Evening Express

ANOTHER IRISH SESSION. ^eish Members are Again to be Squeezed Out. Our London correspondent telegraphs —The formation which I was on Friday able to com- 1l1úc:¡,i:e about next session's, business has ? much speculation. It is generally felt t there will be another tough tussle between Welsh and Irish for premier position, and, neither party will give way, dissolution is d to come at the beginning of the year. *? blabbiness of the Welsh members has been ] apparent this session that little hope need I felt that they will stand firm. We may have eral meetings and a dozen resolutions passed them. but when the crucial moment comes t 4e,V will lie down and allow the Irish to walk 'nthem. This is, of course, reasoning a v j^Qri. It has not yet been decided whether re-introduce the Evicted Tenants Bill sepa- ? ^tejy or embody its principles in a large Bill ^ling with the question of the judicial rents the amendment of the Land Act of 1881 subsequent measures. The probability is d t it will be found more convenient to intro- 1,Qe a large Irish measure. In any case, the P^epects of another Irish session are very ^ge.

GREAT STORM IN RUSSIA. IP Passenger Steamer Wrecked and f Many Lives Lost. 'A. Reuter's St. Petersburg telegram states a great storm has been raging in the district ? the Volga, and it overtook the steamer /^Pickh as it was proceeding along 'the River r^exna, some 27 versts from Rybinsk, with a aftdred passengers on board. The captain ^eavoured to save his ship by making for the -re, but before he could reach the bank the '?l'J11 burst upon the vessel, and broke her to ^es. The pasengers and crew were thrown illto the water, and, according to one account. the disaster, all managed to reach the shore, ^h. the exception of the captain, two of the ?\V', and three passengers. According to other ^ions, however, eight or ten persons were l^wned. ??_?_?.?_.

I EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY. Ptoa and Vesuvius are Showing Signs of Activity. A Central News telegram from Rome on "°nday says —Etna is increasingly active, >1 there were further slight earthquakes in ,th? district of Catania on Sunday. Stromboli Vesuvius also show some activity.

THE CHOLERA. jVath on an Englisn Ship Reported at ■ St. Petersburg. 1'he steamer Harrogate, of London, Bached South Shields on Saturday from Petersburg, and reports that while there I cook (Pritchard) was seized with I in the stomach, and died on removal to I e hospital, death being attributed to cholera,

PLUGGED STEEL CASTINGS. I^sy ape Alleged to have been Supplied | to the American Government. A Darnel's telegram form New York on Vpondav says:—Mr. John Illinoworth and to, Abraham Denman, vice-president and r^retary respectively of the Benjamin Atha Jl1d Illingworth Company, of Harrison, New have been arrested on the charge of pushing the United States G-ovemment defective steel castings. Bail has been Jo wed in the nominal sum of 1,000 dollars. The examination of accused will take J5ce sometime next month. Eighteen other ?e?l"i! of the company, for whom warrants Vfve been issued, will give bail on Tuesday. Government charges are that a number of Clings designed for the Navy were plugged, t ?ing had blow holes in them.

THE ATLANTIC PASSAGE. ^pania Lowers the Western Record by Three Hours. ttt..å, Central News telegram from New York I? Friday morning says:—The Campania ar- L here last night, having made the passage five days, nine hours, 29 minutes, thus ,ering the western record for Atlantic pas- ses by three hours and eighteen minutes. The jjJjpania was supplied for the voyage with "00 tons of Lewis'-Merthyr'Navig-ation steam > &1. This company (of which Sir Wm. Thomas J^^isis chairman and Mr. Robert Hooper, J.P., agent and shipper) has a contract for sup- ping the Luoania and other Canarders. The recess of the Campania proves the excellent | ality of Cardiff coal.

NAVAL COMMANDER SUICIDES. I u^omraander Lewis D. Simpaon, of her L it^6sty's ship Swallow, committed suicide at jL^sel Bay, Cape Colony, on the 28th ult. lie f been invalided and was returning to I^Sland by the steamer Spartan. He was h. c'er the delusion that he was to be conrt- t "tialled. He got ashore at Port Elizabeth l made inland, but was followed and brought When the Spartan arrived at Mossel thl\.y he came on deck and made for the side of ship as if intending to jump overboard. A r^rtermaster endeavoured to secure him, but w finally carried out his purpose, and nothing ore was heard of him. n

WEDDING AT CARDIFF. ROBERTS—LAURENSON. i Tery Prett-y wedding took place on Saturday j. St. Margaret's Church, Roath, the contract- s' parties being Mr. William Herbert David V°oerts, of Cardiff, and Miss Fanny Maud j^Urenson, eldest daughter of the late Mr. ^?on Turnbull Laurerson, of Lerwick (N.B.). ceremony was performed by the Rev. r.- L. Crichfon before a large assembly of g ^}ends of the bride and bridegroom The bride, | j flo carried a beautiful bouquet, looked charm- in an elegant costume of white satiu, veil and wreath of orange blossoms, was given away by her uncle, Mr. T. Morse, .^Bristol. The bridemaids who attended were Edith Laurenson (sister), Miss Lizzie Rose >?OHsiu), and the Misses Edith a.nd Bertha *>berts (sisters to the bridegroom). These *JJes wero attire- in costumes of cream and *JJes wero ttttired in costumes of cream and j^liotrope and carried bouquets to match. ■ Pieminc Laurenson (brother of the ^ine) iv as best man, and the hide's little brother James acted as ™ge in a little Lord Fanaticroy costume of Sfertn velvet. The "Wedding March" was flayed by Professor Scott. At the conclusion the ceremony the invited guests assembled at ,.?(\l'W ¡ok House, Oakfield-iltreet, where a vcherche dejeuner was served by Mrs. George M Son. The bridecake, which was very hand- V>'nei V,aS sn.PP^ed hy Messrs. Buzzard, the v*'11-known confectioners, of Oxford-street, ,Qn .on. DuriTw t.i^ afternoon the happy pair ior London and Brightou, ^oney- >on w>'l be spent. The bride's travelling v,'a3 composed of grey cloth trimmed with .'If, and ha* to match. The presents wero both j^lnerous i;d valuable, that given to the bride £ fj'f bridegroom beine.a very beautiful and :s iy gold heart abaped and arrow brooch, in •3.ripon'.is a:id emeralds. The bridegrooni's f 'Stents to tho bridemaids were elegant gold in+lelols with t}ieir designed in pearls. < i^the evening a dance was given at Lerwick ( U I"I'?.

EASTERN WAR- A Warship Seized in the Tyne. SHE WAS GOING TO CHINA. Another Seizure in the Tyne is also Rs- ported and Action Against Other Vessels May be Taken. An important piece of news transpired in poli- tictl circles in London on Saturday evening. It has been made to appear to the satisfaction of the Foreign Secretary that a torpedo catcher, which had been, or was being built at Elswick (Lord Armstrong's great works), contrary to the pro- visions of the Foreign Enlistment Act, was about to be despatched abroad, and warrants were accordingly issued to the Customs' officers at Newcastle to seize and search the said vessel, and detain her until she had been either con- demned or released by the process of law or in the manner provided by the Act. The Central News states that the vessel in question wa.s built by Messrs. Armstrong, Mitchell, and Co., to the order of the Chinese Government. The seizure has been made. ANOTHER SEIZURE IN THE TYNE. The Central News Newcastle correspondent telegraphed on Sunday:—Late to-nighk some excitement has been caused by the interference of the British Government officials in con- nection with a vessel lying in .the Tyne off the works of a well-known shipbuilding firm. The greatest secrecy has been, and is being, observed, and the details are not yet fully forthcoming. It is a fact, however, that a steel-plated vessel, about 200ft. long. arrived in the Tyne some weeks ago from Cowes. She has been lying idle until within the last few days, and then suddenly assumed a very businesslike appearance. Two or three hun- dred men were placed on board, and altera- tions and repairs were rapidly proceeded with. Torpedo tubes and grapplers were among the fittings, and, in view of war between China and Japan, the vessel became the object of great interest. This has now been intensified by the Government officials being placed on board. It. appeals that the building company has no commission from either China or Japan, but is executing the work to the order of a British firm. The Government officials remain in charge, but the work is still being hastened. ACTIONS AGAINST OTHER WAR VESSELS. It is expected (says the Central News) that action will be taken against two other war vessels recently completed by British nrms, and which, if allowed to leave, may find their way into the service of one or the other of the belligerents. Several merchant steamers suit- able for transports or armed cruisers are also being watched, and their owners have already been privately warned against infringing the Foreign Enlistment Act. ATTITUDE OF RUSSIA. A Reuter's telegram from St. Petersburg on Sunday says —In connection with the various conflicting rumours in circulation regarding the action taken or contemplated by Russia, in the Corean question, it is positively affirmed that the Russian Government, in conjunction with the Governments of the other Great Powers, is still endeavouring to bring about a. speedy re- storation of peace. CHINESE SPY MANIA. A Central News telegram from Shanghai on Saturday at four p.m. says:—The Chinese here are suffering from spy mania, and foreigners of all nationalities are regarded with an amount of suspicion and distrust which may give rise to trouble. Vexatious regulations have been enforced at Woosung at the mouth of the river. All vessels arriv- ing after sunset have to anchor within range of the guns of the forts and the gunboats, and are immediately boarded by officers of the Imperial Chinese Navy, under whose direc- tions they are thoroughly searched for spies and for any contraband of war that may be in transit. This activity has not so far received any tangible reward. The Chinese authori- ties here are convinced that the Japanese re- maining here under the protection of various foreign flags constitute so many menaces to the national security. But the Japanese them- selves, so far from plotting against the Go- vernment, go about in much fear and trem- bling. Many of them, thinking to lessen the danger to which they are undoubtedly exposed, have adopted Chinese costumes. This simple precaution has been made the pretext for a demand upon the consuls for the arrest of all the Japanese who have resorted to it, but in each instance the de:nand has been refused. This morning, however, two Japanese who were walking within the limits of the French concession were pounced upon by Chinese agents, and, in spite of all protest, were car- ried off to prison. They are charged with being spies in the service of the Japanese. JAPANESE MOBILISATION. The Japan mail says :—Nothing is more re- markable about the present complication than the quiet and businesslike manner in which everything has been arranged by the Japanese. The mobilisation of 160,000 men has proceeded as regularly and evenly as if carried out by means of a long-established railway service. The Reserves have been drafted to Corea or assigned to a post in Japan as though the huge operation were a most simple task. EXPORT OF HORSES STOPi^D. A Reuter's telegram from Shanghai on July 15 says:—The Nanking Viceroy has stopped the export of horses from China to Japan, and ha.s notified the Customs That horsea are to be considered munitions of war, including even racing ponies. Urgent orders have been sent from the North to send 100,0001b. of prismatic powder within three days. Similar orders have come from For- mosa, and the Governor has offered cash down for a large quantity of arms to be gent South at once. Recruiting is going on to a great extent. Recruiting offices have been opened for_enlisting enough men to raise six battalions to reinforce the st-anding troops. Several thousand Black Flags have already been en- rolled in the Chinese service. The Japanese forces in Corea are being actively disposed to be ready for any emergency. As the Chinese forces aire being sent to enter Corea from the North, the Mikado's Government has ordered the occupation cf parses on the Chinese-Corean frontier.

THE" WATER BALIES." I A Nautical Burlesque at Cardiff Theatre I Royal. I The engaa-«:neitt of Messrs. Mackinder and I Wing-field's burlesque company for the Grand Theatre, Caruilf, this week shows that the leasee (Mr. Sounes) is determined that there shall be no lack of quality in the perform- ances given under his direction. The "Water Babes," which will occupy the boards, is a nautical burlesque of a highly amusing cha- racter. 'i ne libretto is the work of Mr. E. W. Bowles, and Mr. Merton Clarke is the composer of t.he music. The piece corner with a good recommendation, and ought to attract la-rge houaes. The dialogue throughout is brisk and merry, and affords ample opportuni- ties for the introduction of up-to-date topical allusions and the development of comic misi- IHSSS. The music is bright, catchy, and tune- ful. some of the lyrical uumbers being espe- cially pretty. Messrs. Maokinder and Wing- field's company and chorus number 40 per- formers, among them being Mr. L. Mac- kinder, Miss Alice Raven soroft. Mr. Welton Dale. and Mr. Louis Kelleher. The piece will be well mounted, and the costumes a.re ex- tremely pretty.

CLEVELAND'S HEALTH. I 'V CVt ^ra'^ ^t,ws telegram from New York received from Brassard'* Bay, ) svhere ~Pri Cleveland is spetiding a, holi- by with shows an improvement- in -?-?-?-

The Dowiais Tragedy. BLISSETT c VISITED BY HIS SOLDIER SON. He was Confined to Barracks at th Time of the Deed and Comrades Told Him the Fearful News. William Blissett, the soldier son of Sainuel and Margaret Blissett, through whom the tragedy is said to have primarily arisen, paid a visit to his home at Dowiais on Satur- day under the escort of a. corporal of his regiment. As he passed through the streets he was an object of considerable interest to the people, but there was not the slightest hostile demonstration; in fact, the general feeling manifested towards him was one of sympathy. He was evidently much dejected, although he tried to hide his grief by putting on as brave an air as he possibly could. His meeting with his sisters and other relatives at the house was of a most affecting nature, the whole company bursting simultaneously into tears, and the sounds, of wailing could be heard for a long time. He afterwards went down to Merthyr and saw his father a.t the police-station, and the interview, as may be naturally supposed, was one of a most 'dis- tressing character. For the father loved his son with a devotion which was intense, and it was because he desired to have his boy pt home, it would appear, that lie was led to commit the atrocious deed of which he stands arraigned. In the evening the son returned to Newport, but he will be allowed to come up again to-day (Monday) in order to attend the funeral, which takes place later in the afternoon. It appears that William only went back to his regiment last Monday, after overstaying his leave for several days, and that he is now under punishment by -ueing confined to barracks. He is unable to read. and the way in which he became acquainted with the occurrence of the tragedy was by being informed of it by some of his comrades who read an account of it in the "Western Mail." POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION. Acting upon a magisterial order, Dr. John Evans, assisted by his brother, Dr. R. Eva.ns, on Saturday afternoon made a. post-mortem examination of the body. The coffin had been already screwed up, and the corpse was beginning to decompose. The examination wa.s not nocessary for the purposes of the in- quest, because no doubt existed as to the cause of death, but the operation, which occu- pied over four hours, was conducted, so Dr. Lewis explained to one of our representatives, with a view to deciding a point of medical- ltigal interest. What that point was, how- ever, the doctor declined to say, observing that he was constrained to preserve the secret until he gave his evidence before the magis- trates at the poliee-eourt. 8IIIIIIIr!

FIRST SOD CUT TO-DAY. Work on the Vale of Glamorgan Rail- way Has Been Commerced. This morning, before a fair number of spec- tators, the first sod of the Vale of Glamorgan Railway was cut by Mrs. W. Szlumper, wife of the resident engineer of the contract, and a gang of men were afterwards placed on the works, the contractors being Messrs. Pethwick Brothers.

CARDIFF CUSTOM HOUSE. Special Meeting of the Chamber of Com- merce to be Held. A special meeting of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce has been convened for Wednes- day to consider the advisability of making an appeal to the proper authoflutes for the re- moval of the Custom House to the Bute Docks. When this question was before the public about nine months ago a Customs official came down to Cardiff, and the corporation and chamber of commerce then felt fairly satisfied that the representations they made on the matter had been successful. As, however, nothing has been done and the inconvenience increases with the trade of the port, it is felt that another effort should be made to spur on the authoritites.

KiCKED OFF AN ENGINE. A Cleaner Charges his Superintendent at Penarth. On Monday morning at Penarth Police- court (before Mr. T. Morel and Major Thorn- ley) Edward Thomas, engine cleaner, in the emplo" of the Taff Vale Railway Company, charged Daniel Williams, engine superinten- dent, both of Penarth, with an assault.—Com- plainant's evidence, which was corrodorated by two witnesses, was to the effect that he was standing on the footplate of an engine at the time of the assault, when he was kicked off the engine into the pit by the defendant.—Defen- dant, in reply to the charge, said he had a great deal of responsibility with the engines. Complainant had given him a lot of trouble, and he had repeatedly been obliged to report him to the chief officials of the company at Cardiff. The assault, he added, was an acci- denhtl Morel said there was no doubt defendant had experienced considerable provocation, but he should not take the law into his own hands as he had done. He would, therefore, he fined 5s. --MlPllllA.-

THE CILFYNYDD DISASTER. "Western Maii" Fund for the Relief of the Sufferers. In making another appeal to the generous instincts of a. public acquainted with the suf- fering which must attend the Ions of 290 bread- winners ill a colliery district. unless means are forthcoming to avert it. we consider one word of explanation due. When the time came to deal with the monev >i(aced iif our hands a.fter the Park Slip and the Great Western Colliery disasters, we decided not to throw it into the common fund, but to distribute it amongst the families. An investigation in the affected district demonstrated the desirable- ness of such a departure, and t.he results, we firmly believe, justified it. In some cases we supplemented the allowances made by tÍle Provident and other funds: in Qthers gave sorely needed help which committees fettered by necessary rules and regulations could not do. We refer to the past in order to make plain our present intentions. We purpose deal- ing with whatever money that is entrusted to us independently of any common fund or society. An extended experience satisfies us that more good can be done in this way than by merely adding to the multiplicity of funds destined to be ultimately swept together. It is desirable that the fact should be stated at the outset to prevent misunderstanding. In the absence a specific instruction to forward it to the Provident Fund, merge it in the corumo" fund, or apply it ir; some stated way, we shall assume that our contributors wish ;he money to be used as was that sent to our Tondn and Great Western Funds. Below we open a list, which it is sincerely to be hoped will become worthy of the occasion and tb, object: The follovjiDfr sums liave been rcceired for the Western Mail fund :— £ s d Proprietors of the Western Mail 20 0 Sums promised 4 8 Sums alrcvJy acknowledged 1,915 0 MI IIMIIIAMM III* RIIAAIIIBIIHIIIWIIIHIIIHHIIU N" N

NO FELONiOUS INTEHT. Charge of Robbing a Shipmate at o Cardiff is Dismissed. At Penarth Police-court on Monday morn- ing (before Mr. T. Morel a.nd Major Thornley) Alexander Johnston, seaman, was placed in the dock charged with stealing a bag of cloth- ing belonging to a ship-mate, named David Trigg, of 16. Christina-street Cardiff.—Pro- secutor stated that his bag of clothing, which he valued at £2 10s., was placed with the pri- soner's bag and another in the cloak-room at the Great Western Railway Station at Cardiff. Ou Saturday afternoon Grace Westlake, tho keeper of a boarding-house at 5, Travis-sreat. Barry Docks, with whom psisoner lodged, took the bags away, the ticket for the same having been given to her by the accused.— The case was dismissed, the Bench not being satisfied that there "18 a felonious intention on the part of the prisoner.

THE 80C!AL EVIL AT~CARDIFF. At Cardiff Police-court on Monday morning Mr. Morton Browne, denuty-stipeiidiary, and Mr. E. Bea.van, the magistrates on the bench, ordered Nora Brind, aged 40. to pay £ 5 a.nd I costs, or go to prison for one month, for keeping a house of ill-fame at No. 15, Peel-street, on the 18th inst.

Mr. A. -J. Balfour will proceed to his Scotch s»at, near Pr&stonkirk, on Wednesday next, I for the recess. Miss Balfour is still in South Africa, but will join Mr. Balfour in Scotland 6/hrooUw.. _.?

Conservatism at Cardiff. 0 A GIGANTIC OUTDOOR DEMON- STRATION. Important Political Addresses by Mr. J. M. Maclean, the Hon. B. Bathurst, M.P., and Others. Fine, almost brilliant, weather favoured the Conservative Ca-rnival at the Sophia! Gardens. Cardiff, on Saturday, and a very large gathering was the result, advantage being taken both of the meteorological con- ditions a.nd the excellent. programme of soprts provided for the OCC, 1 sion. The novelty of the event, presenting as it did a combination of the highest form of athletic development, with intellectual exercises in the shape of poli- tical oratory, no doubt attracted some of those present—for this was the first occa- sion upon which an attempt had been made to provide this sort of mosaic for the entertainment of the people of Cardiff. The officials charged with the arrangements appear to have had their work well in hand, for the events in the sports programme up to the point where they broke off for the political section were got oil with commendable promptitude, thus sus- taining the interest of the spectators and saving time. The oratorical portion of tne proceedings was also wisely kept in close compass, and bv the device of dividing the speakers between two platforms did not occupy more than 50 minutes, inside of which limit Mr. J. M. Maclean, the Union- ist candidate for Cardiff, got off two speeches. This arrangement- was prudent, because not only were there a number of people on the ground who were, judging by their conduct, of the opposite political creed, but the unreasoning section of the U.B.P. was also represented by a very small but noisy minority, who, having come to the gathering fully aware of the varied charac- < ter of the progTamme-the fact that it was a Conservative affair, organised for poli- tical purposes, and stamped with political aims and objects from beginning to end having been kept in the forefront through- out—yet loudly clamoured that sports, Mid nothing but sports, should be the order of the day. Under these circumstances, the proceedings did not la.ck variation. At the first platform it took the form of one or two interruptions of the chairman's speecn, Mr. Maclean and the Hon. Ben Batliurst, however, being treated in better ia-sluon, while at the second platform Mr. James Jelferies was broken in upon by an individual who declared the speaker was 'a liar," this gen tl-emanly assertion evoking a protest from others of the audience, which resulted in a scrimmage, to quell which the police were called in, and one demonstrative individual was ejected from the field, carrying with him a. bleeding nose. Another incident rear No. 1 Platform was furnished by a man who had taken part in the tug of war, and who, in jumping over the wire fence, fell in a tit, striking his head against one of the bicycles lying near. Several people rushed to his assistance, and after a while he recovered consciousness and was removed. Colonel Sir Edward Hill's speech on No. 1 platform, which attracted the bulk of the crowd, was reminiscent of former political fights at Cardiff and prophetic of future successes, provided the party worked heartily on behalf of Mr. Maclean. Passing on to deal with the momentous issues of the coming election Colonel Hill roused the ire of one of the audience who talked in maudlin sentences of "widows and orphans" and working men," but failed to make clear the occasion of his utterances, though he was allowed to hold the field for a moment or two before the good-humoured crowd in- sisted upon his exit. The opening of Mr. Maclean's speech elicited a striking- proof of tho effect of Ladas upon politics, for one of the crowd in front interposed to remark, on the occasion of Mr. Maclean's reference to Lord Rosebery, that he would not have Eosebery attacked, for he is a sportsman and so are we." There- after—but for the incident of the man seized with a fit-Mr. Maclean had a smooth course, and dealt in his usual incisive manner with the leading questions of the day, tormenting- the Government with reference to their blatent professisns of interest in the Irish evicted tenants, that they had allowed three years to elapse before attempting- to do anything on behalf of those whose case they now declared to be so urgent. These professions (he urged with force) were utterly discredited by the fact that they had refused all offers of the Opposi- tion for the passage of the Bill on the condition of it being made voluntary. The secret of it all was (Mr. Maclean de- clared) the desire to pick a quarrel with the House of Lords, a sentiment which com- mended itself to the hearty approval of the crowd. The Honourable Ben. Bathurst, fair-haired as a Norseman, is a plea- sant speaker, with quiet, argumen- tative manner, and good delivery, and giving promise of the development of great power in the days to come. He dealt chiefly with the record of history as to the work of the Conservatives on behalf of the country, and after his speech the pro- ceedings were quickly wound up, At the second platform Councillors 1-1. Hughes presided in his usual jovial manner, and Mr. Jeffreys delivered a capi- tal speech on labour topics, being followed by Mr. Maclean. Imme- diately after the platform exercises, the sports programme was resumed. Then fol- lowed the distribution of prizes, a promenade concert, and, later, the evening i.lumination of the gardens and fireworks. Dr. Treharne, chairman of the Cardiff Con- servative Association, has written to Councillor Hughes explaining that absence from home pre- vented him taking part in the carnival held on Saturday, and expressing a hope that success would attend the efforts of the committee. Dr. Treharne will, we know, be pleased to learn that the demonstration was as successful as tho most sanguine promoters of it could wish. The com- mittee worked splendidly, and Mr. Philip Bevan, who undertook the secretarial duties honorarily, dessrves great credit for the completeness of the arrangements. This is the more creditable when it is remembered that Saturday's expe- rience was the first which the Conservative Clubs of Cardiff have had in the organisation of sports on a large scale. 'V -?-

S E RG EANTS THO OTT N G Artillery and Welsh Meet in Their Annual Match at Cardiff. The annual match between the sergeants of the 2nd Glamorgan Artillery and the sergeants of the 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment (Cardiff detachments) took place at Grangetown on Saturday- Great interest was taken in the match from the fact that the Artillery sergeants used the Martini carbine, which was issued to them this year. The weather was fine, with a. light right front wind. For some time the I scoring was pretty level, but the Rifles gradually went ahead and won by 63 points. The condi- tions allowed ten shots each at 200 yards and 400 yards, prone position. Appended are the scores:— BiFLE VOI.UMTEERS.—Sergt. G. Williams, 85 points; Serg-eauf; J. Davies, 85; Sergeant T. Benjamin, 84 Colour-serseaat C.King, 83: Colour-sergeant Bay lis, 82; Quartermaster sergeant Perkins. 81 Sergeant J. Rurlow, 79; Sergoont.nUJj01' 75. Colour- sergeant Bouar, 71 j Serjeant R. Coles, 70. Total, 795 points. ARTILLERY VOLTJKTEKRS.—Sergeant-major Atkins, 80 points; Sergeant-major Crawley, 78: Sergeant- major Irwin, 76: Quartermaster-sergeant WilliinB, 76; Serg-eaat-niajor Daley. 75: Sergeant-major Hill, 74; Sergeant-major W ate ham, 73, Sergeant-major Brinisou, 69 Sergeant-major Brown, 66; Sergeant- major Hyde, 65. Total, 732 poiuts. -4 -?-?

FOR CHURCH PARADE Muster of Cardiff and Penarth Volunteers. The Penarth detachment of the 3rd Volun- teer Battalion Welsh Regiment mustered on Sunday afternoon, 100 strong, on parade at the Penarth Drill-hall, under the command of Captain S. Coleman, and proceeded to the station, were they were re-inforeed by the Car- diff contingency, numbering 200, under Major E. W. Jones. The men were formed up in line opposite the Landsdowne, and the Cardiff Headquarters Band, under the leadership of Bandmaster Johnston, gave a first-class ren- dering of the "Church Bells." The corps then proceeded to St. Augustine's Church, where Divine service was conducted by the Rev. \\7. B. Sweet-Escott, B.A., who also delivered the sermon from Judges xxiii., 5th verse. -?-

CARDIFF LABOUR CHURCH. At the Cardiff Labour Church on Sunday I evening HII able and interesting paper was read by Miss Trimnell on "The Work on the Labour Church and the New Movement." Miss Trimnell is a student at the Cardiff University College, and those who know her prophesy a brilliant career for this gifted VOUIJLO- 1"

mbmmmwpbm—Bw—eawwmowwa—wnw Said He Was Poisoned, AN ENGLISHMAN'S DEATH AT ROME. He was Married to an Italian Beauty and the Police now Hold Her in Custody. A Renter's telegram from Home on Monday morning says:—A case of a highly sensa- tional character has been occupying the Assize Court at the Prosinone for some days past. The accused are Mario Carnevali, formerly a cavalry sergeant. a.nd his wife Penelope, and they are charged with the murder of the latter's first husband, an English engineer, named Jones, and of an Italian, named Ottavi. The circumstances under which the crimes were committed are as follow:—The female pri- soner, a young woman of great personal at- tractions, foil in love in 1883, when ouly seventeen years old, with Carnevali. The girl's mother was. however, opposed to the union.and wished her to marry Mr. William Jones, an engineer employed by the Roman Gas Company. Ultimately, the mar- riage with Jones took place. The girl, how- ever. proved inconstant, and a few days after the ceremony returned to her former lover. Her husband did not discover the truth for some time, and even then quietly endured the wrong done him without complaint. Shortly after he had become aware of his wife's in- fidelity Jones died suddenly, and the doctor who was called in expressed the opinion to deceased's brother that he had been poisoned. An application was made for a post-mortem, but the Public Prosecutor refused the necessary authority. On the expiration of the ten months' widowhood prescribed by law, Penelope mar- ried Carnevali, and, being well off, they led a happy life. In 1890 their circumstances became reduced, and they left Rome and bought a farm not far from the capital. Soon after going there Signora Carnevali formed a fresh intrigue with a post-office oiticial named Ottavi, a married man with three children, and, as a result, her husband challenged him to a duel. The matter, however, was arranged. Not long afterwards Ottavi received a letter from Signora Carnevali admitting that she had poisoned her first husband, and pro- posing to do the same with Carnevali. Ottavi refused to be a party to the crime, and broke off all relations with the woman. The latter then wrote to Carnevali confessing her intrigue, and declaring her readiness to die. Carnevali, on receiving the confession, went to the post-office and shot Ottavi dead with a revolver. He then gave himself up to the police. Signora Carnevali made a pretence of poisoning herself, but afterwards took to flight. She went to Palermo, but returned to Rome, where she was arrested when pre- paring to leave for Greece. The letter she wrote to Ottavi is in existence. The trial excites great interest.

CARDIFF BUILDER'S AFFAIRS. He Says S fling Property Under Value Caused His Failure. A first meeting of the creditors of Mr. Wm. Hy. Chapman, now residing at 28, Morgan- street, Pontypridd, a joiner, lately residing and carrying on business as a builder at :i9, Bridgend-street, Cardiff, was held on Monday morning at the Official Receiver's Offices, Queen-street, Cardiff (before Mr. Orr, deputy- official receiver). The liabilities were £1,015 15s. Id., and there were no assets. The debtor, in his statement of affairs, alleged that the cause of his failure was "selling property under value." The following were the Official Receiver's observations upon the ca^e —The bankrupt filed his petition at the request of his heaviest creditors. He has no estate, anri has been adjudicated a bankrupt. He is a carpenter by trade. He informs me he com- menced buildinsr on his own account in March, 1893, and suspended payment in March last. During the twelve months he has completed eighteen houses in Bridgend-street, Cardiff, which he sold in January and February last. He also partially built' eight houses in Llanelly-street, Cardiff, which he states were taken possession of in April last by the person who financed him. and to whom he had exe- cuted a bill of sale on the 19th of March last on household furniture and building mate- rials, in consideration of an advance of JB50. I11 his deficiency account is set down a loss of J3100 on this transaction, as he estimates the value of the materials alone to be considerably*! in excess of the amount advanced. The bank- rupt has furnished me with particulars of the amounb for which he sold the -opert-ies, bvt beyond his bank pass book he has no record of the disposal of the proceeds. He had only £40 capital when he commenced building, and had not previously been in trade, but he ap- pears to have had no difficult- in obtaining credit for any goods he required, with the result thr>t his liabilities for materials are now £1015 15s. Id., and there is no likelihood of I any dividend being paid. The figures in the deficiency laccount are all estimated. "—Only two or three of the creditors were in atten- dance and the questions they had to ask were deferred until the public examination.

A ROUGH CUSTOMER. Sent to Gaol for Assaulting a Cardiff Publican. At Cardiff Police-court on Monday morning Maurice Fitzgerald, a powerfully-built man, was charged (before Mr. Morton Browne, deputy-stipendiary, and Mr. E. Beavan) with as-sanltin-- Samuel Williams, landlord of the Temple Bar Hotel, Bute-street, on the evening of August 18.—Mr. Williams said that about nine o'clock prisoner entereu the bar, and, going up to a customer, said that, unless the latter stood him a drink, he would punch his head. Witness on this ordered Fitzgerald to leave the house, but prisoner would not go, and he had to use force to turn him out. Durincr the scuffle Fitzgerald kicked Mr. Williams. Later in the evening the man returned to the house, and picked up a glass, which he threw at witness, hitting him in the eye.—The Magistrates thought that prisoner had committed a most unprovoked assault, and sent him to goal for 28 days. -4-

TO KEEP FROM STARVING A Fireman Attempts a Burglary a Barry Docks. Dock-constable W. Atkins was on duty m Dock-road, Barry Docks, at an early hour on Monday morning, when he saw a man attempt- ing to break into the business premises of Messrs. Samuel and Co., clothiers. The officer ran up to the spot. but the man fastened him- self in an outbuilding close by. The constable, however, forced his way in, and arrested the would-be burglar, who gave hisname as James Gammon, a marine firema.n, but who had been loafing about the dock" for many months. The accused was taken before the Penarth magis- trates on Monday morning, and charged with the offence.—Mr. Superintendent Giddings said prisoner was sent to gaol for the same offence in May last.—Prisoner said he had no money, 'and could not get a ship, so that he must. do something to keep himself from starv- ing.—Sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour.

SUNDAY CLOSING. Another Shebeen Raid by the Police at Barry. On Sunday night, about 10.30, Polioe-con- stable* Williams and Hill, after watching the premises for some' time, raided the house of Mrs. Fouracres, at No. 103, Mert-hyr-street (late Wood-street), Barry Docks, and seized one 4hrallon cask of beer on tap, and one 4j- gallon cask empty.

CRICKET. SWANSEA DISTRICT CHALLENGE SHIELD. The semi-fiwtl mlttch between the Swansea District League Club, Sunny Bank and Singleton, took place at Singletou ou Saturday, and was witnessed by a larg-o crowd, including Lord and Lady Swansoa, Madame Patti-Nicolini, aud other guests at Lord Swansea's garden parly. Singleton went in first and made 68 runs, J. Davies, T. Morris, W. Challenger, and W. J. Smith gettÜlg" into double figures. Sunny Bank, however, could not reach this total, making only 57, and thus losing by eleven runs. Llaneilv Second Eleven v. Pembrey.—These teams met a t Burry Pon on Satnrday to lllay the return match, when the Burry PortiaIls again proved vic- torious, the scores being :—Llanelly Second Eleven, 57 Ptmibrey, 162. Clydach v. A'>eravoll.-This match was played at Clvdaeh. Result:—Aberavon, 68; Clyda-eh, 49. Canton Wesley an* T. lily Paper Works.—Played at Canton. Score .—Canton Wesleyans, 74 ( JHjr, 9. -?-?

Nonconformist Gossip. i JONES Y DEACON'S SERIES OF ARTICLES. Weish Independents— Denominational Unity-—Haverfordwest Baptist College. Among Welsh ministers in general and Welsh Independents in particular conversa- tion veers round to the two libel actions which have íigureä in our law courts during the past few days. The one was set tiown for hearing at the Liverpool Assizes, and was an action in which both plaintiff and defendant were ministers of the Gospel. The other, known as the "D" ease, came up before Judge Gwilym Williams in the Ponty- pridd Court, and was an action brought by a member of an Independent Church in the Rhondda to seek damages from her pastor for wrongful excommunication. Both actions have been, however, nipped in the bv:d, a satisfactory settlement being made in each case between the contending parties. But this happy ending is directly due to the intervention of the judge, who very strongly animadverted upon the fact that persons who professed themselves adherents of the Christian religion and were members of the same religious community sought to settle their disputes by making recourse to the rigour of the law. To enter into the question at issue in either ca.se would be to enter upon a matter that lies entirely outside the province and purpose of this column. My object in making reference to the matter is to draw attention to the remarks dropped from the judicial bench, and suggesting that in every religious body there should exist some strong central authority which shouM deal with all such disputes, and thus avoid the necessity of the publicity of the law-court, which not infrequently means the trailing of religion through the quagmire. DENOMINATIONAL UNITY. The Church of England has such authority. Her bishops are invested with full power and authority, which they do not hesitate to exercise when the honour of the Church is at stake. With certain sections of the Nonconformists, also, the seal of authority lies in a strong system of centralisation. The Presbyterians have their presbyteries or monthly meetings, and the Weslevan Metho- dists have their synods and general confe- rence. In each case they are fully able, without the aid of law and lawyers, to eope promptly and efficiently with alf such matters a.s might tend to disturb the peace of their Churches or bring dishonour upon the com- munity. But the Baptist and Congrega- tional bodies have no such centralised autho- rity. Their system is purely one of .;eceu- tralisation. Each Church is self-managing, without the slightest interference from with- out. Now, the late Dr. John Thomas, who was, beyond doubt, the most commanding figure and the leading spirit in Welsh Con- gregationalism in his day, was often known to say that this system of decentralisation was at onoe the strength and the weakness of Congregationalism: its strength because it reduced the necessity of administration to a minimum, and thus aided the develop- ment of Christian Churches as centres of spiritual activity; its weakness beoause it sought to establish an ideal system before men were ready to realise the necessary con- ditions. If, as he said, men were only what they professed, if the old Adam were entirely crushed out of them. and if they were in truth followers of the Prince of Peace, then. indeed, there would be no need for any authoritative body outside, charged with the duty of stifling discord and of restoring harmony within the pale of the Churcnes. But, as long as there are men within the fold who are of querulous disposition and given to constant bickerings, centralisation of authority, in some form or other, becomes an absolute necessity if peace and unity are to be kept unimpaired. And, indeed, it was the desire to create some outward symbol of denominational solidarity and authority that inspired Dr. Thomas end others to establish the Welsh Union. Already the end in view ha.s been realised. The denomina- tion has discarded the appellation of "Inde- pendent" and has substituted for it that of "Congregational." And the distinction is full of significance. Congregationalists no longer desire to make their Cliurcheis self- governing units, dwelling apart from each' other in rigid isolation, but surely, though slowly, they are following along those broader lines sketched out by their revered leader, who keenly deplored the miserable squabbles that ruptured Churches in the denomination again and again and frequently culminated in actions at law. Surely, after the recent exhibition in our law courts, it is full time for the Congregational Churches to unite to appoint a strong representative committee. which shall have full power to investigate and to decide upon all such questions of dispute as are now referred to the -aw courts. If they do this, not only will they have the satisfaction of knowing that it is a step which Dr. Thomas long desired to see realised, but they will also save the country at large the significant spectacle, with its dye of irony, of barristers and judge" teaching professing Christians the ethics of the Gospel. HAVERFORDWEST BAPTIST COLLEGE. The Welsh Baptists have been very much exercised of late with reference to the destiny of their college at Haverfordwest. Counsel has been so much divided upon the point, so many different issues have been raised, and so many varied interests have been brought into conflict that it has been extremelv difficult for them to bring the ques- tion to a final decision. With the hope of securing something like unanimity, the whole matter was referred a short time ago to the vote of all the Churches, with the result that the decision was made in favour of amalga- mating the college with that already located at Bangor. This result, however, instead of securing the desired end, served only to enrage the then minority, who refused to ratify or in any way to acknowledge the decision. The interests of peace, therefore, demanded that the whole matter should be left in abeyance for a time. Both sides agreed upon a truce. Each made its policy one of circumspection and of delay. The time of truce has, however, run out, and the whole matter has once more been summoned to the arena. Ministers and leading laymen, to the number of 60. have just been sitting in assembly at Haverfordwest, deliberating over and discussing the future of their college. The number of absentees is not recorded, but it appears that, after no little talking, the matter wa« put to a vote, and by a majority of two it was decided to remove the college to Aberystwith. Whether such a bare majo- ritviustifies such an important step is a matter that concerns the supporters of t.he movement, and is certainly such as might well engage their attention. I see that the "Seren"—the denominational organ of Welsh Baptists—declares that this snatch victory will not profit its promoters, and adds that there are breakers ahead. Majorities, it is true, are fluctuatimr Quantities, even when they are large and substantial, and almost invariably they tend to run down rather than to go up. What, then, will be said of a majority of two ? Certain it is that it must be of abnormal cogency -and elasticity to stand the stress and strain of heated dis- cussions and divisions, for the slightest devia- tion On the part of even the least important ¡Hlr1 influential of its constituents would mean disaster. But. apart from the vitality and vigour of the slender majority, yet closely connected with the matter unde conside- ration is the question of the decision of the Churches. By a majority of 26 votes the Baptist Churches decided a few montfcs bttck in favour of amalgamating the colleges at Bangor and Haverfordwest. Why, then. is this plainly expressed wish of theirs thus over--ridden and disregarded ? Have the Churches ceased to hold that view? What are the means that have been taken to test their feelings upon the matter? If a majo- rity of 26 was not sufficiently large to effect the removal of the college to Bangor, W flY is it that a majority of two suffices to remove it to Abervst-with? Now, the^ a.re alii pertinent ouestions, and a.re being eagerly asked by those adherents of the Baptist cause who are of the rank and file. And the supporters of the college who are now exult- ing in their recent victory will do well to face them and to give to each a direct- answer. Let them not forget that victory is often bought a.t too treat a cost, ajid that a.ny undue haste on their part to follow up their siletnder victory oannot but precipitate the old feud a.nd revive that spirit of par- tisanship which withers with its blasts, J. he "Seren" has SOUT rted the note of alarm, and already feeling is beginning to rise. It is for the leading supporters of Haverfordwest to set the peace and unity of their denomi- ¡ nation above the dictates of diplomacy. Next week I sbali have something more to say of this matter.

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-? Thomas Tresider, 26, was brought np in custody at Cardiff Police-court on Saturday (before Alderman Jacobs, Alderman Carey, and Councillor RumsdaJe and Ebenezer Beavan) on a charge of breaking and entering the bar of the Qneen's-chambers Hotel, Queen-street, in the occupation of Messrs. P. W. Carey and Co.. with intent to commit a felony, between 12.30 and 1.30 that morning. He was further charged with haying- a number of burglar's tools in bis roesession at the time.—Police-constable Hawkins said he was on dnty in Queen street on Saturday morning at 1.15 when he saw the prisoner on the Jedgre of a window of the Queen s-cha.mbc.t's Hotel, iooking in through the fan-light. Witness told him to come down, and prisoner did so. Witness then charged him with the effe "r'. but prisoner made no reply, and the constable then took him to the police- station, where, on searching him, be found a sharp-edged chisel. a dark lantern, a bunch of keya, in which there were four skeletons, and two knives.—Superin- tendent Hp-yward asked for a remand until next Friday, so that inquiries could be made about the prisoner, as he was unknown in Cardiff.— The remand was granted. The Press Association Glasgow correspon- dent states that two Scottish ooal- masters, who are Parliamentary candi- dates in the mining districts, have offered to concede the terms demanded by the men. The employes are considerably agi- tated as to what course to take. Mr. ChishoEtn Robertson has been offered the custody of an agreement, but refuses to accept it. Early on Sunday morning a fire broke out at Brookes End Farm, Birchington, near Margate, and nearly all the farm buildings were destroyed. The crops on the farm premises were also lost, and 35 pigs and a. number of fowls were burned to deatbr

Coming Back for Certain JABEZ BALFOUR IS TO BE EX- TRADITED. Salia Judge has Handed Him to the British Representative but the Date of Departure isn't Known. Our own correspondent telegraphing on Sunday from Buenos Ayres s'tys — The Federal judyo has granted the extradi- tion of Jabez Spencer Balfour on all the charges preferred against him by her Majesty's G,)vern- ment. It is considered probable that Balfour will appeal against this decision, but as his appeal must be lodged and heard within a short period, as specified by the treaty, there will be no further delay in the matter. The Central News says :—The Government has received a cablegram from Buenos Ayres confirming the statement made in a message which reached London on Sunday to the effect that the Federal judge had granted the request put forward by her Majesty's Government for the extradition of Jabez Spencer Balfour. No doubt is entertained by the authorities in Eng- land that an appeal will be promptly lodged, but there is good reason for believing that the r p ieal will be dealt with with equal prompti- tude.

LATEST NEWS WOLVERHAMPTON MEETINS. 3.20—9 ran Young Hampton 2 First King 2 Geoffr?v 3

This Day's Racing. Wolverhampton Meeting. ORDER OR RUNNING'Himley Juvenile Plate, 2.15 All-agecl Maiden Plate, 2.50 Wrotto -ley Plat*, 3.20 Bradford Handicap, 3.50 National Hunt Flat Race, 4.25; KintrsTviiiford Plate, 5 0. ARRIVALS. Appinzell, Anonyme, Austral, Blue Jacket. Ballet Girl, Billbrooke, Bowlegs, Blue Girl, Corauto, Cabriole, Cut-throat, Consie, Cyril II., Diogenes, Dutch Slider. Eastbury, False Face, Fourposter, Galerion, Honeybar, Hugrser Mugger, Knockdown, Leap On, Loverless, Lottie Collinsj Mncboozer, Miss Emily, Maid of the Mill, Montpensier, Northover, Nettle filly, Oof, Orphan Agaes filly, Peun Lass, Pallas Athenc. Pins, Preliminary Canter, Paijtaarruel, Bed Pepper, Ravenspur. Boyal Harry, Red Cherry, Sydenha.m. Schubert, Solve, Vulpecide, Yestilla, Wild Vietrear, Tonoff Hampton, and Zscchinotfce. Additional Arrivals This Morning Corrieties, Trail colt, Two Bob, Argsnant, Zitza filly, Cello. Bed Ink, Silver Blaze, To-morrow, First King, Oxford Belle, Dr. Primrose, The Brook, Bih- stead, Geoffrey, La, Belle Sarah, Kyber, Toy, Lelio, Pomard, Wild Victrees, Miss Emily colt, and Ballet Girl. Under orders—Keen and Merry Token.

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<tM<?! <M ?. TheWinnerof the Leger? LADAS AND MATCHBOX NOT THE ONLY LIKELY ONES. "Venator" Names a Berkshire-trained Horse and Thinks it Threatens them Danger. How near we are g-etting to the end of the season was plainly shown last week, when the racing, although fairly interesting, was only carried on in a desultory fashion. In the South, Kempton and Windsor provided some fairly good sport, but, after the Sussex fort- night, the interest fell a bit flat, and the racing army generally looked as if they would have liked a holiday. All round the sjime stagna tion in racing matters exists, and it will not Le until York that the interest will tho- roughly revive for the end of the 8t'ason.. All thing), considered, it is rather to be won- dered nt that business on the bt. Leger 11' not a, little more brisk. There is any amount of talk, especially as to the respective merits of Ladas and Matchbox, both of whom, by the way, are reported as going well and strong in their premration. With Ladas's dual defeat, the question as to whether Lord Rosebery's colt can stay the extra distance over the Town Moarcs becorne an open quest-ion, which will only be settled when the St. Leger is over. As to his meeting Mat-chbox again, it has been pointed out that although the latter has never bean proved a stayer he is undoubtedly a good game horse. Admitting this, the game remark applies to Ladas. Until the «olt met Isinglass his gameness was never called into question. He has beaten everything else of his year in tip-top fashion, and. so tar as tho opposition he will meet at Doncaster is con- cerned. we have no reason to think hl1t that he will again prove victorious. Of COUI'8e. I am speaking more particularly now of Matchbox, who lias proved his great opponent of the year and who, like Ladas, is practically am unknown quantity so far as staying is concerned. In the St. Leger, however, there is another division, amongst which are several such good horses as to make it a question for our consideration if the above-mentioned pair have the race so com- pletely at their mercy as past results would seem to indicate. Take, for example, Son of Mine, who, by all appearance, has improved immensely since leaving headquarters for his Berkshire home. The only owision on which we saw the son of Isonomy out as a two-year-old wa.s in the Great Breeders' Stakes in October last. On that occasion he ran a great-hearted colt, and, with I the big impost for a youngster of 9st. up, ran Matchbox to a bare neck, the pair being clean away from a big field, including Go Lig'htly, Throstle, and Joeast-a. How far he has improved from a two to a three year old we are entirely ignorant. He is entirely an unknown quantity, a.nd it would not in th. least surprise me to 8ee him cause the favuurit* much more trouble than is generally expected. Of the others the way in which Ami- able won the Oaks suggests that the I St. Simon filly possesses as good stay- ing powers as anything else in the race. At present she stands at a very nice price, and remembering that September is the mares' month, we may depend that she will find plenty of supporters. Throstle is another whose victory in the Nassau Stakes at Good- wood justly entitles her to rank as a stayer. She is said to be told off to make the pace for Matchbox, but I have an idea that she has a big chance on her own account. However, when the market begins to get a little brisker, we may hear what chances the connections of some of the dark 'uns fancy they have of beat- ing the favourites. Since my last letter Kyle, whose cJianoea I mentioned favouraby in conneoti-m vitli thr Great EWir Handicap, has ^rone a.miss. and with Street Singer's victory before us, it maj be that the Malton establishment will ma.k» him their selected. We shall know mort about that. though. ;ifter thJS week is over, for Street Singer has a prior engagement in th< Nottinghamshire Handicap. If leserved for York in preference to the "Laeeville" meet- ing. we may depend upon it that his chance in the Great Ebor is fancied very much. Of course, it has to be considered that the 101b. penalty and the extra distance will prove a bit too much for him, and it is a question worth considering if Houndsditch under the altered conditions is able to reverse the I-eweg placings. Red Ensign moots his Ascot conqueror on 71b. better terms, ana if he is so n't to the post ought to run well. Of the others I have only a fa.ncy for Quilon and Sweet Duchess, the last-mentioned being the mount of T. Loates. At present I should name Street Singer, Quilon, and Sweet Duchess as the likeliest trio to provide the winner, reserving a more definite selection* until next week. VENATOR.

BASEBALL Cardiff beats Avondale in the Semi- final for the Challenge Shield. On Saturday the semi-final for the Baseball Chalfcwige Shield was played on the Barracks Field betes'een the Cardiff and Avondale teams. Neither team was fully represented, Cardiff being short of Andrews, their fast bowler, and Avondale short of three of their regular players Cardiff winning the toss elected to field. Th. bowling of Llewellyn Thomas proved deadly. as he managed to dispose of the team for &'i runs. Cardiff, on going to the crease, com- piled 46 runs, T. Davies, C. Hole, and Sic Jones being responsible for 26 between them, The seoond innings of the A vondaJes provec more fruitful, as they were able to put togethei 43. Cornish and Vaughan making 10 and 14 respectively. Cardiff wanted 30 runs in theil second innings to win. The first five men were quickly disposed of for four runs, and things began to look ra.t.her gloomy for the Cardiff team. Inspired by their succcss, the Avon- dales played up well, and when another ten runs were added to Cardiff's score they had succeeded in getting rid of another three men. There were now only three men in to get th. remaining sixtee11 Hole. Sid Jone^ and W. Lewis. The excitement was intense a{ the three batsmen followed eaoh other to tht batting crease to get the coveted score. Bj steady play they were able to knock IM eighteen between them—W. Lewis (9), S .Tones (5), and G. Hole (4)—-thus winning one ol the most exciting games that has ever bee* played for the shield by two runs. Mi 8;.ti,r< day next Cardiff and rn<et ;r the final, this being the third year in succession fof these two teams to qualify for that position. -?-

LAWN TENNIS. TENBY TOURNAMENT. This tournament concluded on Saturday. on prizes were distributed by the deputy .mayoress, I follows LADIKS' Siff6r.Ee,—1st, Miss Ethel Moore; 2ni Mrs. Valentin. LADIKS* DOUBLES.—1st, Mrs. Valentin and Mil Dora Smith; 2nd, the Misses Owen Jones and H James. MIXED DOUBI.ES.•—1st, Miss James and Mr. Ka worthy 2nd, Mr. G. Smyth and Miss Ethel Moore. G-BXTLXXEy's DOUBLES.—1st, Mr. H. Kenworthj and Mr. E. Sampson 2nd, Mr. P. Peake and Mr. J. Cliff. GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES.—1st, Mi. F. H. Morris I 2nd, Mr. C. Davies. SOUTH WALES CHALLENGE CUP.—Mr. F. H.Morris, Sketty, Swansea, who now becomes tbe absolute owner, having won the cup three years in succession. Mr. E. Sampson, Cardiff, was in the final sets.

United Counties Hunters Show. The entries for this show, which takes ptaoe on Thursday next a.t Carmarthen, are quite up to, if not above, the average of former years,' some of the olasses, particularly the two and three year olds, being very full. The judge. are :—Mr. P. A. Munta, M.P., and Colonel Maclean, gentlemen well known in the ring, The Great Western have decided on issmn| cheap tickets for the show, and we recommeD4 all our sportiijg friintds to pay the show a visit.

SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF EPILEPTJCAI FITS.—We strongly recouMtiei-d any of our readefl 8t Cehng worn Epilepsy or Hysteria to send theif names and ad<!rs#ees to Dr. Fanyan, 90, Orea{ Russell-street, Loudon who will, if they roenti'* this paper sead 10 them gratis his Practical TreatiM on the perm*aerit cure of Epilt-ptical rite and othel diseases of the Nervcup System. ,J

-r-- --??- The Press Association has authority for stating that all doubts a.s to the re-appearance in this country of Jabez Spencer Balfour are now finally set at rest. As a result of inquiries made on Monday, the Press Association is of!i"i;ii-y informed that extradition has been decided on. No information, however, is at present- forthcoming as to the preoise date of Balfour's departure from Argentina. HANDED OVER TO THE BRITISH. The "Pall Mali Gazette's" special correspon- dent at Buenos Ayres on Monday telegraphs: —The Federal Judge at Salta has ordered Jabez Balfour to be extradicted, and has handed him to a representative of the British Government, in conformity with the clauses of the Extradition Treaty of December, 1893. Tbe judge has also reprimanded Jabez's advocate for declaring that the National Government has meekly condescended to entertain the British claim for his surrender.