Evening Express

BOURNEMOUTH DISASTER I The Board of Trade inquiry into the ¡ circumstances attending the tramway disaster at Bournemouth was opened on Monday at the Municipal Offices, Bourne- mouth, before Major J. W. Pringle. The Mayor of Bournemouth and several members of the corporation were present during the proceedings. Mr. P. W. Lacey, borough surveyor, flret produced plans of the route where the acci- dent hapipened. Mr. Bailey, town-ole-rk, in opening, desired, on behalf of the oorpora-tion, to express their great sympathy with the sufferers in the accident. Henry Sampson, Ashley-road, Parkeetone, was the first witness. He saw the car going downhill to Avenue-rotad faster than usual on Friday evening, and it looked out of con- troL J The Inspector: WhatJwas the usual speed? T-Yitne^: Five or sf± "miles an boor. What speed was tttè car going on Friday? -Proba,bly twe-lve 'or fifteen miles when the first curve was parsed. What was the driver doing?—I did not take particular notice. Mrs. Helen Martin, of the Star Temperance Hotel, Triangle, Bournemouth, stated that on Friday evening the car was running very swift round the corner from Poole-hill and much faster than usual. Two years ago a car ran away down this particular spot, and she had heard it wus the same car. The driver was doing his beet to stop the car, jumping with his foot and holding the brake handles very tight. The Inspector: Do cars usually travel over this spot about as fast as a man could walk. Witness: They go very much faster than that sometimee. This car went as fast as a train. Councillor Henry Robson, who witnessed the accident, in reply to the inspector, said he believed the wheels of the car were skidding. The usual speed before the Avenue-road curve was reached was about seven miles an hour. Replying to the town- clerk, witness said that for the past eighteen months he had not complained to the traffic manager of the fast speed of cars at this spot. Previously he had complained, and numerous cautions and remonstrances had been given by the authorities to the men as to the fast driving. Another witness said she thought the driver was making up time. He was stand- ing up with arms outstretched and looking very tense. She went up the road to warn another tram that was approaching. Other witnesses said on certain occasions the cars went down the particular incline at a higher speed than usual, and a car had previously been out of control at that point. A passenger on the car thought the con- ductor was on the top and did not know where the tram inspector was. He thought the car was out of control. A constable said he had never seen a car going down the incline as fast as the one which met with the accident. Dr. Swinks stated that he saw the driver directly after the accident. He was per- fectly sober, but naturally pale and dis- tressed. The driver remarked, I stuck to her as long as I could." The traffic manager said the driver's general character was good. He was very steady, and one of the best men they had. The inquiry was adjourned until to-day. Only evidence of identification was given at the inquest, which was adjourned until the 13th inst.

LIFE INSURANCE STATISTICS. A statement of the acooante of all the life insurance companies of the Kingdom, which has been issued, oontains the follow- ing remarkable figures;- Balances in band £ 347,147,551 Premiums received 38,455,100 Claims paid 23,173,831 Cash bonuses paid 1,285,861 Bad debts. 7,103 Management expenses 4,468,083 :Decrease in value of investments. 177,360

HARMFUL CHARITIES. 1 Mr. Wbitelaw Reid, the American Ambas- sador, whilst presiding at the anniver- sary dinner in Ixjndon of the Homes for Little Boys at Parn.in.gham and Swan ley, Kent, congratulated those present on having found a charity which did good, and only good.. There existed, however, a great field of sen- timental and well-intended, but not always well-directed, organised charities. These were sometimes capable of doing harm to the recipient, and of encouraging a general sense 01 irresponsibility on the part of people who sought assistance. Every misdirected shilling given in charity was not merely wasted, but it did positive harm.

OPPOSITION TO GIPSIES. I A large tribe of gipsies with their show vans, Ac., tried to effect an entry into a field situated at Burgess Hill, declaring that the meadow had been sublet to them. Owing to the opposition of the people of the district, however, the gipsies left the town at night.

GATHERED A CURIOUS CROWD. I Sarah Kelly, 34. a well-dressed woman, giving an ad-dress at 25, Mary Ann-street, Cardiff, was at Newport on Monday charged with being helplessly drank at Newport Bail. way Staticn, with a large crowd round Jbea*, -on Saturday ndght. She was toM that a home was the fittest place for her, but, on her pro- mising not to trouble Newport again, she- ,waft,lot ofl witJa a ace of aa. onJy.

The Bye-elections The Dundee Fight Ua,adidates: Mr. Winston Churchill (K). Sir George Baxter (U.). Mr. K. Scrymg-eour (Prohibi- tionist). Mr. G. H. Sti-iart (Lab.). La.t election:— Mr. E. Robert.son rR.). 9,276 Mr. A. Wilkie (iab.) 6,833 Mr. H. Robson (R.) 6,122 Mr. E. H. Shaekleton (U.). 3,865 j Mr. A. D. Smith (U.) 3,183 Polling on Saturday. LADIES AND MR CHURCHILL i President Refused a Hearing On Mr. Churchill arriving at an open air meeting at Dundee yesterday he found the ladies of the Women's Freedom League in possession of the gathering. One of them eomplamed that he had insulted them, and declared Lbat tin he apologised he should cot get a hearing-. Mr. Churchill in vain made attempts to speak, the ladies following him and loudly ringing a bell. Eventually he in despair drove away in a motor-car, the ladies pursuing him in th-ir carriage. The Shrooshire Vacancy Oandidates: Mr. F. Jfeiison (R.). Mr. BeviJle Starrier (U.). Last election:- Colonel Kenyon-Slaney (C.) 4,848 Mr. F. Xeilson (R.). 4,682 Unionist inajority 16{i Polling, May 14. Mr. Seville Stanier, the Unionist canuKia-ie, continues to make excellent progress. To a press correspondent Mr. Stanier exp-ressed great confidence in the success of the Union- ist canse, and said that he was delighted with the way in which he had been reccived in a.ll parts of the division. Wolverhampton Candidates: Mr. G. R. Thorne (R.). Mr. L. S. Amery (U.). Last electao-n Sir H. Fowler (R.) 5,610 Mr. Amery (U.) 2,745 Liberal majority. 2,865 The eve of the poll was marked by great energy and determination on both sides. Each party expresses itself confident of vic- tory. The candidates and their supportej-s were canvassing early in the day, and the town was largely given over to election excitement. Prominent- Irish Nationalists worked vigorously in the interests of the Radical candidate, while the many Irish Roman Catholics, on the advice of the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese, used every effort to secure the return of Mr. Amery. Mr. Thorne on Monday received the follow- ing message from the Prime Miiiiater:- The heartiest good wishes of the whole Liberal party are with you in the splendid fight you are making for Free Trade, temperance, and better conditions both for children and old age. The Irish Catholic vote in the division is split on the questions of education and Home Rule. The opinion of the Archbishop of West- minister having been referred to on the sub- ject, his grace on Monday wired:- Neither side has the authority to quote me. Invariably leave such matters with diocesan bishops and local clergy. The following message has been received by M.r. Thorne from Mr. Lloyd George:- Sincerely trnst Mr. Thorne will be returned triumphantly to-morrow. I have known him for years to be one of the most earnest and eloquent expo- nents of the rights of the people. His return will be welcomed by all those who are fighting against powerful vested interests, for the protectioin of the people's food against taxation, and the people's homes against the ravages of drink. Thorne is a true and tried friend of the people. Montrose Burghs Candidates: Mr. Robert V. Harcourt (R.). Mr. A. H. B. Oooastable (U.). Mr. Joseph Burgess (La>b.). Radical majority in 1906, 2,449. Polling on May 12. Mr. Constable is making excellent progress, and his friends are hopeful of victory. Mr. Ha-rcourt, the Liberal candidate, chanced to come in the way of the' auf- fragett-es, who were holding an open-air meet- ing at Arbroath, and Mrs. Ma-rtel promptly opened fire on him, crying out, Keep out the Liberal." Mr. Harcourt smilingly acknow- ledged the attention of the lu-dias by lifting his bat and bowing.

NEWS OF THE CHURCHES I THE REV. J. S. LIDGETT IN CARDIFF. The Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, B.A., preached the anniversary sermons of the Cathays Weeley&n (Sunday Schools, where there are nearly a thousand scholars. The rev. gentle- man wW one of the founders of the present Sunday schools whn he was stationed in Cardiff- Luring his time in the city he did important social work, and there were large congregations to hear him. It is a well- known fact that the late Dean Vaughan, of Llandaff, formed a firm friendship with the Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, helping him in many way, and predicting that he would rise to a distinguished position—a prediction which haS been fulfilled. As an educational autho- rity he told-, the unique position of being the only minister oi religion elected Dy the London County Council on the education board, and he is also an alderman of the Tendon County Council. A THRIVING CARDIFF CAUSE. At the jtoam-nwi wesieyan Sunday Schools anniversary services there were crowded congregations. The scholars number 1 ca7 with 80 teachers. The services were inducted by the Rev- L. B. Dalby, Bristol. The?cti? ? ? a?cip?ed will r?h i'?'- Dunug the year thM school has raised ?261 for foreign missions-an increase of Sl on the previous year. Progress is ?or? ill every department MR. THEOPHILUS TO It U MA UN AT THKDKGAF.. The Rev. T. Theoph?s. R.D., vicar of Tre- S degar announced at the evening service at C^osr-e's that he had given the offer by So Bihop of Llandaff of the lidng of ?S?e?? ?. ?lint8hu-e. the most mature con- sideration. ?d b? d?rmi?d t.o r??m at Tredegar.

WILFUL CARDIFF BOYS. A verdict of "Accidental death" w as ?tur?d by the C?rdiS Coroner's jury on Monday r?pc<-tin? th.e death of Edward Alexander R?es, aged &even yea.M, son of a, do? hobbler, who fell into a fl adjoining the Gl?mor?a.?h? <?nal, a.nd wa?- drowned.  addressing Sm>eri0.«»d«t Davies (Docks Police), aked if "Jhins could be devised to stop th?e fata1f Superintendent Davies: We do all we can to stop trespassing, and the timber ponds are properly secured by railings. Now the summer is coming we have put on extra. police. The boys not only imperil their lives, but do damage to property. Often we take children home and only get abuse from the parents. The Coroner asked the press to note these observations.

PENARTH COUNTY SCHOOL OLD I BOYS' CLUB DINNER. The first annual dinner of the Penarth County School old boys was held at the Esplanade Hotel, with Mr. Griffith Jones, M.A., the headmaster, in the chair. The guests of the club included the Revs. J. Thomas and E. T. Davies and Messrs. Thomas and Curthoys, governors of the school. There was a iathering of about 40. From the beginning an entbu/siasm was shown which made the 6ucoets of the pro- ceedings certain. An excellent programme of music had been provided by the hon. secretary (Mr. Wakeford). The Rector of Pen- arth spoke very encouragingly about the desirability and usefulness of an old boys club. His toast of The Club was greeted with enthusiasm.—Mr. P. G. Johnson, cap- tain of the club, responded, and Mr. R. B. Guy followed with the toast of The School. -M-r. Maillard, second master of the school, responded, expressing his delight at the spirit of solidarity among his former pupils) -In a few words Mr. R. B. John proposed "The Chairman," and spoke very highly of the headmaster's methods and the interest he displayed in all matters relating to the welfare of the school.—The Chairman, in responding, wished the club the best possible success, not only in its athletic branches, but also as a social org-anisatioii.-The even- ing wound up with a toast to Absent Old Boys." special mention being made of L. 8. Thomas, the Penarth Rugby forward, and one of the most notable old boys, who is at present on his way to Australasia with the English Rugby Union touring team.

SYNCOPE FOLLOWS FRACTURE. At an inquest held at the Swansea Hospital on Monday on the body of Hugh Evaxs, a commercial traveller, 59 years of age, a verdict of death from syncope, following a fracture of the leg, was returned. Evans, who died at the hospital on May 1. was stated to be a traveller for the Imperial Condiment Oompaxisy, Chelsea. I

The Dundee Tragedy CARDIFF SOLDIER' CHARGED WITH MURDER A sordid story in connection with thfe alleged murder of Peter Cooney at Ann- street, Dundee, on the afternoon of the 3rd of January, was unfolded on Monday during the trial on the capital charge, before the High Court of Justiciary at Dundee, of Charles While, who was apprehended at Northwich, Cheshire, nine weeks after the commission of the deed. He adhered to his former plea of not guilty, and the court was notified of the special defence, that on the date when he was alleged to have committed the crime White was insane or in such a state of mental weakness as to make him irresponsible for his actions. John Cooney, son of the murdered man, described how he returned home and found i his father murdered and the room bespat- tered with blood. John Morris, sergeant in the 1st Welsh Regi- ment, from the barracks at Cardiff. stated that the accused was in his regiment under the name of Charles Doeherty. He enlisted at Cardiff 0:1 the 22nd of May, 1901, and left the Army on the 16th of April, 19G4. As far as intelligence went the accused was well up to the average. Did you ever notice anything peculiar in his demeanour or in his manner showing weakness of mind?—No. Cross-examined: His conduct was good, but he was addicted to drink. He was quiet when he was under the influence of drink. Two school-girls identified Docherty as the man who asked them to take a message for him on the day of the murder in the vicinity of Cooney's house. Other witnesses epoke to Docherty being found hiding beneath the bed in a Church of Scotland home a few days after the murder. A pawnbroker stated that the accused pawned a shirt, and a labourer said that Docherty stripped off a pair of trousers which he wore and induced witness to pawn them. The medical evidence showed that there was nothing radically wrong with the accused. The trial was adjourned till to-day.

THE SHIP BITILD ING DEADLOCK. I OFFEK FOR SETTLEMENT TO \E SUBMITTED. A meeting of shipwrights will be held kt Sunderland to-day in connection with the North-east Coast shipbuilding dispute, at which it is believed Mr. M'Dowie, who has been to London in connection with the dis- pute, will lay before the men the details of an offer for settlement which has come through the Board of Trade from the employers. The main point of the proposal is that if the men agree to the reduction the employers will agree to the formation of a conciliation board for the whole of the affected district to deal with wages, Ac., and eo prevent stoppages, and make the district conditions uniform. The joint board, representing the Trades Unions and the Labour party, met twice on Monday at the House of Commons, in case any matter should arise with reference to the lock-out in the shipbuilding yards, but at the close Mr. ghackleton, M.P., who presided, stated that there wae nothing to report, no decision of any kind being arrived at. The board will bold their next ordinary meeting on Wednesday. Some drillers who were locked-out at Sun- derland on Saturday re-started work on Mon- day, contending that they were not on the liet of the locked-out trades, and were not affected by the dispute. < Fully 50,000 men were idle on Monday owing to the lock-out of shipwrights, joiners, cabinet-makerfe, and wood-cutting machinists in every shipyard in the country under the Shipbuilding Employers' Federation—that is, I practically every ya.rd north of Hull. The lock-out has affeoted the following numbers at the chief centres:— Tyne and Wear 5,000 Clyde. ? 6,000 Barrow ^300 Birl,e-nhe? ?.??"???? 1'?00 In most of the ports the men feel that they have been very badly treated by the employers in being looked out on account of a dispute in which they had no part. This is particularly go on the Clyde, where the men accepted the reduction asked for by the masters, and were perfectly willing to wait until trade improved before demanding a restoration of the old wages. The cost of the dispute will be enormous. The shipwrights and joiners will, now that the unemployed list has been augmented, lose about R23,500 a week in wages, and their funds will be drawn on to the extent of about £8,000 a week. The prevailing spirit amongst the men is to precipitate matters, and not return till their wages have been levelled up to those of the North of England. The locked-out m-en will be supported by a levy on fellow- Union members who are engaged outside of shipyards. The employers do not disguise that they are prepared to s<pend half a million in re- gaining mastery of their own yards, which for months, they contend, has practioally rested with Trades Union officials. A circular was issued to the outside fore- men at Messrs. Stephenson and Co. s Dry Dock, Hebburn-on-Tyne, on Monday, stating that on and after May 9, owing to slackness of trade and the strikes, their ser- vices would not be required. Should any large contract be accepted, they would be I re-instated, but instead of being paid weekly they would be paid by the day.

I LANDSLIP DANGERS. ± I WOODMAN WARNS EXPRESS JUST IN TIME. Owing to heavy rains, a large por- tion of the embankment of the Trent Valley line between Milford and Oolwioh, fell on the metals a short distance from the south entrance to Milford Tunnel. A wood- man, nained Mould, in the employ of Lord Lichfield, noticed the danger, and after send- ing his lad to Colwich to warn the station- master, pluckily ran through the tunnel at great personal risk, to warn approaching trains. He met the 1.55 express from Crewe about fifty yards outside the tunnel, and by waving his coat attracted attention, and the driver pulled up. A gang of men subsequently set to work, and after two hours the express was able to proceed. Had it not been for Mould's timely act the express must have dashed into the tens of fallen earth. FALLS IN THE RHYMNEY VALLEY. The earth disturbances in the Rhymney Valley are assuming a more serious form. Matters are, if anything, worse on the MOll- Touths-hire side' of the valley. The weather has produced fresh disturbances at the scene of the great slide of a couple of years ago; and many tons have become dis- lodged from the mountain top and settled against the gigantic heap which formerly fell, and now acta as the guardian of the road, the Brecon and Merthyr Railway, and the Powell-Duffryn Colliery. -J I

PRINCE OF MONACO ILL I The Prince of Mona.co is lying seriously ill in the Palace at Monaco. Two doctors are in attendance. The Prince is suffering from a malady which has affected his head. I -Central News.

CARDIFF RAILWAY BILL. I The Oardiff Railway Bill was read a second time in the House of Commons on Monday.

| = I PROFITABLE ASYLUM BOARDERS. Newport is numbered amongst the borough asylums which are making a very substan- tial profit out of boarding patients from other districts. But as the asylum at Caer- leon is almost full the committee will, it is felt, be called upon at no very distant date to consider the question of an extension.

I NO WORK, NO LICENCE. When Joseph Richards, of 39, Morris-street, was summoned at Newport on Monday for keeping a dog without a licence, he exclaimed. You know how things have been at Lysaght's lately. We haven't been doing enough to have enough food, let aJone pay- ing for dogs. If there is a. fine put on me I can't pay it except by ineta-lments." The Mayor said he would be ficed the amount of the licence-70. td.

"At Boiling Point" GRAVE POSITION ON BARRY RAILWAY I The Barry raiiwaymen on Monday conferred with Mr. J. H. Thomas, the local representa- tive of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, in reference to further grievances stated to have arisen in the locomotive department. The men allege that they had each been interviewed by the locomotive superintendent (Mr. Golding) and asked if they had any complaints to make against the company. The workmen contend this action to be tantamount to intimidation. The meeting ultimately decided.upon taking such extreme action in the matter that Mr. Thomas has wi-red for the executive com- mittee of the Amalgamated Society of Rail- way Servants to be immediately called to Barry to consider the whole position. It is probable that the committee will meet just previous to the mass meeting of all grades to be held on Sunday next at Barry, when Mr. R. Bell, M.P., will be present. At the close of the meeting a reporter, in an interview with Mr. J. H. Thomas, asked him whether he considered the position at present grave. Certainly I do." said 21r. Thomas, the temper of the men is at boil- ing point. The method adopted by the loco- motive superintendent in asking each indi- vidual whether he had any grievance against the Barry Railway Company is being strongly resented. Many men declared that their answer was No,' but their explanation at the meeting told a different story. It is not that they have any grievance against the company, but rather against the action of Mr. Gaiding. The position can be summed up," he continued, "by saying that the spirit and intention of those who composed the deputa;tion that signed the agreement, and the agreement, had been broken. As usual, I am hopeful for the best," replied Mr. Thomas, "but there is no mistaking the feel- ing of the men in this direction. It is understood that it was decided to sign notices to cease work, which will be banded to the general manager on Monday morning by Mr. Bell. The position of affairs is of a critical character. CARDIFF RAILWAYMEN'S 1 GRIEVANCE. At a meeting of members of the Cardiff No 4 Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, repre.senting all grades employed under the Cardiff Railway Com- pany, the following resolution was passed That this meeting of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, Cardiff No. 4 Bra,nch, disapproves of the action of the Cardiff Railway Company in sending a man around in quiring of the men as to who were in the society and who were not, with a view to finding out the number of men outside the society, evidently with the object of getting non-Unionist-s nominated to the conciliation boards, their scheme for which the company is ultimately going to put forward.

AN ENORMOUS AVALANCHE An enormous avalanche fell on the Mon- tanvert Railway on Monday and 8Wept away eight workmen, two of whom were killed and four injured.-Reut,-Ir.

DEATHS UN CHLOROFORl\L Three deaths during, or immediacy after, hospital operations, performed under chloro- form. have been investigated at London inquests. At one the coroner. Dr. Waldo, remarked on the fact that in the past seven years he had dealt with 67 cases- of deaths under anaesthetics, of which 60 were under chloro- form. You will see, therefore, the large proportion of deaths while under the influence of chloroform. At the Evelina Hospital. Alfred James Towmsend, aged four. was given chloroform for an operation to remove an abbess near the lungs, when respiration suddenly failed, and death occurred very quickly. Dr. Theo- dore Fisher, expert pathologist, said the immediate cause of death w the action of the chloroform. The hoepital-nad no special anaesthetist, but hoped to have shortly. At University College Hospital, Doris Jode, t.wo years and a haJf. never recovered con- sciousness after receiving ohloroform. The house surgeon said death was due to poison- ing owing to deferred chloroform, a form of death only discovered by ecience within the last three months. At St. Thomas's Hospital, Harry Steven Weaver, 31, was given chloroform for a serious operation, which had been conmWed when he suddenly died from shock from the operation. m The verdict was "Accidental death" in each case. a, 111 I

WIFE'S PRIVATE NOTE TO THE 1 magistrate Julia M?ud idale, t young woman, living J wi^ th v!'V u J'1f" ?'?S-J?.-? ?i.,? St-i i i &ea. was summoned ''? aatt^«>-W<«ern Court, London, to sw he should not be granted a separat+ i-on for the ?., her lntomper- ance> a;: AplW. Ni.ohoJs appeared for the l1us- ba7ld? and the I&dy, looking ill, 6tood sueiltly in front of t,he dock R-RSRS ?» gt"tly the w for drink, and when in a    of w,hdcli she Pricked all over with a pIn. ae also Hmoked. with a pa. tbS iS° "?" ? Women generally do in ,) days. SS -R £ 3 the invitation that it Sh01l1d not be read aloud. lr. de Grey rmPBc-ted her request, and   were true the wif4? w oc?rta-inly entitled to SK iSIfe L ■ £ £ "m4 "» <• sail » £ Si t.%ke cut summom her >"»• s? ?.?? ??s.— Mr. AP!in Nioho.ls: If ,he woujd see me   & SJRJRVIS? ° ^A I10te ?hat haB bœn shown me. If true ahe ought to have a aepa?ation

THE AIR-RIFLE RUMPUS. I A Mr. S^1^??^ of the Weteh Ag,¡Qct.a..tion" was i-nteJ.-viewed on Monday on t h r-e<port pU.bol1slI<d JocaJly on in -"&,r. Norton stated tJlat a meeting of the phampionslhips COmmittoo would be held thi6 W6eù to consider the app.liüation IF THRW^RX^^ON that a delegation from them should be receivoo by the 00m- nidttee ?? commumica.tion en the snbip?t thaf ei h,a,ve so fIn' 3'eDe,ived subject Obu-h'iU, "was a bWt Mr" the assuran^ tot the Birmingham <Tth mitteo did not sœ that a.ny useful fm purpose ?Su??.d & bn s??kL "? ? by rece™ any such dekgat-kwi "Since theL we ao .^rther letter in -r^T|fd Vt- o'hcs matter -until Saturday mid- day, when a comm-u3iic,%tio-?i wae posted to favourab,1V le reply to the asso- .•iation's lit pomaag out certain incon- gietemies and discoUiet'J were received 1)C,tol'() the mootÍ1:g o, the lQœl ex('.nÜve on    -?tr  «SK$,SR  ?socia?ron ??in? ¡;ug,gc,st'd in ti-?e ?'so?M?Q p.M?? at Aicr- thyI'. It may be !'liaf ? intelligent <mtMipa- ??? <.tf ? ?'? of  "?-? comm?ica.  the commitwc authorised Mr. Norwn t?.tie ??nu?s."? .o  t,he iirias. No letter beafinx upon th.e  oUll1sta.nœ, fr(>m him or fiom 4is COTülllitt.eè, has yet reached ?. ???s?r?? .1  W thca IMintcd out to Mr. Ch-urchin n^t 'thn ^me a,rticle contained th..? mentthAt- ? opportunity t. ju?ify The rnaU"Lgem/'Ilt committee ? tt?r la?t meeting decide<l to give Mr. Cl?urchill am opportunity t<) ju"fy bis conduct at an' eai-ly^datcl    Tn,e"%ns, said .Jfr. Chure-hiD, I am, as you raitte'e iSrSf ° the Ch?m?c?hip Com-  ry to,'c? e..peri-enœ as BUM wM StrfflK Ts VLRTUAJJY turned out of ? o? r?tJ? ? ???s to ?? mi?t<? of ??? ??T??? n??rnin? the disqualification of the Land'Own"e OInb, and told that no (?m- Illunlc.a,tion would ? received from ? otb<>r than in writing. "My letters have been published without my cónsent," added Mr. Churchill. TheM was Dothing in any of them that ??t not be DabliAc,t ?-,ave superscnptIOn ?Prrii?t? e. w!Ûch Mr. NoTton ignored. There is notlimg inconsistent or self-contradictory in the whole series. The same cannot be f, aid of Air. Norton's letters or published j announcements.

FRAUDULENT TELEPHONE MES..I SAGE. A t?Jl and respectably-dressed man, who gave the name of John Smith, has been sentenced at Reading Police-court to three months' imprisonment with hard labour for,? attempting to defraud a Reading firm of jewellers. The jewellers, Messrs. Bracher and Sydenham, received a telephone message purporting to come from Mr. A. II. Bull, ex-Mayor of Reading, asking them to for- ward some rings for inspection. Mr. Bull, it was stated, had a nephew who was about to get married. Not recognising the voice, and having been informed of what had happened elsewhere, a message wias sent to the police. It was subsequently ascertained that the telephone message was sent from a Reading hotel, and a tt-empts had been made to obtain jewellery from another firm. The police stated that Smith was wanted at several places, among them Devomport jund Qae.

Official Secrets. NEWSPAPER PROTEST TO LORD CHANCELLOR The Council of the Newspaper proprietors' Association lias addressed the following letter to the Lord Chancellor on the subject of the Official Secret Bill, wuiich amends the Act of 1839. In the oour&& of the letter, which is signed by Mr. Ernest Parke, it is srtated:- I am directed by the council of the Lon- don Newspaper Proprietor?' Association, which represents the undermentioned news- papers, to claim your lordship's kind assist- ance in regard to the amendment of this Bill, which specially affects newspaper pro- prietors. My ooulTIiCll sympathise with what they believe to be the objects of the Bill, but view with grave apprehension the ambiguous and nncertain character of its terms. "The words in Clause 1, Slib-olancie 4-' 'Dhe documents to which this Act applies are any State documents of a secret or con- fidential character, and any communication relating to p>ufo-he affairs from or to any predecessor of the reigning Sovereign or any Regent during his regency, the date of which is less than forty-two years previous to the publication, or communication and any communication relating to public affairs from or to the reigning- Sovereign, whether 1 before or after his accession '—are very wide and indefinite. Very different opinions may honestly prevail as to whether a document is secret or confidential.' The writer of a .ae irrit4er of a letter frequently regards it as confidential, while the recipient holds other views, and in many oases the interests of the parti-eis as to secrecy differ very I materially. Take, for example, a letter; addressed by an officer or his parents to the Wax Office regarding an alleged rag- ging scandal. The writer of the letter might desire to make the ooffitents public, while the War Office might desire to treat it as a secret document. The Act in its preeemt form would enable the naval and military authori- ties to suppress practically all reference in the newspaper press to naval or military matters. The word communication' is not limited to written communications, nor does it appear whether the term Irejgnjug Sovereign inolu>cle#the Ministers and Agents of the Crown, or "whether the Act would apply only to communications directed personally to the Crown. If the statute would be cap- able of the former construction, as my council think it might be, it is obvious tha,t the effect would be very serious and far- reaching. The Bill contains no provision which would justify the publication od' communi- cations to the Sovereign which had already been published in a foreign country. Take the case of the publication in Germany of the life of a statesman such as Prince Bis- marck. The biography might contain a number of letters to and records of conver- sations with the English Sovereign and his Ministers, but if tb-is Bill becomes law it would be impossible without anHiority given on behalf of his Majesty,' to publish such letters and records in the English news- papers. In other words, England would be the only country in which publication would be prohibited. Foreigners would have full information regarding the international negotiations involved, while the English people might be kept in ignorance of them. It will, no doubt, be alleged that the pro- posed powers would be exercised reasonably and discreetly, but my council strongly object to such powers being granted, par- ticularly when in many ciaises they would be exercised by public officiate who might well have their own reasons for desiring secrecy amd confidence. The personal liability of a newspaper proprietor in respect of offences under the Act is not very plain. As your lordship is, doubtless, aware, owing to the pressure of newspaper work, the proprietor of a. newspaper usually does not see the pamper in which he is interested unftil after it has been published, and the question arises whether the intention is to render liable to punishment the propa-ietor of a newspaper in which offend-ing matter is published with- out his knowledge or consent. An editor or eub-editor may easily commit an error of judgment, or a reporter may make wrongful statements as to the circumstances under which he has obtained information. My council, therefore, strongly, object to legis- lation which will maike newspaper proprietors lia.ble to fine affd imprisonment when there is no personal inaen-tion on their part to dis- obey the law. My council hope tha.t your lordship will eee the necessity for aonending this Bill, and that if occasion requires you will receive a deput.2.MOIl upon the Bubjøot."

JUDGE REBUKES SOLICITOR Mr. Justice Bray in the King's Bench Divi- aion yesterday imposed a novel punisthmeint on a careless solicitor. The solicitor-should have paid the jurymen their fees on the conclusion of a, suit on Fri- day, but by a misunderstanding both he and his clerk went away without diomlg so. He appeared in court yesterday to apologise. "I shall make it as disagreeable for you as I can," said the judge. "You must go round personally to the jurymen's residences and obtain their receipt for the money, which you must produce to the officer of the court."

PETITIONS MILES LONG. CARRIED UP THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE BY SEVEN ATTENDANTS. In the House of Commons on Monday, amid mu-ch amusement, Lord R. Cecil pre- sented a, petition which comprised twelve huge packages, and was borne up the floor of the House by seven attendants. It was against the present Licensing bill, and was signed by over 600,000 registered inhabitants of the London Metropolitan Police district. There was renewed laughter when, the Speaker inviting his lordship to lay "as much as is possible" on the table, the noble lord took up a. single sheet. This was one out of 32,175 sheets, measuring Dine miles in length. Mr. John Wilson aleo presented a bulky petition, one and a half miles long, which was in favour of the Licensing Bill, and was signed by 169,510 primitive Methodists. Of a similar character -was one sent up by 9,326 of the Enfield Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Brotherhood, presented by Mr. Branch. Sir A. Acland-Hood brought in a petition against the Bill from the Association of Conservative Clubs. Mr. Keir Eardie, M-P-, has presented a petition against the Bill containing 9,0001 signatures of residents in Merthyr and Dow- lais. Mr. P. Mansfield and Mr. G. Scott, chairman and secretary of the Merthyr and Dowlais Licensed Victuallers' Protection Association, had a lengthy interview with Mr. Hardie, pointing dut to him the injustice of the measure, froin the trade point of view, and it was at their request that Mr. Hardie took charge of the petition.

I CHLOROFORM DANGERS. Two inquest,3 on persons who died under chloroform were held ytfit<;rdj.y. One at the Paddington Coroner's Court was on Sarah Ryle, 75 years old, who died at St. Mary's Hospital while undergoing a simple operatioo on one of her eyes. Dr. Hope, who administered, the anaesthetic, said that this was the first death he had in 3,700 cases. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from Misadventure." A similar verdict was returned at the Hol'born Coroner's Court on Charles Arthur Atwell, nineteen months old, who died at the Hospital for Siek Children, Great Ormond-street, whiile undergoing an oera tion. -e-

MURDER OF BANK MANAGER. The mystery enveloping the murder of M. Raimbault, the bank manager at Grasse, is as impenetrable as ever. The police have not succeeded in fixing the guilt with cer- tainty on the banker's servant, NTme. Laf. fond. and it would seem that she could hardly in any carse have done it alone. There are traces of a fierce struggle having taken place. The banker's body is literally covered with wounds. The doctors have counted as many as 33, of which three at leaet were mortal. The floor of the room in which the crime was committed on Saturday night shows no bloodstains what- ever, for it had been carefully was-hed out; but in the kitchen were Jound cloths and a pail half-full of bloodar. water. The servant has given her evidence with incredible coolness, if she is guilty. About nine o'clock," she saYs, I was going to bed. and, as usual, went round the premises to see that everything was all right. On entering my master's TOlll, I was horrified to find hi.m on the floOr in a pool of blood. I was so frightened that at first I did not know what to think. Had niy master com- mitted suicide, or bae, he been foully assassinated ? This thought struck me—that I might myself be accused of being the murderess. I was alone in the house. I had heard nothing. Therefore, it would be suspicious. I lost my bead. From tha.t moment one thought possessed me: I must obliterate every trace of the crime. I took a kitchen knife and started to cut up the body. I know how to cut up carcases, for I was nine Yea-rs with my husband, who is a butcher, and 1 could cut up any anftnals, so that I soon amputated the legs. Then I cut off the head, but at this point my strength failed me and I fainted. When I recovered my senses I was horror- struck at the sight of what I bad just done, A414 X set to work, ia wash ••tlje floor;

LICENSING BILL SECOND READING DEBATE The Licensing Bill has gone through its most critical btage with a liande-onie majority, and when the figures were announced last night there was a scene of groeat enthusiasm. j Less than a dozen Liberals voted against the second reading, and this defection wjus almost exactly balanced by Lnioniste who voted with the Government. I The two Labour groups were solid in favour of the Bill. Every member of the Independent Labour Party, with the excep- tion of Mr. Wilkie, who is ill, voted for the second reading. Less than thirty members of the Irish party were present, and sevetral of these abstained, including Mr. John Redmond. II The Nationalists were the only group which issued no whip for the division, a-nd some of Mr. Redmond's followers were found in both lobbies. The voting was as under:- For second reading 394 I Against 146 Government majority 246 Mr. Asquith announced that the Bill will be I' considered clause by clause in Committee of the whole House. The firal struggle over what may be called the first etage of the fight was full of dra- matic incident, and the debating rose to a high level. Mi-. Lloyd George attacked the brewers with long charges of dishonest, assessments of tied-houaes property. "They take all this money away from the P r law-froin the poor they have helped to create!" cried Mr. Lloyd George, and the Liberal and the Labour party and some of the Nationalists shouted approval. "They [the brewers] have defrauded the revenue, they have defrauded their fellow- ratpayers, they have defrauded the share- holders, they have defrauded each other, and then when we attempt to protect their victims they call us robbers!" Mr. Lyttelton, answering Mr. Lloyd George, pointed out that in opposing the Bill Unionists did not deny the evils of intem- perance, but opposed the principle of this measure. Sir Randal Cremer (Haggerston) put the average expenditure per member of the House of Commons on drink at L17 78. a yea.r, while at some working men's clubs for which he had obtained the figures the total per head, he said, was only £3 4s. 5d. a year. I do not say the M.Ps. consume all this liquor themselves," added the winner of the peace prize. "They bring their friends here, and I believe there is another sex which is largely responsible-" Mr. Rufus Isaacs (Reading), from the Liberal benches, expressed the opinion that the time limit would have to be extended.

I DIVORCE COURT SCENE I There was a scene towards the close of the proceedings in the Divorce Court yesterday. Arthur Heys, a seaman on his Majesty's ship Triumph, was giving evidence in support of his petition for a divorce. He declared that the co-respondent had admitted a child which had been born was his. At this point a stentorian voice cried from the public gallery, It's a lie; the child is his." At the same time an elderly man pointed his finger at the sailor in the witness-box. The Judge: Turn that man out! The Man: I am her father. The Judge (sternly): if you do not leave the court at once I'll send you to prison. Petitioner obtained a decree nisi.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. I  General Eu!<efs Condition. I Sir Red vers Buller has made a good week s j progress, and is taking drives. I Mr. J. A. Campbell's Illness. I Mr. J. A. Oampbell, brother ot tne late Sir Henry Oampbell-Bannerman, has rallied a. little, but his condition is still grave. Pasteur's Rigrht-hand Man. -u.:J I For many years Pasteur j) moot vaiueu I assistant, M. Charles Edooard Chamberland, sub-director of the Pasteur Institute, has died in Paris at the age of 57. I Mr. Balfour to Recuperate. Mr. Balfour hoped to return to the House of Commons this week alter his mfiuenza attack, but there is email probability of his doing so. He has been a-Ne to leave his room, but his doctor insists on his going away to recuperate. The right hon. gentleman goes to Bournemouth to-day. Mr. Cleveland Sinking. Although Mr. Grover Cleveland s lamily are setiring to prevent information regarding the ex-American President's serious condition from transpiring, it is impossible to doubt that he is sinking very rapidly. Heretofore the doctors have been called in only twice I a day, but now they are in constant attendance, and his case has been practioa<lly proilounoe4i as hopeless- The Australian Cattle King. On the Australian mail steamer Asturias, which called at Plymouth for London, is Mr. Sidney Kidman, the Australian cattle king, who controls 50,000 square miles of territory. He commenced life with less than t-he pro- verbial half-crown. At fourteen he was earn- ing ten shillings a week. Now he owns 100,000 cattle and 10,000 horses. He sold a section of the Broken Hills for 1150. Six months later it was re-sold f°' £ 450,000. I America's Ambassadors. line United States .Federal Senate has passed a Diplomatic amd Consular Bill for the purpose of affording American diplomats abroad the means for maintaining more | adequate establishments. increased sal,aries for Ambassadors and Ministers are lavoured, and the Bill provides an appropriation of £ 80,000 for the purchase of the Embassy house in Paris, which is now leased by Mr. Henry White, the I, Ambassador. Ancient Jewish Ceremony. I The dominating element in the Jewish calendar for some weeks to come is the counting of the Omer. A ceremony inti- mately associated with the land of Pales- tine and with the Temple service, it has been nothing more than a mere historic reflection since the days of the Temple, that is to say, roughly speaking, for close upon 2,000 years. But it has held its firm place in the Jewish ritual, and inevitably there have clustered around it associations somewhat different from its original purpose. — "Jewish Chronicle." Rich In Two Months. Mr Charles Morse, the "loe King," who was indicted in New York in February for grand larceny and perjury, has been gradually pay- ing off his debts, and has now announced that he is prepared to liquidate his liabi- lities completely. Mr. Anson Beard, Mr. Morse s personal counsel, baYS that the "Ice King" was penni- less wthen he landed from Europe two monthe (lgo. He borrowed £ 100,000 from his relatives, and immediately embarked on speculation in the stock market, where," declares Mr. Beard, "he has made enough to meet all hie liabilities and leave two or three million dollars as a balance." RMconv of Milford. It is stated that the peerage which, according to rumour, is to be revived for Mr. Wynford Philippe, in view of his retirement from the repre- pentation of Pembrokeshire, is the Barony of Milford, which has already been held by two members of the family. Mr. Wynford Philippe is the heir to the baronetcy now held by his father. Canon Sir Jamas Erasmus Philippe. The seventh baronet. Sir Richard Philippe, was created Baron Milford in 1766, and on his death, in 1823, the title became extinct. Twenty-four years later another Philippe was given the barony, but be also died without issue, so that there has been no holder of the title since 1857, though the widow of this lsust Lord Mil- ford is still living. The first baronet received the honour in 1621.

BISHOP OF PETER-BOROUGHS DISSATISFACTION. The Bishop of Peterborough. speaking at a meeting at Peterborough on Monday night in support of the Licensing Bill, said, what- ever political views were held, all would give credit to the Government for daring to tackle the comprehensive subject. He hoped the second reading would be passed by an overwhelming majority. He hoped, however several amendments might be made. He would like something said about grooers licences. The exclusion of children fro-n public-houses should be fixed by statute, and the regulations affecting clubs should be considerably strengthened. He favoured the extension of the time-limit to 21 or 25 years. This would remove any possible objec- tion to the Bill.

I "HYDM; WATER AND SEWAGE. The Appeal Court on Monday allowed tie appeal of the Malvern Urban Council against the judgment for L7,500 damages entered for Dr. Ferguason, proprietor of the Malvern Hydropathic Establishment, where an out- break of typhoid occurred in 1905, owing, it is alleged, to the drinking waAer becoming poUuted by sewage.. The Court held that the wTa-ter was drank off the defendants' land jwiihsout their knowledge. V

WANTED THEIR SALARIES Aliok Dwritem and Harry Pearson, come- dians, were charged at Folkestone yesterday with theft. The Chief-constable, however, asked for permission to withdraw the charge, and the benidh. consented to the adoption of this course. It was stated that the two men were engaged to give turns on the pier by Mr. Wickhani, but when Saturday night arrived he was, he stated, unable to pay their salaries— £ 4 76. 6d. in the case of Davidson, and £ 3 16s. in the case of Pearson. They proceeded to Mr. Wic-kham'a ofike, took X15 2s. Hid. to the police station, and reported what had happened. The Magistrates '-clerk Mr. Wiokham makes no charge ? The Ohief-con stable: No, and makes no claim.

A DANGEROUS CROSSING The street-croeeing death-trap at the corner of Gray's Inm-road and Theobald's- road, lioindon, at which six persons have been killed in a few months, was under discussion at the St. Giles' Coroner's Court yesterday during the inquest on Ellen Toomey, four years old, who' was run over there by a motor-omnibus on Friday last. The jury returned a verdict, of "Accidental death," and added a rider cabling the attention of the police authorities to the police authoritiœ to the crossing which was described as the most dangerous in Don don.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS H. M." (Catimys).—V,"e really have not apace to give the complete liBt of all the sea- port towns in the kingdom, but the three plaices you name are certainly seaports. "Bdllo" (Gilfadh Goch).-We don't quite understand your question. Kindly explain more clearly.

BUNGLING WITH THE MINES. + FUTILE ATTEMPT AT WHITE LABOUR. MOST OF THE MEN REFUSE TO WORK. GIVEN THE SAME PAY AS THE KAFFIRS. The Under-Secretary for the Colonies was asked in the House of Commons on Monday by Mr. FELL (U., Great Yarmouth) if he could give any particulars of the recent experiment to introduce white men into the Transvaal mines, and if he had official information showing that of 45 men engaged not one would continue work on the second day. (Opposition cheers.) Colonel SEELY; The Secretary of State has learned from Lord Selborne, writing under date April 13. that the result of the experi- ment has not been altogether satisfactory. (Opposition cheers.) A very large proportion of the men refused to undertake the work offered to them on the mines, and made it a grievance that they should be called utpon to do work of the kind ordinarily done by Kaffirs BIt the rate of pay ordinarily given to Kaffirs. (Opposition cheers.) The state- ment issued on April 6 by the Rand Unem- ployment Committee, who made the arrange- ments, shows that of the 395 men whom seventeen mines had agreed to take only 121 were still at work at the date of the last returns from the mines. The committee arc not entirely discouraged by the first results of the employment of unskilled white labour en the mines, yet they are disappointed that so large a proportion of the men sent to the mines should have either fa-iled to appear or left the properties without giving the work a trial. Mr. FELL: Will any papers be laid on the table with reference to this attempt, and particularly as to what arrangement was offered to these white miners? Colonel SEEDY: I cannot say, without further inquiry from my noble friend, whether papers will be laid, but I should be glad to give any further information pos- sible. Thie is an experiment with the unem- ployed only, and has no reference to the general question, as to which we eball, of course, give further information later. Sir GILBERT PARKER (U., GraTeseltd): Ie it the case that the white men employed were offered exactly the same wages as paid to the Kaffirs ? Colonel SEELY: I could not say off-hand, but, as I have said, this matter has no reference to the general queetion. Mr. FELL: Were not the unemployed engaged in this experiment unemployed miners ? Colonel SEELY: No; not neoessarily. In fact, I oan say certainly that a great many of them were not, because complaint was made that they could not earn as much on piecework, as they had not had experience of the work. Sir GILBERT PARKER: Will the hon. and gallant member give the House the exact figures of the wages paid? Colonel SEELY: If the hon. gentleman will put down a question, I 6hall be glad to do so.

'PREPARING FOR GAS OFFICIALS. I Henry Boyoe, of Woodford, has been sum- moned at Stratford by the West Ham Gas Company for unlawfully connecting a gas pipe with a meter without giving notice to the company in writing. It was stated for the company that the defendant, having failed to pay his gas bill, the gas pipe was disconnected. On March 27 the defendant, in a letter to the company intimating t-bat he had re-connected the gas pipe, said:- "I have instructed my dog-an Irish terrier-promptly to sample the legs of any officials who may enter my house for the purpose of making any examinption of my meter." A fine of 10s. and 4s. costs was imposed.

ANTICIPATING DEATH. The East Sussex coroner has been informed of the death of Mr. Arttmr Uesher, living at Woodhurst, Peas Pottage. Deceased, it is stated, had been told that he had not more than a month to live. This apparently 60 preyed on his mind that he shot himself with a. revolver. Deceased bad recently undergone an operation.

FEMININE YEOMEN." I Several hundred members of the Islington Drill Brigade, which is composed of girls between, the ages of tdx and eighteen, ga/ve a display of physical drill at the Crystal Palace on Saturday. The chief feature was a riding drill competition by the Yeomanry section, in which sixteen girls took part.

OLD LADY'S LEAP FROM A BED- ROOM. Exciting scenes lia-ve occurred at a lodging- houee in Oak-street, Crewe. A ory of fire was raised, and an old la,dy,1 named Mary Cartwright, 75, jumped from the third-storey bedroom into the road. Her husband, John Cartwright, of the same age, was seen suspended from a bedroom window. He was overcome with smoke, and rescued just in time to prevent him falling. Both were removed to the hospital. It iE fed that. Mrs. Cartwright's spine is broken, and her husband is suffering from severe shock.

COWARDLY AND UN-IRISH. At Garrowreagh, near Elphir, Roscommon, stables, belonging to Mr. Peter ORyaji, bailiff and sub-agent on the O'Reilly estates, were burned to the ground. Two men who saw the flames issuing from the place released fifteen head of cattle, several of whic.h were badly injired. The outbreak is attributed to incendiarism. During mass in Drumlion Chapel the parish priest strongly condemned the act, which he described as cowardly and un-Irish.

A PRISONER'S THREAT. When sent to prison for three months bY: the Birmingham magistratœ on Saturday for assaulting Police-constable Raven, John Cowen shouted as he left the dock, "When I come out I'll blow your brains out!" Prisoner's defence to the charge was that! the officer first assaulted him and struck him in the mouth.

MUMBLES RAILWAY, FATALITY. A man named Michael Tobin. aged 27, lodging at 122, High-street, Swansea, was run over by a train and killed on the Mumblee Railway between Brynmill and Sketty. A verdict of Accidental deaifch." was returned at the inqu-t held at CHnuoma on Jttpnda?* J

I OFFICIAL SCRATCHINGS. I The "Sportfman" liae been officially Informed by Mesm. Weathertiy of the following scraiebiags AT SEWMAKKET. Maiden Two yJr 014 W'i.nt'l Mead aad Jack's Folly. Heath Bigli-weig-ht Handicap—Beauty Sleep and ■ Viceroy. First Spring Two Year Oid-^Tackson and Taormina colt. Chippenham Plate—Back Answer. Visitors' Ilaudimp-Poufsin and O'CuUen. Hastings Plate—Monocle and Flame Bearer. Wilbrehiun Plate—Prairie Oyster. Biy P!:ltYicerov and Solferino. March Sta.ke&-DiÍlnefo and Queen's Advooate. Mildenhall Pi-te-Drum. Friday Welter—Standen. Msiden Plate—Coastwise. Two Thousand Guineao-Kiic&rby, Flame Bearer, ind Bed Fox. I One Thousand Guineas—Carbide, Mayette, and Hat Trick. MISCELLAXEOUS. Hfl-ULblfton Plate, Thirst—Biack Gal. Gormlre Handicap, Thirst—Alceriosn Boy and The Valet. Durham Plate, Hurst Park—Daflla aed Brookwood. Victoria- Cup, Hurst PacČ]¡tanden, Chester engagements—'Tt>ma6-aJi-Appa,gh. Hftrpenden Town Handicap-Lowland Lor' d Thhllk ongagemente—Sardonyx, Scraftoa, and Prin- ceee Dash. All engagements—Bachelor's Pet, Putor, Timoth*y Titus, and Arizona II. 'J or. 'm Hexham Hurdle—Lady Caseop.

Kr J M Walpole complained to the stewards (Vis- count Hardinge and Mr Guy Neville) of the handi- capping of hie Barbed Head in the Moderate Handi- cap Hurdie. The stewards went into the matter, with the result that they exonerated the handicapper, Mr A Verrull, considering that lie was perfectly juetifled.

OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. I FOLKESTONE MEETING Cinque Ports SeIUng (8).-ftt M'OMm, 3 to 1 agist '• U=l- m Orme, 6 to 1 a?st; Orpmgton, t to 1 &M Dover HujtNe (7).-Mark Wood, 100 to 30 ag6t; The King, 5 to 4 agst. Kent S-teepiechase (10).-Druid Hill, 10 to 1 agst; Abelard, 6 to 4 agst; Sweet William, 10 to 1 agst Sandtlag Hurdle <5).—SaWaise. 9 to 2 agøt. I Open Hunt Steeplechaaa (51,Spotted Lady, 4 to 1 agst. Moderate Hurdle (5).—Charming Polly, 5 to 1 age,.

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MONUMENT TO THE LI-TV, I PREMIER. The Premier has given notice to move that the King be petitioned to order the erection of a monument to Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- 1 nerma.n in West-minster Abbey.

OFFICE AS A BETTING PLACE. Midiael Marshall, a commission agent, wr^i cl.ezged on a warrant at the London Guild- hall -with keeping an office for betting pur- poses. DWective-inspector Lyon said the business carried on was tohat of betting and nothing else When witness with other officers visited the place on Friday he saw eoren beta made r<> iBgirug: from 40e. to 28. Defunidamt was fined S,50, or three months. Sot/v en men found in the offioe by the police pleaded guilty to being in a betting house, wad were severally bewmd over.

I BURGLARS. I POLICEMAN AND BURGLARS. Two burglars have been captured a.t the residence of a wealthy lady living in a lonely district near Birmingham. A police- man saw a faint light moving from room to room, and looking between the blinds saw a man working at a sideboard. He was joined by a companion, and the two made for the lawn, where the officer, who had summoned assistance, captured them. Considerable booty was reaxiy for removal. The men, Edward Jlorrie and Frank Hepinstall, have been remanded.

I DOG AND POISON. I A remarkable story ie forwarded by a ris.1 I tol correspondent. A terrier having bitten & child, the owner of the animal decided to have it destroyed. A chemist syringed prussic acid down the dog's throat, but with- out the desired result, so a second, and stronger, doee was administered. The ani- mal, however, again suSered no ill effects. The next day it was ?h-en a piece of meai containing enough strychnine to kill a dozen dogs, but the poison again proved futile. The dog was then chained up, and is still alive.

I WANTED TO BRIBE THE REPOR-I TEKS. A man who was charged at Stratford with ueing obscene language objected strongly to the adjective. He had never in his natural" used obscene la-ngua-ge, he said. Magistrate: Well, w'll call it "abusive" language. Prisoner: Yes! I shall prefer that. It ig more orthodox and sensible. So he paid up for a,busiv€'Qese, a.??? having I apologised to we beach for giving tr= offered the reporters "two bob" to keep the eaee out of the papers.

A SHAVE AND A DRINK. Thomas Henry Scott, hairdresser, of of Leytonetone, has been summoned at Strat- ford by the Inland Revenue for selling beer by retail, without having a licence, on two Sunday mornings. The evidence wae to the effect that an Inland Revenue officer went to the shop on the morning of February 2, when men were being shaved, and after seeing some of them receiving beer, he said, I suppose I am all right for a drink if I have a shave?" Scott replied, Oh, yes, it is there for customers." An assistant then drew some beer from a cask and handed it round. Mr. W. H. Jones, for the defence, pointed oat that there was no evidence of money having passed. Ultimately the Bench adjourned the case to hear evidence for the defence before deciding the legal point.

HOURS OF ENGINE-DRIVERS. To work men twelve hours on our locomotives in the day time is too long; and twelve hours is far too long in the night time," said Mr. Richard Bell, M.P.. speaking at Preston. In Oolonel Yorke's report on the Shrews- bury railway smah he said the theory was advanced that the driver must have been asleep on his engine. Use that report to your own advantage," said Mr. Bell, and assist those working for you to obtain an eight hours' working day for railway employes.

MAY MARIUAGE SUPERSTITION, There are many old proverbs about the evil consequences of marrying in May, and of all ancient superstitions, none survives more strongly th^n the objection to be wedded in the "unlucky month." This is I seen at once in tibe falling off in the number of marriages announced in the newspapers the list in "The Times" being usually only a.bout one-fourth or one-fifth as long in May i n Ma y as in June. That this prejudice is an absurdity most people are prepared to admit but it hae come down to us from very ancaeni, times. The church, in its early days, recognised many of the, old p-agan customl;, acd until mediaeval times marriages were forbidden between certain festivals. Some of the old church registers put these rules into rhyme:- Eight dqy-s from Easter says you may; Rogation bids thee to contain. Bat Trinity sets thee free ag-ain. It woul-d a?ppear that what wa? merely custom be?me in time superstition, ø.nd thus perpetuated a close keafon for woddiiugs during Msvy.

OVERCOME BY GAS IN A PIT. A man named Ba.rry on Monday descended a pit on the Will«j-den District Council Sewage Fa-rm at Stonebridge, and was speedily overcome by poisonous ga-,e- Two other workmen went to his rescue, and were also overcome. When brought to the surface Barry was dead, and the other two men were removed in an unconscious condition to the hospital.

MOTHER AND BABY IN CANAL, Harriet Ellis, the wife of a Southowram I mechanic, has been remanded at Halifax, where she was charged with the attempted murder of her tenmonthr.-old child. It was stated in evidence that prisoner was found up to her waist in Enalld Canal, and after getting her out it was daecovered that she had her child ih the water. Polioe-ooiretaible Stem oaaiffuiged to bang tbe batrjy round.

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BOXING. INTERESTING CONTEST AT MORRISTON. Great interest was taken at Swansea and Morriston on Monday in agiove figit a.t Mor- riston for L15 a-side between Dai Morgan (Swansea) and Jim Evans, an Army champion of about the same weight, viz., 9Jst. The flret couple of rounds gave little indication of what was to follow. Evans began to punish Morgan, knocking him down four timee in the fourth round, and though the latter proved himself a clever adversary, soooeeding rotunds were mostly in favour of the Swaaeca man, who, in the ninth round, gave his opponent a stunning blow, and was awarded the fight. WILL JOHNSON MEET BURNS? A telephone mes"ge was received, at the Scportsman's ottice from Mr. Harry Jacobs, of Wonderland, stating that he will put up a purse of £ 3,000 for a matoh between Tommy Burne and Johnson. The fight in that event would not take plsuoe at Wonderland, but at a building ca;>a.bie of holding a great many more pensooc tluui. the WhitechapeJ house.

SHIPPING CASUALTIES. [Lloyd'c Telegraxms.J Monday. Svan. ni, ld.—Monte Video telegraphs: Swedish barque Svaohild previously reporter ashore English Bank, is a total low. ehiJ and cargo; two of crew drowned. St. Evirg.—Soderhamn telegraphs Daniel steamer St. Evirg, from Burntisland, ooal arrived dam^-S-ed by collision with ice; holed in bow below water; forepeak filled Sara.—Riga teiegTuphs: Norwegian stearnei Sara, previously reported, proceeded fron* Domesnees for lliga with salvage, ste&mer. Oity of Kochester.—Beders telegrapihe Steamer City of Rochester. London foz Middlesbrough, stranded Coatham Sandf during denae fog; probably have to dio, charge part cargo. Winifred and Ran=.-Dover tele-graphs Yawl yacht Winifred, of Cowes, put in. loss of bowsprit and considerable damage to bows, after oolliskwi with sfceamer Ranza. of Liverpool, which proceeded for Rotterdam without damage. Cyclades. Peasa.cola telegraphs Gr»Qk steamer Cyclades grounded leaving port; floated with assistance after discharging part oa-rgo Lina.-BreF,t telegraphs: Norwegian steamer Lina, Barry for Arcachon., afchore, wrecked, near Molen-e; crew saved. Garvelpiark.—Stettin telegra.phs: Craft, name unknown, and British steamer Garvelpark, for London, collided; former sank; latter proceeded, damage unknown. Lord Antrim, British steamer, got ashore in leaving Savannah, and remains. City of York.—Port Talbot telegraphs Steamer. City of York. before reported. fioilt.ed with assistance of tag; stern-frame broken, rudder adrift. The Duoheee, steamer, for Shoreham, towad West .Hartlepool, machinery disabled. Lord Keivin.-M,a-dras telegraphs: Steamer Lord Kelvin took fire in port, but fire simee estingnished Dina and Poehr.—Dutch schooner Din. I;r?- kopmrr for London, wood. put Q8<?JEM with damage to bows and lose ? ????nt, having collided with German steamer Foohr, Hamburg for Abo, general cargo. Prince Albert.—Flushing telegraphs: £ e%ian steamer Prince Afbert slightly dsmagk-d by oollision with vessel, nome unknown, off Wept Hinder; former proceeded Ant- werp. liana, Austrian steamer, Mariupol for R0sa- rio. arrine-d Malta., reports experienced heavy sea; cargo reported damaged. lAnP.Brets,t steamer Lana, previously report.ed. ashore near Molene, has broken ip, two and BUnK; oargo cannot be sa-vi>d. Prince Albert,—Antwerp telegraphs: Belgian steamer Prince Albert, London for Ant- werp, arrived, damaged by collision with vessel, name uriknown. in North Sea; in enterincr dock collided with quay; fore peak leaking- Italia, Italian barque from Newcastle (Ana tralia), lost off Iquique; crew saved. Glitt,er.-roover telegraphy: Cutter ya-oh* Glitter, of SoiK-hampt-n, entering ha.1"- bour, drifted foul of western end otf Southern Breakwater; towed clear; yachi very little damaged. Nieolateta-d telegraphs: Navigation now oper for steamers, but sailing vessels must wai a few days IIern.osa.nd telegraphs: Navigation opened fot all kind." of vessels. City of Belfast.—South frhields telegraplsB: Steamer City of Belfast, previously" reported ashore at Whitburn, and aftw- wards assi.sted off. arrived in the Tyne, and low in middle dock jetty pendin docking; damage to bottom in vicinity of engine-room feared extensive. Serw--Riga telegraphs: Norwegian steaaaer Sara, previously reported. arrived yester, day.

GANGER DECAPITATED The Taiyltyn-Junction Fatality At Talyllyn yesterday an inquest was hoel by Mr. Molyneux M. F. Thomas, coroner, 0; Thomas Pugh (60), permanent-way ganger in the employ of the Cambrian Railways Com- pany, who was knocked down and killed by a Cambrian passenger train as it was approaching Talyllyn Junction on Saturday George Jonee, driver, said tihat as the train was approaching the junction he noticed deceased in the "four-foot," a short distance in front of the train. He immediately blew his whistle and promptly reversed the engine, The unfortunate man was, however, knocked down, and the entire train passed over hie body before the engine could be brought to a Deceased was decapitated. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," and exonerated the driver of the eiLgixue from all blame.

BILLIARDS. CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE. The Billaa-rd Association, has received a, challenge from M. In.mzi 11 to play for the ohaanpionship, aeeompa-nied by a cheque for £25. This is the first challenge for the cham- pionship since 1904.

YESTERDAY'S LONDON BETTING. In the course of the settling over iaet week the" Derby was frequently mentioned. Perrier was in re- quest at 4'5, the priee beÜ wanted. At the cloea bar one 100 to 12 wae attared. o. the rest Your Majesty WillS most inquired after, winding up at £ C'a Details THE DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Perrier, t and w 10 to 1 Sir Archibald, t nd 0 100 to 9 Boyal iteaim, t and 0 20 to 1 Your ~Siajesxy, t and o

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