Evening Express

S20,000 TOWELS STOLEN Charged at Crewe yeeterday with stealing four bottles of beer from a station sidiag, James Macdonald, a London and North- Western engine-driver, said he yielded to sudden temptation as lie passed the wagon, and that he was even taking the beer beock when caught. For the railway company it was stated that the quantity of beer atoled at Orewe was becoming a very grave ma.tter. No fewer than 75G bottles had been missed during the last three months. Macdonald, who had been 27 years in the employ of the oompany, was lined £5 and costs. At the same court Albert Ankers wa-s sent to gaol for two months for stealing towels from a carriage of the Liverpool express and a rail- way official's bicycle from a Crewe hotel. It was stated that during the year 20,000 towels had been stolen on the railway.

NEW YORK MAYOR'S RECOVERY I NEW YORK. Thursday. Mr. G-aynor has now made such good progress towards recovery that arrangements have been ma.de to take him for a short ride in an automobile this afternoon. The wound is now almost healed, and the mayor will be able to leave the hospital some time next week.—Central News.

WELL TRAPPED AT CARDIFF I A young man, named Henry Strange, was broug-bt up at Cardm Police-court to-day charged with being in an office at 114, Miskin- street, in the occupation of his employer, Mr. J. F. Grouch, for an unlawful purpoee. The evidence showed that, in oonsequence of losses, Mr. Crouch's two sons remained in the office on the night of August 20. At & qiMWter to twelve prisoner effected an entrance to the omoe by means of a ladder, and was looking round the desks," when Mr. Crouch's eons made their presence known. One of them had a revolver and shouted, If you make any attempt to escape I'll fire"; but he offered no resistance. Mrs. Strange, defendant's mother, spoke of him as a good son and her only support. In consideration of this and the fact that he bad a clean record, be was bound over to be of good behaviour.

"Yon look robust," said a lady to a tramp in the States. "I have some logs that wamt sawing. Are you equal to the task of saw- ing wood?" "Equal ins't the word. mwrr," T"pUed the m&n oooily. "I'm saperior to it! Good inornin'

WILL KING CONSENTPI 0 PRINCE'S INVESTITURE I A statement having appeared in "Truth' that it had been decided that the investiture (,f the Prince of Wales should take place ill both Cardiff and Carnarvon, the Evenino Express yesterday communicated with the King at Balmoral, and received the follow- ing reply from his private secretary: — Nothing has been decided yet -.bout the investiture of the Prince of Wales. Chancellor's Visit to Balmoral I It is -stated to be probable that the King's command to Mr. Lloyd George to take up his residence as Minister-in-Waiting at Balmoral Castle from September 5-12 is primarily to enable his Majesty to make known to the Chancellor of the Exchequer his desires with regard to the investiture of the Prince of Wales. Mr. lloyd George will no doubt lay before the King the claims of the several leading Welsh towns and cities which are eager, on account of their commercial or historical importance, that the investiture should take place within their boundaries; and he may j suggest a date for the ceremony, to follow closely upon that of the Coronation in June next. Is the King Willing P Those who are arguing 00 hotly as to whether Carnarvon or Cardiff is the proper plaoe in which to hold the investiture of the young Prince of Wales have evidently not taken the trouble to ascertain the views of the King and Queen on this matter, or they would have learnt that their Majesties depre- cate any formal investiture of their eldest son at all (writes the London correspondent of the Biimingham Post "). It is their Majesties' desire that the young Prince &hou!d not take part in any public ceremony whatever until he has passed his eighteenth birthday, and when that date arrives he is likely to be making a tour of the Empire with Prince Albert. A few weeks ago the King was privately approached with regard to a public investi- ture of the Prince, but he then made it quite clear that this was a proposal that did not commend itself to him, and it is highly probable that this will be the tenor of his replx when he is formally approached upon the matter. On the other hand, the King is said to be strongly in favour of the suggestion to in- clude the Welsh emblem upon the Royal Standard. In the meantime, both the King and the Queen are stated to be following the rival claims of the various Wels-h towns with very deep interest. Rhoscomyl Asked to Apologise The Mayor of Carnarvon on Wednesday caused the following telegram to be sent to Owen. Rhoscomyl:— Pleaee apologise for and withdraw unreservedly in the public press the unwarranted use of my name in your letter published to-day. I have declined and will decline to take part in the unwise and ur.oeamly brawl which is being provoked over a question of transcendant importance to W ales. Perhaps it would have been well if the Mayor of Carnarvon had asked for Owen Klioscomyl'e explanation before tending such a strong telegraon. The whole thing was due to a mistake. The "unwarranted use" of his "oreliip's name was contained in the following letter which, appeared in certain provincial papers ou Wednesday: The whole case for Cardiff will be sent out in a day or two, when we confidently expect that we shall be backed even by the Mayor of Carnarvon. Our scheme includes not only an investiture at Cardiff but that the investiture should be followed by a stately and ceremonial Proclamation of the new Prince at Carnarvon, where at last a Prince Edward of Wales fchall be p resell ted to the people of North Wales as their Prince by a King of England, his father. When he received the Mayor of Carnarvon's telegram Owen B-hoeoomyl replied:- To the Mayor of Cariiarvon.-Was told Myrddin Evans was Mayer of Carnarvon. Have written correction. A oes heddwch? It is hoped .during the coming hunting sea- eon to give the young Piince of Wales his first experience of riding to hounds, and two hunters are now being specially trained for his use at the Royal stud at Sandringliam.

THE BLOOD OF WELSHMEN I Suffragist Gently Rebuked I Dealing in the 'Times" with a, statement by Mrs. Fawcett that the political genius of a Welshman "is for destruction, he can des- troy, but can seldom create," Mr. Arthur J. WiMicms, of Plas Ooedymwetr, Bridgend, f*ays"These emotional and destructive Welshmen, most of them wage-earners, have created three colleges—now united in the Lniversity of Wales-which enable the humb- lest Welshman, to obtain the higheet classical and scientific education! They have created a national library and a natio lal museum. They have erected at Card-iff the most stately and beautiful public buildings in the Kingdom. "Thin^ too, of what the English people have gained in statesmanship, literature, and art owing to the strain of Welsh blood in- fused into their sluggish veins! Elizabeth, the Cecils, Cromwell, George Meredith,*W&,f, Ba-Tte-Jonee. I freely forgive Mrs. Fawcett since she has enabled me toO pay this humble to my country, and in the new and blessed spirit of leniency to offenders, I sen- tence her to read Matthew Arnold's noble essay on Celtic Literature." lm

SCAFFOLD COLLAPSES I Twelve Men Drop to Earth I An alarming accident oocurred about ten o'clock this morning at the new tin-plate works which Messrs. Baldwin and Co. are erecting on Crnmlyn Burrows, Swansea. Information reached the Swansea police that a soaffold on whioh twelve men were working a.t a height of about 30ft. had given way, precipitating all to the ground. The motor ambulance was at once despatched, and it Watl then found that the miehap was not so serious ae reported, but two men had to be removed by the ambulance. William George, bricklayer, of 32. Roo- street, Port Tennant, received injuries to the head, but they did not warrant hie detention at the hospital. David John Hughes, labourer, of The Club, Hoo-etreet, Port Tennant, was also injured a,bout the head, and in his case it was found necessary to detain him. —— ———— Ml

A FRIENDLY WALK I The Cardiff magistrates to-day committed Georg.e Elliott (42) to the quarter sessions on a charge of stealing a waAch and guard from the person of James 13091e. The prosecutor stated that Bliiott came up to him in Bute- sfareet, and they had walked down the road some dist&noe in a friendly way, prisoner putting hie arm round his sUtwjJders. Pri- soner then took has watch and ran away with it.

THE POLAR EXPEDITION I Cape Town Banquet I CAPE TOWN, Thursday. Captoin Socrtt and 3nembers of the expedi- tion to the South Pole were entertained last night at a banquet wfeich was attended 'by a large company of distinguished persons. Mr. S. S. Hough, Astronomer Royal at the Oape, and Sir J. Rose lanes were the PTo. paeers of the principal itoaats. M?*. Merraman in a speech oonta-asted the amount of money at stake in the recent boxing match between Jeff.ries and Johnson at Reno and the financial difficulties with which Captain Scott's expedition bad to eonteo&-Beuter.

Miners to Strike P MEN TO HAND IN NOTICES Mr. Thomas Ashton, secretary of the Miners' Federation, int-ervi-ewed to-day at Manchester with regard to the report that the colliery engine-winders in Lancashire, Cheshire, and North Wales will give notice to cease work unless an eight hours working day is granted, a coarse which would affeot 100,000 miners, expressed the opinion that there would be no strike. Negotiations, he said. had been proceeding between the winders and the Coalowners' Association on this subject, and the winders had, in fact, decided to hand in their notices. Theee, however, were being held over until a meeting could be arranged between the masters and men's associations. Mr. Aehton added that so far as the repre- sentatives of the men were concerned t,hey were directing their efforts towards a peaceful solution of the dispute.

Who Mr Osborne Is ——- ——- WINNER-OF FAMOUS JUDGMENT Mr. Walter Victor Osborne, the plaintiff in the now famous case of "OsHorne v. the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants," which has <'onvulsed the Labour world, is a foreman porter employed by the Gree* Eastern Railway at Clapton Station. He states that the company never subscribed to the cost of the litigation, and had nothing; to do with it. They allowed him time off to attend the Law Courts, hut any time neces- sary for consultation with his solicitors he has had deducted from his wages. Since the litigation he has been offered a position by the Anti-Socialist Le-ague, but has declined it, as he wishes to preserve his com- plete independence. Mr. Osborne mentioned that the entire liti- gation cost 12,200, of which, the A.S.R.S. has paid £ 1,500. The remainder has been received as a result of his circulars, and in his opinion the litigation has been most economically carried on; The 170) has been contributed (he explained) partly by wealthy persons of all political opinions, and partly by poor people. A Lifelong Radical A Trade Unionist and a lifelong Radical and Nonconformist, he stated that neither he nor the Walthamstow branch has any objec- tion to Labour representation, and they were all in favour of the A.S.R..S, sending its own members to the House of Commons. But they strongly objected to its affiliating with a Socialist body like the L.R.C. a.nd forcing all the A.S.R.S. members to take its pledge. They found the Labour Representation Com- mittee in 1904 sending a deputation to the executive of the A.S.R.S. to induce them to put' pressure upon Mr. R. Bell, M.P., to sign their pledge. At that time the L.R.C. did not contribute a farthing to Mr. R. Bell's election expenses or maintenance, and Mr. Osborne and others objected to the A.S.R.S. being made a ca.t.spaw by the L.R.C. He said that the Walthamstow branch and nearly 100 other branches demanded either that the affiliation with the L.R.C. should be rescinded, or that a bollot of the members should be taken. The A.S.R.H. executive always refused to ta.ke that, though Mr. Osborne said to a "Star" representative that if two-thirds of the members had voted in favour of affiliating with the L.R.C. this litigation would never h-a-ve started. "It is clearly proved" now," said Mr- Osborne, "that the majority of the members are not in favour of affiliating, for when the judgment of the House of Lords went against them, and they decided upon a voluntary levy, out. of 84.000 members only about 15,000 have paid. If et man won't pay 3d. a quarter to a voluntary levy, it is pretty clear what his views are of the L.R.C." The A.S.R-S. has now sought to dissolve the Walthamstow branch and expel M.T. Osborne; but the legality of this action has yet to be tested in the courts.

Seaside Tragedy SON'S CONFESSION OF CSSME At Torpoint on Wednesday Jamee Hamilton Nicholas was again charged with the murder of his father, a retired major of,the Army Medical Corps, at Cliff House, Kingsand, Cornwall, on the 16th inst. The prosecution read a statement prisoner had made since his arrest. In this he said he killed his father in cold blood with a dagger or Indian knife, which he took from the wall. He could not tell how he lost con- trol of himself and did such a thing. He must have been mad. It must have been the course of Nature. He lost control of himself about two years ago in. New Zealand, and was then treated by a doctor. It was a pity he killed his father, as he was a good ma.n and a good father. It was a pity his father did not kill him instead. Stopped His Tobacco Mrs. Nicholas said that, prior to the tragedy, her husband had forbidden accused to bathe, and later, being annoyed because he did so, the deceased stopped his tobacco by way of punishment. Her son appeared to resent this, and she asked deceased to with- draw the restriction. Qn the Sunday before the murder she did not go to Church, not caring to leave accused and deceased alone in the house. That was because of accused e temper, and the language he had used in the bedroom. The day before the murder accused spent two hours on the fceaoh in a 11-ot sun without a hat. Abon.it one o'clock the follow- ing morning accused asked for matches, as he wanted to go for a bathe, but deceased took him to the bedroom. About 2.30 she was disturbed by a noise, and found accused kneeling by the deceased. laist year accused was treated at Auckland Mental Hospital for acute mania. He was brought home from New ZeWand by his father, although he tried to escape by jumping over an hotel balcony. In witness's opinion, her eon was insane. Iteceased had confidence in his ability to treat the accused. A sister, who grappled with the accupod, said she found a knife in his hand. Nicholas was committed for trial, and ordered to be kept under medical observation.

EXPERT SWIMMER'S DEATH I A. coroner's jury at Run ton, near Cromer, yesterday returned a verdict to the effect that Mr. Charles Richardson, an insurance agent, of Harringay, London, who was over- come while bathing on Tuesday, "Died from a seizure." Mr. Edward C. Haigh, an insur- ance agent, said that Mr. Richardson was a good swimmer Eund had recently passed an insuranoe examination ae a "fkrat-cktss life." James Alfred M-unday, a St. John Ambu- lance man, who rendered first aid on the beach, said all the appearances of Mr. Richardson's condition when he saw him were inconsistent with drowning.

JOURNALIST'S HURRY Mr. Jowph Pullau, the joromalist wboM- death was recorded yesterday, used to tell a good story of a balloon exploit be once under- took in seaTch of "oory." It was at the time of the siege of Paris, and Sir John Robinson determined to gatnffim from the beleaguered city. In response to a call for a volunteer, Mr. Fullan promptly offered his services, pro- vided that in the event of an accident his wife and family worakl be provided for. The balloon voyage, happily, proved successful, and Pullan was the means of securing valu- able diapa-tcbea for his paaper. Immediately on Ma return be wrote out two messages—one to his editor, describing the remarkable adventure, aaid the other to his wife. In his haste and excitement, however, he put the messages in wrong envelopes, and in place of the ttawriptive article the astonished editor received a message asking him to prepare a jolly good dinner" in celebration of the eivent.

Minister as Detective ———— 40 I RESULT PUBUCAN PAYS A FINE I An unusual case engaged the attention of the Forth magistrates to-day, when William John, landlord of the Gethin Hotel, Peny- graig, was summoned for having, it was alleged, permitted drunkenness on his pre- mises and served a dran ken man on the evening of July 29. Deputy Chief-constable Cùle prosecuted, and M.r, Lincoln Reed (instructed by Mr. D. W. James) a-p-peared for the defendant. I The caee hung on the evidence of the Rev. Ambrose Williams, Methodist minister, Tony- pandy, who said that whilst travelling in a tramear to Penygraig he was spoken to by a man, najned Charles Adams, who was under the influence of drink, and who was very rude. lie alighted with Adams near o the Swan Hotel, and followed him into the house, where d.rink was refused to him. The man then went up to the Gethin Hotel, where he was served with a half-pint of beer. Witness followed him in, and warned the proprietor's daughter, Miss John, that Adams was drunk He afterwards informed the police, having waited outside some 26 or 27 minutes to wa-tch Adams leave the premises, who staggered up the street. Miss John told him that she did not see anything wrong with her euctoomer. ONE OF THE OLD PREACHERS." Cross-examined by Mr. Reed, Mr. Williams said that his clerical appearance evidently disturbed Adams' conscience. One of his remarks was, "Oh, one of the old preachers aga..in (Laughter.) Mr. Reed Tha-t might have been said in an affectionate way. (Laughter.) Witness: He was noisy and in a "brawling condition. I was not the least annoyed. I loved and pitied him. Mr. Reed: A case of turning the other cheek. To the Stipendiary witness said: J tried to prevail on the man to go home, feeling that I ha.d a public (uty to peTform. the number of drunken men in our streets being a dis- grace to civilisation. Witnesses were called on both sides, their evidence being conflicting. Some said Adams was drui.k. whilst, on the other hand, men who were in the bar when the drirk was &upplied stated that he was not notioe-a,bly under the influence of drink. Miss John said Adams appeared alright. Soon after Mr. Williams came in and spoke to her on the subject. She saw the man. leave the house. He walked steadily. WiRMia Walœr. with whom Adams 1mg0d, sworo the latter was sober on returning home, and cooked hi., own supper. Charles Adams, giving his version of the affair. sa-d that later in the evening he returned to the Swan Hotel and was served with beer. The Stipendiary imposed a fine of £.3.

THE TEST OF HISTORY This week the sixty-fourth annual meetmgs I of the Cambriilh Archaeological Society are being held at Llandrindod Wells. On Tues- day morning a party numbering about 60 set out on an excursion. The company included Mr. C. Venables-Llewelyn, M.P., the Yen. and ) Rev. Archdeacon Thomas (oSt. Asaph), the Rev. Canon Trevor Owen, F.S.A. (Rhuddlan), and the Rev. Charles Chidlow (Narberth), general secretaries; Mr. R. Wellings Thomn", F.R.I.B.A. (local secretary), Professor Anwyl (Aberystwyth;, Canon Rupert Morris (Lon- don). Mr. Edward Owen, F.B.A. (secretary to the Historical Monuments' Commission), Mr. U. Eyre Evans (assistant inspector to the Commission), Colonel Garnone Williams (Brecon), Mre. Allen (senior member of the society), Mr. W. T. Eyan-s (Llanon), the Rev. R. Seweil (Rhoscrowther, Pem.), Mr. H. J. Allen (Tenby), Mr. H. Meuric Lloyd (vice-president of the Carmarthen Antiquarian Society), Mr. and Mre. Cmmington (Devizes), Mr. Illtyd Nicoll, Mr. T. E. Morris, Mrs. Bowen and Mr. Bowen, jun. i.Mwnmoath), Mr. R. Gabriel, and Mr. Glasoodine. The first stop was made at Llanbadarn- fawr Church, where Canon Rupert Morris read a. short paper, chiefly dealing with the Norman doorway and its curiouely-oarved tympanum. The second stop was at thel church of Llanddewi-Ystradennau to see the old Norman priests' doorway, and from there the party walked to the summit of the Gaer, from which were visible Cwm-cefn-y-gaer (a circular camp) and the so-callcd giant's grave and Bedd-y-gie, a remarkably fine tumulus. The party next proceeded to view the interesting parish church of IJanbister, which has recently been restored. An account of the features of special interest wax given by the Rev. Thomas Jones (vicar'. The church of I.Jana,nno, a few miles further oil, also called for attention on account of its very fine rood loft and ecrn. The Rev. J once-Jen kins (vicar) gave a short account of the screen. Some of the party then went on to view the remains at Oastell Dinboeth, where a strong fortress one stood, but the ma.iority journeyed to Abbey Cwmhir. Here I the rev. E. Hermitage Day. D.D., read an interesting paper on the foundation of the abbey and the formation of the Cistercian Orde# Mrs. Allen, speaking at Abbey Cwmhir re-called a visit she paid to the abbey 70 years ago. She ,<= a relative of the Aliens, of Tenby. and resides in I.ondon. There was an interesting gathering at the County-hail, Llandrindod Wells, in the evening. Archdeacon Thomas (who first pre- sided) made a sympathetic allusion to the a-hsence of Sir Henry HowortTi (last year's president) through illness, and extended a weloome to the new president (Mr. Venables- Llewelyn, M.P.) Mr. Venables-Llewelyn acknowledged the honour done him. and welcomed the associa- tion to Radnorshire.

.-= I "WHO KNOWS A WELSHMAN"?L We know a. good deal about French and I German literature and ideals and character. Ireland has lost, a good deal of her mystery, and Irish members of Parliament have told us quite a. good deal about their national aspirations and faith. We may know an Irishman when we meet him. But who knows a Welshman or the soul of a Welsh- man? Who knows what is the rea.1 nature- spirit of those dark people of the old British stock who live in the little towns and villages of stone plucked from the world-old rocks of the lonely mountain ranges above their valleys, who are divided from ue and from each other by stall impregnable ramparts, and from U6 again by a, language 60 fierce and tetrible that the boldest, linguist quails before it?-Philip Grbbs in the "Graphic."

—- THE CRUISER DISASTER. I One of the victims of the cruiser disaster in the Far East was Artificer-Engineer Allen Jones, eldest son of the late Francis Morgan Jones, schoolmaster, of Peteretone, near Newport.

THE CELTIC FRINGE I Breton and Welsh folk are credited with more resemblances than those of language and physical aspect. Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff jote down a.,t.ory told by Lowell at the Breakfast Club of a traveller who asked a Breton in French whether it was afe to cross certain aandiS. By all means," said the Breton. The wayfarer thanked him in his own language, whereupon her said: "Oh, you speak BTeton, do you? If that be so, I think you had better not cross the sands." Lord Aberdare promptly informed the club that a precisely parallel atory is told in Wales of a Welshman's advice to a man about to cross a river, who asked in England, and thanged in Welsh. I

STATUE OF JULIUS C/ESAR I In the course of the excavations for the laying of the foumlations of the new Imperial palace at Livadia (Russia), a remarkably fine marble statue of Julius Oaeaar has been discovered. The statue, which stands Slin., including the plinth of about 6in., is intact and of great artistic beauty. This antique is believed to have been acquired in Italy, at a considerable price, by the former owner of Livadia, Count Potozki, from whom the villa and estate of Liv»dia were parohttsed by Alexander II., but how it ca-me to be buried and was lost sight of by the heirs of the late Count Pofcortski remains a myatery.

The dearth, hee taken place, at WrmlbiedoiL, at the age of 94, of the Rev. J. F. Poutter. Deceased was the oldest Congregational j minister in the London ?istJMt, having «ntexed the nNci?ry in 946.

TO-DA V'S MOVEMENTS LONDON, Thursday, LO p.m. Rttbber and Oil (Shares show a drooping tendency, with little business passing, i LONDON, 2.0 p.m. Rubbers .inactive and dm 11.

To-Day's Finance, j Bank rate, 3 per cent.; no change. LONDON, Thursday, 2.0 p.m. Call Money, 2i per cent.; three months' bills, 3 per cent., firm. Bombay transfers 16, Calcutta 161-32, Rio 171-16. Valparaiso 1013-52, Buenos Ay res 48J. The Stock Markets are mostly idle, but Americans, which opened at a general decline, have hardened up on bear closing. Unions mark rise of Rocks 3, Steels and Canadian Paciacs I, Southern Pacifies 1, few others j, but Chicago Western. Nort hern Pacific. and (Southern Prefs 1 down, number lof others h. tc) £ Consols upaltprm at 8015-16 for Money and the Account. Home Rails stagnant at yesterday's closing quotations. Trunks better; Thirds g np. Ordinoary 5-16. Foreign Rails quiet. H-avanas again sup- ported; Argentines quie-t. Mexican Rails I down. International Stocks irregular. Mines inclined to droop. Tanganyika, 6 21-32; Tintos, 671. CARDIFF, Thursday, 1.0 While there was very little doing or. ,-be local Stock Market this morning. Rails were fairly firm in tone and Colliery Shares steady. Rubbers, Oils, and Mines were with- out. quotable change.

Trade and Shipping MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. Ash by left Cha rente 23rd Gad-shy left Leg-norn for Nicolaief 24th Glamorgan left Torre Annunziata for Con- stantinople 23rd Hex by passed Pera for Odessa 24th New by left Taganrog for Gibraltar 23rd Stagpool left Nioolaief for Hamburg 24th Olonlee arrived Newport. 25th Granslia pas-ed Dover f<;r Brixham 25th Bide ford parsed Constantinople 19th ¡ Oarab.ro left Hueiva for Rotterdam 23rd Cardigan arrived Oblig-ado 23rd Eggles-bcrough pastel Constantinople 23rd Farringfnrd .arrived Venice 24th Ilebredele arrived Newcastle IN,.W.) 22nd Lena left Leghorn for Constantinople 25rd iSonth port parsed Cuxhaven for Alexandria 2Jrd Eaton Ilall arrived Hamburg 24th Silksworrh Hall left Taganrog for Con- stantinople 22nd Jane Rowe left Barry for Genoa 24th Ba.mpton left Savona for Constantinople 24 Eai-tga-te left Constantinople for Kertcb 23rd Parkgate left Brail a for Antv.erp 23rd Mll tb gMe arrived Las Pa) map 20th lane Durban passed Prawla Point for Barry 24th Rochefort arrived flena,T-I,i) 24th Skeldon Basse:! Havre for Penarth 24th Slemisih left Swansea for St. Ivazaire 25th fitokesiey arrived B UrTy Port 25th BonviMon left Taganrog for Rotterd.&-n 25th Hile.ton left l^-ndon for Pnrt Talbot 24th I>Van-over arrived Rotterdam 24th

.=- FIVE NEW CRUISERS A Glasgow correspondent, telegrajihe that tnis week private builders have sent in tender to the British Admiralty for two pro- tected cruisers of the Brietol type. They are two of five to be laid down, the other; three having been'&[ (i-t wo to Pembroke and one to Chatham. Tenders for machinery for armoured ships now building are also being forwarded this week. Five Clyde firms have tendered for the cruisers.

PEG LEG IN AN ARGUMENT I Mrs. Bessie Rodd, for whom Mr. Harold Lloyd appeared, related a pitiful tale of domestic infelicity to the Cardiff magistrates thie morning in connection with an applica- tion for an order of separation from her husband on the ground of hlil persistent cruelty. The parties had been married for 24 years, and Airs. Rodd narrated numerous acts of oruelty on the part of her husband, who, she alleged, took too much drink. Defendant, who has an artificial leg. caused ¡ some diversion by asking his wife: "When I was lying in bed on? nijht didn't,you pick up my r-eg leg, which was against the wall, and threaten me with it?'' Mre. Redd admitted having threatened him, e,n(i he exclaimed It's not very nice to he threatened with a thing like that." Defen- dant denied the cruelty alleging that the troubie was due to his wife's nagging disposi- tion. The Bench granted the order, defendant to contribute ICs. a week.

RUSH TO A BOOKIE" Watched by Detective Gooding for twenty min'utes in Cardiff yesterday Oliver Jones, aged 47, was seen to receive betting slips from seventeen men who came up to him in Mill- lane and the Wyndham-a-rcade, Cardiff. On being arrested 43 betting slips were foand upon him, in addition to a pocket-book con- taining a record of betting transactions. Charged at the local police-court this morn- ing with unlawfully loitering for the pur- pose of receiving bets. Jones pleaded guilty. Mr. F. W. Ensor (from the town-clerk's ofti;'C). who a,popeared for the prosecution, pointed ont I that. notwithstanding all the effort-s of the police, there was still a very large amount of etreet betting in Cardiff, but the police experienced great difficulty in getting near enough to the men to arrest them. Defendant was fined £ 5 and costs, I or one month's imprisonment.

MAN FALLS INTO A CELLAR Whilst working on new premises in course of erection in Little Frederick-Street, Cardiff, to-day. John Huntly. a labourer, who was ascending to a soaffold slipped and fell a distance of 15ft. into a cellar below. He was badly cut a.bout the bead. end wae taken fo the infirmary, where he was treated and then returned to his home in Roath.

I CARDIFF'S "TIRED TIM Since he st arted on a career of crime when but a lad George ShanTioll (34) has not been known to do a day's work out of prison. He was apain before the Cardiff magistrates this morning on a charge of living in part by improper earnings, for which he wae I sentenced to three moiiths.

I ANOTHER I. OF M. MYSTERY I The body of a man. apparently a visitor, was found at the mouth of a fishing stream six miles from Douglas, lele of Man, last night. There were four large stonee in the pockets. His identity has not yet been established.

r I| — J WINDOW CLEANER'S FALL I Charles Heron, aged 22, of 6, Augusta-street, Cardiff, a window-cleaner, fell from a ladder in Wells-etreet, Canton, and pitched on eome spikes. He had a cut three inohes loong in I both legs, and his muecles were also torn. He was taken to the infirmary.

HONESTY AFTER CRIME I "In those days tha public had not grasped the policy and the principle of leniency in dealing with first offenders," said Mr. Par- coll at London Sessions yesterday in defend- ing a, prisoner who, on his first conviction ill 1894, when seventeen years of age, received I eight months' imprisonment. Mr. Loveland, K.C.: I'm not sure, but the sentence may have been one of mine. (Laughter.) Mr. Pur- cell I am quitfe aware of that, my lord. Now we are all reformed. Nowadays to get honest work it is only necessary to oommit a crime Then people rally round a.nd start yon on an honest, career. Prisoner wae given I twenty-one months' hard labour. ¡

RAILWAY SMASH I Darand, Michigan, Thure(tmy.-Eighteen sleeping oatr passengers were killed acd twenty injuired in a oollieion on the Gfnaaod Trunk Railway laet night. The wreckage caught fire immediately after the accident, and most of the bodice were burned beyond j i-jxxxiemtipo.—Besator.

He Betrayed Me" -00 PRETTY CIRL SHOOTS HER LOVER I After a trial replete with excatang incidents a New Orleans jury on Tuesday accepted the "xai written law" plea offered by Mamie M'Lou?-hUn. a handsome girl of eighteen, who killed her faithless lover. Hugh Smith, &5 he walked in the streets with her rival. The murder was committed in one of the principal thoroughfares of New Orleans, and M'Lou?hlin. with the revolver in her hand, wae ca.med to gaol crying. He b?ra, eA me." The of her wrongs excited intense sympathy among women throughout the State, and they banded themselves under the leadership of lady members of the Era Club into a M'Lough-lin Defence League. The best lawyers ti-b money could secure were engaged on behalf of the girl- whose own account of her wrongs, narrated under oath I on the witness-stand, reduced the jury and spectators to tears. He betrayed me," she said. He pro- mised to marry mc, but broke his word. I soon found he had discarded me becau--e he had fallen in love with another girl. I went to the dwelling of Mies B!ake ("the other girl") and saiv her come out and meet Smith. I followed them and wa^ so maddened with grief I did net know what I was doirp. Life was worth nothing to me any longer, so I shot him dead." The chief witness for the prosecution was Miss Alice Blake, the successful rival of the girl prisoner. She told the jury she was ergaged to Smith, who was a wealthy saloon- keeper before "that creature shot him." She described the shooting and swore that M'Loug-hlin. days before- the tragedy, irformed her that "if I did not give up Smith she would shoot U5 both. Throughout the trial the court-room wa-s crowded with women sympathisers with the prisoner, while outside the doors thousands mere vainly eomght admission. When, after twenty-five minutes' deliberation, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty the assembly of women hroke into sustained cheering.

The Abruzzi Romance I ENGAGED FOR TWO YEARS I The Italian papers are occupying them- selves with what they describe as the fantas- tical stories published in the British and American press conoerning the Duke of the Abruzzi and Mies Elkins. It is now stated that the duke and Miss Elkina have been engaged for two years. They have been in constant correspondence during this period, and have met. several times, in Switzerland and in Paris. The consent of King Victor Emmanuel to the marriage was given in principle some time ago. This consent implies that the future Duebess of the Abruzzi will enjoy the rights of a Royal princess. As. however, certain members of the Italian B-oyal family stoutly opposed the union. the dllke, acting on the advice of his cousin, the King, put off the marriage tiritil he obtains the rank of rear-admiral. He will then be able to take a long holiday without interrupting hie career as a naval officer. It is stated that the duke will receive hie promotion before the end of the jear, ajid that his marriage with Miss Elkins will take plaoe almost irnmediately afterwards.

Swanhilda Inquiry I AN ERROR OF JUDGMENT I Judgment was given at Liverpool on Wed- nesday in connection with the Board of Trade inquiry into the circumstances attend- ing the stranding and abandonment of the Glasgow registered sailing ship Swanhilda. on May 16 this year on Cape St. Anthony, Staten lela-nd. Tierra del Fuego. while on a vcya.ge from Cardiff to Antofagasta, in Chili. The disaster involved the loss of fourteen lives, including the master and his young wife, who declined to leave the sinking ship w? <>ut her hUBband ;?'be Oourt found that after sighting land, in the hazy weather which prevailed on the afternoon of the 16th of May, everything was done to prevent the veesel from stranding, but from noon of that day, owing to the hazy weather, which prevented observations beiing taken, and to the omission to use the lead, the courses set and steered were not safe and proper. n<w was due and proper allowance made for tides, currents, and lee- way. The stranding and loss of the vessel were caused (eo) by an error of judgment of her late master in over-running his distance; (b) by his omiesion to use the lea.d; Ie) by his continuing upon a course leading directly towards Staten Island under caaditioxus of wind and weather which prevented land from being seen until the vessel was so close to i: tJiai Ehe was unable to weather Cape St. Anthony, under which ehe struck and became a total wreck. The judgment pro- ceeded to recite the circumstances under which 00 many lives were lost. The star- board lifeboat, which the captain elected to take, was provisioned and otherwise pre- pared for launching, but it was stated there wac such a rush on the part of members of the starboard watch to secure placets in her t.ha.t the fallo of the boat oould not then have been properly cut, with the result that the boat fell into the wa.ter and was dashed to pieces on the rocks. The loss of life, with the exception of the man who died froaa exposure in the port lifeboat, was due to the mishap whioh oocurred to the starboard life- boat whilst it was being lowered with the greater part of ihe crew already in her.

PORTHCAWL "REVIVAL" I Revival fervour characterised a three hours' service in the Eev. Seth Joshua b tent at Porthcawl to-day, the sermons of the Rev. Charles Davies (Cardiff) and Professor Keri Evans i.Cannarthen) arousing intense religious enthusiasm. Miss Mary Davies (Gorseinon) was the soloist.

I SCOTTISH RAILWAY CRISIS j The unrest in Scottish railway circles I reached an important stage to-day. when a conference between the directors, iincluding Ltord Dalkeith, the chairman, and officials of t.he North British Railway Company, and fifteen representatives of all grades of employes, constituting the men's side of the Central Conciliation Board, was held in Edin- burgh for the purpoee of discueeing the inter- pretation of the diypitted award under the arbitration of Sir Francis Hopwood on the conditions of employment.

STRIKE EGG THROWING I PERTH, Thm-aday. Polioo-oourt proceedings taken in oonae- qnence of the disturbances arising out. of the strike of tramway employes here iiifre resulted in a fine of £3 being inflicted on those who were found guilty of egg tiuow- ing, and of one of EIQ on men who hooted the police. Two politicians changed with disorderly conduct claimed the privilege owing to the summonses; having been served in the House of Parliament. The hearing of i the cases has. therefore, been adjourned. The summonses will be served again elsewhere. The tramway service continues to be dis-1 located in the OitY, and business is seriously i affected— Beuter.

SHEEP-DOG TRIALS AT LLANDRIN- DOD WELLS. Under the auspioes of the Development Association, sheep-dog trials took place on the Rook House grounds, Llandrindod Weils, on Wednesday. The judges were Alderman mvtaa Bufton, J.P., and Mr. William Jones, The awards were:-let, Rees Evans, Paotyr- non. Llanddeueanst, "fly"; 2nd. Daniel Mills, LLaoerch "laang-arig Prinoe"; 3rd, E. Ben- C. Young Bonny"; 4th, J. Rees net. Cray, "Old Bess"; 5th, divided between Nantmel, StAl, dividwd bet, D. Griffiths, Criekbcwell. Sharp,' and J morgans, Winooly, Llantwrtyd, "Bob."

Butober: Wtoai can I send yon up to-day, Mrs. Styles? Mrs. Stytes: good me a 1-5r of mutton, and be sure it, is from a black ftiieep. Butcher: A black --hoe-p" Mrs. Stylet: TAB, we ajie-in mourning, Y-M know.

-———— ———— GLOUCESTERSHIRE V. NOTTS. I of correspoadiu^ natch )ast vear:—Gloucester- skire, 44 and 110; xotts. 69 and M for elg-ht wickets. Xotts woo by two wickets. Although DO rain had fallen for some ttme, TIRE wicket was soft ai Bnslol this morning that pday was impossible until 12.50. Gloucestershire, who won the to;sc, decided to bat They made a bad start, for with 4 scored Board was ciea;i bowled by Wass. Langdoa with hi" second stroke completed his 1.00C runs for the season in first-ciass cricket. IreIDGnger waj not X) severely punished a= Wass, the latter be1.ng twice sent to leg for four by Lanedon. and then for tb reoP by Waiter ;:i the same over. Wass took his mmciredth wicket of the se«pon in getting rid o: Langdon..At iunci the score WilE W for fiwe wickets. Score:— GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Firs: innings. Second innings. Lanpdon, c Inemoager, b Wass 24 Board, b M. Salter, c HardstaiT, b Wass IS F. Koberts. c J. uunn, b Wass 2. G. L. Jessop, c Iremonger, b Ril?, .?.?'°??.' 3 W. Browaiee. not out 5 Milis, not out 7 Extras 1 Total (5 65

YORKSHIRE V. SUSSEX. I Result of corresponding match last year:—Yorkshire, oil and 210 for four wickets; Sussex, 507. A drawn gime. The weather outlook was rather doubtful at Brighton this morning, when Sussex opposed Yorkshire in the first of the Brighton festival matche6. There had been light rain during the early morning, and &t the start the sky was o%er6oaded. However, ,here were about 2.030 spectators pnt when Y4Drk?hir?, who -ii the toss, went in on a good wicket. Suswx had the same team as against Essex earlier in the v;?k, but York- ?hire had Bates in pMiœ of Rotber% who was indis- posed. Yorkshire sent in their *,?o ?IT,-teur?, Rad ?li?', and Captain Legard, who faced the bowling of the Brother# ReJf. Only 10 runs had been re-d i? fift?en mmutes when Radcliffe was cau^it at second slip. Legard was bowled at 13, and then Denton batted j la.boriouslv against steady bowling. Vinoec-t went on I at 45, and in the seoond over got Denton caught at slip. Soore:— YORKSHIRE. First innings. YORKSHIRE. Seoond innings. I t..J.Radch?e. ;A.B<?f. i ;Ci. ,i: 2. Capt. Legard, b R. Relf 8. Denton, c R. Relf, b Vinoett 28 Wilson, not out .2;7 I Hirst, b R. Relf 12 Rhodes, not out 6. Extras 13 Total (4 wickets) 96

LEICESTERSHIRE V. SURREY. I Result of corresponding maich last year:—Surrey, 196 and 123; Leicestershire, 109 and 168. Surrey won by 48 runs. After their splendid victory over Kent, the Surrey eleven journeyed to Leicester, and on the County Ground there to-day began their match with Leicester- shire, the fixture being the last one at Leicester this season. Surrey made two changes in their team, H, D. Leveson-Gow er ajid Piatt taking the places 01 E. C. Kirk and Harrison. The *a.in that fell on Tues- day evening had leift the wicket very soft, but Leices- tershire, 011 winning the toss, went in. Wood And Knght opening the innings in 'The presence of a ainall attendance. A poor start was made. Wood leaving at 11 and Knight at n. Whitehead was also bowled at the same totaj, but with Coc and Sharp together an im-provemcat in the state of affairs for Ijeicestershire took place. C'oe played a fine, confident game, ana twice hit Smith over the ring for six, the 5C going up j;1 as many minutes. Coe and Sharp added 38, but by 1.150 Leicestershire were all out for 94. Score:— LEICESTERSHIRE. First inni. Second innings. C. B. V\ ood. b Piatt 5 Knight, b smith .15 Whitehead, h Platt 7 Coe. c Ducat, b Bird 3,3 Sharp, not out H H 15 V. Crawford, b Piatt 0 Javes. c Campbell, b Bird.. 3 Shipman, b Piatt 11 Shields, c Hayward. b Smith I Astill, lbw. b Piatt Brown, c Stmdwick, b Smith C  Extras 2. Total ,94.

MIDDLESEX V. HAMPSHIRE. I Result of corresponding match last year:—Middlesex. 207: Hampshire, 192 for five wickets. A drawn game. In dull. threatening weather, with a suspicion of the sun trying to break through, play commenced at Lord's to-day just after mid-day. Middlesex, with the same eleven as that which went down before Kotts, won tiie toss. and Warner ajid 1 arrant opened the batting against the bowling of Newman and M'Doneil. Hampshire substituted Yates for Bowel], otherwise they have the same side that represented them eariier in the week. There had been a light drizzling rain in the forenoon, and the ground was quite easy at the outset, so that, with runs coming- steadily, Evaos soon took the ball from .M'Doneil. Tarrant scored the faster of the batsmen, though there were few big hits. Score:— MIDDLESEX. First innings. Second Innings. P. F. Warner, not out 55 Tarrant, b Brown 22 Hend?n, run out S J. Douglas, b Newman 9 r:i:.Ë\l; Extras 4 Tofal (4 w:c,ket?' ..1()5

E&SEX V. WORCESTERSHIRE. I No corresponding match iast year. The Worcestershire eleven made their first appear- ance on the Leyion ground to-day. They were with- out H. K. Foster and Pimpson-Hayward. while Essex had the ,ame side as against Sussex at Brighton. Soiine rain fell during the night, ajia the wicket was a trifle soft. There were very few people present when the game was commenoed at 12..5. W inning the toss, Essex went in first, the innings being opened by Douglas and J. Freeman. In twenty minutes 12 runs were scored. and then Freeman was howled by Bur- rows. who opened the attack with Burns. The hall kicked a good deal, ajid the conditions were unfavour- able to the batsjnen. &x! ESSEX. First innings. Seoond innings. J. T. Douglas, not out .)8 J. Freeman, b Burrows 1. Rev. F. H. GOlingliam. c Ouffe. b Burrows 12 P. Perrin, c BaJe. h C'ulfe. 4. F. L. Far,, b Cuffe 0 C. M'tiabev, b Cuffe S GiboJ1. c Bale, b Burrows Extras I'D Total (6 wickrt.»> s2

LANCASHIRE V. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. I No corresponding match last year. Though fine, tbe weather was rather threatening at Manchester, when this return match was entered upon. Northamptonshire won the toss, and at coon Seymour and Yials opened the innings to the bowling of Dean and Hiiddieston. Disaster soon overtook the side, as at 10 Vials fell to a catch at long-off. With Hawtin in. Seyinou-r hit with splendid freedonl, his cutting tsd driving being especially good, but the score had only been raised to 31 when two more wickets fell, Hawtin be-ing caught at the wicket and Smith at loaig-on. Soore:— ORTHAMPTONSHIRE Firs* inning*. Second innings. G. A. Vials, c E. Tyfcbesley, b D>ean 4 Seymour, c E- Tyidestey, b Hu-ddleston 36 A. H&wtin, c Worslev, b Heap 3 S. G. smith, c E. Tyldesley. b Heap 0 Thompson, c AN-Drsley, b Deaji 23 Heywood, not out .23 East, not N't 8. Extras 2 Total (5 Wit'MtS' 99.

THE LEADING COUNTIES. T" I Plyd. Won. J)rn. Lost. centage. KMt.2?. 19 2 3  £ £ £ 25 15 4 6 60.00 I i re 27 14 c 5 51.85 Middlesex 20 10 5 1). 50.00 Sussex IZ3 10 4 9 Hampshire 21 9 4 8 42.85 Notts 19 S ■■ J ■■ 4 42.10 Yorkshire 25 10 8 7 40.00

AX EXCITING SEASON. This hats certainly been one of tlle remarkable cricket, years on record for excitement, fluctuations of fortune, and close finishes. When one remembers some of the dreat- bipr eotmty matches of days Thot, so very far distant, when pro-?. 'wei«my reputations, especially of the Notts variety, would portentously compile centimes at a ra.te suggee,ti v'; of a seven-day fixture °ne fairlv revels in the coming of modern sport- ing spirit, which has relegated these slow and selfish average-makers into a limbo of anted rlu vianii-ni.—The Bystander.

CLkRDrFF CAJHBRON CRICKET CLUB Tiequn* AY Match Saturday next. August 2Tth; private ground preferred.-S. Harris, 53, Habersbon -street, Splott. Cardiff. e2S42w26 CARDIFF A.K. CRICKET CLUB want Fixture fox Saturday, Aufi** 21th <Home).-Appiy Jocne, 81. ^.lex&ttdxa-ro&d. Canton- I

TEMPTED BY A TILL 1 Waiter Patrick Manning, labourer, of 110 fixed abode, was charged in cust-ody not Xeath to-day with stealing 16s. 5d. from a till in the 'blar of the Ship Aground PuibJic-hotise. •Polxxveergeant John Davies said lie was called to the Ship Aground, where he appre- hended the prisoner, who said, "There was no one in the 'bar, ajwi the tempta/tion waa too great for me." On the application of Police- eergeant Davies, iprwooer was remanded in •cwt&dy until Monday next..

FOG STOPS FIRING I The Weasex tHanU) Royal (iwrison Artil- lery heavy battery should have commenced the Tfafckwal Artillery Association competi- tion at baIft eight, but a. bea,vy fog joiled over Dartmoor, enveloping all the rangies. At noon there was etSl no sigm of the fog liftHiJT, 8-d the hattoonee were ordered back to MM30- nring ma.y omnmawe later tJriB afternoon, hat iM oonpe&tiou oanuot now oonotode to-dsy.

At Oonstsortinopie yesterday the Sultan gme 4 is Jmdov of j

York Meeting. i GIMCRACK STAKES WON BY I MR. ROTHSCHILD. i The GIM?KACE STAKES of 5 sovs O »0^ 0 each, ?rtb l.O&j eove added, for two yeaj- olds; the second to receive 75 SOWB. Six furlongs, straight. 9 4 Mr L de Bothfrtiild's PIETRI .D maber 1 8 7 1jani Dert>y'f' KT-Iiki WILLIAM F Wootton 2 Õ 7 Mr H Lytijajn's (iABEAVEEX .1" Wootum. 3 9 4 Mr J MetaUfV M-nshroom Lyn.b.am & 3 4 Mr J B J«et Radiancy Wa.1 tiffins 0 9 1 Lord Derhajn's jiarpecioii -Gawk C 8 I? Sir T I)(«ir's Rrajcleid Jones 0 3 7 Mr Kirk wall's Wet Knrglrt 0 S 4 Mr Hull Walker's Bum Almond ..Will Crriggs 0 Winner trained by Wotsoii.

OTHER EVENTS. 1.1-t 0 X—The VIDJ?LhTRORPE SELLLG 1.10 HANDICAP PLATE of 1? -ONe; winner to be Bold for 100 eovs, Six furloosrs, straight. 3 6 10 Mr J Mdrr'c MINT VISBjAK .Wrnte.r 1 3 S 0 Mx H Gray's, OGLES GROVE £ 3 S 6 Air V PomfretV SKIRMISH A TempJemati c 4 9 2 Mr C HiirbfertV Bmxfieid Trigg 0* 4 9 0 Mr E Siiepnard's Moorcocik Baadail 0 6 & II Mr G BenwiekV Xebwortii .Clark 0 5 e. 6 Mr G Ed warder's MeloUii Bicfcaitf 0 3 8 5 Mr J S J<?c??t?o?)'s Arnica .Crisp 0 5 & 0 Mr Dixons Y. T. Fox 3 S 0 Mr E laniier'^ (latch Teiiiiy .J('o!l1F Ü a & O.MT I Ben?D'a Whiw>buxy F<*y o a F g J MartinKiltilair M'Cali G 6 7 13 Mr MiLnthorp'e Cannr' Lass Ringjstead 0 3 7 13 Mr (, Gunter's Red Ant Wiieatley 0 3 7 7 Lord Queensbeirry'e Pequot Fitton 0 6 6 11 Mr E JJumfc'H Coolmoo!i 0 4 7 7 Mr J Watl-'a KiIi>a.Llyown Watts 0 Winner trained by J Binm. BetWng-7 to 4 agst Mint Villa.T. 7 to 2 agst Mekv toi. 9 to 1 agst jir,ucfiel<U IX tl' 8 each aget .Skirmi»tu M.T., Catch Penny", Kitoiair, and I'oquot, wid 100 tc. 6 asvt a n v other. "011 by a iKck; two lengths between the second and third. Vleiotoi wae fourth, Wl)itti>ury fifth, K.1I- blalr sixth, Pequot tvpventh, Canny La&' eiftn-ti. An. 1 cal next, wit.P Maomtck last. (Race rturted ai 1. ¡¡. There wa no bid for Mint Vinegar. A—1The LOWTHER SEELING IIANMC?P .;) of 200 e*>Y6. winners extra,; winner to be sold for £ 100. One mile and a. quarter. 6 8 12 Mr P Nelkf's SUMMER .Dlllnn 3 7 2 Mr A B GIZA Fox 2 4 7 11 Alias Lennox's BLISSFUX. 3 a 9 4 Mr E Clarke's Whistling Rufu." Iff Jill 0 a 8 13 Mr J D Oohn't^ Enthusiastic Lad Hig- C a 6 4 Mr J Hurn' Sketcnv Rltè .RkJw,oy (; 3 E 2 Mr R Colling'8 Matcil Cup Howden C 3 7 7 Mr C Joliiffe'F. OcUTiot Ridli?gl^>n [■ j 3 7 7 Mr E M aca.\v Clark 0 3 7 Winner trained by Pickering. Betting-5 to 2 agsr. Sketchy Bil.6. 5 to ajsst Enthu- siastic Lad, 6 to 1 each t Vs histiing Rufus aiu Giza, 7 to 1 M-aca.-w, 10 to 1 agst Summer, and 100 W E aget any other. Won by a neck a length and a half separaled the second and Wlirè. E:nÜ1Uf'i:tic Lad Wh fourth. Match Cup fifth, Ske.tchy Biu- next, and Macaw lajt. (p.;¡.ce started at LS4, ? OA -Tho Sixtyig-htJ: Tear of t? —U GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES of 1.250 &o-\e; the second to receive 100 eovts, fer three year olds. One mile and a half. 9 2 Sir W Ba,«s'e ROSE PRO I' 1) Maher 1 3 12 Sir J Robinson's WTLLONYX Higge 5 9 Mr H Lytham's LOXAWAXD .F Woottori 3 9 5 Lard 1. Greenback V Temp'.eman 0 8 11 Mr P Nelke'e Yellow Slave Dillon r Winner trained by A Taylor, Betting—3 to 1 Ro^drop. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS THIS MORNING. T&bworth. Oglee Grove, Omny Laee. KillY<i.llyown, Waistline Eufus, Mietcby Bit,. Mavh Cup, Oarooi, The Waiter. Pine Knot, Grig, and Super Tax. ,ICPATCiil-NG- Hare wood Hndicap-Hilisid, III. and Woolaoombe. Fairfield Plate—Frois?an and Exhilarate. Gimcrack Stakes-South Shields, Crochet. Symbolical, Carnatum wlt, Indian Warrior, Cbenme,Tovaro,; colt., Duke of T?ramto. Mountain Chief, nRM?ngO, Mimbar, '?aDgaree, Forest Lassie, Maroo Bozzarif, amd W Dance.

NEWMARKET NOTES. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. > NEWMARKET. Thursday. ST. LEGES ?;AIWPS. );eÜ Gov, "l' Rlâ\;SJC(> mite md a quarter, f did not like him. Swynford, a mile and a quarteT. PEYERlL OF THE PEAK PLATE WORK. P«nseus IIL. a nice mite. Eudorue. a good six furlong?. Double Thrush, a good mile. My Collar, a good mile. JUVENILE WORK. Sweet Alison, a good five fllriO!g. and will win or Saturdav. GATWICK MEETING. SELECTIONS FOR FRIDAY. SelhuTtt Plate—OLD Nick. Addiscombe Plate—CENTATTR FILLY. Augiun Handicap—CARBINEER. Home-bred Plate—EUGENIA FILLY. TTlgate Welter—ROYAL GON,TURv>fi. Newdiga,t« Plate—CARR BRIDGE.

YESTERDAY'S LONDON BETTING. 1 Lemberg wa» again in dema.wi for the St Leger. c-. ing tav?rite at the reduced rate of 9 t? 4, with Swyu- j ford aioo eh<n-Lu?.g. 4. being to ached. Greenback wu easy at 5'0, and Winkipop firm at 10'5. Details:— ST. LEGER. 9 to 4 agst Lemberg. 1 and 0 "to 1 Swynford, t and o 5 to 1 Gr-en back, t and 0 10 to 1 v. intipop, t

TONYPANDY EMPIRE, August 25th, 26th, and 27th, 1910. GREAT BOXING TOURNAMENT (9st. 41 bs, ) FOB "EMPIRE" CHAMPIONSHIP BPJZ. 1 Value 20 Guineas. GREAT WRESTLING TOURNAMENT (list.) FOR "EXPIRE" CHAMPIONSHIP CUP Yaiuft 10 G ulaeas. Entries to be sent to the Manager, Empire TonSpandy. SPEOIAIi STARRING ENGAGEMENT OF BOB BERRY, World's Middle-weight Champion Catch-as catch-can W rebtler. Offers JE5 to Any British Wrestler He Fails to Defeat in 16 Minutes. Councillor Peter Vrifhl, Newport, preferred. Doors Open 7.0. Commence 7.30. e2568 TOPPINO and SrrNDLIM, FLUSHING, HOLLAJftt Tae Otdest-established and most Extensive Finn W Turf CcmmtwuM A««feta in the World. St. Leger, Oesarewltch, aad Double and Treoie Events. No ColllllUMlOn"whar.yer Mi Market, btax tiug, or Accuc-ulatires at StLrtlng Prxie Our "Terim and Kujee," ooatalmiig Telegraphic coaea, b,c-, also "The Coatinental Sportsman," Free on recept of Post-card containing applicant'* addreaa. All I.Ltn to be addraaaedlUfVlSQ t?d aPli* fiEe?i?? ?f!J??! 1'_&&8. atQ-? ru6t-caj<? id. <tK'H

IRON AND COAL TRADE Presiding1 at Birmingham to-day over the animal meeting of t.he shareholders of Guest, Keen. and Nettlefolds (Limited), Mr. Arthur Keen sa-id. lalthough their sales showed a decrease of under 2 per oent. ("mpami with the ]JTe¡,oru3 reax in the earlier months, they were eotnpelied to book orders at unrem-unemtive prices to maintain their markets against fote-igm competition ajid keep the works empioyed. Compared with 190f—their best year-fades were down 10 per oent.. bu.t wages were 6 per oewt, orer that pe-riod, the ine-eaab being mainly in the col- liery department. In the iron and steel trades they had to travel a king- way before reaching the level of 1967. The Miners Eight Honrs Act bad borne heavily upon them. It had caused much unrest amongst colliers, and griven rise to endless disputes. The report, which a profit of i-546.030 and recom- mended 10 per cent, dividend with a bonus of Is. per shore, was adopited.

GOL.,G BACK TO HER PARENTS. Gladys Shell was changed at Abergavenny on Wednesday with misbehaviour, and Thomas Shell with living on her earnings. Inspector Barry (Newport) stated that the male prisoner had done no work for six years, and persistently kept bad company. The girl was the daughter of respectable parents at Newport, and her father was will- ing to take her back if she oould be separated from the prisoner. The Bench sentenced the male prisoner to three mont-hs' hard labour, and the girl wa-s given into the care of Inspector Barry, in order that she might return to her parents.

PEMBROKE POLICE PROMOTION. I "Poi-too^ersjeaint Evans, Milford Haven, has I been promoted to the rank of inspector of I the Pembrokeshire Constabulary. He will I reinajn at Milford, where he hae been statvoaaed for the last few years.

CARDIFF LAWSUIT AGREEMENT. 1 Sir 6. T. Evans in the Vacation Court on Wednesday, in the- Cardiff ca^e of Neuej,, v. Howell, in which M interrm lRjimotiog, had bsen extended until tb&t diay rear mitring the deiendaot from bufidtng a. wali, informed tbaz the psrtiee hxui arzeed to Senna, and t.b6t the injunction Vldah had been rranted should be dioharged. llií: .L&rd- jftip agnneri

WEATHER FORECAST The British Meteorological Office this mora- ing issued the following forecast of the weather likely in South Wales from 10.50 a.m. to-day till 10.30 a.m. to-morrow Wind mainly southerly, light, moderate; much cloud, rain a.t time?, mist on coast; oool.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES DEATHS AND IN MLMORUM. Charge ior 1.?.zting ad-n!8Mr.en18 under UùII ,?Z" ir? for 3C ?orde &ad iu. ?«r Etry Two Extra v. oros. -NO DotlOe of this description will be inserted mi*e ai.Lafii tica'^ed by the name and addreee of iAe etMtet. Teiegrams and lelepboiuc meuea^ee caaoot be acfteA on until connrmed m writing. BIRTHS. EV.S.on 1.11<1' 2.)rê illbi.¡, Bryngoleu, to Mr. and .M: u. M j;ll" eol.. • JffAHTlN.—* il August Clnd. at P4, Sefton Part Brietoi. to Mr and M.rb. B. .M¡¡.rI.¡Il, a daughter. PRlvE.-ou August 22iui. at CatsUf lr, tQ Dr. aiid M it. j. T. l'rice, a ;>OL. MARRIAGES. Grxx—KEWTOX.—At St. s Boafc- on Zini ma. by the liuv. ii. £ Vaii, 1<)W'i.h -On 0( tne by th., it, (juaui. Gaedifl, U> C,&iDd-it, 14 -Fraiioes. eider (i?"'VbWr o'. X?. Alf, kL 3L !Ii e'tll.1.oli.- Cilendale. jioauh 1'ark. Oardifl. LIA.t.i.Y).Hh:.EL-At t. Joan's Ctiurob, til, 22nd Augutt. u, tbw- f\<- • u Fiancie. M.A., 1 \ar lxWlS. eiGebt soci ü V. and Mn. Lewis Llewelyn, itor. iiia. Nortn-road. C awlifl, \,0 KUiel, second aaugliieu- oj Mr. and Ma Henry Hmrniwy, 76, Keppvc.h-"æt. Cardifi. Plih?Lir?—?H???.-C?t AIWUFt mh. at Ohn« Church, Kadvr, by the ¡W,. Davie rhilhpt-M..A. (fatlier oi thp bndegroom,. -¡t.ed by 1.De Rev. J. L. Phillips, M.A. (brother i, we 3ev. Canon R.D., ti,e Hev. H. Morris (Vlcar of Liantwii Major). DaV¡1! iiupcrt. «Pooi«i 0" 9#. tb» ♦ Rev David Pt. lifx-. Rector .Y. Kadyr. to Amy laatoel. otily daughter o* E. Franklin Thomas. Hadyr. At Home, In, Green war, Ra{]yr, "ptemocr 7. 2c, 29, and 30. DEATHS. JAMES.—On August CaUi«ruif Jamee, of Ty yewydd. Bia("kwooà. JONES.—On ,21st. at CoamsrciaJ-street, AbertilJery, W H. Jonet ^Jo.ies iiros. Funeral Tba.rBQay, at Three p.m.. for Bluenau Gweri (pilblic). OemUemem only. THOMAS.—At Wería Hoiine. Alierdare. on AupiMt 21. William 1 nomad, .Mcrna;:er. \Nerf, Oollie. Funeral (!>ubl:c, i.ic p.hi. Taurfuay. for Abexdarp Oeiaetery. i Til (J HAS.—On Aueuot inth inrt., Henry Give Thomas, too dearly-beloved bOT: of I i^iik-. Thomae-. All: wen- Tsaf. aged 16 years. Funeral aB Allt wen Saturday, F our p.m. TREI11SE.—On the 24th int.. nt Aberpwiai. Easvooon- road. Worthing, James Trerise. late Bepreeentatire o: j. and R. Moriry. VOtf PER.—On Aupurt 23rd. at Bude. Oornwar Oon- I'!Ll:,œ Eliai. bilcved wife of Ca-now Vosp^r, A.K.W.S.. and your.sre^t daughter uf the la-toe Frank J.i.meF-. Solicitor. Merthyr Tydtil. W1¡<;(),- the 25rd inst..at hi6 residence. Tre- Athar. Newton. Porthcawl, Thorn;)6 WitooD, *e«A 87. Funeral at Xewton Church. Three p.m. Saturday. ACK V'frtVL EIXJ MESTS. CHAHLES.—Misg Charles and Family wish to thanV all friends fci the kind sympathy shown them in their sad bereavement. IN MKMOEUM. BROWS.— In Lovinp Meni<xi- of Tliomas Henry Brown, beloved husband of Mary J?nt 6.(Ira?g-yr-E-, Penygraig. who met his death W the terrlbte cage accident at the E?y Colliery. PenygraiK. .ust 27th, 1?09.—Ever remembered bv his wife and Ob" "Ho* ham it b to part ?Ll, thom we hold on eartT dear; "The he>art no grelnr trial km'w no sorrow mom "The I"rt no gr?eci?r Ial lnow-? n? enrl*tnw men "Boast nnt thyseif of to-nionrcw. for thou knumut not whai a day ùW) bmg forth.'

I AUGUSTINE J. STOXE, TU-N-IMAL IHEKCTOE. Paraomal ftupervinon to All Orders. ¡ Eat- Cardiff. Hot. 111M utf INI Post-omct Tel.: No. Hi, OaitfiS. AUGUSTINE KTCXXE, CUdUf. 5, WORKING-ST., CARDirF- 1 pHELPS AND CO., WESTKRK 17AIL BUILJ>IN<M. ST. MARY-STREET, CARDU-T. For FLORAL DfcOOBATIONfi. FUKERAL WREATHS AND CBOflSM, PLANTS, SEEI>S, CUT FLOWEB8.

I L GOLF I Aberdovey Summer Meeting Fine vea-tber was experienced at Abetr- doTey to-day. In the morning a bogey oom- petition was played, when M. Biirgeets Mariey rweivinig lour;, won by 4 up; J. F. Peacock ireceives four; won by 4 up; .J. F..Pea.ooc.k up; W J. Bourne (fonr). 1 down; J. E. Hill I acra-toh). 2 down; H M. Weaver (three), 2 down; R. 8truthers (five). 2 down; S. B. Bratby (six), 2 down: R. M inch in (givea two;, 3 down; F. G Ridg-way (two), 3 down; A. W. Willf 'five1. 3 ffo-m-n: G. B. Colt (fi), 6 dov,n J. MoTiiiT-ford (fi-ve, E down. I ALLOOOK BOWL—THIRD BOUND. S. C. Healing heart B. S. Everett. 4 and 2. A. J %un;shall beat J. < Cox, walk over. W. Howard beat A Forehaw, 2 and i. G. A Porter beat G. B. Ciolt. 4 and 3. C. H. Allcock beat C. R. Minchin, 4 and S. H. Weaver beat A. J. Ix>ngmor«. 5 and 2. J. Beasley beart L. Ba.rrett. 1 up. T. G. AJlcock beat W. Buchanan at the twenty-first hole. LAIHSS' BOGEY Miss L. Silk ireoeives jenj, all square; Minn r. Y. Golding (fifteenall squa-re; Mrs. Ruck (fifteen), 1 down; Mrs. Buchanan (eleven). 2 down.

Mrs*. Henpt-ek: Yon re kinder to duinb animate than you are to me. Honpeck: Well, you try being dumb. and yon'I} see bow kind I'll be. "What men think causes fully one-third of all the trouble in the world." "Yes. and what women say causes the other two-fchirde

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION GOLD .'JiD SILVER BAliGrAIN SALE. SOL THILLIPS, 41, ST. MA-RY-ST. CAI J) IFF. WINNING Numbers in Prize Drawing of S. V. Jones. Rbmney:—5620. 1887, 1632 161. 4016. 917 1236. 1143, 2621, 6120, 4615, £ 966 3032. 5937, 197S. 190. 5905, 5350, 806, 5045. il43 3478, 4041, 587, 2940, 4986, 2972 5068. 544«. 4381, 2364. 4901, 1946, 2142, 690. 2561.—Unleef prizes are claimed witiiin fourteen days they will be forfeited. -Apply R. S Morirai, Hon. Sec,, 81, Higii-stneet, Rhymney Mon. e2504 ON DON STYLE Air Riflo (lub.-A JLj General Meeting of the above will be beld on Wednesday. A'igruxt 31. 1910. All intending member* are cordtairj- invfted. eeting to oommenf-e at E.C p.m. prompt. ell L.aki s Imd ?et.t. S CH'¡ both free wn-¡ exc.aUoot coiKlition; good Ivtct; Lady'6 Swipe. W .itwortr, 50s., G^nt. n Aeral 25fc—-136, Ca.rJIf<Ie-streP\.o Ca.rdi1L .n_ e2640w27 ,h" 60 Truci1 for Sale. aT)? Hire at 3d. pw day, W- pPr 0 w«ek.—S9, L?ckwith-poad, 112 or 1&, ?€l!in?t.nc- street. e2£]27 £ 200 'wantëd; rt'-raym,n ll1onthl'; over tWö yio? 1Il.; øoour, -(r EvtOIUIlg Express, Caniiff. J e2553w31 "YVT ANTED, Travelling yari for Drapery, or oorri- » plete Turc-<jut~—K. 1. Kveninp Express, -Ne.- port. eæ61 w] WANTED, experienced Working trardener (firyt of tiueei i two vinenee. siove, rons-ervatory wages I and hoL!1. P&mbrokeshire.-F 8 £ Kvening £1- press. Card; e2SS»w31 LI-ANTW TT MSLlor.—<>orafortat>ie Ftrrniehwl Booms L to Ijet jiear station.—Appjy Mrs. Mainwaring. e7w3; Pair of Sew Skntes (Brnmp1o!0fOT&Je-: bsi- A P&ir 12. Evening }.xpre, CardW. w?7 YoUKG Mother's Help 'wanted immediately: "Xyht Yh-Work and tak out children.—76, Kimberley- road. e36T2w27 W" A"'ID, a Maid to Attend on 1 nvalid W I- Apply Tia", I.arisciowne, Penarth. d7m "WTAVTED7 Foreman Haulier; wiges 32& per we": must have ttiorcniffh bowMgc or hûnteB, and not aJarjd of wcrk none otliors need apply: atetajner preferred.—.Applications, suiting age, experience, and copies of recent testiffil);¡ iai5, to received not later than Tuesday, August 30th, Co-operative, bebg^enydd. cmet WANTED, good, aiJ-rotind Mu to ioot mflar r, kitchen frarden. lawns, fiow. poatt,T:I milk., &A; and about 2C acres pasture land; ID&rtied and without children preferred; cottape and oca. found; must 1. from pood t«rvioe.ppiv, with ref«»noea, i-U at ii if wages, &c., to MT. Thomas, lfi, Q-T-. Cardiff. c763C rno Let. Shop Premi: bestv poenioc in CwmtMpCii; A two large rooms. tront and reu, aTKl two span rooms: rear pa..r1 fitted for fist bar. withiwjuimnent^^ from part fiiitaole for Aarne or any other trade; fitting at low valuation; good opportunity—Apply Georlirevery. Aberday, CT624 fTVtVO LÍ'¡:'ht !hc.wTrottJng Wagons for Saiie or Hire. A a.1,} Two Proinier Broueham WafKmathas ("quw to Trjner and (XJ.. tTedenc.>. Cardifi. eal GEN Till-M.AXLY Youth (17), lust left school, seeks Situation in good WholesaJe Firm, with vx»^ to firture re., 74, Connau^ht-roaxi, <"ia«ns, eaSJOal rjYï-t.e Let at onoe. Shootii* t. OveT ip, at 300 acree; partridge, &c-; withtn eaev distamm of to»>n —Apply to If or HajrrwB, 1oitar. Blmyader. emsi WAKTED. a Choir (Nondtc Dr and Organist for svnir Baptist Cba.pftj, Llwyn; appl1("1DC musf t", a Baptist momber, totaj ab^tajneff-, also for- ward two testimonial; salarj CM per trolu- ai»e.—Applications to be sent to Joseph Harry, Bryn- heiyc, Bvnea. on or berore tiepteoxber S, 1910. <&en ■ptw 8aie, £ 3K). Boo*; aoT~jworaooe; tAO CRnfvj | part can remain; splendid ocWeTy en. tract.—write 3, B&v«- Side. Barfeed. oaHKwf; •pdSW^ p^lon (nay aoe) JT Vmog,, Pr-mpL-A- Ldodley, a ohln. eaKlsvS 'I*/ 1^. OM or Two T'Bfarc&?d?aatMt. :;a:J1 A mnwmaml*; S?hahory-Mtd {tt?a *Bd'; BMd<af?—?piy 0 n. B?tUN? Cudiff. &WI! W- A"-¡"D-J"àb\ft'ba:ii., ??a?y yVork.-Atipdy M?. Newbury, 72, S<?«rn-n? OaoUW, UfitiS. ultliiait