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ACCIDENTS IN THE DISTRICT. 1 KILLED ON THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY. Mr. R. J. Rihys, coroner, held an inquiry at Treherbert Police-court on Tuesday touch- ing the death of William Bees (42), an under- ground haulier, of Treherbert, who was killed on Friday night while walking on the Taff Vale Railway as a short cut to his work at the Fernhill Colliery.—A verdict of Acci- dental death was returned. KILLED ON THE RAILWAY AT LLANWERN. An inquest was held at Llanwern on Friday concerning the death of William Thomas James, ticket collector on the Great Western Railway, who was decapitated on the railway last Sunday morning whilst walk- ing from his home at Parfitt's-buildings, Lis- werry, to his work at Llanwern Station. The evidence showed that he had been varaed the previous day that the tingle line was to be worked on Sunday, and Inspector Worrall, of Cardiff, stated that he really had no business to walk at all until he was on duty. A verdict of Accidental death" was returned. A DEFECTIVE CRANE ROPE AT SWANSEA At an inquest on the fatality at Swansea Docks to Patrick Long it was testified that a iin. erpne rope, with a test- ing strength of 32 tons, broke under the weight of a skip of earth of about 35cwt. All the strands must have parted at once. One strand would have been enough to hold up the skip. The man was buried and killed instantaneously.—The jury returned a ver- dict of Accidental death," attaching no blame. FATAL FALL DOWNSTAIRS. William Thomas, a compositor, has died from injuries received in falling down the Stairs at 30, Richard-street, Aberavon. BLIND MAN'S FATAL MISTAKE. A sad fatality has taken place at Garn- diffaith. A blind man, named Alfred Ball, of Lion-street, Garndiffaith, was returning home about eleven o'clock from a neigh- bour's house, when, by mistake, he turned down a by-way instead of the main street, lvhich was a few yards away, and fell over + wall about 9ft-. high into the back premises of Mr. F. Filer. When picked up he was dead, his skull being smashed. Deceased *as about 60 years of age, maxried, an^ • earned his living by tea'. yeara £ £ £ Jhich a widow and a large family. n AvrHILLETH MAN KILLED BY A LLAINiH^ MGTOx. DRAY. i* TboBM* Bally, of Liantiiileth, died at the &cwW»rt and r<> .n.y Hospital on Tuesday by being knocked down by a Jfrtttpr dray ^^Wnlin earlier in the day.

"RESURGAM!" RESURRECTED FLAG FROM PRE- TORIA VEILS A MEMORIAL. In St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh, on Mon. day a memorial was unveiled to the Royal Scots Fusiliers who fell in the South African War. The flag used to veil the memorial was the one which flew art Pretoria at the first Boer War. At the time of the evacuation it was buried, with the word "Resurgam!" on the tombstone, and it was recovered by General Gildea. Mrs. Gildea presented the flag to the regiment, on the condition that it Was again raised in South Africa, and this Was done after the capture of Pretoria during the last war.

H.M.S. SHANNON. NEW AND MOST POWERFUL CRUISER IN COMMISSION. The new armoured cruiser Shannon, built at Chatham Dockyard, was on Tuesday com- missioned by Captain J. A. Fergusson for ser- vice in the Fifth Cruiser Squadron with the ■Home Fleet at ihe No re as flagship of Rear- admiral Callaghan. The Shannon is the iargee+ and most powerful cruiser in com- and will take the place of the armoured cruiser Leviathan.

TRACED BY SEALING-WAX. At Leeds Assizes on Tuesday George Levey "Pilln. 16, a footman, pleaded guilty, a.nd sentenced to twelve months under the 7*°Tstal systefii, for stealing a diamond tiara, ▼alue £ 1,200, the property of Mrs. Montagu, Melton Hall, where'accused was employed. 5_few days after the tiara had disappeared anonymous letter was received stating the tiara, wou-ld be returned for £ 500, a 10 i"11 the agony ooJuinn of a *spaper. The eeaJing-wax on the letter led iwieomer'a arrest. t,o iwieomer'a arrest.

v 19 TRAGIC SUICIDE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE.-See Page 7.

MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S COUSIN. » FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED IN LONDON. Mr. Schroeder, deputy-coroner for Central London, held a-n inquest at St. Pancras on Tuesday evening on the body of John Evan Jones, 40, who lately resided at Arlington- road, Camden Town. Mr. Walter Richards, a school teacher, said deceased was a medical student, and also acted as agent in connection with a medical paper. He had two sisters living in Aberystwyth, whilst he was second cousin to Mr. Lloyd George, President of the Board of Trade. The deceased, witness said, was a man of intemperate habits. A few days ago he complained of an attack of influenza. Miss Catherine Mallard, housekeeper, living at Hampstead, said that she had been keeping oompany with the deceased, and they were engaged to be married. The deceased was studying for his final exami- nation, and they were shortly to be mar- ried. He had paid his fees, and he utilised his spare time by canvassing for a medical paper. At times he had given way to habits of intemperance. She 6aw him on Thursday last, when he complained of feel- ing unwell, and attributed it to an attack of influenza. She went to pay him a visit on Sunday, but on arriving at his residence was told by the landlady that he had been found dead in his bed. Evidence was given that on Sunday when the landlady knocked at deceased's dooir. she failed to get an answer. When the room was forcibly entered the deceased was found lying dead in the bed.. Dr. William Cremin, of Kmga-road, Camden Town, said that the deceased called to see him on Friday night. He was then under the influence of drink, and complained of a cold and of his heart. He prescribed, for him, and told him to at" once return home and go to bed. He was summoned on Sunday and found that the deceased had been dead for about eight hours. A post- mortem examination revealed the fact that the deceased's heart was enlarged, whilst the liver weighed 104oz., whereas the normal weight should be about 50 or 60 ounces. The deceased's complaint showed that he was of intemperate habits. Death was due to syncope whilst suffering from pneumonia, accelerated by excessive alco- holism The jury returned a verdict in agreemoixti with this evidence.

=- KING ATEHONSA TOWN OF BOMBS AND REBELS V CHEERS HIM. It WM after a Journey marked by no note- worthy incident that King ^ipiboneo. accom- panied by Senor Maura, Prime Minister; Senor Ferrandez, Minister of Marine; and his suite arrived at Barcelona at nine o'clock on Tuesday morning. His Majesty was welcomed at the station by all the various authorities. Throughout the whole length of the route to the Palace of the Captain-General, where apartments lnd been prepared for his i Majesty, the King was srreeted with most cordial ovations. iScldom, indeed, has his -Viajetty received a warmer welcome. Every, balcony and window was draped with the national colours and filled with people, cheer- ing and waving handkerchiefs. At the Plaza. de Cataiuna the route was lined by members of the aristocracy in motor-cars. Before going to the palace of the Captain- General his Majesty proceeded to the Ohurcn of Merci, which is only separated from the palace by a narrow street, in which the crush of sightseers became simply tremen- dous. After the service the King showed himself to the waiting crowds from the balcony of the palace, his appearance being greeted by redoubled cheering. At noon, accompanied by Senor Maura and Senor Ferrandez, his Majesty attended the inauguration and opening of a new street, which is part of the plan for the piercing and re-building of the centre of the city.- Reuter.

"■r.L-* MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR JONES TRAGIC DEATHS IN A HOTEL AT SAN REMO. An English couple, supposed to be man and wife, arrived at the Hotel des Londree, San Remo, on Sunday evening from MOOJte Carlo. They gave the name of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jones, of London. On Monday, as they did not appear, their door was opened. Both were found dead, the man on the floor, the woman on the bed. Medical examination shows that the woman had the marks of five injections of sulphate of morphine and the man of three. The initials on the man's handkerchief are "C, C." A loaded revolver was found on the table by their side, together with a medicine cheat containing poisons. Some surgical instru- ments were found among the luggage, and it is assumed the man was a doctor.—Router.

RECEIVER AND THIEF. STIFF SENTENCES IN NOTTING HILL ROBBERY CASE. At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday Arthur Leslie Delamere, 25, electrical engi- neer, was sentenced to five years' penal servi- tude for stealing jewellery and plate from a flat at Notting Hill. William Carpenter, 49, dealer, charged with receiving some of the stolen property, was sentenced to eighteen months' hard labour. Amy Carpenter, also charged with receiv- ing, was acquitted and discharged. Pre- vious convictions were proved against the two men, who, according to the police, belonged to a very dangerous gang of West End thieves and blackmailers. Counsel said there was another indictment against Delamere, who was siting trial at Guild- ford Assizes in respect of a housebreaking case at Croydon and the gagging of a lady.

PERFUME FACTORY ON FIRE. £50,000 DAMAGES AT GOSNELL'S IN LONDON. Damage to the extent of L50,000 was done by fire on Monday at the premises of Messrs. | John Gosnell and Co. (Limited), manufac- turers of perfumery, &c., at 215, Black friars- road, London. The building is one of live storeys, and 80 people were employed in it at the time the fire broke out, shortly after three o'clock. The flames spread with alarming rapidity, but all got out safely. Mr. R. P. Gosnell, however, was injured, and taken to hospital. v

—— ,mm BLOOD-STAINED HANDS. HA WKER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF EX-PUBLICAN. At Leeds on Monday Peter Gartland, a hawker, was remanded charged with the wilful murder of William Carey, an ex-publi- can.. The police stated a quarrel arose between the men at midnight on Saturday, and Carey was subsequently found dead in the street with a wound over his heart. There was no witness of the blow, but a knife was found at the accused's house, and when arrested his hamds were blood-stained. He denied the charge, and connected the bloodstains with rabbit killing.

MYSTERY OF A SILK HAT. A gentleman's silk hat has been discovered in a secluded spot on the banks of the Wey, near Addlestone, Surrey. Inside the hat was a piece of paper bearing the words, Good- bye, dear; you will find me next." The river- has been dragged by the police, but no body has been found.

A WELSHMAN AS PREMIER. — 4 VISIT OF THE lION. TOM PRICE. The Hon. Tom Price, M.P., Premier of South Australia, Commistsio-ne,r of Public Works, and Minister of Education., arrived in England on Wednesday, having sailed from the Antipodes on board the Naming to attend the forthcoming Anglo-French Exhibi- tion in London, to take some little rest and holiday in his native Wales after three years of strenuous work in his threefold office, and also after an absence of 25 years from this country. He was accompanied by his wife. THE PREMIER INTERVIEWED. Subsequently, at the Agent-General's office, this journal's representative awaited tha return of Mr. Price and Mr. Jenkins from the banquet, and had the satisfaction of a few moments' chat with the Labour Premier, although it was a case of pull devil, pull baker. The Agent-General and his people very properly felt that the Premier had had enough experiences for one day, and should be left in peace. When they urged this view upon him, lie good naturedly replied: Oh, no. The press in Australia is very kind to me, and I get on well with its representatives. I cannot show less consideration to the English journals, and must give just a minute." In the course of his brief chat he said be was going to North Wales-to LLangoUen-on May 13, and intended proceeding southwards to Cardiff a little later. I cannot say what will be my Cardiff date at present, but I must be back in London for the opening of the Anglo-French Exhibi- tion on the 24th. So that leaves me not very much time. My object in coming to England? Well, rest and health first, the important exhibi- tion next, and several other important THE HON. TOM PRICE. I matters to follow in the train of these. As to Cardiff, I am anxious to see the graving dockri and. other dock works there. They, I am told, are very up-to-date, and we in So-uth Australia have important outer harbour works in hand, which will possibly require the latest appliances. I want to see these in actual operation and to generaJly get hints ajid information from Cardiff. Also. I hope to look up some of the Labour men there. You know I am a bit of a curio— the first. Labour Premier to visit these shores from J,he Colonies. My health claims my first care, but I confess that the dredging plant is a great magnet to me. I am anxious to inspect it as fully and as early as possible. Our harbour works are really big and important ones, and we are not above learning something from up-to- date Oardiff. STONECUTTER, TO PREMIER. Mr. Price was 56 years of age on January 19, his birthplace being Brymbo, near Wrex- ham, in North Wales. His father, also a stonecutter, soon after returned to Liverpool, where at the age of nine the future Premier had to begin to earn a livelihood. He got what education he could by first attending St. George's Church of England penny school, and then the night classes provided by Liverpool merchants. Young Price was in earnest about life, and at sixteen was a Sun- day school student, member of a literary society, and a political enthusiast. At the Sunday school he became successively a teacher and superintendent. In politics he was an ardent Liberal, and a believer in an aggressive land-tax. When 28. Mr. Price, now a master stone- cutter, began to suffer from hemorrhage of the lungs, one of the effects of his trade, and was warned that he must leave England. Taking the doctor s advice, he set out with his wife and child for South Australia, where he found the climate the most efficacious to preserve life and health. Although just then work was scarce in Adelaide, he secured employment, and it was some time later that he was engaged as one ot the men on the new Parliament House building. "I was," says Mr. Price, the last stone-cutter to leave the House of Assembly, where some years later I was to sit as Premier. You cannot wonder that I am proud of that, can you?" In 1892 Mr. Price entered into political life in all seriousness by becoming the Labour candidate for the Sturt District. His oppo- nent was the Hon. J. G. Jenkins, the present Agent-General for South Australia and a former Premier of the State. After an excit- ing contest Mr. Price won by a single vote, and has remained a member of the Assembly ever since. When, in due course, he was elected leader of the Labour party that body numbered only five out of a House of 42 members, having lost eleven seats at the previous election. However, after a long, hard struggle, in 1905 he secured a working majority at the polls, turned out the Butler Ministry, and became Premier, holding power up to the present time.

THE THAW CASE, 1 MRS. THAW S PES FOR ANNUL- MENT OF MARRIAGE. • It is announced in New York that Mrs. Evelyn Thaw will institute a suit for the annulment of her marriage with Harry K. Thaw on the ground that he was insane at the time of marriage. Harry Thaw is greatly upset by his wife's action, and will fight the case by every means in his power.

AN INCREASING CRIME. MARRIED WOMAN SENTENCED FOR SELLING NOXIOUS DRUGS. At Staffordshire Assizes on Wednesday Emma Bourne, married, Wolverhampton, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment in the second division for supplying noxious drugs to another woman for a certain purpose. Prisoner was stated to be a respectable shopkeeper, and a mother of eight children. Mr. Justice Jelf, commenting on the Mr. Justice Jelf, commenting on the gravity of the crime, which, he said, was increasing, stated the judges some time ago decided that the punishment i be five years' penal servitude.

TWO CHILDREN ABANDONED IN PARIS. A lady drove up to a hotel in the Boulevard Rooheonart, Plaris, on Monday, and, telling the proprietress she had some shopping to do, left in her charge two children—a boy of two years and a little girl of ten months. The lady has not been seen since. The children were taken to the police-station, and from the fact that the little boy prattled in |lng- lish it is assumed the children are English.— Roefuter. I

FIRING AT A ROYAL PALACE. —« MADMAN'S DESIGNS ON THE KING OF NORWAY. A Swedish labourer, named Johannes Gren, fired ten (r twelve shots from a rifle at the Castle at Christiania on Tuesday. Some of the shots went through the window- panes and penetrated into several rooms of the Castle. The man was seized and handed over to the police At the police-station he declared his intention was to have shot King Haakon. Forty to fifty cartridges were found on him The man is believed to be insane. Their Majesties are at Voxenkomen. The man is about 30 years old, and has lived at Christiania for some time. He is unmarried, and has latterly been employed at a motor works, where, however, he has not put tn an appearance since Saturday. He appears to be mad, and it is said that some years ago he was confined in an asylum in Denmark. He fired at a range of 300 yards. At the police-station Gren declared that he intended to kill the King, adding, "The King has no business in this country." Most of the shots either missed fire or were buried in the walls and woodwork of the Castle. So far only two bullets have been found to have actually gone into the rooms of the Castle, and two windows were broken. One of these balls was discovered in the wall, and the other pierced some wood- work and passed out into the Castle quad- rangle.—Renter.

MOTOR DASHES INTO A CROWD. 6 THIRTEEN PERSONS KILLED AND INJURED. Motor races organised in honour of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught took place at Cairo on Tuesday, but were brought to an abrapt conclusion. A car, after killing a, policeman who was attempt- ing to pick up a cushion which had dropped a few yards from the finish, swerved into the crowd opposite the Khedival stand, killing two and injuring ten persons, several of them seriously. The Dukfe a. d Duchess of Con- naught were not wit)St«-es of the accident.— "Times," per Press ^ssociatdoii.

HANDKERCHIEF AS CLUE, STYLISH GIRL AND TWO MEN ARRESTED FOR JEWEL ROBBERY. At Bo^-etreet on M<r<p<ia,y Henry Elliott (31) amd Charles Parker <&.), described as commis- 8i°?. agents, and Christina Tarry (28). a y"a,ttired young woman, all living at Ralston, were charged with together in shopbreaking Tw_l^1Vine stolen property. Detective-sergeant Baxter stated that on February 25 the police received intormaUon of an extensive theft of jewellery at Messrs. Davidson and Oo.'s premises in Southampton- row, and subsequently he received a dirty pocket han-dkt'rchiefHfwuritiE; laundry marks, i Inquiries were nia-it, a-id it was found that the- handkerchief h?wi v be«ja ««a* to tijel laundry by people Living at a house in which all the prisoners resided. On Saturday wit- ness, in company wit]| other officers, stopped the prisoners near Kemp Town Railway Sta- tion, Brighton, and they were taken into custody. The female prisoner was wearing valuable diamond rings, which, witness found answered the description of some of those stolen from Southampton-row. A, large sum in notes and gold was taken from the male prisoners, and at the house where they had been staying at Kemp Town witness took possession of a receipt for the deposit of a considerable sum of money. The female prisoner had made a statement, which he did not propose to make publio at present. The Magistrate remanded the accused, offering to accept bail in the case of the woman.

DEATH OF LIBERAL M.P. MR. 0. GODDARD CLARKE SUC- CUMBS TO PNEUMONIA. The death is announced of Mr. C. Goddard Clarke, the Liberal M.P. for the Peckham Division of Camberwell, which occurred at his residence at Champion Hill on Saturday night. Mr. Clarke, who gained the seat from the Conservatives at the last general elec- tion, when his majority over the previous member. Sir Frederick Banbury, was 2,339, had been unwell for some time, the final cause of death being pneumonia. PREVIOUS ELBOTIONS. Ptrevious elections foave resulted as follows:— 1892. 1895. F. G. Banbury (U.).. 3,847 Banbury (U.) 4,495! E. Jones (G.L.) 3,664 Clements (L.) 3,472 B. Ellis (L.) 95 —— "77" Unionist majortty.. 1,023 Unionist majority ..183 1900. 1906. Banbury (U.) 4,453 C. G. darie (L.). 6,903 Capt. Hemphill (L.). 3,061 Banbury (U.) 3,564 Unionist majority.. 1,392 Liberal majority 2,339

TENEMENT FIRE "TRAGEDY TWO CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH; OTHERS INJURED. Two little children lost their lives in a fire which broke out about eleven o'clock on Tues- day morning at a tenement house in Albert- street, Barnsbury, London. Four other per- sons were so severely burned as to neces- sitate their removal to the hospital. The two children were both very young, and belongoo to a family named Stoneman, who inhabited the top floor. There were five families living in the house, and several other persons had extremely narrow escapes- FATAL FIRE AT NORTH SHIELDS. A fatal fine occurred on Tuesday in Star House, connected with an old property near Tynemouth-road, North Shields. Despite the efforts of the brigade, the building was tota.lly destroyed, and the charred remains of a workman named Couch were subsequently found in a corner.

ANGRY SCOTCH MINERS. RESENT OWNERS TAKING ACTION AGAINST LOCKED-uUT MEN. The Scotch Miners' Federation at a private meeting in Glasgow on Tuesday afternoon decided to instruct their execu- tive to take strong measures to put an end to the block system now being enforced by Scotch mineowners in districts where dis- putes arise. The block system makes it im- possible for men locked out to secure work elsewhere. The Miners' Federation charac- terised the system as cruel and unjust war- fare, involving hundreds of miners who had no dispute with their employers.

A DESERTER'S CRIMES. WAYLAID CYCLISTS AND STABBED THEM. The Antwerp police have just arrested at Mcll Campine a French deserter, who is charged with committing numerous robberies. Prisonetr is stated to have turned his atten- tion principally to men returning home from their work on bicycles. These he would knock off their machines, drag along the road for several hundred yards, and stab them repeatedly. Seven of the man's victims are now lying in a very serious condition. Accused; who was employed in a factory, declared that he committed the atots men- tioned while under the influence of drink.— Reuter.

A LONDON HOTEL TRAGEDY. 4 PONTPRJDD MAN SHOOTS HIMSELF. While staying at the Great Western Hotel, Paddirigton, Mr. Harry Weston, formerly a prominent figure in political circles in Gla- morgan, was found shot in his bedroom on Saturday. Though he .only came to South Wales a few years ago, Mr. Weston, who lec- tured in the Conservative interest, had become a familiar figure in the district, and the news of his tragic and untimely end was received with feelings of deep regret. THE INQUEST. Dr. George Danford Thomas held an inquiry on Tuesday concerning the death of Mr. Weston, whose age was given as 38, and who was described as an underwriter, of Pontypridd. Canon Frank Weston, of the Zanzibar Cathedral, who is at present staying at Hyde Park Mansions, identified the body as that of his brother. He sa-id the deceased had for some years given his relatives and friends considerable anxiety, and he was at times of unsound mind. He had been considerably upset by the death of his first wife, and had not settled down since then. He had also been in financial difficulties. Deceased had been touring for two years. On Saturday morning witness called at the Great Western Hotel, and found that deceased had shot himself. Police-constable 421 F said that he was called to the hotel at eleven a.m. on Satur- day, and found deceased sitting in his sleep- ing attire in a chair, with a wound in his temple and a revolver in his right hand. He was quite dead. Ernest Andrews, assistant manager of the hotel, said the deceased arrived at midnight on Friday, and engaged a bedroom, witness was called at ten o'clock next morning by THE LATE MR. H. WESTON. [Photo, Forrest, Pontypridd. the chambermaid,- who said that she had heard the sound of a shot. He found the deceased's door locked, and it was necessary to burnt it opeai. Witness found deceased, in a chair, as described by the constable, with a revolver in his right hand. Dr. East, of Gloucester-terrace, who oaDed on Saturday morning, said deceased had then been dead only a few minutes. He had a bullet wound in his left temple, and death was, undoubtedly, due to the bullet wound in the brain. Arnie Keith, chambermaid, said the deceased raoig his bell on Saturday morning and asked for a whisky and soda. He ordered a bath. which she prepared. He then had another whisky and soda. When witness took it to him she noticed a revolver on the table near the bed. A few minutes after she had left the room she heard a sound which she thought was that of a revolver shot. amd she called the assistant manager. A police-inspector said he found a gun licence in the man's pocket, which had been taken out at Cheltenham on the 5th inst., and this seemed to show that the deceased had purchased the revolver and obtained the licence with a view to committing suicide. In reply to the Coroner, witness stated that it was only possible now to purchase a revolver after having first obtained a licence. Questions were asked by the Post Office officials in granting a licence. On the body was found only one shilling and a cheque book. The widow was present in court, and in reply to the coroner, she said she did not wish to give evidence, or to make a utate- ment.. A verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind" was returned. A MAN OF CONSPICUOUS ABILITIES. Mr. Harry Weston, Pontypridd, who shot himself at the Great Western Hot £ l, Paddine- ton, was a familiar figure in the district, and the news of his tragic and untimely end was received with feelings of deep regret. He came to Pontypridd about three years ago, and the prominent part he took in Church work soon familiarised him to the general community. He was a thoroughly- well educated man of deep religious con- victions, and was entrusted with the super- vision and conduct of a good deal of Church work by the vicar (the Rev. J. P. Griffiths, M.A.), who had become very much attached to him. About twelve months ago Mr. Weston became lecturer for the Association of Conser- vative Clubs, and being a very good speaker, he often appeared on the platform at Ponty- pridd, the Rhondd-a, Merthyr, Aberdare, and Neath Vial leys, and in other parts throughout South Wales. He had engaged in many public debates against Socialism, and in various ways he had rendered signal servioe to the Conservative party. The deceased was a man of conspicuous abilities, a most engaging personality, and of consider- able literary gifts. Last December Mr. Weston married Miss Margaret Lewis, daughter of Mrs. Lewis, Kendon-terrace, Hirwain, who was much younger than himself, being only 25 years of age. t Financial trouble is thought to be the cause which lead to his tragic end.

DIED AT A COUNCIL MEETING TRAGIC DEATH OF MR. JOHN LAMJBERT AT BRADFORD. A painful scene was created at the meet- ing of Bradford City Counoil on Tuesday by the sudden indisposition of Mr. John Lambert. This was evidently in the nature of an apoplectic seizure, and almost before medical assistance could be obtained Mr. Lambert passed away. The announcement of Mr. Lambert's death was made from the chair by the Lord Mayor, and the council adjourned.

MYSTERY OF A TRAIN. DEAD BABY UNCLAIMED AT BRISTOL. An inquest was held at Bristol on Tuesday on the newly-born male child found under the carriage seat of a train which arrived at Bristol from Cardiff the previous evening. Dr Hill said he could find no marks of violence, but the chnu had had a, separate j existence. The train stopped at eight stations on the way from Cardiff. An open verdict was returned.

DUEL IN A CELL. Two Turks were arrested on Sunday at Marseilles for taking money from a com- patriot to buy him a ticket to Canada and bolting with it. They were looked up in the same cell and quarrelled during the night. They fought with knives, and in the morning one of them was found stabbed through the heart.

CARDIFF PILOT & HIS WIFE. f LOCAL TAILOR CITED AS CO- RESPONDENT. In the Divorce Court on Wednesday (before Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane) the case of Higgins v. Higgins and Minor was heard. This was a suit of Mr. Josepb Henry Higgins, a channel pilot, of Paget-street, Grangetown, Cardiff, for a divorce from Eliza Ann Higgins, against whom he alleged misconduct with Mr. John Minor, a tailor, of Cardiff. Misconduct was denied Mr Bay- ford (instructed by Messrs. Smith. Rundell, and Co., London, agents for Mr. Evan Davies. Cardiff) appeared for the petitioner Melville (instructed by HLS Co.. London, agents for Mr. Cardiff) for the respondent. The co resp dent appeared in person. tnok Counsel explained that the ma place at St. Mary's Church, ^rdiff.ou^the 14th of May, 1883, and that Ae ed ttLat children of the marriage. It was g f the parties had separated itL, th,t +v,e the respondent's drinking habits, + respondent had been living a addresses, that she had heen those visited by the co-respondent oione addresses, and that they had together on numerous occasions, sitting late. PETITIONER S EVIDENCE. The petitioner was then called, and that the first reconciliation took place wnen he accidentally met his wife at Penarth. » asked him to take her back again, promising to behave properly, and, for the sake of the children, he took her back. Cross-examined by Mr. Melville, he now stated that he had never seen Mrs. Higgins in a state of drunkenness. I put it to you that summonses were taken out by your wife for your cruelty ?—No, sir. And that she was granted. a separation order with the custody of the children?—It is not so. On this last occasion when she got, the order do you know five of the children went to live with their mother?—Not that I know of. His Lordship: I see by the magistrates' order the custody of the children was given to the father. Mr. Melville: What we say is that the father turned them out, and then they went to their mother. Mr. Minor (co-respondent, to petitioner): Is it correct that you put the children and your wife out of doors and did not speak to them for years? His Lordship: When? Mr. Minor: After the separation. His Lordship: He was enrtitled to put his wife out. Mr. Minor: He threw them out into the back lane. Petitioner: That is incorrect. Mr. Minor: Is it true you never spoke to either one of your five children for three years?—I sent for the two eldest children that were left in my charge the same night I the oase finished, and I asked them what they were going to do. Were they going to be under my protection? They both refused, and so I have not spokem,to them since. Were there not fifteen children born of the marriage?—Not that I know of. It is un- known to me. (Laughter. ) DAUGHTER'S STATEMENT. Cecilia Hayes, St. Pagan's-street, Cardiff, I Wv*, of William Frederick Hayes, a daughter of tie petitioner and respondent^ said she lived with her mother after 1903 in Stock- lajid-Btreet. One room was occupied by the mother and three daughters. Minor used to visit her mother there. He also visited her at other addresses to which they removed, paid for, and stayed in the house after wit- ness had gone to bed. She had seen seen her mother change her clothes in front of Minor, who, she remarked, when remonstrated with, was one of themselves. Have you heard any conversation between them?—Yes. I will not ask you to repeat the woTds, but were they of an indecent character?— Yes. I think on one occasion the co-respondent tried to take liberties with you?—Yes, sir. Cross-examined by Mr. Melville: I put it to you that your tale is untrue, and your story of the continual visits of Minor is a false- hood?—No, sir. When you went into the service of Mrs. misconduct with Mr. Minor?—The second day I went to live with her after my marriage. When you went into the service of Mrs. Gill, of Penarth-road, did she discharge you for dishonesty?—No. Then you went to a Mrs. Souter's?—Yes. You were turned out of there because a watch was missing?—Yes. I put it to TOU the watch was found in your room?—A watch belonging to a Miss Davies? I can t tell you-they called her Maggie. At any rate, you were turned out?—Yes. Mr. Minor: Are you aware of the punish- ment for perjuryJ-No. Mr. Minor: Well, I am afraid you will. I do not know how to put a question to you. You are one heap of perjury. Witness: You pulled up my skirt in Kent- street. Mr. Minor: I admit that. He then went on to explain that the witness was wearing a new costume with which she was dissatisfied. He told her that as he was a tailor he would try and alter it for her. The witness here made ail aocusation against her mother, whom she charged with having told her dozens of times to go on the streets, and also with having locked her out of a night. At this stage the case was adjourned.

ATTACKED AND KILLED BY SAVAGES. Captain M'Kenzie, of the Colonial trading schooner Minota, was recently murdered by natives aboard his vessel at Tulagi, in the Solomon Islands, according to news received at Queenstown. The Minota was at anchor, when a sudden attack by natives was made on the vessel. Oaptain M'Kenzie and the crew were over- powered and bound with ropes, and the vessel was looted of everything of value. The savages then attacked Captain M'Kenzie with tomahawks and hacked him to death in the most brutal manner.

SIX WEEKS IN A SHED. Wiiile searohing a shed near the river at St. German's, King's Lynn. the police dis- covered a man who was unconscious. When he ws £ well enough to be questioned he said he had lived in the shed for six weeks, exist- ing on water only, which he obtained by crawling to the river. During the first few days of his life in the shed he was badly frost-bitten. It is said that his father is & highly-respected gentleman in the Soutth of England.

SOUTH AFRICAN AMNESTY. In accordance with the announcement recently made by the Governor that a pardon would be granted to the rebels of the rank and file who were concerned in the rising <:f 1906, 488 natives, who were implicated in the rebellion of that year and have since been in prison a.t Durban, have been released.—Beater. V

WIFE MURDERED. WIFE MURDERED. %BYND SENTENCED TO DEATH. FSr* at Chi:llrdering his wife, who was aged 22, Jones k* on January 20. Herbert Walter age.d 21, carman, was, at the Old- )iye Recently,- sentenced to death. Good- 2jt, Mother, good-bye, all," he shouted as }.y removed from the dock. r- A. Gill, who prosecuted, said the two tl0 married in July last. The prisoner his employment shortly afterwards and ^hen went to live with the wife's mother. wedding was unhappy, and twice the husband went back to reside at his father's house. According to counsel, on January 20 Mr. and Mrs. Williams, of Hogarth-passage, Chis- \Vick, heard screams, and when they went outside they saw prisoner strike his wife. Mr. Williams called Jones a coward, and the latter then went and sat on a low wall. The Prisoner then ran home and, meeting his mother, said. "Kiss me, mother, before I die." His mother then saw he had cut his own throat. The woman was dead when admitted to hospital, but prisoner had com- pletely recovered. In defence, Mr. Symmons urged that the hiurder was not premeditated, but was com- mitted on the spur of the moment, the pri- soner being exasperated by his wife refus- ing to return to live with him ani telling him she oould have money from another man. Although there was no truth for the latter statement, the prisoner at the time believed it. Be asked the jury to say that the case was one of manslaughter. A recommendation to mercy having been Blade, Mr. Justice Bucknill asked the jury 1'that were their grounds for this. Partly on the grounds of his youth, and partly because the jury think there was some provocation, but not sufficient to justify the act," said the foreman.

POLICE AND COMPENSATION DISCOURAGING DECISION BY LORD O'BRIEN. Lord O'Brien on Tuesday at Limerick reversed the decision of Judge Adams, who granted compensation to Acting-sergeant Maguire and Police-constable John Walsh, 'Who were seriously injured while endeavour- ing to arrest John Carroll, who murdered two men named Reidy and Whitehead in November last, and subsequently committed suicide. Lord O'Brien held that the case did not come within the meaning of the section which governed claims for compensation for injuries received in bringing offenders to justice.

BIG REFORMS IN VIEW. 4 BOARDS OF GUARDIANS TO GO. A correspondent informs us on high autho- rity that the Government may take in hand before long the re-constitution of the system of local government. The object aimed at will be the creation of one body to administer local affairs in each area. The late Government took a big step in this direction when they abolished school boards and entrusted education to the county, city, and borough councils. The nett step will be the abolition of boards of guardians, both in London and 1,1 the provinces. The administration of the Poor-law, like the administration- of educa- tion, will then be transferred to the borough and county councils.

MR. GRAYSON'S SHIRT-FRONT VOLUPTUOUS PROCLIVITIES OF SOCIALIST M.P. EXPOSED. From the appeara/nce at the Manchester debate of Mr. Victor Grayson, M.P. and Socialist, clad in in immaculate dinner- jacket and pleated shirt-front" more debate has sprung. First came criticism from comrades," who would not tamely see Comrade Grayson clothing himself in what they regarded as Capital s full-dress uniform. Mr. Grayson replied with taunts at his "owlet critics," defining my attitude towards life" as that of the Greek hedonist, with a dash of the ethics of Epicurus." The Labour Leader" now follows with criticism of Mr. Grayson's reply. We do not question," says this journal in its current number, Mr. Grayson's right to desire the rich feasts and the good things of life, but we confess that the juxtaposition of revolu- tionary Socialism and champagne and turtle soup' strikes us as somewhat incon- gruous. But perhaps we are old-fashioned."

J.P.'S THROAT CUT. HULL SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING SUICIDE. At Hull on Friday Mr. Walter Townsemd, a well-known Hull solicitor and J.P., was remanded in custody for a week on a charge of attempted suicide. He was found in his office with his throat cut. He has recently suffered considerably from insomnia.

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LOCAL TRAGIC INCIDENTS. ST. MELLON'S MAN'S TRAGIC DEATH. Mr. M. Roberts-Jones, coroner, held an inquest at the polioe-station. St. Mellon's, on Tuesday on the body of Thomas David, Oakland Farm, St. Mellon's, which was recovered from the River Rumney on Sun- day. Mrs. Hannah David, the widow, said her husbandj who was 47 years of age, left home at nine a.m. the previous Tuesday in order (so he stated) to purchase cattle. At the time he was very depressed and ill, and she begged him to stop at home and see a doctor. He had never threatened to take his life, and he had no financial or domestic worries. George Williams, St. 'Mellon's, said he was out searching for the deceased on Sunday afternoon, when he fell into the water, and, reaching the bottom, he must have dis- turbed the body, for it came to the surface with him. Dr. Bloxham, Castleton, said there were no external marks of violence on the body, and death resulted from suffocation caused by drowning. After hearing the evidence he was confident that deceased was suffering from influenza, and that in a sudden impulse he had taken his life. The jury returned a verdict of Suicide whilst of unsound mind." MYSTERIOUS DROWNING CASE AT PONTYPRIDD. While cleaning the gratings inside the feeder from the Glamorgan Canal leading to the Pontypridd Chainworks on Saturday one of the workmen was startled to find the body of a woman lying in the water, which is only about three feet deep at the spot- It evidently could not have got there prior to the preceding night, otherwise it would have been discovered earlier. The body was that of a middle-aged woman, and was subsequently identified as that of Mrs. Margaret Lewis, Abercynon, who had been missing from her home since Thursday. Mr. D. Rees, the coroner, conducted an inquest on the remains in the evening, when the jury returned a verdict of' Found drowned." BODY ON SULLY BEACH. Mr. David Rees held an inquest at Barry on Saturday on the body of an unknown man, found on Sully Beach by the rector (the Rev. J. Williams). Police-constable Loveluck said the body was in an advanced state or decomposition, and -wd& that of a seaman between thirty and forty years of age The jury returned a. verdict of "Foubd dead." DIED WHILST AT SEA. An inquest was held at the Institute, Nanty- fyllon, Maesteg, on Monday on the body of Mrs. Davies, 84, High-street, who died sud- denly on Friday. Deceased's daughter stated that her mother was having tea on Friday afternoon, when Ehe suddenly fell back in her chair and expired. The medical evidence showed that death was due to syncope, and a verdict accordingly was returned.

BISHOP DROPS DEAD AT A CONCERT. ♦ TRAGIC DEMISE OF DR. HENRY AT BELFAST. Dr. Henry, the Romam Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, while presiding at a sacred concert in St. Mark's-hall, Belfast, on Sunday night, was taken unwell, and died before he could be removed from the hall. The late prelate, who was a native of BaUycastle, County Antrim, was bishop of the diocese for a considerable number of years, and during that time came into sharp con-, flict with the United Irish League, which resulted in his parishioners forming into two strongly-defined groups. Dr. Henry, who was over 60 years of age. was in apparently good health during the day, and his death is believed to be due to heart failure.

"OH! YOU WICKED MAN!" Mrs. A. Philpott, of Ropewalk-road, was charged at Llanelly on Wednesday with neg- lecting her five children. Mr. Martin R. Richards, who appeared to prosecute on behalf of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, said it was his intention to ask the bench to send the defendant for trial. She was an habitual drunkard, and it was in the power of the court to send her to an inebria-tea* home. The defendant had given the society a great deal of trouble, and she had been visited time after time by the inspector and several lady evangelists of the town, who had failed to persuade her to give up the drink. The woman was not a fit person to have the care of children. Mr. Richards proceeded to enumerate many acts of cruelty, when the defendant indig- nantly shouted, "My God! this is unbearable. I cannot stand it," and proceeded to leave the box. The Presiding Magistrate warned her to be quiet, and a police officer had to approach her. 'I am not mad, remember," she exclaimed, "and I am not drunk. Oh! you wicked man!" After hearing the evidence the Bench sent the defendant for trial