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FOUR ARMY CORPS To Reinforce Russians in Manchuria. WAR TO BE FINISHED BY JULY NEXT. (Central Newe Special Service.] PARIS, Saturday morning. A St. Petersburg message to the Ma/tin" States: Preparations are being actively made for the despatch of four new army oorps to the Far East. An influential personage has declared as a certainty that 300,000 troops of the Reserve will be mobilised immediately, and are intended to replace the forces that tiave been sent to Manchuria during this year. Operations on a large scale, it is added, will ^•commence in March, when General Kuro- ratkin will have a formidable mass of troope at his disposal. In well-informed circles it is predicted that the war will be finished about July. A Mukden telegram published by the "Petit Parisien" says that there are no Japanese garrisons posted at the railway stations south of Yentai, the villages of Ta-ehi-tao and Hai-cheng alone being occupied by half companies. The telegram adds that among the Japanese Medical Staff numerous English- men and Americans have been observed, and even English Sisters of Mercy. I AN ENGAGEMENT AVOIDED. [Oontral News Special Service.] TOKIO, Friday evening. An official dis,patch from the headqua-rters of the Japanese Manchurian army says that a detachment attacked and dislodged the Russians at Fuchialoutze, near Heieng-chang, but, disoovering that there was a large column of the enemy at the rear, it occupied Positions in the neighbourhood of Machia- cheng. Then a force of Russians, including artillery, appeared at Sanchiatze and Wanliaho on the forenoon of the ?9th of November, and, as it gradually increased in strength until it consisted of three or four battalions of infantry with eight guns, the Japanese decided to avoid an engagement, and returned to their main position. TEMPTING BLOCKADE RUNNERS. (Reuter's Special Service.] ANTWERP, Saturday. The Metropole states that it has become known in Antwerp that the Russians are asking- for steamers for the despatch of pro- visions and ammunition to Vladivostok, very tempting rates of 90s. per ton, including the risk of capture, being offered. NAVAL GUNS ON HAND. [Central News Special s.rvice.) ROME, Saturday. The "Itlia Militare" states tha.t the Japanese are mounting twenty naval guns on 203-metre Hill for the bombardment of Port Arthur. Two Russian attempts to re-take the hill have been repulsed, but the Russians con- tinue to bombard it. The occupation of the Keek wan-shan forts is believed to be imminent. THE CAPTURE OF 203.METRE I HILL. [Central News Special Service.] TOKIO, Friday a.m.). The Tokio newspapers this morning are ?speciaJly exultant over the capture of 203- ttetre Hill. They contend that whether Port Arthur itself finally falls in a day or two or tot, the situation is practically unaffected, d3 the key of the enemy's main girdle of fortifi- cations around the doomed port is already in Japanese hands. The newspapers dwell with satisfaction on the achievement of Wednesday night, when by the capture of this high and particularly difficult hill the RussiILn boast of the impreg- nability of the Port Arthur defences was em- fciiaticaily contradicted. General Stoessel can now only maintain effective defence at the Liao-ti-shan forts. Whatever he does there, he cannot prevent the remnant of the Rus- sian squadron and other vessels in the har- bour from being totally crippled. The fact that the Japanese fleet, with the exception of & few torpedo-boats necessary to maintain the blockade, will be free to deal with the Baltic Fleet is taken as a matter for congra- tulation on all hands. The "Ko-Kumin" this morning neatly Bumi up the situation by announcing that Admiral Togo will within a very short time be entirely free to accord a polite reception to his new Visitors. liater. The headquarters' staff announces that Seventeen officers have been killed and 64 bounded in the field. No place is mentioned, but it is presumed to bo Port Arthur. Details of the attack by a picked band of 'wordamen, under Generals Nakamura and Sa.rto, are not yet known here, and some difference of opinion exists as to whether any Assaulting party could have been armed exclu- sively with swords Possibly many soldiers Carried swords, in addition to bayonets, for the Japanese retain much of their ancient Aspect for the sword, and continue sword Practice despite the opposition of the more Modern school of officers. It is evident that the attack failed to gain the desired object. General Nakamuva was wounded, and had to have his leg amputated. 'General Sarto's Party did not close with the enemy or press the a ttack. The Russians are fortifying between Liao- ti-shan and Mantan-shan. This increases the belief that the last stand will be made there, KUROPATKIN PREPARING AN OFFENSIVE MSVEMENT. [Central News Special Service.] PARIS, Friday. According to the" Petit Parisien" St. Petersburg correspondent, General Kuropai- kin is said to be preparing an offensive move- ment against the Japanese left. A RWlSian reconna,iss.ance beyond LiBtO- yang has discovered only 15,000 Japanese. rl'1 8.1_- lV. "W..pecial Service.] ROME, Friday. A telegram f, rom Mukd-en to the Giornale da. Roma" states that General Kuropatkin yesterday oonvoked the generals to a Council of War to consider the military situation, it was decided that the Russian troops should take the offensive along the whole front. THE BALTIC FLEET. A squadron of twenty Russian vessels was eighted at three o'clock on Friday afternoon Approaching Perim.-Reuter. NEARLY jei5,000 PAID AS CANAL DUES. The fleet paid L14,700 to the Suez Oanal Com- pany for passage dues. RELEASE OF THE CALCHAS The owners of the steamer Calchas, cap- tured by the Ruseians, have received a tele- tram stating thait the steamer has been Pleased on bail, and left Vladivostok for Nagasaki.

LABOUR REPRESENTATION. It was reported at a meeting of the Maeeteg •^iner!?* Association to-day that a meeting of 'the representatives of lodges in the Mid- Glamorgan Parliamentary Division would be hoeld at Tondu on Monday next to consider the question of Labour representation in Par- liament.

William Osborne. a labourer, aged 86, of Abthorpe, Northamptonshire, has ten chil- dren, whose ages total 532 years; he has 45 Grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. A well-educaijed man of colour, named Frederick Jtacarthy, 24, was sent to ftve 3??Irs' P-al servitude yesterday a? Kent 4\a£.¡ for ansaultaag Mam ?t? 9. O&mod "Cocao, at M.

I LLANTRISANT WILL INTERESTING CASE AT THE ASSIZES. At Glamorgan Assizes thim morning (before Mr. Justice Brtay and a jury) the trial of the action was resumed respecting the will of the late Mr. Isaac Evans, cattle dealer, I/lan- trisant, in which the deceased's sister, Mrs Waitkins, endeavoured to establish a more recent will than that supported by defen- dant, a niece, Mrs. Catherine Jane Thomas. Mr. Abel Thomas, K.O., and Mr. Rhys Wil- liams, were for plaintiff, and Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., a-nd Mr. Kelly for the defen- dant. Mr. Abel Thomas proceeded to call further evidence for the plaintiff. Mr. Evan Llewellyn, farmer, of Llantrieant, said he was present when the second will was written out by William Jones and signed by the deceased. He said he was sound of mind I and capable of business. Cross-examined by Mr. S. T. Evans, he said he (had not known deceased to ramble in his thoughts. He remembered deceased one even. ing whilst dozing in his chair asking wirtnese how his father was. Witness said hie father had been dead many years, amd deoeased at once said, "Oh, of course, what aan I talking about?" He never heard deceased Ihention the first will. William Jones, pianoforte dealer, Ponty. pridd, said the deceased was in the habit of visiting his Chouse frequently, and called about two or three times a week during the four or five months before he died. His wife was niece to deceased. Witness at first objected to make the will, but afterwards consented. He described the visit to the house with the Rev. Mr. Lewis. Deceased ga.ve oon- sideraltion to the bequest he made. Witness understood him to say that Catherine Jane Thomas was to have £ 400, and he wrote that down, then £250 for his, the witness's wife; JT.100 to severa1 other relatives, including Mrs. Watkins and her two sons. When he read the will over deceased pulled him up at the outset wdth (regard to the bequest to Mrs. Thomas, and said he had said 4100, and witness PROCEEDED TO RE-WRITE THE WILL. I When it was finished it was read and I explained to deceased by the Rev. Mr. Lewis in Welsh, and Mr. Lewis then handed the pen to deceased and nela. it whilst he made his mark. Witness had asked deceased if he was going to give anything to little Mary, the daughter of Catherine Thomas, as he believed deceased had in a previous will left her his residence. It appeared, however, that the house was left by the will to Catherine Thomas. He now ordered that it should be sold, after asking witness if he would like to have it. Three separate copies of wills were then produced in court, viz., the completed one and two in which witness had made mistakes. Mr. Lewis had told him that he could correct, but must re-write them. The copies were handed to the judge, who marked them. Deceased aifter mentioning the bequests said he would like the residue to be divided equally amongst his relatives. By Mr. Thomas Deceased was perfectly rational both before and after the date of the will. Cross-examined by Mr. Evans, he denied that this was his own action and not Mrs. Watkins. He could not say why Mrs. Watkins had not come to court about it. He was aware that Mrs. Waltkint; had informed her solicitor that she did not want to proceed in the matter. The letter produced was not in her writing, as she could not write. Mr. Spickett told him he had received it, and told him its purport. Mr. Evans read the letter in question, which ran:- In reply to your letter, I eMail have nothing to do with that last will, as I believe the first will was his own.-MaaVaret Watkins. Witness, in further crose-examination, said that the best bequest to any relative, except witness's wife, was Eloo, and she got XZ50. Mr. Evans: Was there any reason whatever why she should receive more than anybody elee?—Yes. Deoeased said that he wished to tnaSfe up for my wife not receiving any tiling when her other uncle died previously. But she knew about that when he made the first will, leaving her only LIOO?-Yee, but it made no difference to the amount my wife would get because she was by the first will one of four residuary legatees, whereas by the second will the residue was left amongst about twelve. You have made up the figures. How much was deceased worth?—He told me HE WAS WORTH £ 1,850. Witness could give no reason for taking the I will into his own custody. He admitted that the deceased was quite sane when he made the first will. The executor, Edward Morgan, kept that will in his own possession. He had been told that the first will would caot stand litigation, and that was why the ,seoond was made. Mrs. Meredith told him that deceased would like him to make it. Mr. J. E. Spiekett, solicitor, stated that he learnt the reason the letter from plaintiff was sent to him was that Mr. Edwards, son of the beneficiaries, had frightened her by telling her aibout the costs it would entail, and tha-t she had been warned to stop the actio a. (Proceeding.)

I RUSH OF TAY SALMON. I A remarkable run of salmon has occurred I on the Tay. On Thursday moruing the salmon made a fierce rush upwards. Two horses yoked to carts happened 10 be fording the river, and the carters had io draw up in the middle of the stream. The salmon were seen in great numbers going between the horses' legs and through the spokea of the wheels. u

I Ashore at Lavernock, I I A SWANSEA STEAMER IN A BAD I POSITION. The steamship Abermaed, of Swansea, went ashore close under Lavernock Point this ijiorning. The cause of the stranding is unknown. The vessel is reported to be in a bad position, and it is feared that it will be difficult to salve her. The Abormaed is an iron-screw steamer of 695 tons net register, built at Newcastle-oa- Tyne in 1883, and owned by the Abermaed Steamship Company (Messrs. Letrichea-ux and David, managers), Swansea. The Abermaed was bound from Penarth to London. She lies in a precauious position upon a ledge of rocks, and is badly holed on the port side. A survey has been made, and tugs are standing iby. The weather is fine and the eea smooth, and a light wind prevailb. The vessel grounded during a dense fog. The crew, numbering seventeen, remain on board. The Abermaed went ashore on a. neap tide. High water was at 3.30 and the registered height was 3lft., so that the chances of getting the vessel off are remote.

I After visiting a ship in Exmouth Dock on Thursday night Mies Sanders, 30, a lodging- house keeper, walked into the doeki Captain Nottingha.m plunged in and rescued the lady, but she never regained flonscaouBness. Alexander John Court, 37, a solioiitor s clerk tn1 the son of a colonel in his Majesty's army, was poisoned by gas, which apparently leaked from a chandelier at his lodgings in Buckingham-road, Wood-gtreen. From the lOtih of January next the Ohep. stow Stock Markets will be held once a fort- night, instead of on the second and fourth Tuesday in each month as formerly. "QUALITY" is tna Direct Trading OD.la Great Study. Mid QUALITY la the main feature of everything they MU. eissm Lite's true enjoyment ia bat half realised when OOBN8 an tUowed to fret tie feet,—Robert Lane, I V-DOKB-ATN*. CWDTTC. tltI

I" GOSPEL OF LOVE." THE SOCIAL LIFE OF MARDY TRANSFORMED. As the result of the religious revival in the Rhondda, prayer meetings are now held daily underground-at some of the colleries. Ton Pentre has, between Nazareth, Befchania, and Hebron Chapels, had between 200 converts in nine days. Yesterday Mr. Evan Roberts preached his Gospel of Love" at Pentre to a crowded congregation. The revivalist was in a cheerful, aggres- sively cheerful mood. He took the Diolch iddo" of one of the verses of the hymn sung as a kind of text (writes our special correspondent), and dealt upon the necessity for unstinted, active, cheerful gratitude to God.He compared the state of the heathen with the state of Wales, and pictured in forcible words the surprise which he felt at the fact that so many in Wales rejected the Love of Christ. Practically applying this to the busi- ness of every-day life, the speaker dwelt upon the advantages, even from a temporal point of view, of absolute faith in God. It was not until the Church itself was fully imbued with faith that the pagan would receive the blessings of the Word. Many who sang, Iesu, lesu, 'rwyt ti'n ddigon" ("Jesus, Jesus, all-sufficient") could not pos- sibly believe what they were singing, or they would not go to the places which they fre- quented. They were, therefore, hypocritical in singing it. Suddenly a voice from the rostrum breaks in with music, and the congregation begiv singing, "Duw mawr o rhyfeddodau maith," and the rolling basses are heard as they have been heard at so many places. Bnt Mr. Evan Roberte is not satisfied. He actually tells the people that they lack the spirit of gratitude. They had, he sadcl, been fervent and spirited in their appeal for His presence, whereas now they sang a triumphant song of praise as if they were half-hearted. Of course, there was a second rendering of the hymn, with much more life and energy in it, and the revivalist took up the thread of his dis- course as if nothing had happened. Such was the meeting until the appeal for converts and testimonies oame. However, as the intemraptions to MT. p,obertal,s speech had come, so did the inter- ruptions come even to the work of reciting verses and giving testimonies. The congre- gation on this particular night seemed to be full of singing, but it was noticeable that,, it was very fine and fervent singing, tenderer than has been the case in any other place The hymn- "0, yr Oen, yr addfwyn Oen," was sung with thrilling effect, and even though it interrupted a peculiarly impressive portion of the service, the young revivalist simply clapiped his handa and cried out "Ardderchoe." Mardy Transformed. I One old man got up, and in the course of his testimony said he had been raised from the terrible pit of sin and pla-ced upon a rock. No sooner had this been said than the huge congregation began singing with intense fervour— Rock of Ago cleft for me." During one portion of the proceedings some of the people in the congregation cried "Hush!" when more than one spoke ait. a tame or when a singer interrupted Mr. Roberta himself, whereupon Mr. Roberts said he hoped they would not indulge in any such interruptions as crying "Hush" to anybody. If a drunken man had come forward to sing or say anything hs would not bare inter- rupted him, because, in his experience, he had known a drunken man coming in to a service and yet being saved within a quarter of an hour, for the Spirit sobered even a drunken man. "Therefore," ke said, "in any oase don't eay 'Hush' to anyone." At an overilow meeting which was held in Nazareth Chapel an old man from Mardy stated that there were some wonderful things going on at Mardy. He had been a professing Christian for norwards of 50 years, but had never experienced anything like this in all his life. People at Mardy had been praying for an outpouring of the Spirit, but when it came they did not understand. They were puzzled by it, more so, perhaps, because it did not seem to have come first to the elder and more experienced members of the Ohurches, but to the younger element. The fact, how- ever, was ve-ry remarkable. Not only had the Churches been changed, but the place alto- gether had been transformed, and the social life of the people had been ohanged-instead of comic songs and ri-bald jokes the whole place now resounded with hymns of praise. With regard to the Llantrisant meeting held by Mr. Evan Roberts, I understand that he had not much time there. The meeting had been going on for some time prior to his arrival, but, as is often the case, after he came he found things somewhat cold. But before he left there was evidence of consider- able warmth of feeling, and although he came away before the meeting ha-d boen brought to a close, fifteen converts had been announced. I SIR MARCHANT WILLIAMS INTER- VIEWED. Great Diminution in Police-Court Work Sir Marchant Williams aays that there is a striking diminution in his work as stipen- diary magistrate as a result of the revival. "The list at the Aberdare Police-court was a very short one on Tuesday," he informed a representative, "and it was disposed of in the remarkably short time of less than three- quarters of an hour. There has been an extraordinary decrease in the number of cases of drunkenness. Of these cases at Aber- cynon on Wednesday there were only seven or eight. The week before there were about twenty-five cases, which is something like the usual number. Another striking result of the revival is that neither of the courts was filled with people, as is usually the case, and the precincts gave no indication whatever that it was court day. As a rule, you see numbers of people waiting about, but this week there was not a soul to be seen. "Then, again," said Sir Marchant, "if you eliminate from my liet, both at Abercynon and Aberdare, the ordinary tramp case, it would further reduce the list by one-half." "Has the revival had any other result besides reducing the police-court cases?" "I cannot say. I simply tell you of what has come under my own observation. That, at any rate, is remarkable enough." An effort is being made, chiefly by minis- terial students in the town, to induce Mr. Evan Boberts to pay a visit to Cardiff on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Roberts, it is understood, is not unwilling to oome, pro- vided the people at Senghenydd, where he is announced for that day, signify their approval. BRIDGEND BENCH AGREEABLY SURPRISED. what does this me,%n? asked Mr. It. W. Llewellyn, chairman of the Bridgend bench of magistrates, when the local polioe-court opened this morning. Instead of the usual long list of charges on the sheet—the average is about 90—there were to-day about twenty. Usually the police oases, including oharges of drunkenness, improper language, &c.. total over 50; but to-day there were only nine. Mr. S. H. Stockwood, the justices' clerk, said tha.t tihe change was brought about by the revival. The Chairman: Well, I hope it will con- tinue. Mr. David Da.vies: I hope so. It is a remarkable, fact that to-day there are no cases from Nantyffyilon.

For firing a gun on the highway at Cwm- avon on the 25th ult. Sidney Poole, a con- tractor from Blaenavon, was -fined 10s. at Pontypoal Polioe-oount to-day. Mrs. Oraigie (John Oliver Robbe) was, at the Marylebone Police-court yesterday, in- terested in the case of a young married womM.

I POOR BABY PEER. MARQUIS WHOSE INCOME IS 18s. 10d. A YEAR. I [Baron Chichester, Viscount Chichester, Earl of Donegall, Baron Pisiherwick, Earl of Belfast, and Marquees of Donegal! is a noble peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords aa Ba.ron Pisherwick- But it has just become known that, in spite of his many high-sounding titles and heredi- tary offices, he has an income of only 18s. lOd. a year It fjeems strange tihat this does not trouble the marquess very much, but, then, the fact must be taken into conside-ratdan that he is at present barely fourteen months old, and has new ideas beyond getting as much to eat ,a,nd as much sleep as possible. His noble father, the fifth Marquees of Dor-egall, died in May last, aged eighty-two, and his estate has just been sworn at L27. Invested at 3J per cent., this would produce the munificent income of eighteen shillings and tenpemce a. year. Without any Estates. H ?l- 11 JRON-UOAIWJIY xne MOOT, nonouraoxe wie Marquess of Donegall has no extensive estates to keep up, but there are other claims which it behoves a, Marquess to remember. First and foremost comes the question of armorial bearings, which cos tthree kuineas a year, and as some difficulty wil) be experienced in paying for these out of his income it is regarded as certain in well- informed circles that the Marquess will do without them. There are many romances connected with various holders of these titles. The Chichester family once owned vast triaclte of valuable country in County Donegal, and nea-riy the whole of the city of Belfast belonged to them. But gambling with acres of land as stakes, and too great a devotion to the Turf, brought the fortunes of the family to their present low ebb, and confers on the Marquess of Donegall the title of the "Plauper peer." Marchioness in a Workhouse. I The late holder of the pear age, who died at the age of 82, within two years of his third, and last, marriage, was born without there being any idea of his succeeding to the marqlwmnte. He was a handsome, im- pecunious, young soldier when a succession of deatihe made him a peer. There is a touch of tragedy about the fol- owing occurrence, wfekrh took place in De- oenvuer, 1898. The marquess's first marriage, in 1859, to Miss Lucy OSiver was annulled, lJIDt during1 that cold December, a few days before Christmas, i893, a feeble old woman, miserably -c'lad, and possessing only a Bible and a shabby dressing-gown, presented her- self for admission to the Highgaite Work- house. Incredulity and astonishment prevailed when this oET woman declared herself and substantiated her claim to be Marchioness of Donegalltl. She spent Christmas in the work- house, and soon afterwards left, and, since believed to have died, though this has never been afbaolutely proved. Married at Eighty. I The third wife of the late peer, and the mother of the present one, is a. Canadian girl. She was not more than two-and-twenty when she married; 'but, nevertheless, the few people who assisted at the ceremony declare that the aged marquess (he was just 00 then) presented a br-ave appearance at the aide of his youthful and charming bride. The marriage was a very happy one, and the birth of his son and heir brightened the last six months of the late Lord Donegall's life. This very impecunious young nobleman is a sad-looking, though sweet-faced, baby, who is said to have oried unduly lond and loudly during his infancy. His family motto is, "Honour follows, though unsought for."

MAESTEG ACCIDENT. Compensation for Relatives of Deceased Men. At a meeting of the Maesteg Miners' Asso- ciation to-day the agent (Mr. David Beynon) reported that compensation had been offered to the relatives of the men who were fatally injured in the Maeeteg Deep Colliery disaster ae follows:- Daniel Jenkins, collier. £2&4 9 0 John Jonas, labourer 159 4 9 David .y.a.ns, labotirer Z56 oil Patrick O'Dwyer (fnneial expenses) 10 0 0 O'Dwyer had no onoe dependent upon him.

CARRIAGE OVERTURNED. I Two Ladies Injured at Caerleon I What might have proved a serious accident I happened on the Usk-road near Oaerleon late on Thursday eveaiteg. As MTs. Charles Lyne (widow of the late Colonel Lyne) and I Mrs. Laybourne (mother of Mr. Percy Lay- bourne, under-sheriff of Monmouthshire) were being driven towards Usk in Mrs. Lyne's car- riage they were met by a large traction engine belonging tp Messrs. Dooner and Sone, Bristol, which was attached to four wide wagons, laden with cinematograph appliances, and journeying from Monmouth to Aberoarn. Tiie horse had almost got past the engine, when something startled it. It suddenly swerved and jumped over the hedge, over- turning A^carriage and throwing the ladies and co?3p*a out. Fortunately, no one was seriousimrt, Mrs. Laybourne escaping with slight scratches and Mrs. Lyne with a few bruises. The coachman was bruised and shaken, but the horse was unhurt. No blame cam be attached to the driver of the engine, who stopped in good time and rendered assistance in conveying the ladies home.

The Duke and Duchess of Conmaaght, who have been for the past few days the guelts of the ri and Countess of Derby at Knowsley, drove on Friday by motor-car to Formby Golf Links, where tihe Duke played several rounds with members of the Kuoweley pamty. On Thursday the Duke visited Liver- pool a>ad iuspeoted the docfe* j

ALARMING ACCIDENT GOODS TRAIN IN COLLISION AT TROEDYRHIW. This morning an alarming accident occurred on the Rhymney and Great Western joint line near Merthyr. Whilst a goods train from Pontypool to Merthyr was passing the Castle Pit, at Troedyrhiw, it ran into a col- liers' train which was coming out of the colliery siding. The goods train caught the middle of the colliers' train before the latter had cleared the sidings. The impact was not very violent. Nevertheless, it was sufficiently severe to derail and damage four of the coaches of the colliers' train, which, fortunately, at the time was empty. It took three hours for the workmen to clear the line, the traffic in the mearfwhile being conducted over a single set of rails. J

Reckless Colliers. TWO BAD CASES AT PONTYPOOL Two serious offences against coUiers were inquired into by the magistrates sitting at Pontypool Police-court to-day. The delin- quent in the first case was Edward Preece, a banksman, employed at the Tirpentwys Oolliery, Pontypool, who was summoned for breaches of the Mines' Act by not being at I' his post during the whole time persons ascended and descended the shaft on the 00bh ult. Mr. Daunoey, solicitor, Newport, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the proprietors, and called Edward Morgan, a fireman, who testi- fied to defendant being away from his post for twenty minutes, when he wanted to descend the shaft at nine o'clock, and when he gave the signal to ascend at twelve o'clock there was a delay of at least ten minutes. Witness added that when he came up from the pit he found the defendant under the influence of drink, and ordered him home.— Defendant expressed regret for what he had done, and was fined LZ. Of a. rather more serious character was the offence against William Jones, a fireman em. ployed art the Bluteneyohau Colliery, Aber- syefaan, who was summoned for going to sleep in the mine whilst in charge of the eledtrical machinery >Mr. Everett, who ap- peared to prosecute, pointed out that at the time the defendant was found sleeping the engine was running at a voltage of about 450. Defendant had gone to sleep immediately under the switchboard, and had he outstretched his arms in a semi-conscious state and touched the board he would doubt- less have been killed inatanteously. Evidence was given by Joshua Hopkins, a colliery examiner, and William Hopkins, an overman, who spoke to seeing the defendant lying fast asleep underneath the switch- board, with a. cap down over his eyes. They started that they had considerable difficulty in rousing the defendant. The defendant, on oath, denied that he was aeleep at the time the examiner entered the engine-house. He was only taking a rest, and, possibly the noise of machinery pre- vented him from hearing the shouts of the men. Mr. T. P. Holmes Watkins, who appeared for the defendant, pointed out that the defen- dant had worked as an elootriciran for thir- teen. years, and haying regard to this experi- ence he should think the defendant would be the first to appreciate the danger of going to sleep under the switch-(board. The Bench considered the case proved, and after commenting upon the danger arising from colliers going to sleep underground, imposed a fine of 40s.

I Card iff Votes. WHAT THEY COST AT THE RECENT ELECTIONS. The Cardiff municipal elections on Novem- ber 1 cost £1,114 19s. 2id., of which E304 8e. 4d. has to be paid by the ratepayers, while the remaining L810 10s. laid- was shared between the 21 candidates. This means that each of the 18,306 votes recorded was obtained at a total cost of a, shade over Is. 2 £ d., while to the various candidates the average cost of each vote was a little over loid. The total cost of the elections, however, would have been very little, if at all, increased had every one of the 24,633 voters in the town gone to the poll, and in that oa!ie the total cost per vote might safely be estimated at lid. The amount of these figures may eeem surprising, but when one considers the various expenses that have to be met, the hiring of rooms for polling-booths, for meetings, and for com-I mittee-rooms, the cost of printing, advertis-1 ing, and postage, and the various other inci- dentals which immediacy occur to one, it is easy to realise how such a large sum was spent. The details of Ca;rdit'f's ele0tiOU (excluding, of course, the Central Ward bye-eleotion, for which the returns have not yet been made) are ae follows: — Total Votes Cost per Expenses- Received. Vote. CENTRAL- £ a. d. e. d. Robert Hughes. 38 19 1 wa 0 ioj Robert 3zs I ai SOUTH— H. C. Vivian &5 18 5<H.l? ,£:ia.foMš lL 281 2 61 W. Loster Jones 36 0 10 281. 2 6? Thomas Andrews.. 0 10 246 2 Hi CATHAYS— W. S. Crossman. 14 13 U 1.J37 0 2 T. Garrett Horder.. 26 11 4 627 0 1% PARK- Dr. J. Robinson 48 13 4 1,621 0 71 G. A. Seecombe 62 5 1 1,413 0 101 AUAMSDGW.N— 39 6 6 74s 1 0l1" F.G.L.Da.v;s.966. 749.i(M \V. Beddoe Bees 1 CANTON— (). J. T. Richards 55 14 1,201 0 11 d: :Í" II t: 11? RIVERSIDE— F. J. Veall 29 18 0 7 J. Martin 27 5 8 J •••■ 629 0 104 BOATH— 1 P. H. Coward J8 9 11 F. J. Nichol.I,, 38 91 I010 P. H. C?Owftrd 46 11 2 877 1 Of GI?ANGF?rOWN- Dr. R. J. Sm?th 10 3 9 1,140.. 0 61 Sydney Jj:nr::l: 1 1, U SPLOTT— W. Thomas 43 2 10 M 0 lij W. Roberts p 28 7 Ilk 971 0 7 810 10 1^4 Oorparat'n expenses 304 8 4 Total £ 1,114 1# 24

ICARDIFF WATERWORKS COMMITTEE I Aid-an David Jones presided over a meeting of Cardiff WvAerworks Committee, held at the Town-ball on Friday. The report of the waterworks engineer (Mr. C. H. Priestiey) showed that during the month of November there had been 3.49 inohes of rain at Ely, as agadnst 2.36 inohes in the corresponding month of laft year. At the Beacons reservoir thers b,3,d been 4.77 inches of rain, as against 6.JØ in November of last year. The total quaatity of water in store on December 1 last feAr Was 1,066 million gallons, showing a dooreolse this year, as compared with last year. of 170 million gallons.

t RAILROAD BANDITS. I Two bandits held up a Ifjiket agent on the Pennsylvania railroad at Trenton, New Jersey, with levelled revolvers. They bound an gagged him, and then rifled his cash drawer. They left the g-as turned on, and the agent was found livi rig .but unconscious. The robbers only obwued about 24.

I Alfred Beamish, aged 29, died at his home at Hoxton from an old wound in his head which had left him paralysed. Hie wife 1 said that the wound wa-1- received in the South African war. II A man named Samuel Evans, while super- intending the removal of limeetone from Trevil Quarries, Tredegar, received such serious injuries to one of Ms legs by a It?a?i?d tram passing over it tha.t amputation 004 to be T?t?ed to fp..

CARDIFF SCHOOLS' RUGBY UNION. EXTRAORDINARY ACTION AT RCATH I PARK. "Glass Case" Policy by Park- keepers. When school itea-ms and teachers arrived at I R-o?tfh Park this morning they were greyly surprised to find a notice ,;?y were -i-eat?ly ng up ?n the' gates, stating that the ground wa43 too wet for play. The schools dowp ito play were Metia.l-street anid St. Peter's, Koaith Park v. St. Mary's, and Adamedown v. Tredegarviile. On an examination of the ground tihe -Leacheiis stated thait it was in splendid condition, as good as it could possibly be on any winter's day—in fact, they said the Park was in better condition now than it has been for many years. The park-keeper present was asked by the terachem-amo,ng whom wgs the hon. secretary of the union, Mr. S. Auckland- whether they would be allowed to play, and he referred them to the notice. Great indig- na-tiou prevailed amongst the teachers and the very large crowd present. Mr. Petti grew, the superintendent of the parks, and his deputy were not at home. The lads were not daunted, and many passing bouts were brought off, with the park-keeper in hot pursuit. I "As igrea/fc a 'frost' as last Saturday," ex- olaimed many of the youngsters. CARDIFF SCHOOLS TEAM AGAINST NEATH. Full-back, Thomas (Roath Park); three- quarter bachs-right wing Hodge (Court-road) and Milford (Eleanor-street), left wing Robert-s (Roath Park) and Phillips (fit. Monica's); half- backs, Jones (St. Mary's) and Coughlin (St. David's); forwards, Webster (Park), Cornish (Grange), Palmer (St. John s). Couritenay (Grange), Brian (S't. 'Peter's), Chappie and j Skinner (Court-road), and BuU (Eiy). I THIRD DIVISION. I I ST. MONICA'S V. MOUNT STUART-SQUARE. I This match was supposed to have tak-n place on the Barracks Field, but, owing to the ground being iina bad condition, was postponed. Final Score.-OOurt-road, 1 try; Whitchurch 1 try. NEWPORT SCHOOLS LEAGUE. I Dunham-road, 6 points; Spring-gardens, nil. Maindee, 13 points; Oortporatorn road, 3 points. St.. Woolos failed to raise a team against Orindau. Barnardftown, 18 points; St. Michael's, nil. Attexendra-road, 2* points; Tredegar Wharf, nil. St. Mary's. 6 points; Liswerry, nil.

I Firth of Forth Firiug. I I NAVAL LlEUTENÃÑTFOUND "GUILTY' I I The court martial was resumed at Chatham to-day in which the chief officer of the gun- boat Thrash, Richard Johnston, is charged with negligently performing his duty by carrying out target practice in the Firth of Forth in unsuitable weather, whereby damage was caused to the Carron Company. Prisoner made & statement that the weather was not unsuitable for target practice on the 16th ult. In the evidence which he gave prisoner said he observed a steamer passing him about two miles a.way! When she was four of five points distant from the target he gave orders to cease firing, and did 'not re-commence firing until the steamer was three miles away. A second steamer passed and again he ceased firing At no time was the weather too hagy to, prevent his seeing at least two and a half miles. In reply to Captain Stopford, president, prisoner said that he could see the target the Thrush was firing at distinctly at the time he lost sight of the steamer. He was on deck during the whole time of firing. He ooald not account for a. shot striking the Grange just at the same time as the Thrush was firing. The second mate of the Thrush said the the striking of the Grange must have been due to an extraordinary riccochet. The Court found prisoner guilty. Numerous certificates of good character and ability- held by the prisoner were read. His service had extended from 1873. Captain Beercroft was called by prisoner to testify to his character and ability, both of which Captain Beercroft said were very good. The Court judged prisoned, in view of long service, to toe reprimanded and adminished to be more careful in future.

COUNT ZARKA. SIR WILLIAM MAGNAY S COUNT ZABKA. Powerful New St<>ry, COUNT ZASH' To" New StOTT. CCOOUUNNT T IASA: COUNT ZARKA" COUNT ZARKA COUNT ZARKA.  COUNT ZARKA.  LL COMMENCE SuNTZ?A ?L COMMENCE COUNT ZARKA. PUBLICATION COUNT ZARKA. ?? THIS WEEK'S COUNT ZARKA. ,< ?? ??-K.ljl COUNT ZARKA. wEEKLY MAIL. COUNT ZARKA. I T 7 X(VTJ- COUNT ZARKA. 

I CATCHING GOLDFINCHES. I Pontypool Collier's Offence. One of the first prosecutions under the new county bye-law, prohibiting the catching and killing of goldfinches and king fishers, was lioaxd at Poutypool Police-court to-day, when James William Appleby, a local collier, was summoned for taking goldfinches at Cwm- ynysooy, and also with abusing several decoy birds Police serge-ant Hatherall (Griffithstown) spoke to visiting waste land albove the Cwm about eleven o'clock on the morning of the 13th ult., and seeing defenda,nt in the act of catching birds. Defendant had a pair of clap 11 nets (seven ya-rds long) in his posses- sion, and seven decoy birds. Three of the birds were fastened to the lines by means of a leather twine brace, and when witness went up to the defendant he found one of the birds in quite an exhausted condition through fluttering about. When spoken to by witness defendant said, I have been catching bir^r for years, and I have always used braces. Defendant pleaded guilty to the oSeS ?. and was Sn?ed 10s., the Bench advising him to abandon this mode of living.

I N.S.P.C.C. PROSECUTION. Pontypool Widower and His Children. At Pontypool Police-oourt to-day Sydney Thome, widower, until recently residing at Rena Nest, Pontrhydrun, was summoned, at ,the in&tsis'ation of Inspector Sparkes (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- dren) for neglecting his five children in a manner likely to cause them unmeceeeary suffering. NT. W. J. Everett, solicitor, who prosecuted, called evidence to show that the defendant fwent away in October last and left his chil- dren unprovided for. When the inspector and Po lice-sergeant Hatherall called at hie house on the 26th of October they found the jplace in a filthy condition and the children covered with vermin. Nelly, a little girl ten years of age, was in great pain. She was suffering from a large wound on the back. Her condition was so bad thalt she had to be removed to the workoio- infirmary, where she had remained ever since. The Deifendant he had obtained employ- ment at Abertysswg and was staying with his (brother. He had taken back his children, and was -pivpaxed to look after the girl at the workhouse as soon as she was able to leave. The Bench decided to bind the defendant over, and ordered him to pay the costs of the prosecution.

At the fortnightly meeting of this board on Friday, Mr. S. J. Elsom presiding, it was agreed to give all the outdoor paupers within the union and non-settled paupers paid by other unions Is. extra to adults and 6d. each to ohildren for Christmas week. The usual Christmas fare for indoor paupers was also voted. The Chairman (who is a temperanoe man) said that whatever their own individual views on the drink question might be, the usual pint of beer included in the Christmas fare ought to b« given. (Hear, hear.)—The Clerk reported that the assistant overseer for Trel- leek had not rendered his monthly statements for the last three months, afd it was decided to report him to the V.,cal Government Board. »■»««' t. 4

TRADE AND SHIPPING CARDIFF ARRIVALS. ROATH DOCK. Dec. 3 (a,.m.).-Fernley, s, 2,471 (Moore), Lon- don, •wateir ballast. Mindful, lol (Seddoui, Manchester, via. Bristol, general.

LONDON FINANCE. [BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.! LONDON, Saturday. 11.30 a.m. Money is in fair demand at 2 per cent. Dis- count rates—short and tnree months' bills 2J to 2 15-16. Consols easier. Fall: Account 1-16, Irish and Transvaal Loans unaltered. Home Bails quiet. Americans firm. Trunks dull. Fall: Ordi- natry and Third Pref i, Seconds i. Mexican Rails better. Rise: Second Pref Foreigners and Mines steady. PRINCIPAL OHAIsG-ES. Great Northern Deferred I up; Great Nor- thern Pref, Chatham Second Pref i. Great Eastern, Hull and Barnsiey, Metropolitan t, Caledonian Deferred à down. Louisville 4, Baltimore 13, Denver Pref li, Steel Pref g, Chesapeake, Steels 3, Denver a, Canadian, Southern Pacifies, Eries, Kansas, Reading Firsts Norfolk, Pennsylvania, Union Firsta ?, Milwaukee ?, Reading i up; Uru- Pacinc g. guay Peru, Spanish and Turkish Unified k up; Japan Fours i down. Taquah, United African Exploration, Tinto i, East Rand 3-32, Goldfields Deferred, Rand Mine, Modder, New I Air loan, East Rand Estate, Ashanti, Brown- hill, Ivanhoe 1-16, Associated Gold 1-32 up; Horse Shoe i, Kalgurli, Anaconda 1-16 down.

LOCAL FINANCE. I CARDIF, Saturday. The local Stock Market was quiet and easier in tone this morning in nearly all depart- ments. Swansea Corporation 3 per cent. stock dropped a- point to 87xd. Barry railway stocks were again weaker, the Undivided falling a point to 209, and the Deferred 4 to 106J, while Rhondda and Swansea- Bay Ordinary shares are i weaker at 6g. Nell's Brewery Ordinary changed hands at 7, dropping J to n. North and South Wales Bank shares improved h to 351. The only changes in the coal and iron section were advanced in Trc-degar "A" of 3d to 7s 9d, and the "B" 6d to 12s M. In the I miscellaneous department London Coliseums changed ands at 61, a, furt?* relapse of 1-16. Tredegar Dry Dock Ordinary have dec- lined i to 5j. Sharpness Docks "A" Prefe- rence stock is 14 higher at 102J. BUSINESS DONE.—OFFICIAL MARKINGS. BREWERIES. Nell's Ordinary, 7. COAL AND IRON. Tredegar "B," 12s 9d. MISCELLANEOUS. London Coliseums, 61 (twice). FLUOTUATIONS OF QUOTATIONS— £ CTUAL. RISE. North and South Wales, 35-i to 354—1- Tredegar Ircfn "A," 7s 3d—7s 9d to 7s 6d-3e. Tredegra,r Iron HB," 12s-12s 6d to 12s 6d—13s. Sharpness Docks "A" Preference, 100-2 to 100-5. FALL. Swansea, Corporation 3 per cent. Stock, 87— 9 to 86—8xd. Barry Undivided, 209-11 to 208-10. Barry Deferred, 1061-71 to 106—7. Rhondda and Swansea Bay Ordinary, to 64—?. Win. W. Nell Ordinary, n-a to 7—4- T-rede-gar Dry Dock, 51—61 to 5—6 London Coliseums, 6g—% to 6 9-16-11-16.

K A FF I R S. BUSINESS in all SOUTH AFRICAN and other MINING SHARES at Close Prices.— Ar>piy to  TUDOR THORNLEY H 25, WEST BUTE-STREET, AND STOCK EXCHANGE. Telegrams: "Contango." Nat. Tel.: 1,2-114. P.O.: 117. e455

SLATER'S AGENCY AGAIN AT WORK. In the Divorce Court on Friday the hearing was resumed of the petition of Mr. Richard Walter Wright, railway engineer and con- tractor. of South Africa, who sued for the annulment of his marriage with Dora Mary Wright beoause of her alleged misconduct with Egidio Nobile Pico, an Italian medical student, at Lausanne, Switaerland. Petitioner, in further cross-examination, said Mr. Osbom was not his solicitor until October, 1903. Witness paid to Slater's a.bout 91,400. That was in addition to other sums. The zCI,400 did not include Osborn's bill of costs. Asked whether he was aware that Osborn went to Lausanne, Switzerland, where respondent and co-respondent were eaid to have met, petitioner replied he knew Osborn went abroad. Asked if he remem- bered that a man. named Ferrari, swore that the reason why he identified Mrs. Wright and Pico as being at a. hotel at Milan was because Roper, a man at Slater's, and Osborn had promieed him a place at the office of Osborn in London, petitioner said he asked Mr. Osborn about that, and he stated it was ridiculous, and that the man was the son of a prince, and had come down to be boote at a hotel. Petitioner did not know that Mrs. Gavin, the lady detective occupied a room next to his wife at St. Leonard's. Re-examined: He had no direct communi- cation with Slater's. The payments of £ 1,400 were made through his friends. He had nothing to do with the =e>ection of people who made inquiries. In reply to counsel for respondent, peti- tioner said that Osborn had M5 a day when he was abroad for him in October, 1903. He was away twelve or fourteen days. Depositions of witnesses at Lausanne were read with the object of showing that respon- dent and co-respondent had been seen in the garden of the hotel together in the afternoon and at night, and had gone out together. George King, private inquiry agent, .for- merly employed by Slater's, next gave evi- dence. Witness sadd that at Lugano one at Mrs. Wright's bedroom door. Mrs. Wright, in a dressing-gown, opened the door, and through morning, Roper, another detective, knocked a crack in the door Pico was seen. After- wards a detective named Sergeant went into the room to serve divorce papers. Pico was not there. The window was wide open. Wit- ness subsequently saw Pico come in by the front door. The further hearing of the case was i adjourned until next Tuesday. I

[ To-day's Markets. I PRODUCE. LONDON, Sat., Dec. 3.-Sagar: Home- refined unchanged; German granulated quiet —ready and Deoomi)er firsts sellers 15s 6d, May-August value 15s 9ad; beet easier—Janu- ary-March 14s 2id, May eold at 14s 4Jd, August killers 146 6d. Coffee Futures firmer-Deoem- ",r sellers 365 1d, March 378 lOfcd. Oils: Lin- seed, 156 3d to 16s; rape, 21s 6d; crude cotton 115s lid, refined Itte 6d to 18s; turpentine, 38s 9d. Hull linseed, 138 6d. BUTTER. CORK, Sat., Dec. 3—Firste, 936 per cwt; seconds, 84s; thirds, 79s; superfine, 99s; fine, 85s; choicest boxes, 98s; choice, 85s. In market: 90 firkins. POTATOES. LONDON, Sat., Dec. 3.-Arrival of English and Scottish were on rather larger scale, and signs of frost were apparent in most quali- ties. Business was again of a. slow nature. Quotations:—British Queens, 65s to 70s; Royal Kidneys, 65a to 70s; Up-to-Dates, 60s to 75s; Blacklands, 50s to 60s; Scottish Maincropa, 75s ta 85s; Dunbars, 80s to 90s per ton; French and Belgian, 2s 9d per bag. FISH. GRIMSBY, Sat., Dec. 3.-Short supply from 45 vessels, for which there was a good demand. Qu,)-tations: -Soles lid, turbot 5d to lOd, brills 6d, lobsters Is 4d per lb; plaice 4s, lemon soles 56 6d, whitings 2s 6d, witches 4s 6d per stone; conger eels 4s, live cod 6s 6d, dead as 6d to 4e; live 4s, dead 2s 6d, live skate 4s 6d, dead 6d each; kit haddocks 10s, gibbed 16s, live 20s, live dabs 186, dead 146, live codlings 16s, dead 14s per box. HAY AND STRAW. LONDON, Sat.. Dec. 3.—Moderate supplies submitted, but trade remained quiet at late rates. Quotation^ :—Best clover 75s to 80s; in- ferior 60s to 70s; specially picked hay 80s, good ditto 65s to 75s, inferior 45s to 65s; mix- ture and sainfoin, 67s to 77s; and straw, 28e to 40s per load. u

I FOOTBALL I South WaJes Senior Cup.-Cardiff A.Ibion v. Cardifl I Owlntlvlans, Intermediate School Ground, Newport- road, Cardiff. e465

The Conservative meeting at Penarth, to be held in Andrews'-hall, at which the Farl of Donoughmore and Colonel Wyndham-Quin M.P., are to be the speakers, has been fixed M.P the 7th imst for the 7th iust James McDonald, 23, labourer, was remanded at Sonthwark Police-court yeetesr- day charged with burglary. The occupier of a house in Old Kent-road said he surprised the prisoner and a second man; the latter jumped 20ft. to the yard and escaped. "Accidental death was the verdict yester- day on John White, the Sussex miller, who had six ribs broken through being pitched I out of a oart into which a motor cyclist had run No blame was a/ttaehed to the cyclist. Thanks to the smartness of some men in' ,throwing balls of clay at a burning gas main in White Hart-street, Wycombe, the flame was extinguiebed and an accident averted. During street excavations the ff"pe hild: beea pierced. i

I lO KEMPT0N PARK. 1 O-The SIf AINES HANDICAP HURDLS I. RACE PLATE of 150 sovs; winners exira- Two miles, over eight hurdles ? S 10 4 Mr W H Moore's E&gv .E DriMoU 1 6 11 2 Mr Hare's NIberi?nd DoUefv 2 41 ?2 O?iBj?' Gorjon's Oher1tün Belie ..Wini3.mMn 3 5 2 7 Lord CbwmeH's Rose Blair ..A XiehtiagaU 0 5 11 8 Mr Appieyard'f Lord Brand T Dunn 0 4 11 2 Mr de Wend Fenton's WJjTie Webt>s Owner 0 4 11 1 Mr Hamtlin's Hainfali .C Ward 0 6 11 0 Mr Blenkiion's College Quean J Nightingall 0 6 13 U Mr Stedall's Precocious 4 10 9 Mr Lovey's Stret-tiagrton .E Ward 0 Winner trained by Col-ins. Bett;ag—4 to 1 agst Lord Brand, 5 to 1 ag5: Cheri- tOll. Belle, & to 1 agst- Precocious, 7 to 1 agct White Wobbs, 8 to 1 each agst Hose Blair and College Q",em, and 10 to 1 agst any other. C'neriton Belle a.nd Precocious settled down from StrettingiLoa, Ncthcriand, -snd Effigy, with White Webbs last. Entering: the straight Effigy drew to the from and won by five langifis; a length and a half separated the second and third. Strettingion was fourth, College Queen fifth, White Weggs next, and Precocious last. (Bace started at 1.30.) 1 OA—1The VAUXHALL SELLING HANDI- ±.OU CAP STEEPLECHASE of 100 sovs; winner to be sold for 50 eovs; winners ex- tra. Two milee. 6 11 12 Mj F White's Honestus F, Driscoll 1 all 10 Mr Bo&as's Buck Up a 12 7 Mr C Wilkinson's Orpington ..H Woodland 3 a 12 7 Mr H Bottomley's Cobdem r, Cole 0 a 11 12 Mr C R Hodgson's Sir Francis Drake R Morgan 0 611 12 Mr F P Lysajht's Partridge Magon 0 all 9 Mr L Beaucha-mp's Bathooffey J Hunt 0 6 11 9 Mr C Hibbert'a Royal Rouge J Nighting&ll 0 Winner trained by Waller. Bkting-3 to 1 each agst Orpington and Honestus, 100 to 3D at Royal Rouge, B to 1 agst Oobden, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Ratheoffey went away with a clear lead of Honestus, Boyal Honge, and Buck Up, with Orpington last, but turni-ns: out of the straight he slipped on theJlat and fell. Honestus then went on .froftn R-ov- al Rouge. Par- tridge, and Orpington, but six furlongs from heme h WaF headed by RoyaJ Rouge, who, however, few-at the last fence, and left Honestus to sCore easily by six lengths; a neck between the second and third. Par- tridge wr-s fourth, and Sir Francis Drake laet. 2rv—The MIDDLESEX STEEPLECHASE 2. HANDICAP of Z50 BOVS; winners ex- tra. Two miles. 6 11 6 Mr Leslie Rome's The Actuary". ..E DdSC'oH 1 a 10 3 Mr Parr's iEsthetic Anne Sullivan 2 5 10 7 Mr Pritchard's Grandchild F L?;il 3 a 12 0 Mr Hare's St Moritz Dollery 0 5 12 0 C»l. Fenwick's PhH Mav.J.????.Dwy? (. a 11 7 Mr Mitchison's For]7;?' T Dunn 0 6 11 6 Mr Goriiam's Wolf's FoUy ,T Fitton 0 6 11 1 Sir W Nupent's Sincerity „B Mors??.a 0 a 10 12 Mr H Bottomlpy's Biolo?v Hart)?&n 0 4 10 0 Mr Dela-g-arde's Richmond Roy A Coie 0 6 10 0 Mr Locke's Mahratta Mason 0 Winner trained by Collins. Bettinfr—3 to 1 esoh agst St Moritz and Phil May, 100 to 15 agst The Actuary, 8 to 1 aglt WoWs Folly, 100 to 12 each ?.<rst Sincerity and Grandchild, and 10 to 1 agst any other. 0A-The BARNES SELLING THREE .0 YEAR OLD HURDLE RACE PLATE of 100 sovs, for three year oMs only; lOst 41b each; winner to be eold for 50 sovs. One mile and a half, over six hurdles. LAMOS, 1; JOLLY JIM, 2; VIVTANE, 3. 15 ran. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. Vibrant, StephanaE, Maori Queen II., White Webbs, RamfaJl, College Queen, Precocious, Cobden, Hones- tus, Sir Francie Drake, Partridge, Buck Up, Royal Rouge, Phil May, Biology, Amethyst, Richmond Roy, Mahratta, John Dennis, LoveJy, An ia, and Fruit Girl.

OFFICIAL SCRATCHING S. The "Sportsman" has been officially informed by Mresre. Weatherby of the following scratohm«rs:— Gatwick Handicaps—Deerooagh and Shaun Dliiiv. i Selling Handicap Steeplechase,

GATWICK MEETING. OPDER OF RUNNING FOR WEDNEST>AY. Kusper Hurdle, 1.0; Pefaans Steepic?.ba, 1.30; Tins- ?y SaU:!?, 2-0; CroydM Hurdlc, C.30; Timberham Hurdle, 3.0; Kovic^s' 'Ste&tjlechRse, 3 30 Yfurdle, 5.0; TT,,vic?s' 3.30. Horsham TIu, 1.0: M&tropo'i?i s.te&i,!?chaae 1K- Three Year Old Hurdle, 2.0; Ourti&nif Steeolech^, 2.30; Gatwick Handica.p Hurdle, 3.0; Winter Steeple- chase, 3.30.

NEWMARKET NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) NEWMARKET, Saturday. THIS MORNING'S GALLOPS. Marne's Guality and Royston went two miles over hurdles. The former jumps remarkably well. J)e:wihunrt:s Lurgan and Vaedalin. mile amd a quarter over fences; Band of Hope and Uncle Reggie, good stripped two miles; and Curraghmore a.nd Outsider, good mile and three-quarters. Metcalfe's St. Enoga/t and Mat Salle-h stripped and went a good two milee. Webb's Atholcraft, good mile and three- (jfuarters. Sadier's Gambo, good mile. HAYDOCK PARK MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR MONDAY. Malcerfleld Handicap—ATTRACTOR. Garswood Steepleohaise—MISS TOTO. Maideai Plate-AKBAR. t Wigan I-t,-eplechaise-HILL OF BREE. County Steeplechase—CHE.SS. Lowtoxi Plate-MAGENTA BOY.

MONDAY'S PROGRAMME. t HAYDOCK PARK MEETING. —The MAKERFIELD HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 70 sovs; win- ners extra. Two miles. Mr Baker's Blamoje .Owner )Sil Mr R M OaHin?'s BfM? Wreath Owner a 12 2 Lord .Saftcn's Lon?:ho.rpe Sentence 6 11 12 Mr John Widger's Brown Study Ia Ireland a 11 9 Mr C J Cuimingham's Dollar III McCaH a 11 7 Mr J E Rogcr.?on's Wee Busbie Msnzies a 11 2 Mr GW Smith's Helium. Adams, jun. a 11 0 Mr S Mc.Nfonan's Kathgowan Ireiaad a 10 13 CaRt W H Lambton's AM nun or Oapt Coventry a 10 12 Mr F C Bianpy 's Funny Wag.In Irelwd 6 10 11 Mr J S kiajey's Winkfield's Dower .Owner a 10 11 Mr J Bogrers's ArIDo- a 10 10 I Mr R Craig's Court Flavour .1- Dig-by 4 10 4 Lord Serum's Royal Oyge<t Sentence 4 10 0 Sir Peter Walker's Cooltwwn .L<itham 5 10 0 Mr R B Berotley's Barber's Pole C Brown 4 10 0 —The GARSWOOD HANDICAP HUR- j DLE RACE of 200 sovs; winners ex. ) tra. Two miles. 3?s,.?t lb I Mr C Bower I?may'a WePtraik.McCibbon J;s n J Mr C Lyihe's Leviathan Nt-riner 6 12 1 Mr A E McKinlay's Hazel Slide ..CVwLiUnvaite 5 12 0 Mr Ned Ciark's Rising Falcon Menzies 4 11 13 Mr John Widgw's Stre:m? In Ireland a 11 13 Mr M Dawson's B'?sendvl Ia Ireland &111! Mr !f :Ofs'T¡n": :M! 6 n i Mr J Bancroft's Maori Queen II. Burbidge a 11 10 Mr W Hail W?ker? M?s Toro Bop.tocft 6 11 10 ,4D Bostcck 6 1110 Mr Robinson' K.m16llole a 11 6 Si,r P Walker's Aultbea Latham 4 11 4.. Mr J J Bftll-Irving-'s St. Salvador Private a 11 3 Lord Saltan's Akbar Sentence 4 11 1 Mr W Mortimer's Sing1e Stick C Brown 5 10 13 Mr T Southall's Trelydaa 1 Booney a 10 11 Mr H T Pcareth's Dependence .In Ireland 4 10 11 Major Vallx's Consolation n z i e. a 10 10 Mr W HaJl Walker's Uuspised Bosctock 4 10 9 ,?ir F PiPbpb's jo-vi4i King 6 10 5 4 —A MAIDEN HURDLE RACE of 70 eove, for three year olds and up- wards; winners extra.. Two miles. ys st Ib Capt Cameron's Isa.1Je:Je II Binnie 5 12 3 Mr Ned Clark's Fioriuo .M'l'11zies 8. 12 3 Lord Cionmell's Fair Future .Mr Peebles 4 11 12 Mr R Evans's Keld Adams, jun. 4 11 b Mr C BowfT Ismay's Dona.tollo McGibbon 4 1112 Mr Arthur Knowles's Aivaeton Beule ..Sentence 4 11 12 Mr A E McKinlay's One Away Coultbwa. te 4 11 12 Mr H Peel's Marti-ai .Gœwell 41112 Lord Setfton's AJtlmr .Seintenoe 4 11 12 Major E Vaux's Japan .Menzies 4 11 12 Mr D J Oogstn's Hig-b Wind .Private 3 10 7 Mr B Craig's Filoselle L Dig-by 3 10 7 Mr B V Hartley's King Thistle .BJ.ack 3 10 7 Mr J Muddimer's Loanergran H Runt 3 10 7 Mr T Southwell's Love Dart Poor, ey 3 10 7 Ma.jor E aux's Henpecked Menzies 3 10 7 —The WIGAN STEEPLECHASE of 70 sovs, for four year olds and up- wards; allowances. Three miles. ye st Ib Mr W L Longwonth's Garnish. II. Hastings a 12 3 Mr T McMahcn'3 Hampton Boy In Ireland a 12 3 I Mr Keynolds's Svreetmoi-e S Bell 6 12 3 Mr J Ruthc-rforfi's Loch Ken MT Peebles 6 12 3 Mr G P Sandy's Hesitation. .Bicktey 6 12 6 Mr J A SoorriDils Arnold C Brown a 12 3 Mr Adam Scott's Pizarro 6 12 3 Lord Sefton's Lcmgthorpe Sentence 6 12 3 Mr W Hall Walker's Hill of Bree Bostock a 12 3 Mr J S Walley's Nether Wallop Owner a 12 3 Mr E Davy's Trefoil II Private 6 12 3 Mr B W Coat's Paladin .McGibbon 5 11 12 Mr P I Dwme's DunderrY In Ireland 5 11 5 Lord Sefton's Royal Cygnet Sentence 4 11 0 Mr E Davy's Dogger Bank Private 4-10 11 -The COUNTY SELLING STEEPLE- CHASE of 70 sovs, for four year olds and upwards; winner to be sold for 50 eove. Two miles. ya at 1b Mr A J Bailey's Boleful Bright a 11 13 Mr C J Conningtom's Bobs .Prlvate a 11 13 Mr G J Jones's Yeiukdale Private a 11 13 Mr Fred Le Bay's Guerilla Oa.pt Jacfcscn a 11 13 Mr G P Sandy's Pierre Bickley 6 11 13 Mr Adam Soott's Kurftanla Private all 13 Mr W Hall Walkùr's Orgiansdale .Bostock 6 11 13 Mr John Widger's Chess .In Ireland a 11 13 Mr P S Cadman's Marcosiatn R G Robson 6 11 8 Mr GMenzias's Scottish Archer Owner 5 11 8 Mr Hugh Owen's Lady Cull Collins 5 11 3 Mr H Peel's Corner Boy 5 11 3 Mr B C S.usseii'3 Koman Fruit B C Eussell 4 10 9 —The LOWTON SELLING HURDLE RACE of 70 sovs, for three year olds and upwards; winner to be sold for SO sovs. Two miles. ys st lb Mrs B C Russell's Veiled Queen ..B C Russell a 12 3 Mr J Shepherd's King's Idier Meuzies a 12 3 Mr T SoUJth&ll's Energetic Roo' 6 12 3 Mr H T F,,axoth's Buttermilk ?.??tnlra?'d 5 12 3 Mr H T Pearctk's Queen of Coins ..In Ireland 5 12 3 Mr H Peel's Corner Boy .G06we-lI 5 12 3 Mr H Reynolds's Magenta Boy S Bell 4 11 12 Mr C Bower Ismiy's Donatello McGibbcm 4 11 12 Mr J Rogers's Ben Davies Owner 3 10 7 Mr G Armstrong's Jessie Private 3 10 7 Mr A E McKinlay's Madron Coulthwaite 3 10 7 ompbell BHjBsaCltv etaoin shrdiu shrdlui hrdlaohrdlo

SPORT OF THE DAY. I W. Lame, the jockey, who met with such a serious accident some time since, has shown such marked improvement during the past few days that his medical advisers yesterday allowed his removal from me racecourse at Lingfield to a house in the adjoining village. The following racing colours have been registered under the National Hunt Rules:— Hr. W. pird altefiegl to c&rdip»Ir blj$fc &9 white hooped sleeves; Mr. J. B. Joel, bl&tffc»/ scarlet cap; Rear-Admiral Lambton, seal green, torquoise cap; M. Jean Stern, whitfc blue stars, black cap. Cambridge University Steeplechases wtD take place at Cottenha,m on Thursday, December 8, under National Hunt Rules. Tile races close and name to Lord Wodehouae, Master of the Cambridge University Drag Hunt, at the Athenaeum Club, Cambridge, Monday next, at oig-ht p.m. T. Broom, who served his apprenticeship with W. T. Robinson, the Lyddington trainer. has returned to this country after a moat successful seaeon both on the flat and over, obstacles in Holland. Although he was aeeII in the saddle on only forty-six occasions, be rode twenty-four winners, included amongflfe them being Chisclhampton, Patrick's Ball, a.nd Lyndon Green, three animals wcll-knowa to English Lord Derby has leased Flamma (3y) astf Stadtholder (2y) from Lord Stanley, who, bt the bye, is Lord Derby's son and heir. Some idea of what the Epsom summat meeting used to be as regards short reoa may be gathered from the programme gat through in 1868—Blue Gown's year. On tlM opening day the Heathoote Plate was a four.. furlong race, on the second there were the,, Burgh Stakes and the Manor Plate for tmM year-olds. and the Epsom Town Plate, a had" dicap, all three of which were half-mils events. On the third day the Two-year-okf Stakes and the Walton Stakes came in same category, while on the last day tiMt celebra,t-ed Durdans Stakes was only a fovfti furlong sprint. Balsarroch, the six-year-old son of Beti or Martagon-Hazy, who in his t.hree-yo* old days won both the Great Yorkshire Raw., dicap and the Ceea-rewitch, and later on developed into a good hurdler and fenook has arrived in capital condition at his new quarters in Hungary, where he should makf a name at the stud, being a stout horse d the wear-and-tear sort.

At a house in Stock-street, Burnley, Friday Michael Walsh, a travelling plumber and glazier, and hi3 wife were foundl dead with their throats cut. It is stated rtha.t the couple had led a quarrelsome life, and that at one time the wife, an industrious woman, obtained a separation order, and lived apart from her husband. The suppoek tiou is that Walsh, who wae addicted ta drink, fire*, murdered his wife and then comw mitted suicide. A later report says —It is stated tha,t Walelt. was maddened with drink aft the time of the < tragedy, and called his wife out of the factory where she worked. Knivee, a razor, and an axe were used for the crime. Walsh was r leased from prison only a week ago, after e. ving fourteen days for assaulting hie wife. He attacked her with a hatchet, inflicting a terrible wound in the head, and then cut her, throat mth a. razor, nearly severing the hea4; from the body. He then cut his own throat* dying very shortly afterwards. A triple tragedy occurred at Wiglitmaor road, Harringay, Middlesex, on Friday, Mr. Arthur Yorke, who was in business in Oharlee- street, Covent GTdn, taking the lives of two, of his children, a girl aged geven and a boy; aged three, and then committing suicide Yorke sent the servant to London with' letters, and on her return she found the chil-: dren dead, they apparently having been, suffocated, whilst Yorlre had taken a fatal! dose of poibon.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. L. S. ABRAHANISON 22 H I G H-S TREE T, NEWPORT, UNSURPASSED FOR ENGAGEMENT, WEDDING, AND KEEPER RINGS. E4S9 pHONO RECOR.DS.-You can Ex-; change your E?copda for Other Records for Hd. ?aoh.—Phono. Exchange, Ci<y? chambers (qext to Empire), Cardiff. 0C= 4 till 9 p.m. ] e2843*3 (CENTRAL CHURCH, Windsor-place.-4 Rev. W. Spurgeon will speak Sunday Eveanng on the Great Revival in WaJcs. e2888z3 CANVASS BE wanted to sell British Edison Gas Mantle; g-ocd terms; only one appointed in eacbj to,a-n.-Britiali Mantle Company, 12, Turner streetJ Maaci1?^er; e2396a6 ?0 rLef.—1Two-stalled Stable, with loiT; archwayf ? back of CiM?treet rort-oBlce.—Apply at)ove. | e289# I f'AT.T A X Mandolins; beautifu!, ?ua.Me ?ustra, J ments; mu?t t?U. going abroad; £ 4 48., cuta< 16f. 6(1. £ S 6s., outfit 138. W.; £ 7 7$., outfit Z7& 6d.? c?ch have cases, tutors, plectrums; approval wiUin?l? —Miss Ron, 12, Windsor-street, TJxbrid?e. e2894 '??A?TED, smart Boy; useful at ?rden -d g,?.: ? V ral worK.—Apply, ater 6, 30, Bichmond-roaA ?""?' <?89:z! 'TAN"ED:b\- Deœmher 17. good General; house- I T maid kept; no washing.—B 34, Evening Ex* I2:.e. e2896z9 MEDIUM Furniture Van for Sale; splendid oondi- ?± tion; what offers a—WiUi&m LegMsick, Furn:tur» Remover, 7, Altxrt-street, Canton, Cardiff. e2887z9 SUPERIOR quality Double Hsmmerkss Ejector, 12- k.3 bore; prompt sale, £ 8 10s.; worth double; new. Few guaranteed working Ferrets, 5s. 6d. each; approk val or seen.—291, Cowliridge-road. Cardiff. e2898ss9 WANTED, good "W'ork!ng Housekeeper for farm f hoae.-Appiy Edw?rd, C? IDtiu Maesycivmmet P&aT Cardfff. e2«84s9 WANTED at occe, respectabi?-Y??ni MMt*M  f deliver Beer, &c., for wine shop; must^? IL4 to horses, willing to make himself generally useful; wages, 12s. per week, with beard and lodging.—Apply,. with references, Gwernymilwr Hotel, SengUanitii, eeS 8 Laying Hens, £1; 4 chickens, 5 months, 7s. .Inson, 3 Elm-street.e2lW. LOST, White Terrier; black eyes, red mark beneath; JLj ftuder rewarded.-74, KingJ8-ioad, Canton. e2890zf WANTED, General Serv&nt??t?Mnw?hing? a? f y cooking; state wages.—Apply Miriam Houa? Do wlai s. e2833z9 First-class Set of Barness. silver-plated; nearly A new; bargain, 5 guineas. Also Pleasure Trap, ia good condition.—Thomas Meredith, Pentwynman, Newbridge, Mon. e2887z9 GROOM Coachman seeks a Re-engagement; thoroughly up to his work and well recommended by present employer; age 30; married; total abstainer. —Peter Jones, Blaenpant, Boncath H.S.O., South Waies- e?S86z9 1906.—Free-wheel Bicycles (lady's or gent78). £5 casbi. J. or 12 monthly payments of 10s. 6d.—Write for par- ticulars to "Woolley for Wheels," Pontypool. c2885z9 THREE Billiard Tables  for Sale (cheap); can bf Tseen.-Apply n, Alexandm-road, Swansm ezg "I^TANTED, a nrst-class certificated CoRiery MM?ef l tl for anthracite oolliery, with output of 250 ton« per day; state salary and experience.—Address J. G.. Evening Express, Swansea. e2879z9 PARTNERS wanted, develop genuine Seam, highl bituminous Coal; seam proved over 5ft. thick; adjoining railway; guarantee it will be worked to profit within three months from commencement; acreage about 500; district Lrlanelly.—J. E., Evening Express, Swansea. e2878&3 W ANTED, a respectable Married Couple—man as TT Gardener and generally useful, wife as expei riencftl Laundress; excellent cottage, garden, and coal found.—B 76, Western Mail, Cardiff. O2027 REQUIRED, several Clerks, accustomed to boetM _Lb keeping; knowledge of shorthand and typewriting) desirable.—Fleldings, Hayes-buildings, Cardiff. e2872zt PART Time Appointment.-A good opportunity occurs for energetic Man willing to personally solicit orders to secure highly remunerative Part-iima Appoint.ment.-Apply B 78, Evening Express, Cardiff. e287«z9 OFFICE Boy wanted.—Fisldings, Hayes-buildings, Cardiff. e2871z9 NOS. 13 and 16, Victoria Park-road, Cardiff; beau. tiful situation; overlooking the park; cars paaa ond of road.—Apply No. 15, adjoining. e2869z9 £180.-H::¡tel, centre busy town, excellent proof trade; old-fashioned country Inn, with laud, :£90; Beerhouse, £65; other housec.-Hiliman, Skinner-street, Newport. e2881z9 'rtW Undertakers and Othei-Blwk Carriage Horsa X long mane and tail, 6 >8, 16 hands; warranted sound and good worker; price £ 21.—Apply 58, Emlya. street (off Commercial-street). Newport. e2882z9 ItAPE,RY.I.nted, J,nier Ycuug Ladies.-Ftill JLF particulars, first letter, Crockram, Emporium, Osmore Vale. e2883z9 VENCER, the Universal Provider for Babies, St. John's-squarc. Cardiff. O FENCER for L&teet Designs m Baby Carriages. Send k for price lists. 8M his showroom& SPENCER for Folding and Push Cuts, in all the new American and English designs. Inspection solicited. s PENCBII for Summer Canopies; the largest assort- ment in the Principality. An inepeotio»-ic solicited. SPENCER'S Bath OhMM, InvttJ]<TohtiK. Send p.? f?r ,;i 8 Bath OB&ITS, i SPENCER'S Wonder of tts Age Sewing MtchtM? ? complete for 56?. &d. Send p.c. for liew. SPENCER'S Mangling and Wringing Machine#, )k3 Washing Machines. Send p.c, for lists. SPENCER'S Knitting Machines The Eclipse is the best knitter la the world. Send p.c. for lists. SPENOBR for Toy man OImI, Toy Prams, Children.. Tricycles, and Tricycle Horses. SPENCER'S only address to St. J*4'a Church? ?0 oqqfm <oK'o? C, C#ML elm