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THE FOUR JUST MEN,
THE FOUR JUST MEN, BY .iJ; EDGAR WALLACE, Author of "Writ in Barracks," "Unofficial Despatches/' "Smithy," etc.. etc. CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. MANUEL- GARCIA. the Carlist leader, a. I refugee in England, who will be "as good as dead" if a, Bill iu6t introduced by a member of the English Government passes I into law. I LEON GONZALEZ. POICC vRT. and GEORGE -MANFRED, CariLstt-. engaged in 3, con- spiracy to kiil the English. Minister. I THERY. or GATMONT. a well-known .criminal. the instrument by which the con- 8Plato hope to effect the assassination. SIR PHILIP RAMON. the English Foreign Secretary, responsible for the introduction of the Aliens Extradition (Political Offences; ) BilK wh<) -i,eceives a threatening letter signed by the "Pour Just M-en." SYNOPSIS. I PJLOI,OGT-E.-I,eoii Gonsalez. Poiccart, George Jfanfred, and Thery. in the Cafe of the j Nations, Cadiz, disown "the measures to 00 taken t.() ensure the -afety of Manuel Garcia, and decide that the British Minister MtobokiiM CHAPTER 1.—The "Daily Magaphone" con- tains an account of a £ 50 reward offered by the Enlisb Foreign Senetary ?Sh'P.hihp Eamon? far info?na?or) as to the authors of a letter- received by him and signed by .rust Men. in which he is threatened with murder if lie does not with- Heavy, black-Iookihg posters stared down from blank wall. I ,rl,pa wt bc- Aliens Extradition iPolitica) i Offenwei Biii. The Fou- Ju?t Men" CQTI sider ?bat j u8te as meted out here or earth is inadequate, and have Pet them j t selves about correcting the law. They have already committed sixteen murders, and have so far defeated all. efforts to identify th £om C,FIAPTVR TT.A. letter from the Four Just Men." appealing to the tcember" to uve tbeir influence to force the withdrawal of the Bill, in order to save the life of the Foreign Secretary, is mysteriously intro- duced into the lobby of the House of Com- iteons. Tn the same room, underneath a j table, is aim discovered a. fuseless infernal machine. which 11a-" been put there by j the Just Four "3. an earnest that our threat is no idle one. I CHAPTER III. ONE THOUSAND POUNÐS REWARD. To say that England was stirred to its depths—to quote more than one leading j article on the subject—by the extraordinary o-currenee in the House of Commons would: be Stating the matter exactly. The first intimation of the existence of the Four Just" Men had been received with pardonable derision, particularly by those newspapers that were behindhand with the fereti rews. Only the "Daily Megaphone had "truly and earnestly recognised how real was the! danger which threatened the Minister in ( I charge of the obnoxious Act. -?ow, b<>weT6t. even th6 most scornful could not ignore the i significance of the communication that haid j so mysteriously found its way into the very heart of Britain's most jealously guarded I institution. The story of the Bomb Out. rage" filled the pages of every newspaper throughout the country, and the latest daring venture of the Four was placarded I the leiigth and breadth of the Isles. Stories, most apocryphal, of the men who were responsible for the newest sensation 1 made their appearance from day to day, d t and there was no other topic in the months I of men wherever they met. but the strange quartette who seemed to hold the lives of the r mighty in the hollows of their hands. ¡ Never since the days of the Fenian out- ¡ rages had the mind of the public been so ¡ filled with apprehension as it was during the l two days following the appearance in the Commons of the blank bomb," as one ) journal felicitously. described it. Perhaps not exactly the same kind of I apprehension, since there was a general belief, which grew out of the trend of the letters; that the Four menaced none other I than one man. The first intimation of their intentions had excited widespread interest. But the fact tt the threat had been launched from a small French town, and that in consequence the danger was very remote, had somehow ribbed the threat of come of its force. Such was the vague reasoning of an nngeographi- cat people that did not realise that Dax is no farther from London than Aberdeen. But here was the Hidden Terror in the Metropolis itself. Why, argued London, with suspicious sidelong glances, every man we 1 rub elbows with: iriay be one of the Four, &nd we none the wiser. I Heavy, black-l-ooking posters stared down from blank waits-, -end IIIW* the breadth of I evfery police .notfc^3J5rfC"T" ~*7T )' *1,000 REWARD. Whereas, on August 18, at about 4.30 1. o'clock in the- afternoon, an infernal machine was deposited in the members' smoke-room by some person or persona un- known. i And whereas there is reason to believe that the person or persons implicated in the disposal of the aforesaid machine are members of an organised body of criminals known as "The Four Just Men," against ¡ whom warrants have been issued on charges of wilful murder in London, Paris, ■ New York, New Orleans, Sattle (U.S.A.), Barcelona, Tozhsk, Belgrade. Christiana, j Cape tow n. and Caracas. Now, therefore, the above Teward will be paid by his Majesty's Government to any person or persons who shall lay such in- formation as shall lead to the apprehen- sion of any or the whole of the persons styling themselves "The Four Just men" and identical with the band before men-I tioned. And, furthermore, a free pardon and the reward will be paid to any member of the hand for such information, providing the person laying such information has neither I committed nor has been an accessory ¡ before or after the act of any of the fol- lowing murders. I Signed' RYDAY MONTGOMERY. His Majesty's Secre- tary of State for Home Atfairff. J. B. CALFORT, Commissioner of Police. I (Here foHowed a list of the sixteen crimes alleged against the four men.) GOD SAVE THE KING. I All day long little knots of people gathered before the broad sheets, digesting the mag- nificent offer. It was an unusual hue and cry, differing from tftQoite with which Londoners were best acquainted. For there was no appended des- eriptior. of the men wanted; no portraits by which they might be identified, no stereo- typed. "when last seen was wearing a dark blue serge suit, cloth cap, clieck tie." on which the searcher might baae his scrutiny of the paoqer-by. I It was a search for four men whom no person had er consciously seen, a hant for a ivi.il o' the wisp, a groping in the dark after indefinite shadow*. Detective Superintendent Falmouth, who was & very plain-spoken man he once brusquely explained to a Royal person age that he hadn't got eyes in the back of hi* bead). told the Assistant Commissioner exa,L-ti,y what be thought about it. You can't catch men when you haven t fot the slightest Jea who or what you're ■oridvx for. For the sake of argument, they night be women for all we know-they might he Chinamen or niggers; they might be tall or short: they might-why, we don t even frnow their nationality, y oooHBrtted crimes in almost every ccuatry in the world. J They're not French because they killed a man in Paris, or Yankee because they strangled Judge Anderson.' "The writing," said the Commissioner, referring to a bunch of letters he held in his hand. "Latin; but that may be a fake. And gnp- pose it i--n't? There'h no difference between t.he handwriting of a Frenchman, Spaniard, Portuguese, Italian, South American. Creole -and, as I s&y, it might be a fake, and pro- bably is." "What have you done?" asked the Com- i mis.icnr. "We've pulled in all the suspicious charac- ters we know. We cleaned out Little Italy, combed Bioomsbury, been through Soho, and searched all the colonies. We ralcled a place at Nunliead tzlst Tiight-a lot of Armenians live down there, hut The detective's face bore a hopeless look. "As likely" as-not," he went on. "weehould find them at one of the swagger hotels—that's if they were fools enough to bunch together; but you may be sure they're living apart, and meeting at.some unlikely spot once or twice a day." He paused, and tapped his fingers absently on the big èk at which he and his superior sat. "Veve had de C-ou rville over," he resumed. "He saw the Soho crowd, and what is more important. saw his own man who livee amongst them—and it's none of them, I'll svrea,-r-or at least he swears, and I'm pre-1 pared to accept his word." The Commissioner shook his head patheti- cally. "They're in an awful stew in Downing- screet." he said. "They do not know exactly what is going to happen next." Mr. Falmouth rose to his feet with a sigh and fingered the brim of his hat. "Nice time ahead of us—I don't think," he remarked paradoxically. "What are the peopTe thinking about it?" asked the Commissioner. .iou ve seen the papers?" Mr. Commissioner's shrug was uncompli- mentary to British idlirnalisni. The papers? Who in Heaverr^s name is going to take the slightest notice of what is in the- papers-?" he faid petulantly. "I am, for one," replied the calm detec- tive; "newspapers are more often than not led by the public; and it seems to me the idea of running a newspaper in a nutshell is fo write so thait the public will say, That's fcmart—it's what I've said all along. But. the public themselves—have you had an opportunity of gatherin-g their idea. Detective Falmouth nodded. "I wa talking in the park to a man only this evening—a master-mati by the look of him, a.ud presumably intelligent. *What's I your idea of this Four Just Men business?' I asked. It's very queer.' he said; 'do you think there's anything in it?'—and that. concluded the disgusted police-officer, "is all the public thinks about it." But if there was sorrow at Scotland Yard. i Fleet-Street itself was all a-twitter with pleasurable excitement. Here was great news I indeed: news that might be heralded across double columne. bi-ared. forth in headlines, shouted by placards, illustrated, diagramised, and illuminated by rtatistics. Is it the Mafia?" asked the "Comet" noisily, and went on to prove that it was. The Evening World," with its editorial mind lingering lovingly in the sixties, mildly suggested a vendetta, and instanced "The Corsican Brothers." The "Megaphone" stuck to the story of the Four Just Men, and printed pages of details oonceming their nefarious acts. It I disinterred from dusty files. Continental and American, the full circumstances of each murder: it gave the portraits and careers of the men who were slain, and, whilst in no way palliating the offence of the Four, yet set forth justly and dispassionately the t lives of the victims, showing the sort of men they were. It accepted warily the reams of contribu- tions that flowed into the office; for a news- paper that hlWl received the stigma "yellow" exercises more <5aUtion than its more sober competitors, in. newspaperland a dull lie is seldom detected, but an interesting exaggera- tion drives an unimaginative rival to hys- terical denunciations. And reams of Four Men anecdotes did I flow in. For,"suddenly, as if by magic, every outside contributor,, every literary gentleman who made a speciality of personal notes, every kiiid of man who wrote, discovered that he had known the Four intimately all his life. "Whtn I was in Italy wrote the author of "Come Again" (Haokworth Press, 6e.i shghtl-y soiled,' Farringdon Book Mart, ZdJ. "I remember I heard a curious etory about these Men of Blood. Or- No spot in London is more likely to prove I the hiding place of the Pour Villains than Tidal Basin." wrote another gentleman who struck ".Collins" in the north-east corner of his manuscript. "Tidal Basin in the reign of Charles II. was known as "Who's Collins?" asked the super-chief of the "Megaphone" of-hie hard-worked editor. "A liner," described the editor wearily, thereby revealing that even the newer jour- nalism has not driven the promiscuous con- tributor from his hard-fought field; "he does police-courts, fires, inquests and thingis. Lately he's taken to literature, and writes Picturesq-us Bits of Old London, and Famous Tombstones of H, epics Throughout the ZZ*e,-of the newspaper the same thing was happening1. Every cable that arrived, every pieoe of information that reached the cub-editors basket wae coloured with the impending tragedy uppermost in men's minds. Even the police-court reports contained some allusion to the Four. It waa the overnight drunk and disorderly's justifi- cation for his indiscretion. The lad has always been honeet," said the peccant errand boy's tearful mother; it's reading these horrible stories about the Four Foreigners that's made him turn out like this"; and the magistrate took a lenient view of the offence. I To all outward showing. Sir Philip Ramon, the man mostly intereeted in the develop- ment of the plot, was the least concerned. He refused to be interviewed any further; he declined to discuss the possibilities of assassination even with the Premier, and his answer to letters of appreciation that came to him from all parts of the ooiratry was an announcement in the Morning Post asking his correspondents to "be good enough to refrain from persecuting him with picture postcirds. which found no other repository than his waiii-c-pa"r basket. He had thouight of adding an announcement oS his intention of carrying the Bill through Parliament at whatever cost, and was only deterred by the fear of theatricality. To Pad mouth, upon whom had naturalLy devolved the duty of protecting the Foreign Secretary from harm. Sir Philip was nn- usually eraeiotw. and incidentally permitted that astute officer to get a glimpse of the terror in which a threatened man lives. Do you think there s any danger, super- intendent?" he asked, not once but a score of times: and the officer, stout defender of an i nfaWible police force, was very re- assuring. For," he argued to himself, what is the ut» of frightening a man who is b&U- scaied to <-eath already? If nothing happens h will see I hspoken the truth, and i* —if—*reil, be won't be able to call me a liar." Sir Philip was a constant source of interest to the detective, who must have shown his thoughts once or twice. For the Foreign Secretary, who was a remarkably shrewd man, intercepting a curious glance of the police-officer, said sharply, "You wonder why I still go on with the Bill knowing the danger? Well, it will surprise you to learn that I do not know the danger, nor c-an I imagine it, I have never been conscious of physical pain in my life, and, in spite of the fa<t that I have a weak heart, I have never had. so much as a tingle aohe. What, death will be, what pangs or peace it may bring, I have no conception. I argue with Epictetus that the fear of death is byway of be?n £ an impertinent assumption of a krowledge of the hereafter, and that we ha.ve no reason to believe it is any worse condi- tion than our present. I am not afraid to dde, -but, I am afraid of dyirxg." Quite so, sir," murmured the sympathetic but wholely uncomprehending detective, who had no mind for nice distinctions. But." resumed the Minister—he was fit- ting in his study in Portland-place—"if I cannot imagine the exaoct process of dissolu- tion. I can imagine, and have experienced, the result of breaking faith with the chan- celleries, and I have certainly no intention of :i.} ing up a store of future embarrass- ments for fear of something that may after all be comparatively trifling." Which picoe of reasoning will be sufficient to indicate what the Opposition of the hour was pk«scd to term The tortuous mind of the right honourab'e Zent,lempn." And Inspector Falmouth, listening with every indication of attention, yawned inwardly and wondered who Epictetus was. I have taken all pofisible precautions, sir," said the detective in the pause that fol- lowed the recital of this creed. I hope YO¡1 von't mind for a week or two being followed about by some of my men I want you to allow two or three officers to remain in the house whilst you are here, and. of course. there will be quite a number on duty at the Foreign Office." Sir Philip expressed his approval, and later, when he and the detective drove down to the Houms in a closed brougham, he understood why cyclists rode before and on either side of the carriage, and why two cabs followed the brougham into Palace Yaiyl. At Notice time. wit,h a House ppa,raely ftlled. Sir Philip rose in his place and gave notice that he would move the second read- ing of the Aliens Extradition (Politicil Offences) Bill on Tuesday week, or, to be exact, in ten days That evening Manfred met Gonsalez ;.I, North Tower Gardens and remarked on th«> fairy-Uke splendour of the Crystal Palaoe grounds by night. A Guards' band was playing the overture to Tan nha user, and the men talked music. Then— Wba-t, or Thery?" asked Manfred. loiccart, has him to-day; he is showing him the sights." They both laughed. "And your" asked Gonsalez. "I lave had an interesting day: I met that delightfully naive detective in Green Park, who asked me what I thought of our- feh Gonsalez commented on the movement in G minor, and Manfred nodded his head, keeping time with thq music. "Are we ptepare-cle" a-Aed JJOOn quietly. .Manfred still nodded and softly whispered th. number. He stopped with the final crath of the band. and joined in the applause that greeted the musicians. I have taken a place." he said, clapping, his hat de. "e had better come together." Is everything there?" Manfred looked at his companion with a twinkle in his eye. "Almost everything." I The band broke into the National Anthem, and the two men rose and uncovered. The throng about the band-stand melted away in the gloom, and Manfred and his companion turned to go. Thousands of fairy lamps gleamed in the grounds, and there was a strong smell of ga.s in the air "Not that way this time?" questioned, rather than assertftd. GonsaJez. Most- certainly not that way," replied Manfred decidedly. (TO BE CONTINUED TO-MORBOW.) L. j <
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SCENE IN A CELL. WILD IRISHMAN DOES DAMAGE AT CAERPHILLY. Patrick Sullivan, a sturdily-built son of Erin, was charged at Caerphilly" on Tuesday with being dnmk and disorderly on Monday and breaking twelve panes of glass in the police-cell. Police-sergeant Dan Jones said prisoner was a rag-and-bone collector, who stayed at the local lodging-house. He was taken into custody on Monday for being drunk and disorderly. About five p.m. wit- ness beard hammering in the cell, and on proceeding there he found prisoner standing on a fence breaking the window with a piece of the ventilator which he had broken. Asked what he was doing, prisoner said, You won't well keep me here." Witness fixed the damage at 10s. ui. For being drunk &nd dis- orderly prisoner was fined 10s., for his conduct in the cell 1Qb„ and he was ordered to pay the damage or go to gaol for fourteen days.
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ALL IN FIFTEEN MINUTES I SPEEDY ARREST BY A CARDIFF I DETECTIVE. I Very smart work, done by Detective- ) sergeant Kellett, was revealed in a ease at Cardiff Court on Tuesday, when Charleall Frank Small (39) was charged with stealing nine shirts from the shop of Messrs. Davies. Bros., Oowbridge-road. At 7.15 an assistant saw the shirts hanging in the doorway, at 7.30 he missed them, at 7.25 he told the police, %nd ai-. 7.30 Kellett went to a house in Gray- street and found prisoner sitting on a bed, concealed in which were the shirts, spread out. Prisoner (so Kellett said), remarked, "I I suppose I'll have to go back. I have done three years. Small denied this, saying he nmst have been drunk. He was committed to the sessions.
KNEELING AT THE BEDSIDE
KNEELING AT THE BEDSIDE TRAVELLER'S DEATH IN A BARRY I HOTEL. I James Daviee, a iodger at the Clarenee Temperance Hotel, Holton-road, Barry Dock, was conducting a, painter over the premises on Tuesday, and on entering one of the bed- rooms found an elderly man, who had been staying at the plaoe for seveiral weeks past, leaning against the bed in a kneeling'posture and a4nmrently dead. The police were- at once communicated with. and. a doctor sum- moned. bat life was extinct. The man's name is believed to be S. Waj-ner, a tra-veH?r in the employ of a firm of paper- bag' manufacturers of New Ferry, near Liver- pool. Deceased wa< 65 years of age, and the landlord of the hotel (Mr. C. F. Roseeo") states that he had complained of feeling I unwell for several days past. An inquest will be held.
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SPLENDID TIME IN ISOUTH AFRICA.I
SPLENDID TIME IN SOUTH AFRICA. I  —t ¡ MADAME NOVELLO DAVIES I I CHARMED. I I FLATTERING RECEPTION; I ENJOYABLE VOYAGE. I I i [By Madame CLARA NOVELLO DAVIES.] PORT ELIZABETH, August 5. When we landed in Gape Town what a welcome I had—innumerable messages in the form of telegrams, letters, persons and flowers, and a deputation from the Cambrian Society! You can imagine my astonishment when they handed me an invitation card to the reception to be held that evening in my honour, not knowing they were aware of my visit. The next thing was a message from Sir Frederick Smith, the mayor, to the effect that his carriage would be waiting for me and my party at 10.30, to drive us anywhere we liked. We were fortunate in having on board the delightful company of Mr. Frank Lascelles, the master of the coming pageant, and Dr. Harris, of Canadian fame, who is connecting all parts of our Empire through the medium of music, even bringing over here (as he did to Canada) the glorious Sheffield choir. We drove around fer a while seeing the sights, then lunched with a big party of friends from the boat in the Hotel Mount Nelson. Soon afterwards, the mayor drove Mr. Laeoellcs, myself, and my charming little pupil and companion, Miss Winifred Bcrnes, around Table Mountain. I entered most enthusiastically into all gaxaes on board, such as quoits, bucket quoits, and sports; in fact, I have become more energetic tban ever 6n the voyage. On I the morning we were peaching Cape Town I was on deck at six o'clock .watching the sunrise, the colouring of which it is far beyond my ability to describe. On the other side stood the majestic, mauve-shaded Table Mountain. Why do not more tourists come to South Africa? Such a sun-gladdened I country cannot fail to have an interest for everyone. Its shores, the history of its oolo-ured races, the geological and social problems which await solution, hold out a claim to the intelligence, sympathy, and interest of thinking men and women in all parts of the world Think only of the vast mineral assets of the country, and its rich agricultural possibilities! It will certainly t s grea,t and .ur-efli I succeeefully work out 1:è great a.nd useful destiny I verily beM^ve that the coming pageant will create such enthusiasm and warmth towards South Africa throughout the whole world that it will cause much greater appreciation—appreciation so richly deserved. The pageant is to be held practically on the seashore The gigantic pro- gramme which it is intended to carry out struck me with awe. All the time I won. dered why all this warmth and enthusiasm roused me to such a state of excitement, but when I entered the reception room that evening how quickly I understood the cause. There I discovered the hall crowded with my countrymen and women, full of Cymric fire, music, and love. Many times my heart was touched when, with a warm shake of the band, I was reminded of some instances of twenty veaTS ago: of my playing for the Blue Ribbon Choir, or on the har- monium in Salem Chapel, accompanying at various eisteddfodau. Crystal Palace com- petitions, concerts with &06 Morlaie, Sims Reeves, and others. What a kindly, stalwart figure Sir William Tho-e is! When he spoke with warmth of his days in Cardiff, when St. Mary-street was a canal, and made various other statements of times gone by that to me seemed hardly possible of my birthplace, I almost felt envious of his age. Excellent music was given during the recep- tion. I was astonished at the high standard and beautiful quality of the voices. The reception of Mr Wilfrid Doutihitt (my pupil, who is also accompanying me) was electrical. He was described the "Baritone Caruso. Afterwards the mayor and mayoress drove us down to the boat. Then we continued our voyage to Port Eliaabeth, where we are now anchored for two days. We had a lovely dav on shore yesterday, visiting many interesting places. The weather is perfect- sunshine throughout every day. The sea is a wonderful blue, and the land, viewed from the boat, is charming Being south of the equator. the seasons are the reverse to those of England. The mid-winter months are June, July, and August, and the hottest months January, February, and March, which are almost rainless. April to September is the rainy season We at home would be glad to have In mid-summer the weather we are experiencing now. I am quite sure the Kiviera would boast of it- I This morning I was awakened by the band I striking up God Save the King." Various thoughts ran through my brain; but on inquiring I was. informed that it was cus- tomary when the flag was hoisted in port I to salute it in this way. The boat Itself is i moet inviting. The decorations in the I dining-room are gorgeous, as they aiso are in the library. The walls and ceilings are of carved and panelled oak, highly finished. There are four beautiful pianos on board. Of course, concerts have been the order of the day. and although, aw you know, I had quite made up my mind to diseard music entirely on the voyage, I and my pupils have always been there when the moment ca.me, and, may I say," alwavs swept the boards. Mr. Douthitt always created a sensation. He sang an from Dr. Harris's charming opera, "Pan." Mr. Douthitt had not seen the music before the previou day, bat he sang it without the copy, to the accompaniment of the composer, who was most enthusiastic at the fin-ish, and exclaimed before all present that it had never been sung like it before, though most of the principal bari- tones-had atteimpted it.
WRECKAGE IN CARMARTHEN I BAY.
WRECKAGE IN CARMARTHEN I BAY. Incoming steamers at I/lenelly on Tues- day reported having passed a vessel's floating mast and apparently fast sunken wreckage between Mumbles Head and Rhossilly Bay.
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Dull Tendency in Rubber
Dull Tendency in Rubber LEADING DESCRIPTIONS ON OffER I I RUBBER SHARES. I 8tock,_uotatl<m. Mae ?&U 1_- 5 I'3 j An?r77?.Tr:?7.T?r.??5??.- Amaton?taad.Mt 9'- C.. Anglo èlgian ? 1/C. Anglo ••• •* I Anglo Ceylon i,,?. t An;;lo-Frcnch Finance •• *• Anglo Dntch I $ i Anglo JaTa. w ?!" •• Anglo Johore i Anglo Malay .4/9 -;6 'I A8sah!\D (Sum.! "¡ a Ba.ndr Sum. 101- paid ^,1 Bs,tn Tiga -l,i6 v BntishHondarM,12/6p&nl. ??' British Honduras, 12/S paid.» £ jy3 ™ British Rubber Brook'Mda,]/-p&td.0 Bukit Mertajam S/S 3J /y9 j, I i •, Bukit Rajah >••! <'2 18 V*\ ¡ Buifit Selangor, a fpaid -/Gau Par • • Carey Uild7lf-i -1 a Y, Cent. Snm?tm, :2 /6 paid di3 1,? I Cylon Rub. and Gen. Prod l/ £ *•/» Ceylon Timber & Rub 3/4 4/0 I Ceylon -Mvaaoore i 0/9 1/3 —/3 Cbersonæe ?3. -;3 Cicely Ord. S? ,??!- ColomaL Hub. and Prod. '? 1 ?? ConaotMatay 2710 28/0 Crude, 10s. paid '?. ?. •• Criide, ios. paid :.7 3/4 j •• Dangan 4,/°*/».;•• 1'eviturai.?.?. ?" ¡ Diasinga^, ^0 ar( I •• E???:???:: I Dcolgaiia A 2??:: 2/1) I •• I)iamantino  East Java # If -1"* •%• Eastern Trust1 12/6 paid *J* 1/ Filisola 1. £ /» 1/3 Galang Begar ■•«/« 7' t>3, G?ui!! (Malac?W* General Ceylon oZ* •• Gien Bervie, 15/0 paid. •• •• I Gotccnd? .?.i ? 6 ?4 C   Golden Heme 0^4 ■ mm Cuayule- ?18 /0 -0/01 Henriquez.M^ 2/9 "i.. Hpnriquez South i 1/0 < ? I Hj1J3 a.nd Lowland3 .t V* Inch Kenneth W54 '15% I Ja.? United .> li* Hi' I Java. United 6/9 6/6 L?g JeqUl-:I "'n..n""O'I"paI'd'! '?? ??" i J J obare Rubber Land, 1. 1/9 2,'0 KahGlazah 17. 1/9 2/0 Xamnning, is. paid '"C/3 ?? j K.M.S. (Malay), 12/5 mid ??s Kcpit?U? ii  ?e/C 7/,0', H" KintaK;iUM.?. I Kuau Lumper. ■ 8^» Kuaia. Kubu ;3di» *3 KU?ia Selangor i t tliVu. .&. Kunmogs" 1? 1% ?'* K nn. "1õ¡, 2% bary, 7 /6 paid "153/01 5410, Lincei Plantation o3/0 54/0 i?g London Asiatic il2/i 13/0> ,l,fs, jmmut. 1 ?/- paid %3%1 i Lumut, I'orest, 15/-paid 1% Mabira   ? J. Madagascar Ord. ? 1?.. Madagaac?-Pret., 17/6 paid. '141 1*?.. MWAGM Ord. 7^ 8 v&  I ?. 7 Malana rrf? j I 1/9 2/3 l1al:\1« n.1 y. 1, I ¡ lialay&L-tm, 3L5;7 paid 1?.. I Mapalagama i l fa 2/3 .1 I Men. -/B 1/3 I Aterlimau -11) 1/3 1H 1 Mount Austin i Hi ??' Idomt AusUn Y. ??? ?Uambttr.i/Opaid.. ',3/2 8/1) ?ofth Hummock, 14/. pa!d??J*3% <?" Pat&iini; 3? 3?? V Terak (23. shares) 9/6 10/i) •Mndenioya' 1/9 2/S ■ P.P.IL Ceylo?; 119 2/3 Rim (Malacca), 15/-paid 1 71. 1?? i Kouber j??ohora.16/- paid? 1% 2? Rubber EstKrian 4/9 513 Rubber Share Ira9t. ?" ? Rubborl?Mt.lO/.ptud?J..? '1? 1?" ? 1 A optAon3 I ?i 12,? P,gLpum&LjLande 2 S%" Seatield 7%7y sekgaq, 12/6 paid ;i ),,4 iVy. t S<¡OC }i? 3?. U Shelioi-d s? 3?",?i; ""heliu- 71 /I". Strait Bertam ..I. 719 8/3"L' Sumatra Para '12/0 32/6 L?/3 landjong, 13/- paid s?/, Tanjong MaUm, 12s. Id. p?id- '? lanjoei 3 i. United Serdan? 5% 6y4i" ""• united Sumatra 10/9 11 /b, Val D'Or 2/6 -1/0? VaUambrM? 143/0 44/01:: Vineand GoneraL ? A<i? Way Halim 1A_ 1/8 i.. i ?e?Jeqmo  2/9 3/3 ).?  Prem.
More Interest in Oils I
More Interest in Oils OIL SHARES. Stock. Q'?tto? ?.. Fan Along M?tkop, lo paid 1 • v „ Deterred 3 ?y, Amksm n. £ i Au'tratian Maikop x /S 1/9 Baku, 6/- paid 3/e!" Baku,, 1,4ea Uit of. 3i/0 x 3/6 L"I i 13isek BriU$h COD" 1  jjritMh A ?or. Tat., loa p M d. M .1!ritsb A hoc. Xst., 10s paid %dis British Roam "M"%d?h' ?urnMth Uti.?. ?.L m" I •• [ j •• Californian > Coalinga, 10a paid Mdia Par i Commonwealth PreL x ?" I'AsteM Petroleum jS iS I k* t.gypt,aaOUl'ru9t;A.?:??! ? ?.; I £ M.oMeids.A.. j;••• 4S a\% t/ V v* I i •• <>(% ?" International Maikop 37a ah* 'V Java and Borneo. V, 1% i Kern River ?/S 15?? -• Lobitoa si/n M?tko') 'Enmpean'?"?g ?? •• Maikop and Gen. Ti.?.;? Ile 2 IP)I.. ? Maikop Mid, 10/- paid. vVtdaS is « ¡ M&ikopProduoan. ? ?"S" ? Mtukop Premier. "i ? ?.. Maikop fc>pie3 'In/* 1 I •• Maikop VaUey, 10/- paid. y y7V,<h f" Maikop ?ey. -M/. Newfoundland j I* » ?■ .Newfonn. -& OUTrtMC, 1/Spaid .??"3dL ? pMiac .?" 16/6 17?! Vetroleum Options 2 19 f* PrenL Oil and Pipe lane ? «j" Russian Petroleum, as. Dfti. ii" "i 0/11 « I" sneU Transport T..?!| 86/5 89/6; 1 i?: Standard "of" Mez*"A! 2/«'9 I ??rd-of-Me?'A:? ?-? .Il7y* dij pari" Ur? CaopM.?. '? %disl" Pz*nL ————?
OBITUARY. I
OBITUARY. I MR. WILLIAM JONES, BLAEN- RHONDDA. Mr. William Jones, headmaster, Blaen- I ihoAdda Boys' School, died at No. 12, Church- road, Ton Pentre, on Tuesday morning,at tho early age- of 53, and with him passed ¡ LATE MR. WILLIAM JONES. [Williams and Williams. away a strong personally in tha scholastic world, in which he was well known. After an elementary education at Treherbert, where he was born. he passed his apprenticeship at Dunraven School, a.nd afterwards taught with success at Ynyswen. Thence to the Cardiff University his steady progress con- tinued, and his ability as a teache soon found acknowledgment. After appoint- ments at Olydach Vale and Gelli Schools, the beadmastership of Blaenrhondda Boys' School was offered to him and accepted. This was two years ago, and he held the position at the time of his (demise. Although a busy man during the week, Mr. Jones looked well to the spiritual welfare of his pupils, and was a Sunday-eohool superintendent. There can be little doubt that the deep grief occasioned by the de&th of his wife five months age shattered his health, but his personal friends did not contemplate that his end was so near. The funeral is announced to take place at Tynyooed, Swansea Valley, on Sa,turday next, and will be private.
AIR RIFLE SHOOTING. !
AIR RIFLE SHOOTING. PROSPECTS OF CARDIFF LICENSED VICTUALLERS' LEAGUE. A well-attended meeting of t,he Cardiff Licensed Victuallers' Air Rifle League was held at the Stag and Hounds Inn. Mr. W. Burrie presided, and the following clubs were represent-e-A:-Anchor, A.O.P.'e, Rover, Windsor, and Stag and Hounds. After a short discussion it was resolved, upon the proposition of Mr. Owen (A.O.P.'s), that the league be run for another sea-son, and that the entrance fee for eacih club should be 5s. The question of affiliation with the Welsh Association was discussed, but nothing definite was decided upon. the matter being deferred until the next meeting. lilho S A H. Xoel Cup Competition, which last season was worked on handicap terms, resulted in the success of the Stag and Hounds, who were duly declared the winners. Mr. Burris spoke most hopefully of the prospects of the league for the coming sea- eon. and anticipated that, with the reduced entrance fee, a large number of young clubs with promising recruits would roil UP. swell the ranks of the league, and, as Monday in each week would be the night of the league matches, they should hare a real good sea- son. It was decided to close the list of entrawrts to the league on September 14th entries to be made to Mr. W. Burris, Blue Ancfeor Hotel. Wbaxton-stwefc, who will also supply all neoessary information.
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CENTENARIAN PAYS A VISIT TO…
CENTENARIAN PAYS A VISIT TO CARDIFF. I r. James Greedy, a Bridgwater centenarian, is paying a Tieit to hie relatives at Cardiff, and the old gentleman was interviewed by the VV-estarn Mail a n Tuesday Above we give a photograph ffyegenera.tions RaMiftg from left to right, the names are: »t. Jaxaee oed Y, aged 100; Mrs. drilling, the youngest of his three daugniew, who died at Bridgwater on May 16, aged 66; Mrs.. Washer, oldest grand-daughter, of Higfc- bridge; Mrs. Washer's daughter (Louie), who is married to a sailor, and her ba.by boy. HPhoto. Matthews. Bridswater.
Sings & Dances at a 100
Sings & Dances at a 100 CENTENARIAN ON A VISIT TO CARDIFF There is now on a, visit to his many rela- tives in Cardiff a grand old man from Bridgwater who will be 100 years of age in March. His natural force is unabated, his faculties unimpaired, and his interest in mundane matters undiminished. The gentleman is Mr. James Creedy, whose last visit to Cardiff (then little more than a Tillage) dates back 50 years. The centenarian signalised the visit with wondrous activity. He travelled alone, and on arriving at the Great Western Railway I station hailed one of them "gallopers" ta tramcar), but they wouldn't wait for him; I then he sought a cabman, demurred to his I demand for Is. 6d., and offered a shilling. The Jehu was implacable, and the old gentle- man pursued his course. By a circuitous I route he reached No. 12, Crofts-street, Roath, the residence of his grand-daughter, the wife of Mr. George Sendell, decorator, and he is I spending his time at that address. He intends to return to Bridgwater by boat, for he boasts of being a capable sailor. Calling at l'i, Crofts-screec, our representa- tive was told tnat Mr. Oreedy had gone lor a shave, and he is so much sought after as a singer and dancer that it was not easy to trace him. It was found at his barber's that he had entertained the company to a step dance, and from thence he was traced to 96, Frederick-street, occupied by Mr. Charles Baldwin, whose wife is a niece of the centenarian. Tea was just over when our representative called. Some half dozen I descendants were about to depart, and Mr. Creedy, who had just sung, in excellent voice, a ditty in praise of the nightingale, willingly returned to the apartment, com- posed himself in an armchair, and was the life and soul of the party. He has a prodigious memory, and is great in conversation, with a style most enter- taining. He walks with two sticks (as a matter of caution rather than necessity), and in debate punctuates his points by striking the floor with one of the aforesaid sticks. He looks no more than 70, and could give points to many youths of 60. He turns the scales at 12st. 121b., and has put on 5lb. in the last twenty months. He is a widower, his wife having died 30 years ago. Thinking to test him, our man put what he supposed would be a poser. "How many pounds are there in :OCO farthings?" the reporter asked. Creedy worked it out in a, trice, and his answer, on being audited, was found to be correct. Placid in manner and voluble in utterance, the centenarian laid it down with no little energy that he could remember when he was 21 Years of age. "I can tell you," he declared, "what was done then in Bridgwater, where I was born. There was the old Malt and Shovel Inn, where they now play foot- ball, and the old man who kept it has been dead these 90 years. And as to the future," he rattled on, "if I keep as well as I am now I may live to be 200. Nothing is impossible when it pleases God's good pleasure. I am still strong, and with this hand of mine I can piok up off the ground two heavy iron weights tied together." I have faith in myself," he added, as he pulled himself to- gether in the full consciousness of his strength. As to his diet, he never touches meat nor anything alcoholic, and he "wouldn't take a drain to save his life, as true as he was sitting in that chair." The battle of Waterloo was writ cJea<r]y upon the tablets of his memory, and as he danced away the few of his numerous descendants who happened to be present followed him-a,n admiring bodyguard of the wonderful old 'man. His fatheT, who died between 70 and 80, was (said Creedy) the strongest man on the quay at Bridgwater.
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--. I I SHOW AT CRYMMYCH.…
I I SHOW AT CRYMMYCH. I The second annual agricultural show at CTy;nunych was held on Tuesday (fair day), and proved an unqualified success through- out. Over 300 exhibits were entered, nearly all of which put In an appearance, and drew an excellent gate. The president for the year was Mr. John Evans, estate agent, Car- digan. and the secretary was Mr. John Jones, yrymmych. to whose exertions a large por- tion of the success of the show was due. The judges were:Cattle: Mr. Thomas Evans, tdwynduris. and Mr. E. Rees, Newcastle- hmlyn. Horses: Mr. W. H. Thomas, Pontar- dulais, assisted by Mr. J. Thomas, Derllya (Shoeing; Mr. D. Evans, Boncatb. LIST OF AWARDS. BLACK CATTLE (WELSH BREED). Bull, exceeding two years old: let, D. W. Jones, Llaiifyrnaeh; Znd. W. Francis. Crym- mych. Bull, exceeding one and under two years old: 1st and 2nd, D. W. Jones. Bull calf: let and 2nd, Edward Hughes, Castellgarw. Cow. in milk or in calf: 1st, D. Herbert James, Potttygafel; 2nd. Edward Hughes. Calf heifer: 1st. D. W. Jones; 2nd, James Calf heifex:' irt, Thomas, Llwyncelyn Isaf. Heifer, under two years old: 1st. D. Herbert James; 2nd, James Thomas. SHORTHORNS. Bull, exceeding one and under two years old: 1st, Thos. Evans, Rhoshill S.O.; 2nd, B. T. Evans, Cidigill. Cow, in milk or in oalf; let, J. T. Harries, Boncath Inn; 2nd, Thos. George, Gorsfraith. Special Prize.-Cow, in milk or in calf: J. T. Harries. Calf heifer: let, J. T. Harries; 2nd, W. Bowen, Ciiwendeg. Y-if?r' under two years old: Divided between J. T. Harries and Thos. Evans, Rhoe- hill S.O. SHEEP (SHORT WOOL). Aged ram: 1st, W. Bowen; 2nd, Thos. Lewis, Login S.O. Yearling ram: 1st, B. T. Evans, Cidigill; 2nd. Thos. Lewis. Ram lamb: 1st, B. T. Evains; 2nd, Thos. Lewis. Two ewe Iambs: 1st and 2nd, Thos. Lewis. Special prize: let and 2nd, Thoa. Lewie. PIGS. Welsh breeding sow: 1st, Thos. Lewis; 2nd, Thos. Bowen, Landre. Breeding sow, any other breed: Dd. Davies, Coed cefn las. AGRICULTURAL HORSES, Brood mare, with foal at foot: lit, Henry Davies, Penalltybie; 2nd, J. T. Harries,- Bon- oath Inn. Suckling: 1st, J. T. Harries; 2nd, Hy. Davies. Yearling, gelding or filly: 1st, J. T. Harries; 2nd. Johns and Wheeler, Clyngwyn. Two-year-old gelding or filly: 1st. Thomas George, Gorsfraith; 2nd, John Hughes, Hafodypwll. Suckling: 1st, Thomas James. Blaenlleithdy FaIrni: 2nd, Thomas Lewis. Glandwr. SPECIAL PRIZES. Foal got, by "Barnfield's Rocket": Thomas James. Foal: D. Williams. Hebron. HACKNEYS. Brood mare, over 14.2: 1st, X. Davie#, Cly dey; 2nd, B. T Evans, Cidigill. Suckling: 1st. N. Davies; 2nd, B. T. Eivans. Yearling gelding or filly: 1st. J. E. Jones. Eglwyswrw; 2nd. D. W. Jones, Trefawr. Two-year-old gelding or filly: 1st, B. T. Evans; 2nd, W. Jones. Cardigan. OOBH AND PONIES. Brood mare. 14.2 and under: 1st, —. Morris. Pantybwla; 2nd. D. Herbert James, Ponty. gafel. Davies, Groigyfuwch; 2nd, Suckling: Ist, W,. Davies, CrsigYfuwcb; 2nd. B. T. Evans, CidigHl Brood pony: 1st, H. Jones, Tygwyn; 2nd, B. T Evans, Cidigill. Suckling: 1st, David Jones, Felmwen; 2nd, B. T. Evans, Cidigill. Brood pony: 1st, John Lewis Thomas Pil. mawr; 2nd, S. Jones, Blafndyffryn buckling: 1st, H. M. Thomas, Mountain Hall; 2nd, Jones. Blaenfynon. HARNESS CLASSES. Three-year-old mare T or gelding under saddle: let, H Morris, Newoastle-Emlyn; 2nd, David Thomas, Ffynone Gleision. Mare or gelding, to be shown under saddle or in harness: 1st, B. T. Evans. Cidigill; 2nd. fc. JJ. Evans. Cross lands. Ma,re or gelding, under 13.2: 1st, J. Jonee, Cardigan; 2nd, Davitf Thomas. Gleision. OPEN CLASSES. Pony, not exceeding 13.2: 1st. J. Jones, parke; 2nd. B. T. Evans. Cidigill Oobor hackney: 1st. David Evans. Boncath; 2nd, H. Morris. Plantybwla. Pony, not exceeding 13.2: let, John Jonee, rd ig 2nd, D. Thomas. Ffynone Gleision. Cob or hackney, over 13.2: 1st. H. Morris. Pantybwla- 2nd. David Emns. Boncath.
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IShipping Intelligence 1■■■
Shipping Intelligence ■■■ OVERNIGHT CHARTERING*. I OUTWARD-STEAMERS. Cardiff to:- Las Palram, 6s 3d, Povena, 2.900 tons, Sep- tember 1 (Cory Bros. and Co.) Las Pal-mas, 6e 9d. Rhio. 3,500 tons, Septem- ber 10 (Lambert Bros.) JAIB Palmas. 6s 9d, Charing Cross, 3.700 torn, September 10 (Cory Bros, and Oo.) Las Palmas, 6s 9d, Irisbrook, 5,500 tons. September 1 (Hull, Blyth) River Plate. 15s 6d, September 15/30 can- celling (Wilson, Sons, and Co.) Malta. 4s, Etonian, 5,600 tons, September 8 (Watts, Watts) Lisbon, 48 9d (3501, 1,850 tons, September 2 (Brans and Reid) Nantes, 5f, Egero, 1,760 tons (Oory and So Ml* Trading Company) Rochelle, 4f 50c. 2,000 tons, reported. Bjorko, 4s 6d. 1,900 tons (Evans and Reid) Dartmouth, 3s 9d, 370 tons (Agios a.nd Oo.. Limited) ftHgo^ os 9d, 000 tons (Oory Broe.) Queenstown. 3s 9d, 300 tone (Oory Broe.) Newport to:— Vairia, 5s lOJd. 4,300 tooas (T. Begrnoj} Mi ci do) Varoa. 5s IW, 3,600 tons (T. Beynon and CVx) Swansea, to:— I>ieppe, 4s, Berner 1,450. tone (CSaigoWMer- thyr Company) Eouen, 5s. Stream Fisher, 650 tone (B. Mor- gan attd Oo.) Cat&nzaro and Catrone (two ports), as 3d. Pine Branch, 1,800 tone (Arthur Andrews and Co.) Leghorn, 6s 9d. Watson liner, 1,500 tons (T, P. Rose Richards, Limited) Rouen, 4s 9d, Auckland Gastle, 1,400 tons (Lee file Cibarvet) Port Talbot to:- St. Malo, 4s, Skeldon, 1,300 tone (Troedyrhiw Ooal Company)
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I LOCAL TIDE TABLE s r nr 2 5 H 5 ? ? ? ? 3 E ?' M ? 0 5 *• o « « H t2 fi 8 ?_ ? CP ? u ? S £2 & 3% 3 iJ M 2 47 ;1 411 WED- f M.| 2 39) 3 16 2 39) 2 58) 3 47 S 48 20 3 58 1 3 •* 3 40 1 4 331 1 4 393 DAY. ?E. 3 20 3 58 3 20 3 40 4 31 4 32 Aug. 31 (.ht.|30 0 20 9 34 6128 9i28 3 27 9 THUBS- (M. 3 56) 4 34 3 56i 4 16 5 »| 5~W DAT, fhEt. 1 31 6122 430 41 5 43  Sept. 1 ht. 31 6? 2 36 4 | 30 7(30 7 2 FBI- (MJ5 1 5 29 5, 1 5 U 6 8( 6 11 DAT, < E. 5 211! 5 2 54 5 28 5 36 6 33 6 36 Sept. 2 tht.?32 8?23 37, 932 9 32 4 IIATUR- P4 5  5 58 1 6 5 ?6 6 59 SATUB^THJ"5 53 6 16 "5 53l 5 58 6 6 59 DAT, I E. 133 61 2-3 35 6 111 36 2 17 7 18/ 7 20 Sept. 3 ?ht.33_ 623 9 38 UN 9)34 4S33H  37 7 38 ?'?' ? (M.U 33 6 ? ? 33 6 ?! 7 371 7 38 6 33 67 b,? 3 b ?3 I 6 6 53! 7 5?4L7 55 DAY 4 ht. 33 111 24 39 83.3 8135  9 s ept. 4139 8 33 8j35 4(34 9 MON (Jf-t 7 91 7 28. 7 9} 7 Mf'8 m 8 12 DAi. E. 7 26 7 441 7 26? 7 2? 8 27 8 28 Sept. 5 <.ht.?3 11 91 24 8?39 10134 %08 8136 2013 E. Dock Sill. t Roath Basin. I Alexandra Dock.
IFOOTBALL.I
I FOOTBALL. GREAT LOSS TO NEWPORT CLUB" FAMOUS INTERNATIONALS TO REMAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA. It is definitely reported that P. D. Waller and Melville Baker, of Newport, who are now with the British team. will remain in South Africa. Both a-re engineers. Harold Plummer, secretary of the Newport Thursday team, says he has received a letter from his brother, Reggie Plnmmer. stating that he is sailing for home on September 7. and is due in England on September 27. CARDIFF AND DISTRICT UNION. Mr. A. H. Williams presided over a meeting of the Cardiff and District Rugby Union on Tuesday. Altogether 54 clubs were accepted, and the applications of six others were held and the 8'p ?= next. over until Tuesday next. It wa6 resolved to order that a re-play between Cardiff Centrals and Cardiff Welsn should tAke place at the Cardiff Arms Park on Wednesday, September 14. These teams at the extreme end of last season fought a draw for the shield, hence the necessity for the re-pla.y. BARRY TEAM TO OPEN ILFRA* COMBE GROUND. The Bdrrr Parade Rugby team have accepted an invitation to. open the new ground of the Ilfracombe Club on Septem. ber 24. I EBBW VALE'S BAD ST \RT. The majority of last year's players turned out. in the practice match of the Ebbw Vale Northern Union Club, and had the assistance of two new forwards—Crabtree (Halifax) and Vowles (Warrington). Unfortunately, Dai Davies. the old full-bacfe, was badly injured, and will be unable to play for some time. A WORD TO SECRETARIES. secretaries 01 iootpau ciube are notified that only a few ciays remain in which fixture lists can be received for publication in the Western Mail Football Annual. They should be addreseed to the editor of t,be handbook.
BILLIARDS.
BILLIARDS. GOOD BREAKS BY DIGGLE- Diggle had the better of play with Intoaa on Tuesday, and with chief break* of 257 and 291 reduced arrears from 939 to 697. Inman's highest break was 137. Closing 8 co res:—: In mmn .I. 2,440 Diggle 1.745
CARDIFF TELEGRAPH BOYS, ENTERTAINED.
CARDIFF TELEGRAPH BOYS ENTERTAINED. About 50 Cardiff G.P.O. telegraph meeeeQ- gers were entertained on Friday, and the same number on Tuestay, by the London, and ProvinciaJ Electric (limited) at their Queen-street Theatre, Cardiff. The boj« on both occasions thoroughly enjoyed the excellent entertainments.
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