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HANDCROSS DISASTER. At the adjourned inquest at Handcross on the victims of the Vanguard motor-omnibus dis- aster on July 12, Thomas Henry Jones, a former driver in the company's service, who was deco- rated by the Prince of Wales recently for stop- ping a runaway team of horses on the Brighton road, made serious statements about the con- dition of the brakes on the omnibuses and the speed at which he was compelled to run. "I have always come down Handcross Hill," he said, "on a free wheel on account of the brakes firing. If I went down with the fast speed on something would be liable to go wrong with the gear, because the engine is only geared to twelve miles an hour, and I could never go any faster. I had no general instructions as to how I was to take hills, but I was to get to Brighton as quickly as I could, and I was told that by some of the directors who were on the omnibus. I ran down Handcross Hill one day, when a passenger complained, at thirty two miles an hour, to make up time and to 'help us to rush the hill beyond. "Did you report to your company the rate at which you negotiated these hills?" the coroner asked. "Yes. The traffic manager of the company rode with us on several occasions, and I re- ported to him that it was best to go down the hill fast, or we should have trouble with the brakes, and he said, You must watch them.' My brakes fired on several occasions, and I pre- sented three reports to the company, but they took no notice." Henry George Blake, the driver of the wrecked omnibus, said "The first occasion of our stop- ping was that the clutch was slipping. I partly put it right, but on the next hill I made it all right. I used the foot-brake at Redhill, and it was working very well. I did not increase the speed from the Red Lion at Handcross until some 300 yards had been passed. I had then got to the steep part of the hill. It was 100 yards this side of the stop where the gear- box fell out that I put on the foot-brake. I was then going twelve miles.- I already had the pinion-brake on, and it was holding well until about seventy yards from where the 0 gear- box dropped. "After putting on the foot-brake I went fifty yards, and then found the car lurch forward. A few yards further on I heard a crash. Some- thing dug into the ground, and I found my clutch-brake was useless, and going to my hand- brake to put that on tighter, I found it jammed. "The car gained terrific speed. It was then running free. I could rdo nothing but try to steer, and after getting about 150 yards from the crash, the omnibus started swaying. It affected the steering, and took me in the gutter. I got her out twice, and the third time she went in she caught the branch of a tree." Blake said that he could not state the exact cause of the accident, nor could he say that an emergency brake would have averted it. Mr. Beaumont, consulting engineer to the police, suggested that the accident was due to a hidden defect in the gear-box, which was much less than its proper thickness in essential parts. [ 'BUS DRIVERS FINED. I The Handcross disaster and other recent events have been followed by a more strict police supervision of motor-'bus traffic. No fewer than six drivers of motor-'buses were fined sums varying from 5s. to 10s. at one of the London courts for dangerous and reckless driving in West-end streets, while two more were pun- ished with greater severity at another. Yr. E. F. Barker, who prosecuted, said the Commissioner of Police viewed these offences seriously, and special officers had been detailed off to watch the 'buses. Several of the motors had been driven on the wrong side of the re- fuges, which was a most dangerous proceeding. The attention of all drivers was drawn to a re- cent case in which the Lord Chancellor said it was the duty of persons driving motor-ears or other vehicles on the public highway to remem- ber that nervous, decrepit, deaf, and blind per- sons and children were just as much entitled to use the highway as the drivers. A constable said there was a great deal of racing between rival motor-'bus companies in the West-end. The Magistrate: If there is any racing between motor-'buses I will cancel the drivers' licenses. Two motor-'bus drivers who drove on the wrong side of a pedestrian refuge (one was stated to be racing another 'bus) were fined ZCIO each. The magistrate said that this thing was continually being done, and, walking about Lon- don largely as he did, he saw a great deal of it. To pull round a refuge to gain an advantage over a rival 'bus was reckless driving, and of a most dangerous character. As a matter of law he was prepared to hold that any driver who drove on the wrong side of a refuge must show that he did so for the safety of his passengers. If he could not do that there would be a con- viction in every case.

ALL THROUGH A CAT. An action in the King's Bench for malicious prosecution, in which the Baroness Camille von Perglass, an Austrian lady of well-known family, and Miss Eva Tanner, the hon. secretary to a fashionable bazaar, were concerned, and in which the name of Mile. Janotha, who is the well-known pianist, was conspicuously men- tioned, came to a sudden full-stop with mutual blessings all round. The lamentable incidents which led up to the trouble, were, as outlined by Mr. Eldon Bankes, K.C., a little remarkable, if pathetic. The cat occupied the e#)tral position through- out. The cat was so much beloved of Mile. Janotha that when it fell ill Mile. Janotha could not eat nor sleep, let alone play the piano. When, despite M!le. Janotha?s prayers, and the fact that it was fed on the best fish that money could buy, the cat died, its body was borne off to the Island of Wight, and there buried, where no mice could disturb it by scampering over its grave. Mile. Janotha grew no better, and after her relatives had been summoned she was placed under medical care. Mile. Janotha apparently fostered the idea that the baroness and a veter- inary surgeon who had been called in to attend to the cat, had formed a conspiracy against the unfortunate animal, and at the "Animal Lovers' Bazaar" in Westminster, last year, she told Miss Tanner, the defendant, that the baroness was a dangerous thief, and that she "must be on her guard." Ao a result a policeman was told off to watch the baroness, and as a further result the baroness was accused of taking a brooch, arrested, and finally discharged. Mr. Eldoii Bankes disappointed a crowded court by announcing that a friendly settlement had been arrived at. Miss Tanner, he said, had agreed to pay the baroness a sum which would indemnify her against all expenses. On the state- ment of the defendant that no charge or impu- tation was made the record would be withdrawn. At the conclusion of the case the baroness went up to the Press seats, and leaning confidentially over the front row said, "You must put this in all the papers, that I am Miss Janotha's sincere frendt, and I wish as we shall 'ave the ole frendtship again. Don't forget."

An anonvmous writer's words have an eie- ment of comfort in them when he says, Let us not seek that task which is called highest, but that which we can do best; not that place which seems easiest, but that where we can be most useful. Let our utmost ambition remain that 'God's will be done.' Think what that means. It means that we may be on a pauper bed-destitute, forsaken, dying-and yet suc- cessful

NEWS IN BRIEF. 1 Tragedies and Disasters. Arthur Bullimore swam across the Trent at Nottingham on Monday, and on his return was seized with cramp. Several persona tried in vain to save him, and he was drowned before his father's eyes. Bugler Albert Wain, of Hencot, Leicester- shire, who was in camp with the Church Lads' Brigade, was swept way by the tide and drowned at Prestatyn on Monday. A luggage ferry steamer from Liverpool to Wallasey ran into the smack Holly while crossing the Mersey on August Monday. Thomas Blundell, the captain of the smack, was drowned. An Aberdovey youth named Williams was drowned while bathing off the pier. George Moore, a six-year-old boy, fell under a tramcar at Douglas on Bank Holi- day and was killed. A young cyclist named Whiffen was killed at Finchingfield, Essex, by coming into col- lision with a 40-h.p. Martini car. Whiffen was free-wheeling down a hill, and crashed into the car as it came round a sharp corner. Harold Harris, aged thirteen, the son of an engine-driver of Neath, was drowned while bathing in the Neath Canal. A boy who was begging from a waggonette got in the way of a bicycle at Warrington on Monday. Charles Hill, the rider, was thrown under a wheel of the waggonette, and was killed. Mr. Charles White, who was last year High Sheriff for Queen's City and County, and Miss Henrietta Radcliff, daughter of a County Meath gentleman, were accidentally drowned in Charleville Lake, near Roscrea. Ezra Aylesbury, a seaman on the battle- ship Prince George, was on duty on the barbette tower while the ship was at tor- pedo practice off Nairn. He fell into the hold, a distance of forty feet, and was in- stantly killed. H. F. Simpson, a rivetter, fell 360 feet down a shaft at the Lady Lewis Colliery at Pontypridd, and was killed. He was working on a staging, which was knocked away by the cage which ascended accident- ally, instead of descending. Accidents. A cyclist fell and fractured his arm at Hal- lington near Hastings on Monday. The rear axle of a brake for Hurst-park snapped in Oxford-street on Monday. Three persons were thrown into the roadway, and were so badly injured that they had to be taken to hospital. Driver Harding, of the 3rd Kent Artillery Volunteers, was thrown from his horse during mounted drill at Shoeburyness on August Monday and was seriously hurt. Two tramway-cars of the London County Council collided at Catford on Bank Holi- day, but though the vehicles were somewhat damaged none of the passengers were hurt. Opposite St. Malo the British steamer Polais went ashore, and a tug und two tor- pedo-boats went to her assistance. Accidental death was the verdict re- turned at an inquest in the case of Victor Charles Smelling, the four-year-old son of a St. Pancras carpet planner, who was run over by a cab and died of his injuries. A motor-car and a four-wheel cart came into collision at Pokesdown Hill, Bourne- mouth, the other night. The car was over- turned, and the occupants were thrown out, one lady being severely injured. At Preston, Richard Hogg, a boy of six years, having climbed a wall to watch the trains on the Preston and Longridge Rail- way, slipped and fell to the metals thirty- feet below, sustaining such injuries to his spine and head that he died soon afterwards. Several thousands of pounds damage was done at Seafiekl Naval Engineering College, Stubbington, when much valuable machinery and a number of motor-bicycles were des- troyed by fire. Àn engine jumped tlie points at Ateroarn, on the Crrcat Western Railway, and trains were delayed for four hours. Off Commercial Dock Pier, Rotherliithe, the barge Douglas has been sunk in collision with the steamer Gilcomston. Told in the Courts. At Old-street a summons against a con- stable was granted to a man named Andrews, who stated that when arrested for disorderly conduct last week he was assaulted in the cells. At Lambeth Frank Mold, a well-dressed man, was fined 40s., or a month, for extin- guishing the lights of two street lamps with his walking-stick. For sending to a young woman a defama- tory letter, which the Judge described as a most abominable production," Maxwell J. Boyle, a J.P., has been sent to prison for six months at Dublin. The deer park of Mr. Thomas Butler, Ballycarron, was raided on June 3, eight deer being slaughtered and one carried off. At Bansha Petty Sessions a man named Tobin, o ie of the implicated parties, was fined £ 10, with the alternative of four months' impri- sonment with hard labour. Arising out of the "Triangle Camp" evic tion at Plaistow on Saturday night, three men named Sackett, Symes, and Speedy were fined at the West Ham Police-court. George Harris Handasyde, a motor expert in the employ of the Lancaster-gate Motor Garage, was committed at Newport (Mon.) for trial charged with the manslaughter of Frank Fisher, a contractor, of Newport, who was thrown from his bicycle and killed in a collision with a motor-car driven by Hand- asvde. William Mitchell, a collier, was sentenced at Glamorgan Assizes to six months' impri- sonment for the manslaughter of Eliza Anne Keest. The jury recommended him to mercy. The World of Sport. Miss Rosa Symons has accomplished another wonderful long-distance ride. Miss Symons covered 1,860 miles in one day, 15 hours, 32 minutes faster than in her previous record journey. Brewer, of Putney, won the race for Dog- gett's coat and badge. Music and the Drama. After many years' struggle as a theatre de- voted to the legitimate drama, the Camber- well Metropole will open after the holidays as the Camberwell Empire music-hall. The fiftieth performance of Mr. George Edwardes' new Chinese comic opera, 'ISee-; See," has taken place at the Prince of v. ales Theatre. The Moody-Manners Company gave a t)svc~ cessful performance of The Huguenots at the Lyric Theatre. Mr. Joseph O'Mara was Raoul, Mr. Manners Marcelle, and Mine., do Vere Valentine. Military and Naval. H.M. battleship Dominion entered Halifax (NS.), where she was presented with a punch bowl valued at £ 100 from the citizens. The first-class battleship Africa, con- structed at Chatham at a cost of more than £ 1,000,000, will be ready for her final trials in a few days. Lieutenant-General Sir John French, com- manding the Aldershot Army Corps, and other British officers, will go to France ill September to witness the manoeuvres of the Second Army Corps. Corporal V. Batchelor, 2nd Battalion Scots Guards, has been selected for promotion to a commission as second-lieutenant in the East Lancashire Regiment. New regulations for the conduct of Naval savings banks have been adopted by the King in Council. The Admiralty have reversed the decision i of their predecessors to trasfer the Gunnery School from Sheerness to Chatham, and direct that no further expense on the pro- posed removal is to be incurred. Social. On Tuesday the Hon. Luke White, eldest son of Lord Annaly, attained his majority He comes of a military family, and is a keen sportsman, like his father, who is Master of the Pytchley Hunt, Mr. White has recently joined the 11th Hussars. The King witnessed the yacht racing at Cowes on Bank Holiday, and also an inte- resting display by a new type of torpedo boat invented at Yarrow's. At Cambridge Show the King carried off several prizes with his spaniels. Sandring- ham Brave won a first prize, a second prize, and a third prize; Sandringham Lucy was awarded a first prize. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman has written to the town clerk of Glasgow stating that he will be proud to receive the freedom of the city, and that he will communicate with the Lord Provost for the fixture of a con- venient date. General Buller was given a public recep- tion at Cullompton, Devon, where he judged a cart horse parade, and was initiated a Forester. Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., unveiled a bronze tablet at Grolswln Chapel, near Caer- philly to the memory of William Edwards, who during the forty years he officiated as pastor of the Grolswln Independent Church, built many bridges in Wales, including the famous Pontypridd Bridge, which at the time of its erection had the largest stone arch in the world. b H.R.H. the Prince of Wales has graciously accepted the presidency of the London Cor- nish Association. The King has contributed 50 guineas to the Jubilee Fund of the Missions to Seamen. A marriage has been arranged between Captain Clive Coates, 15th Hussars, A.D.C. to the Viceroy of Ireland, only son of Major S. F. Coates, M.P., and Lady Celia-Milnes, daughter of the Earl of Crewe. Commercial and Industrial. Trades schools for boys will be opened I next month by the London County Council. It was reported in Belfast that Messrs. Harland and Wolff have received an order from the Hamburg-American Line to con- struct a steamer larger than the Cunard liner Lusitania. At Tilbury Docks electric plant has been installed for loading and unloading vessels. On the new goods station and other works at New Bridge-street, Newcastle, the North- Eastern Railway has just expended £ 23,397, which brings the total cost of these works to £ 194,331. Southend Town Council has decided not to license motor-omnibuses to ply for hire in the borough. Three cotton mills and a corn mill at Ash- ton-under-Lyne have had to shut down tem- porarily owing to a canal burst, which de- prived them of water. There was a similar burst recently. A new electric tramway connecting Bournemouth with Parkstone has been opened for traffic. Two new turbine steamers have been or. dered for the Dover-Calais services, to be de- livered in six months. I A party of 274 boys and 117 girls from Dr. Barnardo"'s Homes left Euston for Canada. A new railway line from Cromer to Mun- desley, on the Norfolk coast, has been opened. At a meeting of the Coal Conciliation Board of the federated area at the West- minster Palace Hotel it was resolved that it was desirable that the board should be ex- tended for a term of years beyond December 31, 1906. National and Political. Forty replicas of Sir Luke Fildes' portrait of Queen Alexandra are being made by six artists at St. James' Palace. The pictures are to be sent to the Colonies and His Majesty's Embassies. The King has approved the' appointment -of Mr. Ralph. Williaras, C.M.G., Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protec- torate, to be Governor and Commander-in- Chief of the Windward Islands, on tl. re- tirement of Sir Robert Llewelyn. Fears of trouble in Egypt from Mahome- tan unrest are still entertained owing to the delay in sending out further troops. The Under-Secretary for the Colonies stated in the Commons that the elections in the Transvaal under the new Constitution would probably he held not later than the beginning of next year. Mr. Bryce is to be asked whether he is aware that on July 24, near Donegal, a crowd of Nationalists set on a number of the Connaught Rangers and compelled them to kneel and curse the King. Lord Tennyson has become president of the League of the Empire in the place of Lord Strathcona, who has resigned. From Other Lands. A showman at Hagerstown, Indiana, was discovered exhibiting his daughter, who was dressed in skins and chained to a post, as a "gorilla girl" from the Philippines. Miss Millie Brown has been sent to prison for thirty-three days by the Cuban courts for establishing a toy telegraph system which enabled her to communicate with her fiance. The Cape Government is sending young men to Europe to study the wine industry. Little Anna Salvadge went to her father's barn at Manayunk, Pa., to collect eggs, and inadvertently disturbed a rat's nest. The entire rodent colony resented this, and made a furious onslaught on Anna, who was badly < bitten before her elder sister put the rats to flight with a broom. The casualty list amounted to two. Wall-street has contracted a bad habit of washing and reselling tax transfer stamps. The habit had become so pronounced that the State of New York had lost X50,000 before it i started a special secret service department, and made a number of arrests. The habit chiefly affected office boys. Justice Olnstead and two other justices of the New York Court of General Session held that to restrict the work of women and child- hen to ten hours a day by State law is an un- warranted invasion of constitutional rights, The National Art Students' League in New York, the largest art school in Ameri- ca, has been raided by purity agents, be- cause of the publication of photographs of nude statues in an art magazine. At Kaline, a Greek band killed 11 Bul. garians, and, after burning 34 houses, re- tired without being interfered with. T To aid recruiting for the American Navy moving picture machines are to be used to show the country what the service is like. Yoimg Theodore Roosevelt, the son of the American President, is to take part m a lion and bear hunt in the Colorado mountains, where his father, had some famous sport last year. Other Interesting Stems. An American has paid £ 5 for a piece of bloodstained wood from the tree into which the Vanguard motor'-bus dashed on Hand- cross-hill. While the ss. Lugano was on fire off Hast- ings the tug Columbia rendered important services. These have been recognised by the award of £] ,7£10 as I The Redskin chiefs who are waiting in London to see the King smiled for the first. time eincn their arrival when they were visited by Tekahionwake, the Iroquois poetess. A Winconsin woman professor foretells the adoption of gymnasium garb as the regu- lar dress of women. The enormous trade in forced Sevres porce- lain, both b London and on the Continent, is receiving the Attention of the French Government.. Thomas Weldon, a Southport boy, frightened because he had lost a sixpenny book of his employer's, banged himself oil a nail behind the dcor of an outhouse, and was unconscious when rescued.

DRESS OF THE DAY. I DAINTY DRESSING GOWN. J An admirable dressing gown for travelling or holiday wear, so simple and plain that it folds into very small compass, and takes up a scarcely perceptible amount of space in the trunk, is described below. The material of which it is fashioned is a thin, white cotton, j patterned with a charming design of quaint little nosegays of flowers. The dressing gown I is cut quite plainly over the shoulders, but is tremendously gored to give the necessary width at the hem. Over the shoulders is ar- --ranged a deep collar of white muslin edged with a frill of Valenciennes lace and trimmed with insertion and tucks. The sleeves are full and loose, and terminate at the elbow in a deep frill of Valenciennes lace. A waist ribbon of rose pink silk gives a pretty touch of colour to the gown. A SMART HOLIDAY HAT. I Among the latest achievements of the clever milliner is a pretty, sensible, and most practical hat, intended for seaside and country wear during the holiday months of August and Sep- tember. This becoming chapeau is composed of straw and broderie anglaise, and is brightened with a knot of ribbon of some pretty shade. The wide "mushroom" brim is usually made of some firm close straw which will satisfactorily stand the wear and tear of rough seaside breezes, SMART HOLIDAY HAT OF STRAW AND BRODERIE ANGLAISE TRIMMED WITH COLOURED RIBBON. and will not collapse under some sudden strain. The crown is a full "Tam-o'-Shanter" affair, carried out in piece broderie anglaise. Round the crown is twisted a band of ribbon of some shade to correspond with the toilette with which the hat is worn, which is finished on the left side with a large jaunty bow. To those of my readers who are obliged to study economy, I would warmly commend this pretty hat. It can be achieved with ease by the amateur milliner, who may probably find that one of her summer hats which has become a little shabby and tumbled may be in this way transformed into a new and very smart creation. As for the ribbon, two or three sets of bows and bands in different colours to match various costumes may.be made up and quickly changed by means of small, strong safety pins. A TOILET HINT. I One of the drawbacks to the annual holiday is the havoc the sun and strong air plays with one's skin, particularly upon the hands and arms. A most efficacious remedy for ordinary sunburn can be made at home at small expense or trouble. Rose water and lemon juice are mixed together in the proportion of four parts of rose water to one of lemon. A pinch of borax and a few drops of glycerine are added to the mixture, which should be thoroughly well shaken. If applied two or three times a day to the skin, particularly after returning from a walk or drive in the hot sun, it will be found to be very effectual in preventing tan. CHARMING WASHING COSTUME. I There is quite a furore just now for cos- tumes made of thin washing material, an ad- mirably practical idea for the hot days of August. A charming example of such a costume is pictured in our sketch. Here the material employed is a zephyr of good quality, in colour a delicate and becom- ing mauve. The upper part of the costume is made in bolero form, and is rather original in shape. A deep round yoke of the material, made firmer by a lining of strong SMART LITTLE HOLIDAY COSTUME. white linen, is covered with successive rows of machine stitching in white, and edged with a bias strap, also stitched and stiffened. On ,to this yoke the material is gathered closely, the "resultant fulness being held in place on the lower edge of the bolero by another strap, which borders the little coat all round. Over the stitched yoke is turned back a smart little collar of broderie anglaise executed in a bold design of daisies and scal- lops upon coarse white linen. The sleeves, elbow length, are finished with stitched straps of the material, to cor- respond with those on the bolero. The skirt is perfectly simple, being gathered round the waist, and finished at the hem with three or four wide tucks. A blouse of white muslin patterned with embroidered mauvo spots is provided to accompany this costume. and the toilette is completed by a waistband of mauve silk, and a white straw hat trim- med with pale mauve ribbon and white and pale pink roses. CONCERNING SKIRTS. I Early autumn skirts for tramping and general country wear are already appearing upon the modistic horizon. Most of these are distin- guished by their severe simplicity, and by the practical suitability of their style. Many of the newest and smartest models are perfectly plain over the hips, and are set into the waistbands without the slightest suspicion of gathers of any kind. As regards adornment, the favourite trimming appears to be two bias bands of the material, varying from one and a half to three inches in width, piped on either side with silk of the same colour. This applies only to skirts fashioned of plain materials, such as serge and cloth. In the case of fancy fabrics, the skirt is arranged with a seam down the middle of the front, the bias bauds being piped wit*4 silk,

SUMMER SPORT. I CYCLE RBCORDS UNSHAKEN. Over thirty thousand people were present at the sports held on the Midsummer Common, Cambridge, on Bank Holiday, when some im- portant races were run. E. Payne, the British mile cycle champion, attempted to lower tha quarter-mile flying start record, but failed by one-fifth of a second, covering the distance in 30 2-5see. W. Hodgkinson also failed to lower the five miles grass track motor cycle record, taking 8min. 29 2-5sec. RUNNING AT NEWPORT. The sports at Newport, Mon., were supported by some of the best athletes and cyclists in the country. A popular feature was the relay race between the London Athletic Club, repre- sented by J. F. Lintott, L. Tremeer, C. H. Jupp, and A. S. D. Smith, and the South London Harriers, whose team, composed of A. W. Clay- Thomas, L. J. de B. Reed, J. P. George, and J. B. Densham, proved successful, thanks to the splendid running of Densham against. Smith. C. H. Jupp won the open 220 yards Scratch Race, beating Nigel Barker, the Australian, and L. Tremeer in the final in 22 4-5sec. The Open Half-Mile Cycle Handicap went to Bert An- drews, 10 yards, in the fast time of 59 l-5ses. The Welsh Championship Hurdle Race was won by Conway Williams, of Newport; while C. Baker, the Carmarthen crack, won the Half- Mile Scratch Cycle Race. A. S. D. Smith, the L.A.C. crack, was in great form in the mile and half-mile flat races, winning both from repre- sentative fields. The Welsh Walking Champion- ship was not contested by Yeomans, the holder, and the English champion, with the result that W. R. Sullivan, of Swansea, won. HARVARD AT PRACTICE. Contrary to expectations, the Harvard Univer- sity crew of U.S.A., who are in England to row an eight-oared match on the Thames with Cam- bridge University, were able to make their ini- tial appearance in their racing boat before their opponents had assembled as a body. Their boat is 60ft. long (3ft. shorter than that of Cam- bridge), but they row with blades broader than has been the vogue at the English 'Varsities of late-6!in. in width. As the Americans had been unable to charter a coaching launch up to the present, Mr. S. D. Muttlebury, the Can- tab coach, placed the Hibernia at the disposal of James Wray, the Harvard mentor. Amongst the party on board was Mr. R. C. Lehmann, M.P., Mr. Claude Goldie, an old Cantab Blue, and Mr. Higginson, an old Harvard man, who is residing at Bourne End. The work of the oarsmen was only light, but they justified the claim that they row more after the English style than any American crew yet seen in England. This is doubtless due to the coaching of Mr. Lehmann in 1897-8, and the further instruction for the past two seasons from James Wray (who is an Australian sculler), both of which gentle- men are insistent in their efforts to get a strong, hard leg drive. Cambridge were afterwards out for a short pflll. YORKSHIRE AGAIN BEATEN. As had been clearly foreshadowed by the play on the two previous days, the Yorkshire- I men were beaten by the West Indians at Harro- gate on Saturday. Overnight Yorkshire had left off in a hopeless position, as, with four men out for 114, they still required 412 runs to win. After Taylor's dismissal there was a collapse, and the last five wickets falling in twenty minutes for 11 runs, the match was all over by ten minutes to two, the West Indians winning by 262 runs. Scores:—West Indians, 270 and 305 for six (declared) Yorks, 50 and 263. GLOUCESTER'S RECORD WIN. Whatever chance Middlesex might have had of obtaining the 255 runs set them to win at Bristol on Saturday was ruined by the heavy rain in the night. Middlesex lost four wickets before lunch for 84. Afterwards Littlejohn hit out vigorously, but on the soft, treacherous wicket the others could do little, the last six wickets falling for the addition of 49 runs. The side were thus all out for 133, Gloucestershire winning by 121 runs. Scores:—Gloucester, 261 and 100; Middlesex, 107 and 133. EASY WIN FOR SURREY. All was plain sailing for Surrey at Brighton on Saturday, in their match against Sussex, for, with nine wickets in hand and their overnight total at 74, they only required another 124 to win. Hayes and Hayward found runs easy to get, and Surrey won by nine wickets. Scores Sussex, 215 and 207; Surrey, 225 and 201 for 1. A GOOD PERFORMANCE. At Stourbridge on Saturday Hampshire did a remarkably good performance, and managed to save the game against Worcester when defeat seemed certain. They had to stay in all day. Scores: -Worcester, 301 and 343; Hants, 183 and 378 for 9.

DANGEROUS CHANDELIERS. An inquest was held at Eastbourne on Mr. Ichymi Sugitachi, aged 31, one of the secretaries of the Japanese Consulate in London. He went to Eastbourne to spend his holiday, and stayed at a house on the Royal Parade, but on Sunday he was found dead in bed, having been poisoned by coal gas. The evidence showed that the room was lighted by a gaselier of the water-slide type, which was stated by an expert to be well known to be antiquated and dangerous. The jury came to the conclusion that the deceased had caused the escape by inadvertently pulling down the gaselier too far, and a verdict of Death by misadventure" was returned.

LOOTING IN CAPE TOWN. A deputation of the unemployed in Caps Town waited, upon Dr. Jameson, the Premier, who promised to organise immediate relief mea- sures. At the same time a great crowd of un- employed was addressed in inflammable terms by agitators, who urged them to help them- selves. The result was that at midday a howling mob of both white and coloured men ransacked a number of private houses and shops, especially in the poorer £ >reets, and looted them in whole- sale fashion. The police were practically power- less to deal with the riotous crowd.

SEQUEL TO POSTPONED WEDDING. Shortly after midnight a youth in a frenzied state rushed to a cottage about two miles from Manchester and cried out, Don't mind mè. Help her, for God's sake!" He indicated that a girl was ill near, and a search resulted in the young woman, Martha Watts, being found on an adjacent doorstep. Both the youth and girl, who were aged 18, had taken spirits of salts. An emetic was administered to the youth, whose name is John Chapman, but Watts could not be persuaded to swallow anything, and she died four hours after her admission to the infirmary. Chapman was in a critical condition on Bank Holiday night. The girl was in regular employment, and was to have been married to Chapman, but owing to his lack of employment the marriage had to be indefinitely postponed. This seemed to have* greyed an their minds.

It has just been reported that the Rev. George Grenfell, the well-known Congo missionary, who was awarded the gold medal by the Royal Geographical Society for discovering the Mop- amgi River, died at Bassoko on July 1, from black-water fever. Lord Willoughby de Eresby, M.P., is dispos- ing of a considerable acreage of his property in Mid Lincolnshire, in order to give a practical stimulus to the small holdings movement*