South Wales Echo

TO ADVERTISERS. The South Waies Echo is GUARANTEED to have a Larger Circulation than that of ALL the other Evening Papers of South Wales and Monmouthshira added together. As regards Cardiff alone, it is almost un. necessary for us to add that the circulation of the South Wales Echo is IMMENSELY GREATER than that of any other Evening Paper. ROGERS' Alv ALlS AND POUTERS IN 41,í GALLON CASKS and UPWARDS FROM 10D PER GALLON. Ise BUBWEITY, BRISTOL. CARDIFF STORES. 9. WORKING-ST RICET BUMMiHawwvmniMMDamaHPi

The Man About Town. The burning question of the hour-it was a broiling topic yesterday in the midday sun —is not Nicaragua, Chitral, the Chino- Japanese treaty and the action of Russia, the readjustment of Cardiff's finance, nor the Roath Park Bye Laws. It is a question whether the Bute Management at the Docks shall treat the Channel trippers as a juvenile plays with a box of tin soldiers, huddling them up, marching them out in single file and putting them through whatever ridicu- lous movement pleases the whim or the fancy of the moment of their master. Cattle pen and turnstile, locked gates and Bute Docks police were all in full force yesterday. Men and women were humili- ated, captains and officers of the pleasure steamers delayed and given cause for the use of profane language ladies sighed, and said nasty sarcastic things men swore— some as their forefathers did in Flanders, terribly—and adjourned to the Windsor to cool their wrath. But the sun shone on, and the Bute officials kept the cattle pen gates looked till it pleased them to release respectable and peace loving townspeople and allow them to file one by one through the turnstiles in a senseless and humiliating fashion. More inane or grotesquely ridiculous regulations were never conceived. They would be degrading to a gang of roughs if enforced upon them. Whoever is responsible for Monday's work had better be told at once that tho regulations are impossible. Only a City of Fools would tolerate the senseless humiliation for any length of time. If the Bute management desire to exasperate a holiday crowd into tearing down the gate by the side of the turnstiles lot them con- tinue to obstruct orderly Channel trippers as they did on Monday. The first effect of the cattie pen operations was to delay the boats. Take as an instance, the service to Weston by the Waverley, the second trip from Cardiff, timed for 3.0. Cattje pens and police officers in full operation. At a quarter to 3 a respectable crowd had been penned opposite the tunietiles, nsar the approach to the Pontoon. A sultry afternoon and sun shining brightly. The Waverley, behind her time, steamed up to the Pontoon. The excursionists, wearied and i hot, standing safe within the pen, naturally expected to be allowed to go immediately tothe steamer. Bute officials think other- wise. Gate and turnstiles locked t Cardiff passengers from Weston commence to leave steamer. Gate and turnstiles still locked Passengers file out, pass away. Gate and turnstiles still remain locked Finally, the last passenger from the Waverley saunters down the gangway, steps leisurely up the incline, and coming oppo- site tho fenced-off, irritated, sun-baked, cattle-penned Channel trippers, stands and looks incredulous, gives a broad, significant, and expressive grin, and turns upon his heel. The gates fly open and liberate the crowd ? No! Those tortuous turnstiles must twist and irritate and exasperate Cardiff citizens— because, Bute officials order by a stroke of the pen that they must. That is the only reason. The steamer waits excursionists have been packed for the last half hour in a pen pontoon, approach, and landing-stage all clear. Why obstruct now ? Why not open the gate and allow the passengers to board ? The Bute officials are not yet wearied of their game—the army must file through two turnstiles singly. And they cram and thrust and twist through This is, according to someone's idea, how to regulate passenger traffic. It's an excel- lent method of regulating it to Penarth. They have had one lesson. Must Penarth follow Barry ? If the officials responsible had only heard the character given them yesterday There is just one punishment I wish them. I hope their wives were penned up in the crowd, packed between barriers, scorched by the sun, and with no seat to be had nearer than the Windsor Hotel. The result may be imagined without difficulty. There's always humour in a good crowd— that is, if you can appreciate the situation and view life with "philosophic calm." It was not an unprofitable wait. When in a crowd you can't help listening to other people's talk, and there was a fine opportu- mty in the cattle pens yesterday. I first listened to a Dissertation on Temperance Drinks and the failure of the Teetotallers to invent or concoct a non-intoxicant drink equal to Whisky After the ad- dress and the discussion, a little knot of half a dozen disappeared to put to the proof the contention that there's no teetotal drink like Whisky." Then, on their return, I was entertained to the recital of experiences of a summer cruise on a tramp at 5s 6d a day, passage and all found. I learnt the natural history of the Albatross from this gentleman, and the Taxidermist's art in relation to the bird of evil portent to superstitious sailors. The story of the Captain followed, and how, when and where—at sea, of course—the different members of his large family were born. I got interested in that Captain and the Albatross Phew sighed ,the narrator at last, I'm a stranger here, and I thought going to Weston was simplicity itself. Another ? Right." They adjourned again to reconfirm the contention of the first discussion I never saw that party on the Weston boat. Probably they are still discussing teetotal drinks and sampling Whisky. During that three-quarters of an hour wait I heard interesting dialogues sufficient for a three-volume novel. If reproduced they would require carefully sub-editing, and the elimination of many passages or a prolix use of dashes. Cattle pens are synon- ymous for profanity at the Bute Docks, and as I pressed away from those fences I heard a passenger, heavily laden with two travel- ling bags, propounding suggestions to Supt. O'Gorman, and protesting in profane senten- ces against theadjective-ndjective-superlative arrangements the adjective substantives of officials were carrying out! I would seriously suggest that the responsible officials and the constables who are to have charge of the fences, bar- riers, and turnstiles should go at once for a month's training to the Weston Pier. They will at least pick up the alphabet of the art of regulating a crowd. At present they have not the faintest glimmer of the best methods of dealing with excursionists. They arc marvellously proficient in the work of obstructing. 0, that the Mayor had been there, so that he might characterise what he saw in his clear, firm, warm, expressive language! Another Channel question, and one in which the Ladies are particularly interested Dear Man About Town,—Perhaps I should address you as Man About Channel' at this time of the year. Of course, I don't suggest you are very much sea in your notes—they are simply pleasantly reminis- cent of the briny. All this as a prelude to a grievance. Don't you think you could use your influence with the owners of the re- spective pleasure steamer Companies to allocate some particular part of the boats where smokers can whiff the fragrant weed ? I am convinced that the unrestricted liberty now enjoyed by devotees of My Lady Nicotine' is a source of real discomfort to great numbers of the gentler sex. In the case of many there is just a very small mar- gin between enjoyment of a trip andanattack of nausea, and a whiff of tobacco smoke too often quickly brings on the dreaded sea sickness. It is an established custom on the London and Glasgow steamboats to allow no smoking outsnle a specified area on deck. The funnel would form an appropriate centre from which to sweep a dedicatory circumference. A smoker myself, I am convinced that the great majority of those of a similar taste have every desire not to selfishly indulge a harmless luxury to the obvious discomfort of others.— Yours, Ac., TRIPPER." I quite agree with the suggestion. But is the regulation not carried out on two of the larger boats ? I have seen brass plates announcing No smoking abaft this point." Pity the sorrows of a poor—Schoolmaster Often bullied and worried by school managers, harassed by inconsiderate and whimsical inspectors and Code regulations, he is expected to bear calmly the impudence and disobedience of pupils who threaten to have the law on him if he asserts his authority by the application of a cane. The infliction of punishment on school children is rightly limited to the head of the school. Occasionally a poor wearied and worried assistant forgets himself and thrashes an unruly pupil. Fortunately in the trumpery case brought in the Cardiff Police Court yesterday against Mr Deer, the head master of the Canton National Schools, the punishment complained of had been legally inflictedand withoutexcess. Parentsmustbein an excessively unreasonable frame of mind when they decide to summon a Head Master for maintaining the discipline of his School. This threat of tho" law" is continually being held over the head of the public schoolmaster by stupid people who thus practically say to their children, You please yourself what you do in school, and tell me if they lay hands on you." The magistrates, in dismissing the case, said that discipline must bo maintained. A few similar cases would relieve the position of the schoolmaster and check the constant threats which unthinking parents of unruly children are continually making. 1\' During the lull that has followed the cor- respondence on the local Volunteer service I have been making inquiries regarding the Cardiff Detachment of the 3rd V. B. Welsh Hegiment, so that I might present the other side on this interesting subject. The officers are precluded by the Queen's regulations from entering into any discussion of the position of the local Volunteers, and on this account I deem it fair to them to present their case so far as I have been able to glean it. The latest "burning" question has spread itself out to such a length that I must perforce with- hold any comment on the Volunteers till to-morrow. Jabez has been safely brought back, whereat there has been many expressions of satisfaction. It was said that if ever the British Authorities succeeded in ^bringing him home from the Argentine every village: Church bell in the country would be set ringing for very joy. As a nation we are not so vindictive as that. The people as a people do not take pleasure in the utter humiliation and degradation of a fellow-being—when a man is down opinion j Bets in his favour by way of reaction. The bells have not yet been rung, and whatever may be the result of the trial the people throughout Wales will be more interested to know how the money went than the punish- ment which may be meted out to Jabez. His safe landing at Holloway is a sterling illustration of British persistence and perti- nacity.

I PRIZE FIGHTING IN THE U.S. NRW YORK, Tuesday.—Yesterday the Senate at Tallahnsse, F!orida, passed a measure prohibit- ing prize fighting in the district. The New Orleans Supremo Court has given its decision forfeiting the charter of the Olympic Ciub and thus prevents further prize fighting in Louisiana. Central Newt.

I Talk on 'Change. I I HEARD BY THE MAN UNDER THE I CLOCK. CARDIFF, TUESDAY. Gambols in the Kaffir Circus. One broker here claims to have taken up Lio,ooo in profits for his clients over South African shares. Do you believe it ? I kcow there's been a strong boom in them lately read somewhere about the total value of fifteen millions having gone to sixy-four.fold-in about three months. But I haven't met any men here who have made the money." Here's one. I never touched 'em till lately. But, last account, the boom was well on then, I took up a hundred shares in one of the concerns. They went up a pound and I cleared £ 100 within the fortnight." The lucky dawg." Sold out at once. Always take your profit, my boy. Don't wait for the very top, because very few get there they wait too long." I wouldn'b wait another moment, sir, if I'd made £100 in a fortnight. What was ib you went into ?" No good now. Don't go buying at the top price. That's what people will never learn. When stocks are low, they won't look at 'em as soon as they begin to go up, and especially when there's a big price on them, they allrusb in to b:;v. There's where it was with Barrys at 188 or 190. No, the price is so high; such a heavy premium.' Now, at over 250, there's a better sale. Leave the Kitfiii-s alone now they're pretty well blown out." But I'm told that France and Germany are buying steadily, and that'll keep up the price and carry ii; up still farther." Maybe but the cream's been skimmed off, mind. Not much left for the late-comers." Corn; Ships; Shares. Spillers keep on the move, and I don'c understand why. Looking up corn prices, there isn't justification for nt-aily 50 per cent. premium on those shares. It's such a risky busi- tl)p c!.)t,n trtdo so (iiff-rez)t from what it used to be. With the telegraphs and the State statistics and returns, and all the rest of it, the world is just one market." Same with corn as with everything else. Since Easter there's been a rise of 10 per clmt. in value of wheat it commenced the Thursday in Easter week. Well, for the big firms that held good stocks, thaViJ n. tremendous plum and the value of the shares go up accordingly likewise, in addition also-and I have a nice little lot bought just in time. Gave 10% for them beginning of March, and they're worth 14 now." Sell 'em while the profit's on." Winch I won't. For, look you—as the Welsh- man is supposed to say, but I never heard one say It-prices are going to keep up. Stocks in hand are low, which was one reason of the rise. Cargoes afloat are noue so great and they may not, thy will not, all come to Bntis ports; the Continent must take a good part and so stocks at home will keep low. Then there's prospects. France, a smaller acreage under wheat, will wane about eight millions quarters imported and tIll this year, since 1891, she has grown enough at home. That's eight millions off the market. Crop prospects an not Al Argentine crop, which was the most remarkable ever known last year, is this year pretty well shipped already they are two to three million quarters iess this time." So much for the ship*. I was looking for another pull out of South American freights. ".rwas ever thus. Why didn't I go into corn instead of steamers ?" Russian crops are not favourable the intense cold injured the wheat in some districts. America has a lessened area under wheat." India Ati,(.raiia all the rest of Iern "India is offering wheat more freely, and Australia has fair crops. As for all the rest of '{:,¡n-well, all I can say is that everything points to the harvests not being so large. I've taken some trouble to find out what the prospects are and the general opinion among men who know is that the world's auppiy will be considerably less than ib has been for four years." Therefore you keop those Spillers." "Therefore." I Lunch on Btard. Tried the last new move ? Trip to Weston when the tide serves hot lunch aboard the boat ozone ad lib. and back to the office as soon as usual." No, thanks. That turnstile business at the Pier Head would give me indigestion. Greed and gorab all round. Corporation ought to take it up only I suppose it would be the old cry of hindering the Bute and driving away trade." I don't see where it would come in, over the turnstiles. Anyhow, that old cry is off. Bute are bound now, in self-protection, to do all they can to promote trade; or see ib go elsewhere. By the way, I go home by the steamer. Laxid at the pier. A good many Penarth paople ara coming in now by tho big steamers it must injure the Ferry. Fivepence by the Ferry, and only threepence by the big boats." Threepence, pins pier charge. Comes to tho same thing." I mean the poopia who have season tickets for the pier." There'll be a row about those pier charges. It's a bit thick to make people pay twopence for landing and then a penny for promenade, as well as pay for luggage. Twopence should cover all, as it does at Weston.

I A BRIDGEND BANKRUPTCY. This afternoon a meeting of the creditors of Mrs Emily Maria Francis, (tritper, of 7, Nolton- strcet, Bridgend, who trades apart from her husband, a commission agent, was convened at the Bankruptcy Offices, Cardiff. No resolution was arrived at, and the Oflieial Receiver thus remtiins trustee. The gross liabilities are returned as L157 16s 6J, of which all but £ 3 7-. 61 is returned as unsecured. The assets, as estimated by the debtor, inoiude j620 for stock-in-trade, and furniture valued as £6. Debtor alleged as her cause of failure loss on purchase of previous tenant's old stock and depres- tion in trade. The Official Receiver's observations on the case were as follows :— The receiving order was made on the petition of the debtor, tiled in consequence of creditors suing I her. She cannot make any offer to her creditors, and has been ttdjudiaat-ed bankrupt. The assets will probably realise the amount estima,ted by tin- bankrupt, but after payment of the co-its of filing ¡ the petition and preferential claims the creditors are not likely to receive any dividend. The I bankrupt commenced business on her own account on 30th June, 1894-. with 220 capical. After nine niotiti)s' tr;i(litig ,:tin lo.cl,is capital, together with 2128 16, 6J, the deficiency shown on the statement of affairs. There ate no books of account, and she cannot satisfactorily explain how the losses arise or whero the takings have gone to, but she alleges all the money has been used in the business except £ 54- 3'1 2,1, which she has drawn for household expenses. She states the stock she purchased on taking the business was on h an, d at the date of the receiving order, as it proved unsaleable, being old stock when she took it over.

THE MONUMENT. I Does anybody ever ascend the Monument now? It used t9 be a valuable show-place in the City, and was much frequented by those who did not think hfe worth living. But since precautions were taken to deprive these persons of their anticipated pleasure, even they have deserted it. The Monument has been going out of fashion since a cynical doorkeeper imparted to a band of tourists the interesting information that they must pay threepence each if they wanted to go to the top, but it was worth sixpence to stay down. Somebody, however, must still visit ib, else the Corporation would hardly go to the expense of having the interior thoroughly cleaned and re- decorated equal to new. When the work is com- pleted, as it will soon be, the Monument may regain a lease of fresh popularity.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER. 4.30 P.M. TO-DAY'S FORECAST. I FOR FNGLANI), S.W., Attrlt SOUTH WALKS. North-easterly winds, moderate inland fresh or strong on coast; fine; warm. (.]'N!IRAL.-The movements in barometrical preasureare too slight to servo as mi Indication of any immediate change in the woftter.

Breach of Promise. I Stam ford-street Barmaid Leved a I Publican. AWARDED JE25 DAMAGES. I Miss Annie INewman, a young lady of 23 years of age, was for some time barmaid at the Bruns. wick Arms public-house, in Stamford-street, Biackfriars. Mr Davis was said, in an action against him for breach of promise of marriage, to be manager or part owner of that house, An affection, said counsel, sprang up between the barmaid and the publican, and they became engaged in 1893. Ho gave her an engagement ring, and some time early in 1894 the defendant went to a registry office and arranged that the marriage should take phice there. Before this he had gone to a church and arranged that there should be a marriage in March. That marriage was post- poned, and another appointment was made for a marriage in October last, but for some reason that appointment was also postponed. Examination of Plaintiff. I The plaintiff said she never released the publi- can from his premise to many her, and on 16th November last she first knew that h would nob marry her. She never knew of his paying atten- tions to another young lady until he gave her a letter from that girl, and he went to the girl and got a telegram from him. He told her that the girl would have some money. In cross-examination, the plaintiff said when the defendant wrote her letters she was engaged to a Miss Waliington, another barmaid at the Brunswick Arms. The defendant and herself quarrelled every day, but she did not take off her rings and throw them at him. She put them down and he took them away, and she went into his bedroom and took them out of his pocket. It was not true that she went into her kitchen and threw a loaf and a knife at the defendant. She did not notice that the business of the Brunswick Arms belonged to the defendant's father, nor that the father simply p lid the defendant wages. The Defendant's Story, Mr James Thomas Davis, the defendant, said that his father was tho proprietor of tlio Bttitis- wick Arms, and witness was his servant at £1 a week as manager. In the summer of 1892 he gave the plaintiff a ring, but that was in ac- knowledgment of her having proved useful in housekeeping. She had a temper, and they often quarrelled. After she had left she applied for a character he gave her one, and that same day he received a lawyer's letter in this action. On one occasion shh- caught him by the throat, and on another threw a soda water bottle at him. The jury flllmd a verdict for the plaintiff- damages £ 25.

A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. Robbing a Club. R)b-3rt William Coivveli's conduct was subver- Stve of ail the laws which govern club life. For members of a social institution to steal from each other is bad enough but when a gentleman is welcomed to a club as a distinguished Canadian visitor frum Toronto, and at once begins to pilfer from those who extend binllt generous hospitality, his ction is beyond excuse. Colwell was thus introduced to the National Liberal Club, and from the moment of his ad vent articies belonging to members as well as to the institution began to mysteriously disippeair-overcotti, umbrellas, and books. Things came to a crisis when he was seen deliberately to appropriate a coat, which he coolly put over his arm, and then to proceed to the library, where, under cover of the stolen habiliment, he purloined the club's Law Lexi- con." At the Police Cc)tirt.be pleaded guilty, but before the Sessions yest9iday he denied culp- ability, asserting that his confession was extorted by the pi-omite "f afree pardon. The jury cúnvicted huu, and an officer from Scotland Yard said that not only had the accused been condemned alreadv, but there was every reason to believe him to be an expert travelling thief. This character makes it all the more difficult to understand why he ever obtained admission to a club like the National Liberal. Colwell was sentenced to 18 months' hald labour.

A REFRACTORY PRISONER AT SWANSEA, Extraordinary Behaviour in Gaol. [SPECIAL TKLKGliAM TO TilE" ECHO."] At the Swansea Police Courb to-day no woman named Snrah Owens, a well-known character, who has just completed her 87th term of imprisonment for drunkenness, was brought up by the prioll anthoritieson three charges of behav- ing herself in an extraordinary manner duringiher last term of one month's imprisonment. Several female warders were called, and said that defendant broke a window in the gaol, assaulted the officials, and indeed during the whole term of her imprisonment was sntirely refractory and most offensive. The defendant also threatened the matron that when she got out of goal she would" do" for her. Defendant said the cause of her conduct was that she was not treated like the other prisoners, and that she was kept without dinner two days and without water j three days. This was denied. Defendant was sent to prison for six months, and ordered for the threat on the matron to enter into I recognisances to keep the peace for six months.

ROWDYISM AT ABERDARE. Two Men fined. [SPECIAL TRLKGBAM TO THK "BCHO."] Unfortunately rowdyism and assaults on police seen; prevalent in Aberdare, cases of the kind being henrd regularly at the weekly Police Court. To-day Evan Llewelyn and Jenkin Llewelyn, two young men, residing in Oxford-street, Gadlys, were charged wih being drunk and assaulting Police-constable Jone.,3 the previous night. The constable saw the men sitting on the pave- ment iu High-street last night soon after 11 o'clock. He ordered them home and they went some distance, but subsequently returned and followed the constable, and Evan struck him. Cn being arrested he kicked the constable violently several tiiiie-, being assisted by his brother. Prisoners were ultimately brought to the station acting like madmen all the way. They were fined Ll each and costs or three \Vekt'l for drunkenness and sent to prison for two months I for the assaults.

PRINCE AND CABMEN. I Prince Oresbn, said to be an artist, of 50, Ebury- street, Pimiico, was summoned at Wes tttmstft- for lis 31 due to a cabman. Defendant did not appear, and cabby, questioned by the Magistrate, said the Prince, whose nationality he did not know, was a man of colour and hud "bilked "a rare lot of cabmen. Producing a newspaper cutting, complainant added further that his late fare was now under remand at the Marylebone Police Cnurt ot, ,t charge of defrauding a hotel keeper. He had aiiio heard that the Prince had recently produced a, new play entitled Love is Blind." (Laughter.) In support of this state- ment oomplaiuant alw produced the billhead cf a Bedford-street tradesman, on which was a refer- ence to the Prince and his PIny writtn in peach. -Mr Safford (chief clerk) Do you know if his Highness has made any money out of it ? (Laugh- ters—Complainant replied that he did not know. Mr De Ru'zen finally directed a second summons to íiOue.

Mfis THOMPSON AGAIN. I Mrs Thompson again put in an appearance at the L'IW Courts yesterday-tills time before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Charles. She said she left two affidavits with Me Justice Cave and Mr Justice Lawiance, but had only got a judgment on one. One of the affidavits was in respect of a solicitor the other was about her children. Sternly asked by the Lord Chief Justice what her application to the Court was, Mrs Thompson said, I wish this boy removed from the custody of this man he is sleeping in the open air. I can't get access to my children." \Ve cannot hear any more of this application," said the Lord Chief your case has been tried. This Court has no power to interfere with the decision of the custody of the children." Mrs Thompson continued to address the Court, and Lord Russpll at last told her to sit down, or she would be prohibited from coming into the courb. She left in an excited state.

GLOVE FIGHT IN AMERICA. I NEW YORK, Tuesday. —Aft the Coney Island Club last night Steve O'Donneli and Jake ICilrain met with small gloves for a substantial purse. The boxing was of a scientific order, but Kilrain was knocked out in the 21st round,—Central News. I

ABSOLUTE COST.—A large variety of Office l'i!1i1l.ro(lm, a.nd other Clocks, by best, makers, a Absolute Cost to clear. Lease of premises to bÐ Sold —J Ingram, Jeweller, 32, High-street, Cardiff. 337e

The Decadence of Youth. I THE NEW EBA TION, I Mr Wm. Graham, editor of the Twentieth CA tury, the first number of which has just published, contributes to his own mag»z!ne 0 interesting paper on "The Decadence of Yout with special reference to English men and Eoh women. "English girls," says Mr "are, by common consent, the finest types 0 beauty and health in the world, and, notwith standing all that one hears now so constantly 0, the growth of woman's intellectual power, of 1 sex's chafing at the narrow bounds wlthlll wlllc L they have for so many years been confined, the1 are nevertheless improving, as well physIcallY mentally, owing to the freer and more naturll-i life and opportunities of healthy outdoor ex. ercist and of muscular development which they uo. enjoy. Instead of the sentimental maiden of Ohl earlier part of the century, we have now FINE WELL SGT-Uf YOUNG DIANAS, I cheeks flushed with health and eyes with intelll" gence, fresh from the physical triumph of th tennis or golf ground, or from the i..ilthy i»eDta discipline of hard classical study nob as before' with bodies undeveloped by any form 0 1 exercise, unless possibly more or less by nan'iby pamby archery (all else considered unl:tclylIke and with' minds weakened and po isoil-d by the sickly sentimental literature of the day. 'fh8 rising generation of girls I maintain, fr superior to anything that has preceded j"* a distinct advance having been made phy-io, I ally-the average of height among giris ¡5 now fully an inch more than was the cas8 lat generation, and their physical state generallY bears uo comparison with that of their motberS» while the average standard of intelligence and 0 educational equipment is beyond compar0 superior also. If it can he proved, therefore, thaj the future fathers of Englishmen are to be 0 equal calibre, physically and mentally, to the mothers, then certainly the generation which Will reach manhood about 1920 will be the title-it 1, every respecb that this island has ever knoW- BUT AIlE THEY ? Are the young men of the present day an im, provement upon their predecessors ? Are the? keeping time and pace with tha gir!! in the march of improvement ? In tho I believe the young man of the Englan of to-day a worthy representative of a"? previous generation. He sttl I holds his own in al manly suorts, at which, as recent events hae shown, he is capable of distancing not merelY foreigners, but also members of his own race 111 America and in the Colonies, and year by yeftr shows increased pluck and hardihood and endur- ance which should enSlIrli the dominance of out race. But there is in epicene poison growth of a very dangerous character in the country, all th" more dangerous that with the rising democracy and the vastly increased ease of commntlictlOd it has spread its influence into every cJasli, an d the result is represented largely in the provinces, which follow London fashions from a distance- What I may term the woman-man deserves rdofo serious treatment than a laugh 111 the pages (If Punch as one of our decadents.' The woman* man of mincing speech and green carnations, w')0 ponts and flirts with others of his class like a girl, and uses young lady-like expressions, such "61 How horrid you arc, Algy,' as a spoilt girl migllt do to her lover, who dresses also in a. fastiio11 recalling strongly the other -x, ieqtitrel, recent events have frequently and only too cleaf'^ proved, strong and stern snppress!On-suppres- sion by the hand of law. God forbid that (aS thera seems a tendency to do) this epicene L)Oilg should be taken as representing youfig Enghsb* men of to-day. God forbid that it should Ovot come to that. The AVERAGE YOUNG ENGLISHMAN of to-day, whether he belong to what by a csng term is called 'Society or not, is a distincb iOl' provement upon past generations. Instead of dawdling away his life, ho is for the most parr engaged in some form or other of business and now honest labour, in whatever direction it all be, is no longer considered a disgrace to eitbet man or woman, whatever his or her position. An the result is that he has better health, greater strength, and keener intelligence than had bJØ predecessor, while, as statistics show, the present is tha most healthy -ira, the era of the greatest longevity yet known. In conclusion I WOsla merely say that, though youth at large in tblS country is as strong and healthy as ever-if po* stronger and healthier—there is nevertheless a poison growth among our youth, and that iU behoves all whocure for the future of their country to see to it that this growth be stamped out."

IN A BOXING SHOW. The Spectators Jein In. A rather lively scene took place late on SaWi* day nighb at a boxing exhibition at KeighleJ Pleasure Fair. Local boxers were allowed to try conclusions in the show, and about half-pasb 10 the announcement was made that two KeigbleJ men would meet in a three-round contest. 14 company of 60 or 70 persons assembled round tb8 ropes. Round 1 was fought in a friendly spirilt but before Round 2 was half finished fouling was resorted to, aud from this point the excitement began. When the combatant* took their corners for the third round on* of them was struck violently in the face by 2 woman. The man said a few sharp words to tb< woman and struck her with his gloves, but he had barely time to withdraw his hand before a young fellow from the audience jumped into the riDfi and seized him by the legs. The intrudes attempted to throw the boxer, but was unsuccess* ful, but instead he received a heavy blow or twe from the gloves. In the meantime the boxer had bpen endeavouring to get his gloves off, but had not succeeded. The other boxer, on recovering himself a little, offered to fight any Irishman in the place, whereupon several persons jumped into the enclosure and a httle melee eusued. Someone in the audience shouted that the police were coming, and a move was then made towards the door, the contest being left unfinished. The fnad who had been attacked by people in the audiencc was rather badly bruised about the face, blood being noticeable. The affair lasted about, ? quarter of an hour, and was intensely exciting.

WHAT HE S A VI iN 11 0 ME, Rags ansi Benes." The Rev. Jacob PrinriiTier, after spdndinpf f long holiday in Italy, appeared in the pulpit 0; Townhill Church, on Sunday, arle gave his congregation an account of wiktt hw hac deer in Rome. ife said lie had se.?n at the head quarters of the Papacy superstition, idolatry profanity, bare-faced swindling, and gros: deception worse than was known to the ancien He had seen more rags and bones an* other rubbish called relics than would fin ti. dunf cart, and large numbers of people on their knee- praying to them. There were also images tha' fspoke oiid pictures that winked. Popery was th< most abominably wicked arid Satanic system o. fraud and t-obbery ever known. Those who called it Christianity were guilty of deliberate falsehood for if Romanisin were the religion of Christ* where would they find the religion of the devil

A French paper remarks that the British i* l\lost Însolt>nt nation in the wnr'd, I

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[From South Wales Daily Xews, 9bh Jan., 1894. .VZRI)ICT Oil NiffE HUNDRED."—Under this; title Messrs R. J. Heath and Sons, Queen-street, Cardiff, pianoforte makers, organ builders, aud music ware- housemen have collected an imposing array of testi- monials And Press opinions relating to the quality of the musical instruments supplied by them. "Elie great majority of the letters in tnis list relate to pianos, and while many of them have reference to most costly instruments, containing all the latest improvements supplied to the well-to-do, the greater number relate to serviceable instruments purchased for the homes of the wage-earning portion of the community. This growing love for so i-etiiiiji, an ai-t is music is a most favourable sign. For though in the Principality music nas for generations been the chief recreation of the people, it li,i for the most part been choral music that has occupied attention. 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THREATENED SPLIT IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE. Very strong feeling has been aroused amont the Lancashire club., connected with the Footbal League by the discovery that ab a private meetiflj of tha Midland ciub* in the same organisation held at Nottingham on Saturday it was resolved to make a bold effort to capure the whofc machinery of the League for Midland nominees It is pointed out that when a few years agt Blackburn Rovers and Accrington made a movt in the direction of a combination of Lancashire clubs, the Leaguo president (Mr McGregor: promptly put his foot down upon it, Unless thf idea mooted on Saturday be dropped, the forma- tion of a League composed exclusively of Lanca* shire clubs may once more come to the front. What action the president (Mr Bentiey) may feel called upon to take before the general meeting of the League on May 20Ui cannot he indicated, but it is felt that wit-h SlIeI: clubs as Everton, ProstOo North End, Blackburn Rovers, Lurtiley, BC)ICOII Wanderers, Liverpool, Darwcn, Bury, Manchester City, Newton Heath, and possibly Sunderland, Northern League could be formed iqual in in' portance to any made up of Midland clubs, artC that it could be worked at much lens coat th" before to She clubs concerned.

SUICIDE OF A SUPPOSED ENGLISHMAN. BOFFALO, U.S.A., Tuesday Morning.-Greror: Grant, suppled to be a man of some position apparently 35 years of fge, committed suicide il a hotel here yesterday by taking morphine There is no cIne to his ide?tty beyond an en veicpe found ?mon?t his bptongm?saddreMC? Dr. Grant. 45, B?nop-i-strpet, Portumouth Gi:it, 45, Portgtnoutll