The Cambria Daily Leader

TheCornerColumn An Oxford-street question: "To ga3 or not to gaff, that is the ques- tion." The Junior Liberal Whip., Mr. W Jones, M.P., is a good penillion singer. What the Mexicans tare asking: Why should the United States Admiral Badger us?" AdrLilial Badger us. The Swans, no doubt, are waiting anxiously for May 1st. They deserve a holiday after such a gruelling season. Those who want a dust bath, free, gratis and for. nothing, can be accom- modated on the grower and Mumbles roads. A Swansea insomniac quite appre- ciated the other night the signiiicanee of the description of a rude awakening as a mew-sical evening. < < A Gorseinon gardener objects to his garden being flooded. Well," re- plied a b' other spadist. "that is one way of drowning them (the cats)." "ThaJik gooduess school starts next Monday," is the plaintive cry of a sketty woman possesse d with sons qualifying for the Swans of a futuro date. # editdrial Nothing" say& an editorial writer. g.Y<?s such stability to a new Government as the issue of postage stamps." Especially if the gum is oi good quality. Kind to animalsP I should say "0. Why, when he found the family rat insisted en sleeping in the coal bin, he immediately ordered a ton of soft coal." t, Advertisement is important to everyone," said a barrister at the Sheriff's Court at Swansea on Thurs- day. But we have always oontended that. The roads in the vicinity of the Ciuildhall are really excellent now, but when is the Mumbles-road going to be repaired ? At present it is simply fearful. Suffragettes recall with pride that Queen Elizabeth once toid the Mem- bers of Parliament to attend to affairs that were not too high for their under- standing. Our business is a peculiar one, and not many people understand it- fortunately," said a witness who was being cross-examined at the Glamorgan Sheriff's Court on Thursday. There are great pro-spects of Swan- fa taking part in the Association foot- ball world in the near future. The schoolboys on Monday gave a brilliant exhibition of the code against Penarth, A A gentleman named Mr. Wing very appropriately moved at the N.U.T. eou- ference that no class should be larger I-ban 4U. Naturally he was in favour of any beyond that numher taking w i flight. The ladies need not worry in regard to the "equal work, equal pay" cam- paign in the teaching profession. The problem is solving itself, through the disinclination of the modern boy to be pedagogic. Yesterday's ceremony has stirred again the muse of our old friend "Afonwe," who commences à song to the new freemen of Swansea thus: These are four good men indeed, Two noble sons of Walia Wen, The other two industrial men, In spite of politics or creed. rhere are two other verses iukt as fine, but we think the first will do to-day. At Neath Highway Ooiymittee on Thursdny, when the appointment of the R-esolven Floods Committee came up for attention, a member (Mr. Wm. Davies) said, "1 refer this to Noah." The Chairman asked if it would be necessary for him to bring his ark. iLaughter.) Another member suggested t that the 4roiniiiittee should be deleted r. until the next flood- f # Speaking it, the Lhanduflno Junc- tion annua l Eisteddfod, 'Mr. W. Jones, f-y M P., Junior Liberal Whip, criticised severe ly the morbid taste of the Welsh I people in their selection of recitations tor children at the Eisteddfod. The majority of the pieces he had listened to that night were all death-bed scenes, and he felt .sure that fcuch pieces had a' malicious effect on child nature. He strongly advocated the selection of hr.ght, cheery pieces; and said that much good might accrue by the selec- tion of pieces such as translations of :.Esop's .F.a.blea [ TO-DAY'S STORY. I I Mrs. Jonns<m wa? :dt excitement ) ? Her husband was a Gordon Highlander, I r &nd ShA had ?.n invitation to visit him in barracks in Scotland. ? soon see daddy now," she ).aid to her six-year-old little daughter ts the express bore them to their tination. On arrival at the barracks .Mrs. Johnson was informed that her hu band was on sentry duty. One of the. soldiers pointed him out to her, but of course they oouJd not approach him. L The child Pvei her daddy with big round ever, full of wonder as he paced up and down the square, rifle on shoulder, in his regimental kilt. "There's daddy!" cried the mother. :• The child, however, was too lost in this 1 amazing spectacle to r.nswer, but at last it came out. f- "Mamma," she said in a childmh treb!e, hut with a strictly conndentiat i, trebl"e, if daddy finds the man ?ho ?t<e ? his trousers will be give me that Jickle f frock ?"

EDMUND PAYNE ILL I Mr. Edmund Payne, the famous Gaiety comedian, is seriously ill. He is confined to his bed in his house at Hampstead, and should there be no improvement in his condition it is ex- pected that an operation will be neces- sary.

"BIRD.MEN." I Paris.—In an interesting paper read by Dr. Magnan he described a new machine he had invented, which aimed at enal ling men to imitate certain types of migratory birds, in utilising the wind to the exclusion of other motive power. This new type of flying is a kind of continuous volplane, such as is prac- tised principally y sea-birds.—J&euter.

I EPIDEMIC OF FIREa _I HORSES AND COWS BURNED TO DEATH IN A FARM. I PIER OUTRAGE BY SUFFRACETTES. A fire broke out this morning in a block of warehouses at Bolton, doing damage estimated at £ 1,000. The outbreak originated in a cotton waste warehouse, but fortunately the firemen were able to prevent the flames reach- ing an oil store adjoining, which con- tamed a large quantity of infiamable material. Fire in Theatre. A disastrous fire occurred at the Empire, Kingston-on-Thames, early to-day, the extensive stage being gutted and c-onside?nble damage done to the audltoriuim An approximate estimate puts the damage to fabric at £ 2,000 and to scenic sets a.nd effects, at £ 600 or £ 700. When the alarm was given. the local fire brigades arrived, and their prompt efforts averted the danger which threatened the main portion of the building. Tb,? heat was so intense that the seate in the stalls and dress circle caught fire, Animate Burned to Death. I Early this morning a fire occurred at the fa-rm ot Hadden, near Kelso, and i fifteen work horses and three cows were burned to death. I Pavilion Destroyed. I A handsome pavilion on the Britannia Pier at Yarmouth was com- jpletely destroyed by fire this morning. The night watchman discovered flames in a new tea-room, being erected at the rear of the pavilion, and by the time [he could give the alarm the pa.ihonj !which was built four years ago at a cost! of £ 9,W0, was ablaze from one end to the other. The watchman ;tatas that he heard a loud report like a gun prior to seeing the flames. I So fierece were the flames that nothing could be saved from the pavilion, and much of the deck of the pier, including the da-ncing platform, was also con- sumed. Yarmouth, later.—A postcard was picked up on the beach marked on one side "Votes for Women." and on the other, printed in capitals, "McKenna has nearly killed Mrs. Pankhurst. We cannot show any mercy until women are enfranchised." This card was quite clean, and bore no traces of fire or: smoke. The watchman who discovered the outbreak says there were xio strangers on the pier at the time, as! he had a dog with him which would! speedily have found them. j

PUT INTO A MADHOUSE, j COLOURED MAN'S STRANGE STORY ATI SWANSEA POLICE COURT. After the Swansea, Borough Justices rose at to-day's sitting, a txxloured man, I who spoke fairly good English with a i superior acscent, came forward and made a complaint of alleged ill-treat- ment while serving on a trading vessel, From his rather incoherent story it j appeared there had bn a dispute on )üard, the ship oif the coast of France, j in which he figured. When the i-essclll put mto port b? \ctS placed in a mad house "just for the night," he was told, hut he was. in fact, Mica.rcernt?d alto- gether for fifteen days. At the &nd of that period he escaped, anl saw a doctor, who expressed sur- I prise at his detention in the mad house. Ii Later he worked his passage back to England. The Justices' Clerk (Mr. Jen km Jo Ties) advised the man to communicate with t/e Board of Trade in London. The Swansea, magistrate, he explained, could offer him no means of redress.

-1 Tho much-discussed word in Mr. Shaw's Pygmalion is only spoken by Mrs "Pat" r.o\ It has been cut out of the lines of the other character.

TOOK THE LOT! I New York, Thursday.—Messrs. Kuhn, l.oeh and William A. Read and Co. have been allotted the whole of yesterday's issue of 65 million dollars 4! per oent. Bonds of New York City .euter, I

SWANSEA LADY AT OLYMPIA. I I In the woman's kingdom section of the Children's Welfare Exhibition at Olympia, Miss E-ileen Strick, who is a Swansea girl, is in charge of a model ot her cnmp in the Canadian Rookies. M iss Strick returns to the Rockies for the opening of the camp's new season in June.

A HORRID N CHTMARE! I (" Leader Cartoon.) J How the Swansea Highways Com- I mittee appears ta Aid. David Davlesl I

AROUSING WALES. I THE PROSPECTS OF THE CHURCH Bill. CONCESSION RUMOUR& I CHANCELLOR SAID TO BE U Ff-flM AS THE ROCK." 4 The very suggestion that there may be further concessions during the final stages of the Welsh Church Bill under the Parliament Act, has aroused Wales. Upon all hands Nonconformist organisa- j tions are meeting and protesting that the Bill wili be practically worthless to Wales if the attempts to divert more of the national funds to endow a new sect succeed. We do not believe they will I SU, for the Government has given definite assurances, and the attitude of the Welsh Party is one of no compro- mise. But, in view of the constant enorts of the Church Party to repre- I sent Wales as losing faith in the cause she has clung to for half a century, it is necessary that the voice of the Prin- cipality should be heard just now on this question. The country still stands for complete religious equality, and a measure still further whittled down will be quite unacceptable. The Chancellor. I The most reassuring news to-day is the statement made at the North Wales MethccLst Association at Cenmaes by the Rev. John Williams, of Brynsiencyn. This great personal friend of the Chan- cellor. speaking to a resolution that if any further concessions were mad e to the opponents of measure, however painful it might be for them to with- draw their moral support from the Gov- ernment, they would have no other al- ternative in view of the very important issues involved," and expressing the trust of the Association that the Gov- ernment would carry out the assurances given, said: I am glad to inform you, and I have the best authority for doing so, that upon this question the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is as firm as the rock -(prolonge.d cheers)—a ad is awaiting this resolution frc-m us. Mr. Ellis Dalies, M.P., speaking at J the same meeting, said that if Wales was going" to demand its rights on this ,,j,,i(?,tion it Tnus:t to, question it rousi tell its representatives that it would stand behind them even to the extent ol voting against the Gov- ernment riot-o-ily on the question of ooucessio^jjrig^ Jn £ vjtaji division, in- volving the very eiretencv of the Gov- ernment. Mr. McK etna's Attitude. I In this connection, the Rev. James Evans to-day calls attention to the fact that Mr. Me.k«nma assured the deputa- tion in May last that the Bill as it stood represented his most considered thought and judgment, and that after its pro- visions had been thoroughly discussed on the floor of the Mouse he saw no reason to alter any part of it. But," says Mr. Evans, "he went further. He assured the deputation that before any further concessions would even be con- sidered they would be submitted for the consent and approval of the Welsh Party. We have no reason whatever to be- lieve that Mr. Mc Kenna has shifted his ground one iota since May last." Mr. Evans, however, has issued an appeal to Free Church Councils through- out Wales to call special meetings at once to consider what steps can be taken locally to strengthen the Government and Welsh M.P.'s in their effort tocarrv the Bill through without further modi- fication.

TEACHING CONVICTS CHESS. A course of instruction in chess play-' ing has been opened for the benefit of convicts in the prison at Buenos Aires.

FORMER SWANSEA RABB!. I The Rev. H. J. Sandheim, late of Swamsea and now in c harge of a large congregation in Winnipeg, writes that it is a fine city, and very go-ahead.

PROHIBITED IMMIGRANTS. I Eight sea captains were fined amounts aggregating £ 1,100 at the Water Police Court, Sydney, last month for having allowed prohibited immigrants to enter the Commonwealth.

HUSBAND'S TRACIC HOMECOMINC. I Expecting to meet his wife at Cardiff Railway Station on his arrival from Canada yesterday, Mr. Thomas Daley was met by friends, who broke to him the news that Mrs. Daley died at a sanatorium the previous night from scarlet fever.

THE WEE DRAPPIE. During 1913 there was an increase of 5,927 in the cases of drunkenness in Scotland. Major A. G. Ferguson, In- spector of Constabulary, states in his annual report:—"It is to be regretted that enhanced prosperity causes..so many to take their pleasure in alcohol."

WHAT OFFERS? J "A Gentleman's Appeal.—I want to make good. I lived twenty-six regretted years idly; have worked for two years, a.nd enjoyed it. Have owned seven cars, still have one but cannot afford to run it. I have a tiny income, am mar- ried, and my wife is an invalid. I want a position of trust, secretarial or other- wise. My brains and body are for sale Make your best offer." -An' advertise- ment yesterday.

f DR. MEYER IN HOT WATER. I rfc: I A WELSH SECRETARY UPON HIS OFFICIOUS IMPERTINENCE." I NO MEMORIAL HALL CONTROL I I (SpEdiAL TO the LEADER.") A most interesting position has arisen in connection with Dr. F. B. Meyer's propo&al to form a new Welsh Executive under the' wing of the National Free. Church Council, to which we referred edit-orally some time ago. A "solemn protest," signed by free church leaders of all denominations— the local signatories including the Revs. W. E. Pryth-eroh, Wm. James, J. H. Parry, J. E. Roes (Port Talbot), W. D. Rowlands a.nd E. TJngoed Thomas (Carmarthen)—'has been issued to be brought before the FrCe Church Coun- cils of Waies. These bodies &re&asled, in a covering letter signed by the Rev. James Evans I to pass a strong resolution repudia- ting the olaim of Dr. Meyer to direct and control the policy and activities i of the Free Churches of Wales, and resenting this effort to divide the forces of Religious Liberty, just 3B we are girding our loins for the last effort: and in particular has officious I impertinence, in suggesting tliat, at I this very moment, and when it is most needed, you withdraw your moral and financial support Irom --lie body you know has done most in Wales to bring the Disestablishment movement to its present position. In the letter signed by the Free Church leaders of Wales, it is said that, at a meeting at Shrewsbury on -AlGroli 23rd, the Rev. F. B. Meyer "distinctly said that he could not iLUom- an- body to be set up in Wales, which was not under the control of the National Coun- cil. and of which he himself was not secretary. This claim of the Memorial Hall to direct and control tho activities and policy of the Free Churches and their agencies in Wales will, as soon as it is known, we feel sure, be emphatically repudiated throughout the Principal- itv," The signatories appeal to the Free Church Councils of Wales and Mon- mouthshire to refuse to be drawn into "an unseemly strife, wlwreby our united forces t-,o-,ild lye it thr critical moment, and to reserve judg- ment as to the proposed Welsh Execu- tive, until the IVel,%h Church con- troversy is over and proposa-ls for a really Nationai Body have been sub- mitted to them for their consideration. "We shall then." they conclude, "be confident as co their decision.

BRITISH BEER. I 37,000,000 BARRELS PRODUCED LAST I YEAR. A White Paper states that the num- ber of barrels of beer produced in the United Kingdom by brewers licensed for sale during the year ended Septem- ber 30th last was 37,078,760, and the amount of beer duty charged was £ 13,771,802. Three thousand eight hundred and forty-six firms or persons were licensed, the license duty paid being £ 400,034. In addition there were 4,829 persons licensed as brewers, not for sale, 821 of these private brewers being liable to beer duty. There were 85,9-36 victu- allers, licensed, 26,939 persons licensed to sell beer on the premises and 22,217 off licenses. During the year 651.768 barrels of a declared value of t2,118,379 were exported.

WELSH PLAYS. I EXCELLENT PERFORMANCES GIVEN AT I ABERYSTWYTH. For several years old students of the Aberystwyth College, and notably Mr. J. O. Francis, have been experiment- ing in dramatic composition and per- formance with the object of forming a school of Welsh drama, and the annual re-unions have witnessed their efforts year by year ii-itli gi-oii-ing in- terest a.nd confidence. For this year's re-union four new i plays had been prepared, and these' were performed before large audiences; at the Coleseum, Aberystwyth, onj Wednesday and Thursday evenings. I The first was "The Stranger," by D. T. Davies, translated from the Welsh, the scene of which is laid in a farm- house kitchen high up in the Welsh hills. This was followed by Mr. J. O. Francis's Poacher," a comedy in one act, and "The Call of the Sea," by Mr. Jack Edwards, concluding with a farcical Welsh comedy, Y Pwyllgor (The Committee) also by Mr. D. T. Davies. Each of the plays, which showed an intimate knowledge of Welsh life and character, was produced under the management. of the author. The actors succeeded in creating a true Welsb, atmosphere, and the performences were voted by competent judges a distinct I alvance upon those of previous years.

A SHRINKING SEA. I St. Petersburg.—The surface of the I Caspian, which is 27 metres under the l surface of the sea. has. since June, 1910, been continually sinking, and is now even beginning to be inconvenient for navigation. Professor Shokalski commissioned by tb. Government to study the subject, has ascertained that the amount of water contributed by the rivers Bowing into the Caspian—especially by the Volga-has considerably diminished. It is, therefore, quite possible that the river water flowing into the sea is not sufficient to make good the loss caused by evaporation.-Peut--r.

HORSEFLESH BUTCHERS PROTEST. Antwerp.—In reference to a Bill now I before the British Parliament, the cor- poration of horse-flesh butchers of Ant- werp has addressed to the "Matin," the Antwerp newspaper, a letter saying that the abolition of British importa- tion would involve a crisis in the house- hold life of the worjiing-^lass. They point out that the sale and slaughter of horses is conducted under the best con- tions in Belgium.—Reyter.

j BEG PAItOON1 i HUERTA READY TO DO HONIAGE- ON TERMS. CENSORED MESSAGES. General Huerta, the Provisional President of Mexico, has agreed to President Wilson's demand to salute the United States flag, but he stipu- lates that one of the U.S. warships shall acknowledge thip by firing a salute in return. This offer President Wilson has ac- cepted, as he say", there is no prece- dent for a refusal to return a salute. Reuter's Washington correspondent states that is is understood that the French and German Ambassadors took an important part in bringing Huerta to his senses. A correspondent of the Daily Chronicle reports that Mexicans at Vera Cruz have made a demonstration outside the American Consulate, crying "Down with America." The crowd was dispersed by the police, but re- assembled later and continued their demon stratlOll s. American passengers arriving over the frontier by trains from Chihuahua report that they had been subjected to j insults on the journey, thus indicating that the rebels are joining with the federals in challenging the United States. Despatches from Mexico City have been censored .and the only news that has been allowed to come through is that Mr. O'Shaughnessv attended a re- ception oy "Huerta. Huerta has sent this message to the '? I I f ey i eo ?, ?- s New York Times Mexico has con- troversies with nobody, least of all with the great American nation. The Tam- pico incident is of no special import- ance."

OH, HELP! I A RETURN TO THE OLD-FASHIONED SULtS PREDICTED. A new turn ha.s been givon to fashion (says the "express Paris corres- pondent The duys of the a dvanced ) styles are numbered, and their extra- va.ganoes are to give way to the sim- plicity of the fashions 01 1830. Thus we are to sec shortly a revival of the tight bodice, the pork-pie ha.t, ano the plaid skirt of the days" hen the pusent generation- were children. Du Maurier's "sketches in "Punch" will come to life "gaJn

AN ABSENT GRENADIER. I 40 —— LANDORE GUARDSMAN WHO SAID HE I GOuLD NOT PAY HISt RETURN FARE. A young man of fine stature, David Jolm Wafsh, aged 19, was c;i.,rgerl at Swansea Police Court to-diiy, with being an absentee from the (Jrenadier Guards. When arrested at his home fit Lan- dore, he told P.C. 124 Clifford that he had sent a telegram that day to get extra leave, but received no reply. "I wanted to see my fa.t her, who is in hospital, before I ;.„) back," lie addeu. Prisoner's explanation to tue magis- trates was that he 2jJ not draw enough money to pay his return fare. money to p a He was remanded pending the arrival of a military escort.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. I The King will visit the Newmarket race meeting at the end ct this month. He will be present for the two Tiiou- sand Guineas on the 29th, and it is ex- pected that he will regain for the racing on the following day. The Prince of Wales leaves to-mor- row for Plymouth, where he wili go on board the cruiser Collingwood as a civilian guest of his brother, Princc Albert. On Saturday, the 2.th, Iho Prince of Wales returns to Oxford. The Earl of Carnarvon has returned home from the Continent. Sir Sydney Bux ton will take the title of Viscount Buxton of Newtiniber. The attendance for the private view at the Grosvenor Gallery, yesti-rday of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters, and Gravers. m<-Lud*>d the Right Hon. Sir Alfred Mond, Ban. M.P. Sir A. Garrod Thomas, M.D., has re- covered from the attack of diphtheria which he had in Egypt, and has arrived in London.

COAL MAJtSET. The vea-borne house ooal maret was very quiet to-day, with ;10 Dur*. lunc or Yorkshire cargoes available. Arrivals, 17. LOVELY EíCY 2- P0:,rP0SiiT 3.-3 raz. 1 Betting; Evens I■mpoaity, 6 to 4 LETTER, 4 to 1 Lovely Boy V m Swansea Mercantile (;0=;, Ltd. 18, PARK STREET, SWANSEA, UA±.B CASH ADVANCES JA;li .u:u Elo to £ 1,C0B No Charge -e L, i Discounted. Htrictiy Private and Conii1 dential. For further particulars, apply H. B. JONES, Managing Director-.

FREKOH CAPTAiK'S AlLtCAT DNS. Gwendoline Tucker (33.>. appe.ared in l:ne dock at Swansea Police Court to-day on a charge of stealing irom the p?rit a of .Louise Kven, a French captain, a purse containing ill' in gold, a Jit) rune note, a no a liO franc piece, the Strand on the l-vth inst. Tlit captain complained he na-1 been robbed of his purse to a police officer, who later saw prisoner ;'1 Pad ley's Yard, Strand, and arrested her on xuspic'on. He took her to tbs Central Police Station and charged her. and she replied. Ves. that's iTght. Deputy Chief Constat ie KoberN applied for a remand till to-morrow to collect the necessary evidence, and this Kas granted.

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TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT. A BILL TO PROTECT THE FRIEND OF MAN. DOCS AND DiSEASE I (SPECIAL TO THE" LEADER.") I House of Commons, Friday. Sh Fre(it-i-ick Banbury moved the second reading of the Doses' Protection Bill. the measure makes it unlawful to perform any experiments upon dogs likely to cause pam or disease. For contraventions of the Act n:ax.illillm iou-jJtie-s are provided ol £10 for the first offence t;50 or three months' im- prisonment for tht' second adid tIO0 or one year's imprisonment for any sub- sequent offence. The hon. baronet denied that the ob- ject of the Bill was to Etop viviseetion. All that it did was to prevent scientists who pea-farm^.operations ton ljviing aniiiials fi-o-ii ;Is animals from usirhg dags for this pur- pose. The use of tiie dog was not necessary, he said, to scientific research, ?..  ,i"g rts--r 6 and the fact of man having made a friend (If the dog for many thousands of years had rendered it peculiarly sen- sitive to all forms 01 pain and terror— much more so than other animals. Lives Saved by Dogs. i here were innmnerable i nstances of M? ? having saved in?n trom death by drowning and five. If it had not been for an iwuiii given by his favourite dog when his house was burned, the Chief Government Whip (Mr. illitig-A-ortb) would probably not be aJive at this moment. Colonel Lock wood seconded the motion. Mr Rawlinson moved tlie rejection ot the Bill The power of vivisection, he said was exceedingly restricted inr in- land, by most careful safeguards Experiments on dogs had undoubtedly proved beneficial to the human race. xhey had proved that people could exist after the re noval of one kidney. Men engaged in cancer research work agreed that their investigations would be ham- pared by the Bill, which was only based on sickly sentimentalism.' Sir P. Magnus seconded the motion for the rejection. He. could not see why dogs should be placed in a privi- leged class. Th? Bill would do great harm to the cause of public health in this countrv. A Sordid Reason. | Mr. Butcher said that one of the main reasons for selecting dogs. for ex- perimenta] purposes was that they were cheap. It was one of the basest, meanest', and most sordid reasons that could possibly he advanced for the per- petrating of cruelty. Dr. Chappie said it was a question of the price that could he paid, and the price that was prohibitive. The only alternative to a dog was a monkey, which .could not be obtained for opera- tions under

"CHANCE" IN NEW YORK. e ENDORSED BY THE DRAMA LEAGUE OF AMERICA. Mr. J. L. Will iams, a Swansea, boy, who is now a considerable figure in New York life, sends us an interesting letrer dealing with Welsh Amercian events. Writing on April 4, he says: — This week the Weish Players brought "Change" back to the Park Theatre. Change ha-8 been taken in hand and endorsed by the Drama League of America, and possibly its fate may not be as sad as those of its predecessors at this theatre. The play is now being presented with a smoothness and finish that justifies previous criticism of the capabilities of the "Players." The initial performances at the Booth Theatre were specially noted for the in- telligent acting of the company, but now the actors appear to have added thereto, the assurance and confidence. characteristic of this land of clear skies and sunny cosmopolitanism. Consequently they are in possession of the stage, and they hold it. That means going some.

TRIMMERS AND TERMS. MR. TWOMEY DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY TROUBLE A "Leader" representative inter- viewed Mr. J. Twomey, general secre- tary of the National Amalgamated Labourers' Union, regarding a state- ment made at the recent dinner of the Union to the effect that the wages of the coaltrimmers of the port had for some time past been stagnant, and tlu:t the Union was prepared to join any movement for their betterment. Mr. Twomey said the last agreement entered into, and which came into force on July 1st, 1913, meant practically no revision of the tariff, and the Union was in communication with the trimmers of other ports with a view to subr,ting I to the owners fresh terms. M". T-'Tr?Y d'd T?ot, however, app-¡ hend any stoppage or owcr trouble over the proposed new agreement, and did not think that the claim would be so extraordinary that any trepedition need be entertained as to an amicable settlement.

DOUBLING HIS JOYS. Bernard Henkenberns, the father of fourteen children, was married at Cin- cinnati to Margaret Goetz, a widow, I who lias fourteen more.