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Out of the Beaten Track. Jem. I say-Jem, old man. rouse up." The speaker, a, well-knit, broad-shosildered young fellow, bent anxiously over the prostrate forra before him. I believe thiJ rascals have pretty nearly finished him up," he muttered, as ha peered into the white face and strove in the fast- fathering twilight to discover the extent of the damage that had been done to his friend, Jem A'hton. They were on a waiting: tour through the South-^ extern Highlands of Scot- land. and, scorni to keep to the beaten track, had benn set upon, after a long day's tramp, by two men, relieved of their knay&ucks and the contents of their pockets, and left to their fate in thia wild, little frequented çlen, ex- posed to the full fury of an on-comin gstorm. A well-aimed blow had quickiiy stretched Lanky Jem," as hib friends called him. sense- less on the ground. leaving his more stalwart companion, Hal Chester, to deal single-handed with, their adversaries. There was a desperate ttisale before he was worsted, to which a black eye and the torn and dirty condition of his clothes bore elcqtient witness; bat the údds were too strong against him. the men made off with their booty, and Hal was left in a bruised and battered condition beside his fellow-victim. He fetched water in his cap from the moun- tain torrent ha.rd by, and. to his intense relief, Jem presently gave vent to a languid: "Stop that; you're draowning me. Then he sat up amd looked about hrIll in a dazed sort of fashion, till his eyes rested on Hal's face, when he went, off into a hearty guffaw, which relieved the other's mind from any further 1 anxiety-no half-dead man could laugh 1 ke that. "I expect they have spoilt my beauty for roe pro tem." he said good-humouredly. as he helped Jim to his feet. "If you feel equal to walking, old chap, we had better be pushuig on. for I don't altogether fancy a. night's lodg- ing on the cold ground in this plight." "Oh. yes; I'm fit. enough. But those rascals have made a clean sweep of it, and no mistake. They haven't even left me my Have yon any notion whereabouts "Not the slightest. It's about as desolate a spot as one ocold well find, that's all I know; but as we have not passed a single cottage since we turned off the road, the most sensible plan will be to go ahead until we can find shelter of some sort. Whew' how stinging cold it is," as a blast of wind game surging down the narrow pass, driving the rain and sleet full in their faces. They struggled on, Hal be- guiling the time with a vivid description of his vain attempt to defend tehir property. It was hard working pcking their way amongst the rough stones and bits of rocks, in the teeth of the gale; and when the glen widened, and they found themselves once mors in the open country, it was not much better, exposed as they were to the full fury of the wind. It was quite dark by now. Between the showers the masses of swiftly drifting clouds; but it was 1. moon not worthy of the name, looking out 'eluctantly from its cloudy shield, and shed- ling little or no light on the surrounding land- scape. Jem Ashton pulled up short with a »pasmod;c gasp. I can't hold out much longer, Hal. The crack that fellow gave me mUst. have damaged my head mors thanl thought. Thrp seems to be a building o fsome sort over there to the left. If you don't mind stopping a bit. I'll just get my wind before we go further." A shadowy gleam of moonlight showed Hal what seemed like a roughly-built chapel some yards ahead. Putting his arm through Jem's, he half led, half dragged hi mto the building, and left him le1..ninsr against a broken-down gate, whilst he felt his way round in search of a spot that might perchance afford them some slight shelter from the biting wind. Presently he came to a floor, and fee'ing cautiously along, found, to his joy, that it was ajar. Jem," he called, as he made his way back to his companion. it's no good trying to push on further to-night. By good iuck ome- body has been careless over the fastening of thi.s dor, and it has blown open. Let's taks refuge till daylight, at all events." The other willingly agreeing, they groped their way in. and. wearied out with battling against the elements, dropped exhausted Oil the nearest bench. We mut get on with the first gleam of daylight." Jem panJ, or we ■shall pay for this rest with a sharp touch of rheumatic fever." "Right you are. We will make a move aa soon as you have a leg to stand on. If only th0<; rasc¡.Jly beggars had lpft onr flasl{5, there would have hn a chance of getting some warmth into one; but, as it is, one can only long for the un:1ttainabic." "Wonder if there is a, cottage anywhere near." "Bound to coma to some before long. This seems to be a chapel from what I could sea from the uiitside. It would he no good a par- son preaching unless he had a flock to listen to him; and flocks must have some kind of a shanty over their heads." ''They go awful long distances sometimes to their precious 1,irk., though." "You're :1. nice Job's comforter." Then silence fell upon them a they sat hud- dled together for warmth in a corner of he bench- The wind had dropped, but the rain etill beat pitilessly against the windows, making them thankful for even the sorry comfort of the dismal chapel and hard bench. At length Jem said: "Do you hear a peculiar sound?" "Ye8, rain," came tho sleepy answer. Another long silence. Then Jem spoke aain. Its not rain. There is another noise, quite distinct; a sort of soft pattering." "Rats, mice," was the laconic reply. And a kind of moaning ¡¡oaud," persisted Jem, straining forward to listen more intently. Why, man alive. you're not afraid of ghosts, enraly, and .raising his voice, Hal called in a mockii'g tone: Pray don't be agitated on our account, ye unquiet spirits of the departed. We shall be thankful if you will deign to vieit us. and help wil away the weary hours." A rustling sound followed this speech. Hal, you haven't a match anywhere about you, I snppvse?" fa1t.ered Jem. My good fellow, our v¡arthy friends of th glen have left me absoultelv nothing hnt a half-sovereign which had kindly lodged itself in the lining of my pocket, and so escaped their notice." As he spoke something brushed past them Jem clutched his arm convulsively. "Didn't you feel a touch?" he whispered. "Can't say I did; but very likely you felt a hat." Bats don't walk upright. I felt something tread on my foot and touch my elbow as it hurried past." Hal began seriously to speculate as to whether the knock on the head had upset, his friend's mental equilibrium. "All fancy." he said, soothingly. "You are faint for want of food and just about dead beat. You wait here while I n-ake my way to the nearest cottage, get some food and bring it back to you. I really think it will be the best plan. You are not fit to walk another yard as you are, and we shall both catch our deaths of cold if we wait in this wretched hole till da wn. Jem felt ashamed to own that he strongly objected to keeping a lonely vigil in such a place, and had jtlst agreed to the plan, when once more the mysterious moaning was heard, and a wan ray of moonlight, shining through the window opposite, made a slowly widening patch ot dim. misty light.. Across this patch a. shadowy form was seen to flit, followed by another and another. Then the moon was over. shadowed, and all was shrouded in darkness. But Jem had seen enough. "I stop here. It's—uncanny," he groaned, hurrying his companion to the door, which he banged behind them with a clang that would have aroused the Seven Sleepers themselves. "Poor chap, that Mow must certainly have upset him. I always did say he outgrew his strength, and could not stand much." thought Hal compassionately for he had been stooping to fasten his boot when the moon shone forth for that moment, so had not observed the vision which had been the climax to his friend's ideas of unearthly visitants. "Feel better after the rest. he remarked cheerily, as they t^dgedalong "Rest! In that place? have always laughed at the bare idea of sri™*5* „ "Yon take pretty kindly to_the Scotchman's favourite beverage, pf t 111 a n "Oh, shut up; you know what I rneai But aftw to-night's experience 111 He paused. "Well3" I'll be hanged if I know what to think. P1:aw! You're as nervous as a, schoolgirl. If yon had seen anything, now. it would nave been different; but to get in a blue funk be. cause an owl screeches and rats scamper about, But I did see something." Oh, he's going off it!" thought Hal. By all the powers, that's surely a lantern I see mov- ing in the distance," he added aloud. Hullo, there!" Hullo!" came an answering shout, and the light moved quickly towards htem. It proved to be a man who had been putting up his horse after a late jannt to the nearest town, and on hearing of their plight he willingly consented to pilot them to an inn a little further down theroad. The next morning Hal was greatly delighted to find his companion suffering from nothing worse than a bad cold. I say. old fellow. I have found out aU about your ghosts," he exclaimed la.ter on in the day, spreading his nnmbed hands to the fire, besids which he had persuaded Jem to remain. I went to have a- look at that chapel just now, and when the man who took me opened the door we found some deer trotting about. They had evidently taken refuge from the storm last night; yoU shut them in. and there they were waiting to get out, poor beasts."

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MR. KE>>ARD\S APPOINT MOT. DISCUSSION AT A CORPORA- TION COMMITTER. DECISION TO HE ADVERTISE THE OFFICE. MR. KENNARD AND LADY SWIMMER&. A special meeting of the Cardiff Property and Markets Committee was held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Monday to re-consider the recent appointment of Mr. and Mrs. Kennard as manager and manageress of the municipal baths. The position is worth £2 10s. a week, rising to £3, and carries a residence, coal, light, and gas. The committee had recom- mended the council to approve of the selec- tion. but the council, after reviewing the cir- cumstances, referred the matter back for fur- ther consideraf ion. At the committee meeting Mr. Wm. Evans in the chair, those present including Alderman R Cory, Messrs. Henry White, F. A. Fox, Samuel Mildon. J. Chappeil, C. H. Bird, r. J. Veall. Lewis Morgan, W. S. Grossman, and W. H. Tucker. At the outset Mr. Fox repeated a request made at the council meeting on Monday that the town-clerk give his ruling that Mr. Ken- nard was ineligible, as the advertissment spe- cifically stipulated not more than three chil- dren, whilst Mr. Kennard had eight, of whom five have grown Up. and three remain at home. Several members said that certain of the chil- dren were married or had 12ft Cardiff, and thus Mr. Konnard came within the limits of' the advertisement, which said three children only should be there, as the accommodation was not sufficient for more. The Town-clerk said that, according to the advertisement, Mr. and Mrs. Kennard were not eligible. The Mayor pointed out that the effect of the limitation in the advertisement might have prevented good people from applying, and so, as a. matter of justice, he suggested the position be re-advertised. Mr. Lewis Morgan then proposed, and Mr. F, A. Fox seconded, a resolution disqualifying Mr. and Mrs. Kennard under the terms of the advertisement. The mayor and Mr. Henry White voted with the proposer ar.d seconrler for this resolution, which was lost by two votes—four to six. Mr. Veall thought they should now hear what objections were raised against the appointment of Mr. Kennard, and so proceed with the inquiry into the charges made at the council. Mr. Mildon endorsed this view in the interests of all concerned. Up till now he did not agree that the selection was not justified. Alderman Colt and Mr. Chappeil agreed. while the latter challenged those who had made charges to substantiate their assertions. After lengthened and heated discussion, Mr. Fox called for the presence of the borough treasurer (Mr. Creenhill) and Mr. Woods, one of the clerks in his office. Mr. Kennard, who was in waiting. was also sent for, and heard questions addressed to Mr. Greenhill and Mr. Woodg relative to a bill for a suit of lemon-doll or "duck" clothes, for which the corporation had been charged three guineas, which sum had been struck out of the bill of Messrs. Colle, tailors, because, it was said, no authority had been given to Mr. Kennard to get the suit a5 an official of the corporation. Mr. Kennard'; explanation was that a mis- take had been made by the tailors, inasmuch as he had ordered the clothes in his private capacity, though h? admitted using them at the baths now and thn. Mr, Wood3 said that, instructed by th-e borough treasurer, he went to Mr. Colle. who told him Mr. Kennad had explained to him that it was included in the account, and that if it was not paid by the corporation he (Ken- nard) would himself pay. Mr. Kennard denied having sa.id any such thing, and he pointed out the transaction was three years old. He explained that it was a private order to the borough treasurer, and since then he had heard nothing more abont the matter. Two members of Messrs. Colle's firm attended to make statements a.t the committee's request. One said that Mr. Wood's statement was sub- stantially correct, and later produced his book, in which he showed that the suit was ordered by Mr. Kennard and made charge- able to the corporation. The Chairman remarked that the committee had rejected the first bill. but marked it for payment after the borough treasurer had cut out the item. His recollection of the case was tha.t there was no inquiry at the time. Mr. Kennard was under examination by Mr. White, when Alderman Cory interposed and said, "When I order n, suit I never ask my tailor what he will charge." (Laughter.) White: We are not all millionaires, Mr. Cory. (Laughter.) Mr Mildon oould not sec much to find fault with in what had been disclosed, and Alder- man Cory remarked that there was not a shred of suspicion. The question was further discussed, but no resolution was submitted. Mr. Lewis Morgan then suggested that the resolution be now put appointing the Dennells upon the ground that Mr. and Mrs. Kennard were disqualifisd. Mr. Bird. moved an amendment to re-adver- tise on amended terms. Alderman Cory seconded, and the amend- melt re-advertise was carried, six being for and three against-Messrs. Fox, White, and Lewis Morgan. In diacnasing the amended terms, Mr. Cross-1 man said they now should stipulate that there should be no children, while Mr. Bird was in favour of adding he words "living at home." Mr. Fox said that. whatever the upshot might be. he did not wish to limit the selection to candidates with no Alderman Cory agreed with Mr. Fox upon the score that children in the baths might < be very helpful. Opinions were freely expressed on either side, and in the end Mr. Bird's proposition that the obilùren be not more than thr£e-- living at home-was rejected, four yoting for and six against. Mr. Chappeil held that Mr. Kennard should be exonerated or if thonght guilty at once discharged. They never heard of these charges until the appointment was made. Mr. Tucker pointed out that they had not dealt yet with the matters referred to them by the council. Mr. Mildon: We have held an inquiry, for which we have 110 answer whatever. The Town-clerk, on being appealed to. thought they should express their feeling one way or the other, and Mr. Veall felt they ought to pass a resolution exonerating Mr. Kennard. In answer to questions as to possible sub- jects for further inquiry. Mr. Henry White said that. in addition to the letters he read at the council meeting, and published in the press, from Miss Mohoney, ticket-collector, and Miss Hennessey, ladies' attendant at. the baths, and Mr. William Johnstone, he has two further communications. A gentleman of good «oc.:al standing had since come to him a.nd mads a statement on behalf of two of his sisters. He (Mr White), for his own protec- tion, could not receive such statements unless it was reduced to writing and signed, and sub- sequently those conditions were complied with. One young lady wrote"I have been a frequent visitor at the ladies' swimming baths, and, on account of Mr. Kennard's very un- pleasant comments and his unpleasant familiarity, I have given ap swimming except in his absenee" The other youug lady made this indictment:—"Ever since the opening of the new baths I have been a regular visitor to the ladies' swimming bath. In common with many ladies, I have to find fault with Mr. Kennard's remarks about swimming, which are so objectionable and in such bad taste that I have made a point of not going when he is on duty, and unless he is away I don't care about going into the water." Mr. Kennard, who had had a lengthy respite outside, was called in again. He was first confronted with Miss Mohoney's epistle, and gave denial to its leading statements. Miss Mohoney and himself had never had an un- pleasant word. He had always treated her and she him with the greatest possible respect. Wban he taw Miss Mahoney's letter in the press he was "dumbfoundered." So far as Miss Hennessey was concerned, Mr. Kennard said again there had been no unpleasantness between him and that lady. She knew he was applying for promotion, and he told her he thought he would get the post. as he was the only official applying appointed by the cor- poration. Coming to Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Kennard said that individual met him with a lady on his arm, and expressed the hope that if he (Kennard) was appointed he would expect him. as manager, to give him (Johnstone) some free baths. (A lawh.) He (Kennard) replied. "I am not there yet; the competition ie very severe." Mr. Kennard went on to say that he had ha,d no sort of difficulty I with the Turkish baths man. and he also con- travened Mr. Johnstone's statement as to breaking down an alleged Roman Catholic ring" at the baths. He denied solemnly the words attributed to him, and assured the com- mittee that th& best man he had was a Roman Catholic. Questioned as to his relations with the lady frequenters at the baths, Mr. Kennard repre- sented them as being on a most cordial footing, and the two ladies whose letters had been read 0' he reckoned to be his personal friends. Mr. Bird said that many ladies who patronised the baths had gone out of their way to give a good character to Mr. Kennard. The Chairman: I have ireard members of the corporation say something as to their daughters going to the baths and not allow- ing them to go there again. I have heard a sta-f-eriicnt, further, as to an official of the corporation whose daughters did attend and will not attend again. Mr. Lewis Morgan: For the reason that has been given ? The Chairman: Yes. Finally, on the motion of Mr. Morgan, the inquiry was adjourned for a week. Those who have Biade allegations were invited to attend, and it was resolved that no further charges be inquired into unless evidence is personally tendered.

WITH THE WELSHMEN. [FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] CAMP, Monday Night. Wales is herself again, or, rather, her Irons who are representing her at Bisley this year. For the past few days fortune has not smiled upon th?m. "Mags" and "outers" have been their lot, when "inners" and "bulls" should have been their fortune. To-day quite a diffe- rent tale has to be recorded. One after the other of the tried shots have upheld their repu- tations until to-night they can claim to have placed the Alexandra to their credit, to have secured a probable winner for t.he Aseociation Cup, and several winners for minor, but none the less remunerative, prizes. This sncces-s was, not, however, foreshadowed by the doings of the men. Earlier in the day. with one or two exceptions, the men signally failed to do them- selves justice. In the Martin's compaction, for example. Colour-sergeant Hopkin Jones, with 32, was the highest scorer, whilst Private Davies, of Abergavenny, and Private T. Lewis, of Cardi- gan. with 31. were the only others to do any- thing noteworthy. It was hoped that a general improvement would be made in the next competition, the Alexandra, and such hope was ultimately verified, but not until many of the men upon whom tha camp depended had come to grief. Those sound shote, Colour-sergeant W. T. Davies and Sergeant Tucker Williams, returned cards after the first stage at 500 yards cf 26 and 28 respectively. In each case they were credited by th-o marker with a miss. It is scarcely necessary to say that both the k-old medallist and the Swansea man were confident that the misses existed only in the mind of the marker, and that a closer inspection of the tar- get would have rectified the error. Tucker's belief was that his shot went through the spotting disc. I said to the man who was shooting next to me, 'Another bull,' but my challenge was no good." Colour- sergeant Davies also challenged without effect. In his case quite a gale of wind was blowing, and it may bo that the bullet was carried elsewhere. A little later he put on 34 in what is known as the Pixley Competition, a fact, which caused him intense satisfaction. "Man," he said, "I was beginning to think I could not shoot at all." He then went down to the 600 yards range of the Alex- andra and put on 32, and immediately after- wards 34 in the Stewards' Competition, which, with 3<1 in the "Golden Penny," 500 yards kneel- ing, and 34 in the Premier, 600 yards, retrieved all his previous misfortunes, and put him well in the prixe-list. About the same ti-cao Private Shannon was making a bold bid for victory in the Association Cup. Shannon is such a popular man that his success was generally acclaimed. The competition does not conclude I until the end of the meeting, but with 34 at 200 yards and a highest possible at 600 yards- with 69 out of a possible 70—he will be sure to ccrne very near capturing the prize. It is some- what unfortunate that he should have had this inner at the sixth shot, but, as far as can be ascertained, no higher score has yet been registered. The event of the day, however, was the magni- ficent shooting of Private T. Hopkin, of Bride'- end. "Tommy," as he is familiarly called, comes of an old shooting family, his father, Sergeant John Hopkins, and his brother, W. Hopkins, being well known prize- winners at Wimbledon and Port Talbot. He is a sturdy little Welsh stonemason, 36 years of age. For years past he has been a promi- nent figure in Welsh shooting circles, and since 1584 has occunied no small position both at Wimbledon and Bisley. Until to-day, how- ever, he had not succeeded in bringing baclt any great prize to the Principality. On four occasions he has been in the last stage of the Queen's, and last year he was only three points behind the winner of the St. George'a, whilst he has two silver jewels to his credit. This year he brings the Alexandra to Wales for the first time with a score which has never before been equalised. For the last throe yeara scores of 69 have taken it. In 1896 a score of 65 was sufficient, but "Tommy" went one better than the best, and with a highest r ttpssible at both ranges—500 and 600 yards— (Aptured the honour and the £ 30 which 't (Juries. In his case the honour is the greater, jb for years past he, living at St. Bride's Major, has had to cover a journey of twelve miles to gat in his practice, a walk of six miles to the butts and the same distance back. Enthusiasm such as this deserves to be rewarded. It was not, however, without a struggle that he succeeded. During the first stage, after placing three bulls to his credit, the marker returned a miss for the fourth. Hopkins promptly challenged, and was awarded with a bull. Similarly, in the second and final stage the target maintained a pa. n- fut appearance of inanition after his fifth shot. As every other shot had found the centre another challenge was made. By this time a crowd of spectators had assembled round the marksman, and the success was generously acknowledged. When afterwards he registered two other balls and scored a highest possible enthusiastic checTs greeted his perforince. He had still to have the pull of his rifle tested. This was, however, successfully achieved, and his comrades then bore Irm triumphantly to the Welsh camp, where he was right royally feted. The other shota in the competition call for little comment. To-morrow the first stage of the Queen's Prize is entered upon, and, fortified by their success of to-day, the hopes of the Welshmen are again high. The men are in the best of spirits, and confident of doing them- selves justice in the great event of the year. The following are prize-winners in the Martin's Cup competition:- Pts. Ool.-sgt. Hopkin Jonea, 2nd Welsh, £ 3 16a. 8d. 52 Lee.-sgt. J. Davis, 4th S.W.B., £ 2 :,1 Col.-3gt. T. Lewis, 1st Welsh, £2 31 A.-sgt. D. Jones, 2nd S.W.B., £ 2 30 Col.-sgt. J. Ball, 3rd Welsh, 14s. 5d 29 Sgt. J. T. Williams. 3rd Glamorgan, 14s. 5d. 29 The Martin Tyros. Lieut. J. L. Williams, 1st Welsh. £1 27 The following are local scores below tho prize list in the Martin's Cup: — Pts. Colour-sergeant Ball, 3rd Welsh 29 Sergeant Williams, 3rd Glamorgan 'Si; Private Mather, 3rd Welsh 291 Private Berry, 3rd Welsh 28! Private T. Hopkins, 2nd Welsh 28 Private T. Davies, 5th S.WIB 27] Lieutenant Williams, 1st Welsh 27 Major Bell. 3rd Welsh 27 Sergeant Gwatkin, 3rd Welsh 26 Private J. Davis, 1st Welsh 26 Private James, 2nd Welsh 261 Lance-corporal Lewis, 2nd Welsh 26 Cyclist Pullen, 1st Welsh 'M' Colour-sergeant Thomas, 1st Welsh 261 Corpora) Howell, 2nd Welsh 25! Private W. Davies, 2nd Welsh 25] Sergeant Starker, 3rd W^elsh '& Sergeant Price, 3rd Welsh 24' Staff-sergeant Lane, 2nd Welsh 24 Corporal Andrews, 1st Welsh Z41 Sergeant J. Thomas, 2nd Welsh Private Waters, 3rd Glamorgan 231 Lance-corp. Swainson, 1st. S.W.B. 23 Sergeant Phillips 3rd Welsh 23 Private G. L. Jones, 2nd Welsh 23 Corporal Howell, 2nd Welsh 23 Corporal Wilmot. 3rd Welsh :J Private T. Jones, 2nd Welsh 22 Private Hall, 2nd Welih 22 Private Wilde, 2nd Welsh 22 Colour-sergeant W. T. Davies, 1st Welsh 22 Private Garland. 2nd S.W.B. 22 Private Hughes, 3rd Glamorgan 22 Private Roberts, 3rd Glamorgan 21 Private Shannon, 3rd We)sh 21 Sergeant Milner, 2nd S,W.B, 21 Lieutenant J. J. Thomas. 3rd Welsh 21 Private Phillips, 2nd Welsh 20 Sergeant Pcnnell, 2nd Welsh 20 Private David. 2nd Welsh 19 Corporal J. Thomas, 2nd Welsii 15 To-day's scores will be found on Page 3.

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CHINA S LIFE-LONG FRIEND Sir Robert Hart was the eldest son of Henry Hart, Portadown, County Armagh, and was educated at the Wesleyan Schools at Taunton and at Queen's College, Bel- fast. He married in 1886 Hester, daugh- ter of Alexander Bredon, of Portadown, by whom he had three children. A brother- in-law was his chief assistant in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Ser- vice. He was made C.M.G. in 1880 K.C.M.G. in 1882, G.C.M.G. in 1889, and a baronet in 1893. Besides these marks of distinction, he received several foreign orders and university degrees, and served on the Oriental Commissions of many exhi- bitions. A certain mystery still sur- rounds the circumstances under which Sir Robert Hart was made Minister to Peking and resigned the important post imme- diately afterwards. What alone is sure is that he was gazetted to the Legation after the death of Sir Harry Parke.3, on May 2, 18&5, and sent in his resignation on August 26 of the same year. His first appointment, received when he was nine- teen years of age. was that of supernume- rary, or student. interpreter in China, where he was employed in the Vice-Consul- ate at Xing-po. and lie had been for some time Acting First ;ssr«:nnv at Canton, before he became connected with the Cus- SIR ROBERT HART, G.C.M.G. I toms as Deputy-Inspector of that port. Of his work after he became Inspector-Gene- ral of the Customs Service for the whole Empire the unique quality of his career was that, a!one in history of all the Europeans who had served the Emperor of China, he retained the entire confidence of his Celestial master for a long period of time. He was 63 years of age, and for 48 of them he had dwelt and held office in China. The Inspector-General of Impe- rial Maritime Customs—the "I.-G. as he was always calledbegan to organise the splendid service which he commanded in 18-59, and it lately included some 900 foreigners of all nationalities and some 3,000 to 4.000 natives. The Inspector- General was a self-centred, unassuming man. of gracious manners and manifest strength of will iron-grey of hair and beard, and spare of figure, in general ap- pearance not unlike a well-known London clergyman, Canon Barnett, of Toynbee- liall. Save that he had been induced the last two years, for his health's sake, to spend part of the summer on the northern coast of Peitaiho, he hardly ever stirred outside the walk of his compound. Occa- sionally he was summoned to the Tsung-IL- Yamen, and then only was he forced to take to his chair. He found that his work absorbed all his time and he even had to give up his evening ride. Every year he threatened to retire and enjoy at home what would have been, indeed, a well- earned rest, but. every year saw him still at his post, and the threat was looked upon as Sir Robert's little joke. "One has heard the charge" (says Mr. H. Lawson in the "Dailv Telegraph" article from which we quote), "that Sir Robert bad, in the course of time, become more Chinese than the Chinese. It is forgotten by the car- pers that he was a Chinese and not an English official. In his general attitude of mind he was, perhaps. pro-Chinese. He believed that the future of China looked far brighter than was commonly imagined. The rulers of the land belonged to the past, the generations trained in contempt of Western knowledge and Western ideas, soaked through and through with the in- herited and acquired prejudices of the literati, and debauched by the system of Chinese administration. It would be diffe- rent, he thought, with the young men. They had come more in contact with foreigners many of them had travelled to Europe and lived among the 'barbarians'; they had a smattering of modern educa- tion; above all, they were sensible that something must be done, or else everything would be undone. The 'reformers' who precipitated the coup d'etat were too much in a hurry, and had failed to secure mili- tary support, but before long, with less violence, much of what thev had in view would be accomplished. It might have been asked whether, if this were really in prospect, the Great Powers would wait until the sands had run through a Chinese hour-glass, as the Chinese measure time. His answer was that China was likely to be kept in a permanent state of equili- brium bv the equivalent efforts of the various Powers of Europe to rend her asunder; that is to say, that her inert- ness would be her best preservative. It almost sounds like an old scholastic pro- blem to reason out how far this is a logical proposition. No man. according to Sir Robert, is worth anything in China who does not know something of Chinese. No people, he thought, were easier to deal with; no country easier to govern. Sir Robert Hart was a life-long friend of China, and to Sir Robert Hart China owed a heavy debt of gratitude."

IF THE S.P.C.F.P. OAME TO CARDIFF —WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. SEE "EVENING EXPRESS" SPECIAL TO-MORROW (WEDNESDAY). L

TEMPERANCE CONFERENCE AT PONTYPRIDD. A TEST QUESTION FOR CARDIFF NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. About 100 delegates of the Pontypridd and Rhondda, Valleys TemPerance Defence L#cagae met at Penuel Chapel. Pontypridd, on Monday. with the Rev. J. P. Hughes, vicar of Llan- trisant. in the clizir--The Rc". J. Tertius Phillips, United Kingdom Alliance, gavo a lengthy review of Lord Peel a report. Tonch- ing on temperance at Cardiff, he remarked that at the next municipal elections at Cardiff one item in the temperance programme would be that members of "the trade" nhonld be excluded from the watch committee.-Aiderman J. Jones-Griffiths (Penygraig) moved "That the conference believes that the recommendations contained in the report signed by Lord Peel, the chairman of the Royal Commis- sion on the Licensing Laws, Should form a practical basis of valuable legislation, which should be secured on these lines at the earliest possible opportunity."—The Rev. R. I Eaberts (Treorlcy) seconded. The Rev. T. Jones (Uanbradech) objected to the resolution on the ground that holders of lioences were not entitled to compensation. He moved that they approve of Lord Peel's report with the excertion of that part which approved of compensation. Considerable disenssion followed, and in the end Alderman Griffiths agreed, to insert the word's "on the whole" before "form a, practical bmis." This again did not please a number of the delegates, and the amendment was lost by 25 voitea to 39. Mr. H. Abraham (Porth) moved a resolution regretting that the Government had not passed the Children's Bill.—This was carried. Resolutions in favollr of the Monmouthshire Sunday Closing Bill and the amendment to t,he Welsh Sunday Ol^S Act Mr. Herbert Roberts) were also passed.

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BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES. As anticipated, the Gla.morgan-M.C.C, match ended in a draw. It was quite evident on Saturday morning that there would not be time to finish it unless something extraordinary happened. Still. it was well Worth declaring, as Mr. J. H. Brain did, for in the couple of hours that remained for play thers was just the bare possibility of getting the M.C.C. side out again. Stranger things than that have hap- pened at cricket. It would have been distinctly a feather in Glamorgan's cap could they have managed this, for following on their victory over the Surrey Seconds a defeat of so strong an M.C.C. team would have meant much in- deed. It would have encouraged their sup- porters for one thing, and, goodness knows, they need some encouragement, although I believe they are getting a little better. Still, they have peculiar ideas even now, as the fol- lowing letter will show. "Dear Afh'.ete.'—Seeing the wicket in the M.C.C.—Glamorgan match was playing so well, and the chance being TOO to 1 it would be a draw, I think (and I voice the opinion of hundreds who were iher?) that tha Glamorgan captain would have pleased the spectators bet- ter by letting IL Lows and n. Kooney continue batting. Everyone was saying, 'We might make a. record scorc n,1;n<,t the M.C.C.' and everyone looking on hoped to sze Love and Rooney make their 10;). Instead of that Mr. Brain declared, and the rest of the afternoon was devoted to watching Trasl,- block. This won't fetch the Cardiff people. I am of opinion that there would be no Glamorgan County without. Mr. Brain, but I put in this simply from a knowledge of Cardiff people that when their county are in they want to see the result of the batting.-I ain, Ac., V. RICHARDS." I suppose this explains the mild form of barracking that took place on the far side from the pavilion, and which caused Mr. J. H. Brain to cross ov-er and enter a protest. I can quite understand it is always pleasing to sea one's own side batting, but, then, that is not the only part of cricket. Mr. Brain does not trouble whether it is in batting or bowl- ing so long as Glamorgan wins the match, and, of course, it was with that idea that he declared. As I point out in my notes above, there was just a bare possibility of getting the M.C.C. aide on again, and I am sure that if my correspondent thinks for a moment he will admit that he would much rather have seen a deSnite result arrived at by the M.C.C. being got out for the second time than watch Glamorgan batting without any object other than to hit up a big individual score. Of course, my correspondent may contend that it was impossible for Glamorgan to win because the time was so short. In saying this, however, he does not take into consideration the gloriou-s uncertainties of the game. How- ever. what Mr. Brain did he, doubtless, did for the best, and his judgment is better than that of the crowd. By the way, I should like to point out that the attendance was the atcond largest that has been seen on the park-£30 being taken on the Saturday. The largest gate that the county has had was against the Surrey Seconds, when about E37 was taken on the second day. I have compiled a list of the batting and bowling averages for Glamorgan County. Up to <!ate they read as follows: — BATTING. -2 ? c .2 So £ a 62 S o tS = 525-2 2? y3 < 'f. IT. 'grain 5 1 88 185 46.25 R. Lowe 5 1 80 134 46.00 S V,we 4 2 22 51 z,J,5 H. E. lilorgan 3 0 54 75 25.03 Bancroft. 6 0 65 147 24.5 Creber 5 1 53 93 23.25 E. W. Jones. 3 0 30 65 21.66 Russel 4 0 47 79 19.75 W. H. Brain 5 0 16 56 11.2 P. F. Bash 3 0 5 5 1.66 The following players batted in less than three innings: — R. Rooney 2 1 54 84 84.0 A. Gibson 1 0 66 66 66.0 Dr. Cameron 2 1 33 46 46.0 8. H. Bigg's 1 0 35 35 35.0 J. P. Cadogan 1 0 30 30 30.0 1. Barrv 1 0 *24 24 24.0 D. Thisasn 1 0 10 1Q 10.0 P. HowelU 1 0 6 6 6.0 J. P. Geoghegan 1 0 0 0 0.0 Not o^t. BOWLING. O. M. R. W. Aver. Rowel 135.4 60 193 17 11.35 R. Lowe 27 3 84 6 14.0 Creber 201.4 47 576 27 21.33 8. Lowe 138.5 32 433 20 21.65 Nash 21 9 30 2 15.0 Bancroft 12 4 40 2 20.0 H. E. Morgan 1.2 0 8 1 8.0 P. F. Bush 0 16 1 16.0 R. Rooney 2 0 4 0 4.0 E. W. Jones 2 0 16 0 16.0 Dr. Cameron 3 0 17 0 17.0 I W. Morgan 3 0 16 0 16.0 J. H. Brain 1 0 5 0 5.0 S. H. Biggs 1 0 4 0 4.0 The following eleven has been chosen to repre- sent the Glamorgan League in their game with the Cardiff and District League on the Cardiff Arms Park on Wednesday, July 25:-Alf. Evans, captain (Treorky). Archie Davies (Abera- man). H. Wilk'ns (Ynysybwl). J. Williams, P. C. Keevil, and W. P. Jones (Aberaman), Rev. J. S. Longdotn (Aberdare). G. Childs (Ferndale), W. G. Thomas (Mountain Ash), J. Goodridge (YstTad). and F. Durham (Mountain Ash). The Cardiff and District eleven is as follows:—H. Thomas, W. Gibson, R. Jones, and C. Goff (Alpha). J. G. Polley (Roath Park Wesleyansl. Bryce Smith and E. Pearse (Y.M.C.A.), E. Trowbridge, T. Adams, and H. Hames (St. Mellon's), and R. Jones (Wood-strest). TTie two days' sports of the Cardiff Catholic Schools, which takes place at the Sophia Gar- dens on August 6 and 7, will be quite one of the most interesting meetings that has been held in the Welsh Metropolis for some time. The youngsterg are full of enthusiasm over the matter, and entries for the different events are rolling in splendidly. On Monday Dr. Buist, the hon. secretary-who, I believe, is the originator of the meeing-ordere.d the chal- lenge shield from a well-known Cardiff jewel- ler. The design is an excellent one. and the school wh;cli will have the honour of winning the shield should for the next twelve months be a, proud one. By the way, Dr. Buist received on Monday a handsome donation from Mr. Joseph Lawrence, the sheriff-elect, of London and the Unionist candidate for Cardiff, towards the prize fund. It is quite possible, too, that this gentleman will grace the proceedings with his presence. WELSH ATHLETE.

CARDIFF AND DISTRICT JUNIOR, LEAGUEL Division A. Matches played on July 14:- Riverside (48 runs) v Barry Villa (25 runs). Llandaff (50 runs) v. St. Paul's (45 runs). St. Fagan's Seconds (72 runs) v. Longcross (2C runs). St. Vincent'# (27 runs) v. Mount Tabor (20 runs). P. W. L. D. Pts. St. Fagan's Seconds 10 9 1 o 18 Llandaff 10 8 1 1 17 Riverside 8 6 1 1 W St. Vinoent's 10 6 4 0 12 St. Paul's 10 5 5 0 10 Barry Villa 10 4 6 0 8 Longcross 9 3 6 0 6 Mount Tabor 10 1 9 0 2 Cardiff Central. 9 0 9 0 0 DIVISION B. Matches played on July 14:- Barry Seconds (43 runs) v. Lynholme (32 runs). Sydenham beat St. Catherine's by 13 runs. Penvlan (47 runs) v. Tudor Works (33 runs). St. Dyfrig's (71 runs) v. St. Aubyn's (15 runs). P. W. L. D. Pts. I Barry Seconds 10 6 1 1 17 Sydenham 10 8 2 0 16 Lynholme 10 7 2 1 15 St. Dyfrig's 9 6 2 1 13 St. Catherine's 10 4 4 2 10 Penylan 10 4 5 1 9 Tudor Works 10 2 7 1 5 St. Aubyn's 10 1 8 1 3 Pengrwern 9 0 9 0 0

LAWN TENNIS. ABERDARE V. DOWLAIH. The above match was played at Aberdare. and resulted in a win for the home team -liv 3 events to 0. 16 seta to 2, 103 games to 48. The following were the iicorcs:- DOUBLES. J. J. E. Thomas a.nd A. S. Cameron (A) beat. Williams and Morgan (D)-6-2. 6-3. J. J. E. Thomas and A. S. Cameron (A) beat Woodman and Rees ID)—5-7. 6-1. 6-4. W. T. Phillins and J. M. GrLHh (A) beat Wood- man and Rees (D)-7.5,6-4. W. T. Phillips and J. M. Griffith (A) beat Wil- lip,tm and Morga, n(DH.2. 6-3. SINGLES. J. J. E. Thomas (A) beat, Rees (D)—6-3, 6-0. A. S. Cameron (A) beat Morgan CD)—62. 6-5. W. T. Phillips (A) beat Williams (D)—6-0, 6-1. J. M. Griffith (A) beat Woodman (D;—1-6, 6-0, &-2.

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TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING TO-MORROW. PRosrEcxs OF A XitTGE SUCCEISS. The committee of the above show met at the Sophia Gardens on Monday evening, and the statements and returns made show that every. thin? points to a huge success for this, tha twelfth, annual exh'bition to-morrow and on Thursday. Not only are the entries far be- yond those of previous years, but the largest and be3t known growers in the country will bo represented. The weather, too, seems to be quite settled. The programme of music sub- mitted to the committee by Mr. Joel Englefield, bandmaster of her Majesty's let Life Guards, comprises the choicest selection of overtures and characteristic pieces of aueh composers as Rossini, Balfe, and Hiydn, and the more modern compositions of Sullivan, I itllien, God- frey, Winterbottom, &c. This band was selected to accompany her Majesty during her recent visit to Ireland. The grounds will be illuminated by thousands of prismatic lights on a scale surpassing anything previously attempted in Cardiff. The committee have entered into an arrangement with Messrs. James Pain and Sons, the celebrated pyrotech- nists. of London, to give a grand patriotic dis- play of fireworks on Thursday evening, com- prising lifelike fire portraits of Lord Robert, Baden-Powell, &c., the handy man with quick-firing gun, a grand device of the badges of our Colonial Empire, the mimosa tree of South Africa, and the finest display of aerial work ever given in Cardiff. The show to- morrow (Wednesday) will be opened at one o'clock by the Mayor of Cardiff (Mr. S. A. Brain).

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FOREIGN ARRIVALS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Thiriby left Bilbao for Middlesborough 13th. Roxby left Nyborg for the Tyne 13th. Daleby left Philadelphia fcr Copenhagen 13th. Ashby left Rochefort for Bilbao 14tli. Dordognc left Oporto for Cardiff 14th. Olivier left Bordeaux for Cardiff 14th. Chittagong arrived Mogi 10th. Groldoliffe arrived Barry 15th. Westergate arrived Barry 16th. Hart arrived Penarth 14th. Raloo arrived Rouen 15th. Inver arrived Rouen 15th. Rochefort arrived Caen 15th. Argus left St. S,-rvrri for Cardiff 16th. Eureka arrived Bilbao 14th. Stakesby left Huelva for Dublin 14th. Euterpe arrived Ghent 16th. Camrose arrived Marseilles 1:;Ih. Deweland arrived Marseilles 15th. Free Lance arrived Hamburg 15th. Thordisa arrived Rotterdam 13th. Thos. Turnbull left Gibraltar for New York 14t.h. Dowlaia arrived Bilbao 16th. Merthyr arrived Briton Ferry 14th. Tredegar arrived Newport 15th. Pontypridd arrived Penarth 16th. Demetian left Pomaron for Stettin 14th.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. [Lloyd's Telegrams.] Monday. Carrie Harv-sy. Teignmouth telegraphs: Schooner Carrie Harvey. Newcastle for Teignmouth, coal, towing into harbour yes- terday, grounded on bar; remains. Mystic. Donaghadee telegrapha: Steamer Mystic, Liverpool to Londonderry, 3tranded Copeland Island yesterday; floated, pro- ceeded; damage unknown. Tanpo.—Hokitika (N.Z.) telegraphs: Steamer Taupo broke from wharf at Greymouth; atranded breakwater; expected total wreck. Volunteer.—Cloiighe.y telegraphs: .Schooner Volunteer. Preston to Warrenpoint, coal, put into Portavogie Saturday leaky. Eroll, steamer, before reported beached in Elbe after collision, lias arrived Hamburg. Fortuna. American schooner (not Norwegian steamer, as before reported), stranded Chesapeake Bay, afterwards floated and arrived at Baltimore. Glenearn. Glasgow te.egrapns: Steamer Glenearn, ashore Danagoil Bay, was floated aft on Saturday night; now busy patching damages forward; hope dry dock Greenock on Wednesday. Solfond.—Malta telegraphs: Steamer Solfond, previously reported, has proceeded. Ena Rocias. Spanish steamer, docked at Cardiff for survey, having been aground. Camneador. Almeria telegraphs: British stca-mer Campeador, Antwerp for Cartha- gena, general cargo, stranded Guardias Viegas last night; declined assistance. Colstrup.—South Shielda telegraphs: Fire broke f. out in fore and aft bunkers of steamer Colstrup, of Newcastle; damage slight. i

LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. THE GRAND THEATRE, CARDIFF. The reception given to the drama of "Queen's Evidence" at the Grand on Monday night did not fall short of popular expectation. The company is strong and talented. The leading features of the dTama are laid upon domestic lines typical of English life. and the impres- sion produced was altogether so favourable as to augur well for the rest of the week.

THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. Minnie Palmer is the great attraction at the Cardiff Empire this week. The hold that an artiste of "class" has upon an audience i exemplified remarkably in her case, and the audience on Monday evening applauded her to tho echo. The turn that siis is giving is with Messrs. F. Jerrard and H. Townley in a short sketch, "Rose Pom-Pom"-a pathetic little story with a few bright touches of comedy- in which she acted, sang, and danced with charming grace. The Two Bestons give an interesting turn, in which they are aided by a good performing dog and a couple of oats, The Herald Comedy Quartette go through an amusing lot of singing, dancing, and patter. Fred Poplar, who was encored, gave a capital turn, tho beet item of which was a burlesque on the old "Swanee River" song. Maxford and O'Neil rattle off a funny lot of patter, and wind up with a medley song, which took well with the audience. Miss Amy Allnutt introduced an effective change in her character songs lty enlisting the aid of a lassie placed in the gallery, who sang the refrain of her song. This was warmly re-demanded. Kitty Wager, who contributes a couple of taking songs, and R. H. Douglas, whose parody on a temperance lecture is excruciatingly funny, are other good numbers on a programme that is well rounded off with the Bros. Luck, who arc responsible for a rattling knockabout farce, entitled "The Hermit." NEWPORT. The Karno Troupe secure an easy "first" in their inimitable exposition of speechless comedy at the Newport Empire. So we!! thought-out and so happily executed are their dumb actions that the audience, in sheerest sympathy, have also to be speechless-through the prevalence of laughter. Mr. George Lasll- wood has a refreshing choice of eongs that "take" with all shades of opinion. There is a. piquant variety throughout the programme, the other turns being:—The Sisters Paris, duet- tists; G. B. Snyder and Harry Buckley, quaint comediana; Harry Watson, vocalist; Miss Bella Lloyd, songstress and danseuse; Swan and Stanley, specialists in face bewitchery, and Miss Dolly Ravens berg, a really brilliant song- stress.

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