Evening Express

A FONY fATS SHAVINGS I Silvester Oahbrook (fifteen), was charged on bail at Cardiff to-day with ill-treating a pony. Police-constable Palmer related a shocking state of affairs. When he visited the stable there was no food, excepting a few bones in the manger. Inspector Bing- hm corroborated, and added that he saw the pony eating shavings. He and Palmer pro- cured some grass, and the pony ate it ravenously from his hand. The i-nspector very fairly stated that the father of the boy was an invalid, and had not been able to exercise care over his son. Mr. F. J. Beavan gave the father the benefit of the doubt, but fined the lad £1. giving him two months in which to pay.

FLOWERS IN BTDS AND BOXES The town gardener can make a very bril- liant display in his garden by the use of bulbs alone. Where they have been freely planted in beds and boxes the leaves will shortly appear, and every care should be taken of them. Both rats and birds will die- lodge and spoil growing bulbs,1 and if holes are seen in the Boil they should at once be examined, and if the bulbs are not stolen fill up the holes forthwith, using a light compost, but do not unduly press it down, eLse the sprouting bulb will probably be injure(i.-T-he "Garden

MAN'S IDEAL WOMAN In every man's heart there is locked away a picture of a woman, and if it were possible one day to have a grand universal exhibition of such works of imagination, I am sure there would be found running through all a won- derful similarity of design. Whether the model were enclosed in the heart of porter or of peer, she would be found a clinging, affectionate, pretty girl, with a great capacity for devotion and hero worship, the hero in each case, it goes without saying, being the actual possessor of the treasure.Franoos," I in "T. P.'s Weekly."

DEATH OF A POLICE-OFFICER Acting-sergeant James Thomas, of the MeT- thyr Borough police, died on Friday at Troedyrhiw from acute pneumonia. The deceased joined the Glamorgan Constabulary about fourteen years ago, and for a consider- able time was stationed at Penrheolgerrig. He transferred to the Mertiiyr force upon its formation last year, and, recognised by the chief-constable as a most excellent officer, he received promotion, and was recently removed to Troedyrhiw.

LOCAL ELECTION PETITION With reference to the municipal election petition against the return of Councillor David Jenkins, the proceedings will be opened at the Guild-hall, Swansea, on Tues- day, and is expected to, last five or six days. Most of the subpoenas have been served on both sides, and number about 130. On behalf of the respondent 40 were served yesterday, and more are to follow. Nearly all the persons subpoenaed are voters.

THEATRE QUEUES ILLEGAL P A test case of considerate interest to theatregoers is to be tried at Manchester. The stipendiary issued two summonses yes- terday againct Mr. John Hart, lessee of the Prince's Theatre, oharging him with obstruct- ing the footway by means of queues and causing a public nuisanoe. The application was made on behalf of the recently formed Theatre Reform League.

COACHBUILDER FINED Arthur Flux Mayo. coachbuilder, NewDr ham, was fined 10s. in two cases at Little- dean yesterday for breaches Of the Factory and Workshops Act. The Chairman said defendant had acted very fooliehly.

MOTOR MISHAP AT BARRY I Harry Littlehales (13), 12, Holton-road. Bairry Doctk, was knocked down yesterday by a motor-oar belonging to Messrs. C. H. Bailey. The boy received only slight injuries, but the front axle of the car gave way and one of the wheels collapsed.

OOAGULINE," KLW TENAfllTIJfE."| Cemeau for mending all tbinga. ooomwa

Earthquake Fund THANKS TO CARDIFF CONTRIBUTORS The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (AldermaO Lewis Morgan), taking advantage of hIS visit to London, handed to the Lord May°r of London a cheque for L650, the first instal- ment of the Cardiff fund towards the rel? of sufferers from the Ita all em'thquak? HIS Lordship, was cai?efw ?o explain tha this did not represent anything like the amount that Cardiff ha.d contributed, there was a separate fund opened at the Docks, and something like £.3,500 had beeIl sent direct to Italy. The Lord Mayor of London said he appre" ciated very much the kindness of the (Jar- diff people in sending the amount througB his fund, and desired the Lord Mayor of Cardiif to convey to the donors his sinoerø thanks, and to say how much he Iplire, ciated their co operation and help ill this attempt to mitigate the distress caused Of the terrible cala.mity.

DEVANT'S LATEST MYSTERY Alioa in Wonderland, who was accustom^ to startling sights, would have opened het eyes in astonishment at the tst. George's liall last night, when Messrs. Maskelyne and Devant produced several new mysteries, and tho audience simply revelled in magic. Mr. Devan't problems were more in<omprcben' sible than usuaJ. They included a wonderf'Jj version of his famous "vanishing lady trick. Tho vanishing lady last night, whO was named on the programme Beau Brocade was a pretty girl, dressed in a pinl, brocad6 suit, with powdered hair and patches. Sh6 was thrown into a mesmeric sleep, and in a large silken rug. An enormous trim" was brought in, the sides opened up, and  Devant lined the entire box with siab6 0 plate-glass, making it apparently for any one to enter. Then the box wa' closed up again. Two attendants lifted tt. inanimate form of the girl. Suddenly the rug foil to the ground empty, and the Beau Brocade was discovered inside the box.

AUSTRIA AND TURKEY Paris, Saturday.—The Vicaua corresponde"* of the "New York Herald" (Paris EditK?' telegraphs that Baron von Aehreu??* regards the present situation with optimisUI. He will only allow slight modifications in t. drafting of the protceol with Turkey. :No objection will be raised in Vienna over 1.118 religious question in Bosnia and Herzegovina. and, as to the financial aspect of affairs, tha immediate payment of £ T2,500,000 Prer sents no difficulty. A sum of more thaJ 200,000,000 kronen is now in the Treasu^ destined really to meet the expenses ocO sioned by the recent military preparation^ but the Minister of Finance will easily IA able to draw" on this for the indemnity. It j* recognised in Austria that the Turks are if pressing need of money.

THE AMERICAN NAVY The Naval Estimates came up in tM American House of .Representatives yeste" day, and, though there was a determined effort on the part of the minority to cut tte estimates down from two battleships to o-u* the House by a la,rge vote passed th- estimates as reported by the Naval CoIIY mittee, and two battleehips will be built. "This Japanese war scare," declared 3ir. Tawney, "is responsible for the wild  deavour to create a big navy. We 00 n° need such a navy in this country. Japan 19 not going to war with us any more tha.1) England is, and the talk of maintaining strong fleet on the Pacific coast is uttef nonsense.

EXILES' OUTBREAK Something like civil war has broken Oull in the Tourkhansky district of Siberia, as a consequence of a revolt of the exiles in tW district. When the disorders began, a mofltD ago, a few Cossacks were sent, who treated the exiles with great brutality. The miaøt" able pittance allowed by the Government the political exiles had been left unpaid. last, hearing that their money had Eirrived, they sent a deputation to the generfrj inspector, demanding that payment should be made. The official, however, denyin8 that he had received the money, the exilea murdered him and afterwards burnt tild house of another inspector.

DEATH UNDtK STOVAINE An inquest was held yesterday upon tJ1. body of John Sergent, aged 72, a hooo painter, who died at Wandsworth Infirluall while under the influence of stovaine, a ooxø- paratdvely new anaesthetic. As the operatio° was about to oommence failure of the hOS44 occurred, and it was found impossible to reisusoitate the patient. The doctor sad-cl stovaine had been utsed at the infirmary twenty or thirty times within the last t?'? years, and a collœgue had ued it 1'? times 6uocœsfully. It w?s supposed B<? to affect either the heart or lun,gs. A ver?.? of "Accidental death" was returned.

X333,574 IN COMPENSATIONS During 1908 the sum of L333,574 was paid Go I compensation for the extinction of publi°" j house licences in the County of London undef the Licensing Act of 1904. Of this details of which appear in the report of th County of London Licensing Coinmittee- 15,811 was paid for three licences in Finsbury> Holborn, and Newington divisions, which were referred for oonrpensation in 1906. Tha remainder— £ 327,763—was divided among tb tenants, brewers, and other persons iaterez-t-ed in 115 licences which were referred, in 1^ The original claims to-talled £ 407,596.

THE COST OF ALROPLANES Aeroplanes at present must obviously oot a good deal of money. The engines a1* powerful, and thcrefoab expensive, the plaued themselves cannot as yet be produced in suell quantities as to make standardised parts po& sible, and the producers rightly expect to be p £ fid not only for the machines, but for theit experience in making them and the cost of gaining that experience. Consequently t116 price usually asked by aeroplane builders fO a machine which they guarantee to fly i4 anywhere between zel,ooo and L2,DX. -frbd "Autocar."

VALUABLE COAL SEAM FOUND I Melbourne, SatuPday.—Referring to t-bg recent discovery of a coal seam at tb* Powlett River, the director of the Goverir ment Geological Survey states that the fin4 is the greatest mineral discovery made iIJ Victoria for 25 years, and will ultimately .make Victoria independent of other stateo in regard to coal. The quantdty of coal available in the new field may be compute" according to the same authority with the greatest safety at from ten million to twenty million tons.

A RECIPE FOR GOODNESS I HMf the drunke=esi?,, the oriÜnal inV' ference, the wickedness of Ufe is owing to mÜery. Make a man happy, and he is ;d. ?He revives, like a Sower refreshed by th^ dew of heaven; he becomes a sanguine enthusiastic, energetic. It is interesting to note that wherever an attempt has bedj made to restore the merry condition 0 England there the moral effect has beeH good. Dancing and music were our old ocCU potions, not merely the sitting at illll;,ic-hallS —Lady Violet Greville, in the "Graphic."

£700 DIAMOND ROBBERY I A black bag containing diamonds valued a? I £ 700 has been stolen from Mr. Louis CoheD< I diamond dealer, of Hatton Garden, while h? was on his way to his residence in Gerrard- street, Islington. Mr. Coihen states that just after he crossed Clerkenwell-road he was struck a violent blow with some blunt instru- ment, and lost consciousness. The bag haS since been found empty in the Ec-ssnt's Oaual.

FRANCE, GERMANY & MOROCCO i Paris, Saturday—The Berlin corre?pond?t Paris, "Petit Pane-ien" quotas a rumour to the effect that France and Germany atle j negotiating a complementary agreement ofl the subject of affairs in Morocco.

PARK-HASERVICES I The address at the service to-morrow afte* noon is to be given by Dr. Harry Guinness, oj London, and Mr. Samuel Hennott will occuPÝ the cihair. The Cardiff Ladies' Ohoir (cofl' ducted by Miss Morfydd Williams), will render anthems.

AFFORESTATION I v has b.£'n granted by t:h8 A sum of £ 752 has been granted by tb0 Local Government Board to EMt Ham fO unemployed works. and ?1.?0 to Halifax, Of which £ 500 is allotted specially for aH'orest?" tion work in connection with 650 acres cf t? Halifax Municipal Watershed. I

A large number of cats have been poisoned t witih strychnine at Booking, Essex, and a tof t of coals has been offered as a reward for th* < conviction of the offender. t "HySCED COMPOUND" with ?MBt witer w  C?MtH< tor mending ail thing* et63» j M _J|

THE WHOLE CITY I rs TALKING I OF THE WONDERS TO I BE SEEN AT I PURSER'S, The BRITISH JEWELLERS AND 4 WATCH'MEN, A-ND THE MARVELLOUS BEAUTY AND COMFORT OF TH £ .XR GBAND NEW CARDIFF PREMISES AT 2, QUEEN-SI. k-ND 1,SUOHITS-S?. I CONGRATULATIONS I ARE BEING SHOWEEED ON U US FROM ALL SIDES ON OCR. fl BOLD AND SUCCESSFUL ■ EFFORTS TO STAMP OUT FOR ■ EVER THE OLD BAD DAYS B OF INFEEIOE VAL-UEI. SECOND-HA-ND STOCKS, AND B HUGE MIDDLE PROFITS. ■ WE SELL YOU ONLY I THE VEB.Y BEST AND LATEST I GOODS FROM THE FACTORY fl DIRECT. WE CHARGE YOU ONLY m9 A FRACTION OVER THE BARE 9 COST PRICE—EELYING FOR OUR fl SUCCESS ON YOUR REPEATED fl SUPPORT AND EVEE-INCEEAS- |B ING SALES. WE GIVE YOU ONLY 9 LIFE-LONG SATISFACTION. AND ■ PERSONALLY GUARANTEE IT IN B EVERY CASE. ■ Y^ujR AuVANTAGE I IS DOUBLE VALUE H AT HALF USUAL COST. That's a REAL Investment. JST ASK ANY OF YOUR FRIENI>S 9 WHO IS A BUYER. THEY'LL 1 SOON TELL YOU, "GO TO PURSERS | ONeE-yoU,LL NEVER GO ELSE- ■ WHEEE AGAIN." fl TQTAL UP YOUR 9 SAVINGS HERE Tt *? ?*r)L?% AA ? V ?'PUBSER'S ?AV- Un 1 nce.:I. HALL-MAKKED I j j ENGAGEMENT RINGS, SET ?i;U FINEST | 21 I "l/W|/J 10/5 SELECTED REAL DIA 1JH?/? U! 10/5 (tg:fEf.tttllsi I OR ?AFPHIR? ¡ ?A.DY'S STRONG KEY- LESS OXYDISED 7/6 3/9 3/9 WATCHES. M.LlAbi<E—?i?GANT —LASTING WEAR. r.J;LlAlH"j£_l..GA.TI. GENT.'S FINE, WELL -I ?ADE B.E.'A.D LV E:B. i0/6 5/3 5/3 ?LTC-RES, RECCr-?-A??Ue.U FOB HARD WEAR || VERY HANDSOME  EXGAAVKD T1^  6/61 3/- ^lwket 9/6 6/6 J/- HEART A?D OTHER POPULAR SHAPES SOLID STL V E B i | BBOOCHES. BANGLES, j < CHARMS, PINS, j j /6 OOiH l* 10d. ENDLESS VABIETY ,Ru,)ng SILVER-PLAI'5Di DINNEE CRUETS,  FOUR BOTTLJ^S. 6 Q /11 „ 3'/7 RARE VALUE ■ AtflX VERY STRow,pOWER-I- -1- FUL AJARM CLOCKS. 1 /$Q ?.?-' ? .cAS BE DEPENDED 2/s 1/3 1/3 ALWAYS, ALL 2rME_ _1. BEA7TIFrLLY t HHASED SOLID SILVER 4 1 2/31 2/3 PHOTO FRAMES CABIET SIZE "I-i- TOTAL SAVINGS 30/8 A MONTHS FREE TRIAL WITH ALL GOODS. TRAIN FARE PAID TO CUSTOMERS FROM A DISTANCE. HAPPIEST BRIDES BUY THE WEDDING RING FROM jr Mr- S. 22ct. HALL-MARKED, SOLD BY WEIGHT, WITH HANDSOME WEDDING PRESENT FREE. PURSER'S THE BRITISH FIRM, (XO CONNECTION^WJTH ANY OTHEB) 2, OUEEN-ST., AND I,* ST. JOHN'S-SQUARE. CARDIFF. I CARlJIFF!J 1 25, HIGHST., NEWPORT. 84, OXFORD-ST., SWANSEA. MEDICINE FOR THE MILLION By a Family Physician. 228 Pages. W9 DIPFERENT SUBJECTS, ALPHABETI- CALLY ARS.A-. ). PRICE 1a. net Bound in Clow lL 6d. BJ PoøIi 3d. extn. TO BE OBTAINED FROM ANY BOOKSELLERS or NEWSAGENTS OR FEOM THE IWBSTERN MA.M, CARD3 az 73 BRISTOL. too Hate isrCias^iafatttii.n C?L?ALIPS:L95-L450 Ad.iity, War, Relene, p ,Office-, Vacancies now; open to ail, aged 15-22; experience unnecessary; special explanatory pamphlet tree.—Secretary, Civil Service Bureau, AJbert- hajl, Edja burgh. el21 FOR Sale, a large quantity of Mahopany, suitable JC for cabinet makers, &,c.; also Hair for uphol- iterers, Teak Wood, Mahogany Doors, Window Frames, Veutilatori, Maaog'iuy Tables, &c.-Apply Co.ioN;Us, Barry Docks. eCl}_ VAK Boy wrît«r.=ROith -anitary Steam Laundry, 'V MiM-iborou?-road. e4i23- fllHOiiOUGHLY experienced Drwsmaker requires Ladi es, ho ses.- L., 72, Mackintosh-place, Cardiff. e43Hi29 "%T)"A^"TBD. Unfumiehed Living Room, oven grate; v v 2 bedrooms; witiiin easy diitanco of town.—E CT. Express, Cardiff. e4o0oi25^_ FOB Sale, Sow, 9 weeks gone in; also 6 strong S'ipc, -4 months' old; also good Bike itcd Spring (:art.- Apply Harry Dyer, n?aj Birchgrove, White'rob. Qwod!f. e3D7i23 ?ENUl?fE BM?im.-?majt? Pony (6 yealls' ol¡. warranted 96und. with nice little Gig and "Harness to mateii; lot complete, 12 guineas; trial allowed.—Apply J. Jones, 64, Tudor-street, Cardiff, ■ei'26 FOR Sale, several Cottas in Penarthand J. Powia; showing good returns; all in geed repair and let.-Pr ico and particulars E ô¿, Expras.-s Cardiff. fri30ai-d SHOPS for Sale in Clive-street, Urangetowll, 3ud Is Biverside; price very reasonable; showing excvlieut '?ve?mMit; well let.—Apply E 63', Express, Cur??. e4Ji(Ji26 Tr?ttt?i.SES in ceatre 01 town, ?so close to ?he L Docks; autta?ie for Waj-ebo?s? or Boardmg- hou-es.-Ippy, lor details, to E 11. Express, Care:If. e4.)12 26 SITUATION wanted .?a Help to elderly coup)?. good Is cook and econot; small ?uary xcquirLI. 60 Xlpr"65, CajdtS. ?? ?4505?6 R-Sal-e. 1 New Trolly (to carry 5 tons) 1 v ew X Milk F,ot, 1 Second-hand Butcher's Cart 1 Fla¡ Coal Cart.^PPly F.Williamson, Penarth^ tq3o, t:TQn Mc-im Motor Tip Wagon;-a.lso-one4-ton Flat U Platform lar ?atB; cheap mr caan.—Address E? 9 ?vMmx £xpre. if. e4299i29 LLa-V HEX.—Wanted, cx.eri Genral!or two L ia family.—Appiy -?iM Evans, Hanwrnio COtta.?e. ?-  •_ ??i? A UcTlDXEER'S and Estate Ageut'a Bus?nc? ?- ?L immediate Dt..P<Mal; 6mall, but tucre?ts;ag; agri- eeitt?Ql _dgencral I)rjcti",good di9met iL Glamor-I t"' ?ajishire.—Appdy AUct.on, E 5o, Evening E;xpr? Office, Cardiff. e<»iGii29 WEXTY Leghorn Orpington and Minorca Wvan- -L dotte 1303 Pullets, laying; bred from tremendous layers; six, Its. 6d.; numerous testimonials.—E. Gla-s, Valiisway, F roine. e4303i2i) EWSAG-ENOV^ta.tionery, Picture-fzame _Makejrs showy Shop; comfortable house; thoroughly recommended, sound paying business; offered with stock and nttiags; £100 only.—Banner, Gloucester. ei26 rrvo Hairdressers.—^Wanted, competent Hand at ooce; must be young a-nd sin, zirt.-E. Penmor Lloyd. 40. Lewi^-8tre»t, Aoeraman. e4304i25 hLSti 'lerrior Puppies; ,-senny NC"SVCJI" ala "Ap Dandy" blood; very promising; dog 2JSo, bitch 106-Willis, 5, Dooald-street, Boath. l'alli, Car- ài1!. e42S0i23 c O-NIMERCIA Gentleman Requiries quiet, comfort- able Bedroom, with Use of Sitting-room in quiet lxxise; with board; generally away part of week.- tHata lowest terms, E 56, Evening Express, Cardiff. e:26 SEWING Machines of all makes Repaired, Cleaned,. t3 and Adjusted by experienced Mecuanjc, at mode- late charjes, at 5, Wyzdham-place, Canton, Cardiff. ei26 ripo Let?two or ceTJqfurniehed^EcomsThot JL ana OOM bath, with every other Cmvenienoes.- Apply 13, Lionel-read, Canton. e4294i2S TX3 V BQUIBKD. Situation ae Mother's JH. maid; useful with needle and children; aged 15; eaw rwpitwd in h bame; rad118 15 mile&- STOP PRESS Latest Telegrams. # OLD LGCK-KEEPEft tt-Ap- Mr. J'hn HeM, wlio until tho Glamorgan C'aual at Jferthyr became derelict acted as !ock-kt.€iicr. drorsed. dead this afternoon outsat the Bhvmnijr Bail way Station at A be r ca n nid, i:RTia>rAKE SHOCK*. ttnjh i s me->a::e-. receivcl late thi* arte:- ri'sri.-tered early tiii-? moi uiny; earthquake yhoc-kM. The aiity is prc.Ji'iit nukliwv; Imt the vihra- ti.ui is gri-atre than in rht- rthfjna k<- a: nil. H, ilf-time ?<• •;rf; —Mid-Bh .xnida, 1 g;>al 2 try k3 i>nin.:< Harry, nil filial; AJerthyr, 16 points; Pomnnidd, O. 1 ih. i « N'3- 24. Why pay enormous inter- est when Phil Phillips, 24. lSt. Mary-street, will lend you £100 and upwards. Interest at 16s. -Ad. per month on all kinds of i??w- f»1 aa e?ery, Deeds, 8bafl" Seal- ?-LUU skin, China, and long stand- ing Life Insurances. A large vartety of Gold M?d Stiver Watches at half 1C/Q DMtH Shop Prices. Sw ?-U/0 our Windows. A Big Stock of Gents' and Ladies' Guards and Alberts, Dia- mond Rings, Engagement PER Rings, Wedding Rings, Gold Broodies and Bracelets. Lovely Gents' Single Stone MONTH Diamond Rings at Low pnees. Give us a call and Me for yourself. Unti ad- INTBJLWI dress is PHIL PEULLIPS, 24, St. Mary-streets Cardiff. •BV BUSINESS ENVELOPES EXTRA SIZE. MANILLA 3/- per 1000 CARTRIDGE 4/6 „ PARCHMENT 6/6 UNE QTTAXiliED. VALUE. SEND FOR SAMPLES. The STATIONERY STORES, Western Mail Buildings, CARDIFF. EXCELLENT set Blby'l t Long Clo',?es, E :I-, 6d;, *29s. Superioor Squaaiuitity, apnrQvtei wiUmgLy.-Mrs. Wills, oo, \.?rwtck-roa?. Awc?, Green Bmnwgb4u1l. •^2'd6i2$ \V1V )-AXTED, aToun? Generai, by middle of FehruaiT, vV for Roath FMk; two in l.tmi?—E 66, Ejpreea, Cardiff. e4 LOT, black spaniel Bitch; ^der re"'arded L 0611 bl -p niel ]Bi,tc nd?i Te,arded.-j,,n,, Ty Dyftg. iland,ff. e432oi2s 4 G???p<?wMted tor Estate in Monmouth?; r?quir"d to look after weeds gcMraUy.-Apply 1. W. Eriel 68-, King-street, Manchester. CUM S'ALE, Pen of Duckw'ng Game, al-o FelV Black Bed Pullets; cileap; approval.—Sneill, l-lajlliermock, Caerieon. Mon. 4861 W-;A5fTÈD, ;). gQOÙ Lathcman in a Tin,plat\) Works: one with oxperionco in tin-house and general w°rk.—State age, experience, end wages to Alpha, E 54, Evening Express, Caroiff. WANTED, a Pi(?ki?r, also As^stant-Fickler, in a Tin-plat<1 rkg, near Swansea; one accustomed to odd sizes preferred.—Apply to Pickler, E 55, E,en- Express, Cardiff. ell5-9 W-VN'TED,- good to Le.ivn cooking.—Apply Mrs. Raudall, The Khyl^Bridgewi. cll;>5 GRAND Prize-bred Buff Orpington Cockerel for Sale, price 13s pood oolour; grand siz?; bar- gain for bre«dixig. Al~o l'alr of Silver-spangled Ham- blirghs, wieners, 15s.—i?herrin, Sun-street, Koath, Car- di8._ 64312i26 HARMoxiUMTnoltropa, few Saie; best offer —Jarris, 27, Clifton-street, Roath. e4S13i26 -i?0-7 N- .-Bld ":V' wo?Jd like a Lady goin& to bualn- to 6bare hæ Rooms; separate bed- l rooms; near eam; tonna modeMe.-E 45, Evening Ex- j [ fteaa, Cardiff. |  Mj MtRACULOUS CHEST, COUGH  -.V ill immediately arrest the coarse uf th" BsT disease and guard agauiit aix ul eltects. a Bm it pcsæs uiii veliuus healing aud tonic VHH| properties, ana gives instant leI to M Louisa, Colds, tioaisencss, Bronchitis, 1H9S H uiincdlty oi tireatuui^, ccc. It is very H| Leuecciai, and has proved for many years igj jflH a isooj; ana a iilessing to Thousands of E :u1!ercm;. 1,1.1 aud 0, H Chemists and Storct>. i/3 or 2,b fiom the ■ DEAKIN & ilUGHES, the lmUmmatioa Ef9 0K Kuiiiediea Co., hi ,A KJJ AVOJf. E ASTIGMATISM AND EYE-STRAIN. Several forms of AstigTuatism are found which. though causing considerable etrain to the eye. are only discovered on a care- ful exa.mi atioii by a capable optician. If these defMt? are attende4 to in time their correction is easy, and may only involve the wearing of spectacles for a short time. I am pleased at any time to make a thorough examination of the eyesig-ht. and to advise as to whether speotaclea are likely to be of service. Write For illustrated booklet, "The Why and Wherefore of Defective Eyesight," eent post free. BONNER MORGAN, QUALIFIED OPHTHALMIC OPTICIAN, 101, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF W. P. CARYL. F.S.MC Qualified Eyesight Specialist toe SIGliT-TESTIN G and SPECTACLES 16, HIGH-STREET ARCADE. CARDIFF. and 15, UNICN-STEEET, SWANSEA. A VERY LARGE PROPORTION of the sickness around us arises from the neglect of the most ordinary rules of health and the absence of the most ordinary precautions. 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The Man in the Street They have a short aJDd easy method with (labour) dissenters in Germany. One of the laws of the Fatherland provides that if it can be proved that man is earning (or, presumably, is capable of earning) a sufficient wage to support those dependent on him, but that he is dissi- pating that wage (or, presumably, for the Germans are always logical, is dissipaiting the power to earn that wage) by vicious habits, he can be declared a minor and treated as a child. His employer is directed to pay the wage to a guard ian appointed by the magistrate 01 the dis- trict in which the" waster" lives, and this guardian uses it for the support of the man's dependents. A free-born Bri- tisher who could not get his wage might refuse to worb, but in Germany the police see that these adult minors do their work. Many of us t&ink we would be glad ?el'Ough to become minors again if some benevolent genii would roll back the vears for us; but to become legally-made minors a la German methods opens out vistas too appalling to r^ntemplate. The Premier Duke and the London County Council are at-loggerheads. The London County Council proposes to re- name John-street, Pall Mall, as part of St. James's-square, and his grace of Norfolk, who owns the only house in the street—indeed, it is his estate offio,objects. There are nine John- streets in the London directory, and the London County Counoil rightly think they are too many. This is the kind of work which the Cardiff City Council and other similar bodies might take up with advantage to the community. Of course, inconvenience is involved—not great, of course, when only a few houses are concerned—but the compensating con- venience to the majority outweighs the other. Tlhere are also sentimental objections to the obliteration or ancient landmarks, but, after all, the preserva- tion of records of that kind should be the care of the curators of museums, and eccentricities of street nomenclature should next. be allowed to worry the inhabitants of a busy world. Talking oJ: short streets, pe.rha.p-s London possesses the record in that respect. It has Man- sion House-place with two houses and Mansion House-street, E.C., with one, and Chatham-place without a single house in it. Tradition has it that Lord Nelson's beloved Emma, Lady Hamilton, was once a nursemaid in a doctor's family in Chatham-place, which then had houses which were considered "eligible" residences for city men and other well- to-do folk. There is probably not one of our budding artists who does not dreain that he is a heaven-sent genius whose produc- tions will live long after he has emulated "Cæsar dead and turned to clay," and will entlhuse rival collectors to the bidding of fabulous suans for the precious can- vasses. But to all the chances and changes of this mortal life" which in the generations agone have sufficed to shatter these fond dreams cold-blooded science adds another element of uncer- tainty. Chemists of to-day, who, like bricklayers or journalists, have no romance in them, say that in a few years' time many of the modern paintings will have completely faded, the colours not being able to resist light and damp. It rcaolves itself into £ s. d., as is natural in this praotical age—a realm with which artists and dreamers, as a rule, have little in common—for it is the colours of the best and, of course, the dearest materials which alone stand the test of age and light. This is doubly unfortunate, for generally the worst painters have the most cash. Apropos some of yesterday's notes a mere man writes to say that most mem- bers of the maJe sex regard ladies as very selfish persons, indeed, when they travel by tramcar. The dear creatures always prefer to ride inside the car during the winter season, and outside the car in the warmer months of summer, and all the time they do not hesitate-to dispossess mere man of his seat. Now, the fair sex may say it is the men who are selfish, but, be that as is may, it can be laid down as a general principle that a man rarely yields up his seat with good grace either inside or outside a tramcar, except, perhaps, the lady be young and pretty. And when you come to think of it, it is a little unfair that the man going home dead tired from his work should be expected to give up his seat to a lady who has, perhaps, only been out to do a little shopping. Besides this, ladies are not very sympathetic towards busy business men, for they never hasten to alight from or mount a tramoar whilst it is at a stopping place. In America, ladies who dawdle reoeive scawt consideration, for in the land of the strenuous life the cars are hurried along with all expedition for the benefit of the business man.

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CHOLERA S I RICK EN CITY St. Petersburg, Friday.—Twenty-two fur- ther cholera oases have declared themselves at the Widow's Home attached to Smoly Institute. Several cases were also reported at the night shelter on the Olvodry Canal and the Beggars Relief Institute on the English Prospect. A cholera nurse at the Peter Paul Hospital has been attacked by the disease. The leading medical authori- ties in the capital take a very pessimistic view of the cholera prospects in the spring. They say that whatever precautions may be adopted St. Petersburg will continue to be the 'hot-bed of infectious diseases so long as there is no pure drinking: water, and panalisation system of drainage is not introduced. The Metroplitan authority, the Perfect of Felice, and the Mayor of St. Petersburg together concerted the pre- cautions adopted yesterday to prevent un- ooiled water being drunlk on the occasion of the feast of Epiphtany. In the churches where boiled water was not available the clergy were dost rue ted to enjoin their con- gregatons not to drink the water even after it had been blessed until they had it boiled at home.

COMMONS LABOUR GROUP I Considerable regret'has been expressed in t^">oa:r circles at the announcement of the resignation of the secretaryship of the Labour party in the House of Commons by Mr. J. Ramsay Macdonald, M.P. When inter- viewed, Mr. Maodomald said he was resigning in order to devote more time to Parlia- mentary and journalistic work. When the party meets, the day before Parliament re-assembles, he will not be nominated as one of the officers for election. This does not mean (says a correspondent of the Daily Dispatch ") that Mr. Macdonald will give ilp being the secre- tary for the party as a whole, only that he will be rr" «ved of that part of his duty which relates to the party in the Hoase of Commons. The two offices are separated and distinct. Mr. Macdonald, I understand, desired to resign the post last yeax, but was persuaded to remain in oftke. Mr. James Parker, M.P., was appointed to act as assis- tant secretary. When the party was formed in 1900 the membership was 375,931. This year the total membership ia 1,159,286, so that Mr. Macdonald'e nine years' secretaryship hae proved eminently successful.

FROM ALL QUARTERS The King has sent a present of linen to SL Thomas's Hcapital. New models of the German Emperor and Empress &re about to be plaoeid in lime. Tusaaud's. Members of the Plymouth borough police force are being taught French, and among the students is the chief constable. At Woolwich Arsenal 550 converted 15- poundsr quick- Pfiring guns are almost ready for issue to the Territorial Artillery. Holy Trinity Church, Kingsway, which has been rendered unsafe by recent excav- ations, is to be rebuilt at a cost of £ 8,000. The Archbishop-elect of York, Dr. Lamg, arrived at York yesterday, where he will be enthroned in the cathedral on Monday. The portrait of Mr. LJr-d George, which has been painted by Sir Duke Fildes, is to be presented to the Law Society on Friday next. The little Marquis of Donegan was the chief skater at a oarnival held at Olymrpaa yesterday in aid of "Our dumb Friends' [ League." West Ham guardians have decided to dis- miss two officials at the workhouse on the ground that they have committed acta of insubordination. A firm of chemists was restrained by the Chancery SCoairt yesterday from placing the royal arms over its premises without ob- ta-i-ning a warrant. Professor Rotbert Hausmann, well known in Leg.and as the violoncellist far over twenty years in Joachim's etring quairtette, has died suddenly in Vienna. In a gravel quarry at Ixmguenrille, Jersey, yesterday, Sc/rgeaut Gurner, of the King's Own Lancaster Regiment, was found dead with a fractured skull. vve are luxuries, and almost all sculp- tors are suffering form the bad times," de- clared Mr. H. C. Fehr, a sculptor at the Bankruptcy Court yesterday. Mr. Justice Channel 1 held yesterday that a wealthy man's verbal expression of his wishes as to the disposal of his property could not be effective in law after his death. Rear-admiral Spencer Login, whose death at Gosport was announced yesterday, had medals for the Ashanti campaign and for Suakin, and some 33 years ago played Rugby football for England. The bedstead workers of West Bromwidh have joined the Bien3dnghaM men in their strike against the proposed abolition of the bonus, and are picketing the works where their places have been filled by noawinion men.

I MAN OFfERSHIMSELFFORSALE In the advertising coliuimns of a leading New York daily- yesterday morning tihete appealed the oifer of a man, warranted sound in wind and, limb, for sale. He described himselif as 43 years old. He said he umdetratioicd machinery and was a good mechanic, but had been out of work foT wine months, so he agreed to sell himself for food, clothes, and lodging,. If no purchaser was forthcoming he would be knocked dtown by auction to the higheist bidder. The man does not sign his name, but the philanthro- pist who finaa2.Ge;ci 0 advertisement lent his adidriess. Mr. Lou^hliinv secretary to the Brooklyn Board) of Trade, inserted1 the advertitsememt, which js genuin-e in every way. Before the Acmrican panio the man had been earning L5 weekly in a machinery sho/p, blit Bdnce tihen, despite applications at over 2C0 machine works, which advertised for men, he has failed to secure a job. The mechanmc only demands food, shelter, and clothing, and "will tinter into a legal bond for one year. He ainokcsi, but doos not drink. aaid goes to chiurah weekly.

ALPINE DEATH-FTOLL Two Englishmen, whose naanes are given aa IJajor Beyley and Second-lie-utmanti Berkeley Hill, and Major Merian, of the Swiss Army, who had been staying for some time a.t Andermatt, left Andermatt, accompanied by the guide Bleuer, of Grindelwald, to make an ascent of the Damunastock by way of the Furka Pass, where they intended spending the night. At seven o'clock yesterday morning the party was surprised by an avalanche and swept down the rocks. Major Beyley, who is stated to reside in London, was found alive and quite unharmed. The three other bodies were brought into Andermatt on Fri- day afternoon. Mr. Berkeley Hill was a subaltern in the 2nd Battalion of the Manchester Regiment. Major Merian was an officer in the Swiss Cavalry and a well-known spo(rt=M.- Reuter.

I PASSION FOR SPORT I Mr. Haldane, addressing the British Science Guild, of which he is president, at the Mansion House, London, on Friday, said the doctrine they preached was a doctrine of importance everywhere. It wag that the nation was in danger of lagging behind. Marked progress was being made in every direction, but other nations were making progress not less tnarked and not less remarkable. There were indications that stress was being increasingly laid on trying to produce conditions without which people could not become citizens of moral worth, and these indications were welcomed at a time when the nation was exposed to big temptations. He was not sure that the passion for sport was not quite as great an evil in this country as the passion for drink. We needed to become a serious nation if we were to hold our own in these days, when concentrated, efforts on every hand, alike in practical and theoretical life, was the "order of the day.

CHAMBERS OF TRADE I The Blackwood and District Chamber of Trade held a banquet at the Butchers' Hotel in honour of the visit of past and present officials of the Federated Chambers of Trade of Monmouthshire, Glamorganshire, and Brecknock. Between fifty and sixty of the members of the Blackwood Chamber and visitors were present. Proposing the toast of the local chamber, Mr. Isaac Edwards (Dowlais) pointed out that Socialism and Capitalism were new forces, and the smaller! tradesmen were in danger of being crushed by them. Monopolies and trusts carried with them duties to the public, and the chambers of trade must make themselves efficient for such duties.

LIGHT FROM CORK GAS I The cork oak grows Plentiful?ly in Spain, and the peasants make use of the bark to light their houses at night. The bark ie placed in a kettle, from which protrudes a spout, aid when it is hot enough it gives off a gas which burns with considerable brilliancy. If the family sit up late, several kettles of cork bark are used during an even- ing; but the lighting is not expensive, and the peasant is careful to save the carbonised cork refuse, for he can sell it, as it is known commercially as "Spanish black," one of the intensest black-browns known among pig- ments. =

THE LATE LORD WINDSOR J THE LATE LORD WINDSOR The executive corcinittee of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associations mat in London yesterday, Sir Thomas Wrightson, Bart., presiding. The committee expressed their deep sympathy with the Earl and Countess of Plymouth in their great sorrow occasioned by the death of Lord Windsor. It is proposed to hold a conference of chairman and secretaries of provincial divisions in February, prior to the meeting of the council.

ONE FOR THE BARRISTER A mining expert, one of the witnesses called in an important case, was under crom-c-lamll. nation by a rather young and ooncedted barrister. The question related to the form j that the ore was found in. "Now, Mr. B- said the counsel, "how large are these lumpe? You eay they are oblong-are they as long as my head?" "Yes," replied Mr. B- "but not as thick."

QUESTION OF COLOUR At Richmond (Virginia) a white man and negress were sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment for contracting a marriage contrary to the colour laws forbidding unions bet-ween whites and -gro,Centra.I New!.

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Left 1400,000 THE LATE MR. C. H. WILLIAMS We understand that application is being made to the Llandaff pistrict Registry for a grant of probate of the will and codicils of the late Mr. C. H. Williams, of ltoath Court, by Mrs. Williams, the widow, and Mr. George Crofts Williams, the brother of the deceased, the executors in the will named. The present application is limited to the free personaj esta,te of the testator, which amounts to approximately LIOO,000 net. time having as yet been insufficient to enable the complicated accounts relating to the free and settled real estate to be prepared, but as the duty tendered on the present appli- cation is at the rate of 8 per cent, it appears probable that the estimate of the whole estate is in the neighbourhood of £ 400,000. The will and codicils contain no bequests of a public nature, and, after making addi- tional provision for his widow and provision for his younger children, the te&tator gives the residue of his estate to his eldest son, Mr. Charles Crofts Williams, of The Heath, near Cardiff.

NEW PUNTYPRIOD BRIDGE I Pontypridd, as ita name implies, is noted for its bridges, and the latest addition to the number, which spans the River Tail' in the imm-ediat-o locality, is the Berw Bridge. which will. when formally opened, connect Berw-road with the populous district of Coed penmaen. Trallwn, and Cilfynydd. The new bridge is constructed of steel and concrete, and is the largest single-span bridge of the kind in Great Britain, the main arch having an expanse of 116ft. It was designed by Messrs. Mouchel, Partners, and Co., in con- junction with Mr. P. R. A. Willoughby, the surveyor to the Pontypridd District Council, and the contract was given to Messrs. E. H. Page and Watkin Williams, of Cardiff(#who have now completed the work. Great int-c- rest was taken in the test made as to its strength in professional circles, and the ceremony was witnessed by a large number of surveyors and engineers from all parts. A total load of 40 tons was taken on to the main arch, and the deflection, carefully tested, showed at one side a bare eighth of an inch, and at the other nothing measur- able.

THE COOK AND HER FORTUNE I A widow named Duval has just lost her I little fortune under singular ciroumstances. She was employed as a. cook in the Rue de Rivoli, and, wearying of Paris, decided to find a place on the Riviera. A week ago she sold a sma.11 farm she posscss2d in Normandy for JBMO. When she received the money she treated herself to an excellent dinner, washed down by generous wines. When the cock woke up next morning she made the dis- concerting discovery that her money had dis- appeared. She hastened to inform the police commissary of the Halles quarter of her olss. A detective instituted an inquiry, without, however, asoertaining what had become of the money. It was the cook herself who cleared up the mystery. She turned up at the police commissary's office in a confused I state. The effects of the banquet having dis- appeared, she remembered that on the day she received the X240 she lit the fire with a piece of newspaper. This fragment had con- I tained the bank-notes.

A PROUD WELSHMAN A witness in a case heard in the Divorce Coiurt (before Sir Gtoirell Barnes) yesterday stated that he had changed his name because he objected to be taken for a Welshman. He was followed in the witness-box by a solicitor from Wales, who as-ked permission to say that he was a Welshman, and very proud of it, and certainly had no desire to change his name in order to hide his nationality. His Lordship complimented the gentleman on his patriotism. One of the counsel in the case then admitted he, too, was from Wales, whereupon the solicitor in the witness-box saluted him with: You have gone up very considerably in my estimation." There was loud laughter, in which his lordship joined.

BLOTTING PAD POSSIBILITIES Who knows, queries a Paris contemporary, what glorious destiny may await the,; innocent blotting pa-d-blo-ttdng paper so simple, so cheap, SO useful? With blotting paper, we are told, stoppers for bottles are already made, it covers the hammers of the piano, and the tailor impresses it for pad- ding purposes. In electricity it furnishes a perfect insulator, and the jeweller uses it to brighten precious stones. A German manu- facturer has now perfected a bathing dress of blotting paper, and it seems probable that such costumes will be greatly in demand during the next bathing season, for it is I claimed that the new dress imparts a most pleasant sensation to the wearers.

I "MY WORD-WOMAN I" I "But wasnlt drunk end- Mr. F. J. Beavan: Will you -be-- "But I wasn't-- Mr. Beavan (in a loud tone): Will you be quiet? There waa a distinct silence until Mr. Beavan recovered his breath, and then he prooeeded: "My word! Woman, do you think you are going to upset the whole court?" This little scene took place at Oardiff Police-court to-day, Mrs. Mary Hose (46), a widow, urging that she was not drunk in Railway-street on Wednesday last. She was cautioned.

NEW Y.M.C.A. FOR NEWPORT At the annual meeting of the Newport Y.M.C.A. it was reported, in conniption with the building scheme far new premises, that the original scheme had had to be curtailed to a.n estimate of £ 7,500, of which £5,000 had 1 been collected and promised. The work had been commenced, and tihe ceremony of laying the foundation-stone by Viscount Tredegar would take place next month. The following officers were appointed for the ensuing year:—President, Mr. D. Guy; ohoixman of finance committee, Mr. G. F. Oolborne; treasurer, Mr. J. E. Davies, and hon. secretary, Mr. W. R. Russell, with a strong general committee.

THE CLOUD IN THE BALKANS Bar Edward Grey, speaking at Coldstream on Friday night, said that it would be too much to say the sky was clear as regarded the Near East, but where the clouds lowered most there was now some gladdening blue. The conciliatory spirit shown by Austria and Turkey would be helpful in the settlement of the remaining controversies He trusted the approaching visifc of the King to the Kaiser would promote in Berlin confidence in our good intentions and goodwill. Austria had accused us of a deliberate policy of malevo- lenoe. The gross charges made against as were sheer invention, and until disbelieved in Austria would be a barrier to cordial rela- tione.

A FATHER'S WISH. The Misses Gertrude and Clara Vavasseur, of Knoclkholt, Kent, failed yesterday t.o sub- s-tantiate their claim to 926,704. the proceeds of two insurance policies on the life of their father. This was a "friendly" action to determine whether a wish expressed by the late Mr. Vavasseur, both previously and on his death-* i bed, that the money should go to the two sisters might be enforced, in spite of the fact that it was not mentioned in his will. The effect of Mr. Justice Channell's deci-1 eaon is to throw the Z26,704 into the deceased's residuary estate. There are two other daughters of Mr. Vavasseur surviving.

JUOT HIS LUCK At Small Heath Station the other day the writer saw a child fall over in front of an express train. A half-drunken sailor instantly jumped into the tracks, threw the child on to the platform, and jumped up himself, but hardly quick enough, ae the engine, :n passing, knocked him over on the platform. Several people rushed to pick him up, but he rose uninjured, and with a face expressive of extreme disgust drew out of his pocket the neck of a broken bottle. exclaiming, "Just my luck; broken my bottle of whtiakyt"

WHITE WOMEN ARE WANTED fte&kimc in Berlin yay. Herr Demburg, Colomiol Secretary, said that with the growth of colonisation the lack of White worm-en forced white men, espe-cially those employed in mmea. to live with black women, and the unpleasant result was the presence in the colony of about a thousand children, which made a decidedly painful impression on the onlooker. Immi- gration of white women was in the highest degree desirable, but it would be only possible when proper means of existence were given.—Reuiter.

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r Stoned by Strikers I' POLICE BATON A CROWD Riotous scenes occurred at three o'clock this morning at Dudley in connection with the strike in the Bedstead Trade Union. Pickets remained on duty until long after midnight, and the police chose what appeared to be the first favourable opportunity to get bhe non-unionists out of the works into a break. The move was discovered, and the non- unionists and their escort were stoned. The police charged the assailants, amd several strikers w-are batoned.

STOLEN PEARLS ADVENTURES An interesting story of the adventures of two stolen pearls was unfolded before the Ninth Correctional Chamber at Paris yester- day. Two years ago Aime. Georges Koechlin, t,he widow of a, Mulhouse manufacturer, had two valuable pearls monted in earrings stolen from her. The thief was arrested in Paris, and sentenced to for months' impri- sonment. He had sold the pearls'for 721. to a dealer in the Rue de Provence, and the dealer in turn disposed of them to a wealthy American, then staying at Deauville, for 2161. The dealer could not be proceeded against criminally, as in buying and selling the pearls he had conformed with the usual regulations. Nevertheless, the widow insti- tuted a civil action against him, claiming 4001. damages. She also claimed 801. from the American, who restituted the pearls for the money he had paid for them. The dealer and the American declared that they had acted in good faith, since they were ignorant of the fact that the pearls had been stolen. The court found that in buying the pearls the responsibility of the American was not in any way involved. As for the dealer, he was ordered to pay the widow 801. damages.

LIVELY COUNciL MEETING T'he opening stages of the monthly meeting of the Awre Urban District Council were marked by unwonted excitement even for this authority, which of late has been experiencing rough times. The trouble began over the question whether or not the debate upon the Local Government Board inspec- tor's report on Irish matters should be held with closed doors. Six members favoured privacy, arid three publication both of the report and councillors' observations upon it. In the middle of it all Mr. James Bennett, deputy-nuisance inspector, handed in his resignation. Dr. Manby had cast very serious reflections upon him, he said, and gone out of his way to refer to his (Mr. Bennett's) private affairs. Having spoken very strongly, describing the Local Govern- ment Board inspector with an opprobrious term, Mr. Bennett left the room. As the council was resolved to deal with the report in private, Dr. Harris and Messrs. J. E. Petheram and Jos. Joiner left, too, as a protest against the action of the majority.

DRINK VICTIM'S SUICIDE A verdict of suicide during temtporary insanity wa.s returned at aa inquest on Mrs. Burnett, the wife of a deartist, who poisoned herself with oxalic add on Thursday. The (husband stated itlhlat his wife haid been addicted to drinik for twenty-five years. Drink was locked atway from her, but she would get it in some way. She had ruined him in nine 'businesses. He saved her life at Croydon some years a;ga, when she took aU the drugs out of his medicine cabinet and drank ether and carbolic acid. In a note his wife wrote: "Dear Connie, Fkwrie, Slid, Edwiard, Leo, Victor Will,—I oalnnot stand this wretched life any longer. Trusting for all your forgivenesses. You will haive yocur freedom.

THE LUARD MYSTERY Colonel C. Warde, M.P., addressing his supporters last night at the village hail, Ightham, Kent, which was erected through the efforts of the late General Luard, said this was the first time he had spoken at Ightham since the death of his very old friend, General Luard and Mrs. Luard. He only desired to say this about that terrible tragedy, which would never bo forgotten by the people of the village, that every man who called himself an honourable English man must scorn the villainous miscreants who made any insinuation against the character and memory of the deceased general. (Applause.) They all sincerely hoped that some day this great mystery would be unravelled, and that justice would eventually be done. (Applause.)

SAD CASE OF POVERTY A genuine caae of poverty was heard at Cardiff Police-court to-day when Sophia Jackson (nineteen), of 46, Halkett-street, stepped into the dock on a charge of lbeggin.g in Stacey-road to the accom- paniment of a wail of agony from her mother, who sat in court. "Don't cry, mother?" sobbed the girl, and then Mr. F. J. Bea.van (the chairman) stated that some person had kindly confirmed the statement that the girl had begged to get food for the house. Her father had been out of work for some time, and when he had work he had to go to it without breakfast. "You mustn't beg," added the chairman (kindly, "but we caution you this time."

===== THE KAISER'S BIRTHDAY For the celebration of the Emperor's fiftieth birthday, which fa.Hs on the tith inst., it 'a reported that all the ,-aiig Princes of Ger- many, with the exception of the veneralbe Regent of Bavaria, will come to Berlin to offer their congratulations in person. It is reported that all the rulling Princes of Ger- many, *\aith the exception of the venerable a u uige si-reei demonstration on the pre- ceeding evening in favour of franchise exten- sion. If they do so further bloodished is almost certain.

WORKMEN ON BISCUIT DIET I The workmen employed at Lundy Island in connection with the Government contracts are supplied 'by a boat wfhich runs weakly from Ilfrocombe witth a. special stock of provisions. Unfortunately the rougih weather made the voyage impracticable for the past fortnight, during which the men had to appeal to their few neighbours for the neces- saries of life. When the boat made a wel- come appearance on Wednesday the men were on biscuit diet.

DESERTED SINCE 1895 I The Admiralty having written to say that they have no further use for the services of Thomas Powell, aged 30. he was discharged at Cardiff Police-court to-day, where he had been brought up on remand after confessing that he was a deserter from the Naval Reserve since 1895 Powell now said he was entitled to some money, and he wanted to know whether he could make an application for it. The Chairman (Mr. F. J. Beavan) said he must apply to the Admiralty for it.

1 HE WORD OF A SAILOR "I can get work down the docks any time, sir," confidently exclaimed George Bell (32), in pleading at Cardiff Police-court to-day for time to pay a fine of 5s..(for being dTunk in Herbert-street, and 7s. 6d., for smashing t,hree panes of glass, the property of Eleanor Summers, 30, Herhftrt-street. N Mr. F. J. Beavan said he was inclined to take the word of a seafaring man, aud he allowed him a week to pay.

CITY'S WAIFS AND STRAYS At a meeting of the Oardiff Waifs and Strays Committee, held last evening in the L'jrd Mayor's parlour, the hon. secretary (Miss Jones) reported that the amount col- lected up to date was £125, and that the cost of the dinners and other expenses would amount to ,wbout £120. Hearty votes of thanks were passed to all donore. and those who had assisted in arranging the dinners to the poor..

BARRY MAN REMANDED Joseph Woodfield. labourer, of 113, Main- street, Cadoxton-Barry, who was arrested by the police under somewhat sensational cir- cumstances yesterday afternoon', was brought before Mr. W. Graham at a special sitting of Barry Police-court to-day, and after formal evidence was remanded in custody till Monday.

CALEDONIAN SOCIETY The Cardiff Caledonian Society will next Wednesday hold in the Park-hall and White- hail Rooms the annual whist-drive and dance in aid of the funds of this deserving charitable organisation. Lord Ninian Stuart, the president of the society, will attend.

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I Cardiff Men's Heroism I LORD MAYOR AND THE HOME OFFICE I The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman Lewis Morgan) has received from the Home Office the following letter — My Lord,—I am directed by the Secretary of State to aociuainit you that representa- tions have been made to him that the case of two Bailors, named Reed and Smith, ? one for recommendation to his Majesty for the Albert medal on account of their gallant conduct, as narrated in the issue of "Lloyd's Weekly News" of the 3rd inst., in saving life aftar the recent earthquake at Messina, and of the risks which they encounter in their efforts to rescue persons from ruined and burning buildings. Reed aud Smith are stated to be sailors on board the Afonwen, owned, by Messrs. W. and C. T. Jones, of 36, Mount Stuart- square. Cardiff, and I am to request that you will be so good a-s to obtain, if pos- sible, reports of their actions from eye- witnesses, such as Captain Owens, the master of that veaiol. Messrs. Jones can, no doubt, eay whether the ship is likely to reach England soon, and, perhaps, can give the land addresses of Iieed and Smith.—I am, my Lord, your obedient servant, HENRY CUNYNGHAME. The Lord Mayor has been in communica- tion with Messrs, W. and C. T. J onto, and has ascertained that the Afonwen will arrive in Cardiff about the 26th inst., when his lordiahlp will make the inquiries asked for.

SEARCH FOH A LODGER At Newcastle Assizes yesterday a lodging- house keeper brought an action against the Newcastle Corporation for damages for alleged trespass, libel, and slander by the police. The case was that the police having a warrant for the arrest of a young man went to the plaintiff's house at three o'clock one morning, and, although assured that the man was not there, sraiohed all the rooms, entering one in which a woman was sleeping. They examined her face and crawled under the bed, but the man was not found. The lodger had left the house. It was stated for the. defence tha-t one of the lodgers bore a striking resemblance to the man wanted, and that the police were per- ¡ fectly justified in not accepting the state- ment of the inmates of the house that he was not there. The jury found for the I defendants and judgment was given accord- ingly.

LOST HER PRESENCE OF MIND I Mr. J. Troutbeck held an inquest at Lam- beth yesterday on Minnie Wilson, a coo-k employed in Putney Park-avenue, who was fatally burnt through her cloohes catching fire in the kitchen on Sunday week. The deceased's mistress said that shortly after seven o'clock that day she found the cook standing by the kitchen table "a mass of flame." The master wrapped a tablecloth round the deceased and the housemaid threw water over her. Mr. J. L. Jones, of St. Thomas's Hospital, said death was due to the absorption of poison from the burns. The deceased had told him that ishe wa.s poking he fire when a cinder flew out and set her dress alight. Instead oftrying to put it out she lost her presence of mind and ran to- wards the door screaming. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.

IRISH BOG SLIDE DANGER The bogslide in County Galway now threatens to have serious results for the I town of Rally gar. The blocking of rivers 1 and drains by the bog material has so stemmed the water that the bridges in the vicinity of the town are in imminent danger of being carried away. Families residing at a considerable distance from the bog-slide have got so seriously alarmed that they are removing their furniture and deserting their houses. Brownstown, a hamlet near Ballinrobe, is flooded. The rise of the water was unnoticed until an inmate of a house, putting his hand from the bed during Thurs- day night, felt the water around him. He gave the alarm, and the residents fled half clothed to higher ground, and spent the remainder of the night in the open.