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Tel. 376. a3268 JlTHEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. Lessee and Manager.ROBERT REDFORD. EVERY EVENING, at 7.30, The Powerful Play, HER FORBIDDEN MARRIAGE. Next Week: The Great Historical Play, A ROYAL DIVORCE. a8269 not in mortals to command success, but we'll do more, deserve it.Addi-,on. THE 0ARDIFF JJ M P I R E, QUEEN-STREET. Ilanaging Dirootorr .08WALD STOLL. TO-NIGHT! ICIIX BROTHERS T UCK (LTD.), ?TH?E ?rr??? PANTOMIME, entitled I €aHjO^TrrEL r GRANDE" (by Chris. Davis). Nathaniel -N_k (the Wkked Uncle), 0. Luck. samuel Nark (the ephew, a Waiter), E. Luck. Dick Bifmeh (Head Waiter) A. Luck Mons. Cranpard (a Visitor) .H. Lmk. Smeri-ock Smones (a. Police-officer) .W. Luck. Tattered Jim (a Tramp) F. Luck. Cteneral Vulcano (a Foreign Officer), H. Williams. Mad. am — Vul. cano (his Wife).Miss Bea-ttie Roy. Waiters, Visitors, and Soupsa's Ba.nd. Boone THE BUFFET OF THE HOTEL. AGNES HAZEL, Comedienne. THE HORSE THAT ATE THE BABY! And WHEN THE STORMY WINDS DO BLOW! TWO -Novel and Exceedingly Humorous Subjects shown on the American Bioscope. THE ONLY TWO BOSTONS, J The Novelty Showmen, in Tit-bits of Burlesque. MICHAEL NOLAN, Whose Slyly Humorous Irish Songs are a Real Treat. THE ORIGINAL RHONDDA VALLEY GLEE SINGERS, FOUR ROYAL WELSHMEN, tinners of the Thousand-dollar Prize and Gold Medal at the World's Fair, Chicago. From the London Hippodrome, THE ROBERTYS, Whirlwind Dancers. THE FAMOUS BANDURRIA TROUPE Of Delightful Mandolinists. DOT HARDY, Character Comedienne. /V TTO MENOTTI ° (THE STOCKHOLM WONDER), '¡V-hoO will Produce for the fint time in Cardiff aa• s iG-i reat and Original Sensational Novelty, THE 20TH CENTURY BICYCLE TRACK. 40 MILES AN HOUR ON A SINGLE WIRE. A feat that must be seen to be realised. Bicycles Stored Free of Charge. Two Performances Nightly, at 7 and 9. Box Office Open Daily. L18863  LECTURES. ,y M.C.A. POPULAR LE?URES. OORY-HALL, CARDIFF. 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LEAP FROM A LINER I
LEAP FROM A LINER I An excitirig scene was witnessed in Ply- mouth Sound on Saturday in ooumectioai with the departure of the White Star liner Ionic lor New Zealand. Joat as the stea.m-er started a small boat with three oocapants pulled across her course. The Ionic immediately went astern, and the Old of her bow just grazed the ►amadl cratft. Fearing dasaster, Miss Radford, icrae of the occupants, who was a visitor from ??[?SMpooJ. jumped ino the eoa &nd ke? her- i'mm afloat until rescued by & passenger, who ^ea^toon^tbe Uuer's d?ct to-owm bar.
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DEDICATED LIVES.
DEDICATED LIVES. I Nelson and His Captains I I THE SEVENTH HEAVEN I BY LLOYD MEYRICK. Whatever party politicians may say about the present Cabinet, there can be I no doubt that it contains many very interesting personalities. Among these Mr. Haldane ranks high. It is said that Lord Rosebery was once asked if he had to spend the rest of his days on a desert island whom would he select for variety of intellectual interest as a companion, and he replied, "Mr. Haldane." The latter is constantly displaying the widest intellectual range, and politics and the knotty problem of Army Reform absorb but a small portion of his activi- ties. A day or two ago he gave an address at Edinburgh on "The Dedi- cated Life," and, with fresh charm, drove home some of the eternal verities. He emphasised the truth that the founda- tion of purpose in the State must, if the national life was to prosper and not to fade, be ethical. It was not brute force but moral power that commanded in the world. A dedicated life was one with all its strength concentrated on a high purpose. The first duty of life was to seek to oomprehend clearly what our strength would let us accomplish, and then to do it with all our might. The lives of all great men had been dedicated. They might have perished before their end appeared accomplished in time, and yet they had succeeded. The quality of their work lay in the very striving itself. Lessing had declared that were God to offer him the Truth in one hand and the Search for Truth in the other he would choose the Search. And it was in the devotion to this search after the most high-a search which might assume an infinity of varied forms —that the dedicated life consisted, the life dedicated to the noblest of quests, and not to be judged by apparent failure to reach some fixed and rigid goal, but rather by the quality of the striving. All this is, of course, very true, and is a faithful echo of much high teaching. On the same day that I read the lecture of Mr. Haldane I read a book by Mr. Fitehett on "Nelson and His Captains," which I warmly recommend to every boy. For pure fascination and downright breathless interest it is not surpassed by any story of Jules Verne, Henty, or Marryat. Every life described was a dedicated one, and all the daring exploits were inspired by the highest purpose. Haliburton makes his Sam Slick describe Nelson as "that cripple- gaited, one-eyed, one-armed little naval critter," but his mere name still quickens the blood of every man of British blood. But all his captains were men of like mould, and deserved the say- ing of their leader, "They are my chil- dren, they serve in my school, and I glory in them." In this soft and pampered day one can only marvel at the hardness and even harshness of their youth. They were all caught young. Some of them began their sea career at ten years of age. Parker, Blackwood, Berry, Louis, and NeLson himself were afloat at eleven, Hardy at twelve, Codrington and Jervis at thirteen. v A hunger for comfort burns in the blood oi the-modern world, but, looked at through modern eyes, what could be' more hopelessly bankrupt of comfort than the state of a lad of ten or eleven, plucked suddenly from all the sheltering tenderness of home, and dropped into the crowded, dark, and unventilated well of a middy's berth in a man-of-war P For a lad under such conditions there could be no boyish games, no school com- radeships, no soft home atmosphere. Nowadays children of such ages are in the hands of the school doctor, the school dentist, and officials are appointed to select suitable fiction for them! The scanty height between the decks of the ships of Nelson's time made light, or fresh air, or comfort almost impossible. Pellew says that when he commanded the Pelican his cabin was so low that while he sat in it his servant could dress his hair from the deck above. Cochrane, when Hying his flag in the Speedy, tells us that when he wanted to shave himself he was accustomed to thrust his head through the skylight of his cabin and put his shaving materials on the deck itself above. The men of Nelson's time were not rough, they were not untaught; and, through the lives of many of these great seamen ran, like a thread of gold; a strain of devout piety. In some respects religion is easier for sailors than for landsmen, and there is profound truth in the statement that "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do busi- ness in great waters, these see the works of the Lord and His wonders in the deep. I wonder will this country ever see such a group of men again-not neces- sarily in war, but even in the pathways of peace? From early youth to old age the call of duty was so insistent and imperious as to leave no room for care or despondency. Each one of them would have laughed to scorn the weak plaint of the lines: 0 life! thou art a galling load Along a rouglh, a weary road To wretches such as I! The dedicated life is the one cram-full of interest and activities, and the weari- ness of living comes from vacant hours. The maji who feels world-tiredness creep- ing on him should take furiously to hard work, and, if need be, cultivate hobbies. What a solemn and striking admonition to youth is that inscribed on the dial at All Souls, Oxford, Periunt et impuib antur "-the hours perish, and are laid to our charge! When those words were written they were believed in, but per- sonal accountability for time or any- thing else is now too often the doubt with many of us. Until clearer light comes there is much virile inspiration in the poetry of Browning: — Then welcome eaoh rebuff Uhat turns earth's smoothness rough, Each sting that bids nor sit nor stand but go! Be OUT joy three-parts pain! Strive, and hold cheap the strain Learn, nor aocoumt the pang, diare, never grudge the throe! "Josephine," in your issue of Friday last, states that it is not fair of me to pick out the worst maxims of Socialism. I have done no picking, but merely quoted from a representative Socialist paper the opinions of many leading men of the faith. 06 course, I do not say for a moment that Josephine," for instance, would subscribe to half of the alleged Ten Commandments, but there can be no doubt that they echo a good deal of loose Socialistic sentiment and opinion. I quite agree that people are apt to-get a false impression of what Socialism really is, but they can only go for instruction to the words of the acknowledged Socialist. I have never met one Socialist yet who could give any clear and intelligible account of his creed. Charles Kingsley, in one of his vigorous essays, speaks mournfully of the time "when Pope and plain sense went out, and Shelley and the seventh heaven came in." I do not agree with the remark, but I have the same sort of feeling about Socialism; it con- sists too much for my earthly palate of a quaint mixture of moonshine and flim- flam. Some people may thrive on such a diet, and I can only regret my limitations. It seems clear that Socialism does attack the family, and in the airy fabric of their state there will be no parental duty or obligation, no filial affection, and no permanent conjugal love. We need not go to Continental litera- ture to find the cloven hoof of these first principles, but ample evidence is afforded in the pages of Mr. Shaw and Mr. Wells. Presumably, these gentlemen know what Socialism means, and" Josephine" must not express sur- prise if sometimes even Mr. Shaw is taken seriously. Possibly, we ought all to wait until Mr. Keir Hardie, M.P., has delivered himself of his forthcoming book before we form any opinions about Socialism. The rashest thing a Socialist can possibly do is to put his thoughts into writing, their proper setting is the heat and excitement of a public meeting where tales of the Promised Land are always welcomed with a clap. Still, it is possible that Mr. Keir Hardie may suc- ceed where his predecessors have so lamentably failed.
COSTERMONGER ON FIREI
COSTERMONGER ON FIRE I A remarkable scene was witnessed at the Westminister kbridge-road end of the Lower Marsh on Saturday night. A oostermonger, while fiLLing Ibis paraffin flare, suddenly be- came enveloped in flames. The burning oil covered his hands and clothing and ran over the road for several feet around him. He beat out the flames on his clothing, but his hands were badly burned end he had to go to hospital. Thims accident was due to the man replenish, ing the flare while it was burning.
100 WOMEN WORK AS MEN I
100 WOMEN WORK AS MEN I About a hundred Hindu labourers in the frontier towns of British Columbia, have been discovered to be women dressed in men's clothing. They are expert woodcutters, and the timekeepers say that they are more pains- taking ami industrious than their husbands.
BRIDEGROOM'S NOVEL GIFTS I
BRIDEGROOM'S NOVEL GIFTS I An interesting innovation was made at a recent wedding a.t Tuabridge Weils, In place of tlhe usual gifts of jewellery, the bridegroom presented each of the bride- maids with a pair of dainty ahoes, mounted with silver, the idea being that there is as mudh. good look in new slhoes as in old boots.
DEAN AS PEACEMAKER I
DEAN AS PEACEMAKER I Whilst the Dean of Bangor was passing a.long one of the streets of Bangor this week he observed two men engaged in a stand-up fight in a stable yard. He promptly went up to them, separated them, amd lectured them. They departed quietly enough.
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I Schooner&A I H andsLost
I Schooner&A I H andsLost A HANDKERCHIEF MARKED G. W. DAVIES." CUXHAVEN, Sunday. The Liverpool schooner Pengwern has gone ashore near Scharhoorn. Only the top of the mizzenmast is visible. The crew were drowned. The Pengwern was laden with salt- petre from Taltal (Chile). The tug Vulcan went to the assistance of the Pengwern when the latter grounded, and passed close by her. The crew of the Pen- gwern threw a living dog and a bundle of clothes on board the tug, and they reached her perfectly dry. A handkerchief, marked "G. W. Davies," was found in the clothes. The crew of the stranded vessel disregarded an appeal to jump into the water, so that they might be rescued, whereupon the Vulcan again steamed by the Pengwern, and the skipper announced that he would fetch a lifeboat from the second Elbe Light- ship. When the Vulcan had covered about half the distance to the lightship the heavy sea broke over the Pengwern, which dis- appeared from view. The crew of 24 crowded in the after part of the vessel, and were drowned. It is stated that a British pilot was also aboard the Pengwern.-Reuter.
I Boy'sStrangeAdventuresi…
I Boy'sStrangeAdventuresi SOUGHT IN CANADA BY HIRWAIN MAN The case of a pauper boy named Tudor Wil- liams has involved the Merthyr Board of Guardians in a good deal of worry. The boy, with two brothers, was deserted by their mother, and they were placed in the training school at A be r dare. Two officers of the school, William Morgan, tailor, and G. Davies, gardener, relinquished their appoint- ments and entered into partnership as mineral water manufacturers. Tudor was allowed to go into their service, Davies being held responsible for the care of the child. The partnership was dissolved, Davies retiring from the business, which was carried on .by Morgan, who aJso became the tenant of the Boiling Mill Inn, at Hirwain. Morgan displayed great anxiety to retain the boy in hie employ, but the guardians objected, and he returned to the school. Per- sistent efforts wexe made by Morgan to get the youngster into his keeping., and he put forward the statement that he was really the child's father. The guardians, however, upon investigation were satisfied that the boy was legitimate, the father being a marine engi- neer. With a view to putting the lad out of MoT- gan's easy reach, the guardians sent him to a situation at Bargoed, but Morgan inveigled him from there, and, after taking him to Lon- don, secreted him for a while in the Rhondda, whence he took him to Hirwain in the dead of night- For this the guardians prosecuted him before the magistrates, and he was fined £ 3 and costs. Nevertheless, Morgan still seemed bent upon I getting hold of the boy, and in order, as they thought, to put- the little fellow beyond the range of the man's interference they sent him to Dr. Barnardo's Home in London, so that he might join a batch of other boys emigrat- ing to Canada. To Canada. he went, and upon his arrival at Dr. Barnardo's Home at Toronto he was claimed by certain persons who repre- sented themselves to be his uncle and aunt. But the guardians were suspicious of the bona-fides of these professed relatives, and caused further inquiries to be made by the superintendent of the Toronto Home, the result of which was contained in a cable- gram read at the meeting of the guardians on Saturday. The message stated that William Morgan (who had evidently preceded Tudor on the voyage) had obtained possession of the boy by fraudulent means, but that the boy had been recovered and they were endeavour- ing to prosecute. The cablegram asked, Is he, as he states, the boy's father?
I New Army Schemei
I New Army Scheme I WHAT WALES GETS Under the new Army scheme Wales and Monmouthehire will still be comprised in the Western Command. and the headquarters will be at Chester. There is evidently to be some re-arrangement of the troops in South Wales, but the details so far published are too meagre to show what these are likely to be The Army Order, however, states definitely that Pembroke Dock. Newport (Mon.), and Preston (Lancashire) will have one heavy brigade of the Royal Garrison Artillery, two training brigades of the Royal Field Artillery, and one provisional battalion divided between them. This is not likely to go a long way. Pembroke Dock will, doubtless, get the lion's share of the Royal Garrison Artillery and also a part of the provisional battalion. The training brigades of the Royal Field Artillery, however, will probably be the most interesting feature of the re-organisation scheme. It will be remembered that some time ago Mr. Haldane announced his inten- tions with regard to the Artillery. According to his plan, some of the batteries would not be needed for that part of the Army kept a-s near as possible to a war footing. He also hinted at the possibility of using the surplus batteries for other purposes. Speaking on Friday night in Glasgow, he said they (the War Office) were taking the I batteries of artillery that were suirplus to the requirements of the fighting batteries— that was to say, between 30 and 40 batteries— and they were forming these into training schools or brigades consisting each of three batteries; and they were going to bring those surplus batteries into various parts of the country to form training schools, in order to train more aa-tilloryulien for the service of the fighting line for the fighting batteries. Fifteen-pounder guns of the newest pattern will be available for these training schools, and Mr. Haldane evidently intends that these schools should afford facilities for training not only to Regulars, but to Militia and Volunteers. Clearly, therefore, they must be placed in the midst of large populations, so that Preston, in Lancashire, and Newport, in Monmouthshire, will be the venue of the two schools in the Western Command. There are already depots of the Royal Field Artillery in those towns. In regard to the Volunteers, however, it may be pointed out that the Artillery Volunteers in Glamorgan and Mo nmoufthshire are garrison, and not field, artillery.
ITREASURE TROVEI
TREASURE TROVE I Nearly 500 Roman coins, most of tihem bear- ing the effigy of Cararisius, were found on Saturday, nmr Lllandmdno. The police have I taken possession of them, and a coroner's i inquiry will be hold.
! MAN STRIKES, BUT CLOCK DOES…
MAN STRIKES, BUT CLOCK DOES NOT I Mr. John Lang, the town clock winder ot Shrewsbury, New Jersey, has gone on strike because the fund subscribed by the residents of the town for his salary has become exhausted. The clock has ceased to strike.
! DIVIDEND FOR THE POOR
DIVIDEND FOR THE POOR The clerk of Mairlborough-street Police- oourt acknowledged on Saturday the receipt of L25, wlhich was a dividend of 10 per cent, on a legacy under the will of the Late Mr. Samuel Lewis to the poor box of the court.
" B,-P.Is " ANCESTOR I
B,-P.Is ANCESTOR I General Baidem-Powell has given a bust of his ancestor, Captain John Smith, the founder of Virginia, to Louth School, where Smlith was educated.
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CLAIM TO X2503000.
CLAIM TO X2503000. Knight of Welsh Descent Concerned. I MECHANIC & HIS SECRET LINK A claim to an estate at Brightling, in Sussex, a.nd another in Jamaica, the total value of which is estimated at a quarter of a million sterling, is put forward by a Ton- bridge mechanic named Peter Fuller. Of recent years tUli Sussex estate has been occupied by Sir GcGrge Tapps-Gervis-Mey- rick, who, through his mother, was a member of one of the most ancient Welsh families, his lineage being traceable to Roderick the Great, King of all Wales, who was killed on the field of battle, A.D. 876, and to Owen Gwynedd, Prince of Wales, A.D. 1136. The Meyricks, according to Burke, have possessed the same family seat and estate at Bodorgan, ia Anglesey, without interruption for more than 1,000 years. The claim now made, Mr. Fuller declares, is by no means a new one. His father spent practically the whole of his life in prosecu- ting inquiries, making searches for material with which to support his effort to secure the property, serving writs with various objects upon different people, and in petition- ing the late Queen Victoria to have his claim inquired into. He also asserts that so convincing had his father's mass of evidence become that a firm of lawyers offered to effect a compromise on the basis that Mr. Fuller, sen., should receive £ 100,000. Tha,t offer, he declares, his father refused to accept. "I have procured birth certificates of the family from more than 250 years ago," says the claimant, "and I have secured the all- important link in my chain of evidence that was missing when my father IsaM was taking his proceedings." What that link is Mr. Fuller for the moment preserves as his secret.
A BRILLIANT REVIEW I
A BRILLIANT REVIEW I Entertaining the Ameer in India I The Ameer, wearing the searlet uniform of a general, with the sash of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, and an astrakhan busby, accompanied by the Viceroy and Lord Kitchener, on Saturday witnessed a review of 30,000 troops at Agra. The glorious weather and the absence of dust conduced to make the spectacle one of unqualified brilliance when two entire divi- sions, mobilised as for war, marched past en masse. There were no mishaps of any kind to mar the scene. A marked feature of the review was the presence of three rifle brigades, two Gurkha and one British. The Maharaj ah, of Gwalior led the 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse), of which he is honorary colonel. The Mara jail of Bdkarair joined the ataff. The display closed with a gallop of the Horse Artillery and the Cavalry in review order. The Ameer evinced intense interest all the details.—Reuter. Good for the Cows I The Mahomedans of Delhi proposed to I slaughter a hundred cows to celebratfe the presence of the Ameer at the coming Bakir- in festivals. His Majesty, learning that this was likely to offend Hindu sentiment, refused to attend the festivities if any were slaughtered, saying that he would not coun- tenance anything likely to produce strife. I The Mahomedans will, therefore, slaughter no cows.—Reuter.
MR JOHN BURNS IN WALESI
MR JOHN BURNS IN WALESI Mr. John Burns, President of the Local Government Board, paid an unexpected visit to Llandilo on Saturday, and viewed the several sites put forward. for the holding of fairs and markets. Mr. Burns arrived at Llandilo Station by the 11.10 a.m. London and North Western Railway, and left by the two p.m. for Swansea, and was present to witness the international match. Besides viewing the various sites suggested for fairs and markets at Llandilo, Mr. Burns inspected the Great Western Railway station, and went through the plans of the extensive alterations which are to be made at Llandilo Station, and which are to be com- menced in March, and which include new cattle pens on a large scale. He seemed very pleased with the arrangements. Mr. Burns, who was on the shilling side of the ground at Swansea on Saturday, observed to a gentleman: We are not in it. I have never seen so fine a team as the Welsh."
I MUTINOUS FIREMEN
I MUTINOUS FIREMEN At Liverpool on Saturday eleven marine firemen were charged with having combined together to neglect their duty on board the steamer Ikbal, belonging to the Welsford Line. As the vessel was getting ready to sail for Galveston the prisoners declined to obey orders unless two men signed on from boarding-houses were put ashore. This the captain refused, and gave the fire- men into custody, the vessel's sailing being meantime delayed. In remanding the prisoners until to-day (Monday) for inquiries the Stipendiary said that even if 500 Chinamen were on board it would make no difference. The defendants shipped to obey orders, and were not there to ohoose whom their oompaalions should be.
I WARSHIP IN COLLISIONI
WARSHIP IN COLLISION I A serious collision occurred off Beachy Head on Saturday night between the steamer Etna, of West Hartlepool, and a British warship, believed to be the destroyer Wear. A flotilla. of torpedo craft were, apparently, manoeuvring when the collision occurred between one of them and the Ðtna. The latter vessel was seriously damaged on the port and starboard side, and proceeded to Dover. The torpedo craft was seen about ten minutes after the impact, but what eventually became of her was not known at Dover up to Sunday after- noon. It is, however, thought that she pro- ceeded with the flotilla. The weather was clear at the time.
\PRINCIPAL STORY DEAD I
PRINCIPAL STORY DEAD I The death occurred on Sunday of the Very Rev. Robert Herbert Story, D.D., principal of Glasgow University. The deceased, who was 72 years of age, was a prominent figure in the ecclesiastical world, and had exercised a powerful influence upon the affairs of the Church of Scotland. He succeeded the late Dr. Caird as principal of Glasgow Univer- sity eight years ago, and inaugurated several important movements within and without the university. He was one of his Majesty's chaplains.
THE SECOND DREADNOUGHT
THE SECOND DREADNOUGHT The Admiralty have directed that a quantity of pneumatic machines are to be sent from Pembroke Dock to Devonport for use in building the new battleship Temeraire, of the Dreadnought class. The transfer is ordered because additional machines are urgently needed at Devonport in order to permit of the construction of the ship being advanced with the necessary rapidity.
A DROWNING MYSTERY I
A DROWNING MYSTERY I The body of George Refnneitte, insurance agent, who has been missing from Truro, Cornwall, for a fortnight, was dis-covered on Sunday in the water about 50 yards from the spot where he was last seen alive. A man was recently found wearing his over- | coat. Foul play, however, is not suspected, as the deceased when discovered was still I wearing a, watch and j
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I' Dying Seaman's Story.
Dying Seaman's Story. ALLEGATION OF MURDER. rVi vj r! VT1 .ap'ed i.,n fhe '*><a+ stages of consumption, was yesterday reported, to be dying im Grdmeby Union Infirmary. On Saturday evening he asked that the police might be communicated with, as he wished to make a st.8Jt.e.menlt concerning a crime, and detective officers hurried to the mam's bedside to take his depositions. He told a strange story of a murder which he saye he witnessed on the high seas. He alleged that. some years ago he was serving on a steamship, and one might, off Flushing, the captain, after an a.ngry quarrel with one of the crew, shot him dead, and flung the body overboard. The police are t making inquiries.
IAn Elopement SequeLI
I An Elopement SequeL I EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A POLICE- I COURT. Mr. Charles Mundy, a Bethnal Green guardian, appeared at Old-street Police-court, London, on Saturday to answer a summons which charged him with threatening a young man named Arthur Hancock. The complain- ant said Mr. Mundy was his father-in-law, and had for some time pursued him with threats. Mr. Biron: What is it all about? Hancook: Because I have married his daughter. Mr. Marget.te (for the defence): Do you swear that?—Yes. Now, you eloped with this young lady?- Yes. Where were you married?—I do not think it has anything to do with this case. Mr. Margetts: I want to know. Hancock: I will not make it public. Mr. Biron: Write it down. Paper and pen were given the witness, but he hesitated, and when told to write down the name of the place and the date he threw down the pen and said, "I was married in Scotland." Mr. Margetts: Where?—I don't remember. This was only last September. Yon had to take a journey, book for some place, go to some hotel or house. Where was it?—I do not remember any name. Mr. Biron said he should form his own opinion of this. The question of threats remained. Mr. Margetts: Since you have had Mr. Mundy's daughter with you, have you passed as a single man and kept company with a Miss Read?—No. Do you know Miss Read?—No. At the request of the solicitor a young lady rose from the public seat and stood forward. Hancock: I do not know her. Mr. Margetts: Do you swear you were not engaged to her for two months—in October and November last?—I do not know her. Do you know her sister, Mrs. Ryan, Mr. Ryan, and Miss Read's brother? (A lady and two gentlemen rose.) Hancock: I do not know them. r saw Mrs. Ryan a week ago only, and Mr. Ryan I met years ago. Mr. Margetts put forward a letter to Miss Read as showing the terms Hancock and she were on. Complainant denied the handwrit- ing. Mr. Margetts: Do you suggest it is all in- vention ? Hancock: It is all a conspiracy to ruin me. At the request of Mr. Margetts, Hancock wrote a few words to show his handwriting, but handed up something which the Magis- trate said was ridiculous and an attempt to deceive. Finally, in dismissing the case, Mr. Biron said he was surprised at the moderation of Mr. Mundy under such provocation. He ordered Hanoock to pay the defendant two guineas cost.
I A MYSTERIOUS LETTER j
A MYSTERIOUS LETTER Mrs. Georgina Davies was on Saturday granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice Bar- grave Deane, on the ground of the miscon- duct of her husband, Mr. Frederick Davies, who carries on business as a tea merchant at 44, Lord-street, Liverpool. It was stated that he was at one time a member of the London School Board, representing Chelsea. While the wife was searching for evidence in con- nection with the case, her husband wrote stating that to save "trouble and expense" she could get information about him at the Hotel Windsor, Westminster. The necessary particulars were there obtained. When the case was called on, his Lordship said that the President of the Divorce Division had refeiveo a letter with regard to this case, which he would hand down to counsel. Mr. Bayford having read it, his Lordship said: "Let me have it back. The letter must be gone into. We must know the truth about it. The petitioner probably knows the facts." Mr. Bayford said he would ask her, but nothing more was heard of it.
ISHIP ON FIRE AT PENARTHI
SHIP ON FIRE AT PENARTH A fire broke out late on Saturday night on board the steamship Longhurst, 1,952 tons, owned by Messrs. Pyman, Watson, and Co., lying in Penarth Dock. Captain Martin, deputy-dookmaster, was soon at hand with the reel and hose, and descended No. 3 'tween decks, where he found a wooden bulkhead and a number of shifting boards ablaze. Captain Martin handled the hose himself, and, after battling with the outbreak for about twenty minutes, sucoeeded in subduing the flames on the foreeide of the bulk-head. He then got the hose into play on the shifting boards in the aft part of No. 3 hatchway. This was attended by many difficulties, but with the desired result. The Penarth Brigade, with engine, responded to the alarm, but were unable to get near the ship, the wheels of the engine becoming jammed in the points on the dock side.
SUPPOSED LOVE TRAGEDY I
SUPPOSED LOVE TRAGEDY I A young woman, named Florence Wakeling, a London telephone operator, was the victim of a strange tragedy which occurred at Stockwell Green, Brixton, on Saturday night. The deceased, with her young man, went to the local theatre in the evening, and was bidding good-bye to him at her residence, when three revolver shots were heard. Deceased's sister, with her young man, imme- diately rushed in.to the drawing-room, where they found Florence lying on the floor, bleeding profusely from three bounds, while the man, it is alleged, was standing over her with a smoking revolver in his right hand. The girl never recovered consciousness, and died on Sunday morning. The mp was arrested.
AMERICAN MINE DISASTER I
AMERICAN MINE DISASTER I Conflicting reports are reaching New York as to the fate of the miners entombed by the fall of roof in Calhoun County on Fri- day afternoon. The mine is remotely situated, and no details of the disaster have yet reached Mont- gomery.
CURATE BAPTISED IN A CHAPEL_I
CURATE BAPTISED IN A CHAPEL I The Rev. A. J. Moore, B.A., curate of the City Church, Exeter, was publicly immersed at the South-street Ba-ptist Chapel yesterday evening. He said that infant baptism was a. super- stitious practice, and not one whit better than those of Western Africa. Churchmen who believed in it were no better than the savages whom they despised. He had seen parenta experiencing torture at the thought that their dead little one had been condemned to the nether world because water had not been sprinkled on its brow. Infant baptism was the key to Ritualism, I because people who could swallow it after- iwarda accepted other mytbs.
ISHARES COLLAPSE
I SHARES COLLAPSE STOCK MARKET SENSATION I "Tips" at Bridge Parties A great eensation has been caused in finan- cial circles by the collapse in the shares of the Siberian Proprietary Mines (Limited). Not since the days of the Overend-Gurney smash, it is said, has such a debacle taken place as that which has followed the ramifi- cations of the Heyman-Orkin group of Sibe- rian companies. Frantic efforts were made by the insiders to keep prices up, and it was understood that at all hazards the inevitable crash was to be staved off until the making-up had been completed. How the plan succeeded will be shown by the following figures of Friday:- Making up. 4 p.m. Fall. Siberian Props 14 gi 41 Orsk Goldfields "2! H i Troitzk Goldfields 1 5-16 1 5-16 In round figures, this fall meant within four hours a loes of X956,250 to someone. This cal- culation does not include the 35,000 new shares of the Siberian Proprietary Mines, which were offered to shareholders at 12b, and the loss on which in market value was another £ 148,750. On Saturday Siberian Props, fell another 1?, making a further loss of £ 150,000 on its issued capital and 152,500 on its new issue; Orsks and Troitzks fell another 2s. 6d., making a further fall on each of their issued capitals of C62,500, the total loss thus being just on 11,500,000. Tips at Bridge Parties. It is a long time since the Stock Exchange enjoyed such a pleasant sensation as it did at the news of the collapse in the shares. The "Times" says:—"The tumble in the prices caused little surprise or regret among members of the House who are jealous of its reputation. Gossip about the titLes of the companies to their properties was the most obvious reason for the fall, but the more real one was the fact that prices have been pushed up in a ma,nner which reflects highly on the skill of those who conducted the affairs of the group, but says little for the common-sense of certain sections of the public. The whole affa-ir has been very cleverly worked; statements were published heralding the appearance of the companies, but offering no shares for subscription, so that no legal liability under the Companies Acts was involved, and the public, if it wanted shares, could only obtain them at the prices put on them by those who were arranging the ctraina. An attractive rise in prices was thus easily secured, and the movement was assisted by the appearance of prominent West End names on the boards of the various companies, one of the direc- tors of the Siberian Pro-prietary Compainy being closely connected with the Court. Tips' circulated at bridge parties and elsewhere did the rest, and an extraordinary exhibition has thus. been given of the possi- bility of making a market in properties which are as yet practically untried." "Blind Pools." The solicitors of the company, writing to re-assure the public with regard to title, point out that as far as Siberian Pro- prietary Mines (Limited) and its constituent companies and Orsk Goldfields and Troitzk Goldfields (Limited) are concerned, as their property consist6 of mining rights, no ques- tion whatsoever arises in connection with their being entitled to hold land in Russia." Just so" (comments the Pall Mall Gazette"), these concerns, which are nominally valtlod in the market at hundreds of thousands, have nothing but mining rights and options,' and whether they will ever have anything else is at least doubtful. The slump is the finest thing that could have happened to prevent the public being lured to a greater extent into these prospectueless blind pools, but they have a long way still to drop before they Teach what is probably their real value." I West End Names on the Boards Among those whose names have been pro- minently associated with the company are the Duke of Fife, Baron Knollys, Baron Far- quhar, the Earl of Howe, the Earl of Kimber- ley, Baron Harris, Lord Stanley, the Hon. Arthur Stanley, Lord Armstrong, Sir Ghris- topher Furness, Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, Sir Herbert de Stern, and Sir Henry Seton- Karr.
IAunt and Her Nephew
IAunt and Her Nephew STOPPED FUNERAL INQUIRY RESUMED Further evidence of a painful character was given at St. Pancras on Saturday when Mr. Sohroeder resumed his inquiry relative to the death of Margaret Benbow, 67, a lady of independent means and the widow of a commercial traveller. Mrs. Benbow died I at 3, Rochester-square, Camden-road, on December 16; but, as the result of certain allegations, the coroner stopped the arrange- men-ts for the funeral in order that expert evidence might be given concernmg the cause of death. It appeared that Mrs. Benbow, who lived with another widow, named Lewis, had some three months prior to her decease called in the services of Mr. William Maurice Jones, an auctioneer, to collect certain rents. At her request this gentleman became her executor. Remarkable statements were made relative to the quantity of intoxicants found in her room when, a. few days before her death, a trained nurse was called in to attend to her. But Mrs. Lewis said the deceased had caused these to be brought in for a party she intended to give. There was a painful scene in the bedroom on December 14, when Mr. W. M. Jones asked a doctor to take certain glasses and their contents away for analysis, and the nephew of deceased (Mr. Southwell) declared that he had been accused of poisoning his aunt. Mr. Jones retorted that Mr. Southwell ought to be ashamed to make such a state- ment, which was also repudia-ted by the deceased. Evidence was given that the most friendly relations existed between aunt and nephew, and all the doctors deposed that there was nothing to support any allegation of poisoning, death being, in their opinion, due to the effects of long-standing alcoholism. The inquiry was again adjourned.
IREFUSED DOCTOR'S ADVICEI…
REFUSED DOCTOR'S ADVICE I I Sequel: Lockjaw and Death. I Mr. T. Walters conducted an inquest at Carmarthen on Saturday on Benjamin Lewis, 48, a weaver, of Llwynderi Cottage, Penrhiwllan, near Henllan, who died at the infirmary on the previous day as the result of an unusual accident. The Rev. Ffrwdwen Lewis, Treharris, identified the body as that of his brother. Henry Selwood, a weaver, living at Lan Cottage, Henllan, said that on New Year's Day a number of villagers, including the deceased, were engaged in clearing out a store-room adjoining the Post-office at Henlla.n in readiness for a. poultry show. They came across a hand-threshing machine, and, being curious to know how it worked, one turned the handle while another fed it with hay and straw. The deceased took a handful of stuff to put into the machine, and jn doing so his left hand was drawn into the feeder of the machine and badly torn. Witness bound the hand and sent for Dr. Jenkins, Henllan, and Dr. Powell, New- castle Emlyn, who ordered the man's removal to the Carmarthenshire Infirmary. Although the aocideut happened about 1.30 p.m., it was not until eight o'clock that the deceased reached the infirmary. They were kept waiting for over an hour for a cab at Carmarthen Railway Station owing to a misunderstanding ae to its ordering. Dr. Bailey, the house surgeon at the infir- mary, stated that the deceased was in an exhausted condition when admitted. He advised him twice to have his hand amputated, but he refused, and on the night of the 8th inst. symptoms of lock-jaw developed, and the deceased expired on the tenth day after meeting with the accident. Had the deceased consented to have his hand removed, probably he would have lived, but he could not say for certain. The jury returned a verdict that death was diue to lockjaw, following injuries acci- dentally received.
INOBLEMAN AS VAGRANT I
NOBLEMAN AS VAGRANT I The remains of a man, apparently a vagrant, who died 4t Findla.y (Ohio) some months ago, have been identified as those of I Albert Crondhjem, a Swedish nobleniza &nd fiMdhieir to a large fortune.IWuter, -i_f!l\ -"Jj¿
IDetectives Keep Shop.I
I Detectives Keep Shop. INGENIOUS RUSE TO CATCH THIEVES An interesting detective story was told at Boiv-,str,cet, where George Wallace, in the ser- vice of Messrs. Maple & Co., of Tottenham Court-road, was charged with stealing brass and gas fittings, the property of his employers. Ha.lf a dozen detectives of the Y Division, it appears, raided a suspicious marine store in Fonthill-road, arrested the occupier, placed him in am upper room in custody, and proceeded to keep shop themselves and to search the premises One detective bee.am,e counterman, another weigher, and a third cashier. In less than an hour they had visits from. five persons who wanted to sell old metal, one of them being Wallace. Wallace walked in with a bag, laid it on the scales, and said tersely, For sale." The bag contained brass fittings. He was sent upstairs for temporary detention, and the detectives awaited further customers. These ca,me from various districts—St. John's Wood and Greenwich. One man with a. sack walked into the cashier's apartment, and he, too, was sent upstairs. Another, Whose physique seemed exceptionally bulky, was surprised at the searching questions put by the "shopman." His coat was unbuttoned, and under it, fitted to his person, was 321b. of lead, secured by a belt which was held by two screws. He also was sent upstairs. Walla-ce was remanded.
OFFICERS' LUXURIES
OFFICERS' LUXURIES Kaiser Insists on Simplicity The Kaiser has again expressed his dis- approval of the luxurious manner of living adopted of late years by Prussian army officers. After a recent dinner given him by the Guard officers' mess his Majesty spoke very strongly about-the richness of the dishes and the costliness of the wines that were placed before him, and also gave abundant evidence of his displeasure at the extravagance and unpatriotism of his officers in offering him French champagne. An order has now been issued from the Military Cabinet in which the army is informed. that even when the Kaiser dines with officers his Majesty wishes the menu to consist only of soup, fish, vegetables, joint, and cheese. Only ordinary red or white table wine is to be served at dinner, and a glass of German champagne with the joint. His Majesty also considers that liqueurs after dinner are unnecessary.
FACES AT THE WINDOW I
FACES AT THE WINDOW Count Witte Saved from Assassination I The existence of an Anarchist plot against the life of Count Witte has just been brought to light at St. Petersburg. The Anarchists passed sentence of death on the ex-Premier, and entrusted two men to carry it out. The count's friends, however, furnished him with photographs of the would-be assassins, and he informed the police that he saw at his windows the two men. A party of police who went, as the result of further information, to make a search of the lodgings of three workmen met with serious resistance. The lights were extin- guished as they entered, and they were fired upon. Two commissionaires and two police- men were killed and three police agents wounded. The assailants escaped.—Exchange Telegraph Company. Another Murder I ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday. M. Breshesniovski, the chief of police of Daghestan, on the Caspian, was murdered to-day. The assassin escaped.—Reuter.
TRAGEDY OF JEALOUSY I
TRAGEDY OF JEALOUSY A young telephone operator, named Florence Wakeling. was shot in her house in Spernham-road, Brixton, on Satu-rday night, and a young man named Edward Wyath was taken into custody. It is stated that the couple, with the girl's sister and her lover, had been at the theatre together. The second visitor, it is stated, was taking lea-vo of the sister when shots were heard from the sitting-room, and on the two run- ning upsta-irs they found the girl on the floor bleeding from three bullet wounds, and Wyath standing with a revolver in his -hand. Tha girl died soon after. Jeaousy is said to have been the cause of the tragedy..
FRENCH OFFICERS HOOTED I
FRENCH OFFICERS HOOTED I A disgraceful incident marked the opening ball of the season, given by Admiral Marquis, the Maritime Prefect of Toulon, and Mme. Marquis. Over a hundred dock workmen, belonging to anti-militarist associations, gathered in front of the admiral's hotel, and hooted the guests as they arrived. "Down with the officers! Down with the bourgeois! They make merry while we go hungry." The Consuls were greeted with the "Inter- nationale," and other volntionary songs. Four arrests were made. On the prisoners were found Anarchist pamphlets.
CUPID AT A DISCOUNT I
CUPID AT A DISCOUNT I A French statistician has asked 95 girls, aged from fifteen to seventeen years, why they wished to marry. Five replied so that they might go out alone; ten, in order to amuse themselves; five, to travel; seven, to own. their own homes; and four, for the sake of a future family. Three of them did not wish to marry, and 61 were unable to specify any reason why they looked forward to wedlock. None of them suggested love as a motive for matrimony.
TO DEAL WITH WICKED FATHERS…
TO DEAL WITH WICKED FATHERS I In the present st,ate of the law the chil- dren of bad, drunken, worthless, and wicked parents are taken care of for them. Th,5 parents are beginning to know this. They ought to be kept to permanent hard labour and severely flogged." These were Mr. d'Eyncourt's words at Clerkenwell to the father of a small boy who was found wandering destitute.
TOOK zC5, LEFT £ 275
TOOK zC5, LEFT £ 275 Because he only took X5 in gold from a room containing 100 sovereigns, £80 in bank- notes, and jewellery to the value of another £100, William French was at Stratford only bound over. The Bench informed the owner of the propoerty that in leaving the money lying about he was more to blame tham the accused.
ENGLISH SHOPKEEPERS IN PARIS…
ENGLISH SHOPKEEPERS IN PARIS I One of the latest phases of the entente oordiale is both the number of windows in which is seen "English spoken here" and the number of employes of British nationality who stand behind them in the shops of Paris.
TRAGEDY OF A HERON I
TRAGEDY OF A HERON I Major Pollitt found a splendid heron lying I dead in his garden at Tunbridge Wells. It had been killed by flying into the telephone wires overhead.
JANUARY BUTTERFLIES I
JANUARY BUTTERFLIES I Two tortoiseshell butterflies were captured I at Bishop's Startford yesterday.
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ITpain Outrage in France I…
ITpain Outrage in France I I i LONDON LADY IN SERIOUS CONDITION A Londmi lady, whose name is given as Miss Suzanne Low, was the victim of a murderous attack in the Turin .express on Saturday night. Miss Low was on her way to Paris. When the erpress stopp,ed at Modane she was found in one of the compartments unconscious and terribly injured. Her assailant had etrucls her several time with a hammer. There is no hospital at Modane, and the injured lady was taken, to Chaznbery, where she underwent the operation of trepanning. Her condition is very serious. Ko trace of the assailant haa been fou-md.-Ce-ntral News. Mrs. Low. who neither speaks nor under. stands French, in the course of her examine tion through the medium of an interpreter made the following statement:—I am a lady companion to Madame Lechel, and I wai returning from Genoa, to Paris, where she wai to meet me. At Turin a well-dressed younj man with a fair moustache entered my oom partment and settled himself as though to sleep. I did likewise, and had gone off into a doze when I received a violent blow on th< head. I opened my eyes and beheld ms fellow-traveller with a hammer in his hand before I had time to cry out, I received s second blow and lost consciousness. When1 my senses Teturned I found that I had been robbed of my jewels and my purse. The hammer used by her assailant has been found in the com-rartment.-Reuter.
THE MEZLEY RE-FLOATED 1,
THE MEZLEY RE-FLOATED 1, I The French barque Mezley, on which at the Port Talbot Docks a few weeks ago a disastrous explosion occurred, involving the loss of four lives, was re-floated on Satur- day. After the explosion, which blew out the sides of the vessel, she gradually sank to the bottom. For some weeks divers have been repairing the damage under the water line, the work being oarried out by th4 Cornish Salvage Company, under the superiu tendenoe of Mr. Handoeck, Cardiff. OJ Saturday, to facilitate pumping operations, the water in the dock was lowered a few feet. After pumping out some 2,000 tons of water the vessel gradually rose, and by five p.m. she was floating clear of the ground. The salvage operations have proved most successful. So far 2,035 tons of the oonii which constitutes the Mezley's cargo has been sold by tender, and this will be un. shipped at the ra/te of 135 tons per day. Afterwards the vessel will be dry-docked at the Port Talbot Graving Dock for inspection.
VOTES FOR WOMEN
VOTES FOR WOMEN Mr. Keir Hardie, addressing a crowded labour demonstration in Da.rvel (Ayrshire) on Saturday night, said they would hear more about the House of Lords before they were done with them. He hoped to see next session a long overdue measure become law for the political enfranchisement of women. Ho advocated the enfranchisement of womea on principle aaid expediency. He would be grievously disappointed if this time next session a beginning had not been made with the provision of pensions for the aged workers of the country. Socialism was bound to come unless they let their civilisation go the way of the civilisation of the past. Woman suffragists intend holding school- room meetings in North-east Derbyshire. MT. Brace is also announced to speak in the con- stituency.
jSUICIDE OF A GENERAL'S SON
SUICIDE OF A GENERAL'S SON Suicide during temporary insanity" WlIU the verdict returned at an inquest at Slough on Saturday morning on the body of Mr. John David George Little, the only eon of Lieu- tenant-general Henry Alexander Little, C.B. I- The evidence showed that on Thursday Last deceased, who was suffering from pneumonia, jumped through a window in the presence of his father, sustaining cuts on his face and a fracture of the arm. Death took place shortly after the occurrence.
BARRY RIGGERS' DISPUTE
BARRY RIGGERS' DISPUTE A deputation of Barry riggers and boat- men, accompanied by Mr. Ben Tillett and Mr. James Wignall, had an interview with Mr. E. Lake, the gelieral manager of the Barry Ra-ilway Company, on Saturday with refer- ence to the objections of the men to the agreements submitted preliminary to being granted licences. Mr. Lake promised his care- ful consideration, and Mr. Tillett is hopeful that the difficulty will be satisfactorily over- come.
BEACON GRANGE EXPLOSION
BEACON GRANGE EXPLOSION Mr. J. H. Hallett, M.I.C.E., Cardiff, has been appointed an inspector to inquire into the cause of the explosion which occurred in 01 about the forced draught fan on board the. steamship Beacon Grange, which ultimately resulted in a serious fire. This is an important case, and the inquiry is to take place at Belfast to-morrow (Tuesday).
j39 YEARS IN HOSPITAL
39 YEARS IN HOSPITAL (Miss Ellen Elizabeth Carr. who was .admitted to the Royal Hospital for Incur- ables, Putney-heath, in the year 1868, died the other day after being an inmate of that institution for 39 years. Although suffering from an incurable disease. Miss Carr main, tained to the last a cheerful and contentetf disposition.
NEW BANK AT NEW TREDEGAR
NEW BANK AT NEW TREDEGAR The increasing prosperity of the Ehymnej Valley has been recognised by the dirc-ctoro of Lloyds Bank, and a sub-branch is to be opened to-day (Monday) at New Tredegar, which will be under the control of Mr. Ben Lewis, the manager of the Bargoed branch.
CARDIFF INFIRMARY BALLS
CARDIFF INFIRMARY BALLS These balls will be held on January 15 and 16, and, as usual, are likely to be crowded. On the first night ladies and gentlemen will appear in evening dress, but on the second night the children will be in fancy dress. Mr. Roberts's City Orohestra will supply the music.
COLLIERY MANAGER'S REMOVAL
COLLIERY MANAGER'S REMOVAL Mr. D. Llewelyn Bees, manager of the Gelli Colliery, Ystrad, who is leaving to take up a similar position at the Wyndham Colliery, Ogmore Valley, was on Saturday presenter with an illuminated address, a barometer, gold watch and chain, and a gold-mounted walking-stick.
MR. CHAMBERLAIN
MR. CHAMBERLAIN Replying to a resolution of sympathy from the Metropolitan Workmen's Council, Mr. Wilson (Mr. Chamberlain's private secretary) says:—Mr. Ohamberlain is progressing quite satisfactorily, and hopes very soon to resume his public work.
GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY ift PARIS
GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY ift PARIS The jewellery establishment of Ligeron, i! the Boulevard Bonue Nouvello, Paris, wa broken into by burglars on Saturday nighu Jewels to the estimated value of £4.000 axe said to have been abstracted.—Renter.
ANOTHER MINERS' CANDIDATE
ANOTHER MINERS' CANDIDATE The Durham miners on Saturday decided b run their president, Alderman W. House, 81 an additional Labour Parliamentary candi date at the first opportunity.
SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROCKS
SEVENTEEN DAYS ON THE ROCKS The Japanese liner Awa Mam, after beinu eeventeen days on the rocks at Redcar, wa# floated on Sunday.
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