee was appointed to consider the matter. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as I followPatron, the Earl of Plymouth; president, Mr D. A. Thomas, vice-presi- dents, Mr Robert Forrest, Mr J. M. Randall Mr G. Lipscomb, Mr W. Meyler Thomas, and Mr E. W. M. Corbett; hon. treasurers. Mr T. R. Thompson and Mr F. Greenslade lion, sec- retary, Mr D. T. Alexander hon. auditor, Mr C. M. Berkeley; delegates to the Central Chamber, Mr William Meyler Thomas and Mr David Jenkins. MrH. G. Alexander, as here- tofore, holds the office of permanent secretary to the Chamber.

NATION'S DfUNK BILL. "Country Must be Regarded as Insane." The Bishop of London, who presided at the annual-meeting on Saturday at the Memorial Hall of the London United Temperance Coun- cil, claimed that the temperance, party were sound medically, as shown by the testimony of such authorities as Sir Thomas Barlow and Sir Frederick Treves, and sound economically. They had had a Budget. (Laughter.) The only thing he would say about that was that all the excitement concerned 17 millions, whereas they were each year cheerfully spend- ing £161,000,000. Until they removed this blot on their country they must be regarded as in- sane. Five millions had been knocked off the drink bill during the past two years, and he trusted that it would not be long before that bill was reduced by another £10,000,000,

Elopement Sequel. AGGRIEVED HUSBAND WOUND. -4. It is a very moderate sentence, and we should not have been surprised at a heavier one," said Mr Justice Darning in the Court of Criminal Appeal on Saturday in reference to a man named William Mocse, tlmtmnnan. who had been ordered six months' imprisonment with hard labour at the Glamorganshire Quar- ter Sessions at Cardiff in January on a charge of unlawfully wounding Frank Hill, a cetHefry ripper, of Abercynon. Morse, "after lodging with Hill and his wife for five weeks, was alleged to have gone away with Qill's wife, leaving him with six children. Hill met them near Abercynon Station; words were ex- changed, and jn the course of the altercation Morse was said to have taken a razor from hie pocket, slashing Hill with it across the fore- head and back of the head. Mr Hugh Jones,, who appeared for the appellant, lamented the fact that the appellant was deprived of his pro- fessional services at Cardiff because he was engaged in another court. Lord Chief Justice: Why didn't you get another member of the Bar to watch the case for you ? Mr Hugh Jones I did—Mr Lewis Richards. Lord Chief Justice Did you get him to read the papers over ? Mr "Hugh Jones; No, my LoW. It was a dock brief, and the defence most be conducted by the counsel instructed. Mr Justice Darling: That is so, but you can hand back the fee. (Laughter.) Mr Hugh Jones That is what was done. Mr Hugh Jones now contended that the prosecu- tor was the aggressor. Mr Justice Darling said he had read through the case, and no doubt the defence at the trial would have been one of acting in self-defence. But while his adversary used only his fists, did appellant use more than necessary or reason- able violence in catting the prosecutor twice across the head with a razor ? Mr Hugh Jones said that was his whole point. The prosecutor received the injuries m a struggle, and the act was not. a deliberate one on the part of the -prisoner. Lord Chief Justice Bdt there was a ques- tion of the prisoner having gone off with Hill's wife. Mr Hugh Jones Too much was made of that. The chairman went back "to that point several times. The man seems to have been tried, not so much for the wounding as for taking away Hill's wife. The Lord Chief Justice failed to see how the appellant could grumble at his sentence, con- sidering he cut the man twice on the head after taking his wife away from him. Mr Justice Ridley He might have hadhine months instead of six, and it could be in- creased ndw. Mr Justice Darling, who delivered the judg- ment of the Court, did not call upon Mr Griffith Jones for the Cfown. He said the appellant was justified in defending himself, but he could not use more than reasonable violence. Counsel could not be1 expected to be in two places at once, though judges were sometimes expected to be. (Laughter.) Under the circumstances the sentence was a very moderate one, and the Court would not have been surprised at a heavier one. The appeal would be dismissed.

Great London Fire. ESTIMATED A fire which broke out shortly before mid- night on Friday at the premises of B. Morris and Sons, Limited, cigar, cigarette, and tobacco manufacturers, Half Moon-passage, High-street, Whitechapel, assumed such serious proportions that the devastation extended to other premises, and engaged the attention of the fire brigades until 8 o'clock on Saturday mom- iwl. The approximate extent of the damage is &100,000, and some 400 are affected. Fortunately, in the caae of the other firms concerned, other premises are available for continuing work, while in the case of Messrs Morris, who are the heaviest losers, arrange- ments have been made for temporarily taking another factory. It is hoped that the 300 men and girls employed by the firm will be able to start work some time next week. The outbreak was first noticed by Mr J. Smith, who lives in a house immediately opposite the t6baceo factory. He heard the fife alarm bell ring, aod on going to his door, saw flames belching from the ground floor of Messrs Morris's premises. The alarm was given, and soon the local brigades were at work upon the building. So serious was the outbreak that a brigade call "—for the whole of the Metropolitan brigades awailabte waa given, and within a few hours some 300 firemen with aboat 30 steamers and hydrants were en- gaged. ThedangerwaB increased by thenarrow- nessof the passage, which at the widest part is onty from seven to eight yards. In the house opposite was an old gentle- man stricken with paralysis, and be was rescued by four firemen before the flames could spread across the street. Happily the fire was held in check before it could spread to the buildings opposite. Here are the stables of Messffi Pickford, the-carrier contractors, and at the time between two and three hundred borIIes were staMed, Arrange- ments were made to move them, if necessary, but fortunately the oecagon did not arise. The building of Messrs MofCTS, which is compara- tively new, -comprise*? three storeys tod a base- ment, and extends from Half Xoon-passage to Mansell-stzeet.. Practically the whole of the interior, including machinery and stock has been destroyed by fire and water, and their loss is oonsideeably hvy. The building and stock, however, are fully insured. The adjoining preaaaea, which axe of five storeys, are occtrpiefl by John Pound and Com- pany, limited, leather goods and trunk manu- facturers, and Keysell, Brown and Company, provision merchants. The three upper floors are occupied by Pound's, the head of which is-Sir John Pound, a former Lord Mayor, and the whole of the stock and machinery has been destroyed. The damage to the lower floors was not so serious, and was principally due to water. In the early hours of the morning the-tenants of the six houses at the top of the passage made preparations for a hasty exit, and in many cases furniture was placed in the street ready for removal. In each case, however, the only damage was caused by water, and the occu- pants were able to remain in safety. It was six o'clock before the outbreak was got cornpietefy under control, but portions of the-buildbags were still alight at nine o'clock. MALICIOUS FALSE ALARMS. The Fire Brigade Committee of the LAC. report that during the last three monii*r51 false alarms-of fires haw been maliciously com- municated to the fire brigade.

Several interesting discoveries have been made by the workpien engaged in the excava- tions for the new County Hall on the south side of the river close to Westminster Bridge. They include a number of the old wooden ducts which were used for conveying water before the introduction of modern water mains. They are similar to those discovered in fleet-street during excavations not long ago, and are merely old trunks of trees of. varying lengths up to 10 feet scooped out to allow the passage of water. About 150 or 200 years ago they were in common use by the various water companies. Another find was thatof several horses' skulls and bones, which were found in the øoil on the other side of the old river wall. They appar- ently haft lain buried there for many years* Whether they have any historic associ- ations raanains a mystery, A number of cannon balls, about 12 inches in circum- ference, were also among the discoveries. Rapid progress is beingmade in the preliminary operation for the new County Hall. The f for the new fanning the em- bankment lueve already been completed and those for the wall of the actual hail itself are being rapidly pushed forward. The work is necessarily lengthy, the whole of the mud tafcea from the exoavatkm having to be lifted on to bftrgBn byme8D6 of the steam travelling cranes, and carried down the river. A large hole,* 2Gfeet. deep and 70 or 80 feet scpisre, has already been excavated, and the remaining property in Betvedere-Mad which is required to provide space for the new hall i will shortly be demolished.

WELSH ANeUAGE SOCIETY. The report of the Board of Education on the Welsh Summer School at Bangor has justheen received. Itstates wrth regard to the work of the present schooltbat the praise bestowed upon the work done at Aberystwyth the previous summer fully applies here, the same high stan- dard in the lecturing and in the quality of teaching having been maintained. The sag, gestion contained in the report for the previous year was carried out. The first hour each day was devoted to a general lecture, at which all the students attended. PoUowing this, the students attended lectures in three separate divisions—elementary in and ad- vanced. In this way it has become possible to provide for the students a progressive course extending over three years. The smaBer classes that resulted from this afco enabled the teachers to get into closer personal touch with their students. The social and recreational side of the holiday is stated to have been well looked after, care having been taken to arrange excursions andmeeoags which, while satisfying holiday requirements, were decidedly educative in character. It has been arranged to-hold the next soup-, merschool at Llandrindod, the ViotoriA Halt having been engaged for this purpose.

The annual meeting of the governors of the Tenby Cottage Hospital was held on Satur- day, the Mayor (Mr T. Tucker) in the chair. The report stated that 67 patients had received treatment during the year, as compared with 65 in 1908. The income was £399 10s 2d—a de- crease of &53 4s 9d; expenditure, 1' a decrease of SO 13s lOd. Miss E. H. Edwards was elected a life governor for special services. In acknowledging a vote of thanks for pre- siding, the Ma.- promised a donation of £10 10s, and Mr Herbert J. Allen and Mr Clement J. Williams each promised a similar amount.

Girt's Confession. BUNGALOW CHARGE COLLAPSES. The trial at Ruthin (Denbighshire) Assizes of two men of good social position in Cheshire, William Edward Green and Thomas Ernest Francis, and ayoung woman from Liverpool, named Maud Horrocks, for the alleged abduc- tion of a girl named Frances Helena Murphy. age 15, ended on Saturday in the acquittal of all the accused. A great sensation was produced in court on Saturday by the girl Withdrawing her accusa- tion that she was lured from her home by the female prisoner to a lonely bungalow on the Denbighshire bank of the Dee, and there drugged. The female prisoner wasa lodger at the house of the girl's mother in Liverpool, and Murphy said that on August 14th last she left home with her mother's permission in order to share in a picnic which Horrocks represented was to take place at Raby Mere, a Cheshire resort near Liverpool. But instead of going there Horrocks took her to Wrexham, where they were met by the two male prisoners, who were presented to her as the heads of the picnic." The men were in a motor-car, and in this she and Horrocks weife driven to the bungalow. Here, saicP the girl, wine was served out. That which she drank tasted bitter. Soon after taking it she went off into a deep sleep, and when she awoke she found herself lying in another room. Returning in the train, Horrocks pleaded with the girl to tell her mother she had been to the picnic, and on the same night in her bed- room Horrocks fell on hsrknees and begged her not to ten her mother of her visit to the bunga- low. On the resumption of the proceedings on Saturday Frances Helena Murphy, who wore her hair hanging down her back, said that on August 14th she went with Maud Horrocks to Wrexham. She knew they were to meet two gentlemen at the station, but she had never seen them before. Horrocks and she rode on a motor 'bus tA near the bungalow, the men following on bicycles. All entered the bunga- low, and she had a glass of wine, butsbe did not know who gave it to her. She remained in the room with Francis, and afterwards went into the other room, where, she said, some- thing occurred to which she consented. Horrocks and Green were in another room. Subsequently she went for a row on the river with Francis, and in the evening all walked together to the station. Witness, a few days later, made a communication to Mrs Mantle, and her mother communicated with the police. Cross-examined by Mr Swift: Witness admitted that the whole story told at the police court was different to the one-she had told now. Counsel: You never had any port wine to drink, never. became unconsckms, and did not come back from Holt in a taxi-cab. Witness No, sir. When did you invent that story about the motor-car and drugging 1-During the fifteen days before I spoke to Mrs Mantle. Witness was afterwards questioned as to her conduct in Liverpool, and said she had been in the town four times at night with Horrocks. Mr Riley (for the men) asked witness if it was her own imagination that invented these details of the abduction, and she said Yes." She admitted that on the day in question she was not wearing her hair down. She said she invented the picnic story to deceive her mother knowing she was going to the bungalow. Horrocks, giving evidence, denied -conspiracy. She said that she left an office in Liverpool to be kept at Murphy's mother's house by a Liverpool merchant, who was now dead. She had had a child. She had now returned to her mother's house. The Judge ruled there was not sufficient evidence to convict Green or Horrocks of oonspiracy, and the prosecution offered no evidence nfrnrmd-, Francis. Accused were acquitted and released, and cheered on lea.ving the court.

SCENE IN GERMAN REICHSTAG. In ihe coarse of a debate on the Military Estimates in the Reichstag on Saturday a scene of the wildest excitement was evoked by a remark of Herr von Oldenburg, a prominent Conservative and ex-cavalry officer, that the Emperor must be in a position to say afc-airy moment to his officers, Take ten men and shut the Reichstag This remark evoked loud and prolonged bursts of laughter, and jeers and howls arose, the House resounding with shouts of" Inso- lence Scandal!' Violatioii of the Consti- tution I" Where is the President 1" What does the President say to that f* shouted the Socialist Herr. Heir von Oldenburg left the tribuaeamid of Captain of Koepenick The Vice-President, amid renewed confusion, said, I deprecate criticism in this form. I call you to order." Then, when the. tumult, after lasting a quarter of an hour, had finally abated a little, Dr. Osann, Nationalist Liberal' endeavoured to speak, but was hailed with shouts, Only lieutenants may speak here." Herr Singer, the Socialist leader, declared that Herr von Oldenburg's utterance must be regarded as a direct incitement to a breach of the Constitution, and that if the President had heard it he ought to have said what was due to the dignity of the Reichstag if he had not heard it, he (Herr Singer) assumed that he would now do what he had-pteviousty failed to do. The Vice-President thereupon declared that he had understood Herr von Oldenburg to" toeaa that the Prussian soldier should obey the call of his War Lord to the 188textrernity, otherwise he would have censured him most severely. This interpretation was corroborated by Herr von Oldenburg himself. This explanation of the matter, however, did notseem to satisfy everymember of the House, and various protests were raised against what was described as the Presidential apathy." Herr Sachse, Socialist, shouted Come down from the Presidential chair t" and was called to order. Another incident, of which more will be heazd, was occasioned by Herr Ledebour's being cailed to order for accusing the Vice- President of cowardice. The Socialist dejmty has appealed against the call to order, and a vote on the matter will be taken on Tuesday. -Reuter.

THROWN UNDER MOTOR 'BUS. At Hackney Coroner's Court on Saturday Mr Guthrie held an inquest concerning the death of Albert Frederick George Foakes (14), an errand boy, lately residing in Abbottstreet, who was killed by a motor 'bus m Datston-tane on Tuesday evening. Thomas Walter Jackson said the boy was at the time of the accidentpushmg a barrow along near the pavement. A Great Eastern motor 'bus came up from behind, and as it reached deceased the front wheefe suddenly turned toward the pavement. The barrow was smashed, and the-boy-swung right underneath the 'bus. The 'bus was travelling rather slowly, but before the driver could poll up it had com- pletely mounted the pavement. The driver said: Oh Fancy this." Witness said There's a boy under the 'bus." The Coroner Didn't the driver know it! í Witness I don't think so. Witness added thl*. directly afterwards he found the boy dead in the gutter. Witness did not think the driver lost control of the 'bus, because he pulled up very quickly. Had he not done so witness would himself have been knocked down. The driver of the motor 'bus—James Worker, of Cedar-terrace, Leyton—stated that the steering gear of the motor "bus suddenly went wrong, and before he knew where he was the bairow was smashed, the boy was dxywn, and the 'bus was right on the pavement. He was unable to explain the accident. Had you any reason to make any complaint at headquarters about this 'bus J—When T took the 'bus over from another driver on that morning he totd me it was steering badly. Consequently I drove straight to the yard, and the foreman did something to it before I went out again. The inqnest was adjourned for the purpose of obtaining the evidsoce of "those who repaired the motor "bus.

WIDOW'S DREADFUL DEATH. At Hammersmith on Saturday, Mr Lnx- moore Drew held an inquiry concerning the death of Ellen Stevenson (64), a widow, of Brackfey-road, Chiswick, who died in the West London Hospital as a result of bums. Miss Ellen Stevenson, a daughter who lived wtth her mother, said that the deceased w«5 sitting by the kitchen range on the evening of January 19th. An oil lamp was burning on the range and the deceased was wearing a flannel- ette dressing gown. Ten minutes later witness was called to the kitchen and found her mother in flames. Fredk. Robert Hendrick, a commercial traveller, living in the same house, said that he came home about eight o'clock. When he got inside he noticed a smell of burning and on going to the kitchen saw the deceased seated in a chair and on fire from head to foot. She was holding an oil stove in the right hand, but it had come open and the oil lamp had falktn out and was burning on the floor. He thought she had probably lifted the lamp up and the catch had given way. She was partly paralysed and was unable to help herself. The iury returned a verdict of Accidental death."

STATE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. Sir H. Samuel, M.P., Favours It The annual Christmas festival at-the Royal formal College and Academy of Music for the Blind, Upper Norwood, took place at the col- lege on Saturday afternoon. Dr. Francis Campbell, in introducing Sir Harry Samuel, M.P., mentioned that the pupils were ready to enter into a" Braile music" competition with any choir in the country. It was a disgrace to this country, he declared, that the education of the blind was not provided for by the State. Sir H. Samuel said he was quite in favour of the State making provision for the education of the blind, and it would be his endeavota in the House of Commons to bring this desirable result about. Lady Samuel then unveiled a large Christ- mas tree amid the applause of all present.

Complaints at Bridgend. H ALARMING INCREASE." At a meeting of the Bridgend and Cowbridge Board of Guardians on Saturday Mr H. R. Williams, Poor Law inspector, addressed the Board, and said it was his duty to call atten- tion to the alarming increase iu the outdoor relief granted by the Bridgend Board. He did not know whether the Board realised the seri- ousness of the matter. He knew that it could be accounted for to some extent in one or two directions, but he noticed the Board had re- cently increased the allowances to widows of good character and to old people who did not get coal at the prices colliers obtained it. He did not know that they could do what had been done with regard to the latter class of persons, but with regard to the former be thought there had been some neglect on the part of the guardians. Their cottage homes were second to none, and their indoor administration, having regard to the accommodation, was excellent. But if he might make a general statement they erred somewhat on the side of generosity as compared with other Unions. What the Guar- dians had to do was to relieve destitution. The cost for outdoor paupers within the period 1905-9 had increased from £7,023 to £11,653. So there was some cause for him saying the increase was alarming. The rate per head was larger than in any Union under his charge with the exception of Pontypridd, and the increase had been even more than in the Cardiff Union, The Cowbridge district was more an agricul- tural district than any other in the Bridgend Union, yet the increase there alone had been £335 in five years without a setback. In Maesteg there had been an average increase of t27 to t90 per week, and there wages and work were good. He asked the Board to con- sider the advisability of drawing up regula- tions on the systematic granting of relief. It was resolved that the' matter should be debated by the Board at a meeting a fortnight hence.

CARDIFF. CANVASSING PROHIBITED. The Cardiff Board of Guardians on Saturday had another appointment to make, and there was again a large attendance. The appointment was that of third assistant clerk to the master, and carried a salary of 30s per week, without residence. There were 91 applicants, and four appeared before the board. Mr Charles Wm. Comer 2, BomHty-road, Canton, and Mr-Chria- topher Campbell Lewis. 22, (Vordon-road, Car- dift,were given 27 votes each. The appointment was given to Mr Collier on the casting-vote of the Chairman, Mr O. H. Jones. Mr Peter Sharp (Whitchurch), in accordance wtth notice, moved That canvassing under this Board be not allowed." In defence-of his motion Mr Sharpe said We are not all strongly minded. (Laughter.) I am strongly minded enough. Some men are not strong enough to say DO. Our gateways are thronged and one candidate stood' there for days and was a disgrace to Cardiff." Rev. S. T. Davies, Penarth, in seconding said that life had enough worries without canvassing. When one was called upon whilst at a meal to see a candidate one felt it would be more dignified and far less worry if Mr Sharpe's resolution were carried. Rev. Canon Buckley wished to carry the matter further still, and moved as an amend- ment that canvassing either directly or indi- rectly be a disqualiifcation. He had been a member of the Board for many years, and it had been his rule not to make a promise. He did not object even when candidates came at meal times. (Laughter.) Mr D. R. Morgan seconded the amendment. Rev. David Davies, Dinas Powis, disagreed with Canon Buckley, saying that he believed it would give rise to dishonest practices. Alderman F. J. Beavaii said that there was no man in Cardiff who was pestered by candidates more than he was. Whenever aclause was inserted in an advertise- ment that canvassing was a disqualification he was sure to be approached by someone to try and bring influence to bear. Mr Cotes said that he was canvassed at the Docks by people who would pass him in the street. The Chairman said that if the Board meant that canvassing either by a candidate or persons without his knowledge, it might be very hard on the candidate who was debarred through the unauthorised action of his friends. Mr Sharpe withdrew his motion, andthe amendment proposed by the Her. Canon Buckley was carried. A letter of resignation was received from Sir WQfiamCrossman, and it was decided to enter it in the minutes. NEWPORT. At a-meeting of Newport Board of Guardians on Saturday, Mr, T. Dutfieki presiding, the return of paupers chargeable to the Guardians on January 1st showed that there were 110 persons in the Workhouse over 70 years of age, and 392 septuagenarians were ipemded in the number receiving outdoor relief. The cost to the Guardians of those over 70 years of age being maintained outside the Union was 15s 6d per week..

Magnetised Ship. CARDIFF VESSEL SURPRI8ES EXPERTS. The Cardiff steamslnp Trafalgar, which en- countered the extraordinary phenomenon in the Atlantic and put back to Fal- mouth, was able to resume her voyage from that port to Bastia on Sunday. The compass experts were engaged on board the whole of Saturday in unravelling the mystery, and at last succeeded in restoring efficiency to the compasses. Mr H. Owen, one of the compass expects en- gaged, interviewed, said :—" Newer in the whole of my experience ha.ve I dealt with soch a case, though similar instances have, rbelieve, been known among navigating men. The magnetic shock experienced by the Tra- falgar had completely reversed the polarity of the oOmpasses. From the time the vessel was struck until she reached Falmouth the compasses had only varied about three points, and had then become stationary, so the ship must have been seriously affected for the compasses to show a deviation of 16-or 17 points from the normal. The compasses remained stationary until we had dealt with them. The onty thing we could do was to readjust them by compensating magnets—in fact we dealt with the Trafalgar's compasses as we should with those of a new iron ship. When we had finished putting m the com- pensating magnets the greatest error was about five degrees. As experts, we felt it oar duty to warn Captain Davies that the ^reat change caused by the shock might just as suddenly leave the ship and produce another-serious error in the compasses. That has been known to be the case in similar cases, and we warned him to use the utmost vigilance in testing the compasses. His remedy would then be to alter the compensating magnets we have put in."

UNION OF WORDS AND MUSIC. At the Royal Institution on Saturday, Dr. Walford Davies gave a lecture, in which he dealt chiefly with the union and divergence of speech and song, pointing out that one impor- tant difference between the two was that the greatest asset of song was ined sound, while speech depended rather on clear- out articulation- Having commented on the manner in which the chant, the chorale, and the folk song had endeared themselves to Englishmen, the lecturer said that in the union of words and music the musical claims must necessarily diminish all the verbal claims increased, until, at last, there would be reached a point at which music's best service to poetry would he to withdraw completely. Instances of the opposite kind were numerous. Repeti- tion was the essence of musical design. The old cry of Are we downhearted t" to which the choral refrain was No," represented the noisy and glad music of humanity, and any- body who had set it to suitable music wnad have deserved a university degree. The great masters had not hesitated to make music the predominant partner at one moment, and words at another.

FISHGUARD OCEAN QUAY. A steam hopper barge, one of the most powerful owned by the Liverpool Port Author- ity left Liverpool last week for Fishguard. It will commence its work of deepening the water alongside the ocean quay at Fishguard Harbour to a depth of 40 feet, so that Cunarders will be enabled bo come right up to the quay station. In addition to the deepening of the harbour, it is understood that the Great Western Railway Company has in contemplation various minor improvements which will add to the usefulness and efficiency of the harbour and railway station. The hopper has been lent by the Liverpool Port Authority for a period of one month, with the option of renewal for as long as may be necessary.

FALL FROM A PENARTH TRAIN. A little boy, R. Brown, of the Golden Lion Hatel.Pena.rththad a marvellous escapefromin- jury on Saturday. The lad entered the 3.2 brain from Penarth to Cardiff. After the trainstarted the boy asked others in the compartment to be allowed to look through the window. As he did so suddenly, to the horror of the other passengers, the carriage door new open and he fell out on to the line. The train was travell- ing at a good speed, and the expectation was that the child must, have been killed. But looking from the open door a passenger saw the little fellow pick himself up and start to run after the train, which by this time had been pulled up near the Windsor-road motor platform.

At the Maindy Colliery (Ocean Coal Com- pany), Ton Pentre, on Saturday John Wil- liams, a timberman, was buried beneath a heavy fall of roof. Several hours elapsed before the rescue party were able to recover the body. Deceased hailed from Flintshire.

TALKS ON HEALTH. By A FAMILY DOCTOR. To Ogen-Air Speakers. Loss of voice is the consequence of inflam- mation of the vocal cords, and one of the most important rules to remember is that any organ that is inflamed must be rested. An eye that) is inflamed must be rested from the light; Mt inflamed wrist must be P' in a sling. There is only one way to rest the vocal cords. M4 that is to refrain from speaking altogether. If you go to work you take your own risk, and if you must talk every word you say irritates the cords and delays recovery. It is best to stay at home when the voice is gnne. and in the end more time will be saved than if you struggle on at your work until voA arc c pelled to lie up. Rest Cure For The Voice. Of all the methods of treating loss of voicsj or laryngitis, to give it its medical name, I have found the rest cure to answer best. I instruct the patient to have a piece of paper and a pencil by him to write down his wishes, so that he may not be under the necessity of saying a single word. The red, angry-looking inflamed vocal cords are grateful for the rest, and show their gratitude by getting less angry and red. Smoking and the drinking of spirits are forbidden, and confinement to a warm room is essential. The steam from a jug of boiling water .into which a teaspoonful of Friar's Balsam has been poured may be inhaled for ten minutes night and mcming. It is often necessary to treat the nasal cavity, as disease of the back of the nose is readily transmitted to the voice box. Keep The Cat Out. We all love-Pussy. and no houshold is really complete without a harmless, necessary cat. But there is one place where Pussy is not wanted, and that is in a, sick room. In cases of infectious disease it is dangerous to allow the cat in the room. as it has been proved that cats can convey diphtheria and influenza. They do not have a weekly tub as some dogs do, and I am afraid that a cat's lick is scarcely suffi- cient cleansing to satisfy the demands of this antiseptic age. The mysterious conveyance of a disease from one child to another when apparently every precaution has been taken to prevent the spread of infection has some- times been explained by tho wanderings ai a cat. Going into the shsk room and getting its thick coat cohered in germs, it goes oat and downstairs, or into another house, wbae some unsuspecting child hugs and kisses it and catches the disease. The Kissing Question Again. Talking about kissing, I see now and agafe in the papers that it should be avoided 88 practice likely to lead to infection. I am nfriM I cannot consent to become a fte-p of the Anti-kissing League, as its proposals scarcely fall within the limits of practical ooap. mon sense. No amount of law-giving wcaW. stop kissing. Nevertheless, it is only too bw that a few very grieve diseases can be trans- mitted by this comparatively harmless custom, and the subject came into mind when re- cently 1 saw a patient infeeted in this nxnxtt with aoonstitutional disease. Perhaps ooela apt to treat the subject with levity case such as I saw is examined. It was.. of a girl with a sore that would not heal 8D4 was eating away her lip, and it brought hooe to us both, doctor and patient, the real gravity of the circumstances. Some comnlatafct are readily transmitted through the medium of the mouth; hence the danger of smoking borrowed pipes and of using public dnnMtMC fountains or drinking out of an unwashed glaw in a restaurant or public-house. A well instance is that of a glass-blower who- a number of his mates who used the glass-blowing rod or tube. The Survival of the Fittest Some of the methods that Nature uses to ensure a healthy continuance of the ND8 tic, the Animal Kingdom are well worthy of sta&y even if they cannot be exactly i:mit8Ui1 bf Mankind. For instance two stags will the death for the possession of the female, mm as it is sure to be the biggest, strongest, CDS healthiest that kills the other, the baby steal are born with a good inheritance of sturdy vigour. Another wonderful instance of the same principle is found in the Matria0»4SgM of a Queen Bee from a hive. The queeh. is of* larger and stronger build than the male, an& when she makes up her mind to enter the happy state of matrimony she starts ontfrotB, the hive and mounts higher and higher up the air. She has previously announced she will marry the gentleman bee who succeed* in catchjng her. The aspiring suitors all roztt out and up after the object of their favour, W of course, soon the feeble ones begin to faa out of the race a little higher, and even thl, sturdy ones feiland give up the flight. All last only a fewTtf the finest and most athletic fellows are left in, and then the champion puts on a final spurt and claims the* royal lady fof his own. A mare certain way of ensurtn| that the finest bee in the hive should become the progenitor of the new hive to be founded by the queen it would be impoSlsibleto cow ceive. The Application. Now, I do not say that wecoald really put up two suitors for a. young lady's hand tc fight it out,, the victor to be accepted, nor d4 I think it would be practicable to set the lady off along the road on a bicycle and let the moat athletic man catch her and win her, but I da say that we ought to learn from nature that one of the first considerations for those who wish to see diseases banished and health abound should be to see that it is the healthiest* members of one generation that becomes tha papas and mammas of the next. A Note to Angelina. A process of selection is going on all the ÜIDiI. For instance, the cripple remains unmarried, while the girl with health and beaaty is snapped up. But there is room for a great deal more discrimination. You know. deaf Angelina, if only you would pay half the atten- tion to your own health and the health of your intended that you pay to the preparation ot your trousseau, there would be a good deal less trouble in the world. In ten swam tfata* (and they i will flv by very quickly) you wSt have a little family around you now wbMlL is it to be ? Will you be sitting by the bed* side of a cJiseased child, coughing its soul oat by inches, ruinous doctor's bills, a hazaflM4 and care-worn husband, a home robbed of aft its sweetness by the dread presence of pain and suffering or, on the other hand, are yam to be surrounded by a jolly, rollicking, uuaj** cheeked crowd of kiddies, while your husband, looks on, proud. and happy. When Alfred Jones and John Smith come courting yoo» take the healthy one, not the rich one will get more fun out of life playing at Jumbo- rides in the nursery of a small house than yon will be watching over sick children in a beauti- ful villa. I do not know why I preach on (Br missing illnesses from the earth, as I shotdd ba left penniless but, perhaps you would syaS a little time from your happy, healthy lSe to come and see me in the workhouse aad being-' me a little tea. and 'baccy. Answers to Correspoftdests. C. M. H.—For scurf in the hair, brushlfaa hair well night and morning, iuweatbaoM twice a week. and rub into the scalp, «wiiiV separating the hair so that it actually gets en to the scalp, and not meeety an to the salicylic acid ointment. It can never be cared* The treatment must be kept-op more orleaa regularly. It has nothing-to do with the am* dition of the blood. A. P. C.—Yes, bad teeth oaose fool breach and should be taken out. Wood.—-Very pleased to get a latter all ftt way from Oregon, U-i-LA- Have read it wflfe interest, and will bear in mind to watte nas on proper underclothing and the ewils at corsets. f Len (Dewsbury)—Piles- If all bad astfcaft sec a surgeon at the hospital with a www to operation. No, nothing to do with ronimip* tton. (All letters intended for the Family Doctor*1 should be addressed, The Doctor," 8, La Belle Saovage, London, E.C-)

GROWTH OF THE TRAMWAYS. A Board of Trade return on Tramways and Light RaOwaya," dealing with compaator down to December 51st, 1908, and with local authorities to March 31st, 1909. shows that since 1878 the route length of line open ft* traffic increased from 269 miles to 2,526 miles the capital expenditure from £4,207,350 to £71,023.239; the number .of passengers carried from 146 millions to 2,660 millions a year and the net receipts from £4,595,779. The number of passengers carried in the year is equal to about 6C times the estimated popu- lation of the United Kingdom. Of 1,680 miles of line owned by local authori- ties, 1,490miles are worked by those authonjtv! themselves. Last year the route mileage of electric linos was 2,286 mttesout of a total of 2.464: t h's year it is 2,360 miles of 2,526. The mileage worked otherwise than electric traction has thus further diminished from 178 to 166 qÜJ<'tI. From this it would appear that the horse period of 1878 and the steam period of 18^3 have now been almost entirely supplanted it the electric period of 1908.9.

BOTH LEGS CUT OFF. At Hammersmith Coroner's Court on Satur day Mr Luxmoore Drew held an inquest Mf Frederick Staines (52). a motor man, emplo by the Metropolitan Railway, and lately living in Compton-road, Kensaf Rise, who w»* fatally injured on the line near Hammersmith Station on Thursday night. The deceased war < he driver of a train which approached Hanv mersmith just after 9 o'clock, and the signal at Grove Junction being against hia the train came to a standstill. The deceases got down, and was struck by a train proceed1 ing in the opposite direction. George Kinar assistant guard on the train, said decease* probably got down to adjust the An up train had passed just before witoec fou,nd that deceased was missing. Dr. Hammond, of the West London Hof pita), said that deceased had both legs cut 41 near the kuee and he had a scalp wound. The jury returned a vesdict of Accident! death."