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l?v<t) ;J.i<dj8''wiM hadn't read H?-?)!<!Ma-?t'-wa??ni.n? R;if nnv he's r-ee:' so h-ng- since dead. Why raKe him up afain? T?f.? let him -re6,, hc'" out of da.T?. W(" turn t, something: newer. If a cold he "ot too late, Take WtxA." Croat Peppermint Pure. [96

For Women Folk. I HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DISHES Russ;an Jelly This is made from the remains; of any kind of .it,ny. Dissolve over hot water, then whisk vigorously into a creamy froth, and pour into a mould to set. Butter Making For a, small quantity of cream, if outter is to be made, use a large-mouthed bottle with a tight-fitting bung or stopper. Pour the cream in, a.ud continually shake the bottle, until the cream turns to butter, taking care not to ,top when once started. When butter comes take it out and well rinse in several waters, adding salt with last water according to taste. If colouring is needed, scrape a carrot and strain through a, mmslin. Po not waste buttermilk, as it makes light teacakes &r Scotch scones. The operation should take from, say. twenty to forty minutes, according to the weather, taking longer when it is very cold. Brain Food Many mothers may be unaware how neees- j sary it id not only to feed rhe body hut also the brain of a child from the earliest stage. This food can be supplied by a simple means. All the bone, of whit fish should be aYed i cooked and raw), and should more b-3 j needed a fishmonger has often some to dis- J pose of after filleting fish for customers. Wash the bones well, breaking them up very i small, and, a't:-r placing them in a dish covered with odd water, cover the dish, and put it in a moderate oven until the boneH nre dissolved; the jejty- that results i., the fo()d. Set the jelly away to keep cold, and place a two or tiii-ee ti-v-ies a (lay in the child's food or drink. Being tasteless, the jelly blends with anything, and is as wonderful in effect- as it is .simple in prepa- ration. All fragments of fish must he removed, leaving quite bare bones for the f ct. prooess of dissolving. Woodcock and Snipe Woodcock and snipe are only good when they are fat, and are both roasted with j everything in them. Snipe a.re rather inferior to woodcock. To roast them, pluck the birds very carefully, singe them, and the 1-?r d s ver- skin the head and trues without drawing ithem. Hans the hird", feet downwards to a spit, ilit them before a clear fire, and haste constantly with hatter or dripping. When they have been down five minutes put under thsm slices cT buttered toast free- from crust —one slice should be allowed for each bird; this is intended to catch t.he droippings from the trail. After the toast is put under the hi "d" a dish should be held under them when they are basted. When they are done enough, which will be when the steam draws to the fire, flour and brown them. Take them UT), di«-h them, with a slice of toast under each, and without any gra-vy. Garnish with watercress and send a tureen of melted butter to tab'e with then!. Many people prefer to cover them with slices of bacon before putting them down to the fire. Time to roast, twenty to twenty-five minutes. j

Passing Pleasantries. Governess What is the future of the verb I "to love, Mary? Pupil (after a pause): "TOt marry," fiss Jones. Sportsman (to Snobson. who hasn t brought down a single bird all day): Do you know Lord Peck ham? :-Inohem: Ooil dear, yes; I've often shot at,. his house. Sportsman Ever hit it? THE UNITED KINGDOM. Smith: Gond morning, Jones, 1 h-ear you i have a son and heir? Joraes: Yes, our household now represents i the United Kingdom. j Smith: How is that? m T?n?glis?h. nay Jones: Why, you see. I am English, my wife is IrUh, the nurse is Scotch, and the baby wails- FEMININE LOGIC. "Dear me!" gasped Mrs. Hollo not. Here s a terrible item in the paper! My word, how the poor man must have .suffered "Well, what is it?" asked her hnSlband. i "WhyJ one cf tho?? nnf?rtuoate Marathon ruMner? over in New York swallowed a opongel" After carefully reading the paragraph, Mr. Holiouut iimpatiently flung the paper down. "There never was a. woman yet- who. could grasp a simple fact in print; this doe^n t say the fellow swalloweii a. sponge. "I know it doesn't in those exact words," assented 'his wife, hut, then (triumphantly), how on earth couild the poor man throw upp the sponge if he didn't swallow it? i

Passive Resisters I MORE NEWPORT OBJECTIONS I Passive r-esisters were again in evidence at Newport ou Friday. The first case was that of Mr. Enoch Lawton, a.n outfitter, who said he had a legal objection. He was summonea for an accumulation of two years edTic?tion rate—or, rather, Popery rate. Mr. G. R. Martyn (the presiding magis- trate): I thoM?ht we had dealt with th?is l!ast wœk. Mr? Lawton: We are constantly dealing with it, and shall continue to do so until it is remedied. It is not a legal rate. From the time of King John it has been laid down that the public shall have control of the public purse. I am asked to pay towards a private school. i The Presiding Magistrate: You know t is not a legal objection. Mr. La?on: Yes, the H?? of Ccoommmmoonnss has declared that the public ml"6t hCa?ve ?con trol over the public purse. Mr. E. R. Martyn: We make an order for paymcn t ?T? ?wton (with ?M?t hea.t): But you are making an order before my objection  been heard, and I shall have to go for I'damagee in "the county-ccurt. I say that the rate has not been legally delngndecl. It was explained that the defendant had deducted small amounts from each oi four rates during two years until a total of 1£1 18e. Id. was due. but when the next ra,ie ca.me in the arre.ars of the former one weie not shown. Mr. Lawton contended that in such a ca,o;c the demand was not legal. They have struck me off the hurget"> roll, and. the:re- fore, they hare had one pound of flesh. They can't have two." The Bench made a a order to pay. Mr. John E. South a 11, a printer, was another register. He appeared in court with hits hat (as be is a member of the Society of Priends). an A was not requested to remove it. Mr. Eouthall said his objection was a moral one He was ordered to p" ay. _—

I NEWPORT EMPIRE. I The one man whom Cutliffe Hyne praised ■ for his iMpCTeOnatiOn of Ca,ptain KetHe. i Leonard Mb?rtimer, to wit. is due with his loornpany at the NeAvport Empire next. Nfo-n- j day in a highly sensational skit called "The J {Little Captain." It is 311 entirfly original ¡ adventure of this famous character, and I vrovides laughs that alinoet overlap one j i another. so grea.t is their number. Tho management have also secured the films of the Gra.nd National run at Aintree I | on Friday. The greatest care has been taken to secure the be.-t parts of the race. I t well as the jin?h. Others onga?ed ia'i, e Beuwineester and company, in ibis protean i-k?tch. "Who ie Guilty -?nnie III-areell, in h'r latc.?t son?; i?ister? Morgan, | n<ativ«« of Ca.rdm': the Calcot.t8, the Harrison [Brothers, and ('ha-r]? Vincent. ===========

) BILLIARDS. I GOOD BREAKS IN i JUATCH. In the match of 16.000 up between jJaman and Keece on Friday the former! mad breaks of 336, 106. 191. 150. and 122, while i I Rpcn Pll on 517, 106. 367. and 140. Closing I -N ?l?f AN 14.632 REECE.L.?. 11,514 1

GLAMORGAN ASSIZES I -0 CARDIFF LAND SHARKS SENT TO CAOL I A Cat" Failure Charged Again I On the resumption of business in the On the resumption of business in the criminal oonirt, before Mr. Justice Bray, Glamorgan Assizes 011 Friday it transpired that several jurors' names had been called each day, but no answer was received. j llr. Justice Bray said it was not fair to j the other jtiroiis who did attend, and he J should fine each of them E2. The Clerk c-f Arraigns read out the namesMessrs. Robert Phillips, Lewis, and Alfred Edwards (Cardiff); V. alter Stephenson (Llandaff), and Morgan Llewellyn (Pentre). MISKIN CRUELTY CASE. There was brought up to receive sentence the ex-sehool teacher, Elizabeth Ann Howell3 (30), of Miskin, who on the previous day wa.s found guilty cf neglecting her children, j whose ages range from ffyurl years to eleven. The case on the previous day was held over in t,he hope that pi-isotier would consent to enter some suitable home, but this now turned out to have been a vain hope. In view of this refusal his Lordship had no other alternative than to deal with the woman in the ordinary way. She had. he remarked, been in prieon since February 11, and he sentenced her to a further term of one month. MISSING PROPERTY. I .John Hicks (33), bricklayer, and Percy Lewis (25), engineer, were charged with stealing eleven pairs of. boots, ten antima- cassars, and a roll of serge, together of the value of 29 6s. 4d., the property of the Tatf Ya.le Railway, between the 21st and 22nd of December last. Mr Beasley (instructed by Messrs. Ingledew and Sons) appeared for the prosecuti jn. The goods alleged to have been stolen were consigned from Manchester to Troedvrhi w, and at Merthyr they were changed from one truck to another. Subse- fluently the property was missed, and por- tions of it and some pawntickets were recovered by the police at Ilicks's house and at Lewis's lodgings. Lewis was arrested wearing one of the pairs of boots. Prisoners were found guilty. Hicks, who had convic- tions aginst him, was sentenced to fifteen months, with hard labour, and Lewis was sentenced to six months. "CLEARING EVERYTHING." John Desmond (50), labourer, was cliai-e(i with wounding William Mahoney, also a labourer, in the "Woolpaek" Common Lodg-! ing-house at Merthyr on March 15. Mr. Vaughan Williams (instructed by Mr. J. F. Thomas, Merthyr) was for the prosecution, Prisoner returned to the lodging-house incensed from the effects of beer, and he declared that he had "lost something" and intended to "do something." Seizing a, broo-n, he smashed the clock, and then, with ? swinging blow, "cleared the table, threatening to clear every thing in the house." Prosecutor was in the back kitchen. and, hearing the sma.shing noise, he poked his head into the kitchen, when prisoner dealt him a blow with the broom handle, inflicting a lacerated wound in the region of the left eye. Prisoner, in evidence, said he; d0.d not see Mahoney open the door, and he '"sthruck" him "accidental." Prisoner was found guilty, and was sentenced to twelve months. LAND SHARKS SENTENCED. J-homas Stephens (33), labourer; Claude Cotton (28), seaman; and Timothy Kane (28), deck labourer, were charged with stealing about L7 18s. from the person of William Harris at Cardiff on the 7th of January last. Mr. Bowen Daviei (instructed by M<?ssrs. W. L. Yorath and Jone?) defended. Mr. Hugh Jones defended Cotton upon nis instructions I Stephens was sentenced to eighteen months, Cotton to nine months, and Kane to three months. COLLIERS DISCHARGED. John James Goward, James Stallord, Stanley Williams, and fficha-rd John Davies, young colliers, of superior appearance, were charged with robbing David Arthur Wil- liams, a collier-insurance agent, at Brithdir on January 30. Mr. Vaughan Williams (instructed by Mr. J. F. Thomas) conducted the prosecution; Mr. St. John Francis- Williams (instructed by Messrs. Gwilym I James, Charles, and Davies) defended. Prosecutor deposed that on the Saturday night in question he had been collecting money, and was proceeding homewards, when he wjts struck by Goward and set upon by the others, and became unconscious. Dr. Thomas (Bargoed) stated that Wil- liams had one of the nasal bones broken. Mr. Francis-Williams argued that there was no evidence against Stallord, Williams, and Davies, and these were discharged. It was shown, he contended, that prosecutor was the worse for drink, and issued a general challenge, which Goward accepted, and a fight followed. The jury stopped the case, and Goward was discharged. A "CAT" FAILURE. James Perry (30), labourer, was charged with assaulting William Huntley, with intent to steal, at Cardiff on January 13. Mr. Clive Lawrence (instructed by Messrs. W. L. Yorath and Jones) was for the prose- cution; the Hon. H. Bailey (instructed from the dock) defended. Huntley on the night in question visited the Temple Bar Hotel, Bute-street, and while there prisoner came up to him and spoke, and put his hand into his ticket pocket, where he had a shil- ling. Prosecutor resented these advances, and soon afterwards, as he was leaving, Perry followed, and in the street caught him by the throat and swung him round and pinned him against the wall. Officers Pugsley and Gooding gave evidence. Prisoner was found guilty. There were previous convictions, and at the last assizeep he received twelve lashes with the "cat" for robbery with violence. Chief Detec- tive-inspector Davey said accused had not worked since he last came out of prison. A written statement was handed up, in which Prisoner pleaded that a little drink overcame him, and he promised to become a total i abstainer. He was committed for twelve months. COLOURED MAN'S THEFT. George Dixon (29), a ooloured fireman, from Virginia, was charged with stealing a watch and chain from John Lacev at Cardiff on I. Mr A. C. Thomas (instructed by Messrs.. L. Yorath and Jones) appeared to prosecute. Lacey, who is a timberma-n, tavei ed from Hafod to Cardiff, and early in the day got the worse for drink, and in the prisoner's company lost Ins watch. The ooloured man's defence was that. the timber- man 1 landed him the watch to take care of. PrKOMer. who was described as a professional boxer, was found guilty, and was sentenced to six weeks with hard labour TO-DAY'S CRIMINAL LIST. H I Jia.11lW, dosser—Alleged breaking and I I. rteiring at Aberdarc. Marceuzo Lorentio-Alleged wounding at Cardiff. Lewis Lanwarn-Alleged burglary at LI a n da ff. Lrneet Hans Da,idson-Alleged fraud at Cardiff. j John Harris—Alleged arson near Caerphilly. Robert Willis-Alleged theft at Cardiff. Joseph White and John Davies—Allesredj theft a.t Cardiff. Albert or Alfred Bnitler—Alleged forgerv AJbert w ALfred Batler—AH?ed fcrg&r" v —' m

CIVIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice PHILLiMORJE.) Mr. B. Francis-Williams, K.C., men- tioned the case of Gage v. Glenavon I Garw Collieries ^Limited), and stated that it had been settled. There would be judgment for the plaintiff for £ 600 snd costs, the money to lie paid into court. The action was broosrlit by the widow of Thomas Gage on behalf of herself and six children, for damages sustained through the death of her husband, a pumpsman, who was caught in eomt machinery at the defen- i danfF Glyneymmor Colliery on January 3. and died the same day. Jt was agreed that an application should be made for the appor- tionment of the money between the widow and children t- the in Chambers. HARRY COMPENSATION CLAIM. The hearing was resumed of the case in i which Thomas Henry Harris, coa.1 trimmer, Barry Dock, sought t.o recover damages foi- personal injuries from the Barry Railway Company. The plaintiff was working on the steamer Duftield. lying in Barry Dock, in April last, when an empty bucket fell on him, and he sustained so serious injuries that he was in hospital for a long time, and had not worked since. It was alleged that the bucket was icwereci from the tip by the topman without receiving an order. The counsel engaged were Mr. John Sankey (instructed by Messrs. George David and Evans) for the plaintiff, and Mr. B. Francis- Williams, K.C., and Mr. Rhys Williams (instructed by Messrs. Downing and I Haadcock) for the defendant company. For the defence Mr. B. Francis-Williams said the dock company had nothing to do with the trimming of coal on board vessels, j and Mr. David W?Iiam Egberts, shipping superintendent for the Barry Company, stated that as a matter of practice the com- pa-ny never put a man on board ship to clear a bucket ascending or descending from! any part of the ship. The duty of lowering and raisins; the buckets belonged to the com- pany. The topman in lowering. the empt] i bucket concluded tli,re was a man to feni it off when it touched the turret deck of the ship. Jehu Parsons, the topman on the date of the accident, stated that 3 man, named Absolam Thomas, agreed with the plaintiff and his butty to push the empty bucket through the opening in the turret deck to I the lower deck. There was no suggestion at j the time of the accident that Thomas was not in his usual place at the agreed mark to look after the bucket, but he did not see him. The jury returned a verdict for the plain- tiff, assessing damages at £ 500. In the course of his summing up the Judge paid a com- pliment to Mr. Sankey by referring to the very clever way in which he had put his points before the jury. AN EJECTMENT ORDER. Mr. Ga,skell mentioned the case of Hancock and C'D. y. John and others, which was an ejectment action. With his lordship's con- io far as Williams, one of the dofen- dants, was concerned,' lie asked that there should be judgment for the plaintiffs on the claim and counter claim. each party paying their own costs. As regarded the other two rlefendantd, John and his wife, they did not put in an appearance, and judgment was obtained against them, but subsequently set aside in order to enable Mr. Williams, who was not a defendant, to defend. Now that there was to be judgment against Williams, he a.sked that the original judgment should be restored. Mr. Justice Phillimore assented. SEQUEL TO A MERTHYR CASE. William Charles Curtis, a padnter, of Nelson, brought an action for ma-lioious prosecution against David Evan Jones, Sil- brook House, Whitchurch. Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. F. Sydney Simons, Mer- thyr) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. B. Francis-Williams, K.C., and Mr. St. John Francis Williams (instructed by Messrs. Gwilym James, Charles, and Davies, Merthyr) for defendants. In his opening statement Mr. Ivor Bowen stated that the,, defendant prosecuted the plaintiff at Merthyr Police-oourt and at the Glamorgan Quarter Sessions for embezzling sums amounting to 116 5s. 7d., upon which he was acquitted a.t the quarter sessions. The defendant, Mr. Bowen explained, owned a good deal of property at Treharris, and plaintiff was employed by defendant to collect rents and repair property. Plaintiff married defendant's housekeeper, and went to live at Jones's Louse at Whitchurch. Defendant gave way to drink, and plaintiff afterwards followed his example, half a gallon of whisky being consumed every week in the house. Defendant and plaintiff subse- quently quarrelled, and plaintiff left. His wife remained at defendant's house for a. time, and when she left and joined her hu_ band police-court proceedings were com- menced. Plaintiff stated that when he collected rents on Saturdays he handed them in the same night, sheets being made out fort- nightly, and any intermediate payments during the week he gave up as soon as he reached home, and Jones would enter these in his pocket-book. It was not true that he ever stole a single halfpenny belonging to Mr. Jones. Witness's wife kept all the accounts for defendant. When witness left, in January last year, through a row, he did not up till May know that defendant was charging him with any crimina.l offence. His wife gave evidence when the case was before the magistrates, and returned home after- wards, staying with him until December 15 laet, when she disappeared. He did not know where she was now. In cross-examination by Mr. B. Francis- Williams, witness admitted that the day after he was committed for trial on the charges forming the subject of this action he was caught by a policeman in the act of stealing a tin of 21b. or 31b. of paint from the Ocean Coal Company. His wife, who was expecting to be confined, wrote begging that he might be let off, and he was forgiven. He denied that he had given one of the defendant's tenants a new rent book show- ing arrears, and that when the tenant repu- diated the arrears he had given a book in which no arrears were shown. The plaintiff s case having been completed, Mr. B. Franc is-Williams contended thatl there was no evidence. After a legal argument his Lordship held that there was evidence to go to the jury. The court then adjourned until 10.30 to- day (Saturday). TO-DAY'S CAUSE LIST. I (Before Mr. Justice PhzJimore and a I Special Jury.) Curtis v. Jones-Alleged malicious prosecu- l tion (pa-rt heard). Harris v. Jenkias and Matthews—Alleged conspiracy, libel, and slander. ASSIZE JUDGES AT CHURCH. Mr. Justice Bray and Mr. Justice Philli- more, the Glamorgan Assise judges, accom- panied by Alderman Lewis Morgan (the Lord Mayor of Cardiff), will attend in state Divine service at St. John's Church to-morrow (Sunday).

MRS. AINSWORTH DAVIS. LADY NOVELIST WHO FORMERLY LIVED AT ABERYSTWYTH. Mrs. Jessie Ainsworth Davi. s, whose new book, A Forsaken Garden," is reviewed in Mrs. Ainsworth Davis. another column, is the clever wife of a clever husband. Mr. Ainsworth Davis, M.A., is the principal of and professor of j natural history in the Boy a 1 Agricultural College, Cirencester, He was formerly dean of the tsoienco faculty and professor of zoology and geology in the Uni- versity College of AVal-es, Aberystwyth, of which he is a life governor. Mr. Davis lias had a brilliant scientific career, and is the author of many valuable vvorke, includ- in? a ii)c of T. 11. Hu xley. ?r$. Davis is the  daughter of the late Mr. Jamea C?utte, of I Edinburgh. j

CARDIFF EMPIRE. Le Roy, Talma, and Bosco, who head next I week's Cardiff Empire bill, are responsible I for a clever entertaiume?t. The first-named is a conjurer of remarkable talents. Talmo is a ?fver manipulator of comg. and Boeco ia a fun-maker wbo dii???rs? his obliga- tions so cfT?tiTely that ?e act proceeds to the accompaniment of uproarious merri- Dwnt. Undoubtedly the oat?tandin?fcatuTe of this wonderful p?rforma?c? is the mysti- fying sc,tad'? of a la4y Rooating in mid air without the employment of ?ny mechanical contrivance, and her sudden disap,pearance in full view of the audience. Daley Cooper and Mabel J.ait, of musical comedy fame, will also appear in a musical faive entitled "Passing the Time," by Sydney Blow It is a. breezy and humorous eketch, and full of fun from start to finish, one of its, besd. incidents being a capital burlesque on the Apache dance. The prin- j eipals are assisted by f specially selected I company. Others engaged are P. W. Purcell's I Company in the farcical sketch, "That Brute Simmons": Belle Davis and her Piocan-m- I nies; Do-ras-watnu a veritable Pagauini i Kate Traill, at the piano; Melia. and Mozar-I abar, Tom IT. Hnghes, and Nance Elder. I

T.l NSEED COMPOUND" with warm water is an I' excellent gargle for sore thioat. e6659 "COAGrL'XE." "K-UXX." "TEXASmNE." I  an thingS. e&659 Cements for mending all things. eM59

Billiards. 26.-CANNONS OFF THE TOP CUSHION By R!SO LZVI (Copyright). In the position shown on Diagram 594 the screw cannon off the cushion is best played by means of a half-ball contact, for it -is much easier to ensure correct contact when using a half-ball stroke than when playing to ta1)e a ball thinner or fuller than half- bal1: In certain variations, given last week, of the position shown on Diagram 594 a half- ball stroke cannot be used, as such a stroke would throw the first object ball on to the second one. Diagram 595 illustrates such a position. Here, as a' half-ball stroke would cause the red to hit the white, a somewhat thinner than half-ball stroke must be employed .?.t?RA M 59:).—A '-cre?K' 595. A screw-cannon oil the top cushion Trf-d ball on the spot. Cue bail and object whit" bctii 2iill. ftoiu the red. All three bails in a straight, line. t-'nlfs* thp red ba t^ken quite tbinlv it will kiss the object white. for a cannon off the cushion, and consider- ably more screw must be used to compensate for the thinner than half-ball contact with the red. In this stroke some check side- left-hand side in tne diagram—may be advan- tageously used in order to ca.use the one ball to r,,?,b.)und more squarely from the cushion than it would do as the result of a plain-ball screw. Whereas, however, the half- ball screw cam;an off the cushion illustrated on Diagram 594 is an easy enough stroke and quite within the compass of any mode- rate player when played in the manner already described, the thinner than half-hall screw cannon to avoid the kiss, as illustrated ou Diagram 535, is a difficult stroke, and quite beyond the ordinary player. An alter- native stroke to this thinner than half-bali screw of the cushion is a canno'n off the top cushion, hitting the cushion first, but suoh a stroke is also- a difficult one owing to the ivioety of judgment required as to what point on the cushion to aim at. Other alternative strokes are a steeplechase cannon, a masse cannon, or a pot, but all these strokes are extremely difficult. In the position shown on Diagram 594 the pot is also an alternative stroke to the cannon, but even this pot, whilst not as difficult as a pot with the bails situated as shown on Diagram 595, is any thing but an easy stroke to judge. Diagram 596 illustrates a position which is typical of positions which often occur. The only stroke at ail on is a cannon, but a ball- to-ball cannon is impossible by means of a medium-pace half-ball stroke even with extreme running side. A ball-to-ball cannon is, however, aa eaay enough stroke when played as a forcing stroke, and this is the way the ordinary p-twer plays it. Such a stroke, however, sends the balls flying all over the table, and the player who plays the ")annon .in this manner trusts to fortune for "his next stroke. Instead of the cannon being played by means of a banging stroke it should be played off the top cushion, and not much more strength should be used than is necessary to cause the cue ball to reach the second object ball. The moderate player, however, when playing this cannon off the top cushion generally plays it in the wrong way. The position illustrated on the dia- gra.m is such that not only is it impossible to cannon direct from one ball on to the other by means of a medium-pace half-ball stroke, but it is likewise impossible to get the cannon off the top cushion by means of a half-ball stroke without bide. In fact, were the cannon to be attempted by the latter stroke, the cue ball's line of travel after its rebound (from the top cushion would be quite wide of the red. The moderate player, recognising- this H.e easily, aims for a thinnrsh contact with the first object ball in order to prevent the cue ball going round the second object ball, and also with the Diagram 535.—A cuui.-ojt utf tlie top cusl1l0n. A Iiitlf-buU stroke with plenty of chock side. Red biiil on tt), ,pot. Ohjecl ilbit,e 104 inches from the side cushion and 10 inches from tiie top eusl)|on. Cue bat! 17 iii,be? from tl?, side cushion and 53 inched from the baulk cushion, | same enu m view often plays the stroke with some check side. As already explained, however. thinner than half-ball strokes played from a distance are always uncertain j strokes owing to the difficulty that exists in taking the object ball as desired, and the use of check side further coniplierle, matters. In fact, should the cannon 1121der discussion be played as a thJnner than haJf- ball stroke it is better to use no side and rely upon correct, contact with the object ball. The most reliable, and consequently the correct, way. however, of playing- this cannon is by means of a medium-pace half- ball stroke with plenty of eback side. With the balls placed to the measurements given under Diagram 596 a half-ball stroke will cause t-he cue-ball to strike the top cushion at a point, which is practically right behind the red—the exact point of contact with the cushion will vary slightly according to whether the stroke is played with ivory balls or wit.h bonzoline balls-and strong check side will cause the cue ball to rebound from the cushion quite squarely on to the red— as shown by the continuous line on the diagram. Any fair player can be pretty certain of taking an object ball correctly when playing a half-ball etroke, whereas even really good players are often at fault when they have to use a thinner than half- ball ctroke. consequently it is easy to under- stand why in the position shown on Diagram 595 the lialf-ba.11 stroke with check side ig much sounder than the thinner than half- ball stroke with or without check, side. Of course, in strokes of the nature of the one under discussion, the amount of check jdde- which must be used with a half-ball contact will not always he the same, but the necessary amount can always be gauged by calculating the point on the cushion upon which cue ball will impinge as the result of a. half-ball stroke. This hal £ -ball stroke with check side can oiten be just as advan- tageously used for a cannon off the side cushion. Mr. l^cvi's articles appear every Saturday in tlic "Evening Express," No. 1 of this series appeared on October 3.

EMPLOYER'S LEGACY I £10,000 LEFT TO A CLERK I I Will Contested by Testator's I I Sisters I The will of the late Mr. William Vincent j Willsjon, a Southend auctioneer, who left j maTre than half of his fortune of LW,000 to a young man whom he took a great interest in, was the subject ot- a probate action on Friday. In his will, after forgiving debts i-amounting to £ 1,300 odd and bequeathing annuities of £58 a year to three unmarried sisters and £ 40 a year to married sisters, he left the whole of his estate to. Mr. Harold Sorrell, a youg man of 23 years of age. The six sisters contest -the will on the ground that, at the time Ire made it testator was suffering from the morphia habit and did not know what he was doing. In 1897 Mr. Sorrell. who was then a boy of fourteen, went as clerk into Mr. Wills-on's office. Starting in a small way as an auctioneer, Mr. Willson had amassed a., I fortune of £ 20,000. Mr. Sorrell, who had been educated at the board school, started as an office boy at 3s. a week, and gradually became the auctioneer's trusted clerk. Mr. Wills on paid for the young I man's coaching in London, and even- tually he passed the surveyors' ex am in a- t'on. In 1905, Mr. Wilison, on the advioe of his doctor, had to Inject morphia, but counsel declared that he had never become a morphia maniac. In February, j 1907, Mrs. Wilison died, and Mr. Wilison, who j had no children, at once sent for his clerk, and, saying that he was alone in the world, asked him to come and live with him. In I April, two years ago, Mr. Willson dicta-ted a will to Mr. Sorrell and this was at once signed by two witnesses, but, at the sugges- tioTJ. of Mr. Cook, testator's brother-in-Jaw, I this will was burnt. Mr. Cook is the hus- band of one of the plaintiffs (said oounsel), I and his interests were adverse to the setting up of this will. Under it Mr. Wilison nad left a legacy of 11,060 to Mr. Sorrell and £ 100 to each of his six sisters. Ic the witness-box Mr. Sorrell said that after dictating the will Mr. Wilison said hf: had no respect for his sisters, but they were his sisters, and ho must leave them some- thing. He said the husbands of the married sisters were no good, but he would not give them casTi down, as in a. few years' time they would bo quite as badly off. Witness admitted that on several occasions Mr. Will- son was so much under the influence of morphia as to be quite incapable, but denied I that testator was under the influence when he made the will in question. I The case was adjourned.

■ I I- TO-NtCHTS TATTOO. I ] Torchlight processions have a peculiar fascination, and the weird effect of large bodies of men threading intricate figures, themeelves almost indistinguishable under the glare of the flaming brands, is most pleasing to the eye, and it was a happy thought which led to the decision to have a military display of this attractive kind at the Cardiff Arms Park this (Saturday) even. ing by men of the local Territorial regiments. The numerous figures promised at the torchlight tattoo are most ingenious and complicated, and require careful training to carry out; in fact, they are seldom attempted except by highly-drilled Regular troops. One figure in particular, "the maze," done at the double, is sure to produce a sensation with its bewildering curves of rapidly-moving lights. The troops will march from their various headquarters by different routes through the I city to assemble at the Cardiff Arms Park at 7.45. where the proceedings will commence with music and songs, popular and regi- I mental. Then each of the 700 men who are to take part will light his torch, and the marches will be carried out to the strains of the Glamorgan Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Army Medical Corps Bands and the massed bugle bands of all units. After ten figures have been performed there will be a display of physical drill by the Cardiff tele- graph messengers, illuminated by a search- light from the post-omce buildings. During another interval in the torchlight marches the men of the cyclist corps will give a musical ride. Then a few more figures, more amazing in their intricacy, ending in a massing of the men round the band in the middle of the ground, and the display will finish with the Welsh National Anthem, the trumpets sound- ing the "Last Post," the band playing the evening hymn, and finally all joining in God Save the King." The object of the performance is to enhance the already-awakened interest in the Territorial Army, and as the charges for admission are small and the proceedings will not occupy more than an hour and a half— which is at this time of year a distinct advan- tage—it should attract a large number of spectators. The Cardiff Football Club have kindly given the use of their ground and stands for the j occasion. | RECRUITS AT USK. I In order to arouse increased interest, amd to get recruits for the Usk detachment of the G" Company 2nd Battalion Monmouth Regiment, a successful smoking concert was held at the Castle, Usk, Colonel J. A. Bradney presiding. Previous to the concert, the battalion band para-ded the town. The chairman presented long service medals to several men, and appealed to the young men to join the Territorial Force. It was announced that a dozen recruits had been enToLIed.

SENT TO GAOL FOR MOLESTING A. GIRL. A collier, of Ruardean Hill, Dean Forest, named Ernest. Warren (24), was charged at Litt-ledean Petty-sessions on Friday with assaulting and ill-treating Elizabeth Mar fell (14.1, daughter of George Marfell, collier, of Ruardean Hill. It appeared that on Sun- day night, the 21st inst., the complainant left the Nag's Head Inn, where she worked, at nine o'clock, and was proceeding home when the dereridant. stopped her and threw her down. The girl screamed, and defen- dant put his hand over her mouth. The charge was reduced to common assault, and the Chairman -4.1, r. 1". Montagu Lloydl said it. was a great pity that giuls could not go about without being molested. It was very nearly a much more serious matter for defendant, and the bench had decided to send him to prison for a month.

Accountant Charged I CASE ADJOURNED FOR WITNESSES I Neatly dressed in a frock coat, silk hat in hand, and apparently feeling his position acutely, an accountant, named James Johnson (45), appeared in the dock (before Mr. Milner- Jones, deputy-stipendiary) at Cardiff Police- court on Friday. Prisoner had been arrested by Detective-sergeant Gretton on a warrant "for that lie, between January 13 and March 25, being entrusted with £49 belinong to; Edward Arthur Tonkin, Abergavenny, in order that. he might apply same for the pay- ment of creditors of the ?aid Mr. Tonkin, did unlawfully convert same to his own use." Mr. Harold Lloyd, who appeared for the prosecution, said the prisoner was only arrested a few minutes before under the Larceny Act of 1901, and as there were a large number of witnesses who would have to be called, probably from various parts of England, he suggested a remand. His friend. Mr. Morgan Rees, appeared for tlio gentle- man in the dock, and, if it met with his worship's approval, he would like to say that there was no objection on the r 'of the prosecution to bail, and he suggested a remand until Tuesday week, for the witnesses would have to come from Birmingham, Redditch, and London, and they would probably have to get Crown Office subpoenas. i Mr. Milner-Jones: I can only remand until I this day week. Mr. Lloyd: Yes, on the understanding that it will go over again. Mr. Milner-Joues: Do you want to hear the evidence of arrest, Mr. Mr. Morgan Rees:'No, your worship, but after what the prosecution has said, I trust that your worship will allow reasonable bail. Mr. Rees said his client had been in Cardiff all the Lime, had not attempted to run away, and was a respectable man. His Worship granted a remand until next Friday, and allowed bail, prisoner»in £ 100 and one surety oi £10D. or two of £50 each.

LORD AYEBUEY AND FREE, TRADE. Replying to a correspondent Lord Avebury says:—"Our absurd system of so-called representation makes the position of the Unionist Free Traders very difficult indeed. Personally, I am a convinced Free Trader. but, on the other hand, on other questions I differ so much from the present Government that I should vote for the Unionist. I would, however, press Unionist Free Traders to support Mr. Bakour, because I believe that he is' not a Protectionist nor disposed to swallow all the fallacies of so-called Tariff Reformers. My impression is that if we were to come into power Mr. Balfour would insist on an inquiry, in which case I doubt not. that Free Trade would come out triumphant."

MR CUTHBERT WARD DEAD I Mr. Cuthbert Ward, a weB-known and popular Oardiff Do-cksman, died at Las Palm-as on Friday. Mr. Ward, who was head of the firm of J MR. CUTHBERT WAP..D.. I r [Photo. D?ghton. I Ward and 00., Mount S-tuart^square, Car- 1 diff, for some time past surrered from consumption of the throat, and went upon a voyage to lias Palmas under medical advice. He was born about 50 years ago at South Shields, and was apprenticed with the large firm of shipowners, &.c., Lindsay, Grade, and Co., on whose belrnlf he even- trually came to Cardiff. He was taken into partnership, and the style of the firm was altered to Lindsay, Graoie, and Ward, but subsequently he started in business on his own account, and acted for th-e A berna-nt Steam Ooal Company (Limited), of which he I was managing director. He resided at 39, Westbonrne-ro'ad, Penarth, and leaves a widow, one son (who is in the business), and two daughters. Mr. Ward was keenly interested in sports, and was always one of the foremost in the many charitable movements of the Docks. He was one of the founders of the Glamorgan and Porthcawl Golf Clubs, and at one time was on the committee of the Cardiff Conser- vative Club. Of a generous and kindly and upright disposition, he was universally beloved and respected both in business and priva,te circles.

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