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THE CARBUNCLE CLUE
THE CARBUNCLE CLUE (A MYSTERY), 1 BY FERGUS HUME, triVr fill MyUrj of t Hansom Cab," "Xadame Midaa," "Hossieur Judas," "Island of Taatmr," ".AJaddia in homdom," "HMleqcin Opal," "The N&mGlOm City." 'l'h. Dwarf'■ Chamber," "'I'M I»dt» Battel* -no Bishop's Seopet," "The Gokien Wang-Ho," "Sfcylock of tile RtfW." "Tbe Turnpike Bouee," "Jonah'g Luck," See. START TH18 STORY TO-DAY. POIMCIMU. CHMACTEKS AND INCIDENTS. I OiLBXLD CXKFWAY, nephew and heir to ] Lord Batehwin, arrested for the murder of • man found in his ohambers. OOTAVITJS PA-NKS. a famous detective, known to Conway in prirate life as Bixton. tetee up the case out of friendship for the accused. LENA DARBELL, daughter of a. famouj: philanthropiat. engaged to Oonway. JIBS. PHOB-NJBY, housekeeper at the cham- bers. DOOLAN, Conway's valet, an Irish-American, who professes to be deaf. ICJLNtJEL MADBASZO, from Lima, who 11M chambers in the eame house as Conway. fiOJiACii BEXXETT. Conway's cousin, who is supposed to have died a.t Lima., and to whose property Conway succeeded, but who turns up in London and is met by Con- way on the evening before the murder. Mrs. BRYNMAUB. a Mexican, tivulg in London, whose antecedents are shrouded. An unknown man is discovered muraered In the chambers of Mr. Gerald Conway. Qarry-street Westminster The whole affair is a profound mystery, and the only clue to the man's identity is a gold bangle oa the left wrist, in which is a carbuncle Craven with the form of a weasel. Oonway is arrested on suspicion, and his friend Rixton (known in other circles as Fanks, a famous detective) determines to sift the mystery. MTS. Phorney tells him that on the night in question she heard the light step of a women on the stairs leading to Gerald Oonway's apartments. Site let the glass faJl with a crash on the floor. I Next he questions Doolan, who speaks of & letter received by Conway on the even- ing before the murder, and a question by him a-s to whether his cousin. Horace Bennett, was really dead. While in Conway's room Bixton discovers a peculiar perfume in the blotting-pad on the writing-table, which perfume re-calls a woman, and be ejaculates. "Good heavens 1 What waa she doing here on that night?" A visit to Conway in prison elicits the amazing information that the letter received by the accused on the evening before the murder was from Horace Ben- nett and that Conway met him at the Athenian Club that evening Rixton discovers that Madraszo borrowed Conway's door key and took an impression of it in wax. Miss Darrell and Mrs. Bryn- maur are brought into the mystery, and Madraszo gives Bixton a folded paper i whkh he says contains the name of a friend who bad a oarbunole bracelet. Lena. Darrell. when Bixton suggests to bar that she waa in Conway's room on the night of the murder. remarks, despairingly, "You know that? I am lost: This cryptic rema? .he. howe?r. explained by stating that, dared to do so by Mrs Brynmau.. ?he visited Conway'- room and left a note for him on the table. In ?rtherconversa. tion Rixton di-?overs that it is BrYii? maur and not Lena Da.rreU who uses tbe J perfume which Bixton detected on the b!ottin?-pad. The inference is that ]4rs.l Brynmaur was also at Conway a room, and got Lena's note. Further trace of Bennett's movements is found at Slowman's Hotel, and a search I of Bennett's box reveals further traces of the weasel emble After that Rixton opens the paper given him by Madraszo, and reads the name, "Horico Bennett." Meanwhile the case against Conway breaks down, and he is released. To him Rixton show a an initialled sixponoo, found under Oonway's desk after the murder was discovered, and Conway recognizee it as I, boloi)ging to Lena Darrell's father. CHAPTER XIII. I PRETTY MRS. BRYNMAUR. During the drive to Kerrymore-gardens out little conversation was exchanged between the pair. After that last statement regarding the sixpence which he had recog- nised as the property of Michael Darrell. the detective refused to further enlighten his friend. We will talk of these matters later on." he said, smiling. At present my theory is so imperfect that I lo not wish to submit it to anyone. My suspicions are strong, but they may prove incorrect. All I ask is that ycu t-hould hold your tongue, and be civil to Mrs. Brvnmaur." I sha n't go rear the woman," growled Conway, crossly. Ton win meet her this morning at Kerry- more-gardene," said Rixton, significantly. Oh, do not look so astonished—it is not chance, but arramgement., I requested Miss Darrell to ask her. I wish to see her—in your presence. •' I c'on't ftee how that will help you," said Gerald, flushing. -Probably rot; but I have my reasons, and I wish to work the matter out in my own way. Mrs. Brynmaur," explained Rix- ton, is in love with Jou. She has made a hold stroke to get you for a husband. Her plot h&- failed througa untoward circum- 1 stances, and I now wish to see her attitude towards jou. I am at your disposal, my dear fellow." said Conwa v, heartily. You have done so much for me and for Lena that I would, indeed, be ungrateful not to do what you wish. I'll be civility itself to Mrs. Brynmaur, and," ad(bd he, with an effort, "to Mr. Darrell." Don't assume that h" is -uilty," remarked Rixton, quick' the lost sixpence proves that lIe was in the library on the night, but it doesn't say that he killed Bennett But what the dickens was he doing in my room, then?- For an answer to that I must refer you to Mrs. Brynmaur." Oh!" )-&id Conway, sceptically, do you think that there is anything between her and the old man? Tha.t." said Rixton, with great emphasis, is what I mean to find out this morning. There is no aoubt in my mind that old Darrell accompanied Mrs. Brjumaur to your rooms on that fatal Wednesday. Mrs. Pherney Ieclared that after eleven she heard the footsteps of a man and a woman. The woman was Mrs. Brynmaur; the man, your future father-in-Ia.w. Poor Lena. Don't pity her until we know the worst. Ae yet oc don't!" It ia all of a tangle. Bixton; I fail to Bee how you can unravel it." I know you do," said the dctcctivo, good- humouredly, as the cab stopped at Kerry. more-sairdena; "but don't be afraid; I hold all the clues in my hand." It was after eleven when they found them- selves in the drawing-room at Kerry more- gardens, for the conversation in the library had taken longer than either anticipated. Mrs. Brynmaur, who never by any chance kept appointments to the minute, had not yet arrived, so Lena bad her restored lover all to herself for quite ten minutes, during which period Bixton discreetly retired to the window. The last meeting between the lovers had been painful enough, as it had taken place in Holloway Gaol, under the superin- tendence of the detective, but the sadness of the past was lost sight of in the joy of the present. My darling!" said Lena, fondly kissing Oonway's haggard cheek, how thankful I JIG to « trmm aaJML. I thought that my heart would have broken last week." All's well that ends well," replied Con- way, returning the embrace, though, to be sure, the matter isn't ended yet." But, Cerald, you are free—you are inno- cent!" Some people don't think so," rejoined Conway, with a sigh. I'm still suspected as having killed my cousin, in order to keep II the estates. Indeed, but for Rixton's advice I would have left town this afternoon." You must not do that, Gerald. Mr. Rixton is quite right; you must wait till the mystery of the death is cleared up, then J none can say a word against you. I shall help you, Mr. Rixton shall help you, and be- I' tween us we may find < ut the truth." Gerald kissed her again. All the same, I 19.m very angry with you," he said, playfully; how could you be so rash ae to visit my rooms on that night?" I only did it out of bravado, dear," replied ien a, with a nervous augh. "I have been so accustomed to go about by myself, i and to set conventionality at defiance, tha.t your laughter piqued me. I know it was rash and foolish, but no one knows about my escapade but Mrs. Brynmaur." i "She suggested it, I believe?" said Conway, with a frown. ( "Ye8, and I told her the next morning; but I did not know then that she had my note." "I suppose "here is no question of that?" Well, Mr. Rixton says she must have taken iõ off the desk in your room—I left it there, you know. But it will be all right, Gerald. Mrs. Brynmaur is too much a friend to say anything." "My dear!" said Gerald, decidedly, "I do not approve of your acquaintance with Mrs. Brynmaur. She is a bad woman, I think." Oh, Gerald! Yes, she is; I am certain of it, and so is Rixton!" On hearing his name, that gentleman came forward with a smile. Am I summoned to the council?" he asked, lightly. We were talking of Mrs. Brynmaur," said Conway, with a rather embarrassed laugh, which did not escape the ears of Lena. You had better not talk of Mrs. Bryn- maur," observed Bixton, with another smile; "she will be here shortly, and we must be amiable to her." ".Amiable!" murmured Lena, who was beginning to hate the lady with all the promptitude of a jealous woman. Don't trouble about her, Miss Darrell," said Bixton, observing this; I promise you that in a few days Mrs Brynmaur will have her hands too full to trouble either of you." She won't trouble me," cried Conway. I hate the woman; and I'm not at ail sure that sne isn't a criminal." Well, she certainly stole and opened a letter addressed to another person," laughed Ivixton; "but for the rest we'll say nothing at present. However, before she arrives I would like to know a little about her career. You are intimate with her, Miss Darrell, 150 perhaps you can inform me. Who is Mrs. Jbrynmaur?" She is the wife of the late Mr. Brynmaur." I know that she is a widow, and mighty well the dress becomes her. iJut who was Mr. Brynmaur?" He was a rich country squire, Shropshire family, I think," said iena, to whom Mrs. Brynmaur had told as much of her career aa suited her. "He met her in Paris, where she was sent from Mexico to school; there be fell in love and married her about three years ago. He died irom a. cold he caught when out shooting, a.nd she baa been a widow for the last two yea.rs." "And well off she is, too, if the gossip of the clubs goes for anything," said Conway; "close on i^O.OOO a year, the house in Bene- dict-square, and a country mansion in Shrop- shire. A good catch for some impecunious bachelor. Pray do not look so doubtfully at me, Lena. I am not a hard-up bachelor, and if I were starving I shoukl certainly not marry Mrs. Brynmaur." Lena felt her jealousy assuaged, and re- warded her lover with a kiss for that speech. With a meditative aspect Rixton looked on. Did she come straight from Mexico to Paris?" he asked. £ >o sha says." "And sinco being Mrs. Brynmaur, has she paid a visit to the New World?" -No!" replied Lena, decidedly. "She hates the New World, and has no desire to return home; since her marriage she has lived partl.v in London, in Paris, and in Shrop- shire." "Ail," murmured Bixton, in a queer tone, as he thought of Madraszo's story, "I won- der when she found time to visit Lima?" Before Lena could reply to this remark the ticor was thrown open and Mrs. Brynmaur was announced by the tall servant. A pretty brunette with a vivacious manner, richly dressed in a dainty raiment, with a coquet- tish widow's cap, showing a line of white under the bonnet, entered the room, and advanced towards Lena with outstretched hands. She was so small and delicate that she almost had to stand on tip-toe to ki83 her friend; and talked all the time in a silvery voice, with much display of hands and effective shot; at both gentlemen from her large black eyes. Altogather she was a cha.rmi11 little widow, as full of grimacing and posturing as a ballet-dancer. Of her greeting with Lena and her meeting with Conway it is needless to speak fully. She kis-.ed the one and shook hands frankly with the other, congratulating both on the happy issue of their troubles. "1 know I cried my eyes out for your sake, dear," she said to Lena. "The horrid wretches, to shut up poor Mr. Conway; but, of course, I never doubted for a moment-but that he was guiltless." Bearing in mind the late conversation, Lena received this gushing with even more than her usual coolness, and Mrs. Byrnmaur was clever enough to see that the girl was doubtful of her genuineness. But she deftly turned her attention to Bixton, and went on acting, as only a woman can act under the eyes of another. Rixton responded readily enough to her attentions, but not with the show of admiratdon that she so artlessly e?ibited to him. He wished to find out her I real feelings, which he was pretty sure were 1 not all she wanted the trio to believe. Her ) face was pale under her rouge.; there were I suspicious circles under her eyes, which hinted at sleepless nights; and, although she was carefully dressed, a lack of fresbnestl I about her appearance. Her manner, too, was forced, and she seemed anxious and worried; but, like the clever woman she was, she went on acting a frivolous part so bril- liantly as to deceive all—save Bixton. "And after all." she said to him, "I don't think I'll remain in England. When the season is at an end I shall go to Mexico on a visit to my own people." I I don't knjw Mexico, Mrs. Brynmaur, but I I have bet-n :o Uma," said Bixton. This was a. lie. but the lady did not know it to be one, and oetrayed her surprise by a atart and a keen glance at the youns man. But she was equal to the occasion. "Have you reQllye Perhape you met that poor Mr. Bennett tb&r""cy t.ha.t story, about his having died at Ctuoo. I read it all in the Morning Planet.' You have no idea how it interested me." Oh. yes, I have.- said Rixton, signifi- cantly. "What od-1 things you say," replied Mrs. I Brynmaur, nervously; "of coarse, like all London, I am immensely ii terested in the case. I suppose it :s true?" So far aa Mr. Conway is concerned it is- not otherwise." I suppose those detective people are still looking for the crirpinaj?-what a. horrid criminal-what a horrid man be must be." Perhaps he isn't a man at all," hinted Rixton, but Mrs. Brynmaur, as the saying is, did not turn a hair at the pointed remark. "You don't say so?" she said, coolly. "How very interesting, but what a dreadful thing. I wonder who she was." Oh, some woman with a grudge against Bennett," rema rked Bixton. Perhaps she also came from Lima." Ah! really, I wish you would get me a glass of water, Mr. Rixton, I feel so faint with the heat of the room." I think it must be the strong scent you use." said Rixton, and got her the water ae requested. It's Hitu," explained Mrs. Brynmaur, sip- ping the water, quite a rew scent. You have never heard of it before?" yes; twice, Mrs. Brynmaur—once when you told mj about it at your own hou-se, and again in the library of OUT friend, Mr. Oonway." The little womazi paled under her rouge, a,nd let the glass fall with a clash on the floor. (TO BE CONTINUED TO-MORROW.)
IWALES FOR CHRIST
WALES FOR CHRIST At a meeting of the Welsh missionaries and delegates held at Edinburgh in connection with the great Worli Missionary Conference it was decided to hold in the coming autumn a special conference for and fn Wales, with the object of securing the more direct prac- tical application in the Principality of the policy and principles adopted at the General World Conference. The Welsh, like the General-, Conference, is intended to embrace all the Christian Protesta-nt denominations, and it is understood that prominent digni- taries of the Anglican Church in Wales have already given their adhesion to the proposal. A provisional executive was entrusted with the duty of giving effect to the resolution, and Llandrindod Wells was selected as the meeting-place of the conference, which is expected to be held at the end of August or the beginning of September next.
92 YEARS IN A VAN[
92 YEARS IN A VAN [ To have lived in a showman's ran for but eight years lees than a century ie the unique experience of Mrs. Elizabeth Crecraft, the oldest livirg show proprietor in the world. This wonderful old lady ie still active in the business, CQutrotimg one of the biggest bioscope shows at present touring South Wades. A reipresentatlveof the Evening Express interviewed her at Milford Haven. Mrs. Greeraft gave some interesting details of her long life. Site was born at CheJsea in a showman's van in the yeax 1818, and never knew what it was to live in a h<yuee. Her father had been In the show line for about 30 years previous to her birth, and the old lady now claims that her family has-with its record of over 120 years—been longer in the business than any other in the world. There will never be such times again as those in my early days," said MTS, Cheoraft. with a shake of her head. "In turn I MB6. CBBURAFT. I Oldest show proprietor in the -world. I have shown menageries, waxworks, living I skeletons, and fat women; a man 211b. in weight and another 42st.; a dwarf 27in. in height and a giant of 7ft. 4in.-in faot, I have exhibited p<racticolly every kind of living novelty known in my days. Many of the best known showmen of to-day learnt their business with me." Then she went on, I have lived in the reigns of six Sovereigns, and, what is more, I have seen them all--George III. George IV, William IV., Queen Victoria, Edward VII, and George V." She attributed her longevity to her careful and regular habits. Though not a bigoted teetotaler, she denounced intoxi- cating drink, saying that indulgence gene- rally meant ruin in the long run. Mrs. Ore- craft keepe herself abrer-a of the times by reading the daily newspaper, and astonished her interviewer by her intimate knowledge of current events.
Passing Pleasantries I
Passing Pleasantries I The eye of a little London miss was attracted by the sparkle of dew at early morning. Mamma," she exclaimed, it's hotter than I thought it w." "What do you meam ?,, Look here. the grass is all covered with perspiration. City Editor: One minute, Jones. Reporter: All right. City Editor: I don't know whotber it is absent-mindedness on your part, or an ex- preeedon of your views on matrimony, but I'd rather, when you have occasion to write about a wedding, not have you say tha.t Miss Smith and Mr. Brorwn underwent' a mar- riage oeremomy. A gentleman was travelling on a train when the train suddenly pulled up at a station. Pushing his head out of the window he shouted to the guard. Shall I have time to get a drink?" Yes, sir," answered the official. Can you give me a guarantee that the train won't st?rt?" urged the other. Yes, I'll take one with you," was the smiling rejoinder. IN, SPITE OF HIMSELF. I An old woman once came to Flam steed, the first Astronomer-Royal, to ask him if he could tell her where she would find a certain bundle of linen which she had lost. Flam- steed determined to show the folly of that belief in astrology which had led her to Greenwich Observatory. After drawing a circle and putting a square into it. hegnavely pointed out A ditch near her cottage, in whioh, he said, it would be found. When she should oome bock disappointed he intended to rebuke her folly, but she returned in great delight, with the bundle in her hand, which she had found in the exact place he had pointed out! CAUGHT! I A tramp, who was begging, had just turned away from a passer-by when be saw a young ma.n walking briskly towards him. "Please, mister," said the tramp, "can you give us a copper to get something to eat with." The young man stopped. "What's the matter?" he asked. "Can't get work,' said the tramp glibly. "I haven't had a, bite to eat since yesterday morning. Pawned all my ctotbes. 'oepting these. Slept under a wharf for a week, and I don't know anybody in the whote city- honestly I don't!" The yotrng man looked at the tramp's smooth faoe, over which a razor had evidently passed very recently. "Who shaved you this msotmiuz;" he aeked, and walked on.
COALTRIMMING QUESTION I
COALTRIMMING QUESTION I The ooaltrimmers belonging to the National labourers' Union at Swansea have decided at a. meeting called to consider the outcome of the recent oanferenoe with shippers on Satur- day afternoon work, to give the proposals of the employers, which involve occasional Saturday afternoon work for the purpose of facilitating the return of empties, a month's trial.
jSELF DENIAL
SELF DENIAL The visit of a deputation to Cork to ineipeet the waterworks machinery was the subject of an amusing disoueeion at the Stafford Town Oatmeal. Four went, and the cost was below JE20. Alderman Bridg-wood: "You did it very cheaply." Councillor Dunn: "Yes; it was really hard work. We were no at five a.m., travelled from Dublin to Cork and back in a day. and aipent all the available time in the engine room." daughter.) The council thanked the deputation for their self-denial.
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Obstacle to Happiness" CtHlLOTME FOR CHINAMEN The first guillotine to be employed in China has arrived at Peking from France. It will be set up inside the new prison, aa, according to recent regulations, executions will no longer be public. Penalty of death, as laid down in the old oode, had six degrees: Death by torture, Immediate decapitation and exhibition of the head. Innnediate deca.prbastion without exhibition of the head, Decapitation after some months, Immediate hanging, and Hanging after some months- Aocording to the new code the death penalty is in four degrees: Immediate decapitation, Deferred decapitation, Immediate hanging, and Deferred hanging. The Red Line The advantage to the condemned person of a deferred execution consists in the fact that every year the list of the name of those under sentenoe of dearth is submitted*to the Emperor, and under the names of such as are to be executed he draws a red line. The others escape for that year, but must take their chances the next year and eveiw suc- cessive year, when the same formality ie gone through on the part of the Sovereign. Decapitation is oonsidered a more severe punishment ttha-n hanging, because the I former necessitates the cutting of the- body in two parts, which, in the eyes ot toe descendants of the victim, diehoncrirs the dead. His memory ca-nnot then be vene- rated in the same way as the man whose body has only been hanged. The cutting in two of the body is an obstacle to the happiness of the soul. Executioners have often made their for- tunes by means of this popular belief. The relatives of the oondemned pay great sums of money so that the head may not be entirely severed from the body, but remain elightfcly aottaohed thereto. The guillotine will pnt a. stop to this.
For Women Folk.-I
For Women Folk. I HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DISHES To clean light kid gloves, slightly damp a soft cloth with milk, and gently rub the soiled parts, and afterwards dry with a cloth. To take inteta-ins out of a coloured table- oloth, dissolve a teaspoonful of oxalic acid in a teacup of hot water; rub the stained part well with the solution. Lf you want your brooms to last. news- stand them head downwards on the floor when not in use. Put a piece of string thirough a hole in the handle and hang them u p. To Loosen a go)aa¡; stopper soak a, corner of a glass oloth in boiling water, and then wrap it round the neck of the bottle. The heat will cause the neok to expand, and then the stopper may easily be removed. Real Scoter Scones I Level one pound of flour in a bowl; scoop a hole in the centre of it, and put in one teaspoonful of soda, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, and one pint of buttermilk, or as much as is needed to make the flour into the consistency of common dough. Roll this to the thickness of an inch; cut out the scones with a tumbler; lay them on a griddle which has been heated and rubbed with butter, and keep turning them until they are a rich brown mi each side. Currant Bread .1 -rate ttIree and a half pounds of flour, bait an ounce of salt, one ounce and a half of cream of tartar, three-quarters of an ounce of bicarbonate. of soda, a quarter of a pound of lard, a quarter of a pound of caster sugar, one pound of currants. Sift the flour, powders, and salt together, rub in the lard, aaid the sugar and currants, mix up with waiter into nice paste, divide and place in tins, wash over with milk, and bake at once. This recipe requires no proving or waiting, and turns out a nice loafFamily Herald." Cooseberries in Batter I Sift two cupfuls of flour into a basin, add a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, then gradually add two well-beaten eggs and two oupfuls of milk. Beat well and make two hours before using. Wash, top, and tail one pound of gooseberries. Cook them with a very little sugar, do not allow them to break, pour them into a well-greased pudding-dish, mix two tablespoonfuls of butter with the batter, then pour over the berries. Bake in a hot oven for half an hour, or till the pudding has pulled up or has a nice brown colour. Serve immediately it is ready with plenty of sugar.
MERTHYR PRESENTATIONS I
MERTHYR PRESENTATIONS I Mr. T. Nibloe, who for the past seven years has been president of the Merthyr Con- stitutional Club, was entertained by the members at dinner at the club on Tuesday evening, and afterwards at a smoking con- cert he was presented with a life-sized photo- graph of himself, executed by Mr. C. A. Harris, and with the distinguished service MR. T. NIBLOE, I medal of the Association of Conservative Oubs. The formal presentation was made by Mr. William Griffiths, Pencaemawr. A series of other presentations also took place, Mr. W. W. Meredith, one of the vice-presidents of the club, receiving the second five years' service bar. and Mr. G. H. Chamberlain, the steward, the star of the Association of Con- servative Clubs. The silver medal won in the Association of Conservative Clubs' Air-rifle Championship was handed to Mr. J. Thome. while two bronze medals were bestowed upon Messrs. T. Jones and F. Chapman, the latter being likewise the recipient of the gold medal gained for the highest aggregate in the Mer- thyr air-rifle competition.
TRAINING S.S. TEACHERS___I
TRAINING S.S. TEACHERS I For some time past it has been felt that the religious training of children in the Sun- day schools is not what it should be. There bas, generally speaking, been no lack of volun- tary helpers in teaching, but they possessed insufficient equipment in the knowledge of the art of teaching and discipline. There I has been established by the Church of Eng- land Sunday School Institute a training college for Sunday school teachers at St. Christopher's, London. It has, however, been felt that the college is inaccessible to most of the teachers in the Diooese of LLandaff, so that the necessary training is denied them. In order to partially remedy this a holiday ooufrse of training in the art of teaching is bo be held, for the first time in the diocese, at St. John's Schools, Queen-street, Cardiff, during August Bank Holiday week. The con- ductors will be the Rev. R. Somerset Ward, B.A., organising secretary of the Church of England Sunday School Institute, and Miss Phyllis Dent, authoress of Babies' Sunday Lessons," Ac. Mr. Ward will give a series of lectures on child-nature, aaid also on merthod6 of teaching, grading, and discipline, while Miss Dent will deal with snoh subjects as illustration, memory work, and the art of questioning. The course will terminate on the Friday evening with an address by Canon Buckley, B.D. The organising secretary is the Rev. R. J. Martin (late of Porth), Broughton. Gibbs-ro«d. Newport, Mon.
j" SPECIAL CLERGY" WANTEDI
j" SPECIAL CLERGY" WANTED I The parishioners at Briton Ferry are peti- tioning the bishop to appoint a. special clergyma.n at Briton Ferry to conductHnission services. It is stated that large numbers of parishioners go outside the parish to worship on Sunday, and that a apeciai clergyman will check tie exodus. Some 400 signatures have been appended.
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r "Gave Is. For 15.71 I I ADVENTURES OF A BANKNOTE I The adventures of a LS note was described at London. Guildhall yesterday, when James Sparks, a well-dressed man, was charged with obtaining it by fraud from a, street orderly boy, named Marriott, who bad found it. J'uet before ndne o'clock on Monday, said the boy, while sweeping the road in Loth- bury, he saw a folded pieoe of muddy papeT, and, opening it, discovered it was a £ 5 bank- note. The accused man, who was passing at the time, said to him, "Put it in your pocket, and don't let anybody see it." He did go, and a few minutes afterwards went to the Bank of England to report the find. There one of the porters told him to return later, when the bank opened. Some twenty minutes later the accused again came up to him, and said, "Have you packed up a piece of paper?" WTitnees did not at the time recognise the accused as the I man who had first spoken to him, and he replied, "Y es." I "It is Mine." "It is mine," said the man; "give it to me," and witness handed it over, receiving a siiilling for it. But before they parted witness said to the accused. "You cmuet come to the bank with me, in order that I may tell the man what I have done with the note." The accueed said he had to go to a. bamk, and would return "in wminute." "All right, if you don't I shall call the police," said witness, and followed the accused, who. after a mimite or so, turned back and said, "I have got time now." They walked together to the ban-k. Finally wiffleos saw a.nd 6 poke to his fore- man, and then called a police-sergeant. In reply to the prisoner, who described his state- ment as "aU false," Marriott said, "It's the real truth." After remanding the prisoner, the alder- ma,n called Marriott befarehim and compli- mented him on his action in the case.
MARRIAGE ON £3 A WEEK
MARRIAGE ON £3 A WEEK Is it oatfe to maary on L3 a week? This question was raised at the London Guildhall Podice-court yesterday, when John Prideaux Shaddock, a cashier a.t Farrow's Bank, was- accused of absconding with £384. Shaddock had been employed by the bank for three years, and had borne an excellent character. His position was declared by Mr. Forrest Fulton, who defended him, to be due to monetary difficulties following marriage. "When his salary was raised from £2 IGs. to £ 3 in November last he thought he was justified in marrying, said Mr. Fulton. "He was married that month, and lived in the greatest happiness with his wife. Unfortu- nately. his wife was of a dedicate constitution and suffered greatly in health, with the result thait he found it was impossible for him to pay his way. Then he deluded him- self into the belief that he could regain sol- vency by speculation and betting. All the money with the exception) of LZD has been refunded, and I am prepared to hand over the balance now." Alderman Vaughan Mor- ga n bound the oa-dhier to oome up for judg- ment if called upon.
SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS
SCHOOL FOR HUSBANDS Which is the worse: for a husband to have an ■ex.tixuva.ganit wife, cr f<xr a wife to have am extravagant husband ? The question is a. nice one, and would probably receive a different answer from each eex in turn. A man would say that an extravagant wife is a trial M severe as an be borne, and a woman woull say that an extravagant hueband is the most serious trouble that can befall a mortal. Cer- tainly a husband finds himself in an exceed- ingly unpleasant situation when his wife is one of (those strangely constituted creatures who imagine a five-pound note is like the widow's cruee of oil, and will renew itself as soon as spent. It is a nasty moment in bis life when he has to go to a tradesman and asik him not to give credit to the woman he haa endowed with all his worldly goo& "Black and White."
THEFT "OF A MOTOR-BOATI
THEFT OF A MOTOR-BOAT Francis Lee Scoabes (17), a decorator, the ion of a Raansgate fisherman, pleaded guilty at London Sessions yesterday to a charge of stealing a motor-boat, the property of Mr William M'Lean, from ,its moorings on the Thames. Mr. Metcalfe, for the prosecution, said that the prisoner went to the man who had charge of the boat and told him that he had been sent down by the owner, with instructions to remain on the vessel all night. He was allowed to go aboard, and broke int-o the engine-room, but found that he was unable to start the engine, and drifted down the Thames. The- prisoner having borne a good character prior to this incident, Mr. Wallace bound him over to be of good behaviour.
FOOTBALL ABROADI
FOOTBALL ABROAD Splendid Victory for British Rugby Team G. T. ptu. British Rugby Team ? 3 17 Pretoria Cfubg. 0 0 0 JvbX\>RJA, Tueaday. The British Rugby leam played a match here this afternoon against a fifteen drawn from the Pretoria clubs. Among the numer- ous company present were Lord Gladstone, Governor-General of South Africa, and Lady Gladstoue, In the first half the visitors did most of the attacking, but the local side defended splen- didly, and the only ecore up to the interval was an unconverted try by Foster. On oroesing over, the British team were soon pressing again, and Robertson put on a further try, while .shortly afterwards Waller put them further ahead .with a penalty goal. Then Timms got over with a fine try which was converted by Humphreys, and before the end came Piper algo succeeded in crossing the Colonial line. The visitors thus won by seventeen points to nil- Play was fast and exciting throughout. The British forwards showed capital form, and were easily superior to their opponents in the scrums. Up to the interval the defenoe of the Colonials waa "ery 60und. but it weakened considerably in the second half. Towards the end tihe .visitors completely out- played the looal side m all departments.
I SPORTS AT ABERTYSSWGI
SPORTS AT ABERTYSSWG The firgit annual athletic sports in conuec- Band were held at Abertysegw yesterday Band were held &t Abertysswg on Tuesday in most inclement weather. Prior to the starting of the pony rac- a committeeman, named Frad May. was kicked by one of the animals, and, sustaining a fractured thigh, was conveyed home by the ambulance men. Results:— Five Miles ''M'ajathon Ra.oe.-lst E. J. Best, Merthyr; 2nd, T. J. Miles, Pontnewydd; 3rd, C Beckerton, Abertysswg. 100 Yards Boys' Handicap.—C. Ourtis, Rhym- ney (2yds). 120 Yards Novice HandIcap P. Keddle, Abertysswg (10yds). IW Yards Sack Bace (Open).—J. Walters, Bedwellty. 440 Yards ObatacJe „ 440 Yards Obs?ade F- (Open).-l?. Charles BiekArton. Abertys-SVIg 2nd, W. Francis, Bhymney. 120 Yards Open He,il,(iicaD.-lst, H. P. Kidd'e, Abertysswg (13yds); 2nd, J. H, GitbenB. Rhym- ney (6yds); 3rd, H. Jenkins, Abertysswg (lOyds). One-and-balf Mile Ope^rt T-tting.-Ist, T. Davies. Caerphilly, "l4.tt1e Titch"; 2nd, W Phillips, Abertillery. lJady May" (60yds): Ptillips, "Dic k (135yd,? -,). 3rd, B. Jarman, Trode.r. Dick (135ydo). 440 Yards Handicap 'Openlet, H. P. Kiddle. Abertyaswg (33yds); 2nd, W. Parry, Tredegar (24yds); 3rd, A. Jones, Tredegar (35yds). One Mile Pony Ra.ce.-lst, A. A. Wetkius. Pontlottyn, "Euclid" (ll^yds); 2nd, J. ii. Edwards, Bargoed, Little Elsie" (180yds); 3rd, A. Morton, Pontlottyn, "Sunburst" (12^yds>. One-and-a-half Mile Galloway (OP&n).-lst A. A. Watkirks, Pontlottyn Euclid" (120yds); Znd, A, A. Watkins, "Old Metal" (5yds): 3ra, A. Marton, Pontlottyn, "Sunburst" (85yds). Protests were lodged in the pony and gallo- way races.
LAWN TENNIS
LAWN TENNIS SriXNLT, TuMia,, The Lawn Tennis Association has cabled to England and America suggesting that teams shotld bo sent, to Australia to piay off the preliminary tie for the right to challenge Australia, the holders of the Davis Cup. The winners of the preliminary tie will go on to New Zealand, where the challenge round will be played off. and the loeers of the prelimi- narv tie will make a tour through the Aus- traliari States. The t-eceipte from these matches will go towards the expenses of the visiting teams, and the association guarantee expenses to the extent of £ 600.—Reuter.
QUOITS
QUOITS MONMOUTHURE CHAMPIONSHIP. The first heat in connection with the Indi- vidual Championship of the Monmouthshire Association wae played at CrnmHn. Reetlltg:- D. Morgsan (Owm) ;)1, beat tr. Le*wia (Victoria) 17. I G. Brown (Ebb" Vale) 51, beat T. Vaogban (Bbbw Vale) 17. Joe Jones (Newtown) 31, beat T. L. Jenkins (Orumlin) 22. C. Tovey (Cwm) 31, beat T. Bowers (Owmsy. tiog) 7. F. Grilatbs (W&?B??l?wyd) 31, beat W. Parry (Ll&nh) 6. T!. Davies (WaunHnryrf) 51, beat H. Edwards T!. D&viee (WaunHiwyO J. Tovey (Cwm) 31, beat Jim Lane (Llan- hilleth) 6.
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Mining Students' Tourl
Mining Students' Tourl WELSHMEN TO VISIt BELGIUM I Another of the highly-educative and. inte- resting tours promoted by the Glamorgan County Council will commence on Saturday next, when Mr. Henry Davies, the mining lecturer, will leave Cardiff witih 26 students of the county mining classes on a. tour of inquiry in the Belgian ooalfteld, which extends from west to east for a distance of 80 miles, and lies between the Pas de Galais a.nd the Wesph-alian fields. The tonr will last a fortnight, and, with the aSSigtanOO of leading Governmenit officials in Belgium, Mr. Davies has arranged an excellent, programme, which provides for a visit to Brussels Exhibi- tion and to several of the deepest collieries in the coalfield, some of the shafts of which reach a depth of considerably over 3,000ftt. The travelling scholarships have been awurded to the following ;-Measrs. Daniel Davies, Aberdare; R. J. Bennett, Ogmore Vale; Da.niel J. Richards, Porth; David Jones, Clydaoh; George H. Vaughan, Pentre; Thomas Jones, Pontyberem; W. J. Packer, Gilfach (loch; D. A. Howell, Llanelly; H. J. Bassett, Llangennech; David Mainwaring, G-rovesend; James Breacher, Ystrad; W. C. Munn, Bosolven; David Daniel, 'Oajegurwen; David Jeffreys, Olydach; John Richard Jones, Maeeteg; James D. Barnett, Garth; William Williams, Burry Port; Edward Thomas, Treherria; Thomas J. Reeoe, Pyle; William Davies, Swansea; Griffith Jones. Porth; Da-vid Daniel, Yetradgynlais; Thomas David, Gilfiaxsh Goch; John Powell, Gaerau; W. H. Bellin, Llanelly; and Emrys Griffiths, Garnamt.
I PICKINGS FROM "PUNCH" I
PICKINGS FROM "PUNCH" A PAIR OF NIJTCRACKEBS." Balfour and Asquith engaged on the Veto nut. Irish bullfinch (piping): Of course, rm in the picture all right; but they don't seem to worry much about me. AT THE NAVAL AND MTTiTTAKY TOURNAM ENT. Unbelieving Spectator (who. having seen naval field-guns lifted smartly over walls, Ac., is inspecting them after the perform- ance): There! I knew there was some trickery. These guns axe hollow! Territorial (his first experience as sentry, going over his instructions): If anyone comes along, I say, "Halt! Who goes there?" Then he says, Friend," and I says, -Pass, Friend; all's well." But some silly ass'11 say, Enemy," and then I shan't know what to do. Rotten job, I call it. Scottish Bachelor: Will ye hae some tea? Visitor: Oh, please don't trouble. Bachelor: It's no trouble, it's just the expense.
I AFFECTIONS AND DRESS
I AFFECTIONS AND DRESS Nothing nowadays stamps a woman as being hopelessly old-fashioned so much as a servile desire to please man. It may be urged that women dress to please the sterner sex. But that is au exploded fallacy. Jane Austen, that most observant writer of human foibles, said, It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies could they be made to under- stand how little the heart (f man is affected by what is costly and new in attire. Woman is fine for her own satisfaction ai-one." If that was true in the early Victorian era, it is doubly so at the present time. The wonmn of to-day does not despise dress, but she wishes to be loved for something more enduring than tha. The man whose affec- tions fluctuate according to finery is but a poor creature, of whom the emancipated wcma.n takes no account. The Gentle- woman.
I IS SUMMER A MYTH ?
I IS SUMMER A MYTH ? Is the English "summer" a mythical, non- existent season? Sfoould it not be called, as in certain foreign countries, the "rainy season"? "Statistics will prove," says a. writer, "that, on an average, we get quite as muoh rain in the summer ae in the winter, while a large number of our summer days are dull and gloomy." It has been seen from figures which represent a. 35 yeaxw average tha.t there is .66 inches more rain in the summer than winter, while there are only eleven more rainy days in the winter than summer.
I TO-MORROW'S RACING
I TO-MORROW'S RACING BIBURY PROGRAMME The WALLOP SELLING PLATE of 103 sovs; winner to be sold for 50 soys. One mile. —The TISBURY SELLING PLATE of 200 eove, for two year olds; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Five furlongs.. st Ib Mr Bewicke'e WUliiM^on .Cort 9 0 Mr W For bee's Picnic BoxitTw 9 0 lItr Hopcraft's Paulban .Beard"ley 9 0 Loord Villiera's Scorpion .HaUick 9 0 Mr Cotm's Sir KAig"ht.BJl.tho 9 () ,Mi Sterna Dear Hart .Dav 9 0 Lord AJtagton's f by Matchmaker—Clef D'Or A Walters 8 11 Mr Buchanan's Oraea Widow .Robi!Œ'OCl 811 Mr L Burrell's South Weet .R;booes 811 Mr M Butcher's i by TllteJ-Mi9 Gun —Alien 8 11 Lord Carnarvon's Mourad R Da.wson 8 11 Mr D Clarke's Kiel .RoblMOn 811 Mr Cualiffe's g by St Brendan or Hackler- Dictate Lewis 8 It Mr F E Dixon's i toy Merman—Assam ..F Hiutt 8 11 Mr Edw&rdee's Ma Wee Dear P Harugan 8 11 Mr Edwardes's g by Ma.uvezien Cabin P Hartigan 8 11 Major Edwards's g by Setw-Amb-.mi. Major Edwards 8 11 Mr Fallon's f by Cupboarw-Dead Certainty Fallon 8 11 Mr Hodden's Castfttaa Goodga-ft 8 11 Mr HamWin's Kiln Green F Hunt 8 11 Lord Hamilton of Dalzalill; Chatean Vert Rohrnson 8 11 Mr Langlands's Philippine W Nightingall 8 11 Mr Peebles's Sanlee Peebles 8 11 Mr Pomfret's f by Lord Bobs-Future Queen Halliok 8 11 Baroin Riohthoten's. Paprika Fallon 811 Mr Teat's Cordelia Walter811 Mr Tyler's f by CupOOarer-Beguileme-nt Duller 8 11 Kir P Walker's g by Pericles—Coolba.wn F Hartiagn 8 11 Mr Waierbury's Hold Up II .Penstl 8 11 Lord Westbury's f by Missel nrush-Centaur Farquharson 8 11 Mr Savill's Reflex Savill 8 11 Mr J G WHson's f by Jrtdah—Excise Sahwind 8 11 —The CHAMPAGNK STAKES of 15 soys each, with 200 sovs added, for two year olds; the second to receive 50 sovs. Five furlongs. lit lb Mr R Mills's c by Ayrshire—Cbelys F Bartfcan 9 1 Sir W Bass's b by Ener-Sunsh(yt .Taylor 812 Lord M Beresford's c hy Orvieto-Gold Paste Marsh 8 12 Mr Burrows's Winterbourne Fallon 812 Mr Dugdale's Auerban .a Edwarda 8 12 Capt F Forester's c by Persimmon—Tender and True Le 8 12 Sir R Jardine'e Ki>br»ok ,G Edwards 8 12 Mr Lowewtein'a High Water ijoyle 6 12 Mr R Mills's c by Love Wisely—Ella Cordery F Hartigan 8 12 Mr R Mills's c by Uncle Hac-Elunilla. F Hartigan 8 12 Mr Morrieon's Sfofca Nugent 8 12 Lord Robbery's Ca-to .P Peck 8 12 Mr Singer's c by Th-rush-4anitz, Tavlor 8 12 Air Bowen'a Querida .Hoyte 8 9 Mr Alexander's Hippolyte Braime 8 9 Mr Edwardcs's Angele .P Hartigan 8 9 Mr Liowenstein's Cork Lane !Hoyl6 B a Mr Miller's Startle Robinson 8 9 Duke of Portland's Corfu W Waugh 8 9 —The AL1NGTON PLATE (handioap) of 200 fcovs the second to receive 25 sovs. One mile and a half. ys st Ib Mr Burrows's The Major Fallon 4 8 7 Duke of Westminster's Morena W Waugh 5 8 3 Mr Cazalet's Cuffs Loach 6 8 1 Mr W T Jons's c by William the Third—Bril- l?an>te Robine-cm a 7 13 Mr James's St Felicien .La;m,bwn ;) 7 13 Mr Ed'wardes'e Awlkom p RD-ttinn5 7 12 Hr Cullinans's Atty .Perse 4 7 11 Mr fctedaH's. Victory Sadler, jun 4 7 10 Mr Kemp's Dunree Kernp 6 7 10 Major Edwards's Banosre Mafor Edwards a 7 9 Mr Gilrov's .Sponsor Watts 3 7 6 Mr H Collins'* Rouleau ,L Colll-ne4 7 5 Mr Singer's Bockaavage -Taylor 3 7 5 Mr Edwardes's Maria Farina i* Hartigan 3 6 10 Mr Browne's c by En Garde-Maud Rosebery F Hunt 3 6 4 Mr Morrow's ? by Santoi—Kendal Green Baker 3 6 0 —The MEMBERS* WELTER PLATE of 150 SOUl; allowances; winners extra. One mile a.nd a quarter. ys st lb Mr T King a Captaui Kite G Edwards 4 12 5 Gwilt 12 4 Mm OMUters's Periwinkle II  .Gwilt a 12 4 Mr R Dawson's Shampoo .R Dawson 4 1 2 Mr C Sylws's Wand Dowoefl 6 11 13 Sir E Vincent's Galleon ,Lambion 3 It 4 Mr V Watte's Royal Simon F Hunt 10 8 Mr A Fitzgfrald'a C by The Soficttor—Empress Gilbert 3 10 8 Mr W Singer's c by Bute-Wabden ..Taylor 3 10 8 Mr M'Cahnont's Counterpoise Pe r sse 3 10 8 Mr G Edwardes's Wavebird P Hartigan 3 10 5 Major EdWTU-de's Wavespray Major Bdwards 3 10 5 Capt Forester's Venturer Lewis 3 10 5 Mr E Heinenwuin's Catherine Peebles 3 10 5 Mr Peebles's Barnacle .PeeMes SM 5 —The DOWNTON HANDICAP of 103 sots; winners extra Five furlongs, straight. ya at lb Mr H Oollins's Sunshine L Oafitos 3 9 0 Mr R Mills's Icy Cup r Sartigan 3 8 8 Mr Wootton's HetrMjehmeni Wootton 6 8 3 Mr M'Calmont's Sootch Gift .hl'56e 3 8 1 Mr Duffiaie's Aristocracy ki Edward8 5 7 13 Dube of Westminster'* Tarragona ..W Wmfh 3 7 13 Mr Gant's Aquatic .J Phillips 3 7 12 Mr L M*CTeery's H& .Bobinson 3 7 11 Mx Parrie.h'0 Dik Dik Ilil-lon 4 7 11 Admiral Lambton's Fizzer Br-i-a 4 7 11 Mr Browne's Matoh Box -F Hunt 5 7 8 Mr Lytbam's Elastic .Wootton 3 7 8 Mr Howard's Little Ben ,8 Darling 3 7 8 3isior Joioey's TwiaJde n Waller 5 7 6 Mr Tyler's ttmry Shields .Duller 3 7 5 )tr W Johanna's IAIIe Lad Joba,ne 4 7 5 Mr Du@dai«'e Lady Syme G Edwards 4 7 3 Cotaoel Feowiokto f by BmoMUw-Angetoa Bharrard 7 1 Colonel Onwsbam-SimondB'B Hinton star Peebles 5 6 12 Mr Gibbs's Captive Singer. Fallon 3 6 10 Lord Villiers's Post Horn Halltck 3 8 9
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.Boy's Death by Hanging
Boy's Death by Hanging SAW IT AT A PICTURE SHOW I An incrmwt -was held at Shoredit-h yesterday concerning the death of a boy, aged eleven named William Alfred John Rogers, who wis found'hanging behind a bedroom door at his home. The lad's aunt stated that she was at a cinema-tograpih c-ho won Saturday night, and a. representation of the attemptoo hang- ing of a child by burglars. When she heard what had happened she said: "That's funny. He must have seen the same pictures.' OOCP Richard Burman, of the Sta<r Picture Pslace, said the picture shown on Saturday evening depicted a Black Hand outrage, in which a little child was actually placed behind a door with a rope round itis, neok in order to foroe a woman to disclose where her husband had hidden his money. The Coroner (Mr. Guthrie) thought it was quite safe to dismiss the idea, of suicide in a boy so young. The boy was evidently an imitative sort of boy, and had been trying what he saw at the show of pictures. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
WELSHMAN'S ILL-LUCK-I
WELSHMAN'S ILL-LUCK I Disqualiifcations in Queen's Cup Contest As expected, the disqualification of Glamor- gan in the Queen's Cup competition on Satur- day, and that of Mr. E. P. Morgan, Rhayader, in the individual competitions, caused a big sensation in miniature rifle circles. As will be seen from the following extracts from a letter from Colonel Lake, the secretary to the Welsh Miniature Rifle Associa- tion, the Welshmen are exonerated from any charge of attempting to obtain an unjust advantage:—"Before com- menci'ng the final stage of the Queen's Cup I JTR. E. P. MORGAN, Rhayader. competition the triggers of all the rifles of the competing teams were tested. As regards Glamorgan, some of the pulls' were found to be too light, but were adjusted before commencing. On the completion of the firing the triggers were again tasted, and that of one of the team was found to be 3J—3ilb. only. The responsibility for main- taining the 41b. pull rests entirely with the competitors themselves. In the case of Radnorshire, here, again, certain rifles were found to have light pulls before the Queen's Cup competition com- menced. These, as in the case of Glamorgan, were duly adjusted, and in so far as the Queen's Cup was concerned no further questions arose. One of the light pulls, however, belonged to Mr. Morgan, and he was, therefore, dis- q.ualified for all competitions prior to the Queen's Cup. but not for the Queen's Cup itself. In fairness to the Glamorgan team and to Mr. Morgan, I must add that the range committee freely accepted the explenation oftered, and regarded the disqualification of Glamorgan as a misfortune due to some defect in the rifle concerned, and that of Mr. Morgan as arising from an error on his part when attempting to adjust the pull' of his rifle." Mr. Morgan captained tihe Radnorshire team, which won the Devereux Cup last year. He has greatly distinguished himself at open meetings in various parte of the country.
I NOTABLE WELSH SHOT
I NOTABLE WELSH SHOT Mr. H. J. Barnard, ■Newbridge-on.'Wye Miniature Rifle Club, who made the highest individual score in the Queen's Cup Com- petition at the Ham and Petersham Range, Twickenham, on Saturday, has a unique record. Besides beating some of the world's cracks for the Welsh Championship at Chepstow this yea.r. he has been four times in the final for the Queen's Cup. He has shot in nearly every Welsh international team for the past three years. and was twice chosen to represent Great Britain. He com- menced his shooting career as a, member of the Breconehire team against South Wales at Brecon in 1906. The following year he shot for Hay Club as Brecon shire's representative in the Queen's Cup Competition. In the final he was only five points behind the winner. On that occasion Mr. Barnard received a silver medal from the hands of Queen Alexandra at Buckingham Palace. Mr. Barnard is also a long range marksman, and has won several prizes at Bisley.
I COLONIAL CRICKET
I COLONIAL CRICKET SY DEY. Tuesday. Mr. Sinclair (secretary of the Board of C-ontrol), referring to the decision of the South African Cricket Association not to send a team to Australia, fiT view of the refusal of the board to agree to the guarantee demanded, to-day mede a statement to the effect that this final determination of the South Africans means the a,handonment of t-he triangular contempts, as the Australians would certainly not meet the South Africans in Engl&nd.-Reuter.
I 12 MONTHS FOR A LOAF
I 12 MONTHS FOR A LOAF James Wyley. aged twenty, was sentenced to twelve months' bar(1 labour a,t the London Sessions yesterday for walking into a shop and stealing a loaf of bread. He had pre- viously undergone twelve months' imprison- ment for stealing a loaf, and also terms of two and three month.s for other offenoes.
A Mysterious CompoundI ——a.——
A Mysterious Compound I —— a. —— ALLEGED THIEF'S CLEVER RUSE. I A new device for robbing fltute was hit upon by a Parisian who is now in gaol. Dressed as & working man and carrying a bucket filled with a myrsterious compound, he was in the habilt of calling at flats saying tbat he had como by the landlord's orders to disin- fect the place. During the operation such an unpleasant smell was emibted that the tenant hastily decamped to the room farthest T from the scene of disinfection," leaving the coast clear for the burglar. Stain- ville at length presented himself at a flat which, happened to be occupied by the land- lord himself, and a few minutes afterwards he was handed over to the police.
IRENO FIGHT IN PIOTURES i
RENO FIGHT IN PIOTURES i The aarrival of the bioscope films of the! fight at Reno is being eagerly looked for. A message received in London states that the pictures obtained are of good quality, and it is hoped that they will reach Fishguard on Saturday week in time far them to be shown in London and other cities on the same evening. Negotiations for the showing rights olf these films in England are now taking place, and as at least a dozen fimms are anxious to buy it is possible that the price r may Teach X20,000, half the amount paid by the Vita/graph. Company, New York, for halv- ing the sole right to pbotogta-ph the oon- test. It is not at preeemt known whetiber the (films will be at once tihrown on screens at the mu,-de-halls or will be revealed in some large building specially rented for the pur- pose. With preliminary scenes of the two men in their training camps, of life in Reno, of the rush for seats, and of the introduction of notables at the ringside, the films of the fight would fill an entire evening's pro- gramme.
"HE DID NOT FOLLOW" I
"HE DID NOT FOLLOW" Walter Stephens (28), an ex-pclioe-constable, wae charged on a warrant at Cardiff to-day with stealing four blankets and two sheets, value £1 Is., the property of Victor Beaute, an amu.ment caterer. of FitzhanKm-embank- ment. Detective Albert Dalies Eaid he took prisoner int3 custody at Newport. It was sta,t?d that prisoner Va5 employed as a. porter by prosecutor. In M&y last Beaute was at Llanelly. and left for Birmingham, giving instructions for prisoner to follow, but he did not do so, although he was given 9s. by Mrs. Beaute to pay his fare, and also the blankets. Prisoner now said tha.t he had put the articles in the train, and knew no more of them. Hi was committed to the assizes.
I PRINCESS'S " BETROTHALS."…
PRINCESS'S BETROTHALS." j I Once agaiiin it is rumoured in society that an engagement is imminent between the I Italian Ojunt of Turin and Princess Patricia of Oonnaught. Tho names of these young people have been coupled together so often without exciting an official denial that one begins to wonder whether there can be so much smoke without any fire. Princess Patricia, however, has been betrothed many times by rumour; at one time to the late Orown Prince of Portugal, then to the Czar's brother, the Gramd Duko Michael, and then to the present King of Portugal. There hae also been talk of a rich, handsome, and youthful marquess.—" London Opinion."
I A CRICKET -RECORD-
I A CRICKET RECORD I A feat unequalled in the annals of univer- sity cricket wa. achieved at Lord's yesterdav when Mr. P. R. Le Couteu r, an Australian Rhodes scholar, scored 160 runs, and then in two innings captured eleven Cambridge wickete at the cost of only six runs arpiece. Mr. Le Couteur's score is the third highest ever made in tihe university match. As the resulc of this grand performance Oxford easily defeated Cambridge by 8,n innings and I 126 runs after only nine hours' cricket, the Light Blues being dismissed for the paltry totals of 76 and 113.
I "NOT OFTEN SOBER."
I "NOT OFTEN SOBER." Sentence of fifteen months' imprisonment was passed at L-mdoin Sessions yester- day upon Joseph Oranfield (40), an Islington labourer, who was changed with stealing and receiving, and, further, with assaulting a police-constable. The latter descrilted the prisotner as a terror to the Islington district, and said that shopkeepers went in feaT of him. "He's all right when sober, which is not often," said Polioe-ser- geant Powell, in extenuation. It was stated that there were twelve previous convictions for assault and two for larceny during the past ten years. 'I' I Printed and published by Thomas Joaei, for tlls pro. prictora, &t 6U. St. Mau-otreot. In Ul8 City 01 0anWL WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1910.
Motor and Cart Collide
Motor and Cart Collide LORD KENYNON & FARMER INJURED While motoring from Gredington td Oswestry yesterday afternoon Lord Ketnyou collided with a market cart just outside illlesmere. Lord Ken yon, who was driving, had just negotiated an awkward turn,, when he was suddenly confronted by a cart in which MT. Broughall, a farmer, of Whitting- ton. was journeying to Ellesmere Market. The cart, it was stated, w-as being driven an the wrong side of the road, and when the vehicles met. the farmer was thrown out. and sustained severe injuries. The cart wats smashed up, and the horse, becoming released, dashed off. Lord Kenyon sustained slight injuries, and the front of his caT waa badly damaged. Lord Kenyon, who attained his forty-sixth birthday yesterday, is the tallest member of the House of Lords. ijio lordship stands 6ft. 4in.
IFOREIGN MAILS.
FOREIGN MAILS. To be deBpetohed from London tomorrow, Miy T: O UTWARD.—Morning;— To Egypt, by British packet, vda MarsedBea. To Grand Canary, via Spain. Evenlnar- To iMartiniiqme, Guadeloupe, Vemazuela, Panama, Colombia, Pacific, &c., by French, packet. To Constant mople, Salonika, and Smyrna, jvwrnj mails, via Brindisi. To British Honduras, Republic of Honduras, and Guatemala, parcel mails, via, Lil, per a. Barrister. To Canada, parcei mai13, via. Iiverpool, per-a. Vtc. tariaji. To Xewfotrr.dland, parcel mails, via Liverpool To West Ooo.st of Africa, parcel mails, via iaveL-oooi, per s. Patani. INYVAiTD. -Due To-morrow- From St. Helena and Ascension, via Southamptca. From Argentine Republic, Uruguay, jinri itio Janeiro, by Gerniaii packet.
OVERNIGHT CHARTEfUNGS.
OVERNIGHT CHARTEfUNGS. Cardiff to:- Bahia/Pernambooo, 16s 9d. Caledonia, 3,300 tons, July 9 (Wilson, Sons, and Co.) Bio de Janeiro, 14s, 5,200 tons, prompt (E. T.. Agius, Limited) Santos, 168 9d, Horsley, 5.500 t<ms Naples, 56 6d, Joeaef Agost Foherczeg, 3,900 tons, July 11 (Morgan, Wakley) Bordeaux. 6f, Vivienne, 1,500 tons (Cory Broa. and Co., limited) Honfleur, 4s 9d. 900 tons (Poweril Duffryn) Swansea to:— La Pallice, 5f 12Jc, Greendyke, 2,200 tona (Evans and lie id) St. Servan, 4s lid, Edith Hough (F D. Buzzard) Bouen, Ls 4id, Electra, 650 tons (E. T. Aeiua. Limited) Valencia, 7s lid coal, 7s 10id fuel, Silurian. 1,200 tons (E. W. Cook and Co.) Oastillon, 8s 9d fuel, 900 tons (G. H. Mifc- < chell and Co.) Burry Port to:- Pouen. 5s 4 £ d, Horn, 750 tons (Lee fils nhaiv vet)
I LOCAL TIDE TABLE l I-
LOCAL TIDE TABLE ? s H g ? ? K 5 ? a |j • H iJ fc 3 5 g M£ JuDly A6 Y, hEt. l 36 3 g « EH 6 o 16 S *3 'J1 PM I ø ?_ DAT, ? E. 5 37 6 7 5 37 5 49 6 42 6 44 WED- CM. 5 7 5 38| 5 7 5 201 6 13i 6 16 THUKS-fM. 6 6 6 35 6 b 6 17f7 10l 7 11 July 6 Clit. 33 4|24 0|39 0 33 0|34 4133 10 July 7 ht.,33 7 4 1 43J 3,34 11134 5. DAY, ?E. 6 33 7 1 6 33 6 43 7 37 7 37 FlE f M. 6 59 7 261 6 59| 7 8i~8 AH i 'DAY, ?E. 7 23 7 49 7 23 7 31 8 25' 8 25 July 8 ht.3.3 524 139 333 5;34 11134 12 SATUR- (M.j f 46( 8 12| 7^46] 7~54; 8 ~47f 8~47 JSAulTy UI?,-? EN. 8 8 1 8 314 01 38 8 8 51 33 8 106 1 ,39 4 91 9 9 July 9 ht. 32 11 23 1038' 533 034 0l34 0 SUN- (-M. 8 291 8 55 8 29 8 37 9 30 8 3 DAY, 9 50 1 8 2r> JuDly A?1Y0 hEt. ? 38 2 5 3_1 62 3132 9 34 4 9,34 4 MON- (M7 9 11! 9 36 9 11 9 18110 9 9~Tl DAY, < E. 9 31 9 56 9 31: 9 38'10 28 9 51 WDONA- Y, {M. 9 361 1 22 4 7 31 3;31 5 L9 51 July 11 (ht. 31 622 4 731 3.31 5(32 1 35. Dock SilL t Hoa-th Basin. 1: Alexandra Dock.
I A FUNERAL ORATION
A FUNERAL ORATION The funeral oration delivered by Wor. Bro. the Rev. J. T. Wordsworth at the Masonic memorial service to the late King at Cardiff has been printed by request of the brethren and with the approval of Wor. Bro. Manna- duke Tennant, Deputy-Provincial Grand Master. Copies will be distributed at the next regular meeting of each local lodge, a special charity collection to be afterwards made for the Masonic Educational and Widows' Fund. The King and the Duke of Oonn au ght (Grand Master) have graciously accepted copies, and Queen Alexandra's equerry writes: Dear Sir,—I am commanded by Queen Alexandra to thank you most sincerely for the copy of the touching and sympa.thetio oration delivered by you at the Masonic service at Cardiff on the 20th of May, which you have been good enough to send her Majesty."
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