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Passing Pleasantries. I Hostess, to gentleman her husband has brought home to dinner: How well you speak English, Mr. James! Mr. James (not understanding): Ye-elt-I ought to. Hostess But you speak remarkably well. Mr. James: Yes. You see, I have lived here all my life. In fact, I was born in London. IIosteBS: Why, how strange! I am sure my j husband told me that you were a Bohemian! "What are some of the natural peculiaritiM of Long Island ?" asked a teacher in a New York school. The pupils seemed nonplussed for a time, but suddenly a boy, who had been shifting uneasily about in his seat, raised his hand. I know," said he. "Well, what are they?" asked the teacher. "Why," said the boy, with a. triumphant look, "on the south side you see the sea, and on the north side you hoar the Sound!" A GASTRONOMIC FEAT. In a village school in the North of Scotland the schoolmaster keeps his boys grinding uteadily at their tasks, but gives them per- mission to nibble from their loach-baskets sometimes as they work. One day, while the master was instructing a class in the rule of three, he noticed that one of his pupils was paying more attention to a small tart than to his lesson. "Tom Bain," said the master, "listen to the lesson, will ye?" "I am listening, sir," said the boy. "Uatenjng. &re ye?" exclaimed the master, j "Then ye're listening wi' one ear aft' eatine ?< wV ?M othMf j

ALLEGED FRAUDS. I Sensational Story from I New York. SUSPECTED CONSPIRACY TO MURDER. Sensational allegations are being made in connection with an insurance fraud case now under investigation in New York. Mr. P. Krotel, assistant district attorney; stated in an interview yesterday that the case promised to develop into one of the most startling in the criminal history of the city. He would not be surprised, Mr. Krotel added, if it were proved that the alleged conspirators had committed cold-blooded murders in order to procure bodies on which to collect policies.

A GRUESOME FIND. Body of a Man Discovered irv a I Haystack. Yesterday a sensation was caused on the farm of Mr. Hawkins at Eccleshall by the dis- covery of the body of a man in a. haystack. A farm labourer was cutting hay from a stack under a shed, when his knife came into contact with some hard substance. He searched for the obstruction, and came across the body of a man. The police were called in, and the body was removed, but not with- out considerable difficulty, as it- was in a terrible state, the head coming apart from the body. It is not knoon how long the body bag been in the hay, nor can the body be identified, the features being beyond recognition. It is con- jectured that it must have been there some months, aa the hay was out and stacked in June, and the body must have been on the stack when the last loads were put on it. The theory of the police is that the man was a tramp, and that one night he got on to the top of the unfinished stack for the purpose of resting. Death took place darinsr the night, and quantities of hay were thrown over it the next day. The body has the appearance of having been subjected to some heat, and this, it is assumed, is due to the -fact that the hay would engender heat after -being stacked.

POLICE REFORM tN NEW YORK I The police department of New York City is undergoing i first real reform reorganisation since the days of the Tweed regimen. General Green, the new Police Commissioner, who has been in omce about six weeks, has accom- pliahed in that time m8re serious work for the betterment of the department than any of his predecessors, inoluding President Roose- velt, were able to do during their entire term aa head of the department. The new Commissioner has introduced the strictest kind of military rule. He has removed from their command a number of inspectors, cap- tains, and sergeants, for permitting disorderly and gambling houses to remain open in their districts, and has completely broken up, apparently, the system of blackmail that had become an established institution in the department. GeneraJ Green is a sincere admirer of the police departments of English cities, and he has sent his first Deputy Com- missioner, Captain Piper, to London to study the intricacies of police management there.

BATTLE NEAR FEZ I A dispatch from the Spanish Minister in Morocco states that a. battle has been fought 70 kilometres from Fez. It is believed to have gone in the Sultan's favour.

SACRILEGE IN A CATHEDRAL The Isack Cathedral (St. Petersburg) was broken into on Wednesday night and three diamonds, worth £ 10.570 were taken from the frame of a picture of the Saviour. ? f

SIR HENRY, IRVING'S T QQ g I I Sir Henry Irving's tour through the West Country has, it is gratifying to learn, resulted in nothing short of a, triumph. At every town visited so far—Portsmouth, Plymouth, New- port, and Swansea—the entire house has been sold out within an hour or two of the opening of the box-offlee. The theatres have, in short, proved all too small for the crowds eager to secure places in them: To Plymouth came numbers of playgoers from Cornwall and all along the coast, while Cardiff sent a large contingent to Swansea. The excitement, indeed, can only be paralleled by a reference to the famous Garrick fever" created by Little Davy's" Irish tour over a hundred years ago.. As a natural consequence to this enthusiasm, Sir Henxy ha&Jiad to submit to a considerable deal of feting; To-morrow, for instance, he is to be entertained at luncheon by the mayor of Swansea.

CARDIFF INFIRMARY FUND. Attractive Offers to Evening "Express" Collectors FOR THE BEST RECORDS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1903. A Century Model Pianoforte (cash Drico 6t which is M5), given by Messrs. THOMPSON and SHACKELL (Limited), is offered to the collector for the Evening Express Penny Fund for Cardiff Infirmary Who does best An the first six months of 1903.1 This piano is* on view at the Central Musio Warehouse, 24, Queen-street, Cardiff. A three-guinea Mandoline, with a term of free tuition on that instrument. is offered by Miss MILDRED WATERS, of Fernleigh, 105, Albany-road, Cardiff, to the collector for the Evening Expreu" fund who does second best in the six months. A Gentleman's Holiday Suit. or a Lady's Cos- tume, made to order, and of the value of three guineas, is offeted by Mr. HERBERT GIBBS, of Gower House, 41, Tudor-road, Cardiff, to the person who makes, the third best collection for the Infirmary in the six months. Conditions. The prrses described "above wfll be given to the collectors for the' "Evening TSxpress" Fund for Cardiff Infirmary who. between January 1 and June 30. 1903, pay to Mr. LEONARD D. REA the three highest amounts collected pn "Evening Express" .Fenny Infir- mary Stamps. Members of both sexes and of-all ages may compete. and the books of stamps may be obtained, free of charge, from Mr. Rea. or the "Evening Express" Office. Cardiff. Collectors, Return Your Numbers. I "Evening Express" collector* are requested to be careful, when paying in money to the general secretary of the Infirmary, to return the covers of their collecting book or books, so that the register-numbers may he noted and recorded. Every book issued has a dis- tinct number. and it is registered with the name and address of the person holding it. Á. the books are returned, it is necessary that the numbers should be returned as well, so that they may be crossed off the register. Another Portrait Offer. I The Coronation Portrait Company, 1, Hinton-street. Cardiff, will take, free of charge, and present to' each of the first 50 persons who pay in the value of at least one book of tickets from Monday next, the 23rd mat, a portrait enlargement aise 12in. by lOin. The same company will also present the to the collector of the highest amount paid in between the dates of February 23 and March 7 inclusive a specially taken portrait, painted in oils on canvas. To-day's Returns. I The following amounts, collected by means of the "Evening Express" penny stamp books towards the Cardiff Infirmary funds, have been received by Mr. Leonard D. Rea. the secretary of the institution, to-day:- Mr. A. Anthers, Conservative Club, Treher- bert, 12s. 6d. Nurse Lines, 39, Glenroy-street, Cardiff, 4s. 2d. Mr. A. H. Bazzard, Cwm-St recti Abertillery, ts. 2d. Mr. Percy Lamuel, Cathedral-road, Cardiff, Is 2d. Total to date— £ 194 3s. 7d.

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-1 Curious Chapel Dispute at Cardiff. PASTOR TENDERS NOTICE OF RESIGNATION.. A curious dispute Is tn progress at the West Grove Unitarian Church in Cardiff. On Sun- day night the minister, the Rev. J. Tyssul Davis, B.A., delivered an address on "Society as it ought to be," at the close of which he informed the congregation that one of the largest subscribers in the congregation had withdrawn his financial support from the church as a protest against the present minis- try, and had written to one of the Unibvian Societies, with the result that they, too, had withdrawn their grant for the present year. Commenting upon this the rev. gentleman said that the person in question had appa- rently adopted the policy of starving into sub- mission the minister and the majority of the oongregation. Be (the preacher) had placed his resignation in the hands of his congrega- tion for the purpose of giving them a free hand in order to deal with the matter. The Rev. J. Tyssul Davis was BeeD. on Wed- nesday by an "Evening Express" representa- tive. "Will you kindly furnish me with fuller details concerning the struggle going on in your church than have already appeared in the local press?" asked our reporter. "I am rather reluctant to do so," replied Mr. Davis. "I believe that churches, like families, should settle their own differences among themselves and not wash their dirty linen in public. But in the present instance, inasmuch as an appeal has been made to the British and Foreign Unitarian Society, the affair has, against my wishes, already become semi- public." "What is the exact nature of the dispute?" It is the old thing over again: the man in the big pew desiring power in proportion to his large subscription, and the refusal of the congregation to submit." "Bat I. understand that you were the bete noir in your capacity as minister? Yes; I have not manifested that spirit of submission or servility which is expected of the minister toward the man who pays a large portion of his salary." "But is there not some objection to your teaching? Y-; one count against me is that my teaching is not helpful to the wealthy deacon. In what sense not helpful? Have you not read in the "Pel Ebw hard it is for a rich man to enter the kingdom of Heaven'? Well, that is not flattering to the rich man, is it? But what is this rumour about a I heresy hunt'?" Oh, my opponent is one of the old school, a gray-headed Conservative, and I belong to the new school of Unitarianism, which believes that all truth wae not discovered half a century ago." On what particular points have you departed from the more ordinary form of Unitarianiam ? The ordinary type of Unitarianism, I fear, is very much like the ordinary types of other isms, rather inclined to think its own aspect of truth to be the only truth. I believe in the unity of all truth, even in orthodoxy, that God does not reveal all his truth to one school, and that He has His extremes in every chnroh and sect." And each a view gives offenos to members in .your church? Only to the man who believes he has the quintessence of truth and that all others are false. My greatest offence, perhaps, has been that I have urged the supreme necessity of applying our principles to daily life, to busi- ness, to municipal questions, to national problems. If we believe in the brotherhood of man, for example, we ought to treat all men as brothers, and put an end to caste." I fear that caste is sometimes found even in Christian Churches." Yes, we have people in ours whose names are written with tmd the rat are simple Misters,' %a1n k 7 I hold that in a Christian Church there ought to be no dis- tinction of rich and j>oot, of learned and illitera,te-that brotherliness" should be the only principle." You mentioned various charges made by a wealthy member against yourself. What are the others? There were two charges, one against my teaching, the other against my 'singular views with regard to the incompatibility of rules with so-called Christian principles. What may be the views thus referred to ? "Well, I maintain that such a rule as our constitution contains, to the effect that the minister for the time being shall not be a trustee of the chapel or a member of tlfe committee, makes an implication of ineffi- ciency or unworthiness in the minister, an .implication I naturally very much resent." But, obviously, if: the congregation made rule it could easily alter it ? Oh! but the congregation never made that rule; it was made by t wealthy member in question, who believes that the minister should be kept in his proper place and that he is a mere paid official. Our rich deacon has used his influence to restrict in every way the action of the minister of West Grove Church. He is not allowed to attend com- mittee meetings, even to consult about his ministerial duties; he is excluded from the congregational meetings;, lie bad no voice in the annual report. You will be amused to hear I was once hauled over the coals like a schoolboy for daring without the deacon's per- mission to attend a committee meeting to which I had been invited to confer upon matters closely affecting my ministerial work." "In your pulpit protest against this inter- ference was hot the word tyranny' a strong term to use? "Not at all. Throughout the whole Unita- rian denomination there is no other Church managed in the way ours has been." "But how has the congregation regarded the matter?" "The ordeal was worth £ 200 a year, which is a consideration of some weight." "I understand this subscription is now to be withdrawn. Will this withdrawal cripple the resources of the ChurchP" "Yes; but poverty and liberty. are preferable to wealth and tyranny." "Do you think the congregation will be ready to make the sacrifice?" "My faith is sufBcientlystrong to make me think that. It will mean a grea t struggle, but righteous indignation and love of freedom have worked bigger wonders in the past." "I hear you are resigning?" "Yes; I desire to give the oongregation a free. hand in dealing with this matter. If they choose to retain my services at such a salary as they ean offer in their poverty I am willing tu stay; if they choose to have the rich man's support as a price of submission, I will very quickly depart." "Have you any conception how things are likely to turn out?" "Judging by the last general meeting, held a few weeks ago, when every candidate far office put forward by the wealthy deacon was rejected, soms of them men greatly beloved, but in this instance standing for a wrong principle, I would say they will manifest a very emphatic spirit of revolt, which will put an end for ever to a most undesirable form of Church government."

THE OTHER VIEW. I Theosophists and Spiritualists in I I the Church. The Rev. W. Oopeland Bowie, seoretary of the Unitarian Association, was seen by our London correspondent on Wednesday at E6gex-hall. "It is contrary," he said. to our custom to interfere with the autonomous management of the different Churches. The association grant of £ 25 haa not been withdrawn from the Cardiff Church, but simply not renewed pending the restoration of harmiDnygmdng3t the members." "Then your grant has not been withheld for alleged dissatisfaction with the ministry?" "Oh, no! As I have said, we do not inter- re with any internal divisions which may exist in the Churches unless a minister's views are altogether at constitutional variance. The difficulty at Cardiff has, reference to the intro- duction of persons holding views of a theozo. phist or spiritualist tendency, who, after qualifying for membership, appear to have been able, by securing a majority of votes, to go counter to the- ideas of those members who do not approve of Mr. Tyssul Davis's teach- ings as expressed in a brochure which he has published. Some of the o!der members not unreasonably think that those who have Con- sistently supported a Church should have an effective voice in its management. If the newcomers of various views are in earnest they will, no doubt, contrive to keep the Church going without the old members' help. Anyway, our grant, which is only jE25, will, I think I may venture to say. be renewed when the congregation are at unity among them- selves. our sole desire is that harmony shall arsmll" <

SLING HER HOOK." Amusing Breach of Promise Case. GENTLEMAN WHO WENT WITH THE OTHER ARTICLE." An action to recover damages for breach of promise of marriage, brought by Miss Eliza- beth Digby, the daughter of anurseryman at Edmonton, against Edgar Beeton, the eon of a butcher, of Edmonton, came before Mr. Jus- tice Ridley and a jury in the King's Bench Division yesterday.—Plaintiff, who is 21 years old, said she commenced to walk out with. defendant on St. Valentine's Day, 1900, and in October the defendant proposed marriage and gave her an engagement ring. The marriage was arranged to take place in December, 1901, and subsequently, in June of last year, defen- dant wrote most affectionate letters, in which he declared that the plaintiff was the only girl he ever loved, and signed himself "Your ever loving Husband, or will be." Plaintiff accused the defendant of walking out with a Miss Howe, but defendant denied it and wrote out a certificate in the following form: -"This is to certify that Edgar Beeton shall not fall out with Miss Lottie Digby, as I shall prove to her as my wife." That certificate waa signed by defendant, and witnessed by plaintiff. At a. later period defendant told the plaintiff to "sling her hook," and asked if he was her lap-dog. (Laughter.) Plaintiff had offered to let the defendant off any action if he paid her the igio she had spent in pre- paring for the wedding. In cross-exami- nation, plaintiff admitted having written to defendant about 22s. he owed her, to the effect that if he could afford to take "that article" he went about with to shows he could afford to pay her back. It was, she added. —- good sauce to fall out and owe her money." She had written to him, and said that people had told her that she was too good for him, and that he was only fit for her to wipe her feet on. Defendant, in his evidence, said it was the pla.intiff, and not he, who broke off the engagement. In June, 1902. she ran up to him and punched him, and told him to —— well go." (Laughter.) He went. (Re- newed laughter.) Afterwards he aelked her to make it up, and she said she would not, as she had another fellow to go out with. He took another lady to the horse show after that, and then plaintiff wrote saying she would have nothing more to do with him, and would never have him. if she never went out without anybody else. I Cross-examined: Which of these girls do you prefer-Nellie Howe or Lottie?—Neither of them. (Laughter.) He was carrying on with Nellie Howe now, but be was not engaged to her. (Laughter.) The jury found a verdict for plaintiff, and awarded her 930 damages, and judgment was given accordingly.

BOER GENERAL ON A LEOTURINGI TOUR The Boer general, Joubert Prenair, deli- vered a lecture at Marseilles on Tuesday on the subject of the late war in South Africa. The general, who lectured in English, showed no bitterness towards the victors.

1,200 STOLEN BILLIARD BALLS I The police ha.ve arrested two men in con- nection with a burglary at the permiaes of Mr. Lanriston Frazer, billiard (ball manufac- turer, of Denmarfc-street, Charing Cross-road, London, when 1,200 billiard boals and other artioles, valued at RZW, were stolen. After the burglary the police visited a wood-chop- ping yard at Evereld a-etreet, Barnsbury, where two sacks of billiard balls and. some motor tyres were found. Nine hundred balls were recovered. Two men, named! Edward Elliott and Thomas Hazel, were arrestedt, and at Marlborough-street Police-court yesterday remanded. Both men denied the charge.

RECTOR OF MERTHYR AND PARISH I REGISTERS At the meeting of the Merthyr District Ootmcil yesterday the Rev. D. Lewis, rector of Merthyr, claimed L7 12s. for fees due to him in connection with the deposit in Par- liament of a list of persons buried in the portion of the Pariah Church graveyard pro- posed to be acquired for widening High-street, Merthyr, and it was agreed that the same be paid, and that the clerk report as to whether the council, having the powers of a vestry, were entitled to the custody of the parish registers.-In reply to Mr. D. W. Jones, the Clerk said he believed that parish docu- ments, if they related to ecclesiastical matten, were rightfully in the oostody of the rector.

BIG SHIPBUILDING ORDER The Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Port Glasgow, have contracted with a Liverpool firm for the eoustraction of six steamers, each 400ft. in length. As the vessels are to be delivered in a limited period, the Arm will require to get two of them made by other builders, but will themselves supply the six sets of engines. This is the largest order placed on the Clyde for 30 years, and will employ all the idle men in the lower reaches.

THE HUMBERT FRAUDS I A telegram from Paris yesterday states that the doctor in attendance on Mme. Humbert has detected signs of heart trouble. The investigating magistrate has /discovered that Romaih d'Aurignac and Mme. Darvalho, his mistress, were in communication before the arrest of the Humberts at Madrid, by means of cypher advertisements in the agony" columns of certain newspapers. Mme. Dar- valho gave the magistrate the key to the cypher.

WHAT'S IN A NAME I The Rev. Dr. Thomas Wesley, of Hasbrouek Heights, New Jersey, has been summoned by his parishioners before the local Baptist Asso- ciation for appearing, under a name not his own. e declared, in reply to the charge, that his real name was Thomas Wesley Dam, and that he had dropped the last because it was too suggestive. The association approved his action and acquitted him.

LIGHT DUES I Twenty members of the Parliamentary Com- mittee on Shipping have undertaken to ballot for the Bill proposing the abolition of the light dues, which was strongly recommended by the Subsides Committee of last session. Great Britain appears to be the only country in the world levying such dues, and the United States retaliates with a special tonnage tax, which is imposed exclusively on British vessels to the- tune of LIOO= a year..

A MUCH WOUNDED SOLDIER I Mr. Hodgkmsom held an inquest at the Edmonton Workhouse yesterday on Matthew Wagg, aged 46, an ex-soldier, who since he was invalided out of the Army had followed the occupation of a caretaker.—The Widow said that her husband served in the Soudan war, was wounded, and was, invalided home. On the 3rd inst. he was removed to the work- house infirmary, where he subsequently died. —Dr. W. B. Benjafield, the medical officer at the workhonee, said that the deceased was at the battle of Abu Klea, where he received extraordinary wounds. He had a deep gash in the side of the neck, which in the case of any ordinary man would have proved fatal. There was also a big scar under the left shoulder-blade, where a spear-head was hidden in his body for something like seven days, the deceased having been left on the field for several days M dead. In all there were marks of seventeen wounds about the body. Witness thought that no other man had ever survived so many severe wounds. The deceased was one of the finest men he had ever seen. The cause of death was asphyxia, due to the pressure of fluid on the brain.—A verdict of natural death was reo turned.

Obscure Rule Queries Answered. A COLUMN FOR PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS. RUGBY CODE QUESTIONS I From t. Coalowner," New Tredegar QUESTION.-Will you please furnish me I with the height of CeciI' Biggs through ttl,: I columns of the Evening Express "? ANSWER.—Cecil Biggs being a growing boy, it will not suit Ooalowner to have his last week's height sent, or even last Monday's. We want to be exact, and we shall ask Mr. Biggs for the information. When received it will be published in the succeeding Thursday's Express." From Morton, Capooch. I QUESTION.—For which team did Jack Evans (Swinton) play when he first got his inter- national cap? ANSWER.—Evans first played for Wales against Scotland in 1896. At that time he was a member of the Llanelly team. From M. B." Canton I QU -I would be pleased to have a. reply to the following in the "Bxpren" Why was Newport mot granted a try when a forward crossed the goal-line from a. line-out in the second half of the game ? ANSWER.—If the point referred to is the one in which the Swansea umpire gave touch, then that was why the crossing was das- regarded. I had no reason to suppose that it was not a case of touch. QUESTION.—Are forwards bound to wait until the touch judge arrives to point out the spot where the ball goes in touch before it can be thrown into play? A slow touch judge would in this way stop a possible score by smart forwards. ANSWER.—No; they are not bound to wait. But unless the touch judge is up it is just as well to see that the referee is in a posi- tion to judge of the proper place for throw- ing out before proceeding, otherwise it would be of no avail. To my Lady Correspondents I have become slowly suspicious and finally confident of the fact that many questions put to me on football law are from the pens of ladies interested in the game. Here, for instance, we have a Canton lady deeply inte- rested in the doings of the Newport team, and actually indiguaut that the dear onea were not allowed what she considered a perfectly fair try. This makes it awkward for me. I never undertook to satisfy anybody greater than mere man on the question of rules. When the better fraction comes along it is time to make terms. Will ladies, therefore, in fature kindly fill in their returnsP It need not be done as fully as the census returns demand. For instance, no age need be stated. By so doing, they may be sure of receiving kinder answers than the other creature.

ASSOCIATION CODE. I From Merthyr I QUEOTIOX-A player is standing off-side quite near to the goal-keeper. A shot is sent, in which the goal-keerer stops, but only par- tially clears, and this, player gets the ball and pute it into the net. The player knew he was off-side in the first instance, and so refrained from playing the goal-keeper. When re re- ceived the ball from the goal-keeper's clear- ance, was he off-side, and should the goal count? ANSWER.—-This is a matter for the man on the spot, the referee, to decide. as it is a par- ticular instance. I can only give a reply which may or may not suit the actual occur- rence. There can be no question that the player was put on-side by the opponent, in this case the goal-keeper .playing the ball. But for the correct solution of the problem we must go back to the time when the shot was coming, in to the goal-keeper. The player was admittedly in an off-side position, but he "refrained from playing the goal-keeper." It is quite possible that, although he thus re- mained passive, ae it were, he came under the words "in any way whatever interfere" of Law 6. Was he so near that he interfered | with the goal-keeper's freedom? Was he so near that the goalkeeper's view of the coming shot wae obstructed? Was it because of this man's nearness that the "goal-keeper only par- tially cleared the ball? These are questions which only the referee of the match could decide. and, according to this official's opinion. would the goal be disallowed or otherwise. I don't know which view he took, but whatever it was, it is the duty of all concerned to accept his ruling. From Cardiff QUESTION. Two junior teams play a friendly match, and before doing so both agree that a certain gentleman shall act as referee. Can the losing side lodge an appeal against the referee's decisions? ANSWER.—No true sportsman would think of such a thing. From Newport QUEBMON.Our full back: is the best oomer kicker we have in the team, and he always takes our corner kicks. While he doss this his half-back falls back to take his place. Now, then. if an opposing forward were to receive the ball from a forward pass by one of his own side, and this forward lay well up against this half-back whom I have men- tioned, would he be off-side, seeing that the full back is taking the corner kick? ANSWER.—No. This forward, according to the statement, would have the necessary three men in front of him when the ball was sent to him; whether they are full backe, half-backs, or forwards does not matter in the least. All are opponents, and so long ae a player haa three opponents in. front of him when the ball is last played by one of his own side. who is not nearer the opposing.goal- line, he is all right. From Roath I QUESTION.—The old conundrum you quoted a few weeks ago—"If a shot is sent in and the ball drops on top of the cross-bar and stays there, what is it?"—has given rise to much discussion in our club. Can you oblige us with the correct answer? If it is old, it is new to us. ANSWER.—Send me a stamped addressed envelope and I will think a.bout it. The editor would not allow the correct answer" to appear in this column. From Porth I QUESTION.—So long as they are not less than the half-inch in diameter, may square studs be used on the boots? A^SWER.j-See Law II. "Studs shall be round in plan." Answers to Queries J. Thomas (Bodw"QLrdiff have not beaten AlowAaft eicht times in soocsssion. Their best performance was to beat Newport in all four matches one season. "Follower," — The Scottish three-quarter whose play was marked by exceptional bril- liance at Inverleith two years ago was Phipps- Turnbull, who played in the centre with Timms.

WAIL OF YOUNG REFEREES. I On Saturday Mr. HARRY BOWEN will I discouree in the Evening Express on the troubles of the Young Referee.

CARDIFF V. NEWPORT. I On Monday Mr. HARRY BOWEN will take the performances of the Obriff and New- port teams at Cardiff on Saturday as the subject of his article.

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FOOTBALL LAYS AND LYRICS, Written by "Idris," Illustrated by J.M.S." During the present football season the "Evening Express" is publishing & series of football lays and lyMcs, by "Idm," illustrated by the inimitable J. M. Stani- forth. The rhymes appear every Saturday in the Football Editions, and will be (sub- sequently published in book form. They deal with local topics, and add greatly to the sest of the football season.

I TO FOOTBALLERS Queries relating to football law, disputed decisions, Ac., are answered in the HEnn- ing Express" every Thursday-Rugby ques- tions by Mr. HARRY BOWEN, Soccer ques- tions by Mr. GEO. MERCER. Queries to be answered on any Thursday should reach the editor of the "Evening Express" not later than the MONDAY in the same week.

JEWEL ROBBERY. i A Daring Affair at a London Shop. At the Guildhall, London, yeeterda-y, John Halford, 40, no fixed abode, was charged with breaking and entering the shop of Mr. John Elkan, jeweller, of 35. Liverpool-street, and stealing eight gold chains, value E2D-Police- constable Kerridge said that about 8.30 o'clock on the previous night he heard a smash of glass in Liverpool-street, and, looking to see where it had taken place, he saw the pri- soner standing in front of Mr. Elkan's shop with the chains in his hand. Witness took him in custody. A large pane of thick glass had been smashed. Prisoner said, "1 broke the window with this kpife," taking it from his pocket, and added, "I was out of work." Mr. H. G. Taylor, manager of the shop, said when he heard the smash he rae out. with the assistant and sow a large quantity of jewellery lying on the pavement. He in- strucl.ed the assistant to take charge of that whilst he went after the prisoner, who was walking off with eight chains in his hand. He brought him back and gave him in cus- tody. It was impossible to say if any of the jewellery was missing until stock had been taken. The damage done to the window was about 50s.—A remand was ordered.

SCATTERING GOLD. Exciting Scene in a London Square. Last evening an exciting scene took place in Soho-squar?, London. Detective Drew and several other detectives were keeping observer tion on a house, when a van drove up con- taining baJea of cloth supposed to be the proceeds of a burglary in Piocadilly. The detectives rttahed at the men as they were oarrying the cloth into the house, and, after a. desperate struggle, p^ptured three of the gang. One of the prisoners flung about J650 in gold among the crowd which had gathered, and they fought hungrily for the coins on the ground. The value of the cloth is said to be LW. Some of the detectine were injured in the struggle.

AGENT'S ACTION FOR LfBEL At Bristol Assizes yesterday, before Mr. Jus- tice Channell, the action of Penwill v. Western Finance Association, which was one for damages for libel, wae heard. Counsel said the defendants were a money-lending associa- tion in Bristol, and the plaintiff at the time they came in contact was acting as agent for the Somerset Finance Association at Newport. The plaintiff suggested that he should act as the defendants' agent. That suggestion waa aooepted, and his remuneration wae fixed. The plaintiff sent in a number of applications for I loans from time to time. In 1896 he submitted proposals for rather larger loans than they had given before, and suggestions were made that a guarantee should be entered into. These were arranged, and matters went on until 1898 when there was a little breeze between the parties, in oonsequenoe ef a eugfleetion that was made that the method in which the plain- tiff kept his books was not a oorrect one. On November 11, 1899, the defendants sent in a claim to the Ocean Insurance Company whicn contained the libel. The defendants etated that they claimed £ 96 7s. 3d., "which was re- ceived and embezzled by the said W. B. Pen- will, who never advised us of having received any part of the said mm, and the said sum is now due to the above association as per par- ticulars annexed." The plaintiff gave evidence at some length aA to the circumstances of the case. Mr. Variance, secretary to the defendants, and Victor Bridgman, of the Ocean Insurance Company, weru called for the defence. Mr. Salter said it was admitted that the word embezzlement v, as not meant in the criminal sense, and he contended that the document was not intended to convey any imputation against the honesty of the plain- tiff, but that it was merely the printed form of a claim for a deficiency. ,Tho Judge, in summing up, pointed out that the question was whether the document, fairly understood, meant that the plaintiff dis- honestly failed to account for the money re- ceived. After consultation the jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for RS. Judgment was given for this amount, with costs.

FATAL ELECTION RIOTS I Paris, Thursday.—A telegram from Rio de Janeiro states that the elections which took place there yesterday were the occasion of serious disturbances, in which a number of people were killed or wounded.-Reuter.

ILLNESS OF PRINCIPAL PRYS I We regret to state that Principal Prys, of Trevecca College, has. been seriously indis- posed since undergoing an operation for a throat affection at Liverpool about q, fort- night ago. Professor E. Norman Jones, whose dangerous illness excited great anxiety, is now convalescent.

CADBCBT 3 Cocoa in highlr nourtshiv and eufIy digated, repairing waste and preserving health. It Is absolutely pure and untampsred with, being eztfrdy free from drags, alkalies, or any admixtnr*. CAD- trUBT'8 U a perfect foed, fuitable far all ages and to. aQ nisi lid twimm *M*-«

Programme To-morrow. I LINGFIELD PARK MEETING. I .-The OVERNIGHT SELLING HURDLE RACE of 50 sovs; weight for age; allowances; winner to be sold for 50 govs. Two miles, over eight hurdles. .-The GREENHURST SELLING STEEPLE- CHASE of 50 sore; weight for age; allowances; winner to be sold for 50 sovs. Two miles. .-The FEBRUARY HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of 100 sovs; winners extra. Two miles, over eight hurdles. ys st Ib Mr H Bonas's Friar Buck .Mr Gore 612 0 Mr J Gubbins'3 Sweet Sounds Sir C Nugent 61113 Mr R Marsh's Ecton Private 6 11 12 Mr W A Dowling's Cobden.Fitton 6 11 10 Mr L B Peters's Upper Cut.Burbidgro a 11 10 Mr J Bee's Karri Shedden 6 11 10 Ur Horatio BottomLey's Loupeau Bath)o 6 11 9 Mr C Trimmer's Sabot. Escott 511 8 Mr L W Winans's Come to Order.Poole a 11 7 Major J M Gordon's Karakoul Jarvis 4 11 6 Mr JM Bell's Albofn. Ambler 5 11 6 Mr T Hartington's Prince Leo Woodland 511 5 Sir E C Lovegrove's Revera Hopkins 5 11 2 Mr E Woodland's Fairlight Glen Owner 5 11 1 Mr H 8 Goodson's Pinefinch Fitton 5 10 13 Mr W Murray's Tonsure Burbidge 5 10 12 Mr T Hartington's Clarnloo Fitton 6 10 11 Mr W W Lrwison's Elfdale Sentence 5 10 10 Mr E Woodland's Salvia. Owner 6 10 10 Mr H Bonas's Blue Sleeves Mr Gore 4 10 10 Mr L Brown's Augural Mr Waller 4 10 9 Mr J C Metcalfe's Lady Malta T Sherwood 4 10 9 Mr T W Blfenkiron's Royal Dane W Nightingall 4 10 5 Mr C Wood's Sweet Dixie.Owner 510 3 Mr C Hibfcert's Royal Rougie W Nightingall 5 10 3 Mr A van Hoboken's Slieve Bloom Holt 4 10 3 Mr Murray Griffith's Spaoe G Allen 6 10 0 Capt. A E Whitaksr's Relenta J Cannon 4 10 0 .—The SOUTHERN HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 70 sovs; winners extra. Three miles. ys st lb Mr A Gorham's Shannon Lass Hackett a 12 7 Major C Christie's Whitehaven Bustell a 11 11 Mr Horatio Bottomley's Biology Batho 6 11 8 Mr C Macflosald's Vincent Sir C Nugent a 11 4 Mr G C Lf,,igent's Poetaster Mr Gully a. 11 1 Mr L W Winans's Cork II Poole a 11 0 Mr F Bishop's Pyperstone Mr Gore 5 11 0 Mr E Woodland's Devil's Dance Owner 5 10 13 Mr R Gors's Red Friar II. Owner a 10 13 Mr J Monro Walker's Methelios M'Gibbon 6 10 11 Mr H Owen's Dirkhampton Sentence a 10 11 Mr B J Bernard's Deesartagh Pullen a 10 10 Mr F Bradly's Katabasis Downes a 10 8 Mr C'Sheppard's Little Teddy Hunt, Jun. 5 10 7 .—The GBOOMBRTDGB STEEPLECHASE of 40 sovs; weight for age; allowance. Two miles. vs st lb Mr C Levy's Cottenshope .Burbidge 'a 12 3 Mr W Ward's Swords Mr Peebles a 12 3 Mr Woodman's Magio Box Private a 12 3 Mr J M Bell's Alboin Ambler 5 11 10 Mr W M Brutton's Miss Cronkhill Parkes 5 11 10 Mr T Bushell's Bonnie Springileld Private 6 U 10 Mr H Owen's Trump Card.Sentence a 11 10 Mr E Woodland's Forlorn Hope Owner 5 11 10 Mr H Bonas's Owenmore Mr Gore 4 10 10 Mr R Gore's Viking Owner 4 10 10 Mr A Hamblin's Kentmere.Escott 4 10 10 Mr R Marsh's Second Cure Private 4 10 10 Mr F Bellville's Footlights n Mr Gore 4 10 3 Mr Horatio Bottomlev's Le Mioohe Batho 4 10 S Mr A Gorham's Bawbee Hackett 4 10 3 Mr H E Randall's Ambiguity C Peck 4 10 3 Mr P Samuel's Flying Jib. Ruat9!I 410 3 Mr W Ward's Duke William Mr 'i g 3 .—The GRAVETYE MANOR HUBDLB RACE of 40 tove; weight for age; winners extra; allowances. Two miles. ys ft Ih Mr E C Lovegrove's Marconi Hopkins 6 12 0 Mr L W Winans's The Raft. Poole 6 12 0 Mr G Mortimer's Willox Hill Perkins a 11 9 Mr A Poole's Uncle Henry Private 8 11 9 Mr E M Mason's Icon Learey 4 11 7 Mr E H Barnes's Bashi Bazonk Owner 5 11 5 Mr L H P Birch's Night Bell Private 5 11 5 Mr Joel's Jollv Joker Sentence 5 11 5 Mr G Stevens's Puna Pullen 5 11 3 Mr C F T H Chapman's Manner Marnes 4 11 2 Mr J Gubbins's Bcckhnnter Sir C Nwent 4 11 2 Mr H Bonas's Blue Sleeves Mr Gore 411 0 Mr C W Golding's Hairdresser Owner 4 11 0 Mr Iloratfo Rattomley's Min .Batho 4 10 9 Mr W Catling's Brooklands II.. T Smith 4 10 9 Mr J D C6uban's Lady Hatherlow Vasey 4 10 9 Mr E Dresden's Sir Pat Batho 4 10 9 Mr R Mar"h's Florianus Private 4 10 9 Mr E M Mason's Franclsque Learey 4 10 9 Mr J C Metcalfe's Jagge18. T Sherwood 4 10 9 )[r L B Pete18'S Kennythorpe.Burbidge 4 10 9 Mr H D Smton's Secret II .Private 4 10 9 Capt. F C Stanley's Charge. Private 4 10 9 Mr de Wend-Fenton's Laiitl of Ayrshire..Green 4 10 9 Mr T, W Winans's Ras-amtrffln Poole 4 10 9 Xr E Woodland's Iddo Owner 4 10 9

FOOTBALL SWANSEA TO PLAY A PAfcIS TEAM. The Swansea team, who played the Stade-Francais in Paris during 1898, are to meet a team on April 9", next, the locals to be selected from the Racing Club and Stade- Francaim.

GRAND ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL I MATCH, SEMI-FINAL AMATEUR CUP. I LLANBRADACH V. CARDIFF ALBION. I At BODEEICK FIELD, QUAKER'S YARD. I FEBRUARY 21st. Kick-off 3.30. Admission, 6d. e 11084

THREE LONDON BURGLARIES I Jqzdah- Davis, 49, deaJer. of Portland-street, Wajworth. wae (before Mr. Ourthr Bennett) at Marylebone Bolioe-oomrt, London., Yesterday, on remand, charged with burglary at the resi- dence of the Hon. Francos Baring, 34, Great Cumberland-place, Marble Arch, and that of Ethel M*Gual, 61. Welbeck-street, Oavendish- squape, and stealing silver and other articles of the value of M and P,30 respectively. Elizabeth Deseborough, the wife of the licensee of the Coopers' Arma beerhouse, Portland- street, Wa.lworth. was charged with receiving the property with a guilty knowledge, and was also charged with Davis with bur- glariously breaking and entering 36, Orosvenor-gardens, S.W^ the residenoe of Maurioe E. Gubbay, and stealing artioles to the value of Mr. Hill, solicitor, who defended Davis, said he should be able to prove that the evidence of Lady Grace Baring, who professed to identify his fittest by his nose, was simply rubbish. Ift. Freke Palmer urged, on behalf of Mrs. Dessborough, that no jury would convict on the evidence before the ooort. She bore an irreproachable character. Having the silver offered to her over the bar by Davis, she, with the object of making a little dress money, bought it openly, sold it at a place where she was known, gave her oorrect name and address, kept the receipts, and gave the police all the information upon which all the charges brought against her were founded. She was, in fact, the victim of a. passion for a bargain. Mr. Curtis Bennett said ehe had no one but herself to thank for the position she was in, but, having regard to all that had been urged in her favour, abe would be given the benefit of the doubt, and be discharged. Davis he committed for trial on all three charges.

BANK THIEF SENTENCED I A well-dressed man, named Walter George Ashton, 23, engineer, was. at Gterkenwell Ses- sions, London, vestordav. sentenced to twent., months' hard labour for having attempted to tteal 4430 in notes from Albert Page, a. soli- citor's clerk, in Chancery-lane. The prose- cutor had just drawn the money in notes from the Union Bank, when the accused attempted to extraot it from his hip trousers pocket while he was stopped with a number of other people at a crossing.-Dotective-ser. geant Stephens said there had! been numerous robberies from persons leaving the Birkbeok and Union Banks. I

MR VANDERBILT'S APPEAL I A Paris correspondent telegraphs that Mr. Vanderbilt's appeal against his condemnation to two days' imprisonment and a fine for travelling at excessive speed in a motor-car was heard yesterday. Evidence was given that Mr. Vanderbilt was not in the car, and that it contained no one but his chauffeur and the Duke of Marlborough. The case was adjourned until the 18th of March, when the chauffeur, will be charged with the offence, and if he is proved to be guilty Mr. Vanderbilt will be acquitted.

DUKE OF CONNAUQHT AT BOMBAY I Bombay, Thursday.—The Duke and Duchess of Oonnaught arrived at the Victoria Ter- minus at ten o'clock this morning from Ahmedabad. Their Royal Highnesses were received by Lord Northcote (Governor of the Presidency), the members of the corporation, heads of Government Departments, and the chief naval and military officials. Guards of honour of the Staffordshire Regiment were drawn up at the station. The Duke and Duchess, accompanied by Lord and Lady Northcote, proceeded to Government House.— Renter. I

THE PANAMA CANAL I New York, Thnraday.-Private advices have been reoeivedJat Washington from Pariato the effect that the Panama Company will confirm the purchase by the United States Government of the company's works in Colombia. Only. the details will remain for consideration.—Central News.

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CRICKET. I Widening the Wicket. I At a well-attended meeting at Sheffield yes- terday, Lord Hawke presiding, the Yorkshire committee adopted the following. resolution:— "That the Yorkshire County Cricket Com- mittee, having carefully considered the pro- posal made by the captains of the first-class counties, and supported by the Marylebone Cricket Club sub-committee and the general committee, to increase the width of the wicket from Bin. to 9in., while expressing itself favour- able to the change, is of opinion that the alteration should not become law until a good trial had been afforded to it."

ALASKAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION. I A Parliamentary White Paper issued on Wednesday evening gave the text of the Con- vention signed at Washington on January 24 last for the adjustment of the boundary between the Dominion of Canada and the territory of Alaska. It contains ten articles, of which the purport has already been made known by cable dispatches to the newspapers. The six members of the Tribunal, three appointed by each party, will meet in London as soon aa possible after receiving their com- missions, and shall themselves fix the times and places of all subsequent meetings. The written or printed case of each party must be presented within two months of the exchange of ratifications of the present Convention. Two months are allowed for delivery of the counter oases, and a further period of two months for the arguments, oral or written, on the oases and counter cases. The Convention was ratified by the United States Senate on the 10th inst.

SPORT OF THE DAY I Unlearn something unforeseen occurs, F. Mason will ride Kirkland in the GraIId National. St&rting-prioe bookmakers, as a rule, soon decline to do business with a client who seems to be "in the know." Longshoreman and Eneombe have left Hallick's establishment at Lambonra for E. Leigh's place in France, where they will in future be trained. r Hie well-known American jockey, J. H. Martin, has arrived in England. He will ride for Mr. W. 0. Whitney. Martin weighs at present about 7st 41b. Dobs, the American trainer, has arrived in this country from the United States. He will immediately resume duty at Cranborne, where he has charge of the hones in the Thursby stable. Pending appeal in the ease of Eandall against Clark, the mare Miss Bryant occupies an anomalous position, being practically in nobody's ownership. The case is at present about 140 out of the list. Mr. W., H. Schwind's present hunter in the Berks country is Mr. Francis Cobb's well- known old horse Barty, who was one of the pair which he successfully rode for a. big wager over the Grand National course two years ago. » The Duke of Westminster's Flying Lemur, the four-year-old brother to Flying Fox, has not quitted the turf, as has been stated. He broke down last summer, and he haa been turned out at Eaton for several months, but he will return shortly to Kingsclere, as it is quite hoped that he will stand another pre- paration. No one has gone so near to winning four Nationals without having done so ae Mr. F. E. L. Swan, who owned both Gamecock and Cloister, but not at the time of their Liver. pool successes. Cloister was part hia the year he ran second, but he had been sold before be won it the following season. Another portion of ill-luck was when Moriarty went wrong, for the horse was supposed to be "walking over." The horse that beat Cloister, Father O'Flynn, Mr. Swan had refused to buy for £ 400.

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BILLIARDS THE AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. The draw for the amateur championship has been made as fouowa:- FIRST BOUND. March 2.—C. V. Diehl v. W. Bradshaw. March 3.—J. H. Morgan v. J. W. Evison. Byes.-B. H. Fry, E. E. Briggs, W. S. Jones, H. J. Moore, H. L. Golborne, H. Park, E O. Breed, D. Vere, S. S. Christy, A. R. Wisdom, M. Fitzgerald, J. Jeremiah, F. Wear, and W. H. Moy. SECOND BOUND. March 4.-R. H. Fry v. E. E. Brigp. March 5.-H. L. Golborne v. H. Park, at three and eight p.m.; W. S. Jones v. H. J. Moore, at five p.m. (first half). March 6.—W. S. Jones v. H. J. Moore, at five p.m. (concluding half); S. S. Chriety v. A. B. Wisdom, at three,Jond eight p.m. March 7.—F. Wear T. H. W. Moy. March 9.—E. C. Breed v. D. Vere. March 10.—M. Fitzgerald v. J. Jeremiah. The preliminary heats are 1,000 up and the final 2,000. YESTERAY'S MATCHES. The following were the closing SCoreo:- Dawson, 3,576; Diggle, 3,462. Cook, 9,749; Stevenson, 3,528.

BOXING DAVE PETERS V. CARRIGAN, OF CALIFORNIA. The Coronation Gymnasium, Liverpool, was filled on Wednesday night, when a match took place between Dave Peters, Cardiff, middle- weight champion of Wales, and Patsey Oarrigan, champion of California. The men met to box fifteen two-minute rounds with 4oz. gloves at catchweight for £100. In the first round the Californian forced the fighting, scoring freely, but early in the second Peters, with a right swing on the point, knocked Oarrigan out.

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