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LAGDEN'S LUCK: A STRANGE LOVE STORY. By TOM G-ALLON OP TATTEELET," THE M YSTERY OF JOHN PEPPERCORN," &c.). CHAPTER IX. ^1_THE BRIDEGROOM'S RETURN. Jtr. o °n evening of that day on which F^e yfoe destined to make so an appearance as a gentleman-at- in a °ld man came out of a little house a 10 In Kilburn. A very old man, with «yep ^ite heard; a man who bent heavily as though enfeebled with age; er^"s^ricken old man, in that his clothes Cabbyand worn and weather-stained; °ld man, apparently, because, while 6 °ther little houses in the same road hotts., V showed lights in their windows, the froln which he had emerged remained apparently tenantless. ^Iki a *n a '^us occas'oaall3r' anc* «anjeD8 a Sreat deal, the old man presently 4^ntt0- *)il)r0se"s(luare' And there he waited S; 111 lhe summer evening, fof quite a ''11' time. t.eb.a to 8^ arrived so early that he Vas m time 'Cig r. George Frith sally forth, smoking t Vr. ;r.ette, towards that public-house wherein little 111 CowIe was presently to find him A ti)6 la,ter> and Miss Jane Nndds came up ^a. steps, shook out her skirts precisely, »«Vlng a glance down as much of her *°f 8^6 could see, set off at a brisk walk *fter unknown destination. Five minutes ards the old man suddenly crossed the ^hicjj ^nd mounted the three or four steps 0q6 to the front door, *Uo<>^ ^'Sht have expected the visitor to ^a,t\or ring, in the usual way. Instead of the n°w ever, he quietly inserted a key in m na and the next moment had glided into 5r°w little hail, closing the door behind Ntf. Once inside he seemed to know his way eetl Mi-t the ly, and, after listening for a moment ftlietj dodr of one of the lower rooms, he It "a Glided upstairs. IJD-, was the custom of Mr. Clement Frith to tairB lars;e part of the day in his room up- II the evening he would often be emoking a cheap cigar and °ra evening glass, and, in most cases, with him. The younger children ?eraMy sent away at that time, to ^emselves elsewhere; Mr. <T!emeut Da tiiat they disturbed him. On ^rg^j r^cul&r evening he was so deeply im- ^ifl *Q his paper that he did not hear a ^estion addressed to him more than At daughter. tv. turned impatiently towards her, *{>01^. Paper fiercely with his hands, and '1t' ka8 a, very singular thing that a man who f°r his family, as I have done, Wa<s6 • all these years, and given them a quite aQ *^e world—actually placed them in sinetov,0 aristocratic part of London—in Ken- 4ill fact—should still not be able to <l°He ^a-ce when the labours of the day are fciy B" fiave I not told you, Dora, that I, with itig j knowledge of the world, am act- Vt^y°u in a difficult matter, and acting "^t; have I not assured you that you things y°ur poor father through all anc* fear nothing?" 8tone ^ather, dear," she urged quietly, "the 1 0QiyWae given to me—entrusted to my care. "Yq, ^ant to know where it is." 8hat-J trust me?" he asked, with a sad ••J? <* the head. -7zay I, Ido; only I am afra.id of all that th0tl ?aPPen. The threat of that man we >wra;to a doctor; the strange people 8 ca^ed at the house; the value and 10" tlte of this diamond; the disappearance e. Dlan Lagden-all these things frighten -tout are Playing with fire; we are play- -jf death itself." ifar Dora, I decline to say anything ,re ,bout the matter. The diamond is in ^ble when I produce it, you will be kank me, and you will, I think, feel *e8aM-SOrrow f°r your unjust suspicions Vu, nie. Let us say no more, I beg." riluch dignity, Mr. Clement Frith lesgj his paper, and Dora sat down hope- lOtitgjj ear him, striving to work. The man !t1ided 6. the door, when presently he arrived, t\v0 vj ln 80 noiselessly that for a moment or Was able to stand there unobserved ^JUeViZ? watched them. It was only when he 6&ra widdenly that Dora started and "Y»b up* aQd Mr. Frith let his paper fall. '^6 jv,^r 6.ervrant, sir—and yours, lady," 6aid ""Vya, ln a deep voice. Jtr,$Vx, does this intrusion mean?" asked i to his feet. "How d* you '"A here?" hi," Young party was going out as I came l)y' eaid the man, with, a eudden remem- °f the departure of Miss Nudde. "I her where I could find you; she told *fr' -atld I walked up. There's nothing to be of; it's only a little matter of busi- •K '\y both stood staring at the man. He ijjg off his hat, and stood there finger- brim of it, glancing furtively at them, 8|0„ then at the door alternately. Very Dora came round the table, so as to a«arer jjim. then, as he raised his gave a sudden, sharp cry, and away do you want?" she asked, in a quick "I know you now." ''eavy ^an laaghed, slowly pulled off the *rig and whiskers he wore, revealing his *t osely-cropped, grey hair, and showing who he was. It was her husband— W? Lagden ^tly Mr. Clement Frith started for- ^a.(j sternly. The situation was one which gripjyed, and he saw that his only was in a splendid game of bluff. Lag- in the aet of taking off his long, t%war^g°^rcoat, and jerked his head quickly 4ri don't want you to speak," he said w dly. "It's the little girl I've come to see to o You. I may have a word or two to say later. Don't disturb yourself on my 11:(\ Sit down." OLte ed to take off his overcoat. They \)ne a e d him, fascinated. When he had got r 111 out of the sleeve, he reached that '»°at, °UQd to the breast pocket of the over- thijj' Qd took something from it. That some- 'he taK35 a revolver. He laid this slowly on 4nn Ie; and then, in an unconcerned H 0n ~r, finished taking off the coat, tossing ?? a chair. He picked up the revolver, «* 'PPed it somewhere inside his inner ♦ 8 to n 8at down, and leisurely wiped to^e.head of the heavy drops of perspira- h covered>it. Vaiti ^0r^» my dear," he said, with a smile, tgbt ng through the streets on a summer's ^rapped up like this. Hair weighs ."Usjjj^^nd that coat; however, let's get to })r6 ^ore Mr. Clement Frith endeavoured ak in. "If you think, sir, that you are t g here, disguised and armed, to threaten ;t1t III. can assure you that there is a law in "I) d- t), O't talk to me about the law," said Lag- cause the law and me ain't very ,itb 1.Y. And I don't threaten," he added, steady eyes fixed on the shifting ones ^>i„dement Frith; "at least, not yet." y°u—will you take anything?" Mr. ^t«p + ^rith evidently felt that it would be "l gain time. b.islt HI take," said Lagden slowly, "a little it y and water-provided the lady mixes ♦ ^°ra do 'Averting her face from his, proceeded "11(\ what he asked. He watched her quietly, n she had set it down before him glass towards her, and drank v> A moment later he put the erlass p PPed his hand inside his coat, and oing to the door, he opened it, and I 7* at ^n.tside; came back in a moment, look- f^rith suspiciously. pCffcj,,6 ain't anyone else in the house, is asked, still standing with his hand fti ^tilv e°at. y°nn?€r children," said Mr. *Mrei, ^rith. "Why do you ask?" •IfSe Z1, it wouldn't be healthy for anyone he here to-night," replied the man, a« f himself, after first shifting bis chair W° eet a view of the door- "Yon dust now about the law; here's my rSheij tapped the breast of his coat and ^ur« I had no intention to offend in said Mr. Clement Frith hurriedly. ja »retorted the man. "You, who sit your quiet home, and go abroad into *?v°Ur when you like, without fear or i r, do you know of the likes of me? every policeman is ready to stretch ♦ da^g^Hni; for me every police-station flares Qd af eignal against the sky; for me men 'tv1* *o^epless nights, and hunt and plot, »11 try any dodge to get me. And It talk to me about the law!" »always when he turned to Mr. J Frith that the real nature of the Pt out. Even now, though he had ^ltterly, fiercely, and sullenly, his v Pa- Tinged when he looked towards wistfully, he stretched out a J wards her, although he did not touch C? to say anything rough while tl> here," he said. "You're all right; e'*°rt that's made for good men— fQnr me. You needn't turn away r the 1^.? wouldn't harm you, if I died for "I a!n minute." ^PHed. a„5ltu'e sure you would not," she ''When j at him folly. one in jnst now about there being 2*ch house. I meant for your sake as my own. I'm -wanted—badly; "■wtmg in all the old plaoee for me,, t. I passed one of the best of 'em to-night on the way here; he didn't know me from Adam. With luck, I'll clear out of the country to- morrow; but you know what I want first." "Pray help yourself to a little more whisky," said Mr. Clement Frith genially. "I've enough here," said Lagden. "What I want first is something from the little girl. When I-wènt away-I had made up my mind to work the business on different lines; I was dead, or so they thought, and I meant to come to life again, after it had all blown over." "Mr. Lagden," began Dora desperately, "T really want to talk to you; I must. I was married to you because I thought- "You needn't mind mentioning it," broke in the man, a little bittc-ly. "You thought I was dying; it didn't matter much, taking my name for an hour or two, and then letting me go. You were quite right," he added hurriedly. "It was a trick, a lie. I never meant to do anything but just use you as a blind; only things have turned out diffe- rently." He seemed to have forgotten the diamond for a moment; he sat there, drumming with his fingers softly on the table, a curioup. smile about his lips. When at last he spoke, it was almost as though he told the story over to himself rather than to any listener. "It wasn't quite fair, perhaps; but I saw no other way. It would be no use telling you all I know about the diamond; I shouldn't gain anything, or explain anything, if I told you where it came from or how I first heard of it. I made a run with it for London—hard pressed, and without any time to lose; I came here; as you know, they were knocking at the door for me almost at once. You stood by me, little girl; you held 'em at bay. I think it was that which first put the idea into my head. I thought you'd be the kind of woman to fight, if need be, small and quiet' though you looked." "I didn't understand," said Dora, in a whisper. "I know you didn't," replied Lagden, look- ing at her. "That was the unfair part of it. But they meant murder, and I had to get out somehow. I didn't know you, and you didn't know me; but it seemed to me that if I could once hold you, so that you were afraid of me and knew that you must do as I said, I should stand a better chance. I thought that if I gave you the stone to hold and slipped away myself, and then some other fellow came along, and liked those bright eyes of yours, and married you, you might tell him about it all; and no man ever looked on that diamond yet that didn't want it. I couldn't risk that. 'No,' I said to myself, 'I'll tie her to me; "What do you want?" she aeked in a quick whisper. "1 know you now." then she must be silent, because of me.' And that's what I did." He drank, and looked again at the girl; she sat in a hopeless attitude, with her head dropped into her hands. Mr. Clement Frith was trying to look at hie ease; but his cheap cigar had gone out, and he was merely mechanically chewing the end of it. "Don't you tako on, my dear," said Lagden softly. "I'm sorry I made use of you; but I didn't think of myself only. I sanjv you-hard- worked and struggling-and I thought I might give you a lift; I would have gone right out of your life, and you should have had some- thing sent you from time to time, and wouldn't have known where it came from. Whenever I made a bit, you should have shared it; when- ever Lagden's luck was in, you'd have been a rich woman; and I'd never have come near you, except just the once, to get the diamond." "But you don't understand," she exclaimed, starting to her feet, and facing him with tear-streaming eyes. "How could I possibly have taken from you what you-" "That's it," he said slowly, seeing that she paused on the word, "what I stole. I was wrong; I never thought of that. Only, you see, you wouldn't have known; I was going to do it all in secret. While I was hunted into prison-and in again-I should have known that there was a little girl who carried my name in secret, and lived, without know- ing it, on what I sent her." "What are your plans now?" asked Mr. Clement Frith, after a pause. "My plans are changed," said Lagden. "I meant to slip away, for six months or so, while it was given out all round that I was dead. Then I was coming back, after all the bother was done, to get the stone, and clear out once more. Who did it, I don't know; I expect it was the man who helped me by pretending to be a doctor; I mean the man Sime. Anyhow, it soon got abroad that Josiah Lagden was very much alive; Josiah Lagden being wanted, London is a little too hot to hold him. So I have to clear out earlier than I thought. Now, if you can give me the stone, my dear (for, being a woman, I'm afraid you've looked into the parcel by this time), I'll say good- bye. And you needn't be afraid," he added impressively, "that I shall ever trouble you any more. So far as you're concerned, Josiah Lagden is dead, and you are his widow." "And that, my dear, is really a very com- forting reflection," said Mr. Clement Frith, with a laugh. "Many a man in the position of Mr. Lagden might make himself very dis- agreeable your husband is quite prepared to go away, and forget the little episode of your marriage. Very considerate, my dear Lag- den; very considerate, indeed. When do you start?" "I start within a few minutes," said Lag- den slowly. "I'm only waiting for that little packet." There was a dead silence. After a moment or two Mr. Clement Frith began to whistle quietly. The girl stood still, with drooping head, and her eyes fixed upon the shabby carpet at her feet. Mr. Lagden's mouth be. came a straight line; something hard glittered and burnt in his eyes. "I'm afraid you didn't hear," he said, slowly and painfully. "The packet, my dear —the packet!" She spoke then, in a voice so low that he could scarcely catch the words. "I—I haven't got it." Lagden started and drew a deep breath, and then leaned forward over the table towards her. "You—haven't got it?" he said, in a hoarse whisper. ,nen, more appealingly, and with a little quiet laugh, he went on: "You mustn't make game of me, my dear. I've gone through a bit too much for,-that. Come, now-won't you speak? Won't you tell me what you mean?" "It's a very curious thing," said Mr. Clement Frith, with another little laugh, "how very careless women can be. I remember my grandmother-" "D your grandmother," said Lagden, in a low voice. "What game is this? I'll trust the little girl; I wouldn't trust you any- where. Where's the stone?" "AB a matter of fact, my dear Mr. Lagden, it was this way," began Mr. Clement Frith, desperately. "My daughter, for the sake of security, carried the stone about with her, and on one occasion-" "Stop!" exclaimed Dora quietly. "I will tell you all I know about it, Mr. Lagden. I put the diamond, wrapped up as it was, among some odd litter in a. drawer in my room. I felt that no one wouid look for it there; I did not like to carry it about with me. It is not there now." Lagden drew a long breath, and nodded quietly. His voice, gruff though it was. had in it again that note of tenderness which it always had when he spoke to Dora. "I begin to understand, my dear," he said. i' "When you tell a thing, it's just as good as I if you laid your hand on the Bible, and stood before a judge and jury. With you, Mr. Frith"-he swung round on Mr. Clement Frith, and his voice hardened—"the matter is diffe- rent." "My dear Lagden—I may say, my dear son- in-law—you are labouring under a wrong im- "My dear Lagden-I may say, my dear son- in-law-you a.re labouring under a wrong im- I pression. Those who know me will tell you-" "I don't want to refer to anyone," said Lag- den. "If you know nothing about this matter, why tell me a lie? You tell me that your daughter here has lost it; she tells me it was stolen. I believe her; therefore, you must have some reason for telling me that parti- cular lie. Now-where's the stone?" "I absolutely refuse to tell you," said Mr Clement Frith, with sudden and unexpected bravery. "That diamond was placed in my daughter's possession; I am the guardian of my daughter, and I have a right to act in the matter." "And that is your answer?" asked Lagden slowly. "That is my answer," said Mr. Clement Frith, white to the lips, but standing fairly firm, for all that. "Then—see here." Josiah Lagden leant for- ward over the table, and put his hard- knuckled fist heavily down upon it. "You've mixed yourself in a business you don't under- stand, and are too weak to tackle. It wants a man for this game of life and death-" "Death!" ejaculated Mr. Clement Frith, falteringly. I "Ay-death," went on the other, with grow- ing fierceness. "The man I got that stone from killed another man for it (don't be frightened, my dear; this doesn't touch you," he added quickly to the girl). "And then my turn came, and I-I killed that man." His hard, callous eyes faced Clement Frith; < he dared not look towards the girl. He had a dim notion that she had got as far as possible away from him, to the other side of the room. "Do you think that a man who has done that and faced all that it means is to be checked by such a creature as you?" he went on savagely. "Why do you think I came here to-night disguised; why do you think I'm hiding, as I am doing? Because the thing has got about; because there's a price on my head. The man I trusted has given the game away; the story I thought to concoct is use- less. They know that Lagden's alive; they know that he won't be alive long it they get him." "Really, my dear sir," began Clement Frith, almost whimpering, "I had no desire at all to interfere in the matter. But I was pressed; I was in urgent need of money, for the sake of a young family who were depen- dent upon me. The claims of humanity, and of my own humanity in particular, have always appealed to me far beyond any abstruse question of morality or right. The stone was not yours; you had already- appropriated it. Mine was a higher and a nobler right; and so I took it." "And sold it? Come—let's have no more beating about the bush; where is it?" "I absolutely decline 11 Mr. Clement Frith began vaJorously with these words, but stopped with a jerk. The hand of Lagden that rested on the table held the gleaming little revolver they had seen him transfer to his pocket; the eyes of the man were deadly. Dora, made a sudden movement, as if she would throw herself before her father; Lag- den's voice rang out in a, warning. "Stay where you are! If I harm you by an accident, there'll be more than one go under ion your account. I won't hurt him; but he must tell me where it is. He's not strong enough for this game; he doesn't understand that I have everything to gain and everything to lose. The stake in my case is my life against the stone; and I mean to win." "I will tell you everything; I never intended that anyone should be harmed in any way," said Mr. Clement Frith hastily. "But would you mind turning that-that thing the other way?" he asked, pointing with a shaking htnd to the revolver. 'It won't go off, unless I mean that it shall," sai& Lagden quietly. "Go on." "We—we were in desperate need; I dared not delay an instant when my children cried for bread," said Mr. Clement Frith, furtively dabbing his eyes with his finger tips. "So I took it away-and raised a little money on it —as a temporary measure." I "Yes, yes; but where?" exclaimed Lagden, m a low, suppressed voice. "Who has it now?" "I took it to a man with whom I was acquainted, a dealer. His name's Pipe, and he lives in a small etreet in Notting Dale." "I know the man; I've dealt with him," said Lagden shortly. "Deals in anything and everything. Now, how are you going to get it?" "Me?" exclaimed Mr. Clement Frith, with a gasp. "You surely don't mean that I—41 "I mean that you must get the stone and bring it to me," said Lagden slowly. "Every place a.t which I'm known is closely watched; I should be caught like a rat in a trap if I even attempted to go near the place. Why, this man Pipe got into trouble once with ine over a matter of stolen goods, but managed to slip out of it. You must get the stonejand bring it to me." Dora's one idea, even amid the horror of the thing that had fallen upon her, was to save her father; that he should be mixed up in the trouble was the worst thing of all. With the calm, cool courage of desperation, she spiang into the breach, and spoke quickly. "Mr. Lagden, yon shall have the stone," she said. "I can't tell you how; I don't know; but if it is possible to get it you shall have it. I have a friend—a very dear friend—who is rich and who will help me. You shall have the stone." Lagden looked at her for a long time in silence. "Will you bring it to me yourself?" he asked. "I will, if it be possible." "Your father knows it's possible," was the reply. "If he won't take my warning, perhaps he'll take yours. There's been blood enough shed over this business already; but I've gone too decfo to turn back. To-morrow night you will find me, unless anything happens in the meantime, at this address. I don't want to write it; it might be dangerous. Have you a good memory?" "Yes, I will remember," replied Dora quietly. "No. 43, Jubilee-terrace, Kilburn," said the man slowly. "The house has been standing empty for a long time; I got the key by a trick. I shan't be there many hours; I'll be out of the country so soon as I get the diamond. Do you understand?" Lagden paused at the door after he had got on his disguise and his long, shabby overcoat, and looked back at her. Of Mr. Clement Frith he took not the faintest notice. "I'm glad I'll see you again," he said to Dora. "After that, don't be afraid; you'll n-aver set eyes on me again, and I'll never drag your name into the mud in which I walk. Don't forget the address, and come at night." He went out of the room and down the stairs. They heard the outer door close sharply, while they looked at eaeh other in I silence. (To be continued.)
SHIPPING DEBATE IN THE HOUSE.
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SHIPPING DEBATE IN THE HOUSE. ABOLITION OF LIGHT DUES PASSED. In the House of Commons on Friday, Mr. PLUMMER (U., Newcastle) moved the second reading of the Merchant Shipping (Lighthou-) Bill. The object of this measure, he said, was to transfer the whole administra- tion of lighthouses, buoys, and beacons to the Board of Trade, and to create a Com- mittee representative of shipping and trade interests to assist the Board of Trade in such administration. The property now vested in England in the Trinity House, in Scotland in the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, and for Ireland in the Commissioners of Irish I Lights, as genera.! lighthouses authorities, would be transferred to his Majesty. The light dues payable under the Merchant Ship- ping Act, 1894, would be abolished, except light duos payable to local lighthouse authorities for local lighthouses, buoys, and beacons belonging to and managed by such local authorities. He argued that the light- ing of our coasts was a national duty, yet for generations shipowners had been paying what ought to be a national charge. The existing system of Administration was un- satisfactory, inefficient, and extravagant. Mr. RUSSELL REA (R., Gloucester), in sup- porting the Bill, maintained that light dues on shipping were a tax on British ports, and were an irritating impost upon our foreign trade. Sir ALBERT ROLLIT (U., Islington, S.) stated that the commercial classes generally sympathised with the objects of the Bill. The rise of Antwerp and the competition of Ham- burg and Genoa as centres for the distribu- tion of produce in Europe should teach us that our duty is to make our ports deep and cheap and safe. Mr. GIBSON BOWLES (U., King's Lynn) said that he knew well all the lights round Eng- land and Scotland, and it was disgraceful and discreditable to us that the French lights and fog signals were infinitely superior. Mr. RITCHIE (U., Croydon) was entirely in disagreement with those who were supporting the proposition that the cost of maintaining the coast lights should be taken from the shoulders of the shipping community and transferred to the already heavily-burdened taxpayers. Compared with the size and value of the shipping industry an expenditure of £ 300,000 a year was so infinitesimal as not to be worth considering. There was nothing in the present condition of shipping which would justify the removal of a burden which the industry had always borne. Mr. RENWICK (U., Newcastle) and Sir JAMES JOICEY (R., Durham, Chester-le-street) argued that the prosperity or otherwise of the shipping industry and the fact that the bur- den had been borne for so many years had nothing whatever to do with the justice of the shipowners' claim. Sir M. HICKS-BEACH declared that it was impossible that the lighting of the coast could be better administered. The propo- sition as to light dues was the most auda- cious of any; and it was made by a power- ful, and, on the whole, prosperous, industry. Even if the finances of the country were in a condition to bear the additional burden, he did not agree that the demand of the ship- owners would be a just one. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that on this subject, at any rate, he was in perfect agreement with his predecessors. No one who had listened to the debate could have failed to be struck with the unanimity as to the efficiency of the administration of the existing lighting bodies. Not a single instance of money wasted had been brought forward. But, in any event, the Board of Trade had full power to check extravagance. No case had been made out for the transfer of the powers of the lighthouse authorities to thi-Board of Trade. As to the incidence of the light dues, if, as had been stated, the burden was not borne entirely by the ship- owners, but was spread over the foreign trade of the country, he failed to see the advantage of the change which the Bill pro- posed. If, on the other hand, the burden fell upon the shipping industry, it was some- thing less than Is. 6d. in £ 100 of the capital value of the trade on which it was levied; and he asked did anyone suggest that the prosperity of the trade was likely to be affected by that. The House divided, there voting- For the second reading 155 Against 129 Majority for 26 The Government Whips did not tell" against, the measure. The House adjourned at 5.35. THE DIVISION. In the division upon the second reading of the Merchant Shipping (Lighthouses) Bill the voting did not follow party lines. The Chan- cellor of the Exchequer and two of his pre- decessors (Mr. Ritchie and Sir H. Hicks-Beach) voted in the minority, along with Mr. Bonar Law and other members of the Government.
FRENCH SERVICE SECRETS.
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FRENCH SERVICE SECRETS. ITALIAN'S REMARKABLE STORY OF ESPIONAGE. Details of a remarkable espionage case, from which it appears that French military and naval secrets have been sold wholesale to foreign Powers, are given by the "Matin." Some time ago an Italian named Fragola Pietro wrote from London to the "Matin" stating that two men had been trying to sell in London the plans for the defence of the coast of France, a.nd that the French fleet tactical regulations had already been sold. Fragola, being poor, oftlered to give further information for a certain sum. A meeting was arranged between Fragola and the Matin's correspondent. Fragola said he had been employed at the Ministry for War in Rom's. and had been implicated in an espionage affair, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, but he managed to escape. He went to London, where, after living by begging, he obtained a post as secretary to two men, one French and the other Italian, both well known at the War Ministry at Rome. Fragola gave the names of the men, and said they were in the pay of foreign Govern- ments, and had sold to a German gentleman in Berlin certain documents of strategic value for a very high price. The Frenchman had been a public works contractor in Toulon for some time. Fragola showed plans of the proposed defences and fortifications, to the number of 85. These were plans made out by the French Military Staff, which had been stolen. He also showed a list of plans for Cherbourg, Brest, and Toulon. The correspondent submitted the papers to the Naval Attache to the French Embassy, and was told that the plans were authentic. The affair will be investigated.—Central News.
THE THUNDERSTORM.
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THE THUNDERSTORM. DAMAGE AT PENARTH: WOMAN TEMPORARILY BLINDED. The thunderstorm which broke over the district on Monday afternoon left behind it material injury at Penarth. The chimney- stack of the premises occupied by Mr. W. D. Davies, 102, Plassey-street, Penarth, was struck by lightning and split from top to bottom. Bricks and chimney-pots were sent flying in all directions. There were several people in the vicinity at the time, but nobody was hurt. The members of the family were out at the time. They returned to find the house full of sulphur fumes, but there was no damage to the inside of the house. A woman who was hanging out clothes in a garden close by was temporarily blinded by lightning. A mason was at work near by and his trowel was sent flying from his hand; he also escaped injury. Twenty prize pigeons flying near Penarth were struck and a num- ber of them destroyed.
CAPE COLONY CENSUS.
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CAPE COLONY CENSUS. The census in Cape Colony has now been completed. The returns show that the population of Cape. Town and suburbs numbers 169,179, comprising 103,528 whites and 65,651 coloured persons. This is an increase of 90,313 on the census of 1891. At Kimberley and Beaconsfield the whites number 16,504 and coloured persons 27,130, being an increase of 4.438. At Port Elizabeth the numbers are 21,966 whites and 10,995 coloured persons, an increase of 9,655. In East London the returns show 14,039 whites and 10,015 coloured persons, an increase of 17,130. The increase in white population is larger in Cape Town than Port Elizabeth, while the coloured increase is greater at Kimberley and East London.— Renter.
|MEDICAL EDUCATION.
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MEDICAL EDUCATION. The annual oration before the members of the Medical Society of London was delivered by Sir Isambard Owen on Monday evening before a very large attendance. In the course of his remarks Sir Isambard said that of all forms of higher education none had greater cla,ims to public support than medical educa- tion. The unendowed London schools had still to carry the entire burden of the preliminary academic training of their students, a task which elsewhere was now undertaken by endowed universities and uni- versity colleges. The interest involved was of public concern, and it was to the public the University of London appealed. The King himself had most graciously evinced his sense of the value of the object aimed a.t by heading the subscription-list, a.nd the univer- sity trusted that his Majesty's august initia- tive would meet with many and prompt imita- tors.
FRIENDLY SOCIETY CASE.
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FRIENDLY SOCIETY CASE. EXPULSION OF A LLANELLY FORESTER. An appeal was heard in the House of Lords on Monday before the Lord Chancellor, Lords Davey, James, and Robertson, at the instance of William Henry Andrews, Steelworks, j Llanelly; Tom Hughes, Bres Saw Mills, f; Llanelly; and Edward Thomas Jones, Music Warehouse, Stepney-street, Llanelly, trustees of Court Golden Grove, 2,908, of the Ancient Order of Foresters' Friendly Society, against a judgment of the Court of Appeal, affirming I an order of the King's Bench Division, which affirmed an order of Mr. Justice Darling in chambers, refusing to direct the issue of a writ of prohibition to the judge of the county-court of Carmarthenshire, to restrain the judge and Mr. Arthur Mitchell, of 13, Bryncaerau-terraoo, Llanelly, the respondent, wherein the respondent was plaintiff and the appellants and William Mitchell were defen- dants. The ground for the application for the writ of prohibition was that the county- court had no jurisdiction in the matter of the action. The action was brought by the respon- dent against the appellants and John Griffiths and William Mitchell, as trustees of Court Golden Grove, for an injunction and for damages in respect of an alleged wrongful expulsion of the respondent from the society. The respondent had been for some time prior to the 2nd of June, 1902, on sick-pay out of the court, and by Rule 30 he was forbidden to be out of his house atter nine p.m. any day. On the 2nd of June, 1902, the visiting officers called and found that he was out. On the following day there was a doctor's certifi- cate left at the house of the secretary stating that the respondent was able to resume his employment. The certificate was dated 31st of May although it was really granted on the 3rd of June. The case came before the arbi- tration committee, when the respondent denied the doctor's statement, but, subse- quently, he admitted that his former state- ments were false. The respondent was then charged with being guilty of conduct calcu- lated to bring disgrace upon the order and with attempting to, defraud the Court, with the object of avoiding penalties. When asked if he had any defence to make, the appellants say the respondent replied, "No; I place myself in the committee's hands." The arbitrators thereupon expelled him from the Court. The appellants say that by the Friendly Society Act, 1869, every dispute between a member and the society shall be decided in the manner directed by the rules, and that the decision eo given shall be binding and shall not be removable into any court of law or restrainable by injunction. By General Law 69 an appeal is provided from the arbitration committee to the final arbitrators elected from the whole of the districts of the eociety throughout the country. Instead of doing this, however, the respondent brought his action into the county- court. The county-court judge decided that he was bound to hear the case, but adjourned the hearing pending an application by the appellants for a writ of prohibition. Appli- cation was accordingly made to Mr. Justice Darling in chambers, but he refused to allow the writ to issue, and the King's Bench Divi- sion dismissed an appeal made to them, and on the case being carried to the Court of Appeal the judgment of the Divisional Court was affirmed. Mr. A. T. Lawrance, K.C., opened the case for the appellants, contending that by the provisions of 168 Section of the Friendly Socie- ties Act, 1896, the only tribunals competent to decide the matters in dispute were the arbitration and appeal committees of the society. Mr. John Leslie followed on the same side. Without calling upon counsel for the respondent, The Lord Chancellor, in delivering judg- ment, said in this case there seemed to be an injustice which it was impossible to dis- regard. It was manifest the arbitration court proceeded much too hastily, and, apart from any desire to do wrong, the mode in which the whole thing was discussed was irregular. The charge in this case arose in the course of the investigation, and they then and there proceeded to deal with it and pro- nounce a verdict upon it, not having heard the evidence except in the way described by themselves, and this in the man's absence. Notice must be given to the man, and given in writing, so that he may have time to con- sider what he is going to do. He (the Lord Chancellor) held that in the circumstances there was no jurisdiction to entertain the charge at the time. He, therefore, moved that the appeal be dismissed with costs. Lord Davey agreed with the Lord Chancellor. Lord James and Lord Robertson concurred, and the appeal was dismissed, with costs. Counsel for the appellants, Mr. A. T. Law- rence, K.C., and Mr. John Leslie; agents, Messrs. Shaw, Tremellen, and Co., London, and S. Ward. Dudley. Counsel for the respondent, Mr. S. T. Evans, K.C., and Mr. Ivor Bowen; agents, Messrs. Purkis and Co., London and Henry John King, Wilton, Salisbury.
LORD NINIAN STUART.
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LORD NINIAN STUART. COMING-OF-AGE CELEBRATION AT ROTHESAY. Rothesay streets were gay with bunting on Monday and a public banquet of the corpora- tion and leading citizens was held to con- gratulate Lord Ninian Stuart on the attain- went or his majority. Sheriff Martin, in proposing The Marquess of Bute," said that it was an open secret that his lordship was warmly attached to that lovely district, and, while he was wisely gain- ing knowledge of men and affairs by foreign travel, it was expected that the day was not far distant when he would elect to reside at Mount Stuart. Mr. Windsor Stuart, replying, said that Lord Bute loved every inch of the ground there, and he felt confident that Mount Stuart would be his main home. Provost Walker, in proposing the toast of the day, said that that large and representative gathering was evidence of the continued loyalty always shown by their ancient and Royal burgh to the House of Bute. He added that Lord Ninian had acquired a splendid edu- cation at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, showing special excellence as a mathematician and linguist, the latter including a knowledge of Russian. The career he had chosen was that of a soldier, and there was every promise of his giving notable service to his King and country. The provost testified to the warm regard and high hopes the citizens of Rothe- say had for Lord Ninian, and later read a congratulatory telegram to be sent to Falk- land. Mr. Windsor Stuart replied, and said that it was intended at one time by the late Lord Bute that Lord Ninian should enter the Diplomatic Service, but nowadays a soldier had in many cases to be a diplomat, and that he would be that and an expert in many things, as well as a good linguist, was certain. Lord Ninian's particular resemblance to his father in many re6pects was dwelt upon, and it was hinted that later in life Lord Ninian might seek to enter Parliament. Other toasts, such as The Town and Trade of Rothesay," gave other speakers an opportu- nity of joining in the congratulations and in the high hopes entertained that Lord Ninian would secure the high regard of his King and country, and worthily maintain the traditions of his noble family.
LADY BUTE'S ORPHANAGE.
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LADY BUTE'S ORPHANAGE. RUMOURED CLOSING OF ROTHE- SAY INSTITUTION. It was rumoured that Lady Bute's Orphan- age in Barone-road, Rothesay, was to be closed at the beginning of June, and that the girls were either being drafted off to other institutions of a similar kind or being handed over to the custody of relatives. It was further implied that this action' was conse- quent on a lack of friendliness on the part of the present Marquess of Bute to institu- tions of the Roman Catholic Church. It is well known that the Marchioness of Bute, with the full sympathy of her husband, carried on a good deal of work of this kind in different parts of the country, but no surprise need be felt (says the Rothesay Chronicle") that in the altered circumstances some of these benevolent enterprises should be dropped from the list of institutions sup- ported by the family. Probably the origin of the present rumour is to be found in the fact that an orphanage supported by Lady Bute in the town of Ayr is about to be closed. This is no new idea, as on the death of the late marquess it was practically decided to close that home, although it has since been main- tained by Lady Bute. We have no reason to suppose that in the meantime the Rothesay Orphanage will either be closed or have its work restricted. The rumour is entirely premature, if not abso- lutely erroneous. A correspondent who should be well informed writes to a London contemporary to contradict the statement that the Marquess of Bute has dispensed with the services of a resident priest at his seat in the Isle of Bute. There has never been," he writes, a resi- dent priest at Mount Stuart since the late marquess became a Catholic, thirty-four years ago. The private chapel there always has been, and still is, served by the Catholic clergy of the neighbouring mission of Rothe- say."
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I'IP.' A WELSH MINISTER MURDERED.
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I'IP.' A WELSH MINISTER MURDERED. THE DECEASED A NATIVE OF HIRWAIN. Further particulars of the Welsh connec- tions of the Rev. William Thomas, who was murdered by a negro at the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., show him to have been a native of Hirwain, Glamorgan. He was the son of Mr. John Thomas, a. blacksmith, who was known in the village as "John Thomas y gof," and the victim of the recent tragedy was himself similarly engaged when a young man. There were four sons in the family, and each became a minister of the gospel. One of them, the late Rev. John Thomas, of Carmarthen—was a prominent figure in tbe Baptist denomination, and won no little fame as a preacher. William Thomas may be remembered by eome of the older inhabitants of Hirwain as a former member of Ramoth Church, where he was baptised. He emigrated to Canada in May, 1887, and it is recollected by some of his friends that he took part the same month in a service at which the Rev. T. Prosser Morgan and the Rev. Dr O. Waldo James, lately of Cardiff, preached. Mr. Thomas was pastor at Newburg (Ohio), Taylor (Pa.). Lindsey, Freedom (N.Y.), Ridge- way, and before going to Philadelphia lived in Minersville. Those who knew him speak of him as a very unassuming man and a powerful preacher. The arrangements of the funeral were quietly carried out by the students of the university where he met his death.
TOO OLD AT SEVENTEEN.
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TOO OLD AT SEVENTEEN. STRANGE STORIES OF LOST YOUTH. In an old newspaper, says the "St. James's Gazette," is found the following: "March 19th, 1754, died in Glamorganshire, of mere old age and a gradual decay of nature, at seventeen years and two months, Hopkins Hopkins, the little Welshman, lately shown in London. He never weighed more than seventeen pounds. but for three years past no more than twelve. The parents have still six children left, all of whom no way differ from other children, ex- cept one girl of twelve years of age, who weighs only eighteen pounds, and bears upon her most of the marks of old age, and in all respects resembles her brother when at that age." Last year a girl under eighteen, living in Brittany, fell into a trance, in which she lay unconscious for several months. At the end of that time she revived, and for a day or two was apparently quite well. Then she suddenly began to age. Her skin shrivelled up, her teeth fell out. and in a week she died, presenting all the appearance of an old woman. A more recent case still is reported from the Abraham Lincoln Hospital, New York, where a man named William McGrath died at the age of twenty-five, practically an old man. All the organs of his body were worn out, and might have belonged to a man of ninety. The doctors declared that he must have been dying of old age for three or four years. According to the "Kent County Examiner," a somewhat similar case recently occurred at Hythe, where a young lad named Beaney be- came so worn and decrepit that strangers took him at a distance for an old man. This is the best-authenticated case of all, ae the representative of the newspaper actually saw the lad, Frederick Beaney, and gathered the following particulars. His mother (now Mrs. Middleton) willingly consented to give the facts of the case, which had created no little stir in the neighbourhood. "It is quite true," she said, "that at one time my son was so ill that he had to waik with a stick just like an old man, and if you had seen him you would have taken him for one. "There he comes," she added, pointing out of the window to a sturdy youth carrying a heavy load. "He doesn't look very bad now, does he?" "No, indeed," the interviewer unhesitatingly replied. "There is very little of the old man about him now. What brought about the change?" Mrs. Middieton, who lives with her son at 2, Arthur Villas, Hythe, replied: "Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people. They, and they alone, cured my son of an illness that appeared to be carrying him quickly to his grave. "About a year ago," Mrs. Middleton con- tinued, "my son had an attack of peritonitis, inflammation of the stomach, and an obstruc tion of the bowels, and he was for about six weeks in the Victoria Hospital at Folkestone. At the end of that time he was dischged cured. But about a month or so later he had another attack of pain—that would be about the spring of 1933. The doctors were called in, and they pronounced it a return of tlte old complaint. He was kept in bed for about three weeks. During that time he fell away to a shadow, and when he walked again it was with a stick, like an old man. "The neighbours told me he was in a rapid consumption, and could not live long. While he lay at home, ill and almost helpless, I read in a newspaper of a man who had suffered as Fred was suffering, having been cured by Dr. Williams' pink pills for pale people, so I decided to buy a box. This time, I should tell you, my son said the pains were not like those he had when he was ill with peritonitis, and were probably due to a.n aggravated case of indigestion. That I decided to try the pills I am now devoutly thankful. They undoubtedly cured my son. He derived benefit from the very first dose, and by the time he had finished the first box he was another boy altogether-strong, healthy, and with a good appetite. This great improvement showed itself at the end of about ten days, by which time he was quite free from pain and working very hard. Two boxes oi tne pills completely cured him. Now, as yon see for yourself, he is the picture of health." Youth, in fact, is a question of health. Many a woman, young in years, looks old and haggard, simply for want of blood. Dr. Williams' pink pills make new blood, and have restored lost youth to thousands of women and to men whose powers have pre- maturely wasted away. They have cured biliousness, indigestion, kidney disease, fits, eczema, and other skin troubles, ansemia, decline, St. Vitus' dance, paralysis, and loco- motor ataxy. The genuine pills bear the full name (seven words), Dr. Williams" pink pills for pale people, and may be had at all medi- cine shops, or post free for two shillings and ninepence (six boxes thirteen and nine) from Dr. Williams' medicine company, Holborn- viaduct, London. The above shoud be read and remembered with attention by all men and women who are in danger of losing their Youth. We hear of workers who fail to get employment because they are "Too Old at Forty." The facts here set forth show how it is possible to be "Too Old at Seventeen," and yet escape from that infirmity. w524
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THE SECOND COURT. BRILLIANT SCENE AT BUCKING- HAM PALACE. The King and Queen held their second Ccurt of the present season at Buckingham Palace on Friday night, and the function was a most brilliant one. The Royal circle was very fully represented, their Majesties being accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Victoria. Prince and Princess Christian, the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and other members of the Royal Family. Princess Victoria Patricia of Connaught was among the debutantes. She had already been pies&nt at a Court in Ireland, but this was her first presentation at a London Court. There was a very large attendance of diplo- matists and official personages, an interest- ing figure being Count Albert Mensdorff Pomely, the new Auetro-Hungarian Ambas- sador. Mr. Balfour was a notable absentee I from the official circle, having a party at his residence, 10, Downing-street. The King and Queen, escorted by the great officers of State, entered the Throne Room at 10.30, the band stationed in the quadrangle outside the Palace, playing the National Anthem. Buffet tables were laid for the guests, as usual, in the State apartments, and the .mem- bers of the Royal Family took supper together in a separate apartment. The Court lasted until a late hour.
AN M.P.'S. SILVER SPOONS.
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AN M.P.'S. SILVER SPOONS. FETCH A GUINEA AT A PASSIVE RESISTANCE AUCTION. A saJe of articles seized by the overseers in distress for noin-payment of tates was held at Finchley on Friday afternoon. The articles all belonged to passive registers, amongst whom was Mr. Alfred Davies, At.P., whose pro- perty was described on the bills as six silver dessert spoons." The charges against the hon. member amounted to 18s. 8d., of which 10s. ed. was the amount of the rate that he had refused to pay and the balance represented the costs. Everything seems to have been arranged beforehand to make the sale as simple as possible, and the result was rather ,amusing than otherwise. The bills were printed gratis, a local paper advertised the sale at the same rate, the Baptists gave the use of one of the schoolrooms attached to their chapel, and the auctioneers (Messrs. Kroenig and Co.) acted without fee. The proceedings commenoed with a long prayer meeting, at which Mr. Alfred Davies was not present. Nearly all the articles were bought t by one person. Mr. Daviee's spoons were knocked down at a guinea. After the sale an | indignation meeting was held, at which Dr. Clifford was one of th« speakers.
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PICTURE PUZZLE SOLUTIONS. PRIZES WORTH THOUSANDS TO BE WON. SUGGESTED BY AN OXFORD 1LA. BOYS' REALM. 85, Shumaker; 86, Tyrer; 87, Churchill; go, Duffy; 89, Shrubb; 90, Cornwallis. iCOMIC HOME JOURNAL 106 Daffodil107, Culling; 108, Racing-oar; 109, Fireside; 110, Greenhouse; 111, Horseman. COMIC LIFE SCTOTth list.-37, Playing wi-th red Mil; 38 Too heaw white ground to the crosa; 39,' One tier too many; 40, Door should open inwards; 41, Water should be disturbed as well aa the sails; 42, Thread of screw wrong way. HANDY LIBRARY 13. Wallflower; 14, Quince; 15, Ba.y; 18, Balsam; 17, Anemone; 18, Broom. HEARTSEASE TIBPARY. Chapter i.-Ang,-Iina Masterton, being an orphan, dwelt with her stepmother at Bath. At a dance there she saw Horace Peacock, son and heir of the great Earl of Walbrook. It was a case of love a.t first eight. Before he proposed, however, Squire Dogberry came upon, tho sco-no. Hi? told Angelina- if she would not marry him he would 6hoot her dearest Horace. NUGGETS 28. Kestral; 29, Diana; 30, Sunfish; 31, Leo- pard; 32, St. George; 33, Thames; 34, Narcissus; 35, Gladiator; 36, Plover. PEOPLES FRIEND. 13, Time contrary to position of sua; 14, The man should be standing up; 15, i People's Fri,end does not belong to the days of coaching; 16, Moon should be perpendicu- larly concave; 17, Date wrong and on wrong side; 18, The costume does not belong to the period of the typewriter. SNAP SHOTS Sixth list.-31, Sunday morning; 32, A little incident; 33, Is this a case for the S.P.C-A.?; 34, A good game for two; 35, After fifteen years; 36, A bachelor's supper. SUNDAY COMPANION. Chapter Xll.^Joseph then told his steward to fill the men's sacks with food, and to put his silver cup in the sack of the youngest. After they had departed he 6ent the steward to catch them, and on the cup bedng found in Benjamin's sack the brothers rent their clothes and returned to the city. Joseph threatened to keep Benjamin for his servant, and told the other brothers to go home. Judah pleaded earnestly to stay in the place of Benjamin. TIT-BITS. Seaside: 1, Deal; 2, Cowes; 3. Margate; 4, OOrough; 5, Torquay; 6, Plymouth; 7, Ventoor; 8, Dover; 9, B/hyi. Rivers: 1. Dart; J" Humber; 3, Dee; 4, Tyne; 5, Thames; 6, Mersey; 7, Kibble; 8, Tees; 9, Severn. WEEKLY TELEGRAPH Y.-1, Ailment; 2, Tap-room; 3, Officiate; 4, Terror; 5, Brave; 6, Osseous. WOMAN'S LIFE. Flower: Bluebell; Proverb: "All's well that ends well; Age: 40-28—12; Cricketer: Warner. WOMAN'S WORLD. 113, Wallace; 114, Peggy; 115, Penn; 116, Crosbie; 117, Walker; 118, Buller; 119, Fusaey; 120, Benton. YES OR NO. 71 No; 72, No; 73, N; 74. Yes; 75, No; 76, Tea; 77, No; 78, No; 79, Yes; 80, No. SPARE MOMENTS 81, Luncheon; 82, Zoologist; 83, Enigmatic; 84, Oapacitv; 85. Brigadier; 86. Shrewdness; 87, Stipulation; 88, Potentate; 89, Hypnotist; 90, Detachment. SUNDAY CIRCLE. 1, Lo! on a narow neck of land; 2, Christian, dost thou see them ?; 3, I heard the voice of Jesus say; 4, There is a gate that stands ajar; 5, Weary of earth and laden with my.sin; 6, When I survey the wondrous Cross. HOUR GLASS. 1, A. J. Balfour; 2, Chirgwin; 3, Heniy Irving; 4, J. Chamberlain; 5, The King; 6, T. LOUE PUZZLE SOLUTIONS APPEAR ON SATURDAYS AND MONDAYS. CASSELL'S SATURDAY Tenth set.-28, Austin did not pursue the subject; 29, Susan was able to avow that no strange visitor had been to the house. HOME NOTES. 133, Erotil; 134, Spinach; 135, Faldstool; 136. Novelette; 137. Yezidees; 138, Bodleian; 139. Eulogv; 140, Natural; 141, District; 142, Meander; 143, Caliper: 144, Household. No. 109.Walsall" kindly poi.nts out that in some copies the letters read, ADEIOPST —Adipose. „ No. 126 should have been: Emication; 1M, Retecious. PEARSON'S WEEKLY No. 187 should have been: Noiseful; 198, Homeopathic. 193, Monstrance; 194, Fasti geated; 195, Spherical; .196. Chatoyant; 197, Juvenile; 198, Thumbkins; 199. Chryeomela; 200, King- fisher; 201, Wezand; 202, Diapason; 203, Plumiped; 204, Epiplexis. PICTORIAL MAGAZINE. 26. Eiffel Tower Bun Flour; 27, Weidhaaa Institute; 28, Murray's Ear Drum; 30, Dalmet; 31, Davis and Co. T-A.T, 1, The girl he married; 2, Falr from tbr madding crowd; 3, Soldiers three.
THE UNITY OF THE EMPIRE.
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THE UNITY OF THE EMPIRE. IMPORTANT SPEECH BY MR. LYTTELTON. Mr. Lyttelton, Secretary for the Colonies, was the guest on Saturday night of the United Club, Cambridge, and resident members of the Cambridge University. Reply- ing to the toast of "His Majesty's Ministers," the right. hon. gentleman said the Opposi- tion were not advancing in constructive thought. They were using mottoes, formu- la.ries, and phrases which were good in a former day, and were shouting the war criea of battles concluded long ago. He rejoiced in the fact that our Colonies had perfect free- dom to negotiate with the Mother Country, and the greater unity which would ulti- mately come would be based more upon consent than upon any assertion of supremacy. The Imperial Defence Com- mittee and the quadrennial meeting of Colonial Prime Ministers was the embryo of greater things. With regard to the employ- ment of Asiatic labour, the opponents of the Government had ruined their case by the grossest exaggeration. There was a feeling of deep resentment in South Africa, and he had received letter after letter in which the Liberal party and an that concerned them was consigned to regions which it would be indecorous for him to particularise.
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WARNING TO TURKEY. AUSTRIAN MINISTER'S GRAVE LANGUAGE. In Thursday's sitting of the Budget Com- mittee of the Austro-Hungarian Delegations Count Goluchowski made a statement on the international situation, in the course of which he said:—"We regard it, as also does Russia, as a debt of honour that we should do justice in the fullest measure to the mission entrusted to us by the great Powers of Europe, and may I hope that Turkey will not further impede this task as, mistaking her own supreme interests, she has, unfortu- nately, only too often done in the past, for on one point no further illusion can be entertained in Constantinople, namely, that a reduction of our demands is not to be obtained by the usual prevarications. Our activity will certainly not flag, and we shall oertainly not rest until the prog.ram.me has been called to life in all its details and the regular working of the institution that we have created has been guaxanteed.-Ileuter.
THE KING AND LORD CURZON
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THE KING AND LORD CURZON Lord and Lady Curzon arrived at Charing' Cross shortly after twelve on Monday, and had a most hearty reception. Lord Knolly* the King's private secretary, was at the at* tion, and conveyed an invitation from his Majesty to Lord Curzon to proceed at once to Buckingham Palace, which he did, although he had made prior arrangements to go home direct. The Prime Minister, Mr. Bcodrick, Lord Selborne, Lord Stanley, and a number of politicians welcomed Lord and Lady Curzon, who were greeted with enthusiastic hearti- ness. Some ten minutes were taken up in the exchange of greetings. Ultimately, Lord and Lady Curzon set out for Buckingham Palace. The roadway leading from the station wae ionsely thronged by people, and vocife- rous cheering marked the Viceroy's appear- ano 3 in London streets after his long abeenoe in India. At the Palace his Majesty talked ip private with Lord Curzon for an hoar, -tthile Lady Curzon walked about the Palace wad grounds with the Queen.
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