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GYMNASTIC DISPLA Y AT CARDIFF In aid of Dr. Barnardo's Homes, the annual gymnastic display by the pupils of Preswylfa. High School (11, Newport-road, and 87, Ninian-road) was held at the Corporation Gymnasium. Cardiff, on Friday, Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P. (who was accompanied by Sir Ivor Herbert, M.P.), presiding over a large attendance. In addition to the usual gym- nastic exercises, conducted by Miss May. some very pretty dances were performed. including the Morris Dance, which is novf advocated for elementary schools in place of drill, whilst the Misses Muriel Griffiths and Dorrie Williams gave selections on the violin, and Mise Clarisse Probyn sang. During the evening Miss M. A. Jones, the principal, was presented with a handsome bouquet by the pupils.

CHILD STARVED TO DEATH Shocking evidence was given at Belfast yesterday during an inquest on the live* months-old child of David and Elizabeth Quail. After the evidence of neighbours that the child had been neglected, a doctor, who made a post-mortem examination, said the body only wedghed-six pounds, and presented a very wasted appearance. He came to the conclusion, along with a second doctor, that the child had died of starvation. David QuaiL the father, who appeared to be an educated man, denied that the child wa-3 neglected. The jury returned a verdict that the ohild died from starvation caused by the wilful neglect of the parents. At the conclu- sion of the inquest the parents were arrested and charged with manslaughter. » ■

KEEP YOUR CLOVES ON Investigation shows that many colds are due to the hands. No matter how warmly you clothe the rest of the body, you readily catch cold if you leav the hands exposed. The reason is very simple. The blood and vessels contribute a sort of hot-water warming apparatus for the body. As the hands are more exposed than other parts, they receive a more liberal supply of the heating fluid. But this blood is immediately chilled, and returned in an icy state to the lungs. Here it sets up inflammation, with the natural consequences of congestion, which is com- monly called colds. If you take care to weai gloves on any day that is rather chilly, it is astonishing what a lot of colds you will ward off.—"Health."

MIDNICHT MOTOR CRASH In the small hours of yesterday morning M. Samuel Zopfi, aged 24, a wealthy Swiss gentleman, was killed while racing a friend through Genev ain a motor-car. He was travelling, with two companions, at the rate of 50 miles an hour over the Pont de l'Isl, when the car skidded. Crashing through the iron railing of the bridge it fell 24ft. into the Rhone. The body of M. Zopfi was found still at the guiding wheel when the oar was recovered. One of his companions was rescued and taken to the hospital in a dying state. The other swam ashore uninjured.

DEATH OF MRS. C. WILLIAMS The death took place at the residence of her daughter (Mrs. Walter Davies, Y Cclyn, Caerphilly) of Mrs. Catherine Williams, relict of Mr. Henry Williams, Coedpenmaen-road, Pontypridd, and mother of Mr. Watkin Williams, contractor, Cardiff. Mrs. Williams had been ailing for a consider- able time. The funeral, which will be strictly private, is fixed for Monday next.

NOTABLE INVALIDS Mr. Jesse Collings had a. raither good night, and is much better this morning.

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1F— The Man in the Street. + Perhaps it is just as well that the Oardiff City Fire Brigade estimate does not include a new palatial fire station in Cathays Park). It might have proved the last straw. At yesterday's meeting of the Watoh Committee it was found that praotically there was not a single item that could be struck out. As Head-con- stable McKenzie put it, things were cut so fine that it was impossible to slice off anything. The principal item was the fire brigade pay, which reached the high- water mark of £ 1,668, making a pretty h hole in the total sum ( £ 3,094) required. The next biggest sum was L235 for telephone service, an item which has grown gradually, creeping up every year by the addition of a new call instru- ment here and another there. It will probaJbly be found, as the chairman (Mr. J. T. Richards) suggested, that a new and better contract will be possible shortly, when the entire service can be taken in bulk instead of J63 or L4 per instrument being charged, as at present. As the L86 provided last year for ambu- lance work had not been spent, it was found that this sum could be struck out of the police eSltimate-and this repre- sents the total reduction made by the Watch Committee. Precocity among jockeys hag often called for comment. In America daring recent years there have been several jockeys in their early or middle teens who have been able to earn £ 2,000 a year and more. It is said that George Odom made an income of L5,000 in his seven- teenth year. There have been other famous predecessors to Frank Wootton, the sixteen-year-old jockey, who began the flat-racing season so brilliantly at Lin- coln. Fred A roller began his wemderful career at twelve by riding two winners on consecutive days, and in his third year he had 25 winning mounts. George Ford- ham won his first laurels at Brighton when he was only 13. Harry Custance was fifteen when he scored his first win on Ada, and at fourteen Tom Cannon had his first mount. Looking on at football across the border is a very important part of the business of life. The factory hand, the clerk, the office boy, the mechanic, every- body in the Upper Ten and the Lower Five, and all who can afford the luxu- and many who cannot—habitually follow favourite sides wholehearedly. When their favourites are at home, the expense is trifling, but every other Saturday there are thousands of enthusiastic supporters who follow the team of their choice up and down and right across the country. When it comes to cup-fighting the usual faithful band is largely augmented by those who are chiefly drawn by the charm of a winning side. It is one, and a very pleasant, way of learning geography. The Bristol stalwart knows something about Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, and other remote parts of the country; while the men of Plymouth get acquainted with the cobblers of North- ampton, the canaries of Norwich, the biscuit men of Reading, and the straw- fplaiters of Luton; and Londoners who follow the Spurs or Fulham are able to invade the fastnesses of Glossop, visit the fishermen of Grimsby and the con- verted Rugbyists of Bradford. The thousands who travel in this way form convincing evidence of the great and growing popularity of the game, and, no matter who gets into the Cup Final, the Mecca of all at the end of the season is the Crystal Palace. This custom means the circulation of an enormous amount of money, and, perhaps, the railway companies are among those who benefit the most. There is always strong competition, where there is more than one carrying company, to take successful cup teams to their destinations, and the agents of rail- ways are consequently as eager to know the results of the draw as the journalists who have to telegraph the news to the evening newspapers. These sporting rail- way agents fly with winged feet to the nearest telephone directly the draw is made known. In a few minutes the can- vassers of the different companies in the towns concerned are bombarding the football management with terms and inducements to travel by their particular route, knowing that a large number of supporters will make it an important point to book by the same train as their favourites, if only to gloat over a glimpse of the great kickers of the earth at either end of the JQUrney J- and to boast of the feat subsequently to their friends and relations. Football excursions are patronised more liberally than any other form of outing, and the railway com- panies are wide-awake to the fact. There are few towns like Cardiff, where the football ground is in the centre of the population, and at most places the tram- ways reap a golden harvest on match days. At the present time many thou- sands of enthusiasts are putting by their sixpences for the one great pic-nic of the year, when the Palace must be visited. Considerable alarm is being felt in Newport at the prospect of a big jump in the rates in a year or two's time. A great, deal depends upon the corporation and how they deal with the bridge scare. Opinion is divided as to whether the structure across the Usk is likely to fall down while people are talking and that its life has at least 25 years to go. If it is decided to have a new bridge the cost will be anything from £90,000 to L220,000, according to the borough engi- neer and the expert whose opinion had been sought, and this would mean increased rates of from 3d. to 8d. in the The matter was carefully considered at the meeting of the Newport Chamber of Commerce, when a motion favouring a new bridge 70ft. wide was withdrawn. There is no doubt that the matter will be thoroughly considered during the com- ing year, and no one concerned can get to know too much about it. But it should be pointed out that by postponing their responsibilities the Newport Cor- poration are laying up for themselves a time when there must be a startling increase in their rates. The refuse destructor has been postponed, and the town council should thoroughly satisfy themselves as to the life of the bridge.

NATIONALIST REVOLT. Mr. William O'Brien, M.P., has published the following to the people of Cork:— -FellOw-Gimtrymen,-P--om,t developments, notably the defection of no less than five Cork members of Parliament—including my own colleague in the representation of Cork City—makes it impossible for me to con- tinue further to press my views upon a country apparently unwilling or unable to heair me, and I shall vacate my eeat in Parliament at once. I have done all that it was. perhaps, possible for one man to do. The masses of the people of the country and the city of Cork, I am sure. know how grateful I am for their unchange- able fidelity. I have no reproaches for the poor people of the rest of the country, who have been acting in tragic ignorance of what they are doing.—Your faithful servant, WILLIAM OUEIEN. Mr. O'Brien has also decided to retire from public life, to drop his new movement, the All for Ireland Leaigne," and to shut down his paper, the Irish People." Previous elections resulted as follows:— 1906. I Mr. W. O'Brien (N.) I Unopposed. Mr. A. Roche (N.) Unopposed. Aug., 1900. Mr. W. O'Brien (N.) 19M. Reeigned and re- Mr. W. O'Brien turned unopposed. (N.) 5,812 1 Mr. J. F. V. June 15. 1905. O'Brien (N.) 5,513 Mr. A. Roche (N.) Mr. J. C. Blake Returned unopposed. (N.) .2.235 Mr. M. HeaJy (N.) 1.985 Majority .3.577

SCHOOL CONVERSAZIONE. To signalise the completion of extensions to the Newport Intermediate Schools and to give parents of pupils and their friends n opportunity of weeing the schools and some of the work carried on, a conversazione was held on Friday evening in the school pre- mises. A special art-room has now been pro- vided for the girls' school, the accommoda- tion of which will be raised from 140 to 170. In the boys' school accommodation has been raised from about 160 to 235. A new art- room. workshop, olass-room, and cloak-room have been added. The buildings have been erected, at a cost of abont £ 3,000, by Mr. R. W. Moon from designs by the borough archi- tect, Mr. C. F. Ward. Colonel Clifford Phillips (chairman of the education com- mittee) presided at the conversazione. In the girls' school there was an excellent pro- gramme of music, and in both schools there were demonstrations and exhibitions in the lecture theatre, the studio, and the labora- tory.

MOTOR AND TRAP COLLIDE. A serious accident happened at Neath on Friday evening. Mr. Arthur Thomas, brother of Sir Griffith Thomas, mayor of Neath, together with Sir Robert Armine Morris and the ooachman, were driving around Hillard's corner into the Parade, when a collision took place with a motor-car. The occupants of the oar were Mr. Earle, of Preswylfa, and another gentleman. Both vehicles were proceeding at a moderate speed, but the impact was sufficiently great to throw the ocoupants of the trap violently out. Mr. Arthur Thomas, who was driving, was badly shaken and bruised, but Sir Robert Morris and the coachman escaped practically unhurt. The occupants of the motor-car were uninjured.

SOUTH WALES ACCOUNTANTS The fourteenth annual report of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Society of Incor- porated Accountants, of which Mr. Allcock (city treasurer) is the president, is just to hand, and, among other things, announces tha.t six candidates passed the examinations of the parent society last year. The annual meeting will be held at the Park Hotel, Car- diff, on Tuesday, and at the close of the ordinary business the adjourned mock meet- ing of shareholders will be resumed.

BOYS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL The Cardiff Education Committee on Friday adopted the recommendation of a sub-com- mittee that the tender of Mr. W. T. Morgan at L9,749 for a new intermediate boys' school in Newport-road be accepted. The resolution was moved by Mr. W. H. D. Caple and seconded by Alderman Trounce. Sir W. S. Crossman remarking that he thought the committee could congratulate themselves in the matter. ======

THE LATE MR. J. THOMAS. I Mr. John Windsor Thomas, of The Shield, Cowbridge, who died on January 31, left estate of the gross value of z65,388, with net personalty £ 4,390, and probate of his will, dated December 2, 1897, with a codicil of October 9, 1906, has been granted to Mr. Lewis Jenkins, of Graig House, Cowbridge, brewer. The testator left his estate to his nephews, John, Jonah. and Thomaa Williams.

AFONWEN ASHORE I Lloyd's telegraphs that the steamer Afon- wen, of Cardiff, in ballast, is ashore 25 miles from Nicolaief, owing to the drift ice. An icebreaker is attempting to get her off. I The efforts of the icebreaker Haidamak to get the Afonwen off were eventually success- ful, and the vessel proceeded on her voyage.

I HEARTS OF OAK ELECTION I The following is the result of the election of a representative for South Oa-rdiff and Penarth on the delegate board of the Hearts of Oak Benefit SocietyG. H. Elkington, 733; E. Jones, 156. Mr. Elkington has been dele- gate for fourteen years.

I MAESTEC ELECTRIC LICHT. I The Board of Trade give notice that they have revoked the Maesteg Electric Lighting Order. 1903, as confirmed by the Electric Lighting Orders Confirmation (No. 5) Act, 1903. as to the whole of the area of supply, as j from March 16, 1909.

I PRINCE BUELOW. In official circles in Berlin it is roundly 1 declared that the Chancellor has no inten- tion of resigning, and that a. fifth Chancellor is not yet coming.-Romt-er.

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FROM ALL QUARTERS I A pack of wolves has devoured a peasant in a forest near Viceuaa, Italy. A male inmate of the Brookwood Asylum-i escaped yesterday and has not been re-cap- j tiired. A banquet was given yesterday at Gannat, France, in honour of the 107th birthday of Mae. Bardin. Members of the Federation of Master Cot- ton Spinners have decided against organised short time. Suffragists will march to the House of Commons on Tuesday with a deputation to the Prime Minister. Lord Rosebery has consented to become president of the Warehousemen, Clerks, and Drapers' Schools. "No one can protect himself better than a truthful witness. "i tid,ge Willis yesterday at the Greenwich County-court. George May, who was eent to the sessions for sentence from the Marylebone Police- court yesterday, has spent 123 months in prison for begging. fr. Havelock Wilson, M.P., has appealed N t P has cl?ppealed to the Board of Trade with a request for arbi- tration concerning the north-east coast sea- men's wages dispute. The St. Petersburg police raided sixty houses yesterday and arrested between thirty and forty persons, including1 a colonel's daughter, a journalist, and some students.

I CROSSING THE PALM Annie Spacer is a young domestic fervaint employed at Wandsworth, and she attended at South-Western Police- court yesterday to tell how Ann Smith, a gipsy-looking woman, bad" told her fortune" for the sum of on<. and eightpence. Ann, said Annie, called at the house with some lace for sale, a.nd then there was the usual business of crossing Ann's palm with silver—a shilling being used for the pur- pose. Annie then learned that there was a, yoiinL' fellow who was very fond of her— Annie knew that already, it seems—and that later s-Tie would go abroad and meet a fair young man "under Government," and that she would marry at 23. As to the shilling, Ann retained it. but she promised, on a deposit being forthcoming, to write down the fortune. Annie paid another eightpence, but Ann never returned, nor did the fortune ever materialise in black and white. Mr. de Grey told the girl that no one could tell fortunes; it was only cheating, and advised her not to be so foolish another time. As for Ann, sha said it was all a joke, but Mr. de Grey said that women of that class were dangerous, and sent her to prison for a month.

THE PENALTY OF PROGRESS Whatever els3 may still be a matter of controversy, so far as concerns the origin of sex, it is generally admitted that the female element is more inert and more receptive than the male. Since the female, is, in a way, far more highly specialised for pur- poses of reproduction, we find that, as we rise in the scale, the interest of the mother in her offspring increases. Such fish, for example, as the salmon, which produces many thous.and-s of eggs, provide for the con- tinuation of their race through their extra- ordinary fertility. But in birds, the com- pensation for small production is found in the care with which the young are fed until the time when they can fend for themselves. In mammals the maternal MfcStinet is pro- portional to the number of offspring. Whereas we find among rabbits and mice the freaent occurrence of cannibalism on the part of the mother, such cages become more rare in the carnivora, and among men infanticide is comparatively rare.—" The Hospital."

"THERE'S MANY A SLIP-9,1 The Windsor girte are lucky. Years ago someone left a bequest to enable poor maidens to be granted a marriage dowry. Of course, there were some conditions. The recipients, for instance, must be not lehfitban eighteen years old. They have also to be members of the Churcth of England. They muet in addition lhave served one master or mistress at east three years. Unfortunately, in some cases there has been a "slip between the cup and the lip." The girls have received the dowry, and are not married yet. They have been disappointed," was the phrase used to-day in telling the Charity Oommiesioners of the incident. "Now that the girls ha.ve to produce their marriage Jines before the money is advanced to them, there have not been so many applications," said one of the witnesses, in giving evidence. — ■

PARIS P.O. MEN'S THREAT I Paris, Saturday—About 1,000 Post Office employes held a meeting last night. The speakers declared that if a single employe was dismissed the strike would re-commenoe. They declared they could no. longer restrain th,eir ccmrades, whose anger waG with diffi- culty suppressed, and who la?st not be pro- voked to vio?nc?. A resolution was adoptd ?d4e,el,aring that it wa.s not opportune at the present.moment to create demonstrations, but inviting all comrades of the Postal, Telegraph, and Telephone Departments to meet to-morrow in the oommittee-rooma and dii-cuss the declarations and intentions of the Government ajid declaring their solidarity and readiness to defend to the very last their rights and their dignity.

"MORE WIVES THE LESS WORK" I Polygamy is the rule in Nigeria, the rea- son given by the natives being that, it is impossible for one woman to do all the work of the house, look after the children prepare and cook the food, fetch the daily supply of water, cultivate the plantation, and go to market. And the reason is that the African is an exceedingly hungry person. It is his custom to eat several times a day when at home, and the men spend most of their day sitting in the palaver house or imarket-place, while the women bring the food all day long One wife could not possibly do this. Besides, the African lady encourages it, for she says, "The more wives the less work."

LUNATIC AT LARGE I A lunatic, named Jack Wickenden, escaped from Brookwood Asylum, near Woking, early yesterday morning, and up to a late hour had evaded capture. Search parties were organised and the country round the asylum thoroughly scoured. The police in all the I oourutryround were warned of the man's escape, and the description circulated was that he was about 47. 5ft. 9in. in height, with dark hair, beard, and moustache. He was wearing a dark suit and cap, and escaped I in his slippers. The man is sadd to be of a. violent disposition.

THE KING'S FISHERMAN I On account of failing health Mr. Osborn I has been obliged to give up his fishery duties at Virginia Water, Windsor, after Z5 1 years' service. Mr. Osborn frequently accom- panied the King and Queen and members of the Royal Family on fishing excursions on the beautiful artificial lake. He has been presented on his retirement with an illu- minated address and cheque subscribed for by a number of his friends.

A MAGIC COLD CURE I Cougihs, colds, aches, and pains are described as flying off like magic under the spell of the following oonooction: -Beat up an egg with one tablespoonful of cloves and the same of cinnamon, a teaspoonful of lemon syrup, and a teaspoonful of rum punch. Divide it into two tumblera. as this quality is enough for two persons, and fill each gradually with boiling: water, stirring the while. Drink the beverage hot after getting in bed.

POWDER BOAT IN COLLISION I While the powder-boat Ann, laden with dynamite and 2,000 detonators, was being towed by the London County Council steamer Burns off Gravesend she w&s struck by the propeller of the Burns, and sank, two of her orew being drowned. It was stated at the inquest yesterday that had the propeller struck the detonators both vessels would have been blown to atoms.

150,000 TONS OF SUNLICHT I "The pressure of sunlight flailing on tJhe earth's service represents a weight of 150,000 tons," said Mr. A. S. FjdKIi-rugton, ahief assis- 1,a,ntat Greenwich Observatory, in a lecture last night at the Royal Institution, "but it is insufficient to make the earth budge a hair's breadth from its path."

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Milk in Lumps BABY FOUND IN A CUPBOARD I Mary Fallerton (47) and Margaret Fullerton (22), mother and daughter, were before the Cardiff magistrates to-da.y for neglecting three child-en of the daughter, viz.. AVilliara Fullerton iaged three!, Margaret May Ful- lerton (aged twenty months), e.,nd Trevor Ful- lerton (aged six months) now deceased. Mr. George David prosecuted for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. It will be recollected that Inspector Fred. Everington, of the society, discovered the baby Trevor in a cupboard, and at the coroner's inquest mother a.nd daughter were cenfeured and aftetwards arrested. Mr. David now said that it was a particu- larly bad case, and he had very great hesi- tation as to the form of proceedings to be ta.ken. It was only by the narrowest squeak tha,t they escaped a charge of manslaughter. The youngest child died, and there was not the slightest doubt in his mind that the death was accelerated by their neglect. The you.ng woman earned her living on the streets, and left home for the greater part of her time. When she returned home she gave the money to her mother, who spent most of it in drink. He (Mr. David) held that both grandmother and daughter were to blame, as the children were given to the caToe of the grandmother in the absence of the mother. Inspector Fred Everington described the condition of the children, and said that all of them were illegitimate. The baby was sucking at a bottle when he once visited the house, but the milk was absolutely in lumps. Dr. Ernest H. Price, resident medical officer of the union infirmary, stated that death was due to bronchitis and tubercular peritonitis. He was of opinion that neglect might have accelerated the death. The body showed evidence of malnutrition. lIiary Fullertoft was sent to gaol for four months, and Margaret to two months.

CATHOLIC BISHOP'S ILLNESS BL-hop Joan son, who is lying s-eriously ill at Archbishop's House, Westminster, has been a long-familiar figure in London Catholic circles. Born in London 77 years ago, he was ordained in 1857. Eight years later Cardinal Manning, on becoming Arch. bishop of Westminster, appointed Dr. John- son his .secretary. Ever since, for 43 years, he has been the chief official at Archbi&hoD's House. Editor of the Catholic Directory, and a walking cyclopaedia of Catholic informa- tion, he was ever ready with courteous help to assist all inquirers. After holding the office of canon, provost, and vicar-general, he was raised to the episcopate three years ago by the present Pope at the unanimous request of the English Catholic hierarchy.

THE DANGER OF WAR I believe the situation to be one of great danger. I am not excited about it; I am in no sense "soarod"; and I think the peril does not lie in the mere increase of the German Navy, but lies in the striking and ominous difference between the demeanour of Ger- man and British authorities. To me it seems that all through these long crises the Ger- mans have shown themselves more capable, more resolute, more dignified, and more restrained. There has been on our side the ex- citement, the confusion, the discord, and the bluster which prevailed in Russia; and on the German side there have been the method, the oonoord, and the quiet firmness dis- played in Japan before and during the late great conflict in the East.—Robert Blatchford in the "Clarion."

PLUCKY BOY'S SUCCESS I An in-terepting statement about a boy who I determined to be an artist was told to the Wjliesden Bench yesterday by Mr. Ma,rSlhall. the court missionary. The boy, a year ago, ran away from his home at Liverpool and was stopped at Willesden as he was making for London. He had artistic talents, as was shown by his sketch-book, and he stated that he rai i away from home because he uiea/nt to bo an artist and his parents made him work as am errand boy. Mr. Marshall reported that he had collected £ 50 for the boy, a.nd had persuaded a leading London firm of designers to take him on trial. The firm were so pleased with him that they pro- moted him three times during the year, and were having him trained at their own expense at South Kensington. The Magis- trate said it was highdy creditable, and thanked Mr. Marshall for what he had done.

ENGLAND'S INTELLIGENCE I England's Intelligence Departments com- pete with one another. The Foreign Office, the Navy, the Army, and the Metropolitan Police eaoh run an Intelligence Department, and of the four the police are prohably the most efficient. Naval intelligence from the German coast is efficiently supplied to the Admiralty, but our arrangements leave much to be desired. While England is mapped out so that every bye-road, blacksmith's forge, hayrick, and the contents of every country house are scheduled by the German General Staff, Germany is successful in hiding from our Admiralty the acceleration of her Dread- nought programme.—"Black and White."

DANCERS AND DANCING I Hostesses are complaining less bitterly or the men who accept invitations to their balls, tlhe general verdict being that they are less inclined, when attending these festivities, to lounge and prop themselves up against doors and walls than for several seasons past. They mow dance, and diamce willingly, and debutantes are having a good time. By tihe way, many energetic girl and women dancers are again preferring saudals to the ordinary shoe. the pliancy of sole in the former making for grearter eaee and comfort, and less fatigue.

CHILD FATALLY SCALDED I An inquiry was held at Cardiff to-day concerning the death of Evelyn Esther Thomas, aged four, daughter of William Thomas, milkman, of 57, Invemess-place. The father said he took a saucepan of boiling water off the fire -to the back kitchen, and told a boy named Morris to wash the milk- cans with it. The water was, however, left on the floor, and the child running by knocked over the saucepan and received such severe scalds that she died. Dr. Robinson attributed death to shock, due to the scalds. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.

REV. MR. EARLE & HIS AFFINITY New York, ga-turday.-Some time ago the Rev. F. P. Earle gained great notoriety here by marrying a young woman, whom he called his affinity. He had already been married, and it now appears that his rela- tions with his affinity have not been of the best, for it is announced that the lady is suing te Rev. Mr. Earle for the annulment of their "marriage." The action is being brought, first on the grounds of insanity, and, secondly, that the divorce from Mr. Earle'a first wife was not legal.

PARK-HALL SERVICES At the dosing service of the twenty-first year of these winter Sunday afternoon gatherings to-morrow the address will be given by the Rev. John Williamson, M.A., of Charles-street Congregational Church, and Sir John Gunn will preside. Madame Clara Novello Davies has kindly arranged the music. Mr. J. Garf-orth Mortimer will play a violin solo, and Mr. Norman Kendrick selections on the grand organ.

SHIP'S OFFICER INJURED I The steamer William Balls arrived at Barry Dock yesterday evening, and whilst assisting in dry docking op-erations at the Barry Graving Dock this morning the chief officer met with an accident and sustained internal injuries. He was attended on board the vessel by Dr. Duncan, and afterwards conveyed on an ambulance to Cardiff In. firmary.

DEATH OF A MARCHIONESS I The Dowager-Marchioness of Exeter died last nig-ht at Lady Anne's house, Stamford. The deceased, who was the daughter of the second Earl of Longford, was born in 1827, and married the third Marquess of Exeter at the age of 21.

LUSITANIA DAMAGED I New York, Saturday.—The Cunard liner Lusitania, whilst making the crossing from Liverpool, badly damaged one of her pro- pellers. Yesterday she limped into New York harbour, after having taken five and a half days to make the voyage.

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King Deeply Gratified I PATRIOTISM OF NEW ZEALAND I The foUowing telegram has been sent by the Earl of Crewe to the Governor of New Zealand in respect to the offer of a Dread- nought, or, if necessary, two Dreadnoughts, as a countribution from the Colony to the Imperial Navy:— I am commanded by the King to inform you that his Majesty is deeply gratified by the patriotic feeiing displayed by New Zea- land towards the Mother Country in their splendid offer, and to convey at once his gratitude and high appreciation of the fine patriotism and generosity shown in the magnificent offer, made so promptly and spontaneously. Mr. Cathcart Wason, M.P., who cabled to New Zealand a message of thanks from members of all parties in the House of Com- mons for the splendid and patriotic gift from New Zealand, has received the following through the New Zealand Agent-General's Office in London:- Dear Mr. Wason -1 have much pleasure in informing you that I have received a cablegram from Sir Joseph Ward acknow- ledging the receipt of the message sent by the members of the House of Commons relating to the offer of New Zealand to supply one or two Dreadnoughts, and desiring me to express to them sincere appreciation of their message. Sir Joseph Ward adds that he will greatly value the Signatures of the members by whom the message was signed, which he understands will be sent by the mail.

THE DEAF AND DUMB. I The twenty-first annual report of the Gla- morgan Deaf and Dumb Mission—the only organised mission to the deaf and dumb in Wales—which is now under the capable super- intendentship of the Rev. J. Bodvan Anwyl, has just been issued, and is described by the superintendent as the most satisfactory yet :^ni'd The financial statement shows a cash balanoc of 979 as. 3d., exclusive of £75 trans- ferred to the building fund, which now amounts to C261 is 4d., and which is reserved for the purpose of the ereotion of a proposed I institute. The Rev. E. Probert, the honorary secretary, in his report also remarks that the past year ha.s proved to be "distinguished by an extended sphere Of influence, augmented enthusiasm, on behalf of the mission, and, as one result, a further and substantial increase in our income," while it is pointed out tha.t the classes organised by Mr. Anwyl for the study of the Bible, English history, &o., by the members of his flock" have proved most helpful, enlightening, and elevating in their cha,r- acter." The retiring hon. general treasurer, Mr. L. Gordon Lenox, J.P., also speaks m eulogistic terms of the success and devotion of t he superintendent, and it is gratifying to know that, with the exception of the 6mall salary g-ranted to the superintendent, the whole of the work of the mission is, and always has been, entirely unpaid."

SERVIA'S CROWN PRINCE. BELGRADE, Friday. Prince Alexander declares in the most categoricai manner that he cannot accept the .succession to the Throne. The Government has to-day issued an offioia-l statement with regard to the death of Prince George's valet. Kolakovic. in which it is stated that the latter made it perfectly clear that he injured himself as the result of tripping and falling downstairs. The post-mortem examination showed that death was due to peritonitis, following hernia, which in itself was traceable to internal weakness. The body bore no external marks of violence, a.nd Kolakovic must be considered as the victim of an un- fortunate accident. The official communique is received with a certain amount of scepticism.—Centra1 News. There are indications that a settlement will be reached, and that the Crown Prinoe will withdraw big renunciation.-Reuter

EX-PRESIDENT CASTRO I Paris, Saturday -Ex-Prosident Castro I before going aboard the Guadeloupe at Bordeaux, informed a representative of the "Matin" that he had given up the struggle over the Presidency, and only desired to recuperate after the operation he had under- gone in Berlin. He protested in the strongest terms however, against the interdiction forbidding 11m or his family to land at La Guayra. "The methods adopted by my enemies," he said, "prove I am innocent of the crimes with which I am charged. They are afraid if I returned to Venezuela my innocence would be made manifest." It is reported among the ex-President's friends that after two months at Trinidad, where he will make the necessary preparations, Senor Castro will attempt to effect a landing in Venezuela, by force if necessary.

DYING MAN CHARGED. I Edward Mahoney, 45, a Mimomger. fell down some steps in Bermond8ey while he was ctnHnn wi Tower-bridge Police- station, but had to go to Guy's Hosptial, where he died. At the inqu?t it w? stated that he was not charged till a divisional sur. geon had seen him, and certified him as drunk and suffering from a scalp wound. The doctor certified that deceased was lit to be detained in the cells. Dr. Syme said the mfLn was suffering from compression on the brain when admitted. An operation was per- formed, and the pressure appeared to have been relieved, but the man sank, and died some hours later from a fracture of the skull. Dr. S. Thompson, divisional surgeon, said he made careful examination of the man at the police-station, but there was no indication of fracture of the skull. A verdict of "Acci- dental death was returned.

THE MATRIMONIAAD" I A German, named Paul Stein, 28 was charged on remand at Marl borough Weet Court yesterday with theft from Ducie Fried- rich, a German servant. Agmes Ponsgins 24, another German, was accused of being con cerned in the offence. While in Germany about Christmas-time the prosecutrix inserted a matrimonial advertisement in a newspaper, and among the 30 answers received was one from Stein in the naume of Koch. He met her at Victofria Station, and, preteiIlding to be employed by a detective who had twenty clerks and ^romisinig to marry her, obtained possession of her luggage and JE7 10s. The ■prisoners were sentenced to six months' hard labour and recommended far deportation.

FOUND IN THE RIVER TAFF A verdict of Found Drowned" was re- turned by the Cardiff coroner's jury to-day in the case of Edward Charles Pearce, whose body was found on Thursday evening last floating down the River Taff towards the Windsor Slipway. Miss Rose Pearce, of 7, Ledge-street, St. Michael's, Bristol, identified the body as that of her brother, a marine fireman. She last saw him on the 16th inst., when he left Bristol for Barry to look for a berth, but since then she had neither heard from nor seen him. The only articles fo-und in the pookets of deceased were a discharge book, empty leather purse, and a collar and tie rolled up. Dr. Pittard said the body had only been in the water 24 to 48 hours.

YOUNG MURDERER TO DIE The Home Secretary to-day informed the under-sheriff for Devon that he cannot inter- fere with the death sentence on Edmund Walter Elliott, aged nineteen, for the m,uir- der of Clara Hannaford, aged fifteen, a.t Plymouth on November 17, and the execu-! tion will take place a.t Exeter on Tuesday. Elliott, whose attentions to the girl had been unsucceseful, met her coming from the theatre with another man, enticed her into a lane, and cut her throat.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDIT. The London Gazette" contains an order of the Local Government Board, addressed to the rural district council of Neath, which certifies the appointment of Mr. John Eva-n Pughe Jones as a district auditor, and orders that the area. within which the powers and jurisdiction of the rural district council may be exercised shall be deemed to be within the South Wales Audit District.

EXPLOSION AT ABERGAVENNY An explosion of gas occurred on Friday afternoon at No. 19, Flannel-street, Aber- gavenny, in the occupation of the Misses Watkins. Both ladies felt the shock of the explosion, but, happily, received no personal injuries.

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Warships'Surprise Visits I GERMANS KNACK OF TURNINC UP I It is very curious how the ships of the i German Navy have the knack of turning up in British waters at unexpected times (says the "Daily Despatch"). The other day, as Lord Charles Beresford was taking his fleet i into Portland for the last time, what should pass by but a Germa.n cruiser which gave; Lord Charles his last flag salute on the high seas. At the Coronation Review, just as the Turbinia wa,s making her display run, what should turn up but a German destroyer, ostensibly to act. as escort to the Emperor's yacht Meteor, then at Cowes. The same thing happened two years ago, when the Home Fleet assembled off Osborne for the King's review. During the British "grand manoeuvres" of 1907, in the North Sea, several German officers were recognised on trawlers busily watching the British ships. Again, during the same manoeuvres, an attack was to be made on the Tyne defence, a German tcrpedo-boat-D 5-tiirned, up, quite by accident, and with profuse apologies. The attack was stopped by order from the Admiralty. The officer in com- mand of the German boa.t did not, he said know there were any manceuvers in pro- gress. Again, when the Dover harbour works were nsa,ring completion, and a number of British Channel Fleet ships were there to arrange for the moorings, and their posi- Itions, a German cruiser, carrying relief crews to the China station, called "that the crew might place wreaths on the graves of dead compatriots," the men drowned 30 years ago off Folkestone in the Grosser Kurfurst collision.

I BANKRUPTCY CHARGE I Arthur Jas. Coomer (40). the Cardiff fruiterer, who is charged (on bail) with leav- ing England within four months of the pre- sentation of a bankruptcy petition against him, taking with him FA3 and a gold watch and chain, was again before Mr. Milner Jones (deputy-stipendiary) at Cardiff to-day. r. H. flande. k represented the Public Prose- cutor and Mr. Brown (Messrs. Lewis Morgan and Box) was for the defence. Mr. A. H. Parker, official shorthand writer, produced his notes of the debtor's answers t,) the Official Receiver after. his return from Philadelphia. Mr. Brown called Mr. William-Morgan, one of the largest creditors, who has also stood as bail for defendant, but before asking him t ogive evidence the advocate said it was of no use proceeding if his lordship intended to commit. If his client had intended to defraud he could have got considerable credit, but he had only the week before he left paid creditor after creditor, and left a balance in the bank. Mr. Milner Jones hinted that Mr. Brown could call his witnesses, but he would adjourn the case for the purpose until Tues- day.

WALL COLLAPSES AT CARDIFFI I The neighbourhood of Thompson's Park. I Canton, Cardiff, was rudely awakened about six o'clock this morning by a tremendous crashing noise as of houses falling. It appears that the garden wall, which is about 6ft. high, at the rear of No. 4, Egham-street, in the occupation of Mr H. R. Cleve3, collapsed for a length of about fourteen yards. In its fall it buried every- thing under it, trees, shrubs, garden utensils, Pots and pans, and even a wire archway. A quantity of debris was piled up against the kitchen door, so that egress was almost impossible. An hour's hard work, however soon cleared this away. It was fortunate that it did not happen later in the day, or the ohances are that the children would have been running about, and, probably, would have met with serious injuries. The wall, it is stated, had been in a very unsound con- dition for some time past.

THE EXPECTED ROYAL BIRTH I The ladies of Apeldcorn have offered Queen Wilhelmin.a. white lacquered furniture for the nursery of the expected heir at the palace of the Loo. The furniture will remain at the Loo, and will not be sent to the Hague. Of late, in her walks through the town, the Queen has been attended by a lady-in-waiting, a manservant, and two plain-clothes detec- tives. Miss Van Persyn and Miss de Haan have been chosen by Professor Komwer to attend her Majeety. The lace for the cradle offered by the Hague is now ready. It is duchess lace on tulle. The cradle will bo I presented on Tuesday.

SHE COT HER HUNDRED I Marjorie, a-ged nine, had not been having very satisfactory reports from school. Her father finally eaid, "Marjorie, for the first hundred you get I'll give you half a crown." Time went m and the reward could not be cla-imed.. One day the child was taken violently ill. Her mother sent for the doctor. When he had gone Marjorie said, "Ma.mma, am I very ill?" "No, dear; your temperature is a little over a hundred, but the doctor thinks you will be all rigihit in a day or so." Smiles broke through Marjorie's tears. "Now, mamma, I can have my half a crown. Papa said he would give It to me if I could get a hundred in anything."

ROYALTY IN ISLE OF WICHT I The Prince and Princess of Wales pro- ceeded early this morning1, im glorious weather, to the Royal Naval College, Osiborne, on a tour of inspection. Their Royal Highnesses, who drove from Barton Manor to the college, visited various parts of the establishment and saw cadets at their studies. The two young Princes were granted aholiday this afternoon, when they joined their parents.

SUICIDE IN THE CELLAR I Mrs. Ann Jane Seddon (32), wife of a. ware- houseman, of Fartown, HtiddeTigfleld, yester- day committed suicide in a determined manner. Leaving her hrusbrund in bed at six o'd()(}k,eaying she was going to do house- work, she went into the cellar and cut her throat witih her husband's va-zor before a mirror. Later, Seddon found his wife dead in a, pool of blood. She had suffered from influenza. iShle- leaves four children, the youngest a baby of ftve months.

LIFE'S LITTLE TRACEDIES I Two of yesterday's "Agonies" Gentleman driven from home by a nagging wife asks for financial help to enable him to obtain employment; destitute and in poor health. Australian) struck a bad patch in England in uphill fight against sheer bad luck is absolutely stranded; wishes to return. Will some wealthy friend please help him? Highest character, energetic.

BIRTH OF A SPANISH PRINCE I The Infanta Maria Theresa gave birth to a eon at two o'clock yesterday afternoon. The usual presentation ceremony took place at three o'clock. Mother and child are both doing well. The Infan.ta. Maria Theresa is the elder sister of King Alfonso, and was married on January 12, 1906, to Prince Fer- dinacd. of Bavaria. The new In-fanto is her seeond scan.

ARMY VETERAN'S DEATH I Major-general Sir Matthew William Edwarl Goesett, K.C.B., died to-day, at his country residence, Dedlham, Essex. The deceased, woo entered the Army in 1856, com- manded the 1st Dorset Regiment from 1887 to 1890. He served in the Indian Mutiny, the Kaffir War of 1878, the Zulu War of 1879, the Boer War of 1881, and also in Burma in 1891-2.

MR J. C. WILLIAMS DEAD I After a short illness, Mr. J. c. Williams, who for many years had been chief cashier at Lloyds Bank, Merthyr, died on Friday from double pneumonia. The deceased gentle- man, who was universally esteemed, entered the bank when it was known as the Brecon Old Bank so far back as 1869. He was of a most genial temperament and exceptionally versatile, having a rare fund of humour.

I I SOLICITOR IN THE DOCK I At Appleby to-day Charles Henry Moordaff, solicitor, of Appleby, was charged with mis- appropriation of trust moneys belonging to clients amounting in two separate cases to over £ 1,000. solicitor acting for the Public Ptrosecutor applied for a remand until Wed- nesday next, and this was granted, bail being allowed.

I POISONED FOX-HOUNDS I During a run of the Wexford Hounds the master discovered th,at a number of the hounds were showing symptoms of poison- ing. Emetics were given, but three of the hounds have diod.

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"Saved from Bigarn yt WIFE SUES HUSBAND FOR TRESPASS An extraordinary story was told in Stock" port Counity-oouTt yesterday, when. Mellicent. Purnei-«, a, Stockport woman, eougbt W recover £10 damages idt" tr-espass from John Furness, a Wiimsiow hairdresser, and Richard Taylor, licensee of the Olub House Hotel. Stockport. The defendant .Fumees, it wa.s stated, was plaintiff's husband, and they separated in 1900, when Mrs. Furness took a confectiollet,s shop- in Stockport. On February 10 last she left it in charge of a girl, and, returning an hour later, she found it locked up and the girl outside. The defeiidanit Taylor said that his wife's brother, Herbert Nixon, became engaged to the plaintiff, being unaware at the time iba* she wai- a married woman. After Nixon bad put in the 'banns it was iearnsd that plaintiff had a husband living, so a Ion.? with Farcies^ he went to see her. As rhe was out they, sent the g-irl to lock for her. Furness locked up irhe shop, and they went to tea. The Judg-e said the ought never to have been brought before the court. It was a gr,eat pity thai, the circumstances of a woman about to he married whilst ber hus- band was alive should be rakeel up. There was no doubt the action of the defendants had saved ;her frc.m possibly committing tha offence of bigamy, and he wo-uld have though6 tha.t the woman would have been glad to keeip the whole thing quiet. At the same time they had no right to da as they had done, but the matter was eo trifling tha.t. w:hiLst giving judgment for the plaintiff, he awarded only a farthing damages.

ROMANTIC STORY OF A LECACY A woman who was presumed by the lavr to be dead five years ago, and who had been lost to her friends for twenty years, ap- p,ea,red in the Dublin Chancery Court yester- day. A wealthy victualler of the city named Boylan died several years ago, and left la.rge legacies to his next-of-kin, whom he named in his will. His estate went into Chancery for settlement, and all the legacies were paid except one, to Mrs. Elizabeth Brennan, whoee whereabouts could not be traced. Eventually, on the presumption that she was dead, the legacy, amounting with interest to nearly £ 3,030, was paid over by an order of the court in 1904 to Michael Horan, the person next entitled. Mrs. Brennan recently appeared, after more than twenty years' absence in England, and instituted proceedings to re-gain her money, and yesterday it was announced that Mr. Horan, having satisfied himself of her identity, had unhesitatingly paid over the fall amount, with costs. He was compli- mented on his generous behaviour by the judge, who said it was well that he was not only a man of honour, but also a solvent one, and able at once to meet such an un- expected demand.