Evening Express

TO-DAY'S SHORT STORY.] The Transvaal Dispatch i Thank Heaven, it is all over! loan breathe freely—can vaguely grasp how that one fatal elip of mine, at a moment when the scales in the Transvaal were balancing so breath- lessly, might have come near to spelling a national disaster Looking back, it all seems dreamlike--llloredible. Ty hard-earned holi- daY-I had worked in the Cape Government Office nearly three years without one—was not due for six months more. Fiue minutes )t. fore the chief of my department oa.lled me 11 a ndham,ded me the looked leu4^un" case I lad 11. the faintest idea that I vi as- to be let months and, moreover, to carry v dispatch1 invested, in the light otf possible iveuts, with an importance beyon i words, "There it iis. You thoroughly Lirx ler-tanI Straight to Iht Colonial Office, and don't oso giyht of it fo," a moment. It may mean ar; it may mean nothing. Whether or no, i i dofcen newspapers in London, vould pay i my price to be able to publish it< before it s read in the House of Commons -if ever it is. And if that happened "four berth laq been bo()kú in the Cape Cast le, ami you < itart to-morrow morning. That was it. 1 know I w^nt in a cmiver of indescribable siw-ptns*' all tiie Neya,-e, partly for fear anyone mishb discover what it was t guarded so jea;oaa.y ill that corner of'my oabiu, and partiy Itw.-a.us'e i was: free-Creeto marry lx>fctie, whose last (juigfering words bad been.: "do. if you must, Bnan-it it, Eteaiis advanoen&eiit; but 1 never e:;pe< t to see you airaiu!" And here was iSouthamp- tou in sight, anti .in my pocket, the superb blue diamond she vas to WC"I:J' on our wed- ding: day. What an exquisite surprise! She would know nothing until the moment when I handed in my card. I The one person in riie world I had dared to trust was her brother, faf--k lEamlyn, the oldest and best friend I had. 1 had teie- graphed to his rooms :from 'Maodeira, jl.l.t hinting that my luggage was valuable, and t.eHing- him to mevt the vessel at Houthamp- Wil; and even in that 1 had t a latin the pre-i caution to use a crude <;oue tluvt we had eonoocted in the old romantic days at school. U last! The Cape CKile had kept her time almost to the iiouj. Feeling just a tritle sick and strange isi'ter the long sus- pense, I had passed the Customs, aaid stood staring round for a of Jack Ilamiyn. The telegiaih had surety reached liim--bt, would understand it—he ifronld he here well in time? Yes! A few .ninutes of uneer- j tainty, and then: "Brian, old fellow—yes, it is you" struck on my struined ear. "Jack" I spun round almost convulsively. and yet some)low, the first tijrill I felt something like a chill of clis- appointment. Was it that lay old chum's hand had scarcely the eld b«ir-Kke grip? lu the lamplight, too. he looked curiously hag- ,Iar,t and ag"€-d. "Overcome, Brian? I hardly wonder—all this time! Oh, aye; I forgot—I've given up ir.y l eafd since you went." .Vzwl we hoth laughed. "This way; I'm simply dying t» hear all about it." lie had my a tin in the old impetuous fashion now. "Ueeni wailing hours No, not a soul dreams of your hav- irig arri\ed—trust rue! Loctie? Kr- yes, Bhe's right enough, I believe." "Believe?" £ stopped dead. Eis voice had trailed off strangely. "Jack," 1 whisp-ared, huskily, "you look -you've something to tel! me! Isn't she—icri't she just the same? Her last letter——" Why, of course r" He laughed so boister- ously at my whitened face that the weight slipped ofF ¡ry rniud at once. Sothiu.s had happened! I)o you think I'd deceive you, P.rian?" he wae saying. "The idea-! Ji not her twelve hours or so, and you'll have the joy of seeirig the old flush dance into her cheeks. But what was it you meant in the cable about Twelve hours! I'm going on by the first train-now, at once. I must! Instructions —straight to Colonial CtQca, you know." E'elA.] I y ? It was Jaek's turn to stare now. "There, now; and I've taken the trouble to get rooms at the hotel close here, and a good meal all ready for you, thinking you'd start home first t-himg in the morning. Why, I doubt whether there's any train to- nigJlt-all the passengers are stopping. Besides, you couldn't see Lottie till to-mor- row. anyhow, could you?" No, of course not. Only-" I stood a minute, turning it over. One night could make no difference—the authorities would not be in attendance till morning. Fift minutes later we were fitting in a private room at the hotel. The despatch Jwt imagine!" Jack repeated, craning himeelf over the red coals. I had just told him-. there was no secret in the world 1 should have dreamed of withholding from Jack. "Eh? I'm looking awfully queN? Pooh, it is you who have taken in a fresh stock of vitality out yonder. Dad and the others?—yes. all going well a,nd strong." "All?" I dropped my voirx—I was touch- ing on the family skeleton here. Er—you don't inciii-de IV lfred. of course? No change or hope in that direction, I suppose? I've never heard a word of him." "And you won't. Brian!" Jack whispered that, with a hand to his eye--he had been the last to taboo that scapegrace brother of his. I knew. He doesn't count—a hopeless outsider—we don't mention his name, if we can help it. Living? No one knows; at least, it's some day; .-dnœ he last came try- ing to squeeze more money by lies from me. and—and you know what I've done for him in times past. Bait drop that now. You wrote home about some diamaii-,ds-do show me!" "Turned them all into cash at a profit," I laughed; "all except one, that. I've had set in a brooch for-you can guess who. It's in the big trunk: you can see it when we go up f -ftp bed." Ko we chatted on, till an irresistible drow- si liess crept over me. I was dozing as Jack ta Iked; and soon after nine o'clock I caught 'up the small trunk and declared for bed find a clear head in the morning Oh my buzzing brain! Try as T would, tired as I felt, I could not quite succeed in losing consciousness. Had I done wrong in stay in C here?--might the delay of even those few ho nrs mean danger?— was I quite sure I had Ic (Ùd that door? Most pro,okingl Once or twice I whispered to Jack in the bed opposite, but only a prolonged Ch-r-r"h!" answered rae- Oh, wh at was that? A clock downstairs had just 'truck eleven times, and at the last stroke .)a, 'k had swayed silently up in his bed. and !o it staring across in my direction. A query w as OIl my lips, but I could not Feem to so und it. Perhaps my eyes were fiiea-i'ly elos ed. but I could see enough to make m 9 lie perfectly still, while a kind of ruy¡"; krioti-s misgiving crept through me. Why. I hardly knew—I must have been inspired by > Jieer instinct. But Jack over I there, he had lifted himself out of bed with a queer stealt.1 1; he had taken a step, and still he stared a crows in that unnerving way. I wanted to spi "ing up and gasp an end to I the spell,- but t iiere seemed a mesmeric numbness in my limbs. Why, on that craned) face of his—almo, \t. ohalk-white it looked in the low glimmer c if the gaslight between us ■—was there all in des--rib able expression of Miixod dread and <-v ii ? One more stealth y step, as if to make quite sure of-yes-,Uf my sublime uncon- sciousness. Now, he ivas hesitating, like a man weighing all the- odds for and against some design; now he was slipping on his ctothes. Falljr dre« *;ed -hat, boots, and all! He took soraethi ng f.-om hia pocket, gtole across quietly, and drpped it ever so. lightly across my .a.ce--a ."ilk handkerchief. The thing æenwd too paralysing It.>r sanity. The Transvaal di -ipiULoh He meant, to sell itczl signed contents at a price—to set England ringing wih news th tt might hurry on an awful cri.;i-tl The V.ey in my trousers pocket; he had found it, opened the small i trunk—was half-way t.) the door with the precious leather case. He wa., one-no--be hesitated again, tip-toeti. back, and was on his knees beside the big box. Jack Hanilyn. the brother of the woman whose love had been my guardian angel —he a lore knew of my return; he meant 1;orob me of my honour and of my va,lua)bles besides. "Thief!" The one choking word Irar.-rt from my lips ail I pa-ated up. Thank Heaven-? That contact had broken the uuacccmutuble lethatgy, and for the next moment I knew nothing except that, I reaily had him by tile throat in an insane grip, forgetting all but the one mon- strous fact that he had attempted the most despicable part that a man could play upon another. What next? Why, there was a brief, blind strug-le--deadly shock and baulked design on his part, and incredulous passion on mine. And then-then I had sent him reeling back to the floor in a apasm of loathing. Just the one dull burap-there he lay. quite still. Dead? I did not pause to know. Dazed, trembling wit-h t-h-3 reaction, I had only a wild longing to be out of the place before he stirred. How I dressed I shall never know; but in a minute or so I was at the door, the despatch safe in my pocket. Down the staircase I we'Jt. and, perhaps luckily, there happened tQ be no one at the hotel entrance to intercept me, or wo1' might have happened Now I was out in the sweet night air, hurrying I had no idea where. Only to leave the place and that prone I scoundrel behind! Heavens! that struggle was shuddering upon me till. The precious despatoh-the Colonial Oiiice. "Brian! Briaii! It's Brian! Quick— here!" IV—what was that? The wild cry, from a. woman's lips, pulled me up and partially back to sense before, as it seemed, I had gone a hundaed yards. A sob, a broken "Thank Cod! 011, thank God for this!"—and my eyes opened. What a dream! My Lottie herself, white and sweet, holding both my hands. Quite enough! After that, lknow what the touch of firm, ground to the feet of a drowning mail must be. "Got it, clear-th,, dia-mo!?d--for the wed- ding!" I recollect whispering up, in quite a childish ecstasy, "siliiaes so beautiful!" "Better, sir?'' asked a policeman. "Aye. better now, old man?" echoed another rteep voice. tha.t startieu me to my senses as nothing else oould have done. Why. the I man who had been supporting me in his "J—Jack!" I gasped, staring wildly. Yes, yes, we know aU-or we guess. Never I mind, so king as we're here in time. 'Sh, not; a wct-d now. for his o.vn sake, if not ours!" In le^js than an hour I had come out of darkness into sunshine, indeed, and wae able to .ee to the end of wha.t had seemed such an appalling mjstery. My fatal slip-my cablegram iu Jack, it appeared, who rented bachelor apartments near th? City, had received the message fnca Madeira in due course. Mystifed at first, he had at length manas?I to translate the words into sense, and made arrangements to be at Southampton to meet the vessel. On the all-important day, while at breakfast, he recolilected some vital busi- ness affair, and h us Tied off to catch his! business partner, leavdng the message and its solution beside his plate, and, in that unlucky, interval, something happ- ted. Wilfred, his scapegia-oe brother, had called there for money, daubtlsss. as he often did —seen the a-essage, and, quick-brained as he was unscrupulous, had instantly conceived some idea af meeting me'in the character of Ja<-k and niakn.g ?it v.-t h enables t had Jack and making oil-' with valuables 1 had hinted at. How ?' T!>ere was Jack's coffee on the stove—the iancAiady said Mr. Hamlyn would be back inside traJf an hour—the schemer saw his likeliest chance in a flitsh., The half-hoi,r had su3iced. Without know- iriz why or how, Jack had come out of a deadly stupor late in the afternoon, to find that the locked door had been forced, and Lotiie and a doctor, sent for by his land- lady, bending ever him. Dragged !•—probably with the bulk of the very opiate which had been put into my own glass at the hotel, hours later. Only rec- colle-cticg that Wilfred had been, and had seen the faMe?ram. Jack instantly went off to ?atch the evening ex?i?ss to Southampton Yes, it was a clever plot conc,,ei,,z so swiftly, and caTtied o?t with a 8taggering siv.ee-s-only that my overwrought brain ruvl resisted the drag aiad turned the scale ¡ ju:t in the nick cf time. And not the least strange part of the affair was that, making 1 ?Mi iiry late that eventful night, we found that Wilfrd Ha¡nlyn had contrint to come to his senses and slip out of the hotel unnoticed-with only my small tin trunk and its few contents to compensate him for his cunning and risk. As it turned Oltt, the contents of that dispatch were never divailged to the public. In the light of subsequent events, I can only tremble at the thought of what might have happened had they seen the light of day in the columns of an enterprising news-sheet.

BMW j j The Cook's .ÏJ I resource when I 1 maKing Savice. I I When making Sauces skilled 8 cooks always use Brown & Poison's Patent" Corn Flour N for thickening. Try it next time instead of r ordinary flour, and note the great g improvement. Use in the same way as ordinary flour. { (Brown & Polson'sl Y "Patent Corn Flour I ;— .¡?! _0.

Passing Pleasantries, I "Are you in pain, my litt-le man?" aeked N the kind old gemtleman. No..»ir," answered t the boy, "the pain's in me." THOUGHT HE WOULD- WAIT. Schoolmaster: Jackson. I don't believe you've studied your geography. Young | Jackson: o. sir. (heard pa. bay the map of ihe world was chan-,in I euec-y day, and I I j thought. I'd wait a few years till things got settle d! ONE FOR THE ARTIST. Indignant Artist (in West-end studio, after rather severe criticism): You talk about a picture Why, man, you never painlted one? How on earth do you expect to know one? Candid Friend: But, my dear friend. I know a had egg when I see it, and I never laid one! TOO EARLY TO SAY. A gentleman was put out of patience by some blunder of his new groom. Look I here!" he cried in hio anger; "I won*t have I things done in this way. Do you think I'm a. fo-o I?" Shure, aorr," said the groom, Oi can't say, sorr. Oi only came here yesterday." COMMON AND PROPER. i "Wlhat part of speech is 'kiss'? asked a high school teacher of one of her pupils the other .Lay. "A conjunction," replied one of the smart girls. "Wrong, said the teacher severely, "ext girl." "A noun," answered a demure little maiden. What kind of noun?" continued the preceptress. "Well. it is both coffumon and proper," answered the shy girl, and she was placed at, the head of the class. I

THE PALACE, CARDIFF. I Once again in the popular fare at the Car- din Palace a, sketch heads the list of attrac- tions. and Mis3 Dolly Klswarthy, well-remem bered from her previous visit with The Orange Girl," returns with another new his- torical production, entitled Sweet Mistress Dorothy." Both performances on Wednesday, Feb- ruary 24. are set apart for Mr. Burton's bene- fit. No one is more deserving of recognition I for hard work, and already a very large number of tickets have been s!TM. and the circle is nearly booked up, so this speaks well for the poplar manager's circle mfriends.

To be despatched from London Sunday, (Feb. 14:-1 QUTWA R lng- To t'allry Inlands, via Spain. To Egypt, by Italian packet. MONDAY, FEBRUAKY 15. Morninz- To ligypt, blr Italian packct. INWARD.—Due Sunday— From United States, Arc., via Plymouth. • From Australia u.d Ceylon, via S,tplp5.

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-z7?- ? 11 I KNOWING HORSE I According to a correspondent of the j "Portsmouth Kvening News," a cairter the otiiei- day shouted to his horse, Ocxme on, man! Pull up! Don't you see the time?" whereupon the horse looked at the clock in the Parish Church steefile. The writer means well, but he had allowed hi- feat- of seeming to exaggerate to interfere with his accuracy. What rally happened was tbat the horiM lifted one of its fen'-feet, !ooked at a wrist- watch it was wearing, and with a, neigh of dismay jumped into a taxi-cab.

AGAINST RITUALISM I The parishioners of St. Gennys, Cornwall, are appealing; to the Bishop of Truro to put a stop to the Romi.,h practices" which they say have been carried on in the church. The petition is the outcome of a recent mission conducted by a priest of the Com- munity of the Resurrection, during which local Teserrtment culminated in a scuffle within the church.

For Influence take Woods' Great Pepper- mimt Tre. Never failB. 1/H, W9. LLA494 I '41Nj3.,ERD COMPOUND" for Coughs and Çplœ. Of t?MHt eOtB)?. <M? l/l?. Ot-" c^iy,a9

I COSTLY FASHIONS FOR THE SPRING I Despite the fact that Paris is in the grip of an Arctic temperature and an icy wind, the Hue de la Paix was yesterday afternoon the Ru,, de la Paix w a rendered impassable by the luxurious coupes and electric broughams of fashionable women ordering gowns for the coming spring. The leading Paris houses are overwhelmed with orders from England and America. Manufacturers are busy making silks, brocades, and soft satins which would excite the envy of a.1I Oriental Sultana. Thin magnificence will na.turally have the effect of raising prices. It will be impossible to obtain any dress of a fashionable make for less than C40, and the generous employment of golden trimmings will soon raise the price cf an effective g,ow,n to C200 or more. There will, of course, be no limit to the price if gen-nine diamonds are insisted on. The Empire gown is dead—killed by over- popularity and the desire for constant change. The 1S09 spring corset will be unu-ually low, and will reach far over the hips. Tunics will be fuller and draped over the hips, so as toO add to the effect of width. Paniers are beginning to make their appear- ance in evening gowns, as are also draperies caught upon both sides with jewelled cords. The colours to be worn in the spring will; be combination's of old tones and tender pastel shades. The favourite colour will be old gold. Other yellows will -not be worn at all, but. green and coral pink will be much in tavour.

For Women Folk. HOMELY HiNTS AND DAINTY DISHES The best way to sharpen scissors is to get the stem of a day pipe, hold it between thumb ami ifnger, and draw the stem towards you. Apple butter is an American delicacy made as follows: To every three peekts oi tart cooking apples (after they are peeled and quarteredi allow 91b. of brown sugar and two gallons oi water. Sometimes a little more may be necessary. J*'irft boil the tHigar and water; then add the apples. After they begin to cook stir constantly until the butter is doine. Try it by putting a little in a caucer, a.nd if no water appears around it the preparation is reacty for flavouring with cinnamon and nutmeg to taste. Make some pot« very hot, and in them store the "butter." covering over at once, if this is done it will |j j keep well and free from mould. Vegetarian ruaaing Mix half a pint of finely-chopped mixeu nuts with one pint of stale breadcrumbs, a.dd n-alf a cupful of brown sugar, half of a grated nutmeg, and the grated rind of one orange, ilix in another lib. of stoned ra?gins. lib. of (.ut'r?nM. ?lb. cf shredded c?tr?n and ,i-ai; e peel. Du?t ov?.r this mixture four tablespoonfuls of flour, then mix them with the other ingredients. Add sufficient grape-juice, about a, cupful, to moisten. Pack the ingredients in a mould or basin, cover and bcpii or steam for six hours. Remove the lid and allow the pudding to cool. When cold re-cover and put in a cool place for three or four days. At serving time stand the basin in a pan j of hot water, cover the pa.n and boil for one J hour. Hard Soap Six pounds of washing soda. 31b. of unslacked lime. Pour on four gallons of boiling-water, let it stand until perfectly clear, then drain off. Put in 61b. of clear fat. Boil until it begins to harden—about two hours-stirring moet of the time. While boiling thin with two gallons of cold water, which you have poured on the alkaline mix- ture after draining off the four gallons. This must also settle clear before it is drawn off. Add it when t.here is danger of it boiling over. Try the thickness by cooling a little on a plate. Put in a handful of salt j'ust before taking from the fire. Wet a tub to prevent sticking; turn in the eoap, and let it stand until solid; cut into bans; put on a board and let it dry. This will ma.ke about 401b. of nice soap; much better for washing then yellow turpentine soap.

NON-FLAMMABLE FLANNELETTE I Flannelette tragedies are said to be ren- dered completely avoidable by the use of a new subrtance, the invention of Mr. Levene, of Town ley Caeftle, Ramsgate. It takes the form of a, solution or wash. in which the goods that are to be rendered non-flammable are immersed. The invention haet been sub- mitted to Manchester cotton experts, who are said to view it with considerable inte- I rest.

STOLL'S PANOPTICON I Xumerous attractions are again put forth in the list of announcements for the coming week at Stoll's Panopticon, Cardiff. The American Bioscope Company present a _prc- gramme which includes the uaftnished work of Charles Dickens. "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," with Miss Nancy Bevington as "Rosa Bud," Mr. James Annari-d as "Neville Land- less," and Mr. Cooper Willis as "Edwin Drood," supported by a full company of talented art,istee, in twenty scenes and tableaux. This in itself furnishes an enter- tainment which is well worth seeing. Plea-siDg and interesting are the pictures illustrating industries and sports in Burmah. and there are other productions, mirthful, sensational, and educafioual. The artistes include Miss Edna Lewis, who will sing to illustrations, "Somebody cares for you, Mr. R. T. Chinn (Wales' premier concertiniat). .3lrd Mr. Harry Lewis, popular Cardiff baritone.

PHTHISIS IN CHILDREN I A vigorous plea for a crusade agaimst con- sumption in children i$ made by MA&?i Mary Hamilton WiHia.ms. M.B. (Senior Medical Inspector of Schools, '?'?rcestprshire). in this week's "British Medical Journal." She believes that the majority of people who die from phthisis contract the disease in the first fifteen years of life. Analysing the available statistics, she comes to the conclup- sion that at the lowest estimate there are 30,000 school children in London between five years and thirteen yeaTs of age who suffer from some form of j>hthieds. The cheapest a.nd best way to stamp out phthisis, Miss Williams says, is in childhood, before the sufferer becomes a breadwinner, and while the disease is in its earliest stage.

AIR RIFLE SHOOTING I Cardiff and District, Handicap I A meeting of the Cardiff and District Air- rifle Association was held on Friday evenrng, under the presidency of Mr. E. Fletcher. The- draw for the new handicap competition resulted as follows, the match to take place, on the range of the first-named club:— I Saltmead-nall (roc. 15) v. Grange iraeworiis (reo. 4). v St. Peter's Secon-ds (9) v. St. Paul's (3). Pen-arth P.S.A. (scr.) v. Hannah-street (13). University Settlement (7) v. Binchgrove (2). Llandough (7) v. Dowlais (2). Grange Liberals (9) v. St. German s (13). Victoria. Institute (7), a bye. The matches must be shot on on or Delore I the 23rd iiist. I Mr Wedlock, v?c?-ch&irman. ha9 resigned on I leaving Cardiff, and Mr. Fletcher was elected I in his place. j

NEWPORT EMPIRE I Fred Edwardq and his company will appear I in Kleptomaniacs," a very amusing sketch. Chatting of his experiences all over the world, and talking particularly of Germany, ¡ Mr. Edwards said that the people on the Continent understand English in a far greater proportion than is generally known, 1 in which respect they present a marked contrast to our own countrymen, for the majority of whom their own tongue is all sufficing. In Germany," went on Mr. I Edwards, practically every merchant understands sufficient EngliSh to be able to talk to a business man in that language."

THE DUNCE'S RETORT I A schoolmaster was one day greatly annoyed by not getting satisfactory answers to the questions he put to one of the school- t)oyt,. -At lait he called the dunce to the front end, handing him twopence, said, '• Hfre'ti some money; away you go and buy ome brains." Th? master felt rather small j when tL? boy turned round with the query, I Sh?H I teU the eho?keepet- they're for I you?" ¡

FOOTBALL CARDIFF AND DISTRICT RUGBY UNION. I A 11A itA IB;).' HACK, lui a distance oi about uiiie I miles, will be Run on Saturday, March 13th, finishing on the Cardiff Arms Park. Prizes to the value of £10 will be given.—For finther particulars apply K. W. .J0H. loi, (SranKe-trarden.s, Cardiff. e-0 G RASD LEAGUE MATCH, Kecreation Ground, Tre- degar, Saturday next. Vivit of the Champions, ABER- TIT-.I,KRY V. TRlillEGAR. Kick-off 4.0 o'clock. ESOIJ CARDIFF V. NEWPORT, I'ardift Arms Park, Satur- day February nth, 1J09. Kick-off at 3.15 p.m. e57,2 I.UA-N'SKAOACH UNITED A.F.C. (affiliated) wa.nt fixture for Saturday next, home or away; guarantee; few open date?.—A. J. Mills, 17, Ffrwd-terrace, Llan- Ijradacli. e254pl4

FLOWERa IN ROATH PARK I The chrysantberoum house at Roath Park will be open to the publio on Sunday after- noon from 2 till 4.30 for the purpose of dis- playing a collection of cinerarias which are now in flower.

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Tottenham Terrorists I « -———— HEFELD DIES AFTER OPERATION I The Russian Anarchist, Paxil Hefeld, one I of the Tottenham assassins, died last night at 9.15 at the Prince of Wales' General Hospital, Tottenham, where he had been lying Buffering from a bullet wound in the head. The wound, which was self-inflicted, was of such a serious nature that only a remarkably strong constitution prevented it being fatal within a few hours. An operation was performed, amd for some time his progress was remarkable, it being anticipated that he might recover sufficiently to be brought up at the police-court during the coming week. On Wednesday, however, he had a relapse, necessitating Another Operation After that he gradually sank, and did last night as stated. Ever since his admission Hefeld has been watched, night and day, by police-constables. He has made no statement of any kind as to the part he took in the terrible affray at Tottenham. It was understood that the evidence of eye-witnesses would have proved that it was "Hefeld who fired- the shot that killed Tyler. Hefeld and another foreigner, named I "Jacob." were the principal actors in the terrible battue at Tottenham on January 23, in which two lives—those of Police-eon- stable Tyler and a boy named Josc-elyne- were lob-t, and 22 other persons were wounded. Seizing a bag containing £80. Hefeld and "Jacob" made off, chased by I men in I.t ..Illotor..ear. The Fugitives I immediately opened fire with revolvers on I all who came near them. Continuing their I fusil-ade while they ran, the men raced across the Marshes, and, boarding a tramway- car, compelled the conductor, with a revolver to his head, to drive as quickly as he could. Leaving the car they commandeered a milk ran, and in this they continued alone. Ultimately they abandoned the van and took to their heels. All this while they were firing their revolvers at the crowd which was following them. Finding their pursuers closing in on them, Hefeld shot himself, and shortly after "Jacob" sought refuge in a cottage, where he ended his life with a revolver shot. At the inquest on Police-constable Tyler -the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Hefeld, who wae committed for trial on a coroner's? warrant; while in the case of the boy Joscelyne the verdict was one of -wilful murder against Hefeld and "Jacob."

RUMMER HOTl',1., DUSK-STREET, CARDIFF. First-class BiHt&Td TaM? Annual Profession^ I Tournament Every E?sni'?. ??y w?l commence at j 7.30 p.m. Heat, 500 up. First Prize value £ 12, cond I Prize value ? Third Prize value ?, I "Oplictor. el74

ROYAL iTALSAN CIRCUS I The RoyaJ Italian Circus at A'Ild.rews'-ha.ll, I Cardiff, form a popular local atti ;?i. a capHal performance being sri?n on en?h occasion. Ther? are matinees on Wednesdays a.nd Saturdays. ]

A Traitor's Prison Life I AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SELL SECRETS I Some interesting particulars of the prison life of the young naval lieutenant, Benjamin Ullmo, who was sentenced to imprisonment for life on Devil's Me for attempting to sell to Germany secrets relating to the I national defence, were given yesterday. Ullmo is resigned to his fate. He takes great care of his health, and spends hours at his toilet. He is comfortably housed, and pos- ] sesses a library composed mainly of meta- physical works. The traitor is a keen student of German metaphysicians, and spends hours daily in reading Kant, Fichte, a.nd Schelling. He fares better than the ordinary prisoner, thanks to jiie hundred franca which his relatives send him every month. He has a servant, a prisoner like himself, who tidies uij) his hut and cooks his meals. Ullmo practically leads the life of a gentle- man farmer. He rears poultry and pigs, which he feeds himself". He rises late every morning and takes care in drawing up his menu for the day. After paying a visit to his fowls and pig, he breakfasts at eleven o'clock. Then follows the siesta, which lasts until four. At five he takes his daily walk, wandering along the path which borders the sea. Every day he may be found seated on the bench which was .made for Dreyfus at the close of his imprisonment. At- nightfall the chief guardian come-, for him, and Ulimo enters his hut for dinner, afterwards reading for hours. He -is on good terms with his keepers, though he is tvilent and rather melancholy. He plays cards with them from time to time. Ullmo often glances longingly at his sisters' portraits, which hang-oil the iva)].s of lJis. h ut. He like3 to receive company, and his face lishts up with a. smile when the chief keeper iniorms him that a visitor has arrived.

I CARDIFF EMPIRE Fred Karno's company will be seen in The Bailiff." It might be said that Mr. Karno's idea of sending out various com- panies arose by accident. He was playing in Dublin. and on the Monday morning at rehearsal he heard from the resident manager that Belfast wanted a top of the bill by hook or crook for that night, as the "star" attraction haid suddenly fallen ill. Someone said jokingly to Mr. Karno, "Why not split our company for to-night or until they get another turn? Half of us can go to Belfast, asid it will save the situation." He said nothing, but got a "trunk call" to the Belfast manager, who jumped at the offer. Since then, Mr. Karno's companies have been numerous. An attractive turn will be provided by Tom Fancourt and Miss Jennie Rubie, the former of ivhom did so splendidly at the recent pantomime in Cardiff. The jovial Austin Ruxld will contribute his latest ùitties" and parodies, while Will Van Allen is also due to appear. The latter affects a humorous make-up of the "Weary Willie order. This allows him to tell some funny stories, which he does in a raspy voice with great emphasis. He carries a dummy figure on the stage. Its arms and legs are covered with beiis. The genial tramp throws it on a chair, and shakes its arms and legs in time to the music. It. appears perfectly limp and inanimate, but suddenly-well. go and see what hapoens. Mr. Van Allen, in a serious moment, plays the overture to Poet and Pea,sant" upon the banjo, and wins hearty applause. Another humorous and original idea is the playing of a tune upon the articles on a table- laid for supper. A bottle of beer, a mug, knives, forks, even a roll, and the joint, are made to emit melody.

A STOUT FEE I A medical practitioner who ""as attending a licensed victualler, and had brought a physician to see him, said in an undertone to the wife as they were going upstairs that the fee would be "three guineas." After the consultation, as the money did not seem forthcoming, he again mentioned the fee, which was promptly paid. The doctors ti-ten prepared to depart, but the lady of tile house interposed, and asked what was to bt done with the three glasses of stout, whi-ch they now SlaW with surprise on the table, a-nd which she averred her doctor had ordered as they were going upstairs. She thoug-h-t "three Guinness" was the fee—per- haps a not unnatural mistake. It was a I6toqlz" if not exactly a fat fee.—"British MedToat Journal."

HARD ON THE BISHOP I Of Dr. King, the Bishop of Lincoln, who entered on his 80th year the other day, many curious stories are told, notwithstanding the placid and uneventful life tha't. he has led. One day, and he tells the tale himself, he was sitting in a chair by the seashore, and on attempting to rise found that his legs were not so young as they were. While he was Still struggling to gain an erect position a fisherman's little daughter came along and Il-ent her aid. "Thank you, little girl," said I tlhe Bishop, wben safely on his feet. it's nothing," said the girl in reply. "I've I helfped fa.t.her to get up niany a. time when I he hasn't been near so sober ae you."—"Tit- Bits."

CARDIFF SATURDAY" POPS." I To-night's popular concert at the Pai-k-ha-11, Cardiff, should be one of the most successful of the series. The Histrionic Costume Party, who will provide music on a novel scheme, include Mies Evolyn de Lara, Mies Bert,ha Harmer-Morris, Mr. Frank Savage, Mr. Ernest Trowbridge, and Mdlle. Adie le Moir (harpist). The party will appear in costume represent- ing different periods and characters. Mr. G. H. Wyman, F.R.C.O., is announced to give an organ recital at 7.30. No extra charges are made for admission.

THIEVES STEAL XI,000 SAFE I Early yesterday morning thieves made an attempt to rob the Birmingham Co-operative Society of nearly £ 1,000. The money had been placed in a safe at the society's new premises in Great Francis-street, in readinef-B for the payment of dividends. Having broken into the office, the thieves carried the sa.fo in-to an adjoining ya-rd, but all their efforts to force it open proved unavailing, and they were compelled to leave it.

SENSIBLE YOUNG MEN I "I attribute the falling-off in marriages to the general depression, and to the good sense of the young men," said the Rev. F. Ogden, vicar of Holy Trinity Church, West Seaton, in an address to his parishioners yesterday. "They a,re wise enough to see that, although the Church tells them they a-re to be made one in marriage, two appe- tiJte3 cannot be satisfied at the same cost as one.

j SOUND ADV10E I SOUDVlaE What can I do," roared the fiery orator i-n, Hyde Park, during a r.e.oent demon.stration, when I see my country going to ruin, when I see our oppressors, hands at our throats strangling us, and the blaek clouds of hopelessness and despair gathering on the iDoriaon to obliterat-e, the golden eun of prosperity? What, I ask, what can I do?" "Sit down!" shouted the audience.

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