Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh

WHO'S WHO-AND WHY A FAMOUS ENTOMOLOGIST. There is. no finer collection of blitterflies and moths in the world than that which Lord Walsingham is giving to the British Museum next year, together with his other wonderful natural history collections. Lord Walsingham is one of the foremost entomolo- gists of the day, and has personally secured morA than 20,000 of the specimens in his cases. His lordship, who was married Jfoi the second time last year, lives, at, Merton Hall, in Norfolk, where his collections are at present housed. Merton is the place where the poor little Babes in the Wood came tc their tragic end. They are supposed to haye been the children of Sir Roger de Grey,1 whose mother, Isobel Maynard, was the owner of Merton. The Babes' parlour is still to be seen in the house, and the Babes' ghosts, 'tis said, are occasionally met in the wood, walking hand in hand. Among other claims to distinction possessed by Lord Wal- singham, who is in his sixty-sixth year, is that of being one of the finest shots in the Kingdom. A PEERAGE ROMANCE. 1 Half a million is said to have been the price obtained by the Earl of Egmont for the historic estate of Cowdray, in-"Sussex, Which he' has sold to Sir "Weetman JPearson. Times are changed indeed for the Earl of Egmont, He succeeded his cousin in the Earldom in 1897, but before that time he had had more blows than caresses from fortune. Amongst other experiences -he was at one time keeper of the Chelsea Town Hall at a weekly wage. He was also once a fireman, and not long ago paid a visit to the Fire Brigade station in London where he had worked not so very many years ago. The Earl of Egmont was born in 1856. The family name is Perceval, and the present holder of the title is in the line, though not a descendent of the Spencer Perceval who was assassinated in the Lobby of the House of Commons in 1812, during his term of office as Prime Minister. A CLERGYMAN PEER. "I have worked fer nearly fifty years," said the Rev. Lord Blythswood recently, "and have never put a foot in It train on the Lord's Day, neither have I used a public con- veyance." There are few people, whether clergymen, peers, or commoners, who can 9 1 make such a remarkable statement as that, nowadays. Lord Blythswood added that it might be that his conscientious feeling with, regard to this matter. had prevented him jl from preaching in many places, but he could, not help that; he had had to drag himself along with the bag that contained his gown. His lordship also said that he never wrote a. letter on Saturday night that might be delivered on' Sunday. Lord Blythswood is one of the small number of clergyman-peers. Born in 1839, he was educated at Cambridge, and afterwards held curacies at .Nuneaton and Gateshead. He was -next appointed Vicar of Nonington, in, Kent, and went from there to Derby as Vicar of All Saints. For seven years he was Rector of All Souls, St. Marylebone, and spent twelve in Glasgow 'as Rector of St. Silas. He succeeded his brother, last year. • I > AN APPROPRIATE TEXT: Dr. Cameron Lees, the famous minister, of St. Giles, Edinburgh, who preached his fare-. well sermon the other day, has told in his book on St. Giles' that long before he became: the mipister there he was appointed to .preach frpm the cathedral pulpit, before His Grace the "Lord "High 'Commissioner. He took as his text, "How dreadful is this place." The Lord High, Commissioner said after- wards that he was 110 judge of sermons, but that the text was singularly appropriate to the place! The condition of the cathedral at the time was not at all creditable to Edin- burgh, and Dr. Lees has been largely instru- mental in restoring. it to its former beauty. Dr. Lees was called to St. Giles' in 1877 from Paisley, where he had been ministering for fifteeriyears. Before that he had uphill work. He began his ministerial life as a Roval Bounty missionary with a salary of £ 40 a year, and he had to Walk from the mission station to the church, a nice little stretch of c more than twenty miles. From there he went to a Highland parish, where he had to con- duct services in Gaelic and English. The Gaelic service was first, and on one stormy day he had a congregation of one. He sug- gested to the congregation that it should wait for the English servcie, but the congre- gation declined,' remarking, "The promise is this: Where two or three are gathered in My name, and where the two or .three will be, there, too, will be the blessing; and I am one and you are two—and we will just go on with the service." MEMBER FOR CORK. Mr. Maurice Healy has returned to the House of Commons, but the Irish Nationalist Party refuses to hold out to him the right hand of fellowship; in fact, they say defi- nitely, "We decline to admit Mr. Maurice Healy to membership of this party." Upon which Mr. Healy remarks that, he is not at all surprised; he fancies it will do them no good; and, at any rate, he is sure it will do him no harm. So that the new member for Cork is apparently not going to let the matter disturb him. Mr. Healy had fifteen years' experience as a member of Parliament before 1900. He is a younger brother pf the famous Tim, and though he has not Tim's clever tongue he has a gift of humour. By profession he is a solicitor. TIPPING A DUKE. The Duke of Norfolk has been prominently before the public lately, first in connection with the sale of the Holbein picture, and then by his gift ofa, park to Sheffield, where lie owns a great deal of property. His Grace of Norfolk is the premier peer of the realm, and is Earl Marshal, Hereditary Marshal and Chief Butler of England. He has held all these titles for nearly half a century, for it was in 1860 that he succeeded his father. He was then a lad of twelve, and there were plenty who sought to curry favour with him by reminding him oflIis great position. To one of these he said with much dignity: HI am not your grace,' I am not "my lord/ and I am not a fool, but I .im 'the boy/" Dukes do not all trouble to "dress the part," and the Duke of Norfolk is so modest and un- assuming that he has" been frequently mis- taken, for one of his own gardeners. An old lady in the Strand, for whom he had kindly called a cab, made an even worse mistake. She slipped some coppers into his hand, and remarked: "There you are; ray man; get yourself a glass of beer .7 A MUSICAL HUMORIST. Though not much of Herr Max Regen's music had been heard in London until his present visit, the composer was recognised years, ago in Germany as one of the most re- markable composers of his time, though he is only thirty-six years of age. His music is not of a Elld. likely to be popular with the multitude. It is so full' of strange harmonies, striking polyphonic effects, and key-changes that it can be appreciated only by a highly sophisticated ear. Somebody has said of his compositions that they are usually in every key but that in which they are ostensibly written. He is a humorist, and has a hit at hostile critics in a violin and piano sbnata of his, in which he has worked two themes, the notes of which, in German nomenclature. spell "Scbafe" (sheep) and," Affe" (monkey). It is a harmless sort of ioke.

A sensational robbery was committed in broad daylight in a Dublin post-office. A small boy, who managed to get behind the counter, escaped with a cardboard box, containing about thirty sovereigns, Ij.nd a, quantity of silver. He was chased by the police, but was not caught. The Kaiser has decided to confer the Cross of the Order of the Prussian Crown on Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in recognition of his services in connection with the exhibition of contemporary German art recently held in the museum.

DRESS OF THE DAY. A SMART SUMMER COSTUME. The simple but very smart little costuma that forms the subject of our sketch this week is typical of all that is newest and most distingue in the realm of tailor-built gar- ments. It is carried out in rather fine white serge, one of those beautiful soft and supple serges which are such a feature of present- day fashions. The coat is very much open in front, only crossing and fastening just on a level with the waist. The fastening consists of three immense, black satin-covered but- tons, below the lowest of which the coat if cut sharply away on each side. From the neck turn back wide revers and collar faced with black satin. On either side of the front comes a long breast seam, which is overlaid SMART -SUMMER COSTUME OF WHITE SERGE, TRIMMED WITH BLACK SATIN, 11 i I and firmly machined down.) A line of machine stitching finishes all the edges of the garment. The sleeves are small, having but little fulness at the shoulder, and are finished at the wrist with turn-back cuffs faced with t-ha satin. The skirt- is perfectly plain, being a simple seven-gored model, of; sensible walk- ing length, and is finished with. ,a line of: machining at the hem. With this costume is worn a hat of fine white chip, trimmed with a s of pleating of sapphire-blue velvet, and the toilette is completed by a plain en- tout-eas of sapphire-blue silk. This costume would look very well carried out in blue serge faced with, black satin, or in -white on I Batuna coloured Shantung, also with facings and trimmings of black satin. SUMMER LINGERIE. I want now to discuss with you the subject of dainty, simple lingerie suitable for wear during the rapidly approaching summer. However much we may feel inclined, to praise the good old days of our mothers' and grand- niotlicrs! -time, we have, during the past ten or fifteen years, made great advances in com- fort and practicability as far as regards our underwear. The high, choking collars of our -1 9 mothers' nightgowns, uncomfortable at any time, one would think, and a positive misery in not weather, have given place to wide, tut-n-dbwn collars, or, better still for sunwner wear, to dainty little square 01* V-shaped wear, to dainty little square or V-shaped openings at the neck which allow of the maximum of comfort and coolness. The nightgowns themselves, too, are much less bulky, and the sleeves are infinitely more sible than they used to be some fifteen or twenty years ago. As regards material, oil the newest and prettiest underwear for sum- mer use is carried out in nainsook, mada- polam, or fine Indian longcloth. Calico or strong longcloth is. but rarely seen, and few people, except delicate folk, now wear flannelette or similar woolly materials during the summer. A DAINTY NIGHTGOWN. < Our sketch shows a dainty and useful sum- mer nightgown of practical design. The upper part of this nightgown consists of a pretty yoke which is cut in a deep V at the neck, and is wonderfully dainty and becom- ing. The entire yoke is made of bands of lace insertion sewn neatly together at the edges; but, if preferred, the bands of lace may be alternated by bands of feather- stitched or finely tucked material, or th« yoke may be made from piece embroidery or A DAINTY AND USEFUL SUMMER NIOHTGOWX. I piece broderie Anglaise. A narrow frill of lace softens the edge of the V-shaped open- ing. The nightgown is gathered on to the lower edge of the yoke" all round, the fasten- ing being arranged in a- small box-pleat which runs down the middle of the front. The sleeves are fairly wide, and are finished at the wrist bv a band of insertion and a frill of lace. This pattern is in four sizes—32, 36, 40, and 44 inches bust, measure. For the 36 inch size it will take 3| yards of 40 inch material. PRETTY NEW COMBINATIONS. In some combinations of new and pretty shape the upper part is cut in the usual way, buttoning 'down "the front. The leg parts are very wide indeed, quite wide enough to do away with any necessity for a petticoat, if so desired. Down either side, under the arm, runs a long seam which is shaped to produce an excellent fit. The back is gathered on to a stitched band which buttons on to the com- bination. The neck is' cut square and is edged with a band of insertion and a frill of lace. A frill of similar lace edges the arm- holes. The very wide legs are finished with a band of insertion and a frill of broad lace. PARMA VIOLETS MUCH IN VOGUE. There is quite a craze amongst smart cou turieres just now for that particular shade of bluish mauve known as Parma violet. ThiS colour is to be seen in almost evsry imagin- .able material—cloth, silk, velvet, crepe de chine, satin, Shantung, serge, and even washing fabrics sharing in the general craze. As a trimming to this colour, nothing is per- missible but floss silk on soutache embroi- deries of exactly the same shade, and, pos- sibly, a wee vest and neckband of white or ivory net at the neck. Though charming in its'If, however, this Parma violet shade is by no means universally becoming. It is exceedingly trying to a skin that has even a suspicion of yellow in its tone, and really looks beat on a dark woman with clear skin.

HOME HINTS. In cooking cabbage never add the salt until the vegetable is cooked, as it makes the cab- bage tough. Instead, when the water boils, put in a pinch of baking soda, and add the salt five minutes before serving. When hashing cold meat add a little chopped parsley. It will improve both the taste and appearance. When making sauce set the butter in a stewpan first, and when bubbling hot add the flour. Stir both together for a few minutes, and then add the water, milk, or stock, and [ stir again till it boils. New tan boots should be polished several times before they are worn. This will prevent their staining easily. For hoarseness beat a fresh egg, and thicken it with caster sugar, and flavour to taste with lemon juice. Eat freely of this and the hoarseness will soon disappear. Fowl should be wrapped in a floured cloth and be allowed to simmer very gently for an hour and a half, when it will be both tender and white. Often a boiled fowl is raggy in appearance and quite tasteless. Marks on a polished table caused by hot plates are a special source of annoyance to the housewife. French polishing is usually considered the only remedy, but an applica- tion of paraffin well rubbed in and polished with a soft cloth produces good results, The treatment must be repeated for several days until the spots disappear. "ROARING FIRES." Many a hundredweight of coal each week is wasted by making up "roaring" fires, that overheat the top of the stove, so that it soon wears out. Then when the cakes and pies begin to burn in the oven they have to be protected by tins of salt, sand, or water. If this does not do, the oven door and ventilator are opened and the heat escapes into the kitchen. Far better use less coal and study the stove until the dampers and their regula- tors are thoroughly understood. CARE OF CLOTHES. Brush skirts directly they are taken off, re-, move tiny spots and stains before they be- come too set, and hang everything in its proper place, instead of throwing it just any- how on a chair. Air. bodices, then lay them in a drawer with wisps of tissue-paper to keep trimming and sleeves from crushing. Brush hats, and if the weather has been damp shake them gently before the fire. Put shoes on trees, or at least stuff the "toesw,ith wads of cotton-wool or soft paper. Gloves should be straightened out. and neatly folded, and veils rolled up lengthways to. prevent creasing. A few minutes spent on one's clothes each day will save many a peopy in a year. WHY SCOWT.? W' Does scowling improve 4a woman's, looks? Not even so much as the thundercloud in a summer sky, for it, at leai¡jt, gives signs of the sun behind. Does it add to a woman's; popularity? Not while a sunny disposition is the winner as friend maker and keeper. Does it'heighten a woman's charms? Not to those who count sullenness the deadliest fault a woman can have. Does it make life sweeter? in -The sweetening power of a scowl is as salt in the sugar bowl. KEEPING A FRIEND. If you want to keep a friend, do not get too intimate with her. Have your own thoughts and permit her to have hers. Do not demand too much of her in the way of: confidence, and. do, not be too aggressive, wanting to know; why she does not do the same as you do. If you think your friend's style of dress is not beautiful, do not tell her. You will only, offend her, because deep in her heart she is convinced that she knows a great deal more about it than you do. ,Do not find fault with your friend's friend, and dq not expect to be. the only one owning a corner in her heart.[ To sum it up in one sentence, preserve the, 1 courtesy of the beginning to keep your friendship to the end.

USEFUL RECIPES. VEAL MOULD. -— Stew two pounds of knuckle or breast, of veal in as little water, as possible, with pepper, salt, half a blade of mace, and onion till very tender. Take out the meat, and when cold cut it in neat squares, leaving out the white skin. • Put a' I hard-boiled egg cut in slices in a wetted lfaould, add little bits- of cooked ham or sausage if you have it, season the veal well with pepper and salt' and lemon juice, and add it. Boil up the liquor and pour it gently over alL In hot weather add half an ounce qff soaked gelatine to help it set. FISH CAKES.—Take one' pbund of cold cooked fish and half a pound of boiled potatoes. Remove the skm and bone arid, flake the fish, and mash the potatoes bypass- them through a wlte sieve. Add' an ounce of dissolved butter and, if you have it, one ounce of finely-shredded beef suet. Flavour all with cayenne, salt, anchovy essence, ^.nd chopped parsley. Form 'into flat cakes, dredge with flour, and fry in deep fat. Do not put the cakes into the fat until a blue smoke arises from it. JMEAT ROLY-POLY.-Take a little cold meat -and some fat bacon, chop both, and add some sweet herbs, a little onion, pepper and salt. Make a light suet crust with ten ounces of flour, five ounces of suet, and one teaspoonful of baking powder. Mix' into a stiff dough With7 cold -w-ater, and then roll, out on a boara. Now moisten the meat with a little good gravy, and spread it over the paste, roll up, and wet the ends to keep in the meat. RplI in a cloth and boil for two hours. Raw meat is even better than cooked for the pur- pose. When serving the roly-poly pour some thick brown gravy over. > DEVONSHIRE JUNKET.—This is a very nice addition to stewed fruit, and with the pre- pared rennet, which can be bought at the chemist's fqr about a' shilling a bottle, it is very little trouble to make. Warm one pint of milk in an enamelled ,saucepan>, sweeten it with a dessert-spoonful of sugar, and add a little essence of vaiiilla. When barely luke- warm stir in two teaspoonfuls of rennet, turn out/into'a dish, and when quite cold it will be solid. It should be all eaten at once, or it will form into curds. QUEBX'S RicF,. Boil three ounces of whole rice in one quart of milk, and when soft put it into a basin till cold; then whip it up with one teaeupful of thick cream and half an ounce of gelatine dissolved in enough millf tp goyer it. Sweeten with >6ug<ir, and seasop." j with a few drops, of oraage-floysrej '¥'ate_r:mixed well, into it. Turn the. ere am into a wetted mould, and when quite set turn it out on to >. crystal dish- Pour whipped cream all over it, and decorate with' apricot jam. jam. BREAD-AND-BUTTER PUDDING.—Grease a pudding basin, and ornament the bottom with halves to stoned raisins. Break up small the piece of bread you want to use, put a layer in the, basin, on it some' little bits of butter, a dusting of sugar, and some more raisins. Continue this way till the dish is full. Then take some milk, allowing two beaten eggs to a pint, and pour slowly over the bread, etc.; and as the bread soajjs add I more of the milk. Let all stand for an hoar, then cover with greased paper, tie over with a cloth, and steam for an hour. Turn out to serve with any sweet sauce,

GARDEN GOSSIP. Planting Dahlias.—Those who are planting their Dahlias in a warm garden need not hesitate any longer about getting them out. The soil has become pleasantly warmed by the heat of the sun, and it is unlikely that we shall have frosts of sufficient severity to render our slight efforts at protection use- less. The stations cannot be too thoroughly prepared by deep digging and the incorpora- tion of rotted natural manure in the lower spit. When this has been done, the stake should be placed in position, and in the event of there not being time to < allow of natural settlement, the soil should be firmed before the young plants are put into position. Need- less to say that if the ground is dry it must be properly moistened prior to planting. Gloxinias.—Tlie earliest plants ought now to be in full growth, and should have stimu- lants to assist in the production of luxuriant foliage and fine, richly coloured flowers. Liquid manure once or twice a week, or Clay's dissolved in water, will be found of great assistance. The aim should be to have large, well developed plants. Unless well grown, gloxinias, are not the most beautiful of subjects. Where a late batch of old roots has been kept, these ,may nowy be potted direct in the flowering pots, using equal parts of loam, leaf mould, and peat, with a good addition of sand. The plants may be started with every prospect of success in a warm frame in which cucumbers or melons may be growing. A Hardy Maidenhair Fern.—Adiantum pedatum, the American maidenhair fern, is perfectly; hardy in this country, and is one of the most beautiful of the family. The plant dies down in winter, and the ground should be covered with some ashes, and have some bracken fronds pegged over. it to hide it; this will ensure its coming up again if we have an exceptionally hard winter. No person having a hardy fernery should omit this plant, as it gives a character to the collection' which no other hardy fern can impart. Wood Ashes for Slugs.—Most old gardens are overrun with slugs and snails.. Box edgings and creeping shrubs, useful or. beautiful in themselves and themselves un- injured, afford cool and grateful shelter to these hungry marauders, who sally forth at eventide to chaw no oner's choicest lowers or to ensconce themselves in the, heart; of sortie ■ delicate little ,bulb. ,v I^.aw.. glad to say, hfiiW-; ever, that lily and gentian, delicate b'Plkc flower, and others are comparatively safer with a cordon of wood ashes around them, much more so than when we trusted to soot and lime, the first of which is dirty and the' second bad for peat loving plants. Tomato Management, r-e- Tomatoes well; forward with only a limited root run, appre- ciate weekly surface dressings of a reliable, artificial manure. Rub off every, bit of young growth, and if the foliage is so large as to shut out light and air from the plants cut Off, a portion, and reduce the proportions of the; { „■ -1 TOMATO MANAGEMENT. cross bars show how the leaves may be cross bars show how the leaves may be >: reduced. Remainder. Crops ripening off should have the supply of water reduced. If the fruit is to travel, it should be gathered when chang- ing from green to red and ripened partly, but be still firm when packed. The quality is not quite so good when treated thus, but ope cannot have everything. Thinning Stone Fruits.-Trees- growing on walls invariably set far more fruits than .must be allowed to remain, and yet it is not wise to rush the important operation of thinning. The work can never be completed satisfac- torily until- stoning is finished, as we can then see precisely what we are doing. At the same time the operation is of considerable importance, and at is most desirable that it shall be pushed forward at discretion with all speed, and it can be advanced from the moment the fruits are. set by- the removal of those which are clearly in unsuitable posi- tions for swelling to ripeness. Obviously mis- placed fruits are just as well away, no matter when they are seen. < Mulching Raspberries.—Now that, the soil has become so. pleasantly warm, it is exceh. i lent, practise to spread over the raspberry plantation a good mulching of short littery manure—it will serve to keep the roots cool, and at the same time prevent the waste of food by evaporation. The cultivator should first go over the quarter with a view to the removal of all weeds, and then lightly loosen the surface, by either pricking it with a fork or running the Dutch hoe through the top Ii .inches, afterwards spreading on the manure. If the latter is not procurable, lawn mowings may be used. Spring Planted Strawberries. — While everyone acknowledges that the summer is far and away the best time for the planting of strawberries, it is, unfortunately, not always possible to do the work then, and it has to wait until the spring. When this has been the case, it is not permissible to allow any of the plants to carry fruit in the first reason; as soon as the flowers are observable they should be removed, so as to allow the plants to become well rooted and i vigorous before they are called upon to bear the exhausting strain of bringing a crop of fruit to perfection. For the sake of ultimate results, it is far better to forego the few first season's fruits. Vegetable Marrows. — Strong plants may now be put out in the open; we do not ad- vise planting them on hillocks, but .on level ground that is known to be in good condition. Seeds may still be sown outside, though it is getting rather late for this, yet in some seasons we have known these late sown plants to' supply the best crop of the year. Peas.—It hastens the early peas to switch off the tops of the growths, or if the planting is not large the tips of the shoots, may. be pinched out singly by hand. A soaking of liquid manure is also helpful in forwarding picking, but it is essential that the liquid gets to the roots, and is not permitted to liquid manure is also helpful in forwarding picking, but it is essential that the liquid gets to the roots, and is not permitted to wander in rivulets in other directions.

NEWS IN BRIEF. Tragedies and Disasters. J;, Nettie Dick, the young daughter of the Rev. John Dick, of the Baptist Church at Hawick, died on Sunday from the effects of a 'burning accident on Saturday evening when her dress caught fire at a gas stove. The body of Chief Writer Prescott, Of II.M.S. Emerald, was found in about four feet of water near the deep-water quay at Queenstown on Sunday, J afil'?S Callings, a second-class steward,, who had been missing since Friday, was found dead on Sunday with his throat cut in. the double bottom of the battleship Com- monwealth at Devonport. Two men, named William Timkey and William Wallace, were killed at Shadwell on Saturday by the snapping of the shackle of a steam derrick. The derrick, which weighed. four tons, fell into the barge in' which tho" men were working and pinned them down. The body of a man recovered from the river Thames at Reading has been identified aa that of Edward Leader, aged 60, of Osborne- street, West Slough. While on his way to school at Chatham, George Carter was knocked down and fatally injured by a motor-omnibus.- A-1 perambulator containing a baby over- turned:; in Redcross-street, Bow, the child falling under the wheels of a passing van and being instantly killed. At Pinchbeck, lie air Spalding, Thomas. Webb, an old man of 73, was killed by fall- ing from a tree. James Gilby, aged 55, a porter at the Central Meat Market, was carrying" two sheep on his shoulders, and while trying to prevent their falling off injured himself fatally. Accidents. « A man named Plaskett, alighting from a moving train at Cleethorpes Station on Saturday night, slipped between the plat- form and the train. A portion of the com- partment .had to be, cut away in order to ex- t^ip.ate him'. He was removed to the hospital in a serious condition. The Empress Roller Skating Rink at Not- tingham was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Terrified on Sunday morning by a fire at. his house- in Kingsland-road, N.E., Frederick Gilbev leaped out of the window and was re- in oved, to. the Metropolitan Hospital with ^eriojus. injuries. c Mrs. Ada Gibson was taken to, hospital, in a precarious condition owing; to being severely burned in a fire at her cottage, West Norwood, on Sunday. A fire broke out at Hamstead B Colliery, the scene of the terrible disaster in March last year. It began at. the foundations of the pumping engine at the top of the uo'caSt shii'ft.. Th ere was ample ventilation in the mines to enable, the one hundred and thirty- three men who remained in tiie pit to work in safety, Mr. John Wright, an overman, was ^severely injured during the operations. As Mr. C. Swindon, captain of Frojzhall yCricket Club, was carrying some lime to mai-k 08 the pitch- for the match on. Saturday-the canister containing it exploded, throwing the contents into his eyes. He was removed to the North Staffordshire Infirmary. Through an overflow of petrol a motor-cab in Soutnwark-bridge-road took fire an$-"&as practically destroyed. A gas explosion damaged the roof of the booking-office" at the Elephant and Ciistle station of 'the City and South London Rail- Way. ■ j A Chatham jeweller's establishment has been guttM by fice. Soldiers assisted in res- cuing the inmates. Weakness of the permanent way is stated by the Board of Trade Inspector to have been the cause of an accident at Ouston Junction on.April 9,' when a portion of. an express tfain derailed. Told in the Courts; An inquest was held at Lewisham on 'Saturday on the. body of an eight months' old boy, who overturned the chair in which he was fastened into a breadpan which was used as a bath, and was drowned in two inches of water. '.„ Grimsby police have made. raids, upon "five premises; alleged; to be used for betting "pur- poses. Upwards of thirty arrests were made, including five women. A labourer who was found in possession of one partridge's egg was fined 5s. and 10s. costs at Swainsthorpe Pettv Sessions, Nor- folk; •■- t Three Continental thieves have been sent. "to igaol. at Edinburgh for burglarv., i A verdict ,of ".Accidental death" w re- turned at -Hendon on the body of Wilim IJenry Evelyn Kelly, 21, an art: 1 I c op- tpnt, of Belsize-park-gardens. who Was drowned in the Welsh Harp pond. Mr. Donald Jones, solicitor, was awarded fifteen guineas damages at Guildford County- court in an action against Mr. Stopford W. Brooke, M.P. for Bow and BrQniley division, for injuries caused by the allegeti negligent driving of tl?e hitter's chauffeur. ( For keeping the Marathon, Club;, at Bloomsbury, started at the time of the Olympic Games in London as a gaming place, an Italian named Galanti was fined Llo,g and 20gs. costs, or, in default, ordered to undergo six months' imprisonment and -re- commended for'deportation. [ ,,i1 I. he World of Sport. t ) Owing, it is" stated, to the increase in land taxation indicated in the Budget, Lord Exeter is giving up his foxhounds pack. The distinguished Light Blue high j)upip§r, A. C. B. Bellerbv, ofEmmanuel y j)upip§r, A. C. B. Bellerbv, ofEmmanuel College, who against Oxford this year cleared 5ft. Xlfin., has been chosen president of the Cambridge University Athletic Club. P. "J. Baker, 61 King's College, who is the smart ihiier, hais been' elected hon. secretary". The Thames was in condition for' angling, and some fine trout are being caught' Mr. W. Stephenson, who formerly plaved cricket for East Suffolk, played a single wicket match against three other old cricketers at Gorleston. He "declared" when he had made twenty-three runs, and bowled all his opponents for twenty-two. 3 It was stated at a meeting of the London Territorial Association, over which the Duke of Fife presided, that the Territorial field sports at Shepherd's Bush on Juna 26 would include, a, Marathon race' starting; from irve different points. I wuilp-, spinning for salmon in a lake at .Ballina, Ireland, Mr. Scroope cauarht a pike Weighing 351bs. The Vienna Athletic Football Club de- feated. Sunderland by two goals to one. -The .spectators were wildly enthusiastic at the vic- tpry of the Austrians over the English pro- fessionals, the first on record. MiHtory and Naval In Hyde Park on Saturday a meeting was held to promote the interests of the National Volunteer Reserves, a force recently orga- nized by Colonel C. Ford, V.D. AccPrding to present arrangements, the new Duke of York's Military School .near Dover will be opened by a member of the Royal Family in August, next. After the open-air church service at the Qamp of the East Kent Yeomanry at Clifton- yille 011 Sunday Colonel Frewin, in the name of the regiment, presented Lord their old commanding, officer, with a copy in; oils of. the portrait of his. lordship which hangs 'in Government House, Bombay. It is officially announced that the cruiser Blake will become parent ship for the Second Destroyer Flotilla on June 3, when all the destroyers of the flotilla cease to be tenders to the Sapphire. The Sapphire will remain the ship of the captain in command of the flotilla. The Tyne, Aquarius, and Diamond are to be transferred to the Nore nucleus crew flotilla.