Evening Express

CARNIVAL AT ABERBARGOED A successful carnival and sports in aid ot St. Peter's Church, Aberbargoed, which is to be renovated, took place on Thursday. A large number of people witnessed the car- nival procession, which went through the chief street.s of Bargoed, and there was a. substantial gathering at the sports on the Aberbargoed football ground.

CABINET COUNCIL. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Cabinet was held on Thursday at 10, Downing-st-reet. Mr. Asquith presided, and all the Ministers were present, wit-h the exception of Sir Edward Grey and Lord t'einland. The meet- ing was cf exceptionally short duration, lasting only about an hour.

MOTHER POISONS HER BABY Margaret M'Guire (35) was committed for trial at Sunderland on Thursday charged with murdering her seven months' old child by poisoning- it with spirits of salts. Tho prisoner was stated to be insane, Having been in an asylum.

RAILWAY ARBITRATION. The arbitration award in the dispute between the Canadian Pacific Railway dock- men and the company recommends a 10 per cent. increase in the wages of the men.— Reuter.

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Sat., 2&-hi.N pm 6.25 pm Lil., 30—2.30, u4.45 pm 3.25 am, 8.10 pm lues., 31—3.40, b5.3C pm 9.10 pm L LA V E C A RD II-' F. j L E A V E^BRTsTOTZ :Fri., 27-<112.15 pm i 4.0, e4.15 pm Sat., 28-h1.30 pm 5.30 pm Mon., 30—2.30, W.45 pm am, 7.15 pm Tiles., 31—3.40, pm 18.15 am, 8.15 pm lea VE CARDIFF. ["leaveAILS bhead. Sat., 2&-2.0 pm 5.0 pm LEAVE CARDIFF. j LEAVE ILFRACOJiBE. Fri., 27—6.0 pm 19.0 pm Sat., 28—§6.30, F.20 pm j 10.30 1m. 110.30 pm Mon., 30-t9.25 am J 2.15 pm Tues., 31—tlO.o am 3.0 pm ,N-e,L, I-t9..iO am 15.45 pm Thurs., 2—8.30 am j 6.0 pm •f Cheap Etoute to Devon and CornwalL FRIDAY, AUGUST 27. BRISTOL.-Clard;fr al2.15 pm, Bristol 4.0 pm. Fare, 2s. EVENING TRIP ILFRACOMB&-Caxdiff 6.0 pm, VAracomue $3.0 pm. Fare, 2s. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28. AFTERNOON TRIP CLEVEDON and BRISTOL.— Cardiff hi.30 pm, Bristol 5 30 pm, Clevedon 6.25. Fare teitiier place;, 2s. REGATTA AT MINEHEAD. AFTEBXOON TRIP MINE HF-ID.-Cardiff 2.0 pm, Minehead 5.0 pm. Fare, 2s. 6d, -NOTE.-The time ct leaving Jiinahead., previously advertised at 5.30 pm this day, is now altered to 5.0 pm. E VEXING TRIP ILFRACOMBE DIRECT (Giving about 11 Hour cm Shore).—Cardiff §6.30 pm, llfracombe §10.30 pm. Fare, Za. -N-UTIC.-Th;s Steamer starts from Cardiff. MONDAY, AUGUST 30. AFTERNOON TRIPS CLEVEDON and BRISTOL.— Cardiff 2.30 and bolAS pm, Bristol 7.15 pm, Clevedon 8.10. Fare keitlier place) 2s. TUESDAY, AUGUST 31. AFTERNOON TRIP CLEVEDON* and BRISTOL.— Cardiff 3.40 pm, Bristol 3.15 pm, Clevedom 9.10. Fare (either piaoe), 2s. CLEVEDOS and BRISTOL.—Cardiff b5.30 pm, Bris- tol 3.15 ptn, Clevedon 9.19. Fares: Clevedon, Is.; Bris- tol, 2a. Does not call at Penarth. c Single Trip. § Does not call off Lynmouth. » Via Weston. b Penarth 20 minutes earlier a Penarth 25 minutes earlier. h Penarth 30 minutes earlier. SPECIAL ;OTICE.-Pa.ssengeT's' Lugga.ge is traas- ferred to and from the Steamer at Card 'ff Free of Charge. E  ?- TH RO UGH BOOKING S from ii r, F VALC and RHYMNEY RAILWAY STATIONS to WESTON, MINEHEAD, and ILFRACOMBE. For Further Particulars, Tickets, 4c., apply to WM. GUY, 70a, Bute-street; or T. COOK and SON, 2, Duke-street, Cardiff. Telegmma: 11 Primrose." Nat. Tel., Cardiff, 211. a4578 BARRY RAILWAY. 19 iLAG-NLFICEJVT (RED FUNNEL) STEAMERS. DAILY TIMS-TABLE SERVICES, Via BABBY PIEB \Wind, Weather, Accidents, Hindrances, or other Circumstances Permitting). WESTON SERVICE. •v Trains leave Daily (Not Sundays). Porth, Bridgend, SteuMv Cardiff Pontypridd, Calling Bvtnrva (River- 10 MIne. All Vale from side). Later. Station* Weston. T12 am (J6 am 8.30 8.15 am 9.20 un 8. 0 am 11. 9 am 11.25 8m 12. 5 pm 11.10 am L45 pm 1.45 pm 1..32 pm 1.37 pm 6.17 pm 415 pm 6.48 pm "1.15 pm 7.46 pm 9.30 pm Fares .—Cardiff to Weston r Single 18. 6d., Day Trip 28., All Evening Trips, 5.0 pin and after, la. return; Wednesday, 2-C pm and after, Is. 6d. LY-N-NIOTITH AND 5ILFRACOMBE SERVICE. Porth, brldgend, iteamer Cardiff Pontypridd, Calling Leave* fRlver- 10 Miae. AU Vale Ilfracombe side). Later. Stations. Dally at 8.37 am II. D am 3.30 am 5.30 pm Fares:-Cardiff to Ilfraccmbe, 3s. and 4s. Friday, 27th.—Afternoon Tr:p Minehead and Pcrlces. -Train Cardiff Riverside 2.32 peal's stations to Barry;, Minehead 6.40, Pcrlock 7.15 pm. Fare: Minehead, 2s.; Porlock, 2s. M. .PoíJ:dai 2h.-Afernoon Trip Minehead and Cruise. —Exjress Train Cardiff Riverside 2.10 pm (intermediate •imtfS see bills), Minehead 7.15 pm. Fare: Mineliead, £ 3.; Cruise, 2s. 6d. Monday, 30th.—Cloveily.—Express Cardiff Riverside 9.37 am (intermediate times see bills), Cloveily 4.10. § Calls off Lynmcuth to and fro. Last steamer tor Porth and Bridgend Sections. Through bookings from adl Ba"y, Taff, Rhymney Stations. E. LAKE, General Manager. »4960  T pUENRETuS i M?—?3 MCi STEREO j??—.? !?m ISPSgaUk Oj One-09= ftg" Archergs Golden Returns The Feffirtion of Pipo Tobacco. COOL, íilws, '<D F1U.QI<A:<'T. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION CREAM Cane Mail-cart for Sale; nearly new; canopy and hood.—156, Donald-street, Roath Park. e3I03w30 \\f ANTED, clean, respectable Girl, aFoutfourte<»n, »V to Assist with children and liousework.-AI)piy 76. George-street, Barry e3104w30 Apartments to Let fro:n. X September 6th; near station and sea.—Miss Edwards, ot. Joseph's, Philadelphia-road. e3105w30 FOUND. Cross-bred 'A:r<?da!c DogTif not?-ta?med 'm F3 days ?ill be ,,Id to defray expends.—HutchiQtM, 125. Cntfaays-terrace, Cathays, Cardiff. e31C7w30  sp?ndid Lot of G<-Me, Ducks, and  Pullets, cVan A ?'S"O'rk?iig Ferrets, 5?. each; Poultry BougM or Ex- change.—O'Neill, 3, Penypeel-road, Canton, Cardiff. e31()Sa2 Y°t:G Man, aged 25, smsrt, good appearance, with tat and ability, wishes to take up Position a3 Traveller or Assistant Traveller, as beginner; good references.—D 35. Evening Express, Cardiff. e3108w30 EDISON Standard Phonograph and 52 Records" large hra. horn and st.uid. for Sale, cheap; or ';vou!d Exchange for Bicvcle or anv" thin"" ° useful — -Apply 9, Spring Gardens-place. e3IC2w30 ILFRACOMBE. — Apartments"! piano; central- JL vacant beptember 4th; moderate.—Watts 3 Mal- TOOral-terrafe. 1'31 Ha2 _£2 weekly earned making Incandescent Mantles?— Enclose enveiope, Incandescent Co., Camfcerwell, station-road, London. e3110a0 -j7' ATED immediately, good <"ooit-Geaeral; family three: urse kept.—Mrs. Boutledge, The Sook, Ehbw Vtie. Mau. e51Ua2 ANTKI), a trustworthy General; references re- If quired.—Apply Mr. Griffiths, Prince of Wales Hotel..Wrtiltery e3112a2 ""ír :\TED-bY-14th-oi-SePtembe-r,a-8mart-exi- encsd Girl fo Ho,??c?vork; assist in bar when required.—Lewis, Angel, Lianellv. e3113a.a COMFORTABLE, Combined Room t,o Let; every convenience; Riverside: terms moderate.—Apply D 3S, Kyenin-g KspreSs, Cardiff. e3U6w30 "11>"ANTED, Situation Plain Cook, Business House f (,r Hotel: good cbLamcter.-Williarl3 Brista, Martlf"twy, T?mpleton S.O. ",3120w30 TjfTANTED, experienced Housemaid "ho-will act lis maid to little girl; good wedlewoman; hottse- paiiourmaid kept.—Apply Mrs. Sydney Gregor, We>t- brook, Swansea. e3121a2 OUTFITTING.—Juniors wanted.—Jones and Watkins, 0 Abercarn hop, Ebbw Vale. eoll7a2

CRUELTY TO A PONY. I At T ow&r Bridge Poliw-ccvurt yest.eorna,y Ttomas Game, Greenwich, was jummowd for causin? a pony to be worked in an utffit stats in Old Kent-road on August 14. Inspec- tor Bishop, Royal Society for the Prevent on of Cruelty to Aniimals, said the pony wa,3 aged, N-ery weak, emaciated, and totally unfit for work. It was only fit to be slaughtered. It appeared .that the defendant, for working the same pony oil August 7, was fined f4 at Lambeth Police-court c-n A ug-ust 13, bat it had been slaughtered on August 16. Mrs. Game wad called, birt the defendaut com- menced to prompt her as to dates. Ml: Bagg-allay: I am aakutg the -witness ques- tions. If you interrupt me again I shall adjourn the case for a week. You will be locked up for that time if you are not care- ful, as I shall refuse bail. The lla#istarte said the defendant, bad w-orked the pony between August 7 and 14, notwithstanding he knew that a summons was pending for I cruelty to it on the former date. He new fined him L5 and 25s. costs.

ANNIE'S TABLE MANNERS. I Annie Treadaway. 22, married, of Leyton- stone, was charged at Stratford yester- day with breaking t-wo jugs and other articles at th,t) Crown Hotel. At about 10.3C on Wednesday night the aocused went to the Crown, and Mr. Farthing declined to s-erve her. She left the bar, and soon afterwards returned with her husband. She ea.t down, and her husband went to the bar and called for two drinks. Mr. Farthing told him that he had already refused to serve Mrs. Treadaway, and the lady, hear- ing this, threw a jug on the floor, and then upset a table and so broke two matche»tands and another water-jug. The bench imposed I a line of 10s. and coete, and the damage, j

TREASURE AT TOBERMORY I The results obtained in the latest of many searches for the treasure which went down with the Spanirh Armada galleon Florencia, in Tobermory Bay, are so encouraging that art influential London syndicate has been formed to continue the operations. An initial exper.ditn.re of £ 15,000 has been pro- vided for. The long-lost treasure is believed to have been located in 80ft. of water a farther 20ft. of clay having to be penetrated t-) resell the hnll of the sunken galleon, Al.i.ny previous attempts, costing large sums of money, have proved fruitless.

Jay CJUfcAaJUiG—i. KWu"ree Cat&M **460 j STOP PRESS 1 Latest Telegrams. Worcestersh-re 73 for six Yc-rkslure J5 fcr n.) ticket Sussex 2D for na Tricket Kent 28 for no wicket Wa-rwiclisliire z2 for two Somerset 71 for six Eerbyihire 3'j for seven o.C-AUGUsT irAXDlCAP EESI7LT :— 3tr L fiofciUfon's Bsliatrix Brewer 5 3 ÎJ )1:: V P il.sa'e Spikenard Escott 3 6 1 Mr Y. ran: and Datinrush. 7 t-; 4 agst Beiairix, a ad 3 to 1 igst :p:he.. azid. <p'ke- 3.3()-ROE-BRED TWO TEAS OLD: Faraday Hackler's Glow Young Turk -a, THE FOOTBALL CEISTS. PLAYERS' DETERMINED EIA-ND. There was a full jatlieriiig of the various clubs,at t:iie Gr^sd Hotel, Bu'rt-ingliam, this afternoon, when the position to be taken up by the Football Association was to be dis cntsed. Scarcely a club was unrepreieated. On private inforjiaticn we learn that the oorfexence was of the opinion to oppose the action of the FootballA&sociation to leave the ITtuon to do their best, or worse. i m

A QUESTION OF RIGHT. The Cefn mag-istratee were engage.d for a considerable time on Thursday hearing a ease of much iuterest to commonexs. The plaintiff. Captain Travers (agent to Mr. Gwynne-Holford, the lord of the manor of Pen- gclly Castle), summoned Thomas WilIiamH, Gwalia House, Cefn, and T. Thomas, High- etreet, Cefn (for whom Mr. St. John Francis- Williams, instructed by Mr. J. W. Lewis, appeared), and William Thomas, Park-place, Merthyr (who was represented by Mr. F. S. Simuns), for doing wilful and unlawful damage to land on CPsanw" Mountain, Cefn, by cutting and removing turf. The case against Thomas Thomas was heard first. Mr. F. P. Charles (who appeared for the prosecution) said that when challenged tho defendant put the turf back again and claimed no right at all to cut or remove the turf Mr. St. John Francis-Williams said that the defendant Thomas Thomas was not claiming any right in himself. He was simply acting upon the instructions of Mr. Clement Pisrce. Ponybryn. Cefn. who, being a freeholder, claimed to have a right to cut turf. Roger Vaughan gave evidence in support of Mr. Charles's statement, and added that proceedings had been instituted against the defendants to protect the local brinkers. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams pointed oat that it was obvious that Mr. Pierce could claim the prescriptive right to cut turf. Clement Pierce, called for the defence, said that he had for some time authorised people to take turf from the mountain. His im- pression was that he was entitled to take three or four loads every year. After legal argument, the Chairman said that the justices were of opinion that the right claimed wa's not g-ood in law, as it meant that a person would have a right to take tway as much as he thought fit of the turf from the common, which -vould be in violation of the rights of the lord of the manor and of the commonere' right of pas- ture. Further arguments followed, and eventually the Bench fined Thomas Thomas Is., and ordered him also to pay Is. damage and costs. The case against Thomas Williams was die-missed, and the charge against William Thomas waL4 withdrawn on an undertaking being given by Mr. Simons that the offence would not be repeated, and that no claim would be made to take turf.

FINE FOR BICYCLE THEFT Thomas Henry John and Joseph Lemon, Seaside, Llnnelly. were charged at Llan- elly Police-court on Thursday with steal- ing a bicycle. Police-constable Evans said that when he saw Lemon he said that he advised John not to be foolish to take away the bicycle, but he took no heed of his advice. The Bench discharged Lemon, and fined John 25s.

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The Man in the Street. -4 Some of those who watch the signs of the times in all sorts of likely .MD unlikely places are wondering if the theatre will finish, as it begun, in the church. St. Catherine of the gentle life may well be astonished if she is able to I hear from her tomb that scenes in her life were the first dramatic performances ever given in England. They were embodied in one of the Miracles and Mystery plays" two centuries before Edward II. sat upon the throne, and the clergy and the sweet singers of the choir .vere the first performers. These early productions took place in church pre- cincts, and the recent Pageant held in the Bishop of London's grounds at Ful- ham was but a glorified development of the mediaeval drama. Then followed the ^^ORMANCE of similar plays in the open spaces of the towns, leading to the intro- duction of flippant SCENES into scriptural plots and THE withdrawal of the clergy from participation in the perform- ances. Later, the parish clerks of budding London acted in 1390 for eight successive days at Clerkenwell before the nobility and gentry. It is suggested that the performances of these worthies led to the naming of that delectable part of London—certainly the amateur actors "clerked it well." However, it would appear that the actors did not find their theatre a bed of roses. It is recorded that stage properties were of the crudest design, and the salaries were most meagre. The imper- sonator of "Pilate" at Coventry received only a few shillings in recog- nition of his undoubted abilities, while ''Herod" and his "wife" got even less. Thousands, or even hundreds, of pounds were undreamt of, and the gallery gods had peculiarly vulgar methods of marking their disapproval of the efforts made to please them. Cos- tumes were chosen with rude appro- priateness, but trap doors for the sudden appearance of devils were even then in frequent use. Drama was strikingly realistic, and gigantic maws were fixed up to represent the mouth of "the other place." Angels with gilded faces and white wings COMP^D for applause with devils clothed in Nai* se hairy fabric, horns and tail not being forgotten. The usual theatre was on wheels, the lower part had to serve as a dressing-room, and so far as can be gathered there was no censor like the present-day official to say aye or nay to what should be pro- I duced. Satan, as a low comedian, pro- j vided with a bludgeon to add to the weight of his performance, was a great favourite, and he usually "brought down the house." Indeed, the gentleman who takes the leading part in our modern production of tlhe "Sorrows of Satan" is very small in his evening dress clothes compared with his prototype who stood the central, lurid figure on the stage upon wheels while the weights in the barrels beneath him were rolled to resemble terrific I tinmder claps and awful earthquake rumblings. He was also greatly admired when starch rattled in a wooden box testi- fied that a hailstorm was rushing round. The Flood was a play in tremendous favour because, as a rule, "Noah's" wire promoted much side-splitting laughter by insisting upon delivering a Caudle curtain lecture to her husband before she con- sented to enter the Ark. This scene usually culminated in "Noah" soundly smacking his better half when she had at last embarked. It would almost seem that "Mrs. Noah" was the ancestress of the long-suffering "Judy," who, if rumour be true, is shortly to enjoy another period of popularity with her comical partner, ")1 r. Punch." This sort of thing is well calculated to make Mr. Bernard Shaw and other playwrights envious, and it is -lot surprising to know that they would like to get rid of their hereditary foe, the censor. Have we too many coins? Of course I not. We can all do with heavy poekets- ful of them, and bear the burden cheer- fully. But I mean in the other sense. Threepenny-bits may be popular little discs with people who don't like putting a halfpenny in the bag on Sundays and cannot afford a sixpence. However, most of us are only too glad to seize the first opportunity of getting rid of rhe tiny coin when it comes our way, even to the purchase of something we do not want. The threepenny-bit might very well be called in, and few would mourn its disappearance. The florin and half- crown are too much like twin brothers to be really popular, especially among those who find it difficult to dis- criminate between the two. The crown is too big and cumbersome, as well as the double florin. Only bakers and drapers have any use for the farthing, and he latter mostly save themselves the worry of handling this humble coin by making pin or needle packets do duty for the widow's mite. By all means let us abolish these coins, and may the Mint Master give us a plenitude of pence, shillings, and sovereigns! There are ups and down in more senses than one for those who would vie with the birds for the mastery of the air. We have only just finished congratulating Monsieur Bleriot on crossing the Channel, and now we have the news that his best aeroplane-after turning a somersault and knocking half-a-dozen people down—has been smashed. It would seem that he was lucky-as well as L-omo of the spectators—in getting off with a whole skinful of unbroken bones. Apparently, when flying gets more common and airships are used by suburb- anites to go up to business aeroplane accidents are to provide us with one of the liveliest columns in our daily press. In complete contrast to his colleague's misfortunes, Monsieur Latham succeeded in establishing a world's record in a flight of 96t miles at the average speed of -?.1 3 ir,, of 43 miles an hour. This comes as some compensation for his failure at the Channel trip, and the accomplishment points to the early use of the monoplane for practical purposes,' and apparently the day is not far distant when a million- aire, landing at Fishguard, will find his airship waiting at the harbour to convey him to his country residence or his town ofifce, as required. Truly, these aio moving times.

MANCHESTER & MILFORD LINE I The Great Western Railway Company are promoting- a Bill in Parliament for the taking over of the Manchester and Milford Railway. The opposition by the Cambrian Railways Company has been met by an agreement, the principal items of which, our correspondent understands, are that the Great Western Com- pany shall pay to the Cambrian Company £ 11,000 in liquidation of the Manchester and Milford Com P'any'i debt in respect of the Llanidloes joint station and hire; should give the Cambrian Company facilities in the shape cf rate-s, fares, &c., for traffic over the Man ohester and Milford line; and should covenant not to build a separate station at Aber. ystwyth so long as the Cambrian Company afforded proper facilities at the present station. It was further agreed that the Cambrian Company should have the option of requiring the Manchester and Milford Company to convey to them, without pay- ment, the three miles of railway to Llan- gurig, in Montgomeryshire, and that the Great Western Railway Company ehoald con- tinue to run their through carriages over the Cambrian system. The opposition raised by the London and North Western Company was also withdrawn OIl terms.

CARDIFF COLLEGE FUND I A meeting of the local committee of Mountain Ash, convened by Mr. G. A. Evans, J.P., was held in tho Town-hall, under the presidency of Mx. Miller, chair- man of the district council. It was ui aiumously resolved, a.fter hearing the address of the registrar (Mr. J. Austin Jenkins) to make a determined effort to collect as large a sum as possible in Mountain Ash on behalf of the building fund. Suba-criptiions of a considerable amount were received at the meeting from Mr. Miller, chairman of the dristric,t council, Mr. G. A. F-vans, Ffrwd House, Dr Arthur Jones, Mr. W. R Jones, Mr. R. S. Rogers, and Mr. Iaaac Ambrose and others. The looal committee in Caerphilly, with Mr. John Morgan as chairman. Mr. Elias, of the London a.nd Provincial Rank, as treasurer, and Dr. T. W. Thomas as secretary, ia doing excellent work, having collected in small amount-; about £ 130, and still the subscrip- tiond are coming in.

LATE MR. J. M. GRIFFITHS. Mr. John Milton Griffiths, of 24, Stow Park- avenue, Newport, head of the firm of Griffiths and Sons, clothiers, of Newport, Oar- diff, Swansea. Barry, and Port Talbot, who died on the 19th of February, aged 47 years, son of Captain John Griffiths, left e-tat-o valued at E9,313 gross, with not personalty 19,115. Probate of his will has been granted to "his brothers—Mr. Caleb Hughes Griffiths, outfitter, of North-road, Cardiff; Mr. Joseph Pie ton Griffiths, o-f 24, Stow Park-avenue, ont- fitter; a.nd Mr. James Harvey Griftit.hs, of 24, j Stow Park-avenue, Newport, outfitter. The testator loft the whole of his property to his said three brothers in equal shares.

ARTILLERY CONTESTS. A number of coast defence companies or garrison artillery of the Territorial Army arrived at Freshwater Fort on Thursday to compete to-day for the King's, Prince of Wales', and other prizes at t,he annual meeting arranged by the National Art,illery, Association. Firing will take place with 6in. guns at Warden Point Battery. Companies of the North Scottish from Broughty Ferry, tho Glamorgan from Cardiff, the East Riding i from null, the Dorset-shire from Poo-ie, and the Essex and Suffolk from Harwich have qualified for the competition, their figures of merit being the highest in their district com- petitions. i i i i.

THE NIMROD S VOYAGE Liie"!tena.nt Shackleton's vessel, the Nimrcd, arrived at Falmouth on Thursday and proceeded to London. All were w-eil on board, and it was stated that after leaving Cape Horn a nuwt enjoyable voyage had been experienced, but lot-hing ox incident happened. Previous to reaching Cape Horn several icebergs were passed. Captain Davies was unable to discover the Nimrod ttrid Em?r?ld Islands, and sailed over the p09ition where they were supposed to be situated.

I "Become a Lai Dhingra" LETTER OF A MAN WHO WANTED WORK Charles Janes (39), labourer, was indicted at tho London Sessions on Thursday for feloniously sending a letter threatening to kill and murder Mr. Harry Smith Wain- wright, locomotive and wagon superinten- dent of the South-Eastern and Chatham Rail- way. Mr. Bodkin, who appeared to prosecute, said defendant was in the employ of the South- Eastern and Chatham Railway Company for ten or twelve years, and in September, 1907, he was employed at Rotherhithe in the wagon department. Defendant committed a violent assault on a fellow-workman, and in conse- quence of which was discharged from the railway company's service. Defendant wrote, in July, a letter to Mr. Wainwright, in the course of which he demanded his job back, a.nd said he was desperate and was Drepareo to sacrifice his life rather than grope in the gutter. In a subsequent letter to Mr. Wainwright, sent from Naylor-road, Peckham, the defendant said' Seeing that you have denied me the right to work and means whereby I live, it is impossible to obtain work elsewhere, and the age-limit enforced, and got the pound of flesh out of me, and now cast upon the scrap-heap, and now I am being moulded into another creature, which may re-bound on you or your class at any unknown period. Now, what I am asking for is: Are you going to re-instato me or employ me? It matters not a bit, or are you under the thumb of the religious cranks, and dare not, or if s-o, why was the other man allowed to work? Now, sir, it is a very serious matter, and if you are going to play the part of a Curzon Wyllie, I may become a Lai Dhingra, and probably excel him, just because you will not let me work. This is a personal matter for me, and not a symptom; while other people may live in cowards' castles and applaud at my short- coming's. Now. sir, you may say it is an improper letter or what you like, but at present I am adopting specific measures, as I am only showing what it is possible to become. When' arrested the defendant admitted having writter to Mr. Wainwright Ea-ying that if he acted like Sir Curzon Wyllie he might prove a Lal Dhingra-, as he was desperate. When searched, however, it was proved that he was not in a destitute condition, as a sum of 3Os. was found upon him. The defendant handed in a document which he had written in defence, in which he! denied that he intended any serious form of throat to Mr. Wainwright. He had, he eaid, been to Canada since his dismissal by the railway company, and since his return had become somewhat desperate through being destitute. The jury found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Loveland said he should put the pri- soner back until next sessions in order that observation might be kept upon him, and the state of his mind inquired into.

RAILWAY REBATE FRAUDS. A somewhat complicated case was heard at Porth Police-court on Thursday, when Wm. Henry Thorn was charged with embezzling three sums of money— £ 3 7s. r>d., Cl 5s. 4d., and 6s. s.d.-due to the Taff Vale Railway Company. Mr. Norman Ingledew (Oai'diff) appeared foi-, the company, and Mr. G. Kirk- houee Jenkins tMcsars. Morgan, Bruoe, Nicholas, and James) defended. lIr. Ingledew said that prisoner was a goods clerk at Trealaw, and he had to make out the rebates invoices. Some traders were somewhat bad a.t figures, ajid left it with the prisoner to assess the amount, and he was recompensed by them for his trouble. The alleged embezzlement arose through this practice. Certain tradespeople arranged with Thorn to make out their rebates, and to that end bill-heads of these persons were eupii-iied to him, half the rebate to be given to him for his work. The weighte were put down far in excess, and his profit was pro- pcrtionately larger, and the company de frauded. Prisoner pleaded guilty.-Afr. Henry Wright, the company's auditor, stated tha.t the defal- cations had been going on from January 5, and the amount discovered was £ 34, besides the fictitious claims referred to. Sentence of two months' imprisonment in tho seoond division was passed.

SHOOTING AT BURGLARS A dramatic adventure with burglars took place during the early morning at Rye Oote, Dulwich Common, the residence of Sir Hiram Maxim. Toe burglars were dis- turbed and fired at, but escaped, leaving most of the valuables in the house untouched. Sir Hiram Maxim was away at the time at Orayford, conducting flyin.g experiments, but a friend, Mr. Carter, was sleeping in the house. Mr. Carter was awakened about 2.30 a.m., and gave the alarm. The burglars rushed from the house across the shrubberies and climbed over a fence. Several shots were fired after them, but they escaped uninjured. It was then found that they had, fortu- nately, been disturbed before they could pack up their booty. A few knick-knacks were aU they secured. Some hours later a school and a house in Dulwich village were entered by two men, who were evidently the same burglars. One of the men was injured, for the police have found traces of blood and a broken knife- blade. The men were seen running away from EJir Hiram's house by a passer-by, who describes one of them a-s "a gentlemanly man, fair-haired, a.nd clean-shaven, a-ged about 30, and wearin.g a ca-pe mackintosh and a dark cap." His companion appeared to be dressed as a working man.

SIX IN ONE ROOM. Emily Brand, married, o.f West Ham, was charged a<t Stratford yesterday with attempt- ing to commit suicide iJoy throwing herself into a pond. At aifco-ut 10.30 p.m. on August 22 a bricklayer, named Priest, saw a dark object in the water of the lake, and went in and found prisoner nearly submerged. Sha was unconscious, and wat taken to the inifir- ma,ry, where she Raid it was through worry. The husbaud said his wife was addicted to getting into d-eht. She on one occasion took some poison. She vrv.c not charged, but she was four days in the infirmary. Mr. W. J. Attwater (the clerk): Is that t,rue-that YOll took poison? Prisoner: Yes, I did. I've been tiri of life for years, and wish I had drowned. The husband promked to take more care of her in future. Prisoner: I don't ,feel I would be comfortable if I did go home. There are eix of us in one ivom, and I don't think that is right, She was remanded for a Vv ■ £ ■ £ "] £

ONLY THE DONKEY LEFT. A little woman cf the coster monger class entered the witness-box at Acton yesterday and said that her husband vras sentenced just over a. week ago to fourteen days' im- prisonment by the bench, adding, "And I want to know if loam sell the donkey so a,s to buy some food. Me and my children haven't had any food for three days, and the landlady has threatened to put us into the street." The Ma>gi-traite: When dees your huwbond come out of prison? The Applicant: Next Tuesday. The Magistrate: And you have nothing? The Applicant: Only the donkey. The Magistrate: You had better go to the parochial authorities for assistance. That will be better than selling the donkey. Resides, you can't sell your hus- |'band's property. The applicant promised to seek relief.

AVIATION AT RHEIMS Betheny, Thursday.—To-day's proceedings were marred by two mishaps which, fortu- nately, were not of a very serious nature. M. Rougier, after carrying out a flight, was, attempting to land when he lost. control of his machine, and fll among the crowd, two people h-eing slightly injured. A little later M. Bleriot was attempting a flight with a [passenger on board, when his machine fouled the ba,rrier in front of the grand stand, and overturned. Fortunately, the occupants ofs<,a.ped without injury, and the da.mage to the machine is insignificant.—Central News.

BARE FEET AS AN ASSET A barefooted tramp, sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment at Woking yesterday for bagging, was said to have t-old a police super- intendent tha.t goitiz without boots made a difference of lietween 8s. and 10s. a day to him. At the seaside he sometimes took at miten as a pound a day without asking. It. was stated that the man's Mu-wh appearance had caused women to give him food and money to get rid of him.

I From Att Quarters I was never such a fool as to think that people ever came to church to hear me preach."—The Rev. T Mundlo, pastor of Chelmsford Congregational Church. An inmate of the Winchester Work-houso has written to the master to the effect tha-t unless he is supplied with tobacco, sugar, and tea he will not remain in the "house." A woman in an assault case at Cuckfield (Sussex), being bedridden, the magistrates, the clerk, the police, and the reporters crowded in her bedroom to hear the eyidenoe.

Suffragettes Released I SUCCESSFUL HUNGER STRIKE All the eeven Aiffragettes sentenced at Liverpool on Tuesday for breaking windows and doing other da-mage on the occasion of Mr. Haldane's visit have been released from Walton Gaol, owing to their c-maciated con- dition brought op by their refusal to take food or stimulant since their imprisonment. One woman was released on Wednesday night, four yesterday morning, and the remaining two, Miss Rona Robinson, of Manchester, and Miss Annio O'Sullivan, of London, later in the day. The women were in a fitate of collapse, and were liberated on the recommendation of the prison doctor. They are receiving every attention, and are expected to recover in a few days.

SPECIAL ROAD FOR MOTORS I A memorandum explanatory of the Develop- ment and Road Improvement Funds Bill, introduced by Mr. Lloyd George on Thursday, was issued officially on Thursday night. The first part of the Bill enables the Treasury to make free grants and loans for the purpose of aiding and developing forestry, agriculture, and rural industries, the reclamation and drainage of land, the im- provement of rural transport (other than roads), the construction and improvement of harbours and canals, and the development and improvement of fisheries, and for any other purpose calculated to promote the economic development of the United King- dom. All grants and loans will be made out of a separate fund, which will be fed by (1) Sums annually voted by Parliament: (2) A sum of LZ,500,000 charged on the Con- .solid.ated Fund, and payable in five annual inst-alments of L500,000 each. Part 2 of the Bill constitutes a Road Board for the purpose of improving the facilities for motor traffic. The board are given power for the construction of new roads, which will be primarily roads confined to motor traffic, and on which the speed-limit will not trafrl<, and n apply. The Road Board will, however, have power to allow such roads to be used for other kinds of traffic if it sees fit, and may impose charges on traffic other than motor traffic. In addition to the power of acquiring- land for the purposes of new roads proposed to be constructed by the Road Board, the board is given power to acquire land in rural districts on either sida of such roads to the extent of 220 yards in depth. This power will enable the Road Board to a great extent to reap the increment in value of lands adjoining the new motor roads due to the construction of those roads, and it is hoped that this source of revenue may go some way towards recouping the Road Board for the expenditure on the construc- tion and maintenance of the new motor roads It is intended that the Road Board should be a small body consisting of about five members, and power is taken to pay a salary to one member, who must be either the chairman or vice-chairman of the board. The expenses of the Road Board, so far a =i not met by receipts such as indicated above, will be .defrayed out of a fund to which by Clause 70 of the Finance Bill the net proceeds of the duties on motor spirits end on licences for motor-cars are to be carried. A general clause applicable to both parts of the Bill provides that in approving, executing, or making advances towards the execution of any work thereunder, involving the employment of labour on a considerable scale, regard shall he had so far as is reasonably practicable to the general state and prospects of employment.

TICKETS FOR TRAMP WARD] At a meeting of the Pontypool Board of Guardians on Thursday, Mr. S. T. Griffin, J.P., presiding, Mr. Tom Morgan said that his attention had been drawn to the refusal of tickets for the casual ward to a large number of persons who had applied at the police-station for them. He was told that the sergeant in charge bad advised some of those who applied for tickets to go and sleep at the local gasworks. The sergeant further stated that the guardians had given instruc- tions to the effect that the police were to give as few tickets as possible. Mr. Morgan went on to say that tramps were infesting the town, and the position was a very uu desirable one, indeed. One of that class of persons had been sentenced to three months' imprisonment for committing burg-iary when there appeared to be no place where he could shelter. Further consideration of the matter was deferred pending the receipt of a report from the superintendent of police. The Clerk, in presenting the financial state- ment, stated tha,t £ 8,666 was required by the board. This would necessitate an additional Id. in the rate, bringing/the to-t-al poor-rate up to Std. Compared with two years ago, j the cost of out-relief had increased by £ 1,COO, j! a.nd the cost of lunatics by £ 140.

I MR. GRAYSON EXPLAINS At Its meeting at the House of Commons the Labour party had before it correspon- dence which has passed between Mr. Wardle, M.P., and Mr. Victor Grayson, M.P., with I regard to a statement alleged to have been made by the latter at Stockport. Mr. Gray- 90n is reported as having uà words imply- ling that Mr. Wardle, the Labour member for that town, sat in Parliament as a Liberal, and describing him as an enemy who posed I as a friend. On his attention being called to the matter Mr. Grayson declared that he was mis- reported, and that while he criticised aid' deplorsd the Labour party's support cf the Government with regard to the Budget, he did not personally a'ttaok Mr. Wardle. It was decided to send the onrrespondeuce to the ofnccs of the Independent Labour Party, of which Mr. GraYEon is a representa- tive, in order to secure a discussion there.

WORKMEN IN SWEDEN We are officially informed that a Royal Ordinance was recently promulgated in Sweden removing the disabilities under which British workmen injured in the course of employment in Sweden and the families of I such workmen have hitherto stood in respect of compensation under Swedish law as com- pared with Swedish subjects. The Ordinance, which came into force on July 1 last, pro- vides that women and children of British citizens shall enjoy a life pension in accordance with the law, even though at the time of the accident they were not domi- ciled in Sweden, and that British citizens entitled to a pension shall enjoy such during the time in which they are domiciled in the British Empire. u l"rf

I DANISH SCANDAL. Public opinion is still extremely bitter at Copenhagen against the Minister of Defenco, Mr. J. C. Christeiiaen, who was Premier when M. Alberti, who confessed to gigantic frauds. was Minister of Justice. A great number of citizens of all olaascs were invited to join a public procession to the Amalienborg Castle on Sunday next and protest against M. Christensen's remaining in Ministry, but to-day the King quite correctly refused to receive the procession or its deputation. A public meeting will take place instead else- where.

I WEALTHY PENSIONER. L107 in cash, a deixieit receipt for £50, a.nd an old-age pension book, were found in the possession cf William Collins, who was picked up by the police (lrunk and incapable on the public road at Ballincurrig at 11.30 at night. These were taken possession of by the police, and the man was reported to the local pension officer. Collins was yesterday sevsrely rfprimanded by the magistrates at Widlet.on, County Cork, and was fined 2s. 6d. foT drunkenness.

I LIVED WITH BROKEN NECK I A Rugby labourer, named John Rimmer, is stated to have gone about with his neck broken for more than three months. He fell downstairs at Easter and injured his neck, but did not go to hospital until August 9, when it was found that his neok was broken. He died in hospital yenterday.

I 7,723 CANDIDATES. The class list's of the July Cambridge local examinations, which were published yester- day, show that there were 7,723 senior canda- dates, and that of these 965 boys and 1,307 girls passed. Of the juniors, 1,451 boys and 1.184 girls passed.

At Croydon on Thursday Walter Benfield, a carman, of Nursery-road, Thornton Heath, and a. private of the 4th Queen's West Surrey Regiment, Avas charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon Harry Thompson by stabbing him with a bayonet, and was remanded for a week, bail being allowed in a su-^fcy of £10.

The Channel Swim. I I WOLFFE OBLIGED TO GIVE UP Wolffe, the Glasgow swimmer, who began yesterday afternoon his first attempt of the season to swim the Channel, gave up at 12.15 midnight, when about eight miles from the French ooa-st. He had been in the water just ever eight hours, and about eleven j o'clock complained that a piece of floating- wood had hurt his leg. ThM morning Heaton, another Channel aspirant, left Dover IIarbour on the tug Champion for the Shakspeare Cliff, where he was to enter the water at 8.15. His father and Burgess were on the tug.

I CURIOUS BALLOON MISHAP. The fifth annual show of the Merthyr and District Horticultural Society, of which Colonel D. Rees Lewis is president, took place on Thursday in Cyfarthfa Park. The weather was beautifully fine, and the show, which was certainly one of the best yet held, was patronised by a huge crowd of people. There were several exhibits not for competi- I tion, the most noticeable being a magnificent group of plants sent by the Marquess of Bute. This year the society had a new sec- retary in the person of Mr. A. T. Smith, who performed the duties devolving upon him in so excellent a manner as to entitle him to considerable credit. The Cyfarthfa and Municipal Band played a splendid pro- gramme of high-class music in the grounds during the afternoon and evening, and after darkness had set in there was a grand dis- play of fireworks. It had been intended to have a captive balloon in the park, in which visitors might experience to some extent the joys of aviation, but this source of attraction had to be left "out of the bill" under some- what peculiar circumstances. The balloon was taken to the gasworks to be inflated, and whilst it was being hauled back by ropes along the course of the Cyfarthfa railway line its passage was stopped in Georgetown by some telegraph wires, and there it had to remain derelict throughout the whole of the day. The judges were Mr. E. If. Battram, F.R.H.S., Parknewydd, Aber- cynon; Mr. T. Coomber, The Hendre, Gar- dens, Monmouth; Mr. J. Oswald, Cyfarthfa Gardens; and Mr. H. R. Farmer, Castle Gar- dens. Cardiff;

THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK ROTTERDAM, Thursday. Several suspected cases of illness have occurred since yesterday. Among the patients here were some persons on the lighter on which a. child had died. The sufferers have all been removed to isolation sheds. At the opening of to-day's sitting of the Municipal Council of Rotterdam, the Burgo- master said there had been up to the present four deaths from cholera. Of the nine persons in the isolation sheds three had been found to be infected by cholera bacillus, while the examination of three others gave a negative result, and that of the remaining three had not yet been concluded. Forty- two persons were also under observation by the medical authorities because, though apparently perfectly healthy, they had come into contact with infected persons.—Reuter ROTTERDAM, Thursday. The serious outbreak of cholera which has occurred here has thrown the inhabitants into a state of alarm bordering upon panic, despite the stringent measures taken by the authorities to prevent the spread of the dread disease. There are now nine cholera patients in the sanitary barracks, and 42 persons who ha,ve been in contact with the victims are being kept under close ob.servation.-Reater.

IN MEMORY OF CEIRIOG I At Pontymeibion, in the beautiful Vale of Ceiriog, on Thursday Sir Marchant Williams unveiled to the memory of Huw Morris, better known as Eos Ceiriog, a monument which his present-day admirers have erected in front of the house in which he was born. Sir Marchant said that the influence of Huw Morris was as great as it ever was, that his spotless character and great literary gifts, his unquestionable poetical genius were admired as much to-day as they were when the bard lived and moved up and down that valley, freely dispensing charity to the poor. He was a master of his native language. In his hands it was as supp.le as silk, and be wore it as a £ iov«. without crease and with- out fold. It was true that lie was sometimes a. little careless in his choice of words, and sometimes a little conventional in style, but what of that? Be it remembered that Homer sometimes nodded, that Sha.kspeare some- times dozed. The defects of Huw Morris's poetry were qo small and insignificant that they couid not by any possibility detract in the leaf-t degree from his fame. Cadvan and Archdeacon Thomas also epoke.

DUBLIN HORSE SHOW MISHAPS There was again a large attendance at Dublin Horse Show on Thursday. The Lord Lieutenant again visited the show. Just before the jumping competitions a gentleman was thrown from his horse, but was not seriously injured. The rider of a. horsft engaged in one, of the competitions was thrown at one of' the jumps and sustained some injuries. Among the prize-winners on Thursday was Mr. John Drage, Rickmanswo-rth, Herts, and Mr. James Pettigrew, Mewmains, Lanark- shire. The Hunters Champion Cup and the S-amu-el • Usher Roberts Challenge Cup were won by A] r. Holmes, of Paisley, with a horse 1 bred by Mr. Thomas French, of Bushey Park, in Ireland. The cup presented by the Earl of Pembroke with a view to encouraging im- provement in the breed of Irish horses was won by r". C. Fenton, of Tullow, County Carlow.

RHONDDA STATtSTtCS Dr. D. J. Jenkins, M.D., D.P.H., the medical officer of heaith for the Rhoudda district, in bid annual report states that the birth rate in the Rhondda for the past year exceeded that of England and Wales by 14.5 per 1,000, and that of the 76 great towns taken as a whole by 14.0, the actual number of births for the year being 5,454, or 41.0 per thousand, as compared with 39.1 per 1,000, the average for the past ten years. The number of deaths totalled 2,516, which is equivalent to 18.9 per 1,000 per annum, an increase o.f 2.5 per 1,000 as compared with the previous year's death rate, or a fraction under the average for the past ten years. Compared I vith the gc-neral death rate, only four of the great towns were higher.

SWANSEA MEDICAL DISTRICTS I At a special meeting of Swansea Board of Guardians on Thursday the resignation of Dr. David Griffiths, medical officer of No. 3 (Llandilo-Taiybou-t) District, was considered. The 81erk read a resolution sent from a meeting of Gorseinon ratepayers, and to be supported by a deputation to the guardians, asking that Gorseinon and Pontardulaia districts should be separated. It was decided that- the districts remain as at present. The commencing salary of Dr. Griffiths's successor was fixed at JE35.

RAILWAY DEAL IN MEXICO I NEW YORK, Thursday. I Special dispatches from Mexico report the purchase of the Pan-American Railroad by Mr. Thompson, the American Ambassador, for about £ 2,000,000. Mr. Thompson has announced his intention of resigning his post. The "Record Herald" of Chicago says that Mr. Thompson represents a group of St. Louis capitalists, who intend to hand over the rail- road to Mr. Harriman.-Reuter.

A DOWLAIS PASTORATE I TJryn Seion Welsh Congregational Church, Dowlais, recently extended a unanimous invitation to Mr. R. M. Rhys, Hirwain, who has had a brilliant career as a student at Carmarthen Presbyterian College, to succeed the Rev. Emrys James, now of Buckley, Flint- shire. Mr. Rhys has notified his acceptance of the vacant charge, and will enter'upon his ministerial duties in a few weeks.

LLANDRSNDOD LOAN R-EFUSED I Mr. John Burns, President of the Local povcrnment Board, has refused to sanction a loan cf ?lO.OM asked f?r by the Llandrindod W?Ds District Council ?:- ? pavilion in the apiibli,, grounds, c<msi<i?rins b,?lf that sum quite sufficient. In the revised scheme, says Mr. Burns, there m-ust be no frills.

CITY TRAMWAY RECEIPTS I Pass'ng'rs. Receipts. Last year. Cardiff 495.170 X,2,286 6s. Ilid. z2,2,31 19s. 6d.

Miners' Eight Hours THE QUESTION OF OVERTIME The Home Secretary received a deputation from the executive committee of the Miners' Federa.tion of Gred.t Britain at the House of Commons yesteirday withSregard to certain difficulties which have arisen in connection with the Miners' Eight Hours Act. Mf. Enoch Edwards. M.P., introducing the deputation, stated tha-t the difficulties which ihad arisen were generally in regard to the interpretation and definition of terms, add- ing t,ha.t. these difficulties had given rise to a great deal of uneasiness. It was because they sought to obviate &t.rdkea and stoppages tha.t they had desired to interview Mr. Glad- stone. Mr. Gladstone expressed his pleasure at hearing that t'here was an attempt being made by all concerned to work the Act fairly. As to the question of hours, he said, men must not be asked t-o work more than 91 hours in one shift. There had been many men who had, perhaps, tried to get more out of the Act than they were entitled to. The overtime clause was put in as an ordinary overtime provision, and the 60 hours' clause was not intended to increase the number of hours worked at all times, but at times of pressure due to an increased demand.

SERMON FROM THE DOCK Frederick Preddey (41), collier, Victoria, was summoned at Ebbw Vale on Thursday for assaulting his wife. He admitted the offence, but said he could give a "full account of the occurrence." He went into the witness-box, but refused to be sworn, whereupon the Bench stated that they could not listen to him. Defendant: I hope God will open your ears. The Clerk: We don't want a sermon. Defendant then became very excited, and complained that he was not having justice, and, turning to the people in court, he said, I'll give you a full account of it in the middle of the street." Then he alleged that a constable was whispering, The —- is not right." I am right enough, thank God; and I hope you will seek salvation, which I am pleased to tell you I ha.-ve got," he said. The Bench imposed a fine of 4Gs., or one month.

f 17-YEAR-OLD POISONER Lcontirif9 Crczatier, who is only seventeen years of age. is under arrest at Paris for attempting to poison M. Fothier, a milk [ dealer, by whom she was, employed as ser- Ylant. M. Potttier showed symptoms of poisoning, and, suspicion falling- on the girl, she wf.8 questioned by the examining magis- trate and admitted having put corrosive sublimate in the food. She declared that die had doro this at the instigation of M. Pothier's tson, a bey oif fifteen, who was in love with her. The boy was called, but denied that he knew anything about the corrosive sublimate. He said Leontine was to have put chloroform in the soup to put his father to sleep, so that they could ta,ke £ 1,000 from the sa-fe and go for a trip in Belgium.

DISHONEST DRESSMAKER, Clara Martin, dressmaker, who wept bit. terly in the dock, wa.s charged at London Sessions yesterday with havi'n.g stolen a watch from Alfred Goad, and a Ting and other articles from Julius Rayman. Detec- tive-sergeant Mitchener eaid that he had observed the woman go into a number of jewellers' shops in Woolwich, and he arrested her. Numerous articles were found upon her which had been stolen from West End jewellers, in addition to other property not yet identified. The accused had admitted stealing jewellery from various shops, which she could not name, as they were so numerous. The accused wt, sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the second division.

SPAIN'S REPUBLICAN LEADER Senator A. de Ja-ndro Lerroux, prominent in Spain a £ the Republican leader, reached Plymouth to-day on his way to London and Paris. He will not go to Hpain until a meeting of the House of Deputies. Senor Lerroux'said, as a Republican, he was agaiins.t the Ma.norchical system. It was not a QU>e.3tion of dynasties or individuals he said, it was the present system of govern- ment which he and his friends were opposed. He stated that his future plans were to con- tinue to oppose any system of Mo,narehical government to the utmost of his power, even to the extent of revolution.

THEFT OF CHEQUES A young man, who is supposed to be able to afford a clue to a recent theft of 45 cheques from an hotel in the West End of London, has been detained by the Leeds police. The man was yesterday charged with travelling from London to Leeds with- out a ticket. He was questioned about three cheques, two of which were blank, and the third was filled in and made payable to him- self. Superintendent Handley communicated with the London police, and received a reply that the cheques were three of a series of 45 which had been taken from a West End hotel.

FOGGY WEATHER NAVIGATION I Paris, Friday.—Details are published here I of a noteworthy invention which, it is believed, will solve the problem of navigation in foggy weather. The inventors are Captain Thl aMI Captain Bellini, two Italian savants, .a,TI\d their apparatus is described as a "wire- less compass." The compass, it is stated, is so arranged that it can locate the direction of a station whence Hertzian waves a,re being sent forth into the atmosphere, and it is claimed for it that by its means one vessel can determine the exact position of another up to a distance of fifty kilometres.

RICK FIRE AT ST. FAGA'NS Shortly after nine o'clock on Thursday morning a large rick of hay in St. Fagan's Park, the property of the Earl of Plymouth, was found by Mr. John Welsh to be on fire. A large number of willing hands were quickly on the spot, and every effort to save the rick was made. A couple of water-carts were requisitioned to bring water from the river, but the fire had taken such a hold on the rick that their efforts were futile. There is a difference of opinion as to whether it is a case of spontaneous combustion or the act of an incendiary.

LATE MR. J. JONES, TREGARON Mr. John Jones, of 5. High-street, Doldre, Trega-rcfti, who died on the 20th of July, left estate valued li-t 1671 gross, with net per- sonalty £ 563. Probate of his will ha,s been granted to his son, Mr. John Thomas Jones, of 42. Constance-street, Caerleon-road, New- port, grocer's assistlnt; Mr. Reef; Jo.nes, of The Emporium, Tregaron, draper; and Mr. David Thomas, of Cambrian House, Tregaron, grooer.

DEATH OF A NOVELIST. Mir. George Manville Fenn, the well-known novelist, died yesterday at his residence, Syon Lodge, Isleworth. He had never fully recovered from his fcerious illness two years ago, and expired suddenly from heart failure. Mr. Fenn, who was barn at Westminister in January, 1831, was author of numerous novels, and boys stories, short tales, and magazine t ketches.

KING &THE RHEIMS FLIGHTS Paris, Fri-day.It rumoured 'I at Betheny yesterday, according to the Figaro," that King Edward would visit the aviation ground to-day, and that the German Orown Prince might be expected to- morrow. The authorities, however, declare that they know nothing of any such arrange- me nits.

 OTTAWA! F!NE 8HOOT!NG AT OTTAWA I Otta-wa, Thursday.—Excellent shoot4ng con- tinues to be the rule at the meeting of the Dominion Rifle Association. The Grand Aggre- gate Prize has been won by Sergeant Russell with a score of 334. In an extra series at 500yds. and OOyds. Sergeant Russell scored 29 consecutive bulIs.-Reuter.

PAGEANT AND INFIRMARY The amount actually realised by the Pageant performers at their garden party in aid of Cardiff Infirmary was £ 74 6s. The Post-office Band (which was engaged) handed I back a donation of £1 is., so that the total is E75 7s.

HATCH FELL ON HIM James Smith (48), a labourer, of 72, Wim- 1 borne-street, Cardiff, was working in the! hold of a vessel at the docks to-day, when a hatch fell on him from the top of the hold. Smith, who sustained severe injuries to his shoulders, was conveyed to the infirmary and detained.

DUTCH CAFE, near Queen-street Station, one of the quaintest in the world. Aiternoon Teas with our delicious Brea-d and Butter.—Stevens, Confectioftc;, j Limited. Cardiff. al4¿ j

Cof. Courtenay Morgan PERILOUS YACHTING ADVENTURE Colonel Courtenay Morgan's yacht, thd Lorna, bound from Harwich to Aberdeen, has1 been disabled and stranded off the coast near the mouth of the Tweed. The colonel was on board at the time. The yacht was beating for Berwick harbour, and dipped in a heavy sea, which filled the headsail and carried away the jibboom. Almost immediately after- wards the mainmast was blown away and th& craft was rendered helpless. Her movements- had been watched by a coastguard, who sum" moned the lifeboat. Fortunately, the tng Forth had gone out to fetch in some herring-boats, and after mncb difficulty succeeded in getting a rope on board the yacht. The lifeboat stoc-d by and life- saving apparatus was in readiness in case of need. Thousands of people lined the pier, and there was much excitement when the tow. rope broke. This occurred twice in quick succession, and the yacht grounded near Spittal Point. She was got, off, however, and ultimately, after the third breaking of the tow-rope, was safely got into dock. A northerly gale was blowing and the dis. mantled vessel pitched heavily. When she grounded the crew of fourteen remained 011 board and sustained no injury

FRANCE'S NAVAL POWER. Speaking at a banquet at La Rochelle in connection with the Commercial Ports Con- gress, the Minister of Marine said:—With her past, her traditions, and the needs of her civilising mission, France cannot refrain from being a great naval Power. Her geographical- position and the extent of her coasts, which make her shores of three seas—everything compels her to maintain her naval force at a height suitable to the place which she holds in the concert of nations. To forget this would be to become decadent In a period of rapid changes like the present, when all naval States are making great efforts to increase their fleets, we cannot, we must not, remain behind. Many criticisms have b-eeii levelled at our Navy. I do not hesitate to admit they may have some foundation, but their exaggeration would lead us to face the situa- tion with pessimism, than which nothing could be more dangerous. Some inaccifracies, it is true, may be conceived in considering the use of our naval force, but are any human works exempt from these? Do not let us waste our energy in useless regrets, and let us look forward to parry with vigour and without weakness the difficulties which we shall meet. Public opinion will help US.- Reuter.

RESTORING ORDER IN PERSIA The Persian Minister of the Interior beA informed the editor of the Negat" that the question of the provision of adequate roard guards for trade routes is occupying the attention of the Government, and that a. special Commission is at present engaged in. framing a comprehensive scheme to this end. The Minister added that 200 Cossacks and 800 other cavalry would shortly be despatched to Azirbajan, and that a Cossack force will also depart for Fars, whither the new Governor, Saham ed Dowleh, has already gone Prince Mohammed Hassan, the. Shab's brother, has been appointed Heir-Apparent.- Reuter.

BURGLARIESATCARDIFFDOCKS There has recently been a succession of burglaries in the Cardiff Docks district. Offices at Pier-head-chambers were entered and a sum of about i;40 taken. The Docka Conservative Club has also been raided and ransacked, the visitors possessing themselves of 30s. which was exposed on a shelf in the bar, six or seven bottles of whisky, a number of cigars, and a quantity of tobacco. From the shop of Miss Williams, tobacco- nist, West Bute-street, money and a quantity of tobacco and other articles are missing.

CLERICAL SCANDAL. At Hereford Consistory Court on Thursday the, Chancellor of t,he Diocese read his judg- ment, which has been confirmed by the result of the appeal, in the case of the Rev. Frederick. Hamilton Lovibond, charged with misconduct with his servant for several years. He deprived him of all his prefer- ments in the Hereford Diocese, especially of the rectory of How Ca-pie and Sollars-hope, and inhibited him from actin g and officiating as clergyman throughout tlie diocese for ever.

RUSSIAN POLITICAL MURDER The trial i-s proceeding at St. Petersburg Of M. Dubrovin, president of the Union of the Russian People, and of his associates, who are charged witft complicity in the murder in 1905 of M. Hertzenstein, of the Constitu- tional Democratic party in the Duma. M. Zaritchkin declared that M. Hertsenstein was killed by a man named Kayantzeff, who was paid 1,000 roubles by M. Dubrovin. M. Jaskevitch declared that he was innocent.- Reuter.

ADMIRALTY COMMANDS. Rear-admiral Sir Colin R. Keppel. who relin- quished commaifd of his Majesty's yacht Vic- toria and Albert on August 11. on Thursday hoisted his flag on the battleship Vengeance at GiTlingham, taking up duties as Rear- admiral of the Atlantic Fleet, in succession to Rear-admiral W. B. Fisher, who will haul down his flag from the battleship Albemarle at Sheerness. Sir Colin's flag will be hoisted to-day on the Albemark, trie second flagship in the Atlantic Fleet.