Evening Express

ABRUZZ!-ELK!NS ROMANCE PARIS. Wednesday. The Eclair states that Mias Elkirs yes- terday visited the Exhibition of Inventi-)rip at the Grand Pataie. adding tha.t Mre. Elkins w'U rej-oin hr daughter at the end of the I week, when the :¡,r,nsPment,, for the ma.r- ri,tie win be diM-usf-ed. AM reports circ-u-I la,t,-d rfm-ntly as to t;te lntentl;oias of S'ena.tor ElkiDs with rt"frenee to the subject of the marriage and the D'lke of th< AbruMi are urfoun,ded. The DTtke of the Abnizzi will TTtUt Parts at the commence-,nent cf next week. Then a deanil€ decision Mg-arding the -w.arria,g-e vrill be announced. The "Bclsnr <'ontittae6:—"We a,re e,en abte to ajtnoun<'e that before g'oing to P'aris the Duke of the Abruzzi will have an intar- view with the Kin? of Italy. The family of Sena.t-or Elkin.-7. after the m-.eting in ParM with the Duke of the A.bruzzi. will prooted Lv the Italian laitee. The Eci-air ooneludee:—"We are a.bte to fMinounce that in ecetM tactical circle's the a,ppmaching oonTersion of Mice ElkinB to the CathoUc faith jo occupying attentMn. the con- version bem? a. condition indispensable to the ma.rt'i-a.ge,{,-eDtra.l Newe.

LAWYER LOCKED THE DOOR I There was a remarkable scene yesterday 8It Yarmouth. where, on a solicitor enten.ngr the court with a man he Wa3 going to defend. the chief constable ordered the arrest of the client. Robert Yaxley. and the solicitor. Mr. C!owes. oSered strenuous objection. So did Yaxley. but he was overpowered, handcuffed, and led s.wa-y. On the arriva.! of the ma-gis- trates Chief Constable Pa.rker complained that when the officer went to a.rreet Yaxley Mr. Clowns admit-ted that he was in his office, but locked the door. a.nd the a.rreat could not be effected The chief conata.ble urged that this was defeating the ends of juftMae. but Mr. Clowes declared he had a perfect right to lock hia door. a-nd insisted that the police ba,d no right to come to his office to arreft a client from whoa he wae taking inatmctwna. The justices' clerk pointed out that he could not come between & warrant &nd the person named in it. and the Bernh told Mr. Clowes he ahould not have locked his door. Yaxtey was sentenced <& two months' impriscTimcnt.

OLD WOMANS STRUGGLE I A feeMe. rery nervoa*? womar. seemingty I w?U on in yea.)*-=. told a short but thrUImg ttory <n CamberweJI Coroner s-court :rester-¡ day of how she atrug?ied ?ith her hucbajid to prevent him t?kin? his life. The d?ad I maa wae Henry Archibald Death (491. gîS-¡ lttter, and his wido'.v said t,hat he had only been kept &Hv@ during t.he past twelTe m-onths through having two silver tubea j inserted in his throat He was a coneamp- tive. ilo altOO had epileptic Sts. and one of I theee occurred €a,riy r on Fri<lay. when øhe was alone -with him. Suddenly he a, ttemple-d to ptd! the mbeo from hia throat, but &he caoght his ha.d6. a.nd they strugs!ed' together. She -.vas fibi< to hoid him back for SL while, biit she was fipaHy overpowered. Her hu,&band then poUed out the tubes, nad, beins una.bte to breathe, very soolf died. Th< II jury found that he <'ommitted suicide whilst in a fit.

10 TO 1 AGA!NST I TTM ek>rgyman who -wa.s find at Tegn- I mouth for frne-nting a bettin!hotioe would probably D<Jt fiti(i many of lu:- ctcth nowa<tays t-o his It útherwi<;e in the eighteenth centu"y. when were ready i to hf't on every f<)Tm of #!Purt, fj-om iri-, to h-oT-1"acing Attd some of them ;;h,wed rema"ka,b!'e criminality in their W(lgen. C?)<: h.-ionan recoTd- how "a yonng 'dhine, in tbe'! TiMnny of Edin')ur!h. i-Iare,d liiin6ef TefMtyi K< aTxiertttke for a wa?€r of a hundred' g,liine&6 to read six ohtipter-I from tho Bible every hour for six w-eeks. The betting wa.,i ten to on? a?ains* hun.' The result 16 not ) ter, to Gn-e a,-ains? 

NEW USE FOR X-RAYS I hn.T)Ort.c¡.nt have reently beell jnade by tn.e at Ye!a-l' of the I n Lond.on boam 'tals in re,g?l'd to the U9M of tbe X.i\"$ for t'h* t.rMn.TneBt of con- wimpti.(>n. oTe,, ,060 OOD:UJnp.Üve pati-ent have been esaoiin«i by t'MM m2eans, and a,s j a, reeatt the radiogmi-lb" in char,B of the Xray depaatmerbt at Guy's RospiW l: gt,a.¡t:ed his opirMcm tba.t the X-.ray<s a.re indi,spenm&kao ajd to the t.t'93.n.t of oon- 8U1I1pt),o.n, Md eaji k>c&te tlw Pomtion I <n wbxb the diaotee is moat -k-. 1

STOP PRESS —— —— t Latest Te)egrams. ARE YOU INSURED? A-HAT IS YOUR POLICY NUMBER ? THF, j "EVENING EXPRESS" FOU AS NOTt ANNOUNCEMENT. SEE PAGE 4 TO-DAY. t -——- = ——- = =-—— ? ? Torkshire 48 for three (Lun<A) Hampshire 21 for -three (L-unch) Middle6ex 199 for are <'L<inch) Sussaex 25 for two (Lutich) Warwickshire 73 for two

HONOUR DECLINED A tHTtg-uIa-r incident haa occurred in con- nection with the appointment of new Justices c! the Peaoe at Tunstall. At thfe"s-wearLBg-in" yesterday. Mr. J. P. Holdoroft failed to answer his name. and the clerk mtioM.ted that that g'&at.!<man had declined to accept ofBce. "I -declined the honour. said Mr. Hoid- croft to a pr&se rppresentativ'a. "imiately I had t.be iQTitation. for --eN-emi reafa-.ig. I am a LiberaJ, <Lnd have worked hard, but I work in politics for the Lore of it, a.nd I do Bot tike a.nythin? sa,ouring of political rowaord. Again, I do not believp in a.ma.teur justices. I ha.ve a very strong opinioTt that ma-gi.steriaI dtuM<? ought to be pe-for-rled by a trained A;peiidial-y." Mr. Hold<>roft added that he did not like magi'8t-erial work, but be wM particuiarty aniious to aYoid it being said of him that hLs political work had been it.spu'ed by hope of personal reward.

LORD SHAFTE8BURY Lord i'-ha/ttcabury will hate gtxxt wishes to- d.iy. on his forty-Dr&t birthday, from 4-wn--arti,s. M both he ajxi his wife are JJ't!- ma.t.ely a,-Ooeiated with Royal circle< Her MajeetY the QlIn appointed f,acly Sh-a.ft-et!- bury her Lady of the Bedchamber at her a.Livn. and Lord is Lord Cha-inbefiAin m the Queen e HoTMehotd. Re ha.s clothe connections with IretKnu through hts mUotoor. whose fine estate near BeLfaet he Lord Shafw-bury has served term a& Lord Ma.yor of Bettaf-t with nruch ancceM'. and is a]go the King' Lieutenant o.<' BelfaA. He has a splendid tenor voice, which is often heard in the ca.:Me of charity.

ELY DOG SHOW I ThJs popular premier afternoon dosr show will be held at the beam.tifuny-eitu&ted Wood- bine 'Park. Ely. on Wedny, Septesnber 7. Sdx speoi&Het. judges will Offi-ciatoo. The etitriM ctoae on 'nnrredajr n&xt, SeptMnber 1. Kindly support by entering year doge. Schedules ma.y bo obtained from the eecre- t&ry. Mit. C-ONP 'EXy, OM-diC.

I The Man in the Street. !1 I While the rain is keeping the duet well laid and it is unnecessary to go to the j seaside for bathing purposes, one may do I worse than take shelter for a few minuter I to indulge in a few reflection's that are I not t-xactiy calculated to turn the mi)k of human kindness into gat!. There ? the latest intelligence with regaid to miDinery. for instance, fp to the present ladies' hats have been. a mixed bie.ssing. While it was nice not to have to look at .some faces, it was fe!t. oope- cialLy by young men about town. that there were othero which were worthy of at least a parsing g!ance. For i'ome time I '1 we have been used to seeing an inverted wa.shing-up bowi .sailing down the street. Thcf-o of u.s who had time wondered what j sort of a nose and the exact colour of jthe eye-i concealed beneath the mammoth horticultural collection t.h:'t .rvcd the double cap'x-ity cf an and a I -sunshade. A friendh- wind oc<"?io?.u!y ) raised the confection sumcier'tty to reveal j a .-Jster or an aunt and the wortd con- j tinued to revolve on its axif what ume ) the Syi.?g n'en above are ?ee?'g a land- ¡ iug-plnce n'ee from the newf-Kt FartSian I mountaiu of ribbono and nower?. I \ov. the wav is paved for the n''ws that the bonnet is to return this winter. We have seen the same article in an old I I charming guise at the .sea.de I summer (sa.'e [he mark ). hut most of u« are ain'ost afraid to hope for any th nig so dimple as a mode.t con! f-cuttie. In addition to the bonnet whatever mystery that may mean -we are also to have the j-nnpo*- hat. There. i;s foIomp comfort in knowing that it is .noc to be I the or the pickle jar. and the presence of the pudding basin in large qua"ti*y an<1 bewildering varie-ty has pre-pared us for a'mo-t. anything. Tumbiei.s of m.ir'.nalade and tins of salmon may be reserved for the dim and I: tant and progress may be so substantia) that (who know.:>?) we. may actuary be travelling post-haste- to a return of the po-citage stamp era. BeaUy. rememberiTtg the t-ons of Chinese pigtails that are being exported to provide- ladies of fashion with luxuriant tresses cf raven black and sun-kj[""ed brown, mere man is I at a ioae to understand what women want' with hats or bonnets at a! But there! We are now touching the edg of a great mystery, and it may be well to pause before our 6ngers are burned by igno- rantly handing a matter of some danger I to thoae who would rush in where ange-ls fear to tread. It is not often that one ha3 to go as far as Brussels to get news of CardiS, out it is mtere.stiug to note that Mr. Harry Farr. chief librarian of Modern Athene, has contributed an invaluable lecture to th& International J,¿ibrarieg' Congress on Library work -ith chil- dren." In the course of a general treat- ment of this important subject. Mr. Fart- is able to refer with justifiable pride to wjhsc has been accomplished at CardiiY in the direction of training the juvenile mind to right riding, and. therefore. proper thinking. One branch of this civihging mission to the young has been notably successful at CardiS, and some thousands of little ones can testify to the pleasure afforded them by attendance at library lessons. Last year 151 classes visited the two juvenile halls, and some 6,172 went through the course of lee- I lures on "The History of Cardin'" and other interesting subjects. This winter the life snd times of King Edward VII. will be reviewed, and altogether much care is being taken to ensure that future Cardigans will be wi,t-r than those who now bear the burdens of citizenship. However. Mr. Firr depilirr tho back- ward state of the juvenila library move- ment as compared with the United Spates, where the story hour is one of the most appreciated steps on the ladder of learning. In connection with one typical Yankee library over 80.000 chil- dren listened to stories told in the libraries, schools, and playground in one year. In CardiS it might be difEcuIt to find a.s many children, before the exten- sion of the borough boundaries, and, aft-er all, the good old British way of going ''slow but sure" may be the best in the long run. There is a danger of over-doing this kind of thing, and generations of readers pure and simple may end in the wholesale production of prigs and loafers. All the same, it is recognised that children will read some- thing, and it is well that they should have the best things to digest instead of the worst. Mr. Farr. as the instru- ment of the libraries' committee, is doing a capital work. and it is to the interests I of the community that it is done in an int-eUigent manner on the best of experi- ence. Certainly the library work among the children is doing much good, but it is wetl to remember to put read- ing in its proper place, a.nd. above all, to warn the little ones of the possibility of a pleasant pastime becoming a bad I habit. One can read, not too wisely, but too well. In opening the new Fcbools at Cwm- avon, Professor Anwyl had something to say regardmg the civilising power of the school, and, no doubt, as he remarked, ( t.he .school ,erves to lift the child from a I narrow atmosphere into the main current I of civilisation to view life from great human traditions, and not from the limits of the home." Perhaps this might be qualified by saying that some children are thujS subjected to thu influence, for It must not be forgotten that the present cramming system bars many of the little ones from the benents that might accrue from a curriculum formed on common- sense line6. At present the main effect of school I.s to puzzle the immature mind, and w produce an ultimate den<senes.s, from which only a proportion of scholars recover, borne manage to benefit before leavijQo- school and to obtain a touch of the civilising power the profæwr refers !to. Tins discussion serves the useful purpose of showing what an enormous influen.oe could be wielded if th-e ordinary child had a genuine chance to absorb real knowledge, and it is time that the Board of Education were alive to the follies of crammmg in order that the present sysi-em might be re-placed by one that would be of real advantage to the state. I

Gr&nd !1&vour of Bread Mid Better—B"ea<l with a.'1 creamy ft-amp, and glœsy golóan crust.-n.1 Dotothy ajtd Dutch Ca.tè..u24 YouU3iftil maxriaces seem to be on tIA increase in Ireta-nd. According to a. Blae BK)ok iamwd yester<lay, 379 men and 1,560 women who m&rried in 1909 were nmn<OTs. Tbe p(>pc"tAon af IreJtmd up to t.be nmMte of we yeM' wM eatMB.a*ed at 4,71,570. li%w iON& by ?rtcrw??" !MtLMj<<w)? to 2LAM. j

A Manager Kitted —— —— ACCIDENT AT A BRICKWORKS A tragic bccnrrence took place at the M&chynis Brickworks, Lla-nelly, on Tuesday afternoon, Theophilue RandeIS. Woodend-road, the manager, being crushed to death. Whilet a hajtiier. named Charles Davief, Myrtle Hill Dair,}', "as If)adig a cart with bricks from I one of the kilns he heard the deceased, who I was waikirg alorigside a moving truck, I oaliing him to turn the horse. He did eo. and a few minutes later aa.w Randpll lying on the ground a,nd groaning heavi!y- It is not known how the accident actuary happened, but it is conjectured that deceased I was <-L-ut-b€d between the bun'er and the wheel of the cart. Dr. Edgar Da.v'os snmm&ned, bot the man died within Sttcen minutes of the accident. DMea.-ed was well known locai'y. and had acted for many years as secretary of various I ¡FriendlY Society lodged. The in<tueat will be held to-day.

OBEYtNG ORDERS inst:.1.nee of a implicit obedience ia told by Mr. L. A. Tollc- mandie in his recent book. Okl and Odd Memories." In a Southern seaport town long ago .a, general and an admiral were neigh- bours. The general's bouse was fronted by a graea plat. on which he claimed tile right to pasture a cow. Cue day his wife <'om- plained that the supply of mitk was falting of*. The sentinel accounted for the deficiency by saying that the grass had iatfly been mu<'h trofldpn down by the public, and the martial despot immediately gave orders tha,t no anima). human or ether, except the cow. should he a.Uowfd on the ?ra.&a plat. Soon afterwards the admiral wife, having a pi,essiiig engagenHmt, took a short cut over the gra<!<. in disregard of the sentinel'a reppa.te-d ordpr to halt. Sir." said the offended lady. "don't you know who I am?" "AH I lrjf#w." the sentinel's reply, "ig that you'r° '10t the general's cow!"

ELECTRIFIED WHEAT "Tiny e!e<')t''ic spares running through the Pialit,s undoubtedly increase then fertility." declared Mr. J. H. Priestley (!e<'turer in botany at Bristol Un.iversity). in an address before the Royal Horticultural Society at '\Veatm:nster yesterday. The most success- ful moder!t €\periit,en.ts had been conducted a.t Bria.tot and Evesha.m. Etectric current was conducted by wire from the generating st-ation to a whe:a.tfield. raised to a very high and. distributed over the Bel'l, the current passed through the plants. The increase in yietd in one case amounted to 29 per cen't. In other experiment cucumber pla.uts gave an increased yield of 17 per cent. etrawberry plants 80 per cent. in the Srst y<'o.r and 36 per cent. in the Sfth ycia.r. and man?olda 15 per cen't. The apparatus had also been very successfully introduced into greenhouses.

THE LAND'S BREEK8 The beautiful Duchesa of Gordon was once etourin? the country electioneering. She called at Craigmrle, and, having' heard that the !a;rd wae making' brieke on the property for the purpose of building a new wall. &he opened the subject of her errand with the tactful remark: "Well, ia.ird, and how do your bricks come on?" Good CraigTny!e'6 thoughts were much occupied with a new part of his dress, which had lately been constructed, so, looking down on his nether garments, he said. in pure Aberdeen dialect: "Muckle obteeged to yer Grace, the breeks war cam ticht at nrst, but they are deeing wee! eneuch noo."

STRIKERS GIVE A CONCERT I PARIS, T-uesday. The first musiea.1 strike meeting was held at the Paris Labour 'Exchange yesterday, 3,nd was so successful that it is to be followed by others. For the past week 2CO dresa- Yna.kere. known in Paris aa oudinettes, haYe been on strike for hig'her pay. At a meet- ing of the atrikers t<)-day there was some hesitation as to who should speak first, but the i<'e was broken by one of the girls sug- geming a. "concert meeting" and singing several of the most popular Parisian music- ha.U ditties. Her efforte, eneouraged a plumber to break into s<M)g, and a number of recitatio'ns were also given. Speeches, detailing gnevancee. followed.

STARVtNG DOG COLONY I Ae a result, of the sympathy phown in England for the 28,000 dogs removed from Constant in opje to an uninhabited island in the Sea. of Marmora., it is hoped to form in the Turkish capital a Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Anunats. A official of the English society stated yeaterday that the niain diSicuit.ias of the situation were fhe objection felt by Moslems to killing a.nrma.!6 and the feedirlg of resentment at any attempted in.terferen.ce by foreigners in what is regarded by the Turkish authorities as a purely domestic mat-ter. There was now some ground for believing that attempts are being made to feed the animals.

DEARTH OF 'BUS HORSES I The cavalry manoeuvre on SaLiabury Plain have canned a dearth of London 'btis horses. some 2.00C of \vhich are taking their annual holiday with the troops. But it is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. for the deii- ciency has been ma<de up by enlisting horse?; which, during the slack would other- wise be eating their heada off in ca.byardf aTtd livery stables. To see a 'bus driver handle a pair of the.&e, one of which is aaK; to develop jibbing through its unaccustomed task. is to see an exhibition of coa<:hmanahip worthy of the la-te Jim Selby or the eldc! Mr. WeIIer.

STARVtNG BEES. I are on the verge The bees in Devonshire are on the verge of sunshine a.nd the oontjtnuous rains. Many of them are too weak to ny. Beekeepers have been oompeHed to supply food to their biv<s for some weeks, and they will have to continue so if the beet; are to liye through the winter. One beekeeper at Tivef- ton. who in art ordma.ry season would have ha<d Scwt. of honey, has barely 7Mb. this season. He says tha.t in many hivee beLong- ing.to other people there is not a vestige of hcmey.

THE COMET CATCHER I 'The p)a,Mt Jupiter, by the tremendous I a.ttALCtion it exercises. catcher wandering e,ouwt,g and whirls them into our soiar ay<!tern." aa.id Mr. T. F. ConDoUv. of the '8ot'ar Phyjcs ObserTatory. when lecturing at the Royal Ph-otograplilo Soedety's ExInbitMn in Pall Mati Ea.st. Mast of the comets j which are now respectable members of Büla.r society have been ca,ptured by jDpit-er, like Sies on a spider's web."

THE PRICE OF LOVE I Tl14:! following appea-rs in the" Persoua-1" oolaTtU! of a London c&ntcmp-OLraj-y: MARY.—Waited three honrs at appointed spo1-un-til quœtioned by Erus-nioious pf4!«m&n. If t.hM is tJie pri<M of love., it ie too heavy a one for me to pay. I Pxrew6ll.-POTN.I

Every Box of ENGLAND'S GLORY ilATCKBS used meAne MORE WO&K fo* BrIHeh workp¡e.Kore- land. Gkmwmter e6M Throe women who were eto.pfp<d by Oostome officials at Ooudekorque, neaj- Cata.is. in a. train whi<'h had cooM acroaB the Beigisn frort-tim. lfelIIe foTuid to b&ve a ctu".ti.ty of 1 Bo!sT.a.n contrebaild to.ba<oooo(MMeaixBd in Sárte. The! were- ar2vot"

1 Miners in Distress < -00 I P!T!FUL CASES IN FOREST OF DLAM Mr. T. Wrig'ht. vice-chairinan of the Forest of De&n Miners' AsMxiation. presided over a )a,r,-e meeting of colliers on the even Stars Crp&en, Oinderford. Mr. G. H. Rawlinson, miners' agent, said that the I in some famitiea was pitiful to see, I s&me scores of 'workmen having been I thrown out of work i'). the district on I top of extreme slackne-s of trade during the pa?t summer. The execntive of the Miners' Association ha:: made a grant of IZOOtowzirds tidin? over the (ijaiculties through which I they were .pacing. Thie had been granted tc members of the ae<jocia,tion. non-members having to suiffr through their own neglect. The agent parneetly lIr the men not attached to the organisation to join. He thought that brighter pi-o-,pect6 were in store I for the coal trade.

"TOO LITTLE TO DO" The guardians of the Aberystwyth Union have nuaeteen children under their charge in the wÜ'l'kh(Jus.e, and at Monday's meeting of the board the medical onicer (Dr. Bonsa.11) st.ateil he considered they were not properly I looked after, and were not under proper con- trol. There was no one to take them out, and at times they were very noisy. I Mr. E. J. LIeweUin said the board had made arrangements whroby one of the adult inmates would look after the children, and the master had informed him that they were now bettor looked after than when they had an industrial trainer in the house. The Chairman (to Dr. Bcm.aall): Do you sug- gest that we appoint a trainer. Dr. Bengali: Yes. I don't think it is lega.1 to put an inmate who is not paid for her services in charge of the children. Mr. J. Richa-rds (contemptuously): Oh, yes, don't forget to bTiõ1Jg in the le-gaj. aspect. It was eventually decided to convene a committee meeting of the whole boa.rd to consider the finestion. and th&t the clerk secure a. return showing the number of oScet's and servants employed in otiier work- houses having similar accommoda.tioji, the salaries paid them, and the amounts paid for occ,aional assistance. Mr. J. Richards: I think our oBicera have got too little to do. If they had more work they would have less time to quarrel ajnong themselves. It w.a.g reported that a. committee of the whole boArd had considered an extract from the repo.rt of the district auditor on the accounts of Mr. Thomas Vaughan, relieving ofncer. as collector for the half-year ended Lady Day last, and it was resolved that Mr. Vafrg'ha.n be severely oensurod for again neglecting to pay to the treasurer of the guardians the moneys collected by him, and that he be ordered to pay all sums received by him henceforth fortnightly.

I DIED DURiNG PRAYER. I Last eveni'ng Dr. R. L. Guthrie held an inquest at Shoreditch concerning the death of Mary Kane Cooper, aged fourteen, who lived with her parents at Hoxton. On Thursday last the girl attended a meeting of the Christian Endeavour Society at Barbican Chape!. Miss Ma.ud Xewman, who aJso attended the chapel service, said the girl seemed bright, and joined heartily in the singing of two hynms. However, when prayer was started, a noise caused inter- ruption. a.nd on witness turning round she saw the girl on the floor. She was carried out of the chape!, but died before a doctor arrived. Death was due to valvular disease of the heart, probably accelerated by excite- ment. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from natural causes."

GIFT TO WELSH LIBRARY I Mrs. Lloyd, widow of the late Mr. Walter Lloyd, Aberdare, owner of the once wen- known and iunucntial Wel<-h newspaper the "Gwlad&arwr," has pre&cnted the entire set of files to the rational Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. Some of the ablest men in Wales con- tributed to the "<JiwIadgarwr." and there is a mine of information relating to the great social and industrial development of South Wales to be found in the well-preserved volume's. They have been in great request. for reference for some years. There were strong claims for the nies to remain inAber- dare, but, after consultation with her frientla. who nrged the national importance of the garnered information and the adviB9,MIity of safeguardinr,- it for further reference, Mrs. Lloyd decided to present the nlea to the National Library.

"FRIGHTENING POWDERS" I At an inquest. held at the London Hospital on Tuesday on the body of an infant a woman living in Dunk-street, E., said that the deceased was the fourth child she had taken in to nurse. She had not given notice to the London County Council (in accordance with the Act) of her nursing children. When i.h« child became ill she got it so'me frightening powders from the doctors The Coroner: Frighening powders?—The baby was frightened by a cat. Another woman said that she told the nurse to buy frightening powders, or cooling powders. (Laughter.) The Coroner: I suppo.-e when the child was feverish you gave it a cooling powder, and when it was cold you gave it a frightening powder to make it warm. (Laughter.) Medical evidence showed that death was I due to natural causes.

A RESOURCEFUL TRAMP I The author of "An English Holiday." J. J. H'.<-sey. 1"61-ates that he was one day driving his motor-car slowly along a shady road when he met a. tramp, who accosted him with the preliminary to-Lioh of hds ca.p. Mr. RiS'ey, however, anticipated him by excjaim- mg, "I be mortal thirsty' Ha,ve you. good sir. the price of a gtaas of a'1'e a.bout you? Ive driven nearly fifty miles to-da,y, and ,11(:,e the morning not a hit of foM has passed my lips. The tramp, however, wae a man of ready resource, and rose to the occa/- aion. With what dignity he ooulft comma-nd, and with a comically cerio-us expr-e,i4c-n, he excta-imed, "If there were a policeman in, stg'ht I would give you in charge for beg- ging; that I would!"

NO WtNTER MATERIALS I "Xo winter materia.Ls" is a new no.t< in I t,lie fashions of the forthcoming' eason. T!hi6 i-'ummpr light m!Lteriak. eu<'h as ?Hks and m,u9lins, have been trimmed wjth T€'Ive'ts and fm- Vel.vet, ha,tg boa.va been worn and velvet-triijimed lace and jinisMn headgear. In Parria the craze for ihL-. somewhat h'&a.vy mat-erial for suiB.meT wear has even exte.nd'ed to th,, bt&ok velvet sunsha-de. whilst light- 4e4-,Iout-ed parasots haTe had trimmings a.nd bord'ers of htaek velvet. Now it is decreed that very thin materials, T)RuaHy a<sao<*iated exoiusively with aumrnei frocks, are to be I used for a,utuimn and winter modes.

LIEUTENANT 8UTOR I The charge on which Lieutenant Sntor is to be court-ria-rtialied a,t Tynemouth on September 8 is that of "conduct to the piTejudicc of good order and military dis- j cipline. in that be published without special authority a paoiphlet e!t'titled, "The Army System, or Why Muddle Through Thirty MjtUoms a Year in Time of Peace?' in contra,- "enÚon of Cruelty to Ani-aials. An official for the Army."

DRY OLRANING.—l, Minay-etreet, Cathaya. e3 I I h&f only m this country for twenty- I iwe yea.r9 lived," aaid a.n alien wom&n at a I Stepney inquer3,t tQ apo4ogising Por her broken I Rng}ja}J. "Wen," the ooronr replied, sym,rm, I It..bøt.í cally. jf y<M atop aJMtJMr t-emy-live 1 yt&is you tMS *<' aMo to ",peaK e I

Kitted on Railway .—— —— I REMARKABLE COMFU&T OP EVIDENCE The inquest was resumed at 8wa,naea. Hospital on Tuesday on the body of Jamea Chapm'an, haulier, who died as the result of injuries received on the Mumbles Hallway at Brynmin. Swansea. M.r. Ya,ugha.)i Edwards appeared for the relatives and employer of I d-c.oa6ed, and Mr. H. Thompson for the railway company. Ernest Dun<tan, the driver of the engine, said he heaj-d the nreman. sitting on the front of the engine, whistle on approaching Brynmill .Station. Witness did not &ee the horse an,d cart at a!I, as he wa& on the other side of the ermine. He got down and &aw I deceased lying on the ground. Deceased said, I never heard the bell." I In reply to Questions, witness positively I swore that he was ringing the engine bell all along the promenade. Police-constable Boyoe said that afte.r the accident he questioned the deceased. He said, I was helping the horse up the slope by pushing behind the cart. I heard no whistle nor bell. When 1 saw the approach- ing train I -ran round and caught hold of the horse's head, and by so doing I got knocked down by the engine and run over." Arthur J. Watcrworth. guard of the train, and William Zeal. a conductor, both started tha,t the bell of the train rang continutally before the accident. Mr. Edwards then ca1lT<l John Evans, of Singleton Farm. who said he was at Singleton Lodge entranpe and saw the train come. to the spot. He hea-rd no bell ring, and he was certain he would have heard it if it had rung. No -whistle was j blown till the engine blew off steam as it was stopping. He had heard four oSiciaIa say the b<'II T'Mig all the way, but he wa<i positive it did not ring, and he was surprised to hear them say it. Ho also contradicted the guard, who said he helped the deceased up out of the gutter. He did not. By Mr. Thompson: There was a little wind blowing the contrary way, but he could have heard the whistle half a mile if it had been Mown. Frank Buaeel. who waa coming off the 6a.Bd6 behind Ctnupma.D's cart, said he did not hear a bell. Mrs. Parked. Singleton Lodge, said she beard no bell. The Coroner said the jury wou-M have to decide whether they had sumcient definite evidence to say that the officials of the train were wilfully lying when they said the boll was ringing. And even if the bell did not ring, they must consider whether the deceased was not guilty of contributory negligence in driving his cart out in the way he did across the line. I The j'ury found a verdict of Accidental I death." They attached no blame to the rail- way company's, servants, but they desired to suggest that some steps should be taken in future to have this approach protected when the trains were going by. The Coroner: Do yo'u wish me to write to the company? The Foreman: The jury mea-nt the owner of the sands, the Duke of Beaufort. The sand was being sold and carted away, and they thought there should be a man placed there to avoid accidents to the per- sons taking it.

MAGISTERIAL HUMORIST I When Elizabeth Doolan, aged nfty, of Great Barlow-street.. Marylebone. waa c.hafged before Mr. Ptowden at Ma.rylebone on Tuesday with being incapably drunk in the street, he waa informed that she was stone dea.f. and waa unable to read. Mr. P!owden: She la deaf. and oa,nnot read. Tha.t almost puts her beyond the jurisdiction of this court. (To the hn-band): ¡ Why don't you look a.fte.r your wife??-The j Eusba-nd: I do, but she is beyond my ooa- ) trol. How do you communicate with hor?—I can't. I may try nve or six times to m"e her undei'stand what I sa.y to her, and she only guesses at what I mean. Then you don't get much pleasure out of her society?—No, I don't. Mr. Plowden: I sha.U have to discharge her. But you must do something' to influence and control her. Wairn the publica.na in the neighbourhood not to serve her. '(To the a-s&istant gaoler): It's no use my speak- ing to her. You make a. sign to her that the door of t.he court is open for her to go cut. The omoer pointed to the door, and the woma,n left the court.

A FERVENT M!88!ONARY I At the funeral of the late Dr. Maurice fhiHips at Southport on Tuesday, the Rev. J. Chafer, director of the London Misaion&ry Society, on whose behalf deceased laboured in India about fifty years, delivered an impressive oration. He said a change had I come over the thoughts of men regarding foreign missions. There had come from I quarters little expected questions ae to the value and utility of mtsslon work. but Dr. Phillips held that the claim of foreign mis- sions to the generosity of the UhristiaJi Church was a.s strong as ever. Among the men which the cause of foreign missions had enlisted in its service Dr. Phillips occupied a foremost place. He brought into the work the warmth and paesion and the great enthusiasm characteristic of the emotional Welsh temperament.. Ha was endowed with special gifts, intellectual and enthusiastic, which peculiarly fitted him to the special sphere in which he laboured in India, and I which enabled him to understand the char- acter of the Hindu religion.

BRECON JURY'S CENSURE I Dr. W. R. Jones held an inquest at Brecon on Tuesday on the body of Alice Bajrington (55), the wiIê of a la-bourer living at 11, St. David s-s-treet, Llanvaes, who was taken ill on Wednesday, and died on Sunday afternoon. Inspector Sparkea, of the National Society for the Prevention of Crnflty to Children, s<tid he had had the family under observe tion for two years, and alleged that the hiis- band had negleeted to provide food for his wife and throe children, and had refused employment at Builth Wells when oStN-ed a permanency. However, the post-mortem exaamination by Dr. i-'pa.rrow, house surgeon at the innrm'ary, reveled the fact that death was due to appendicitis. The jury returned a verdict aoocotdingly, and severely censured deceased's husband.

MtNERS AND NON-UN!ON!ST8 I At the monthly meeting of the TafF and Cynon District of Minera held at Mountain Ash on Tuesday it w&s decided to engage special speakers a,nd hold meetings thro-ugh- out the .district in order to get all non- Unionista int-o the Federation. It wae aleo reported (as exclusively stated in Monday's Western Matt) that the Notices at the Miakin Colliery had been withdrawn. The dispute was in regard to the doTjbIe-ehift question.

A PREMATURE PROTEST I "I tell y<Mi I won't bare this room! pro- tested an old lady to the lift-boy of an hotel. "I'm not a.-gDdn' to pay my good money for a hole like this, with a little foldin'-bed in. it If you think that just becaoae I'm from the <-onntry——" "Get in, ma<ia,m, get ill!" said the boy. interrupting her. "This isn't your room; this is the lift!"

IRISH BOG-SLIDE I A Caatlerea, correspondent aays the threatened bog-slide in Moare, CastIerea. County R<)6<y)ounon. has now beeYi averted by the actjon of uie engineers of the Congested Districts Boa,rd in cutting a. cana,! through the bog and relea?in? the water from anderne?th it. Ae a result the upheaving has subtfided, amd no further da-ma?ge is anticipated.

OAEFETa BRATEN.—l, Mnny-oUeet, C&thy.. Most. of tbe time of thie cocrt is ooou'I>ied in hearing dispintes between wottnen," said the ma.ariatr&te yesterday at Oreenwich purt. "We a.re told to loot to women Hor geo!tj€mea6 a.ad TnBda«s, but tiley a.c<* viorse tlum CMfn."

Westeyan Ministry —— -0 —— I SOMETHtNQ ABOUT NEW PASTORS To-day (Wednesday) and to-morrow some 800 'We.leya,l nun inters ching'& cjrcuits, and pppear beloro their ne.v congregations t'n Sunday. The o;!ty -:hange in. the Cardiff (Wedy) CircuH, is at Whitchuroh. where the Hey. 111Oma. Ewbank nuuceeda the Rev. J. Newton Davies. B.A., B.D., who goes to Canton. Mr. Ewbank entered the minstry in 1903, the last, three years having been spent at a. London Thb itew euperini-endent cf the Cardiff (Roath-road) Circuit is the Rev. C. Nelson Dove. his predecessor. the Rev. Marshall Union, crossing over to Canton. Mr. Dove commenced as a district missionary. and after taking up military work at Alder<=hot, tli-avelled in diff2rent circuits. I Canton reo&ives two ministeitt already well- I-wiA,ii in Cardiff. The nw superintendent ¡ M tthe Rev. Marshall L.iuw II who has spent I nine years as a mi&sionai-v in South Africa. Natal, and Q¡OOnstowll, and ha6 laboured in eight circuits gince his retu' n to England in )889. his last oha.rge being Roath-road. The new third man at Canton is the Bev. J. Newton Davips, B.A., B.D., from the Wesley Circuit, who prior to co-ming to Cardiff three yeat'K ago w'a.s at Didsbury and LIaa- I drindoÜ Wotills. In the Newport Circuit, the Rev. Arthur (.'lay Ijywood takes the. place of the Rev. IÆonal'd Ashwort.h. His mLnistry dates from 1885, an([ 'for the last t..wo years he b-,ts been at Bnxi:on. The n&w junior is the Rev. Frederick G. IIowLand, who has tra\elled for nfteen ye?rs in several important circuits. j The Rev. Joseph Hc'nder.<cn wince in as an I xt:ra 'ministe.r at Newbridge. Re waii crd.ain<?d at Lhe last oonferenee. ha.ing pro- viousiy spont three years in Shetland, and I'efore entering coilego waa twelve montht. a.). Pembroke Dock. The Rho-idda's new rnan is the Rev. John nan-is, who takes up residence at Tony- .pandy.Mr. Ha.n'M-'s ministry da-tea baek a quarter of a century, and ho has travelled ino-sUy in Hie Sout. and East of England. At Farndale the Rev. S. R. Wilkin. who entered the University in 1872, and spent sixteen years in Ceylon, succeeds the Rev. F.C.Dngda-Ie. In the Bridgend Circuit the Rev. E. Ernest Hall goes to Ogmor6 Vale as extra man, and tihe Rev. Frank Young follows the Rev. T. Jxard May at C'owbridge. The Rev. John TiLriie.r HorncaNt)e. retnnM to Pontypool for the 6<<;ond time as the new superintendent, having- travelled in fourteen circuits gince J(69. The new superintendent at Sw&nsea is the Rev. W. Stephens Gill. from Queen's-road (Hnl)). The Neath Circuit eecnres an a.Me youDg minister in the Rev. W. G. Salmon, who will reside at Briton Ferry. The Rev. C. Whitneld succeeds the R. Richard Garbutt at Mert.hyr Tydnl, and the I new superintendent at Aberdare ia the Rev. ,Jame<! EIlis.. of Hyde. near Ma.nchest'er. new men in the Circuit are the Revs. Arthur W. Newboult (who goes to Kbbw Vale after sojourns in India and Na.piM). T. II. Groveo. for Blaina, W. C. Car- lyon. for Abertillery. and W. B. Smith as probationer. Mr. Groves comes from A-Ider- ney, a,nd was for seven yeare in Rbodeaia,. The Rov. Joseph A. Ha.ndley, a rxobationer, is the new man at Buitth, and the Rev. H. \i'a]msl¡>y succeeds the Rev. B. Charles as second ministe'r at Pembroke' Dock. Tenby is the only other change, and heit' ;1;09 Rev. George WoodcocK will follow tlu,, Rev. G. C. Clarke. Westeyanism at Canton I The Re<v. John Kerniok, superintendent of the Canton Wecleyan Circuit, has just. com- pleted the usual three years' term, and will remove to Hanley, Staffordshire. Mr. Kernick'8 ministry at Canton has been sucoesaful in many ways. He has founded and fostered a- useful and promising brother hood in Con-way-road Church every Sunday afternoon, and in conjunction with Mrs. Ker- uick and Sieter Frances has jma-te-rially assisted in the development of a helpful i-tietertMMd. whose beneSts have been gra/te- fu'ly taken advantage of by many women and girls. Mr. and Mrs. Kernick have won all hearts by persistent and self-sacrincing labours, and the deep sympathies they have at all times Gvinc-ed. It -aa mamly due to their initiative and activity that A;2«M was raiwd a year ago, by which the debt on C'onway-roa.d Wesleyan premises waa removed and necessary renova- 1 tions effected. Thia ,a.<; but a fraction of I their many endeavours. The Sunday oon- gre¡ratiQns have greatly incpRaaed under Mr. Kernick'o ministry, and the beautiful charch is almost nlled on S-anday evenings. It is not surprising, therefore, tha,t the Church desired to ahow it-s appreciation of Mr. Kerniek'6 Blinistry, a.nd a friendly farewell gathering wa.s held. when a la.rge compajiy aseembled. Aa'eetioTta.te words were spokan by oincers and othere, and Mr. Kerm<-k was ha.rded a cheque aa a supplement to sundry private gifts. Mrs. and Miss KcTnick weTe the reci- pients of nume.ro'us pri\ate gifts. They will .carry with them into their new circuit the bea.rtieat good wishes of numerous friends for perso'nal health and happiness and con- tinued success in the ministry.

VISITOR ROBBED I A lady visitor to L!andrin<kkt Wells put R,25 in her box in her bedroom on August 9, lot-king the box and hiding the key amongst ,u!n{, things in her drawer. Two days later she fo'und the box still locked, but on count- ing the money found JE5 had vanished. On Al'gut 22 she missed some more money, and then laid a complaint with the proprie.tress <M the boardius-hout-e. Helen Hatiield. one of the servants, at nrst denied all knowledge, but eventually a-dmitted having taken the '.£5 and depo&ited it in the Post Of&ce Savings Ba.nk. She filled in a note for its withdrawal, and on leaving her employ next day left the lady her bankbook with .L9 deposited as security. The sequel was heard at LIandrindod Wel!s Po-lice-oomt on Tiwsday, when the girl. who wiM arrested a.t Bishops Castle the previous day, was brought up in custody. She p'eaded guilty aud was very repentant, while her mother, who also appealed for leniency, promised that the stolen money sho-uld be refunded. As nc'thing was known against the girl. she was let off with a fine of 92.

THE CZAR'S KITCHENS I The Cxar possesses magnilloent hitchens in his celebrated Winter Pa,lace in 8)t. Peters- burg. All the utensils art) of silver. There -are, among other appa.ra.tua. 40 silver fryirtg and stewing pans, each worth JE40. and a range for rOal3ting which dates from tbe time of the Empress Ca.tbe.rine. The Cz.ar'6 chef ie a Frenchman, who is treated as a gent.Ie'nta.n. and has the right to wear a sword. His i-MMlary M C6.400 per annum. He has six araist,%nts, wb<jse fala-ries range from .£&1') to £1,200 a y€.ar. The c<Mt of the upkeep of t-he kitchen is ;E1CO,000 yearly. _1L!' ?

ALL FACE I A recent Governor of Canada, wet! wrapped in fura and a heavy coat, was con- ferring with an Indian chief on the shores of one of the great lakes in the depth of winter. The latter. clothed in a single blanket, was walking over the frozen ground in apparent comfort. On being asked how he could keep warm, he replied, "You do not cover your face." "o." said the Governor, bat I am used to that." Jndian: Good, me all face.

LADY'S PEARLS AND LACE I NEW YORK, Tuesday. In connection with the Sensational dis- covery of a. valuable pearl necklace which, it is alleged. Mrs. Reynolds Adriance, a well- known member of American society, was detected sinuggling through the Customs, it ie now stated that jewellery to the total vu,lu.e of JE2C,'JOO ha,s b&eu seized from the lady in quest-io!t. The coorge oSjciaJIy IcveHed against her M one of attempting to 6muggle pearl., and to the value of Z5W. B&il in .&500 has been allowed.—Centra-1 News.

Bread of Dreads, sweet, miiky, lJu.ttinees.-st6v&lls (Linilted). eII24 Sir Ernest. ShaekletQn, who is sta.yLng- at Sh-eri.zigh&m, Joined tiM orew of the Ioca.1 Hfe- boat when they were cabled out for a. practdce tEip.

I Raifway u- Mystery I MAN'S BODY POUND ON C.W,R. The dMd bodv of Cha-rles Thomas Hopping. aged 23, the son of a Readui? puMican. was found on the Great Western Railway between -Reading and Twvford on Tuesday mornine'- The &l:ull was fractured, and the circujn- tances seem to point to foul pJay. The young' man left his home 24 honrs pre'vio'usly to pay a visit to London. He was then bright and cheerful, and, as his pa.renM say, "wjthout a trouble in the world." He was v,caring two g'o)d rings, one containing two dia-monds, and a, val.ua.ble gold chain and watch, the latter being inscribed with his T.ame. He ws?s also known to ha.ve a, con- siderable sum of money in his ly:S.41.7.n: including a, .e5 note. but when the body was foutid there waa nothing upon it in the shape of jewellery or money except the inscribed watch. Deceased's sovereign purse wa" found empty beside him. and part of his clothing w-as torn.

I NEW WELSH RAtLWAY The work of constructing the new railway which will link the towns of J.ampetea' and Aberayron is nearing completion. The scheme originatly was estimated to cost €80,000. but since the completion of the pre- liminary work the Great Western Railway Company. which will eventually have con- trol of its working. h;is demanded additional im,provement.s, which ha.ve compelled the com- pa.ny to vote another JE8.000. Realism? its importance, the local authorities have come to the company a aid most enthusiastically, and readily acquiesced in the appc-aj. The several gangs eng'a.g.ed in its construction ha,ve been putting in extra, time lately, and the permo.nent rails have been laid for twelve miles and a half, the bottom baHaet for over eleven milee!, and the full baJla&t beyond the village of Ystrad, or coveriu? half the route. For weeks past tlpeoial trains have been running daily to the Aeron Valley with hal- lp-it from the GLamorgan pits and the quarries of Tenby and Goodwick. Stations for Ysrtrad and Aberayron are a.l60 in oouree of constrnctM.n. It is conhdcntly anticipated that the new line will answer a good purpose in the near future, as it will open up one of the most fruitful agricultural districts in the Prineilliality, and where farmers may be seen gathering their harvest weeks in a;dva-nce of other districts. It holds no pros- pects for minerals, but it is stated that some po-rtiona abound with clay. which oS'ers speculation for pottery work. However, its immediate prospects lie in the agricultural industry a.nd the catering for visitors to the seaside resorta of Aberayron, Kew Quay. a-nd Llajwn. The Aero.n Valley has a wfde-worM repu'tation for scenery, <ind this ciMi be best appreciated from the route which the new line traverses.

CONTEMPT OF CONTRACTS The a.nmjal meeting of the South Wales and West of England members of the National Free Labour Association was held at, the Free Labour-hall, Mill-lajie, Cardiff. Mr. H.. Tatham. the district secretary, reported a large number of unemployed Free Labour mechanics and labourers upon their registers owing to the wretched state of trade in that part of the country. The industrial unrest prevailing amongst the orga-nised workers throughout the South Wales coalneld. owing to the Miners' Eight Hour Act and non-Union labour question together wit.h the growing contempt of con- tracts made on their beihaJf by their Trades Union, aJl emphasised the need of main- taining a strong Free Labour party in the Principality, as it represented the most powerful educational force of a secular nature that could be trained ags-inst the extremists of Tradea Unitmiem, which wer irresista-My tending towards the theories of Socialism and practices of anarchy, while holding to their features the mask of labour organisations. Mr. J. Martin, of Bristol; Mr. T. Webb. Otf Newport, and Mr. W. D. Denms. of Cardiff, were unanimously elected to represent the South Wales and West of England District at the eighteenth annual Fr<.e Labour Congreea, to be held in London the week oonrmanoing the 51et of October n.ext.

BUDGET AND LONDON RATES The decision of the borough councils not to proceed with their appeal against a. general redaction of public-house values ha.s caused some perturba,tio.n at the Radical head- qo-arters, writes a well-informed correspoa- (L&nt. It was hoped that the councils would &ght the Government's Budget battle and win, if only the result would be the maintenance of the old values, and consequently the pay- ment of the old rates. The action or the councils will, however. throw the burden of the new licensing duties on the shoulders of the ratepayers, and Radi- cal organisers can .already see the pla<carda on the walls at the next election, "Who raised your rat-es by twopence? The BadicaJ Gover'nment." When the licensing' clauses were nrst pro- posed MT. Lloyd George was warned that at the next election after their effect had been felt he would lose London for his party. At the present moment the licensed premises of London pay over £800,000 a, year in rates. Mr. J.Ioyd George's Budget will reduce that payment, while exacting larger sama for the Imperial Exchequer, by L370,000 a year. This sum will have to be paid now by the loca-l ratepayer to make good the loss of local income from public-hon rates.

DR.JAMESON SPEAKS CAPE TOWN, Tuesday. Dr. Jameson in the course of his electoral cajnpa.ign in Oa,pe Town addressed a crowded meeting in the Gity-haJ! to-day. He contrasts! Genera)! Hertzog's opposition to General Botba's a<lvoca<'y of white immigra- tion, and asked how whites were to majn- ,ta,in their domination over the natives if there were no fi-iih white blood. Referring to Mr. Me'rrima,n'8 speech at Victoria, Weat on the 19th inst., in which he said he did not deny his willingness to accept the Premier- ship, beoa.uae he thought it safer that the Union should start on Ca,pe r&ther than on 'I'ra.n!3vaal Mnea. Dr. Ja,meson aa,id that Mr. Merrimaii might have been Treasurer a,nd ha.ve run the country on Cape Mnfs, and &dded tha,t he had never explained his refusal. Unlese .1 strong OppomUon were returned, he udded, masters would trend in the direction of extremists among the Nationalists a-nd an intolerable sta.te of affaArs.-R-eut,br.

CAR LIFTED OFF CHASSIS I Further particulars are to hand respecting the adventures of a. party from Clydach-on- Tawe. Swansea Valley. who had a very narrow escape from death on Sunday near Llandovery whUc.t travelling ip a. taxi-cab. They oon-sist-ed of W. Lloyd, (George Reee. and A. Williamis, of Clydach; Roger Edw&rds, of Pontardawe and Evan Beva,n. of Trebunos. and t.he &ha,un:'eur, helongiTts' to Swallfie.,a. They left Swansea about midnight for Aber- Y,stwybh. Whilst travelling between JJan- dovery and I.lanwrda, the car ran along the edge of the road and the side <;a,ught in a tree. The ca,r. a n&w Henautt. was lifted ctea.n off its chassis and gmasbed to pieces. But for the car nrat striking the hedge it is believed that some of the party would ha,vo been killed. Art.hur Williams and two others were rendered unconscious by injuries to the head. Dr. Irvine and a nUTse we.re quickly in attendant on the l?arty, a.lthou?h the accident occurred at I 5.30 a.m. They were taken to the farm of Mr. Morgan

A VACANCY AT PEMBROKE I The London Gazette' on Tuesday night ¡ contained the follow inp notice:— Factory Department, Home Of&ce, AugTist 26. 1910. The Chief Inspector of Factories givee notice that in consequence of the deaih of Dr. H. D. heynolde a.n a-ppomtment as certifying eurgeon under the Faotory and Workshop Act at Pembroke, in the county of Pemboroke. is

CARF&TS BEATEN.— Minny-street, Catha. Ys. e2 Mr. A. Ù. Boy<&k, of Moiubroee, died &t Mon- taMaJ from the effe&,a of being stuDg by a I poibanoug fLy.

1 Press and Pubtic I ATTACK ON CARDtFP PAPERS Discussion took place at the Welsh Metho- dist A,se.,nbly at Bangor on Tuesday night on an address by the Rev. J. E. Rushes deal. ing with the influence of the newspaper presa on national life. The daily newspaper, Mr. Hu-ghes averted, had achieved notorious results. and had also -won signal vi<Ctories by emphasising the essentials of good citizenship by creating high ideas of government. It stood for freedom of speech, high standards of honour, practical righteousness, &nd integrity Its special mission now was to inaugurate the great social reformation at hand. As a political influence it was losing ground by surrendering its independence. The halfpenny dailies created a new er.a in journalism and revolutionised Fleet-street. Circulations increased, but .influence leeeeTied. Sporta and pastimes received over much attention, in view of keen international corn. petition. These papers fostered excessive love of amusement, and provided sustenance for calamitous gambling. There was a tendency to imperil the world's peace by recklessly handling international subjects. Cardie editors, replying to protests against puMish- ing detailed descriptions of prize nghts, held it proper to publish what their peadera demanded. This reminded him of am Ameri- can editor justifying publishing questionable matter by saying: "I am not too s<pieamish to publish whatever Providence thinks fit to allow to happen." The Welsh vernacular press was free from these blemishes.

I JU8T)FY!NG BURGLARY A remarkable case came before the Brent. ford magistrates on Tuesday, when M-r. John L:ng. a white-haired old gentlenian. of Little baling. was summoned by Mr. J. Price for malicious damage to a window. It appears that Mr. Price on his return from a ho] j day discovered one of hjs win- dowa boardel up. Ho sent for the police, a.nd discovered from them that a local detec- tive sergea.nt and police inspector had boarded it up when they found the window broken. Ou the same night Mr. Price wao \Mit.Mt by the defeii.(Iaat, who said that he had broken the window, and got in bocaMae the postman had made a mista&e, and left some important correspondence in Price's bouse. which was numbered 67, instead of delivering it to him (Lang). whose address was 67a, Ldt.tie Eating. He expressed hie willingness to pay the damages, but he maintained that he was justined. Mr. E. G. Wittiams, who defended, con- t'&nded that there was justification in the action, and argued that the master did not 'ome withui the purview of the Malicious Damage Act. The Chairman of the Bench said it was most ucjustinaMe. and he had never heaj<i such a case before. The defendant was fined 30s.. and was ordered to pay ICe. towarda Price's expenses and the cost of the damage.

I NEWFOUNDLAND'S FUTURE ST. JOHN'S, Tuesday. Sir E. P. Morris. Premier of Newfoundland. i-eturnod yesterday from a four momtha* absence at The Hag-ue and in England, ajid was accorded a popula-r reoeption. Last night he delivered a lengthy address describing his work. He reviewed the progress of the HagTM &aberies arbitration case, but stated that it would be inappropriate to forecast its possible outcome. He announced various projects for the industrial and commerciaj development of the Colony, among them being mesotiations for an unproved ocean stea,m service, the possible establishment of a modern hotel at St. John's by a. prominent English hotel concern, the likely creation of r Large halibui exporting industry between the Coloviy and Grimaby. and ats-- pjoapec- tive investments in minerals, jmlp wood, a.nd oUicr l-ocal resources. He advocated an earnest effort to .rerive trade with Great B ritai n.—Router.

LADY'S GIFT OF £1,050 The secreta,ry of the Cardie InSrma.ry (3tr. Ijeonard llile) has received on beha.lf of that institution a cheque for £l,or for the pur- po&e of endowing a bed. This handsome donation is given by Mrs. Hopkin Eoill. of Liandatf, in memory of her late htMbfLnd, and a- pla.te will be pla.ced over a bed in tha Bute Ward conune'morating' the gift. Mrs. Krull's kind thought for the needs of the infirmary will be greatly eppreedated by all those eutferers who are waiting admiamon to ito wards. for it is by donationa eimila-r to th;f that the increased inconM of the incvtitutif,da can be provided and the w&rda opened to their full extent.

"ENTENTE CORDtALE" At a meeting on Tuesday afternoon of the F-i,enoh Chamber of Commerce in London a. resolution was passed declaring that a. induction to ono penny of the letter poet&ge b&tween France and Engia.n<l would lQ.1"gely contribute to develop the bueinees rela-tiona between the two countries, and would strengtiien the cordial feelings between the two peoples. and r-eiter-atin.- the chaanber's previously-expressed desire that the two Governments would enter into early negot4a. tions to bring about thia result. The resolution will bo forwa-rded to th French Government.

BORROWING BABiES When strike-pay was being distributed to the women chain workers on strike at Cradiey Heath on Tuesday the oSici&la of the Chainmakers' Union, observing tha,t many women had babies with them, annoan,ed that those who had children in arms would be paid iirst. The arr-angement worked excellently for a while, until it was observed that some of the babies were appearing several times with different women. It was then discovered that outside the room which wae being used as an oSice by the strike co.imniLtee women without children, were borrowing the babies of their neighbours in order to seoure prompt the pa.yma.st.era.

THE NATION'S PURSE The Exchequer returns issued on Toeeday for the period from April i to August 27 show that the receipts amounted to jE86.567,913, an ine-tease ot 1;35,024,971 oorapaied with the corresponding period of the previous year. The expenditure during the aa.me period amounted to R62,127,039, an increase of £2,812,141. The priucLpa.1 increases are:— property and income-tax JE25,277.<MO Excise. 4.584,000 Lanù tax ..md house duty 1,870,000 Esta.t.e, &c., duties 1.067,000 Stumps 838.000 Customs. 667,000

ROMAN CATHOLIC SPLIT Although in denance of the suspension of Father Howarth. RoTnan Ca.thoUo pnest of Corby, by the Bishop of Nottingha.m, eervioes were coti ducted there on Sunday. Steps are being taken by Bishop Brindle. in conjunc- tion with the trustees, to close the church until further arrangements have been made. Fa,ther BeaJe. whose church has already been ck)opd at "NottiDog-ham, is expe<!ted back in the city to-day. At the Cat,hoJic Cathedral in Nottingham it is stated both the priesta huve placed theoiselves outside the Church by contumacy-

THE TERRA NOVA MELBOURNE, Tuesday. The CommonwfaRh Government does not intend to contribute anything towa-rds the ext-xne<M of Ca.ptain Scott's Anta.rcti<; expedi- tion.—Reuter.

FARMERS AND CO-OPERATION Tbe district bra,n<-h of the Brecon and Rad- nor Farmers' Union at a. jnaeting at Ha.y agree<l to the withdra.wa.1 of the scheme for the formation of a co-opera-tdve aociety.

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