The Cambria Daily Leader

ALBANIA'S APPEAL. I U S, Administration I Suggested. PARIS. Friday. The Albanian delegation has auureesed 1 a note to the President of the Council of Ten demanding that, in the event of Al- bania's claims not being upheld by the Supreme Councl, the latter should per- mit the United States to undertake for one year administration of territories claimed by Albania, that is to say, part of Chiillpna in the South as well a.s Al- hanian territories annexed to Serbia and Montenegro. The Note declares that if the confer- ence accepts this proposal the Albanians consent to the same mandate being granted to American troops to occupy tit č part of Northern Epirus belonging to the Albanian State which is claimed by Greece. The population of these districts, the Kote adds, would thus be at liberty to j declare their will regarding their national' aspirations.

FALLEN PRINTERS. Successful Opening of Big Swansea Whist Drive. The whist drive at the Hotel Metro pole this week promises to be a huge success from every standpoint. Iield under the auspices of the Swansea Printing and Kindred Trades Federation, the proceeds are in a.íd of the widows and orphans of printers who fell in the war, and on Thursday night there was a splendid at- tendance and excellent games were played. I" On Thursday there was ordinary whist; on ^Friday progressive whist will hold sway, in which players are to choose .heir own partners. On Saturday night ordi- nary whlst will agaon be played. There are aggregate prizes for ladias and gentle- men, knock-out prizes, and runners-up prizes. AWARDS. I The winners on Thursday night were: Ladjies—1st, Miss Thomas (182); 2nd, Mrs, Freeman (181); 3rd, Nurse G. Jones (181). Gent's-lst. Mr. Bond (181); 2nd, Mr. Harnie6 (180); 3rd, Mr. B'aniford (176). Champion knock-out winners: Mr. and Mrs. Bramford. Runners-up: Mr. T. V. Jones and Miss Da vies. KnocV-o-ut winners: Mr. W. Deakin and Miss M. Fry. Eunners-up: Mr. W. Drew and Nuree G. Jones.

TO-DAY'S PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. Friday. Mr. Tyson Wilson asked whether the1 Government could report anything to the House regarding the recent incidents at Kimmel Park Camp. Lord Ldmund Talbot said there was no further information which could be com- municated to the House. COST OF LIVING. Sir S. Roberts asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade whether, in view of the continuing high level of the cost- of living he could state when it was proposed to remove the existing re- trictions on the imports. IMPORT RESTRICTIONS. Mr. BrJdgeman said the Government had decided that no impor.' restrictions should continue to be imposed on goods coming from any part of the Empire withoutx the consent of the Cabinet, which would not be given unless some un- foreseen necessity arieec It was not possible to remove, at preent, all the re- strictions in the imports from foreign countries, hut all raw materials would be freed from import restrictions. RENTS AND MORTGAGE. Mr. Herbert Fisher, in moving the se- cond reading of thy Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions) Bill, said it was proposed to extend the present Act until a year after peace was signed, and to make certain amendments in de- tail in the Act. At the moment there was a great short- age of houses, and landlords were in a position to demand high prices for their property. It was, therefore, deemed ne- cessary that tenants of small property should have

FATAL BURNS. A married man, David Reynolds, of Seaside, Llanelly, succumbed on Trs- day. at the Hospital, to injuries received at the local foundry. Deceased, who leaves a widow and two children, was carrying It ladle of molten metal, when he fell into an ash-hole. He sustained extensive burns to h:8 hack, and as there was no one near at the time he had to scramble out os best he could.

SWANSEA CHEMIST DEAD. I I A well-known figure in Swansea has parsed away in the person of Mr. Wil- liams, of 39. Trafalgar-terrace, Swansea, ¡ who was dispenser with Mr. Myrddin Da vies, chemist. High-street, Swansea. The deceased gentleman belonged to an old Swansea family who had for years lived in Trafalgar-terrace. In his early days he went to America, nnd after a successful career there ho re- turned to his native town where lie made for himself a large circle of friends. lie was a victim to influenza.

CnAL OQlYilViiSSION I MEMBERS ASK FOR MORE II LONDON, Friday. Further investigations into the coal in- dustry were made by the Commissioners at their sitting on Friday in the King's j Robing Room at the House of Lords. Mr. (Justice Sankey presided. | Each day's sitting of the Commission has witnessed a growing public interest in its activities, and the very limited public accommodation which the Robing Room provides was again fully occupied. POOLING OF WAGONS. I The chairman announced that, in view of the importance of the question of the pcoliug of wagons, the minutes of the Coal Mining Organisation Committee re- ferring to the subject, would be circu- lated. Mr. Smillie asked for the production of a record of the proceedings of the Co." 1 Organisation Committee, which suggested to the Government the necessity of fixing a limit to the selling price of coal. The jesult of this representation being the iixing of the 4s. limit. POSTAL AND 'PHONE EXPENSES. I Mr. A. Balfour (managing director of Balfour and Co., steel manufacturers), called for the production of the financial results and cost of postal and 'phone ser- vices for the last financial year before the war, and for the last completed year.

COAL FOR POLES. I Czechs Fail to Carry Out I Agreement to Supply. A Press Association Posen message states that news from Tcsclien is very un- satisfactory, the Czechs so far having failed to carry out their agreement to supply coal to the Poles. First deliveries ought to have been made on Monday, and now three days have elapsed without a single ton of coal hai-Ing been sent into Poland.

fSCHEIDEMANN CRISIS. President Ebert Refuses to Accept Resignation. Amsterdam, March Hilt (received to- day).—A message from Berlin says that the Mettag Aiizeig(Ir announces that Scheidemann tendered his resignation to President Ebert, to enable him to have a free hand in dealing with the situation. Ehert (kclined to accept the resignation, and advised Scheidemann and the Minis- try to remain in power.—Exchange.

BEACHED STEAMER. I i Swansea Firm and a Coal I I Cargo. Before Justice Bailliache, in the King's Benc h Division on Friday, the Soeiete Anonvme lo Fils Charvet, of Swansea, were the plaintiffs in an action in which they asked for a declaration that Messrs. Lewis Bull and Co., Bute Docks, had no lien on the coal cargo of the ship Rose, which had been beached at Falmouth. They further said that the ship was not seaworthy at the time of sailing, and claimed damages. Defendants denied that the ship was un- -seaworthy, and said she was compelled to put into Falmouth through stress cf weather. They further said that, under the charter of August 17th. the plaintiffs chartered the ship for seven voyages at £ 6 a ton freight, and they (defendants), after the beaching, tendered the ship again, but plaintiffs cancelled the charter, and they claimed damages and lien on the cargo in question on those grounds. Plain- tiffs said other voyages were subject to a separate charter, that they were entitled to refuse after the Falmouth episode.

I OVERSHADOWED. I I Reece's Experience in Billiards I Championship. I Another wonderful display of billiards I was given by Inman against Re-ece at Thurston's. Reece, though quite over- shadowed, showed good form at the Iafternoon session, and averaged 58. The scores at the close of the evening session 1 were: Inman (in play) 5.333; Reece, 3,329.

SHOT-FIRING ACCIDENT. I Ambrose Heal (41), of Glyn-Neath- road, Resolven, a collier, of Aberpergwm Colliery, sustained injuries to his head, eyes and arms at the colliery on Friday morning, througl1 a misadventure in shot-firing. He was taken to the Swansea Hospital where he was detained.

r LARGEST IN THE WORLD. I A successful trial trip was made on 1 hursday by R 33, the world's largest air- ship. which left the aerodrome at Barlow, near Selby, about deven o'clock in the morning, and remained aloft for nearly three ho'us. The H 33 came out of the preliminary test "th flying colours, and the trip would have been continued for a con- siderably longe. period if the weather had been more favourable.

BOTH WRONG. j i -6 -T H V?R I At Neath County Sessions on Friday, the adjourned case of Rosina James, ihe ad j <)iirned case, Skewen, against her husband, David James, for arrears under a maintenance order, was heard. The Clerk said that at the last court I there was a dispute as to the amount of arrears. Having gone through them and adjusted them, he found that both were wrong. The amount owing was £2 18. Defendant paid the money over, and the parties,left the court.

LATE MR. J. R. COLLETT. I The funeral took pinoe on Thursday of Mr. John Raymond Collett, of 4, Niicholl- street, Swansea Deceased gentleman, who died on March 3, was 27 years of age, and was the eon of the late Mr. J. S. Collett, who was for nfianv years a member of the Swansea Board of Guardians. The cortege, OIl leaving the deceased gentle- man's residence, proce,eded to Christ Church, where a short service was con- ducted by the Rev. Canon Watkins-Jpnes, the intement afterwards takiing place at Skevty,

I BE-VIGTUALLING.! I FOOD FIRST, THEN THE ARMISTICE TERMS PARIS, Wednesday. I A t a meeting of represpn ta li yes 01 tlJe Great Powers to-day at an inter-Allied Supreme War Council, an American pro- posal that the Commission should not only have a consultative role, but should also present with their reports conclu- sions in the form of articles to be in- serted in the peace preliminaries was agreed to by the Council. To-morrow afternoon the Supreme War Council will first of all settle the question of re- victualling Austria, and will then resume the discussion of the terms of the Armistice. PEACE PRELIMINARIES. I in a conversation with journalists this evening M. Tardieu said that the Peace preliminaries art present drawll up will be applied indilferently to Germany, Auetria- Ifungary, Bulgaria and Turkey. M. Tardieu taid that the food situation in Germany was difficult, but the Allies were en??cd on the problem. Speaking moro particularly of the work of -the Commission on Belgian affairs, Iki. Tardieu stated that his report would be submitted to the Council of ten to- morrow. It would suggest the revision of the Treaty of 1839, on which point all delegates were in agreement.

MOTOR CAR CASE I FAILURE OF CHARCE AGAINST SWANSEA MEN The case in which Carl Kennett Andrews (36), motor engineer, and Nicholas du Harry Hensessey (37), ac- countant, were charged with conspiracy, concluded at Cardiff Assizes on Thurs- day, when a verdict of "not guilty" was returned and the defendants were dis- charged. The evidence for the prosecution has already been fully reported in these columns. The charge was the outcome of a motor-car transaction, it being al- leged that the defendants tonspired to defraud Messrs. R. E. Jones' (Garages), for £ 00. At Thursday's hearing Mr. Beynon (mechanic), and Mr. George Harries (clerk) were called for the defence to prove that they were present when I Hennessey soitT the car, to Andrews for £ 220, and they said there had been a good deal of discussion between the two as to the price as Hennessey wanted £ 250. Harris stated that he had personally posted the letter confirming the sale hud which was sent on the same day as '• lie sale was completed, which the prosecu- tion alleged had never been, received b.v them. Mr. Vaughan WilHams (for the prose- cution) addressed the jury at great length reviewing all the evidence, and invited them to conclude that the alleged sale was a bogus one, and that Hennes- sey and Andrews had arranged a bogus sale with a view to making a profit >f f60 which in some way they were to divide amomrst themselves. NO EVIDENCE OF FRAUD. I Sir EtJ/s Griffiths, on behalf of defen- dant Andrews, in a speech containing many passionate passages, referred to Andrews as a young man who bore an irreproachable character and who had built up a very prosperous concern, having a turnovei of 230,000 per annum. He submitted to the jury that so far as An- drews was concerned there was not a tittle of evidence submitted by the prose- cution to convict him with any fraud. It was an ordinary transaction, it was en- tered into all his books as such in its pro- per sequence, ana. there was a letter of confirmation of the sale by Andrews on the date the car was admittedly pur- chased by him, address, not to Hennessy, as one would expect in a case of fraud, but openly to Messrs. R. E. Jones (Garages) Ltd. Counsel referred to the fact that every- one employed in the garage of Messrs. R. E. Jones, the men Day, Thomas, Fox- worthy, and other employes, and even Mr. Stanley Jones, the managing director, had taken some part or other in the transac- tion. "A PROSPEROUS FIRM." I He drew the attention of the jury to the admission of Mr. Stanley Jones that Hen- nessey had asked him on the Thursday afternoon whether he could sell the car to Andrews for < £ 22(1, but Mr. Stanley Jones had not told him not to do so. Sir Ellis Griffith went on to refer to the assertion by Mr. Stanley Jones that Messrs. R. E. Jones (Garages), IJtd., was a prosperous firm and in astrong financial position, and invited the ju'ry to remember what the evidence was on that point. For in- stance, the tl ordinary shares in Messrs. R. E. Jones (Garages), Ltd., had been taken or were about to be taken over by Messrs. R. E. Jones, Ltd., for one shilling de- ferred shares in Messrs. R. E. Jones, Ltd. Did that point to prosperity or strong financial position of Messrs. R. E. Jones (Gaiages), Ltd. ? life venture dto say, and he believed the jury would agree with him, that it ii,.is-not. Sir Ellis invited the jury to say that the evidence of Mr. Stanley Jones for the prosecution was unreliable, and that Mr. Stanley Jones had himself thrown dis- ci edit upon the evidence of Thomas, one of the chief witnesses for the prosecution. Concluding a strong address counsel asked the jury to say, by their verdict, that such evidence as had been tendered by the prosecution was so unreliable as to leave them only one course—to discharge the defendants and acquit them as hon- ourable men. Mr. Marlay Samson, on behalf of Hen- nessey, followed on the lines of Sir Ellis Griffith. He pointed out that the witness Thomas (for the prosecution) admitted that he kept in his pocket, from the Thursday until the following Tuesdory or Wednesday, the all-important telegram, submitted by the prosecution, and that Hennessey did not receive it until after the sale had been effected to Andrews. Speaking with feeling, counsel said that this was an unnecessary prosecution; vatlier it was the result of the claim made my Henessey for wrongful dismissal. The jury spent 15 minutes considering their verdict. Mr. Vaughan Williams and Mr. Trevor Hunter (instructed by Mr. Edward Harris, Swansea), appeared for the prose- cution; Sir Ellis Griffith, K.C., and Mr. St. John Francis Williams (instructed by Mr. Vaughan Edwards, solicitor, Swan- sea), represented Andrews, and Hennessey was defended by Mr. Marlay Samson (on the instruction of Mr. lienry Thompson, Swansea). Vs-

BROKEN GOUPUGi CAUSE OFLEAVE TRAIN DISASTER I GERMAN COACH RESPONSIBLE I AMIENS, Thursday (received Friday). An enquiry into the cause of the Bri- iisii leave tra5 n disaster showed that it was due to the breaking of a coupling of a German coach which had recently been handed ever to the Allies. The enquiry into question whether coupling vas defective, or whether rup- ture wa.s caused by a sudden start, showed that the runaway coaches travelled for 15 kilometres before crashing into the second tru'Hi which was following the first at an interval of half an hour. The driver of the second train had al- ready entered the tunnel whell he yaw the rear light ot the first tram approach- ing him. He managed to reverse steam and istor, the engine, thus reducing the violence of the collis'ion. The work of clearing away the wreckage j is still continuing. j The line was cleared this evening. RECOVERING THE BODIES. PARIS, Friday. A telegram from Amiens states that seven more dead bodies of British soldiers i have been found at the scene of the rail- way disaster at Famechon. Many of the injured are in a critical condition. Inquiry shows that the wagon, of which the coupling rod broke, was a German oiie, recently brought into use on the French railways.—Exchange.

TO DAY S WIRES INP- TUG STRIKES A MINE. Maseilles, Thursday (received Friday). —The ttik Le Goudran, while engaged in removing anti-submarine nets off the Island of Planier, struck a mine and sank. Eight of the crew were drowned. SCOTTISH M.P. DEAD. News reached Aberdeen this morning of the death from heart failure follow- ing influenza, of Lieut.-Col. A. Gordon, M.P. for Central Aberdeenshire. He contested Central Aberdeenshire at the General Election as coalition candi- date, and defeated Mr. J. M. Henderson. SPANISH STRIKE. MADRID, Friday. A strike has been proclaimed through- out the province of Cordova; everything is reported to be quiet. The Council of Ministers has taken measures to prevent a general strike, which has been fixed for tlie 10th inst.—Exchange. X". NO REVOLUTION. Paris, Friday.—The Queen of Rumania gave an audience to a number of journal- ists to-day. Her Majesty sa-id: I have not come here as a diplomatist; at the sarn-e time I would plead with M. Clemen- ceau the cause of my country. I am sure he would listen to me. Our cause has not always obtained justice abroid until quite recently It was represented abroad that a revolution had broken out among us. There was nothing of the kind. There was no revolution at all, nothing more than an ordinary strike."—Exchange. ————— ————— YESTERDAY'S WIRES. NEW BAVARIAN CRISIS. Paris, Thursday.—A Zurich telegram states that a new Ministerial crisis has occurred in Bavaria. The Premier and two other Ministers have re/used to ac- cept portfolios until Parliament has been convoked .-R-puter. CLEMENCEAU AT THE OPERA. Paris, Thursday.—M. Clemenceau paid a yisit to the Opera. Comique last night. The Premier seemed to take a lively in- terest in the performance The audience accorded him a magnificent ovation.—Ex- change. ANOTHER BOLSHEVIST CRIME. Stockholm, Wednesday (received Thurs- ] day).-Tho Sw,-dis,h Red Cross delegate, M. Sven Hedlow, leader of Ped Cross activity in the Chadharouska district. Siberia, has been executed by the Bol- sheviks.—Reuter. BONUS ON PENSIONS. In the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon Sir L. Worthington Evans an- nounced that the Government had decided to extend 20 per cent, bonus on war pen- sions to the last day of September next. A bonus of 20 per cent. is also to be given on officers' pensions. CZECHO-SLOVAK FRONTIER. ?-  An omciai communique from Pans, dated Wednesday, says the Czeeho-Slovak j Commission met on Wednesday afternoon vnwJer tfee presidency of M. Jules Cam- j ban. and made considerable progress in the examination of the question of the frontier of Czechoslovakia.—Press Asso- ciation. MORE BERLIN RIOTS. I Bale, Wednesday (received Thursday). —A Berlin telegram'says the crowds tried to stop troops which were coming to pro- tect the Prefecture of Police. opened fire and three persons were killed. An at- tempt to enter the Alexander Barracks was repulsed with heavy losses for the attackers. A number of barricades were set up in Menfstrasses JBuelowplatz and the Kaiser Wilhelmstraese. Many tanks were brought up to clear the streets of demonstrators. At 11 p.m. on Tuesday the crowd in Alexanderplattz wa S <1i6-1 persed by the military. Many shops were looted.—Press ASfioÓation War Special. BULGARIANS ON WAR PATH. I Salonika. March 2nd (delayed).—The following Greek semi-official statement is issued bem--The Bulgarian authorities have resumed on a vast scale the requisi- tioning of provisions and personal goods in the unredeemed Greek regions of Wes- tern Thrace and Strumnitza. Several sanguinary encounters have taken place in the latter district between detachments of Bulgarians and peasants. It- seems that the Bulgarians, foreseeing that they will gradually be compelled to evacuate all these regions, are determined to strip them bare before returning them to Greece. The unredeemed Greeks are, therefore, awaiting their deliverance from the Bulgarian yoke with more anxiety I than evo. J

?' &< EM? ?% BM ? M S t? GERMAN SHIPS. REFUSAL TO HAND THEM OVER A meeting of the Allied Economic Com- mission with the Germans at Spa broke up with no result, the Germans flatly re- fusing to hand over their merchant shijis for the use of the Allies unless definite assurance was iirst given that Germany would be fed.—Exchange. THE PREMIER'S VIEW. The Press Association special corespon- dent in Paris wires on Friday :— Yesterday's discussion at the Peace Con- ference mostly centred around naval terms. Mr. Lloyd George has yielded to tilt: view that for England to take part of the German ships would involve her in naval competition with the U.S.A. Great Britain and America are now in agree- ment on this question, and to harmonise new views to those of France and Italy it is possible that some of the ships will be apportioned to the Latin countries in- stead of being destroyed. An important question had arisen whether naval and military terms are to bo temporary or more or less permanent. CONTROL OF DISARMAMENT. A proposal to the latter effect has taken a very definite form to the term fore- shadowing control of disarmament for a period considerably !ff',nmd that of the present war. This has opened up a vista before British and American delegates cf possible commitments of the occupation ot Germany and supervision of German affairs for an indefinite period.— Press Association.

I GIANT AIRSHIP. Mr. Harold Wynn Evans, who is one of those m the trial flight of the British airship, the biggest in the world, is mar- ried to the daughter of Aid. David Mat- thems, Swansea.

COLLIERY THEFT. At Neath on Friday, Wiii. Da vies, cel- Ver, Skewen, was fined 10s. for stealing tour pdeces of timber, value 6:1, from the Main Colliery, BrN-rcoeb. Supt. Ben. Evans: These thefts are get- ting too emmon. Tlie C'°rk They wil b? stealing the col- lieries r,eyt (Laughter.)

I NEW HEADSHIP. I Mr. S. W. Brown, who is an old I scholar of the National School, Swansea, and has been assistant master for the past 27 years, ha been offered the head- mastership of Parochial School in suc- cession to Mr. S. J. Gordon, who has lw,-ji promoted to the Oxford-street School. Mr. BrowII has to-day (Friday) written to the school managers accepting the appointment. For many years he has also been an 815sistant at the Art School under H,(f late Mr. F. F. Hosford, and latterly I unde;, jir. Grant Murray.

I WHAT PARISHES PAY. I The amounts required by the Swansea Poor Law Union from the various parishes nm\ merged in Greater Swansea are as follows:— Clase Rural—(assessable £19.1(0), £790: last year, 4790. Coe k-.et a'nl e £ 33,085), < £ 1,34(5; last year = £ 1,510. LInn- dilo-Talybont—(assessaljle £ 51,896), £ 2,346; last year < £ 2,033. Llansamlet—(assessable £ 38,329). < £ 1,718; last year < £ 1,583. Pen- derry—(assessable iJ38"30f), £ 740; last year J(i7. Swansea—(assessable =625,262; last vear < £ 27,488. The total assessa ble value is < £ 778,671; amount required < £ 32,220, as against • £ 34,261 in the corresponding laist half- year. This is apportioned according to new parishes as follows: Llangyfelach— (assessable < £ 15,024), < £ 610; Liandilo-Taly- bont—(assessable £51.89m, < £ 2,364; Swan- < £ 29.246.

COMMERCE OF THE DAY. BUTTER MARKET. Cork. Friday.—Firsts 272s.; fresh butter, 268s.

£ 1,500,000 FIRE. £1,500,000 FI RE, Lloyd'$ Agency at pantos cables as fol- lows :—A very serious fire occurred at the docks stores, NTes. 22 and 23, totally des- troying 25.000 bales of jute, and 900,000 bags of States Government colfce. The contents of store No. 21 was also damaged by water. The loss is estimated at one and a half miUions

HINDENBURG ON POLAND. I Paris, Thursday.—According to a tele- gram from Zurich, published in the Journal," AfariFlia! von Hindenburg, in the course of a recent statement, drew at- tention to the serious danger threatening Germany in the East. Despite his 72 years, he said, he placed himself at the disposal of the Government in order to prevent a new invasion of Eastern Prussia. Poland, he^Ieclared, will belong either to Germany or to the Bolsheviks, but rot to any third party;—l'ress A6- sociation War Special.

rO:'NrCHT'S. EVENTS. 1-. Printers' Whist Drive and Danoe at Metro- polc. _6.30. Mr. W. H. Squire. Lily Fairney. and Marie Novello at Empire, 6.30 and 8.30. "The Hanging Judge at Elysium. 2.30 to 10.30. TO-MORROW. Printers' Whist Drive and Dance at Metro. pole. 6 30. Football: Llanelly v Swansea (at Llanelly): Neath v. 38th Div. (at Neath); Swansea Town v. Barry (Vetch Field): Swansea Schoolboys v. Rest of Wales (at Barry) Annual Meeting Swimming Club. Metrovole. 7.0. Re-union Dinner Vol. Service Coy. at Royal. 6.30. Public Meeting of Clerks. Central Hall. 6.30. THE WEATHER. The following report is issued by the Meteorological Office:- General Inference.-Seemdarr depressions are likely to develop, and cause unsettled, showery weather. Wales.—Moderate or fresh S.W. breeze; [ fair to dull, rain at timoa. ail*. t

ALLIES FIRM. 11 1 Taking No Risks With Germany. PARIS, Friday. Mr. Lloyd George, in yesterday's dis- cussion of the renewal of the Armistice, foreshadowed the firm attitude the Allies will take towards the enemy by the adop- tion of a definite and clear solution. He showed how Germany's double deal- ing in the past justifiod precautions in the future. In concluding, Mr. Lloyd George spoke of the strengthening of the military clauses, particularly in regard to the effectives which inuet be main- tained in Germany. This matter wiil come up for discussion to-day.—Exchange.

HAYDOCK PARK. ? MAIDEN FOUR YEAR OLD —). U HURDLE RACE of 100 aovs. Two miles. MOKNING STAR 1. DORNOCH 2, AUSSIE 3. Also ran Double Flutter. Chapel Green. Ahivsm. Bettinp: 7 to 2 on Mornintr Star. 8 to 1 Double Flutter tun! Dornoch. 10 to 1 Ahi- kam, 100 to 8 others. Rirrht lengths; four. 2 9?-PADDOCK SELLING STEEPLE- Of?ASK of 100 sov? Two miles. Silt PERCY walked over. 0 -/?-GOLBORNE HANDICAP HUBDLE _J U RACE of 200 sovs. Two miles. BUZZ OFF 1. PENNANT 2. KAFFIR KIXG 3 Also ran: Edcreley Kiiizli, of Manister. Crom Aboo, Harry Crag. Caxton. PUNCHESTOWN ABANDONED. As the outcome of the agitation against hunting in Ireland the grand Irish Steeple- chase meeting at Punchestown for April 29 and,:(\ baa. b(nn abandoned, a step which was also taken in 1682 when the land war was at its height. The lo--s of such a fix- ture as Punchestown. where valuable stakes were always given will be a serious one < ) owners, while in countv Kildare itself ana in Dublin, from which city English visitors used to stay for the meeting, its elimination will.be eorely felt. It, is very probable the Ward Hunt (Fairy. house) meeting will also be abandoned.

I I RHYL RIOTS. I Majar-G«K*ral Turner, Chief of the Canadian General Staff, proceeded to Rhyl to hold an inquiry into the • matter and returned to London to-day His report "will be issued this evening I HAYDOCK PARX. Betting: 11 to 10 Buzz Off. 3.20.-Peterloo 1. Sevemty-Five 2, Willing &-rive ran. ) <■ i .• i I f: I I j 6 I V ■ ■ > • •