Evening Express

The Man in the Strest. 1 ———— No matt-er how tho countries may be placed in the international table after Scotland and England have met, there can be no doubt that Walcs alone are worthy of the Rugby triple crown. In the light of after events, the initial victory of England appears to be of less value than was at first thought to be. The conquerors of Wales were. only able to effect a lucky draw with Ireland, who have fallen m succession to Scotland and Wales. Best of all, the rout of the Irish- men was thorough enough to say that Wales won on merit and points in a more decisive fashion than the Caledonians were able to do in their match at Belfast. The critics who deseende-d to saying that the Welshmen were only victors because of their diamond rings and ba-rbaric studs ::lUst admit that the wider margin by "hich the Distressful Country was beaten by Wales is enough to show that the :.Ir'ncI 'paliT, y are at least two points better chan Caledonia. In other words, this defeat of Ireland is a second licking to rscotland, and the jaundiced penmen of jKldinbro' Toon may now be valued at their true worth. No spcu-tsman this side of the British Channel will begrudge the men of St. George a victory over thc-se of St. Andrew, though St. David will still be at the top (if not in actual figures), with St. Patrick in charge of the wooden spoon. People who grumbled at last year's apology for a summer might have found some consolation in attending Dr. Wal- ford's lecture the other evening on "The Pure Milk Supply." The medical ofifcer tor Cardiff referred to the fall in the rate of infant mortality, which reached the record minimum last year of 103 deaths under one year of age per 1,000 deaths. Parallel with this was the statement that 34 per cent. of these deaths were under one month, and of these more than 60 per cent, died within a week of birth. The doctor said it was not probable that cow's milk could have had much to do with the fatal illness in each of these cases, as babiee were seldom given this strong food (for infants) until they were more than a month old. Diarrhoea is the unquestioned illness which accounts for the death of most infants, and here we come to the question of weather. In dry, hot summers, explained Dr. Walford, it is <«fcputt to keep IDllk in a good state very long, and sour and turning milk ha.s a great deal to do with this vitalI question.' Iaot summer was wet and cold comparatively, and Cardiff reached it* record imwn infant mortality rate. Therefore, it is ? .Arent that the weather of which so many of us complained at the Wu was largely responsible for the wel- come diminution in the average •• slaughter ol the innocents." So far, GO gocBut we want both better summer conditions and to savo a larger proportion of the precious lives which appear to be so utterly dependent on the purity and the wholesomeness of the public milk supply. I had not the pleasure of attending this important lecture, but one who was present informs me that Mr. William Hurfprd, a well- known butcher at the Docks, asked if it was possible to test a cow to see if it was suffering from tuberculosis. The impression among some present was that Dr. Walford's reply was vague and guarded. Possibly, the doctor's response was too elaborate or technical, and could not, therefore, be understood. But, recog- nising the importance of this great ques- tion to the public, the Cardiff medical officer would be rendering very useful service if he would be kind enough to make himself clear on this one point. Can the disease be detected? Let us know all about it, and what the authori- ties are able to do to ensure a.s far as possible a general supply of fresh, pure milk. In this one matter alone the lives and the health of the community are ?serio,,is',v aSected, and in the lively hope t'ljt tha coming summer cannot be as bad as the last, but infinitely better, it would be a great gain if the public could feel secure in the knowledge that the milk supply is as wholesome as it can ba made to be by the proper oversight of the responsible authority. A workhouse does not seem to be the right kind of home for romance, though every refuge of the kind in the United Kingdom must contain very many relics of lives that were begun under the happiest and mo&t romantic auspices, if only to end in the blank failure which drives the erstwhile heroes and heroines of unwritten novels into the living grave of the poorhouse. But at Newport the spirit of romance has captured the heads cf the Uskside institution, and or II Saturday the guardians were delighted to iearn that the master and the matron had "made a match of it." The wedding was an early morning affair on Friday, and was not allowed to interfere with the routine of the workhouse. Now the happy pair are enjoying their richly- dserved honeymoon while members of I the beard are cogitating their brains as to how the lovemaking was done. It seems to surprise some of the guardians that the courting was not stage-managed in public, though a little thinking would lead to a different appreciation of general ethics in such an important part of a man and woman's joint life. The tele- phone wires were also suspected of aiding and abetting in the good cause. In any case, the guardians feel that they have a very fine pair of officers, and the fact that the two are now one (with still a pair of salaries) will only count to the good of the institution and to the rate- payers. I There is .0 be no mistake this year about the celebration of Empire pay in the Welsh Metropolis. Last year an effort was made to mark the day as one well worthy of being regarded as a land- mark in the history of this country. But on May 24 the Boys' Brigade, the Church Lad?' Brigade, and the Boy Scouts w?ll combine to make the event one of the most memorable of the year. Probably Cathays Park will be made the- scene of a great demonstration, and parents and friends will have a splendid opportunity cf seeing to what a high state of efficiency this modern movement has been brought. Air. Eawaid Nicholi has promised a trophy that is to be competed for by the Church Lads' Brigade—the others have something of the kind ali-eady-and I have heard it whispered that even the ,;ailcl ty of i l ip W sanctity of the White Municipal Palace Will be invaded to advance the righteous cause of these young soldiers of the realm. Preparations are on foot with the praiseworthy idea that such a momentous occasion must mean a lot of work crammed into many weeks. Members of the city council and other prominent citizens are interested, and the big day is being anticipated with every sign of delight.

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Church Sensation I MARRIED MAN AND Y OUNC WOMAN I In the Harrow district a gTeat deal of talk I has arisen (says the Morning Leader") I through the disappearance from the district of a public official who is a naarnied man with seven children and a young woman member of a Baptist Church choir, with which the former was also prominently identified.

UGLY BATHING DRESSES I Why do English women wear such ugly bathing costumes? If they werd* bo conspi- cuously unshapely that it might appear a charitable act to conceal their defects .,f figure one could understand the conspiracy of invention which makes the average English girl look so hideous as the leaves or re-enters her bathing machine. But there is no need for dressmaker and wearer to con- trive ugly flaps and flounces and grotesque outlines of fabric. For English girls gene- rally possess sufficiently g-raccful and a hand y figures to make them very dainty objects as they plunge into the breakers or shake the shining sea-spray from their pre-ty Frenchwomen are not so beautiful as English- women, and especially are they inferior 'n grace of figure. At Oetend or Trouville the women are certainly not prettier than ours. But, while they know the last precepts in the a.rt of screening defects, they make the very utmost of the charms they possess. In COIOUT, form, textare, and fit their bathing- garments are chosen and designed to make the wearers attracti Ye.

THE LIBERAL ELECTION FUND There is saiid to be one bright spot, at any nate, in the Ministerial cmlkjok, and that is the assurance of an aaruple ciiunpaigning fund in readiness for the general election (says the London correspond ant- of the" Daily Dispatch. "). As eoan as the last polls were over, certeliii leaders of the party, realising that another contest was probaible at an early date, made it their business to take time by the forelock in the matter of j iinarooefi, and I understand that five pluto- cratic Radicals at oiloe giuararateed a sum sufficient to save the Whips from an anxiety. The reported total ia so large that I hesitate to mention it but it may be td-ken a" suffi- cient to copa with all t<he responsibilities wi-th which the central exchequer of the painty is likely to be confronted.

LONG-DELAYED TRIAL The Charleville murder trial, which has Joean adjourned on several occasions, wao I ,HI. the calendar for the Cork Assises, which onened to-day, bill' has been further post- poned. William Scanla.n is charged with the ,riii-rder of Bridget Gayer, aged eighteen, his aieter-m-law, on July 12, Cahirmee Fairday. lie was first tried at Cork Summer Assizes, wen the jurf disagreed. The case was then adjourned to Cork Winter Assizes, held 'ast December, but an important witness, named U'Carthy, was so seriously ill that the case was postponed to the present assizes. WCanhydied in the meantime, and the trial is now again delayed by the serious illness ilf Mrs. Jiotherway, another important wit- ness.

I MR, CHAMBERLAIN'S HEALTH I I am enirry to say that very depressing accouiut^s reached I on don at the end of the week from the Riviera, indicating that Mr. Chiaimibarlarin's condition has undergone a relapse since he wm observed by so many eyes on his taking the oath in the House of Commons (writes the London correspondent cf the Daily Dispatch.") The tliffieuities in ]%is speech have grown mOire pramaunoed, and hiti genenal health has hardly taken the favourable turn that was hoped for. Mr. Balfour, who called on him at Cannes the other day, would only shake his head, I am told, when pressed by in- quiries as to the state of the distinguished invalid.

BR1DEMAIDS' SHILLELAGHS There was a real Lr>-h wedding1 at All Saints' Church, Eastbourne, on Saturday, when Mr. William Hadoke, of Dublin, mar- ried Miss Mabel of Col.f>nel Sir Charles and Lady Alice Fitz- Geral,i. Dressed as colleens in St. Patrick blue tiatii) with satin caps and red hoodfi, the bridemaids carried shillelaghs tied with shamrock and scarlet flowers. Many of the guests wore shamrock, which was ateo intro- doced into the bride's wreath apd bouquet.

I WHY NOT GLAMORGAN P The Surrey County Council on Saturday issued a. list of ninety i>aris>h€t3 in wliicji it is forbidden, unless special pormission has bell ohtained, to uproo,t or destroy ferns and other wild plants in euoh a manner as to disfigure the roads and byways. People offending- against these regulations are liable TO a penalty Of £ 5, but the bye Laws do not apply to those collecting' specimens for private or scientific collections.

1140,000 YACHT The Valiant, which is claimed to be the rost luxurious steam yacht afloat, is being He red fc-r sale by Messrs. Knight, Frank, and .tut,ley, of Conduit-streot. Her original cost was £ 140,0D0; her present price is £ 55,000. She ■an reach a, speed of seventeen knots. The veeocl has been for some YEr8 put the float- ing home of Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt.

MEN FROM WALES Speakntg at WMtefieid's yesterday Mr. C. E. Price, M.P., said that in Scotland and Wales they had a vastly better educational sjstem than in England, and unless Eng-ia-nd woke u:p the country would be flooded with nen from Scotland and Wales oome to fill the higher positions.

From All Quarters I A white sparrowhawk was shot on Satur day at Cockburngi-ath, near Berwick. A JJift which will convey visitors to the base of the dome is to bo inaugurated this week at Sit. Peter's, Home. Lord Roberts will present the Queen's shajnrock to the Irish Guards at Aldershot on •Thursday. Mrs. Frances Cooke, who died on Saturday at the age of 96, fit Oxwick. Nopfolk, had 283 descendants, of whom four belong to the fifth g-etiera.t.ioii. Burgters who broke into the house of a police inspector in Paris were so terrified by the sight of a pair of handcuffs on a table that they flung down their booty a.nd fled. The two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dr. Arne, th-a composer of "R.we, Bri- tannia," was celebrated on Saturday by an organ recital of his works at St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden. I According to an Amefrican Coneula,r report, a firm made a serious mistake by using pic- tures of a, dog as advertising posters in China, where dogs are chiefly regarded as street scavengers. Twelve little pigs at Forton Farm, Ohard, which lost their mother, 4.1- being fed from a bottle containing cow's milk, and are thiriving. The committee of the Additional Curates' Society has been com^/oiled by lack of funds I to withdraw some of tha grants and reduce many others. With Elie Bowe, who died at Frankfurt on Saturday, has died the secret of a, bullet- resisting breastp?te which had been "ti&- i factorily tested.

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'KeepingAnotherWoman I LONDON BARRISTER'S DENI ALS j Mr. William John sotTrnour-Leet, a bar- rister, who formerly occupied a, position under the Colonial Office, sunrmoned his wife, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Scymour-Leet, of Clap- ham, at the South-Western Policc-court on Saturday &eeking to have reduced the a,limo,ny which he was recuined to pay her by an order of the oanrt. Mr. SeymouT-L»eet had been aimested on a warranit in default of appearing1 to a summions for the non- payment of mosey due to his wife. Mr. Seymour-Leek said that the orelor was made against him when he was a Conserva- tive party agent, and when his means were ample for the requirements. Now he lived in a back loom in Kensington. He denied liviiiig with another woman. Mr. de Grey (the magistrate): But you write in a, letter, "I admit living with a girl in Finborough-roa,d." The Witness: My wife circulated false statements concerning me, and I wrote the letter to pay her back in her own coin. Mr. Dueirdin Dili ton (for the wife): Your letter also says, If you consent to divorce me I will pay you £ 4 a month."—I admit I have been indiscreet in writing letters. She wrote a nasty one, and I replied. Two banisters, Mr. William Richard Wilson and Mr. Robert Hollowell Headley, supported the husband's state men:t as to want of means. Mt'. Dnttoh said that if Mr. Seymour-Leet oouM supriort another woman he could sup- port his wife. Mr. Seymour-Lest: I'm not keeping another woman. Mr. de Grey: I believe you are, and shall refuse your application.

OBSTINATE JURYMAN I A somewhat unusual incident occurred at the Old Bailey on Saturday. A man had been tried for theft, and the jury retired to consider their verdict. Vter an absence of nearly an hour they returned and consulted the judge. The foreman said it was really not so much that they had t4* ask the judge a question as to inform him that there was one member of the jury who 4id not agree with the remainder. The Judge: That means you don't agree. The Foreman: Yes, my lord. One of the jury has said that if iW stay here all day he won't be of a different opinion. (Laughter.) The Judge remarked that the only thing that could be done was that another jury would be empannelled, and the case tried -again. They had better go back aga.in for a time, and see if they oould agree. "You had better give him a piece of your mind!" he added. The Foreman; We h-a-ve already, my lord. (Laughter.) The Juror: Yes, my lord, but The Judge: I don't want to hear anything from you. Go back- I am not going to dis- charge you yet. The jury retired again, and at the end of about five minutes returned, and said they found the prisoner guilty.

WIRELESS" REVOLUTION I The wireless telegraphy experts on board his Majesty's ship Vernon, the experimental school at Portsmouth, have completed a new apparatus which will revolutionise "wireless" work on warships. It will be installed on the Dreadnought, and will enable £ iir William ilay, the Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, to keep in touch with the Admiralty at Whitehall, and receive irislructions from the First ea Lord. It will also enable mes- sages to be sent direct "from Portsmouth to alalia for the first time. The operating room has been fitted with sound-proof wa e, and even when the Dreadnought is going at full speed in high seas, with tons of water rush- ing noisily along her decks, not a sound will be heard in this chain bar. The apparatus will be completed by April 12, and the Dread- nought will leave four days later to rejoin the Home Fleet at the Xore as the flagship of the commander-in-chief.

I PROBABLE NEW JUDGES I Sow that it has become absolutely certain l that two new judges of the King's Bench Division will be appointed soon alter the next sittings of the courts commence, specu- lation in the Temple has been busy with names. Four K.C.'s are mentioned as likely. These are Mr. Tindal Atkinson, Mr. C. A. Russell, Mr. Montagu Lush, end Mr. Avory. Mr. Tindal Atkinson, a well-known leader on the North-Eastern Circuit, with a long expe- rience as ciommi,ioiie,r at Assises, is con- sidered certain. Of the other three there is one thing which favours the likelihood of Mr. Avory's preferment. He alone of the trio has had a considerable experience in crime, and as the main reason for the new appointments is the relief of the Court of Criminal Appeal, it would seem as if the moment were opportune for mining one of the biggest "criminal silks to the Bencqjl.

I LIBERALS & OLD-AGE PENSIONS The prospect of old-age pensions being "held up" after the middle of May by the Government's aotion in asking for only aix weeks' Supply is not altogether pleasing to many Liberal members (says the Daily Dispatch"). It is fully recognised that the pensions, which were aadvertised as the crown- illi glcry of the Liberal regime, have been, from the electioneering paint of view, of little value, and it is feare,d that any action which may affect their regular payment will injure the Government which provided them more than it will their opponents, however diligently the LoTds may be blamed in the matteir. In the circumstances, it would not be surprising to find that before the voting on Supply ia concluded the Government decide to make ofcher plans in regalrd to the payment of the pensions.

ELOPEMENTRIOTS BERLIN. Monday. A telegram from Sofia to the LokaJan- zeiger" reports fierce rioting between civi- lians and soldiers in the environs of Ruet- ohuk. Fifteen persons are said to have been killed and thirty wounded, the latter includ- ing a colonel and fou,r private soldiers who were sitrack by stones. The trouble arose out of a love affair. A Christian was anxious to marry a young Turkish girl. but her parents were opposed to the match. The girl ran away and took reifuge with her Lover's family, but was pursued by the police, whereupon the population took the part of the young couple and created disturbances, which necessitated military intervention.— Central News.

THE PHILADELPHIA STRIKE PHILADELPHIA. Monday. The Labour Union has issued orders to milk- men and grocersJ assistants to cease work until the strike is settled in favour of the tramcar men. Ail Union members are urged to withdraw their money from the banks, and it is expected that brewery men will go on strike in spite of orders from their officials.—Central News. L, "•

DALAI LAMA AT CALCUTTA CALCUTTA, Sunday. The Dalai Lama arrived here by special train to-day. His party halted en route to bathe in the Ganges. The Dalai Lama was driven to Hastings House in the Viceregal carriage, attended by the Viceroy's aides-de- camp. Only a few hundred persons witnessed his arrival. Tiiare were no special demon- s t;-atioris.Reit ter.

YOUR MAJESTY." Have you any question to put to the witness P" a youthful prisoner was asked by the Narth Losd?N ma?i?trate f.M?-. JIed?r- wick) on Saturday. v. No, your Majesty," was the reply- A

Trap Accidents WOMEN BADLY INJURED WOMEN BADLY INJURED A serioue tra.p accident occurred near Aber- dulads on Sunday, as the result of which two women, named Mary Lewis, the wife of Edward Lewis, 9, Cyd-terrace, Clyne, and Edith Griffiths, aged 18, 2, Cyd-terrace, are lying in a critical state at the Dulais Rook Hotel, Aberdulais. It appears that the women. accompanied by William Williams, Edward Lewis, and Doris May Lewis, aged five, were proceeding for a drive in the direction of the Va.ie of Neath, and a, brief halt was made at the Green Drag-on Inn. The men left the vehicle, and during their absence the horse bolted, rushing all the way from Cadoxton to Aberdulais before its progress was arrested. The two women named were thrown out of the trap, sustaining serious inj uries. It is stated tha,t both are suffering from fractured skulls. The little girl, Doris May Lewis, fortunately escaped with only a shaking. The injured were promptly attended. by Dr. Preill (Aberdulais) and Dr. Lewis (Neath). Horse Leaps a Bridge A horee and trap belonging to Mr. Isaac Williams, of Gwaelodygarth, Taif's Well, were left standing in charge of a boy near the Tuff Vale Station on Saturday. Taking fright the horse bolted, and rushed over the iron railing- of the feeder bridge, smashing the top iron rail and breaking off three iron } uprights. The trap turned sideways, and the j horse alighted on its feeft in the bed of the feeder, which was running low at the time.

I DRINK AND STUNTED GROWTH I Speaking yesterday at a meeting of the Walham Green P..S.A. Brotherhood, Sir Victor Horaiey said that if people would only do their duty to their neighbours we should have universal happiness 4nd the social millen- nium. Drin-k was one of the chief obstacles to the attainment of the ideal social life; another was the lack of education in morality and the science of living, and a third was bad houding. The inhabitants of the slums were kept in their poverty because they resorted so frequently to the public-houses, which always abounded in slum districts. Biologists had proved that the offspring of parents who fre- quented publio-houses diminished in size and activity at the rate of X) per cent. They were also morally defective and were the founda- tion of the criminal clashes.

FISHING IN A LETTER-BOX I Harry Bailey (24), a cook, was found guilty I at th^Central Criminal Court on Saturday ) of attempting to titeol letters from a pillar- box. The prisoner, who was caught fiyhing for letters with string and bird lime, alleged that jje was pat up to the trick by a dietec- tive, and that the officer supplied him with the materials. He also declared that the detective arranged with him to rob a church, hoping to get promotion by arresting him. These accusations were denied, and the jury, an finding the prisoner guilty, said they thought he was weak-mindad. Sentenced to I nine months' hard labour.

DEATH OF Sill L. P. WlllSI ——— I Sir Edward Payroll Wills, recently one of the directors of the Imperial 'Tobacco Com- pany, died last night at his residence at stoke Bishop, Cliiwn, Bristol, at the age of 76. lie was a saii of the iate Air. H. O. Wills, the latter being, with the father of Lord \V interstoke, the founder of the firm of Messrs. \V. D. and Ii. O. Wills. Sir Edward Wilis gave .L25,{J()O to the locai convalescent home, and was miade a K.C.B. by Queen Vic- toria, who in 1899 opened the home. His brother, Sir Frederick Wilis, died at Cannes in February, 1903, and his w:idow died at Cannes last, month.

CARNEGIE'S RENUNCIATION I Mr. Andrew Oarnegie, whose every word I publicly spoken finds its way into print just now, is quoted in the American newspapers as haning made a statement at ban Francisco to the ettect that the accumulation of wealth has no more joys for him. There was recently laid beiore him, the steel magnate is reported to have said, a proposal which, ii he had adopted it, would almost certainly have brought him in something like LIO,GW, but, in accordance with the resolve he had formed, he declined to profit by the opportunity, and he hoped not to make any more money, if he could possibly prevent him- self doing so.

SIR W. GILBEY'S PICTURES The following prices were realised at the sale of Sir Walter Gilbey's pictures at Messrs. Christie's on Saturday — "Lord Rivers Coursing," J. L. AgasseH. ISGgs. "Lord Darby's Poxhou-nds," J. Barenger IGogs. "Fox Hunting," J. F. Herring, sen 270gs. "Mail Coaches for the Noitih," J. Poilard 1459a "Death of the Fox," J. N. jjurfcoriua 22.Cg::¡, The drawings and engravings from the same collection will be sold to-day and to- morrow.

55 YEARS TOWN CLERK After nearly 55 years' work as Town- clerk of Lincoln, Mr. John Thomas Tweed died on Saturday uged 86. Mr. Tweed first set t-i-ed in Lincoln in 184-6, and commenced to. practice as a solii- tor. He became mayor in 1652, and, according to the minutes of the council, on July 10, 1855, it was ordered that John Thomas Tweed be elected common clerk, or towri-elerk, of the city during the year of his mayoralty.

COLEFORD BIRTH-RATE At the last meeting of Coleford District Council the medical officer (Dr. R. Payne) reported that. during the yea.r 75 births had been registered, 34 boys and 41 girls. The birth-rate per 1.000 of the population was 28.9, showing an increase of 5.8 per 1,000 on last year, being the highest birth-rate since iS02, when it was 31.1. The medical officer further reported that there were four scarlet fever cases in the town.

NAKED LUNATiC CHASED Some excitement was caused in Hammer- smith, West Kensington, on Saturday by a well-dressed stripping himself in the street and raeing along the pavement in a state of nudity. Attar throwing off his coat, he took a watch and chain from his pocket and several rings from his fingers and th^ew them into the roadway. A purse, a pocket- book, and some papers were served in a similar way, and the man then hastily took off the rest of hi. clothing and sstarted running in the direction of High-street, Ken- sington. He was caught by a policeman, ItInd ta.ken to Kensington Police-station, whjare the divisional surgeon certified the man to be insane. —

I HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW An Irish countryman, who was illiterate, was attracted by a Dublin optician's adver- tisement to supply spectacles by the aid of which "any person could easily read the finest print." man entered the shop, and aiter trying iens of va>ryin<g powetr declared he oould not make out the printed page. When the shopman had nearly exlia listed his t'lock and his temper he inquired impatiently, Do you know how to readP" "Out wid ye!" exclaimed the countryman, throwing down the spectacles in anger. "If I could i-Vad what would I be aHer buying a pair of spectacles for?" alt,c.r buyirw a F m.

I NEW WELSH ARCHDEACON The Lord Bishop of St. Asaph bas promoted the Rev. T. Lloyd. vicar of Rhyl, to a resi- dentiary canonry at St. Asaph Cathedral and to the archdeaconry of St. Asaph, which e vacant through the death of the lekte Archdeacon Evans. j

I N ightly Orgsl nConvent DEVELGPMEMT OR FRENCH SCANDALS PARIS, Sunday. A commercial agent named Martin, who was formerly an assistant of M. Duez, the liquidator of the Church estate funds, and at whose house many documents dealing with liquidation business have been found, was arrested last evening at Nevers. It is stated that M. Martin had a suite of rooms in one of the deserted convents of Paris, luxuriously furnished, and that nightly orgies were there enacted until the complaints of neighbours put a stop to them. It further appears that H. Martin kept up four or five separate establishments, all under, different name. The police searched his j house in the Avenue d'Orleans to-day, and | s-eizeci numerous papers relating to thel liquidations. M. 11artin was brought to Paris from evers overnight, and interrogated this morning. On being informed that he was charged with complicity in the Duex affair, he protested his innocence, but was con- signed to the Sante Prison.

A CLEVER CAPTURt Having- advertised for some strong beasts, Mr. Herbert Jones, a well-known South Lincolnshire farmer, of Honing ton, r.eceived a letter, .signed "J. Palmer, of Navenby," who stated in the letter that his son would be at Honington on the following morning pre- pared to sell some beasts. A man duly ,turned up with eiglit bullocks, which Jones .at once recognised as belonging to a neigh- bouring farmer. lie led the man to believe that he wouid buy them, and, on the pretext of obtaining some ready money, induced him to go to the next village, where he handed him over to a policeman, to whom the man admitted it was "a fair cop." The man, described on the charge-sheet as Fred Clarke, aged 39, farmer, of Ilansiope, Bucks, was on Saturday at Grantham committed for trial. I

THE COUNTESS OF DUDLEY I The Countess of Dudley's medical attendant I reported last night that, after a trying and I restless day, there was an improvement in her ladyship's condition. Yesterday was regarded as the critical one in the case, and I it occasioned no surprise that the patient was restless. In all the circumstances, it was stated, the improvement noted last evening was as great as could reasonably be expeoted.

JUDGE PARKER AT PLYMOUTH I Judge Alton B. Parker, cnce Democra-tie candidate for the United States Presidency, arrived at Plymouth yesterday from New York on the Kaiser in Auguste Victoria. lIe is on a three months' tour, and will spend the greater portion of the time in Russia. He will iand at Hamburg.

I CARDIFF MOCK PARLIAMENT The "Speaker's dinner" of the Cardiff Par- liamentary Debating Society was held on Saturday night at the Whitehall-rooms, Park I Hotel, the Speaker (Mr. W. J. Snuth) pre- I siding. Keen disappointmcnt was felt at the I absence of Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., and the I Lord Mayor (Alderman John Chap pell). Writing on Friday, Mr. D. A. Thomas an- nounced that he had been ordered abroad by his doctor for complete rest, and was starting from home at once. The arrangements of the gathering reflected great credit upon the honorary secretary (Mr. J. Stuart Davies). The health of t.he Speaker was cordially (it-unli.-In proposing The Imperial Parlia- ment," the "Deputy Speaker" (Mr. P. Lloyd Tanner), in an amusing speech, said he was not certain whether their own Parliament did not come out rather better than the Imperial Parliament. The la.tter's enact- ments might have greater weight; on the other hand, the measures passed by piie local Parliament were far better in every respect. (Laughter.)—Alderman Robert Hughes, J.P., replied in the absence of Mr. 1). A- Thomas. He eongratultcd the pociety upon the position it had attained. Referring to the appointment of a Minister for Wales, they did not know when tne appointment would be made, and he considered the member for Cardiff emi- lIoently fitted to fill the position a.t the pre- sent juncture. (Applause.)—The remaining toaat# were The City and Port of Cardiff" aaul "The Sooiety."

LIVING-IN SYSTEM ¡ The annual meeting of the South Wales I District Council of the National Union of Shop Assistants was held at Cardiff on Sun- day, Air. H. Harris (Aberaman) presiding. A special report was presented by the anti- living-in committee upon the action taken to "bring the necessity of abolition of this system before the general public, and the foilowing resolution was carried: — That this meeting, reipresenting 2,000 organised sbop-workers of South Wales, hear with great satisfaction tha,t Messre. Reynolds and Co., Newport, have abolished the living-in system., and, whilst congrr:- tlating the firm u/pon their decision, sincerely hope that ühe., esstaiblishments in South Wales will early follow the splendid example in the interest of the health and general well-being of the assistants." The appointment of officers for the year resulted as fo-ii-o.ws:Cdi,airman, Mr. G. Â. Rosser, Neath; vice-chairman, Mr. F. C. Ho wells, Cardiff; secretary, Mr. Ill. M. Gibbon, Newport; assistant secretary, Mr. D. J. Wil- I liams. Ferndale; treasurer, Mr. W. H. Lewis, Aberdare.

I AN EXTRAORDINARY CHASE An extraordinary scene was witnessed on Saturday in HammerenuLh-road. West Ken- sii?lton. At about nine o'clock a number of people, who were waiting for omnibuses at Addison-road, observed a man commence to divest himself of his clothing. After throw- ing off his coat, he took a watch and chain from his pocket, and several rings from his fingers, and threw them into the roadway. The man then hastily took off the rest of his clothing, and in a nude condition started running in the direction of High-street, Ken- sington. It was evident that the unfortunate man wa.s demented. A crowd took up the chase, and something like a panic ensued, ladies screaming and running for places of shelter. Tile man pursued his flignt for a consideT- able distance until a policeman at the corner of E^arl's Court-road closed with the man, and struggled with him until assistance was obtained. The man was then quickly covered with some clothing and conveyed on an ambulance to the Kensington Police- station. There he was seen by the divisional surgeon and pronounced insane.

CARDIFF SAïLORS; REST A highly successful jumble sale and cafe chantant took place on Saturday in counec- with the newly-formed Cardiff Sailors' Rest, 247, Bute-street. For an hour before the doors of t.he large oullding (opposite the rest) in which the function was held were opened a huge crowd had gathered outside, and had to be marshalled n queues by the police. A unique and conspicuously success* ful feature of the function was a cafe chantant held on the first floor. The spacious room had been tastefully decorated by Messrs. James uowell and Co., and the varied fancy dresses of the many waitresses gave it an artistic finish. In the evening a lantern lecture was given by Mr. J. Glenelg Grant on his Eastern travels, and was assisted by Madame Ethel Thomag-Fairbmn and Messrs. Norman Kendrick and T. Wilde. The sum cleared after paying all expenses II is something over £ 150, which will go towards carrying on the work cf the rest. The hon. secretary was Miss Beddoe Rees, who gathered about her a committee of over a hundred ladies, and to tileiz combined efforts is due the magnificent success of the under- I taking.

CARDIFF T'RAMWAYMEN I A meeting of members of the Cardiff branch of the Amalgamated Association of Tramway and Vehicle Workers wa-s held at the Bras kin Institute on Sunday to consider the position of the branch secretary, Mr. Arthur J. Atwell, and the advisability of his resigning his position under the corporation tramway& department in order that he might devote his whole time in the interest of ilio members. A resolution to that effect met with unanimous approval, and it was resolved to II ballot the vAole of the members at an early data. It wa.s also unanimously decided to favour the candidature of Mr. Atwell in the I Grangetown Ward for the f.orthIUing e)w I tion of

I POOR-LAW REFORM I The annual meeting of the Poor-law I Officers' Association (Incorporated) was held on Saturday at Bristol, and was attended by Dr. J. D. Williams and Mr. Arthur J. Harris (Cardiff), Mr. L. Jen-kins (Swansea), and Mr. W, Phi Hips (Pontypridd), as delegates from the Glamorgan and Mcnmorsth Branch.—Dr. J. D. Williams was re-elected a member of the executive as a representative of district medical officers, registrars, and vaccination officers.—The Glamorgan and Monmouth ¡ Branch, for the fourth year in succession, won the gold medal for the largest contribu- tion of all the branches in the kingdom to I the Benevolent and Orphan Fund, towards which they had raised £100. So pleased were the association with the success of this branch that they unanimously decided that the branch should retain the medal in per- I petuity, and the president's offer to re-place it was accepted wil-i acclamation.

I (AVIATION IN RUSSIA ST. PETERSBURG, Sunday. Mr. Hubert Latham is expected in St. Petersburg towards the end of April, and will make a number of flights on the Kolomiaggi j Racecourse, just outside the city. This is the best aerodrome available, as the police authorities would not hear of the exhibition being at Tsarskoeselo, where there is a mag- j nificent ground. The Imperial Russian Aero Club is taking great interest in Mr. Latham's visit, and proposes to present him with a vai 13 able souvenir. The club will act as intermediary between Mr. Latham and the police in the event of his desiring to fly outside the limits of the i racecourse. In all probability the aviator would have to keep within strictly specified limits.-Pre,ss Association Foreign Special.

i NEW YORK TRAGEDY NEW YORK, Saturday. A verdict of Suicide by shooting" was re,turned to-day by the coroneroS court at the inquest on Mr. M'Claughlin, 1Ir. Taft's brother-in-law. His death was first attributed to heart disease.—Exchangee Telegraph Company.

I MELBOURNE TRAGEDY MELBOURNE, Sunday. Mr. Bert.ram Armytage, who was a member of Sir Ernest Shackleton's South Polar expedition, has been found deacl from a revolver shot. Mr. Armytage was born in 1869. and was educated at Melbourne Grammar School and at Jesus College, Cambridge. He served for several years in the Victorian Militia, and for one year iu the Victorian Permanent Artillery, whence he received a commission in the 6th Dragoon Guards (Carbiniers), with whom he served in the South African war. Mr. Armytage jo.ined Sir Ernest Shackle-! ton's expedition in traliuter.

JAPAN AND THE STATES NEW YOR-N, Saturday. The "World" publishes a cablegram from Count Komur, the Japanese Foreign Minis- ter, in which he says:—" I am convinced that nothing in the relations between Japan and America need cause real uneasiness. The Far Eastern interests of the two Powers are not, inconsistent or ant-agonistic. War betweeji them is inconceivable. It would be a crime without excuse or palliation. My conviction finds ample support in the understanding 1 MQ" "0 t., ^arrived at in !?§. "Reuter.

I Should Wives Be Paid ? 1 r DRASTIC PROPOSALS IN PARLIAMENT I One of the objects of eight Bills affecting I the position of women whic.h Sir Charles I M'Daren will introduce in the House of Com- K mons to-day is to secure for wives a share in J the "property of their husbands. The proposals state that a wife who devotes her whole time to housekeeping and the care of the children shall have a claim on tier husband during his life, and on his estate after his death, for a sum calculated on 3, scale not exceeding the wages of a house- keeper in her station of life, provided she has not received any other pergonal allow. ance. A wife shall also be a creditor for the amount on her husband's estate in case of his bankruptcy In the ca.se of dissolution of tihe marriage or separation, it is laid down that a wife i shall be entitled to payment for past services on this sciale, should payment not have been made during the marriage Where the wife is a wage-earner she shall not be legally liable for the support of her husband or of his children unless her earnings or the income of her property exceed the minimum necessary for her support. Among other proposals contained in the t Bills are the following:— Wives who work jointly in the same business dS their husbands shall be regarded as partners. Fathers and mothers shall be joint guar- dknis of their children. All universities or institutes deriding money from the State ahall be open to women. Votes for women and heavier punishment for brutui husbands are features of this "women's charter."

KINGS TO MEET I MILAN, Monday. The Vienna correspondent of t,he II Corriers Delia Sera" learns on good authority that King Edward, during a cruise in the .Mediterranean, will make some stay at Naples, and. will meet the King of Italy. The meeting between the British and Italian Sovereigns is fixed for the end of April.- Central News. PAIMS, Mond mv. A Madrid dispatch to the "Journal" states f that the Spanish Royal Family will return to the capital from Seville on Tuesday, add- ing that King Alphonso intends to proceed immediately to Soan iSebaqtian, where he will meet King Edward.—Central News.

RAYNER IN THE CHOIR i Further details qf the prison life at Park- hurst of the conviot Rayner, the murderer of Mr. Whit-eley, have reached a, London con- temporary. He is in much better spirits than he has been at any time since his sentence. The melancholy which at first required that he should be so carefully watched has liovr goipe. Twice every Sunday he may be sewl I in the chapel choir—of which his excellent voice makes him one of the most valuable members. His work is to cart coal and other stores with a handcart to various pavts ol the prison.

GERMAN FLYING CRUISERS I Aerial warship manoeuvres will begin in the vicinity of Cologne at the beginning of April, and will oContinue for a period of s.ix. weeks. The participating airships will be the Zeppelin II., the GroBs I., and the Par- seval III., and one or two other airships may join for shorter periods. The principal object, of the xnana-uvres is to train officers and mall to handle airships in all kinds of weather. All sorts of new experiments will also ba made for the transmission of wireless mes- sages from apparatus aboard the airship* to each other and to land stations.

KAISER'S NORTH SEA CRUiSE t i The Kaiaer arrived in Barlin at nine o'clock on Saturday night from his Nortli. Bea cruise. which ext-ended as far as the Norwegian- coast. The weather was unfavourable most of the time. His Majesty, however, is a pro- verbially good sailor, and promenaded the deck with such of his guests as were able- 'Phe majority, however, spent most of tb6 time below. The Kaiser distributed a numbed t, of signed photographs and decorations amoilg I the directors of the German-American lind and the officers of the ship.

CYCLE TRADE ACTIVITY I It was stated on Saturday at Coventry, i home of cycling-making, that the reports of agents in alt parte of the country concerning J the season's prospects are most re-assm-riilg- Firms are well Ahead with their preparation* for the anticipated rush of orders just beforo Easter, and it is maintained that in thiS respect manufacturers were never in a betUtl-" position. Employment has remained iite,ady all through the winter, with over-time ill I some cases, and there are fewer out-of-work* than for some years.

ROYALTY WATCHED I Stories of an alleged scandal, in which tllo ( names of Banish princes are involved, COJJl6 4 from Copenhagen. Pastor Mathieson, editor of the "Christian Daily Gazette, and lead^ of the so-called Home Mission, it is sai^ organised a regular detective service to watoll certain members of the royal family. TTIO attendants of the princes, instead of going tP the police for protection from this t-ion, seem to have tried to buy off t.}1Ø a.mateiu- detectives. Several proseoutio11^ r ,are threatened, ========

PORT WINE DUTIES I A report ie eurrent in political and flu3,11 da,l ai?cl'e6 in Lisbon that a new eommer' treaty with Great Br; a in is pMid)m? by wb?? the same Custom bouse ad'\íane6 will granted to Portuguese a# to Italian all?l French winesJ. Such a measure would 170 warmly welcomed in Portugal in view of tllo great glut of wine, especially in the DolltO region, where port wine is produced.

SHIPMENT OF OLD HORSES t About ninety worn-out horses were shif'P^ aboard at Hull on Saturday for Continent. Various inspectors were pre^11 during the proceedings, and a, press grapher wias asked to leave by a NlQttb Eastern dock foreman, who declared t& photographs were not allowed to be t,a.k The dock, he said, was private property, an official permit was necessary for aay"oa to go there. fW— IM

I MOTORING AND COURTSHIP I Arthur Cji-rpurall, junior, Sutton, who I seen at Greenwich driving a motorcar a¡t ¡¡.!1 excessive speed, pleaded extenuating eirc-LIIOI I stances at the local court on Saturday eU account of a most important engage-le.,t,. B He was going to see-the girl to whom B morning he became engaged. (Lawffht^' ■ Firi.eii 12 u4 two guineas costs. B.

MIXED LUNCH r Fined for being drunk and disordorb. ■ Arthur Ernest Han-bury Traey,- deeeribi^- ■ himself as a floancier and merchant, Of Pee"* B Ffie" a. 0 ham. told the LontlQ-Jl Guildhall ma,S,C.L."O I tha.t be had been luaphing, and that ,=0^ B rich soup, champagne, and subsequently W haricot aytail had upset him. B

TOURIST'S TERRIBLE FALL F APPE?ZEI?L, Sun4?' K While -limbiag a h.6ht to-da.y b?t??" ?Jt gaentis and W?eeem a tourist of St, C"!L 4 named V.iUMt?er (19), haA a fatal fa4 M, was seised with oramp, and fell qvc., fj pr?cipioe b&om the eyes of his trdlÕ' Router. E

FETTERHILI- CIIANE CRASH I The un-fortiunate man, Tom Kear, cf Eliwood, near Coleford, died at Gloucester Infirmary after an operation as the result of the injuries he received by the falling of a eteani crane in the Fetterhill Valley, owned j by Mefe-grs. Clothier and Son.

ICountess Gives Evidence I STORY OF HER EARLY LIFE I VENICE. Saturday. When the Kamarowsky murder trial was resumed this morning the lawyer, M. Prilukoff, was present, although he appeared to be still very unwell. The President again contc-ted many of his statements regarding telegrams which he exchanged with the Countess Tarnowska.- Among these telegrams wa.3 one iiiwwbieli the countess announced she j had decided to marry Count Kamarowsky. This message, said witness, was agreed upon by the countess and himself, and was | intended as a proof of her innocence. Another telegra,m concocted for the same j purpose was despatched by M. Prilukoff from Pontebba with the signature Xaumoff." This message stated that he (Dr. Xaumoff), being- enraged by the determination of the countess to marry Kamarowsky, had decided to take steps himself to prevent the marriage. Another telegram from M. Prilukoff to the Countess Tarnowska asked whether she pre- ferred a cold or hot dish, meaning whether Dr. Xaumoff should kill Count Kamarowsky with a dagger or with a revolver. The countess replied that she preferred a hot dish. Afteir the mid-day adjournment Countess Tarnowska told the story of her childhood and her marriage with Count Tanw\\ska. He was, she said, a man of dissolute habits, and after marriage continued consort with mistresses, and spent whole nights at his club. This caused her much sutfering. While journeying in Italy she fell ill from typhoid fever. Iu Rome she heard that her husband's brother had committed suicide because he bad not been promoted after his examina- tions. She had been falsely accused of having provoked this suicide. In 1890 she made the acquaintance of M. PrilukolP and his wife at Moscow, and she and her husband went to the theatre with them. One evening M. Prilukoff was drunk. At this time she was suffering from epileptic symptoms. After the death of her mother-in-law, in 1889, she and her husband settWl at .Kieff, where her husband had relations with cantatrices. Having surprised him with one, his mistress, she left him. She then suffered from hemorrhage for two years. A reconciliation wa.s affected with her husband, who took her to Nice, where she made the acquaintance of Count Kamarowsky. She then returned to Russia to und-ergo a cure, while her husband remained at Nice, where he fought a duel on account of the mistress of Count Kamarowsky. The Countess remarked that she had been faisely accused of having been the cause of this duel. At Kieff, in 1903, she met M. Borgewsky, who fell in love with her. Although attracted by him she resisted him as long as eho could, but at last yielded. Her husband did not fight a duel with Borgewsky. but one evening, after having had a reconci- liation with him and embraced him, shot him with a revolver. Borgewsky died subsequently from meningitis. Countess Tarnowska said f'he hurried to the bedside of Borgewsky, and he expired in her arms. The countess wept silently as she gave her I evidence. The hearing was then adjourned until Tuesday.—Press Association Foreign Special.

BREAKFAST TABLE TRAGEDY NEW YORK. Saturday. While seated face to face at the breakfast table in a Philadelphia hotel yesterday Dr. Charles Coleman Benson, aged 73, and his wife, Isabella, aged 63, swallowed poison and expired directly afterwards. The de-ceased gentleman is believed to have been in practice at Baltimore; and he is said to have been a candidate for the prize offered by the French Academy of Medicine for the discovery of a cure for tuberculosis. Dr. Benson, who was English by birth, had resided in the United States for forty years and married a lady belonging to a well-known family in Baltimore. A note which was found after the suicide stated that neither the doctor nor his wife I desired to live any longer.' They expIrli:l?V.13 wish. that their bodies should be cremated, that -the ashes should be scattered to the winds, and that no religions service should be arranged by those attending the final ceremony. In return for compliance with these requests, those present at the committing of the ashes are to divide the proceeds of the property left by the deceased, including whatever may be realised by the gale of two recipes for patent medicines which have been I lodged with the American Patent Ofrice.- "Observer."

I A.S. R.S& LABOUR CANDIDATES The Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser- Executive at its meeting this week I will have to face the question of how to raise the money required to pay back to the Labour party the £ 1.300 borrowed for the election expenses of Messrs. Hudson, Wardle, and Thomas, in Newcastle, StocKport, and Dorby (says the London correspondent of the "York- shire Post"). The candidates gave a guaran- tee that what they were enabled to borrow from the Labour party should be paid back. The amount raised so far from voluntary con- tributions is not large, and the A.S.R.S. has been precluded from handing over to the Labour parly the sudis prsviously raised Ly I levy. It appears that about £ 2,000 a year is needed, and how to get it is a difficult prob- lem. At the same meeting the election of a secretary in place of Mr. R. Bell will be con- sidered, and the ballot arranged for. There a.ro numerous nominations for the position, which is being filled temporarily by Afr, Wil- liams, the assistant secretary. He is one can- didate, and so are Mr. Hudson, M.P.. and several other prominent members of the Union.