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The laD in the Street. a St. Fagan's is a name to conjure with. In the first place, it means the fairest of Britain's beautiful villages. Then it coin.tams the castle and the home of the Earl and' Countess of Plymouth. There are many other things that could bo mentioned, but this is enough to go on with. As for a description of the castle and its grounds, it would be about as easy a task as to refer to Lord Plymouth, good nature and many attributes, and it would be about as wise as trying to paint the lily. But all who live within reach of this lovely spot never miss an oppor- tunity to renew acquaintance with the pretty, but not ostentatiously, laid-out gardens. For, if the truth must be told, the chief charm about this silvern para- dise consists in the perfect relation of Nature with the skilled gardener's art. No one could hit upon a prettier spot in itaelf, and all in one place can be found the joys of a well-tended garden, with its wealth of colour and refreshing foliage, the shade of trees that have seen genera- tions come and go, the bracing hilltoo, the cooling lakes and glades of the valley, the rising terraces of majestic beauty, the ancient fabric that looks over all, the conning tower that lends so admirable a view, and But, as I have i remarked, what is the use of attempting, the impossible? St. Fagan's is itself,, nothing less, and much more. Yesterday the Countess of Plymouth was at home," and about 800 people enjoyed that courteous lady's hospitality under the happiest possible conditions. While the sun rode high in his blue sky, it was nice to feel that summer had come at last, and, remembering his parsi- monious spirit of late, it was good to be able to bask in King Sol's generous smiles. There was every inducement to relax, and many and splendid oppor- tunities to forget the outside, sordid world. On the green the pretty young Morris dancers gave us an entrancing picture of Old England, and these revivals of ancient customs deserve every encouragement. To Miss Hunter, Mrs. Hugh Pettigrew, and the Rev. T. Bird, who had undergone all the pangs of pre- paration before they reaped the fruit of heartiest appreciation, and the fascinat- ing young performers, the delighted on- lookers were equally indebted. While girls' pretty dresses of pink, green, yellow, and white provided the grace and j beauty, the. quaint costumes of the boys (white shirts, red braces, and knicker- bockers, and brown three-cornered h,%t.S) i gave the quaintness to the picture, while the poetry and rhythm of motion in per- fection, with the ripple of accompanying music, completed the enchantment] Altogether the happy eight hundred were well able to agree that it was good to be there! Congratulations to brave little Ely on a first and most successful flower show. It was encouraging to get such a capital send-off in the way of a perfect summer's day, and the president (Mr. Thompson), the chairman of the hard- working committee (Mr. Richard Wil- liams), with a host of indefatigable assis- tants, have every inducement to proceed on the path which was entered upon yes- terday. The glorious exhibition of bold and dainty blooms would have done full] justice to a much older organisation. Mr. Moore's wonderful fuchsias were alone worth going to see, and Mr. Frank Watton displayed his ability to grow sweet peas almost as perfectly as he has been accustomed to train the young idea. None enjoyed the show more than the old people from the Ely Work,, house, and all present felt time slipping away as though borne on eagle's wings. It is difficult to find fault with so well managed a function, and I, for one, should not know where to begin. But it would be a good thing if the committee oould "get on the right side" of a gentle- man who would be good enough to lend his grounds for next year's exhibition. Nothing can be better than a Rower show held in a well-laid out garden. However, perhaps this kind of thing is not so common in Ely as in other neighbour- hoods of the Welsh Metropolis. There are grumblings in the air con- cerning our good and useful friend of the breakfast t.abie. Pork is dear, the house- holder finds his expenses leaping up, and the retailer of luscious rashes of I bacon discovers that his lot is far from being a happy one. As the comic singer I puts it. "no one is satisfied." As a hard matter of fact, the severe restrictions of tha Board of Agriculture are being felt in every direction, the American supply is falling off because of the increasing demands of the Yankee, and it is difficult to see whence cometh our hope unless it is in Chinese pork—a prospect that has few allurements for most of us. Cottage breeders who used to be able to sell three pigs a year to the butchers has been knocked cut of the running by the stipulation that swine must not be I kept within )0 .va I'd" of a dwelling-house, and what with swine fever orders and II the disabilities encountered in markets (where a scratch is "oou enough to bring about rejection). I was not surprised im looking round Cardiff during the past few days to find a great shortage of perk. Small shopkeepers cannot buy at present prices and the risk s of the season, pro- vision dealer-, have (in many cases* to carry on this department at a loss, and what trade there is must be left in the hands of big concerns. Cannot some- thing be done ? I cannot concc-ivc that more than a few vory interested persons really wish for renewed facilities by which Inrds can be caught in the wretched manner of the past, and I hope the Cardiff Ccrpoi-ation i vrill not be influenced by the present movement to gee the wild bird order repealed. Personally, I dislike the sight of a caged bird in any case, and, remem- 1 bering the rabbit-hutch kind of habita- tion in which many human beings are I content to live, and the few opportunities tha.t most of cs have to pursue the natural life, there should be some adequate protection for the feat-hered creatures who enliven civilisation with I' their joyous, notes of liberty. Indeed, this revival of an old question should be used, not only to protect birds who now enjoy their precious freedom, but also to influence the unthinking against the keeping of birds in cages (thereby dis- couraging a cruel trade) and ladies I against wearing the plumage of rare I denizens of the air. Cardiff boasts of its progress in many directions, and it would be a pity to mar it in this one direction. Probably there is little fear of the Parks Committee being influenced in the manner desired by the misled agitators, but it is just as well to be on the right side, and for everybody interested to wield his (or her) influence in the direc- tion of preserving our music-makers of the fields and highways.

I MUST LIKE IT 1 On no fewer than 111 occasions a young girl, who lives near Putney, has visited the gallery of the Gaiety Theatre to see the same play. "In a little over eighteen months," she sai-d. "I have seen 'Our Miss Gibbe' 111 times, and when Miss Gertie Millar returns to the Gaiety I am going to bring it up to 120 times. I like Mias Millar. She exercises a wonderful fascination over me, and I have been so often to see her that the policeman who regulates the queue has grown to know me, and in the long waits if I should want a oup of tea he keeps my place until I return. One day I saw a girl in the queue whom I had observed very frequently, and she assured me she had seen Hiss Gibbs 150 times. I now know the play by heart, and oould sing all Miss Miliar's songs, but, of course, not so well as she aimg them. The first act of the play I lww written out from memory."

ATTACK IN A SHOP I The Eastbourne police are searching for a tramp who entered the branch shop of the Lion Brewery in South-street on Tuesday night and, on being refused the money he asked for. took up a whisky bottle, beat JIj. S. Stroud, the manager, over the head, rendering him unconscious, and decamped with the contents of the till. Stroud was making up his accounts when the incident occurred, and he states that the tramp accompanied the blow with the remark, "I must have a bed for to-night."

SUICIDE MYSTERY 1 All efforts to establish the identity of the man who oommitted suicide on Saturday at Nottingham by jumping into the river at Trent Bridge have failed. The victim was a well-dressed man about 35 years of age, and upon him was found a message, written in the form of a telegram, to the address, 121, Portman-terrace, London. N.W., with the words, "Will be down early in the morn- ing. Keep papers. If wanted, send imme- diatoly.-F-mak." A verdict of "Suicide" was returned at the inquest yesterday.

STEEPLEJACK'S FALL I While a six ty-five-yeiar-o Id steeptejaok, named Cowries Mitebell, was being haated yesterday to the top of a lofty ohimney stack at Hinaktey, Leicestershire, the rope broke, azkl be fell on the roof of & shed, sustaining serious injuries. I

HOTEL FIRE VICTIM I The death oocurred to-day at Belfast of I MN. M Caughan, widow of the Rev. W. J. ? M'Caughan Tlle deoeaeed and her bushand I | M'Caughan The deceased and her husband were both severely. injured by jumping from • a window in the reoent fire at the Kelvin Hotel, and her death brings the list of victims I up to six.

PROGRESS I I Our debt is decreasing, our numbers increasing, we are now paying our way, and I am thankful we are still in possession of our beautiful gajxtens," said Mr. P. Stephens, K.C.. at the annual meeting of the Botanic Society yesterday.

RECORD GOLD OUTPU f. I I The output of cold on the Band for the I month of July was the greatest cm record I in the whole history of mining. The gross output in December, 1908, was larger, but it included £ 160.000 from the reserve.

KILLED IN THE MINE I Art-hur Attel, a native of Bristol, who lodged at 2, Bowling-street. WilliamlStown, Penygraig, whilst employed as a timberaaan's assistant at the Ely Pit (Naval Collieries), Penygraiff- this months was killed by a WI of root. i

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From All Quarters lesterday marked the Z35tn anniversary or the foundation of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich. "life would not be worth living if it, were not for quarrels," declared Mr. Bag gal lay. the magistrate, at Lambeth Police-oourt. I In several districts of Leicestershire the harvest was began yesteixi&y by the cratting of some fine crops of oats. In the Plena-rth district the harvest began last week. A oterk informed the Kingston magistrates that be had nailed an ejectment summons to the door of a house, and the service was accepted as adequate. A young thief who was sentenced at the London Sessions yesterday had been arrested on eleven previous occasions without the cases being proved against him. A return published last night at Colne, I Lanceabiire states that there are only nine- teen empty tiouses in the borough, whose population is 23,000, and that several of these boueeehave only just been erected. Tender the head of Discipline," the fol- k-am order has been imued to the troops of the Plymwutih garrisonSoldieaB for- bidden to eat fish and chips in the streets when in uniform. Between sixty and seventy students from German tmi. who are to spend August and September in Sngiand, aa-rived ia London last night, and are to visit the c:IIÏIIIi 1

'Sitting On Their Knees' I SHIP'S SURGEON AND HIS WIFE I I Mr. Pswri Taylor severely condemned the conduct of Jane Mary Marshall, the wii of Dr Marshall, a ship's surgeon, samTuifrt at Marylebone yesterday for threatening her husband and causing ham to go in fear of his life. Mrs. Marshall paced to and fro in frorot of the dock, kept up e. running oonmaent thrcnghcnt the prooeedioigB, and defied all j the efforts of the magistrate, the solicitors, and the officials to restrain her. Several times the magistrate threatened to remand her in onstody. The hnsband obtained the permission of the magistrate not to mention his address in court, so that defendant should not know it. -He said that one day recently he was walking in Praed-street, Paddington, when he w?? overtaken by hie wife. She was in a hansom cw, "sitting an the knees of two awful-looking loafers." She jumped out of the vehicle in a frenzy, followed him alons the street, and threatened to murder him if he did not return to her, saying something about vitriol. He was compelled to seek the proteotion of the police, but denied, in cross-examination, that he struok her. Mrs. Marshall, in giving evideruce, sakl she had been out looking for her husband for flve ocr six days and nighte, and when. she ce-g-gsd him to come home he knocked her doa-n. I Mr. Paul Taylor described her conduct in court disgraceful, and said he would sooner have to deal with a madman than a woman like her. He ordered her to enter into her bail, and find a surety in £ 10 for j her good behaviour for twelve months, oir, rin default, go to prison for two niontalo.

THAT MESSAGE FROM MARSP 11 To the Editor of the Evening Express. Sir, Li reply to the letter of A Owmparc Astronomer," I beg to say that I doubt whether Prarfoseor Piokering-'t!! proposal was ever seriously meant-at any rate, I have, seen nothing more of it in the astronomical journals and bulletins which I read regularly. Professor Pickering is far too accomplished a scientist not to be well aware of the enor- mous difficulties in tho wa-y of an interchange of signals between the earth and Mars. even if there be intelligent beings on Mars:, of which (Dr. Lowell notwithstanding) we have no proof whatever*. lke,t "A Owmparc Astronomer" think. Our Moon is a quarter of a million miles away, a,nd it would tax- science to construct an illuminating plant capable of signalling to our satellite. Why, even through a powerful telescope a space ecruiraden;t to one square mile on the Moon is only seen as a metre speck. But Mars at his nearest is 120 times I further away than the Moon! Nobody has communicated with the Moon yet, and, if it be objected that there is no intelligent life them, I meet the objection by pointing out that nobody really knows. Astronomers are not yet deoided es to the actual condition cf the Moon's surface, let alone that of Mars, which is at least 120 times further away. Anyone who, like myself, has been a practical observer for many years must laugh at theee chimerical proposals. If communication with other planetalry bodies is ever opened up I, for one, think it will be through the medium of some of those wonderful electric, or even telepathic, "waves" of which we are hearing more and more nowadays. Iteadere of Wells' "War of the WVrrlda" will probably agree with me that we had better let these distant orbs aJone. We are not at peace with one another even on Mother Earth yet!-I am, &c., Cardiff. ARTHUR MEE. IIi —————————— li

10—NOT 7-IN 8,000 I To the Editor of the Evening Express. Sir,—The paragra.ph in your edition, of Monday's issue headed "7 in 8,000," is not qoUite accurate, and ÛOIUncilr Kirk is not correct in stating that the only successes from non- provided schools were six from St. Monica's and one from Tredegarville. There were two boys-from St. David's Roman Catholic School who were successful last year, and this year, I I am pleased to say, there were three (one Craddock Wells and two free admission). As the paragraph mentioned may not be seen by the teachers of the school, who may ba away on their holidays, I write you so that you can correct the statement of Mr. Kirk.— I am, Ac., I am, Ac., INTERESTED. I Cardiff, August 10.

"NO ONE LOVES ME" I A pathetjo letter was reaa at a Hackney inquest cm Amy Villors, a young domestio servant, Who dcrank same spirits of salts. Bar employer said the girl had suffered from fits of melancholia. In her bedroom the following letter was found.- Dear Sir or MaAam,-NLo one seems o love me. I know I have done a wicked deed, and God will never forgive me. I hope you will both forgive me. I know I shall never go to the beautiful home above.. Dear madam, you would not listen I to me, so I say good-bye for ever. And think of Amy, who would have been a better girl if she had stayed with you. The jury returned a verdict of "Swicide wfcolst insane."

HARD LIFE OF A SOLDIER I Whatever a man's stamina and pluck may be, he cannot jump off an office stood and become a ready-made soldier in. ten minutes. That is, of course, the inherently weak spot in the Territorial system. The hardest part of a soldier's life is not "being steady under fire." A man blton becomes used to risking his life- The hard part consists in long marches, heavy burdens, bad weather, short j Tatioeia, and lack of sleep.—"Blaok and White."

I TAILOR SHOT BY A CREDITOR I A tailor of Quimper with the curiousdy 'I appropriate name of Le Du (" Du" being French for "debit") was killed by one of his customers who did not want to pay his bill. Le Du had ridden out on his bicycle to a village catUed Baye two days ago to collect a small sum 6wing to him from a farmer for whoon he had made a suit of clothes. He did not return, a.cl was found in a field shot througto the head. The farmer was arrested and confessed the crime.

THE MAYOR'S OPINION I John Horatio Rich, a eliauffeiir, was fined Lio a.nd costs yesterday for driving a car in II Croydon at 37 milefi an hour. He said his fares, a French lady and gentleman, urged him to go fast to enable them to be in time to dtreas for dinner. The mayor expressed the opinion that they should have gone undressed rather than drive at such a. paoe. I

MINER BURIED 6 HOURS I In consequence of falls of roof at Bioker- I shaw Collieries, Leigh, yesterday, Michael Dolan was killed and James Daddy had his legs fractured. The men were completely buried, and six hours elapsed before Dolan was rescued. He died a few minutes later. Duddy waa removed to hospital.

LOTS CAST FOR A SEAT I Two candidates, Mrs. Alice Ooirkê and 1fr. I William Young, secured an equal number of I votes in a RonUford Board of Guardians bye- eleotioai. Papers containing their names were pLaoed in a ba.t, and Mrs. Oorrke drew the name of Mr. Young, who was declared elected.

Official statistics of the strength of Con- gregationalism show that there are 15,874 churches, chapels, and stations throughout the world, with a olumoh membership of 1,460,061, aad a roil ci 1^6R £ 58 Samhay school JMtedMBOL

Pawned Her Teeth STRANGE CHARCE OF FRAUD At the Surrey Sessions Jorhn Lord Roberts, a Welshman (29). was ohaa-ged with obtaining 6s. 6d., a suit of clothes, and various other articles from a milk-carrier named Richard Richards. Prosecutor said Roberts had lodged with him at Thorpe, Surrey. Every time he came into tho hooise he pitched a, tale about buy- ing a. coffee-house in Cow Gross-street, Sm-it-h- field, and putting witness and his wife in it 30'1 managers. He said he had received a cheque for JEM from his mother in Wales, and that a local farmer waa cashing it for him. Mrs. Richards said that aooused borrowed 18. 6d. and 5s. off her husband to go to Lon- don with, and her husband also rigged him out in his be-t suit. Witness accompanied Roberts to London, an dthey went to a hotel I-ear Waterloo Station, where prisoner was supposed to see a gentleman about the pro- posed coffeehouse. Left to the Mercy of the Streets rsext morning ne tola witness he wanted some money, as he had to pay a deposit on some bills he was having printed. Witness gave him the rings she was wearing, and he pawned them, but did not give her any of the money. She also gave him her fake teeth, some silver spoons, silver sugar-tongs, pair of gold bracelets, two gold brooches, a silver- brooch, and a stone brooch, which he had asked her to take with her. On getting the articles he disappeared, and "left to the mercy of the streets" at Isling- ton, she became ill, and was taken to the infirmary. Prisoner, on oath, denied that he ever said he had a. oheque for £60, or that he had any- thing from the prosecutor more than he paid for. The jury disagreed and were discharged, j and the case will be re-tried before a fresh ] jury. •=

f Girl's Pitiful Life I ACCUSATIONS AGAINST AN ALIEN At Marl-br,Ough-strect Police-court, London, on Wednesday Fritz Fischer (27), a. Swiss "canine specialist," of Smith-terrace, Hast- ings, was charged on a warrant with living on the eraf-ning-s of Violet Pa.vey. Detective-sergeant Dun-ant, of D Division, gave evidence of arrest at Ha,stings, where the prisoner said he waa opening a dog busi- new. The prosecutrix, a tall and well-dressed young woman, aaid she met prisoner six years ago at a club, and she lived with him and his wife at different addresses in Lon- don, and eventually went to Paris with them. Later they lived at a flat in Great Port- land-street, witness paying the rent of 112o & year. His wife lived a few doors off. Fischer started a horse and dog dealing busi- ness on money supplied by witness. She had given him FA and C5 a day. Wanted a Thousand Pounds I Fischer said he must have £ 1,000, or he I would shoot himseif. Finding it impossible I to get the money she left him. Subsequently he BatW her in the West End and threatened her, so she telephoned to the police. Rosa Praste, a servant employed a.t the aat. said nscher used to beat Mies Pavey, who frequently gave him money, with a leather strap. In reply to the Magistrate, the witness added that Mrs. Fisoher herself was under the proteotion of an old gentle- man. The prisoner at the time of his arrest was living with another woman, who had been a barfnaid. Prisoner said he met her at Boulogne, but did not Persuade her to leave her situation by stating that he was a single man. He adopted the name of Thomson. Mr. Don man sentenced Fischer to three months' hard labour, and recommended him for deportation.

COAL-TRIMMING TARIFF An action was tried at Aberavon County- court on Wednesday of considerable interest to shippers and coal-trimmers. The action was brought by North's Navigation Colliery Company against the Alster-Aktien Geaellechaft Shipping Company for work done in trimming a cargo of coal put in the company's sailing vessel Altersberg at Port Talbot Docks in April, 1909. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams (instructed by Mr. Trevor Hunter, Port TaLbot) appeared for the plain- tiffs), and Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. Phillips, of Messrs. Phillips. Ingledew, and Sons. Oardiff) defended. Mr. St. John Francis-Williams said that the action was really brought by the Dookers' Union on behalf of the coal-trimmers who trimmed the cargo. Defendants were a Ger- man company, with head offices at Hamburg. After the vessel was trimmed and the accounts sent in the owners objected to the amount claimed The rates paid for trim- ming depended upon the kind of vessel and the size and number of decks and quality of coal shipped. He contended that where coal was shipped into a tank it was counted as a "doeok" for trimming purposes. The Alsterberg had a tajik at the bottom of the middle portion of the hold. Plain- tiffs' claim was for P.d. per ton for the 1,400 tone loaded in and on the tank and 4d. per ton for the remaining cargo, and for the latter the owners had paid £ 63 16s. lid. into court, and there was no dispute on that. Joseph Sahare (foreman coal-trimmer, Port Talbot) said in regard to the middle part of the vessel it was a three-decker. He had always been paid for such vessels as three- deckers for the tank portion, and paid at the rate of a Heok vessel for the other portion of the ship. George Thomas (representative of Messrs North's Navigation Colliery at Port Talbot) said he also regarded this veasel as a three- decker. By Mr. Bo wen: He was employed by North's Navigation Colliery Company, who were the plaintiffs, but the trimmers were paying the costs of the case. His Honour held that, according to the terms of the tariff, a cargo tipped into the hold was liable to be paid for. Judgment would be for plaintiffs for £ 87 36. 7d. and costs. Mr. Ivor Bowen asked for a stay of execu- tion for 21 days for £ 18 66- 8d., pending an appeal. The application was granted.

RAISED TO CAPTAINCY I Lieutenant William Stanloy Hern, of the I W iltshire Regiment, who has been gazetted i captain, is the son of Mr. Sam Hern, of Car- diff. Captain Hern, it will be re-called, I served in tho Boer War with the Glamorgan Imperial Yeomanry, and was wounded in the battle of Vlakfontein, which has been described as one of tie fiercest engagements of tho campaign He was first reported a.s missing." Captain Hern came into some ■prominence owing to his ability to substan- tiate the allegations made in dispatcher that a ntimler of Boers shot in cold blood a num- ber of wounded English soldiers. His eleva- tion t) the rank of captain will be pleasing I news to his many friends in the Welsh Metro- polis.

GARDEN PAR, Y AT WHITCHURCH I Mrs. Thomas, Ashgrove, Whitchurch, enter. tained a large gathering at a very successful garden party in beautiful weather on Wed- nesday afternoon, under the auspices of the British Women's Te-mperanoo Association. Mrs. Davies, of Forest Lyn, Heol-don, pre- sided, and during the afternoon two enjoy. able concerts were provided by Miss Davies, Swansea, Miss Potter, Mr. W. R. Da visa, and Mr. Beavan (vocalists), Mrs. Lovell (elocu- tionist), Mr. Willis Harpur (humorous sketches), and Miss Phyllis Jones (pianoforte 1 solos). The afternoon proceedings were exceedingly pleasant, and at the close Mrs. Thomas s kindness was reoognised by a cordial vote of thanks proposed by the Rev. Mr. Viner, and seconded by Mrs. Dykes.

THRICE TRIED FOR MURDER William Moore, alias Stone, who has been I tried three times for the murder of William 'I and Margaret Holt at High Cross, County Tyrone, was on Wednesday unconditionally released from Londonderry Gaol.

Suicide, with no evidence to show the I state of his mind." was the verdict of a coroner's jury at the inquest at R-amm-eremitli yesterday on the body of Thomas Batclrford, who threw himeeif in front of a traction e:D8f,M.

Youth Drowned at Barry U —— BODY RECOVERED BY THE POll OE A sad case of dtow-ning occurred at Barry on Wednesday afternoon, which resulted in the dearth of William Henry Stevens (17), a cleaner on the Barry Railway (as reported in the later editions of the Evening Express yesterday). It transpireel that Stevens went to bathe in the dinner hour at about 1.30 at the old Barry Harbour, which is at present unused, a.nd was accompanied by two other laxte, Charles Olaen and Arthur Books, who also went into the water with him. Not one of the lads could swim to any extent. Stevens WILLIAM HJXllY STEVENS, Who was drowned. got out of his depth, and, finding himself in difficulties, shouted to his friends for help. They both did their -titni-wa to reach him, but were unable to bring him ashore, and the drowning lad disapi>earod beneath the surface of the water. The police were Quickly informed of the matter, and efforts were made to reach the boy froan the shore, but they proved unsuc- eeesful. A boa.t was afterwards obtained, and grappling operations were continued for about two hours, the body eventually boesing recovered by the dock police. The remains were conveyed to the mor- tuary, Barry Island, where they lie awaiting an inquest. Exciting Rescue of a Man at Whitmore j Bay Another rescue from drowning at Barry Island has to be chronicled. A man was bathing between the breakwater and the rooks at Whitmore Bay, when he was carried out by the current and sank below the surface of the "water.' A lad named Thomas KniU rushed into the water with his ot-othes on and tried to save him, but failed I in his plnoky attempt. Another lad named Frank Williams, observing this, also fully clothed, leaped off the rocks and swam out to the drowning man, and was successful in bringing him ashore. This is the fourth time that Williams has succeeded in aeving life. Boy Drowned at Builth Wells I Willie Evans, aged eight, son of Mr. Thomas Evans, Oaklands. Bailth Wells, was drowned some distance below Builth Bridge while peddling on Wednesday evening. The .T or-enin,- ?the body was recovered by Mr. Vaugiian Price (Strand). Another la.d named Archie Vest was rescued by Mr. H. Hadon, a visitor staying at the Lion Hotel. Owing to the sad calamity the children's sports on the grove were abandoned. I Carnegie Hero Trust Award at I I Aberystwyth I At a meet-ifig of the Aberystwyth magis- trates on Wednesday Mr. David Lewis, of Pirhe.idol-placo, wag presented with a cheque for £ 5, awarded by the Cern&gie Ilero Trust Fund, and a testimonial on vellum from the the Royal Humane Society in recognition of his bravery In sa-flng a ohild from drown- ing in the harbour in May knst. The Mayor, Alderman E, P. Wynn-e, presided, and the I preseni-ation was made by the mayoress. I Cardiff Men to the Rescue I A bathing fatality was only just averted I by the promptitude of two half-day trippers I on the Porihrevwl Sand3. A bather got into difficulty and called for help. Fortunately his cries were heard by two other bathers ,E. Price and W. A. Evans, Cardiff). They hastily went to his aissistance and brought him to shore. I Boy Saved from the Canal I I A plucky rescue from drowning was wit- nessed at Aoercarn on Wednesday evening. ITie two-year-old son of Mr. Veeacy fell into the canal, and in response to cries for help Mr. Richard Parry, blacksmith, rushed to the spot, and throwing off his ooat dived into the water and succeeded in getting the lad cut just as he was sinking for the third time. Mr. Parry is an cideirly man, and I has only recently recovered from a serious I illness.

I CONCEALED DISPATCHE8 I Operations by Boy Scouts at Radyr I I The Cardiff (St. Martin's) Boy Scoots, who are camping at Morganstown, Radyr, have caiTied out some interesting operations. A large force attempted to prevent the delivery of dispatches at Castle Oooh, but after cycling j about ten miles and walking about five miles carrying cycles, the disretoh-beai-i-s got I¡ through at the Mill Eoad Gate. Even if cap- tured the dispatches would not have been found, as Scout Williams had very cunningly hidden them in the sole of his boot between the outside bottom leather and the insole. The bearers were under the command of Assistant-scoutmaster Gullick, and the defen- ders under Scoutmaster Boxhall. The following were the winners at the sports on Wednesday •- 100 yards (open to 2nd Troop): 1st, Wozen- ¡ eroft; 2nd, A. Davies, 200 yards (open to 1st Troop): 1st, A. Davies; 2nd, J. Rathkey. Scouts' obstacle race, including lighting fire competition: 1st, W. Jenkins; 2nd, J. Rathkey. Elementary first-aid (open to second-class scouts), broken collarbone: 1st, Ilra n;k Allen; 2nd, E. Hewitt. Victoria Cross race: 1st, J. Ho wells; 2nd, F. Coslett. Transport wagon competition: 1st, Beever Patrol, 1st Troop; 2nd, Peewit Patrol 2nd Troop Scouts' tug-of-war, without rope: Curlew Patrol Inspector Milner, of the Cardiff Telegraph Messenger Boys, was present, as also were the Rev. W. Boys and Mrs. Boys of St. M'ar- tin's, Cardiff.

HIGH COST OF A SCHOOL II An adjourned meeting of the sites and buildings committee of the Merthyx Educa-I tion Authority was held on Wednesday, Mr. William Lewis (Treharris) presiding, for the purpose of considering a letter from the Board of Education with reference to the proposed council school at Gellyfaelog. The board wrote saying that the cost appeared to them to be excessively high. Unless, declared the bo?rd, special reasons could be shown, they were not dispo??d to appr4DTol, plans which involved so great an expense. Mr. Llewellyn Smith, architect, conferred with the committee, and it was arranged to make certain amendments in the plans which would diminish the cost, the cl^rk being directed in writing to the board to point out that it was in order to comply with their requirements that the figure had run so high. NEW VOLUNTARY SCHOOL. I The authority had before them a purMio I notice given by the rector and church- wardens of Merthyr of their intention to provide a new public elementary &ohool, for l about 700 children, to be conducted as a j voluntary school, religious instruction to be given in conformity with the doctrines of the Church of England. This notifce is the out- come of the opposition raised agiaiuet the application recently made by the borough council to Parliament for power to acquire by compulsory purchase part of the site of the old St David's Schools for the extension of their municipal buildings. Upon the motion of Mr. F. T. James (mayor), it was decided to defer the consideration of the matter uptil the next meeting.

GIRL'S AMAZING STORY I A curious story was told to the Swansea, magistrates on Wednesday by Florence May Palmer, of Sketty, who sined Bertie Coombs, .a second engineer, for a paternity order. Mr. S. Andrews was for complainant and Mr. Leeder for defendant. The girl stated that she was ont with the defendant for one evening only, and after a walk she went with him to a house in ithyddii)gs P,arli-roa,]. whete there was r.o one staying that night, and that Goombs clammed the door, 0.00 prevented her getting out They stayed there all night. The defendant in his evidence declared that he never went into the house, but tt*i t night. met some friends at Sketty aibout 10.30 p.m., and vraskt to camp in Oxwkah Bay, Gower. ordwe.

I Fasting Californian —— STOFLIR OF HrS ADVENTURES AT BRECON The fasting OaKfomiain, Paul Blackledgo, entered upon the ninth day of his abstention from diet on Wednesday, so he told the magistrates a.t Brecon. He was brought up on a'charge of wandering abroad and sleep- i ing in a French barn on the property of Mr. I David Powell, on the Ven-iyfa-ph-md. near I Brecon. ¡ Police-sergeant Thomas Evans said he saw defendant lying on the hay in the French barn at half-past eleven on Tuesday morn- jingo lie had his boots and stockings off. He told witness he was having a fast, and that I he had been there since Monday week. He ¡ averred that the last time he had had food I was on Augxist 1. He gave hie name I as Paul Biackledge. saying his home | was in California, and his mother lived at fiouthbourne-oii-Sea. When at the police- I station he was examinoo; but the doctor said he could not certify that defendant was insame. Food was taken to defendant in his cell. but he refused to touch it. Defendant, in reply to questions, said he came over in May last. He wrote to his inife last from Bristol, but he was Kot cer- tain tha.t he po?te;? the !eM-er. When he a-nived at Cardiff he thought he had 10s., but when he left he had not a cent. His friends I had recommended him to the fasting care, and ho had nothing to eat for eight dRYS'1 In the shed he found things were very simple. He got plenty of fresh water. The hay was delicious, and he was having a very good j rest. He added, I am not a great faster, but I have been told to try it. This spring j I tried it for two days, but broke dov/n, like I anyone 'a smoker; would do upon seeing a box of ''I)od cigars." Superintendent Flye: Why did you not go up ou the mountain to try your cure?—I am sorry I did not But the hay in the shed looked very tempting. (Laughter.) In reply to further questions defendant said he suffered from no disease, but was trying the lasting cure to make him a better man. He had had a change of clothing eight days ago in Bristol. lie took the boat from Bristol to Cardiff, walked from Cardiff to Abergavenny, and from Aberg-avenny to Brecon. lie was not a skilled worker, but could do fruit picking or assist at harvesting. The reason ho had not gone back to Oali- fenria was oecause the place was overdone. Defendant further said he was an enor- mous eater, aiad he would like to try the fasting cure for twelve or fourteen days to II se'! how he could stand it,. He considered pecple in England ate too much. He would do the fasting properly whÐkl he had a chance. Prisoner was further remanded, as nothing had been heard from his relations. After leaving the court defendant expressed -i desire for a smoke, and he was gratified by the cJerk (Ifr D. W. E. Thomas), who handed him a cigaiette.

BRECONSHIRE ESTATE Bought by Whitchurch Gentleman Messrs. Knig-lif, Frank, and Rutley, a Ixundon firm of auotianear s, oondymted at Llandnndcd Wells on Wednesday an impor- tailt sale of property, known as the Garth Estate. The esitate, which wa.s offered by order of the trustees, and extends to about 1.829 acres, is situated in Breoo-nsliuto, in the midst of the Eppynt mnge of mountains, in the parisihes of Treflis, LlanaJtanfechan, Uw- iieonfel, Liyjta-fanfawr. and Maesmynis, and has for several generations been the pro- perty of t'he FulleT Maitls.nd family. It lies in a ring fence, with a fine park, including a lake of seven acres, valuable grazing farms, mineral spring, and exceptional sporting facilities, capital saJmon and trout fishing in the River Irfon. Llandrindod Wells is within twelve miles, A sulphur spring rises on the estate, and was included in the sale. The house stands in a timbered park, well away from the road. There was a crowded attendance at the sale. Bidding commenced at £ 13,000, and rooe by £1000 buis to £ 26,000; £&0 bids followed, and when £ 27,590 w offered the auctioneer oausultedj his f'H?n.M. with the result th?bt the estate was knocked down at that fignre to Mr. D. E. Jones, HipsJoy House, Whit- churoh, Glamorgan. The price reryresent-si about a thirty years' purchase on the pnesenf. I rents, allowing L3,500 for the house. The vendors' solicitors were Messrs. Winter, Pothamley, arid CiO., London, and the agent to the estate was Mr. C. W. Woosnam, Cefn'lyag-wynne, Builth Wells. The late tT. Fuller MaitLand was at one time member o-f Parliament in the Radical interest- for Breconahire, a.nd lila flather was high-sheriff for Brecon shine.

MINES AND QUARRIES I A Blue-book lisauoo on Wednesday night gives statistical iruformaJtÏon regarding the mines anod quarries of the United Kingdom for the year 19C9. In and about all the mines there were 1,043,435 persons employed, 1,013,998 being employed at 3,298 coal mines, 818,381, or 80.7 per cent, of these being employed underground. Of the surface workers 5,953 were females. The number of young persons under sixteen employed under- ground was 50,310. At quarries there were 83,937 persons employed, 53,064 working inside the pits or excavations. The total output of minerals at mines was 277,906,059 tons, of Whicl1 263,758,562 were coal, with 15,750 tons from open quarries. The total output of om- I was 263,774,312 tons, an increase of 2,245,517 tons over the previous year. The average output was 340 tOIUS per person employed underground. There were 1,182 fatal accidents in ooal mines, causing 1,453 deaths, 95 of these being persons under sixteen. Non-fatal aoci- dents oai-isin, disablement for more than seven days numbered 152,834, by which 153,306 persons were inj ured.

"FOSSILISED METHODS" I Speaking at a mass meeting of the Rhym- ney miners on Wednesday, Mr. Walter Lewis, agent, said that the non-Unionists in the dis- trict could disabuse their minds that the notices were withdrawn; they were only tms- pended to the end of August. Referring to the Ithymney Iron Company, Mr. Lewis said that he was deterpiined to let the share- holders know how things were being managed. The lackadaisical way of dealing. with matters affecting the workmen was enough to provoke angels to revolt. He con- demned the autocracy of Mr. W. Smith, the general manager, in regard to claims for compensation, and the delays made in fixing the price-list at oortain collieries, although the men had been approached by the Con- ciliation Board four months ago to negotiate in the matter. He was determined to expose these old and fossilised methods, even if he got all the employes of the company oat on strike.

WAGONS OVER THE FARM In the Vacation Court on Wednesday (before Sir S. Evans) the case of Morgan Evans, of Garregfawr Farm, Ystradfelite, Brecon, and Messrs. John Aird and Sona was men-t-ioned.- Mr. St. John Field (for the plaintiff) said the. defendants bad undertaken to lay a line of conduit pipos for the urban district council, and this line extended across the plaintiff's land. Defendants had taken their wagons across the farm, and were cutting up all the pasture. He asked for an in,terim injunction restraining the defendants from going on to plaintiff's land, excepting on a strip 18it. wide, His Lordship said he would give plaintiff leave to serve notice of motion for next Wednesday, but he did not think he ought to grant an injunction without more material I than had been produced.

BROKEN ARM AND LOCKJAW At the City Coroner's-court on Wednesday an inquest was held on the body of Mary Jane ailey (52), wife of a conductor on the Central London Railway. The deceased, with some friends, was injured in a motor collision, and at her own request, was taken to St. BartIkvIomew's Hos- pital, as there was a compound fracture of the right forearm. On Tuesday morning there were symptoms of lockjaw, and it was decided by the senior surgeon to amputate the arm, and this was done. Deceased went on well until the even- ing, when she suddenly died. The jury found that death was due to tetanus and accidental causes.

PENYGRAIG BOY INJURED I Victor Jarman (9), residing at 28, Wyndham- road, Penygraig, met with a serious accident on Wednesday. He and his brother were playing by the incline which conveys the ooal in trams from the A dare Levels to the screens. One of the trams knocked Victor Jarman down and went ever him. He Watl taken to the Porth Hospital, where it was found necessary to amputate his arm by the I shoulder.

AN ENGLISHMAN'S FALL I MONTREUS, Wednesday. Last night an Englishman, named Melville Oecil. aged 2J. who had recently arrived at a hotel in the Bonport quarter of Mon- treux, fell from a window omthe fourth floor. He struck a greenOboose in the garckju below, and was ktffcd on the sp"-Deuter.

Married an Actress • ♦ PAiMFUL WEDDING SCENE RE-CALLED The an nounoernent on Wednesday that a bankruptcy petition is being filed against the Earl of dancarty rc-colls the variegated career this gentleman has enjoyed since he illumined the West End twenty years ago as Viscount Dnnlo. j He was crammed for Sandhurst when he met Miss Belle Bilton, one of the Sisters Bilton. music-hall artistes Isabel Bilton was the daughter of a sergeant in the Roynl Engineers, and at the time the met Lord Dunlo was earning a year in her pro- fession. She used to live in a large house in Bt. John's Wood. In 1889 at Hampstead Lord Dunlo married her, j there being a painful scene betw "I4- old jLoi-d Clancarty and the bridegroom, :s the result of which Lord IJurilo was packed off to Australia. On his return a year later the Clancarty family induced him to bring a divorce petition against his wife, who had remained, m England. 'I'he petition, however. was dismissed. Lady C'auoarf-y subsequently toured in j "Venus" I-IT" der Sir Augustus Harris' manage- ment, and in 1891, when the old earl died, j she became Countess of OLa-noarty. She still remained a short time on the stage under this title. Socn, however, s'heand her hus- 1 band were reconciled, and they lived in Ireland very happily until cancer carried Lady Clenoarty off three and a half years i! ago. Towards the end of 1908 Lord Clancarty married Miss Mary Ellis, daughter of the brilliant barrister. The pres-ent Lady Clancarty is very little older than her eldest j stepeon. Lord KilconnH, who is twenty. Lord Ciancarty's aÜair6 have been much involved for some years. He has been in the hands of money-lenders, in one caae receiving and giving a, promissory note for Ll,%O, the other £ 700 being interest for twelve months. -A

ADULTERATED MILK I 1 Dismissal of Cases at Carmarthen j The reading of the quarterly report of the public analyst (Mr. Charles, Neath) at a, meeting of the Carmarthen Town Council, the raeyor, (Alderman Walter Lloyd) presiding, gave rise to some caustic criticism of the local bench of magistrates, It was reported that of the twelve samples of milk analysed during the quarter five were adulterated and proceedings taken in oach case, but in only one instance a fine was imposed, the other four being dismissed. Mr. John Crcesman, J.P., stated that the reason the cases were dism; iss-od wad that the standard was so near to what was desired that the deficiency was too small for the bench to impose a fine. Mr. L. D. Thomas asked why was one nned with only 2.10 per cent, of added water, whilst the others,v with a bigger percentage of added water, wl-c It was high time that the council should do something with regard to the milk supply. They ought to pass a vote of censnre on tho magistrates. The Mayor: We as a council cannot com- pel the to convict. Mr. ince.it Thomas: We should do some- thing tcy amend the standard of milk. If the magistrates say they allow adulteration, we should do something else to put the matter right. It was proposed that the report of tho analyst be adopted, whereupon Mr. Vincent Thomas stated: "I don't see that the analyst's report should be adopted in this way. The whole town is talking about this." It was decided to adopt the analyst's import, Ifr. Vincent Tliom>.is and MT. L. D. Thomas voting against

I INVENTOR'S ADVENTURE I A. 011. An interesting story of a. French inventor's adventures wa,- told on Wednesday at the Middlesex Sessions, when Edward Feldman, 44, a German, described aa an agent, was charged with stealing a handbag containing a motor-engine model and fittings and a purse in which was cl3 15s., the property of Pierre Eymond, a French engineer, staying at Philip-laaie, Tottenham. Counsel said that Eymond brought over from France the model of a motor-engine, and advertised for someone to go round with him to show the model to prospective custo- J mers with a view to selling the patens, rights. The accused replied to the advertisement. An I agreement was made between them that if the engine v.dc, sold the accused was to Temive 3o or 20 per cent. of the purchase money as h? remuneration. I A STREET CHAJSEV. I On July 29 Feldman came to the prosecu- ) tor's lodgings a' Tottenham at ten a.m., when Eymond was dressing. After he had gone the prosecutor missed tbe bag, and rushed out into the srtreet attired as he was, minus his coat and' collar, and with a boot on I' one foot end a slipper on the -other. He got the bag back, but on hie way. back to his lodgiuRS he was surprised to find his purse in the gutter empty. The prosecutor's Landlady said. she saw the accused take the beg. The aooused handed in a written statement. He did not deny taking the bag, but when the prosecutor gave him the 12s. 6d. he olaifE&ed as expenses he gave it up. The jury found the accused guilty, and he was rcmianded till next- sessions, when, the Chairman said, he would be bound over if the money was re-paid to the Frenchman.

HOTEL HOLOCAUST I At Wednesday's inquest on the five. victims of the hotel fire at Belfast the assistant city surveyor said the corporation had no power to compel hotels to keep fire appliances. He was in favour of the corporation promoting a Bill in Parliament to secure such authority. Mrs. M'Caughan, widow of the Rev. Mr. M'Caughan, said before her husband jumped from the window he rang a bell to call the servants. Witness herself jumped from the window. The jury returned a verdict that death was due to injuries received, there being no evidence to show how the fire occurred. They strongly urged the corporation of Belfast to seek immediate powers from Parliament to make bye-laws having authority over the erection of new and alterations to existing buildings, with authority to inspect hotels so that safety to persons using them is assured.

LAKE COMO CRIME I NEW YORK, Wednesday. The hearing of the proceedings against Porter Charlton for the murder of his wife in Italy had been set down for to-day, but by agreement between all the attorneys I concerned it has now been postponed until September 20. ¡ Signor di RoOsa, the Italian Vioe-Ooneul in New York, called at the office of Mr. Garveis, t-ILe Public Prosecutor, lesterday, and made it plain that Italy desired tbe extradition of the prisoner. Signor di Rosa also intimated he might ask to be allowed to have am inde- pendent examination of Charlton's- mental state, it being understood that his defence would be a plea of ins-anity.-Reutoer

SLOUGH SHOP MURDER I William Broome, charged on remand at Slough on Wednesday with the murder of Mrs. Isabella Wilson, who lived alone and carried on a second-hand clothes dealer's business in Sigh-street, Slough, where olie was found dead on Jufly 15, was further remanded until Friday. Evidenoo was given to the effect that there was no fight outside the Britannia Public- house at Camden Town on July 16, the day on which the prisoner alleges he received scratches on his face during the course of a struggle.

THE VATICAN AND SPAIN I ROME, Wednesday. I am informed by a g?ntl?jmam who enjoys the closest, ?Hoia?y with Cardinal Bam poll a that his E ineuce has advised the Pope to make concessions all along, the line in the conflict with the Spanish Government, and, to all intents and purposes, the policy of •concession prevails in the Vatican councils. I learn, aJso, that tho cardinal has accepted the provisional direction of the Vatican policy, though without taking the I Tank and title of Secretary of State, which I still is retain-ed by Cardinal Merry del Val. --Central News.

LOCAL WEDDING I HUGHES—HARES. I. A pretty wedding tool*: place on Wednesday at St. John's Church, Canton, between Mr. GoorgeFrederick Hughes, son of Mr. John Hughes, Cardiff, an\l Miss Elizabeth Hares, daughter of Mr. Thomas Hares. Oardiff. The service was conducted by the Rev. Vaughan Bees, B.A., and a full choral service was I rendered by St. Vincent's Choir. Weddings music was beautifully rendered by Mr. S. Rex, F.I.G.C.M., organist of Caerphilly Parish Church. The newiy-married pair leift shortly afterwards to spend the honeymoon in Lon- don and Paris.

WITHOUT A SCRATCH I Sir Wilfrid Laurier on Wednesday cabled to Lord Strathoona, the High Commissioner for Canada, to the effect that he had "eemped without a eoratch" in the recent railway accident on the Canadian Pacifio Eailway. v

Cardiffian asAeroplanist MR, E, C. WILLMOTT FLI ES AT BLACKPOOL Mr. E. C. Willmott, schoolmaster, Cardiff, I and secretary of the Glamorgan Branch of the National Union of Teachers, who is spend- iag a holiday at Blackpool, during the aviation meeting there had the good fortune to draw a winning ticket in the gate lottery entitling him to a, flight in Mr. Grahame White's biplane. Mr. Wilmott's good luck is indicated i by the fact that only twenty free ride tickets were issued, and as 10,000 people paid for admission, this was in the advertised pro- portion of one ticket to every 500 visitors, and as the winners had to bo allotted to different biplanes, Mr. illznott was still more singu- larly privileged in having a trip in Mr. Gra- White's second Farman. He went up-on Monday evening, when the conditions were delightful for dying, and most of the other winners were ta-ken by Boe and Tetard, There was a good deal of fun with the people who drew winning tickets. Some of the win* i-ers were all anxiety to get aloft, while others were by no means keen. They regarded their flight tickets doubtfully, and declared their firm intention of not flying "if they knew it." But they soon began to realise that the tickets ha.d [I, market value, and at different spots on the aerodrome during the day little amateur auction sales tcok plate. Tick-ets fetched a pound—some more One was handed over to its purchaser with this terse comment from the vendor, "Tha' can hreek thy neck; an' ahll 'ave th* brass.

LINKING UP BRITISH POSSESSIONS Reuter's representative on "Wednesday had-& conversation with Sir Geo. Reid on the sub- let of the decision of the Commonwealth Government to link up the British posres, in the Pacific by means of wireless tele- graphy. Discussing the alterted position in that part of the world, the High Commissioner said, It is not so very long ago that one thought of the Pacific, so far as Au stra-lia was concerned, as being quite outside the range of the elements of national disturbance or revolution, but events have marohed rapidly indeed during recent years. The United States, which seemed always to be locking towards the Atlantic, is now look- ing very steadily towards the Paoiftc also, and it does not require a, great stretch of imagination to picture the Pacific in future years as dominated by the inflreuoes of the United States. I am extremely glad to see that the Commonw-ealth Government has decided to carry out a scheme for linking up the Commonwealth, New Zealand, the Fiji. and the British Islands in the Pacific by wire- less- telegraphy. Co-opcxaUou as regards the CvinrnoD wealth and -New Zeahund is a com- paratively simple matter, and with. Fiji there should be no parti-en Jar difficulty, but con- nection with. the British Islands is not so {'¡],Y. Crises of the Empire cannot be oon- flried to any given area. They may arise in the remotest and most unlikely spot at any moment, and I regard this latest step &<- one of the notable developments towards :t more united Ernpire.-Prees Association Forodgu Special.

A CUSTOMER'S ORDER Before Sir Samuel Evans, sitting as vacation judge on Wednesday, Mr. Mulligan mentioned the case of Griffiths and Son v. Griffiths, and applied for leave to serve notice of motion for next Wednesday for the committal of the defendant for breach of an undertaking gi-sen before Mr. Justice Joyce. He said the plain- tiffs traded in Cardiff, Swan-sea. and else- where in South Wales as outfitters for sailors and officers. The defendant, W. A. Griffiths, set up a similar buginess under the same name as plaintiffs, almost next door to them he thought, in Port Talbot, and when the plaintiffs took action against him the defen- dant, by his counsel on July 28, gave an undertaking until a trial or farther order not to carry on business other than under his own name, and not to represent in any way his business 3JS that of the plaintiffs or as connected with it. Since that undertakiner was given, the plaintiffs alleged that the defendant had obtained at least one order from a mercan- tile marine officer who was a former cus- tomer cut the plaintiffs, and had sent an invoice which was an exaot copy of the invoice of which plaintiffs oomplaurad ptre- viorisiy. His Lordship said he saw no urgency about the matter. They had only alleged one case against the defendant, and they might get other cases if the matter stood till next term. Mr. Mulligan submitted that the defendant ought to be stopped from taking a,way tha plaintiffs' customers. His Lordship said if the plaintiffs could get other cases and could prove they were suffer- ing they could renew the application. The present application was refused.

THIEF IN SOCIETY A curious story was told in the Ryde (Isto of Wight) Police-court on Wednesday, when a woman named Madeline Lloyd, aged 26, was charged with shoplifting at Ryde, and pleaded guilty. She was well-dressed in bine satin, with cream blouao, large bhte picture hat, and motor veil. She secured entry into the best yachting circles at Cowes last week, and had -6161 worth of jewellery in her on when discovered by the police and Lio in money. It was urged by her solicitor that she had a disordered brain and a vanity and love of finery which prompted her to take theee things (the value of which was about Z6), and present them to people in the best society with whom she was falsely trying to keep u4) an appearance. The Magistrates' Clerk said the woman warn convicted in 1901 at Greenwich, and at West- minster in 1906; also a.t Maidstone and Tun- bridge Wells. Her plan had been to open doors of private houses, get into bedrooms, and steal jewellery. The accused was committed to the Hants Assizes, bail being allowed in two sureties of £ 100 each. Two London gentlemen entered into hail for her appearance.

FERRYSIDE BUFFALOES It was an auspicious occasion for local members of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes at Ferryside on Tuesday, when Bro. Reginald V. Gery, of Royston Court (sou of Mr. A. B. O. Gery, High-sheriff of Carmarthenshire), gave a reciprocative banquet in honour of the newly-formed Royston Lodge in the place. Among those present at the Mariners' Inn were Mr. A. R. Orton Gery (high-sheriff), Mr. E. A. H. Harries (dep-uty-sheriff), Mr. E. A. Owen (dis- trict president of the Order), Mr. J. Kettley (president of district certifying council), and Mr. J. Isherwood Shorrock (district sec- retary). Bro. R. V. Gery presided, and said he was joyful at the success of the new lodge, and if the propaganda, of Buffaloisxn was carried cut in its true spirit it was bound to be fraught with lasting goodness, and its elevating influence wonld permeate tt.Toughout the whole world. Speeches were also made by Bro. E. A. Owen, Bro. A. R. O. Gery, Bro. T. D. Phillips, Bro. J. 1. Shorrock, and Bro. J. Kettley.

INTRUDER IN BEDROOM William Simpson (40) was brought up at Swansea on Wednesday on two charges of burglary at 23, Nichol-street, Swansea.. end stealing a. silver watch, silver chain, gold medallion, metal watch, and 9s. lOJd. in money, the property of Frederick Eloock, also at 3. Walters-road, and stealing a silver watch value El 10s., the property -of E. M'Donald. Frederick Elcock, a tailor's assistant, of Nichol-street, stated that he placed the watch and chain on the dressing-table. At two a.m. he was disturbed, and seeing a man rush downstairs witness went after him, but he got away. He then missed the articles. Detective Bees received defendant into cus- tody from the Mumbles police. The key handed to him by the Mumbles police fitted the door at Nioh-ol-street. Defendant, was remanded for a week.

SPEED-LIMIT IN RIVER USK At Wednesday's meeting of the Newport Harbour Board it was reported that a com- plaint from Messrs. Jones, Heard, and Co. of a passenger steamer, whilst proceeding up the river on July 14. having made such a wash as to oa-use the steamship Lessep-a to break her moorings at the Tredegar Wharf, had been dealt with by the owners (Messrs. P. and A. Campbell, Limited), of the paa- scniger vessel, and amicably settled. Alderman R. W ilkmson said there was ft bye-law that a passenger vessel wa.s not to steam at a 'greater rate than six knots an hour in the River Usk. He had never known that speed exceeded, but he bad known cargo steatrers go at the rate of ten knots an hour.

Next week" TOO Bishop's Son," Hail Caine's new drama, is to be produced for the first time. This will lie at Douglas. The a,-j'tihor's son will appear in the title-role. Remains of the old priory at Dartford, which was founded in 1344, were endangered yesterday by a fire at the Old Priory Farm, but the building was eventually saved.