Evening Express

ANTIrsElvTlTISM IN PARIST" -=-- Attack on Baron Edward de Rothschild. A most unpiovoked attack was made upon Baron Edward de Rothschild. It occurred kays a Paris telegram) when the baron was hiding in his autocar in the afternoon in the ■Avenne de Neuilly. A labourer engaged in Repairing the road suddenly threw a heavy *Pade under the wheels of the car, shouting at the eame time. "Down with the Jews!" spokes of the wheel were broken and the machinery put out of gear, bring- V1!? the car to a standstill. The Baron's driver 1:rade an effort to arrest the workman, but was Invented by several of the labourer'e fellow- workmen, who drove him back. In the mean- time Baron Rothschild was forced to take Refuge in a paseing cart. amid the jeers of the -labourers.

| A MAGISTRATE'S MEMORY. An elderly lady, who said she was Mrs. ^iisabeth Smith, of Shelley-road, Boscombe, ■Bournemouth, walked into the witness-box at wie. Bow-street, Police-court, London, on Satur- day and informed the magistrate that she fished to ask hia advice, at the same time landing up a formidable-looking manuscript. Mr. De Rutzen: I think I have seen you before.. Is this the same matter? Applicant: Yes. sir. I made an application to you some time ago. Mr. De Rutzen: If I remember rightly, it is Just about 22 years ago that you made an aPplication to me at the Marylebone Poice- Ppurt. Your complaint was th«n against an nder-SherifF of the City of London, whom you wished to sue for breach of promise of tnarriage. I also remember that you had a further complaint to make against the same Gentleman; and I told you that you were ••jking redress at the wrong court. The Applicant: That is correct, sir. Mr. De Rutzen: Well, I need not read your again. It is rather late in the day commence an action for breach of promise; ut if you have a grievance against an under- sheriff of the city, I can only advise you to lay the facts before some respectable solicitor. will advise you what to do. The applicant retired looking much rejected. When outside the court she offered 1 of S^OVT ^e documents relating to the breach. Promise to anyone who might like to peruse them. saying that she was assured that ahe as entitled to at least £70,000 damages.

POSTMAN CHARGED r j > WITH FELONY. Bow-street Police-court, London, on Saturday (before Mr. De Rutzen) • Samuel .Allen, a postman, engaged at the Bethnal- Sreen Sorting Office, was charged with felony. Mr. M'Intyre prosecuted for the Postmaster- general. The prisoner's honesty was tested J11 consequence of complaints of the loss of "fitters passing through the office where he ^as employed. A marked package, contain- Ing half a sovereign, a florin, sixpence, four 1 8^amPs' a pawn-ticket, and a com- 1 ia a inateh-box, was pasted in a I ^shich-ifc was ,tho- prisoner's duty to ole'ar. he Package, however, was not with his col- Action when he returned to the office, and he ^as spoken to on the matter. He then pro- its contents from his pocket. The prisoner was committed for trial.

A FAITHFUL SWEETHEART. At West London Pol:ce-court on Saturday ary Stringer, nineteen, was brought up on demand charged with stealing a- nwisUn blouse and other articles the property of her mistress, who resided in Oxford-gardens. Notting-hill. Mr. Hajison. who defended the prisoner, said the things; ar.o being frightened she ■^Veiled by the ,"Tnbr-J' to Chancery-lane, where she alighted and left them in a passage by the side of a pub' o-house. The barman (Ound the things, anoi conveyed them to a The yoprg man to whom she 2^8 engaged had arranged to take her into country to her friems. The accused having assured the magistrate that she would stay with her friends* Mr. K.O., accepted tha sweetheart's cooog- tUøanees to bring her uo;- for judgment within twelve monfip:.» »• « •« r'« ,»

STORM AND StiOW. IN SCOTLAND. An October gale, accompanied by snow "and ^ail, swept over the northern part of Scot- j yesterday, and th-, Grampians; have had fir#t coating of snow. The higher peaks «ewhere are all snow-covered. The Royal fisidents at Balmoral have had a real taste the Scotch air, for through Braemar the blew, and Lochnagar is one of the snow- c°vered mountains.

SERIOUS ~C H A AGAIN ST A YACHI BROKER. fl Singer, 38. a yricht broker, giving no *ed address, was charged on Saturday at arlborough-street Police-court, London, with | having embezzled £ 350. Evidence w a 3 given showing that accused was Partner in the irm. of George Singer and yacht brokers, Piccadilly, Mr. Frank e>th'being the other, member «o £ the'firm, cting on behalf of the firm, the accused in arch weat to Southa~>vpton and negotiated moptgafi on two* "yitchts rheLongiMg to Mi. 1lliaoi Rice,? of 43Ba *.vberry-avrenue, South- 3.I11Pt.n. Mr.Rite paid trini cheeqjre# for. JSlSO nd £ 200 respectively with respect to the .fansaetion, which should hafetbeen paitttato ne ptrtnership JEundSy but -were-not, being in into'Singer's private account.: Mr. ;Frank Leith said he had known Singer ince 1897. In July of that year he had a con- with him. renlting in the forming Of the firm, he Hhe witness) supplying the capital. while Singer, having had the necessary tlxperience, was working partner. The business ^as opened in January, 1900, Singer left with- ut giving notice, and in April a warrant for 18 arrest was obtained, but could not be put 1nto effect until a few days ago. Dr. Ward Humphreys, the owner o" the yachts, sued the rm,.and he (the wittaer.r») had to pay £ 300 (the tess commission) and costs. Denman committerl the prisoner for trial, blowing bail.

¡ !■ WASP IN THE BEER. r Ân inquest has been held at Chiddingfold, ear Guildford, on the\body of a man named ookbam, who died from the sting of a wasp. ^*tep drinking a pint of beer he said he elieved there was a wr.sp in it, as he felt a Pain m his throat. As he soon afterwards ficame worse a doctor' was sent for, but the uian died before his arrival. Medical evidence Jowed that death was due" to suffocation con- on the ,-welling produced by the sting Of a. wasp.

Among the interesting features hi this tnonth's number of "The Universal and Lud- Sate Magazine'" is an interview with the well- •Known artist, Mortimer Menpes. The writer interview. Raymond Blathwayt. says: — Menpes is an extraordinarily many-sided tnan. Many a Volunteer who has never heard of Menpes tha artist raves over Menpca the Jfle-Shot and his marvellous records at imbledon and Bisley. As a wrestler he T'fted even the far-fa^ed Japanese wrMtlers In TOkiùand Kyoto. is impossible to come to the end of him. H:, is one of the most "eughtml raconteurs of the day. Without in r>Vi least Posing as a literary man, his Pnilosophy is ao exactly accurate, his '.slang' 1850 entirely up-to-date and so conclusive, his anner is so captivatisnj;, that there are but to equal him in inis present day. In -ew of the recent nv.venients of religious raers from France to lug'and and America, e on "The Daisy Life of the Trappist comes -with singular appropriateness. «r*8 i, rat,?.d by lratnerous interesting p-hoto- «'ipns, and is c'.everly written by Mr. Shcp- ("wne, who gives interesting details of the life toe monk*. 4 4

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RAILWAY RACE TO THE NORTH Why It Was Stopped. VT^J Mall Gazette" on Saturday pub- lished an interesting explanation from a corre- spondent of why the great railway race fr a London to the North wa« stopped. It wik remembered that after the London and North Western Company made their sudden swoop on the record and wrested the laure's from the Great Northern Railway Company dark whispers went abroad as to wha.t the pioneers of the Ea«t Coast route would do to regain th~ honour of the race. Most elaborate prepara- tions were maùc.nlllng, however, was dene; the public believed that the East Coast had retired admitting d-feat. But, it seems, a great effort bad really been placed, and the date fixed for puttiug it into execu- tion. The writer continues: On the morning of t-liq day there was excite- ment^ all along the line from London to Aberdeen. It was more than the fact that the great record attempt was to be made that night. On the previous night a question had been asked,in Parlianibut. the import of which np opQ$u^e kn<iw. T6er,Home Secretary had given an equivocal reply. "In the case of an accident, would the directors of the offending lines be prosecuted for manslaughter?" The Government had, without committing them- selves, practically admitted that such a thing might happen. Soon after mid-day the rumour spread along the line that something had hap- pened. From cabin to cabin the news was clicked. And later in the day came confirms- tion. The great record attempt had been abandoned. No reason was given. The public believed.,thafc the East Coast had retired admitting defeat. Long afterwards I heard the truth. On the morning in question the late Home Secretary, himself a man of some- what. timorous, or, perlups, it would be better to say, over-considerate nature, had sent for the general manager of the Great Northern Railway. What passed at" that interview only the two gentlemen themselves know But the result of the interview was that the general manager of t-be North-Eastern Rail- way, who was said to have been the moving spirit in the racing, as he has been in most of the East Coast advancement of recent years travelled up to town as fast as a light engine would carry him. There he learned that the Government had threatened that if any acci- dent occurred the directors and chief officials of the combined lines would be put on their trial for manslaughter, in view of the fatal results which would he certain to occur The North-Eastern Railway, knowing the precau- tion. which had been txken, was willing to "risk it," but the Great Northern Ra.lwnywst not. The North-Easter;- could do what they liked over their section, but there would be no racing on the Great Northern. And that is the reason why the gveat race to the North waig ) suddenly stopped. That was why an opportunity was lost of achieving such a record as would have placed British vpjhvay enterprise far ahead of anything else of the kind in existence.: -For the 528 miles from Kmgs Cross to Aberdesu was to have been acme.. granting favourable conditions, in seven hours and a half, which meant, without stops seventy miles an hour all the way!

THE AMERlCA CUP. .NeJ York, Monday.-It is hoped on board the Erin and the 'Shar.irock that a cup race may be arranged for :xt year. If this 'can bfe deme Shamrock will lay up at New York— Router. lbe Prosed Exchange of Crews i "Kie iwrOpositiofi ? ma fie»that. thei crews of-the ShdmrootE tnA, ctf the Cctu-infeia ^exchange boats and race again to determine whether the fathirt to "lift" the C rp is due to the' in- fariority of British seamanship or of British ^a<Jht-buflders, has beta approved of by Sir Thomas Lipton. The members of the New York Yacht Club at present, however, are unwilling to agree to the proposition. They give as their reason that such a race "might generate bitterness."

A LADY" BOOKMAKER." Mrs. Frances, living in Queen's-road, Batter- sea was charged at the South-Western Court, London, On Saturday, With causing an obstruc- tion by assembling with others in the public street for the purpose of bettingr. The magiitrate told lifer she would-have to be dealt with in the 8 a vie way as the mendf she wished to follow their example in betting. He imposed the full penalty of JE5.

KILLED BY A iiACTHORSE. John Aitken, gardener, Musselburgh, has died from the effects of a collision with a race- horse on Musselburgh Racecourse on Friday. The Caledonian Hunt Cup was in progress, when Aitken got on the course, and the Duke of Montrose's horse ran into him. Nelson, the jockey, was thrown, and the riderless horse bolted up the course. Aitken had concussion of the brain, and lingered until last night.

Putting Himself Out of Court. At Southwark, London, on Saturday, a man of respectable appearance applied for a certifi- cate of exemption from vaccination. Mr. Tayior: What lB. your objection? The Applicant: I think I should be morally guilty of crime in having the child's vitality lowered by putting filthy disease into its veins. Mr. Taylor: The law does not enable me to grant you exemption on that ground. The Applicant: I do not believe that vacci- nation is any remedy for small-pox. Mr. Taylor: I cannot grant the certificate. You have put yourself out of court by giving me a reason which the law does not allow me to recogniee.

The Pig- Iron Trade. A Press Agency states that the quarterly ascertainment of the average price of N6. 3 Cleveland pig iron, which Was announced on Saturday at Middlesborough, shows a reduc- tion which will reduce wages far the ensuing three months by li per cent.

CWMity Licensing Sessions.1 tEN APPLICATIONS DEALT WITH. The annual licensing sessions for the County of Glamorgan were held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, to-day (before his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams, in the chair; Mr. O. H. Jones, vice-chairman; Admiral Sir Algernon Lyons, Colonel Henry Lewis, Colonel Cresswell, Mr. R. W Llewellyn, Mr. William Williams Maesygwernen; Mr. Charles Evan Thomas, Neath; Mr Herbert Lloyd, Kilybebyll; and Mr. Ignatius Williams). There were in all ten applications to deal with, and they came from all parts of the county. The Mountain Hare, Gwmilynfell Mr. W. D. Benson (instructed by Messrs. Viner Leeder and Morris) applied for the confirma- tion of an alehouse licence for the Mountain Hare, Cwmllynfell, which had been granted by the Pontardawe bench. The applicant was William Samuel. 00uniffilsald the house had been licensed long before 1869, and alterations had been carried out at the approval of the magistrates. There was a population of 1,140 persons within a radius of half-a-mile of the houses, and there was not a single public-house in the district. The licence was confirmed subject to a wall being erected at the baek of the premises to the approval of the Pontardawe bench. The Half-way House, Neath. Mr. Rhys Williams (instructed by Mr. A. J. Jeffreys) applied for an alehouse licence for the Farmers' Arms, Resolven, on behalf of Edward Halden Place. Mr. Williams said the house had been licensed before 1869 as a beer- house, and a spirit licence was now applied for. The house was on the main road from Neath to Pont Neath Vaughan, and it was usually known as the Halfway House. It was much used by people who drove in brakes and car. riages up the Vale of Neath. There was no other house within two miles and a half on the one side and four miles on the other. It was a growing district, too, and collieries were being opened, up there. There was no opposition, and the licence was granted. A Merthyr Application. Ruth Davies, for whom Mr. Rhys Williams (instructed by Mr. J. W. Lewis) appeared, asked for a confirmation of the grant of an alehouse instead of a, beerhouse licence for the Three Horse Shoes Inn, Merthyr. The house had been licensed before 1869, and was the only house with stabling in a, populous district of Merthyr. The applicant had kept the house for twelve years, and there was no complaint against him. No opposition was raised, and the licence was confirmed.

Kidnapping Wives 1 TRAGIC CUSTOMS IN THE CAUCASUS. The manners and customs of the people of the Caucasus have not changed to a. great ex- teat since the country ha* been subdued by lluesia. One of the relios of the good old times to which the Caucasians especially cling is the custom of kidnapping the women whom they desire to make their wives. Recently a caee of this kind resulted in a tragic end. A prominent8 inhabitant of the little Caucasian town of Katuhagan, named Ismail Ogli Oki, tried to kidnap the sister of hia best friend's wife while his friend was absent from home. The girl resisted hia attempt to ca,rry her off, aided by he rraeurried sister. The baffled lover drew his sword and inflicted dangerous wounds on both the ladies. At this moment his friend returned and, enraged at finding what had occurred, killed Ishmail on the spot. Then he cut om Ishmail's head and carried it round to show the neighbours what a fearful revenge he had taken. In the same district a young nobleman desired to marry the daughter of a neighbour- ing landowner, and invited the girl with her parents to a grand ball given at his castle. During the evening he found an opportunity of decoying the girl into a secluded part of the house, where she was seized by his men and placed in a carriage. The prince joined her, and, in spite of the girl's entreaties, started out to drive to a place where they could be married without much delay. The girl's father, on finding that his host had disappeared with his daughter, gave chase, and, being on horseback, overtook the carriage. He shot the r.obleman without ado, and took his daughter home. The nobleman, however, had won her heart during the drive, and the girl was now reluctant to marry the man to whom her fatter approved, but the stern parent insisted o nt-he wedd'ng taking place at once. The bride appeared in the church, pale, but cool n-nd collected. During the ceremony she drew a dagger and stabbed the bridegroom to the heart. Afterwards she committed suicide.

DOVEK AS A NAVAL BASE. Admiralty's, New Plymouth" Plan. Dover is to be converted into another Ply- mouth. Complaints ma-;e for years past as to the general helplessness of the defences of the Cinque Ports have firev the Admiralty into the bold plan of taking full advantage of the new harbour now in co7:.vse of construction at Dover at a cost of many millions. The real need of a naval base on the south- eastern coast was shown during the mobili- sation of the first and second reserves, when valuable time was lost in sanding troops from Shorncliffo'to Plymouth, Portsmouth,* and even to a port so far away from the great military camps as ¡,iverpool. It will take at least five years to place Dover on the same footing as Plymouth, as the plans involve huge and sweeping changes. When the n w Dover Harbour ,is constructed it will be one of the finest in the world, and its close proxximity to Shorn- cliffe will be invaluable for the mobilisation and embarkation of troops iti time of war. An impression prevails on the south coast that Folkestone will gain largely by the cliange, as Dover's commercial fleet will turn to Follrejtone as the nearest port of call. The South Eastern and Chatham Railway Com- pany is spending huge sums on the new Folke- stone Pier, which is to be completed in about a year's time. Efforts are to be made to get the German liners to call at Folkestone instead of Dover. The attempts made by certain gentlemen inte- rested in Dover's trade to get German liners to call at that port instead of Southampton or Boulogne were on the understanding that. there was to be a special harbour for Govern- ment. vessels at Dover to which the ordinary mercantie marine could not have access; but the Government plans are more in favour of making Dover a naval base on the same foot- ing as Plymouth. r1 't \1

SACRIFICED TO AN IDOL. ■ ,ii 11 i ■ f. 'V -V" A Father's Cfime. A Hindu, named Karuba Ramanagowd, was sentenced to death last week (says the "Daily Mail's" Simla correspondent) in the sessions court, Bellary, for sacrificing his own son to an idol. The man admitted the offence, say- ing that he believed the god would resuscitate the boy and give him wealth. He said that he had been in the habit of worshipping in the temple of Krona Trappa, and one day the god appeared to him in the form of Jangama and said to him: "There is wealth under me. To whom should it be given but to you? Give me your son's head. You know that a head should be given to the god who confers a boon. I shall raise up your son and give you the wealth which is under me." The man answered: "I have only one son. How can I give him?" The god said: "A son will be born. Do not fear me. I shall revive the soin and give you wealth." Sure enough, a year later another son wa3 born to the man, and this strengthened his belief. He brought the child to the temple and killed it with a knife in front of the idol. Having killed the child, the man began to worship, but before he had finished the police came and arrested him, and he told the court that this interruption w&s the reason why the god did not revive the .hild and gim wealth. —The medical testimony is that the man is not insane. Lb.

.£4UO for a Foot. The Blackburn Corporation have been called upon to pay £400 to Ernest Howarth, of Darwen, for the loas iv a foot. He wan employed by the Darwea Corporation, and on March 27 last was in charge of a tramcar travelling between Dai-wen and Blackburn. There was a collision between his car and one belonging to the defendant corporation, aaid the injuries he sustained necessitated the amputation of his foot.

Foot and Mouth Disease. It is announced that -numerous trials which have heen made in several parts of Italy confirm the prompt and certain efficacy of the method for treating foot-and-mouth disease recommended by Signor Bacelli. Minister of Agriculture.

Merthyr Romance. FURTHER INTERVIEWS. With reference to the romance of a Merthyr <• girl (who has been working in a mine as a boy), which appeared in the "Evening Express" Special and later Editions on Saturday, the following further particulars are to hand: — Mra. Phillips,, the mother, interviewed, said: —I left home la-at Monday to go to Merthyr to deliver ?ome vegetables from the garden to customers who had previously ordered them at half-past two o'clock, and the girl was then in the houae. so that she did not go a way before dinner. When I came back she was missing. I don't remember beating her on Saturday at all, but I recollect that I had occasion to scold her. Her brother, who is married and lives at Mardy. came up to see U71 en Sunday, and she seemed to be v?ry I much annoyed because we wouldn't :111017 her to go to the station to see him off. It is not true that I have been in the habit of ill- treating her. She is of a rather sulky disposition, and whenever I .asked her to do anything she did not seem willing to do it. The father was present with the mother at the time she was seen by our reporter, and he declared that so far as he knew ther-e had been no persistent cruelty on the part of his wife. The girl's brother, Joseph, whose clothes she appropriated, stated to our reprfsentative that on Wednesday evening he saw a person dressed as a boy in the Glebeland, Merthyr, and he felt almost certain that it was his sister. However, he did not speak to her, fear- ing that possibly he might be mistaken. How- ever, he followed her for a considerable d!s- tance through various streets until eventually he lost sight of her by the throttle valve at the bottom of High-street. When he got home he related the affair to his parents, but they treated the idea of the girl being dressed in boy's clothes as too absurd to be seriously enter- tained. The lad's surmise, however, was doubtless correct, for the girl admits heing in town on that very evening, having come up to purchase a shirt. Mr. Matthew Thomas, Gethin-street, Aber- canaid, gave our reporter the following infor- mation:—"The boy, as he appeared to he, came to me after I got to the top of the pit on Tuesday evening, and asked me for work. I asked him if he had been working under- ground before, and he said that he had not, but that he had been working on the top of a pit at Pontypridd. I inquired what wages he wanted, but he said he did not know what to ask. I told him I would take him down and try him for a week, and agreed to start him the rext morning. He then "went to the colliery office to sign the book, and he signed it as John Williams. He told me he belonged to Cwmaman, and that his father had been ill for nine months and his mother was dead. He appeared to be rather timid when he went down in the cage the first morn- ing. but afterwards he showed no signs of fear. He seemed to be a bit weak, but he did his work as a helper well. and gave such perfect satisfaction that I had intended keep- ing him on permanently." The girl has a somewhat boyish face and a strong voioe, and in walking takes a good stride, and for these reasons she was able to pass herself off as a male uncommonly well, though, of course, in the natural order of things she was not cap- able of doing it sufficiently well to escape occasional suspicion. The account she gives of the time she left home varies from that of her mother, but, at any rate, there appears to have been nobody in the house at the time she left besides her father, who was in bed, as he works at night, and an invalid sister. The house occupies an isolated position near the Glamorgan Canal, and it is quite feasible for her to have undressed and dresced in the hack garden, in the way she describes, with- out observation. She was not without money ■when she went away, for to meet 'possible needs she took with her a sum of three shil- lings. It is very evident that she is a girl of great strength of character, seeinsr that in her new role she moved about in her own of great strength of character, seeinsr that in her new role she moved about in her own village amon.T numbers of people who knew her, and seeing also that, although she was well aware she was supposed to have been drowned and continual efforts were being made to recover her body, she preserved a rigid silence, and gave not the slightest clue towards the solution of the mystery.

A Fortune in a Footbath After all, a foot-bath, as people call it here (says the Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph") has its advantages. This is a fact that an old man who earns his livelihood as a road-mender has just discovered, to his in- tense relief and unbounded satisfaction. This man, who is now 65 years of age. on returning to his dwelling after the labours of the day, perceived, to hill infinite horror, that his pre- mises were in the bands of the firemen. Flames had burst forth from his modest habi- tation, and most of his humble furniture had been destroyed. The fire was now being got under, but little of any value, even to him, re- mained, and, in despairing accents, he ex- claimed that all the money which he had been putting' by for years had been lost. How much did it amount to?, the sympathising bystan- ders inquired. To 10,QOOf. was the reply; and then a smile indicative of incredulity per- vaded the countenances of the neighbours. The onlookers were considerably puzzled, and they had just come to the conclusion that the mis- adventure must have turned their friend's brain, when a firerain emerged from the still smoking house with a foot-bath, from which the water used in the early morning had not yet been emptied. The old man regarded the foot-bath ruefully enough, but suddenly he sprans forward, and, going down on his knees, he pulled out the scrip, the loss of which he had mourned. There were the shares quite in- tact, as a rapid survey showed, for the water had preserved them from the flames.

OMINOUS SILENCE IN ARMENIA. Massacre Feared in Sassun. Renter's correspondent, writing from Con- stantinople under date September 50, says: — "Considerable apprehension exists regarding the situat;-3n in the districts of Mash and Sassun. Murders of Armenians have been frequent in the villages in the district of Musil. between 150 and 200 cases having been recorded during the past three months. "There is, however, unfortunately, even more cause for unerstness in regard to Sassun. For nearly two months this district has been cut off from all communication with the outside world, being practically surrounded by troops and Kurds. The population of Armenians amounts to some 2,500 families-that is to say, about 10.000 souls. "As already reported, the Russian Vice- Consal at Van has been sent to Mush, and will probably go on to Sassun. No detailed report has as yet beeh received frcan-him, but one is already on its way, and expected here about the first week in Octobr."

MACEDONIAN COMMITTEE. [ .5i -ft i ,V 'i: ti# [Seven Members. I by Turkish Troops. f A report from TJskub axvnotinces that a band, sitting of nine members of the Macedonian Committee, who had been denounced by a peM-SA, was attacked by Turkish troops on the 1st inst. near the village of Gradisko, in the Tikvosh district. The Bulgarians sought refuge in a house, which was surrounded. Six of them were killed, and one was mortally wounded in endeavouring to escape, only two succeeding jq^ettiog away. One of the Turkish soldiers was killed. Two bombs were subsequently found in the house.— Renter.

A FATAL MISTAKE. At the Wes&ininster Coroner s-court, Lon- don, on Saturday Mr. Troutbeck held an In- quest concerning .the death of Rose Palmer, 30, a. single woman, a cook at the Union Arms, Pa-nton-street^ Haymarket. Ethel Baldwin, the deceased's sister, seated that in consequence of a message she received on Saturday morning last she visited deceased in Pa-nton-Btreet. The latter was then in bed and very ill. She told witness that she had made a. mistake with some salts, and aaked to be taken to a hospital. The witness accom- panied her to the Charing Cross Hospital in a. cab, and on the way deceased told her she had I taken oxalic acid instead of Epsom salts. Dr. Lawson, house physician to the Charing Cross Hospital, said that deceased had almost recovered from the effects of the poison when she was seised with convulsions and suddenly expired. Death was due to inflammation of the kidneys, caused by a small amount of the poison having been absorbed. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

Fatal Railway Accident at Swansea. George Meyrick, a shunter in the employ of I the Great Western Railway, was fatally in- jured at Swansea on Saturday night. Deceased was engaged in shunting some wagons on to the North Dock, and was knocked down by a shunting engine, sustaining serious injuries, which terminated fatally a few hours later.

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Naturafistif Field Day. -7" A WET AFTERNOON AT PETERSTON AND MARSHFIELD [By ARTHUR MEE.] The railway traveller betweeu Cardiff and Newjjort is often to be heard grumbling about the uninteresting character of the landscape through which he passes. But to drive over this seemingly flat, featureless country, instead of scudding through it by train, gives one a very different, and certainly far more agree- able, impression. Like, probably, the majority of Cardiff folk. I looked on this district as one to be avoided; yet, as a matter of truth, its interest is such that even on a miserable after- like that of Saturday a couple of breaks full of Naturalists could truthfully declare that they had spent a moat agreeable field day in the neighbourhood. As the object of the outing was the inspection of a couple of churches, it was in the fitness of things that a start should be made from the Angel." This well-known hostel possesses a boy with a bugle longer than himself. This boy labours under the idea that he is a bril- liant performer, and if he and his trumpet had simply posed in silence at the hack of our char-a-banc we might haye gone home sharing the same impression. Aia»! he would persist in performing on that brazen instrument of torture after a manner most shocking to the feelings of the sedatar Naturalists, whilst a young lady of the party remarked that they only wanted a mug in one hand and a bun in the other to pass for a typical Sunday School excursion. The rain poured down with business-like insistence as we "bugled" our way over the border into Monmouthshire. We passed Rumney—sacred to the martyrs of Sunday Closing—and ae by this time the bugle boy had blown himself breathless, there was a precious interval of silence spent in the pleasant leafy lanes that by-and-bye land you at Marshfield. Here we were met by the courteous vicar. Mr. Stanley, and each of us fancied himself an ecclesiological archseolo- gist as we marched up to the door of the ancient edifice, where Mr. Seward held forth upon its architectural points of interest. Inside the vicar told us what little was known about the history of the church. It could bt traced back (he said) to the twelfth century. when its advowson, together with that of the neighbouring church of Petemon, was pre- sented to a monastery at Bristol. We were then shown the Communion plate, and told that the registers go back to the beginning of the seventeenth century. Un- happily, they contain no reference whatever to the great flood that destroyed St. Mary's, Cardiff, and laid the whole of the region more or less under water. But those were such troublous times that the occurrence of &0 minor a matter would pass almost unnoticed by the few people who weren't actually drowned. They took things philosophically then, and there were no newspapers. The vicar remarked on the somewhat gruesome fact that the soil round the church was one mass of human remains, which seemed odd, considering the paucity of the population to-day. Some discussion took place on the very curious moulding above the entrance porch, said by some to represent the crown of thorns. From Marahfleld we trundled on. to Peterston, a much larger and more pretensions edifice, not far from the shore. Here Mr. Seward again acted as cicerone, and pointed out in his lucid way the different architectural details, especially the fine arches* on either side the nave. Someone told us the peal of bells was the finest, in South Wales, and it was, therefore, a pity there was no chance of hear- ing them. Most folk have an aversion to bells, especially if they live in the immedate neigh- bourhood; but on a pleasure excursion people are willing, as a rule. to run any risk. Men- tion was made of certain resemblances between the rather fine tower of Peterston and that of St..lohn's, Cardiff. The tower door stood invitingly open. and some half a dosten of us were soon corkscrewing our way to the top. I own I was tempted up that tortuous ascent by a very dainty pair of ankles that preceded me, and which for the nonce turned the dark, dusty little staircase into a veritable Jacob's ladder. From the roof of the tower there must be a splendid view on It clear day, but, a8 ill-luck would have it, the beauties of the landscape had for the most part, to be left to the tmagi- nation. Near the church were once some monastic buildings, but these, along with the crosses both of Peterston and Marshfield. have disappeared for ever. It is kaid that the latter were ruthlessly demolished by Oliver Crom- well, who did so much to complete the work of conrse and cowardly devastation commenced under the auspices of his pious and much- married Majesty, King Henry VIII. When we think of those old iconoclasts we can onlj- return wondering thanks that any of the price- less memorials cf the old-time faith have come down to our own days. What a blessing we live in gentler times, for on this very Satur- day as ever was th4re we saw an Anglican vicar expounding the past and- a Baptist pro- fessor standing by and drinking in every word, and, as one gazed, it seemed as though the prophecy of the lion and the lamb lying down together were slowly but surely approaching its fulfilment. As we left the church and climbed into our breaks the heavens literally opened, and for ten minutes nobody knew, whether it was a field day or some new method of hydropathic treatment. For myself. I had the professor M next neighbour, and the shower which poured down the back of my neck from his urnbrella proved such a lesson in sprinkling as I never expected to receive from a Baptist theologian. As for the ladies of the Mrty, I don't know how they farfd, but some-of them must have been literally dripping, yet never a word of complaint was uttered. Doubtless, they, too, had learnt the great Wesson: When out on Pleasure prepare for discomfort. One ray of gladness, however, remained. The rain bad got into the bugle, and it couldn't squawk for nuts! Full of rain and resignation, ■we arrived at length at Marshfield National School, where Mr. Neale, the retiring president. had provided a repast which was positively luxurious. The good vicar was a few minutes late arriving, so each said an individual, grace, and sailed into the capital fare provided. It was the happicat hour of the day, and many prayers ascended from dripping individuals that the shadows of Mr. and Mrs. Neale might never grow less. Tea over, the new president (Mr. Charles H. James) voiced our gratitude in a few graceful sen- tences, and cordial thanks were also extended to Mr. Seward and to Vicar Stanley and his excellent wife. All we had been to church a collection was almost inevitable, and. sure enough, round went the Plate for the restora- tion fund! This was decidedly rough on those who hadn't as yet provided themselves with their Sabbath threepenny bits! Seriously, though, there was nothing out of place in the thanks of the Naturalists ta.king this practical torn, for the vicar had been most kind, and the churches were well worth seeing, especially Peterston. The drive home would have been thoro-tlgiily enjoyable but for the crisp. cold breeze, and the drenched., state of tbe .excursionists- JEven the bugle boy, who had by this time pumped out. hts mstrumenti failed, tOi, aa 3to enthusiasm. Right glad were all to come wit-hinhail of the ga$la"mpsv^whieh a tfaternal corporation has provided right '1Jp to the Jtfem* iriotrthshire boundary.Several gentlemen whose names I have not mentioned contributed much to the information of the party. One was the cyclopedic and ubiquitous Mr. T. H. Thomas, another Mr. Westyr Evans. Mr. Walter Cook was there, it being his last field day as secretary after many a year of valuable service. A large number of our party disem- barked at Roath. That bugle boy has no sense of -Proportion. He simply roared forth as the big char-a-banc, with the driver and three Naturalists aboard (one of them the writer) trotted down Queen-street to the undisguised astonishment of the Saturday evening crowd.

CLEVER SAFE ROBBERY. Discovery was made on'Saturday morning of a daring burglary on the premises of Messrs. Andrew Wbyte an Son, coal merchants, Jack- son-street, Birkenhead. During the 'night the frames of the side windows had been com- pletely taken out, and through the opening a large safe, containing the film's books and weighing about 3cwt.. lifted out bodily. The thieves then conveyed thesafe on a truck to the Grange-street Bridge, a distance of about ninety yards, and Utere smashed it up. It was found by railway men about six o'clock on Saturday morning, with the books scattered all over the lines. The actual booty taken amounts to a few shillings only. The thieves might have spared themselves a lot of trouble by taking the key of the safe from an adjacent nail, where it was hanging.

The ninth part of "Britannia's Bulwarks" is of special interest, as it gives the story of the introduction of the "Swallow" into our navy, which covers in extent the period from Tra- falgar back to the old Cinque Ports Navy and the far-off time of Edward m. and Henry VIII. Since these days down to the present there have been some fourteen or sixteen "Swallows" in the Royal Navy, aud one of them has been present at practically every battle of importance fought at sea. The story told in the present number is of the "Swallow" of the time of George I. that des- troyed th<s squadron of the last of the great pirates of history, Bartholomew Roberts, and is interesting from the fact of her capture of the "Ranger," one of Roberts's ships, which was commanded by one bliyrm", a Welshman, who, though he had lost his leg in action, would net suffer himself to be carried off decK. but, like Wellington, fouizht upou his atump.

Ye Old Bjft'ck liÓ". _5."4 TO BE CONVERTED INTO THE SANDRINGHAM HOTEL. What's in a Náme P The Iraditional old houses of St. Mary-street —with the names affixed as our fathers knew them—are disappearing one after another, and palatial business premises, with new-fangled names, are re-placing the old haunts. Now it seems that Ye Old Black Lion is doomed to be improved. This morning, at Cardiff Police-! court (before Alderman W. Sanders and Mr. D. Duncan) Mr. Harry Cousins (solicitor) and Mr. Joseph Stanfield (accountant) appeared in behalf of Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart,, Mr. Frederick William Wigan, and Messrs. Richard«on (Southw;. rk). Mr. Cousins, who was armed with voluminous documents and plans, said he had an applica- tion to make in respect- of one of the licensed houses in St. Mary-street, viz., the Black Lion Hotel. The application was, first, for the approval of the justices to change the name of the Black Lion to the Safldring- ham Hotel and Restaurant." Upon the failure of a gentleman somewhat recently, for a large eum, the property passed into the hands of Sir William Wigan, Bart., and the Messrs. Richardson. He applied for them and. in behalf of the licensee, asked approval of the plans submitted to the head-constable in- volving certain alterations lie proceeded to explain. A large restaurant trade had been developed at 1, Black Lion, and it wae to foster and cultivate that trade in every possible way the4, the present application wa-s made. The plans had beep prepared upon the lines of those of the London reetaurants of Messrs. Slater, probably well known to at- least one of the magistrates on the bench. It was pro- posed to do away with the engine hoince and brewery and boilers, and the lavatory and other offices on the ground floor it was in con- templation to remove to the basement. They were objectionable in the highest degree, bing practically a part of the hotel premises. The enrance to the hoetl on the sout-h side it was proposed to put on the north side, so that- there should be one Entrance to what was called the public bar and an absolutely private entrance to the hotel. The 25 bedrooms bad not let satisfactorily because the smell came up there of the cooking that went on. Mr. Duncan (intervening) said it wa.s not necessary to go at any length into the matter. He presumed the bye-laws would be complied with. Mr. Cousins: We are bbund to conform. Mr. Duncan: It is a distinct improvement from a sanitary point of view, but why change the name? I don't like these old names to disappear. i Mr. Cousins: We thought the Grosvenor or the Sandringham should be substituted for the old Black Lion, which has not been a for- tunate name so far as monetary success goes. The Hend-constahle (in reply to the magis- trates) had not the slightest objection. He understood it was proposed to give up the brewery at the back and utilise some portion of the epa-ce for restaurant purposes. Mr. Cousins: 1 think it will meet with the approval of the head-constable if the brewery Is done away with. There are boilers there and other things, and a Are might take place at any time and cause destruction of property. Mr. Cousins asked if the scheme had been submitted to the local authorities. Mr. Cousins: Not yet. Of co-ar z- the appli- cation is made to you first. Alderman Sanders agreed that there was no need to labour the case. There were certain points which nyist. be looked to. but the pro- posa's seemed to be proper. I Mr. Duncan: Except as to the name. That's 1 a matter of taste. Mr. Coming: The present owners think the time, really has arrived when there should be a change of name. Alderman Sanders: That is a matter for you —not for at-so far as I can sec. 'I

Trade and Shipping. LOCAL CHARTERING TRANSACTIONS. CARDIFF. EXCHANGE, Saturday. In the freight market outward chartering was a shade brisker, but rates showed no im- provement in any of the trades. The follow- ing comprised the day's operations: — OUTW AnD-STEA.MERS. Cardiff to Gibraltar. 5s 6d (Milliceqjp. „ Derlndge. 5s. „ La Rochelle, option La Pallice, 5f (North Tyne). „ Vinaroz, Bs (Frieda). St. Servan, 4a Hd (Inver). „ Dieppe. At 9d (Hampshire). „ St Nazaire, 5f. Vigo, 5s 6d (Camel). Kiel, 7s (Urania). Port Talbot to Marseilles, 6.50f (Clementine). Fore'gn Fixtures. LONDON, Saturday. The demand for tonnage was generally quiet. but there was no quotable change in rates. Fixtures-.— Lydic, steamer, 3,900 ton., prompt, Taganrog to London, 118. 1,500 tone barley; Ethel, steamsr, 3,500 tons. October, 10s 6d, new charter or any from Nicolaief; Bjorgvin, steamer, 4.000 tons, end of Octob-r, Alexandria to London or Hull, 9s. Movements of Local Steamers Ha-sby arrived Wilmington from West j Hartlepool 3rd. Roxby left Wilmington for Bremcrhaven 3rd. Coilingham left Brunswick for the United Kingdom or Continent 4th. 1 Curran left Dieppe for Barry 5th. Glynn left St. Naraire for Cardiff 4th. Kirkby paseed Tera for Nicolaief 4th. ] Yearby arrived Antwerp from Snlina 4th. | Tredegar arrived Bilbao 4t,h. j Westergate arrived Newport 4th. 3 Turquoise left •Pernanabuco 3rd.. :v 1 Thomas Turnbull arrived Theoclosia from Alexandria 2nd. Matthew Bedlington left Port Said for Stilina 4th. | Craiglee left Hamburg for Newport 5th. j South Wales TI9e Table. J J I i 8 S j £ S S § | S | £ F •« S Mon- Morui'c ] 1 20 1 7 1 lT| 2 ~4 2 5 .¡ILY < Kven'ig | 2 3 1 48 | 1 54 ?. 55 2 55 7 BOjtrht i 29 1 24 8i27 4) 36 3 25 6 Tues- i BJarnFg 242 j 2~25, 2~3?T~3 30 3 31 day. Evenin' J 3 15 2 59 3 11 4 11 4 12 Oct. 8 t-U'ehi 30 3 j 2i 11 29 I 6 26 10 Wed- W'omi'g 3 3 £ 9 i -il 4 3« j 4 39; nesdajr, < Erta-n 4 10 j 3 5# 4 6 5 10 I S 12 Oct. 9 'Height *1 6 21 <9 30 » 29 9 j 29 0 Tbuis- (Meryi* j 4 33 4 25 1 4 it I 5 31 6 34 day J 4 55 4 48 4 49 | 5 57 6 0 ^ct.}fr £ H^gh^4.32v.-6i| 2$,, J4 32 1 31 6 131 0 ^ct.}fr £ H^gh^4.32v.-6i| 2$,, J4 32 1 | 31 6 131 0 • £ Deck sm. lAlsxandra Deck. fSoath Basin. i ■

Shipping Casualties. [By Our Own Reporter.] While entering the Roath. Basin. Cardiff, on Sunday morning's tide tie steamship Tre- widden (Captain Hodge), light, from Rotterdam rriiH caught by a squall; and, colliding with the steamship Cat malt. carried away her anchor stock. The Yarra, laden wit,h beans, from Bristol. docked in the West Ba.sin at Cardiff on Snnriay morning with loss of gaff t0p3a.il. Oa-ptain Goode reported that on the. voyage acrose the Channel tempestuous weather was experienced. and he was thankful they had reached Cardiff safely without any serious damage. [Lloyd's Telegrams.] Saturday. Sundav. Ellida.—Korsoer telegraphs: German steamer ) EIlida. Blyth for Sonderburg, aground at Retanafs; she is not, bat lies badly. Hating, steamer, re turned to Vancouver with air pump out of order; is repairing; sails to-morrow. Mountefield. ketch, of and from Rye for Gates- head, towed into Great Yarmouth leaky and topmast broken. Roland, steamer, from Hamburg, arrived Gravesend. reports four. miles below Spin Middle Lightship this mcrning during wes- terly gale, picked un small yacht, owned by Mr. Elliston, of Lee; after taking the owner and his brother on board the Roland took the yacht in tow. but she foundered soon afterwards Alice Taylor. steamer, of Thindee, has been towed into Great Yarmouth Roads by the steamer Alert, of London.

THE KIDNAPPED MISSIONARY. To Be Executed To-morrow. New. York. Suturday.—Thp American Consuls at Philipp-olis and Constantinople have cabled that the worst news of the fate of Miss Stone, the American missionary captured by M&c?- donian brigands, may be expscteu tarly next week. Her execution is fixed for Oct-ober 8 unless her ransom of £ 24.0<X) is paid. The "New York Journal" has cabled to the Consuls a draft to pay the brigands £1,000 on account in to postpone the execution until the full sum be obtained. The Washington Government is taking the mcst active measure-, through all its own and the British Consular Agents to secure the release of the captive.

Saturday's Fobttiiail. The following are the results of Saturday's matches: — BRISTOl, V. CARDIFF. At Bristol. Final score. G. T. M. Bristol. 0 1 0 Cardiff 0 0 0 NEWPORT V. OLD MERCHANT TAYLORS. At Newport. Final score. G. T. M. Newport 14 0 Old Merchant Taylors 0 1 0 SWANSEA Y. MOUNTAIN ASH. At Swansea. Final score. G. T. M. Swansea *3 1 0 Mountain Ash 0 0 0 One penalty goal. LLANELLY V. LLWY-NYPIA. At Llanelly. Final score. G. T. M. Llanelly 110 Llwynypia 0 1 0 NEATH V. ABERAVON. At Neath. Final score. G. T. M. Aberavon 2* 1 0 Neath t 1: 1 0 One converted and one dropped. One penalty. TREDEGAR Y. CWMCARN. Playing at Tredegar, the home team brought off a reoetition of their excellent performance against Ebbw Vale on the previous Saturday, and won :\gain*t Cwmcam bv three tries. It was a Monmouthshire League match, and the scorers for Tredegar were C. Thomas, J. Jones, and W. J. Curtis. TREHERPERT V. PONTYPRIDD. Pontypridd lost their second match this season against Treherbert, on Saturday, being beaten by a fitOd goal and a try to nil. This was Trehcibert's first appearance on their own ground, and t-h-jy signalised it by winning their first victory Hudden scored the try and Jeokins kicked the field goal for Treherbert, thus giving them the advantage at the finish by a field goal and a tiv to nil. BRIDGEND V. P11NARTH. The game at Bridgend turned out a sur- prise. After their crushing defeat at Swansea on the previous Saturday the Bridgend men were not expected by their own supporters to win against Penarth. But the result showed them to be 1>etter than Penarth on the day's form by three tries to one. The Bridgend tries were scored by H. Deere. D. M'Clellan. -and Bal 1, and J. AVilliams was responsible for Pexiart-a a solitary score. Two men—one from each side—were ordered off the field by Mr. B. Lewis, the referee, for misconduct. PENYGRAIG V. MAESTEG. It was only to be anticipated that, the game between Afaesteg and P^nygraig.v on the grounci of tho latter ciub, would shaire into a keen and exciting tussle. At half-time not a point had been scored. Francis, a Maes^eg three-Qtrarter. was the first to get over the line, and Bush enn-vlised with a flne try near the corner flag. There was no further scoring, and at th", cio«o honours were even. „ EBBW VALE V. TREORKY. Kbbw Vale, although beaten bv Tr^dera* a week earlier, made amends by a verv credi- ov-J>e"rkr, who .journeyed to the little Monmouthshire town to meet with their second defeat by cne try. D. Beynon was the scorer. IXXJAL MATCHES (RUGBY). „'„0V04r'nf? matches were plaved on the ground cf the first-named club in ea-ch case: — AwlS«0nd8' ?n* poal; Bri'toi Seconds, nil. ALerr,?nan. one try; Rest of League, one trv. PontypooL one try; Brynraawr, one goal Penarth Par,=h Church, nil; Cardiff Albions. two goals. one/ry: Newport Seconds, nil. Penarth Seconds, nil; Newport Extras, nil. Caerphiliv, one goal and two tries: Loudouns, riGr°-' two, trirs: Well, nil. trv«" gro?'9 (one dropped) and four tries: Upfc, ni?. Pontypridd j*«?erve«. one try; Gabalva, two goals and three tries. °c1H€' nils Swansea Seconds. and Ve°HSed nV: Ten1,r United, one goal. Romilly. two goals. Llanishen nil; Cardiff Villa, nil. Roath. nil; Wet;ton. nil one try; Dinas Powis, one trv rtni T—v try: Cwma\on. one try. r!l]: LTyvynypia Juniors, nil. H+' rE-i.* tf° tnes: Caerphillv. one goal. Pfltr^i- ^niors- 1hree tw0 St. i'atricKs .Tumors, one goal Canton one goal; Canton 'Onins, nil. ? "ne try; Eoatb Windsors, nil. V?^/rtiWL0fl<? two tries. 4 fowr trK,s= Grange Windsors, one try. Brynirawr. one goal; Pontvpool. one trv Nelson, five goals; Mardy. one goal 7' [Cwmbran. 1 ne goal, cne try; Newport, nil onj'trv* golti dropped), none try; Chepstow, one try, Dinas. four tries; Cardiff St. Peter's nil Bridgend .Tumors, one goal; Tondu Juniors cw try Abercvrion, c«e try, Hafod Wanderers one try. Pill one dropped goal, one try; Blaina, ml J Whitchurch, one goal, four tries; Penylcn, nil YORKSHIRE SENIOR COMPETITION Bramley, nil; Normanton. one goal Rolbeck. eight points; York, nine points nil five goals, six tries (28 points); Goole ml. Wakefield Trinity, seven points; Dewsburv two points.. Mamningham, eleven points; ieighlev six points. Sowerby Bridge, two points; Liversedge, eight points. Hull, six goals; Halifax, three goals. Heckmondwike. two goals, three tries (thirteen points); Castlpford. nil. LANCASHIRE SENIOR COMPETITION Leigh, three goals and two tries (twelve points;: Warringi-on, one try (three points) W:gan, fifteen points; Birkenhead, three points. Rochdale Hornets, seven pointe; Stockport nil Lancaster, eight points; Millom, eight points Liversedge, eight points; Sowerhy Bridge, two points. Runcorn, nineteen points; Hunslet, two points St. Helens. seven points; Barrow, three points. Oldham. P3 points; Erighouse Rangers, two points. GENERAL MATCHES. Roaslyn l'ark, thirteen points; London Scottish, three points. Gloucester, nine points; Northampton, nil. Moseley, 22 points; R jgby. nine points. I»eicester, one dropped goal, three tries; Exeter, nil. Cinderford, three goals, four tries; Chelten- ham. nil. Whitehaven Reserves, fifteen points; Watch Brow, eleven points. Richmond, four tries; Harlequins, one goal. Bradford, fourteen points; Salford, ten points. Idle, five points; Kirkstall. five points. Parton, four points; Workington, nil. Devonpart. Albion, 25 points; Barnstaple, three points. f Todmorden, nine pointe; Hebden Bridge four points. Thrum Hall, ten points; Galterebble, nil.

ASSOCIATION. BARRY UNIONIST ATHLET7C V. PORTH. Preparatory to the Welsh Cup tie match, which will be played at Porth next Saturday, the friendly match between these teams- took place at the Bat-to ills Field, Barry. Barry fed at the interval by a goal to nil, but in the second half the Rhondda men drew level, and the game ended in a draw of two goats each. Porth played three new men from Hirming^ ham who signe^^n last week. They proved a tower of strength for the Rhonddaites, and undoubtedly enabled thenj to make a draw of ttie game. TBf home men were in. excelipSt fotm,'«nd shfcwed a decided*IrfiPprovement fen their previous woflt this I!e"asoti. Wheri the! teams meet at Porth next Saturday a great fight should be seen. ABERDARE V. BEAUFORT, The Aherdare Club opened their home engagements with a match against Beaufort, a prominent club of the Bristol League. The visitors were fully represented and came with a good reputation, haying already defeated this season Clevedon. Bristol St. George's, and Bedmhvrter St. Francis's. The homesters were, unfortunately, not well represented, being without Rees, Osborne. and Davies. and sub- stitutes had to be drawn from the reserve team. Aberdare won easily by six goals to nil. ROGERSTONE V. CARDIFF. Played at Rogerstone before a hig crowd of spectators. At half-time Rogeretone had a goal in hand, and at the conclusion of an interest- ing game the Cardiff men retired beaten by five goals to two. EBBW VALE V. AB ER AM AN. This important Senior League fixture took place at Ebtw Vale. The Valians' splendid victory against Porth last week has filled the team v/ith enthusiasm, and every hope is entertained of a brilliant season. The teams fielded in a storm of wi'nd and rain, and scientific football was out of the question. Aberaman played with the wind in the first half. a<nd scorer two goals, through the horae custodian putting through his own goal and by Nir-holl putting on a second. In the second half the wind abated somewhat, and the home teat.. scored twice, 1 h rough Tag-? and Graham. The result was a draw of two goals each. MINOR MATCHES. Played on the ground of the first-named club. Nelson, five goals; Mardy. one goal. Porth Reserves, one goal: Hafod, two goals. 81. Catherine's, three goals: Roath-road Wes- leyans, two goals. Llanishen, four goals; Caerphilly Juniors nil. Cadoxton Rovers, five goals: Cardiff All Saints, one goal. Barry District. three gosls; Old Higher Grade, wo vo,,Il s. < Penarth. ml; g;. Mr.nica'a. nine goals. Grangetown Seconds, two goa's; Penarth Parish Church, nil. Iuy l'n-Uec'- f°ur goals: Cambrians, one goal. Wooavule Crescents, two gonis; Park Villa one goal. Roath Olri Boys, four goals; Whitchurch, nil. Higher Grade, one goal; St. German's, ml. Roath Juniors, two goals; Splott Windsors. ore goal. Penarth Parish Church, nil; Cardiff Albions, two Stfals. St. Vincenfs. two goals: Canton Parish Church, nil. Canton Parish, two goals; Cadoxton. nil. Ronth Harlequins, four goals; Globe Hot- syltre, nil. ;?"6>- Barry County School. three goals; Barry .•lsland"tiBited,iOT»e'goal: Court Rovers (Cadoxton), one goal; Barry Pariah Church, one goal. Cardiff Corinthians, five goals; Penarth, one goal. Cymrics, five goals; Cambrians, one goal. Cant-on Bible Christians, five goals; G. Lock's Team, one goal. St. John's Parish Church, two goals; Cadox- ton Juniors, nil. Barry Boys' Brigade, 11 goals; Penarth Parish Church Juniors, nil. Cowbridge School v. Cardiff Bank"At Cow- bridge. School, two goals; Banks, nil. C. St.ockwood and A. Thomas scored. CARDIFF SCHOOLS' LEAGUE. Radnor Road, eight goals; Stacey Road, nil. Albany Road, nil; Roath Park, nil. Wood Street, two goals; Marlborough Road, one goal. Severn Road, two goals; Lansdowne RoOad, 'J' two goals. Higher Grade, five goals; Grangetown, nil. 1 SECOND DIVISION. South Church Street, two goals; Gladstone Road, seven goals. Court Road, eight goals; Tredegarville, nil. ENGLISH LEAGUE. DIVISION I. Notts County y. Manchester City.—At Not- tingham in dull weather and before l2,\JVj spec- tators. Notts played Spencer instead of Hum- phrey, and the visitors tried Slater for Jones and Hvads of the Celtic, for Moffat. With the re-arranged forward rank Notts had the best of the opening exchanges, and after a smart run by Warner Ross scored eight minutes from the start. The visitors showed good forir. fcu4 were weak in the front. Half- time score :—Notts, one goal; .Manche8ter, nil. Result:—Notts County, two goals; Manchester City, nil. Bolton Wanderers v. Grimsby.—Played at Bolton in inclement wssther and before 5.000 spectators. Grimsby had their full strength and the Wanderers likewise, though the latter included more changes at half and forward, the chiefest being Taylor, late of Evcrton. The Wanderers kicked off facing the wind, and scored in six minutes. Tracey coolly accepting Eell's pass. Grimsby made Sutriiffe save. Tracey again beat Tennant. but was off-side. However, Beil succeeded, and the score at the interval was: -Wanderer; two goals to nil. Result:—Bolton Wanderers, 10:11' goals: Grimshy. nil. Small Heath v. Newcastle United.—At Small Heath before 15,000 spectators. Both teams were fully represented. For a few minutes play was confined to midfi?!d, but the home team broke away. and a shot by M'Roberts was cleverly saved by A few minutes later M'M'Ilan scored for Small Heath. The United gained adrantage. but it was only momentary, and the home eleven kept up a heavy cannonade until the interval. 1 Half-time score :-SmalL Peath, two goals tonil. Result r^-Small Heath, three goals; Newcastle United, one goal. Derby County v. Liverpool .—Played at Derbv in stormy weather and before 10.000 epectators. Both teams were fairly represented. Derby, who had the wind in the first half, had the best of the play, but were met by a splendid 1 exhibition of goal-keeping by Perkins, who sa-fed fine shots from Bloomer and Goodall. After half an hour Bloomer herded to Davis, who put through. Iuterval :-Derby, one to nil. j ResultDraw, one goal each. Blackburn Rovers v. Bury.—Very heavy rain fell at Blackburn, and this league match was played on a swampy ground. Not more than 3,000 people were present. Hardy and Ball- both injured—were absent from the Rovers' team. The Hovers were îbe aggressors, and Montgomery had much more work to do than; the home custodian, but ten minutes from the interval Monk netted the bf:] for Bury. Halt time Ecore :-Eury. one goal: Rovers, nil. Re?u!t :—Bury, three goals; Rovers, nil. Everton v. Sheffield United. — About 15.0001 people attended Goodjson Park. The home team had the best oT the plav. and Settle scored after five minutes. Foulke kicked out, but tbe referee declared that the ball had been over the line previously. Everton overplavecl their OPP0112nts. and after 35 minutes' plav Abbott obtained a second goal grandly. The visitor? made a very poor show, and were scarcely ever dangerous. Half-time score: — Everton. two goals: Sheffield United. nil. ResultEverton. two goals: Sheffield, one goal. Sheffie'd Wednesday v. Wolverhampton Wllt)- dcrers.-At Sheffield in stormy weather and before 8.000 spectators. Both sides were weJl represented. Wednesday, with the wind, Tressed nlroost continuously 111 the first half. Davis shot through as the whistle went for a foul against the Wolves. Half-time score: — Sheffield W?dnesd»v. ore goal. VlandFrcr,>, nil. ResultDraw, one go;>] each. Punderland v. Aston Villa.—Played at Sun- derland before a bisr crowd. Result :—Sunder- land. one gonl; Aston Villa, nn. Stoke v. Notts Fnrp^t.—Played at Stoke, and resulted in a draw r,f one goal each. DIVISION II. Newton Heath, 3; Stockport County, 3. Lincoln, 2: Middlesborough, 1. Leicester Fosre, 2; Burnley. 1. West Broniwich Albion, 7; Gainsborough, nil. Doncaster, 3: Biistol Citv. 0. Glossop North End. 3; Blackpool, 1. SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Tottenham Hotspur. 2. Bristol Rovcre. x. Woolwich Arsenal. 3: Chesterfield, 2. Portsmouth. 1: Beading. 0. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Glasgow Rangers, 2; Celtic. z. Queen's Park, 1: Dundee. 0. Heart of Midlothian, 2;. St. Mirren, 1. MIDLAND LEAGUE. Walsall, 4; Derby. 0. LANCASHIRE LEAGUE. Workington, 4; Stalybridge, 2.

WATER POLO. ^SCOTLAND V. WALES. Water polo teams representing Scotland and Wales met at Swansea Bathe on Saturday evening. The attendance was small. Owing to the absence of Swansea players from the selected tea.m, the interest in the match was not so great there as it would otherwise have been. TeamsScotland: Goal, A. Kidd; backs, G. T. Cornett and J. Martin; half-back, W. L. Russel; forwards. T. B. Campbell, J. B. Edwards, and J. D. Yuille. Wales: Goal, H. Coppock; backs, H- Herbert and W. H. Thomp- son; half-back, R. White; forwards. P. Rad- milovic. J. Wallace, and A. L. Purnell. Re- feree, F. Baxter, secretary International Board; goal judges, F. S. Frazer and Ivor Evans. On starting Wales got on the ball first, and Wallace scored a goal. Wallace was again to the front, and he and Edwards had a tnssle. in which the former beat. Russel got neatly on the ball and put in a shot which Coppock defended splendidly. Wallace, by conspicuous play, put in two hot Phots. which just went over the net. Yuille replied with a fine effort, but it was not straight. Coppock stonped two stingers from the Scotsmen; then Thompson shot one in for Wales from a distance, giving them a lead of two. Scotland then started on a career of success. Yuille was the first scorer by along shot; then Eussel put one in at close quarters. A distance shot from Cornett only just missed, but Edwards put in a back liander at close range which put on Scotland's third goal. Two fine races ensued between White and Johnson Edwards and between Radmilovic and Yuille. the Scotsmen beating. Martin shot over the goal, then Radmilovic got a penalty shot owing to foul play by Martin, and equalised the score. Half. time was then called. Score:- Scotland 3 goals. Wales 3 goals. On re-starting Scotland began to show them- selves faster than the Welshmen, and. en- couraged by the plaudits of the spectators, commenced brisk scoring. Edwards first popped the bail into iiie net. Wallace replied by a shot which wentpver, and White sent up to the Scotch goal-keeper. Campbell got away very cleanly, but lost his chance of shooting. Directly afterwards the sanie player put in a liBOst ftie^er Torfg allot, which clean beat Cop- pock and:i*rt&erf twear ifoal.' Good "passing between Russel, Edwards, and Yuille resulted in a throv going high. Coppock stopped a hot one from Yuille. Edwards then beat White; and landed Scotland's sixth goal. Wallace was again to the front, but did not Wallace was again to the front, but did not succeed, and Yuille finished Scotland's scoring by putting on the seventh. Final score:— Scotland 7 goals. ] Wales 3 goals. I In the international team race Scotland won by a length of the bath. MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOARD. A meeting of the International Water Polo Board was held at the Mackworth\ Hotel, Swansea, on Saturday, Mr. George Pragnell (English chairman) being in the chair. There wevc present eleven delegates representing England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and including Mr. F. Baxter, secretary. The meet- ing got to almost a deadlock on certain reso- lutions in the agenda respecting the rules, especially with regard to wasting time in the water, and the meeting was continued late on Saturday evening after supper. Tli-e following resolutions were. however. arrived at:-It was resolved that international polo matches shall take place in future in covered baths heated to a temperature of nat less thaij 60 nor more than 73 degrees; and that in future the team consist of seven players on either side (instead of "not more than seven," as now specified). In reply to a question raised by the Scotch Association as to the eligibility of Mr. Dock- rell for the Irish v. Scotch match this year. it was ruled that under Rule 9 that player mnst have resided in Ireland continuously for twelve months prior 1,,0 January 1. 19CH; and it was further ruled that for international swimming and water polo matches residents for the purpose of receiving tuition by colleges, lectures. or schools shall not be considered residents.

KILLED WITH A P:CKLE JAR. A coroner's jury at South Shields on Satur- day investigated the circumstances attending the death 01 a married woman, named Ellen SenrSckl. Deceased quarelled with a man. and Wake Hall, a miner, interfered, whereupon the woman struck the latter with a poker. It was alleged that Hall threw a pickle jar at Scurficld. inflicting fatal injuries, but he stated that someone behind him threw the jar. A verdict -of manslaughter was returned against Hall. 1

ti-tors mem It. I Nottingham Meeting. PROBABLE RUNNERS FOR TO-DAY'S RACES. Castle Selling—All ready to run. Lenton Firs Pla.t.e.-Somet,hing NOt, Beatrix R.. Isaac II., Victor Wolf, Yidame, FtHML-o d Or. and Ohio. Trent Selling.— XII ready to run. Nottingham Handicap Plate.-Glenart. Swept Souds. Carabine. Ravensheugh, Lady St. George. Reminiscence. Saturday, Grand Deacon. Bonnie Maid colt, Flavus, a.nd Wet- tern Duke. Best-wood Nursery Plat-e.-Bowery. Mephieto pbelee Barrackroom Pet. Prickles filly. Anch- nafree. Thoas. San* Diego. Asteria filly, and Corn Rose filly. ASTERIA FILLY. Maiden Plate.—St. Elias. Sal Volatile. Piro Island. Olive Branch II., Pavilion, and Kins of ;be Severn. £ £ £ bzgk wacitraàtw dawtrfad wilda rdawdls

ARRIVALS Something Hot. Isaac II.. Salvolatile, Oliv, Branch, Fire Island. Andrea Ferrara. St Eltas. E-omulp. Pavilion, Glenart, Sweei Sounds. Ravensheugh. and Thoas.

SATrRDAYS LONDON BETTING. The Solicitor encountered some opposition on Saturday for the Cesarewitch, 10 to 1 being offered. after 9'e had been taken. Sidus was i. demand at 9 to 1 and 100 to 12. and of th< others there was mÓflt money for Mannlicher Sinopi, and Elena. Pric%s: — THE CESAREWITCH. (Run Wednesday, October 16. Distance, 2 mil. 2 furlongs and 35 yards.) 100 to 12 agst Sidus, t and o 10 t,3 1 The Solicitor, o 14 to 1 Mannlícher, t 14 to 1 — Sinopi. t and o Z5 tG 1 — Elena, t 25 to 1 — Reminiscence, t Z5 to 1 — Scintillant, t 25 to 1 Osheel1. t 25 to 1 — Rambling Katie, t and 0 33 to I t axid o 33 to 1 — Biack Sand, o 50 to 1 t CA^IiRIDjGESHIRf:. (Ran Wednesday. October 30. Distance, 1 milt and 235 yards). 14 to lagstThe R'irHror. t 16 to I Tl,- !ft. t oni o 3S to 1 — Osl'C'-li. t Later. C ES All EWITCH 1200 to 100 agst The Solicitor, o 25 to 1 — Rougemont. t TOFIING AND SPINDLEK. FLUSHING, HOLLAND. EBOR HANDICAP. ST. LEGER STAKE*. CESAREWITCH. CA ItŒ1HDG Jo:SHIRE-. D,)t(ble.tnd TreM" Events, S.P. Accumulators Ac. "The Continental Sportsman," free 011 receipt of address. Telegranhic instructiont can be sent to London for S.P. All letter* tc be addressed—'TOPPING and SPINOT.ER, Flushing. Holland. Postage, 2 £ d Post- cards, Id. e3836

Golf. SWANSEA BAY CLUB. The following are the scorers for the autumn meeting of this club: — FRIDAY.—SINGLES (MEDAL). ▼ Gross. H'c'p. Net R. G. Edwards 109 22 87 Egerton Forester 93 6 87 H. Eccles 107 18 89 W. A. Ford 107 18 89 Edgar Reid 93 — 90 John Thomas 104 14 90 W. B. Harry 111 18 95 W. B. Thomas 100 6 94 Thomae Jones 113 18 95 R. E. Hughes 113 16 97 SEMI-FINAL. E. Forest (6) beat W. Ford (18!—3 and 2. H. Eccles (IS) beat R. Edwards (18)—4 and 2. MIXED FOURSOMEs (SPECIAL BOGEY. H'cap. F. Thomas and Miss Martin 25 3 up E. P. Bowen and Miss Bowen 19 1 up H. Forester and Miss Thomas 11 All sq F. Richardson and Miss Richards 15 All 8q W. B. Thomas and Mrs. Phillips 9 2 dowi A. L. Stevens and Miss G. Jones 34 8 „ E. L. Lancaster and Mrs Lancaster 20 8 E. Reid and Miss Strick Sc. 8 „ FRIDAY.—CALCUTTA COMPETITION. Handicap. Result W. Ford 9 holes up 2 dowi E. Reid Sc. 3 W. n. Harry 9 holes up5 T. Jones 9 a E. Forester 5 „ 4 „ R. G. Edwards 12 4 „ R. E. Hughes 8 5 SATURDAY—BRITON FERRY CUP (BOGEY) H'cap. Result W. B. Harry 14 2 down Edgpar Reid Sc. 3 „ W. H. Flayer 15 4.. F. L. Richardson 2 4 A. V. Schenk 9 5 „ T. Strick 14 5.. W. J. P. Player 14 5 „ R. Brown 5 6 „ Tliom&i Crosby 17 6 R. H. Brown 14 8 B. G. Edwards 17 9 „ FOURSOMES (MEDAL). Gross. H'c'p. Net. F. Edwards and J. Thomas 101 11 90 H. Forester and H. Eccles 104 9 96 A. V. Schenk and R. Watson 104 8 96 G. H. Dovey and W. B. Harry 116 16 100 R. H. Brown and T. Bellingha-m 114 12 102 E. P. Tuck and R. Edwards 130 17 103

HOCKEY. West Cardiff v. Broadway Wesieyans 'Hie first fixture between West Cardiff and Broadway Wesleyan came off on Saturday at Llanishen. Although rain fell throughout th° game was a most enjoyable one. West Cardiff won by four goals to nil. but the Broadway team played up well, and were near scoring on two or three occasions. Their backs rendered a good account of theinseivefl. The half-back play also was excellent. Thq refereeing of Mr. A. N. Lewis left nothing tc be desired.

TO-DAYS MARKETS. FISH. ■ • »-•% Cardiff. Monday.—There was a ehort windy of fish this morning, but the demand was brisk. Quotations': —Ttirbot. ft 2d" to ;«Btes, ii lOd to 2s 3d; small ditto, 18; lemon soles, 8d; mullet. Is; halibut. 8d; brill, 8d; eels. 8d; whitebait. Is: and shrimps, 3d to 6d per lb.; cod. 2s 6d to 4s; hake, 2s 6d to 3s: beet plaice, 5s 6d to 7s, whitches. 3s; gurnet, Is; skate. Zs: haddock, 2s 6d; conger, 2s; and finnons, 3s 6d to 58 per stone; mackerel, 4s 6d per scot*: bloaters. 2s to 2s 6d; kippers. 2s 3d to 3s; and red herrings, Is 9d to 28 6d per box of 50:' oysters, 3s 6d to 4s; and herrings, 4s 9d per 100. i

Barometrical indications. The following are The readings since Art o'clock iast evening, as given by the barometeC in the vestibule of the "Evtning Express," St. Mary-street, Cardiff, which is 33ft. above c mean sea level. 5 p.m. Midn't. m.wi. Soon. o p.m. 30'5j -1 j 1- — — I =i —— 30-0, j ^•6 -I ~~T*~ 29.0 u J I

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