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THE FOUR JUST MEN, BY EDGAR WALLACE, > Author of "Writ in Barraofee." "Unofficial De-pat,.bes," Switby," etc, eto. CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. JSASVEL GARCIA. the Cariist leader, a refugee in England, who will be "as good a8 dead" if a Bill just introduced by a member of the English Government paeees into Jaw. JLFOX GONSALFZ. F'OICV VRT. and GEORGE MASFRE-D, Carlist* engaged in a con- spiracy to kill the English Minister. THERY. or GAUMOXT, a wej'-known the instrument by which the con- spirators hope to effect the assassination. SIR. PHILIP BAMON, the English Foreign becretary, responsible for the intr^divt ion of the Alienq Extradition (Political Offence-, JBiil.. who receives a threatening letter eigonedby the Fotir Just Men." SVNOPSIS. PROLOG C" £ .—Leon Gonsalez, Poiecart, George JIajafredv and Thery. in the Cafe of the Nations, CaAix. discuss the measures to be taken to ensnre the safety of Manuel Garcia, and decide that the British Minister is to be killed. CHAPTER i.-The" Daily Magaphone con- tains an account of a £ oO reward offered by the English Foreign Secretary Sir Philip Ramon: for information as to theauthors of a letter received by him and signed by the "Four Men." in which he is men there was a mad rush for the door. threatened with murder if be does not with- draw th-* Aliens Fs tradition (Political OfTeno?e: BH.. The "Four Just "Men" con- sider that jvrtice es Tr-ted out here on j earth is inadequate, and have [. the:D. selves about correcting the law. They have already committed sixteen murders, aid have so far deieafed all efforts to identify them. CHAPTER II. THE FAITHFUL COMMONS. Somebody- wa« it Mr. Gladstone?—placed it on record that there is nothing quite so rtingerous. quite so ferocious, quite so terri- fying as a mad sheep. Similarly, at we know, there is nc person quite so indiscreet, quite so foolishly talkative, quite so amaz- ingly gauche. as the diplomat who for some reason or other has run off the rails. There ccm-F- a moment to the man who has trained himself to guard his tongue in the C-(,,incil of Nations, who has been schooled to walk warily amongst pitfalls i»¥rged crmning'y by friendly Powers, when the pra- tire and precept of many years are forgotten and he beharer humanly. Why this should be has never been discovered by ordinary peopie. although the psychological tB!no!*ny who can generally explain the mental processes of their fellows, ha.Te doubt- too,- very adequate and convincing reasons for these acts of disbalanoement. Sir Philip Ramon was a mail of peculiar temperament. I doubt whether anything in the wide world would have arrested his pur- pope once his mind had been made up. He "&of a man of strong character, a firm, square jawed, big mouthed man. with that whade of bine in his eyes that one looks for ta peculiarly heartless criminals, and parti- r-nlarlv famous generals And yet Sir Philip Ramon feared, as few men imagined he feared, the consequence of the task he had Wt b imseJf. There are thousands of men who are pby aically heroes and morally poltroons, men who would laugh at death—ana live in terror of personal embarrassment. Coroners' oourts listen daily to the tale of such men's livt-- -arifl deaths. The Foreign Secretary reversed these quali- fier. Good animal men would unhesitatingly describe the Minister as a coward, for he feared pain and he feared death If thjs th:ng is worrying you so much." the Premier said kindly—it was at the Ca hi net Council two days following the pub- lication of the Megaphone's story—" Why don't you drop the Bill? After all, there are ■saltcrs of greater importance to occupy the time of oho House, and we are getting near the end of the session." An approving murmur went round the table. We have every excuse for dropping it. j There mast be a horrible slaughtering of innocents — Braithwaite's Unemployed Bill must go—and what the cotmtrv will say to that. Hea-ren only knows." No. do!" The Foreign Secretary brought his iifct down on the table with a crash, it shall go through; of ■ hat I am determined. We are breaking faith with the Cortes, we are breaking faith with Prance, we are breaking faith with every country in the Cnian I have promised the passage of this measure—and we must go through with it. even though there are a thousand Just and a thousand threats." The Premier shrugged his shoulders. "Forgive me for saying so, Ramon, said Bolton, the solicitor; "bat I help feel- ing you were rather indiscreet to--give par- ticulars to the press as you did. Tes, I know we were agreed that you should have a free hand to deal with the matter as you wished, but somehow I did not think you would have been quite so-what Eh all I say?- ¡ My discretion in the matter, Sir George, is not a subject that I care to discuss," replied "Ramon, stiffly. lAter. as he walked acroes Palace Yard with the youthful-looking Chancellor, Mr. Solicitor-General, smarting under the rebuff. aaid apropos of nothing. "Silly old ass." And the youthful guardian of Britain's finances smiled. "If the truth be told," he said, "Ramon is in a moat awful funk. The story of the Four Jvwt Men is in all the clubs, and a man I met at the Carlton at lunch has rather convinced me that there is really something to be feared. He was quite serious about it-be's just returned from South America. and has seen some of the work done by these men." What was that ?" A President or something of one of these rotten little republics about eight months ago—you'H see it in the list. They hanged him most extraordinary thing in the world. They took him out of bed in the middle of the night, gagged him. blindfolded him, carried him to the public gaol. gained admission, and hanged him on the public gallows—ami escaped' Mr. Solicitor saw the difficulties of such proosedilms, and was about to ask for further in formation when an under-secretary buttorrboiei the Chancellor and bore him off. Absurd," muttered Mr. Solicitor crossly. There were cheers for the Secretary for Foreign Affairs as his brougham swept through the crowd that lined the approaches to the Bouse. He was in no wise exalted, for popularity was not a possession be gmtetl- He kuew instinctively that the sheer* weTe- forth by the publics appreciation Of his peril; and the knowledge chilled and irritated 'him. He would have liked to haw thought that the people sooffed at the existence of this mysterioae four—it wouki have gjv-en him some peace of mmd had be been able to think the peopie have rejected the idea. For although popularity or unpopularity were outside his scheme of essentials, yet he bad an unswerving faith in the brute in- euneta of the mob, He va* surrounded ;n the lobby, of the HeAm -with'& crowd of, flage,r men of hts- party, some quizzical. some I ;<7isious. all olainonring for the latest infor- mation—a.1! slightly jn fear of the swnrl- tonsued Minister. Look here. Sir Philip "t wae the stout tactless rnemijcr for West Brondesbury — "what is an this we hear about threaten in' leti.ers? Surely you're not goin' to '.akf\ notice üI things of that &ort-why, I get two or three every day of my life." [ The Minister strcde impatierlly away from I the g.'>sjp. but Te.ter-the member—caught his arm. l ook here he began "Co tJ the dev; said the Foreign Secre- tary pkr.nly. and walked quickly to his room. "■Bea.«t!v temper that man's got. to be sure." saÍlt the honourable member despair- ingly. F.t is- old Eamcn's in a blue The idea of making a song about threaten.in' lette-rs! Why, I get I A group of men in the members' smoke- ) room dis?!i&ed the question of the Just Four in a perfectly nnoricmr.I way. It' 1('0 rirli<:u!ou for words," saKi one clacularlv. "Here are four men." a mythi- cal four. arrayed against all the forces and established agencies of the most civilised Lation on earth Except Germany," interrupted Scott, M.P.. widely. Oh. lea/re Germany out of it for goodness sake," bsgge<i the first speaker, tartly. I do wish. Scott, we could discuss a subject in which the superiority of German institu- tions co,Id not be introduced." Impossible," said the cheerful Scott, fling- ing I-oosa the reins of his hobby horse, remember that in steel and iron alone the production per head of the employe has increased 43 per cent., that her shipping Do you think Ramon will withdraw the Bill?" asked the senior member for Aldgate East, disentangling his attention from the babble of statistics. Ramon? Not he—he'd sooner die." It.s a most unusual circumstance," said Aldgate Eaet, and three boroughs, a London suburb, and a Midland town nodded and thought it wae." In the old days, when old Bascoe was a young mem-bm -A-vti gate East indicated an aged senator, bent and white of beard and hair, who was walking painfully toward a seat in the alddays-" Tkiaiight old Baecoe had paired?" re- marked an irrelevant listener. In the old days," continued the member for the Bast End, before the Fenian trouble *— talk of civilisation." went on the enthusiastic Scott. Rheinbaken said last month in the Lower House, 'Germany has reached that point where- If I were Ramon," resumed Aldgate East profoundly. I know exactly what I should do. I shoufd go to the police and say, T-ook here A bell rang furiously and continuously, and the members went scampering along the corridor. Division—'vision." Clause Nine of the Medway Improvement Bill haying been sratisfactorily settled and the words Or as may hereafter be deter- mined added by a triumphant majority of twenty-four, the faithful Commons returned to the interrupted discussion. "lvhat I say, and what I've always said about a man in the Cabinet." maintained an important individual, is that he must, if he is a true statesman, drop aJI considera- tion for his own personal feelings." "'Hea' applauded somebody. His own personal feelings," repeated the orator. He must put his duty to the State before all other—er—considerations. You remember what I said to Ban-ingrou the other night when we were talking out the Estimates? I said, "The right honourable gentleman has not. cannot have, allowed for the strong and almost unanimous desiree of ¡ the greclt body of the electorate. The action of a Minister of the Crown must primarily be governed by the intelligent judgment of the great body of the electorate whose fine feelings—no—whose higher inetincts-no- that wasn't it-at any rate. I made it very clear what the duty of a Minister was," concluded the orae. lamely. Now 1- commenced Aldgate East. an attendant approached with a tray on which lay a greenish-Arev envelope. Has any gentleman dropped this?" he inquired, and. picking tjgcf* letter, the member fumbled for his eye-glasses. To the Members of the House of Com- mons," he read, and looked over his pince- nez at the circle of men about him. Company Prospectus," said the stout member for West Brondesbury, who had joined the Party. "I get hundreds. Only the other day "Tow thin for a prospectus." said Aldgate East, weighing the letter in his hand. Patent medicine, then," persieted the light of Brondesbury. I get one every morning-' Don't burn the candle at both ends,' and all that sort of rot. Last week a feller sent me-- Open it." someone suggested, and the member obeyed. He read a few lines and turned red. Weffl, I'm —— he gasped, and read aloud! CITLZFiNS, The Government is about to pass into law a measure which will place in t,he I hande of the moat evil Government of modern times men who are patriots and who are destined to be the saviours of their countries. We have informed the Minister in charge of this measure, the title of which appears in the margin, that unless he withdraws this Bill we will surely slay him. We are loth to take this extreme step, knowing that otherwise he is an honest and brave gentleman, and it is with a desire to avoid fulfilling our promise that we ask the members of the Mother of Parliaments to use their every influence to force the withdrawal of this Bill. Wore we common mnrderera or clumsy anarchists we could with eaee wreak a blind and indiscriminate vengeance on the members of this assembly, and in proof thereof, and as an earnest that our threat is no idle one, we beg you to search beneath, the table near the recess in this room. There you will find a machine suffi- ciently charged to destroy the greater portion of this building. (Signed) FOTTB JTfST HEN. Postscript.—Wb have not placed either detonator or fuse in the machine, which may. therefore, be handled with impunity. As the reading of the letter proceeded the face6 of the listeners grew pallid. There was something very convincing about the tone of the letter, and instinc- tively all eyes sought the table near the recess Yes, there was something, a square black something, and the crowd of legislates* shrank back. For a moment they stood ,spellbound--aDd tbon there was a mad rush for the door. "Was it a hoax r aeked the Prione Minis- ter anxiously, but the hastily summoned expert from Scotland Yard shook his head. Just as the letter described it," he said gravely, even to the absence of fuses." I "Was it really Enough to wreck the house, sir," was the I reply. The Premier, with a troubled face, paced the floor of his private room. He stopped once to look moodily through the window, that gclve a view of a crowded terrace and a mass of excited politicians gesticulating and evidently all speaking at Ion,, Very, very serious—very, very serious," he muttered. Then aloud. "We've &aid so much we might as well continue. Give the newspapers as full an account of this after- I noon's happening as you think necessary— give them the text of the letter." He pushed a button, and his secretary entered noise- lessly. Write to the Commissioner telling him to offer a reward of a thousand pounds for the arrest of the man who left this thing, and a free pardon and the reward to any accomplice." The Secretary withdrew and the Scotland Yard expert waited. Have your people found how the machine was introduced?" "Xo. sirf the police have all been relieved amti been subject to separate interrogation. They remember seeing no stranger either entering or leaving the House." The Premier pursed his lips in thought. Thank you," he said simply, and the expert withdrew. On the terrace Aldgate East and the ora- torical member divided honours. I must have been standing quite close to it," said the latter impressively; "'pon my word it makes me go cold all over to think about it. You remember Mellin? I was say- t ing about the duty of the Ministry. "I asked the waiter," said the member for Aldgate to an interested circle, "when he brought the letter—' Where did you find this? On the floor, sir,' ho said; I thought it was a medicrne advertisement; I wasn't going to open it. only somebody——" It was me." exclaimed the stout gentle- m c. I,, from Brondesbury proudly; you remember I was saying I knew it was somebody," continued Aldgate East graciously. I opened it and read the first few li;¡eE; Bless my soul I sain ;&air.——" I'm corrected You -?ai< Weil. Im —— corrected j Well. I know it was something very much j to tha point," admitted Aldgate East. "I ii--a,-nci. you'll quite understand. I cculd.n t grasp it's significance, so to speak, | well The tbiee .stalls reserved, at the Star j M^usic-hall in Oxford-street were occupied o:ie by one. At half-past seven prompt came Manfred dressed quietly; at eight came Poic- Lcart, a fairly prosperous middle-aged gentle- man; at half-past eight cajae Gonsalez, ask- ing in perfect. English for a programme. He seated himself between the two others. When the pit and gallery were rearing themselves hoarse over a, patriotic song, Man- fred smilingly turned to Leon and said:- I saw it in the evening paper6." Leon nodded quickly. "There was nearly trouble," he said quietly. "As I went in somebody said, I thought Bascoe had paired,' and one of them almost came up to me and spoke." (TO BE CONTINUED TO-MORROW.)

FIFTY YEARS IN INDIA I Death of a Well-known Whitland Divine ) Dr Maurice Phillips, the well-known mis- sioner, died at Southport at the age of 72 years. The late doctor, who was a native of Whitland, Carmarthenshire, was in his early days a carpenter, and commenced his ministerial career at Silca Church, Aberdare. He was educated at Bedford College. London, and proceeded to India as a missionary on the completion of his studies. For 48 years he remained in India, where his name was a household word among those who were engaged in the same work as himself. He returned to Wales only two years ago, and then selected Southport as the place of his well-earned retirement. By a, strange coinci- dence, the Rev. D. Silyn Evans, pastor of Siloa Church. Aberdare, reminded some missioners who were conducting a service there that the Church in question would ever remain famous if only for the fact that THE LATE REV. MAURICE PHILLIPS. Dr. Maurice Phillips Tiad started his career there, but Mr. Evans was not aware at the time that the doctor was dead. Dr. Phillips, who is survived by Mrs. Phillips. was a brother of the late Rev. J. L. Phillips a,nd of Mrs. Phillips, Canon-street, Aberdare, and his two daughters are Mrs. Marshall, wife of the Rev. G. Marshall, a missioner in India, and Mrs. Ionides, wife of the well-known electrical engineer of Leicester. I Pastor for 76 Years I The Rev. Dr. Frew, the oldest clergyman in Scotland, died at Stirling on Monday, having been pastor of St. Ninian's United Free Church, Stirling, for 76 years, this being his first and only charge. The deceased would have been 98 years old on the 8th of nest month.

Passing Pleasantries I "Why is it you have not called for the settlement of your account before?" I never ask a gentleman for money." "Indeed! How, then, do you get on if '1e doesn't pay?" Why, after a, certain time I conclude he is not a gentleman, and then I ask him!" A local band was one day playing at Dun- fermline. when an old weaver came up and asked the bandmaster what they were play- ing. "That is 'The Death of Neltion, replied the bandmaster. Ay, mon," remarked the weaver, "ye ha'e gien him an awfu' death! A maji with a glassy eye and pretematu- rally solemn demeanour put down a sovereign at the booking-office at Charing Croos Station and demanded 'a ticket." "What station?" snapped the booking- clerk. The would-be traveller steadied him- self. "What stations have you?" he at-ked with dignity. A lull of sale case was receptly argued in a county-court at quite unnecessary length by a garrulous counsel. After an hour's ?=d. he remArked to the judge, "I will now ed. my lord, to address myself to the furniture." You have been doing- that for some time!" replied the judge, as he stifled a yawn. Sir." said an eager suitor, #"you are a millionaire and I am a poor man. But my love for your daughter is so great that I cannot be influenced by any consideration as to my poverty. Love scorns conveniences and conventions. Sir, give her to me!" But which of my four daughters do you want?" asked the father, not unkindly. Oh. sir," was the eager reply. I'll leave that to you!" A politician, after delivering an address upon the liio of a fa.mons statesman to some schoolchildren, asked, Now, can any of you tell me what a state-sman is?" A little hand went up, and a little girl replied. A statesman is a man who makes speeches. Scarcely that." answered the politician, who tells the story. For instance. I some- times make speeches, and yet I am not a statesman." The little hatid again weut up. I know-& statesman is a man who m&ke? ?-?-? &hee"

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— 11 ■■ For Women Folk. HOMELY HINTS AND DAINTY DISHES I I Before washing garments fasten up the garment with patent fasteners. It will be found that after coming through the mangle the fasteners are in perfect condition. Whalebone, bent by wear. ma1 be straightened again by holding it before the fire. When it begins to bend with the heat, flatten and straighten it carefully with the ha.nd To remove grass stains on flannel, get some lump fuller's earth from the chemist, wet it. and place on the stain. Let it remain there for a couple of hours. and then rub lightly. If the first application does not remove the stain, apply a second time, brush- ing off when perfectly dry. Put two or three bricks to heat in the fire or oven; when very hot place them in diffe- rent parts of a oold bedroom, and shut the door. The bricks should be stood on old ¡ chairs or boxes, so as to be above the draughts of the door. They should not be I put near the draught of the fireplace, or the heat will be drawn up the chimney, and thus lost to the room. I Tomato Butter Taie 51b. of rips tomatoes, lib. of apples, < Zlb. sugar, one lemon. and a quarter table- spoonfnl of ginsfer. Remove the tomato skins by pouring boiling water on them. and then peeling. The apples must be peeled, cored. and quartered, and placed with the tomatoes in the preserving-pan. Cook rather slowly for more thp.n one hour, stirring all the time. Then add the sngnr, lemon-juice, and ginger, and oook the whole until it has the appear- a.nee of a ven- tbi?- ance of a very thick apple sauce. Pour into small pots and tie down in the usual wa.y. r Rhubarb Champagne I Cut five pounds of rhubarb into inch lengths, put it into a stone jar, and allow a gallon of water to that amount of rhubarb; leave it for three days, stirring several time.,? daily. At the end of that time 6train t.he liquid, press the rhubarb through a. sieve, add three pounds and a half of sugar to every gallon of water..When the sugar has dis- solved pour the mixture into a cask and leave it to ferment. Put a tablespoonful of gela- tine in a muslin bag, suspend it through the bunghole, and close the hole tightly. At He end of six months draw off the champagne bottle and cork, wiling down the wi-kr, "Family Herald."

I CARDIFF EMPIRE Kate Carney and company have the place of honour on this week's programme of the Cardiff Empire, and their sketch, "Fun of the Fair," deserves the prominence. A better attempt at depicting Romany life it would be difficult to arrange, and the plot that runs through the whole game of frolic and riot is I splendidly maintained. Miss Carney is to be highly congratulated. As "Carmen," the queen of the gipsy tribe and a sought-for heiress, she is the central figure, and adds to her high reputation in the role, but a special word of praise must also be reserved for Mr. George Marriott as "Hagar, the witch," for his clever acting. The last. of the three scenes is one of the best productions of its kind ever staged at the Empire. Several almost forgotten features of the old-fashioned fair ground are revived, and one may well imagine himself revelling once more in the gaieties of such a scene. The strong man, the bearded lady, the dwarf, the danseuse-all are there, introduced by the bombastic pro- fessor, and each attracts a deal of attention; but Miss Carney is always the commanding figure. and at the fall of the curtain oil Monday night she was singled out for round after round of applause. Of individual turns that of Miss Maidie Scott is easily first. She is described on the programme as "just a comedienne," but she is just the very type of comedienne that the variety stage wants more of. She is deservedly one of the first favourites in vaudeville; she excels all round, and her varying moods during the eing-ing of her song about Our old man" exhibit the sterling histrionic ability of which she is a, complete mistress. Her encoTe number has the merit of being a. laughable sequel to her first character song. and the audience thor- oughly enjoyed her transition from the drudge who bewails her hard lot whilst the "old man" enjoys himself and refuses to work to the bouncing, pert lass who is beside herself with gladness because, at last, the father of the family has been made to work against his will. That is the theme, but her presentation of it is one of the richest bits of oomedy imaginable. Binns and Binns are as ridiculous as ever. They are the essence of originality, and on Monday night came in for a big share of the applause. So did the Wynne Brothers in an entirely different style of performance. As sajig-froid athletes" they present a pleasing turn which marks them in the front rank of entertainers. There are several other good artistes in different numbers, and particular note should also be made of this week's bioscopic pict-ures of native industries in Cochin China and of humorous subjects.

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Ct Jack's Inconstancy 11 130 LOVE LETTERS IN BREACH CASE The love-letters of a naval engine-room artificer provided merriment at the hearing of an action for breach of promise of mar- Tiage a.t Belfast yesterday. The plaintiff, Lvdia Connor, was a nursery governess. The defendant, Edward Albert Frost, was attached to his Majesty's ship Drake. The action was unde Tended. The parties met oil all occasion when the fleet was lying at Bangor, County Down. The plaintiff paid a visit to the Drake, and Frost showed her over the ship Subse- quently they opened a correspondence, and the defendant despatched a letter to the young woman when ere r his ship put into port. When at Portrush he wrote asking her to become his wife and offering her a life's devotion. She accepted. There were, counsel said, about 130 letters, and the jury could form no opinion of the man's character without hearing some of these documents. The defendant ltd the girl to beiieve that his mother was dead, but subsequently invited her to the Isle of iVisrht to meet his mother at Cow'e»». At another time he excused himself for not writing by | saying that his brother had sustained a, serious injury. Later he announced that he himseif was ill. The young woman hurried to Cowes to console him. and f-oiind him and the brother walking arm-in-arm along the road. His mother told her never to mind what Bertie said. "Bertie II A letter by the defendant, posted at Galwa.y, contained a quotation from Tenny- son. A subsequent epistle furnished original Yerse. which Frcisfc said he composed while working in the Blackhole." When this you read you'll think of me When we are far apart. Yet may the name of Bertie be Engraved upon your heart. (Laughter.) The defendant referred to the old fallacy about 'Jack's inconstancy.' While writing, he said, he could hear some fellow in the ship singing Eileen Alannah as if his soul were in the song; and across sunny Spain' and the vineyards of France he would send to her the words: My darling Eileen Alannah, Eileen Asthore, Pride of my heart and its queen evermore, Faithful I'll be to the colleen I adore— Eileen Alannah, Eileen Asthore." Loves Till Death" Another letter, addressed to My dearest wife," contained these passages: I want you to try me in the future, to see how I want to make a full atonement to you for my pa.st deceit and neglect. I know you cannot be happy without my love, because you love me so absolutely. With all my faults you etill love me, and I can only marvel at the strength of your love, which overcomes all things and loves till death. Wife of my heart, love like ours renewed cannot be overcome. This letter was signed, "Your lonely, repen- tant boy and your accepted husband and lover, Bertie. Finally, the plaintiff received an undated letter, addressed to Dear Miss Connor," saying: I beg to inform you that I am not in a position 10 hold yeu to your promise to I mp. Your opinion of myself is of such a character tha.t I really think for both our sakes it would be best to discontinue our friendship. The jury awarded the plaintiff £75 damages.

The Great Welsh Sprint, MERTHYR RUNNER WINS THE FINAL A popular win was achieved by W. Thomas, a young Merthyr sprinter, in the Welsh PowderhaLl at Pontypridd last even- ing. The -victor is the son of Mr. Dan Thomas, a well-known Merthyr sport. For the final Thomas, of Merthyr, was easily the first favourite, as was indicated by the odds of 6 to 4 offered on him. The young Merthyr man had Kolway, the world's champion, as hie coach, and this incident appeared to have given Thomas's supporters increased faith in the ability of their man. The four men got well off the mark, and the excitement was intense when Thomas, who was the long marker, was seen to be holding his own against his rivals for the coveted prize. Up to halfway the runners kept to their original places, Thomas leading by over a yard. Meredith -and Oidfield making a grim struggle to overtake mm. Whisper was fully two-and-a-half YarQs behind, and his chances were soon regarded as hopeless, for the three other men were running very strongly. When he was 30 yards frpm the tape Thomas was all over a winner. When eventually he breasteel the worsted he was acclaimed, by a great cheer from the crowd, which clearly demonstrated the popularity of his victory. The distance was covered in the remarkably short time of 12sec. The race was won by a yard. Meredith was a foot in front of Oidfield, who finished a yard ahead of Winsper. The time was returned at 12sec. dead. Other results:— 880 Yards' Foot HaooioaP.-1st, J. J. Evans, Pontypridd (73yds); 2nd. H. Swan, Tonyr- efail (43vds); 3rd, H. Richards, Ammanford (53yds), and C. Thomas. Cardiff (63yde). Half-mile Cycle Handical).-Heat winners: E. Burgess, Porth (35yds); J. T. Jones, Bridg- end (66yds); A. Harris. Pembrole Dock (45yds); E. Handley, Pontypridd (54yds); T. Edmunds, Penygraig (55yds); V. Llewellyn, Cardiff (80yds). Final: 1st. A. Harris; 2nd, E. Burgees; 3rd, Handley; 4th, T. Edmunds. 300 Yards Foot Handicap.—Heat winners: F. Handford. Blaengwynfi (24yds); It). E. Thomas, Pen coed (24yds); J. Lloyd, Dowlais <S6ydsV; A. Henderson, Edinburgh (16yds)- A Peebles. Port Talbot (llyde); M. T. Evans, Treforeet (Jlyds); P. S. Thomas, Cardiff (27yds); E. T. Carey, Cardiff (?3yds). Final: 1st, Henderson; 2nd, Carey; 3rd, Handford; I 4th, Lloyd.

I "THE HOUSE OF TEMPERLEY" I Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's play, "The House of Temperley, was performed before a full house at the New Theatre last night. The f stirring boxing scene was, perhaps, appre- ciated more than anything else. and the sparring of Mr. Blake Adams and Mr. A. S. Homewood was really good. Also in "the ring" at Crawley Down the audience felt as though they were looking on at a. contest upon which at least a thousand aside had been staked. The technical details I were complete to a. degree, and all present were thrilled with the fortunes of the com- ¡ bat until its lifelike conclusion, and then there was a burst of applause to mark the appreciation of the excited onlookers. 'I The love story running through the play is strong enough to sustain full interest to the fall of the curtain, and the fortunes of the house of Temperley were also followed very closely. Naturally, the chief honours went to Mr. Stratton Rodney, whose masterly presenta- tion of Sir Charles Temperley was reminis- cent of Sir Herbert Tree, with somewhat of the subtlety of the late Sir Henry Irving, and withal his own charming characteristic pose as the happy-go-lucky English squire who never forgets his word-epe,.ia.ily with a young brother at his elbow to remind htin at points of danger. But it must be remarked that no one had a better reception than Mr. Murray Carson, whose villainy as Sir John Hawlier was superb. His arraign- j ment before the committee of the Corinthian Club was his opportunity. and he used it to the uttermost. At the close of the scene he wa.s re-called thrice. Mr. Claude King's I interpret.ation of Captain Jack Temperley lacked passion, but in the great boxing scene he made up for ajl by his remarkable display with his fists. Mr. Leon M. Lion was very fine as Jukes the Bookmaker, and Mr. Arthur Vezin's Ginger Stubhs was excellent. Miss Una Venning Was a pretty, graceful Ethel Morley, though irli-e could improve con- siderably by throwing more abandon into her work. The remainder of the cast are also deserving of praise, while each scene was magnificently presented- The effect of the final picture, where Charles Temperley goes to his martyrdom, leaving his house and his fiancee to his more 4eserving brother, was electrical, and the,curtain had to be raised several times before the audience left the building.

NO CHAMPAGNE THIS YEAR I Whether we shallliave anything to eat or drink at all next winter is beginning to be doubtful (writes the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph'). Our last hope, cham- pagne, has now vanished. The secretary of the Federation of Syndicates of the Cham- pagne Country against Fraud writes to the Paris "Matin" in despair. "The quantity of grapes on the vines, already very small, is diminishing daily, owing to mildew. Generally speaking, the crop in champagne will be nil. A month ago some vineyards, in which as many as ten sulphur treatments had been applied, promised a yield of about a third of the average. My personal opinion now is that the most straightforward course for growers will be to acknowledge openly that t-his year there wnlbe no champagne at all."

I "What's the matter? Doesn't life lools rosy ?" "No. My creditors are after one, and U*e is more of dun colour!"

1 Across the Atlantic ■ I DARING AERIAL PROJECT I Flight Likely in September I Slowly but sureiy, and with infinit-e atten- tion to a multiplicity of small details, on which the issues of life and death for the navigators may depend, the great airship America, in which Mr. Wellman, Mr. Vani- man. and their assistants will make an effort t-o cross the Atlantic under the aus- pices of the "Daily Telegraph" and the "ew York Times," is emerging from the stage of preparation and construction to completion. Much has been done since Mr. Vaniman, the engineer, arrived in Atlantic City from France a month ago. but much still remains to be done, and it is hardly likely that a trial trip will be possible before this week. Mr. Wellman estimates that at the present rate of progress all will be ready for the great journey before September is far advanced, and that in all probability the airship will start for this side of the Atlantic on September 25. Arrangements have been made to instal a wireless telegraphic apparatus on the air- ship. A system of electric lights of twelve candle-power each will be provided, and a telephone will connect the bridge, where the compasses, wheel, and leeway indicator are placed, with the engine-room and lifeboat The latter is a specially constructed craft, with two watertight bulkheads. This lifeboat is equipped with provisions for use in case of emergency, and it also fulfils the doable purpose of providing sleep ing quarters for the crew. j I To Test Son's Bravery The Aero Club, of Atlantic City, has pro- vided, at a cost of a big shed and I enclosure where Mr. Weiiman and his staff can work without interruption. Mr. Vaniman has explained that hydrogen being without odour was difficult of detection, and so he hit upon an idea of placing peppermint in the generating tanks, with the object of imparting an unmistakable odour to the gas. and so detecting immediately any escape when t.he balloon was in Sight. Mr. Vaniman is worried daily by scores of applicants who desire to sail in the America. | on her perilous voyage. Among others, he [said, he received an offer of 5W dollars from Mr. J. R. FelcetU, a rich miner of Springfield. iOhio, who wa? anxious to send his a,,e,,i j 21. ?tr. Felcerti declared that he waited to put his son's bravery and nerve to the test, and had concluded that an Atlantic trip on an airship would be admirable for that pur- pose. The young man is quite ready and eager to go, but Mr. Yaniman turned him away, as he has done scores of others. I Spirit of Optimism j Only the men absolutely necessary will be enrolled. There will be room for six on the America, and four places are already filled. They are Mr. Wellman, the director, Mr. Vaniman, the engineer. Mr. Irwin, late of the American liner St. Louis, a wireless operator, and Mr. Louis lyonde, an expert mechanic, who is brother-in-law of Mr. Vaniman. So long as the two places remain unfilled appli- cants will beg for a chance to prove their courage. Mr. Irwin, a yfoung Australian, said he took just ten seconds, on seeing the America, to decide that he would go, and this spirit of optimism prevails with the rest of the party. I'MI'. Irwin, who has been a wireless operator for four years, will also work the night signal apparatus. This consists of electric lanterns especially designed to transmit the Morse code. Thus he hopes to keep in touch with the liners over the transatlantic route, whether by day or night. The Marconi Company have circularised all ships on the route to the effect that "w" ia the call number of the airship America. Mr. Irwin tested the wireless apparatus last week, and will be able to 6end from 70 to 90 miles. This radium, it is considered, provides a tolerably big margin of safety in case of i accident, and for the greater part of the journey it is anticipated will provide com- munication with at least one of the vessels on the Transatlantic route. Safer Over the Sea I Mr. Wellman says that the trial tripe will be as few as possible. He emphasises the dif- ficulty of an ascent and return to the point of departure, and of docking the airship with an envelope contadn-iiig 345,000 cubic feet of gas. Asked whether he would attempt a journey of 3,000 miles over land preliminary to a somewhat similar distance over the Atlantic, he replied that people had not yet realised that an airship for transoceanic travel is a very different affair from an airship intended to travel across land. "From first to last," lie said, "the America is designed and built for the Atlantic journey. She can make four times the dis- tance over the water with far less risk than I over the land." He added that he had no douibt of his I ability to sail to Philadelphia, New York, or Boston, or any other considerable distance, but he would not risk his airship except for the object for which it is constructed. "The America," said Mr. Wellman, "some- what resembles an ocean liner, which is per- fectly at home on the wide ocean, but finds it mighty difficult sometimes to get into her dock. I estimate the risk taken on trial flights by land as 100 per cent. more than those by water. Any aeronaut will tell you of the danger and difficulty attendant upon bringing a huge airship to ground in a given space.

DANCER'S 150,000 d WELS- I Cleo de Merode, the beautiful Parisian, made her first appearance in England yes- terday at the Hippodrome in a series of classical and national dances. She has brought only £ 50,003 worth of diamonds w.ith her. The rest of her jewellery she left at home. because it was troublesome to put on and take off at two performances a day. In the three dances in which she appeared yes- terday she was content to wear a single piece of jewellery in the form of a five-stone diamond necklet worth a. modest £ 15,000. Her performance included a Greek classical dance, a gavotte, and a dainty Normandy peasant dance. I

THE LATE MR. W.A. SHIACH" I The remains of the late Mr. W. A. Shiaoh, formerly on the staff of the Western Mail. were laid to rest at the Cardiff Cemetery on Monday. As previously reported, Mr. Shiach had been ill during the greater part of a year, and succumbed last Friday at the early age of 47. The Vicar of St. John's, Canton (the Rev. H. J. Williams). officiated, and the mourneis included Mrs. Shiach (widow), Mr. A. P. Shiach and Ir. F. G. Shiach (brothers), Miss Shiach and Miss J. C. Shiach (daughters), Master Alan and Master James Shiach r (sons). Messrs. J. P. Thomlinson, C. Whit- oombe, R. G. Cuming, journalistic colleagues, and others.

I THE LIGHT OF TRUTH. I When a Japanese appeared as prosecutor in a, case of theft at the Thames Police-court yesterday, considerable difficulty arose as to putting him on oath. Ultimately the man decided to be sworn by the candle-method. A ca,ndle was brought, into court and remained alight on the edge of the witness- box whilst the oath was administered, the idea with Orientals being that as the candle is snuffed out so will their souls be cut off from Paradise if they do not teU the truth.

1 OLYMPIA SKATING RINK I The Olympia Roller Rink, Queen-street, Oat"- diff, if- the only one in the city that has been open during tha summer months, and it says much for the popularity of the pastime that the rink has been. as well patronised as it was in the winter.

I EEL IN A WATER PIPE I The water supply to the Carnegie Bathe, Dunfermline, was cut off for about an hour j and a half on Saturday owing to an eel measuring 3ft. 6in. having become wedged I m a pipe.

"Bishops" Suspended I BOMAN CATHOLIC SENSATION. I A sensation has been caused in Roman Catholic circles in the Nottingham Diocese l by the action of Bishop Brindle regarding two priests-Fa-tlier Beale, of St. Edmund's, Nottingham, and Father Howarth, of Corby, Grantham, who have been suspended from ecclesiastical powers and faculties following upon their recent claim to consecration as hishoiis by an authority which is not recog- nised by the Holy See. It appears that the cause of offenoe is that these pries-ts united in Divine worship with Bishop Mathew, of the Old Catholic Church, which separated from the Roman Catholic body in 1870, and tha.t they applied to him for and accepted solemn episcopal consecration. The principal differc-nces between the Roman Catholic and the Old Catholic Churches are that the latter consider t2rs«s definition of Papal infallibility to be a j "heresy," and that they allow marriage of I the clergy and the use of the vernacular in the Church services.

i TO-MORROW'S RACING I DERBY PROGRAMME. I —The PORTLAND PLATE (high- weight Handicap) of 106 sovs; win- ners extra. Six furlongs. 5t ib v" 8t lb Mr M FitzGeraM's Sheve Roe .N. iorton 912 ?Iri Joel's .Mmstead Mortui? b 912 Mr S ,joel 1j:I6>Iel"010¡,I 3 b -Mr XeJke'e Ghieveley Pickering i> 9 10 -Vr s Joel's I'aadinp?n C Pec? a 610 11; J :i<,o;d¿nn "C Ji 6 i l Mr .L«yt.liaiD's Elspeih kVoOttol?2 Air V\ hum £ 6 Jiawa-rd J Cannon 4 30 Mr ltintoul's KJiiidej-s Tabor 5 7 12 Mr rt yndham's Dark Dinah i Fowney 4 7 Vt Mr J Dyer's Fiscal Fighter C ATch?r379 Mr Dugdale e Lady Syiue G Edwaras 576 Major Ediv?.?-de's Sorainao .Aiajox Ed..rd. 3 7 6 Mr C Young's Afaric  .?. C Young76 t ull'hl 'ldo": 'laOtE + Mr W Wyndh.am's Ruwera .H ?adle -17 b Mr C Birkill's Sea Queen .Leacil 4 "I 4 Air Neumann's Frairie Fire Gilpin 3 7 4 Mr W Kwart's Mariut .BSaaler 5 7 4 Lord Howard de Waldeii'e Grey Man ..Wet't 6 7 3 Coionei .Ba.ird'3 Itangag ..Enoch 3 7 3 Mr M Becker's Peter hper Jarvlw 6 7 2 lr D Cooper'u Colt Crag Colling 3 7 C Mr Binney's l'injane Medcalfe 4 7 C Mr R de Monbei's Fanagas Butters570 -The CHAMPION BREEDERS'FOAL STAKES of 1.250 sovs; the second to receive l'jo sovs. Five furlongs. tet lb Mr J Joel's Lycaon .)!:mton 9 5 Mr M'Ca!!I1()l1t's Dim Loun Fereaa 9 5 Mr L de itothtchild'.s St Anton Watson 9 5 Mr %I'Caln)ont'ti Sea.fcrtli Pers-,e92 Mr Carroll's Night Kider S Darling 9 2 ir E Meoia. Mr Brought Man Holt Peacock 9 2 Mr feciiili'^ Castellino Roi)infona13 I )lr J ,\lLl"kcr\; f by Gr..y Leg-Splnnlng Jenny privaite 8 10 Sir W Bass's Mary Carmichael liiylor8JO Mr H Colline's W'hUtlo Bird L Collins 8 5 rT De%i,ai'o c by .Desmond—Jettatura C Waugh 8 5 "Major Fife's c by Ayrehire-Lödy Alwyne i R Mareh 8 5 Mr Fairies CyUius Taylor 8 5 ;l R a;ertiíiil,s c b? è':ÙŸ "D'Ielor 8 5 R Sherwood 8 5 Mr Gurry's Dulliugliam (.urry85 ti: C?¡rX=rd?,ylitIbo;;r'g"P"H;¡J; I Mr Alexander'u Twnsport B131me 3 6 Mr J M Beii'i? Cottceinore .J 51 Bell3 5 Air It Jame.-ou's Greenland Falcon ..In Ireland 3 5 r?k Hailev's Dark Staton Clement 8 5 g: ¿uWy't'rg:¿\ i"h:1Ie;š'(Alf; 8 5 Lord S Darling Z 5 Lord Carnarvon's Sydmonton R Dawwm 8 5 Mr n" .Raphael's Sangareo D U'atigti S 5 Sir S Scott's c by Ladae—Aleiba S Darling 8 5 Air R Walker'e Lccria-n .C Leader S 5 S?r W Batfc's c by Eager—Snnshot Taylor 8 .Mr BassetJUady Evergreen Ferste £ 2 Mr F Bibbv'? Holy Smoke J.. T 8 2 ,;rc ii:)OI).a()k. .Prjvat Mr H G Femvick'e g by Galloping Lad—Lady 0 Melrose Gqrry 8 Sir B CasseFe Cyrano Blackweil 8 1 M: J Iloneey's g by Mauvezin—Trustworthy J Fowney 8 2 Lord Alichelham'.s Blue Star. Da.vies 8 2 Mr J Dyer's Rosa Chamberlain C Archer 8 2 Mr Gretton's Quito Moreton 8 2 Sir R W (iriffith's I by Ifinglatis—Sweet Alarjorie R Sherwood 3 2 Mr HedeTman's c by Cupbearer—St Flora Braime £ 2 51r Lytham's Anedell Wootton 8 2 Mr Lutcombe's Marca C Wau?h 3 2 Mr Waterbury's Spiked .l'ereee 8 2 Mr J Morrison's Togs .Sir G Nugent 3 2 Mr J 51 Maker's c by Melton—Ramago Private 8 2 Mr J )iu'ker'6 c bv Persimmon—Bridal Private 3 2 Mr L Neumann's DefeDdOT .Gilpin. 8 1 Mr -?Baifp?'e National Clement S 2 Mr iuc,:},K': j1!Ain; .? .C¿f Mr L Robinson's Gilgandia Brewer 8 2 Mr Sixfruith'e Pope Pius IX .Prhate S S Mr W R Walker'e John O'Loine Ferguson 8 2 Mr X de Szemere'e Sobieski Butlers 8 2 Lord Lonsdale's Ardrogena ATmttrong 6 2 Mr A Bailev's Virginia Clement715 I»rd A ItteYi;lle 'Ji01 Marsh 7 15 Txird Falmouth's Lady's Mantle W Waugh 7 13 Capt Forester's Tootlee Lewis 7 13 Mr W Puret'oy'i? La Bella. Lewia 7 13 Mr L Neumann's Blue Tit Gil,,in7J3 Colonel Kapwell's Oread J Bell715 Capt Grissell's Southern Belle Robineon 7 13 —The HARTINGTOX PLATE (high- weight handicap) of 200 govs; the I second to receive 20 sovs. One mile and a half. ys Ft !h !;6Git\06ali" :.a.:eba\ 1 i Mr Stern's Gillie Cailum Davics 6 S 11 Mr W Wvndham's Mava. J Fowney 6 C 9 Pir i 'c{?sm ¿'oIjYd i Mr Ciilroy'^ BTandimintin? Watts 4 8 7 Mr F Pratt'^ Bucfc'hOtrse F Pratt 3 8 5 Mr W H Walker' Miaa Cue .Fer?oaaon 585 Mr OoV.nn'g Tirapapji F Day 5 8 5 Ir Neumann's Obnoxious Gilpin 5 8 5 Colonel Story's Election .J Da w>on 3 8 0 Coionei Birkir.'e Frusquinglaie Martin 3 8 0 Mr R Bnc'sworth's Vastern ,Pri.tle, 3 7 9 Mr G Smith's Athgate .amith, jun 5 7 5 —The BELPER PLATE of 150 sovs; the second to receive 10 sovs. One mile. *ys &t, lb Lcrd Durham's Exeter Hall P Cole 6 9 3 Mise Woodland'? Rhodrons M'Allteter 5 9 3 Lord Dunda^'e Printer's Pie Lord D'iridas 4 9 0 Mr BrougliV Purleigh Peacock 4 8 9 Ir C Hartley's Dinmont Hartley 4 8 5 Sir R Jardine's Peloponeeue Wwgb 3 8 2 Mr Neumann's Prairie Fire Gilpin 3 8 2 Air R Walker's Dinnet .C Leader 4 8 2 Sir W Baes'6 g by Florizel II—Chimera Taylor 3 7 13 Lord ElJesmere s Keneington J Dawson 5 7 9 Mr Gollan's f by Conar—TiraiU&rie F Day 3 7 6 Lord Hnrewood'? *51 in ley G Chalcner 3 7 6 :dEHH;i;njn¿ih¡" + —The SHIPLEY HALL SELLING PLATE of 106 sovs; winner to be sold for 60 sovs. Five furlongs. ys st !h Mr M Becker's Peter Piper B Jarvie 6 9 0 Air Milnthorp's Sandy Mac Hehir 6 9 0 Mr Barter' Gold Coin .Withinton a 311 Mr Hibbert's Buane W Nightiugall 4 8 11 Mr DandoV Daylight Rogers 3 S 9 Mr DawtrerVt Haftv Pudding r Young389 Mr A Wright's AVise Riot .A Wright 4 8 7 Mr G Alton's Mitra.ille Wheeler 4 8 6 Air J .Toel'e Exhilirate Alorton 3 8 6 Air E Tanner's Coronal 1-julsey3a6 Major Edwards's Major Edwards 2 6 9 ELY DOG SHOW, CARDIFF.—The Premier Half- day Show, on Wednesday, September 7th. Entries close on Thursday. September 1st.—Schedules, apply George Frioe, Brookland6, Ely, Cardiff. e2603

FOREIGN MAILS. To be despatched from London to-morrow, August 31:— OUTWARD.-Morning- To Weft Indies and Pacific, via Southampton, per s. Atrato. To United State-s, &c., via Southampton, by German packet. To Faror Wands and Iceland, via Leith. Supplementary mails to E-gypt by Austrian packet, To E.g"ypt and Beirut, parcel mails, via Italy, per •s. Osirw. To Adtn, India, Ceylon, China, Siam, Straits Settle- ments, and Aw<tTalia, parcel mails, via Italy, per s. Mahva- To ow Zraland, parcel mails, by sea, per s. Bualiine. To Faroe Island and Iceland, parcel mails, via Leith. Afternoon— To China and JaparU, via Siberia. levening- To United States, Canada, Bahamas, Alexico,, Rritoh Honduras, Republic of Honduras, Salvador, Guatemala, Oliina, and Japan, via Qiieenstown, per s. Majestic. To Danish West Indies, via Liverpool. Might- To Gibraltar, Egypt, Cyprus, Beirut, Aden, and India, parcel mails, by rea. per s. Arabia. To Ceylon and Australia, parcel mails, by sea, per a. Orontes. I FOWAORD -Due To-morrow I From Japan, China, North Borneo, Straits Settle- ments, and Ceylon, by lreneh pocket. From United States, &CO. via Plymouth. From United States, &c., via Queenstown.

Robbed of £200,000 ———-< a EXTRAVAGANCE AROUSED SUSPICION, A series of frauds inT-olving- a. loss of £ 200,000 to the city of Paris has just been brought to light. The frauds have been committed in connection with the collection of the octroi dues. Twelve of the employes are said to he implicated, and four ha.ve been dismissed pending their trial-s. The chief culprits are said to be three firms of carriers engaged in the transport of goods from the bonded warehouses in the Rue Vau- girard. By paying the octroi officials band- some bribes tlicse carriers were allowed to remove goods fj-ee, although they should have paid octroi dues. The frauds have been going on for five years, and have been carried out on a most systematic scale. Nothing would probably have come to Jig-iit had not some of the officials of the octroi given way to extravagant living on the proceeds of the bribes they received. Some of them bought property, others went to race meetings regularly, and made frequeiit; and heavy bets. It is said that each received £ 40 a month as the proceeds of dishonesty. At the examination of three of the accused yesterday they all admitted their guilt, and said that they had been receiving bribes for i years. I

■K—*1 n —, -oq- BOXING j Tom Thomas in Training Tom Thomas, the British middle-weight champion, is at present in training at West Cross, near Swansea, in preparation for his n?ht next Monday night at the Swansea Sporting Club, when he is to be opposed to Harry Croxon, late sparring partner to iSam ?Langford and Jack Johnson, for ?100. It is understood that Jimmy Britt, ex-light- weight champion of the world, will also be in the town this week and will endeavour to fix up a match between Tom Thomas and Eddie M'Goorty. of America, a meeting whicn would b-e looked forward to with great interest. Contest at Aberavon A fifteen-rou.<I contest took place at Aber- avon on Monday night between Harry Thomas, Neath, and Charles Lucas, Taibacli The bout, came to an abrupt end in the fifth round owing to a dispute between the seconds as to whether Thomas had been counted out.

FOOTBALL Cardiff's Vice-Captain i At a meeting of the Cardiff Committee on Monday evening R. A. Gibbs, this season's shipper of the blue and blacks, announced that he had selected Joe Pugsley as his vice. Brldgend's Business Meeting The annual meeting of the Bridgend Rugby Club was held on Monday night, Mr. W. Brad- shaw presiding. An adverse balance of £ 4<J 1 was reported on last year's working, this being attributed to ground expenses and wet weather. Mr. Bradehaw was re-elected presi- dent; Police-superintendent Davies. Inspec- tor Ben Evans, and Messrs. G wilym Stradling and E. R. Davies were added to the list of vice-presidents: Mr. Gwilym Hopkins, cap- tain; Mr. D. J. Gwyn. treasurer; Mr. cap- Schofield, secretary; and Messrs. W. Brad- shaw, C. White, W. Thomas. D. Richards. D. Jones, E. Davies. and F. W. Brown match committee. Mr. Schofield mentioned that all last year's players were available with two I exceptions. Rugby at Mountain Ash I It lias been. definitely decided to continue I the Rugby club at Mountain Ash this season. A. Loveluck will be the captain, and the club I will again have the assistance of the Welsh international forward, P.C. Dick Thomas. Cardiff Association League Mr. J. Rees presided over a meeting of the Cardiff and District Association League on Monday, when three new clubs were admitted. bringing the total membership to 48 clubs. The new clubs were allocated thus: Cardiff Barra-cks and Taff's Well to the second divi. sion, and Broadway Institute to the fourth.

CARDIFF FOOTBALL CLUB. ¡ GROUND AND WORKMEN'S TICKETS. I The 2s. 6d. nnd 5e. Tickets wili be on sale as foHoM"s:—Thut?dav. September 8, C?rdiC Arm? Park Angel Entrance, 5.30 to 7: if any left, on Friday? September 9, .amc time and place,' and on ,7atur September 10, ? Police Y.ird V?gate?tT? ??o p.m. No A?plication Forms necessary.—Charles g ArtbuT, Secretary. e2605 TRIAL MATCH, SEPTEMBER 10th. Players desirous of taking part in the above match are requested to forward names, positions, and'name of club laet played for, to Secretary, 53, Quwn-Etreet, Cardiff, not later than Monday Morning, September 5. e2606 <-9M6 SENGHENYDD UNITED R.F.C. (affiliated) require Fixtures for Coming Season, Second Division Teams E. H. Thomas, Secretary, 2, CaerphJllv-road Senghenydd, near Caerphilly. e8334w3l LLANBRADACH ROVER'S A.F.C. require Home .Match, .September 10th; wJI take gu-arantee.-W. Smith. 52, Scliool-stroot. e2956W51 CARDIFF WEST END RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB (affiliated to the Cardiff an-1 District Rugby Union) want Guarantee Matches with good clubs for the com- ing football oeason.-Apply John Mills, 4J, COnybüte- road, Ciiateu. "rdig. ewii WESTERN MkIL A.F.C. (19-22) require Matches home and away.—Reply early, H. G. f udge, Western Mail Limited, Cardiff. c265 TREHERBERT RUGBY FOOTBALL CL DR-TRIAL MATCH, Thursday, Septemb-pr 1st. Intending players send names an-cl positions not later than August Lo to J the Secretary. t2596 NEW TREDEGAR WESLEY INSTITUTE A.F.C. require Fixtures for coming season; 17—IS Apply Secretary, 25, Thomas-street. New Tredegar. eiv31 BARGOED RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB.—Trial Matci September 3rd. Intending Players s-endnames and positions by September 161 to Leysh011 and EWe, Bargoed. C2%1 CARDIFF THISTLES B.F.C. (winners Cardiff Foot- ball Club Cup, 1907-8, Semi-finalists Spokes" Cup' 1808-9-10, Ruiuiers-up Cardiff and District League 1907-6-9-10), require good Fixtures; guarantees p re f orred. —Stephens. 72. Pentre-streot, Cardiff. e2T79w30 The General Meeting of the Welsh Rugby Wednes- day League will be held at the Blue Anchor Hote, Wnarton-sfcreetr Cardiff, on Wednesday Evening next, August 31st, 1S10, at 7 o'clock. e2645 TONYREFAIL JUNIORS AND OLD BOYS' RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUES require Fixtures Apply Ted Protheroe, C5, Aliil-street, Tonyrefail, near PontyprTOd. e2974al

WATER POLO  Goals. England 7 Irel-and I Before a large company at Weston-super- Mare England defeated Ireland in the inter- national match by seven goals to one. The winners showed far better combination, and, defending the deep end, scored two goals through Dean to one by Dockrell. On chang- ing over, Dean added three. and Wilkinson two, while Ireland, who lacked resource, were unable to reply. Match at Cardiff Goals. Cardiff St. Peter's aIs. Newport Seconds ¡ Although a heavy scoring game, the con- test between Cardiff St. Peter's and Newport at the Cardiff Corporation Baths on Monday evening, was fall of interest and exciting play- The home team won by seven goals to four, R. A. Donovan (two). J. Donovan (two), A. Hurdage (two), and F. Hurdage scoring for St. Peter's, and Browning (two) and Isitt (two) for the losing side- Mr. J. C. Coppock refereed.

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STOLL'S PANOPTICON A programme full of entirely new and attractive features is presented this week at Stoll's Panopticon, Philharmonic-hall, St. Mary-street, Cardiff, and the attendance on Monday night was so large and those present were so demonstratively well pleased that it is safe to predict crowded houses every even- ing and at the matinees on Wednesday and Saturday. The bioscopic pictures are admir- ably up-to-date. First in order of excellence are. perhaps, those entitled "One of the Finest," presenting a dramatic pha.se of life in a great Metropolis. Mrs. Hennessey ia indulging in a sort of memorial service on the anniversary services of the death of her son, and she is viewing mementoes when her husband, Sergeant Hennessey, comes into the room and comforts her. The sergeant starts on his rounds, and finds a little girl- ena-beggillg in the streets, and he reecuea her from hunger and exhaustion, and from the clutches of a gang of worthless vaga- bonds who thrive in squalid surroundings. The pair adopt the child, upon which the rascally crew seek to be avenged on the sergeant, and lead him into their den, and knock him insensible and hold him in duranoe till Nella (apprised of what has happened) assumes her old role, releases her benefactor, and hands him a revolver. Thos police arrest the villains and the sergeant returns to his home with Nella, who is loved all the more for her pluck and loyalty. "The Special Agent" is a grand story of dash and daring in the Kentucky Mountains, and a. pretty love story follows upon the discovery of an illicit still. Other films comprise "The Enchanted Skates," a screaming absurdity; Brisk Lives on Credit," a mixture of comedy and pathos; "How Championships are Won and Lost," a la James J. Corbettj with illustrations of rubber and pepper growing in the Malay Archipelago. A good reception was accorded to Mr. Bert Williams, the popular reciter, and also to the favourite vocalists, Miss Gwladys Thomas and Mr. J. Hope,

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