Evening Express

TO-OAV'S SHORT STORY ] Beyond the Green-Baize Door. i There was mystery beyo.n<l the "n-b" door: ta-tigible or intan?i.b!o nobody kn<'w. einco no one bnt Mr. Bla-kely ever ::law the I inside of the door which shut his private T-oom at MesarB. B1akf'1y ;I nd Stephen's Ba.nk from it with the g-Ereral offices. We were 30 accustomed to the Treen-baize door, and to the rule that no one waa to approach it, that we did not oftem give the mystery much thought. Even Mr. 8ha.rsiey. the head cashier, was iis-: per- mitted access. Clients and callers of all kinds Mr. BIakeJy inva.ria'bly interviewed in ¡ room., where he was mmoned by I am eloctrio bell coDnected with the ?reea room. as we 'used to c-all it. There was nothing strang'e in the baize door itself: a plain yreen door. with a brass handle, which in no way innuenced the o;.ære;; springs by which the door opeiMd and closed. Brass-hea-ded na.ils marked the ont- lines of the djcr'g panels. A more u.nsngge&- tire door never swn.n? on hinges. Yet for ten years 'the length of time I had been at the ba.nk) that door had possessed the most I melancholy and 'uncanny inn'uence over the bank t. ataff. from cashier to charwoman. But no one knew why. I Mr Bla.kely was soie proprietor of the bank, which was the only one in the town, M-d showed every semblance of the roundest financial basis; and the magnificence of his I income was clearly displayed at Somers Towers, his splendid Tesicteibc-e two miles out, where, a.t th'3 time of this story, he lavished the luxuries cf life upon hia second wife. a very lonely and proud young lady ha-l'f his I cwn asre—or twenty-live. -Mr. BIakely wa.a a man strajj?ely devoid of eccentricities, considering his conduct, oon-I cerning' the baize door; the chief fa-ultg the bajtk statf found with him were his inde- fa.ti?a,bility. and that whenever there was business to be done in London-selling or buying stock, buying; coMb, &c.hé imvari- ably attened to it himself. I was seated at the desk of the head cashier, who waaa-%ray on n. short holiday. one morning 'H September, when one ot our entered the coati-ilting-house. "Mr. Boyton, look here," he sa.id, clipping a crown-piece upoc the co-nuter. 'Where did yf'u gt.t ir?" I took up' the coin, amd rang it. It ramg 'nnmi.sta.ka,b).y. true. I wron? with it?" I inquired, exam- iningr it clo-ely without noticing any defect. "Did I g'ive it to you?" "Ye-s. Ix;ok at the €d?e; the letters are misadng—ita quite smooth. He right: the edge was as smooth as that of a four shilling- piece. I weighed it, and fOtund it true .veight; and it properly reflated the other tffta. "It s p-c-rfc-tly good." I ga.id. No doubt it is of an expeTime"ita.l mint, and got into circula.tion by wic;take. How will you have it?" "I don't care; half-crowns." 1 parsed him the money. a.nd. aa he went a,wa.y. I slipped the crown into my pccket. '¡ intending to keep it as a curiosity. But Ia.i.er in the day, when .M r. BIakely was in the omce. I showed it to him. I Bis h,an&,om-e dark face ciouded as he took it and exam-ined the edg'e. "Ho.w did we come by it, YLr. Boyton?" he a.E -k ed. Re immediately resumed his na-tura! I easy mant'er when I explained tha.t I had I pan.!pd it out -utd had it. returned. "Curions," he muttered. ''One of ?-n I expenmenta.1 miai. ,I',) doubt, for it's dated 1896. po you think we've any others similar?'' "No; I have been throng-h them." *Ztrangc! Well. Ill keep it. It is proba-bly unique." I was disappointed wif,h his decision, as I wanted tha coin myself. It was against my principle; however, to prottest.. I went back to my desk, repaid my gelf the five shiHins's I tilled for the coin. and forg-ot the matter —forgot it entirely unlit some weeks later. when Mrs. BIakely. to the utter astoniah- atent of the bank's i-taff. turned up an hour or so before luncheon time. Up to that time. altoug'h she bad been ma-t-ried mo,re than teu months. Mrs. BIakely 'had ,ieive-r be<Yn in"ide the bank. Xow, ?he drove up in he)' carriage, came in proudly. atnd asked for Mr. Bt.a,kely. t replied that if she would step into the wioitillg.r(J<¡ID I would &ummo-n him in the usuat wA.v. -'so. Shew me into his private room. I am M'-s. BIakely. ? he said. hastily. "I recoynised yo-,i, ma-dam." I replied. But the rnie 's tha.t ail visitors, whoever they may he. are to be shown into the wajt- 'ing'-room. where Mr. BIake!y will iuterriew them." 'Nonsense:' "he ejaculated. "Such rules -lo not refer to Mr. BIakety's wife. The room is at the end of the is it not?" "You .<,re patting mo in an awkward poei- tion?" I rephed. I mae ?? n not allowed to let nailery approach the Treen-ba.ize door-" Ah'" Her proud eyes Hashed. "So there is a greEn-aajze do<;r which no one approaches? I interrupted you sir." I wa.s i>a.yinog, madam, :hat if I let you pass, I offend Mr. Bla.kely by neglecting an '.>id-ei'tabli;bod rnle. On thp other hand. I offend you. Praer step into the waiting-room. where Mr. BIakt-)y will join you in leas than talf the we spent in a.rgnment." I WTien Mr. BIakely came. he did so in his ha.b:tual leisurely manner; and he walked into the waiting-room. leaving the door ajar. Mr. Bla.kely." --he sa.id. haughtily. "I have been insulted by one of your clerks. He refused to admit ma to your room, although he knew me." She paused in a wa.y that seemed to tell Bte she wAs iookin? a-t him searchingly. My dear g-iri. he replied, tenderly "wha.t baa oome over you? Yoo/re not like your- self. Ma.ry. WThat is it? And what ha.3 brought you here so unexpectedly?" "Did you not hear what I said. Richard? Surety the fact that I have been inputted is reason enough for the ohajige you remark?" But not reason for your advent, since you must hare been insulted through comin. nere," he repGl1ded, with his usual prompt- aese. Since when has you.r wife been denied t'he ris'ht :o enter your private room?" she demnded, Eer sirx'€ ?he wrongly assumd that she had &uch a ria'ht. Mary. My clerks ha-ve th&ir orders: they obey them. Yoo. cannot ) blame them for upholding rutes I myself ha-ve framed. Come. dear. be reasonilble. What do you want? I am very busy thu morning. The market is very unsteady just uow. At this juncture it struck me that it was ( incumbent upon me to let them know in ) seme way tha.t th?y could be overheard, or el?e to ?et out of etrr-ahot. Wmte undecided ¡ <t? to which course to take. I heard wha.t a.g'I'av:ated my indecisio.n.. "TeU me, Richard: had you known I was tomi-n!z, would you ha-ve allowed your cterk to deny me access to your private room?" Jdri. Bla.kely inquired, somewhat sternly it teemed to me "Did you come here to ask me that?" "Answer me. yes or know!" she insisteti. "The rute i-! of m&,iiy years' steading, Ma.ry. h" saM. deliberately. If it were ft ai<ie tor yon it wootd be the thin <'nd of th.e weds'c; my room wotdJ no longer be private. You endorse yoar clerks insult?" "I uphckt. my clerk, who upholds the tank's rule:s.' She was evide-ntly nonpltlSsed for the moment by the tine for she "'If you have a.ny shopping to do in the town," he t-aid. "you might call back in an liour, when I shall be free to drive home with. yt>u." "Ricba.rd." she said. quietly. "I oMbrr-ied you not for yoar m<o'ney. but beoauæ- I loved You. I loved yoa. befonio a younger man bec&aoe I believed I conM trust my whole tt&ui to you- We h&ve been married-how Ion,-?-ten months; and until within a few hours my con&de'ooe in you has been Uoabafken. YoTi let mo into all yo-ur Becret bopea a.TMi fears; you Ulpt nothing from )me. Suddenly I heetr a. a-tra.:nge story about a Wi,it,erriom green-ba.ize door, which ac one hMt youx-elf is to approach. I caJl the arriage. and drive TMTe to fathom the d>epth, of the mystery which I fancied wias ontly ima.sT.nary. But I am more than amused now I am piqrred; my comndenoe in you is at stake. Let me see into the room which no other person but yon has ever en-tered. and I'll go home. "Yoa are the &rst person to =ug'?€t-t that any myatery attaches itself to the rocm, dear. he replied, with a ?oo<i-natnred laugh. 'H is simply a humble ptTLvate room. where I work too hard to admit of being disturbed at all houns of the day." "Will you let me see? I don't doubt you— why should I? But I am determin'edly inquisitive. Will you show me the room?" Xot. to-day. de.).r: I am very buay.' I feit her bi-osh past me as she came cut of the room. amd saw h<"r wa)k round the d€<-<kt.. her lips tightly co!nprec:tiM!. and u'er bead Yery high. The following morning when I turned up at the baofk the p&i-ter met me with the inquiry, Had I c,&t-n ?nythin? of ;tr. B!?ke)y? ?o? Strange! No on? ha.d ?een. him sink-o? the ha.nk clt,,ced the night before. He waa not in the bank—had not hcpn home-indeed., it wa,s :.Irs, Bia-kely who had driyen down the nrat thing to inquire about him; and no one had seen him. 'Wa's he on the premise when you locked up?" I a-aked. Ca.nt say; ¡,. hç.aldn 't thimk so." the porter relied. "I ldt the side door on the lat.h until ?e'7cn, aa usual, und then bolted up. expecting he must ha-ve gone—gpu'era.Iiy gce'.s betc-re that, yon know. oir. He mut have gonoe, tor i rujig- his beU again aud again this Mrs. Blakeiy came up to me at this moment, looking paie a,nd anxious. "Mr. Boyton." si:e asked. "haTe you seen my husband? You were the last to leave. I believe?" "Yes. mad<.Lm: but. I have not &een Mr. Blakely since he put you into your carriage yeaterday." "That d-p<:id€'a it," she muttered. "Some- thing has hap,ened to him in hia room. The door must be forced. Porter. ?o for a caj-- !)enter!" "You take the w!;o)e respcnsibi'ity of forc- ing the gre-ea-ba!ze door- I 3u?ge=ted. "TD. Ivilo]e resr;om:il>ility," she replied, ajid tu-iaed away imt.a.ticntiy. hen the ca-rpentpr a.rrived Mrs. BIake!y led him to the door. and ordered him to force it. He amiled grimjy as he looked the dear up a.nd down. lie :;ounded i, with a mallet, and his jaw fell. "Iron!" he .said, laconically. "'Tim't my job; you want a blacksmith." The porter was sent off in the carriage to fetch a smith. When the man arrived, he eyed the door critically and looked dubious. "A long job!" he said. "Break it down then!" cried Mrs. Blakely. "BTtt wa::te no time." The smith bared hij arms. and, ordering Mrs. Blakely. the porter, and myi-eif to give him a h{;.C\,vy TIc t&ppcd the doo'r gentiy in various places until it t'ajig thinner than ek;ewhere Then he I swung- hi;s hammer and struck the door l heavify, jmt in the exact s.pot. a?ain and a?a,Ln. For five mmutea he dealt, a. rapid are c.f and then the door be?an to I tram.bEp. then to shake. Finally. after ten or twelve m'nutes. it gave a- shudder a:id came ior'.vTd. gwing'ing' OJl ics hing't'3. Mr- BLaMy darted forward and stopped. Six f¿.t t'a.rthcr down tho narrow pa<-sa.ge another door obstructed the' way. 8he signed imI>etnous]'y to the smith, who stepped for- ward an<t shivered the lock of the .second dcor. which was o:ily hg'ht wood. AU waa darkness beyond the deer. I tnl'T'.ot.'d to lrt5. Blakely, who stocd gaziJllg tn wctidc,-ment into chacs. "Porter, she said, in a hushed voice, sud- denjty mrning htr ashy face towards the light I which crept down the passage from the fa-rther door, 'get me a lantern. Tio?,m y?-e can both leave us..Mr. Boy ton's will be all the help I shall need." WheTi the porter returned sho took the lan- wrn lr-om him, w:1tehed him the pa.agc iûto the c&unti-ng-hou&e. "Prop the dooT so that it won't fall." &h.e said. I did so, and, returning to her side, took the lantern from her. "Yon ha<d better not come. madam,v I said. "I am coming' t;he replied, calmly. We through the dc-orway and into a 6'mall. da.rk roo-m, poorly furnished with a littJa omca faraiture and littered with pape'r". There waa no sig'n of Mr. BIakely. ine one wrrMlow in the waLi was high up; itg glass waa faNte'c'sd a.nd the blinds were pulled. lJO(;.k" cried Mrs. BLakeIy. ".Look! A tra.p-.door I crossed to her, and g'Iancim; down saw a square had been cut out cf the carpet, in t.t)H ceatre of whiuh was a ring by which I th-e .Looking thrungh we 6-a.w a la-dder leading down to darkness. "Go on, sir; go on. said Mi's. Bla.kely, ic a hoUow voioe. "Wo must go on." Going farofully down four rungs of the ladder I held the Lantern out. at arm's length. and survpyad the eceDc. A 8tone'W<iOHed C)ha.mbeT 6t.pet<"h€,d before me Jikc a large va.ult. In one wait was a low, barred door; in a come'rwa.s a s.ma.11 nirna-ce. A Tsciliar-ioo'kin'g machine stood in the middte of the vault, aDd upon. a lodge of its fra.ma rested a row of 6ilver coins. on." swid a voice me. I W€Ht down. amd. stepping as I thought to the ground, my foot eincoumtered some- thing &oft. I apra.ng aside, avoidÜlog' it, and saw the body of Mr. Blakcly huddled Ttp in a broken bundle. conte: for pity's sa.k€, doTi t come!" I cried to Mrs. Bl&kcly. But already she was hailf- ¡ way down the ladder. In another moment I she had stepped upon her husband a body and had "Ah. me; ah, me'* she moajied. propping the nodding head upon her knee with frenzied tendemeM. "Richard. husbajMi! You did not merely dream-you lived year crimes that ni.št-and now! Oh. Mr. Boyto'n. do you understQjad all tbia? My husband is a felon! Dead. my heart is dead. But he is well dead, better deod. This is his secret! Last nigtt —the night before he was restless in his sleep, he talked of coming, years of coining —coining silver <;oina and reaping pro6t— profit. You're a. liar,' he cried once in hij p!eep. 'the coina are g'ood—equal to the Mint's. The Mint makes profit on its silver coins, and why tMt I?' He said that. and as I la,y awake, I hoped he merely dreamed—I knew he dreamed. But now I know the truth! Dead. dead! Yes. yea. and if you lived these hande shOoUld kill yon for the ignominy and shajne! Richard, oh! RicJia-rd. Richard!" Little beyond evidence of identineation and as to the cause of death was given at the pubMo inquest h&Id upon the body of Biohard Blakely. but the police pursued the matter to some length in the ho'pe of discoveriug th'e men who must have helped the banker in his secret 3ilver mint. police found the dor in the vault upon a narrow passage, running- to a cottar hard by. But when the pcli&e raided the cottage they iound. it co'm- pletely deserted. Their theory M that the bankers a:'sis:tants went to the vault, found t,beir employer lying at the foot of the ladder with his neck broken and realising that ex- po9ure must follow, they took nigjit without de'iay. Beyond the police, only Mrs. BIakely and myself know the true secret that hid beyond the green-baize door.

? The CooK'a ''f/j resource when making Sauce. ? When making Sauces skilkd ? coo!u atways use Brown &c ? Poison's "Patent" Corn Flour for thickening. Try it next time instead of ordinary Sour, aad note the great Improvement. Use In the same way as ordinary notNT. j j Brown & Pe!son < f y "Patent" corn Ftour m

THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF I Th,a.t,bri.-ht and apa'r.klin'? pantomime, "The Ba.beH in tte Wodd." is produced a.t. the Theatre RoyaJ, Oardiar. where Mr. Rotio Bal- ma.m is proving himself a popular lesc-ee aLnd io:Mm;ger, and is the joint work of Mr. Ba.I- majn and MT. camrtes Ohard. The panto- mtme is n!HaJ'ly suitable for juvenile-). but peraoms of ajl a,gee who visit tho Ray.a. may nM,ko up their mind., for a. faU evenings wholesome enjoyment. In merry son.? &nd ba.ppy jest, the moet por- tentous of poJiticaJ topics are played upon themeoe for in'on'cntHvc hujmour. The looding a-rtistes are aJl noted in the theatri. cat world, a-nd the prices of admiapion 'a.re popniaj*. There is a. matmec every Wednes- day a.nd Sa<turdiay a-t two o'efoi-,k, and the eveuing performaiM-e bnlS at 7.t5.

THE PALACE I More than l1,ua.lIy attractive is the pro- gramme framed for pre:sentation at this populaj* house next. week. For the first UnM in Ca.rdiC the famous SaJotne dance will be given by Misa Helen Roberts, who has beeu specially engaged by Mr. Ma<'naghtcn. Thj!? dance had heen aouroved by their Majesties the King and Queen, and has been the t)ensa- tion of the year. new and novel ven- triioqutst. Zettman. Japanese impressionist; Chtn-lM Lewis; Irmas OrbaBany's Cockatooa. who will preaMtt, "The Shipwreck." played entirely by cockatoo actore-: Ciasie Lnpino. Fp-,ia.lity dancer, of the onco .celebra-tpd Lupino Family; a ne.w pa.ir of duologue a,Ttiates in Scotch and WeLsh, Rowlands a.nd Ford; Raymond's pictures, and the favourite &etre<M. Mi&s Beaumoat Collins. and company

SAVE YOUR APPENOtX For y!ea.rs past appendicitis. followed by a.n operation removing the appendix, ita.a beeTL common among the cl&ss that can afford the fees of eminent operating surgeons. And now the "Lancet" je, on the eve of pub- liabmg' a. paper in whtoh Dr. KeeUey. senior 8Urg?eo-n to the NVIst Londfon Hospital. sussests that we aje P.%rtimg t<M hastily with the appendix. a.n organ for which Natu.re nia-y and an im'tant use. Dr. Keetley advocates a new and still more delicate operation, the tramsplantatim of the a.ppendix to a new 8There of ueefuLneas in the abdommaj w&U.

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I For Women Fo)k. HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DtSHES Lamp chimneys will be 1,sc, liable to crack by being piaoed on the stove In cold water that is allowed to ecmc stowiy to the boiL To takt, out coffee stains, brush the pla<'<' with pure glycerine. rinse in lukewarm water. a.nd press on the wrong side with a hot irOD. To take out b!oodgtai.)!5.. dam)) the spot a.nd put powdered sta.rch on it. Allow to remafin for t;eral hours; than wash off with warm water. To freshen (troopinc, flowers. try cutting off the tips of t.he sterns and hclding' the- ends I over hot water for a few moment. This will revive many kinds of nowers wonderfully. n Qen serving TJp a beefsteak don't da.b bits 0'f butter over it. but beat the butter to a l c'rea,m. with a ta.hle&poonfut of vinegar or lemon jMice, salt a.nd pepper, and a little parsley, and pour tins over the stea,h. Half a. <-apful of milk aadecl to the hot yon wiii prevent yc' hands from cha.ppin'g', a.nd ma-ke the crockery look extra, bright and well polished. Cocoatines Take half a, pound of desiccated co-joanut. half a po-und of sugar, ajid a amall cup of Qour. and mix with the white of one e.gg, boa.t€'n. Butter a pap'€T the size of the oven, a-ud drop on in small teaapoo-nfuls. Bako in a quick oven till light brown, and join together in twos with white of egg. I .) Sponge Cakes and Fingers  Obtain a ;-pon?e machine, and with this they can be made like confectioners' sponge cakes. Receipt, for Sponge Cakes: lib. of susar, lib. of eggs, lib. of nour. Beat eggs and ?ugar for 2S minutes, add nour last. Very hot oven for baking. 11nt not stop turning after you have started until 20 mitiatej expires. ) Chestnut Soup Ma.ke a crea.m :aut>e by mixing three tn.ble- ;;poonfuls of butter and flour to one qua'rt of milk. Add to this thp puree from lib. of nuts, or a whitf stock well Sa-voured may be used for half of the ertam sauce. If likd. a. few drops of onion juit'e may be added for flavoui-ing, with a little salt and llutmeg. Add a spoonful of whipped creajn just before serving. Another way to use chestnuts is for gar- ,,Ijshin, Prepare the nuts by boiling them. in :L w<i-navoued stock and then passing them through a. ricer. iserve them with boiled tongTie. I MR. WALTER GREEN, The olde&t pefmH.c.np'i' in the N<?WT)crt dMtri<A. -Mr. Green, who is hale and hearty, will be iMine-ty yeo.Ta of a?e next April. I

Passmg Pteasantnes. I American Tc'm'tst in England t'to farm lo-bourer tlig'gii.g a deep dt'aja): What are you digging for? "Cold. gw't)o'r." rephed the labourer. Tourist: Wte.t do you. €xp'e<!t to stride it? Labourer: One o'clock on Saturday. THE COLOUR OF, A STORM. I Btoks TH€t JtatM tac other day m the street, &nd said to him: "I never saw such a. storm I in my life as that of yesterday." Sintce you sa)w ?," ains??ered. his fn«n'd, "yoa wiil be able to teU me what colour it I wa* "Of c<Mn-se I <*a!i, you ninny." retorted the I <?th€f. "the wind Mew (bhM). the storm 'rose,' I -Mid it made tbc crowd ypll 'Oh' (yellow)." A8AILOR. I An Irijahmaji was brought up bsfore a for the East Riding on a of va<gTaincy, a.o:d was ttms questioned: "What. trade aa-e you?" "Sare. now, yo-ar h<mour. I'm a sailor." "You in the tseafa.rin? line? I question wheUicr you have ever been to sea in your life." "Sare. now, and does your honoar think I ea.nM over from Ireland in a wagrmt? "Commit him! Commit him!"

CARDIFF EMPIRE I Albert Onesume Bnttanicus Gwathreoed I Louis Ch-vaiier-that M' the real name of Albert Chevalier, who M-%kes a welcome a.ppe&rancc next wo&k. It is a magnifi.øent niim,e. It S'uts the pdy-chromatic genius of the many-colauxed cc<tr mime who haa FreTtch. Italian, and Welsh blood in hia vdoe. Albert Chevalier was born in dotting Hill I in 1862. HM father wa.& a E'rench mastm- in the Kensington Grammar 1,4chool. His aMt theatrioal adventure was a.3 a boy of eiyht. when he recited a poem by utiver WendeU I Holmes in the Coo-nwaJl-haJI. dotting' Hi)I. In 1891 ho made his va-udeviile debut at the I Parvilion, London, with many misgiviBga. however, as he a-fi-aid the fidgety nrusM- hall aadicnoe would not be pleased by hM delicate art. But the Pavilion leapt at it. and after ¡;.ingjng "The Coir's Serenade" he was overwhelmed with -ruPturOus a.p.p.la.uae. Tba.t Bong-like many other SQllgd of his-is a classic. Others engaged aj-e Alexandra Dagmar. in sons and story; the Lukushjma, Troupe, who haj.1 from the home of our EaFtc-rii allies. the lajMl of the chrysanthemum and the Risiugr Sun; J. W. Rowley. of "Paddle Your Own Canoe"; the Ga.u(ùuuidt", two funny clowns, with the comic dog "Wisen"; Harry Herbert. J. P. Ling, GladYs Hooley, and Liliaji French.

GALLANT SOLDIF-R'S RO.%IANCE I At the parJFh church of St. John'at- Ha.eok:rue,y yesterday aft.e-r n 0011 Major Georgie Ha.m.itto'n Browne was quietly married to Miaa :arah Wa:t;is WUk('ï!"eJ1, of the Beeches. Mplb<'arn. Cambridge, a mciD')€T of a very oid family. Their meeting w<t.s unoonvoE"n- tJona!. Ma-jor Browne, who bad for 40 y&ars s&rvod with Briti&h troops, fOlHHi himself at th? age of 60, without work a-nd ahno?t ppnnile- H?- appealed in th? prcas for suit-II ah)e work. Misa WiJk?raen sa<w the app?a.1. and met Major Br?wmp-. who sh? found had 'be-en of M<r'at ser-vice to a friend of hcrEi ill I the Zu:u War.

I NEW RÀILWAY COMPANY In a-cccnia.noe with Act of Pa.rUa.mpnt. the EveE'haD1, r,(Iditch, amd Stratford-upcm-Avon JuDotiou Railway, t,hp, Ea.st and West Jtm.c- tion Railwity. and thu StraMord-npon-xon, rrQtVcE6Wr, and Midland Juattion Railway Cofo,Panips were arnalgai[nated Yf"8terday. Tho ua-me of the new company i) "nIe Mt.ra,tf.ord- upon-Avon and Midland .Junction Railway Company." T"h.e line extends from CHn.ey (Backiwham) to Broo-m (Bedford).

NEWPORT EMPIRE When Fred are in a programme ]a-ughter is sure to be in abun<!s,TtM. Frfd Karno's cntcrprisea are aow toorin? the tf'a.dlDg cities in tfhe prtrvLn'ces, and inclnde "The &-i-iliS," "Moses and &cm," and "Tho G.P.O. ),L'Uimming Birda is billed for next week's pTogranHne. Others <m the biU a.re Honette Bo-becty and her t;ransforma.tion dunrers; Bert Williams; Sistflrs Grosvenor; St. CWr BTothers; Mabel MaTT&, and the Meymo'tts

FOREIGN MAILS. 1 To he despatchd from London Sunday, Jan. 3:- OUTWARD-Morning- To Teueritif, vi.j. Spaia. Evening— To C<H!<-ta.ntnMpla jnd Smyrna,, parMi man?, via LiverpooJ.peri-.Fabiaa. MDNDAY, JANUARY 4. Morntnsr— Tu Egypt, by Eweninc— To Cape Verde llands, by pacW. INWARD-Vwe auneKy— FfóIoDd Ceylon, yi& Nopke.

I Cardiff Ladies' Tour. I I "COCHFARP8" RECOLLECTtONS. I I Ma.dMne Hug-bes-Thomas's Roya.1 Welsih Ladj<M' Choir, who w«re accompanied by Mr. Edward Thomas (Cochfarf), returned to Car- diff on New Year's Day (as briefly 'reported in y("teroaY'8 "Express"), after t-heir highly sucoessful comcert tour in the TJnitod States I of Ampri<;a,, and were accorded a most hearty wekoffiü by a host of relatives and friends who had asse.mbled on the platform to greet ) th?m. f Cochfarf and Madamc Hugh?-ThoTna? were inter'view&d soon after thci.r arrival, and they ga.\c a moot interesting rebit?l of titeir expcrienceo. It was noticeable t.hat Cochfa-rf had unconsciously acquired a decided Ameri. caTi a<;<x'nt and a penchant for Yankee collo- qui&lL3ms. which he must ahed without delay if he is to reta,'T[ his prominence in Goraeddic and oMteddfodM circles! He certainly has formed an enthusiastic opinion of the Ameri- can people, cosmopolitan!, as they are by extraction, but if a distinction is to be made he appraises the Oa.mbro-Ameri<MLns the highest, following them up closely with the Teuton settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Thoma-s I entered in turu mto conversa-tion with the interviewer. t Engagements I "We gave 1C2 concerts," they said in reply I to questions, "before we left New York on December 25. and visited ten states, includ- ing New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Penn- I sylvania. Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, isconain, and Weot Virginia, although when we started from Cardiff on August 26 we had only booked 43 concerts. Everywhere we went we were given a most enthusiastic reception, and wo have definitely arranged another tour next autumn, when we hope to. visit the western states. Several of the young ladies were ottered good permanent musical engagements, but none of them was accepted. "\Vhaf of engagements of a more tender nature?" "Well." remarked Mrs. Hughes-Thomas, smilingly. "I know that g6od oSers of mar- riage were received in several directions, and I do not know wh&ther I am tnmegreea- iag any secret if I add tha.t there :is no reason to doubt that a happy sequel may follow in two cases," I I Wetshmen in the States Cochfa-rf recounted scores of happy expe- riences. and, strung together, they were as follow:— "American audiences are quite as enthu- I siastic as they are at home, and we have only tho happiest recollections of them. The Germans were as kind as our own kinsmen to us. Perhaps the most popular s<K)? was the 'Ca.n Cwsg' (a. lullaby com- posed by Cochfaxf, and set to an American air), and Madam Jomelli. the operatic prima donna, of America, who will, probably. 00 hea.rd a. good deal of in this (,D,,int,y beioro Ion?. was one of our mJÛt entiiusiastic a,pplauders. At CaNton, Ohio. <jur ch.i.u-ma.n wa.a Mr. Anthony How,il, at one tim<- Amencan Consul at Ua.r diff aai-d heq-- we h<Ld the same expoorienee. We nic-t, Welshmun everywheie holding prominent po.¡tioru; and Ser-ailton is a beau- tiful citv. as Wdah in ohaj-a.cter aN a.ny town at home. The Welshman nourishes every- where. Children of the miners and tir- platers who went out in the 40 e. t)Ua, arm 60' now CKKUpy some of the best posts in the Stages. They are medicat men, lawyers, city treasurers, auditors, journa,Ucits. city councillors, u.n.d ministers—i'n. fa.ct. highly I œteemed and tnTstMl in. every responsible walk of life. I Governor Hughes I I We met Governor Hushes, of Xew York. and, a.t a..second, meeti-19. a,fter hi? rcturu I from a tour as far as Youngtown, Ohio, the Governor toM us tha-t he had never before reali&ed the power of the Welsh people in the I United States. The nrst man to greet us at WUk€t-&m-re was the WelBh millioiMure and eoa.I-opern.tor. Mr. Je'nkin ,Jon£I.3, a native of tile Nea-th Valley. Mu5i<a.I'y, Welshm.&n are at the top rung of the la41der, They lead I the pinging at &li the places of woT-stup. AH 1.>h1. I attribute." t;aid Cochfarf, to the anxiety of Welsh pa-reuts the world over to give their children the beat educatiOTi atid start in life's journey. and our kinsmen run Df-ck and ueck with the Germans aa the test ma-nagers of commeroia.l concerns in the States. Miss Burt. the leading actress of America, is a Welshwoman. n.ud the leading tragedia,n of the country is a, Cymro. Judge Edwards, of Scra-nton. stands at the top of the judicial life of the coautry, and his influence is ettormoas; whilst Judge Ridi-ards (of s.wa.n- &ea.). of Steubcu\iHe, is not only a respected jurist, but a. great tempera-nce rcfcM'iner. and one of the moat elottuemt of ora-tois. About 200 .LJanelly and Port Tallx)t men work at the great Folla-nabee Tin-pla-te Works, the majiager of which is Mr. Ban- Seld, from Abertillery. the fa-ther of the American tin-pfa-W tr&de. At East Lj.verpool. the weli-known earthenware centre, which is moetly peopled with n&tives of Staffordshir4e, we were given a really rousing reception. a.nd we <:aunot forget the appes.ling tone in which an old Staffordshire gentleman shouted to Mrs. Hushes-Thomas, 'Ah, lassie, sin? it ¡¡,gain,' when it was fou-nd aJntoet imposstble to accede to another shout for an encore "We found that the writer of a moat appre- cia.tive aj-ticle on Welsh sinking in the lead- ing p&per of Binghamatoa, hnowTi as the Parlour City, owing to its reSTied inhabi- ta.utz,, was one of the lea-ding journalists of America, who had been Consul-Genera.! for tha United States in Tarkey. He was Ynost lund to us, and voluntarily agreed to artamge a concert on an exclusive scale at Bingham- ston uext aT-ttumn." Americans Want to Join the Choir Mrs. Hughee-Thomas added:— have bad euf&cient a.pplica.tiona from American Iad:es to moi-e thajo. half nil the places in the choir I ehaU take over next autumn. They were all ready to come over to Wales to be trained in readitiicss for the tour at their own expense, and one young lady hm actually come over wit-h us already. I cannot speak too highly of the good behaviour and loyalty ot every member of my choir, from the I youngest, who is omiy eixteen-and-a-liaif years of age, to the oldest. The Pittsburg Incident I Questioned as to the one regret.ta.ble inci- dent of the tour at Pitts bll r¡: when Mrs. Hushes-Thomas refused to a<-cede to the clamour for an encore and the concert was brought to a sudden close, Cochfarf a.nd Mrs. Hughcs-Thomas related several sets of local circumstances, of a more or less private nature, which led up to the scene—if the word may be allowed as applicable. It was Thanksgiving Day, a general holiday, and the encores had been so frequent that time would not al!ow of another in face of the fact that the choir had to leave at cleveti p.m. o.h a four- teen-hours' journey. The refnsaJ. at twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, disconcerted the I a-udience, who we're insatiable in their i demanda, and the local coDimit&ee infonned the choir that they wo?ild retam a hundred dollara of the stipulated fee. Rather than IIO:e the train the leaser amount was a<-oep'ted provisionally, and the committee behaved so badly that the choir had to carry their ba?ga?e to the vans, notwith- standing that this was p?.rt of the contia?t entered into by the oomfmittee. and had to I subsist during the long railway journey over- nig'hft on a, few chocolates and fruit. The ma.tter is not yet settled." said Cocth- farf, for a friend, who is a lawyer at l-Ast Liverpool, b-,ts entered a daim for the -remtaicder of the fee. The audience had encored seven items on the programme, and, surely, that was enough for any reasonable beings under the circumotances." j Angto-American Union I In condtisMQ. Cocl1fa.rf remarked:—"The A-meri<an people are generously hoapita-Me, and it is a striking fact that there is grow- ing up an improved feeling ajnon'gst t<hem towards the British na-tion. I ba<i aji metajtce of this at Scnanion, where, in addressing an' audience in <MM of the 6ohooL<. I applied for a oloser union wTt.h up for the aa.k6 oi' the fuburc pt;w.:e of the whoie world. RTeryone rose and cheered the spnliment, and the professor &ajd to me, I you will ha.Ye to spe&k again oTi that point,' and that waa my jin-t experience of what is commonly known in America as an en<-ore speech. I.eadillg, Americans a.re di9a.ppomt€d that emi.t-ation from (;r('at Britain has greatly decreased owing to the eteady now of e-migT-,Lnt-s t<t our own Co-tomes, and they are intensely inter- ested in aU detdis a.bou,t onr muni<;ipa.l iuotitTttioTh'. Taking adngle inistances in lee:l governmellt, there are cases of ?reat corruption to be found throughout America, but the general tone is towards a genera'l e?eva?tion of public t,i?, a,? fbe uprooting process ts being a-pplied to corrup- tion in all directions. As a, corioua coinci- demce. I might add th?tt in .Xew York we met a.nd came aeroas wÍ1bh an Ajne'rioa.n pajty who booked to appear a.t the Cardiff Empire, ajid they were jolly good f&llowe.

AGE OF TERRITORIALS I It M a scaudalous sha.m<' that men of 36 yea-rs hould not. bp allowed to eijTot." i-said Gobl81 CaI<hveU at the meeting' of the Territorial As,-o(,,iaticn at Trnro yesterday. The a'ge cta,u&o h<ad d.rivcn out who were the backbone of the couutry, and who were willing to re-jain. He moved that roprese'nta.tion be made to the Army O&uuci) to re-consider the age clauiic.

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ANTAHCTtC EXPLORATION I iTt.ter.estiag news from the Antarctic relief ship Nimrod haa been received at Hull in a cammu.nication from Mr. A. B. Cheetham, the tturd ofBc<*r, at L'yttelton. W<; expect to be at winter Quai't'ers at the latter part of January," he says. "Of course, we sha-ll j strike the pack ice this time, and probably have a roug-h time. There is not much shelter in the ship, but she is sound, and will I stand as mutdi as the other three ships that I went down before. She is the smallest ship that has ever ventu.red down South. and, j furthermore. has got the farthest. I do not! think the French expedition will go so far South. We are taking some ta.nks down to fetch specimens of seal and penguins, and hope to bring them back alive. We are taking in stores to feed 46 men for fourteen months, so if we get frozen up we shaJl have plenty. If all g'oes well, we shall be back about April. The programme is. if they (Lieutenant .Shackleton's party) a.re not at their winter quarters by a certain day, that wphave to send a search-party from the ship. I do not think we shall have to fetch a.oy ¡ of the ponies back again, as they will kill them as we proceed. It will be quite a, change to have a little fresh nn"at. amd it makes everyone hold out longer. They have soTne good men down South, and all onr men intend to do their best, as they all seem anxious to get down again to see the game thirough." W ? ..JL.)t ) ? b:, who was Me i'cc'mt; a pension at Newport on Friday. [Photo. W. L. Ba.UM-d. Y, ew*Port.

NO THREEPENNY TELEGRAMS The PoatnMster-G'&neral a,finoun ccs that ho, camrnio't, redn.&e the iianimum g'na.ms to 3d. M'r. Thomas Owen. Cif FJoDby- fryd, Ab&ry.stwyth. w.ilo wrote to t,ug>ges.t a. -t.hreepenmy mi,niir,,ui-n for messages of six woTdB, was informed thn.t it waa finite cJt":r t.ha.t telegram.s, however short. could not be tiTammniitted Lnd delivorod for 3d.. and th.Q ,grealter t,he ii,umlbor c'f tJJ.e'p'enny tdegrailIlS. gtreent'etT t'he jmmbp!' of t-bi-epp(-,i,y telegrams

SHOT AT A NEW YEAR PARTY Duping the Ií:¡t,ivities to welcome in tho N.e,w Y<'ar in a. house in the He'n.don 'district. or Rimd<rl:tn!d .a, m,a:n named ,TaaIH" Jo.a.a8, reeiding in. the hc'u&c. drew from hM P<x'ket an ol1i..t1al,jhiio,noe-d piMtol a,nd discharged it. A Mh<M't time R.ftt'r <), woim!a,n naiii,d EmUy AtlnTK-iO-n c(rn].ptainpd o'f a pain in hI' c he.¡ot. and a. doctor f&n'nd t-ha,t a, buUct ha.d entered th'a woma.n"' c'h'.st. H&r dfipositiolm v.'d'e tahcn 1'aat .cds;.ht, hy a, magi&t!-a,to.

NEW YEAR'S EVE TRAGEDY When. a tram f''om Man<'hcbtrr stopped at U.a,Tsden on New Year's Eve a raHway oi&cda.! foumd an unknown ma,n dead in a comer of a secom,d-cla-s-.i ülwriage, In a hajidba.g' by lj¡) fside a. botHt., wan diecovcrod haJf-fuH of tya-iiide of pctaasiu-m. The body was identi- fied as th.nt. cf H'ett-bN't Rref-sct'. a watch. maker, ft Reddicb. near Manchester.

HATPiN DANGER White two women were looking at a ehop in W,ed.ne<5lday one of them, whose bat. was fastened w.it.h soveraj large h.a.t'pi.ns, o-tid.d.e,lily furHÐd th'er he". One of the pin.3 she was wea'rin.g enured the o't.hcr woama.n's eye. (''Ülrnr[}ltcly dectroying the ,õ,ig.ht,

COVENTRY" GOü CAKES In accordance with a custom the reeord,g of whicli da..te f'rom t;,ie aft.oemt.h goopa,renh at CoY€'ntry y-es.t€-r<iay -Pl'.eS>ell.1t,e-d their go'dahJ!dre'n wd't.h triangular "s'od cakes" <-onta.uimg 9Hmce!n&a,t. The c'akaii are peculiar to the tc'wn. 'I

FINES FOR MAHNEEHATS The nmn.ioipa-t authorities at Eif de Janeiro havs pro.hibitcd t.he caring of a-Hy form of h.e'a.dge:.¡¡r m 'theatres. Momagei.-s ba-vo been warned that they wjUl be held TesponsiMe fo-]* e-ve,ry infja,cttk)n of the ruj,e, ajMi &n'ed .E25 per covered lieu4.

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Spectral Firemen A WEtRO STORY OF APPARtTtONS While the members of the Kingston-on- ThamMi Volunteer Fire Brigade wrerc work- inaratahrcw'hic'ibrokeoutiuacont shed in a ya;>-d adjofuti!Jg NüIDiwn Station early yesterday morn ins' the figure of a ftilly-,eqTtiT,,pe(i fireman seen to rise from abov? the shed. while in ,),iiotlier direction the head :indshon!d.ers of a fireman were seen to pmerge a.ppa.t'Htny from I"()u.nd thf o'wacr of the brick chimney. 11-Iiis-pet-s that something tm.p'e.rna..taraJ. had occuued qai&kly spread, but Mr. I'arcy Smith, a well-kul'wll auctioned)' in K.n])gstoi) a,ticl one of the vdnn- teer gives a-n exp!a-nat.ion which ha3 mope materialistic fOlun.da.tion. The cirt;tnnst<aii<;es o'f the Ure, said Mr. yeatfT'day, "arc very curiouR. aj:d would i)i0t cccu," a.gain probably in tNi thou- s:,u:d tires. The coal shed was built of wood and fdlcd with coad. When we a'rrivcd the flam" had obuained oampletc mastery. The fiaot that onjy wood and coa) were th.e materials causfd ii-thin,- bui steam to when we and this with a ba,ckgronnd of pure white snow termed a mirror. Hence when I sa.w the figure of ::t, <iromau a.ri'-e in the stsam I Wet. no,t h'të..Ttled in the least, realising'that it must eitlier be a real hrem'nn or a rc- Qeoti.on. I directed the hose to a spot tJIOme yards in f:'on.t o.f the fi;.ue. It, did no't iTi.ove, and I coneiuded that it was not a. man; Mo I pLa.ye'd ng'l:t on t.o it. ajid. D::1" t.hc s.tea.m. fcTm.iDg tho gI,a,ö cf the iniiTC'r bMng distu'rbed. away went the image. I't like manner the head and bhou.I- ders peeling round the chimney were renec- ti<j.n?."

CARDtFF VETERANS With t.he view of assisting tho fund pro- moted in aid of locat Crijnean and India.n Mutiny veterans a sp&c'ial military perfor- mance was ?iven at the Ca.rdiff Empire on Friday evening by Mr. Ceorge Leyton. under t.t)c patrona,se of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorp.-s of Cardiff. Major Prothcroe. Colony Ga,-ke.Li, Colonel J. J. David. Major William Shee.n. a,nd Major Ca,ple. The houBe was crowded, and the g&therin.g' was a huge success. On the arrival of the Lord Mayor a,-nd La,dy Mayorpss the vetprans formed a guard of honour in front of the Empire, and Mr. George Leytou presented to the Lady Mayoress a bouquet of violets and red and white tulips, forming 013 national colours, red, white, and blue. A.t the <-If6-e of the peJ'tormance there was a scene of great enthusiasm, eight of the vetera-ns OOing lined up with the Lord Ma.yor and his da-ughtpr, Mi=s .Morgan, Colonel 'Da.vid. the deputy-mayor (Mr. J. W. Courtds), Mr. Leyton, and Mr. C. H. 8. Dring. The Lord Mayor, aftor being introduced by Mr. Dring. sa.id that it was a pleasure to him to give whatever help he could to such a deserving- cau.s'e. and he hoped that Mr. Leyton would carry on the good work he had inaugura.ted. They were all gra-tined to know that Mr. Leyton had contributed no iess a gum than .B3.418 to the veteran' fund. exclusively of what had been collected during' the present week. Mr. Leyton made an acknowledgment of the kind remarks of the Lord Mayor, and said that what he had undertaken wag 3. duty of honour which he meant to continue. It was an encouragement to him to know that his everts had received the recognition of men like Lord Roberts and Sir Ja.mcs Hills-Johues. The Lord Mayor afterwards presented to each of the veterans a sum of money, and his daughter (Miss Morgan) handed to each a, tin of tobacco and a, pipe, the Rift of Mr. George Chamberlain.

NEW THEATRE, CARD!FF. "Cinderella" is a pa.ntomime upon the production of whioti at the, .-New Tlieatre, Cardiff. M:- Robert Redford may besi.nce.rely- congratulated. Since its first pres&ntation on Boxing Day it I].as attracted over- crowded audiences, and a. greater lllC'l.ôL're of public pa,tr()nae may b.' prophesied for i.t during the I'em/ain.dctr of its i-uli. It is the best Christmas entertainment which has been pr&duc.-d during M.r..Redford'ci tenure of his new playhouse, and in every sense a more acceptable pantomime than either of its predeCeSOOI;:3, popular ad they were. Mr. Gc!orge lowlands, w)w M the clever Slla."ry¡e-ma.na.o"cr of Ciuderella." has succeeded very admirably in hM efforts to ma.ke it -z L-ieque-nted play. without any too <j.)j\io.us intrcKluotioii of irrelevant incident. At the same time, the "book" has allowed plenty of scope for t.Iie customary pantomime fun and frolic, and this is provided always with excellent eS'ccu by a well-elected body 0; oomediaM. Mr. Milton Hode, with whom Mr. Redford is oaec more in joint in hM Oh'rh,tma.s production, hao made a reputa.tion for himself in Carctin' for magni- ficent scefuc effect- aod it is <jn<ju.?h to say that he haa not gone ha,l'k at all on hizi pre- vious work in this direction, Cindered" as a play M as sumptuously provide with beautiful scenery, and especiaAUy wi.t.h bril- liant dresses, as either of the other two New Theatre tVhere it gaiIl6 above the others M in brightness and movement. Miss Moya. in the title rd'e. is a ot whom Cardie people hal aircady f:o,rmed delightful impressiorm from her appearance tiMre ill musical <omedy. She does not d'Î3<Cl'ppcint th.em, a.nd in her Rrst pamtomhue her charming appearance shows that paittoini-ie is equally a suitable sphere for her. She .,Ïug" prettily a.na dances nghtiy and gracefully. Miss Ida Stratham. the prin- cdp'a.! boy, is aYiotItpr popular favourite of the naintomime. while Miss Victoria Sicver.s is a aaabing "Duke of Penarth," and Mi?s Felicia. Firmin is a pretty "Prin'cess Daphue." Mr. T. W. Vo!t makes a wo-nderfutly clever "dame," and Mr. Tom Fanco'urt and Mr. George Brooks are two comedians whoae oa.p'a.bilitiea are well-knowT) to Cardiff people. The scenery is a "poet's dream of splendour."

CLUBBED TO DEATH At CcIombes.RMUjburb of Paris, an insu- rance agent. named Mathieu', 'and Us wife werebrutaHv murdered in the ooiJ'ly hours cX yesterday mcrnin". A l-);'al baker scons' hia rourds raK? the d.a.or-'bE'ill of th'su' house, and, receiving no went round to ,he. back of the premises. The back door stood open, and on en tering he found the watchdog with hM throat cut. In an upstairs room was the body of Mine. MathiPU. iying with her feet resting in the nrcplace and her head under the table. She had been killed by a. Mow on thf head with a ctub. Her hush&nd was stretched on the noor of his study, also dead, his skull ha.V- ing been Fmaf.hed with some btunt weapon. Ro'bb€'ry is pr-e:urned to be the motive lor th, crime,

LIGHT ON DEATH MYSTERY A discovery made yesterday at B'urton-on- Tren.t throws new Iig"ht on. the mysterious dea.bh of Mrs. Emma Own. the octogenarian widow, who was found dead in her house en Tuesday, the premise". hiving bGen ran- sacked. A man n.am.ed Butter found iH ¡: 'hedge the workbox which belon;;cd to Mrs. Owen. It is now almoeit certain that burgLirs visited t.he .house. No mark", ghowin,? violMice were iound on deceased's body. and a. verdict of "Death frcm natural <-auaea" was r&turned at the inquest on Thursday.

I EMPtRE STAFF SUPPER I In ûe:lebl'a.Uo>I1 of the X<"w Year. HIe I JDemhers of t))c Card.i&' Bmpire &taff sup,pe<d! togu-tht,,r at the VMtoria- Hotel oTi Friday I evcnm? und<'r the presdd'eiK'y of Mr. C. -tJ- S. Drms. the manage". Tb<' company I mu.mhorcd ab?ut 50. Mr. 'Dring. in ackn?w- led;g'ing the toa.st, of his health, ext?ndsfi ?.? sea,tsonab)e ?ng:hes to the staff, a'n.d ("oUt-I pMme.nt?d them on thp hard an() ?nt'hnt-'as- t:io way in they worked in the tnter&sts of the firm. He oo'n.f-tuded by lilh- Tni'ttics the t().at of Mr. a'nd Mrp. Osswalld Ston a;nd to "Tho Moss-&toJl Enipire's (Limited)," wihicih was cordially receivd, I

J)t risk I "A SQUARE DRINK 1 ???SJ?B?B?? ? FROM A SQUARE BOTTLE." ft < ,¡ A TODDY" made from Henry Thomson & Co. s o!d w yf Irish Whisky is grand. Remember to look for t the green and red label on each bottle. SOLD EVERE. 1 K E EP YOUR CHILDREN STRONG, ?? SURE STRONG IT IS n?F?*aaS!{ FBSM S?? X 'P?r?p<?pQ t"h?a HEALTHY, and Healing, ? FREE FROM UL?! ? mos? t Heat,ing, NOTHING ELSE CAN BE AS GOOD. PreCtOUS, and Ch?St F?E ? ?8?9? greatest Life- Lung H?L?JT?M?M&I 4? ties theWortd MiRAcuLous can produce seas C*4ES_r 10 COUGH, AND for the Chest, Croup, LUNG HEALER. lungs, and Res- WhoOping WUl tamed?tety ai-rt-st the course of th< ntratC:YOf?E}anS. disease a.ad ?u?rd a?inat aH iU etr- ct:s. It r J UOUgMS, possesses ma.rveUous healu)? and tonic pro C perttos. and ?iveo insta.n" 'Relief to Cou?b? b,- Ot, dS, Colds. Ho.usencss. BionciiibM Ditticu'ty o-???-?.Y-.?.q Q I .d' Breathing etc. itiHverybcnchoaI.andh???AR.iri?Sa.VeS !nS)0'OU8 proved for .na.nyyca.rs a BOON ana a BLI-?.- B iNC to THOU?AXDS of SUFFERERS. ?L.TI-F?TE ? AAT m A 80 rOnchtt)S Prices. HA and 2 3. of an Chemists :u)d&tore.- and Con- 1/3 or ??A??T'??ES????? CRITICAL MO-  Con- G. DAK¡N & HUGHES, -r? SUmption The ???nmatian Remedias Co.. BLAEKAVOM. MENT? ARE YOU EATING The ALLINBON wmEMm BREAD VIDE: IMPORTANT STATEMENT. In conseqnenoe of ec.me of my r.um?ro'? patients uot. b?i?g able L'?, obtam good wholemeal brea.d, I ha,ve got tlie Natural Food Compu.uy (Limited) io cappiy the genuine artioie. ?V.dL., cxpiessly to my mstrnctious. Every loaf i. H, in bold ;ftt<'rs. H<;iug unable to ft.d.vi.de the brown bread of many bakers, and knowina- the of proper wholemeal bread for CuitdinK up a wund miad in 3, heaJthy body. I am detci'njin'ed to E<)e thu.t my patiffiLa can obt.a.ia it pure—it is n NECES,XTY TO ALL WHO WOULD BE thoee sufferlfJ g from coustipation and its &ttenda.ct evib To eat ALLLXSON BUEAD regularly ie the beat way to main- tain HeaitJi and Strengrth." <Si?n€<D T R. Áw..rNSO'. Ex. L.R.C.P.. Edin. CAUTtON.—The name T. B. ALLINSON M on each toaf, and the paper band rouu4 the loaf a.Iso be&rs his aatograph and Dhoto- gra-ph. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT. Sp?oiat Baker: S. T. WOODS, 30, penypeel.1 Be alllt,013. CardjfF. Send postcard, and r o fd. e i(?'a ca.rt will ca.u. Sole Proprietors: THE NATURAL FOOD CO (1.td.), M5, Cambride-road. Bethnal Green. N.E. gives quite a new, delicious and fruity flavour to the soup. Of all Grocevs. ?-.————?————— ??JSB? RED CROSS LINIMENT ?— ? NtBL- J ? Positively CURES Rheuma- EWt?TtV??a ?sm. LuTnba?o. Neuralgia. ¡ ? WN Bronchitis. St-iN Joints. Utt- ?*?JJMJMM? broken Chilb?ma. &< Mar- ?? ?J?t ?? veUou? Msulta from tthort ? ? .gSSEg? ? r tria.1. A Welsh customer ?*?? ? saya: "Notinn? l?e it for Rheumatics." From amenta everywhere, I/li bottle; or post paid 1/4, from J. H. MAUNDER. Mfg. Chemist. TEIGNMOUTll, DEVON. A sample bottle sent for M. to cover postage. Duck a.Dd bons. Wkolesele Agenta. Cardiff. Horton's Original Benedict Pills (FOB FEMALES ONLY) Ijt a few days correct &U irregTJtaritiec a-ad remove all WO CUIO and caU5e no inJ-Y; to the -rried or single are invaluable. By post, under cover, icf 1/1? or 2/9, from G. D? Horto? (la-te Chiet ))isptus?r from Birmingham Lying-in H(*pital), De?Z I M, Asto.t-road North, Birmingham. Sold over 40 yearx. ) ?UPrLIED mRECT OXLY. SELDOM EVER FAIL. ) ?, j? STOP ONE MOMENT. ? ? ?j? OH, DEAR, DOCTOR. ?? X MUST MY DARLING X ? ? DIE? ? ? THERE IS VERY LITTLE HOPE, BUT TRY TUDOR WILLIAMS PATENT BALSAM or HONEY Which contains Pmre WPlsh Honey and a.a IT,Re-nee of th,- P-irest and Most Ef8ca<QO< Herbs gathered on the bills of Wales, bein. gratbered 111 the proper se''<sou. when Uieir virtues are iri fun perfection. BRONCHITIS There a,re thouaands of ctnidren who die ::lJlTIun.11v from Bronchit:s. IVhooring ()Ougb. and Ironp This is a !ITa,nd d:6<: every for the Cure of tnl<:>h Oomplaints.. It if; invalnable for weaT:-cheated men, Delt- cate Women and OhiMre-a. It cures when aUt oth,.r :remedies fail. It curea Co-tigbs, OoIds. nr<'1nhitil", Asthma,, Tightness of the OheBt. It cures thousands of Children of Brouchl-Itim6 Whooping Coagrh. CURE FOR CHILDREN'S COUGH l AFTER MEASLES. It curcf for One ShHHn? when Pounds have been spent in Yain. TRY IT. If yoa have 4 <M'ngrh, try it If yon hav.R a Co!d. try it. If yon have Bronchitis, try it. It loose-ns the phle-gm and promotes expectoration, prodncpf wa.rmth and comfort to the chest. a,nd ?!v« rpfrt'l'hb.g sleep when you have Jost niglug of re<t IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING I FACT PR/CM A POLICE OFFICER. I "For weebq I snared from a severe co!d. ]n<"csf!a.nt. t;c.n?h. tightness on the cht, an<t hronehTt! When a cevere coulfb came on I thought I would rupture a olood-veaeel. One I of yoDr biHK was handed me on the street ia Glasgow. I went to the nearest chemist's I shop and ptzr,,based a botMe of yortr Tudor WiHiams' Ralsa.m of Honey. I took a doaa there and then in tbf ehop. The effect was marvc!lmlEl-it eased my <'on?h mtstamtty. C have fonnd nothmt? eo efrectnal. I confddet it a Golden Eemedy Words a.re far froin t-ein? ad,quate to (le"rih-? how tb,nkful E am to von for maMn? knowll your great discovery to the world —Yours troly. Dona.14 :f 8¡(" ki n t{)S h (Pohop-<-onstabLe). Clyde-street, Gl-.tezo-" For VocaJieto and PuMic Spea.K-TS it has no equal. It rnakep the voice as c!ea.r as a bell. Sec you ?et the e'er-rnne article. Tudoc Winia.ms Pa.temt Balsam of Honey. So iraTtv imita.HcT)o aDd fra'nd. Scfd by all Chemists aT)d Storee in Ie.. Zp 6d a.nd 48 6d. bottles. S&mpJe bottle seo< (pcet free) for is. M" 23-. and Se., from th< inventor. Ha.vin? in purchasins' the large size hottia TUDOR WILLIAMS, M.P.S., Am. Aph-, Jjondon. MANUFACTURING CREmST. ABERDARlh I C. FOLLICE, I PAWNBROKER, JEWELLER, LENDS MONEY I On a.U V&tna.Nea of JeweHery I At 4D. IN THE <p I Articlee by poet a.re LIven my stricter PriTN.te Attention. 48"50, BRIDGE STRUT" CARDIFF. .mil ? ? Printed Md published by -rhomaa Jonea for the pr<t. pnetor&, itt 68a.. St. Majy-street, in the City of Car-. 4111; by James Nornian, Castle-street, SWa.D88a\ bY: R. G. WiUiams, Gtebetand-etreet, Merthyr Tydvtt; at the 'hep of Mr. Westey WUUama, Brldgend-&U 111, the County of G1.amorg&Q; by Jabez 22. Idigh-street, Newoort; the 8hop ot J, P. Ca1!rey, in the County of Moo. cnoath; at the shop ot David John, ill the County of CajtMurthen; and at the oata« e< tit. T. A. Davtee, The Bulwark. BfeoMt. tn the ot Breekikock- SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1909. [})LÁ\m 'J r Two Coppers buy Cigarettes have jumped to the very front of popular favour. Excellently mCide from f( GP.L LI?HE Virginiaof delightful Havourcool and sweet-smoking i ? ?S?? ? ??? ?? ? V.? ??? .u????? jt 0 CIGARETTES 116 P Ask yO\11' I 0 for 2 D Refuse all c,o Tobacconist 10 for 2D Refuse all  iga r e*siioo coupon in every packet-if- per ioo given. by Gallahe.,r Ltd.-The Indetend" F i r?tt I   London