South Wales Echo

Armenian Massacres. THE BUTCHERING AT EGUIN. 2,000 Persons Killed, I UGNBTANTINOPLU, Thursday. -Lotter!! received an authentic source at Kharput state 1b.tI the rpcent iuassaore of Armenians llt Eguin was of a terrible character, And that the uumber of those killed is "Olv estimated at 2,000. Yesterday au Mcciting scene occurred in one of the streets of • Galata quarter, wheie a Turkish officer, supposed to have been drunk at the time, walked P and down, brandishing his sabre, abusing Armenians, and declaring that they ought to be tilled. The officer was disarmed and taken to the military at Galata. No confirmation has been received of the news Jommunicated by the Porte to the Embassies *t the Armenian inhabitants of the village of lugniafc, in the vilayet of Sivas, had, owing to J ''S^eg of some Armenian agitators, burned eir houses and afterwards withdrawn into the lhountain. RUMOURED SETTLEMENT. I IKNVa, October L-I am glad to be able to nnounee that the Powers have agreed upon a Pacifio settlement of the Eastern question. It would be premature, and perhaps unwise, to te the details, but it is permissible to say that settlement is honourable to all parties, and i afc guarantees have l>een taken for the •uture security of the Saltan's Armenian subjects. ly Mail Correspondent. ('1, widespread Uneasiness. I ^UTANTINoplb, Wednesday.—The streets are 610104t deserted. Great and widespread uneasiness as been caused by the absurd alarmist rumour ^graphed to the German Press to effect that refugees had gone to Varna to )aca.pt¡ "prob:\ble second massacre here to-day, Vi 'S t^e anniversary of last year's 4rOQ ea at Stamboul. It may properly be iheUeC* fc^al: suc^ ^eara are groundless, but y will continue so long aa there is no Ihe* sf t'le 'n^uence of the Powers affecting oultan'a attitude even to the moderate 6 of dismissing such tools as Nazini Pasha, 'nister of Police, Izzet Bey, Hassan Pasha, With 8tei ^■ar'ne» "and the Sheikh ul Islam, Was uTh°Se c°nnivance the reign of terror Bult Even Greeks now dread the Ultan's. next order for a massacre, fearing *n ^'ac'uc*e them. I do not believe there is j ,rea* ground for apprehension now, but each p ,S delay gives Nazim's machinations time to l''e ^esirec* fcffect and provoke disturb- 0*ba,ily Chronicle Correspondent. Mr (aladstone and the Music Halls. I Mro Oa *or8d Pairburn is now appearing at the Deo f Ufy Hall in a series of sketches of Boflv"aePt He makes up in sue- "h *S- ^"r ^'ac^stoue> Lord Salisbury, Mr Ialnberlain, Mr John Burns, and other cele- but th' ^*°rC' is very well received •« th 6 B10st str'kiag feature of the representation P • ,e extraordinary reception accorded to Mr with Urn 8 'Gladstone. It is greeted nightly 1 rounds of applause. rmeman Agitators and their Funds. jr6r^ • Friday.—The Paris edition of the New Sean t, tr<*&L to-day contains the following c' lw'° 'ts Constantinople correspondent: Artneni' admits having paid to the uin. 'evolutionary committees in the Hinteellal, and Proschak quarbers £ 6'°00' Central New3. he Italian Ambassador. ) Knirtii to • I A- -cmay,—It is stated that the Italian jn assador to Great Britain, who is at present lj be charged with a mission to the 1 18 Government regarding the Eastern ,\ue.stion. -.neuter.

CARDIFF TORIES AND MR MACLEAN, M.P. -11 a meeting of the combined Political nnmittess of the Cardiff Conservative ubs, held at Adaoisdown Conservative Qlub on Thursday evening under the Chairmanship of Mr H. J. Fisher, Mr Gleeson taoved That the best thanks of this meeting be given to Mr J. M. Maclean, M.P., for his clear expression of opinion with reference to the Armenian agitation," In doing so he declared that the agitation now going Ouin this country was purely Gladstonian from top to bottom, and a political dodge for the Purpose of getting the Liberals into power he said, was done over the Bulgarian atrocities in 1880. He styled "f Gladstone the evil genius of English politics, •od excused Mr Maclean for calling the Grand Old Man an old serpent" on the gfoand that the aged statesman xtished, By assisting in the protest against Turkey, to aubvert the present Government, and to help to reinstate the Liberals in power. He read a letter frolU a friend resident at Constantinople, and in !11 the writer asserted that the Armenians were generally a. lying, thieving, and cut. throat lot of ,nQposters.—Mr Murray seconded. Several members had the courage to criticise adversely the remarks made. Evontually a resolution similar to that proposed by Mr Gleeson Was passed.

MR CHAMBERLAIN AND FENIANS. Whi e no onejheve (saya the London corres- Ponde of the Birmingham Post) doubts 0"6 1 dence of the New York de. motives in having kept a careful watch over 111' Chamberlain during the closing period ot his visit to the United States, especially 81nce the latest dynamite discovery, it is not neces- sary to believe every alarmist message that comes through the cable as to the Fenian threats which have been levelled against the Colonial Secretary. ^t may even be believed that, if not a single ^«nian or dynamiter existed, Mr Chamberlain Would be only too glad to get quietly away from the United States so as to escape being worried I'llnust out of his life by the over-enterprising interviewers of the American papers. I am told by one who was on board the Teutonic when the right hon. gentleman arrived at New York that he was literally besieged by thene reporters on the wharf until, almost as if in despair, he turned to them and exclaimed, "Will you wait nntil I oollest my baggage ? Then I will give you five minutes." From the many columns that, as a consequence, found their way into print, the credulous might be led to believe that Mr Chamberlain gave the interviewers at least five hours; but there is small reason to doubt that) many of the observations attributed to him were "rely imnginary.

AMERICAN RAILWAY STRIKE, I Probable Settlement. I Montkkal, Friday. It has been ascer- tained thin morning that there is every likelihood of the strike being settled to-day. Some sort of an agreement has been arrived at between the men and the management, whereby the men return to work at once, and their grievances are to be considered by the district officers. If these grievances are then not redressed the men may apply to lieadquarters.- Centred Arews.

SWANSEA SCANDAL, I TWO MEDICAL MEN CHARGED WITH MUKDER. I Proceedings I o-day. I MULLERtNTHEWttNESSBOX. Prisoners Committed on (he Capital Charge. [HtEOlAL TKLEGKAM TO TBX LCUU. "i I At the Swansea Police Court this morning Dr. Timothy Jones and Henry Richards (surgeon's assistant) were brought up on remond charged with the wilful murder of Lily Maud Challenger, by performing an illt,gal operation upon her. Mr Arthur Lewis prosecuted on behalf of the Treasury Mr C. H. Glascodine, instructed by Mr Griffith Morgan, appeared for the prisoner Jones, and Mr Ivor Bowen for Richards. The prisoners were placed in the dock shortly before 11 o'olock. B. Hi presented the haggard appearance noticed at the previous hearing of tbo case, and both had grown beards. The Stipendiary was accompanied h the lynch by Mr Joseph Rosser and Mr Wm. Watkius. The Cross-examination of Muller, I Mr Arthur Lewis, in opening the proceedings, stated the Bench would remember that the examination-in-chief had been completed at the last hearing, and it was his intention to put Muller, who was present, in the box in order that his friends, who appeared for the defence, might cross-examine him. Mr Ivor Bowen (after consideration): As far as Richards is concerned, I have taken upon myself the responsibility of advising Richards that the cross-examination of Muller should be reserved until a further occasion. Mr Lewis (to Mr Glascodine): Do you adopt the same course Mr Glascodine I adopt the same course. Mr Arthur Lewis: Then I will call further witnesses for the prosecution. A Domestic Servant. I Mary Ann James was then called. She said I am the wife of Thomas James, steelworker, living at Windsor-terrace, Gowerton. I remembeJ the prisoner Jones while in practice at Gowerton, and for some time I lived with him as a domestic servant. I was in his employ- ment about six months in 1889 or 1890, as far as I can remember. During the time I was in his employment I saw the prisoner Richards ab Dr. Jones's house on several occasions. He used to stay sometimes in the house about a fortnight or three weeks at a time. During those periods he was in the habit of spending his time mostly in the consul bi ug-room. So far as I was able to judge,he and Jones were on intimate terms. During the whole of the six months I was in Mr JonellJ employ these visits continued. Mr Glasoodine I have no question to ask. Attended the Same Painting Class. I Ethel Elizabeth Jones said I am the daughter of Edwin Jones, 37, Rosehill-terrace. I knew the deceased girl for some four or five months before her death. We attended the same painting class. I was at the house the night before she died, she having left an apron that I bad to take up to her house. I should have taken it to her before, but quite forgot it. When I got to the door on Friday night I saw Muller. t Counsel for the defence did not question the witness, whereupon Mr Arthur Lewis explained to the Court that the reason be oalled the witness was that there was a conversation last time as to some female who came to the house, and he therefore thought he would put the female in the box in order that his friends might elicit what they could from her. Mr Glascodine Certain questions were put on this point, and a few days after the Public Prosecutor took up the case and virtually pro- fessed to answer the cross-examination. It seems to me that whatever may be got out in favour of the prisoners here is apparently answered by the Press within a few days. The mouths of the prisoners are closed except through their advo- cated, whose mouths are, owing to this, also necessarily closed here. Dr. Humphreys Recalled. I Dr, Humphreys, recalled, said I was present and assisted at the post mortem examina- tion, the resulb of which I partly gave last time. On the last hearing I heard the evidence given by Muller, and the appearances presented at the post morm were consistent with the evidence given by Muller. Cross-examination of this witness was olso deferred. The Post Mortem Examination. I Richard Cogswill Elswortti, 203, St. Helen's- road, M.B., Edinburgh, deposed to having made a post mortem examination of the deceased upon the 24th August last. Dr. Humphreys was present upon the occasion, though I performed the operation. The body was pale. At this point Mr Glascodine interposed with a query as to when and where the notes from which witness read were made. He explained that they were a Press copy of notes dictated by him to Dr. Humphreys at the time the post mortem was made. Continuing, witness proceeded to give a detailed report of the condition of the interior organs, and which is quite untit for publication. Mr Lewis What, in your opinion, was the cause of death ?-H(imorrhage, from incomplete abortion. Was there anything to indicate what had pro- duced abortion ?-I concuided it was produced by some instrument). Were the punctures you saw sufficient in your opinion to produce the incomplete abortion from which the woman died ?-They were. Was there anything to indicate how long before your post mortem examination the incomplete abortion had taken place ?— It bad taken place certainly within a week. Can you tell at all from the Marks what sort of an instrument had been used ?—A blunt instru- ment. All those injuries might have been caused at one and the same time ?—They might. You say you came to the conclusion that death was caused by incomplete abortion by artificial means 1-1 do. Mr Glascodine and Mr Ivor Bowen said they had no questions to ask. The Original Report, I Mr Wm. James Morgan, clerk to the Coroner, then produced Dr. Eisworth's original report of the post mortem examination, which was attached to the Coroner's depositions. The Bench said Dr. Elsworth having already given evidence from the facts within his recollec- tion, that was quite enough. Dr. Seyler, borough analyst,said: Certain articles of female clothing were handed me by Detective Morris for examination. On September 5th I subjected them to analysis, and found they were bloodstained. Mr Glascodine: I don't cross-examine the witness. Mr Ivor Bowen I don't know what good he is in the case. The Arrest of Dr. Jones, I Dstective Fruderick William Morris said On Monday, the 24th August, I received information of the death of Lily Maud Challenger, and on the following Tuesday I took Dr. Timothy Jones into custody. I did so on the authority of the Coroner's warrant. I told him he had been com- mitted for trial by the Coroner on a charge of manslaughter. He said, I am in a fine mess now. How much do you think I shall got ?" I told him he had better be careful what he eaid, as it might be given in evidence. He said, II It is that Muller that has brought me into this trouble." Later in the day I, with Superintendent Thomas, went to No. 21, Bellevue-street, where the prisoner Jones had two rooms. I there found found Dr. Jones's wife and the prisoner Richards. I charged Richards with wilfully murdering one Lily Maud Challenger. He replied, How could I murder her when I administered chloroform. Is it the girl the inquest was held on to-day I" Superin- tendent Thomas then cautioned him, and he said, Have you a warrant for my arrest ?" I said No." I took him to the Police Station. As we were going there he said to me. I have been drawn into this innocently." At the Police Station Richards and Jones were charged together by Superintendent Thomas in my presence with wilfully murdering one Lily Maud Challenger. They were cautioned, and Richards replied, I know nothing about it." Jones made no reply. I searched the rooms occupied by the prisoner Jones. I there found a number of instruments which I produce. They are the same I handed to the witness Muller the last time. Richards saw me take possession of them. I also took possession of the olothes worn by the deceased, and have them in court. They are the clotheB I handed to the analyst. By Mr Bowen It was 6 o'clock on the Tues- day when I arrested Richards. The finding of the Coroner's inquest was manslaughter against .J)r, Jones. When him with murder. I charged Richards before 1,1 did Jones. Plan of Jones's Rooms, I Mr Walter Bond, of the borough surveyor's office, proved a plan made by him of the rooms occupied by the prisoner Jones at Bellevue-street. Mr Bowen You don't supply a plan of the borough of Swansea as well, I suppose, do you ? Witness I can do so if you require it. The Superintendent of Police. I Superintendent Thomas, Swansea police force, corroborated the evidence given by Detective Morns. Mr Arthur LowiF Then that completes the case for the prosecution. Muller in the Witness-box, I The witness Muller was then called into the box, and the Magistrates' Clerk read to him the evidence he gave at the last hearing. The reading of the depositions took a long time, and at its conclusion Muller signed them as correct. The Prisoners Charged. I The Clerk charged the prisoners in the follow- ing words Timothy Jones, Henry Richards, you are both charged that on the 22ud of Augusb last, in the county borough of Swansea, you feloniously, wilfully, and of malice aforethought, did kill and murder ono Lily Maud Challenger." The Stipendiary then read the usual caution, after which prisoners, on the advice of counsel, each said, I reserve my defence." Mr Glascodine I only ask you as to whether you think ito worth while to commit the prisoners on the more serious charge The inquest resulted in a committal for manslaughter, after the jury had gone into the matter as thoroughly as could be done, and what I was thinking was that it is hardly worth while for you to commit upon a more serious charge upoa which it is hardly possible there will be a verdiot obtained ulti- mately, Of course, you know better than I do that your duty is not to commit merely because there is'a suggestion that a crime has been com- mitted,but that if there is no chance ofaconviction you would not commit at all, and here there is no possibility of convict-ioti of murder so I would ask that you follow the case of the Coroner's inquisition and commit only on the minor charge. Of course, I cannot pretend there is not something on which you can act in the minor case, but I do ask you nob to commit on the major charge, on which there is no chance of a conviction. Mr Lewis: Of course the essence of the charge is in the course of committing an operation made illegal by statute. These persons have caused the death of this unfortunate girl, and in law it undoubtedly amounts to murder. If it were a misdemeanour you would have power to commit for. manslaughter, but where a felony has been committed and death results there is murder, and I ask you to commit on that. The Stipendiary We will adjourn fm a minute or two. Prisoners Committed on the Capital Charge. After a short absence the magistrates returned to court, and the St ipendiary said I have made a memorandum of what we have to say. You two prisoners are charged with the wilful murder of Lily Maud Challenger. The duty of the magis- trates is now to determine whether the evidence raises a strong and probable presumption against the prisoners, and, if so, to commit them for trial. We find that the evidence does raise a very strong presumption that the prisoner Jones did repeated acts to the deceased girl with an instrument for the purpose of procuring abortion, and that the prisoner Richards was present taking part in the operation. The Criminal Law Act of 1861 enacts that whoever commits such an act is guilty of felony. There is very strong evidence that che death of Lily Challenger was caused by such means. When a felonious act causes death, that act in view of our law is murder though the prisoners committing it had no desire to kill the deceased. We therefore find that we consider it is our duty to commit both prisoners on the charge of murder. (To the prisoners) You are now committed to take your trial at the next Assizes on the charge of murder. Mr Glascodine I regret to have heard such strong expressions from the Bench in the per. formance of their duty. I made sonie strong rem-trki at the opening of the proceedings about the Press. May I say those remarks do not refer to the morning papers. Mr Ivor Bowen said with great respect in reference to what the Stipendiary had said, he wished to point out that he had always understood that the strong presumption of the English law was that uutil a man was proved to be guilty he was innocent. He was sure the words strong presumption," as used by the magistrates, were not intended to give a different meaning. The Stipendiary Mr Jeukin Jones will refer you to Jervis's Act. I followed the words of that Act. Mr Bowen The case has been much discussed in the public prints, and the word "presumption" to laymen has a different meaning to that m the oriminal law. Until the case is heard before a judge and jury the presumption still exists in favour of the prisoners—they are presumed in English law and common law to be innocent until proven to be guilty. The Stipendiary I only used the words because they are the words in the Act. Mr Bowen I am very much obiiged to you. The prisoners were then removed. The trial will take place in November, and probably at Swansea.

Ie HOUSEBREAKING AT NEWPORT." I A correspondent writes referring to the burglaries alleged to have been committed on the night of Tuesday at the Handpost Inn and the West Park grocery stores, which adjoin the public-house on the Risca-road side at Newport. He notes," be says, with approval, the improvement in the ways and manners] of the class who burgle. Two or three' months ago a minister's residence in the same district (Stow Park) was visited, and the front door left open as a token that someone had been, but it could not be asserted that anything had been purloined from that residence. Perhaps the burglar dreaded the ecclesiastical censure, or re- spected the cloth too much, which was it? In the double case of alleged burgling from the Handposts and the West Park Stores nothing except a few pence is alleged to havo been taken, even although on the table in the room in the stores there were coppers in a box amounting to over 5s. This room, too, was said to be visited. The Handposts possess a small house dog given to making herself heard, yet the burglars were so careful, probably walking tip-toe, that they do not appear to have aroused her suspicions. By and by it will perhaps be good form for the burglar or burglars to leave a note behind indicating the hour of their visit and enumerating what they have taken, together with an expression of the satisfaction they felt at the sreneral orderliness of the house hold, and an intimation that no burnt matches had been thrown about. Such a note would certainly tend to reassure nervous house owners. Have the police nothing to say about the matter ? Do they still keep their tongue in their cheek, and, like the stars, wink ?' Or are they profoundly impressed with the belief that walking in one's sleep is not a lost art in the latter half of the nineteenth century, and that the somnambulism of an inmate may account for what is blazoned forth as a double burgle ?"

FATAL AOCIDENT AT CARDIFF, The death has been reported to the Cardiff police of Edith May, aged five years, of 122, Portmanmoor-rcad, East Moors. The deceased was playing in front of the kitchen fire on Thursday morning when she slipped and feU, striking her head against the fender. She sustained a wound on the forehead and died before medical assistance could be procured. The deceased had been m delicate health since birth, and it is thought that death was the rerult of fright rather than the injury sustained.

MACEDONIAN MOVEMENT. I Startling Reports. I ATHENS, Friday.—The Athens papers publish despatches announcing that there is throughout the whole of Thessaly indescribale enthusiasm in favour of the Macedonian movement. A formid- able and well organised invasion of the country by an army of 6,000 insurgents isalready regarded as possible next spring should there be no amelioration in the position --of the suffering iul)abitants.-Centi-al News.

Treasury Prosecution at Newport. The Charges Against an Ex-Managing Director- REMARKABLE DISCLOSURES, At Newport Borough Police Court to-day-be- fore Messrs H. Phillips, D. A. Vangban, and J. S. Stone—Daniel Phillips (46), described as a commission agent, of 54, City-road, Bristol, for- merly managing director ot Messrs Jones, Phil- lips, and Co., Limited, carrying on business at John-street, Dock-street, Newport, as oil and grease merchants, was brought up in custody, he having failed to obtain bail, charged on three warrants with having applied to his own uses, or uses and purposes other than those of the company, £39 lis 81, B500, and 2150 worth of gooda. the property and money of Jonee, Phillips, and Co., Ltd. Mr Rowlatt, barrister, instructed by Mr A. 0. Tweedy, solicitor, Cardiff, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Treasury, by whose direction the warrants were issued. Prisoner was un- defended. Case for the Prosecution, I Mr Ro.Iatt, in opening the case for the prosecutiou, said he should ask the Bench to commit the prisoner for trial at the next Assizes on three charges under Section 81 of the Larceny Act. Prior to 1889 prisoner traded in partnership with Mr J. Basil Jenkins under the title of Jones, Phillips and Co., and in 1889 a limited liability company was formed to take ever the business, and it was alleged that shortly after the incorporation of the company prisoner took j6500 and paid it into the bank on account of the partnership firm, which was at the time of the incorporation of the company entirely bankrupt; In 1894 the company was in extremis, and prisoner was alleged at that time to have removed a large amount of goods to Pontypridd, sold them, and applied the money to his own benefit. They were transferred to the shop of a Mrs Russell, who passed as E. Jones. This was in February, 1894, after Mr Tweedy, who acted on behalf of some creditors, had intimated that the petition for the winding-up of the company- which was then on the file of the County Court- would be proceeded with. After the winding-up of the company the prisoner- collected, or caused to be e»llpcted, debts due to the company amounting to £39 11s 8d, and kept them for his own use. It appeared that Mr Jenkins found the whole of the capital of the partnership, he paying in £ 500, a portion of which went to pay out Mr William Jones, a for- mer partner, Mr Jenkins never received a ponDy return for his money either as interest or profit, whilst the prisoner was receiving a salary of £ 150 per annum. In 1889 the banking account of the firm was overdrawn to its full limit, and the liabilities wsre then J3900 in excess of the assets. The company was promoted by the prisoner, and a prospectus was issued which stated that the profits of the firm amounted to 29 per cent. One hundred shares were taken up by a Mrs Phillips, who was not related to the prisoner, and 500 shares were afterwards taken up by Mr Farmer. I':ach partner took 500 shares for goodwill and 200 shares each for stock. f PROCEEDING, J

Soudan Expedition. NEWS FROM THE FRONT. [SPKCIAL TELEGRAM FKOM OCR CORRESPONDENT.] Dongola, Ibursuay.—The 3rd Battalion under Major J. Sillem, Welsh Regiment, has one south to Handak on garrison duty. Stragglers from the Dervishes are still coming ii and are being sent northwards as opportunity offers. The health of the troops is excellent after the hard marching of the last two weeks. A large convoy of wounded and sick has left for Wady Haifa. It includes 60 Dervishes, who receive the same attention as our men. The Sirdar is ex- pected here soon from Merawe. THE HALT AT DONGOLA. I CAIRO, Thursday.—Nothing has yet been decided with respect to any further advance of the Egyptian expeditionary force south of Dongola. When the Sirdar has satisfactorily formed the civil government of the Province of Dongola and strengthened the strategic positions which the troops are to garrison, he will return to Cairo in order to confer there with Lord Cromer. The whole matter is purely one o finance, for though the Dervishes are demoralised, the backbone of the fighting power of the M:\hdists caunot be regarded as broken when the events of 10 years ago are recalled. Still, in European circles here the present moment is held to be favourable for a further advance, inasmuch as a variety of circumstances makes the capture of Khartoum at a small cost more practicable now than ib may be a few months hence.-Centftl News.

CARDIFF GROCERY EXCHANGE. 1 A meeting of shareholders was held ab the Royal Hotel, at Cardiff, on Thursday evening, to consider the future policy of the Exchange. Mr T. S. Gower, chairman of directors, presided, and there were also present about 20 shareholders. The Chairman said that a meeting had been called to consider the future of the Exohange. The directors bad issued a circular offering stalls for another year, and after considering the replies they passed a resolution that in their opinion the number of applications re- ceived from stallholders did not warrant the continuance of the Exchange. The directors had since given notice to the Corporation to terminate the tenancy of the Market Buildings, because it would be impossible to go on under the present agreement, but there was no doubt that if it was the wish of the shareholders to continue the Exohange for another year, fresh terms of a more satisfactory nature could be made with the Corporation. It was now for that meeting to decide whether the Exchange should be continued. He might say there was a very good surplus in hand at the present time, but as the number of applications was only about 35, the directors did not feel justified in going on for another year, and recommended the shareholders to close the Exchange. He moved a proposition to that efff-ct, which was seconded by Mr W. F. Leonard, of Newport. Mr W. Powell stroncly deprecated the closing of the Exchange. He considered the number of applications already received were almost sufficient to meet the expenditure,and that if the Exchange went on they would soon have further applica- tions in, particularly from the fruit and sugar houses. He moved as an amendment that the recommendation of the directors bo not accepted, but that subject to satisfactory terms being arranged with the Corporation, the Exchange be continued for another year. Thi was seconded by Mr Lock, and supported by Mr R. Lambert, who complained that many travellers had been working against the Exchange, by soouring the town on a Thursday morning in hansoms and on bicycles, and pre- venting grocers going thither. Oil a division, the amendment was lost by 15 to 11. The recom- mendation of the directors that the Exohange should be closed was then carried.

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. I Gift of R10,000 by Lord Bute. I At a meeting of the Council or the University College of South Wales and Monmouthehue at Cardiff to-day, it was announced that the Marquis of Bute bad given a donation of LIO,000 to the College, and that a cheque for L150 had also been sent. Mr F. T. Howard, M.A., F.R.G.S., lecturer in geology and geography, sent in his resignation consequent on his appointment to'an inspectorship under the Education Depart- ment. The resignation was accepted with regret.

CARDIFF WATERWORKS. Rainfall in September. Mr Priestley, water engineer, told the 1311rliff Waterworks Committee to-day that the rainfall during September in the area from which the town's water supply was obtained had been exceptionally heavy. During the 30 days of September there bad been in the district three-quarters as much rain as feU during the rest of the year and if March was deducted, the records showed that the September rainfall had equalled that of the other seven months. Theeffect upon the storage was that there was an increase at Llanisben of 170 million gallons, and at Cantref of 475 millions as compared with the quantity on September 1-t.—The Chairman (Alderman David Jones) reported that Messrs Ware and Williams were prepared to sell six acres at Penylan, needed for the purpose of the proposed high level service' reservoir for 96,000.The chairman was thanked for the conduct of the negotiations, and it was determined to recommend the purchase. It was reported that the recent landslip at Cilfynydd had not caused immediate damage to tho Corporatian conduit; but the Engineer pointing out that it was desirable that the Roads Committee of the Glamorgan County Council should be asked to take more efficient means to protect the road it was reeolved that the town olerk communicate with that and other bodies concerned.

ALLEGED THEFT OF SCRAP IRON, Before the Deputy Stipendiary (Mr Morton Brown) at Cardiff Police Court this morning, Thomas Lang (22), Charles Rowlands (20), and David Parry (20) were sent for trial at the next Borough Sessions on a charge of stealing a quan- tity of scrap iron, the property of the Mountstuart Graving Dock Company, Limited, on the 1st ins*. K J, V, ipgfaiew prosttatal.

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Edinburgh Meeting. I L30-The EDINBURGH HANDICAP PLATE of £100 winners extra. One mile. Mr E. J. Percy's- Cestus, a 8st 21b ..Fagan 1 Mr J. Maclaclii;^i's Armand, 6y 9st Gough 2 Mr J. A. Miller's MeAlpine, 3y 7st 81b ..Alexander t Mr C. J. Merry's Left Alone, 3y 7st 51b Harrison t Major Joicey's King Charles, a 2st F. B. Black 0 Mr E. Clark's The Shaughraun, 3y 8st 101b ..Finlay 0 Mr Aston's Sunny Hays, 3y 7st 131b Lofthouse 0 Mr Robertson-Aikman's Draconic, a7st 101b ..Bell 0 Mr 11. Stark's Muscipula, 4y 7st 21b Sanderson 0 Winner trained by Raisin, Hambleton. Bettiiig-2 to 1 agst Cestns, 4 to 1 agst Armand, 5 to 1 agst McAlpine, 6 to 1 agst King Charles, 7 to 1 agst The Shaughraun, and to 1 each agst Left Alone and others. Won by a length and a half three-quarters of a length separated second and third. 20-Tlie MUSSELBURGH SELLING HANDICAP PLATE of SIOO the winner to be sold for £50. About five furlongs. Mr A. Aston's Samola, 4y 9st 21b Weldon I Mr H. R. Singleton's Garton, 4y 9st 51b Colling 2 Mr F. Brougb s Castiron, 3y 8st 111b ..F. B. Black 3 Mr G Paterson's Ritto, 4y 9st 31b Fagan 0 Mr W. It. Reid s Solange, iy 9st lib .F. W. Lane 0 Mr H. Law's Ayr, 5y 9st lib Morton 0 1 Mr Huddleston's Bramber, 4y 3st 131b Kennedy 0 Mr G. H. Allen's Porto, 4y 8st 111b Freeman tie 0 Mr D. S. Wilson's Lothair, 4y 8st 91b Harrison 0 Mrs Patnckson'- Queen Saraband, 4y 8st 71b.. Bell 0 Air G. N. Ra'cliffe'i Olio, 3y 8-:t 51b C Park 0 Mr W. Cairn's Craigleith, 3y 8st 41b Gough 0 Lord Harewood's Lighthead, 3y 8st. Finlay 0 Mr R. Gnham's Lovelock, 3y 7st 9tb Howie 0 Mr Cook's Sea St,ar, 3y 7st 91b S. Chaiidley0 Mr W. E. Elsey's f by Little Hampton or White- hall-Al -rt, 3y 7st 71b Tlieaker 0 Winner trained by Swann, Beverley. 2.30—The BARNBOUGLE NURSERY HANDICAP of £10), aIMed to a sweepstakes of 25 each, for two year otis the second receives £10. T.Y.C. (about five furlongs). Mr Russel's Vgerill., 8st 21b F; Park 1 Mr Alexander s Night Watchman, 8st 101b ..Pagan 2 Mr Crossley's Romping Girl, 8st lib .0. Bell 3 Mr F. Alexander's Cinnabar, Bst 81b Morton 0 Mr W. W. Simpson's Archangel 8st 61b Gongh 0 Mr S. Piatt's Pompons, 8t 31b Finlay. 0 Winner trained by J. Waugh, Newmarket. 5.0—The EDINBURGH GOLD CUP of £200, adcJed to a handicap sweepstakes of £10 each the second receives £20. One mile and a half. 6waledale 1 Cornbury 2 Duranniis 3 7 ran. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS. Alert filly, Lighthead, Ritto, Queen Saraband, Sea Star, Lothian, Ayr, Flood, Castle in the Air, Admiralty filly, Mrs Knight colt, Gone filly. Kind Friends, Betrothal, Venezuela, Pompous. King Charles, Armand, The Otter, Swaledale, Shaughraun, Archangel, and Cinnabar.

Te-day's Starting Prices. NEWMARKET. pkicim. OF RACK, JHJNNRS. wikni'U. rt inn Ti* St. Lever 2 N. Riche— 201,0 Ion 20to Ion Bretby 17 Amberite—100 to 8 ag 100 to Bag iSeljing 11 J. the Dandyi 4 to lag 4 to 1 ag Scurry 13 Dosia .10000 8 ag 100 to 8 ag Selling 5 Eclipse 7 to 4 ag 7 to 4 ag Rous • 3 Goletta 15 to 8 on 15 to Bon Rutland' 7 6 "> Edinburgh.. 9 Cestus 2 to ag 2tolag Musselburgh 9 Samola 10 to 1 ag 10 t* lag

I Newmarket Training Notes. I (BY ova NICWKAILXltl CORKKSPON DRNT J Nhwmarkrt, Fridsy.On the Bury side, G. Piatt's Bradwardine, King Hampton, Red Heart, and St. Johann galloped a mile. Jewitt's Recorder, Prince Barcaldine, Portniarnock, Faversham. and Dosser went a similar gallop. Waugh's, sen., The Rush, Phoebus Apollo, Court Ball, and Bucephalus cantered six furlongs. J. Day's Gangway galloped a mile. Walters s Quarrel and Avilion went a similar gallop. Ryan's Spook, Noah's Ark, Speedwell, Coylton, and Positano galloped a mile. C. Waugh's South Australian, Aurum. and Sati went a similar gallop. G. Lambton's Red Hat and Oleander galloped a mile Birch Rod and Canterbury Pilgrim went six furlongs. Oolding"s Marias BL, Bach, Rose Kwg. Curfew 4 rJ I J. Dawson's, sen., Royal Mask, Meilekh, and Black Andrew had a similar gallop. G. Dawson's Chancery. His Reverence, and Serfdom went a mile. Jennings's, jun., Toussaint and Sophos galloped the same distance. Archer's Hebron wa< sent seven furlongs;, Toreador, Splendour, Hawkwood, Venti- lator, and Mintfield galloped a mile. On the Racecourse side, Cannon's Glentilt, with Hayhoe s Fiesole, galloped two miles and a quarter White Frost leading them the first mile and a quarter. Hayhoe s Moor and St. Croce galloped a mile. Peck's Agapemone, with Cannon's Son «' Miue and The Oorsican, went two miles and a quarter. Watson's Bevil and Rodomont had a similar gallop.

COLLISION WITH A LINER. Several Narrow Escapes. Lnst night while the Burnes' Belfast steamer Hare was proceeding down the Clyde, she collided with the old Gnion liner Alaska, which was in tow for Glasgow to be re-conimissioned. The Hare had her bridge, rigging, and three baats carried away. No one was injured, but narrow escayes are reported. The Hare wat a,herwards moored at Bowling, where the Burned Manchester boat Atseal also arrived, and reported I having grazed a large liner.

DYNAMITE PLOT, I vory, Alias Bell. I Anxious to Get Home Again. I At the Extradition Court, Bow- -treot, to-day, before Mr Vaughau, Edward J. Ivory, alias Bdward Bell, hotel-keeper, Lexington-avenue, New York. was brought up on remand charged with conspiracy, with other, to causa an explosion likely to endanger life and cause injury to property, also with counselling, aiding, and abetting in the commission of a crime, under the Explosive Substances Act. The prisoner's appearance was pretty much the same as on the last occasion when he was before the Court. It being understood that he would be again formally remanded to-day without further evidence counsel for the Treasury was absent, but the prisoner's solicitor was in atten- dance and wished to know whether there was any probability of the case being finished next Friday. Prisoner was anxious to meet the case and get home again. The magistrate said an application had better be made to the Treasury for this information, and then remanded prisoner .cain till next Friday.

The entire personnel Russian Navy on setvi e this yoar consists of 32,470 officers and

CARBIPF TRADES COUNCIL. Nomination for Grangetown. At the monthly meeting of the Cardiff Trade? Council, held last night at the Grand Hotel, a resolution of confidence in Mr John Jenkins J.P., as a oounoillor was unanimously passed with the utmost cordiality, and that gentleman was enthusiastically invited to offer himself for re-election for the Grangetown Ward on the 1st November.

REVISION COURTS. South Glamorgan. Mr Howell Jeffenes, barrister, is sitting at the Cardiff Town Hall to-day revising the list of voters in the South Glamorgan Division. The Liberals are represented by Mr Morgan Thomas (secretary of the South Wales and Monmouthshire Liberal Federation) and Mr J. T. Parry, and the Conservatives by Mr Smith and Mr R. C.Griffiths.

THE MARCHIONESS ASHORE. I Yesterday afternoon, as the s.s. Marchioness was proceeding from Bristol to Cardiff with pas. sengers. she ran ashore under the Suspension Bridge. Some time later, however, with the assistance of a pilot boat and by the aid of her

I Aberdeen Disaster. I Another Death. r Another (eaLb. the fifth resulting from the fire, occurred this morning, one of the patients in the Infirmary, Alex Catto, aged 16, a resident in I the city, having succumbed to his injuries. I A Graphic Narrative by an Eye-witness. I Mr John Tally, manager of the "Geisha Com- pany, which is to visit Aberdeen next week, gives a graphic narrative of the fire. While prepara- tions were being made behind the curtain for the next turn on the programme he heard a great deal of hurried movement on the stage, but saw nothing. At last be heard someone say Cut it down," and, being a tbeabrical man, he at once surmised what was wrong. Still the audience knew nothing, but in another moment two attendants rushed across the stage, and then the people jumped to their feet and caught a glimpse of the danger. At once a regular stampede occurred, and the occupants of the crowded gallery rushed pell-mell downstairs and jumped over into the pit, with the object of reaching the short staircase leading to the entrance. Just then the curtain fluttered open, and the stage could be seen dne mass of flames. Mr Tully, who had been sitting in the stalls in front of the pit, made his way from the auditorium, which was wonder- fully clear of smoke, although the fire was raging on the stage; but on reaching the top of the stairs leading to the entrance he saw a frightful scene. Smoke and flame had rushed along the light wickerwork above the passages, and the auditorium and the corridor and staircases were filled with smoke. Through this blinding and suffocating atmosphere he could see several hundred people struggling frantically to get out. Many of them were falling and being trampled upon, and the whole scene was one of indescribable confusion. At last they managed to get out, and he fancied he was almost the last to emerge. By this time the flames had spread with frightful rapidity, and one could see the whole interior of the building a mass of fire. Mt Tully added that ha should think the fire had burned five minutes before anybody knew, and it was not more than ten minutes before the whole place was in flames. A NEEDFUL REFORM. I Mr Bryce, M.P., speaking at Aberdeen last uighb, said that the deplorable fire in the city impressed them all with the necessity tor having the same precautions and the same statutory regulations for music-halls as applied to theatres. That was not the case at present, and he hoped that the Home Secretary would take the oppor- tunity of studying the subject, and ascertaining whether we do not require an Act of Parliament to give additional protection to those who go to public entertainments of this kind. ANOTHER FIRE IN THE CITY. í Another large fire occurred at Aberdeen on Thursday night, a packing case factory covering halt an acre being destroyed. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds. Coming so soon after Wednesday's disaster the fire caused great excitement in the city.

THE CZAR AT BALMORAL. I STRINGENT REGULATIONS. I CIRATHIE, Friday.-The weather being entirely favourable the Emperor of Russia has gone deer stalking up Glen Gelder with the Duke of Connaught, Prince Galitzene, and Count Moronzow, the two latter of whom only arrived from Newmarket this morning. There is every prospect of good sport in the Abergeldy Forest. The Empress is meanwhile out driving with the Queen, and the other members of kheRoyalFamily are enjoying themselves in the gardens and groups. The Duke and Duchess of Connaugh will accompany the Emperor and Empress to Portsmouth, and the Earl of Pembroke, Lord Steward, and Colonel Carrington, equerry to the Queen, will be in attendance on their Imperial Majesties. Very stringent regulations are again being made here with respect to vehicular traffic on the nine miles of road between Balmoral and Brtllater to-morrow nigbè. "'r.w_<

RECKLESS MINERS. I A Saaham Harbour correspondent telegraphs —Yesterday afternoon three miners were fined 20 and costs each at the Lanchester Police Court for committing a breach of the Mines Regulation Act. Defendants were found quietly sitting and smoking their pipes in the Busty Seam, East Tanfield. It was stated that there was no gas in the mine, but coaldusb was present in such quantities that an explosion was probable.

MADAGASCAR; STATE OF SIEGE I Paris, Friday.—According to the Figaro, a telegram from Madagascar announces that General GaHieni arrived at Antananarivo three days ago. On his way up from the coast he was attacked by insurgents in the forest, and three of his porters were wounded. Immediately on his arrival the new Resident-General proclaimed a state of siege.-Reuter.

PLOT ro MURDER. Several Persons Arrested. I NKW YORK, Friday.—A special despatch to the Herald from Panama states that a plot to murder President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, and overthrow his Government has been discovered. Several persons have been arrested.— Dalziel.

STREET IMPROVEMENTS AT NEWPORT. I Mr R. H. Bicknell, M.I.C.E, one of the inspectors of the Local Government Board, held an inquiry this morning at the Town Hall, Newport, as to an application by the Newport Corporation to borrow £ 2,150 for paving public footpaths and carrying out other improvements. The loan, it was explained by the Town Clerk, was supplementary to the loan obtained in 1894 for a similar purpose. The pavements to be benefited are Stow Hill. where the tar and cobble pavitiR will disappear, Stow Park-road, Waterloo- road, Malpas-road, Hereford-place, Devon-place, and the Fields-road. The economical side of the loan was shown to be to carry out improvements which would save the outlay m annual maintenance of the footpaths enumerated. The Inspector, who went into details with the holp of the borough surveyor, asked whether it was. correct that £ 210,254- represented theamount of outstanding loans obtained by the Corporation, and to this the Town Clerk replied that the sum mentioned represented all the loans sanctioned, but not yet all raised. He had sent to the Department figures showiug that £ 194,396 was the amount already obtained the difference between she two sums represented the amount not yet called up. The inspector afterwards visited the footpaths proposed to be improved, and thus got a notion of the delightful situation of Newport, and of some of the oldest as well as the newest thoroughfares, as per example, Stow Hill, undoubtedly ono of the old traokways of primitive days, and the Fields-road, one of the thoroughfares of an estate just laid out for buildiug purposes. What seeued to impress the inspector was the superb width of portion of Hereford-place pavinv it looked on paper as wide as the road. The Town Clerk replied that there would be no advantage in narrowing the footway; and the Borough Sur- veyor pointed out that if the railway bridge supports at the end of Hereford-place could be set baok the pavement could also be dealt with. This suggestion of necessity was outside the scope of the inquiry and was not pursued further. -<1

FURBISHING UP THE FORECASTLE, I At the Newport Borough Police Court to-day James Davieson, a native of Boston, U.S., was charged with stealing a quantity of red lead and varnish on board the 8.8. Westbrook. Whilsb the boat was lying at Malta in August last the prisoner, who was a donkeyman on board the Westbrook, was seen rummaging in the ship's stores on Sunday morning, and was seen to take a tin of red lead and conceal it in another part, and a gallon tin of varnish was also found concealed. Next day the lead was missed, and was found to have been placed in a bag and removed, Davieson now pleaded guilty to having taken the lead, but denied all knowledge of the varnish. He took the lead to stop cracks in the forecastle, which, he said, was infested with vermin and he intended to put what was left back in the stores. Prisoner was fined 21s or a month's imprisonment in default.

8TRIKE AT LLAYHALL COLLIERY. The men who recently came out on strike at this colliery have arranged to return to work on Monday on the old terms. The men struok work Monday on the old terms. The men straok work in consequence of a dispute respecting the waste ..taQogi^a tUe.baok.

Cardiff Exhibition Eisteddfod, OUTLINE OF THE PROCEEDINGS. I Numerous and varied as have been the great gathering during the summer in connection with the Cardiff Exhibition, it is pretty safe to assert that the crowning success of the series is reserved for the great Eisteddfod, to be held in the Exhibition Hall on Monday and Tuesday next. Under the presidency of that zealous Cymro and veteran Eisteddfodwr, Cocbfarf, J.P., and with a no less enthusiastic Welshman in the person of Idriswyn at the helm as hon. secretary, the promoters have been able to provide a programme that cannot fail to attract the Welsh people of Glamorgan and Monmouth in their thousands on both days. Monday will be the miners' holiday, and the elaborate arrangements which the rail- way companies are making in the way of provid- ing cheap and special trains indicate very clearly that a very large proportion of the men of the valleys will on that day ba found at the Cardiff Eisteddfod. No better indication of the intense and widespread interest taken in the festival can be found than that fur nished by a perusal of the programme, whioh shows that the entries io all the contests are numerous and representative. This is par- ticularly noticeable in the vocal and instrumental solo competitions, in which the entries vary from 30 up to 50. Of course it would be out of all reason to permit all the candidates to appear on the platform, and consequently preliminary tests will be conducted on the morning of each day by the adjudicators, and a selection made of three or four of the best competitors for the honour of appearing in the final test before the audience. The services of Mabon, M.P., who is never more at home than when on the eisteddfod platform, have been secured as conductor for both days, while the selection of Mr F. H. Cowen, F.R.A.M. (the conductor of the Cardiff Triennial Festival), Mr David Jenkins, Mus.Bac., and Mr Charles Lee Williams, Mus.Bac., as musical adjudicators, has given the greatest satisfaction. The proceed- ings each day will be commenced promptly at 11 a.m. The Ven. Archdeacon Griffiths will preside on Monday, while on Tuesday the chair will be occupied by Cardiff's Deputy Mayor (Alderman David Jorws). Monday's events include competitions for soprano, contralto and tenor soloists, piano- forte and violin, and several local duetts. The great attraction of the day, however, will be the chief choral competition for the substantial prize of 2100. and, although the entries are somewhat disappointing from the fact that the celebrated choirs from Dowlais, Rhymney, and Builth are not included, the very fact that Abersychan and Pontypool, Llanelly, and Merthyr choirs are announced to appear suffices to show that a keen and exciting struggle for supremacy will be witnessed. The test pieces, it will be observed, are identical with those sung at the national competition at blatidticino. A glee competition for choirs of from 30 to 40 voices will also be decided on Monday, and here the entries include Cardiff Harmonic Society, Briton Ferry Glee Society, Penrhiwceiber Glee Society, Cardiff Excelsiors, Ponty- cymmer Music Lovers, Abertillery Mozart Society, and the Tonypandy Giee Society. The children's choral contest, 50 to 60 voices, has attracted four choirs, viz., Mountain Ash, Cardiff, Newport, and Pontypridd. Special interesting to miners will be the ambulance competition. There are in this department no few"r than 18 squads entered, the members of which are for the most part colliers and railway- men. In this contest the adjudicators will be Dr. J. Lynn Thomas, Cardiff; Dr. R. W. Jones, J.P.. PenrhiWceiber and Dr. John Williams, Cardiff; while the St. John Am- bulance Association will be specially represented by Surgeon-Major Hutton, the special organising commissioner of the ambulance department. The minor competitions set apart for Tuesday are the pedal harp solo, soprano and baritone duet, trio, bass solo, quartette, baritone solo, and the 'cello solo, and in all of these the entries are most gratifying. The ladies'choral competition figures largely in Tuesday's programme. A feature of this event will be the appearance of the Loudon Kymric Ladies' Choir, the Llandudno prize winners, and they on this occasion will have the opportunity of once more meeting their old rivals in contest. The Cardiff Ladies' Choir (Madame Louie Hooper Rees), the Gwent Ladies' Choir (Mrs Alfred Morris), the Pontypridd Ladies' Choir (Miss Annie C. Williams), and the Swansea Ladies' Choir (Miss Jones) are the other entrants in this interesting event. A substantial prize of £30 in the second choral contest has brought forth but one entry, viz., the Pontypridd Temperance Philharmonic, but when we look to the next event, the male voica choral contest, a very differeut state of affairs is found, for here the entries number no fewer than ten of the best known male voice choirs in South Wales. The tfest pieces in this competition again are those suwg at Liandtidno, where Mr Taliesin Hopkins's Choir from Porth shared the chief prize with Fesfcinicg. The Porth choir will compete again on Tuesday, a fact which invests this event with exceptional interest. The other competitors will be the Swansea Cymmrodorion, Mountain Ash, Porth and Cymmer, '.Cardiff United, Cardiff Orpheus, Newport Orpheus, Tredegar, Cardiff Glee, and Taibaoii. Another of Tuesday4,3 principal eveuts will be the brass band competition, in which the contestants will be bands of Mountain Ash, 3rd V.B. Llanelly, Arael, Griffin Colliery (Fern- dale), Lancaster Town (Blaina), Cymmer, and Tillery Collieries. The adjudicator in the brass band contest will be Mr Walter Reynolds, of Kettering.

THE OOCKEn DILEMMA. I Hamburg Strike Settled. I On Wednesday the Council of the International Federation of Ship, Dock, and River Workers issued to all the members of the Unions affiliated to the Federation the ballot papers for the vote which is to decide the question of the threatened strike. Each voting paper contains the following three questions 1. Are you favourable to an immediate inter- national strike to enforce the demands sent into the employers 2. Are you favourable to a further period of organisation prior to definite action being taken 3. Are you in favour of resorting to Ca- canny "—i.e., value for value, as set forth in the accompanying leaflet, until such time as the employers agree to meet your representatives in conference ? With the ballot papers went forth a manifesto expounding these questions as follows :—No. I. stands for an immediate strike. No. II. for more time to organise, and No. III. means do not sweat yourselves at work until the employers are willing to meet your representatives. The worker is instructed that be can vote only for one of tho proposals. At a meeting of the Council of the Federation a telegram was received from Hamburg stating that the demands of the men bad been granted, and the strike was accordingly ended. A con- gratulatory telegram was despatched to Hamburg by the council. Mr Tcm Minn, who presided, stated that the Federation was making great headway, especially in the North of England.

CARDIFF CORPORATION. I ELECTION OF BOROUGH AUDITORS. Polling Yesterday. I The election of two borough auditors took place yesterday in Cardiff, and the event was regarded with the greatest publio interest, M many as nine aspirants for public honours having been nominated for the two vacancies, The outgoing auditors, both of whom sought re- election, were Mr A. M. Bailey (Messrs Bailey and Giller) and Mr Oswald Coleman the other candidates beiug Messrs W. R. Phil- lips, coal inspeotor Win. Powell, Penarth D. Roberts and D. R. Roberts, Cardiff (Messrs D. Roberts and Son, accountants); C. F, Sanders, Joseph Stanfield, and N. Winchcombe. The result was declared by the Mayor as follows Sanders 579 D. R. Roberts 462 J. Stanfield 459 David Roberts 407 Bailey 374 Winchcombe —— 281 Powell 231 Coleman 222 Phillips 76

MAX 0'RELL IN CARDIFF. I The Lesser Park Hall, Cardiff, on Thursday night was filled with an appreciative audience to hear the humorous lecture of Max O'Rell. The subjects dwelt upon were the national peculiari- ties of "John Bull, Sandy, and Pat." The lecturer showed a more or less intimate acquaint- ance with the foibles and weaknesses of the three races. His remarks showed a quiet humour, which was never bitter, but which kept his audience in a continual ripple of laughter. His wit was always keen, and the easy delivery of his lecture added much to the enjoyment of his hearers. After dwelling on the philosophy of John Bull, his vast possessions, his "cheek," and other peculiarities he went on to describe Sandy's success in the different walks of life, and touohed particularly upon the humorous side of the Scotchman's character. In speaking of the Irish, he related some amuaiog anecdotes about the enthusiasm of the inhabitants of the Emerald Isle.

ILLNESS OF MR R. BIRD, J.P., CARDIFF. I We regret to learn that Mr Robert Bird, J.P., president of the Cardiff Liberal Association, is lyingsomewhat seriously ill. He has not been enjoying his customary health for about a fortnight, and on Tuesday tbe medical attendant peremptorily ordered his patient to bed. Mr Bird is quite unable to transact business. It was ascertained upon inquiry that there was no change ia-AU Sfcird'e fetus wtoiofb J

Newmarket First October Meeting NEWMARKET, FRIDAY. The weather was of an in and out character all the morning, and with a change in tbe wind to the south- west there was every prospect of rain before night. It J cleared, however, and as racing finished early, it was j hoped that visitors would get away before a downfall. A good programme was again set out, and a large oompany was present. Details :— 12.30—The NEWMARKET ST. LEGER STAKES of E25 each for starters, with S500 added, and B50 for the second horse, for three year olds. L&st mile and three-quarters of the Cesa re witch Course. Sir H. Farqubaes Nouveau Riche, 8st 101b Ricka.by 1 Mr J. H. HouJdsworth's Ortolo, 8st \Ilsopp 2 Winner trained by G. Lamb' i. Betting-20 to 1 on Nouveau Riche, .:0 waited for nearlv half the journey, and drawing away won in a canter by three lengths. 1.0-The BRETBY wELTER HANDICAP of B5 each for starters, with £200 added winners extra; Bretby Stakes Course'(6 furlongs). Mr Jersey's Amberite, 3y 8st. C. Ward 1 Mr W. Johnstone's Kyoto, 5y 7st 21b All, Pp 2 Mr Owsden's Molesey, 4y 8st 51b A; White 3 Mr W. Newton's Undecided, 5y 9st7Ib.J. Watts 0 1 MrJ. Jewitt's Crawley, 5y Est 91b M. Cannon 0

I Official Scratchings. fSOFPHED DY MESSttS WEATHRnoV. Cambridgeshire isumooeil. Cesare witch Stakes-Eileen Algas. Lenten Firs, Plate, Nottmsha-n-Damael 11. Wilton Welter, Kempton-Damsel II All engagements in Mr C. D. Rose's and Sir Tatton Sylces-s name-Vagrant Maul, Holy Mint.

Victor Wild had a perfectly smooth passage across the Channel, and arrived in France not in the least upset by his voyage. W. Cross, of Edinburgh, hearing that E. C. Bredin intends joining the professional ranks, will run him 300 or 350 yards level, for B25 or jBSO a-side to run to six weeks from aiemng articles. Santa Sbella was sold out of the Exton (stable by public auction to Lord Derby at the recent Doncaster meebing. The substantial bet of £6,000 to £ 1,000 was acoepted about Sir Visto for the Cambridgeshire after running second to Persimmon for the Jockey Club Stakes. In the forthcoming Cambridgeshire F. Allsopp, who rode Marco to victory on the last anniversary of the race, will again have the mount on Mr F. Luscombe's splendid horse. Persimmon's remaining engagements this year •omprise the Lowther Stakes at the New- market Spcond October Meeting, weight 9st 71b J the Limekiln Stakes in the Houghton Week, weight 9~i 7 b and the'Free Handicap ab the same meeting.

Over Tirenfcy»6igltl.years tect with the TUfl. ART HTJR MAGNUS, TURF ACCOUNTANT, RUTLAND CLUB, LIVERPOOL. Telephone 2,129. Telegrams Magnate. Liberal and advantageous terns. 1&2. The PRACTICAL SYSTEM can be worked at home by eentlemen themselves particulars free.—Francis, 127, Queen's-road, Batters ea, London. 24

[SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] STOOK EXCITANON, LONDON, OMENING, ll.?0 A.M. —Stock Markets show a general firmness on preponderance of purchases on abundance of money seeking employment owing to the release of ZI,000,000 of Japanese money at the Bank of England, and in view of the supply being further increased on the 5th instant by the payment of October dividends on funds at this institution. Consols strong, being 1/4 to A higher. In Foreign Bonds Spanish firm at advance Egyptian Unified and Preference lower. Home Railways in demand Brighton Deferred and Great Northern A higher few others yt to Sheffield Deferred and Hull and BArnsley lower. American Railways firm Lake Shore 1 higher few others to Canadian Pacific Shares better. Grand Trunk and Mexican Railways steady. Mining Shares firm in tone East Rand and Great Boulder ys better. NooN.-On the Stock Exchange Argentine Funding Bonds firm at advance do. 1886 Loan and Turkish Converted weak at decline. Home Railways are firm Great Western better few others to American Railways show increased firmness at general advance of to Mexican Railways firm, being to higher. Mining Shares continue firm Rand Mines better. Buenos Ayres Go!d Premium declined to 180%. 1.10 P.M.—On the Stock Exchange India Threes firm at advance. Foreign Bonds firm, being to higher Spanish, lower. Home Railways without material change. American Railways continue firm New York Central, better few others, Y% to 1,4. Grand Trunk Stocks in demand at to 1 advance. Allsopp Ordinary, better; Mining Shares irregular fraotionnl changes of to evenly balanced. Money in very plentiful supply, and short loans rule at 1% per cenb. Discounts quiet at n per cent, for three months bills. Both Indian Exchanges, Is 2&d Singapore. 2s l%d. At the Bank of England a special allotment of 10,000 rupees in bills was made on Bombay at Is 2d. Paris Bourse firm. Suez Canal traffic receipts yesterday, 240 000 francs. Closing, 2.30 r.m.-Consols weak, being r" lower foi- monep, and 1/4 down for discount. Foreign Bonds firm—Mexicans better Italian, Spanish. lower. Home Railways easier —North British Stocks. Brighton Deferred, and Caledonian Deferred to lower. American Railways firm at ys to advance in few instances.

BUSINESS DONE TO-DAY. SOUTH AFRICAN'MINES' Opg 1210 1 10 Clo Af. Afrikandar.. £ Bantjes 3ft RarnatoBank 2 2,V — 1' Barnato Consolidated — 2g Bechuanaland Ex. i British South Africa :3 I! ø. Buffelsdoorn r. r. 2, 1 City and Suburlmu New IS 4i Con. Gold 12k 12ft 121 Crownreef 10J Oe Beers Diamonds 29| 294 2S|! Durban-Roodepoort 6| 6J (Case Rand ff ti 6/i Ferreinm 19i „ Gold Fields Deep 1C| 10* 16* Glordon Diamonds 9d Henderson Trust, list. 2* Henry Nonrse "6g „ „ „ Johannesburg cons. Invest 3A 3| „ Jnbilae „ & "1" 6i Klerxsdorp _.„ 11/3 101: 9/9 hanglaagte Rstat* M 5| | Do. mock B 1A ia 1* Modderfonteiu 5 „ „ Mozambique U lrfe .„ New Jager»foi)tein_ 9* „ Nisei — — 3 Oceana Land If n Pioneer 9 Pciinroxe- 51 p Princem 8* Rand Mines 28i 29 281 "ndfoiit,ein „ Rand-Rhodesia „ i Reitfontein 3* „l Rhodesia Limited „ 1 i „ Salisbury 3J 'heba. I a Simmer and Jack £ 5new.. {6 64 „ aou til African ISxplot ai ions 15* x 15* -:outli African Gold Trust 7§ 7J „ W-miners 8| — 84 — W»Uiuter„ 6* „ AUSTRALIAN MINES Abbott's b Associated Gold Mine — — 3^ — „ Bayley's Reward 4/6 Big Blow h Black Flag 14 Broken Hill Prop 2& Great Boulder bi 7 Great Fineall Reefs I Hampton Plains 3,. 3ti flannan's BrownhiLl 4i 4, Hannan's Napier3 Lady Loch 2 f aily Shenton „ 2 2tV Lake View 7; ». I Aindonderry 3/6 r. F.on.&We,;t Australia Expr. U Mainland Consols Wealth of Nations -Ml — WestAufltralianGold Field Ti Westralia J W AstraliaExpl.de Finance 41 — Wentwortli 5

TO-DAY'S MARKETS. I CORN. LIVERPOOL, Friday.—Wheat, moderate trade, and 2d to 2d over Tuesday—No. 1 Californian, 6s 4d to 6s 6d old western, 6s 5d. Beans quiet and unchanged -Saidi 20s 6d to 20s 9d Pandemia, 25s 6d to 25s 9d. Peas, 4s 8%d spot. Oats—fair inquiry, but unchanged old whita, 2s 5d to 2s 7d new <2s 3d to 2s 4d..Maize-modera.t business 2s 10%d to 2s lid. Flour 6d over 'I ues.lav. Weatlier-S., fiir. LONDON, Friday.—Market strong. Wheat, Is to Is 6d dearer flour, Is grinding barley, 3d to 6d oats, 3d maize and lentils, 6d and beans, 6d to Is. Peas fimi. Arrivals :-British-wheat, 100 qrs barley, 500 qrs beans, 420 qrs. Foreign-wheat, 40,120 qrsj; bariey, 5,600 qrs oits, 74,210 qrs iraize, 51,360 qrs flour, 55,240 sacks. GLASGOW, Friday.-Wh. at and flour were again firmer, more money behii; asked the American advices are causing values to harden. Maize strong price, 8s 6d to bs 7 per 2801 bs. Giiudiug beans scarce and tirm. Foreign barley firm. Good quality of old Scotch oat* Is per 2&4lbs. higher new are of indifferent q»ality they are'steady In price. WAKEFIELD. Friday.—Two shiUinKs and ninepence advance on white wheat. anti 2s on red is the induce- ment offered since last week to the foreigner to l'atis'1 our hunger, yet we are kept on short rations. Ware- house stocks depleted, the quantity afloat limited, and India coming into the market as a competitive importer instead of exporter, compels the trade to wonder whether 10s rise front the bottom will snffice to keep the wolf from the door. Feeding stuffs generally 6d to Is deareri BUTTER* Cottic, Fridpy.-Primest, 94s; prime, 90s..rdi. na.ry-firsts, 94s seconds, 88s 1 birds, 80s fourths, 68s. Milfl-cured-clioice.,t, 101s choice, 92s. Super- tine, 99s fine, 92s mild, 81s. Choicest boxes, 104s. Kegs—superfine, 97s. In market—413 firkins, 2S9 mild, 45 boxes. FISH. Grimsby, Prilay.-Twevity steamers and 20 smacks arrived with a fair supply good demand. Soles, 2s turbot., Is 2d brills, 8d lobsters. Is 6d per Ib; Jilaice, 3s to 5s^; lemon soles, 6s~to 8s whitclies, 4s ive halibut, 5s to 7s dead, 4s to 5s ner stone live Hng, 4s dead, 2s to 2s 6d live cod, 4s to 5s dead, 2s to 3s skate, 4s de&d, 2s 6d each hake, 70s live coaltish, dead, 20s per score Kit haddocks, 6a to 9s per box. KLOVISIONS. London, Friday.-Buttei- continues in food demand -DanL,th. 116s to 120s for choice French, 88s to 114s. Dutch firm, but little or nothing offering. Bacon weaker-Irish, 54a to 61m Danish, 50s to 55s. Hams in fair request at steady rates. Lard firm. Cheese remains firra-Cawdian at 43s to 48s, though business in some perfect Augusts has been reported at 50s States unchanged. .,u GAR. m.Asuow, Friday.—Market continues quiet; business moderate. Tlic oiiicini report st.,ti o.* :Iarket quiet; fair business done at steady to occasionally easier price*. POTATOES.. London. Friday.—Good supplies and trade slow, though there is a good demandfor best qualities. Snowdrops, 65s to 75s bebrons. ance, 45s to 55s magnums, 40s to 50s legents, 45s to 50s blactland fcruce, 35.« to 40s per ton. HOpS. London, Ft.-iclay.-Iliei-P is a brisk business doing in the choicest parcels of Bast and Mid-Kent gilding hops, and for these prices continue to harden. There is a Stood demand for useful lots of Weald of Kent (u,d Sussex at fully late rates, Colouring lots being especially in request. Not much doing in Contine. the qUlllity betlg disappointing, but quotations avj well maintain^ metals. London, Friday.—Copper firm fair business— £ 47 17s 6d cMh i £ 48 paid three monilis and buyers. Tin steady moderate busmen— £ 57 7s 6d cash £ 58 three months. Spelter— £ 16 los 3d bid for October delivery sellers asking £ 16 18s 9d nearest paid £ 16 X7a 6d. Spanish lead, £ 11 6s 3d English do., £ 11 1$, Swtca P'S i«>». 46s cftsb. three months. Spelter— £ 16 los 3d bid for October delivery sellers asking S16 18s 9d nearest paid S16 X7a 6d. Spanish lead, £ 11 6s 3d English do., £ 11 1$, Swtca P'S i«>». 46s cftsb.

t [SMUGGLING AT BÁRRY DOCK, Desperate Struggle with a Customs Officer. This morning at Barry Dock Police Cour6.w before Ald. J. C. Meggitt, Mr Edmund Hand. cock, and Dr. P. J. O'Donnell—an able seaman named Thomas Smith, formerly engaged 011 board the steamship Shagbrook, was brought up in custody charged with attempting to conceal 9Ibs of tobacco, lib 8 ounces of cigars, and 11 bottles of spirit brandy on Thursday morning last* Mr A. Pollard, inspector of customs at Barrj Dock, stated that about 2.30 on thii morning in question he rummaged tbf boat for the purpose of clearing her inwards os her arrival from Havre. He could detect no evidence of concealment of contraband goods a4 the time, but having his suspicions arousedt he told off two other officers INt watch the steamer. Witness also kept h. eye on ber, and at the time mentioned ssw prisoner and another man row ashore in « boat. One of these was allowed to land, but noticing a sack at the bottom of the punt be, jumped aboard and seized prisoner, who, when he saw the officer approaching, attempted to throw the sack overboard. A desperate struggle ensued for fully ten minutes, during which time prisoner took out his knife, ripped open the sock, and by this means a quantity of tobacco was lost into the water. Eventually a boatman named Thomas James came to witness's assistanoe, and prisoner was secured. A quantity ot tobacooo was found Boating on the water » little time afterwards. The single value and duty of the portion recovered was 23 18 6d.— Mr A. Jackson, who appeared on prisoner's Iehaif, urged that he had been led into the plot, which was not conceived by himself. Prisoner was ordered to pay the value and duty of the goods together with the costs, or in default P" days' imprisonment.

I A TEETOTAL VILLAGE. Some interesting facts have been published respecting the teetotal colliery village of Roe Green in Lancashire. Twenty-five years ago the houses of the village belonged almost exclusively to the Bridgwater trustees, who employ most of the men. To-day, out of 140 houses, 81 are inhabited by their owners. The Rechabite Tent has a membership of 270, the Band of Hope 286. There is a co-operative store, the property of the village, yielding a profit of 3a in the £ The chapel and Sunday school have been built by the workmen themselves at a cost of 22,700, and while, in the United Kingdom as a whole, one in four persons over 60 years of age receives parish pay at least for a part of the year, in Roe Green there is not a single one over thie age receiving pauper relief.

j oa late for (ff-lassitirirtioiu BOY w&ated to Deliver Parcels, age or IS.—Apply ti oner, A. Walker, 6, Hi«h street. 891 SMALL Ocnuiue Grocery Business for Disposal: ingoing low rent, 10s.— 69. Albert street. Canton. 692 171UB Sale, Chaff-cutter, to be driTen bv band or gleam., wanted, .soTeral pairs of Truck Wheels.—120, Cain^atr PLASTKKEE wanted.—Apply to D. Duries, Builder Llanbradach st„ off Corporation Graugetown. 681 HANDSOME satin waluul Bedroom Suite for Kalet coal £30 safch 12 guineas.—R. Woodruff, Cyril FuW uitu/s Stores. Broadway, Cardiff. 1516 MAHOGANY Suite in cloth, stuffed backs, all sprint iTJL seats, cash £3 ISs also crand tone Gottace Piano k walnut case only worth £3S.-Cyril Second-hand Ptiitt. niture Stores, 12, Broadway, Cardiff. 686 APAKTMKNTK f(ir two young Gpntlemen every com- A fort: hot iifl cokl bath uo children terms Low.- 1.o,th. 687 8iOC'ONI>-hand Furniture bought in large or small lot* f cash m once.—Apply The Cyril Second-hand furniture Stores, 12. Broadway, Cardiff. 686 BOY wanted.—Apply Miles, Bookseller, Queen street Ai'ondt', Cardiff. 690 SALE, food Coal Turnout, cart, rimrly new, borae gootf S worker, quiet all harness, £12 10s: also good Turn outs, suitable greengrocers or oilmen, quiet ride or drive ta woman, £ 11.—Bavics, 15. South Church street., Cardiff. 69? \\7 ILD Rabbits, just arrived, 10s to 12s per dozen, whole II sale and retail,—Empire Stores, 20, Wood street. t9d 1AUT Mare for Sale, cheap.—Apply J, Stenner, Haulier VTudor lane, Cardiff. 693 MANDOLIN, Guitar.—Vacancies for above Cardiff Ama« teur Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar Band lady membea f rec.—Secretary, Banjo Studios, 82, Castle road. 669 \\JIX)OVVKit (16) wishes correspondence Spinster aC V V Widow with home, no family, view early marriage^ Genuine.— P 6&5, Bcho Office, Cardiff. 666 \*7 ANTK1), smart Youth in provision warehouse: wageflt VV 6s. 6s. -Flint Brothers. Custom House street. 672 (^IIIAJII.S tor the Million Kx.inordinary Low Prices.- J Kiisy Chairs, Arui Chairs, Children's Chairs, Dining- room Chairs, Folding Chairs, Bedroom Chairs, Kitchefi Chairs, f-xtra stroug Chai", for public use from £10 per 11'0, spraii il quotations for large quantities estim:it81 free write stating requirements,—li. Harris, C Depart, naent, Market Hall, Newport,. 1Ha HARRIS'S lCmporium.—Fresh Arrivals every day: tjL Special to-day—Baby Walker (registered) Oo-oart^ enables baby to walk In a few pouno: thousands already sold price Is Hid sent carriage paid to any address oa receipt P.O. 2i 6Jd useful Chairs. Is and Is 6<1 each; High Chairs, 2 í ld: charming Folding Bamboo Heat (registered), Is lld, s Md and2s Hid either sentcarnac. paid 6d cxtra.-E. li. Harris, C Department, Market Rail, Newport. 7538 From Page. BLAIBEliU'S Arcade.—See From Page. 334id eacb. 1..) 668 BLAIRRliG'S Arcade.-Real Silver ball-marked Alberts, curb paiteru, 38 6d. 668 BLAIBEUG'S Arcade.—Lady s Solid Silver hall-marked :> A!ber;s. 7s 6d worth 14s, according to town prices. 661 BLAIULRG S Arcade.—Overcoats, Mackintoshes, Suits, JD Blankets, Hosiery. 668 C^AitRIAGK Painter seeks situation" all-round hand; J d iy or piece work.—Apply T. Stone, 21, Lewis street Canton. 671 160-Inii free. Spirits: busy colliery, iron distriogt excellent bars. grand concert room, stabling rent £ aC inventory worth ail.—1 iillm\n. Newport. 75ge CODNTRY I no, Gloucestershire full-licensed takinf! C stated £ ■> weekly ineoinp £6: stabling nice homo, -1\1r lJillmun, Auctioneer and Valuer. Newport. 7S8e I >LKltliOUSE, close to colliery, !ow rent ingoing, £ 35 3 ) 14 barrels drawn last mouth 25 other houses.—Hill lIlan. Valuer, Newport, 760e WANTED, good strong Krrand Boy good wages gireifc —Apply J. Hettich, 84, Queen street, Cardiff. 671 BAKERS.—Wanted, Young Man for bread and cake, .> indoors.—Apply, with reference and terms. G., Echo Oflics, Newport, Moo 761e WANTED, strong Cob, about 15 hands must be souutf NV and open to a week's trial.—Moore, 4% Queen street, Cardiff. 660 WJ ANTED immediately, a General Servant.—A poly Sit V V The Walk. CarditI- 661 INI ANTI,D, a good Canvasser for Coal Orders.—Write v stating terms required, O 647. Echo Oflioe. Cardiff. 641 HAIRDRESSERS.—Good Hand wanted at once, in" HAIRDRESSERS.—Good Hand wanted at once, must be good sli-iver also Youth as Apprentice premium required.—U. Baker, Hairdresser, Penarth RE3rEC rAliLE covTpie want to Adopt Bivbr « £ § from goo birth good home.—Write, stating preamK N 646, Echo Office, Cardiff. TT'OR Sale, a Rood Pony, 13$bands, 6 years old can b< _I r j D day before 12 o'clock. —Apply to C. ljewtii* 28, Lucknow street, Grangetown, Cardiff. 636 \*7 ANTED, clean, respectable Young Girl, about 17, at T v Ge neral.—Apply Mrs Wood. 241, Cowbridge rd,Canto<v WJ ANTED, an intelligent Youth, able to play Piano.— V'V Apply Newman and Sons, 94, Queeo street, 662 RENTS and Debts Collected by an experienced person] weekly, monthly, or quarterly guarantee it r» quired.—O. 665, Echo Office. Cardiff. 6b> D RAWlNG-room over shop, one or two Bedrooms to Liet (unfurnished), use of kitchen very convenient i immediate. 232, Bute road. sss fj'XO Dealers, &c.—Nottingham Lace and Hosiery, job lots, X lCs and 20s bundles. — Deavilie and Co., Manufac- turers, 29, llouudsgatc, Nottingham. 638 I#7 ANf KD, by 6lh inst., good General Serw&nL-AppW "t nope Hotel, North road. Cardiff. 660 COMFORTABLY Furnished Apartments for two retpeofr c able Gentlemen diuing out preferred: close to 'buses quiet home every convenieucc,-Z4. Kineraig street, Roath. 646 MEN, Youths, Boys.—All classes requiring aof Employ- ment (indoor or out) write at once. Situation Guide free busy time: hundreds suited: dont delay: town or country distauce no object.—Tanner and Co,, Box 54, 112t. Newinstoi. causeway, London. 642 d 1 REY Talking Parrot for Sale, cheap to food home 1 VX particulars ou application.—A. Rhodes, 27, street, Derby. 640 WANTED, trustworthy Girl as Nurse to tour ehildien ] WANTED, trustworthy Girl as Nurse to tour ehildien ] uiust bo neat, clean, and have good references.-» Bobbins, Hotel Metropole, Cardiff. 643 COMFORTABLE Home, with widow, tor two or three %J young men, with board, 12s good 000king no obJI. di-en; bath (h. and -)-Apply 89, King's rd.,Canton,Cardld TO Smiths.—Yuuug man (20) seeks Situation as fireman striker, or Improver li'.tle previous experience iotea view if required,—Write full particulars to L 544, KclM Office. Cardiff. 644 WANTED, respectable Giri as General, about 17 or It accustomed to children references required." Apply 44, Alexandra-road, Canton. 649 G^>OD General wanted for one lady £ 12 age not pat ticular no washing plain cooking very good hoas« -61, Apsley ro id, Clifton. 654 WANTED, situation as General E7 exoelleot chami • V ter good knowledge of cooking: strong, hones country servant: early We,. 61. Apsley rd.. t'liftoa CI ENT5IIAL Servant, 2S-30 respectable, experienced per A son, to undertake entire work plain cookiug smaS private house liberal wages.—Apply, by letter only, Mn Wilkinson, 1, Deerbrook road. Home Hill, London. 652 ADY wishes to Sell Parcel of Baby's First (lutheq L superior quality, new. never worn very cheap.—14 32, Lancaster road, Fallowtield. Manchester. 667 IRA Trade (PresentationL-First-dam Manarer wanted, i- —Apply, stating salary and experience (in confidence) li: HsbiLy Tea Company. Birmingham. 655 rpiOA Trade (Presentation). —Assistants wanted statj JL experience and wages required. Bombay Tea Oom- pauy, Birmingham. b55 tJ AFETY (1896) Pneumatic, reliable and S worth £ 20 Write M 656. Echo Office. Cardiff. 6Ií6 A respectable Girl wanted, in comfortable home wag^f 4s per week.—Apply, personally, 33, BwfOMtreet Roath Paik. (36 PIANOFORTE, to cover advance Italian burr wesal JT and gilt marqueterie pauel, steel frame overstrans check aotion, trichord throughout, brass pinplale, 7 octave! best ivory keys, quite now, by C Pohl and Co., Berlin, Is appointment makers to the Court of Belgium cost 6 guineas, take A6 guineas: 10 years' warranty will gettf packed on trial, and pay return carriage if disapproved.^ distance no object drawings ..nd particulars forwarded. Jones, Ardwiok Discount Officc, 159, 8tockport road Manchester. 537 /^OMFORTAB LK~ApartrnentB to Let. tor a rasveotabfc Ftroet^Po^t Jenkyu, Stationer, TtX BIRMINGHAM roods, furniture, bassinettes, wringer^ toys, hardware. Jewellery, watches, ftc. Agenf wanted. WhoiesiJe book free. Henry May, Birminrtam. Co \7ERY Pine Diamond King: ston«„5carat: £ 31.—Morr*, Jeweller, Castlo-strcet, Cardiff. 668 LUM IBIM. -A good steady Plumber wanted at Bfyg derwen. near Usk. I t > RICK LAYERS.—Wanted, 6 or 8 good men wages*! JLt Apply Taylor, Builder, ROSB. ( MAIL Cart, new <l«v'ign, splendid condition, two to sit or one to lie.—181, Richmond road. Cardiff. 6a WfNNING NUMBERS of Prize DralFl TT ing in aid of Mrs Thomas, Falrwater :-9, 501. 10,651, 10,661, 6,362, S.W7, 5,741, Ar994 7,947, 8.1*1 8,065, 5,053, 4,797, t.8

I, Mr Fairie's Galeottia, 4y 8st Sib Kickaby 0 Mr L. Brassey's Pardalo, 4y 8st 41b Orimshaw 0 Mr de Michele's Galley, ly 8st 21b Woodburn 0 Sir K. Griffith's Hendersyde, 3y 7st 131b Rumbold 0 Lord W. Beresford's Anisette II., 4y 7st 91b ..Toon 0 Mr T. B. Miller's La Masquerade, 3y 7st 81b Madden 0 Sir J. Keifs Keuney, 4y 7st71b 0. Wall 0 Mr G. Haugh ton's.*Fornham, 4y 7st 71b..N.Robinson 0 Lord Derby's The Strid. 3y 7st 41b. Fearis 0 M. R. Lebaudy*s Arabella, 3y 7st 31b S. Loates 0 Capt. E. W. Baird's Teredo, 3y 7st lib K. Cannon 0 Lord Ellesnietes Eugene, 3y 7st Lounie 0 Winner trained by Fred Webb. Betting-7 to 2 agst Undecided, 4 to 1 agst Pardalo 8 to 1 each agst Crawley, The Strid, and Kyoto, 10 to 1 each agst Galeottia, Hendersyde, and Anisette IL, 100 to 8 each agst Molesey, Amberite, and Fornham, and 20 to 1 agst others. Kenney jumped off iu front of Anisette II., Amberite, and Kyoto, with Arabella, Molesey, and Galeottia next, and Hendersyde heading the others until halfway down Bushes Hill, where Amberite and Kyoto drew out and ran a fine race home, Amberite winning by a head three lengths divided second and third. Teredo was fourth, Fornham fifth, and Galley last. 1.30—An ALL-AGED SELLING PLATE of BIOS: the winner to be sold for -2100. Rous Course (5 furlongs). Mr Newton's Jack the Dandy, 4y 9st Rickaby 1 Mr Jersey's Moss Hag, 3y 8st Illb J. Watts 2 Capt. H. Fenwick's Dargas, 4y 9st Allsopp 3 Mr Sandeate's Diplomatic, 6y 9st Fred Pratt 0 Mr C. Hibbert's Bended Knees, 4y 9st Rawlinson 0 Mr J. Jewitt's Collinsia, 3y 8st 111b .M. Cannon 0 Mr J. Cannon's Irritation, 2y 7st 51b Frank Pratt 0 Mr P. Lorillard's Pigeon Wing, 2y 7st 51b Fearis 0 Mr Dobell's Lomax, 2y 7st 51b .F. Roberts 0 Sir J. Miller's c by Sainfoin—Acceleration, 2y 7st 51b S. Loates 0 Mr A. B. Sadler's The Lad, 2y 7st 51b .H. Toon C Winner trained by Blackwell. Bett.in-7 to 4 agst Moss Hag, 4 to 1 agst Jack the Dandy, 6 to 1 ogst Dargas, 100 to 8 each agst Pigeon Wing, Collinsia, and Bended Knees, and 100 to 7 agst othel's. Jack the Dandy on the light got awav in advance of Dargas on the left, with Pigeon Wing, Moss Hag, and The Lad in the centre next, and little change occurred until coming out of the Abingdon Mile bottom, where Moss Has drew into second place, bllt Jack the Dandy making all the running won by four lengths a neck dividing second and third. Collinsia was fourth. Diplomatic fifth, The Lad sixth, and Lomax last. Jack the Dandv was sold to Mr Donald Fraser for SCOgs, an.1 will probably be sent abroad. ZO-The SCURRY {NURSERY STAKES (handicap) of S5 each for starters, with S100 added, for two year olds. Last 5 furlougs of D. M. Sir M, FitzGerald's Dosia, 7st 131b C. Ward 1 Mr Beddington's Yellow Weal, 6st 121b Allsopp 2 Mr L. de Rothschild's Mohur, 7st 161b S. Loates 3 Mr C. S. Newton's Sybarite, 7st 121b Woodbum 0 Mr P. Lorillard's Belisama, 7st 111b .Grimshaw 0 Lord Zetland's Verdina, 7st 91b K. Cannon 0 Mr Jersey's Amphibia, 7st 91b Sharpies 0 Mr B. I. Bavnato's Ste Adres-e, 7st. 41b Madden 0 Mr J. G. Joicey's Sea Coast, 7st 31b H. Toon 0 Sir H. Farquliar's Asteria, 7st lib Osgood 0 Alr E. Courage's Floraline, 6st 101b N. Robinson 0 Sir It. Waldie Griffith's Confusion, 6sb 91b ..Fearis 0 Mr Weatheiby's Trellis, 6st 41b Finian 0 Winner trained by Gilbert. Retting-7 to 2 agst Yellow Seal, 6 to 1 agst Mohur, 100 to 16 agst Asteria, 100 to 12 agst Confusion, 9 to 1 agst Sybarite, 10 to 1 each agst Sea Coast and Floraline, 100 to 8 agst Dosia, and 1CO to 6 agst, others. After a long delay Yellow Seal in the centre jumped off in front,, but soon gave way to Dosia. who came on in advance of Yellow Seal, Sea Coast, and Mohur. with Asteria next. Little change occurred in the order of the leader". Dosia making all the running, and after stalling off a vigorous challenge from Yellow Seal winning by a bead three lengths dividing second and third. Asteria was fourth, Floraline fifth, Sybarite sixth, and Verdina last. 2.30-A SELLING PLATE of £200 winner to be sold for jBlCO. Last mile and a half of the Cesavewitch Course. H.R.H. the Prince of Wales's Eclipse, 4y 8st 61b N. Robinson 1 Mr Jersey's ICentford II., 4y 8st 61b Sharpies 2 Mr C. Archer's Rigmarole, a 8st C. Archer, jun. 3 Mr Fairie's Aerolite, 3y 8st 51b M. Cannon 0 Sir J. B. Maple's Commonwealth, 5y7st lllbH. Toon 0 Winner trained by R. Marsh. Hefting—7 to 4 at Eclipse, 9 to 4 agst Aerolite, 5 to 1 agst Kentfot d II., 7 to 1 agst Rigmarole, and 100 to 8 IIlfst Commonwealth. Rigmarole made the running from Eclipse and Keutford II., with tEroliLe last, until a quarter of a mile from home, when Rigmarole gave way, and Eclipse drawing out, followed by Kentford II., won by a length f our lengths divided second and third. Commonwealth was last. 3.0—The ROUS MEMORIAL STAKES of jSi5 each, with S400 added, and Ell 0 for the nominator of the winner, for two year olds the second receives £50. Rous Course (5 furlongs). Mr L. Bothschild's Goletta, 8st 121b .J. Watts 1 Mr Fairie's Eager, 9st lib M. Cannon 2 Lord Stanley's Arc-en-Ciel, 8st 7Jb Rickaby 3 Winner trained by Hayhoe. Betting—15 to 8 on Goletta, i5 to 8 agst Eager, and 100 to 1 agst Arc en Ciel. 3.30-The RUTLAND STAKES, "of B15 each, with £ 200 aJded; the second receives 250 for two year olds. Criterion Course (6 furlongs). Mr P. Lorillard's Berzak, 8st 131b ..J. Watts 1 Mr W. Johnstone's Stewarton, 8st 131b Allsopp 2 Lord Kllesmere's Normanton, 8st 101b Madden 3 Capt. Machell's Pooley Bridge, 8st 101b..M. Cannon 0 Mr L. Brassey's Counsellor, 8st 101b Grimshaw 0 Sir H. Farquhar's Parthiou Shot, 8st 101b.. Rickaby 0 M. R. Lebaudy's Zina, 8st 71b S. Loates 0 Winner trained by Huggins. COURSE BETTING BEFORE RACING. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 2100 to 300 agst Sir Visto, 4y 8st 101b (t after 1000 to 140 laid) 1000 to 80 Marco, 4y 8st 101b (t twice)