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LEGAL. Treasurer's Bond.—"Secretary.—Tlie bond is in Order, and does uot require a stamp, as it is given In connection with a registered friendly society. Claim by Creditor of Deeeawd Husband.—"J. J.— Your wife is not responsible for the debts of her iate liuslmnd unless she received soiiie estate from him. "Trespassers Beware!"—"W. W. W."—You are cer- tt inly entitled to put up a notice board warning tres- j>cssfirs to be vi.re of trespassing 011 your or; liard with- out tr< ubllng Scotland Yard in tlW matter. Roger's Property.—"Z.—The only plan we eSI\.8UO'- gest is ti.at you should get a London Dierctory, and see if you can find the name of the writer of the letter of which you send us a copy. If you succeed you should write to h;ni and see what he hi.« to say. Children of a Mixed Marriage.—"Coningshy."—The rule is tint the father is entitled to siiy to what reli- gion Ids children should be brought up, but very often agreements arc made between the husband and wife prior to their marriage with rfsr&rd to this point. C> .r of Divorce.—"Information."—If a man can prove tlkit h's means do not ;■ mount to £ 25 he is en- titled to sue for a divorce in forma pauperis, m«1 the cost, of such, proceeding would probably not exceed tti sum naire. Well.—"lteador."—You might try to compel ihe Tumi you finployed to sink the well to the, proper depth", but. we think that you would prohahly fail. You should have ascertained that the well was' of the proper depth before you paid the hill. Compensation for Accident.—"Sholleie."—We think iliac you probably have a clr.im against the company, hut it is quite possible ttat thsy could raise a defence of ervitril)tltor r negligence. If you propose to make a claim you should do so immediately, and consult your solicitor without delay. Business in Wife's Xame.—"Worr.crl. --There is no cliiSrulty wliatsvor in your relative lending your tvife the money necessary to start her in business. He will, of course, be careful to see i-hat it is made quite dear that the money is lent to her and not to your felf. Her name should be over the front, and every- thing rhould be bought in her name. Rent of Hphool House.—"J. 0."—You will have enn- fiirlem hie di.tir-ulty in renewing anything from the yierple who live in the school house. Your best course will be to sue them in tiie oount-y-conrt for such rent «s you think proper. They will probably defend the action, and plead tha.t you let them have the house Tent free, and you will ha.ve to meet that conten- tion on their part. Change of Name.—"No Name,"—"pie simplest way to take an adtlitional name, as you wish to do. ? an execute a deed poll stilting your intention to ke called by the full name of your choice, and to advertise ÜI2 cliaage widely ill the 1(){':11 press. The deeel must he enrolled in Chancery. Your solicitor will tell you what wrt of deed j" required, and "ill prepare it for rou, and he will also teil vou what the cost will Old Flt<h-t<treet Hill.—" Kaffir."—We will send one of our young men n mid London to see if we can hllll Old Fish-street Hill for jou. M^anwhi e, your proper plan is to send to Somerset House, and search for the cutsflcale of the death of your relative. Of course, if lie did not die in England, this will !lot give you much assuitunce. We fear that finding Old Fish-street Hill will not help vou in .vour search for the date of your rehtive's death. Imprisonment for Debt.—"A. j. Y.There is no imprisonment for debt in the old sense of the word, The nearest approach to it is the enforcement of pay- ment of t.rnis due under bastardy orders by imprison- ment. The ordinary imprisonment order of a county- court. judge is for contempt of court. In neither case does the imprisonment pay the debt, and the credi- tor can proceed imm 'diately to take such steps as he or she might. think fit. Allowance by Overseers,J!rTII3mma.n.It 's well in di rstoc.d tliat the allowances made by overseeiv to owners of properties is made 1 ecu use the agree- ments entered into by such owners save so much time and trouble in ocHeotion, and so much by- reason of tenements being vacant, that the allowance does not any loss. It is obvious that tiie considerations which govern slwh eases do not apply at all to the case of an owner of one house in which he himself resides. All these matters rest, now w.th parish council, but we doubt if they will he likely to depart from the present iiractice. Patent Medicines.—"C. C. W.A dealer in patent mwlicinss must be the holder of an annual licence, which costs 5s. Make inquiries of the nearest diski- butor of stamps or postmaster. You are doubtless avnre that patent medicines must bear an Excise dufv stamp, varying according to the vaJue of the goods. We a>-c making enquiries in our usual cf.lumn with regard to the other matters mentioned in your letter. W are glad to hear that you find that you are reeeiv- ing tieneflt from the treatment you arc undergoing at the admirable institution in which you are at present residing. Mis-spelt Xame.—"Name."—You need not be in the least anxious about your having spelt your name d;fferently to your late father's. A man's name is the name which, by reputation, he has come to be, known Dy. and there is nothing necessarily wrong in a man calling himself another name different to his fatler's, and, as a matter of fact, people very fre- quently change their names for reasons connected with property, and sometimes for purely sentimental m;sons. So far as regards your pension papers, vou may havj to explain matters to the authorities, but we ara quite suit- you will have no difficulty in doing so, Mutual Willg.—"Uhondda."—The wills apoear to us to I", in perfect order. The mistake that was mflde was in paving duty in respect of hruse. This did not. in any sense whatever belong to the testator, or pass by his will. You should take necessary steps to obtain a return of the over-paid hit You cannot, of course, escape pay- ing the duty twice oil the testator's house, and no possible alteration of "A. J.'s" will can make any difference. The two houses row belong to her, and must pass by her will, and you will have to prove the will of J." in the usjal way. As this will now stands, your wife will take for life only, and the houses must go to the son and daughter who are named in the Willi.

GENERAL. "Subscriber."—The town residence of Earl Spencer [, Spencer House, 27, St. James'-place, S.W. Spurreii's Lessons 111 Welsh," published I by W. Spui-rell and Sons, Carmarthen price, 2s. 6d. T. C;You will find particulars of several funds for the purpose of assisting Congregational ministers in the Congregational Year Rook. "Nemo."—The reference libiary at Cardiff has not beei re-opened yet, but the librarian (Mr. John Ballinger) would, doubtless, be glad to assist you in any matter d urgency. "W. E. C.We oan hardly advise you where to edver+ise your picture of Nell Gwynne. The first thing to do would be to get aji idea of its value ix.ughly, which you could do by getting tlie opinion of a rcs|K'ct«hie dealer in works of art. "Fifteen Years' Reside '—We know of no book dfilir.g with the "tabular" system of book-keeping. Pceeiblj, Mr. L. Upcott Gill, "Bazaar" Oflice, 170, Strand, or Messrs. Crosby Lockwood and Co., ( Su'.t-ioru-rs' Hall-oourt, E.C., may know of one. Both firms publish works on book-keeping. "Sirron."—Here is the reply to your question as to all outfit for a steward on an Atlantic :Candidates must not be under eighteen years of age, nor less tlian 5ft. 6in. in height, and, if they have not. been ta sea before in a similar capacity, must have had some experience in waiting at. table, either in a club, hotel, or private service. The cost of a steward's I outfit is about £9 or £10. H. 1\"—There is :io passenger line trading between Cardiff and the Cape, and very few steamers leave the port for that part. If you succeed in getting a passage out in a tramp steamer the cost will be a matter of arrangement. Very few of these boats are licensed to carry passengers, and, t.heroforo. you would have be rated on the ship's hook; ill some capacity at a nominal wage. "J. F." (Groeveuor-road).—llir- scereUuy to the Civil Service Commission courteously gends ua a form show- ing that, \lsher\< court-keepers, and messengers in fli law courts must be between 25 and 45, except iiJ til,, esse of pensioners from the Array and Navy, I who may be appointed if under 50. The subjects of examination are reading, writing, and arithmetic (sufficient- for the keeping of a petty cash-book). I "E. W." (Belgrave-road).— The only Information w- can give you as to a stewardess's berth is as fclit \vs :—Candidates must be between 30 and 35 I ytars of age, and accustomed to wait and attend upon Indies they should also state whether they have had any experience in hospital nursing, or in attending wy-'on invalids. Tf tlie conditions suit you. you bad hrtter write direct to the secrctaiy of one of the great. <Uhu tic lines, or. if you like, write again to us if you want any fin-ther suggestion.

MISSING RELATIVES AND FRIENDS fiibtrn.—News wa ited of Mrs. Sarah GHIison. Last heard of at Putney. Her nephew inquires.—Address Charles nooper, No. 20, EaJt End, Redruth,, Corn- wall. 6-10-95 Jenkins.—News wanted of Clare Jenkins, lady's maid at Avoca Lodge, Southsea, till 1886T—Address L. Bromley, 89, Mildmay-grove, Mildmay Park, X. Madame de P. is most anxious to hear from her. 20.10.95 Morris.—Wanted, tlie present address of Miss Morris, I wh« was sfrvant of But-ombe Rectory, Somersetshire, about the year 1875.-Address J. H. Dell, 156, Edg- wsre-road, London. W. 20.10.85 Newman -Should tliis mtet the eye of Sydney Owen Newman, formerly of Chelmsford, Essex, but I for many years of Vancouver, B.C.. his brother George, 9, Victoria-square, Victcria-road, Chelmsford, Essex, is anxious to hear from him. 6-10 95 V, l Water.—News wanted of Mrs. Wafer, daughter of ■Tames Protharo, of Hereford.—Apply 17, Cavendish strfet. New "North-road, Hoxtou, N. 20.10.85 Whitefeord.—News wanted of Miss Whitefoord, formerly of 74, St. John's Wood-terrace, It gent's Park. ajred 52; also of Lee Whitefoord, master mari- ner, left F.ng-!and. outward bound, in 1893.—Address C. C. Whitefoord (their brother), Infirm Ward, St. Pancras, X.W.

STRUGGLE OYER EGYPT AND COREA. PURPOSE OF THE FRANCO RUSSIAN AGREEMENT. The Berlin "Lokalauzøig-er" on Monday night published the following telegram from its Paris :-It has been :1,Sf'prta ',ned that Prince Lobanoff and Hanotaux have agreed at Contrexeville as to the arrangements for the journey wliidh President Faure will make to Moscow oil the occasion of the. Czar's coronation. The President, leaving Havre or Brest, will go, attended by the French squad- ron, t,) Copenhagen, avoiding the Kaiser Wil. helm Canal. After visiting the Danislh Royal Family the President will proceed to St. Peters- burg aJH1 thence to Moscow, apartments being found for him at both cities in the Imperial Palaces. Both statesmen have, moreover, con- ferred with respect to the Armenian and East Asiatic questions, and iliave come t,) a COIll- plete understanding, according to which France supporte Russia in the attempt which the latter win sooner or later make to oust completely the Japanese from Corea, a,nd in return Russia aid-- France to drive the British from Egypt. In expectation of these events, M. N elid0ff left Constantinople a few days ago for Alexandria, wi th the Sultan's knowledge, to confer with the Khedive and his Ministers on these matters.

James Taylor, a youth who had joined the Welsh Fusiliers, was ordered to prison by the Swan.^ea magistrates on Monday to await an escort for desertion from his regiment. "The Only Cure for Neuralgia.Farghcr's Neuralgic Powders. 9|d. per box, post free.—Fargher, (ffceinist, Splott-roftd, 1778c

THEMADAGASCAR CAMPAIGN TALE OF FRENCH BLUNDERS AND DISASTER. A Dalziel's telegram from Paris qaVs.—The deplorable state of things in Madagascar is still the all-absorbing topic LIere, and the newspapers are again full of strong articles on the subject. The "Figaro" reporter has been making in- quiries at Toulon among the sick men lately brought home from the seat of war, and he Ie. lates a pitiable tale of blunders and disaster, followed by sickness and death- Most of the men the journalist interviewed attributed the breakdown to the conflict going an between the War Office and the Ministry of Marine and to the fact that General Duchesne will do nothing without the infantry of the line, who are utterly unfit for Colonial warfare. It seems, too, that in spite of all precautions, large qvantities of absinthe are sold to the troops by men from Reunion, who fdopt all sorts of disguises to evade detection. Notwithstading the exorbitant prices charged, the liqupr is eagerly bought by the soldiers, and death in- variably follow.; its consumption.

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LOCAL AND DISTRICT. On Saturday the wife of a dwarf named Morris gave birth to twins at Blaenavon. Morris is only 35 inches high, and his wife still shorter. Mother and children are doing well. The intermediate school for boys and girls at Llandyssil was opened on Tuesday in temporary premises. During the day seventeen candidates competed for five exhibitions of the value of X3 each, offered by the local governors. At a special meeting of the Carmai+lieai Town Council on Friday it was decided to adopt a recoiijmenda.t'ion presented by the chamber of commerce respecting the formation of a recrea- tion g-ound in that borough. Great indignation exists at Llandudno owing to the insensate daughter of seagulls, and a movement is on fodt to prevent a recurrence of such a ruthless destruction of the birds in future. The Maeeteg Uirban Council on Tuesday passed a vote of condolence with the husband and family of the late Mrs. David Grey. Mr. Grey was for many yeaftt olia-irman of che late local hyard. At a, special meeting of the Llanelly Borough Council htld on Friday it was decided to engage a diver from the firm of Kin,near and Co., engineers, London, to examine and repair the valves of the Cwmlliedi lleservoir. It appears that Miss Li la. Evans, of Cardiff, did not leave Cardiff on Saturday last with the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir, -is, in consequence of her illness on the former occasion, her parents were afraid to let her go across a second tim". The Earl of Ancaster's fine estate of Gwydr, in North Wales, embracing about 8,334 acres, is to be put up for sale by Messrs. W. Dew and Son at Llanrwst on the 24th and 2bth inst. It is stated that the property will be offered divided into 64 lots. At Bridgend Police-court on Saturday J. L. Lewis, of Nolton-street, Bridgwid, assistant- overseer, rate collector, and lessee of the BriÙg- fnd markets, was committed for trial to the assizes, bail being refused, an a jjeri-es of charges of indecent assault. At the quarterly meeting of the Merthyr, Dowlaia, and District Teachers' Association Mr. T. T. Jenkins (head-master of the Pontre- bach National Schools) read a paper condemna- tory of the regulations of the Merthyr School Board, which forbid corporal punishment by assistant certificated teachers. The new wing just added to the Ferndale Conservative Club is to be formally opened on Wednesday night with a billiard tournament. A game of a thousand up is to be played between Messrs. Sexton, of Cardiff, and George, of the West of England, and is to be followed by five games of pyramids. We are informed that the lease of the pre- mises in Mount Stuart-square, Cardiff Docks, selected for the purposes of a temporary branch Custom House was completed on Friday. The agreement was signed by Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., as president of the olwimlier of com- merce, and by Mr. Philip Turnbull, on behalf of the Shipowners' Association. On Friday morning fourteen tin-platers, with their wives and families, left Llanelly for America. The party oansifited chiefly of work- men who were formerly employed at the Morfa Works, and were booked for Elwood and Gas City, the two principal centres of the tin-plate industry in the United States. They were booked to travel via, Southampton. Information has just been received by the Barry Urban District Council that the seal of the Glamorganshire County Oounoil has been affixed to an order for the amalgamation of the three parishes forming the district council area of Barry, namely, Cadoxton, Merthyr Dovaii, and Barry into one parish, to be henceforth known as the Parish of Barry. In the presence of a brilliant and representa- tive gathering of Welsh educationalists the foun- dation stones of Narberth Intermediate School were on Friday formally laid. Accommodation will be provided for 185 pupils. The architect is Mr. J. Morgan Thomas, Rock House, Nar- berth, and the contractors are Messrs. John Reos and Sons, Linn Mill, Narberth. The bishop has offered the rectory of Bettwe Bledrws, Cardiganshire, which became vacant- by the death of the Rev. Evan Davies, to the Rev. R. Lloyd Jones, curate of Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, by whom it has been accepted. His lordship has also offered the Vicarage of Llamdy-f'fsilio, Carmarthenshire, which became vacant by the deatli of HIe Rev. George Rees, to the Rev. Owen Jones Thomas, incumbent of Kiffig nnd Marros, Carmarthenshire, who has awepted it. A meeting of the general purposes ooiniiiitten of the Cardiff Exhibition wa^ held at the Mart on Friday evening. Councillor Thomas Andrews, presided.—The chief business before the committee was the consideration of the ex- hibition rules. These were gon.e through sieiiaitiim. and various alterations and additions were made.—An application for advertising rights wrvs received from the South Wales Ad- verbisiing Coniipanv, and referred to the ohair- man, viœ-c,hairnuln, and the secretary to con- sider and report upon.—It was decided to alter the timv of meeting from five o'clock to 3.30 o'clock. The Llanelly Borough Council have now decided to retain the market, and to collect" the tolls themselves, instead of. as hitherto, lotting them out by auction. This course is taken with a view of ascertaining the increased value of the market, now that the handsome pavilion hat been erected. It has been de- cided to retain the services of the present toll- collector, Mr. Rees, and that he be paid a commission of Is. 6d. in the £ on all tolls received. Out of this remuneration he is to find all assistance required, both at the market and the slaughter-house, and also to pay ior the cleaning of the whole premisses. At a special meeting of the Barry Urban Dis- trict Council on Monday, Alderman J. C. Meggitt (in the dhatr) strongly objected to the council's contractors assigning t'l)p ir interest in contracts to the bank or otherwise, maintaining that such a course led the council into con- siderable difficulty. Mr. S. Barnett said it was quite legitimate for a contractor to mort- gage his work. Mr. W. Saund-:r,s remarked thait fhe trade of the country would be para- lysed If suoli an arbitrary suggestion as that of the chairman were carried out. On a vote being taken the matter was deferred. Amongst the building plnns passed were tihosc of a new hote-l to be ereoted in Hoi-ton-road by Mr. J. Weaver (Cardiff). At the weekly meeting of the Merthyr Board of Guardians on Saturday the estimate of the probable receipts and expenditure of the beard for the half-year ending next March was. pro- duced. The receipts were estimated at £ 4,830, and the expenditure at £20,229, leaving a balance of expenditure amounting to £ 15,399. There was a balance in the treasurer's hands amounting to £3,114, and liabilities* to the extent of £ 3,571, leaving a debit balance of B457. which brought the proI)aMe expenditure to £ 15,856. The amount foe the corresponding half of last year was s £ 15,696. In order to allow for contingencies, it was decided to make a call for £ 17,000, the clerk to apportion that I amount amongst the various parishes comprised I in the union. __i_————L* The Rev. J. Jones, of Llandys-sul, has unanimously invited to the pastorate of Se' Cefn Mawr, in succession to the Itev. A- Parry, The Rev. J. Vyrnwy Morgan, pastor of York-road Chapel, Lambeth, London .0 seceded from the Independents and joineo Baptist denomination. He was baptise" immersion at the Watergate Baptist CliaP.^ Brecon, la«t Sunday night, by his fatherj j law, the Rev. D. B. Edwards, before aero*8 congregation. t A meeting was held at Alderman Davlfh« Schools, Neath, on Monday evening, un<^er.tiee au-])ices of the Neath Parochial Comm1'. for Church Defence. Tlie chair was taken Mr. J. Fear Davies, J.P. It was resolved have a course of lec tures on Church history Mr. R. E. Dell, the lectures to be by lime-light views.. A meeting of the he.-vith committee of Cardiff County Council took place en Tueso^ morning, Alderman T. W. Jacobs prctsidm £ -j A letter, dated the 21st of August, was g from the town-f'.lerk of Cowbridge inu1!!1"' whether the Cardiff Sanatorium woulcl^ available for the reception of patients, sufttrj J | from infectious diseases.—The committee, hearing the medical officer, directed the 00 mittee-clerk to reply in the negative. Tlie annual demonstration of Friendf Societies of the Barry district aid of the funds of the J?03, nursing association was held on Su day afternoon, and was attended by at least • couole of thousand brethren of the var10 Orders.—At t.he conclusion of the proofesi°^' v/hich paraded the various streets, a grea/t ing was held at Cadoxton Market-hall, whe-r"" after a short but appropriate Divine s-ctvicOt Rev. Canon. Thompson, D.D., vicar of John's, Cardiff, delivered an address t(0 Friendly Societies. The ''London Gazette" of Friday states at an extraordinary general meeting of 1 me,niters of the Principality Liberal Company (Limited), recently held at street, Cardiff, it was re-olved that the lie wound up voluntarily. Mr. S. M. Wijk1 son, 3, Working-street, Cardiff, has vff n appointed liquidator. The "London Ga'etto. also contains the following- notice of release liquidator:—"The Pontypridd Bottling pany (Limited), Ynysyngharad-street, P°n pridd: Mr. W. L. Daniel, 65, High-st* Merthyr, official receiver and liquidate released September 18, by order of the P°n pridd Court." At a meeting of tJie executive of the C'aro1^ Democratic Union, held at the Royal Hotel Friday evening, the following resolution unanimously adopted:—"That we re-fret i t'he leaders of the Cardiff Liberal ThouJaf' allowed themselves to be cotTced by n,h clamour into adopting a candidate at the >-rt Del!J election whose attitude towards certain measures made his defeat aind the loss of seat inevitable; and we trust that steps W10 a,t once be taken, in the light of experience! d re-oiyanise the party on the broad basis sound Liberwl-isan, from which it has for s9!^ts time past departed in order to meat the vie" of faddists alld cranks." An important and very successful eist<xld'^ was held at Pontardawe on Saturday. j oliairman was Mr. Evan Lewis, builder, the duties of the secretaryship were carried o by Mr. Evan Hopkin, James-street. The cials at the eisteddfod were as follow:— dent, Mr. F. W. Gilbertson, Glanrhyd; adillcii, cator of music, Mr. Jolm Price, RhpJllløY¡s' conductor and adjudicator of literary J Watcyn Wyn," Ammanford; brass adjudicator, Mr. W. Lingwood; adjudi^^j of prize-bags, Miss Thomas, Glanymor, Miss Lloyd, Cilvbebyll; accompanists, n% G. Jenkins and D. Richards. The fhe having delivered the inaugural address, competitions were proceeded with. tl The second Church parade of the fit, Mynach Cbmpany of the Llai'dait of the Church Lada' Brigade, under tlis mand of Adjutant-captain M. Lindsay, ^7* place on Sunday morning. The afH""rS sent were Sergeants EvajiSj, Everstni, Rees, and about twenty privates The company met at the Ystrad My1* t Schoolroom, where they went through a drill, and afterwards marched to Holy Tri^^L Church. The Rev. D. Thomas pr^acfac'f j very suitable sermon, and expressed a w that all boys attending oliurch should oe bci's of the brigade, and make the company' succceasful undertaking. After service over the company marched back to the ft"7 room, whure they were dismissed. Mi*. W. Piitchard Morgan, M.P-, dressing a meeting of the electors at Town-hall, Mountain Ash, on Monday ing, presided over by Alderman Jones, urged that the lesson given thei^ the last election, which showed that a could go to the electorate and poll votes, should be a matter for their eer'°0ti consideration, and that it was a black 8P in the political history of the Mert^y Boroughs. He attributed the defeat of Liberal party to the fact of their attemp'^ to carry out their pledges, which inclo? three great constitutional changes, vl House of Lords, Disestablishment, and Loc- Veto, in one session, which was all I j possibility with such a small majority- a in the face of such determined opposition-

NHJHrr PORTER- SLASHED B1 A WOMAN. Thomas McGra.th, night clerk of a che3>N lodging-house in New York, was serioafv^ not fatally, stabbed by a woman early ,D morning, who gave her nama as Mrs- Fra11^ J. Lewis, of Jersey City. The gJ1 i.s known as the Lorena. McGrath has acting as night clerk only a short | He superseded Oscar MeOullough-. at night a woman, who had been drin^ called and asked to see Oscar. McGraio formed her he was no longer there. Sbe sisted upon seeing Oscar, and finally after duced to leave. She returned short midnight, declaring that she knew McCullough was working in the house an^j wanted to see him. McGrath again irL^0^0f her McCullough was not in tne house aB dered the woman to go away. He plac" ^0 hand on the woman's arm and led her to stairway. They had reached the bottom, the woman with a quick movement, drevr S thing which looked to be a knife a0e- breast, and slashed McGrath on the 1 <-3, tit Then she broke away and escaped. £ ke pressed his hand to his side and discover^ had been stabbed. Phillip Sullivan ss1^j tfjfi woman strike McGrath, and when ha he»? latter shout he had been cut, started ^30 woman, joined by a friend. McGrath ^y. followed. The woman walked rapidly r^t& She was overtaken by the man. grabbed her and she was arrested. 1 fof taken to the hospital. A coroner was pfi to take the man's ante-mortem statesmen Bellevue it was said McGrath's death most a certainty. Ihe police think tn was inflicted by a hairpin dagger or very ^0 der dirk. Policeman Barrett found jy- lodging-hou.se a razor, with a black hanc^j^ ing on the floor behind the hall door. to was no blood on it. The woman waS D await the result of McGrath's injuries.

THE ION A DISASTER. OPENING OF THE CORONERS INQUEST. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE CAPTAIN. The inquest on the victims of the Iona disas- ter was resumed at Limohouso all Tuesday luorriiig (before Coroner Baxter). Before com- rt.cueing the proceedings the jury went over the Iona, which has returned from Edinburgh. The Thames police gave evidence as to the positions in which the bodies were found, and Alexander Arman, of Leith, fore-cabin steward, pioduc-ed the original list of berths on the lona. At midnight on the Sunday he went his round. In the gentlemen's second cabin he found all asleep. In the dining-room were about ten -t, soldiers, and one soldier, who should have been with them, was sleeping on deck. At the time there was no sign of fire, and there was no one about. He was awakened at twenty minute3 to two. He assisted to get the hose along, and called to all the ladies to come out. There wa- fire in the dining-room, and it was going towards the cabin. He was told all the ladies were aft. He did not go into the ladies' cabin for that reason. The ship was lighted by elec- tricity. but lie did not know who had charge of the electric light in the event of an accident. Asked if he wa-s supposed to go to bed at night, Avitness said he did not do so while passengers were about. There were twenty soldiers on board. They were all sober on the Sunday. One of them was intoxicated when he came on board, and on the Sunday night lie slept in the gentlemen's cabin. A Juror: Did you supply the soldiers with drink on Sunday evening? Witness They had no money. Mrs. Emma Hawkins, who travelled in the second cabin with her two children, said when she awoke she sent her eldest girl, aged ten, on deck, thinking her father would be there. The cihild returned because the flames were coming from the dining-room. She had to run with the children under a canopy of flame. The men were smoking in the dining-room on the Sunday night. Should not see the stewardess. She heard someone will "All hands on deck." She was closely questioned by the representa- tives of the stewardess's family as to the efforts of the crew to save the women, but she could say nothing definite. Miss Annie Mustoe, of New Cross, said an officer of the ship came into the cabin and called the women. His hat was on fire, and she told him of it. All the women who lost their lives were at that time dressing. She heard someone say "There's plenty of time. and she thought it was the stewardess. She heard three warnings altogether. George Itiomson, the captain of the Iona, said at twenty minutes past twelve the mast- head light was taken down, and trimmed in the lamp-room, where five gallons of paraffin were stored. The second officer, who was on the starboard side of the bridge, first discovered the fire. Witness immediately had the passen- gers called, stopped the vessel, and ordered the boats to be lowered. There was no roll call until after the fire was extinguished. Some of the jury thought valuable time was WTJ-tt d. The captain said not a moment was lost. The alarm bell was not rung. Questioned after luncheon on behalf of the Shipping Company, he said, looking at all the circumstances, he did not think he could have acted differently. Jessie Thompson, of Wandsworth-road, Lon- don, said all the ladies could have got out before the fire reached them if they had hurried. She did not think Stewardess Leadingliam realised the danger as she began to dress. Private John York, Highland Light Infantry, said he woke to find the dming saloon full of smoke and flames. Contrary to the evidence of previous witnesses, he was. sure, lie said. that the fire came from the women 9 cabin.. Another soldier, named Blair. said he saw the flames and smoke coming from the lamp- room. He also heard that all the ladies were out. lie Eaw no one smoking m the dming saloon. The evidence of the other soldiers went to slow that the fire came from the direction of the lamp-room. William Coleman, cornet boy. said he heard the second steward say to the captain. "What about the women?" The captain saiid, "Never mind the women." The Coroner: Are you certain of that? Witness: Yesv The Coroner: It is a very serious charge to make against the captain. After such an ungallant remark could you not have gone to see after them? 4 Witness I did not know where they were. A Juror: How far were yo.u from the captain when you heard him say tliat? Witness I was just under the bridge. The Juror Are you sure the captain did not merely mean that the womf'n were safe? Witness He said. "Never mind the A-onien." The captain. re-called, totally denifd Cole- man's story. Nobody asked him what about the women, nor did he hear anyone say "Never mind the women." Two other soldiers, James Marshall and Robert Bell, were called. The former said lie saw the flames coming from the seamen's closet, and that it took a quarter of an hour to get the hose, to play. The latter admitted that the solfiiers had been smoking until it was stopped early in the evening by the steward. Mr. Rayment, who lost his wife, djid not know who said "the women were safe." But for that remark all could have been rescued. Charles William Croft, who also lost his wife. said they were more anxious to save the ship than human lives. When told that all the worn ?n had been sent aft he went to olaim his wife, but could not find her. He went back to the cabin to try and save her, but the cabin was then a mass of flames. It was, a seaman who told him that the women had been saved. The inquest was adjourned for a week.

THE LATE MATABELE WAR. LOBENGULA REPORTED ALIVE. Mail advices from Blantyre, B.C.A., state that Major Forbes arrived at Zomro at the end of June, in order to confer with Mr. H. H. Johnston regarding the taking over from the British Administration of the British South Africa Company's territories north of the Zambesi. Major Forbes intended intended to leave in July for a tour of inspection, which would occupy about three months. On the conclusion of his jour- ney lie pro-posed to return to Blantyre and esta- blish his headquarters there. Tlie "British Central Africa Gazette" states that in addition to his administration work Major Forbes is charged with the completion of the Blantyre- Tanganyika telegraph line. The report that. Lobengula is alive is revived by a Catholic priest at Boroma, on the Zambesi, who wrote to Mr. Belcher, the vice-consul, stating that he had heard "very positively" that Lobengula was still alive, and was living, with some thousands of his people, in the upper part of the Manika country, near the Kafue river. The British Commissioner intended to leave Zomba "n July for a four weeks' tour of inspection oil Lake Nyassa.